Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. He is the giant, athlete, warrior; he recounts heroic deeds. He runs so fast that he can outstrip a hind.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
uYuda, unyana wesine kaYakobi noLeya. Uyingxilimbela,
imbaleki, igorha; ubalisa ngezenzo zobugorha. Ibaleka
kakhulu kangangokuba ide idlule ixhama.
1Imibhalo yamazwi kaYuda, awawathethayo koonyana bakhe,
phambi kokuba afe.
2 Bahlanganisana ke, beza kuye, wathi kubo, Banyana bam,
phulaphulani uYuda uyihlo.
3 Ndingowesine kuYakobi ubawo; ULeya kamama
wandithiya igama elinguYuda, esithi, Ndiyabulela kuYehova
kuba undinike unyana wesine.
4 Mna ke ndandinamendu ebutsheni bam, ndimelulamela
ubawo ezintweni zonke.
5 Ndambeka umama nodade bomama;
6 Kwathi ke, ndakuba yindoda, ubawo wandisikelela, esithi,
Uya kuba ngukumkani onengqiqo ezintweni zonke.
7 Wandibabale uYehova kuyo yonke imisebenzi yam,
yasendle, nasendlwini;
8 Mna ke ndiyazi, ukuba ndagidima ixhama, ndalibamba,
ndamenzela ukudla ubawo, wadla.
9 Amabhadi ndiye ndawasukela, ndawafumana emathafeni;
10 Ndafumana imazi yemazi yasendle, ndayibamba, ndayenza
mbuna;
11 Ndabulala ingonyama, ndakhupha itakane emlonyeni
wayo;
12 Ndayithabatha ibhere ngethupha layo, ndayiphosa eweni,
yaza yatyumka.
13 Ndabaleka, ndayigqitha inqu, ndayithimba ekubalekeni
kwam, ndayiqwenga kubini.
14 Kwasuka ingwe eHebron yatsibela inja yam, ndayibamba
ngomsila, ndayiphosa ezityeni, yaphuka kubini.
15 Ndafumana inqu endle, isidla emasimini, ndayihlutha
ngeempondo, ndayivuthulula, yaqhiphuka umbilini,
ndayilahla kum, ndayibulala.
16 Kwathi, beza ookumkani ababini bamaKanan, bexhobe
iimpahla zethu zempahla emfutshane, nabantu abaninzi
ababenabo, ndamgila, ndaya kukumkani waseHatsore,
ndambetha ezingontsini, ndamkharhaza, ndambulala. .
17 Omnye ukumkani waseTapuwa, ehleli ehasheni lakhe,
ndamxabela, ndabachithachitha bonke abantu bakhe.
18 UAkore ukumkani, indoda enkulu ngewonga, ndamfumana
erhubuluza izikhali, ngaphambili nangasemva, ehleli
ehasheni. Ndathabatha ilitye elibunzima bumashumi
mathandathu eekhilogram, ndaliphosa, ndalibetha ihashe
lakhe, ndalibulala.
19 Kwaye ndalwa nalo omnye iiyure ezimbini; Ndayahlula
kubini ingweletshetshe yakhe, ndazinqumla iinyawo zakhe,
ndambulala.
20 Ndithe ke ndakuwuhluba ubengo lwakhe, kwathi gqi
amadoda asithoba anamaqabane akhe, aqala ukulwa nam.
21 Ndayibethela ingubo yam esandleni sam; ndibagibisele
ngamatye, ndabulala abane, basaba abaseleyo.
22 UYakobi ubawo wambulala uBheleshati, ukumkani wabo
bonke ookumkani, indoda eyingxilimbela, eziikubhite
ezilishumi elinambini ukuphakama kwayo.
23 Kwaye bafikelwa luloyiko, baza bayeka ukulwa nathi.
24 Ke ngoko ubawo wayekhululekile kwiimfazwe xa
ndandikunye nabakhuluwa bam.
