Genesise Chapter 49

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 uyingatsha entsha ethelayo, ingatsha ethela ngasemthonjeni; amagatsha akhe akhwela odongeni.

23. Abacibishelayo bayamkhathaza, bayamdubula, bayamzingela;

24. kepha umnsalo wakhe uhlala uqinile; amandla ezandla zakhe aqiniswa ngezandla zoMninimandla kaJakobe, okuvela kuye uMalusi netshe lika-Israyeli,

25. ngoNkulunkulu kayihlo ozakukusiza, ngoSomandla ozakukubusisa ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu, nangezibusiso zasotweni olukhona phansi, nangezibusiso zamabele nezesizalo.

26. Izibusiso zikayihlo zinamandla 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.