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Bible in one year April 21

1. Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Jerubhali, labenguGideyoni, nawo onkhe emadvodza labehamba nawo bemisa emtfonjeni waseHarodi. Inkambu yabakaMidiyani yayingasenyakatfo esigodzini lesasisedvute neNtsaba iMore.

2. Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Lamadvodza lohamba nawo manyenti kakhulu kutsi nginganikela emaMidiyani etandleni tawo, funa baka-Israyeli batishaye tifuba batsi: ‘Sitisindzise ngemandla etfu.’

3. Ngako memetela kulamadvodza utsi: ‘Nakukhona lowesabako nalongenwa ngemanti emadvolweni, akasuke lapha eNtsabeni iGileyadi, ancandzeke, abuyele ekhaya.’ ” Ngako kwancandzeka emadvodza lati-22 000, kwasala lati-10 000.

4. Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Asemanyenti lamadvodza. Watsatse wehlele nawo emfuleni, ngitakuhlungela wona khona lapho. Nangitsi: ‘Lona utawuhamba nawe,’ kufanele ahambe, kodvwa nangitsi: ‘Lona angeke ahambe nawe,’ kufanele angahambi.”

5. Ngako Gideyoni watsatsa lamadvodza wehlela emfuleni. Nasefike lapho, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Yehlukanisa labo labanatsa ngekucapha lamanti njengenja, kulabo labaguca phansi nabanatsako.”

6. Emadvodza lanatsa emanti ngekuwakhaphatela nangekuwacapha aba ngema-300. Onkhe lawa lamanye emadvodza aguca phansi ngemadvolo anatsa.

7. Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Ngalamadvodza langema-300 lanatse ngekucapha ngitanisindzisa, nginikele emaMidiyani etandleni takho. Hambisa onkhe lawa lamanye emadvodza, ngulowo nalowo abuyele kubo.”

8. Ngako Gideyoni onkhe lamadvodza wawabuyisela emathendeni awo, kodvwa wasala nalawa langema-300, latsatsa imiphako nemacilongo alawa lamanye. Inkambu yemaMidiyani yayingentasi kwakhe, esigodzini.

9. Kubo lobo busuku Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Vuka, wehlele enkambu, ngobe ngitayinikela esandleni sakho.

10. Nawesabako kuhlasela, yehlela enkambu nenceku yakho, Phura,

11. ulalele kutsi batsini. Emvakwaloko utawuba nesibindzi sekuyihlasela lenkambu.” Ngako yena naPhura, inceku yakhe, behlela kulabo lababegadze inkambu.

12. EmaMidiyani, nema-Amaleki, nato tonkhe tive tangasemphumalanga tatimise esigodzini, titse gwacalala njengemabulo esikhonyane. Emakamela ato abengeke asabaleka, abesafanana nesihlabatsi selusentse lwaselwandle.

13. Gideyoni wefika ngesikhatsi lenye indvodza isalandzisa umnganayo liphupho itsi: “Ngibhudze sinkhwa sebhali lesiyindingilizi sita sigicikela enkambu yemaMidiyani. Sifike sashaya lithende ngemandla laze lasiphuka, lafohloka.”

14. Lomnganakhe waphendvula watsi: “Phela loko kungeke kusho lutfo ngaphandle kwenkemba yaGideyoni, umsa waJowashi, waka-Israyeli. Nkulunkulu unikele emaMidiyani nenkambu yonkhe esandleni sakhe.”

15. Watsi kube Gideyoni eve leliphupho kanye nenchazelo, wakhotsama Nkulunkulu, wamkhonta. Wancandzeka wabuyela enkambu yaka-Israyeli, wafike wamemeta watsi: “Vukani! Simakadze unikele inkambu yemaMidiyani esandleni senu!”

16. Wahlela lamadvodza langema-300, wawenta emabutfo lamatsatfu. Onkhe lamadvodza wawanika emacilongo nemajeke labengenalutfo, kanye netidlwane lebetisekhatsi emajekeni, watsi ngulowo nalowo akakubambe ngetandla.

17. Wabayala watsi: “Nibobuka mine, ningilingise. Nitawutsi nangifika emnyeleni wenkambu, nente njengobe nami ngenta.

18. Nangabe mine nalaba labangalapha ngakimi sishaya emacilongo etfu, nani nonkhe, kutungeleta yonkhe inkambu, niboshaya emacilongo enu nimemete nitsi: ‘YaSimakadze neyaGideyoni.’ ”

19. Gideyoni nalamadvodza lalikhulu labehamba naye befika emnyeleni wenkambu ekhatsi nebusuku nabasandza kuntjintja laba lababegadze inkambu. BoGideyoni bashaya emacilongo abo, bafohlota lamajeke labebawaphetse ngetandla.