25 Kuba yabona embonweni ngam, ukuba isithunywa sezulu
esinamandla sindilandela ezindaweni zonke, ukuze
ndingoyiswe.
26 Kwasifikela imfazwe enkulu emazantsi kunaleyo
yakwaShekem; Ndadamana nabazalwana bam emkhosini,
ndasukela iwaka lamadoda, ndabulala kubo amakhulu amabini
amadoda, nookumkani abane.
27 Ndenyuka ndaya eludongeni, ndabulala amagorha amane.
28 Sayithimba ke iHatsore, sathabatha onke amaxhoba.
29 Ngemini elandelayo sanduluka saya eAretan, isixeko
esinamandla, esibiyelwe ngeendonga, esingangenekiyo,
sisisongela ngokufa.
30 Mna noGadi sasondela ngasempumalanga kuwo umzi,
uRubhen noLevi bengasentshonalanga.
31 Yaye abo babephezu kodonga, becinga ukuba sisodwa,
bahendela phezu kwethu.
32 Kwaye ngoko ke abazalwana bam benyuka
ngokufihlakeleyo eludongeni macala omabini
ngezikhonkwane, baza bangena esixekweni, ngoxa amadoda
engazi.
33 Kwaye sayithabatha ngohlangothi lwekrele.
34 Ke bona abo babezimele enqabeni, sayintumeka ngomlilo
inqaba ende, sayithimba, kwanabo.
35 Njengoko sasinduluka, amadoda aseTapuwa athimba
amaxhoba ethu, yaye akubona oko salwa nawo.
36 Saza sababulala. sonke sawabuyisa amaxhoba ethu.
37 Kwathi, ndandingasemanzini aseKozebha, amadoda
akwaYobheli asihlangabeza, esilwa.
38 Kwaye salwa nabo kwaye saboyisa; namahlakani awo
eShilo sababulala, kwaye asizange sibashiye amandla
okusihlasela.
39 Asifikela amadoda akwaMakire ngomhla wesihlanu, ukuba
athimbe amaxhoba ethu; sabaxabela, seyisa imfazwe enzima;
40 Sathi sakufika emzini wabo, abafazi babo basigila amatye
phezu kwethu elungqamekweni lwentaba, esimi kuyo umzi.
41 Mna noSimon saba ngasemva komzi, sathimba iindawo
eziphakamileyo, sawonakalisa nalo mzi.
42 Kwathi ngengomso, saxelelwa ukuba ukumkani wesixeko
saseGahashe uhamba naye. sifikelwe ngumkhosi omkhulu.
43 Mna noDan sazenza ama-Amori, saza sangena emzini
wabo.
44 Kwathi enzulwini yobusuku beza abazalwana bethu,
sabavulela amasango; satshabalalisa onke amadoda nempahla
yawo, sayiphanga into yonke abenayo, sazidiliza iindonga
zawo zontathu.
45 Sasondela ke I-Thamna, yayiphi yonke impahla
yookumkani abanobutshaba.
46 Ndithe ngoko, ndingcikivelwe oko, ndaba noburhalarhume,
ndasuka ndasukelana nawo, ndada ndesa encotsheni; yaye
baqhubeka besawula kum amatye nangeentolo.
47 Koko uDan umnakwethu akandincedanga,
ngendindibuleleyo.
48 Sabafikela ke ngoko, sinomsindo, basaba bonke; kwaye
bedlula ngenye indlela, balwa ubawo, kwaye wenza uxolo
kunye nabo.
49 Asibenzanga bubi kubo, ngoko bafakwa uviko kuthi,
sababuyisela amaxhoba abo.
50 Kwaye ndakha iTamna, waza ubawo wakha iPabhayeli.

3. 51 Ndandineminyaka engamashumi amabini ubudala
ukwenzeka kwale mfazwe. AmaKanan andoyika mna
nabazalwana bam.
