‘Ukuvelisa KukaYehova Abagwebi’

UNOKUYIBONA ngokulula iNtaba yaseTabhore (F4) kule maphu ilapha—kumzantsi-ntshona woLwandle lwaseGalili, kwiNtlambo yaseYizereli. Yiba nomfanekiso-ngqondweni womkhosi wamajoni ali-10 000 umi enkcochoyini yaloo ntaba. UYehova wasebenzisa uMgwebi uBharaki nomprofetikazi uDebhora ukuba bahlanganise amaSirayeli aye kulwa noKumkani uYabhin ongumKanan, owayewacinezele kangangeminyaka engama-20. Zikhokelwa ngumphathi-mkhosi uSisera, iinqwelo zokulwa ezingama-900 zikaYabhin ezazixhobe ngamarhengqa entsimbi zasuka eHarosheti zaya kwintsele eyomileyo yeKishon, ephakathi kweMegido neNtaba yaseTabhore.

UMgwebi uBharaki wakhokelela amaSirayeli kuloo ntsele ukuya kulwa nemikhosi kaSisera. UYehova wawenza oyisa ngokuthi azise izikhukula ezabangela ukuba iinqwelo zokulwa zikaSisera zixinge eludakeni, nto leyo eyawenza angenwa luloyiko amaKanan. (ABa 4:1–5:31) Eso yayisesinye nje sezihlandlo ezininzi awathi ngazo uThixo wawenza oyisa amaSirayeli ebudeni bexesha laBagwebi.

Yakuba yoyisiwe iKanan, elo lizwe labelwa izizwe zakwaSirayeli. Phawula apho zazihlala khona izizwe ezahlukahlukeneyo ezingezizo ezabaLevi. Isizwe esincinane sakwaSimeyon safumana izixeko ezikummandla wakwaYuda. Emva kokufa kukaYoshuwa, olu hlanga lonakala ngokomoya nangokokuziphatha. USirayeli ‘waba sengxakini enkulu,’ ecinezelwa ziintshaba zakhe. Ngovelwano, ‘uYehova wavelisa abagwebi,’ amadoda ali-12 anokholo oluqinileyo nenkalipho, awathi amhlangula uSirayeli kangangeenkulungwane ezintathu.—ABa 2:15, 16, 19.

UMgwebi uGidiyon wasebenzisa amajoni akhaliphileyo angama-300 kuphela nawayengaxhobanga kangako ukoyisa umkhosi wamaMidiyan owawunamajoni ali-135 000. Ithafa ledabi laliphakathi kweNtaba yeGilbhowa neMore. Akuba oyisile okokuqala, uGidiyon walusukela olu tshaba lwaya kutsho kwintlango engasempuma.—ABa 6:1–8:32.

UYifeta, umGiliyadi wesizwe sakwaManase, wazikhulula ekucinezelweni ngama-Amoni iidolophu zamaSirayeli ezazikwimpuma yeYordan. Kunokwenzeka ukuba uYifeta wahamba kwiNdlela kaKumkani ukuya apho, eyayiphakathi kweRamoti-giliyadi neArohere.—ABa 11:1–12:7.

Iziganeko zokoyisa kukaSamson amaFilisti zenzeka kunxweme lwaseGaza naseAshkelon. IGaza ikummandla onamanzi amaninzi odume ngezolimo. USamson wasebenzisa iimpungutye ezingama-300 ukutshisa amasimi okudla okuziinkozo, izidiliya namasimi eminquma amaFilisti.—ABa 15:4, 5.

Ngokusuka kwingxelo yeBhayibhile nakumnombo wabagwebi, kucacile ukuba babekho kulo lonke iLizwe Lesithembiso. UYehova wayesoloko ebalondoloza abantu bakhe abaguqukileyo ngamaxesha anzima, naphi na apho bakhoyo.

[Imaphu ekwiphepha 15]

(Ukuba ufuna inkcazelo ehlahlelwe kakuhle, yiya kwimpapasho)

Izizwe Nabagwebi

Abagwebi

1. UOteniyeli (Wesizwe sakwaManase)

2. UEhudi (Wesizwe sakwaYuda)

3. UShamgare (Wesizwe sakwaYuda)

4. UBharaki (Wesizwe sakwaNafetali)

5. UGidiyon (Wesizwe sakwaIsakare)

6. UTola (Wesizwe sakwaManase)

7. UYayire (Wesizwe wesizwe sakwaManase)

8. UYifeta (Wesizwe sakwaGadi)

9. UIbhetsan (Wesizwe sakwaZebhulon)

10. UElon (Wesizwe sakwaZebhulon)

11. UAbhedon (Wesizwe sakwa Efrahim)

12. USamson (Wesizwe sakwaYuda)

Ukwahlulahlulwa Ngokwezizwe (Yiya kwimpapasho)

