Gad, the ninth son of Jacob and Zilpah. Shepherd and strong man but a murderer at heart. Verse 25 is a notable definition of hatred.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
uGadi, unyana wesithoba kaYakobi
noZilipa. Ngumalusi nendoda
eyomeleleyo kodwa intliziyo ngumbulali.
Indinyana 25 yingcaciso ephawulekayo
yentiyo.
1 Ikopi yomnqophiso kaGadi,
awayithethayo koonyana bakhe,
ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mabini
anesihlanu wokudla kwakhe ubomi,
wathi kubo,
2 Yivani, nyana bam, mna
ndingowesithoba kuYakobi, ndaza ke
ndalusa umhlambi.
3 Ndawulinda ebusuku umhlambi;
kwaza kwathi, yakufika ingonyama,
nokuba yingcuka, nokuba liliphi na
irhamncwa esibayeni, ndayisukela,
ndayithabatha ndalubamba unyawo
lwalo ngesandla sam, ndayiphosa into
yokuphosa ilitye, ndayibulala.
4 Ke kaloku uYosefu, umninawa wam,
wayesalusa impahla emfutshane nathi,
zaba ziintsuku ezimashumi mathathu;
waye eselula, wahliwa bubushushu.
5 Wabuyela eHebron, kubawo,
owamlalisa kuye, ngokuba ebemthanda
kunene.
6 UYosefu wamxelela ubawo, ukuba
oonyana bakaZilipa noBhiliha baxhele
eyona ilungileyo emhlambini, bayidla
phambi kwamatyala kaRubhen noYuda.
7 Ngokuba yabona, ukuba
ndiyayihlangula imvana emlonyeni
webhere, ndayibulala ibhere; Sayixhela
imvana, sibuhlungu ngayo, ukuba
ibingenakuphila, sayidla ke thina.
8 Ndamqumbela uYosefu ngale nto,
kwada kwayimini yokuthengiswa
kwakhe;
9 Kwaye umoya wentiyo waba kum;
andinqwenela nokuba ndimve
ngeendlebe uYosefu, nokuba ndimbone
ngamehlo, ngokuba wasikhalimela
ebusweni bethu, esithi, sidla impahla
emfutshane ngaphandle koYuda.
10 Kuba zonke izinto awazenzayo
ubawo, wakholwa nguye;
11 Ndiyasivuma kaloku isono sam,
bantwana bam, ukuba kufuthi
ndinqwenela ukumbulala, ngokuba
bendimthiyile ngokusuka entliziyweni.
12 Ndabuya ndamthiya ngenxa
yamaphupha akhe; ndaza ndamkhotha
ezweni labaphilileyo, njengenkomo idla
utyani basendle.
13 UYuda wathengisa ngaye ngasese
kumaIshmayeli.
14 UThixo woobawo bethu
wamhlangula esandleni sethu, ukuze
singenzi ubugqwetha obukhulu
kwaSirayeli.
15 Kwaye ngoku, bantwana bam,
phulaphulani amazwi enyaniso ukuze
nisebenze ubulungisa, nawo wonke
umthetho woPhezukonke, nize
ningalahleki ngomoya wentiyo, kuba
kubi kuzo zonke izenzo zabantu.
16 Yonke into athe wayenza umntu
uthiya, iyamcekisa; Ngokuba umntu
uyamoyika uYehova, abe ekholiswa
bubulungisa, angamthandi.
17 Uyayidela inyaniso, uyamonela
onesidima, wamkele intetho engendawo,
othanda ukuzigwagwisa; njengoko nam
ndamjongayo uYosefu.
18 Lumkani, ke ngoko, bantwana bam
bentiyo, kuba yenza okuchasene
nomthetho kwanakwiNkosi ngokwayo.
19 Kuba asiyi kuwava amazwi
emithetho yakhe, okuthanda
ummelwane kabani; kanti ke wona
uThixo.

3. 20 Kuba umzalwana, ukuba uthe
wakhubeka, uyathanda ukubavakalisa
kwaoko kubo bonke;
21 Ukuba ke sisicaka siyamxhokonxa
enkosini yaso, sithi naso sicinga ububi
ngaso, ukuba singade sibulawe.
22 Kuba intiyo isebenza ngekhwele
kwabaphumelelayo;
23 Kuba, njengokuba uthando lubadlisa
ubomi abafileyo, lubabuyise
abagwetyelwe ukufa, ngokunjalo
nentiyo iya kubabulala abaphilileyo;
24 Kuba umoya wentiyo usebenza
kunye noSathana, ngokungxama
koomoya, ezintweni zonke kuse ekufeni
kwabantu; kodwa umoya wothando
usebenza kunye nomthetho kaThixo
ekunyamezeleni usindiso lwabantu.
25 Intiyo, ke ngoko, imbi, kuba ihlala
idibana nokuxoka, ukuthetha
ngokuchasene nenyaniso; lwaza
lwakhulisa izinto ezincinane,
lwakwenza ukukhanya kwaba
bubumnyama, lwabiza ubukrakra
bolunencasa, lwafundisa intlebendwane,
lwavutha umsindo, lwaxhokonxa
imfazwe, nogonyamelo, nokubawa
konke; yizalisa intliziyo ngobubi
nangetyhefu yobudemon.
26 Ezi zinto, ke ngoko, ndizithetha kuni
ngokusuka kumava, bantwana bam,
ukuze niyikhuphele ngaphambili intiyo,
yeyomtyholi, nize ninamathele
eluthandweni lukaThixo.
