Abehluleli 4

4 ¹Kwathi lapho u-Ehudi esefile, abakwa-Israyeli baphinda benza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu. ²Ngakho uBaba wethu wabathengisa esandleni sikaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, owayebusa eHasori. Induna yempi yakhe kwakunguSisera, owayehlala eHaroshethi-Hagoyimi. ³Khona-ke abakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuBaba wethu, ngokuba uSisera wayenezinqola zempi eziyinsimbi ezingama-900, futhi wayebacindezele kabuhlungu iminyaka engamashumi amabili. ⁴Manje uDebora, umprofethikazi, umkaLaphidoti, wayahlulela u-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi. ⁵Wayehlala ngaphansi kwesundu sikaDebora phakathi kweRama neBhetheli ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, abakwa-Israyeli benyukela kuye ukuze bahlulelwe. ⁶Wathumela ukuba kubizwe uBaraki indodana ka-Abinowamu eKedeshi yakwaNafetali, wathi kuye: “UBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakuyalanga yini ukuthi: Hamba, uqonde eNtabeni iThabori, uthathe amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi akwaNafetali nakwaZebuloni. ⁷Ngiyakumdonsela kuwe uSisera, induna yempi kaJabini, emfuleni iKishoni, ehamba nezinqola zakhe zempi namabutho akhe, ngimnikele esandleni sakho.”

⁸UBaraki wathi kuye: “Uma uhamba nami, ngizohamba; kodwa uma ungahambi nami, ngeke ngihambe.”

⁹Wathi: “Ngizohamba nawe impela,” washo, “kodwa ngeke uzuze udumo endleleni oyihambayo, ngokuba uBaba wethu uyakumnikela uSisera esandleni sowesifazane.” Ngakho uDebora wasukuma wahamba noBaraki eKedeshi. ¹⁰UBaraki wabiza uZebuloni noNafetali eKedeshi; amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi enyuka emva kwakhe, noDebora wahamba naye. ¹¹UHeberi umKheni, owayengomunye wabenzalo kaHobabi umukhwe kaMose, wayehlukene namaKheni, wagxumeka itende lakhe kwaze kwaba sesihlahleni somʼoki eSahananimi, eduze kweKedeshi. ¹²Kwathi lapho betshela uSisera ukuthi uBaraki indodana ka-Abinowamu wayenyukele eNtabeni iThabori, ¹³uSisera wabiza zonke izinqola zakhe zempi — izinqola zempi eziyinsimbi ezingama-900 — namabutho akhe onke, kusukela eHaroshethi-Hagoyimi kuze kufike emfuleni iKishoni.

¹⁴UDebora wathi kuBaraki: “Sukuma! Namuhla uBaba wethu umnikela uSisera esandleni sakho. UBaba wethu akaphumanga yini phambi kwakho?” Ngakho uBaraki wehla eNtabeni iThabori enamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi emva kwakhe. ¹⁵UBaba wethu wamhlakaza uSisera, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zempi, nalo lonke ibutho lakhe, ngenkemba phambi kukaBaraki; uSisera wehla enqoleni yakhe wabaleka ngezinyawo. ¹⁶UBaraki wazingela izinqola zempi nebutho kwaze kwaba seHaroshethi-Hagoyimi, lonke ibutho likaSisera lawa ngenkemba; akusindanga ngisho noyedwa.

¹⁷Kodwa uSisera wabalekela ngezinyawo etendeni likaJaheli, umkaHeberi umKheni, ngokuba kwakukhona ukuthula phakathi kukaJabini inkosi yaseHasori nendlu kaHeberi. ¹⁸UJaheli waphuma ukuyohlangabeza uSisera, wathi: “Phambukela ngapha, nkosi yami, phambukela kimi; ungesabi.” Ngakho waphambukela etendeni lakhe, wamsibekela ngengubo.

¹⁹Wathi: “Ngicela ungiphe amanzi amancane; ngomile.” Wavula isikhumba sobisi, wamphuzisa, wabuye wamsibekela.

²⁰Wathi kuye: “Yima emnyango wetende. Uma kufika othile ebuza ukuthi, ‘Ukhona yini umuntu lapha?’ uthi, ‘Cha.’”

²¹Kodwa uJaheli umkaHeberi wathatha isikhonkwane setende nesando, wanyonyoba buthule, wabethela isikhonkwane enhlafunweni yakhe saze sangena emhlabathini, yena esalele ubuthongo obunzima ekhathele. Ngakho wafa. ²²Kusenjalo uBaraki wafika exosha uSisera, uJaheli waphuma ukuyomhlangabeza. Wathi: “Woza,” washo, “ngizakukukhombisa indoda oyifunayo.” Wangena naye, bheka, kwakulele uSisera, efile, isikhonkwane setende sishaye enhlafunweni yakhe. ²³Ngalolo suku uBaba wethu wamthoba uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli. ²⁴Isandla sabakwa-Israyeli saqhubeka sinzima kakhulu phezu kukaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, baze bambhubhisa.