ABahluleli
4 Ngemva kokufa kuka-Ehudi abako-Israyeli baqalisa futhi ukwenza okubi phambi kukaJehova.*+ 2 Ngakho uJehova wabanikela* esandleni sikaJabhini inkosi yaseKhenani+ eyayibusa eHazori. Induna yebutho likaJabhini kwakunguSisera owayehlala eHaroshethi+ yabezizweni.* 3 UJabhini wayelezinqola zensimbi ezingu-900.*+ Wabacindezela kabuhlungu abako-Israyeli+ okweminyaka engu-20, yikho bakhala kuJehova becela usizo.+
4 Ngalesosikhathi abako-Israyeli babesahlulelwa ngumphrofethikazi+ uDibhora, umkaLaphidothi. 5 Wayejayele ukuhlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe selala esasiphakathi kweRama+ leBhetheli+ ezintabeni zako-Efrayimi. Abako-Israyeli babesiya kuye ukuze abahlulele. 6 Wabiza uBharakhi+ indodana ka-Abhinowami owayeseKhedeshi-nafithali+ wathi kuye: “UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi kuwe, ‘Thatha amadoda angu-10 000 koNafithali lakoZebhuloni uhambe lawo entabeni iThabhori. 7 Ngizaletha uSisera induna yamabutho kaJabhini kanye lezinqola zakhe zempi lamabutho akhe emfuleni uKhishoni,*+ ngimnikele esandleni sakho.’”+
8 UBharakhi waphendula wathi: “Ngizahamba nxa lawe uhamba, kodwa nxa ungayi lami angisoze ngiye.” 9 UDibhora wasesithi: “Ngizahamba lawe. Kodwa kawusoze uthole udumo empini le ngoba uJehova uzanikela uSisera+ esandleni sowesifazana.” UDibhora wasesuka wahamba loBharakhi eKhedeshi.+ 10 UBharakhi wabiza abakoZebhuloni labakoNafithali+ eKhedeshi futhi amadoda angu-10 000 amlandela. UDibhora laye wayekhona.
11 Ngalesosikhathi uHebheri umKheni wayetshiye amanye amaKheni,+ izizukulwane zikaHobhabhi uyisezala kaMosi,+ wasesiyamisa itende lakhe eduze lesihlahla esikhulu eZananimi eKhedeshi.
12 USisera wabikelwa ukuthi uBharakhi indodana ka-Abhinowami wayesentabeni iThabhori.+ 13 Wathi ekuzwa lokhu wahle waqoqela ndawonye zonke izinqola zakhe zempi* ezingu-900 kanye lalo lonke ibutho lakhe ukuze basuke eHaroshethi yabezizweni baye emfuleni uKhishoni.*+ 14 UDibhora wathi kuBharakhi: “Hamba, ngoba lamuhla uJehova uzanikela uSisera esandleni sakho. UJehova uzahamba phambi kwakho.” UBharakhi wasesehla entabeni iThabhori elandelwa ngamadoda angu-10 000. 15 Wahlasela uSisera lamabutho akhe ngenkemba njalo uJehova wabangela ukuthi uSisera lamabutho akhe baphithane amakhanda,+ izinqola zabo zaqala ukuphambana zisiya le lale. Ekucineni uSisera wehla enqoleni yakhe wacela ezinyaweni. 16 UBharakhi wazixotshanisa izinqola zempi kanye lamabutho waze wayafika eHaroshethi yabezizweni. Amabutho wonke kaSisera adliwa yinkemba, akula lelilodwa elasalayo.+
17 Kodwa uSisera wabaleka ngenyawo waze wayafika etendeni likaJayeli+ umkaHebheri+ umKheni, ngoba kwakulokuthula phakathi kukaJabhini+ inkosi yeHazori labendlu kaHebheri umKheni. 18 UJayeli wasephuma wahlangabeza uSisera wathi kuye: “Ngena nkosi yami. Ungesabi.” Ngakho uSisera wangena etendeni, uJayeli wasemembathisa ingubo. 19 USisera wathi kuye: “Ngomile, ngicela amanzi nginathe kancane.” UJayeli wasevula isigubhu sesikhumba esasilochago wamnika wanatha.+ Wathi eqeda lapho wamembathisa ingubo futhi. 20 USisera wathi kuye: “Mana emnyango wetende. Nxa kungafika umuntu akubuze ukuthi kulomuntu yini lapha, uthi kuye, ‘Hatshi!’”
21 USisera wathi esabubhuqa ubuthongo njengoba wayediniwe, uJayeli umkaHebheri wathatha isikhonkwane setende kanye lesando, wanyenya waya kuye wafika wabethela isikhonkwane enhlafunweni* yakhe, sayathutshela phansi emhlabathini, uSisera wahle wafa.+
22 UBharakhi wafika lapho edinga uSisera, uJayeli wasephuma wamhlangabeza wathi kuye: “Buya ngizokutshengisa umuntu omdingayo.” Wangena laye etendeni wathola uSisera ethe daca phansi efile, isikhonkwane singene satshona enhlafunweni* yakhe.
23 Ngalelolanga uNkulunkulu wabalwela abantu bako-Israyeli bamnqoba uJabhini inkosi yaseKhenani.+ 24 Abako-Israyeli baqhubeka besiba lamandla phezu kukaJabhini inkosi yaseKhenani+ baze bacina bembulele.+