52 Ke imfuyo yabe inde kakhulu; ndaye ndinomalusi uIram
waseAdulam.
53 Ndathi ke, ndaya kuye, ndabona uParsabha, ukumkani
waseAdulam; wathetha nathi, wasenzela isidlo; ndathi
ndakuba shushu wandinika intombi yakhe uBhatshe-shuwa
ukuba ibe ngumfazi.
54 Wandizalela uEre, no-Onan, noShela; UYehova
wababulala bobabini, ngokuba uhleli uShela, ningabantwana
bakhe nina.
ISAHLUKO 2
UYuda uchaza izinto ezifunyaniswe ngabembi bezinto
zakudala, isixeko esineendonga zentsimbi namasango obhedu.
Udibana nomntu okhenkethayo.
1 Yaba minyaka ilishumi elinesibhozo ubawo ehleli ngoxolo
noEsawu umkhuluwa wakhe, noonyana bakhe kunye nathi,
emveni kokusuka kwethu eMesopotami, kwaLabhan.
2 Kuthe ke, kwakuzaliseka iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo,
ngomnyaka wamashumi omane wokudla kwam ubomi,
uEsawu, umkhuluwa kabawo, wasifikela, enamadoda
anamandla, anamandla.
3 UYakobi wambetha uEsawu ngotolo, wabalelwa ezintabeni
zakwaSehire.
4 Sabasukela oonyana bakaEsawu;
5 Umzi wawunodonga lwentsimbi, namasango obhedu; Asiba
nakungena kuyo, samisa, sayingqinga.
6 Kwathi, akusivulelanga isithuba seentsuku ezimashumi
mabini, ndamisa ileli emehlweni abo bonke; ndenyuka,
ndinekhaka lam entlokweni yam; ndabulala amane kumagorha
abo.
7 URubhen noGadi babulala abanye abathandathu.
8 Bacela ke kuthi iindawo zoxolo; Sabhunga ke nobawo,
sabamkela njengabafakwa uviko.
9 Basinika amakhulu amahlanu eekore zengqolowa,
namakhulu amahlanu eebhate zeoli, namakhulu amahlanu
eekore zewayini, kwada kwayindlala, xenikweni sehlayo siya
eYiputa.
10 Emveni kwezi zinto, uEre unyana wam wazeka uTamare,
intombi yakwa-Aram, waseMesopotamiya;
11 Ngoku uEre wayekhohlakele, kwaye wayeswele
ngokunxulumene noTamare, ngenxa yokuba
wayengengowelizwe lakwaKanan.
12 Kwathi ngobusuku besithathu, isithunywa seNkosi
sambetha.
13 Ke yena wayengamazi ngenxa yobuqhetseba bukanina,
kuba wayengathandi ukuba nabantwana ngaye.
14 Ngemihla yomsitho ndamnika uOnan ukuba abe
ngumtshato; akamazi naye ebubini, wachitha umnyaka kuye.
15 Kwaye xa ndamsongela wangena kuye, kodwa wayichitha
imbewu emhlabeni, ngokomyalelo kanina, kwaye naye wafa
ngobubi.
16 Kananjalo ndanqwenela ukumnika uShela, akavuma unina;
ngokuba wamenzela ububi uTamare, ngokuba ebengenguye
iintombi zakwaKanan, njengokuba ebenjalo yena.
17 Kwaye ndandisazi ukuba uhlanga lwamaKanan
lwalungendawo, kodwa impembelelo yobutsha
yayimfamekisa ingqondo yam.
18 Ndambona egalela iwayini, ngenxa yokunxila,
ndaqhatheka, ndamthabatha, nakuba ubawo ebengacebisanga.
19 Kwathi ndingekho, wathabatha uShela, umfazi
wakwaKanan.
20 Ndathi ndakwazi oko akwenzileyo, ndamqalekisa
ekubandezelekeni komphefumlo wam.
