ABagwebi

 2 “Ngenxa yeenwele ezingabotshwanga* kwaSirayeli,

Ngenxa yabantu abazinikeleyo,+

Dumisani uYehova!

 4 Yehova, xa waphuma eSehire,+

Kummandla wakwaEdom,

Wanyikima umhlaba, akhupha izantyalantyala amazulu,

Amafu atsho ngezantyalantyala zamanzi.

 5 Iintaba zanyibilika* phambi kobuso bukaYehova,+

Nkqu neSinayi uqobo,+ phambi kobuso bukaYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.+

 6 Ngemihla kaShamgare+ unyana ka-Anati,

Ngemihla kaYaheli,+ kwakungahanjwa ezindleleni;

Abantu babegwegweleza ngeendlela ezisemacaleni.

 7 Kwakungasekho bantu emaphandleni kwaSirayeli;

Kwakungekho bantu, de mna Debhora+ ndaphakama,

Ndaphakama njengomama kwaSirayeli.+

 8 Bakhetha oothixo abatsha;+

Kwaza kwabakho imfazwe ezigeyithini.+

Kwakungabonakali khaka namkhonto,

Phakathi kwaloo maSirayeli ayi-40 000.

 9 Intliziyo yam ingakubaphathi bakwaSirayeli,+

Abaye ngokuzithandela bahamba kunye nabantu.+

10 Nina bakhweli beedonki ezibubomvurha,

Nina bahlala kwiikhaphethi ezimfumamfuma,

Nani bahamba endleleni,

Cingisisani!

11 Amazwi abo bakha amanzi avakala kwiindawo zokukha amanzi;

Apho babebalisa ngezenzo zikaYehova zobulungisa,

Izenzo zobulungisa zabantu bakhe abahlala emaphandleni kwaSirayeli.

13 Abo basindileyo behla beza kwabo bazizikhulu;

Abantu bakaYehova behla beza kum ukuze bahlasele abantu abanamandla.

14 Baphuma bevela kwintlambo yakwaEfrayim;*

Balandela wena Bhenjamin, phakathi kwezizwana zakho.

Abaphathi behla bevela kwaMakire,+

Nabo bagaya umkhosi,* bevela kwaZebhulon.

15 Iinkosana zakwaIsakare zazikunye noDebhora,

UBharaki noIsakare nabo bekunye naye.+

16 Kwakutheni ukuze uhlale phantsi phakathi kweengxowa ezimbini zomthwalo,

Umamele abalusi bedlalela imihlambi iimpempe?+

17 UGiliyadi wasala ngaphesheya kweYordan;+

Yena uDan, kwakutheni ukuze ahlale ezinqanaweni?+

UAshere wahlala ezipholele kunxweme lolwandle,

Wahlala kumazibuko akhe.+

18 Isizwana sakwaZebhulon sasingamadela-kufa;

NesakwaNafetali+ ezindulini.+

19 Ookumkani bafika, balwa;

Nookumkani bakwaKanan balwa+

ETahanaki, ngakumanzi aseMegido.+

20 Iinkwenkwezi zalwa zisezulwini;

Zalwa noSisera zikwiindawo zazo.

21 Umsinga* waseKishon wabakhukulisa,+

Umsinga* wamandulo, umsinga* waseKishon.

22 Zatsho zangqisha iimpuphu zamahashe,

Zaphala ziphalile iinkunzi zakhe zamahashe.+

23 ‘Qalekisani iMerozi,’ yatsho ingelosi kaYehova,

‘Qalekisani abemi bayo,

Kuba abakhange beze kumnceda uYehova,

Abamncedanga uYehova ngamagorha abo.’

24 Usikelelekile uYaheli phakathi kwabafazi,+

Umfazi kaHebheri+ umKeni;

Ngoyena usikelelekileyo kubafazi abahlala ezintenteni.

26 Wathatha isikhonkwane sentente ngesandla,

Wee hlasi ihamile ngesandla sakhe sasekunene.

Wambethelela uSisera, wayigqobhoza intloko yakhe,

Waziqhekeza waza wazigqobhoza iindlathi zakhe.+

27 Wathi folokohlo phakathi kweenyawo zakhe; wawa wee tywa;

Wawa wathi folokohlo phakathi kweenyawo zakhe;

Wathi folokohlo apho, wee natya oyisiwe.

28 Umfazi wakroba ngefestile,

Umama kaSisera wakroba,

‘Kutheni inqwelo yakhe ingade ifike?

29 Abalumkileyo kumanenekazi akhe ahloniphekileyo babemphendula;

Naye wayemane eziphendula,

30 ‘Inoba bahlulelana ngezinto abazoxuthileyo,

Intombazana,* amantombazana amabini,* kwigorha ngalinye,

Ilaphu elidayiweyo likaSisera, ilaphu elidayiweyo,

Isambatho esilukiweyo, ilaphu elidayiweyo, izambatho ezilukiweyo ezibini

Eziza kufakwa entanyeni ngabahlaseli.’

31 Ngoko mazitshabalale zonke iintshaba zakho,+ Yehova,

Kodwa abo bakuthandayo mabaqaqambe njengokuphuma kwelanga.”