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
uJuda, indodana yesine kaJakobe noLeya. Ungumdondoshiya,
umsubathi, iqhawe; ulandisa ngezenzo zobuqhawe. Ugijima
kakhulu aze adlule indluzelekazi.
1 Ikhophi yamazwi kaJuda, lokho wakukhuluma emadodaneni
akhe, engakafi.
2 Basebebuthana, beza kuye, wathi kubo: Lalelani, bantwana
bami, uyihlo uJuda.
3 Ngangiyindodana yesine kababa uJakobe; uLeya umame
waqamba igama lami ngokuthi uJuda, ethi: "Ngiyambonga
uJehova, ngokuba unginike indodana yesine."
4 Ngangishesha ebusheni bami, ngilalela ubaba kukho konke.
5 Ngahlonipha umama nodadewabo kamama.
6 Futhi kwathi lapho sengiyindoda, ubaba wangibusisa, ethi:
Uyoba yinkosi ephumelelayo ezintweni zonke.
7 INkosi yangibonisa umusa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yami
yasensimini nasendlini.
8 Ngiyazi ukuthi ngagijimisa indluzelekazi, ngayibamba,
ngalungisela ubaba ukudla, wadla.
9 Izinsephe ngangivame ukuzibamba ekuxosheni, futhi ngifice
konke okwakusemathafeni.
10 Ngayifica ingulube yensikazi, ngayibamba, ngayithambisa.
11 Ngabulala ingonyama, ngakhipha izinyane lembuzi
emlonyeni walo.
12 Ngathatha ibhere ngodladla lwalo ngaliphonsa eweni,
lachotshozwa.
13 Ngayigijimisa ingulube yehlathi, ngayibamba lapho
ngigijima, ngayiklebhula.
14 Ingwe eHebroni yagxumela inja yami, ngayibamba
ngomsila, ngayiphonsa emadwaleni, yaphuka kabili.
15 Ngathola inkabi iklabile egangeni, ngayibamba
ngezimpondo, ngayizungeza, ngayimangalisa, ngayilahla
kimi, ngayibulala.
16 Kwathi lapho amakhosi amabili amaKhanani efika ebhince
izikhali emelene nemihlambi yethu, nabantu abaningi bekanye
nabo, ngagijimela enkosini yaseHazori ngesandla sinye,
ngayishaya phezu kwezikhali, ngamhudulela phansi,
ngayibulala. .
17 Enye, inkosi yaseThaphuwa, ihlezi ehhashini layo,
ngayibulala, kanjalo ngabahlakaza bonke abantu bayo.
18 U-Akori inkosi, umuntu omude, ngathola ejikijela
imikhonto ngaphambili nangasemuva ehlezi ehhashini;
19 Futhi ngalwa nalo omunye amahora amabili; ngadabula
isihlangu sakhe kabili, ngamnquma izinyawo, ngambulala.
20 Ngathi ngikhumula isivikelo sakhe sesifuba, bheka,
amadoda ayisishiyagalolunye nabangane bakhe baqala ukulwa
nami;
21 Ngalimaza ingubo yami esandleni sami; ngabajikijela
ngamatshe, ngababulala abane, babaleka abaseleyo.
22 Futhi uJakobe ubaba wabulala uBheleshati, inkosi yawo
wonke amakhosi, umdondoshiya onamandla, izingalo
eziyishumi nambili ukuphakama.
23 Futhi ukwesaba kwabehlela, futhi bayeka ukulwa nathi.
24 Ngakho-ke ubaba wayekhululekile ekukhathazekeni
ezimpini ngesikhathi nginabafowethu.
25 Ngokuba yabona embonweni ngami ukuthi ingelosi
enamandla ingilandela yonke indawo, ukuze nginganqotshwa.
26 Eningizimu kwasifikela impi enkulu kunaleyo
yaseShekemi; + futhi ngangena ohlwini lwempi kanye
nabafowethu, futhi ngaxosha abantu abayinkulungwane, +
futhi ngabulala kubo abantu abangamakhulu amabili
namakhosi amane.
27 Ngakhuphukela odongeni, ngabulala amaqhawe amane.
28 Ngakho salithumba iHazori, sathatha yonke impango.
29 Kusisa sasuka saya e-Arethani, umuzi owawuqinile,
obiyelwe ngezindonga, ongangeneki kuwo, usisongela
ngokufa.
