Abehluleli 5

5 ¹Ngalolo suku uDebora noBaraki indodana ka-Abhinowamu bahlabelela le ngoma: ²“Lapho abaholi behola kwa-Israyeli, lapho abantu bezinikela ngokuzithandela—dumisani uBaba wethu! ³Zwanini, nina makhosi! Lalelani, nina zikhulu! Mina, yebo mina, ngizohlabelela kuBaba wethu; ngizokwenzela uBaba wethu umculo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. ⁴Baba wethu, lapho uphuma eSeyiri, lapho uhamba usuka ezweni lase-Edomi, umhlaba wathuthumela, amazulu athulula, amafu athululela phansi amanzi. ⁵Izintaba zanyakaza phambi kukaBaba wethu, Lowo waseSinayi, phambi kukaBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. ⁶Ezinsukwini zikaShamgari indodana ka-Anati, ezinsukwini zikaJayeli, imigwaqo emikhulu yashiywa ize, nabahambi babehamba ngezindledlana ezigwegwile. ⁷Ukuphila kwasemizaneni kwa-Israyeli kwaphela, kwaphela—kwaze kwathi mina, Debora, ngavuka, ngavuka ngingumama kwa-Israyeli. ⁸Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha; khona-ke impi yafika emasangweni. Akubonwanga hawu noma umkhonto phakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli. ⁹Inhliziyo yami ikanye nabaholi bempi bakwa-Israyeli abazinikela ngokuzithandela phakathi kwabantu—dumisani uBaba wethu! ¹⁰Nina enigibela izimbongolo ezimhlophe, nina enihlezi ezingubeni zezihlalo, nani enihamba ngendlela—kukhulumeni ngakho! ¹¹Ngaphezu kwezwi lalabo abahlukanisa imihlambi ezindaweni zokuphuzela, lapho balandisa khona izenzo zokulunga zikaBaba wethu, izenzo zokulunga zabantu bakhe basemizaneni kwa-Israyeli. Khona-ke abantu bakaBaba wethu behlela emasangweni. ¹²Vuka, vuka, Debora! Vuka, vuka, hlabelela ingoma! Sukuma, Baraki! Hola abathunjwa bakho, ndodana ka-Abhinowamu. ¹³Khona-ke abasindayo behlela kwizikhulu; abantu bakaBaba wethu behlela kimi ukumelana nabanamandla. ¹⁴Kwa-Efrayimi kwavela labo abazimpande zabo zazise-Amaleki, belandela wena, Benjamini, nabafowenu; kwaMakiri kwehla abaholi bempi, naseZebuloni labo abaphatha intonga yomlawuli. ¹⁵Izikhulu zakwa-Isakari zazinoDebora; yebo, u-Isakari wayethembekile kuBaraki, egijimela esigodini elandela ezinyaweni zakhe. Phakathi kwezigodi zakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukuzihlola okukhulu kwenhliziyo. ¹⁶Kungani wasala phakathi kwezibaya zezimvu ukuze uzwe ukushaywa kwekhwelo emihlanjini? Phakathi kwezigodi zakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukuzihlola okukhulu kwenhliziyo. ¹⁷UGileyadi wahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani. UDani yena, kungani walibala emikhunjini? U-Asheri wahlala ethule ogwini lolwandle, ezinza emachwebeni akhe. ¹⁸UZebuloni wayeyisizwe esabeka ukuphila kwaso engozini; kwaba njalo noNaftali, ezindaweni eziphakeme zensimu. ¹⁹Amakhosi eza alwa; khona-ke amakhosi aseKhanani alwa eThahanakhi, ngasemanzini aseMegido, kodwa awathatha siliva, awathatha mpango. ²⁰Emazulwini izinkanyezi zalwa; zisuka ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera. ²¹Umfula iKishoni wabakhukhula, umfula wasendulo, umfula iKishoni. Qhubeka uhambe, mphefumulo wami, ngamandla! ²²Khona-ke amasondo amahhashi aduma— ukugijima, ukugijima kwamahhashi akhe anamandla.

²³“Qalekisani iMerozi,” sasho isithunywa sikaBaba wethu, “qalekisani kabuhlungu abantu bayo, ngokuba abezanga ukuzomsiza, ukusiza uBaba wethu ukumelana nabanamandla.” ²⁴Makabusiswe kunabo bonke abesifazane uJayeli, umkaHeberi umKheni, obusiswe kunabo bonke abesifazane abasematendeni. ²⁵Wacela amanzi, wamnika ubisi; ngesitsha esifanele izikhulu wamlethela amasi. ²⁶Isandla sakhe safinyelela esikhonkwaneni setende, isandla sakhe sokudla safinyelela esandweni sesisebenzi. Wamshaya uSisera, wachoboza ikhanda lakhe, wagqoba wabhoboza inhlafuno yakhe. ²⁷Ezinyaweni zakhe wadilika, wawa, walala wathula; ezinyaweni zakhe wadilika, wawa. Lapho adilika khona, wawela khona—efile. ²⁸Ngewindi walunguza unina kaSisera; ngemva kwesivalo sewindi wamemeza wathi: “Kungani inqola yakhe ilibala kangaka ukufika? Kungani ukududuma kwezinqola zakhe kubambezelekile?” ²⁹Amakhosikazi akhe ahlakaniphe kakhulu ayamphendula— yebo, uqhubeka ephindaphinda yena ngokwakhe. ³⁰“Abatholi yini babe impango?— intombi eyodwa noma ezimbili endodeni ngayinye, impango yezingubo ezidaywe ngombala kuSisera, impango yezingubo ezidaywe ngombala ezifekethiswe kahle, izingubo ezimbili ezifekethisiwe zentamo yalowo ophangayo?” ³¹Mabashabalale kanjalo bonke izitha zakho, Baba wethu! Kodwa labo abakuthandayo mababe njengelanga eliphuma ngamandla alo. Khona-ke izwe laba nokuthula iminyaka engamashumi amane.