21 Kwaye naye wafa ngobubi bakhe kunye noonyana bakhe.
22 Ke kaloku, emveni kwezi zinto, uTamare engumhlolokazi,
weva emveni kweminyaka emibini ukuba ndiyenyuka ndiye
kucheba impahla yam emfutshane, evethe iingubo
zomtshakazi, wahlala phantsi emzini wase-Enayim
ngasesangweni.
23 Kuba yayingumthetho wama-Amori, ukuba lowo useza
kuzeka, ahlale phezu kohenyuzo iintsuku ezisixhenxe
ngasesangweni.
24 Ngenxa yoko wayenxile yiwayini, andamazi; + yaye
ubuhle bakhe bandilukuhla ngokwendlela yokuhomba kwakhe.
25 Ndaphambukela kuye, ndathi, Makhe ndikungene.
26 Wathi, Wondinika ntoni na? Ndamnika intonga yam,
nombhinqo wam, nesithsaba sobukumkani bam, yaba
sisibambiso.
27 Ndamngena, wamitha.
28 Ndingayazi ke into endayenzayo, ndanqwenela ukumbulala;
Ke yena wathumela izibhambathiso zam ngasese,
wandihlazisa.
29 Ndathi ke ndakumbiza, ndeva amazwi afihlakeleyo
endawathethayo ekunxileni kwam naye; andibanga nako
ukumbulala, ngokuba ibiphuma kuYehova.
30 Kuba ndathi, hleze ayenze ngobuqhophololo, ethabathe
isibambiso komnye umfazi.
31 Ke andiphindanga ndisondeze kuye ekudleni kwam,
ngenxa yokuba ndenze loo masikizi kumaSirayeli onke.
32 Ke kaloku, abo bakulo mzi bathi akukho ng’henyukazi
esangweni, ngokuba lavela kwenye indawo, lahlala
umzuzwana esangweni.
33 Ndacinga ukuba akukho bani waziyo ukuba ndingene kuye.
34 Emva koko seza baya eYiputa kuYosefu ngenxa yendlala.
35 Ndandiminyaka imashumi mane anamithandathu ndizelwe,
ndahlala eYiputa iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe anamithathu.
ISAHLUKO 3
Ucebisa ngokuchasene newayini nenkanuko njengobubi
obungamawele. “Kuba lowo unxilayo akahloneli mntu.
(Indinyana 13).
1 Kaloku ke ndiyaniwisela umthetho, bonyana, ukuba
nimphulaphule uYuda uyihlo, niwagcine amazwi am, niyenze
yonke imimiselo kaYehova, niyigcine imithetho kaThixo;
2 Musani ukuhamba ngokweenkanuko zenu,
nangeengcamango zeengcinga zenu ngokuzigwagwisa
kwentliziyo; ungaziqhayisi ngezenzo nangamandla obutsha
bakho, kuba kwanaloo nto imbi emehlweni kaYehova.
3 kananjalo ndaqhayisa ngelokuba akubangakho nzwakazi
inzwakazi ukundihendayo emfazweni, ndamohlwaya uRubhen,
umnakwethu, ngenxa kaBhiliha, umkabawo, yandakhela

4. imimoya yobukhwele nobuhenyu, ndada ndalala noBhatshe-
shuwa umKanan; noTamare, owayegane oonyana bam.
4 Ngokuba ndathi kuyise womkakhe, Ndiya kucebisana
nobawo, ndiyizeke intombi yakho.
5 Kwaye akavuma kodwa wandibonisa uvimba wegolide
ongenasiphelo egameni lentombi yakhe; ngokuba ube
ngukumkani.
6 Wamhombisa ngegolide neeperile, wamthululela iwayini
emthendelekweni, ebuhleni bamankazana.
7 Kwaye iwayini yawasusa amehlo am, kwaye ulonwabo
lwayimfamekisa intliziyo yam.
8 Kwaye ndathabatheka nguye ndaza ndalala naye, ndaza
ndagqitha umyalelo weNkosi nomyalelo woobawo, ndaza
ndamthabatha ukuba abe ngumfazi.
