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Umholi Lomusha Nebafati Lababili Labanesibindzi
Ngemuva kwekuhola bantfu baNkulunkulu sikhatsi lesidze, Joshuwa wafa sekaneminyaka lengu-110. Nakasaphila, ema-Israyeli bekakhonta Jehova. Kodvwa ngemuva kwekufa kwaJoshuwa, ema-Israyeli acala kukhonta titfombe njengobe bekwenta emaKhenani. Ngenca yekutsi ema-Israyeli besekangasamlaleli, Jehova wavumela inkhosi yemaKhenani lenguJabhini kutsi ibaphatse kabi. Ema-Israyeli ancenga Jehova acela lusito. Ngako Jehova wawaniketa umholi lomusha lobekunguBharaki, lobekatawasita abuyele kuye.
Debhora umphrofethikati watfumela kutsi kulandvwe Bharaki. Bekafuna kumtjela umlayeto lobuya kuJehova lotsi: ‘Tsatsa emadvodza langu-10 000, niyohlangana nelibutfo laJabini esihosheni saseKhishoni. Lapho ngitawunikela Sisera sikhulu selibutfo laJabini esandleni sakho.’ Bharaki watsi kuDebhora: ‘Nangabe uhamba nami, ngitawuhamba.’ Yena watsi: ‘Ngitawuhamba nawe. Kodvwa kufanele wati kutsi Sisera angeke abulawe nguwe. Jehova utawunikela Sisera esandleni semfati.’
Debhora wahamba naBharaki nelibutfo lakhe baya entsabeni iThabori kuyolungiselela imphi. Ngekushesha nje Sisera nakeva
ngaloku, wahlanganisa ndzawonye emabutfo kanye netincola takhe temphi kute ayokulwa naBharaki. Debhora watsi kuBharaki: ‘Leli lilanga Jehova latawunikela ngalo Sisera esandleni sakho.’ Bharaki nalamadvodza langu-10 000 behla lentsaba bayohlangana nemasotja lanemandla aSisera.Jehova wabangela kutsi umfula iKhishoni ugcwale uze ucitseke. Tincola temphi taSisera tabisha eludzakeni. Sisera wayishiya incola yakhe wabaleka. Bharaki nemasotja akhe balincoba libutfo laSisera, kepha Sisera yena wabaleka. Wabalekela ethendeni lalomunye umfati lokutsiswa nguJayeli wafike wabhaca khona. Lomfati wamnatsisa lubisi wabese ummbonya ngengubo yekulala. Lelichawe lebelidziniwe lalala butfongo. Jayeli walinyonyobela lelichawe ngesikhatsi lisetumekile lilele, wafike walihlaba ngentfo lecijile enhloko lafa.
Bharaki wafika atofuna Sisera. Jayeli waphuma ethendeni lakhe watsi kubo: ‘Wota lapha ngitekukhombisa lendvodza loyifunako.’ Bharaki wangena ngekhatsi wabona Sisera afile. Bharaki naDebhora badvumisa Jehova ngengoma ngenca yekusindzisa ema-Israyeli etitseni tawo. Eminyakeni lengu-40 leyalandzela, ema-Israyeli bekahlala ngekuthula.
“Labasikati labamemetela tindzaba letimnandzi balibutfo lelikhulu.”—Tihlabelelo 68:11