20. Onkhe-ke lamabutfo lamatsatfu ashaya emacilongo awo afohlota nalamajeke awo, abambe letidlwane ngesancele, ngesekudla aphetse lamacilongo labewashaya, amemeta atsi: “Inkemba yaSimakadze naGideyoni!”

21. Kwatsi bonkhe bantfu baseme etindzaweni tabo batungelete lenkambu, onkhe emaMidiyani abaleka, akhalela etulu.

22. Atsi kube lamacilongo langema-300 akhale, Simakadze wasanganisa onkhe lawo madvodza labekuleyo nkambu yemaMidiyani, agucukelana odvwana, agwazana. Imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka yacondza eBhethi Shitha kuya eSerera, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni we-Abela Mehola, eceleni kweThabhathi.

23. Ema-Israyeli akaNaftali, newaka-Asheri, nawo onkhe akaManase amenyetwa, acosha emaMidiyani.

24. Gideyoni wakhipha tigijimi kulo lonkhe live letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, watsi: “Yehlani nihlasele emaMidiyani, niyekuwavimbetela etindzaweni tonkhe temanti nasematubukweni emfula iJordane asengakefiki, nize niyewufika eBhethi Bhara.” Ngako onkhe emadvodza aka-Efrayimu amenyetwa ahamba ayawuvimba tonkhe tindzawo letatinemanti nasematubukweni emfula iJordane, kuze kuyewufika eBhethi Bhara;

25. adzimate atfumba nebaholi lababili bemaMidiyani, bo-Orebi naZebi. Orebi yena bambulalela edvwaleni lase-Orebi, kwatsi Zebi yena bambulalela etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini lelaliseZebi. EmaMidiyani bawacosha, baze babuya netinhloko tabo-Orebi naZebi, bafike batinika Gideyoni, labamkhandza ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.

Tikhulu 8:1-35

1. Sive saka-Efrayimu sabuta Gideyoni, satsi: “Usiphatseleni kanje? Awukasimemi ngani nawuyakulwa nemaMidiyani?” Bamsola kakhulu ngaloko.

2. Kodvwa wabaphendvula watsi: “Yini nje lengiyente kahle kwendlula nine? Angitsi sivuno semagelebisi lesikhwinyitwa baka-Efrayimu sincono kakhulu kunesivuno sibili saka-Abiyezeri?

3. Nkulunkulu wanikela bo-Orebi naZebi, baholi bemaMidiyani, etandleni tenu. Yini lengikhone kuyenta kwendlula nine?” Ngaloko, kumsola kwabo kwabotja.

4. Gideyoni nemadvodza akhe langema-300, nome abesadziniwe, kodvwa achubeka acosha emaMidiyani, aze ewelela ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.

5. Wakhuluma kulamadvodza aseSukhothi, watsi: “Phanini emabutfo ami kudla; asadziniwe futsi alambile, kantsi ngisachubeka kucosha boZeba naSalmuna, emakhosi emaMidiyani.”

6. Kodvwa tindvuna taseSukhothi tatsi: “Senibatfumbile yini boZeba naSalmuna? Kepha singawanikelani kudla lamabutfo akho?”

7. Gideyoni wabaphendvula watsi: “Njengobe nisho nje, kuyawutsi Simakadze anganikela boZeba naSalmuna esandleni sami, ngiyawudladlabula imitimba yenu ngemanyeva esiganga nangetinchachabutane.”

8. Wesuka lapho wakhuphukela ePheniyeli, nakhona wenta sona leso sicelo, kodvwa nabo bamphendvula njengalaba baseSukhothi.

9. Ngako wakhuluma kulamadvodza asePheniyeli, watsi: “Ngiyawutsi nase ngibuya sengincobile ngiwubhidlite lombhoshongo.”

10. BoZeba naSalmuna babeseKhakhori kanye nemphi yabo leyayinemadvodza labengaba ti-15 000, bonkhe lababesele emabutfweni etive tangasemphumalanga. Kwase kufe emadvodza lati-120 000, tingwazi cobo lwato.

11. Gideyoni wenyuka ngendlela yetihambi emphumalanga yeNoba neJogbeha, watitsela etikwalamabutfo, wona angakacapheli.

12. BoZeba naSalmuna, emakhosi lamabili emaMidiyani, babaleka, kodvwa wabacosha, wabakhandza, wabatfumba, wadvungulula yonkhe imphi yabo.

13. Gideyoni, umsa waJowashi, wabuya emphini ngeSikhala saseHeresi.

14. Wabamba lijaha laseSukhothi waliphenya ngemibuto, lona lase limbhalela emabito etindvuna taseSukhothi labengema-77, lekwakutibondza talelo dolobha.