Izixeko ZakwaManase Ezijikeleziweyo

E4 IDore

E5 IMegido

E5 ITahanaki

F4 IEn-dore

F5 IBeth-sheyan (IBete-shan)

F5 I-Ibleyam (IGati-rimon)

Izixeko ZakwaSimeyon Ezijikeleziweyo

C9 ISharuhen (IShaharayim) (IShilehim)

C10 IBete-lebhawoti (Bete-bhiri)

D8 IEtere (Token)

D9 ITsikelage

D9 IAyi

D9 IHatsa-susa?

D9 IAshan

D9 IBher-sheba

D10 IHatsa-shuwali

E9 IEtam

E9 IBete-markaboti

E9 IBetuweli? (Kesili?)

E9 IShebha? (IYeshuwa)

E10 IBahalati-bhere (IBhahali)

E10 IEtsem

Izixeko Zokusabela ZabaLevi

E8 IHebron

F3 IKedeshe

F6 IShekem

H4 IGolan

H5 IRamoti-giliyadi

H8 IBhetsere

Inlela Ezinkulu

B10 Indlela Yolwandle

G10 Indlela YooKumkani

Izizwe ZakwaSirayeli

KWADAN (D7)

D7 IYopa

E8 ITsora

KWAYUDA (D9)

C8 IAshkelon

C9 IGaza

C9 ISharuhen (IShaharayim) (IShilihim)

C10 IBeti-lebawoti (Beti-bhiri)

C12 IAzmoni

C12 IKadeshe

D7 IYabhuneli

D8 IEtere (IToken)

D9 ITsikelage

D9 IAyin

D9 IHatsare-susa?

D9 IAshan

D9 IBer-sheba

D10 IHatsare-shuwali

E8 ILehi

E8 IBetelehem

E8 IHebron

E9 IEtam

E9 IBeti-markaboti

E9 IBethuweli? (IKesili?)

E9 ISheba? (IYeshuwa)

E10 IBhahalati-bhere (IBhahali)

E10 IEtsem

KWA-ASHERE (E3)

E2 ITire

E4 IHarosheti

E4 IDore

F1 ISidon

KWAMANASE (E5)

E6 IShamire (ISamariya)

E6 IPiratoni

F6 IShekem

G5 IAbeli-mehola

KWAEFRAYIM (E7)

E7 ITimnati-sera

F6 ITapuwa

F6 IShilo

F7 IBeteli (ILuzi)

KWANAFETALI (F3)

F2 IBete-anati

F3 IKedeshe

G3 IHatsore

KWAZEBULONI (F4)

E4 IBetelehem

KWAISAKARE (F5)

E5 IMegido

E5 IKedeshe (IKishiyon)

E5 ITanaki

F4 IEn-dore

F5 IBete-shita

F5 IBete-sheyan (IBete-shan)

F5 I-Ibleyam (Gati-rimon)

KWABENJAMIN (F7)

F7 IGilgali

F8 IYerusalem

KWADAN (G2)

G2 KwaDan (ILayisha)

KWAMANASEH (H3)

H4 IGolan

KWAGADI (H6)

G6 ISukoti

G6 IPenuweli

G6 IMizpa (IMizpe)

G7 IYogbheha

H5 IRamoti-giliyadi

H7 IRabha

H7 IAbheli-keramim

KWARUBHEN (H8)

G7 IHeshbhon

G9 IArowere

H7 IMinite

H8 IBhetsere

[Ezinye iindawo]

I1 IDamascO

[Iintaba]

F4 Intaba yeTabhore

F4 Intaba YMore

F5 Intaba YeGilbowa

F6 Intaba YeEbali

F6 Intaba YeGerizim

[Amanzi]

C5 Ulwandle LweMeditera (Ulwandle Olukhulu)

F9 Ulwandle LweTyuwa

G4 Ulwandle LwaseGalili

[Imilambo nemijelo]

B11 Intlambo YaseYiputa

F6 Umlambo IYordan

G6 Intlambo YeYabhoki

G9 Intlambo YeArnon

G11 Intlambo YeZerede

[Umfanekiso okwiphepha 14]

INtaba yaseTabhore, kummandla wakwaIsakare, kufuphi neNtlambo yaseYizereli

[Umfanekiso okwiphepha 14]

Izikhukula zaseKishon zazenza zaxinga eludakeni iinqwelo zokulwa zikaSisera