30 Kepha mina noGadi sasondela ngasempumalanga komuzi,
uRubeni noLevi ngasentshonalanga.
31 Labo ababephezu kodonga becabanga ukuthi sisodwa,
badonseka ngokumelene nathi.
32 Futhi ngakho-ke abafowethu bakhuphuka ngokuyimfihlo
udonga nhlangothi zombili ngezigxobo, futhi bangena
edolobheni, kuyilapho amadoda engazi.
33 Futhi salithatha ngosiko lwenkemba.
34 Kepha labo ababephephela embhoshongweni sawuthungela
ngomlilo umbhoshongo sawuthatha kanye nawo.
35 Ekusukeni kwethu amadoda aseThaphuwa athatha
impango yethu, ebona lokho salwa nawo.
36 Sase sibabulala. konke futhi wabuyisa impango yethu.
37 Kwathi ngisemanzini aseKhozeba, amadoda akwaJobheli
asihlasela;
38 Futhi salwa nabo futhi sabanqoba; nabasizi babo baseShilo
sababulala, futhi asibashiyanga amandla okuthi basihlasele.
39 Amadoda aseMakiri asifica ngosuku lwesihlanu ukuze
asithathele impango yethu; sabahlasela, sabahlula empini
enzima, ngokuba kwakukhona ibutho lamaqhawe phakathi
kwabo, sababulala bengakakhuphuki ummango.
40 Lapho sifika emzini wabo, abesifazane babo basigingqa
amatshe besuka phezu kwentaba umuzi owawumi kuyo.
41 Mina loSimeyoni sasisemuva komuzi, sathumba izindawo
eziphakemeyo, sachitha lomuzi.
42 Ngosuku olulandelayo satshelwa ukuthi inkosi yomuzi
waseGahashi ine. ibutho elilamandla lalisiza phezu kwethu.
43 Ngakho-ke mina loDani sazenza ama-Amori, labasekeli
bangena emzini wabo.
44 Kwathi ekujuleni kobusuku abazalwane bethu beza,
sabavulela amasango; futhi sababhubhisa bonke abantu
nempahla yabo, futhi sathatha kwaba yimpango yabo konke
okwakungokwabo, nezindonga zabo ezintathu sazidiliza.
45 Sase sisondela ku IThamna, yayikuphi yonke impahla
yamakhosi anobutha.
46 Ngase ngithukwa yibo, ngathukuthela, ngagijimela kubo
esiqongweni; futhi babelokhu bengijikijela amatshe
nemicibisholo.
47 Ukube uDani umfowethu ubengangisizanga,
bebeyakungibulala;
48 Ngakho sehlela phezu kwabo ngolaka, babaleka bonke;
futhi bedlula ngenye indlela, balwa nobaba, futhi wenza
ukuthula nabo.
49 Asibenzanga lutho olubi, kepha baba isigqila kithi,
sabuyisela kubo impango yabo.
50 Futhi ngakha iThamna, futhi ubaba wakha iPabayeli.
51 Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala
ngenkathi kufika le mpi. AmaKhanani ayesesaba mina
nabafowethu.
52 Nganginemfuyo eningi, futhi nginemfuyo u-Iramu wase-
Adulamu.
53 Ngathi ngiya kuye ngabona uParsaba inkosi yase-Adulamu;
wakhuluma kithi, wasenzela idili; futhi lapho ngishiselwa

3. wanginika indodakazi yakhe uBathshuwa ukuba ibe
ngumkakhe.
54 Wangizalela u-Eri, no-Onani, noShela; uJehova
wababulala ababili kubo, ngokuba uShela waphila, nina
ningabantwana bakhe.
ISAHLUKO 2
UJuda uchaza okunye okutholwe ngemivubukulo, idolobha
elinezindonga Zensimbi namasango ethusi. Uhlangabezana
ne-adventures.
1 Futhi iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili ubaba wahlala
ngokuthula no-Esawu umfowabo namadodana akhe kanye
nathi, ngemva kokuba sisuke eMesophothamiya kwaLabani.
2 Kwathi isigcwalisekile iminyaka eyishumi
nesishiyagalombili, ngomnyaka wamashumi amane
wokuphila kwami, u-Esawu, umfowabo kababa, wafika phezu
kwethu enabantu abanamandla nabanamandla.
