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Judges · Ndị Ikpe 3:12–30

Ehud, Onye Aka Ekpe

Ruo afọ iri na asatọ, Izrel na-atụrụ eze Moab ụtụ, ruo mgbe Chineke welitere onye nnapụta mmadụ na-agaghị atụ anya ya: nwoke aka ekpe si n'ebo Benjamin, onye bu ozi nzuzo.

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Otu ime ụlọ dị n'elu, dị jụụ, n'obí eze. Eze nọ ọdụ naanị ya. Otu onye ọbịa bịaruru ya nso, kwuo nwayọọ, enwere m ozi Chineke ziri gị. Eze biliri n'ocheeze ya. Ihe niile dị n'Izrel na-achọ ịgbanwe.

Mgbe Joshua nwụsịrị, otu usoro malitere. Izrel na-echefu Chineke, soro chi ndị ọzọ. Nsogbu na-abịa. Ndị mmadụ na-etiku. Chineke na-ezitekwa onye ga-anapụta ha. Baịbụl na-akpọ ndị nnapụta a ndị ikpe. Nke ugbu a, nsogbu ahụ bụ Eglọn, eze Moab, n'ọwụwa anyanwụ Jọdan. Ndị Amọn na ndị Amalek nyeere ya aka, o gafee osimiri ahụ, nara Obodo Nkwụ, ebe Jeriko dị na mbụ. Ruo afọ iri na asatọ dị ogologo, Izrel ga-atụrịrị ya ụtụ.

Mgbe ahụ ndị mmadụ tikuru Onyenwe anyị, Onyenwe anyị wee welite onye nnapụta. Aha ya bụ Ehud, nwa Gera, onye ebo Benjamin. Baịbụl kpachaara anya kwuo otu ihe banyere ya. Ehud bụ onye aka ekpe. Izrel họpụtara ya ka o buru ụtụ nke afọ ahụ gaa nye eze Eglọn. Ma tupu ọ pụọ, Ehud kpụrụ onwe ya mma agha dị mkpụmkpụ, nwere ọnụ abụọ, ogologo ya dị ka ọkpụkpụ aka, kee ya n'okpuru uwe ya, n'apata ụkwụ aka nri ya.

N'obí eze, Ehud nyere Eglọn ụtụ ahụ. Baịbụl gwara anyị na Eglọn bụ nwoke buru ibu nke ukwuu. Mgbe ahụ Ehud na ndị bu ibu ya malitere ịla. Ma n'akụkụ Gilgal, n'ebe nkume ndị a pịrị apị dị, Ehud zigara ndị ọzọ n'ihu, ya onwe ya chigharịa naanị ya. Ọ laghachiri n'obí eze. Eze, enwere m ozi nzuzo ziri gị. Eze sịrị, gbachienụ nkịtị! Ndị na-ejere ya ozi niile wee pụọ n'ime ụlọ ahụ. Ugbu a ọ bụ naanị ha abụọ, n'ime ụlọ eze dị jụụ n'elu.

Enwere m ozi Chineke ziri gị, ka Ehud kwuru. Eglọn biliri n'ocheeze ya. Ehud setịpụrụ aka ekpe ya, mịpụta mma agha ahụ n'apata ụkwụ aka nri ya, maa ya otu ugboro. Onye ahụ na-emegbu Izrel dara, o bilighịkwa ọzọ. Ehud sitere n'ọnụ ụzọ mpụga pụọ, mechie ụzọ ime ụlọ ahụ dị n'elu n'azụ ya, kpọchiekwa ha.

Ndị ozi eze lọghachiri, hụ na ụzọ ndị ahụ kpọchiri akpọchi. Ha lere onwe ha anya. Eze ga-abụrịrị na ọ nọ n'ụlọ mposi, n'ime ụlọ ahụ dị jụụ, ka ha kwuru nwayọọ. Ya mere ha chere. Chewe. Ha chere ruo mgbe ihere mere ha. N'ikpeazụ, ha chọtara mkpọchi, meghee ụzọ ndị ahụ, ma lee nna ha ukwu, ka o dina n'ala, nwụọ. Ma Ehud apụọla kemgbe. Ọ gafeela nkume ndị a pịrị apị ahụ, gbalaga n'ala ugwu ugwu Ifrem.

N'ebe ahụ Ehud fụrụ opi ike, ndị Izrel wee si n'ugwu ndị ahụ rịdata n'azụ ya, ìgwè na-esote ìgwè. Soronụ m! Onyenwe anyị enyela ndị iro unu, ndị Moab, n'aka unu!

Ha gbara ọsọ rịdata na Jọdan, nara ebe mmiri na-adịghị omimi a na-esi agafe osimiri ahụ, ka ndị agha Moab ghara inwe ike ịgafe osimiri ahụ laa. Ọ dịghị otu onye gbapụrụ. N'ụbọchị ahụ, Moab dara n'okpuru aka Izrel. Ala ahụ wee nwee udo ruo afọ iri asatọ.

Lee ihe dị ịtụnanya zoro n'aha ebo Ehud. O si n'ebo Benjamin, n'asụsụ Hibru kwa, Benjamin pụtara nwa aka nri. Ma nwa aka nri a bụ onye aka ekpe. Emesịa n'akwụkwọ Ndị Ikpe, a sịrị na ebo Benjamin nwere narị ndị ikom asaa a họpụtara ahọpụta, ndị aka ekpe, ndị nwere ike iji ịkpa tụọ nkume n'otu agịrị isi, ọ gaghị agbaghara. Ọtụtụ ndị na-akọwa Baịbụl na-egosikwa na ọtụtụ ndị agha na-eyi mma agha ha n'akụkụ aka ekpe, ka ha jiri aka nri mịpụta ya. Mma agha e kere n'apata ụkwụ aka nri nwere ike ịgabiga n'enweghị onye hụrụ ya.

Ehud, Onye Aka Ekpe. Ị ga-ahụ ya n'akwụkwọ Ndị Ikpe, isi nke atọ, site n'amaokwu nke iri na abụọ ruo n'amaokwu nke iri atọ. Mgbe Izrel tikuru, Chineke zara site n'onye ọ dịghị onye gaara ahọrọ, jirikwa ihe ahụ mere ka ọ dị iche rụọ ọrụ. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Gịnị gbasara gị nke yiri ihe dị iche ma ọ bụ ihe nta, nke Chineke nwere ike ịchọ iji rụọ ọrụ?

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Gịnị gbasara gị nke yiri ihe dị iche ma ọ bụ ihe nta, nke Chineke nwere ike ịchọ iji rụọ ọrụ?

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This retelling follows Ndị Ikpe 3:12–30. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.

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Sources for the history

  • Genesis 35:18 — Jekọb kpọrọ Benjamin aha pụtara nwa aka nri.
  • Judges 20:16 — Narị ndị ikom asaa a họpụtara ahọpụta n'ebo Benjamin, ndị aka ekpe, ndị nwere ike iji ịkpa tụọ nkume n'otu agịrị isi.
  • Daniel I. Block, Judges, Ruth (New American Commentary 6, 1999) — Nkọwa banyere akụkọ Ehud, gụnyere mma agha e zoro ezo na ihe dị ịtụnanya na onye Benjamin bụ onye aka ekpe.
  • Robert Alter, The Art of Biblical Narrative (1981) — Ọgụgụ akwụkwọ banyere akụkọ Ehud na otú o si jiri nlezianya kọwaa obere ihe niile.

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