Kodwa izinto zobuwula zezwe, uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba abajabhise ngazo abahlakaniphileyo. Kanjalo nezinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe, uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba azijivaze ezinamandla.
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Kodwa izinto zobuwula zezwe, uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba abajabhise ngazo abahlakaniphileyo. Kanjalo nezinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe, uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba azijivaze ezinamandla.
Lapho abantu bakwa-Israyeli bekhala kuSimakade, uSimakade wabavusela omunye umkhululi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera wakwaBhenjamini, owayeyinxele. Abakwa-Israyeli bathumela umnikelo enkosini u-Egiloni wakwaMowabi ngesandla sika-Ehudi.
Emva kwakhe kwalandela uShamgari, indodana ka-Anathi, owabulala amaFilisti angama-600 ngomcijo wokuhlokoloza izinkomo. Naye futhi wamkhulula u-Israyeli.
Kodwa uJayeli, umkaHebhere, wathatha ngesandla sakhe isikhonkwane sethende nesando, wanyonyoba waya kuye esazunywe ngubuthongo, wasiphisela isikhonkwane enhlafunweni saze saphumela emhlabathini. Wayezunywe ngobukhulu ubuthongo, ekhathele. Wafa kanjalo-ke uSisera.
UDebhora wathi: “Ngizohamba nawe, kodwa-ke indlela oyithathayo manje ayizukukunika udumo, ngokuba uSimakade uyomnikela uSisera esandleni sowesifazane.” UDebhora wasukuma, wahamba noBharaki, baya eKedeshi.
Waphendula wathi: “Kodwa Nkosi, ngingamkhulula kanjani u-Israyeli, na? Umndeni wakithi ungomncinyane kwaManase, nami ngingomncane endlini kababa.”
AbakwaMidiyani nabase-Amaleki, nabo bonke abasempumalanga babelele esigodini bebaningi njengesikhonyane; namakameli abo engenakubalwa njengesihlabathi solwandle.
Umngani wayo waphendula wathi: “Lokhu akusho lutho ngaphandle kokuthi inkemba kaGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu unikele esandleni sayo uMidiyani nempi yakhe yonke.”
Ngaleso sikhathi uZebha noZalimuna babeseKharikhori nebutho labo, elalingamadoda ayizi-15 000, ayesale empini yabantu basempumalanga, ngoba kwakufe ngenkemba amadoda ayizi-120 000 ayehlome ngenkemba.