UJakobe ubusisa amadodana akhe

1 UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi: “Buthanani, nginitshele okuzakunehlela ezinsukwini ezizayo.

2 “Qoqanani, nizwe,

nina madodana kaJakobe,

nimlalele u-Israyeli uyihlo.

3 “Rubeni, uyizibulo lami wena,

amandla ami,

ukuqala kwezikhwepha zami,

ingqongqo ngesithunzi,

ingqongqo ngamandla.

4 Uyachichima njengamanzi,

awuyikuba nabungqongqo,

ngokuba wakhwela embhedeni kayihlo, wawona;

wakhwela okhukhweni lwami.

5 “OSimeyoni noLevi bayizelamani;

izinkemba zabo ziyizikhali zobudlwangudlwangu.

6 Ungangeni emkhandlwini wabo,

mphefumulo wami;

ungahlangani nebandla labo,

nhliziyo yami,

ngokuba ngolaka lwabo babulala abantu;

ngobudlova babo basika izinkabi umsipha.

7 Makuqalekiswe ulaka lwabo, ngokuba

lwalunamandla,

nentukuthelo yabo,

ngokuba yayinonya;

ngizakubahlukanisa kwaJakobe,

ngibasakaze kwa-Israyeli.

8 “Juda,

abafowenu bazakukudumisa wena;

isandla sakho siyakuba sesijingweni sezitha zakho;

amadodana kayihlo ayakukukhothamela.

9 UJuda uyibhongo lengonyama.

Wenyuke empangweni,

ndodana yami.

Uguqile, ulele njengengonyama nanjengengonyamakazi;

ngubani oyakumvusa na?

10 Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda,

nozime lokubusa phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe,

aze afike yena olufanele lona;

nezizwe ziyakumlalela.

11 Ubopha ithole lembongolo yakhe emvinini,

ithole lembongolokazi yakhe emvinini omuhle;

uhlanza izingubo zakhe ewayinini,

nezambatho zakhe egazini lezithelo zomvini.

12 Amehlo akhe ayaklwela iwayini,

amazinyo akhe amhlophe ubisi.

13 “UZebuloni uyakwakha ngasogwini lolwandle,

abe sosebeni lwemikhumbi;

umkhawulo wakhe uzakuba ngaseSidoni.

14 “U-Isakare uyimbongolo enamandla,

elala phakathi kwezibaya.

15 Wabona indawo yakuphumula ukuthi inhle,

nezwe ukuthi limnandi;

wafolisa ihlombe ukuba athwale,

waba yinceku yempoqo.

16 “UDani uyakuthetha amacala abantu bakhe,

njengesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

17 UDani uyakuba yinyoka endleleni,

inhlangwana emkhondweni eluma izithende zehhashi,

awe nyovane olikhweleyo.

18 “Ngiyihalele insindiso yakho, Jehova.

19 “UGadi, iviyo liyakumcindezela,

kepha yena uyakucindezela isithende salo.

20 “Ku-Asheri kuvela amanoni abe ngukudla kwakhe;

uyakuveza isilovela samakhosi.

21 UNafetali uyindluzelekazi ethukululekileyo;

uveza amazwi amnandi.

22 “UJosefa uyingatsha entsha ethelayo,

ingatsha ethela ngasemthonjeni;

amagatsha akhe akhwela odongeni.

23 Abacibishelayo bayamkhathaza,

bayamdubula, bayamzingela;

24 kepha umnsalo wakhe uhlala uqinile;

amandla ezandla zakhe aqiniswa

ngezandla zoMninimandla kaJakobe,

okuvela kuye uMalusi netshe lika-Israyeli,

25 ngoNkulunkulu kayihlo ozakukusiza,

ngoSomandla ozakukubusisa

ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu,

nangezibusiso zasotweni olukhona phansi,

nangezibusiso zamabele nezesizalo.

26 Izibusiso zikayihlo zinamandla

kunezibusiso zawokhokho bami,

kuze kube semkhawulweni wokugcina wezintaba ezimiyo;

ziyakuba phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa phakade,

nasokhakhayini lwakhe owahlukaniswa nabafowabo.

27 “UBenjamini uyimpisi ehomfuzayo;

ekuseni uyadla impango,

kusihlwa uyahlukanisa akuphangileyo.”

28 Bonke labo bayizizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli; yilokhu uyise akukhuluma kubo, wababusisa; wababusisa, kwaba yilowo ngokwesibusiso sakhe.

29 Wabayala, wathi kubo: “Mina sengiyakubuthelwa kubantu bami; ngimbeleni kobaba emhumeni osensimini ka-Efroni umHeti,

30 umhume osensimini yaseMakaphela eliphambi kweMamre ezweni laseKhanani, awuthenga u-Abrahama kanye nensimu ku-Efroni umHeti, ube yindawo yakhe yokumbela;

31 lapho bembela o-Abrahama noSara umkakhe; lapho bembela o-Isaka noRebeka umkakhe; lapho ngembela uLeya;

32 insimu nomhume okuyo okwathengwa kubantwana bakwaHeti.”

33 UJakobe eseqedile ukuyala amadodana akhe waqoqela izinyawo zakhe embhedeni, wagqibuka, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.