Abahluleli 7
1 UJerubali, onguGidiyoni, labo bonke abantu ababelaye basebevuka ngovivi, bamisa inkamba ngasemthonjeni weHarodi, okokuthi waba lenkamba yamaMidiyani enyakatho, ngaseqaqeni lweMore esigodini.
Hagi anante Jerubali'ene (Gidioni mago agi'e) sondia vahe'anena nanterame oti'za Harodi tinkenafi seli nona ome ki'naze. Hagi Midieni sondia vahe'mo'za noti kaziga, Morea agonamofo agafima me'nea agupofi seli nona ome ki'naze.
2 INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Abantu abalawe banengi kakhulu ukuthi nginikele amaMidiyani esandleni sabo, hlezi uIsrayeli azidumise emelene lami, esithi: Isandla sami singisindisile.
Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a Gidioninkura amanage huno asami'ne, Tamatre'nugeta rama'a sondia vahe'mota Midieni vahera hara huozamantegahaze. Ana maka'motama ha'ma hanazana, Israeli vahe'mo'za tagra hankavere Midieni vahera zamaheta taguravazune hu'za zamavufa ra hugahaze.
3 Ngakho khathesi memezela-ke endlebeni zabantu usithi: Loba ngubani owesabayo lothuthumelayo kaphenduke asuke masinyane entabeni yeGileyadi. Ngakho kwaphenduka ebantwini abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili, lenkulungwane ezilitshumi zasala.
E'ina hu'negu menina huama hunka mika vahera zamasamio, izago koroma hunka kahirahima resimoka, Giliati agona atrenka nontega vuo hunka huzamanto. E'inage higeno 22 tauseni'a vahe'mo'za atre'za nontega vazageno, 10 tauseni'age mani'naze.
4 INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Abantu basesebanengi kakhulu; behlisele emanzini, ngizakuhlolela bona khona; kuzakuthi-ke lowo engizakuthi ngaye kuwe: Lo uzahamba lawe, yena uzahamba lawe; kodwa loba ngubani engizakuthi ngaye kuwe: Lo kayikuhamba lawe, yena kayikuhamba.
Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Gidionina asami'ne, Zahufa rama'a vahe kagri'enena mani'naze. Hagi ana maka zamavarenka timpi uramige'na rezamahe'na nege'na, e'i'a vahe vugahie hu'nama hanua vaheke vugahazanki, e'i'a vahera ovugahazema hanua vahe'mo'za kagri'enena ovugahaze.
5 Wasebehlisela abantu emanzini. INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Wonke oxhapha emanzini ngolimi lwakhe njengenja ixhapha, uzambeka yedwa, laye wonke oguqa ngamadolo akhe ukunatha.
Anage higeno Gidioni'a ana maka sondia vahera zamavareno timpi uramigeno, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Gidionina asami'ne, Kramo'ma nehiaza hu'zama zamazanteti'ma tima ankehi'za zamagefunareti'ma nesaza vahe kevua mago kaziga zamavarentenka, zamarena re'za pri'ma hu'za tima enevanifinti'ma nesaza vahera mago kaziga zamavarento.
6 Lenani lalabo abaxhaphayo ngesandla sabo besisa emlonyeni wabo babengamadoda angamakhulu amathathu, kodwa bonke abaseleyo babantu baguqa ngamadolo abo ukunatha amanzi.
Hagi ana'ma higeno'a 300'age vahe'mo'zage zamazantetira tina ankehi'za kramo'ma nehiaza hu'za zamagefunaretira ne'naze. Hianagi ana maka vahe'mo'za zamarenare'za pri hu'za tima enevifinti ne'naze.
7 INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Ngamadoda angamakhulu amathathu axhaphileyo ngizalisindisa, nginikele amaMidiyani esandleni sakho; bayekele-ke bonke abantu bahambe, ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe.
Hagi anante Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Gidionina asami'ne, Ama 300'a nagapi kaza hu'na Midieni vahera avre kazampi anta'nena hara hu zamagateregahane. Hanki mago'a vahera huzamantege'za nozmirega viho.
8 Ngakho abantu bathatha umphako esandleni sabo, lempondo zabo. Wasewayekela wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli ahamba, ngulowo ethenteni lakhe, kodwa wagcina amadoda angamakhulu amathathu. Lenkamba yamaMidiyani yaba ngaphansi kwakhe esigodini.
Anagema higeno'a Gidioni'a ruga'a sondia vahe'mokizmi nanazantamine ufentaminena e'nerino huzmantege'za seli nozmirega nevazageno, 300'a vaheke zamavarege'za agri'enena vu'naze. Hagi Midieni vahe'mokizmi seli nonkumara fenkamu agupofi me'nege'za, Gidioni naga'mo'za anagamu emani'naze.
