Umdosi Phambili Omutjha Nabafazi Ababili Abanesibindi

Ngemva kokudosa phambili abantu bakaJehova iminyaka eminengi, uJotjhuwa wahlongakala aneminyaka eli-110. Nakusaphila uJotjhuwa, ama-Israyeli bekalotjha uJehova. Kodwana ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakhe, athoma ukulotjha iinthombe njengamaKanana. Ngebanga lokobana ama-Israyeli bekangasalaleli, uJehova wavumela uJabhini, ikosi emKanana bona ibagandelele, ibenze badose budisi. Abantu barabhela uJehova bona abasize. Ngalokho uJehova wabapha umdosi phambili omutjha, uBharaki. Nguye ebekazokusiza abantu babuyele kuJehova.

UDibhora, umphorofidikazi wanikela uBharaki umlayezo ovela kuJehova othi: ‘Thatha amadoda azii-10 000, ukhambe nawo uyokuhlangana nebutho lakaJabhini emlanjeni weKhitjhoni. Kulapho uzokuhlula khona uSisera induna kaJabhini nebutho lakhe.’ UBharaki wathi kuDibhora: ‘Ngizokukhamba kwaphela nange nawe uzokukhamba nami.’ Waphendula wathi: ‘Ngizokukhamba nawe. Kodwana kufuze wazi bona akusuwe ozokubulala uSisera. UJehova uthe uzokubulawa mfazi.’

UDibhora wakhamba noBharaki nebutho lakhe baya eNtabeni iTabori balungiselela ipi. Msinyana ngemva kokuzwa lokho, uSisera wathatha iinkoloyana zepi nebutho lakhe batjhinga emlanjeni. UDibhora wathi kuBharaki: ‘Namhlanjesi uJehova uzokwenza uhlule uSisera.’ UBharaki namadoda ebekakhamba nawo azii-10 000, behla bagijima entabeni bayokuhlangana noSisera nebutho lakhe elinamandla.

UJehova wabangela bona kube nesirhurhula esivela emlanjeni iKhitjhoni. Iinkoloyana zepi zakaSisera zabhajwa edakeni. USisera wehla ekoloyanenakhe wathoma wagijima. UBharaki nebutho lakhe bahlula ibutho lakaSisera kodwana yena wadla phasi! Wabaleka wayozifihla ngetendeni lomma igama lakhe elinguJayeli. Umma lo wapha uSisera ibisi wasela bewamembesa nangengubo. Ikakaramba ediniweko le yabanjwa buthongo. UJayeli warhaba wamnanabela wamvula ihloko ngesikhonkhwani setende, wambulala.

UBharaki wafika azokufuna uSisera. UJayeli waphuma ngetendenakhe wathi: ‘Yewungene ngaphakathi. Ngizokukhombisa indoda oyifunako.’ UBharaki wangena ngetendeni, wabona uSisera arabhalele phasi, afile. UBharaki noDibhora babhinela uJehova ngokuthi usindise ama-Israyeli emanabenawo. Iminyaka ema-40 eyalandela, ama-Israyeli aba nokuthula.