UDUTERONOMI 33

₂UJehova wavela eSinayi,

wabaphumela evela eSeyiri,

wanyampuza entabeni yasePharanu,

weza ephuma ezigidini zendawo engcwele;

ngakwesokunene sakhe kwavutha umlilo.

₃Yebo, uyazithanda izizwe,

bonke abangcwele bakhe basesandleni sakho;

bahlala ngasezinyaweni zakho,

bamukele okwamazwi akho.

₄UMose wasiyaleza umthetho,

ifa lenhlangano kaJakobe.

₅Waba-yinkosi eJeshuruni,

lapho izinhloko zabantu zazibuthene,

zonke izizwe zakwaIsrayeli zindawonye.

₆Makaphile uRubeni, angafi;

amadoda akhe abe-ngumumo omkhulu.

₇Nalokhu wathi ngoJuda:

Yizwa, Jehova, izwi likaJuda,

umlethe kubantu bakubo;

izandla zakho mazimlwele,

ube-lusizo kwabamelene naye.

₈NgoLevi wathi:

AmaThumimi namaUrimi* akho

akuye othembekileyo wakho,

owamvivinya eMasa,

owaphikisana naye ngasemanzini aseMeriba,

₉owathi ngoyise nangonina: Angibabonanga,

angabavuma futhi abafowabo,

angabazi abantwana bakhe,

ngokuba baliqaphele izwi lakho,

bagcina isivumelwano sakho.

₁₀Bafundisa uJakobe izahlulelo zakho,

noIsrayeli umthetho wakho;

babeka impepho phambi kwamakhala akho,

nomnikelo oshiswa wonke ealtare lakho.

₁₁Busisa, Jehova, amandla akhe,

uyamukele imisebenzi yezandla zakhe;

sicila ukhalo lwabo abamvukelayo,

nolwabamzondayo, ukuba bangaphindi bavuke.

₁₂NgoBenjamini wathi:

Othandiweyo kaJehova uyakuhlala elondwa nguye;

uyamsibekela usuku lonke,

ahlale phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.

₁₃NgoJosefa wathi:

Izwe lakhe malibusiswe nguJehova

ngamagugu asezulwini, nangamazolo,

nangotwa olwenabileyo phansi,

₁₄nangamagugu ezithelo zelanga,

nangamagugu ezinhlamvu zenyanga,

₁₅nangezinto ezinqabileyo zezintaba zamandulo,

nangamagugu amagquma angunaphakade,

₁₆nangamagugu omhlaba nokugcwala kwawo,

nangentando enhle yowahlala esihlahleni;

isibusiso masifike ekhanda likaJosefa

nasokhakhayini lowahlukaniswa nabafowabo.

₁₇Izibulo lenkunzi yakhe liludumo lwakhe,

nezimpondo zenyathi ziyizimpondo zakhe;

uyakuqhubukusha ngazo izizwe zonke ekugcineni komhlaba;

zinjalo izigidi zakwaEfrayimi,

zinjalo izinkulungwane zakwaManase.

₁₈NgoZebuloni wathi:

Yenama, Zebuloni, ekuphumeni kwakho,

nawe-Isakare, ematendeni akho.

₁₉Bayakubizela izizwe entabeni,

bahlabele khona imihlatshelo yokulunga;

ngokuba bayakumunca inala yezilwandle,

nengcebo ethukusiweyo yesihlabathi.

₂₀NgoGadi wathi:

Makabusiswe owandisa uGadi:

uhlezi njengengonyamakazi,

udwengula ingalo nokhakhayi.

₂₁Wazikhethela isabelo sokuqala,

ngokuba sasigodliwe lapho isabelo somahluleli;

wahamba nezinhloko zabantu,

wafeza ukulunga kukaJehova,

nezahlulelo zakhe kanye noIsrayeli.

₂₂NgoDani wathi:

UDani uyibhongo lengonyama,

elixhumayo, liphuma eBashani.

₂₃NgoNafetali wathi:

Nafetali, wanelisiwe ngomusa,

ugcwele isibusiso sikaJehova:

yidla wena intshonalanga neningizimu.

₂₄NgoAsheri wathi:

UAsheri makabusiswe phezu kwabantwana,

amukeleke kubafowabo,

acwilise unyawo lwakhe emafutheni.

₂₅Imigoqo yakho iyakuba-ngeyensimbi neyethusi,

nanjengezinsuku zakho oba-njalo amandla akho.

₂₆Akakho ofana noNkulunkulu, Jeshuruni,

okhwela izulu ukuyokusiza,

nomkhathi ngokuphakama kwakhe.

₂₇UNkulunkulu wasendulo uyisiphephelo,

nangaphansi zikhona izingalo ezingunaphakade;

wazixosha izitha phambi kwakho,

wathi: Chitha.

₂₈UIsrayeli usehlezi elondekile;

umthombo kaJakobe wahlukene wodwa

ezweni lamabele nelewayini;

yebo, amazulu akhe aconsisa amazolo.

₂₉Ubusisiwe wena-Israyeli;

ngubani ofana nawe, isizwe esisindisiwe nguJehova

oyisihlangu sosizo lwakho,

oyinkemba yakho ephakanyisiweyo.

Izitha zakho ziyakuzithobela wena,

unyathele izindawo zabo eziphakemeyo.