UDebhora uMprofetikazi

Inkokheli eyanceda amaSirayeli ukuba athembele eNkosini

UDebhora wayengumprofetikazi, inkokheli enyanisekileyo yomSirayeli eyayiphenjelelwe yiNkosi. Abantu bakhe babeyekile ukugcina imithetho yeNkosi, kwaye amaKanan ayebalawula. Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amabini, amaSirayeli aye aqalisa ukuthandazela uncedo lweNkosi.

AbaGwebi 4:1–5

INkosi yaye yayiva imithandazo yabo. Yona yaxelela uDebhora ukuba ahlanganise umkhosi wamaSirayeli owawuyo kulwa namaKanan.

AbaGwebi 4:6

Umkhosi wamaKanan wawunamajoni amaninzi kunye neenqwelo zokulwa. Oku kwenza umkhosi wamaSirayeli ukuba woyike, kodwa kwakungenjalo kuDebhora. Yena wayesazi ukuba iNkosi yayiya kubanceda.

AbaGwebi 4:3, 7

UBharaki wayeyinkokheli yomkhosi wamaSirayeli. Yena wayengafuni ukulwa. Kodwa wayecinga okokuba ukuba umkhosi wawuhambe noDebhora, iNkosi yayiya kubakhusela. UDebhora wavuma ukuhamba. Waye waprofeta ukuba umfazi wayeya koyisa uSisera, inkokheli yomkhosi wamaKanan.

AbaGwebi 4:8–9

Umkhosi wamaSirayeli wadibanela phezu kwentaba, aze amaKanan adibanela entlambo. UDebhora waxelela uBharaki ukuba ahlele ezantsi kwentaba. Yena wathembisa ukuba iNkosi yayiya kubakunye nabo.

AbaGwebi 4:12–14

INkosi yathumela imvula, zaze iinqwelo zokulwa zamaKanan zatshayelelwa emanzini. AmaKanan amaninzi aye arhaxwa emlanjeni, kodwa yena uSisera wabaleka.

AbaGwebi 4:15, 17; 5:4–5, 19–22

Umfazi ogama linguYaheli wayehlala ententeni eyayikufuphi apho. Waye wabona uSisera ebaleka waze wamxelela ukuba azimele ententeni yakhe. UYaheli wayesazi ukuba yena wayeyinkokheli yomkhosi wamaKanan kwaye wambulala ukuze angabinakulimaza abanye abantu.

AbaGwebi 4:15–21

Isiprofeto sikaDebhora saye sabayinyani. USisera waye woyiswa ngumfazi owayeligorhakazi. UDebhora waye wacula ingoma ukunceda amaSirayeli ukuba akhumbule indlela iNkosi eyawasindisa ngayo. AmaSirayeli ayigcina imithetho kwaye aphila ngoxolo iminyaka engama-40.

AbaGwebi 5:1, 24–27, 31