Genesisi
49 Jakobe wabita emadvodzana akhe watsi: “Sondzelani lapha nonkhe, ngitenitjela loko lokutawenteka kini emalangeni letako. 2 Buyani nilalele, nine madvodzana aJakobe, nilalele babe wenu Israyeli.
3 “Wena Rubeni+ ungumntfwana wami wekucala,+ nemandla ami kanye nesicalo semandla ami ekutala. Bewunesitfunti nemandla lamakhulu. 4 Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi waba njengemagagasi wangatibambi ngeke ube mkhulu, ngobe walala nemfati wababe wakho,+ futsi ngaleso sikhatsi wangcolisa umbhedze wami. Wenta intfo lembi kakhulu!
5 “BoSimeyoni naLevi bayelamana.+ Tikhali tabo batisebentisela budlova.+ 6 Mphefumulo* wami, ungatihlanganisi nabo. Awu nhlitiyo yami* ungatihlanganisi nelicembu labo, ngobe nasebatfukutsele babulala bantfu,+ bajube nemisipha yetinkunzi kute batijabulise. 7 Ayicalekiswe intfukutselo yabo ngobe yimbi, alucalekiswe nelulaka lwabo ngobe lute luvelo.+ Ngitawubasakata eveni laJakobe, ngibasakate naseveni la-Israyeli.+
8 “Wena Juda+ utawudvunyiswa bomnakenu.+ Titsa takho utatincoba.*+ Emadvodzana ababe wakho atawukhotsama embikwakho.+ 9 Juda uliwundlu lelibhubesi.+ Wena ndvodzana yami utawutsi ungadla inyamatane, ubese uyasukuma. Utawulala futsi utelule njengelibhubesi. Ngubani longaba nesibindzi sekukuvusa? 10 Intfonga yebukhosi ngeke isuke kuJuda,+ nentfonga yembusi ngeke isuke emkhatsini wetinyawo takhe kuze kube ngulapho kufika Shilo,*+ loyo bantfu labatawumlalela.+ 11 Yena utawubopha imbongolo yakhe esihlahleni semagilebisi nelitfole lakhe lembongolo alibophele esihlahleni lesihle semagilebisi, awashe timphahla takhe ewayinini netingubo takhe ewayinini lelibovu. 12 Emehlo akhe abovu njengeliwayini, nematinyo akhe amhlophe njengelubisi.*
13 “Zebuloni+ utawuhlala ngaselugwini lwelwandle, lapho imikhumbi ihlala khona ibanjwe ngemahhuka,+ nemncele wakhe utawufika ngaseSidoni.+
14 “Isakhari+ ufana nembongolo lenemandla, lelala phansi ibe isatfwele emasaka lamabili, ngala nangala. 15 Utawubona kutsi lendzawo yekuphumula yinhle nekutsi lelive liyatsandzeka. Utawugobondzela kuze atfwale umtfwalo losindzako futsi utawusebenta njengesigcili.
16 “Njengobe Dani+ angulesinye setive ta-Israyeli,+ utawehlulela bantfu bakhe. 17 Shengatsi Dani angaba yinyoka eceleni kwemgwaco, abe yinyoka leneluphondvo lengasendleleni, leyo leluma lihhashi etincatseni lize liwise nemgibeli walo.+ 18 Awu Jehova, ngitawumela insindziso levela kuwe.
19 “Gadi+ utawuhlaselwa libutfo letigebengu, kodvwa naye utalilandzela alihlasele.+
20 “Asheri+ utawuba nenala yekudla, futsi utawuveta kudla lokufanele emakhosi.+
21 “Naftali+ uyinyamatane lenematubane. Ukhuluma emavi lamnandzi.+
22 “Josefa+ ulihlumela lesihlahla lesitsela titselo, sihlahla lesingasemtfonjeni lesinemagala lakhula aze acance lubondza. 23 Kodvwa bantfu labasebentisa butjoki bebasolo bamhlasela, bamdubula, futsi bamtondza.+ 24 Ngisho nobe kunjalo, butjoki bakhe bahlala endzaweni yabo,+ netandla takhe tachubeka tinemandla futsi ticinile.+ Loku bekwentiwa ngulonemandla waJakobe, umelusi nelidvwala la-Israyeli. 25 Josefa uvela kuNkulunkulu wababe wakho futsi Nkulunkulu utamsita. Usekelwa nguSomandla, futsi Nkulunkulu utambusisa ngetibusiso letivela ezulwini naletivela ngephansi kwemhlaba,+ ambusise ngebantfwana labanyenti nangemfuyo. 26 Tibusiso lotinikwe ngubabe wakho titawuba tinkhulu kunetibusiso tetintsaba letihlala phakadze, tibe tinkhulu kunetintfo letinhle tetintsatjana letihlala njalo.+ Letibusiso titawuchubeka tisenhloko yaJosefa, enhloko yaloyo lokhetfwe kubomnakabo.+
27 “Bhenjamini+ utawuhlala adzabula tinyamatane njengemphisi.+ Ekuseni utawudla lenyamatane, bese kutsi entsambama ehlukanise loko lakubambile.”+
28 Bonkhe laba bative letingu-12 taka-Israyeli, futsi nguloko babe wabo lakusho kubo ngesikhatsi ababusisa. Wanika ngamunye wabo sibusiso lebesimfanele.+
29 Ngemuva kwaloko watsi kubo: “Sengitawufa. Nibongingcwaba lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bami,+ emhumeni losensimini ya-Efroni umHethi,+ 30 lomhume usensimini yaseMakhaphela lebukene neMamre eveni laseKhenani. Lena ngulensimu Abrahama layitsenga ku-Efroni umHethi kuze ibe yindzawo yekungcwaba. 31 Ngulapho kwangcwatjwa khona Abrahama naSara umfati wakhe.+ Na-Isaka+ kanye naRebheka umfati wakhe nabo bangcwatjwa lapho, futsi nami ngamngcwaba lapho Leya. 32 Lensimu nalomhume lokuyo kwatsengwa emadvodzaneni aHethi.”+
33 Jakobe wacedza kuniketa emadvodzana akhe leticondziso. Ngemuva kwaloko walala embhedzeni wase uyafa, futsi wangcwatjwa njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakubo.+