27 Ubulungisa buchitha intiyo;
28 Kuba lowo ulilungisa, othobekileyo,
uneentloni ngokwenza okuchasene
nomthetho;
29 Akathethi ngokuchasa umntu
ongcwele, Ngokuba ukoyika uThixo
kuyoyisa intiyo.
30 Kuba esoyika ukuba
angamkhubekisi uYehova, angènzi
okubi nakubani na, nangokucinga.
31 Ezi zinto ndazifunda ekugqibeleni,
emva kokuba ndiguqukile
ngokunxulumene noYosefu.
32 Kuba inguquko yenene, efana
nobuthixo, itshabalalisa ukungazi,
kwaye igxotha ubumnyama, kwaye
ikhanyisela amehlo, kwaye inika ulwazi
emphefumlweni, kwaye ikhokelela
ingqondo elusindisweni.
33 Kwaye ezo zinto ingazifundanga
emntwini izazi ngenguquko.
34 Ngokuba uThixo undihlisele isifo
sesibindi; Imithandazo kaYakobi ubawo,
ukuba ibingandincedi, ibingeyonto imbi,
kodwa umoya wam wemka.
35 Kuba xa athe umntu wagqitha,
wohlwaywa;
36 Ekubeni, ke ngoko, isibindi sam
sasingenanceba ngokuchasene
noYosefu, esibindini sam ngokunjalo
ndabandezeleka ngokungenanceba,
ndaza ndagwetywa iinyanga ezilishumi
elinanye, kangangexesha elide njengoko
ndandinomsindo ngokuchasene
noYosefu.
ISAHLUKO 2
UGadi ubongoza abaphulaphuli bakhe
nxamnye nentiyo ebonisa indlela
emfake ngayo engxakini enkulu
kangaka. Iivesi 8-11 azilibaleki.
1 Kwaye ngoku, bantwana bam,
ndiyanivuselela, ukuba nithandane
elowo umzalwana wakhe, niyilahle
intiyo ezintliziyweni zenu, nithandane
ngesenzo, nangentetho, nangokutyekela
komphefumlo.

4. 2 Kuba phambi kukabawo ndathetha
ngoxolo kuYosefu; kwaye xa
ndiphumileyo, umoya wentiyo wayenza
mnyama ingqondo yam, kwaye
wawuxhokonxa umphefumlo wam
ukuba umbulale.
3 Thandanani ngokwasentliziyweni;
Ukuba ubani uthe wakona, thetha naye
unoxolo, ungabambeleli
emphefumlweni wakho; kwaye ukuba
uthe waguquka waza wavuma, mxolele.
4 Ukuba uthe wakhanyela, musa
ukumkhweletisa, hleze akuqalekise,
wone ngokuphindiweyo.
5 Makungabikho mntu wumbi azive
iimfihlelo zakho xa ebandakanyeke
kwimbambano engokwasemthethweni,
hleze afike akuthiye aze abe lutshaba
lwakho, aze enze isono esikhulu
ngakuwe; ngokuba futhi ethetha ngawe
ebubuxoki, ethetha ngawe futhi,
enenjongo embi.
6 Ukuba ke uthe wakhanyela, waba
neentloni, akohlwaywa, usuke ayeke
ukohlwaya.
7 Kuba lowo ukukhanyelayo
unokuguquka ukuze angaphindi
akwenze okubi; naye angakuzukisa,
akoyike, abe noxolo nawe.
8 Ukuba uthe waba neentloni,
wazingisa ukona kwakhe, mxolele
ngokusuka entliziyweni, uyiyekele
kuThixo impindezelo.
9 Ukuba umntu uthe wanempumelelo
ngakumbi kunani, musani ukuba
nomsindo, mthandazeleni, ukuze abe
nokuphumelela okuzalisekileyo.
10 kuba oko kunilungele.
11 Ukuba uthe waphakama ngakumbi,
musa ukummonela, ukhumbule ukuba
yonke inyama iya kufa; nidumise
uThixo, onika izinto ezilungileyo,
ezilungele bonke abantu.
12 Funani imigwebo yeNkosi, kwaye
ingqondo yenu iya kuphumla kwaye ibe
seluxolweni.
13 Ukuba indoda ithe yaba sisityebi
ngeendlela ezimbi, uze ungabi namona
njengoEsawu, umkhuluwa kabawo;
kodwa lindela isiphelo sikaYehova.
14 Kuba xa uthe wathabatha umntu
ubutyebi obufunyenwe ngobubi,
umxolela ukuba uthe waguquka;
15 Kuba ihlwempu, ukuba lingenamona,
liyikholisa iNkosi ezintweni zonke,
lisikelelwe ngaphezu kwabantu bonke,
ngokuba alibulaleki mntu.
16 Lahlani ngoko ikhwele
lemiphefumlo yenu, nithandane
ngentliziyo ethe tye.
17 Ke nina zixeleleni ezi zinto
koonyana benu, ukuba bahlonele uYuda
noLevi; ngokuba uYehova uya
kubavelisela usindiso kubo uYehova.
18 Kuba ndiyazi ukuba ekugqibeleni
abantwana benu baya kumka kuye,
bahambe ebubini, nasebubini,
nasebubini, phambi koYehova.
19 Akuba ephumle okwethutyana,
wabuya wathi. Bantwana bam,
mphulaphuleni uyihlo, nindingcwabele
koobawo;
20 Wazirhola iinyawo zakhe, walala
ubuthongo.
21 Emva kweminyaka emihlanu
bamthwala bamsa eHebron, baza
bambeka kookhokho bakhe.