UBawo wethu uphakamisa uDebhora noBharaki
Iminyaka engamashumi mabini phantsi kwamakhulu asithoba eenqwelo zokulwa zesinyithi zikaSisera iphela xa uDebhora, egweba phantsi koMsundu wakhe, ebiza uBharaki. Akayi kuhamba ngaphandle kokuba ahambe naye, ngoko uzuko ludlulela kowasetyhini. UBawo wethu ugqogqa iinqwelo, aze uYaheli abethelele isikhonkwane sentente entlokweni kaSisera obalekayo.
4 1Akufa uEhude, oonyana bakaSirayeli baphinda benza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu. 2Ngenxa yoko uBawo wethu wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaYabhin ukumkani wakwaKanan, owayelawula eHatsore. Umthetheli-mkhosi wakhe ibinguSisera, owayehleli eHarosheti yeentlanga. 3Baza oonyana bakaSirayeli bakhala kuBawo wethu, kuba uSisera wayenamakhulu asithoba eenqwelo zokulwa zesinyithi, ebabandezele kalukhuni iminyaka emashumi mabini. 4Ke kaloku uDebhora, umfazi ongumprofetikazi, umkaLapidoti, wawalawula amaSirayeli ngelo xesha. 5Wayesithi ahlale phantsi koMsundu kaDebhora phakathi kweRama neBheteli kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim; oonyana bakaSirayeli benyuka besiza kuye ukuze bagwetyelwe. 6Wathuma waya kubiza uBharaki unyana ka-Abhinowam eseKedeshe kwaNafetali, wathi kuye: “Akakuwiselanga mthetho na uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, esithi: Hamba, uye entabeni yeTabhore, uthabathe ishumi lamawaka amadoda kwaNafetali nakwaZebhulon? 7Ndiya kukutsalela kuwe uSisera, umthetheli-mkhosi kaYabhin, kumlanjana oyiKishon, neenqwelo zakhe nomkhosi wakhe, ndimnikele esandleni sakho.”
8Wathi uBharaki kuye: “Ukuba uya kuhamba nam, ndohamba; kodwa ukuba akuyi kuhamba nam, andiyi kuhamba.”
9Wathi yena: “Ndohamba nawe okunene; kodwa akuyi kuzuza zuko endleleni le uyihambayo, kuba uBawo wethu uya kumnikela uSisera esandleni somfazi.” Wesuka ke uDebhora, wahamba noBharaki, waya eKedeshe. 10UBharaki wababizela eKedeshe amaZebhulon namaNafetali; kwenyuka ishumi lamawaka amadoda emva kwakhe, wahamba naye noDebhora. 11Ke uHebhere umKeni, omnye koonyana bakaHobhabhi, uyise womkaMoses, wahlukana namaKeni, wayimisa intente yakhe wasa emokini oyiTsahanayim, ngaseKedeshe. 12Baza bamxelela uSisera ukuba uBharaki unyana ka-Abhinowam wenyukele entabeni yeTabhore. 13USisera wazibizela ndawonye zonke iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa—amakhulu asithoba eenqwelo zesinyithi—nomkhosi wakhe wonke, bathabathela eHarosheti yeentlanga besa emlanjaneni oyiKishon.
14Wathi uDebhora kuBharaki: “Vuka! Namhlanje uBawo wethu umnikela uSisera esandleni sakho. Akaphumanga na uBawo wethu waya phambi kwakho?” Wehla ke uBharaki entabeni yeTabhore, enoshumi lwamawaka amadoda emva kwakhe. 15UBawo wethu wamgxotha uSisera, neenqwelo zakhe zonke nomkhosi wakhe wonke, ngekrele phambi koBharaki; uSisera wayishiya inqwelo yakhe, wabaleka ngeenyawo. 16UBharaki wazisukela iinqwelo nomkhosi, wesa eHarosheti yeentlanga, wawa wonke umkhosi kaSisera ngekrele; akwasala namnye umntu.
17Ke kaloku uSisera wabaleka ngeenyawo, wabalekela ententeni kaYaheli, umfazi kaHebhere umKeni; kuba kwakukho uxolo phakathi kokumkani waseHatsore uYabhin nabendlu kaHebhere. 18Waphuma uYaheli waya kukhawulela uSisera, wathi kuye: “Ngena, nkosi yam, ngena apha kum; musa ukoyika.” Wangena ke ententeni yakhe, wamgubungela ngengubo.
19Wathi yena: “Khawundiphe intwana yamanzi; ndinxaniwe.” Wayivula intsuba yamasi, wamnika wasela, wabuya wamgubungela.
20Wathi kuye: “Yima emnyango wentente. Ukuba kuthe kweza umntu, wakubuza esithi, ‘Ukho na apha umntu?’ uze uthi, ‘Akakho.’”
21Kodwa uYaheli umkaHebhere wathabatha isikhonkwane sentente nesando, wanyebeleza ngokuthe cwaka, wasibethelela isikhonkwane ezintlafunweni zakhe sangena emhlabeni, lo gama wayelele ethe manga, etyhafile. Wafa ke. 22Nanko kufika uBharaki emsukela uSisera, waphuma uYaheli waya kumkhawulela. Wathi: “Yiza, ndikubonise indoda oyifunayo.” Wangena naye, nanko uSisera elele efile, isikhonkwane siphakathi ezintlafunweni zakhe. 23Ngaloo mini uBawo wethu wamthoba uYabhin ukumkani wakwaKanan phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 24Sacinezela ngokuya sisomelela isandla soonyana bakaSirayeli phezu koYabhin ukumkani wakwaKanan, bada bamtshabalalisa.
