Abahluleli
11:1 Manje uJefta, wakwaGileyadi, wayeyiqhawe elinamandla, futhi yena
uGileyadi wazala uJefta.
11:2 UmkaGileyadi wamzalela amadodana; amadodana omkakhe akhula, wona
wamxosha uJefta, wathi kuye: “Awuyikulidla ifa ezweni lethu
indlu kababa; ngoba wena uyindodana yowesifazana wezizwe.
11:3 UJefta wabaleka phambi kwabafowabo, wahlala ezweni laseThobi.
kwabuthana amadoda ayize kuJefta, aphuma naye.
11:4 Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Amoni benza
impi no-Israyeli.
11:5 Kwathi lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni belwa no-Israyeli.
amalunga akwaGileyadi ahamba ukumlanda uJefta ezweni laseThobi;
11:6 Bathi kuJefta, "Woza ube induna yethu, ukuze silwe
kanye nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:7 Wathi uJefta kubadala bakwaGileyadi, "Aningizondanga yini?
ungixoshe endlini kababa? nizeleni kimi manje nini
nisosizini na?
" 11:8 Abadala bakwaGileyadi bathi kuJefta: "Ngakho-ke siyabuyela
manje, ukuze uhambe nathi, ulwe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
Amoni, ube yinhloko yethu phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo kwaGileyadi.
" 11:9 Wathi uJefta emadodeni amadala akwaGileyadi, "Uma ungibuyisela ekhaya
ukuze balwe nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi uJehova wabanikela phambi kwabo
mina, ngizoba yinhloko yakho?
" 11:10 Abadala bakwaGileyadi bathi kuJefta: "UJehova makabe ngufakazi phakathi kwabo
thina, uma singenzi njengokwamazwi akho.
11:11 Khona-ke uJefta wahamba namadoda amadala akwaGileyadi, futhi abantu bamenza
inhloko nenduna phezu kwabo; uJefta wawakhuluma onke amazwi akhe ngaphambili
uJehova eMispa.
11:12 Futhi uJefta wathumela izithunywa enkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
wathi: “Uhlangene ngani nami, uze ungihlasele
ukulwa ezweni lami?
11:13 Inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni yaphendula izithunywa
Jefta, ngokuba u-Israyeli wathatha izwe lami ekukhuphukeni kwakhe
eGibithe, kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJabhoki naseJordani;
abuyisele lawo mazwe ngokuthula.
11:14 Futhi uJefta wathumela izithunywa futhi enkosini yabantwana
U-Amoni:
11:15 Wathi kuye: "Usho kanje uJefta, 'U-Israyeli akalithathanga izwe
iMowabi, nezwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni;
11:16 Kodwa lapho u-Israyeli ekhuphuka eGibhithe, futhi wadabula ehlane
waze wafika eLwandle Olubomvu, wafika eKadeshi;
11:17 Khona-ke u-Israyeli wathumela izithunywa enkosini yakwa-Edomi, wathi: "Ngivumele
ake udabule izwe lakho, kepha inkosi yakwa-Edomi ayilalelanga
lapho. Kanjalo bathumela enkosini yakwaMowabi, kepha yona
akavumanga; u-Israyeli wahlala eKadeshi.
11:18 Khona-ke badabula ehlane, futhi wazungeza izwe lase
Edomi, nezwe lakwaMowabi, bafika ngasempumalanga yezwe
abakwaMowabi bamisa ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni, kepha kabangenanga phakathi kwayo
Umkhawulo wakwaMowabi, ngokuba i-Arinoni ingumkhawulo wakwaMowabi.
11:19 U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, inkosi yase-Aramu
iHeshiboni; u-Israyeli wathi kuye: “Ake siwele
izwe lakho endaweni yami.
11:20 Kodwa uSihoni akamethembanga u-Israyeli ukuba adlule umngcele wakhe, kodwa uSihoni
wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, wamisa eJahazi, walwa
ngokumelene no-Israyeli.
