Abahluleli
8:1 Amadoda akwa-Efrayimi athi kuye: "Kungani usikhonze kanje?
awusibizanga wena, lapho uya ukulwa nabakwaMidiyani?
Basebemthethisa kakhulu.
8:2 Wathi kubo, Ngenzeni manje uma kuqhathaniswa nani? Ayiyona
ukukhothoza kwezithelo zomvini zika-Efrayimi kungcono kunokuvuna umvini
U-Abiezer?
8:3 UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni senu izikhulu zakwaMidiyani, u-Orebi noZebi.
mina-ke ngenzeni uma ngiqhathaniswa nani? Khona-ke intukuthelo yabo yaba
wancipha kuye, lapho eseshilo lokho.
8:4 UGideyoni wafika eJordani, wawela, yena kanye namakhulu amathathu
amadoda ayenaye, ediniwe, kodwa ewasukela.
8:5 Wathi kubantu baseSukoti, "Ngicela unike izinkwa."
kubantu abangilandelayo; ngoba badiniwe, mina ngiyabasukela
emva kukaZeba noSalimuna, amakhosi akwaMidiyani.
8:6 Futhi izikhulu zaseSukoti zathi: "Ingabe izandla zikaZeba noSalimuna manje
esandleni sakho, ukuze siphe impi yakho isinkwa?
" 8:7 UGideyoni wathi: "Ngakho-ke, lapho uJehova ekhulula uZeba futhi
Zalmuna esandleni sami, khona-ke ngiyakuklebhula inyama yakho ngameva
ihlane namakhakhasi.
8:8 Wasuka lapho, waya ePenuweli, wakhuluma kubo ngokunjalo
amadoda asePhenuweli amphendula njengalokho amphendula amadoda aseSukoti.
8:9 Futhi wakhuluma futhi amadoda asePhenuweli, wathi: "Lapho ngiphinde ngingene
ukuthula, ngizowudiliza lo mbhoshongo.
8:10 Manje oZeba noSalimuna beseKarkori, futhi amabutho abo kanye nabo.
amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu, bonke ababesele kuwo wonke amabutho kaJehova
abantwana basempumalanga, ngokuba kwawa amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili
abahosha inkemba.
8:11 UGideyoni wakhuphuka ngendlela yabahlala ematendeni ngasempumalanga kwasentshonalanga.
iNoba neJogibeha, wayichitha impi, ngokuba impi yayilondekile.
8:12 OZeba noSalimuna babaleka, wabaxosha, wabamba ikrele.
amakhosi amabili akwaMidiyani, oZeba noSalimuna, bachitha impi yonke.
8:13 UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wabuya empini lingakaphumi ilanga.
8:14 Futhi wabamba insizwa yamadoda aseSukoti, futhi wabuza kuye
wamlobela izikhulu zaseSukoti namalunga alo;
amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.
" 8:15 Wafika kubantu baseSukoti, wathi: "Bheka, uZeba
UTsalimuna enangithethisa ngaye ngokuthi: “Zizandla zikaZeba na?
uZalimuna usesesandleni sakho ukuba siphe amadoda akho isinkwa
abakhathele?
8:16 Futhi wathatha amalunga omuzi, kanye nameva ehlane futhi
ngamakhakhasi, wafundisa ngawo amadoda aseSukoti.
8:17 Futhi wabhidliza umbhoshongo wasePenuweli, futhi wabulala amadoda omuzi.
8:18 Wayesethi kuZeba noSalimuna, "Babenjani amadoda lawo?
nabulala eThabori? Baphendula bathi: “Njengoba unjalo, babenjalo; ngamunye
wafana nabantwana benkosi.
8:19 Wathi: "Babe ngabafowethu, amadodana kamame
Kuphila kukaJehova, uma benibasindisile, bengingeke nginibulale.
8:20 Wathi kuYetheri izibulo lakhe, Vuka, ubabulale. Kodwa intsha
akahoshanga inkemba yakhe, ngokuba wayesaba, ngokuba wayesemusha.
8:21 OZeba noSalimuna base bethi: "Suka wena, usihlasele, ngokuba
umuntu unjalo namandla akhe. UGideyoni wasukuma, wambulala uZeba no
Zalimuna, bathatha izivunulo ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo.
8:22 Khona-ke amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kuGideyoni: "Busa phezu kwethu kokubili wena.
nendodana yakho, nendodana yendodana yakho futhi, ngokuba usisindisile esandleni sakho
isandla sakwaMidiyani.
" 8:23 UGideyoni wathi kubo, "Ngeke ngibuse phezu kwenu, futhi ngeke owami
indodana yokubusa phezu kwenu: uJehova uyakunibusa.
" 8:24 UGideyoni wathi kubo: "Ngizocela isicelo kini
bengiyakunginika, kube yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe. (Ngokuba babenegolide
namacici, ngokuba babengama-Ishmayeli.)
8:25 Baphendula bathi: "Sizokunika ngokuzithandela." Futhi basakaza a
ingubo, baphonsa kuyo, kwaba yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe.
8:26 Futhi isisindo namacici egolide awacelayo sasiyinkulungwane
namashekeli angamakhulu ayisikhombisa egolide; ngaphandle kwemihlobiso, namakholomu, kanye
ingubo ebubende eyayiphezu kwamakhosi akwaMidiyani, nangaseceleni kwamaketanga
ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo.
8:27 UGideyoni wenza ingubo yamahlombe ngayo, futhi wayibeka emzini wakhe, ngisho in
wonke u-Israyeli waphinga ngokuyilandela khona;
waba lugibe kuGideyoni nasendlini yakhe.
8:28 Kanjalo abakwaMidiyani banqotshwa phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kangangokuthi bahlulwa
kababe besaphakamisa amakhanda abo. Izwe lase lizolile ngamashumi amane
iminyaka emihleni kaGidiyoni.
8:29 UJerubali, indodana kaJowashi, wahamba wahlala endlini yakhe.
8:30 UGideyoni wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa aphuma esidunjini sakhe, ngoba wayenamadodana
abafazi abaningi.
8:31 Futhi isancinza sakhe esasiseShekemi, naye wamzalela indodana, kabani
waqamba igama lokuthi u-Abimeleki.
8:32 UGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, wafa esemdala kakhulu, futhi wembelwa
ithuna likaJowashi uyise e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri.
8:33 Futhi kwenzeka, ngokushesha nje lapho uGideyoni wafa, ukuthi abantwana bakwa
U-Israyeli wabuya, waphinga noBali, wenza
uBali-beriti unkulunkulu wabo.
8:34 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abamkhumbulanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, owayenakho
wabakhulula esandleni sezitha zabo zonke inhlangothi zonke;
8:35 Futhi abazange babonise umusa endlini kaJerubali, okungukuthi, uGideyoni.
njengakho konke okuhle ayekwenzile ku-Israyeli.