Genesis
49:1 UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi: "Buthanani.
ukuze nginitshele okuzakunehlela ezinsukwini zokugcina.
49:2 Buthanani ndawonye, futhi nizwe, O madodana kaJakobe. futhi ulalele
Israyeli uyihlo.
49:3 Rubeni, wena izibulo lami, amandla ami, futhi isiqalo sami
amandla, ukuphakama kwesithunzi, nobukhulu bamandla;
49:4 Izinzile njengamanzi, awuyikudlula. ngoba wenyukela kwakho
umbhede kababa; bese uyalingcolisa; wakhuphukela embhedeni wami.
49:5 USimeyoni noLevi bayizelamani; amathuluzi obudlova akuzo
izindawo zokuhlala.
49:6 O mphefumulo wami, ungangeni ekusithekeni kwabo; emhlanganweni wabo, owami
udumo, ungahlangani, ngokuba ekuthukutheleni kwabo babulala umuntu, bangena
ubugovu babo badiliza ugange.
49:7 Intukuthelo yabo mayiqalekiswe, ngoba yayinonya; nolaka lwabo, ngokuba lwalunjalo
abanonya: ngiyakubahlukanisa kwaJakobe, ngibahlakaze kwa-Israyeli.
49:8 Juda, wena abafowenu bayokudumisa: isandla sakho siyakuba phakathi
intamo yezitha zakho; abantwana bakayihlo bayakukhothama phambi kwakho
wena.
49:9 UJuda uyibhongo lengonyama; ukhuphukile empangweni, ndodana yami;
wakhothama, walala njengengonyama, nanjengengonyamakazi; ngubani ozavuka
yena phezulu?
49:10 Intonga ngeke isuke kuJuda, noma umniki-mthetho phakathi kwakhe
ezinyaweni, aze afike uShilo; njalo kuye ukubuthelwa kwabantu
kube.
49:11 Ubophela ithole lembongolo yakhe emvinini, nethole lembongolokazi yakhe emvinini wekhethelo;
wahlanza izingubo zakhe ewayinini, nezingubo zakhe egazini lezithelo zomvini;
49:12 Amehlo akhe ayoba bomvu ngewayini, namazinyo akhe amhlophe ngobisi.
49:13 UZebuloni uyohlala ngasogwini lolwandle; futhi uyakuba ngowe
indawo yemikhumbi; umkhawulo wakhe uyakuba seSidoni.
49:14 U-Isakare uyimbongolo enamandla, elala phakathi kwemithwalo emibili;
49:15 Futhi wabona ukuthi ukuphumula kuhle, futhi izwe ukuthi lalimnandi; futhi
wagebisa ihlombe lakhe ukuba athwale, waba yisigqila sokutheliswa.
49:16 UDani uyokwahlulela abantu bakhe, njengomunye wezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
49:17 UDani uyakuba yinyoka ngasendleleni, inyoka emgwaqeni, eluma inyoka.
izithende zehhashi, ukuze awe nyovane olikhweleyo.
49:18 Ngiye ngilindele insindiso yakho, O Jehova.
49:19 UGadi, iviyo liyomnqoba, kodwa uyonqoba ekugcineni.
49:20 Kusukela kwa-Asheri, isinkwa sakhe siyakuba ngamanoni, futhi uyoletha izibiliboco zasebukhosini.
49:21 UNafetali yindluzelekazi ekhululiwe, unikeza amazwi amahle.
49:22 UJosefa uyigatsha elithelayo, igatsha elithelayo ngasemthonjeni; kabani
amagatsha agijima odongeni:
49:23 Abacibishelayo baye badabukisa kakhulu kuye, futhi bamdubula, futhi bamzonda.
49:24 Kodwa umnsalo wakhe wahlala amandla, futhi izingalo zezandla zakhe zenziwa
olamandla ngezandla zikaNkulunkulu kaJakobe; (kusuka lapho
umalusi, itshe lika-Israyeli:)
49:25 Ngisho ngoNkulunkulu kayihlo, oyokusiza; futhi ngoSomandla,
oyakubusisa ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu, ngezibusiso zikaJehova
okujulileyo okulele phansi, izibusiso zamabele nezesizalo.
49:26 Izibusiso zikayihlo ziye zaphumelela ngaphezu kwezibusiso zami
okhokho kuze kube semkhawulweni wamagquma aphakade;
libe sekhanda likaJosefa, nasekhanda lalowo owayekhona
ahlukane nabafowabo.
49:27 Benjamin uyophanga njengempisi, ekuseni uyodla impango.
ebusuku iyakwaba impango.
49:28 Bonke laba bayizizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli;
uyise wakhuluma kubo, wababusisa; yilowo nalowo ngokokwakhe
wababusisa.
49:29 Wabayala, wathi kubo: "Mina ngiyobuthelwa wami."
bantu: ngimbeleni nobaba emhumeni osensimini ka
u-Efroni umHeti,
49:30 Emhumeni osensimini yaseMakaphela, ophambi kweMamre,
izwe laseKhanani, u-Abrahama alithenga kanye nensimu ku-Efroni uJehova
UmHeti njengefa lendawo yokungcwaba.
49:31 Bangcwatshwa khona u-Abrahama noSara umkakhe; bammbela khona u-Isaka
noRebeka umkakhe; ngammbela khona uLeya.
49:32 Ukuthengwa insimu nomhume okuyo kwakuvela
abantwana bakwaHeti.
49:33 UJakobe eseqedile ukuyala amadodana akhe, wabutha
izinyawo zakhe embhedeni, waphuma umoya, wabuthelwa khona
abantu bakhe.