UDutheronomi 33:1-29
33 Lesi yiso-ke isibusiso uMosi, umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso asitshela abantu bako-Israyeli engakafi.+
2 Wathi kubo:
“UJehova wabuya evela eSinayi,+Wakhanya phezu kwabo eseSeyiri.
Wakhanya ngenkazimulo yakhe esezintabeni zePharani,+Elamatshumi ezinkulungwane zezingilosi ezingcwele,+Esandleni sakhe sokudla kulamabutho akhe.+
3 Wabathanda abantu bakhe;+Bonke abangcwele babo basesandleni sakho.+
Babehlezi ngasenyaweni zakho;+Baqalisa ukulalela amazwi akho.+
4 (UMosi wasinika umlayo, umthetho,+Ukuthi ube ngowebandla likaJakhobe.)+
5 Waba yinkosi eJeshuruni,*+Ngesikhathi labo abazinhloko zabantu bebuthana ndawonye,+Kanye lazo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli.+
6 URubheni kaphile angafi,+Akuthi amadoda esizwana sakhe angabi malutshwana.”+
7 Wasebusisa uJuda wathi:+
“Awu Jehova! Zwana ilizwi likaJuda,+Kwangathi ungabuyisela abantu bakhe kuye.
Ingalo zakhe sezikuvikele* lokho okungokwakhe,Kwangathi ungamncedisa amelane lezitha zakhe.”+
8 KuLevi wathi:+
“IThumimi yakho* le-Urimi+ yakho ngokwendoda eqotho kuwe,+Leyo owayilingayo eMasa.+
Waqalisa ukulwisana layo ngasemanzini aseMeribha.+
9 Indoda eyakhuluma ngoyise lonina yathi, ‘Angizange ngibananze.’
Ngitsho labafowabo ayizange ibamukele,+Labantwabayo ayizange ibe lendaba labo,Ngoba balilalela ilizwi lakho,Bagcina lesivumelwano sakho.+
10 Kwangathi bangafundisa uJakhobe imithetho yakho yokwahlulela,+Bafundise u-Israyeli uMthetho wakho.+
Kwangathi bangatshisa impepha ibe luqhatshi olumnandi kuwe,*+Banikele leminikelo egcweleyo e-alithareni lakho.+
11 Awu Jehova! Busisa amandla akhe,Kwangathi ungathokoziswa ngumsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
Vodloza inyawo* zalabo abasukuma bamelane laye,Ukuze labo abamzondayo bangaphindi basukume.”
12 KuBhenjamini wathi:+
“Kwangathi othandekayo kaJehova angahlala evikelwe nguye;Ngesikhathi emvikela ilanga lonke,Uzahlala phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.”
13 KuJosefa wathi:+
“UJehova kabusise ilizwe lakhe,+Ngezinto ezinhle ezivela ezulwini,Ngamazolo kanye lamanzi avela phansi emithonjeni,+
14 Ngezinto ezinhle ezikhuliswa lilanga,Langesivuno esihle inyanga ngayinye,+
15 Ngezinto ezinhle ezivela ezintabeni zasendulo,*+Langezinto ezinhle ezivela emaqaqeni ami kuze kube nini lanini,
16 Ngezinto ezinhle ezisemhlabeni lalokho okugcwele kuwo,+Langokwamukelwa nguLowo ohlala esihlahleni* sameva.+
Kwangathi izibusiso lezi zingehlela phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa,Phezu komqhele walowo okhethwe phakathi kwabafowabo.+
17 Udumo lwakhe lunjengolwenkunzi ezelwe kuqala,Impondo zakhe zimpondo zenkunzi yeganga.
Uzasunduza* izizwe ngazo,Zonke kanye kanye kuze kuyefika emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
Zingamatshumi ezinkulungwane zika-Efrayimi,+Lezinkulungwane zikaManase.”
18 KuZebhuloni wathi:+
“Awu Zebhuloni! Thokoza nxa uphuma,Lawe Isakhari ematendeni akho.+
19 Bazabizela abantu ezintabeni.
Banikele imihlatshelo yokulunga khonale
Ngenxa yokuthi bazathatha* inotho enengi yezilwandle,Kanye lamagugu afihlwe etshebetshebeni.”
20 KuGadi wathi:+
“Ubusisiwe lowo oqhelisa imingcele kaGadi.+
Ulala khonapho njengesilwane,Esilungele ukudlithiza ingalo lekhanda.
21 Uzazikhethela isabelo sokuqala,+Ngoba isabelo salowo onika umthetho sigcinwe khonapho.+
Labo abangabakhokheli babantu bazabuthana ndawonye.
Uzalwela ukulunga kukaJehova,Lemithetho yakhe yokwahlulela esenzela u-Israyeli.”
22 KuDani wathi:+
“UDani ngumdlwane wesilwane,+Uzakweqa esuka eBhashani.”+
23 KuNafithali wathi:+
“UNafithali usuthisekile ngokwamukelwa,Ugcwele isibusiso sikaJehova.
Thatha ilizwe elisentshonalanga leliseningizimu.”
24 Ku-Asheri wathi:+
“U-Asheri ubusiswe ngamadodana.
Kwangathi angamukelwa ngabafowabo,Kwangathi angacwilisa* inyawo zakhe emafutheni.
25 Amakhiye amagedi akho ngawensimbi lekhopha,+Uzahlala uvikelekile kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.*
26 Kakho onjengoNkulunkulu weqiniso+ kaJeshuruni,+Odabula phakathi kwamazulu ukuze akuncede,Ogada phezu kwamayezi esebukhosini bakhe.+
27 UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo kusukela ezinsukwini zakudala,+Ingalo zakhe zaphakade zingaphansi kwakho,+Uzadudula isitha phambi kwakho,+Abesesithi, ‘Batshabalaliseni!’+
28 U-Israyeli uzahlala evikelekile,Umthombo kaJakhobe uzahlala wodwa,Elizweni elilamabele lewayini elitsha,+Elizakhithika amazolo avela emkhathini.+
29 Uyathokoza wena Israyeli!+
Kambe ngubani onjengawe?+
Isizwe esikholisa ukusindiswa nguJehova,+Ihawu lakho elikuvikelayo,+Inkemba yakho enkulu,Izitha zakho zizathithibala phambi kwakho,+Uzahamba phezu kwemihlane yazo.”*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Oqotho,” njalo libizo lika-Israyeli lokuhlonipha.
^ Kumbe, “zikulwele.”
^ Ibala elithi “yakho” lelithi “kuwe” asevesini le atsho uNkulunkulu.
^ NgesiHebheru, “emakhaleni akho.”
^ Kumbe, “inqulu.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ezintabeni zasempumalanga.”
^ Kumbe, “esixukwini.”
^ Kumbe, “Uzathuza.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “bazamunya.”
^ Kumbe, “angageza.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Amandla akho azakuba njengezinsuku zakho.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.”