9 Kwasekusithi ngalobobusuku iNkosi yathi kuye: Sukuma, wehlele enkambeni, ngoba ngiyinikele esandleni sakho.
Hagi ana kenagera Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Gidionina asami'ne, Otinka Midieni vahe seli nonkumapi uraminka hara ome huzmanto! Na'ankure Nagra ko Midieni vahera kagri kazampi zamavarente'noe.
10 Kodwa uba usesaba ukwehla, yehla wena loPura inceku yakho uye enkambeni.
Hianagi fenamu anampima urami zanku'ma koro'ma hanunka, eri'za vaheka'a Pura'ene uraminka,
11 Uzakuzwa abakukhulumayo; lemva kwalokho izandla zakho zizaqiniswa ukuze wehlele enkambeni. Wasesehla yena loPura ijaha lakhe, baya ephethelweni labangamatshumi amahlanu ababesenkambeni.
na'aneoma hanazankea antahitenka e'ire hankavea erinka hara huzmantegahane. Anagema higeno'a Gidioni'a eri'za vahe'a Purana nevreno uramino ha' vahe'amo'za seli nonku'ma kiza mani'naza kuma atuparega vu'na'e.
12 Njalo amaMidiyani lamaAmaleki labo bonke abantwana bempumalanga babelele esigodini njengentethe ngobunengi, lamakamela abo ayengelanani, njengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle ngobunengi.
Hagi Midieni sondia vaheki, Ameleki sondia vaheki, zage hanati kazigati sondia vaheki hu'za tusi kenutamimo agofetu agofetu huno mani'negeno hampriga osiakna hu'za ana vahe'mo'za ana agupofina emani avite'naze. Hagi tusi kemori afutami avre'za e'nazankino ana kemoli afutamimo'za hagerinkenafi kasepankna hu'za ana agupoa mani avite'naze.
13 Kwathi uGidiyoni efika, khangela umuntu elandisela umngane wakhe iphupho, wathi: Khangela, ngiphuphe iphupho, khangela-ke, iqebelengwana lesinkwa sebhali ligiqikela enkambeni yamaMidiyani, lafika ethenteni, lalitshaya lawa laligenqula lakhangela phezulu, okokuthi ithente lawa.
Hagi Gidioni'ma eramino'ma antahiana, mago ne'mo'a ava'na ke'nea nanekea rone'amofona amanage huno nesamigeno antahi'ne. Avana kogeno ana ava'nafina mago bali ragareti tro hu'nea bretimo'a zahe'zahe huno eramino seli nona eme rutagana'vazitregeno, ana nomo'a mopafi kriteno mase'nege'na ke'noe.
14 Umngane wakhe wasephendula wathi: Lokhu kakusilutho ngaphandle kwenkemba kaGidiyoni indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakoIsrayeli. UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni sakhe iMidiyani lenkamba yonke.
Ana ava'na kema nentahino'a rone'amo'a amanage hu'ne, e'i mago'a vahe enaku higenka ava'na onke'nananki, Israeli ne' Joasi nemofo Gidioni bainati kazinknomo enaku higenka kanankino, Anumzamo'a mika Midieni vahe'motane, tagri'ma eme tazama hanaza vahe'enena Gidioni azampi tavrente'ne.
15 Kwasekusithi uGidiyoni esezwe ukulandiswa kwephupho lengcazelo yalo, wakhonza, wabuyela enkambeni yakoIsrayeli, wathi: Vukani, ngoba iNkosi inikele esandleni senu inkamba yamaMidiyani.
Hagi ana ava'na kene, ana ava'nama eri ama hianke'ma Gidioni'ma nentahino'a, Ra Anumzamofo avuga renareno mono hunte'ne. Ana huteno ete Israeli vahe seli nonkumatega vuno amanage huno ome kezatine, otiho! Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a ko Midieni sondia vahetamina tagri tazampi hago zamavarente'ne.
16 Wasesehlukanisa amadoda angamakhulu amathathu, aba yizigaba ezintathu, wanika impondo esandleni sawo wonke, lenqayi ezingelalutho, lezihlanti phakathi kwezinqayi.
Hagi Gidioni'a ana 300'a vahera 3'afi refko huno magoke magoke vahera ufemare pazive'ene mopa kavofi tavira anteno zamitere hu'ne.
17 Wasesithi kuwo: Ngikhangelani, lenze njalo. Khangelani-ke, nxa ngifika ephethelweni lenkamba, kuzakuthi njengokwenza kwami lenze njalo.
Ana huteno amanage huno zamasami'ne, Tamavua nagrite keteta mani'nenke'na, seli nonkumamofo atuparega e'nama na'anoma hanuazana ana zanke'za hiho.
18 Nxa ngivuthela impondo, mina labo bonke abalami, lapho lani lizavuthela izimpondo, lihanqe inkamba yonke, lithi: OweNkosi lokaGidiyoni!
