< Abahluleli 7 >

1 UJerubali, onguGidiyoni, labo bonke abantu ababelaye basebevuka ngovivi, bamisa inkamba ngasemthonjeni weHarodi, okokuthi waba lenkamba yamaMidiyani enyakatho, ngaseqaqeni lweMore esigodini.
Yǝrubbaal (yǝni Gideon) wǝ ɵzigǝ ⱪoxulƣan ⱨǝmmǝ hǝlⱪ ǝtisi sǝⱨǝr ⱪopup, Ⱨarod degǝn bulaⱪning yeniƣa berip qedir tikti. Midiyaniylarning lǝxkǝrgaⱨi bolsa uning ximal tǝripidǝ, Morǝⱨ egizlikining yenidiki jilƣida idi.
2 INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Abantu abalawe banengi kakhulu ukuthi nginikele amaMidiyani esandleni sabo, hlezi uIsrayeli azidumise emelene lami, esithi: Isandla sami singisindisile.
Əmdi Pǝrwǝrdigar Gideonƣa: — Sanga ǝgǝxkǝn hǝlⱪning sani intayin kɵp, xunga Mǝn Midiyaniylarni ularning ⱪoliƣa tapxuralmaymǝn. Bolmisa Israil: «Ɵzimizni ɵzimizning ⱪoli ⱪutⱪuzdi» dǝp mahtinip ketixi mumkin.
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.
Xuning üqün sǝn ǝmdi hǝlⱪⱪǝ: «Kimlǝr ⱪorⱪup titrǝk basⱪan bolsa, ular Gilead teƣidin yenip kǝtsun» dǝp jakarliƣin — dedi. Xuning bilǝn hǝlⱪning arisidin yigirmǝ ikki ming kixi ⱪaytip ketip, pǝⱪǝt on mingila ⱪelip ⱪaldi.
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.
Pǝrwǝrdigar Gideonƣa yǝnǝ: — Hǝlⱪning sani yǝnila intayin kɵp; ǝmdi sǝn bularni suning lewigǝ elip kǝlgin. U yǝrdǝ Mǝn ularni sǝn üqün sinaⱪtin ɵtküzǝy; Mǝn kimni kɵrsitip: «U sǝn bilǝn barsun desǝm», u sǝn bilǝn barsun; lekin Mǝn kimni kɵrsitip: «U sǝn bilǝn barmisun» desǝm, u sǝn bilǝn barmisun, — dedi.
5 Wasebehlisela abantu emanzini. INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Wonke oxhapha emanzini ngolimi lwakhe njengenja ixhapha, uzambeka yedwa, laye wonke oguqa ngamadolo akhe ukunatha.
Xuning bilǝn Gideon hǝlⱪni suning lewigǝ elip kǝldi. Pǝrwǝrdigar uningƣa: — Kimki it su iqkǝndǝk tili bilǝn yalap su iqsǝ, ularni ayrim bir tǝrǝptǝ turƣuzƣin; ⱨǝm kimki tizlinip turup su iqsǝ, ularnimu ayrim bir tǝrǝptǝ turƣuzƣin, — dedi.
6 Lenani lalabo abaxhaphayo ngesandla sabo besisa emlonyeni wabo babengamadoda angamakhulu amathathu, kodwa bonke abaseleyo babantu baguqa ngamadolo abo ukunatha amanzi.
Xundaⱪ boldiki, oqumini aƣziƣa tǝgküzüp yalap su iqkǝnlǝrdin üq yüzi qiⱪti. Ⱪalƣanlarning ⱨǝmmisi tizlinip turup su iqti.
7 INkosi yasisithi kuGidiyoni: Ngamadoda angamakhulu amathathu axhaphileyo ngizalisindisa, nginikele amaMidiyani esandleni sakho; bayekele-ke bonke abantu bahambe, ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe.
Andin Pǝrwǝrdigar Gideonƣa: — Mǝn muxu suni yalap iqkǝn üq yüz adǝmning ⱪoli bilǝn silǝrni ⱪutⱪuzup, Midiyanni sening ⱪolungƣa tapxurimǝn; lekin ⱪalƣan hǝlⱪ bolsa ⱨǝmmisi ɵz jayiƣa yenip kǝtsun, — dedi.
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.
Xuning bilǝn bu [üq yüz adǝm] ozuⱪ-tülük wǝ kanaylirini ⱪoliƣa elixti; Gideon Israilning ⱪalƣan barliⱪ adǝmlirini ɵz qediriƣa ⱪayturuwetip, pǝⱪǝt xu üq yüz adǝmni elip ⱪaldi. Əmdi Midiyaniylarning lǝxkǝrgaⱨi bolsa ularning tɵwǝn tǝripidiki jilƣida idi.
