2. “Ngokuba abaholi beholilekwa-Israyeli,ngokuba abantu bezinikela ngenhliziyo,bongani uJehova.
3. “Yizwani nina makhosi;bekani indlebe nina zikhulu;mina, yebo, mina ngiyakuhlabelela kuJehova,ngihubele kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
4. “Jehova, ekuphumeni kwakho eSeyiri,ekusukeni kwakho ezweni lakwa-Edomiumhlaba wazamazama, namazulu aconsa,yebo, amafu aconsa amanzi.
5. Izintaba zathuthumela ebuswenibukaJehova,yebo, nalo iSinayi lelo,ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
6. “Ezinsukwini zikaShamgari indodanaka-Anati,ezinsukwini zikaJayeli imendo yayishiyiwe;ababeyakuhamba ngemendo bahamba ngemikhondo.
7. Abaholi baphela kwa-Israyeli,banqamuka,ngaze ngavuka mina Debora,ngavuka ngingunina kwa-Israyeli.
8. Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha;lapho kwafika impi emasangweni;kwabonwa isihlangu noma umkhonto yiniphakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli na?
9. Inhliziyo yami ikubabusibakwa-Israyeliabazinikelayo ngenhliziyo phakathi kwabantu;bongani uJehova.
10. “Nina enigibela izimbongoloezimhlophe,nina enihlezi emacansini,nani enihamba ngendlela, kulandeni.
11. Ekwahlukaniseni impango phakathikwemiqengqe yamanzibalanda khona izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova,ukulunga kokubusa kwakhe kwa-Israyeli;khona abantu bakaJehova behlela emasangweni.
12. “ ‘Vuka, vuka, Debora!Vuka, vuka, uhube ihubo!Vuka, Baraki, uthumbe abathunjwa bakho,wena ndodana ka-Abinohama!’
13. “Khona wayenza insali ukuba ibuseabakhulu;abantu bakaJehova bangibeka ukuba ngibuse iziqhwaga.
14. Kwavela kwa-Efrayimi abampande yabo ikuma-Amaleki;emva kwakho nguBenjamini phakathi kwabantu bakho.KwaMakiri kwavela ababusi,kwaZebuloni abaphethe intonga yomholi.
15. Izikhulu zakwa-Isakare zazinayeuDebora;njengo-Isakare, kanjalo noBaraki;behlela ngokushesha esigodini ezinyathelweni zakhe.Ngaseminonjaneni yakwaRubenikwakukhona ukululekana okukhulu kwenhliziyo.
16. Wahlalelani ezibayeni zezimvuukuzwa ikhwelo lemihlambi na?Ngaseminonjaneni yakwaRubenikwakukhona ukululekana okukhulu kwenhliziyo.
17. UGileyadi wahlala phesheyakweJordani;uDani walibalelani emikhunjini na?U-Asheri wahlala ngasogwini lolwandle,wasala ngasemathekwini akhe.