Ihubo likaDebora loBaraki

5UDebora loBaraki indodana kaAbinowama basebehlabelaa ngalolosuku besithi:

2 Ngenxa yokuphindisela kwezimpindiselo koIsrayelib, nxa abantu bezinikela ngokuzithandelac, busisani iNkosi! 3 Zwanini makhosi, libeke indlebe ziphathamandlad, mina, mina ngizahlabela eNkosini, ngihubele iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 4 Nkosi, ekuphumeni kwakho eSeyirie, ekunyatheleni kwakho usuka ensimini yeEdomaf, umhlaba wazamazamag, lamazulu athonta, lamayezi athontisa amanzi. 5 Izintaba zageleza phambi kweNkosih, iSinayii le phambi kweNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 6 Ensukwini zikaShamigari indodana kaAnathij, ensukwini zikaJayelik, izindlela zaphelal, lababehamba ezindledlaneni bahamba ngezindlela ezimazombazombe. 7 Izakhamizi zemakhaya zaphelam koIsrayeli, zaphela, ngaze ngasukuma mina Debora, ngasukuma, unina koIsrayeli. 8 Wakhetha onkulunkulu abatshan, khona kwaba lempi emasangweni. Sabonwa yini isihlangu lomkhontoo phakathi kwabazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane koIsrayeli? 9 Inhliziyo yami ikubanikimithetho bakoIsrayeli, abazinikela ngokuzithandela phakathi kwabantup. Busisani iNkosi! 10 Bagadi babobabhemi abamhlopheq, bahlali besigcabhar, labahambi endleleni, khulumani. 11 Elizwini labatshoki, phakathi kwezindawo zokukha amanzis, lapho bayalandisa ngemisebenzi elungileyo yeNkosi, imisebenzi elungileyo yezakhamizi zemakhaya zakoIsrayelit. Ngalesosikhathi abantu beNkosi behlela emasangweni. 12 Vukau, vuka, Debora! Vuka, vuka, khuluma ingoma! Sukuma Baraki, uthumbe abathunjiweyo bakhov, ndodana kaAbinowama. 13 Khona yayenza insali yabusa phezu kwezinduna ebantwiniw; iNkosi yangenza ngabusa phezu kwabalamandla. 14 Kuvela koEfrayimix impande yabo yayimelene loAmalekiy; emva kwakho, Bhenjamini, phakathi kwabantu bakho; kuvela kuMakiriz kwehla abanikumthethoa, lakoZebuluni abadonsa ngentonga yombhali. 15 Leziphathamandla zakoIsakari zaziloDebora; lanjengoIsakari, waba njalo uBarakib; wathunjwa esigodini ngenyawo zakhe. Ekwehlukaneni kukaRubeni izinqumo zenhliziyo zazizinkulu. 16 Wahlalelani phakathi kwezibayac ukuzwa umhlanga wokukhaliselwad izimvue? Izifunda zakoRubeni zaba lokuhlolwa okukhulu kwenhliziyo. 17 UGileyadi wahlala ngaphetsheya kweJordanif. LoDani wahlalelani emikhunjinig? UAsheri wahlala ekhunjini lolwandleh, wahlala ethekwini. 18 UZebulunii uyisizwe esadela umphefumulo waso kwaze kwaba sekufeni, loNafithali, emiqolweni yensimu. 19 Amakhosi afika alwa; khona amakhosi eKhanani alwa eThahanakhij ngasemanzini eMegidok; kawathathanga impango yesilival. 20 Zisemazulwini zalwa, inkanyezi zisendleleni zazo zalwa loSisera. 21 Isifula iKishoni sabakhukhulam, isifula sendulo, isifula iKishoni. Mphefumulo wami, unyathela ngamandla! 22 Khona atshaya phansi amasondo amabhiza, ngokumatha, ukumatha kwabalamandlan bakhe. 23 Qalekisani iMerozi, kutsho ingilosi yeNkosi, qalekisani ngokuqalekisa abakhileyo kuyo, ngoba kabezangao kuncedo lweNkosip, kuncedo lweNkosi, lamaqhawe. 24 Uzabusiswa phezu kwabesifazana uJayeli umkaHeberi umKeniq; ubusisiwe phezu kwabesifazana ethenteni. 25 Wacela amanzir, wamnika uchago, waletha amasi ngomganu wobukhosi. 26 Welulela isandla sakhe esikhonkwanenis, lesandla sakhe sokunene esandweni sezisebenzi, wamtshaya uSisera, wachoboza ikhanda lakhe, wahlaba wabhoboza inhlafuno yakhe. 27 Phakathi laphakathi kwenyawo zakhe wakhothama wawa walala; phakathi laphakathi kwenyawo zakhe wakhothama wawa, lapho akhothamela khona, wawa lapho efile echithekile. 28 Unina kaSisera walunguza ngewindit, wanqolonga ngeminxibo yewindiu wathi: Kungani inqola yakhe iphuza ukuzav? Kungani ephuzile amavili ezinqola zakhe? 29 Izihlakaniphi zamakhosazana akhe zaphendula, yebo yena wazibuyisela impendulo yakhe wathi: 30 Kabatholanga yini bayaba impangow, intombazana, amantombazana amabili kuleyo laleyondoda, impango yamalembu aconjiweyo kaSisera, impango yamalembu aconjiweyo afekethisiweyo ngenalithi, amalembu amabili aconjiweyo afekethisiweyo ngenalithi, awentamo zomphangi? 31 Ngokunjalo kazibhubhe zonke izitha zakhox, Nkosi. Kodwa abayithandayo kababe njengokuphuma kwelangay ngamandla aloz.

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