3 UJakobe wamshaya u-Esawu ngomcibisholo, wathathwa
elimele entabeni yaseSeyiri, ekuhambeni kwakhe wafa e-
Anoniramu.
4 Saxosha-ke amadodana ka-Esawu.
5 Manje babenomuzi onezindonga zensimbi namasango ethusi;
asikwazanga ukungena kulo, sakanisa nxazonke,
salivimbezela.
6 Lapho bengasivuleli ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amabili,
ngamisa isikhwelo emehlweni abo bonke, ngenyuka isihlangu
sami ekhanda lami, ngiphethe amatshe, isisindo sawo
singaphezu kwamatalenta amathathu; futhi ngabulala amane
emadodeni abo anamandla.
7 ORubeni noGadi babulala abanye abayisithupha.
8 Base becela kithi imibandela yokuthula; kwathi sesicebisane
lobaba, sabamukela njengesithelo.
9 Basinika amakhora kakolweni angamakhulu ayisihlanu,
namabhati amafutha angamakhulu amahlanu, namakhora
angamakhulu amahlanu ewayini, kwaze kwaba yindlala,
sehlela eGibithe.
10 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, u-Eri indodana yami wathatha
uTamari, waseMesophothamiya, indodakazi ka-Aramu, waba
ngumkakhe.
11 Manje u-Eri wayekhohlakele, futhi wayeswele ngoTamari,
ngoba wayengeyena owasezweni laseKhanani.
12 Ngobusuku besithathu ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya.
13 Njalo wayengamazi njengobuqili bukanina, ngoba
wayengathandi ukubala abantwana ngaye.
14 Ezinsukwini zomshado ngamnika u-Onani ukuba abe
ngumshado; naye ebubini akamazi, nakuba wahlala umnyaka
naye.
15 Futhi lapho ngimsongela wangena kuye, kodwa
wayichithela imbewu emhlabathini, ngokomyalo kanina, futhi
naye wafa ngobubi.
16 Futhi ngangifisa ukumnika uShela, kodwa unina
akavumanga; ngoba wenza okubi kuTamari, ngoba
wayengesiwo amadodakazi eKhanani njengoba laye ayenjalo.
17 Futhi ngangazi ukuthi uhlanga lwamaKhanani lwalubi,
kodwa inkanuko yobusha yaphuphuthekisa ingqondo yami.
18 Futhi lapho ngimbona echitha iwayini, ngenxa yokudakwa
kwewayini ngadukiswa, ngamthatha nakuba ubaba
ayengalulekanga.
19 Kwathi ngisahambile wahamba wathatha uShela umfazi
waseKhanani.
20 Futhi lapho ngikwazi ayekwenzile, ngamthuka
ekuhluphekeni komphefumulo wami.
21 Futhi naye wafa ngobubi bakhe kanye namadodana akhe.
22 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto, uTamari engumfelokazi,
wezwa emva kweminyaka emibili ukuthi ngenyuka
ukuyogunda izimvu zami, wahloba ngezingubo zomshado,
wahlala emzini wase-Enayimi ngasesangweni.
23 Ngoba kwakungumthetho wama-Amori, ukuthi lowo
osezoshada kufanele ahlale ebufebeni izinsuku
eziyisikhombisa ngasesangweni.
24 Ngakho ngenxa yokuthi ngangidakwe liwayini, kangimazi;
nobuhle bakhe bangikhohlisa, ngendlela yokuhloba kwakhe.
25 Ngaphambukela kuye, ngathi: "Ake ngingene kuwe."
26 Wathi: "Uyakunginikani na?" Ngamnika udondolo lwami,
nebhande lami, nomqhele wombuso wami kube yisibambiso.
27 Ngangena kuye, wakhulelwa.
28 Futhi ngangingakwazi engangikwenzile, ngafisa
ukumbulala; kepha wathumela izithembiso zami ngasese,
wangijabhisa.
29 Futhi lapho ngimbiza, ngezwa futhi amazwi ayimfihlo
engawakhuluma lapho ngilele naye ekudakweni kwami; njalo
ngangingelakho ukumbulala, ngoba kwakuvela eNkosini.
30 Ngoba ngathi: Hlezi wakwenza ngobuqili, emukele
isibambiso komunye lowesifazana.