15. Gideyoni weta kulamadvodza aseSukhothi, wafike watsi: “Naba boZeba naSalmuna, lenaningicoloshela ngabo, nitsi: ‘Sewubatfumbile yini boZeba naSalmuna? Pho, singawanikelani kudla lamabutfo akho lasadziniwe?’ ”

16. Watsatsa lamadvodza, tibondza telidolobha laseSukhothi, wafundzisa sifundvo ngekuwajezisa ngemanyeva esiganga nangetinchachabutane.

17. Waphindze wabhidlita umbhoshongo wasePheniyeli; wabulala nemadvodza alelo dolobha.

18. Wabuta boZeba naSalmuna watsi: “Bekubobani lamadvodza lenawabulala eThabori?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Lamadvodza abefanana nawe ngulowo nalowo abenesimo sebuntfwabenkhosi.”

19. Gideyoni wabaphendvula, watsi: “Lawo madvodza bekubomnaketfu, kungemadvodzana amake longitalako. Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, kube anibabulalanga, nami-ke bengingeke nginibulale.”

20. Wagucukela ngakuJetheri, umsa wakhe lomdzala, watsi: “Babulale.” Kodvwa Jetheri akayihoshulanga inkemba yakhe, ngobe abesengumfana futsi esaba.

21. BoZeba naSalmuna bakhuluma, batsi: “Kota, kutekwentiwa nguwe matfupha loko; ‘indvodza yindvodza ngemandla ayo.’ ” Ngako Gideyoni wasondzela kubo wababulala, wase utsatsa imihlobiso etintsanyeni temakamela abo.

22. Ema-Israyeli akhuluma kuGideyoni, atsi: “Sale sewusibusa, wena nemsa wakho nemtukulu wakho, ngobe usisindzise esandleni semaMidiyani.”

23. Kodvwa Gideyoni wawatjela watsi: “Ngingeke nginibuse, ngisho nemsa wami imbala. NguSimakadze lotanibusa.”

24. Wachubeka watsi: “Kunye lengikucelako, kutsi ngulowo nalowo angiphe licici esabelweni senu semphango.” Bekulisiko lema-Ishmayeli kufaka emacici egolide.

25. Ema-Israyeli aphendvula atsi: “Singajabula kukunika wona.” Ngako endlala ingubo, bonkhe bantfu ngulowo nalowo wajika licici kuyo labelitsetse emphangweni yakhe.

26. Sisindvo salamacici labewacelile saba ngemakhilogremu labengaba li-19 nemagremu langema-500, ngaphandle kwemihlobiso letinhlobonhlobo netingubo letatibukhwebeletane letatembatfwa ngemakhosi aseMidiyani kanye netingcibe lebetisetintsanyeni temakamela awo.

27. Gideyoni wenta sidziya segolide, wasibeka edolobheni lakubo i-Ofra. Onkhe ema-Israyeli eta aphinga ngekukhonta sona; loko kwaba lugibe kuGideyoni kanye nemndeni wakhe.

28. Atfotjiswa kanjalo-ke emaMidiyani ngaphansi kwa-Israyeli, akazange aphindze atiphakamise. Ngesikhatsi saGideyoni ema-Israyeli aba nekuthula iminyaka lengema-40.

29. Jerubhali, umsa waJowashi, wabuyela ekhaya kubo.

30. Gideyoni abenemadvodzana labengema-70, labetalwa nguye, ngobe abenebafati labanyenti.

31. Lesinye singani sakhe, lesasihlala eShekhemu, samtalela indvodzana, layetsa libito watsi ngu-Abimeleki.

32. Gideyoni, umsa waJowashi, wafa asakhulile kakhulu ngeminyaka. Wangcwatjwa ethuneni leyise, Jowashi, lelalise-Ofra, kulema-Abiyezeri.

33. Wenelela kufa nje Gideyoni, ema-Israyeli aphindze abuyela kuboBhali, aphinga nabo ngekubakhonta. Atimisela Bhali Bherithi, atsi ngunkulunkulu wawo,

34. angete amkhumbula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wawo, labewephule etandleni tato tonkhe titsa tawo kuyo yonkhe indzawo.

35. Akazange entele umusa emndenini waJerubhali lekwakunguGideyoni, njengako konkhe lokuhle labekwentele wona.

Tihlabelelo 49:10-20

10. Yebo, wonkhe umuntfu uyabona kutsi netihlakaniphi tiyafa njengobe tilima netiphukuphuku tifa, tishiye ingcebo yato kutsi idliwe ngulabanye.

