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1 Baza bavuma ooDebhora noBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, ngaloo mini, besithi,

2 Ngenxa yokukhokela kweenkokeli, Ngenxa yokuqhutywa kwabantu ziintliziyo zabo, Bongani uYehova.

3 Yivani, bokumkani; bekani iindlebe, zidwangube; Mna lo ndiya kuvuma kuYehova, Ndiya kumbethela uhadi uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.

4 Yehova, ekuphumeni kwakho kwaSehire, Ekunyalaseni kwakho, uvela emhlabeni wakwaEdom, Lanyikima ihlabathi, lavuza nalo izulu; Ewe, amafu avuza amanzi.

5 Iintaba zazamazama phambi koYehova; ISinayi leya, phambi koYehova uThixo kaSirayeli.

6 Ngemihla kaShamgare, umfo ka-Anati. Ngemihla kaYaheli, bezingahanjwa iindlela, Ababehamba ngeengqushu bahamba ngeendlela eziziphambusa.

7 Ebengamiwa amaphandle kwaSirayeli, ebengamiwa, Ndada ndesuka, mna Debhora, Ndesuka ndaba ngunina kwaSirayeli.

8 Kwakunyulwe oothixo abatsha, Kwaza kwayimfazwe emasangweni; Ingweletshetshe nomkhonto wawubonwa yini na, Phakathi kwamawaka amashumi mane akwaSirayeli?

9 Intliziyo yam ingakubamisi-mthetho bakwaSirayeli, Ingakwabo baqhutywa yintliziyo yabo phakathi kwabantu; Bongani uYehova.

10 Nina bakhwele ezimazini ezimhlophe zamaesile, Nina bahlala ezinkukweni, Nani bahamba ngendlela, camngcani.

11 Kude nezwi lababi bamaxhoba, apho kukhiwa khona amanzi, Khona apho bobonga imisebenzi kaYehova yobulungisa, Imisebenzi yobulungisa awayenza emaphandleni akhe kwaSirayeli; Oko behla abantu bakaYehova, baya emasangweni.

12 Vuka, vuka, Debhora! Vuka, vuka, hlaba ingoma! Suk’ ume, Bharaki, thimba abathinjwa bakho, nyana ka-Abhinowam.

13 Yihlani ke, maqongqolo aziingangamsha, ningabantu; Yehova, ndihlele phakathi kwamagorha.

14 Avela kwaEfrayim angcambu ikwa-Amaleki, Emva kwakho, Bhenjamin, phakathi kwezizwe zakowenu; Kwehla kwaMakire abamisi-mthetho, KwaZebhulon umqikela unomnqayi wombhali wempi.

15 KwaIsakare abathetheli kunye noDebhora, NjengoIsakare, ukwanjalo uBharaki; Bagaleleka entilini, bamlandela. Emijelweni yakwaRubhen Yaba kukusongela okukhulu kwentliziyo.

16 Ubuhlaleleni na phakathi kwezibaya, Uphulaphula amakhwelo emihlambini? Emijelweni yakwaRubhen Yaba kukugocagoca okukhulu kwentliziyo.

17 UGiliyadi phesheya kweYordan walala, akalwa; UDan ke yena walibala yini na ngasezinqanaweni? UAshere wahlala ngaselunxwemeni lolwandle. Walala phantsi ngasemachwebeni alo, akalwa.

18 AmaZebhulon ngabantu ababenza isichenge ubomi babo ekufeni, NamaNafetali, ezindaweni eziphakamileyo zelizwe.

19 Kwafika ookumkani, balwa, Baza ookumkani bakwaKanan balwa ETahanaki, ngasemanzini aseMegido; Abathimba neqhosha lesilivere.

20 Zalwa ezulwini, Zalwa iinkwenkwezi emendweni yazo noSisera.

21 Umlanjana waseKishon wabakhukulisa, Umlanjana wamanyange, umlanjana waseKishon. Nyathela ngamandla, mphefumlo wam.

22 Aza angqisha ke ngamanqina amahashe Ngokuphala, ngokuphala anamandla kuwo.

23 Qalekisani iMerozi, satsho isithunywa sikaYehova, Qalekisani, qalekisani abemi bakhona. Ngokuba bengezanga kunceda uYehova, Kunceda uYehova phakathi kwamagorha.

24 Makasikelelwe kunezinye iintokazi uYaheli, UmkaHebhere umKeni. Makasikelelwe kuneentokazi ezisezintenteni.

25 Wacela amanzi, wamnika amasi, Ngesitya sezinhanha wasondeza ingqaka.

26 Wasa isandla sakhe esikhonkwaneni, Wasa esokunene esandweni sabasebenza kanzima, Wamkhanda uSisera, wamhlekeza intloko, Wamhlaba, wambhodloza ezintlafunweni.

27 Waguqa ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa, walala phantsi. Waguqa ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa; Apho waguqa khona, wawa ephelile.

28 Walunguza ngefestile, wamemeza Ngesithuba unina kaSisera, wathi, Ilibele yini na inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, ingafiki nje? Zihlaleleni na iinqwelo zakhe zomkhosi, zingahlokomi nje?

29 Aphendule alumkileyo amakhosazana akhe—Ke yena aphinde kwaelakhe, ethetha yedwa, athi,

30 Abafumene na? Ababi amaxhoba na? Yintombi, ziintombi ngambini kwintloko yendoda? Ngamaxhoba eengubo ezimfakamfele kuSisera? Ngamaxhoba eengubo ezimfakamfele, eengubo ezilukwe zamfakamfele? Yingubo emfakamfele, ziingubo ezimbini ezilukwe zamfakamfele ezintanyeni zamaxhoba?

31 Makube njalo ukubhubha kweentshaba zakho zonke, Yehova; Ke abamthandayo mababe njengokuphuma kwelanga linamandla. Lazola ke ilizwe iminyaka emashumi mane.