9 Yandivuza ke iNkosi ngokokucamanga kwentliziyo yam,
ekubeni ndingabavuyeleli abantwana bakhe.
10 Kwaye ngoku, bantwana bam, ndithi kuni, musani
ukunxila yiwayini; kuba iwayini iyayisusa ingqondo
kwinyaniso, kwaye ivuselela inkanuko yenkanuko, kwaye
ikhokelela amehlo kwimpazamo.
11 Kuba umoya wobuhenyu unewayini ukuba uvuyise
intliziyo; kuba kwanabo bobabini bayisusa ingqiqo yomntu.
12 Kuba umntu, ukuba uthe wasela iwayini ekunxileni, yona
iyayiphazamisa ingqondo yakhe ngeengcinga ezingcolileyo
ezikhokelela kumbulo, kwaye iwufudumeza umzimba
kumanyano lwenyama; ke ukuba umnqweno ukho, usebenza
isono, angabi nazintloni.
13 Injalo indoda enxilayo, nyana bam; kuba lowo unxilayo
akahloneli mntu.
14 Ngokuba, yabona, indilahlekisile nam, andibanga
nazintloni ngenxa yengxokolo yomzi, endathi gu bucala
phambi kwamehlo abo bonke bemka, ndaya kuTamare,
ndenza isono esikhulu, ndasityhila isigqubuthelo eso. yehlazo
loonyana bam.
15 Emva kokuba ndisele iwayini andawuhlonela umthetho
kaThixo, ndaza ndazeka umKananekazi ukuba abe ngumfazi.
16 Kuba indoda esela iwayini yofuneka ibe ninzi, nyana bam;
Nantsi ke ubulumko ekuseleni iwayini, umntu asele ngalo
lonke ixesha lokudla kwakhe ubomi.
17 Kodwa ukuba uthe wemka ngaphaya kwalo mda, umoya
wobuqhetseba uyayichasa ingqondo yakhe, ulenze inxila
ukuba lithethe izinto ezingcolileyo, litshise, lingabi nazintloni;
18 Lowo ke wenza umbulo akakwazi xa elahlekelwa, kwaye
akanazintloni xa ehlaziswa.
19 Kuba xa umntu ethe waba ngukumkani, ehenyuza,
ehluthwa ubukumkani bakhe, waba likhoboka lohenyuzo,
njengokuba nam ndabandezelekayo.
20 Kuba ndamnika intonga yam, umsimelelo wesizwe
sakowethu; nombhinqo wam, oko kukuthi, amandla am;
nesithsaba sam, oko kukuthi, ubuqaqawuli bobukumkani bam.
21 Ndazohlwaya okunene kwezo zinto; andiyidli iwayini
nenyama, kude kube bubudala bam, andikhange ndilubone
luvuyo.
22 Sandibonisa ke isithunywa sikaThixo, ukuba abafazi
balawula ookumkani namahlwempu kunaphakade.
23 Kwaye kukumkani bahlutha uzuko lwakhe, kwaye
kwindoda eligorha amandla akhe, kwaye kumngqibi nkqu loo
nto incinci iyinkxaso yobuhlwempu bakhe.
24 Wugqaleni ngoko, nyana bam, iwayini emnandi; kuba
kukho kuyo imimoya engendawo ezine: inkanuko,
ukutshiseka, uburheletyo, uburheletyo.
25 Ukuba nithe nayisela iwayini nivuya, sukanithozamile,
nisoyika uThixo;
26 Kuba xa ukoyika uThixo kungasekhoyo eluvuyweni lwenu,
kusuke kusuke ukunxila, kungene ubutshinga.
27 Kodwa ukuba niya kuphila ngobunyulu musani
ukuyiphatha iwayini konke konke, hleze none ngamazwi
omsindo, nakwiimfazwe nezinyeliso, nokreqo lwemiyalelo
kaThixo, nize nitshabalale phambi kwexesha lenu.
