Deuteronomy 33 (BONCB)
1 Lesi yiso isibusiso esethulwa nguMosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu kwabako-Israyeli engakafi. 2 Wathi:“UTHIXO wehla evela eSinayinjalo wakhazimula kubo ngaseSeyiri;wakhanyisa njalo kusiya eNtabeni yasePharani.Wabuya labazinkulungwane ezilitshumi zabangcwelebevelela eningizimu, emehlweni ezintaba zakhe. 3 Ngempela nguwe othanda abantu,bonke abangcwele basezandleni zakho.Ezinyaweni zakho bayakhothamabonke bamukele iziqondiso ezivela kuwe, 4 umthetho esawuphiwa nguMosi,inotho yebandla likaJakhobe. 5 Wayeyinkosi phezu kukaJeshurunilapho abakhokheli babantu bebuthene,ndawonye lezizwana zako-Israyeli. 6 Kaphile uRubheni njalo angafi,abesilisa bakhe bangaphunguki babebalutshwana.” 7 Lokhu wakutsho ngoJuda:“Zwana, wena THIXO wami, ukukhala kukaJuda;mlethe ebantwini bakhe.Ngezandla zakhe uvikela lokho akumeleyo.Yebo, msize amelane lezitha zakhe!” 8 NgoLevi wathi:“IThumimi kanye le-Urimi yakho ngokwayoinceku yakho ethembekileyo.Wamhlola eMasa;waba laye emachibini aseMeribha. 9 Wathi ngoyise lonina,‘Angilandaba labo mina.’Kazange akwamukele ukuthi ulabafowabonjalo kazange ananze abantwabakhe,kodwa walilondoloza ilizwi lakhowasigcina isivumelwano sakho. 10 Ufundisa amanyathelo akho kuJakhobelomthetho wakho ku-Israyeli.Unikela ngempepha phambi kwakholangeminikelo egcweleyo yokutshiswa e-alithareni. 11 Busisa bonke ubuciko bakhe, THIXO,ujabule ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe.Babhubhise labo abamvukelayo;zitshaye izitha zakhe zingaphindi zimvukele.” 12 NgoBhenjamini wathi:“Yekelani othandekayo KATHIXOaphumule kuye evikelekile,ngoba umvikela ilanga lonke,kanti njalo lowo UTHIXO amthandayouphumula emahlombe akhe.” 13 NgoJosefa wathi:“Sengathi UTHIXO angabusisa umhlaba wakhengamazolo aligugu avela phezulu ezulwinilangamanzi ajulileyo ageleza ngaphansi; 14 langobuhle obuyingqala obulethwa lilangakanye lokucoleka okungalethwa yinyanga; 15 lezipho zekhethelo zasezintabeni zendulolokuthela kwezithelo zamaqaqa emi nini lanini; 16 langezipho eziyingqala zomhlaba lokugcwala kwawolozwelo lwakhe yena owayesesixukwini esivuthayo.Konke lokhu akube sekhanda likaJosefa,ebunzini lobuso benkosana phakathi kwabafowabo. 17 Ebukhosini unjengenkunzi encane elizibulo;impondo zakhe zinjengezenyathi.Ngazo uzagweba abhuqe izizwe,aze agwebe lalezo ezisemaphethelweni omhlaba.Banjalo abezinkulungwane zamatshumi baka-Efrayimi;banjalo abezinkulungwane zikaManase.” 18 NgoZebhuluni wathi:“Jabula, Zebhuluni, ekuphumeni kwakho,lawe wena, Isakhari, emathenteni akho. 19 Bazabizela abantu ezintabeni khonalebanikele imihlatshelo yabo yokulunga;bazakudla baminze ngobunengi bokusolwandlengawo amagugu afihlakele etshebetshebeni.” 20 NgoGadi wathi:“Ubusisiwe lowo oqhelisa umbuso kaGadi!UGadi uhlala khona njengesilwane,edlithiza engalweni loba ekhanda. 21 Wazikhethela umhlaba omuhle okwamagama waba ngowakhe;isabelo somkhokheli sagcinelwa yena.Kwathi ekuhlanganeni kwabakhokheli babantu,wakwenza lokho okufunwa NGUTHIXO olungileyo,kanye lokwahlulela kwakhe kwabako-Israyeli.” 22 NgoDani wathi:“UDani ngumdlwane wesilwane,otshakala uphuma eBhashani.” 23 NgoNafithali wathi:“UNafithali uyaphuphuma ngozwelo LUKATHIXOnjalo ugcwele izibusiso zakhe;elakhe ilifa uzazuza kusiya eningizimu ngechibini.” 24 Ngo-Asheri wathi:“Obusisiweyo kakhulu kulawo wonke amadodana ngu-Asheri;ababelozwelo kuye abafowabo,myekeleni ageze inyawo zakhe emafutheni. 25 Amabhawudo emasangweni akho azakuba ngawensimbi lethusinjalo amandla akho azalingana insuku zakho. 26 Kakho ofana loNkulunkulu kaJeshuruni,ophezulu emazulwini ukuze akuncedekanti njalo lasemayezini ngobukhosi bakhe. 27 UNkulunkulu ongusimakade uyisiphephelo sakho,njalo ngaphansi kuzingalo ezingelakuphela.Uzazixotsha izitha phambi kwakhoesithi, ‘Mbulale!’ 28 Ngakho u-Israyeli uzaphila yedwa evikelekile,umthombo kaJakhobe uvikelekile,elizweni lamabele kanye lewayini elitsha,lapho amazulu phezulu akhithizela khona amazolo. 29 Ubusisiwe wena, Oh Israyeli!Ngubani onjengawe,abantu abahlengwa NGUTHIXO?Ulihawu lakho lomsizi wakhonjalo uyinkemba yakho ekhazimulayo.Izitha zakho zizatshotshobala phambi kwakhonjalo uzazinyathela phansizonke izindawo zabo zokukhonza eziphakemeyo.”
In Other Versions
Deuteronomy 33 in the ANTPNG2D
Deuteronomy 33 in the BNTABOOT
Deuteronomy 33 in the BOHNTLTAL
Deuteronomy 33 in the BOILNTAP
Deuteronomy 33 in the KBT1ETNIK
Deuteronomy 33 in the TBIAOTANT