31 Kodwa angiphindanga ngisondele kuye ngisaphila, ngoba
ngangenza lesi sinengiso kuIsrayeli wonke.
32 Ngaphezu kwalokho, labo ababesemzini bathi asikho
isifebe esangweni, ngoba savela kwenye indawo, sahlala
isikhashana esangweni.
33 Futhi ngacabanga ukuthi akekho owaziyo ukuthi ngingene
kuye.
34 Emva kwalokhu seza I eGibhithe kuJosefa ngenxa yendlala.
35 Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha,
ngahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu
eGibithe.
ISAHLUKO 3
Weluleka ngokumelene newayini nenkanuko njengobubi
obukabili. "Ngokuba odakiwe akahloniphi muntu." (Ivesi 13).
1 Manje ngiyaniyala, bantwana bami, lalelani uJuda uyihlo,
nigcine amazwi ami, nifeze zonke izahlulelo zeNkosi, nigcine
imiyalo kaNkulunkulu.
2 Ningahambi ngokwezinkanuko zenu, noma ekuzibeni
kwemicabango yenu ngokuzidla kwenhliziyo; ungazigabisi
ngezenzo nangamandla obusha bakho, ngokuba lokhu nakho
kubi emehlweni kaJehova.
3 Ngazincoma futhi ukuthi ubuso bowesifazane obukekayo
abuzange bungihunge ezimpini, ngamsola uRubeni
umfowethu ngoBiliha umkababa, imimoya yesikhwele
nobufebe yangihlasela, ngaze ngalala noBatishuwa
umKhanani; noTamari, owayegane amadodana ami.
4 Ngoba ngathi kuyisezala: Ngizacebisana lobaba, njalo
ngizathatha indodakazi yakho.
5 Futhi akavumanga kodwa wangibonisa inqwaba yegolide
engenamkhawulo egameni lendodakazi yakhe; ngoba kube
yinkosi.

4. 6 Yamhlobisa ngegolide namaparele, yamthululela iwayini
edilini ngobuhle babantu besifazane.
7 Futhi iwayini lasusa amehlo ami, futhi injabulo
yaphuphuthekisa inhliziyo yami.
8 Futhi ngaba nenkanuko futhi ngalala naye, futhi ngeqa
umyalo weNkosi kanye nomyalelo wokhokho bami, futhi
ngamthatha ukuba abe ngumkakhe.
9 Futhi iNkosi yangivuza njengokuzindla kwenhliziyo yami,
njengoba ngangingenakho ukujabula kubantwana bakhe.
10 Manje, bantwana bami, ngithi kini, ningadakwa yiwayini;
ngokuba iwayini liyisusa ingqondo kulo, iqiniso, futhi
liphefumulela inkanuko yenkanuko, futhi liholela amehlo
ekudukeni.
11 Ngoba umoya wobufebe ulewayini njengesikhonzi
sokuthokozisa ingqondo; ngoba laba ababili basusa ingqondo
yomuntu.
12 Ngokuba uma umuntu ephuza iwayini aze adakwe,
liphazamisa ingqondo ngemicabango engcolileyo eholela
ebufebeni, lishise umzimba ekuhlanganeni kwenyama; kepha
uma isifiso sikhona, wenza isono, akanamahloni.
13 Unjalo umuntu odakiwe, bantwana bami; ngoba
odakiweyo akahloniphi muntu.
14 Ngokuba bheka, kwangenza ngaduka nami, angibange
namahloni ngenxa yesixuku esisemzini, ngokuba phambi
kwamehlo abo bonke ngaphambukela kuTamari, ngenza isono
esikhulu, ngembula isimbozo. ngehlazo lamadodana ami.
15 Ngemva kokuphuza iwayini angizange ngiwuhloniphe
umyalo kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngathatha owesifazane
waseKhanani ukuba abe ngumkami.
16 Ngokuba umuntu ophuza iwayini uyakudinga, bantabami;
futhi kulokhu kukhona ukuhlakanipha ekuphuzeni iwayini,
umuntu angaphuza lapho elondekile.
17 Kodwa uma edlula lo mkhawulo umoya wenkohliso
uhlasela ingqondo yakhe, futhi wenze isidakwa sikhulume
ngokungcolile, futhi senze ukweqa futhi singabi namahloni,
kodwa ngisho nokuziqhayisa ngehlazo laso, futhi sizibone
sihloniphekile.