28 Ngaphezu koko, iwayini ityhila iimfihlelo zikaThixo
nabantu, kwananjengokuba nam ndatyhila imiyalelo kaThixo
neemfihlelo zikaYakobi ubawo kumfazi womKanan
uBhatsheshuwa, uThixo awathi mandingazityhili.
29 Kwaye iwayini ingunobangela wemfazwe nesiphithiphithi.
30 Ngoku ke ndiyaniwisela umthetho, bantwana bam, ukuba
ningathandi mali, ningajongi iinzwana zabafazi; kuba ngenxa
yemali nobuhle ndalahliswa kuBhatshe-shuwa umKanan.
31 Kuba ndiyazi ukuba ngenxa yezo zinto zimbini uhlanga
lwam luya kuwela ebubini.
32 Ngokuba ziya kubola izilumko phakathi koonyana bam,
bunciphise ubukumkani bakwaYuda, endandinikayo uYehova,
ngenxa yentobelo yam kubawo.
33 Ngokuba andimzisanga buhlungu uYakobi ubawo; kuzo
zonke izinto wandiyalela ukuba ndenze njalo.
34 Yaye uIsake, uyise kabawo, wandisikelela ukuba ndibe
ngukumkani kwaSirayeli, waza uYakobi wandisikelela
kwangokunjalo.
35 Kwaye ndiyazi ukuba ubukumkani buya kumiselwa kum.
36 Ndiyazazi ke izinto ezimbi eniya kuzenza ngemihla
yokugqibela;
37 Lumkani ke ngoko, nyana bam, kuhenyuzo, nokuthanda
imali, umphulaphuleni uYuda uyihlo;
38 Kuba ezi zinto ziyawususa umthetho kaThixo,
zimfamekisa utyekelo lomphefumlo, zifundisa
ukukhukhumala, zingamvumeli umntu ukuba abe nemfesane
kummelwane wakhe.
39 Bawuphanga umphefumlo wakhe konke ukulunga,
bawuxinzelele phantsi ngemigudu neembandezelo, bagxothe
ubuthongo kuye, bayidle inyama yakhe.
40 Kwaye uyawathintela amadini kaThixo; kwaye
akayikhumbuli intsikelelo kaThixo, akamphulaphuli
umprofeti xa ethetha, aze awacaphukele amazwi obuthixo.
41 Kuba ulikhoboka leenkanuko ezimbini ezichaseneyo,
kwaye akanako ukuthobela uThixo, ngenxa yokuba
ziwumfamekisile umphefumlo wakhe, kwaye uhamba emini
njengasebusuku.
42 Bantwana bam, ukuthanda imali kukhokelela ekukhonzeni
izithixo; ngenxa yokuba abantu belahlekiswa ngemali, bathi
abangethixo ngoothixo babo, ibe loo nto iyamgezisa onayo.
43 Ngenxa yemali ndiphulukene nabantwana bam, kwaye
ndingenayo inguquko yam, nokuthotywa kwam,
nemithandazo kabawo yamkelwe, ngendife ndingenamntwana.
44 Ke uThixo woobawo wandenzela inceba, ngokuba
ndakwenza oko ndingazi.
45 Wandimfamekisa ke umphathi wobuxoki, ndona
ngokwabantu, nanjengenyama, ndonakaliswe zizono; kwaye
ndafunda ubuthathaka bam ngelixa ndicinga ukuba
andinakoyiswa.

5. 46 Yazini ke ngoko, bantwana bam, ukuba imimoya emibini
ilindele emntwini—umoya wenyaniso nomoya wenkohliso.
47 Kwaye esazulwini kukho umoya wokuqonda kwengqondo,
ekukuko ukujikela naphina apho uthanda khona.
