Oweruza 6 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

6 ¹Israeli anachita zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo Atate wathu anawapereka m'dzanja la Midiani zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri. ²Dzanja la Midiani linagonjetsa Israeli, kotero Aisraeli anadzipangira zobisalamo m'mapiri, m'mapanga, ndi m'malinga. ³Nthawi iliyonse Israeli akadzala mbewu, Midiani, Amaleki, ndi anthu akummawa ankabwera kudzalimbana nawo. ⁴Ankamanga misasa kulimbana nawo, nawononga mbewu za m'dziko mpaka ku Gaza, osasiyira Israeli chakudya—palibe nkhosa, ng'ombe, kapena bulu. ⁵Ankabwera ndi ziweto zawo ndi mahema awo, ochuluka ngati dzombe; iwo ndi ngamira zawo zinali zosawerengeka, ndipo analowa m'dziko kudzaliwononga. ⁶Kotero Israeli anatsitsidwa kwambiri chifukwa cha Midiani, ndipo Aisraeli analirira kwa Atate wathu.

⁷Pamene anthu a Israeli analirira kwa Atate wathu chifukwa cha Midiani,

⁸Atate wathu anatumiza mneneri kwa Israeli, nati, “Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Israeli, ati: Ine ndinakutulutsani ku Igupto, m'nyumba ya ukapolo. ⁹Ndinakupulumutsani ku Igupto ndi kwa onse okuzunzani; ndinawapirikitsa pamaso panu ndipo ndinakupatsani dziko lawo. ¹⁰Ndinakuuzani kuti: Ine ndine Atate wanu; musaope milungu ya Aamori amene mukukhala m'dziko lawo. Koma inu simunamvere mau anga.”

¹¹Mthenga wa Atate wathu anabwera nakhala pansi pa mtengo wa thundu ku Ofura wa Yowasi Mwabiezeri, pamene mwana wake Gideoni ankapuntha tirigu mu malo opsinyira mphesa kuti abise kwa Midiani.

¹²Mthenga wa Atate wathu anamuonekera, nati, “Atate wathu ali ndi iwe, iwe wankhondo wamphamvu.”

¹³Gideoni anati kwa iye, “Chonde, mbuye wanga, ngati Atate wathu ali ndi ife, nanga chifukwa chiyani zonsezi zachitika? Ali kuti zozizwitsa zake zonse zimene makolo athu anatiuza, nati, ‘Kodi sanatitulutse ku Igupto?’ Koma tsopano Atate wathu watitaya, natipereka m'dzanja la Midiani.”

¹⁴Atate wathu anatembenukira kwa iye, nati, “Pita ndi mphamvu yako iyi ndipo upulumutse Israeli m'dzanja la Midiani. Kodi sindinakutume?”

¹⁵Iye anati, “Chonde, Atate wanga Wolamulira, ndingathe bwanji kupulumutsa Israeli? Fuko langa ndilo lofooka koposa mu Manase, ndipo ine ndine wamng'ono koposa m'nyumba ya atate wanga.”

¹⁶Atate wathu anamuuza, nati, “Koma Ine ndidzakhala ndi iwe, ndipo udzakantha Midiani ngati munthu mmodzi.”

¹⁷Gideoni anati, “Ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso panu, ndipatseni chizindikiro kuti ndinudi amene mukulankhula ndi ine.

¹⁸Chonde musachoke mpaka nditabwerera ndi kubweretsa nsembe yanga kuti ndiyike pamaso panu.” Iye anati, “Ndidzakhala mpaka utabwerera.”

¹⁹Gideoni analowa mkati, nakonza kamwana ka mbuzi ndi mkate wopanda yisiti wa ufa wokwana malita makumi awiri, naika nyama mu dengu ndi msuzi mu mphika, nabwera nazo kwa iye pansi pa mtengo wa thundu, nazipereka.

²⁰Mthenga wa Atate wathu anamuuza, nati, “Tenga nyama ndi mkate wopanda yisiti, uziike pa thanthwe ili, ndipo uthire msuzi.” Ndipo anachita motero.

²¹Mthenga wa Atate wathu anatambasula nsonga ya ndodo imene inali m'dzanja lake, nakhudza nyama ndi mkate wopanda yisiti. Moto unatuluka pa thanthwe, nanyeketsa nyama ndi mkate wopanda yisiti, ndipo mthenga wa Atate wathu anazimirira pamaso pake.

