UMosi ubusisa iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli
1Lesi sibusiso uMosi umuntu kaZimu abusisa ngaso ama-Israyeli ngaphambi kobana ahlongakale.
2Wathi:
“USomnini wavela eSinayi,
wakhanyisela abantu bakhe eSeyiri,
waphazimula eentabeni zeParana;
wavela neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi zabacwengileko
ngesidleni sakhe bekunomkhambathi wezulwini.
3Iye, Somnini, wena othanda izizwe,
boke abacwengileko basesandleni sakho;
bazithoba eenyaweni zakho,
benza imiyalwakho.
4UMosi wasiyala ngomthetho,
njengelifa lehlangano kaJakopo.
5UZimu waba yikosi kaJetjhuruni,
lokha iinhloko nazibutheneko,
iye, nakuhlangene iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli.
6“URubeni akaphile, angafi
nebutho lakhe linganciphi.
7“NgoJuda uMosi wathi:
“Somnini, yewulalele ilizwi lakaJuda,
umlethe ebantwini bekhabo.
Yiba zizandla zakhe ezimlwelako,
isizo ezitheni zakhe.
8“NgoLevi wathi:
“Ithumimi ne-urimakho Somnini,
ngezabathembekileko kuwe;
labo owabazizinya eMasa,
wabasola emanzini weMeriba.
9Abantwabo bathi kiboyise nabonina:
Siyabahlubuka!
Baphika abafowabo,
babeba abantwababo;
Kodwana bayelela ilizwi lakho, Somnini,
balonda isivumelwano sakho.
10Bafundisa uJakopo imiyalwakho,
u-Israyeli umthethwakho;
batjhisa itjhwalo phambi kwakho
nomhlabelo otjhiswa woke e-aldarini lakho.
11Somnini, busisa amandla wamaLevi,
wamukele nemisebenzi yezandla zawo;
uphorhoze amadini wezitha zawo,
lezo eziwazondako,
ukuze zingasavuki.
12“NgoBhenjamini wathi:
“Othandiweko kaSomnini,
uzakuhlala aphephile kuye;
amsibekele ngesikhathi soke,
uzakuhlala hlangana neentaba zakaSomnini.”
13“NgoJosefa wathi:
“Inarhakhe ibusiswe nguSomnini,
ngombethe, isipho somkayi,
ngamanzi wangaphasi,
14ngesipho seenthelo zomnyaka,
iye, imikhiqizo yeenkhathi zomnyaka,
15ngemikhiqizo ephambili yeentaba zekadeni,
iye, isipho semibundu yanini nanini,
16ngezipho ezikhethekileko iphasi elingaba nazo.
Umusa waloyo ohlala esithukghwaneni
inga ungaba phezu kwehloko kaJosefa,
iye, phezu kwepandla yekosana yabafowabo.
17Unedumo njengekunzi elizibulo,
iimpondo zakhe ngezekukhama;
usunduza ngazo izizwe,
bekube semikhawulweni yephasi;
abanjalo ziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi zaka-Efrayimu,
abanjalo ziinkulungwana zakaManase.
18“NgoZebuloni wathi:
“Jabula wena Zebuloni ekuphumeni kwakho ipi,
nawe Isakari ngematendenakho.
19Babizela izizwe entabeni,
bahlabele khona imihlabelo yokulunga
ngombana bamunya umnono welwandle
namagugu afihlakeleko wetjhwabatjhwaba.
20“NgoGadi wathi:
“Akabusiswe onabisa uGadi!
UGadi uphila njengebhubezi,
udabula umkhono nepandla.
21Uzikhethela indawo ekhethekileko
ebegade ingakhethwa mrholi.
Lokha iinhloko zeenkoro zihlangana lapho,
yena ufeza okulungileko kwakaSomnini
nemithethwakhe ku-Israyeli.
22“NgoDani wathi:
“UDani libhubezana
eleqa lisuka eBhatjhani.
23“NgoNafitali wathi:
“UNafitali waneliswe mumusa,
uzele iimbusiso zakaSomnini,
inga angathumba itjingalanga nesewula.
24“Ngo-Atjheri wathi:
“U-Atjheri akabusiswe ngaphezu kwamadodana,
akathandwe bafowabo,
acwilise inyawo lakhe emafutheni.
25Iinqabo zakho zizakuba ngezesimbi nezekoporo,
amandlakho abe njengamalangakho.
26“Akakho onjengoZimu kaJetjhuruni,
oza ngephazimulwakhe,
adabule umkayi namafu bona azokusiza.
27UZimu wanini nanini usiphephelo,
imikhonwakhe ikuthwala isiphelani.
Uqotjha izitha zakho
lokha nathi, ‘Bhubhisa!’
28U-Israyeli uhlezi ngokuphepha,
uJakopo unzinzile
enarheni yekoroyi newayini,
iye, umkayi wakhona wehlisa umbethe.
29Ubusisekile wena Israyeli!
Ngubani nje ofana nawe,
isizwe esisindiswa nguSomnini!
Nguye osihlangu esikuvikelako
nesabula yokuhlula kwakho!
Izitha zakho zizakuza zikhasa kuwe,
wena ubeke iinyawo zakho emahlombazo.”
