Intsikelelo kaMoses Yokuvalelisa
UMoses usikelela izizwe ngabinye phambi kokuba afe — izandla zikaYuda, imfundiso kaLevi, uBhenjamin ophumla phakathi kwamagxa akhe, ubuninzi bukaYosefu, imivalo yesinyithi kaAshere, namandla alingana nemihla yakhe. Phantsi kwako konke, uBawo ongunaphakade uyindawo yakho yokuhlala, kwaye phantsi kukho iingalo ezingunaphakade.
33 1Nantsi intsikelelo awayinika amaSirayeli uMoses, umntu kaBawo wethu, engekafi. 2Wathi: UBawo wethu weza evela eSinayi, wasiphumela esuka kwaSehire, wakhazimla esuka entabeni yaseParan. Weza enamawaka amawaka abangcwele, umlilo ubaneka ngasekunene kwakhe. 3Ewe, izizwe uyazithanda; bonke abangcwele bakhe uphethe esandleni sakho. Balandela ezinyaweni zakho, ngamnye esamkela isikhokelo esivela kuwe. 4UMoses wasiwisela umthetho, ilifa lebandla likaYakobi. 5Ngako waba nguKumkani kwaYeshurun, xa kwakuhlangene iinkokeli zabantu, izizwe zakwaSirayeli ndawonye. a a v5 Apha uBawo wethu ulawula njengoKumkani phezu kwabantu bakhe — izizwe ezihlanganisiweyo ngabantwana bakhe, yaye nguKumkani obalawula ngothando. 6URubhen makaphile angafi, amadoda akhe angabi mbalwa.
7NgoYuda wathi: Yiva, Bawo wethu, ilizwi likaYuda; umzise kubantu bakhe. Izandla zakhe ziyamlwela; yiba luncedo lwakhe kwiintshaba zakhe.
8NgoLevi wathi: IiTumim neeUrim zakho mazibe kumntu wakho othembekileyo, lowo wamlingayo eMasa, wabambana naye emanzini aseMeribha, b b v8 IiUrim neeTumim zazizinto ezingcwele ezazinxitywa ngumbingeleli omkhulu ukufuna isikhokelo kuThixo. 9lowo wathi ngoyise nonina, ‘Andibananzi’; akavuma abazalwana bakhe, engazi nabantwana bakhe. Kuba bona baligcina ilizwi lakho, baza bawulondoloza umnqophiso wakho. 10Bafundisa izigwebo zakho kuYakobi nomthetho wakho kwaSirayeli; babeka isiqhumiso phambi kwakho, namadini anyukayo apheleleyo esibingelelweni sakho. 11Sikelela, Bawo wethu, amandla akhe, wamkele umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. Tyumza izinqe zabo bamvukelayo, nezabamthiyayo, ukuze bangaphindi bavuke.
12NgoBhenjamin wathi: Intanda kaBawo wethu ihlala ikhuselekile ecaleni lakhe; uBawo wethu umgubungela uBhenjamin imini yonke, aze uBhenjamin aphumle phakathi kwamagxa akhe. c c v12 UBhenjamin ubizwa ngokuba yintanda kaBawo wethu, egutyungelwa imini yonke ephela ethwelwe esondele — umfanekiso womntwana obanjwe ekhuselekile ngasentliziyweni kaBawo.
13NgoYosefu wathi: UBawo wethu makalisikelele ilizwe lakhe ngezona zinto zilungileyo zezulu eziphezulu, ngombethe, nenzonzobila ebuthume ezantsi, 14ngezona ziqhamo zilungileyo zivuthiswe lilanga, nendyebo yeenyanga, 15ngeyona mveliso ilungileyo yeentaba zamandulo, nobuninzi beenduli ezingunaphakade, 16ngezona zinto zilungileyo zomhlaba nenzaliseko yawo, nobabalo lwalowo wayehleli etyholweni. Oku makuhlale entloko kaYosefu, elukakayini lwalowo wahlulwayo kubazalwana bakhe. 17Inkunzi yakhe yamazibulo—bobakhe ubungangamsha; iimpondo zakhe ziimpondo zenqu yasendle. Ngazo uhlaba izizwe, zonke, kude kuse eziphelweni zehlabathi. Angamawaka amawaka akwaEfrayim lawo, nawamawaka akwaManase.
18NgoZebhulon wathi: Vuya, Zebhulon, ekuphumeni kwakho, nawe Isakare, ezintenteni zakho. 19Babizela izizwe entabeni; apho banikela khona imibingelelo efanelekileyo, kuba batsala indyebo yeelwandle nobutyebi obufihlakeleyo bentlabathi.
20NgoGadi wathi: Makabongwe lowo owenza banzi uGadi! Ubuthume njengengonyama, aqwenge ingalo nokakayi. 21Wazikhethela okona kulungileyo, kuba khona apho isabelo somphathi sasibekelwe. Weza neenkokeli zabantu; waphumeza ubulungisa bukaBawo wethu nezigwebo zakhe kwaSirayeli.
22NgoDan wathi: UDan lithole lengonyama, elitsiba liphuma eBhashan.
23NgoNafetali wathi: Nafetali, wanelisekile bubabalo, uzele yintsikelelo kaBawo wethu—dla ilifa ulwandle nomzantsi.
24Ngo-Ashere wathi: Makasikelelwe uAshere ngaphezu koonyana—makathandeke kubazalwana bakhe, athi nkxu unyawo lwakhe eolini. 25Imivalo yakho yoba sisinyithi nobhedu, njengemihla yakho, aya kuba njalo amandla akho. 26Akukho namnye onjengoBawo wethu, Yeshurun, okhwela emazulwini ukuze akuncede, nangobungangamsha bakhe esibhakabhakeni. 27uBawo ongunaphakade uyindawo yakho yokuhlala, phantsi kukho iingalo ezingunaphakade. Walugxotha utshaba phambi kwakho, wathi: “Tshabalalisa!” d d v27 Iingalo ezingunaphakade eziphantsi kwakho zezikaBawo wethu — isithe esingunaphakade esibambe abantwana baso, singaze sibayeke bawe. 28Ngoko uSirayeli uhlala ekholosile; umthombo kaYakobi wahlulelwe ezweni lengqolowa newayini entsha, apho amazulu avuza umbethe khona. 29Unoyolo wena, Sirayeli! Ngubani na onjengawe, isizwe esisindiswe nguBawo wethu, ingweletshetshe yoncedo lwakho nekrele lobungangamsha bakho! Iintshaba zakho ziya kuza zithobela kuwe, wena uya kunyathela phezu kweziganga zazo.