Tikhulu
5 Ngalelolanga Debhora+ naBharaki+ indvodzana ya-Abinowami bahlabela lengoma+ batsi:
2 “Ngenca yetinwele letingakaboshwa* ka-Israyeli,
Ngenca yebantfu labatinikele ngekutitsandzela,+
Dvumisani Jehova!
3 Lalelani nine makhosi! Ngipheni indlebe nine babusi!
Ngitamhlabelela Jehova.
Ngitawudvumisa Jehova,+ Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ngetingoma.*+
4 Wena Jehova, ngesikhatsi uphuma eSeyiri,+
Ngesikhatsi uphuma endzaweni yaka-Edomu,
Umhlaba wanyakata, nemazulu atfulula.
Emafu atfulula emanti.
5 Tintsaba tancibilika* embikwaJehova,+
Ngisho neSinayi yancibilika embikwaJehova,+ Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.+
6 Ngemalanga aShamgari+ indvodzana ya-Anathi,
Ngemalanga aJayeli+ imigwaco yayingenamuntfu;
Bantfu bebahamba ngaletinye tindlela.
7 Bantfu labebahlala emadolobhaneni aka-Israyeli bebangasekho;*
Kwase kute muntfu, kwaze kwaba ngulapho mine Debhora+ ngisukuma,
Kwaze kwaba ngulapho ngisukuma njengamake ka-Israyeli.+
8 Bakhetsa bonkulunkulu labasha;+
Kwase kuba nemphi emagedeni.+
Lihawu kanye nesikhali bewungeke ukubone,
Emkhatsini webantfu labangu-40 000 ka-Israyeli.
Dvumisani Jehova!
10 Nine bagibeli betimbongolo letinsundvu,
Nine lenihlala emakhaphethini lamahle,
Nani lenihamba emigwacweni,
Cabangisisani!
11 Emavi ebantfu labakhelela tilwane emanti evakala lapho batinatsisela khona;
Bebakhuluma ngemisebenti lelungile yaJehova,
Nangemisebenti lelungile yebantfu bakhe labahlala emadolobhaneni aka-Israyeli.
Bantfu baJehova base behlela emagedeni.
12 Vuka, vuka, Debhora!+
Vuka, vuka, uhlabele ingoma!+
Vuka Bharaki!+ Hola bantfu bakho labatfunjiwe, wena ndvodzana ya-Abinowami!
13 Labo labasala behlela etikhulwini;
Bantfu baJehova behlela kimi kute silwe nalabanemandla.
14 Labo labahlala esihosheni* bebaphuma ka-Efrayimu;
Balandzela wena Bhenjamini, emkhatsini webantfu bakho.
Tindvuna tesuka eMakhire+ tehla,
Nalabo labebaphetse intfonga yendvuna yelibutfo* besuka naseZebuloni.
15 Tindvuna taka-Isakhari betinaDebhora,
Njengobe Isakhari bekanaDebhora, naBharaki+ bekanaye.
Wahamba ngetinyawo esihosheni.*+
Ticheme takaRubeni betitihlolisisa inhlitiyo.
16 Benihleti leni emkhatsini wemitfwalo lemibili?*
Benibalalele yini njengobe bebadlalela imihlambi imintjingo?+
Ticheme takaRubeni betitihlolisisa inhlitiyo.
Kute lisiliva latitsatsela lona.+
20 Tinkhanyeti talwa ezulwini;
Talwa naSisera tisetindleleni tato.
21 Emanti lamanyenti* aseKhishoni abakhukhula,+
Emanti lamanyenti* akadzeni, emanti lamanyenti* aseKhishoni.
Wena mphefumulo* wami, wabagcobagcoba labanemandla.
22 Kwabese kuba netigi tetinselo temahhashi
Njengobe emahhashi akhe emphi abevilita.+
23 Ingilosi yaJehova yatsi: ‘Calekisa iMerozi,
Calekisa nebantfu bakhona,
Ngobe abazange bamsite Jehova,
Abazange bamsite Jehova akanye nalabanemandla bakhe.’
24 Jayeli+ ubusiswe kakhulu emkhatsini walabanye bafati
Umfati waHebere+ umKheni;
Ungumfati lobusiswe kakhulu emkhatsini webafati labahlala emathendeni.
25 Wamcela emanti; yena wamnika lubisi.
Wamtselela lubisi lolunelulata endishini lenhle legubhile.+
26 Ngesandla sakhe watsatsa sikhonkwane,
Ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla watsatsa sandvo.
Wabese ugwaza Sisera, wamfihlita inhloko,
Wamfihlita futsi wamgwaza emhlafunweni.+
27 Sisera wawela emkhatsini wetinyawo taJayeli; wawela khona lapho;
Wawela emkhatsini wetinyawo takhe;
Lapho awela khona, kulapho ancotjwa khona.
28 Umfati wabuka ngelifasitelo,
Make waSisera wabuka ngelifasitelo* watsi:
‘Iphuteleni kubuya incola yakhe yemphi?
Ativakali ngani tigi temahhashi akhe kuze kube ngunyalo?’+
29 Umfati lohlakaniphile emkhatsini webafati labahloniphekile utamphendvula;
Naye utawuphindza loko lakushito,
30 ‘Kungenteka basehlukaniselana tintfo labatitsatsele tona,
Lisotja litfola intfombi* yinye, lisotja litfola tintfombi* letimbili,
Sisera utitsatsela indvwangu lenembala, utitsatsela indvwangu lenembala,
Imphahla lehlotjisiwe, indvwangu lenembala, timphahla letimbili letihlotjisiwe
Lamasotja atitsatsela umhlobiso wasentsanyeni.’
31 Awu Jehova, tonkhe titsa takho atishabalale,+
Kodvwa labo labakutsandzako ababe njengelilanga naliphuma ebukhatikhatini balo.”