Abahluleli 8
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AbaHluleli 8
Ukuxabana kwabantu bakwa-Efrayimi
1Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi bathi kuye: “Usikhonzeleni, ungasibizanga ekulweni kwakho nabakwaMidiyani na? Base bexabana kakhulu naye.
2Wathi kubo: “Ngenzeni manje uma kuqhathaniswa nani na?” Ulibo lwezithelo zomvini zakwa-Efrayimi alungcono yini kunokuvuna umvini wase-Abiyezeri na?
3UNkulunkulu wanikela izikhulu zakwaMidiyani, o-Orebi noZebi esandleni senu; futhi ngingenzani uma ngiqhathaniswa nawe? Intukuthelo yabo yehla kuye lapho esho lokhu.
4UGideyoni wafika eJordani, wawela, yena namadoda angamakhulu amathathu ayenaye bekhathele, kepha babaxosha.
5Wayesethi kubantu baseSukoti: “Nikani abantu abangilandelayo izinkwa; ngoba bakhathele futhi ngibaxosha oSheba noSalimuna amakhosi akwaMidiyani.
6Izikhulu zaseSukoti zathi: “Isandla sikaSheba noSalimuna manje sisesandleni sakho ukuba sinike impi yakho isinkwa na?”
7Wayesethi uGideyoni: “Ngakho-ke, uma uJehova enikela oSheba noSalimuna esandleni sami, ngiyakudwengula inyama yenu nameva asehlane nangamakhakhasi.
8Wenyuka lapho, waya ePhenuweli, wakhuluma kubo ngokunjalo; abantu basePhenuweli bamphendula njengalokho bamphendula abantu baseSukoti.
9Futhi wakhuluma emadodeni asePhenuweli wathi: Uba ngibuya ngokuthula, ngizawudiliza lombhoshongo.
10USeba noSalimuna baseKarkori, namabutho abo kanye nabo, kungathi amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu, bonke abaseleyo kuwo wonke amakamu abantwana basempumalanga; ngoba kwawa amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ahloma inkemba.
11UGideyoni wakhuphuka ngendlela yabahlala ematendeni ngasempumalanga kwaseNoba naseJogibeha, wachitha impi, ngokuba impi yayihlezi.
12Lapho uSeba loSalimuna bebaleka, wabaxotsha, wathatha amakhosi amabili akwaMidiyani, uSheba loSalimuna, wayiduba impi yonke.
13UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wabuya empini lingakaphumi ilanga;
14Wabamba insizwa yamadoda aseSukoti, wacebisana nayo; wamlobela izikhulu zaseSukoti namalunga alo, amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa.
15Wayesefika kubantu baseSukoti, wathi: “Nango oSeba noSalimuna enangithuka ngabo ngokuthi: ‘Isandla sikaSeba noSalimuna manje sisesandleni sakho ukuba siphe amadoda akho akhatheleyo isinkwa na?’
16Wathatha amalunga omuzi nameva asehlane namakhakhasi, wafundisa amadoda aseSukoti kanye nawo.
17Wabhidliza umbhoshongo wasePhenuweli, wabulala abantu bomuzi.
18Wayesethi kuSeba noSalimuna: “Babengobani laba enababulala eThabori na? Base bephendula bathi: “Njengoba unjalo, babenjalo; ngamunye wayebukeka njengabantwana benkosi.
19Wathi: “Babengabafowethu, amadodana kamame; Kuphila kukaJehova, uma benibasindisile, bengingeke nginibulale.
20Wathi kuJetheri izibulo lakhe: “Vuka, ubabulale.” Kodwa le nsizwa ayihoshanga inkemba ngoba yesaba, ngoba iseyinsizwa.
21Base bethi oSeba noSalimuna: “Sukumani, nisihlasele, ngokuba anjalo umuntu amandla akhe.” UGideyoni wasukuma, wabulala oSheba noSalimuna, wathatha imihlobiso eyayisezintanyeni zamakamela abo.
22Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kuGideyoni: “Sibuse, wena nendodana yakho, nendodana yendodana yakho, ngokuba usisindisile esandleni sakwaMidiyani;
23Wayesethi uGideyoni kubo: “Angiyikunibusa, nendodana yami ayiyikunibusa; uJehova uyakubusa phezu kwenu.
24UGideyoni wasesithi kubo: Ngizacela isicelo kini ukuthi linginike, ngulowo lalowo ecicini lempango yakhe. (Ngokuba babenamacici egolide, ngokuba babengama-Ishmayeli.)
25Base bephendula bathi: “Sizakunika ngokuthokoza.” Bendlala indwangu, yilowo nalowo waphonsa khona amasongo empango yakhe.
26Isisindo samacici egolide awawacelayo sasingamashekeli ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa egolide; ngaphandle kwemihlobiso, namakholomu, nezingubo ezibubende ezaziphezu kwamakhosi akwaMidiyani, namaketanga asezintanyeni zamakamela awo.
27UGideyoni wenza ngayo ingubo, walibeka emzini wakhe e-Ofira; wonke u-Israyeli waphinga khona, yaba lugibe kuGideyoni nendlu yakhe.
28Kanjalo amaMidiyani athotshiswa phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kangangokuthi abazange baphinde baphakamise amakhanda abo. Izwe lathula iminyaka engamashumi amane emihleni kaGideyoni.
29UJerubali, indodana kaJowashi, wahamba wahlala endlini yakhe.
30UGideyoni wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisithupha esinqeni sakhe, ngokuba wayenabafazi abaningi.
31Nesancinza sakhe esasiseShekemi naso samzalela indodana, igama layo laqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Abimeleki.
32UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wafa esemdala, wembelwa ethuneni likaJowashi uyise e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri.
33Kwathi lapho uGideyoni efa, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphenduka baphinga ngokulandela oBhali, benza uBhali-bheriti unkulunkulu wabo.
34Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abamkhumbulanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owabakhulula esandleni sezitha zabo zonke nxazonke.
35Futhi ababonisanga umusa endlini kaJerubali, uGideyoni, njengakho konke okuhle abenzela u-Israyeli.
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