MULANDU NSHI KWABELELE ABAPINGUSHI?

(Abapingushi 1:1–3:6)

Ilyo imfumu sha calo ca Kanaani shacimfiwa ku mulalo uwaletungululwa na Yoshua, umukowa umo umo uwa kwa Israele waya ku bupyani bwabo no kupyana icalo. Lelo, abena Israele balifililwe ukupyanununa abekashi ba muli cilya calo. Ukufilwa ukubapyanununa kwali citeyo icine cine ku bena Israele.

Inkulo iyakonkapo pa numa ya mfwa ya kwa Yoshua ‘taishibe Yehova nangu mulimo wine acitiile Israele.’ (Abapingushi 2:10) Kabili, abantu batendeka ukufishanya na bena Kanaani no kubombela imilungu yabo. E ico Yehova asuminisha abena Israele ukutitikishiwa ku balwani babo. Lelo lintu ukutitikisha kwacilamo, abana ba kwa Israele balilila kuli Lesa wa cine ku kwafwiwa. Ni lintu kuli imipepele, imikalile, ne mitekele ya musango yu e lyo ilyashi lya bapingushi abo Yehova aimishe ku kupususha abantu bakwe ukufuma ku balwani babo litendeka.

YEHOVA AIMYA ABAPINGUSHI

(Abapingushi 3:7–16:31)

IIyashi lisuma pa fyo abapingushi babombele litendeka na fintu Oteniele apwishishe ukutekwa kwa bena Israele pa myaka 8 ku mfumu ya Mesopotamia. Ukubomfya umucenjelo walekabila ukushipa, Umupingushi Ehudi aipaya Egelone imfumu yaina iya bena Moabu. Shamigari uwashipa aipaya abaPelishiti 600 eka fye ukubomfya ica kusoswelako ing’ombe. Baraki na baume bakwe 10,000 ababula ifyanso fine fine pa kukoseleshiwa na kasesema mwanakashi Debora, kabili pa kwafwiwa na Yehova bacimfishe abashilika ba maka aba kwa Sisera. Yehova aimya Gideone na baume bakwe 300 kabili abalenga ukucimfya abena Midiani.

Ukupitila muli Yefta, Yehova alubula abena Israele ku bena Amone. Tola, Yairi, Ibsani, Elone, na Abdone na bo bali pa baume 12 abapingula Israele. Inshiku sha Bapingushi shalekelesha na Samsone, uwalwa na baPelishiti.