Ukusindiswa kwama-Israyeli esandleni sakaSisera
1Ama-Israyeli godu enza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Ehudi. 2USomnini wawathengisa esandleni sakaJabhini ikosi yeKanana ebeyibusa eRhatsori. Induna yamabuthwakhe gade kunguSisera obegade ahlala eRharotjhethi-Hagoyimu. 3Abantu bakwa-Israyeli balilela uSomnini bona abasize ngombana uJabhini gade aneenkarana zepi zesimbi ezimakhulu alithoba begodu gade agandelele abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngesihluku iminyaka ematjhumi amabili.
4UDibhora umphorofidikazi oyikosikazi kaLapidothi gade amkhokheli kwa-Israyeli ngesikhatheso. 5Gade avame ukuhlala ngaphasi komuthi wamasundu okuthiwa ngewakaDibhora ogade uhlangana neRama neBhethe-Eli ngeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu. Ama-Israyeli begade eza kuye kobana awahlahle. 6Wathumela igama bona kubizwe uBharakhi umsa ka-Abinowamu weKhedetjhi eNafitali wathi kuye: “USomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uyakuyala bonyana ukhambe namadoda aziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi ekorweni yakwaNafitali neyakwaZebuloni, nizihlele entabeni iTabori. 7Ngizakwenza uSisera induna yebutho lakaJabhini kobana aphume anihlangabeze ngemlanjaneni iKhitjhoni ngeenkarana zakhe kanye nejima lakhe, ngimnikele esandleni sakho.”
8UBharakhi wathi kuye: “Nakube uzakukhamba nami, kulungile ngizakhamba, kodwana nakube awukhambi nami, nami angiyi ndawo.”
9UDibhora wathi: “Ngambala ngizakukhamba nawe, nokho indlela oyikhambako angeze yakulethela idumo ngombana uSomnini uzokunikela uSisera esandleni somfazi.”
Yeke wasikima wakhamba noBharakhi eKhedetjhi. 10UBharakhi wabizela uZebuloni noNafitali eKhedetjhi. Kwenyuka iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi zamadoda zamlandela noDibhora wakhamba naye.
11ETsananimu eseduze neKhedetjhi bekunomKheni okuthiwa nguRhebheri ogade ahlome itende lakhe emithini ye-owuku. Yena gade azihlukanisile namaKheni, okuziinzukulwana zakaRhobabi umkhwe kaMosi.
12Lokha uSisera natjelwa bonyana uBharakhi umsa ka-Abinowamu wenyukele entabeni iTabori, 13wabutha zoke iinkarana zakhe zepi zesimbi, ezazimakhulu alithoba, nawo woke amadoda agade anaye ukusuka eRharotjhethi-Hagoyimu ukuya emlanjaneni iKhitjhoni. 14UDibhora wathi kuBharakhi: “Ayiye! Leli lilanga uSomnini anikele ngalo uSisera esandleni sakho. Angithi uyazi bonyana uSomnini ukhamba phambi kwakho!”
Yeke uBharakhi wehla ukusuka entabeni iTabori alandelwa madoda aziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi. 15USomnini wahlangahlanganisa uSisera nazo zoke iinkarana zakhe zepi nebutho lakhe loke phambi kwakaBharakhi. USisera wehla ekaranenakhe wabhebhula iinthende. 16UBharakhi wagijimisa iinkarana kanye nebutho lakaSisera ukuya eRhoretjhethi-Hagoyimu. Loke ibutho lakaSisera lafa ngesabula, azange kusinde namunye.
17Kodwana uSisera wabaleka ngeenyawo waya etendeni lakaJayeli, ikosikazi kaRhebheri umKheni ngombana gade kunokuthula phakathi kwakaJabhini ikosi yeRhatsori kanye nekumba kaRhebheri umKheni. 18UJayeli waphuma bona ahlangabeze uSisera, wathi kuye: “Ikosami ayiphambukele, iye, iphambukele kwamapha, ingesabi.” Yeke waphambukela kuye ngetendeni, wamembesa ngomkghadi.
19USisera wathi kuJayeli: “Uthi ngomile na, akhese ungiphe amanzi wokusela.” Yeke wavula ikwana yesikhumba yebisi wamnikela bona asele, wamembesa. 20Godu uSisera wathi kuJayeli: “Yewujame emnyango wetende. Nakufika umuntu akubuze bona kunomuntu ngapha na, uthi, awa.”
21Kodwana uJayeli ikosikazi kaRhebheri wathi angabona bonyana uSisera uyile ngobuthongo ngebanga lokudinwa, wathatha isikhonkhwani setende nenondo, wananabela kuye wabethelela isikhonkhwaneso ehlafunyweni samhlanganisa nehlabathi. Wafela khonapho. 22Khonokho kwavela uBharakhi ogade agijimisana noSisera, uJayeli wamhlangabeza wathi kuye: “Yiza ngizokukhombisa umuntu omfunako loyo.”
UBharakhi wangena ngetendeni lakaJayeli, wabona uSisera adindilizile. Isikhonkhwani setende sisehlafunywenakhe.
23Yeke mhlokho uZimu waguqisa uJabhini ikosi yeKanana phambi kwama-Israyeli. 24Isandla sama-Israyeli saya ngokuqina phezu kwakaJabhini ikosi yeKanana kufikela lapha ambhubhisa khona nya!
