1Bada ya chifo cha Ehudi, Aiziraeli auyira kuhenda mai mbere za Mwenyezi Mlungu. 2Phahi Mwenyezi Mlungu watiya Aiziraeli mikononi mwa Jabini, mfalume wa Kanani, yetawala mudzi wa Hazori, naye mkpwuluwe wa jeshi kala ni Sisera, mwenyezi wa Haroshethi-Hagoimu.* 3Mfalume Jabini wakala na magari ga vyuma ga kuvwehwa ni farasi magana tisiya. Iye mfalume waaonera sana Aiziraeli kpwa miaka mirongo miiri, nao achimririra Mwenyezi Mlungu aaterye.

4Wakati hinyo Debora, nabii wa chichetu, yekala mkpwaza Lapidothi wakala muamuli wa Aiziraeli. 5Iye kala achisagala tsini ya mtende, urioihwa mtende wa Debora uriokala kahi-kahi ya midzi ya Rama na Betheli kpwenye myango ya Efuraimu, nao Aiziraeli kala achiphiya kpwamurirwa malau gao. 6Siku mwenga Debora wamuiha Baraka mwana wa Abinoamu kula mudzi wa Kedeshi, seemu ya Nafutali, naye ariphofika achimuamba, “Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wa Aiziraeli, anakulagiza hivi, ‘Katsambule atu elufu kumi kula mbari ya Nafutali na ya Zabuloni na waalongoze hadi mwango wa Tabori. 7Nami nindamuhenda Sisera, mkpwulu wa jeshi ra mfalume Jabini, edze na jeshire na magarige ga kuvwehwa ni farasi apigane nawe hiko muho wa Kishoni, nami ndamtiya mwako mikononi.’ ” 8Baraka achimuamba, “Ichikala undaphiya phamwenga nami, ndaphiya, ela ichikala kundaphiya phamwenga nami, phahi sindaphiya.” 9Debora achiamba, “Ni sawa, ndaphiya phamwenga nawe, ela phahi nguma taindakala yako, mana Mwenyezi Mlungu andamtiya Sisera mikononi mwa mchetu.” Kpwa hivyo Debora achiphiya phamwenga na Baraka hiko Kedeshi. 10Baraka wakusanya atu elufu kumi kula kpwa mbari ya Zabuloni na ya Nafutali achimlunga kuphiya Kedeshi. Debora naye achiphiya phamwenga nao.

11Wakati hinyo, Heberi, Mkeni kala akadzitenga na Akeni ayae ambao ni chivyazi cha Hobabu, mlamu wa Musa. Heberi kala akachita hemare kure, hiko Saananimu, phephi na Kedeshi kokala na muhi mkpwulu wa mwaloni.

12Sisera ariphoambirwa kukala Baraka mwana wa Abinoamu kala akaambuka kuphiya mwango wa Tabori, 13wakusanya jeshire rosi na magarige ga kuvwehwa ni farasi ga vyuma magana tisiya, achiuka kula Haroshethi-Hagoimu hadi muho Kishoni.

14Hipho Debora wamuamba Baraka, “Unuka! Mwenyezi Mlungu akakutanguliya, siku ya rero Mwenyezi Mlungu akamtiya Sisera mwako mikononi.” Phahi Baraka walongoza jeshire ra atu elufu kumi achiteremuka kula mwango wa Tabori. 15Baraka ariphoandza kushambuliya, Mwenyezi Mlungu achimupha chiwewe Sisera na jeshire mbere ya Baraka. Sisera watserera kula mwakpwe garini achichimbira na magulu. 16Ela Baraka achizorera ro jeshi na magari ga kuvwehwa ni farasi hadi Haroshethi-Hagoimu, naye achiaolaga anajeshi osi a Sisera kpwa upanga, napho taphayasala hata mutu mmwenga.

17Ela Sisera wazola hadi hemani kpwa Jaeli, mkpwaza Heberi, Mkeni. Wahenda hivyo kpwa sababu kala phana usena baina ya Jabini mfalume wa Hazori na atu a mryango wa Heberi.

18Jaeli watuluka achimchinjira Sisera, achimuamba “Karibu bwana wangu, karibu kpwangu wala usiogophe.” Phahi Sisera wainjira himo hemani na Jaeli achifwinika nguwo. 19Phahi wamuamba yuya mchetu, “Nipha madzi ninwe mana nina chiru.” Phahi yuya mchetu wavugula chiriba cha maziya, achimupha achinwa, chisha achimfwinika nguwo tsona. 20Sisera achimuamba yuya mchetu, “Ima hipho mryangoni, na mutu yeyesi achedzakuuza, ‘Phano phana mutu yeyesi?’ Muambe, ‘Taphana!’ ” 21Ela Jaeli, mkpwaza Heberi, wahala chigingi cha hema na nyundo, achinyapa pore-pore achendamdunga nacho chilanguni hadi chichigutana na mtsanga, mana Sisera kala akalala usingizi wa fungo kpwa kuremwa. Hipho Sisera achifwa phapho. 22Baraka ariphokala anamuendza Sisera, Jaeli watuluka kondze kpwendakutana naye achimuamba, “Ndzo nikuonyese ye mutu umuendzaye.” Baraka wainjira hema ra Jaeli na achimkuta Sisera a photsi, akafwa, na chigingi cha hema chi phakpwe chilanguni.

23Siku iyo Mlungu waapha ushindi Aiziraeli dzulu ya Jabini, mfalume wa Kanani. 24Aiziraeli aenderera kukala na nguvu hadi mwisho achimuangamiza Jabini, mfalume wa Kanani.