Abakwa-Israyeli bahlanganiswa nabo, baphiwa ukudla, base behamba ukuyobhekana nabo. Abakwa-Israyeli bakanisa phambi kweyesitha, babefana nemihlanjana emibili yamazinyane ezimbuzi, kodwa ama-Aramu ayegcwalise izwe.
AbAhluleli 7:12 - IsiZulu 2020 AbakwaMidiyani nabase-Amaleki, nabo bonke abasempumalanga babelele esigodini bebaningi njengesikhonyane; namakameli abo engenakubalwa njengesihlabathi solwandle. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abasempumalanga bahlala esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi; amakamela abo ayengenakubalwa, engangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi. Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abantwana basempumalanga babelele esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi; namakamela abo ayengenakubalwa ngangesihlabathi solwandle ngobuningi. |
Abakwa-Israyeli bahlanganiswa nabo, baphiwa ukudla, base behamba ukuyobhekana nabo. Abakwa-Israyeli bakanisa phambi kweyesitha, babefana nemihlanjana emibili yamazinyane ezimbuzi, kodwa ama-Aramu ayegcwalise izwe.
Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kwakukukhulu kwedlula ukuhlakanipha kwabantu bonke basempumalanga nakho konke ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibhithe.
Inkosi ayisindiswa wubuningi bempi yayo; iqhawe alikhululwa ngamandla alo amakhulu.
Bazoligawula ihlathi lalo,” kusho uSimakade, “nakuba licinene; ngokuba baningi kunesikhonyane, abanakubalwa.
Aphuma wonke namabutho awo, impikazi eyayingangesihlabathi solwandle, inamahhashi amaningi kakhulu, nezinqola zempi.
Ngokuba njalo lapho abakwa-Israyeli sebelimile, abakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nezinye izizwe zasempumalanga babekhuphuka, babahlasele.
Kwase kubuthana bonke abakwaMidiyani, abase-Amaleki, nabantu basempumalanga, bawela iJordani, bakanisa esigodini iJizreyeli.
Ngokuba babekhuphuka nemfuyo yabo namathende abo, kube sengathi zinkumbi zesikhonyane; amadoda akhona, namakameli kwakukuningi kakhulu kungabaleki; babetheleka ezweni ukuba balibhubhise.
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.”
Ngaleso sikhathi uZebha noZalimuna babeseKharikhori nebutho labo, elalingamadoda ayizi-15 000, ayesale empini yabantu basempumalanga, ngoba kwakufe ngenkemba amadoda ayizi-120 000 ayehlome ngenkemba.
AmaFilisti abuthanela ukulwa no-Israyeli: izinqola eziyizi-30 000, abamahhashi abayizi-6 000, nabantu ababebaningi ngangesihlabathi ogwini lolwandle, benyuka bakanisa eMikhimashi empumalanga eBhethi Aveni.
UDavide wababulala kusukela ekushoneni kwelanga kwaze kwahlwa ngakusasa, akuphunyukanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kwezinsizwa ezingama-400 ezagibela amakameli, zabaleka.