11. Emathuna alikhaya labo phakadze naphakadze; bayawuhlala kuwo siphelane, nome bake baba nemave letsiwa ngemabito abo.

12. Umuntfu nome angaba netidvumo, angeke ahlale angafi, unjengetilwane letifa kungabi ndzaba talutfo.

13. Bukani-ke siphetfo salabo labatetsembako, nesebalandzeli babo labavumelana netinkhulumo tabo. Cabanga.

14. Banjengetimvu letimele kubulawa, babhekene nekufa. Labacotfo bayawubabusa ngemuso, tidvumbu tabo tibole ethuneni, balahlekelwe nangemakhaya abo.

15. Kodvwa, Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wami uyakuwuhlenga emandleni ekufa ngobe uyawungemukela. Cabanga.

16. Ungesabi lutfo, nakanjinga umuntfu, lapho bunjinga bakhe sebandza;

17. ngobe nasafa, kute latawuhamba nako, ngisho nebunjinga bakhe imbala.

18. Nome umuntfu angatidvumisa abuse asaphila, nome bantfu bangamdvumisa ngebuciko bakhe,

19. utawuhamba aye kubakubo lase bafa, lapho kunebumnyama baphakadze.

20. Umuntfu loyingcunga kepha abe ate kucondza, naye uyawufa njengetilwane letifa kungabi ndzaba talutfo.

Taga 14:22-24

22. Labo labakha emacebo ebubi abeduki yini? Umusa nekwetsembeka kuyawuba kwalabo labanemacebo lamahle.

23. Kuko konkhe kusebenta matima kunemvuzo; kodvwa labo labalibala kukhulumela futsi bahlala beswele.

24. Umvuzo wesihlakaniphi kuhlakanipha kwaso; kodvwa bulima ngumchele wetilima.

Lukha 15:11-32

11. Wachubeka Jesu watsi: “Bekukhona umuntfu labenemadvodzana lamabili.

12. Indvodzana lencane yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, nginike sabelo lesilifa lami.’ Ngako-ke uyise wawehlukanisela lifa emadvodzana akhe.

13. “Kwatsi ngemalangana indvodzana lencane yatsengisa lifa layo, yahamba nalemali yalibangisa eveni lelikhashane, lapho yayihlaphata khona imali ihleti ngekonakala.

14. Yayidla yonkhe imali. Kwefika indlala lenkhulu kulelo live, ingasenalutfo yahlupheka kakhulu.

15. Ngako-ke yahamba yayawufuna umsebenti kumuntfu walelo live, wayitfumela enhlonhleni yakhe kuyakwelusa tingulube.

16. Yayilamba idzimate ifise kudla imidvumba ledliwa tingulube, ngobe yayinganikwa ngumuntfu kudla.

17. “Sigcino yasanguluka engcondvweni yacabanga yatsi: ‘Tonkhe tisebenti tababe tidla tidzimate titibekele, kepha mine lapha ngilamba kangaka.

18. Ngitawuhamba ngiye kubabe ngitsi kuye: “Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe.

19. Angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho; sale umane ungenta lomunye wetisebenti takho.” ’

20. Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.

21. Lendvodzana yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe, angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho.’

22. Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.

23. Nifune litfole lelihle lelikhuluphele nilihlabe sitewudla sijabule.

24. Ngobe lendvodzana yami beyifile, kodvwa nyalo seyiyaphila; beyilahlekile, kodvwa nyalo seyitfolakele.’ Ngako kwase kuyadliwa, kuyajatjulwa.

25. “Ngaleso sikhatsi indvodzana lenkhulu beyingekho isensimini, yatsi seyibuya yeva umsindvo wekuhlabela nekugidza ingakangeni ekhaya,

26. yase ibita lesinye setisebenti iyabuta kutsi kwente njani lapha ekhaya kunemsindvo nje.

27. Sisebenti satsi kuye: ‘Umnakenu sewubuyile, ngako-ke uyihlo umhlabise litfole lelikhuluphele, ngobe umnakenu ubuye asaphila.’

28. “Indvodzana lenkhulu yatfukutsela yabila, yase iyala nekungena lapha ekhaya. Kwadzimate kwaphuma uyise wayakuyincenga;

29. yamphendvula yatsi: ‘Kodvwa, babe, mine yonkhe leminyaka bengihleti nawe ngikusebentela. Angizange sengephule namunye umyalo wakho, kodvwa awuzange sewunginike nangalinye lilanga ngisho nelizinyane nje, kutsi nami ngitijabulise kanye nebangani bami.

30. Kodvwa lendvodzana yakho nayibuya kuyawuhlaphata lifa lakho netingwadla, yona uyihlabisa litfole lelikhuluphele!’

31. “Uyise watsi kuye: ‘Ndvodzana yami, wena unami njalo, nako konkhe lokukwami ubokwati kutsi kwakho.

32. Kepha kusifanele kutsi sijabule sidle ngekutfokota, ngobe umnakenu abefile, kepha manje sewuyaphila; abelahlekile, kepha manje sewutfolakele.’ ”

Siswati Bible 1996