Abagwebi
5:1 Baza bavuma ooDebhora noBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, ngaloo mini, besithi,
5:2 Dumisani uYehova, ngokuphindezelela kwamaSirayeli, ngokuqhutywa kwabantu yintliziyo
bazinikela.
5:3 Yivani, bokumkani; bekani iindlebe, zidwangube; Mna, mna, ndiya kuvuma kuYehova
Yehova; Ndiya kumbethela uhadi uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.
5:4 Yehova, ekuphumeni kwakho kwaSehire, Ekunyatheleni kwakho uphuma phakathi
Ilizwe lakwaEdom lanyikima ihlabathi, lavuza izulu, amafu
namanzi awisiweyo.
5:5 Iintaba zanyibilika phambi koYehova, ISinayi leya phambi koYehova
uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.
5:6 Ngemihla kaShamgare, unyana ka-Anati, ngemihla kaYaheli
oohola bendlela bekungekho mntu, yaye abahambi babehamba ngeendlela eziziphambusa.
5:7 Abemi bemizi baphela, baphela kwaSirayeli, bada
ndesuka mna Debhora, Ndesuka ndema kwaSirayeli.
5:8 Banyula oothixo abatsha; kwaza kwayimfazwe emasangweni; bekukho ikhaka okanye
Yabonwa ngumkhonto phakathi kwamashumi amane amawaka kwaSirayeli?
5:9 Intliziyo yam ingakubamisi-mthetho bakwaSirayeli, Ingakwabo bazinikelayo ngokwabo
ngokuzithandela phakathi kwabantu. Mbongeni uYehova.
5:10 Nina bakhwele eziesileni ezimhlophe, Thethani, nina bahlala ematyaleni, nabadlulayo
indlela.
5:11 Abo bahlangulwe kwisandi sabatoli kwiindawo zembutho
Ukukha amanzi, bobalisa khona izenzo zobulungisa zikaYehova;
ilungisa liya kubaphatha ngobulungisa abemi bomzi walo
Sirayeli, behle abantu bakaYehova, baye emasangweni.
5:12 Vuka, vuka, Debhora; vuka, vuka, hlabe ingoma;
bafuduse abathinjwa bakho, nyana ka-Abhinowam.
5:13 Owaseleyo wamenza ubukhosi phezu kwezikhulu phakathi kwabantu
Abantu: UYehova undenze ndanegunya phezu kwamagorha.
5:14 Ingcambu yabo yaphuma kwaEfrayim kuma-Amaleki; emva kwakho,
Bhenjamin, phakathi kwabantu bakho; kwaMakire zehla iirhuluneli, ziphuma
bakwaZebhulon ababamba usiba lombhali.
5:15 KwaIsakare abathetheli kunye noDebhora; noIsakare, ngokunjalo
UBharaki: uthunyelwe ngeenyawo entilini. Ezahlulweni zakwaRubhen
kwabakho iingcinga ezinkulu zentliziyo.
5:16 Ubuhlaleleni na phakathi kweentlanti, Uphulaphula amakhwelo eNkosi?
imihlambi? Ezahlulweni zakwaRubhen zaba ninzi ukugocagoca
intliziyo.
5:17 UGiliyadi phesheya kweYordan walala, akalwa; UDan ke yena walibala yini na ngasezinqanaweni? uAshere
Wahlala elunxwemeni lolwandle, Wahlala ezikrobeni zakhe.
5:18 AmaZebhulon ngabantu ababenza isichenge ubomi babo kuYehova;
Ukufa emimangweni yelizwe.
5:19 Beza ookumkani, balwa, balwa ookumkani bakwaKanan eTahanaki ngasentshonalanga.
amanzi aseMegido; abathabathanga nzuzo yamali.
5:20 Balwa ezulwini; Iinkwenkwezi emendweni yazo zalwa nxamnye
uSisera.
5:21 Umlambo waseKishon wabakhukulisa, Umlambo wamandulo, umlambo
eKishon. Uwanyathele amandla, mphefumlo wam.
5:22 Aza aphuka amanqina amahashe ngokuphalaza;
Ukudlala kwamagorha abo.
5:23 Qalekisani iMerozi, satsho isithunywa sikaYehova, Qalekisani, qalekisani uYehova
abemi bayo; ngenxa yokuba bengezanga kuncedo lukaYehova, ukuze
Uncedo lukaYehova phezu konamandla.
5:24 Makasikelelwe kunezinye iintokazi uYaheli, UmkaHebhere umKeni
Woba ngaphezu kwabafazi ententeni.
5:25 Wacela amanzi, wamnika amasi; wakhupha ibhotolo nge
isidlo sasebukhosini.
5:26 Wasibeka isandla sakhe esikhonkwaneni, Nesandla sakhe sokunene wasibeka kwesabenzi bomsebenzi;
isando Wabetha uSisera ngesando, wamnqumla intloko.
wamhlaba, wagqobhoza ezintlafunweni zakhe.
5:27 Waguqa ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa, walala phantsi;
apho waqubuda khona, wawa khona efile.
5:28 Walunguza ngefestile unina kaSisera, walila efestileni
Ilibele yini na inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, ingafiki nje? kutheni libala amavili ka
iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa?
5:29 Amphendula amakhosazana akhe alumkileyo, Waziphendulela ngokwakhe.
5:30 Ababalekanga na? ababi amaxhoba na; kumntu wonke a
intombazana okanye ezimbini; kuSisera waba lixhoba leentshinga zemithi, lixhoba leentshinyela
imibala yokuthunga, yemibala eyahlukeneyo yokuthunga kumacala omabini;
Ziyingene iintamo zabaphangi?
5:31 Makube njalo ukubhubha kweentshaba zakho zonke, Yehova, Makube ngabamthandayo abamthandayo
njengelanga xa liphuma ngamandla alo. Lazola ilizwe amashumi amane
iminyaka.