9 Kwasekusithi ngalobobusuku iNkosi yathi kuye: Sukuma, wehlele enkambeni, ngoba ngiyinikele esandleni sakho.
Xu keqisi xundaⱪ boldiki, Pǝrwǝrdigar uningƣa: — Sǝn ⱪopup lǝxkǝrgaⱨⱪa qüxkin, qünki Mǝn uni sening ⱪolungƣa tapxurdum;
10 Kodwa uba usesaba ukwehla, yehla wena loPura inceku yakho uye enkambeni.
ǝgǝr sǝn qüxüxtin ⱪorⱪsang, ɵz hizmǝtkaring Puraⱨni billǝ elip lǝxkǝrgaⱨⱪa qüxkin.
11 Uzakuzwa abakukhulumayo; lemva kwalokho izandla zakho zizaqiniswa ukuze wehlele enkambeni. Wasesehla yena loPura ijaha lakhe, baya ephethelweni labangamatshumi amahlanu ababesenkambeni.
Sǝn ularning nemǝ deyixiwatⱪinini anglaysǝn, andin sǝn lǝxkǝrgaⱨⱪa [ⱨujum ⱪilip] qüxüxkǝ jür’ǝt ⱪilalaysǝn, dedi. Buni anglap u hizmǝtkari Puraⱨni elip lǝxkǝrgaⱨning qetidiki ǝskǝrlǝrning yeniƣa bardi.
12 Njalo amaMidiyani lamaAmaleki labo bonke abantwana bempumalanga babelele esigodini njengentethe ngobunengi, lamakamela abo ayengelanani, njengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle ngobunengi.
Mana Midiyan, Amalǝk wǝ barliⱪ mǝxriⱪtikilǝr qekǝtkilǝrdǝk kɵp bolup, jilƣining boyiƣa yeyilƣanidi; ularning tɵgiliri kɵplikidin dengiz saⱨilidiki ⱪumdǝk ⱨǝddi-ⱨesabsiz idi.
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.
Gideon barƣanda, mana, u yǝrdǝ birsi ⱨǝmraⱨiƣa kɵrgǝn qüxini sɵzlǝp beriwatatti: — Mana, mǝn bir qüx kɵrdum, qüxümdǝ mana, bir arpa toⱪiqi Midiyanning lǝxkǝrgaⱨiƣa domulap qüxüptudǝk; u qedirƣa kelip soⱪuluptidǝk, xuning bilǝn qedir ɵrulüp, düm kɵmtürülüp ketiptu — dǝwatatti.
14 Umngane wakhe wasephendula wathi: Lokhu kakusilutho ngaphandle kwenkemba kaGidiyoni indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakoIsrayeli. UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni sakhe iMidiyani lenkamba yonke.
Uning ⱨǝmraⱨi jawabǝn tǝbir berip: — Buning mǝnisi xuki, u toⱪaq Yoaxning oƣli, Israilliⱪ adǝm Gideonning ⱪiliqidin baxⱪa nǝrsǝ ǝmǝstur; Huda Midiyan wǝ uning barliⱪ ⱪoxunini uning ⱪoliƣa tapxuruptu, dedi.
15 Kwasekusithi uGidiyoni esezwe ukulandiswa kwephupho lengcazelo yalo, wakhonza, wabuyela enkambeni yakoIsrayeli, wathi: Vukani, ngoba iNkosi inikele esandleni senu inkamba yamaMidiyani.
Xundaⱪ boldiki, Gideon bu qüxni wǝ uning berilgǝn tǝbirini anglap, sǝjdǝ ⱪildi. Andin u Israilning lǝxkǝrgaⱨiƣa yenip kelip: — Ⱪopunglar, Pǝrwǝrdigar Midiyanning lǝxkǝrgaⱨini ⱪolunglarƣa tapxurdi, — dedi.
16 Wasesehlukanisa amadoda angamakhulu amathathu, aba yizigaba ezintathu, wanika impondo esandleni sawo wonke, lenqayi ezingelalutho, lezihlanti phakathi kwezinqayi.
Xuning bilǝn u bu üq yüz adǝmni üq guruppiƣa bɵlüp, ⱨǝmmisining ⱪoliƣa birdin kanay bilǝn birdin ⱪuruⱪ komzǝkni bǝrdi; ⱨǝrbir komzǝk iqidǝ birdin mǝx’ǝl ⱪoyuldi.
17 Wasesithi kuwo: Ngikhangelani, lenze njalo. Khangelani-ke, nxa ngifika ephethelweni lenkamba, kuzakuthi njengokwenza kwami lenze njalo.
