UDebhora noBharaki bavumela uBawo wethu

UDebhora noBharaki bayivuma imfazwe beyibuyisela: uBawo wethu enyathela esuka eEdom zide zinyikime iintaba, iindlela ezishiyiweyo, izizwe ezafikayo nezizwe ezasala ngasezinqanaweni zazo. UYaheli uyasikelelwa. Ingoma iphela kunina kaSisera, esafestileni ebala ixhoba elingasayi kufika.

Isahluko 5.

Ngaloo mini uDebhora noBharaki unyana ka-Abhinowam bavuma le ngoma: “Xa iinkokeli zikhokela kwaSirayeli, xa abantu bezinikela ngokuzithandela—dumisani uBawo wethu! Yivani, nina kumkani! Phulaphulani, nina bathetheli! Mna, ewe mna, ndovumela uBawo wethu; ndombethela uhadi uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli. Bawo wethu, xa waphuma kwaSehire, xa wanduluka ezweni lakwaEdom, lanyikima ihlabathi, athontsa amazulu, athontsiza amanzi amafu. Zahexa iintaba phambi koBawo wethu, Lowo waseSinayi, phambi koBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli. Ngemihla kaShamgare unyana ka-Anati, ngemihla kaYaheli, iindlela ezinkulu zazishiyiwe, abahambi babethatha iindlela ezigoso-goso. Ubomi basemizaneni kwaSirayeli baphela, baphela—ndada ndasuka mna, Debhora, ndasuka ndaba ngunina kwaSirayeli. Banyula oothixo abatsha; yaza imfazwe yafika emasangweni. Akubonwanga khaka nantshuntshe phakathi kwamashumi amane amawaka kwaSirayeli. Intliziyo yam ikubathetheli bakwaSirayeli abazinikela ngokuzithandela phakathi kwabantu—dumisani uBawo wethu! Nina nikhwela emaesileni amhlophe, nina nihleli ezingutyeni zeesali, nani nihamba ngendlela—baliseni ngayo! Ngaphezu kwezwi labo bahlula imihlambi emadlelweni okusela, apho babalisa khona ngemisebenzi yobulungisa kaBawo wethu, imisebenzi yobulungisa yabemi bemizi yakhe kwaSirayeli. Baza behla abantu bakaBawo wethu baya emasangweni. Vuka, vuka, Debhora! Vuka, vuka, uqhambuke ngengoma! Suka ume, Bharaki! Thabatha abathinjwa bakho, nyana ka-Abhinowam. Baza behla abasindileyo baya kumanene; abantu bakaBawo wethu behla beza kum ukulwa namagorha. KwaEfrayim kwavela abo iingcambu zabo zisuka kuma-Amaleki, belandela, Bhenjamin, kunye nabakwenu; kwaMakire behla abathetheli, naseZebhulon abo baphatha intonga yommisi-mkhosi. Abathetheli bakaIsakare babenoDebhora; ewe, uIsakare wayethembekile kuBharaki, egxalathelana entilini ezithendeni zakhe. Phakathi kwemimandla yakwaRubhen kwakukho ukuzigocagoca okukhulu kwentliziyo. Yini na ukuba uhlale phakathi kweentlanti uve ukumpempezelwa kwempahla emfutshane? Phakathi kwemimandla yakwaRubhen kwakukho ukuzigocagoca okukhulu kwentliziyo. UGiliyadi wahlala phesheya kweYordan. Ke yena uDan, yini na ukuba alale ngaseenqanaweni? UAshere wahlala ngasezibukweni lolwandle, emi ngasezibukweni lakhe. UZebhulon wayengabantu abancame nemiphefumlo yabo; ngokunjalo noNafetali, emimangweni yasendle. Beza ookumkani balwa; baza balwa ookumkani bakwaKanan eTahanaki, ngasemanzini aseMegido, kodwa abaphanganga silivere, abaphanganga maxhoba. Emazulwini zalwa iinkwenkwezi; zisemendweni zazo zalwa noSisera. Umlambo waseKishon wabakhukulela, umlambo wamandulo, umlambo waseKishon. Hamba phambili, mphefumlo wam, ngamandla! Zandula zaduduma iinyawo zamahashe— ukugidima, ukugidima kwamahashe awo anamandla.

“Qalekisani iMeroz,” satsho isithunywa sikaBawo wethu, “qalekisani kakhulu abemi bayo, kuba bengezanga kumnceda, ukunceda uBawo wethu ngokulwa namagorha.” Makasikelelwe ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafazi uYaheli, umkaHebhere umKeni, makasikelelwe ngaphezu kwabafazi abasententeni. Wacela amanzi, waza wamnika ubisi; wamzisela amasi ngesitya esifanele abanumzana. Isandla sakhe salulela isikhonkwane sentente, esokunene sabamba isando somsebenzi. Wambetha uSisera, wayityumza intloko yakhe, waqhekeza wahlaba intlafuno yakhe. Ezinyaweni zakhe waguqa, wawa, walala; ezinyaweni zakhe waguqa, wawa. Apho waguqa khona, wawela khona—efile. Ngefestile wakroba unina kaSisera; emva kwemiqadi wamemeza esithi: “Kungani na inqwelo yakhe ilibele ukufika? Kungani na isandi seenqwelo zakhe silibele?” Amanenekazi akhe azizilumko ayamphendula —ewe, uziphindaphindela ngokwakhe. “Abawafumani na baze bawahlule amaxhoba? —intombi, mhlawumbi ezimbini kwindoda nganye, amaxhoba eengubo ezidaywe kuSisera, amaxhoba eengubo ezidaywe ezihonjiswe ngokucikizekileyo, iingubo ezimbini ezifakamfelweyo zomqala wolophangayo?” Mazitshabalale ngokunjalo zonke iintshaba zakho, Bawo wethu! Kodwa abo bakuthandayo mababe njengelanga eliphuma ngamandla alo. Laza ilizwe laba noxolo iminyaka engamashumi mane.