²²Pozindikira kuti anali mthenga wa Atate wathu, Gideoni anati, “Kalanga ine, Inu Atate Wolamulira! Pakuti tsopano ndaona mthenga wanu maso ndi maso!”

²³Koma Atate wathu anati, “Mtendere ukhale ndi iwe. Usaope; sudzafa.”

²⁴Gideoni anamanga guwa la nsembe pamenepo kwa Atate wathu, nalitcha kuti “Atate wathu Ndiye Mtendere.” Mpaka lero likadalipobe ku Ofura wa Aabiezeri. ^a a v24 Gideoni anatcha guwa ili kuti “Atate wathu Ndiye Mtendere” — chikumbutso cha mtendere umene Atate wathu anamulankhulira pamene anachita mantha kuti adzafa chifukwa chomuona Iye.

²⁵Usiku umenewo Atate wathu anamuuza, nati, “Tenga ng'ombe yamphongo ya atate wako, yachiwiri ya zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri, ugwetse guwa la nsembe la atate wako la Baala, ndipo udule mtengo wa Asera umene uli pafupi nalo. ²⁶Kenako umangire Ine, Atate wako, guwa la nsembe loyenera pamwamba pa linga ili. Tenga ng'ombe yamphongo yachiwiri, uyipereke monga nsembe yopsereza pa nkhuni za mtengo wa Asera umene wagwetsa.”

²⁷Gideoni anatenga antchito khumi, nachita monga momwe Atate wathu anamuuzira. Poopa kwambiri banja lake ndi anthu a mu mzinda kuti sangathe kuchita masana, anachita usiku.

²⁸Anthu a mu mzinda atadzuka m'mawa, anapeza guwa la nsembe la Baala litagwetsedwa, mtengo wa Asera umene unali pafupi nalo utadulidwa, ndipo ng'ombe yachiwiri itaperekedwa pa guwa la nsembe lomangidwa latsopano. ²⁹Anafunsana wina ndi mnzake, nati, “Ndani wachita ichi?” Atafufuza ndi kufunsa, anawuzidwa kuti, “Gideoni mwana wa Yowasi ndiye wachita ichi.”

³⁰Anthu a mu mzinda anauza Yowasi, nati, “Tulutsa mwana wako kuti afe; wagwetsa guwa la nsembe la Baala ndipo wadula mtengo wa Asera umene unali pafupi nalo.” ³¹Yowasi anauza gulu la anthu limene linaukira iye, nati, “Kodi mukuteteza mlandu wa Baala? Mukumpulumutsa? Aliyense womuteteza adzafa m'mawa. Ngati iye ndi mulungu, adziteteze yekha, popeza wina wagwetsa guwa lake la nsembe.” ³²Tsiku limenelo Gideoni anatchedwa Yerubaala—“Baala atsutsane naye”—chifukwa anagwetsa guwa la nsembe la Baala.

³³Midiani wonse, Amaleki, ndi anthu akummawa anagwirizana limodzi, nawoloka, namanga misasa ku Chigwa cha Yezireeli. ³⁴Ndipo Mzimu wa Atate wathu unamuvala Gideoni, ndipo iye anaimba lipenga, ndipo Aabiezeri anaitanidwa kuti amutsate. ³⁵Anatumiza amithenga ku Manase konse, amene nawonso anasonkhana kumbuyo kwake, ndiponso kwa Aseri, Zebuloni, ndi Nafitali, amene anabwera kudzakumana nawo.

³⁶Gideoni anati kwa Atate wathu, “Ngati mudzapulumutsa Israeli ndi dzanja langa, monga munalonjeza. ³⁷Ndikuyika ubweya wa nkhosa pa malo opunthira. Ngati mame adzakhala pa ubweya wokha pamene nthaka yonse idzakhala yowuma, ndidzadziwa kuti mudzapulumutsa Israeli ndi dzanja langa, monga mwaneneramo.”

³⁸Ndipo zinachitikadi momwemo. M'mawa mwake molawirira anafinya ubweya, nayengetsa mame kuchokera mu ubweyawo—mbale yodzaza ndi madzi.

³⁹Ndipo Gideoni anati kwa Atate wathu, “Musakwiye; ndiloleni ndilankhule kamodzinso. Ndiloleni ndiyese ndi ubweya kachiwirinso: ubweya ukhale wowuma, ndipo mame akhale pa nthaka yonse.”

⁴⁰Usiku umenewo Atate wathu anachita momwemo. Ubweya wokha ndiwo unali wowuma; mame anaphimba nthaka yonse.