Duteronomi
33:1 Lesi yisibusiso uMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, abusisa ngaso uJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe.
2 Wathi: "UJehova wavela eSinayi, wavuka eSeyiri, weza kubo;
wakhazimula entabeni yasePharanu, weza nezinkulungwane eziyishumi
abangcwele: esandleni sakhe sokunene kwaphuma umthetho ovuthayo kubo.
33:3 Yebo, wabathanda abantu; bonke abangcwele bakhe basesandleni sakho;
phansi ezinyaweni zakho; yilowo nalowo uyakwamukeliswa amazwi akho.
33:4 UMose wasiyala umthetho kithi, ifa lenhlangano
uJakobe.
33:5 Futhi wayeyinkosi eJeshuruni, lapho izinhloko zabantu nezizwe
kaIsrayeli babuthana ndawonye.
33:6 URubeni makaphile, angafi; amadoda akhe angabi yingcosana.
33:7 Futhi lokhu kuyisibusiso sikaJuda, futhi wathi: "Yizwa, Nkosi, izwi lika
uJuda, umlethe kubantu bakhe; izandla zakhe mazikwanele
yena; ube ngumsizi wakhe ezitheni zakhe.
33:8 NgoLevi wathi, IThumimi yakho ne-Urimi yakho mayibe kongcwele wakho;
owamlinga eMasa, waphikisana naye eMasa
amanzi aseMeriba;
33:9 owathi kuyise nakunina: "Angimbonanga; noma
akabaqaphelanga abafowabo, akabazi nabakhe abantwana;
baligcinile izwi lakho, bagcine isivumelwano sakho.
33:10 Bayofundisa uJakobe izahlulelo zakho, futhi Israyeli umthetho wakho
impepho phambi kwakho, nomnikelo oshiswa wonke e-altare lakho.
33:11 Busisa, Jehova, amandla akhe, futhi wamukele umsebenzi wezandla zakhe
okhalweni lwabamvukelayo, nezabazondayo
yena, ukuze bangavuki.
33:12 Futhi ngoBenjamini wathi: "Othandiweyo weNkosi uyohlala ngokulondeka
ngaye; futhi uJehova uyomsibekela usuku lonke, futhi uyokwenza
ahlale phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.
33:13 Futhi ngoJosefa wathi: "Malibusiswe nguJehova izwe lakhe eliyigugu
izinto zezulu, ngamazolo, notwa oluhlala phansi;
33:14 Futhi ngenxa yezithelo eziyigugu ezilethwa ilanga, futhi for the
izinto eziyigugu ezivezwa yinyanga;
33:15 Futhi izinto eziyinhloko ezintabeni zasendulo, futhi izinto eziyigugu
izinto zamagquma ahlala njalo,
33:16 Futhi izinto eziyigugu zomhlaba nokugcwala kwawo, futhi ngenxa
intando enhle yalowo ohlala ehlathini: isibusiso masize phezu kwakhe
ikhanda likaJosefa, naphezu kwekhanda lalowo owayekhona
ehlukene nabafowabo.
33:17 Inkazimulo yakhe injengezibulo lenkunzi yakhe, futhi izimpondo zakhe zifana
izimpondo zenyathi: ngazo uyakusunduza abantu ndawonye
emikhawulweni yomhlaba: futhi bayizinkulungwane eziyishumi zakwa-Efrayimi, futhi
bayizinkulungwane zakwaManase.
33:18 NgoZebuloni wathi: "Jabula, Zebuloni, ekuphumeni kwakho; futhi,
Isakare, ematendeni akho.
33:19 Bayobiza izizwe entabeni; lapho bayakunikela khona
imihlatshelo yokulunga, ngokuba bayakuncela inala kaJehova
ezilwandle, lengcebo efihliweyo esihlabathini.
33:20 NgoGadi wathi: "Makabusiswe owandisa uGadi;
ingonyama, iklebhule ingalo nomqhele wekhanda.
33:21 Futhi wazilungiselela ingxenye yokuqala, ngoba lapho, ingxenye
kummisimthetho, wayehlezi; weza namakhanda enkosi
abantu, wenza ukulunga kukaJehova, nezahlulelo zakhe
Israyeli.
33:22 NgoDani wathi, "UDani uyibhongo lengonyama;
33:23 Futhi ngoNafetali wathi, "Nafetali, esuthi ngomusa, futhi egcwele
ngesibusiso sikaJehova, dlani intshonalanga neningizimu.
33:24 NgoAsheri wathi: "U-Asheri makabusiswe ngabantwana; makabe
owamukelekayo kubafowabo, agcobhoze unyawo lwakhe emafutheni.
33:25 Izicathulo zakho ziyoba insimbi nethusi; futhi njengezinsuku zakho, kuyakuba njalo eyakho
amandla abe.
33:26 Akekho ofana noNkulunkulu kaJeshuruni, ogibele izulu
ngosizo lwakho, nobukhosi bakhe esibhakabhakeni.
33:27 UNkulunkulu waphakade uyisiphephelo sakho, futhi ngaphansi izingalo ezingunaphakade.
uyakuxosha isitha phambi kwakho; futhi uzothi,
Babhubhise.
33:28 Khona-ke u-Israyeli uyohlala elondekile yedwa, umthombo kaJakobe
phezu kwezwe lamabele nelewayini; amazulu akhe aconsisa amazolo.
33:29 Uyajabula, O Israyeli, ngubani onjengawe, O bantu abasindisiwe
Jehova, uyisihlangu sosizo lwakho, nenkemba yobukhosi bakho ngubani?
nezitha zakho ziyakuba ngamanga kuwe; wena uyakunyathela
ezindaweni zabo eziphakemeyo.