18 Ofebayo akazi lapho elahlekelwa, futhi akanamahloni
lapho ehlaziswa.
19 Ngoba lanxa umuntu eyinkosi njalo ephinga, uthathelwa
ubukhosi bakhe ngokuba yisigqili sobufebe, njengoba lami
ngahlupheka.
20 Ngokuba nganika udondolo lwami, oluyinqaba yesizwe
sakithi; nebhande lami, elingamandla ami; nomqhele wami,
okungukuthi, inkazimulo yombuso wami.
21 Futhi ngempela ngaphenduka kulezi zinto; iwayini
nenyama angidli kuze kube sekugugeni kwami, futhi
angizange ngibone intokozo.
22 Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yangibonisa ukuthi abesifazane
bayabusa enkosini kuze kube phakade nabampofu
ngokufanayo.
23 Futhi enkosini bathatha inkazimulo yayo, futhi endodeni
eyiqhawe amandla ayo, futhi nakuso isinxibi ngisho nalokho
okuncane okuyizisekelo zobumpofu baso.
24 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, qaphelani umkhawulo
ewayinini; ngokuba kukhona kulo imimoya emine emibi,
inkanuko, nenkanuko, nokonakala, nenzuzo embi;
25 Uma niphuza iwayini ngentokozo, yibani nesizotha
ekwesabeni uNkulunkulu.
26 Ngokuba uma ukumesaba uNkulunkulu sekuphelile
ekuthokozeni kwenu, kuyavela ukudakwa, nokungabi
namahloni.
27 Kodwa uma niphila ngokuhluzeka, ningalithinti nhlobo
iwayini, funa none ngamazwi entukuthelo, futhi nasekulweni,
nangokunyundela, kanye nokweqa imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu,
futhi nibhubhe ngaphambi kwesikhathi senu.
28 Ngaphezu kwalokho, iwayini lembula izimfihlakalo
zikaNkulunkulu kanye nabantu, njengoba nami ngambula
imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu kanye nezimfihlakalo zikaJakobe
ubaba kowesifazane waseKhanani uBatishuwa, uNkulunkulu
angitshela ukuthi ngingambuli.
29 Futhi iwayini liyimbangela kokubili impi kanye
nesiphithiphithi.
30 Manje ngiyaniyala, bantwana bami, ukuthi ningathandi
imali, noma ningabheki ubuhle babesifazane; ngoba ngenxa
yemali nobuhle ngadukiswa kuBatishuwa umKhanani.
31 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ngenxa yalezi zinto ezimbili
uhlanga lwami luyowela ebubini.
32 Ngokuba ngisho nabahlakaniphileyo phakathi
kwamadodana ami bayokonakala, banciphise umbuso
wakwaJuda, iNkosi eyanginika wona ngenxa yokulalela
kwami ubaba.
33 Ngokuba angizange ngimdabukise ubaba uJakobe; kuzo
zonke izinto wangilaya ukuthi ngenze njalo.
34 U-Isaka, uyise kababa, wangibusisa ukuba ngibe yinkosi
kwa-Israyeli, futhi uJakobe wangibusisa kanjalo.
35 Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi umbuso uzomiswa kimi.
36 Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi kungakanani okubi eniyakukwenza
ngezinsuku zokugcina.
37 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, qaphelani ubufebe + nothando
lwemali, + nilalele uyihlo uJuda.
38 Ngoba lezizinto ziyasuka emthethweni kaNkulunkulu,
futhi ziphuphuthekise ukuthambekela komphefumulo, futhi
zifundisa ukuzikhukhumeza, futhi zingavumeli umuntu ukuba
abe nesihawu kumakhelwane wakhe.
39 Bawuphuca umphefumulo wakhe konke okuhle,
bamcindezela ngokushikashikeka nangezinhlupheko, basusa
ubuthongo kuye, badle inyama yakhe.
40 Futhi uvimbela imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu; futhi
akasikhumbuli isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu, akamlaleli
umphrofethi lapho ekhuluma, futhi uwacasukela amazwi
okumesaba uNkulunkulu.
41 Ngokuba uyisigqila sezinkanuko ezimbili eziphambene,
futhi akakwazi ukulalela uNkulunkulu, ngoba
ziphuphuthekise umphefumulo wakhe, futhi uhamba emini
njengasebusuku.
