Hlu 7 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

UGidiyoni unqoba amaMidiyani

1UJerubali, onguGidiyoni, labo bonke ababelaye bavuka ekuseni, bamisa ngasemthonjeni waseHarodi, izihonqo zamaMidiyani zazisenyakatho kwabo, phansi kwentaba yaseMore esigodini.

2INkosi yathi kuGidiyoni: Abantu olabo banengi kakhulu ukuba nginikele amaMidiyani ezandleni zabo, funa abakoIsrayeli bazikhukhumeze kimi bathi: Sizinqobele thina ngamandla ethu.

3Ngalokhoke memezela lokhu ebantwini uthi: Lowo owesabayo lothuthumelayo kasuke entabeni yaseGilibowa, abuyele ekhaya. Ngakho, abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili babuyela ekhaya, kwasala inkulungwane ezilitshumi.Dute 20:8

4INkosi yathi kuGidiyoni: Abantu basesebanengi kakhulu; bathathe ubase emanzini, ngizakukuhlolela bona khona; lowo engizakuthi ngaye kuwe: Lumuntu uzahamba lawe; uzahamba lawe; lalowo engizakuthi ngaye kuwe: Lumuntu kayikuhamba lawe; angahambi.

5Wasebesake abantu ngasemanzini. INkosi yathi kuGidiyoni: Bonke abaxhapha amanzi njengenja, uzababeka bodwa; ngokunjalo labo bonke abaguqayo ukuba banathe.

6Ubunengi balabo abaxhaphayo babengamakhulu amathathu; abanye bonke baguqa ngamadolo ukunatha benatha ngezandla zabo.

7INkosi yathi kuGidiyoni: Ngamakhulu amathathu alabo axhaphileyo ngizakulikhulula, nginikele amaMidiyani ezandleni zakho; bayekele bonke abanye babuyele emakhaya abo.

8Ngakho uGidiyoni wasebabuyisela bonke abakoIsrayeli emakhaya, kwasala amakhulu amathathu, bathatha inqayi lempondo zokukhaliswa abantu ababelazo. Izihonqo zamaMidiyani zazingaphansi esigodini.

9Ngalobobusuku iNkosi yathi kuye: Suka, wehle uyehlasela izihonqo, ngoba ngizinikele ezandleni zakho.

10Kodwa uba usesaba ukwehla uye ezihonqweni, hamba loPura inceku yakho,

11uzwe abakukhulumayo; kuzakukunika isibindi sokuba uzihlasele izihonqo. Wasesehla loPura inceku yakhe, waya emaphethelweni ezihonqo lapho kwakukhona abahlomileyo.

12AmaMidiyani lamaAmaleki labo bonke abantu basempumalanga babelele kuso sonke isigodi bebanengi njengentethe, lamakamela abo ayengelakubalwa engangetshebetshebe elisokhunjini lolwandle ubunengi.

13Kwathi uGidiyoni efika, wafica umuntu elandisela umngane wakhe iphupho esithi: Ngiphuphe ngibona isinkwa sebhali siphoseka ezihonqweni zamaMidiyani, safika ethenteni, salitshaya saligenqula, lawela phansi.

14Umngane wakhe wathi: Lokhu kutsho kuphela umhedla kaGidiyoni indodana kaJowashi, owakoIsrayeli. UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni sakhe lonke iMidiyani lempi yalo.

15Kwathi uGidiyoni esizwa ukulandiswa kwephupho lencazelo yalo, wakhuleka, wasebuyela ezihonqweni zakoIsrayeli, wathi: Vukani, ngoba iNkosi inikele impi yamaMidiyani ezandleni zenu.

16Wasesahlukanisa abantu abangamakhulu amathathu, baba yizigaba ezintathu, wabanika impondo zokukhaliswa, lenqayi ezingelalutho, wafaka izibane phakathi.

17Wathi kubo: Khangelani lapha, lingilingise. Nxa ngifika emaphethelweni ezihonqo, lenze njengami.

18Nxa mina labo bonke abangakimi sikhalisa impondo, lani lonke elihanqe izihonqo lizakhalisa impondo zenu, limemeze lithi: OweNkosi lokaGidiyoni!

19UGidiyoni labantu abalikhulu ababengakuye bafika emaphethelweni ezihonqo ekuqaleni komlindo waphakathi, sebeqalisile ukulinda; bakhalisa impondo, babulala izinqayi ababeziphethe.

20Ababesezigabeni ezintathu bakhalisa impondo, babulala izinqayi, bephethe ezandleni zabo zasekhohlo izibane lezandleni zabo zokunene impondo zokukhaliswa, bamemeza besithi: Umkhonto weNkosi lokaGidiyoni!

21Bonke bema endaweni zabo bezihanqile izihonqo, lempi yonke yavuka itshaywa luvalo, yabaleka.

22Lapho abangamakhulu amathathu bekhalisa impondo zabo, ezihonqweni zonke iNkosi yenza bonke abantu balwe labaseduze labo; impi yabaleka yaze yafika eBeti‐Shita ngaseZerera, lasemqolweni waseAbeli‐Mehola phansi kweTabathi.

23AbakoIsrayeli babizwa koNafitali lakoAsheri lakoManase wonke, baxotshana lamaMidiyani.

24UGidiyoni wathuma izithunywa kuzo zonke intaba zakoEfrayimi wathi: Wozani kulwa lamaMidiyani, livimbe emazibukweni eJordani lize lifike eBeti‐Bara. Ngakho bonke abakoEfrayimi babizwa, bavimba emazibukweni eJordani baze bafika eBeti‐Bara.

25Bathumba amakhosana amabili aseMidiyani, uOrebi loZeba; uOrebi bambulalela edwaleni laseOrebi, uZeba bambulalela esikhamelweni saseZeba, bexotshana lamaMidiyani. Baletha amakhanda aboOrebi loZeba kuGidiyoni ngaphetsheya kweJordani.