Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto zobuthutha zomhlaba ukuze ajabhise ezihlakaniphileyo; futhi uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe ukuze ajabhise izinto ezinamandla;
AbAhluleli 7:13 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Lapho uGideyoni efika, bheka, kwakukhona umuntu owaxoxela umngane wakhe iphupho, wathi: “Bheka, ngiphuphe iphupho, bheka, iqebelengwane lesinkwa sebhali liwela phakathi kwebutho lakwaMidiyani nasetendeni, layishaya. Yawa, yawugumbuqela, kwaze kwalala itende ngohlangothi lwayo. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Lapho efika uGideyoni, bheka, umuntu wayelandisa umngane wakhe iphupho, wathi: “Ngaphupha iphupho; bheka, iqebelengwane lesinkwa sebhali* lagingqikela ekamu lakwaMidiyani, lafika etendeni, lalishaya laze lawa, laligumbuqela, labhadalala.” IsiZulu 2020 Ngesikhathi efika uGideyoni, enye yamadoda yayixoxela umngani wayo iphupho layo, ithi: “Ngibe nephupho; ngiphuphe iqebelengwane lesinkwa esiyindilinga sebhali ligingqikela enkanjini yakwaMidiyani. Lifike lashaya ithende lawa, lagumbuqela, lapatalala.” |
Kodwa uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto zobuthutha zomhlaba ukuze ajabhise ezihlakaniphileyo; futhi uNkulunkulu ukhethile izinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe ukuze ajabhise izinto ezinamandla;
Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembiza uJehova, uJehova wabavusela umsindisi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera, umBenjamini, umuntu oyinxele; futhi ngaye abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumela isipho ku-Egiloni, inkosi yakwaMowabi.
Emva kwakhe kwaba nguSamgari indodana ka-Anati owabulala kumaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha ngociko lwenkabi; wasindisa no-Israyeli.
Khona-ke uJayeli umkaHebhere wathatha isikhonkwane etendeni waphatha isando ngesandla sakhe, waya kuye ngobumnene, wasibethela isikhonkwane ezinhlafunweni zakhe, wasigxisha emhlabathini, ngoba wayelele ubuthongo obukhulu futhi ekhathele. Ngakho wafa.
Wathi: “Impela ngiyakuhamba nawe; ngoba uJehova uzathengisa uSisera esandleni sowesifazana. UDebora waqeda, wahamba noBaraki eKedeshi.
Wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, ngiyakumkhulula ngani u-Israyeli na?” bheka, umndeni wakithi umpofu kwaManase, mina ngingomncinyane endlini kababa.
AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abantwana basempumalanga babelele esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi; namakamela abo ayengenakubalwa ngangesihlabathi solwandle ngobuningi.
Umngane wakhe waphendula wathi: “Akusilutho ngaphandle kwenkemba kaGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wanikela esandleni sakhe abakwaMidiyani nayo yonke impi.”
USeba 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.