42 Bantwana bami, ukuthanda imali kuholela ekukhonzeni
izithombe; ngokuba lapho bedukiswa ngemali, abangesibo
onkulunkulu babaqamba ngokuthi onkulunkulu, kuhlanyise
onayo.
43 Ngenxa yemali ngalahlekelwa ngabantwana bami, futhi
ukuphenduka kwami, kanye nokululazeka kwami, kanye
nemikhuleko kababa kwamukelwe, ngabe ngafa
ngingenamntwana.
44 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wawobaba wangihawukela, ngoba
ngakwenza ngokungazi.
45 Umbusi wamanga wangiphuphuthekisa, ngona
njengomuntu nanjengenyama, ngonakaliswa izono; futhi
ngafunda ubuthakathaka bami ngenkathi ngicabanga ukuthi
anginakunqotshwa.

5. 46 Ngakho-ke, yazini, bantwana bami, ukuthi imimoya
emibili ilindele kumuntu—umoya weqiniso nomoya
wenkohliso.
47 Futhi phakathi kukhona umoya wokuqonda umqondo,
okungowawo ukujikela noma yikuphi lapho uthanda khona.
Futhi imisebenzi yeqiniso nemisebenzi yenkohliso ilotshiwe
ezinhliziyweni zabantu, futhi ngayinye yazo iNkosi iyayazi.
49 Futhi asikho isikhathi lapho imisebenzi yabantu ingafihlwa;
ngoba zilotshwe phansi enhliziyweni phambi kweNkosi.
50 Futhi umoya weqiniso ufakaza zonke izinto, futhi usola
bonke; futhi isoni sishiswa yinhliziyo yaso, singakwazi
ukuphakamisela ubuso baso kumahluleli.
ISAHLUKO 4
UJuda wenza umfanekiso ocacile ngokucindezela nesiprofetho
esibi ngokuphathelene nokuziphatha kwezilaleli zakhe.
1 Manje, bantwana bami, ngiyaniyala ukuba nithande uLevi,
ukuze nihlale, ningazikhukhumezi kuye, funa nibhujiswe.
2 Ngokuba iNkosi yanginika umbuso, nayo ubupristi, yabeka
umbuso phansi kobupristi.
3 Wanginika okusemhlabeni; kuye okusezulwini.
4 Njengoba izulu liphakeme kunomhlaba, kanjalo nobupristi
bukaNkulunkulu buphakeme kunombuso wasemhlabeni,
ngaphandle uma buwa ngesono eNkosini futhi bubuswa
umbuso wasemhlabeni.
5 Ngokuba yathi kimi ingelosi yeNkosi: INkosi yamkhetha
kunawe ukuba asondele kuyo, adle etafuleni lakhe, amnike
ulibo lwezinto ezikhethekileyo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
kepha uyakuba yinkosi kaJakobe.
6 Futhi uyakuba phakathi kwabo njengolwandle.
7 Ngokuba njengalokhu olwandle abalungileyo
nabangalungile bejikijelwa ngapha nangapha, abanye
bathunjwa, abanye benothiswa, kanjalo zonke izizwe
ziyakuba-mpofu kuwe, abanye bayakuba-mpofu, bathunjwe,
abanye bacebe ngokuphanga. impahla yabanye.
8 Ngokuba amakhosi ayakuba njengezilo zasolwandle.
9 Bayakugwinya abantu njengezinhlanzi; izindlu, namasimu,
nemihlambi, nemali bayakuphanga;
10 Futhi ngenyama yabaningi bayoklama amagwababa
nezinselele ngokungafanele; bayakuqhubekela phambili
ebubini ngokuhuheka baphakanyiswe, futhi kuyoba khona
abaprofethi bamanga njengesiphepho, futhi bayoshushisa
bonke abantu abalungile.
11 Futhi iNkosi iyakwehlisela phezu kwabo ukuhlukana
omunye komunye.
12 Kuyakuba khona izimpi njalo kwa-Israyeli; futhi phakathi
kwabantu bolunye uhlanga umbuso wami uyoqedwa, kuze
kufike insindiso ka-Israyeli.
13 kuze kube sekubonakaleni kukaNkulunkulu wokulunga,
ukuze uJakobe labezizwe bonke baphumule ngokuthula.
14 Uyakugcina amandla ombuso wami kuze kube phakade;
ngokuba uJehova wangiqaphela ngesifungo ukuthi
akayikuchitha umbuso enzalweni yami kuze kube phakade.