Kwaye imisebenzi yenyaniso, nemisebenzi yobuqhophololo
ibhalwe ezintliziyweni zabantu, kwaye iNkosi nganye iyazazi.
49 Kwaye akukho xesha apho imisebenzi yabantu inokufihlwa;
kuba zibhaliwe entliziyweni phambi koYehova.
50 Kwaye umoya wenyaniso ungqina zonke izinto, kwaye
utyhola bonke; umoni uvutha kweyakhe intliziyo,
akanakubuphakamisa ubuso bakhe kumgwebi.
ISAHLUKO 4
UYuda wenza umzekeliso ocacileyo ngokuphathelele
ubuzwilakhe nesiprofeto esoyikekayo esiphathelele
imilinganiselo yokuziphatha yabaphulaphuli bakhe.
1 Kungoku ke, bantwana bam, ndiyaniwisela umthetho, ukuba
nimthande uLevi, ukuze nihlale ningaziphakamisi kuye, hleze
nitshabalale.
2 Ngokuba iNkosi yandinika ubukumkani, yabunika yena
ububingeleli, yabumisa ubukumkani ngaphantsi kobubingeleli.
3 Undinike izinto ezisemhlabeni; kuye izinto ezisemazulwini.
4 Njengokuba izulu liwuphakamele umhlaba, ngokunjalo
ububingeleli bukaThixo buphakamile kunobukumkani
basemhlabeni, ngaphandle kokuba buyawa ngesono eNkosini
buze bulawuleke bubukumkani basemhlabeni.
5 Sathi kum isithunywa sikaYehova, UYehova unyule yena
ngaphezu kwakho, ukuba sisondele kuye, nidle etafileni yakhe,
nimnike iintlahlela zezinto eziziintlahlela zoonyana
bakaSirayeli; uya kuba ngukumkani wakwaYakobi wena.
6 Uya kuba phakathi kwabo njengolwandle;
7 Kuba, njengokuba belatyuza elwandle abalungileyo
nabangemalungisa, abanye bathinjwa, abanye betyetyiswa,
ngokunjalo uya kuba nawe ngokunjalo, zonke iintlanga zibe
phakathi kwakho; izinto zabanye.
8 Ngokuba ookumkani baya kuba njengeengwenya;
9 Baya kubaginya abantu njengeentlanzi; izindlu, namasimi,
nempahla emfutshane, nemali baya kuyiphanga;
10 Kwaye baya kuwadlisa amahlungulu neengxam ngenyama
yabaninzi; baya kuhambela phambili ebubini, benyuselwe
ukubawa; kwaye kuya kubakho abaprofeti ababuxoki
njengoqhwithela, batshutshise onke amalungisa.
11 Kwaye iNkosi iya kuzisa phezu kwabo izahlukaniso,
omnye komnye;
12 Kwaye kuya kubakho iimfazwe kwaSirayeli ezingapheliyo;
kwaye ubukumkani bam buya kupheliswa phakathi kwabantu
bolunye uhlanga, lude lufike usindiso lukaSirayeli.
13 ade abonakale uThixo wobulungisa, ukuze uYakobi nazo
zonke iintlanga ziphumle ngoxolo.
14 Uya kubugcina ubugorha bobukumkani bam kude kuse
ephakadeni; ngokuba uYehova wandifungisa, ukuba akayi
kubutshabalalisa ubukumkani kwimbewu yam, kude kuse
ephakadeni.
15 Ngoku ke ndineentlungu ezininzi, bantwana bam, ngenxa
yamanyala enu, nobugqwirha, nezinkonzo zenu zezithixo,
enizenzayo ngokunxamnye nobukumkani, nilandela
abaneshologu, nabavumisi, needemon zolahlekiso.
16 Iintombi zenu nize nizenze iimvumi, iintombi
namahenyukazi, nizixube kwizinto ezinezothe zeentlanga.
