4. UMose wasiyaleza umthetho,ifa lenhlangano kaJakobe.
5. Waba yinkosi eJeshuruni,lapho izinhloko zabantu zazibuthene,zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli zindawonye.
6. “Makaphile uRubeni, angafi;amadoda akhe abe ngumumo omkhulu.”
7. Nalokhu wathi ngoJuda:“Yizwa, Jehova, izwi likaJuda,umlethe kubantu bakubo;izandla zakho mazimlwele,ube lusizo kwabamelene naye.”
8. NgoLevi wathi:“AmaThumimi nama-Urimi* akhoakuye othembekileyo wakho,owamvivinya eMasa,owaphikisana naye ngasemanzini aseMeriba,
9. owathi ngoyise nangonina: ‘Angibabonanga,’angabavuma futhi abafowabo,angabazi abantwana bakhe,ngokuba baliqaphele izwi lakho,bagcina isivumelwano sakho.
10. Bafundisa uJakobe izahlulelo zakho,no-Israyeli umthetho wakho;babeka impepho phambi kwamakhala akho,nomnikelo oshiswa wonke e-altare lakho.
11. Busisa, Jehova, amandla akhe,uyamukele imisebenzi yezandla zakhe;sicila ukhalo lwabo abamvukelayo,nolwabamzondayo, ukuba bangaphindi bavuke.”
12. NgoBenjamini wathi:“Othandiweyo kaJehova uyakuhlalaelondwa nguye;uyamsibekela usuku lonke,ahlale phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.”
13. NgoJosefa wathi:“Izwe lakhe malibusiswe nguJehovangamagugu asezulwini, nangamazolo,nangotwa olwenabileyo phansi,
14. nangamagugu ezithelo zelanga,nangamagugu ezinhlamvu zenyanga,
15. nangezinto ezinqabileyo zezintaba zamandulo,nangamagugu amagquma angunaphakade,
16. nangamagugu omhlaba nokugcwala kwawo,nangentando enhle yowahlala esihlahleni;isibusiso masifike ekhanda likaJosefanasokhakhayini lowahlukaniswa nabafowabo.
17. Izibulo lenkunzi yakhe liludumo lwakhe,nezimpondo zenyathi ziyizimpondo zakhe;uyakuqhubukusha ngazo izizwe zonke ekugcineni komhlaba;zinjalo izigidi zakwa-Efrayimi,zinjalo izinkulungwane zakwaManase.”
18. NgoZebuloni wathi:“Yenama, Zebuloni, ekuphumeni kwakho,nawe Isakare, ematendeni akho.
19. Bayakubizela izizwe entabeni,bahlabele khona imihlatshelo yokulunga;ngokuba bayakumunca inala yezilwandle,nengcebo ethukusiweyo yesihlabathi.”
20. NgoGadi wathi:“Makabusiswe owandisa uGadi:uhlezi njengengonyamakazi,udwengula ingalo nokhakhayi.
21. Wazikhethela isabelo sokuqala,ngokuba sasigodliwe lapho isabelo somahluleli;wahamba nezinhloko zabantu,wafeza ukulunga kukaJehova,nezahlulelo zakhe kanye no-Israyeli.”