Abahluleli
5:1 Khona-ke wahlabelela uDebora noBaraki, indodana ka-Abinohama, ngalolo suku, wathi:
5:2 Dumisani uJehova ngokuphindisela kuka-Israyeli, lapho abantu ngokuzithandela
bazinikela.
5:3 Lalelani, O makhosi; bekani indlebe nina zikhulu; mina, yebo, mina ngiyakuhlabelela kuJehova
NKOSI; ngizahlabelela indumiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
5:4 Jehova, ekuphumeni kwakho eSeyiri, ekuphumeni kwakho
ezweni lakwa-Edomi, umhlaba wazamazama, amazulu aconsa, amafu
namanzi awisa.
5:5 Izintaba zancibilika phambi kukaJehova, ngisho iSinayi kusukela ngaphambi
uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
5:6 Ezinsukwini zikaShamgari, indodana ka-Anati, ezinsukwini zikaJayeli
imigwaqo emikhulu yayingenamuntu, futhi abahambi babehamba ngezindlela eziphambukayo.
5:7 Abakhileyo emizaneni saphela, banqamuka kwa-Israyeli, kuze kube
ukuthi mina Debora ngavuka, ngavuka ngingunina kwaIsrayeli.
5:8 Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha; kwase kuba khona impi emasangweni: kwakukhona isihlangu noma
umkhonto obonwe phakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli na?
5:9 Inhliziyo yami ibheke kubabusi bakwa-Israyeli, ababezinikele ngokwabo
ngokuzithandela phakathi kwabantu. Bongani uJehova.
5:10 Khuluma, nina enigibele izimbongolo ezimhlophe, nina enihlezi ekwahluleleni, futhi nihambe
indlela.
5:11 Labo abakhululiwe emsindweni wabacibishelayo ezindaweni ze
Ukukha amanzi, lapho bayakukhuluma izenzo ezilungile zikaJehova,
yebo olungileyo ubenzela abakhileyo emizaneni yakhe
Israyeli: khona abantu bakaJehova bayakwehlela emasangweni.
5:12 Vuka, vuka, Debora; vuka, vuka, uhlabelele: vuka, Baraki, uhlabelele.
thumela abathunjwa bakho, wena ndodana ka-Abinohama.
5:13 Khona-ke wenza lowo owayesele wabusa phezu izicukuthwane phakathi
abantu: UJehova wangenza ngaba namandla phezu kwabanamandla.
5:14 Kwa-Efrayimi kwakukhona impande yabo ngokumelene Amaleki; emva kwakho,
Benjamini, phakathi kwabantu bakho; kwaMakiri kwehla ababusi, baphuma
bakwaZebuloni abaphatha usiba lombhali.
5:15 Izikhulu zakwa-Isakare zazinoDebora; ngisho no-Isakare, futhi
UBharaki wathunywa ngezinyawo esigodini. Ezigabeni zakwaRubeni
kwaba nemicabango emikhulu yenhliziyo.
5:16 Wahlalelani phakathi kwezibaya, ukuze uzwe ukukhala kweNkosi?
imihlambi? Ezigabeni zakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukuhlola okukhulu
inhliziyo.
5:17 UGileyadi wahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani, futhi kungani uDani wahlala emikhunjini? Asher
waqhubeka ogwini lolwandle, wahlala ezimfantwini zakhe.
5:18 UZebuloni noNafetali babengabantu ababeka ukuphila kwabo engozini phambi kukaJehova
ukufa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zezwe.
5:19 Kwafika amakhosi, alwa, alwa-ke amakhosi aseKhanani eThahanaki ngasentshonalanga.
amanzi aseMegido; abathathanga inzuzo yemali.
5:20 Balwa ezulwini; izinkanyezi emikhondweni yazo zalwa nazo
uSisera.
5:21 Umfula iKishoni wabakhukhula, lowo mfula wasendulo, umfula
Kishoni. mphefumulo wami, unyathele amandla.
5:22 Khona-ke izinselo zamahhashi zaphulwa ngokugida, i
imidlalo yamaqhawe abo.
5:23 Qalekisani iMerozi, kusho ingelosi kaJehova, niqalekiseni kabuhlungu
abakhileyo khona; ngoba abazanga ukumsiza uJehova, ukuze
usizo lukaJehova phezu kwabanamandla.
5:24 Ubusisiwe phakathi kwabesifazane, uJayeli, umkaHebhere, umKheni
uyakuba ngaphezu kwabesifazane etendeni.
5:25 Wacela amanzi, wamnika ubisi; wakhipha ibhotela e
isidlo sasebukhosini.
5:26 Welula isandla sakhe esikhonkwane, futhi isandla sakhe sokunene kwabasebenza umsebenzi
isando; watshaya uSisera ngesando, wamquma ikhanda.
lapho ebhobozile futhi ebhoboza ezinhlafunweni zakhe.
5:27 Wakhothama ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa, walala phansi;
lapho ekhothame khona, wawela phansi efile.
5:28 Unina kaSisera walunguza efasiteleni, futhi wakhala ngefasitela
ithala, Kungani inqola yakhe ilibele ukufika? kungani linda amasondo ka
izinqola zakhe?
5:29 Amakhosikazi akhe ahlakaniphileyo amphendula, yebo, wabuyisela impendulo kuye.
5:30 Ingabe abazange ngesivinini? abahlukaniselanga impango; kuwo wonke umuntu a
intombazane noma ezimbili; kuSisera impango enemibala eminingi, impango yezinhlobonhlobo
imibala yokuthunga, yemibala ehlukahlukene yokuthunga emaceleni omabili,
ezintanyeni zabaphanga impango na?
5:31 Ngakho mazibhubhe zonke izitha zakho, O Jehova, kodwa labo abamthandayo makube njalo
njengelanga lapho liphuma ngamandla alo. Lazola ke izwe
iminyaka.