1 UJakhobe wabiza amadodana akhe wathi: “Sondelani eduze ngilitshele lokho okuzakwenzakala kini ensukwini ezizayo.
2 Buthanani lilalele, madodana kaJakhobe,
3 URubheni, ulizibulo lami,
4 Uhlokoma njengamanzi, kawusayikuba liciko,
5 USimiyoni loLevi bayizelamani
6 Mangingangeni enkundleni yabo,
7 Luqalekisiwe ulaka lwabo, lwesabeka kubi,
8 Juda, abafowenu bazakudumisa;
9 Ungumdlwane wesilwane, Oh Juda;
10 Intonga yobukhosi kayiyikusuka kuJuda,
11 Uzabophela ubabhemi wakhe evinini,
12 Amehlo akhe azathuba okudlula iwayini,
13 UZebhuluni uzahlala okhunjini lolwandle
14 U-Isakhari ulithambo likababhemi elilohlonzi
15 Uthi nxa ebona ubuhle bendawo yakhe yokuphumula
16 UDani uzakwahlulela kahle abantu bakibo
17 UDani uzakuba yinyoka esemgwaqweni,
18 Ngilindele ukuhlenga kwakho, Oh Thixo.
19 UGadi uzahlaselwa liqula lamanxusa,
20 Ukudla kuka-Asheri kuzakuba ngokunonileyo,
21 UNafithali yimpalakazi ekhululiweyo
22 UJosefa ulivini elithela kakhulu,
23 Abahlaseli bemitshoko bamhlasela ngolaka;
24 Kodwa kawalazelanga ngedandili lakhe,
25 ngenxa kaNkulunkulu kayihlo, okusizayo,
26 Izibusiso zikayihlo zinkulu
27 UBhenjamini yimpisi ephangayo;
28 Zonke lezi yizizwana ezilitshumi lambili zako-Israyeli, njalo yikho lokho uyise akutsho kubo lapho wayebabusisa, esipha ilowo lalowo isibusiso esimfaneleyo.
29 Emva kwalokho wasebanika imilayo le: “Sekusondele ukuba ngimbelwe ebantwini bakithi. Lingimbele labokhokho ebhalwini ensimini ka-Efroni umHithi,
30 ubhalu olusensimini kaMakhaphela, eduze leMamure eKhenani, eyathengwa ngu-Abhrahama kanye lensimu leyo ku-Efroni umHithi, ukuba yindawo yokungcwaba.
31 Khonapho kwangcwatshwa u-Abhrahama lomkakhe uSara, kwembelwa u-Isaka lomkakhe uRabheka, njalo khonapho ngambela uLeya.
32 Insimu kanye lobhalu oluphakathi kwathengwa kumaHithi.”
33 Kwathi uJakhobe eseqedile ukunika imilayezo emadodaneni akhe, wakhweza inyawo zakhe embhedeni, waphefumula okokucina, wasiwa kwabakibo.