1 Kambe ke akuyi kuhlala kumnyama kwabo bebesezinkxwalekweni. Kwilixa lamandulo elakwaZebhulon nelakwaNafetali lalidelekile, kambe ke kwilixa elizayo lo mmandla uya kuzuza udumo; nditsho ukusuka kulwandle lwasempuma ujikele uwele iJordan, uye kuthi gaa ngeGalili yeentlanga.
2 Abantu ababemfamza ebumnyameningoku bakufumene ukukhanya;kwabo babehamba ebumnyamenikubo uthe qheke umsobomvu.
3 Wena usandisile isizwe sakho,usuke waluthi chatha uvuyo lwaso.Ngoko ke siyachulumacha ngenxa yakho,de ngathi sinemihlali ngexa lokuvuna,sengathi sigcotyiswe kukuxhaphaz' amaxhoba.
4 Kaloku wena uyaphule idyokhwe yaso,ulususile uxanduva nomqobo obusemagxeni.Leyo ke yingcinezelo yomcinezeli.Wena ubuthe kwanga kungomhla wamaMidiyan.
5 Zonke izihlangu zomkhosi ogxashizayo,nazo zonke iimpahla ezidyojwe ligazi,ziya kutshatyalaliswa ngomlilo.
6 Andithi na kaloku thina sizalelwe umntwana;kaloku thina silizwe ngonyana.Nguye ke oya kulawula.Ke yena wothiywa igama kuthiwenguMcebisi omangalisayo,uThixo oligorha,uSonini-nanini,iTshawe loxolo.
7 Yena uya kuba yingangalala,into embuso uluxolo olungaphele ndawo.Yena uya kungena ezihlangwini zikaDavide,umbuso wakhe awumilisele ume ngxishi,uxhathise ngomthetho nangobulungisa,ukusukela ngoku kude kube nini-nini.*UNdikhoyo onekhwele,nditsho uSomandla-onke,nguye oya kuyenza loo nto!
8 INkosi ithumele udaba kuSirayeli;ewe, lona luya kuwa phezu koYakobi.
9 Bonke ke abantu baya kuluqonda,uEfrayim nabemi baseSamariya,abo baqholosa ngendelelo, besithi:
10 “Naxa nje zidilikile izindlu zezitena,thina siya kwakha ngamatye aseleqingqiwe;ngenene yona imithombe igawulwe,kodwa thina sotyala imisedare.”
11 *UNdikhoyo ubayekele ngeentshaba,nditsho iintshaba zeentshaba zabo;ewe, usuke wabaxhokonxela iintshaba.
12 Ngama-Aram ngasempumalanga,ibe ngamaFilistiya ngasentshonalanga;xa zizonke zigragramela uSirayeli.Naxa kunjalo uNdikhoyo usafuthekile;nanko elekuza ngaloo ngalo yakhe!
13 Kodwa suka abantu abazisola;hayi, ababuyelanga kumohlwayi,abazigobanga kuNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.
14 Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wosuka amohlwaye uSirayeli:uya kumnquml' intloko, amgumpul' umsila;uya kuncothul' isundu, asiphul' ingcongolo.
15 Intloko ke ngabadala nezihandiba;wona umsila ngabashumayeli bobuxoki.
16 Kaloku aba bantu bayalahlekiswa;ewe, bona bayaphuphuthekiswa.
17 UNdikhoyo ke akasabakhathalele nabafana,akayi kuthi thiki nangabahlolokazi neenkedama,kuba bonke zintw' ezingento, bakhohlakele,imilomo yabo iphuphum' ububi.Naxa kunjalo uNdikhoyo usafuthekile;nanko elekuza ngaloo ngalo yakhe!
18 Kaloku inkohlakalo yabantu ivutha njengomlilo;ileny' inkunzane ngokunjalo nobobo,idangazel' okomlilo wehlathi,ithunquza okwentshinyela yomsi.
19 Ngenxa yomsindo kaNdikhoyo onamandla onkeeli lizwe liza kuvutha,umlilo udangazeliswe ngabantu,kungabikho nonak' umntakwabo.
20 Bonqwamza ngapha, bangahluthi noko;banqunqude ngapho, banganeli noko;ewe, boda batye noogxa babo.
21 UManase noEfrayim bosuka bahlaselane,kananjalo bosuka badibane ngoJuda.Naxa kunjalo uNdikhoyo usafuthekile;nanko elekuza ngaloo ngalo yakhe!