11:21 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wanikela uSihoni nabo bonke abantu bakhe esandleni
isandla sika-Israyeli, babanqoba; u-Israyeli walidla izwe lonke lase-Israyeli
ama-Amori, abakhileyo kulelo zwe.
11:22 Futhi badla yonke imingcele yama-Amori, kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kube
eJabhoki, kusukela ehlane kuze kufike eJordani.
11:23 Ngakho, manje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uye waxosha ama-Amori kusukela ekuqaleni
abantu bakhe u-Israyeli, wena uyakulidla na?
11:24 Ngeke yini ulidle lokho uKemoshi unkulunkulu wakho akunika kona?
Kanjalo labo uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayabaxosha phambi kwethu, bona
siphethe.
11:25 Manje wena ungcono kunoBhalaki, indodana kaSipori, inkosi yase-Israel
Mowabi? Wake waphikisana no-Israyeli, noma wake walwa naye na?
bona,
11:26 Kwathi u-Israyeli esahlezi eHeshiboni nasemizaneni yalo, nase-Aroweri nemizana yalo,
nasemizini yonke engaseceleni kwe-Arinoni, mithathu
iminyaka eyikhulu? anibakhululanga ngani ngaleso sikhathi na?
11:27 Ngakho mina angonanga kuwe, kodwa wena wenza okubi kimi ngokulwa
ngokumelene nami: uJehova uMahluleli makabe ngumahluleli namuhla phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
u-Israyeli nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:28 Nokho, inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni akalalelanga amazwi
likaJefta amthuma lona.
11:29 Khona-ke uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaJefta, futhi wawela
kwaGileyadi noManase, badabula eMispa yakwaGileyadi naseMispa
wakwaGileyadi wawelela kubantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:30 UJefta wenza isithembiso kuJehova, wathi: "Uma wenza
ahluleke ukunikela abantwana bakwa-Amoni esandleni sami,
11:31 Khona-ke kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi noma yini ephuma eminyango yendlu yami
ukungihlangabeza lapho ngibuya ngokuthula ngivela kubantwana bakwa-Amoni
impela kube ngokukaJehova, ngiyakunikela ngakho kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa.
11:32 Ngakho uJefta wadlulela kubantwana bakwa-Amoni ukuze alwe
bona; uJehova wabanikela esandleni sakhe.
11:33 Wababulala kusukela e-Aroweri kwaze kwaba seMiniti,
imizi engamashumi amabili, nasethafeni lezivini, ngobuningi obukhulu
hlaba. Bathotshiswa kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Amoni phambi kwabantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.
11:34 UJefta wafika eMispa endlini yakhe;
waphuma ukumhlangabeza enezigubhu nokusina;
ingane; ngaphandle kwakhe wayengenandodana nandodakazi.
11:35 Kwathi lapho embona, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, futhi
wathi, Maye, ndodakazi yami! ungehlise kakhulu, wena munye
kwabangihluphayo, ngokuba ngivulé umlomo wami kuJehova, mina
ayikwazi ukubuyela emuva.
11:36 Wathi kuye, "Baba, uma uvule umlomo wakho kuJehova."
Jehova, yenza kimi njengokuphuma emlonyeni wakho;
ngokuba uJehova ukuphindisele ezitheni zakho;
ngisho nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:37 Wathi kuyise: "Mangenzele lokhu
izinyanga ezimbili kuphela, ukuze ngehle ngehle ezintabeni, futhi
khala ubuntombi bami, mina nabangane bami.
11:38 Wathi, Hamba. Wayimukisa izinyanga ezimbili; wahamba nayo
abangane bakhe, bakhalela ubuntombi bakhe ezintabeni.
11:39 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinyanga ezimbili, wabuyela kuye
uyise, owenza kuye ngokwesithembiso sakhe asefungile;
wayengazi ndoda. Futhi kwaba umkhuba kwa-Israyeli,
11:40 ukuthi amadodakazi akwa-Israyeli ayehamba iminyaka ngeminyaka ukuyolilela indodakazi ka-Israyeli
uJefta wakwaGileyadi izinsuku ezine ngomnyaka.