U ularƣa: — Silǝr manga ⱪarap, mening ⱪilƣinimdǝk ⱪilinglar. Mana, mǝn lǝxkǝrgaⱨning ⱪexiƣa barƣanda, nemǝ ⱪilsam, silǝrmu xuni ⱪilinglar;
18 Nxa ngivuthela impondo, mina labo bonke abalami, lapho lani lizavuthela izimpondo, lihanqe inkamba yonke, lithi: OweNkosi lokaGidiyoni!
mǝn wǝ mǝn bilǝn ⱨǝmraⱨ bolup mangƣan barliⱪ adǝmlǝr kanay qalsaⱪ, silǝrmu lǝxkǝrgaⱨning qɵrisidǝ turup kanay qelinglar wǝ: «Pǝrwǝrdigar üqün ⱨǝm Gideon üqün!» dǝp towlanglar, — dedi.
19 Ngakho uGidiyoni lamadoda alikhulu ayelaye bafika ephethelweni lenkamba ekuqaleni komlindo wobusuku waphakathi, besanda kumisa nje abalindi; basebevuthela impondo, babulala izinqayi ezazisesandleni sabo.
Keyinki yerim keqilik kɵzǝtning baxlinixida, kɵzǝtqilǝr yengidin almaxⱪanda, Gideon wǝ uning bilǝn billǝ bolƣan yüz adǝm lǝxkǝrgaⱨning ⱪexiƣa kǝldi; andin ular kanay qelip ⱪolliridiki komzǝklǝrni qaⱪti.
20 Lezigaba ezintathu zavuthela izimpondo, zabulala izinqayi, zaphatha esandleni sazo sekhohlo izihlanti lesandleni sazo sokunene impondo zokuvuthelwa, zamemeza zisithi: Inkemba yeNkosi lekaGidiyoni!
Xu ⱨaman üq guruppidikilǝrning ⱨǝmmisi kanay qelip, komzǝklǝrni qeⱪip, sol ⱪollirida mǝx’ǝllǝrni tutup, ong ⱪollirida kanaylarni elip: — Pǝrwǝrdigarƣa wǝ Gideonƣa atalƣan ⱪiliq! — dǝp towlaxⱪiniqǝ,
21 Zasezisima, ngulowo endaweni yakhe, behanqe inkamba, lenkamba yonke yagijima yamemeza yabaleka.
ularning ⱨǝrbiri lǝxkǝrgaⱨning ǝtrapida, ɵz jayida turuxti; yaw ⱪoxuni tǝrǝp-tǝrǝpkǝ petirap, warⱪirap-jarⱪiriƣan peti ⱪaqⱪili turdi.
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.
Bu üq yüz adǝm kanay qalƣanda, Pǝrwǝrdigar pütkül lǝxkǝrgaⱨtiki yaw lǝxkǝrlirini bir-birini ⱪiliqlaxⱪa selip ⱪoydi, xuning bilǝn yaw ⱪoxuni Zerǝraⱨⱪa baridiƣan yoldiki Bǝyt-Xittaⱨ tǝrǝpkǝ ⱪaqti; ular Tabbatning yenidiki Abǝl-Mǝⱨolaⱨning qegrisiƣiqǝ ⱪaqti.
23 Lamadoda akoIsrayeli abizelwa ndawonye evela koNafithali lakoAsheri lakoManase wonke, axotshana lamaMidiyani.
Andin Naftali, Axir wǝ pütkül Manassǝⱨning ⱪǝbililiridin Israillar qaⱪirip kelindi wǝ ular Midiyaniylarni ⱪoƣlidi.
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.
Xuning bilǝn Gideon Əfraim pütkül taƣliⱪini arilap kelixkǝ ǝlqilǝrni ǝwǝtip Əfraimlarƣa: — «Silǝr qüxüp Midiyaniylarƣa ⱨujum ⱪilinglar, Bǝyt-Baraⱨⱪiqǝ, xundaⱪla Iordan dǝryasiƣiqǝ barliⱪ eⱪin keqiklirini igilǝp, ularni tosuwelinglar», dedi. Xuning bilǝn Əfraimning ⱨǝmmǝ adǝmliri yiƣilip, Bǝyt-Baraⱨⱪiqǝ wǝ Iordan dǝryasiƣiqǝ barliⱪ eⱪin keqiklirini igilidi.
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.
Ular Midiyanning Orǝb wǝ Zǝǝb degǝn ikki ǝmirini tutuwaldi; Orǝbni ular «Orǝb ⱪoram texi» üstidǝ, Zǝǝbni «Zǝǝb xarab kɵlqiki»dǝ ɵltürdi, Midiyaniylarni ⱪoƣlap berip, Orǝb wǝ Zǝǝbning baxlirini elip, Iordan dǝryasining u tǝripigǝ Gideonning ⱪexiƣa kǝldi.

< Abahluleli 7 >