Nagri'enema vanaza naga'ene ufema re'nunketa, seli non kuma'ma avazagi'gagi'naza vahe'mota ufena nereta amanage huta ke'zana atiho. Tagra Ra Anumzamofo vahe'ene Gidioni vahe mani'none huta hiho.
19 Ngakho uGidiyoni lamadoda alikhulu ayelaye bafika ephethelweni lenkamba ekuqaleni komlindo wobusuku waphakathi, besanda kumisa nje abalindi; basebevuthela impondo, babulala izinqayi ezazisesandleni sabo.
Hagi kenage amu'nona Midieni vahe seli nonkumate'ma kvama hu'naza sondia vahe'mo'za vazageno, kasefa vahe'ma eme zamazama hazageno'a, Gidioni'ene 100'a vahe'enena Midieni vahe seli nonku'ma atumparega e'naze. Anante antrihaza'za hu'za magoka ufena nere'za zamazampima eri'naza mopa kavoa rupraro vazi'naze.
20 Lezigaba ezintathu zavuthela izimpondo, zabulala izinqayi, zaphatha esandleni sazo sekhohlo izihlanti lesandleni sazo sokunene impondo zokuvuthelwa, zamemeza zisithi: Inkemba yeNkosi lekaGidiyoni!
Ana'ma hazage'za ana maka 3'a kevuma hu'za mani'naza vahe'mo'za, ana zanke hu'naze. Hoga'a zamazampina tavi azeneri'za, tamaga zamazampina ufema resaza pazive eri'ne'za amanage hu'za kezati'naze, Ra Anumzamofone Gidionigizni bainati kazinknone!
21 Zasezisima, ngulowo endaweni yakhe, behanqe inkamba, lenkamba yonke yagijima yamemeza yabaleka.
Anagema hu'za ke'zama neti'za, oti'za manigagine'za nezmagage'za ana seli nonkumapima mase'naza Midieni vahe'mo'za oti'za tusi zamanogu nehu'za, krafage hu'za koro fre'naze.
22 Lapho abangamakhulu amathathu bevuthela impondo, iNkosi yamisa inkemba yomunye komunye, lenkambeni yonke; lenkamba yabaleka kwaze kwaba seBeti-Shita eZerera, kwaze kwaba semngceleni weAbeli-Mehola eduze kweTabathi.
Hagi 300'a Israeli vahe'mo'zama ufema razageno'a Midieni vahe antahintahia Ra Anumzamo'a zamazeri savari hige'za, zamagra zamagra bainati kazinkno ha' hu'naze. Hagi ana ha'ma hazafima hazenkema e'ori'za sondia vahe'mo'za fre'za Bet-Sita kumate Zerera kaziga Abel-mehola mopa atumpare Tabati kuma tavaonte vu'naze.
23 Lamadoda akoIsrayeli abizelwa ndawonye evela koNafithali lakoAsheri lakoManase wonke, axotshana lamaMidiyani.
Hagi Gidioni'a Israeli vahepintira Naftali naga'ma, Aseli naga'ma, Manase naga'ma huno kehige'za e'za emeri mago hute'za, Midieni vahera zamarotago hu'naze.
24 UGidiyoni wasethuma izithunywa kuyo yonke intaba yakoEfrayimi esithi: Yehlani lihlangabeze amaMidiyani, lithumbe amanzi phambi kwawo kuze kube seBeti-Bara leJordani. Ngakho wonke amadoda akoEfrayimi abizelwa ndawonye, athumba amanzi kuze kube seBeti-Bara leJordani.
Hagi Gidioni'a Efraemi naga'ma agona mopafima nemaniza naga'enenkura amanage huno kea atrezmante'ne, eramita Midieni vahe'mo'zama Jodani timo'ma kahesama hu'nere'ma Bet-Bara kumate'ma taka nehazare eme zamavagta huta hara eme huzmanteho. Anagema higeno'a Efraemi naga'mo'za anama hiaza hu'naze.
25 Athumba iziphathamandla ezimbili eMidiyani, uOrebi loZebi; abulala uOrebi edwaleni leOrebi, loZebi ambulala esikhamelweni sewayini seZebi, axotshana lamaMidiyani; aletha amakhanda aboOrebi loZebi kuGidiyoni ngaphetsheya kweJordani.
Hagi ana nehu'za tare Midieni kva netrena Orebine Zibi kizania zanazeri'za, Orebina Oreb havere ahenefriza, Zibina Zibi kumate wainima regatati'ma nehazafi ahefri'naze. Ana'ma hute'za Midieni vahera zamarotgo hazage'za nefrage'za ana netremokizni zanasenia eri'za Gidioni'ma mani'nerega Jodani tina takahe'za kantu kaziga vu'naze.