15 Manje nginosizi olukhulu, bantwana bami, ngenxa
yamanyala enu + nemilingo + nokukhonza izithombe +
eniyokwenza ngokumelene nombuso, + nilandela abanedlozi,
nabathakathi, + namademoni adukisayo.
16 Niyakwenza amadodakazi enu acule amantombazane
nezifebe, nihlanganyele nezinengiso zabezizwe.
17 Ngenxa yalezo zinto uJehova uyakwehlisela phezu kwenu
indlala nesifo, ukufa, nenkemba, ukukhohliswa yizitha,
nokuhlambalaza kwabangane, ukubulawa kwabantwana,
ukudlwengulwa kwabafazi, ukuphangwa kwempahla,
ukushiswa kwethempeli. kaNkulunkulu, nichitha izwe,
niyizigqila phakathi kwabezizwe.
18 Futhi bayokwenza abanye benu bangabathenwa ngenxa
yabafazi babo.
19 iNkosi ize inihambele, lapho niphenduka ngenhliziyo
epheleleyo, nihambe ngayo yonke imiyalo yayo, inikhuphule
ekuthunjweni phakathi kwabezizwe.
20 Emva kwalezi zinto inkanyezi evela kuJakobe iyakuvela
ngokuthula;
21 Umuntu uyakuvuka enzalweni yami njengelanga lokulunga;
22 Ukuhamba namadodana abantu ngobumnene
nangokulunga;
23 Futhi kasiyikutholwa isono kuye.
24 Futhi amazulu ayovulelwa kuye, ukuze athulule umoya,
ngisho isibusiso sikaBaba oNgcwele; uyakuthululela phezu
kwenu uMoya womusa;
25 Niyakuba ngamadodana akhe ngeqiniso, nihambe
ngemiyalo yakhe kuqala neyokugcina.
26 Khona kuyakukhanya intonga yombuso wami;
nasempandeni yakho kuyakuvela isiqu; kuyakuvela kuwo
intonga yokulunga iye kwabezizwe ukwahlulela nokusindisa
bonke abakhuleka eNkosini.
27 Emva kwalokho u-Abrahama no-Isaka noJakobe
bayakuvuka; mina nabafowethu siyakuba yizinhloko zezizwe
zakwa-Israyeli.
28 ULevi wokuqala, mina owesibili, uJosefa wesithathu,
uBenjamini owesine, uSimeyoni owesihlanu, u-Isakare
owesithupha, kwaba njalo ngohlelo.
29 Futhi iNkosi yambusisa uLevi, neNgelosi yoBukhona,
mina; amandla enkazimulo, uSimeyoni; izulu, uRubeni;
umhlaba, Isakare; ulwandle, uZebuloni; izintaba, uJosefa;
itabernakele, uBenjamini; izinkanyiso, uDani; i-Edene,
uNafetali; ilanga, uGadi; inyanga, uAsheri.
30 Futhi niyoba abantu beNkosi, futhi nibe nolimi olulodwa;
futhi ngeke kube khona umoya wenkohliso kaBheliyari,
ngoba uyophonswa emlilweni kuze kube phakade.
31 Futhi labo abafe ngosizi bayovuka ngenjabulo, futhi labo
ababempofu ngenxa yeNkosi bayokwenziwa bacebe, futhi
labo ababulawa ngenxa yeNkosi bayovuka baphile.
32 Izindlovukazi zikaJakobe ziyakugijima ngokujabula,
nezinkozi zakwa-Israyeli ziyakundiza ngokujabula; bonke
abantu bayakuyidumisa iNkosi kuze kube phakade.
33 Ngakho-ke, gcinani, bantabami, wonke umthetho weNkosi,
ngokuba kukhona ithemba kubo bonke ababambelela
ezindleleni zayo.
34 Wathi kubo: "Bhekani, ngiyafa phambi kwenu namuhla,
ngineminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye;
35 Makungabikho-muntu ongimbela ngesambatho esibizayo,
futhi makangadabuli izibilini zami, ngokuba amakhosi
ayakukwenza lokho; ungikhuphulele eHebroni kanye nawe.
36 UJuda eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo; amadodana akhe
enza njengakho konke awayala ngakho, ammbela eHebroni
koyise.