¹ Base behlabelela oDebora noBaraki indodana ka -Abinohama ngalolo suku , bethi: ² Ngokuba abaholi beholil e kwa-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- Edomi umhlaba wazamazama, namazulu aconsa, yebo, amafu aconsa amanzi. ⁵ Izintaba zathuthumela ebuswen i bukaJehova, yebo, nalo iSinayi lelo , ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. ⁶ Ezinsukwini zikaShamgari indodan a ka-Anati, ezinsukwini zikaJayeli imendo yayishiyiwe; ababeyakuhamba ngemendo bahamba ngemikhondo. ⁷ Abaholi ba phela kwa -Israyeli, banqamuka, ngaze ngavuka mina Debora , ngavuka ngingunina kwa-Israyeli. ⁸ Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha ; lapho kwafika impi emasangweni; kwabonwa isihlangu noma umkhonto yin i phakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli na? ⁹ Inhliziyo yami ikubabusi bakwa-Israyeli abazinikelayo ngenhliziyo phakathi kwabantu; bongani uJehova. ¹⁰ Nina enigibela izimbongol o ezimhlophe, nina enihlezi emacansini , nani enihamba ngendlela, kulandeni. ¹¹ Ekwahlukaniseni impango phakath i kwemiqengqe yamanzi balanda 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 ibus e abakhulu; 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 zazinaye uDebora; njengo-Isakare, kanjalo noBaraki; behlela ngokushesha esigodini ezinyathelweni zakhe . Ngaseminonjaneni yakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukululekana okukhulu kwenhliziyo. ¹⁶ Wahlalelani ezibayeni zezimv u ukuzwa ikhwelo lemihlambi na ? Ngaseminonjaneni yakwaRuben i kwakukhona ukululekana okukhulu kwenhliziyo. ¹⁷ UGileyadi wahlala pheshey a kweJordani; uDani walibalelani emikhunjini na? U-Asheri wahlala ngasogwini lolwandle, wasala ngasemathekwini akhe. ¹⁸ UZebuloni wayengaba ntu abazidel a kwaze kwaba sekufeni , uNafetali kanjalo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zezwe. ¹⁹ Amakhosi afika alwa , alwa amakhosi aseKhanan i eThahanaki ngasemanzini aseMegido; awathathanga nzuzo yamali. ²⁰ Kwaliwa ezulwini; izinkanyezi ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera. ²¹ Umfudlana iKishoni wabakhukhula , umfudlana wamandulo , umfudlana iKishoni. Awu, mphefumulo wami, nyathela ngamandla. ²² Khona zadubuza izinselo zamahhashi ngokugadula, ukugadula kwezinkweli zawo. ²³ Qalekisani iMerozi , kwasho ingelos i kaJehova; qalekisani nokuqalekisa abantu balo, ngokuba abezanga ukumsiza uJehov a ukuba bamsize uJehova ukulwa neziqhwaga. ²⁴ Uyakubusiswa phezu kwabesifazan e uJayeli umkaHebere umKheni , abusiswe phezu kwabesifazane basematendeni. ²⁵ Wacela amanzi , wamupha ubisi , wamlethela amangqanga ngesitsha samakhosi. ²⁶ Wafaka isandla sakh e esikhonkwaneni, esokunene sakhe esandweni sezisebenzi; ngesando wamshaya uSisera , wadebeza ikhanda lakhe , yebo, wamgqobhoza, wambhoboza esikhaleni sendlebe. ²⁷ Wakhothama ngasezinyaweni zakhe , wawa, walala; ngasezinyaweni zakhe wafola, wawa; lapho wakhothama khona, wawela khona efile. ²⁸ Wabheka efasiteleni , wamemeza, unina kaSisera wathi eheleni : Inqola yakhe ilibalelani ukufika na? Zilibaziselwani izinyawo zezinqola zakhe na? ²⁹ Amakhosazana akhe ahlakaniphileyo amphendula, yebo, wazibuyisela yena uqobo impendulo ngokuthi: ³⁰ Angithi batholile babelana impango ? Intombi, yebo, izintombi ezimbili endodeni ngayinye ; kuSisera impango yezingubo ezinemibala , impango yezingubo ezinemibala ezifekethisiweyo ; izingubo ezimbili ezinemibala ezifekethisiweyo zezintamo zaba yimpango. ³¹ Mazibhubhe kanjalo zonke izith a zakho, Jehova; kepha abamthandayo mababe njengelanga, lapho liphuma ngamandla alo . Izwe selaba nokuthula iminyaka engamashumi amane.