STORY 32
One New Leada Guy An Two Brave Wahines
Afta leading Jehovah’s peopo fo plenny years, Joshua wen mahke at 110 years ol. Da Israel peopo had worship Jehovah da whole time Joshua wuz alive. But afta he wen mahke, dey start fo worship idols jalike da Canaan guys. Cuz da Israel peopo neva like keep lissening him, Jehovah had let da Canaan king Jabin make dea life hahd. Da peopo wen beg fo Jehovah help dem. So Jehovah wen give dem one new leada, Barak. He wuz goin help da peopo go back to Jehovah.
Deborah, one wahine dat talk fo God, wen tell Barak fo come by her. She had someting fo tell him from Jehovah: ‘Go, take 10,000 guys to da Kishon stream fo fight Jabin’s army. Ova dea, you goin be da winnah ova da leada of Jabin’s army, Sisera.’ Barak tell Deborah: ‘If you go wit me, I goin go.’ She tell: ‘K den, fo shua I go wit you. But you not goin be da one fo kill Sisera. Jehovah say goin be one wahine dat goin take him out.’
Deborah wen go wit Barak an his army guys to Mount Tabor fo get ready fo fight. Right wen Sisera hea dis, he wen get togedda his war wagons an army guys in da valley. Deborah tell Barak: ‘Go, cuz today Jehovah goin make you win.’ Barak charge um down da mountain wit his 10,000 guys fo attack Sisera’s strong army.
Den Jehovah wen make da Kishon stream flood. Sisera’s war wagons had get stuck in da mud. Israel’s army wen take down Sisera’s guys, but Sisera ditch his war wagon an get away! He run an go hide in da tent of one wahine named Jael. She wen give him some milk fo drink an put one blanket ova him. Sisera had knock out cuz he wuz real tired. Jael tippy toe to him. Den she go pound one tent stake in his head wit one hammah, an dass how he had mahke.
Barak had come looking fo Sisera. Jael come out her tent an tell: ‘Come inside. I go show you da guy you stay look fo.’ Barak go inside an see Sisera dead ova dea. Barak an Deborah wen sing one song to Jehovah cuz he had make dem win. Da Israel peopo had peace fo da nex 40 years.
“Get choke plenny messenja wahines, jalike one army, dat go out fo tell da good kine stuff to peopo.”—Songs 68:11