Iintlanga Ezashiywa Ukuvavanya AmaSirayeli

Iintlanga zishiywa ezweni ukuze zivavanye amaSirayeli ukuba aya kuphulaphula na. Xa amaSirayeli emlibala uBawo wawo, uKushan-Rishatayim ulawula iminyaka esibhozo wada wavela uOteniyeli. Kamva, uEhude onxele ufihla ikrele ethangeni lakhe lasekunene, abulale ukumkani otyebileyo uEglon egumbini lakhe eliphezulu, aluvale ucango.

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Zizo ezi iintlanga awazishiyayo uBawo wethu, ukuze avavanye amaSirayeli, onke angazange azazi iimfazwe zakwaKanan. (Wakwenza oku kuphela ukuze izizukulwana zamaSirayeli ezingazange zazi imfazwe ngaphambili zide ziyifunde.). Ziintlanga ezi: izikhulu ezihlanu zamaFilisti, namaKanan onke, namaTsidon, namaHivi abemi ezintabeni zeLebhanon, athabathela entabeni yeBhahali-hermon, esa eHamati. Zazimiselwe ukuvavanya amaSirayeli, ukuba aya kuyithobela na imithetho kaBawo wethu, awayinikayo ooyise ngoMoses. Ngoko ke amaSirayeli ahlala phakathi kwamaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi. Azeka iintombi zezo zizwe, anika oonyana bazo iintombi zawo, akhonza oothixo bazo.

UBawo Wethu Uvelisa UOteniyeli

AmaSirayeli enza ububi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, awulibala uBawo wawo, akhonza ooBhahali nooAshera. Wavutha ke umsindo kaBawo wethu kumaSirayeli; wathengisa ngawo esandleni sikaKushan-Rishatayim, ukumkani wase-Aram-naharayim; amkhonza amaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo. Akubon' ukuba akhala kuBawo wethu amaSirayeli, wavelisa umhlanguli—uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi, umninawa kaKalebhi—owabahlangulayo. UMoya kaBawo wethu wafika kuye, wawalawula amaSirayeli. Waphuma waya emfazweni, waza uBawo wethu wamnikela esandleni sakhe uKushan-Rishatayim ukumkani wase-Aram, seyisa ke isandla sakhe uKushan-Rishatayim. Laza laphumla ilizwe iminyaka emashumi mane, wada wafa uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi.

UBawo Wethu Uvelisa UEhude

Abuya amaSirayeli enza ububi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, yaye ngenxa yokuba enza obu bubi, uBawo wethu wamomeleza uEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi kumaSirayeli. UEglon wawaqokelela oonyana baka-Amon nama-Amaleki, waya wawabetha amaSirayeli, baza bawuthimba uMzi wamaSundu. Amkhonza amaSirayeli uEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo. Akhala kuBawo wethu kwakhona amaSirayeli; wabavelisela uEhude unyana kaGera, umBhenjamin oyinxele, waba ngumhlanguli. Bathumela umrhumo ngaye kuEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi. UEhude wazenzela ikrele elintlangothi-mbini, elilubude luyikubhite, walibhinqa phantsi kweengubo zakhe ethangeni lasekunene. Wasondeza umrhumo kuEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi; uEglon ebengumntu otyebe kakhulu. Kwathi, akugqiba ukusondeza umrhumo uEhude, wabandulula abantu ababewuthwele. Wabuya esuka kwimifanekiso engaseGiligali, wathi: “Ndinelizwi elimfihlakeleyo kuwe, kumkani.” Wathi ukumkani: “Yithi cwaka!” aza aphuma kuye onke amakhonza akhe.

Wasondela kuye uEhude, ehleli yedwa egumbini lakhe eliphezulu elipholileyo. Wathi uEhude: “Ndinelizwi elivela kuThixo kuwe.” Wesuka etroneni ukumkani. USolula isandla sakhe sasekhohlo uEhude, walithabatha ikrele ethangeni lakhe lasekunene, walitshonisa esiswini sikaEglon. Nesiphatho sangena emva kobukali; sagqunywa yinqatha. Ekubeni engalirholanga ikrele esiswini sakhe uEhude, zaphalala izibilini zakhe. UEhude waphuma waya evarandeni, wazivala iingcango zegumbi eliphezulu emva kwakhe, wazitshixa.

Akuba ephumile, abakhonzi bakhe bafumana iingcango zegumbi eliphezulu zitshixiwe, bathi: “Mhlawumbi uyazithuma egumbini elipholileyo.” Balinda bada baba neentloni, kodwa wayengekazivuli iingcango zegumbi eliphezulu. Bathabatha ke isitshixo, bavula, bafumana inkosi yabo iwe phantsi, ifile.

Ngelo xesha babelibele, wasinda uEhude. Wadlula ngaphaya kwemifanekiso, wasinda waya eSehira. Wafika, wavuthela isigodlo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, aza amaSirayeli ehla naye evela ezintabeni, uEhude ephambi kwawo. Wathi: “Ndilandeleni, kuba uBawo wethu uzinikele esandleni senu iintshaba zenu amaMowabhi.” Behla bemlandela, bawathimba amazibuko eYordan ngakumaMowabhi, abavuma mntu ukuba awele. Ngelo xesha abulala kumaMowabhi malunga namawaka alishumi, onke angamadoda omelele, anamandla; akubangakho namnye osindileyo. Ngoko ke amaMowabhi athotywa ngaloo mini phantsi kwesandla samaSirayeli, laza laphumla ilizwe iminyaka emashumi asibhozo.

Kwalandela uShamgare unyana ka-Anati, owabulala amaFilisti angamakhulu amathandathu ngentonga yokuqhuba iinkomo; wawasindisa namaSirayeli.