Tikhulu 6 - Siswati 1996 Bible

Gideyoni

¹ Sive sema-Israyeli saphindza futsi senta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngako Simakadze wabayekelela esandleni semaMidiyani iminyaka lesikhombisa.

² Sandla semaMidiyani saba matima esiveni sema-Israyeli, ngako ema-Israyeli ase atentela imihume emigedzeni yetintsaba, nemigodzi yekubalekela kanye netinqaba.

³ Kwakutsi njalo ema-Israyeli nakahlanyele tilimo tawo, achamuke emaMidiyani, nema-Amaleki, naletinye tive tangasemphumalanga tilihlasele live.

⁴ Tatitsi tingefika letive, timise kulelive lawo tibhubhise konkhe tingashiyi lutfo lolulinyiwe, kuze kuyewuma ngeGaza, tingawashiyeli lutfo loluphilako ema-Israyeli, tibhubhise timvu, netinkhomo, netimbongolo.

⁵ Tatitseleka kanye netifuyo tato nemathende ato, kube shangatsi ngemabulo esikhonyane. Kute labengakhona kubala emadvodza nemakamela ato. Tatihlasela live lonkhe tentele kulibhubhisa.

⁶ EmaMidiyani aphundla ema-Israyeli, adzimate ema-Israyeli akhala kuSimakadze acela lusito.

⁷ Satsi kube sive sema-Israyeli sikhale kuSimakadze ngenca yemaMidiyani,

⁸ wase usitfumelela umphrofethi, lowafike wakhuluma, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Nganikhuphula eGibhithe, nganikhipha eveni lebugcili.

⁹ Nganihlwitsa emandleni eGibhithe nasesandleni sebagcilati benu. Ngabadvungulula embikwenu, nganinika live labo.

¹⁰ Ngakhuluma kini, ngatsi: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu; ningabakhonti bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, kulelive lawo lenihlala kulo.” Kodvwa anizange ningilalele.’ ”

¹¹ Ingilosi yaSimakadze yeta yefika yahlala ngephansi kwesihlahla se-okhi e-Ofra leyayiyaJowashi, labewesive saka-Abiyezeri, lapho umsa wakhe, Gideyoni, abebhula khona kolo etjeni lekuhluta liwayini entela kutsi emaMidiyani angamtfoli.

¹² Kwatsi ingilosi yaSimakadze nayifika kuGideyoni, yatsi: “Simakadze unawe, chawe lelinemandla.”

¹³ Gideyoni waphendvula watsi: “Kodvwa mnumzane, nangabe Simakadze anatsi, konkhe loku kwentekelani kitsi? Tiphi tonkhe letimangaliso takhe, bobabe lababesitjela ngato nabatsi: ‘Simakadze akasikhuphulanga yini, wasikhipha eGibhithe?’ Kodvwa manje Simakadze usishiye wasinikela etandleni temaMidiyani.”

¹⁴ Simakadze wagucukela kuye wakhuluma, watsi: “Hamba ngalawo mandla lonawo usindzise Israyeli esandleni saMidiyani. Angikutfumi yini?”

¹⁵ Gideyoni wabuta, watsi: “Kodvwa Simakadze, ngingamsindzisa njani Israyeli? Lusendvo lwakitsi alusilutfo kuso sonkhe sive sakaManase, nami ngingulomncane kakhulu emndenini waketfu.”

¹⁶ Simakadze waphendvula, watsi: “Ngitakuba nawe, wena-ke utawugadla emaMidiyani uwabulale kube sengatsi ugalela umuntfu munye.”

¹⁷ Gideyoni waphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe nyalo ngitfole umusa emehlweni akho, nginike sibonakaliso sekutsi nguwe Simakadze sibili lona lokhuluma nami.

¹⁸ Ngicela ungahambi, ngize ngibuye ngiletse umnikelo wami ngiwuletse embikwakho.” Simakadze watsi: “Ngitakumela uze ubuye.”

¹⁹ Gideyoni wangena, walungisa lizinyane lembuti, wenta emacebelengwane labengenambiliso ngemphuphu lecolisakele leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba lishumi. Wafaka inyama ebhasikidini, nemhluti wayo ebhodweni, konkhe wakukhipha wakuletsa wakunikela kuye ngaphansi kwaleso sihlahla se-okhi.

²⁰ Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Tsatsa lenyama kanye nalamacebelengwane langenambiliso, ukubeke etikwelidvwala, bese utsela lomhluti etikwako.” Gideyoni wakwenta loko.