17 Ngenxa yoko uYehova uya kunihlisela indlala, nendyikitya
yokufa, nekrele, ukukholiswa ziintshaba, nezinyeliso
zezihlobo, nokubulawa kwabantwana, nokuphangwa
kwabafazi, nokuphangwa kwempahla, nokutshiswa
kwetempile. kaThixo, niwubhuqayo umhlaba, ukuba
ningamakhoboka enu phakathi kweentlanga.
18 Kwaye baya kwenza abanye kuni bangamathenwa ngenxa
yabafazi babo.
19 ide iNkosi inivelele, xa nithe naguquka ngentliziyo
epheleleyo, nihambe ngayo yonke imithetho yayo, ininyuse
niphume ekuthinjweni phakathi kweentlanga.
20 Emveni kwezo zinto, inkwenkwezi iya kuvela kuwe
iphuma kwaYakobi inoxolo;
21 Kuya kuvela indoda embewini yam njengelanga
lobulungisa;
22 ukuhamba noonyana babantu ngobulali nobulungisa;
23 Ke akuyi kufunyanwa sono kuye;
24 Kwaye amazulu aya kuvuleka kuye, ukuze athulule umoya,
nkqu intsikelelo kaBawo oyiNgcwele; Wothulula phezu
kwenu uMoya wenceba;
25 Niya kuba ngoonyana bakhe enyanisweni, nihambe
ngemithetho yakhe, ukuqala nokugqibela.
26 Iya kwandula ke kuphume intonga yobukumkani bam;
engcanjini yakho kuya kuvela isiqu; kuya kuphuma kuwo
intonga yobulungisa, iye kuzo iintlanga, ukuba zigwebe,
zisindise bonke abayinqulayo iNkosi.
27 Emveni kwezo zinto, uAbraham noIsake noYakobi baya
kuvuka; mna nabazalwana bam siya kuba ziintloko zezizwe
zakwaSirayeli.
28 Kwaba nguLevi kuqala, ndinguye owesibini, uYosefu
wesithathu, uBhenjamin, owesine uSimon, owesithandathu
uSimon, noIsakare owesithandathu, zaba njalo njalo.
29 UYehova wamsikelela uLevi, nesithunywa esiPhakamileyo,
nam; amandla ozuko, uSimeyon; izulu, nguRubhen;
Lihlabathi, Isakare; ulwandle, iZebhulon; iintaba, uYosefu;
umnquba nguBhenjamin; izikhanyiso nguDan; iEden,
yakwaNafetali; ilanga nguGadi; inyanga, uAshere.
30 Kwaye niya kuba ngabantu beNkosi, kwaye nibe nolwimi
olunye; kwaye akuyi kubakho moya wabuqhophololo, kuba
uya kuphoswa emlilweni ngonaphakade.
31 Kwaye abo bafa besentlungwini baya kuvuka ngovuyo,
kwaye abo babengamahlwempu ngenxa yeNkosi baya
kwenziwa izityebi, kwaye abo babulawa ngenxa yeNkosi baya
kuvuka ebomini.
32 Amaxhamakazi akwaYakobi aya kubaleka evuya,
amaxhalanga akwaSirayeli aya kubaleka ngovuyo; bonke
abantu baya kumzukisa uYehova ngonaphakade.
33 Wugcineni ke ngoko, bantwana bam, wonke umyalelo
weNkosi, kuba kukho ithemba kubo bonke ababambelela
kwiindlela zayo.
34 Wathi kubo, Yabonani, ndiyafa phambi kwenu namhla,
ndiminyaka ilikhulu elinashumi-nye linesithoba.
35 Makungabikho bani undingcwabayo ngesambatho
esixabiso likhulu, ongazikrazuli izibilini zam; ngokuba baya
kukwenza oko ookumkani; ndinyuke ndiye nawe eHebron.
36 Akuba ezithethile uYuda, akuba etshilo, walala ubuthongo.
Benza oonyana bakhe njengako konke awabawisela umthetho
ngako, bamngcwabela eHebron kooyise.​