¹ UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe , wathi: Buthanani, nginitshele okuzakunehlela ezinsukwini ezizayo. ² Qoqanani, nizwe, nina madodana kaJakobe, nimlalele u-Israyeli uyihlo. ³ Rubeni, uyizibulo lami wena , amandla ami, ukuqala kwezikhwepha zami , ingqongqo ngesithunzi, ingqongqo ngamandla. ⁴ Uyachichima njengamanzi, awuyikuba nabungqongqo, ngokuba wakhwela embhedeni kayihlo, wawona; wakhwela okhukhweni lwami. ⁵ OSimeyoni noLevi bayizelamani ; izinkemba zabo ziyizikhali zobudlwangudlwangu. ⁶ Ungangeni emkhandlwini wabo, mphefumulo wami; ungahlangani nebandla labo, nhliziyo yami , ngokuba ngolaka lwabo babulala abantu ; ngobudlova babo basika izinkabi umsipha. ⁷ Makuqalekiswe ulaka lwabo , ngokuba lwalunamandla, nentukuthelo yabo, ngokuba yayinonya ; ngizakubahlukanisa kwaJakobe , ngibasakaze kwa - Israyeli. ⁸ Juda, abafowenu bazakukudumisa wena ; isandla sakho siyakuba sesijingweni sezitha zakho; amadodana kayihlo ayakukukhothamela. ⁹ UJuda uyibhongo lengonyama . Wenyuke empangweni , ndodana yami . Uguqile, ulele njengengonyama nanjengengonyamakazi ; ngubani oyakumvusa na? ¹⁰ Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda , nozime lokubusa phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, aze afike yena olufanele lona; nezizwe ziyakumlalela. ¹¹ Ubopha ithole lembongolo yakhe emvinini, ithole lembongolokazi yakhe emvinini omuhle ; uhlanza izingubo zakhe ewayinini , nezambatho zakhe egazini lezithelo zomvini. ¹² Amehlo akhe ayaklwela iwayini, amazinyo akhe amhlophe ubisi. ¹³ UZebuloni uyakwakha ngasogwini lolwandle , abe sosebeni lwemikhumbi; umkhawulo wakhe uzakuba ngaseSidoni. ¹⁴ U-Isakare uyimbongolo enamandla, elala phakathi kwezibaya. ¹⁵ Wabona indawo yakuphumula ukuthi inhle , nezwe ukuthi limnandi ; wafolisa ihlombe ukuba athwale, waba yinceku yempoqo. ¹⁶ UDani uyakuthetha amacala abantu bakhe , njengesinye sezizwe zakwa - Israyeli. ¹⁷ UDani uyakuba yinyoka endleleni , inhlangwana emkhondweni eluma izithende zehhashi, awe nyovane olikhweleyo. ¹⁸ Ngiyihalele insindiso yakho, Jehova. ¹⁹ UGadi, iviyo liyakumcindezela, kepha yena uyakucindezela isithende salo. ²⁰ Ku-Asheri kuvela amanoni abe ngukudla kwakhe ; uyakuveza isilovela samakhosi. ²¹ UNafetali uyindluzelekazi ethukululekileyo; uveza amazwi amnandi. ²² UJosefa uyingat sha entsha ethelayo , ingatsha ethela ngasemthonjeni ; amagatsha akhe akhwela odongeni. ²³ Abacibishelayo bayamkhathaza, bayamdubula, bayamzingela; ²⁴ kepha umnsalo wakhe uhlala uqinile ; amandla ezandla zakhe aqinisw a ngezandla zoMninimandla kaJakobe , okuvela kuye uMalusi netshe lika - Israyeli, ²⁵ ngoNkulunkulu kayihlo ozakukusiza , ngoSomandla ozakukubusis a ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu , nangezibusiso zasotweni olukhona phansi , nangezibusiso zamabele nezesizalo. ²⁶ Izibusiso zikayihlo zinamandl a kunezibusiso zawokhokho bami, kuze kube semkhawulweni wokugcina wezintaba ezimiyo ; ziyakuba phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa phakade, nasokhakhayini lwakhe owahlukaniswa nabafowabo. ²⁷ UBenjamini uyimpisi ehomfuzayo ; ekuseni uyadla impango , kusihlwa uyahlukanisa akuphangileyo. ²⁸ Bonke labo bayizizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa -Israyeli; yilokhu uyise akukhuluma kubo , wababusisa; wababusisa, kwaba yilowo ngokwesibusiso sakhe. ²⁹ Wabayala, wathi kubo: Mina sengiyakubuthelwa kubantu bami; ngimbeleni kobaba emhumeni osensimini ka-Efroni umHeti, ³⁰ umhume osensimini yaseMakaphela eliphambi kweMamre ezweni laseKhanani, awuthenga u-Abrahama kanye nensimu ku -Efroni umHeti, ube yindawo yakhe yokumbela; ³¹ lapho bembela o -Abrahama noSara umkakhe ; lapho bembela o -Isaka noRebeka umkakhe; lapho ngembela uLeya; ³² insimu nomhume okuyo okwathengwa kubantwana bakwaHeti. ³³ UJakobe eseqedile ukuyala amadodana akhe waqoqela izinyawo zakhe embhedeni, wagqibuka, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.