²¹ Ngesihloko sendvuku leyayisesandleni sayo, lengilosi yaSimakadze yatsintsa lenyama kanye nalamacebelengwane labengenambiliso. Kwavutsa umlilo kulelidvwala, wadla lenyama nalamacebelengwane. Ingilosi yaSimakadze yanyamalala.

²² Watsi kube Gideyoni abone kutsi bekuyingilosi yaSimakadze, wamemeta watsi: “Hawu! Somandla Simakadze! Ngibone ingilosi yaSimakadze buso nebuso!”

²³ Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Kuthula akube kuwe. Ungesabi, ungeke ufe.”

²⁴ Ngako Gideyoni wakhela Simakadze lilati khona lapho, waletsa libito watsi: “Simakadze ukuthula.” Ngisho nalamuhla loku lisemile e-Ofra yesive saka-Abiyezeri.

²⁵ Ngabona lobo busuku Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Tsatsa inkunzi yesibili emhlambini wetinkhomo teyihlo, akube nguleyo leneminyaka lesikhombisa budzala. Bhidlita lilati leyihlo laBhali, ujube insika ya-Ashera leseceleni kwalo,

²⁶ bese wakha lilati sibili laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho esicongweni salendvundvuma. Sebentisa tinkhuni tensika ya-Ashera loyijubile ibe tinkhuni ekunikeleni inkunzi yesibili kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa.”

²⁷ Ngako Gideyoni watsatsa tisebenti takhe letilishumi wenta njengobe atjelwe nguSimakadze. Kodvwa ngobe abesaba umndeni wakabo kanye nemadvodza alelo dolobha, loko wakwenta ebusuku, hhayi emini.

²⁸ Ekuseni atsi emadvodza alelo dolobha ayavuka, akhandza lilati laBhali selibhidlitiwe, kanye nensika ya-Ashera eceleni kwalo seyijutjiwe, nenkunzi yesibili seyentiwe umhlatjelo kulelo lati lelase lakhiwe kabusha!

²⁹ Abutana odvwana atsi: “Ngubani lowente loku?” Atsi nakaphenyisisa atjelwa, kwatsiwa: “NguGideyoni, umsa waJowashi, lokwentile.”

³⁰ Emadvodza alelo dolobha afuna Jowashi, atsi: “Khipha umsa wakho. Kufanele afe, ngobe ubhidlite lilati laBhali, wajuba nensika ya-Ashera eceleni kwalo.”

³¹ Kodvwa Jowashi waphendvula lesicumbi semadvodza lesasitfukutsele sibila simtungeletile, watsi: “Nimelele Bhali yini? Netama kumvikela yini? Wonkhe lolwela Bhali utawubulawa manje ekuseni! Nangabe Bhali ungunkulunkulu, kufanele ativikele yena, nakukhona lobhidlita lilati lakhe.”

³² Ngako kusukela ngalelo langa Gideyoni wetsiwa libito, kwatsiwa nguJerubhali, lokusho kutsi: “Bhali akatilwele yena,” ngobe abebhidlite lilati laBhali.

³³ Kwase kutsi onkhe emaMidiyani, nema-Amaleki, naletinye tive letatingasemphumalanga tahlangana tewelela ngesheya kweJordane, tayawumisa eSigodzini saseJezreyeli.

³⁴ Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwaGideyoni; Gideyoni washaya licilongo atjela baka-Abiyezeri kutsi bamlandzele.

³⁵ Wakhipha tigijimi kulo lonkhe lakaManase abita sive kutsi sihlome, watfumela nasesiveni saka-Asheri, nesakaZebuloni, nesakaNaftali, watsi nabo abaphume batihlangabete letive.

³⁶ Gideyoni wakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Nangabe utawusindzisa sive sema-Israyeli ngesandla sami njengobe wetsembisile, ase ngente naku:

³⁷ Ngitawubeka sikhatsa seboya bemvu ebaleni lekubhulela kolo. Nangikhandza kunematolo kulesikhatsa kuphela, kantsi lomhlaba loseceleni kwaso womile, ngitabe sengiyati kutsi Israyeli utamsindzisa ngesandla sami, njengobe ushito.”

³⁸ Kwenteka loko. Gideyoni wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi ngakusasa, wahluta lesikhatsa seboya, wekhama lamatolo, agcwala indzebe yemanti.

³⁹ Gideyoni wakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Ungangitfukutseleli. Ase ngente lesinye sicelo. Ngivumele ngente lesinye siciniseko ngaloboya. Kwamanje yenta loboya bome, bese kutsi lomhlabatsi loseceleni kwabo ube nematolo.”

⁴⁰ Kubo lobo busuku Nkulunkulu wakwenta loko. Nguloboya kuphela lobabomile, kwatsi wonkhe lomhlabatsi loseceleni kwabo walala ematolo.