Verse 1: UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi: “Buthanani, nginitshele okuzakunehlela ezinsukwini ezizayo.
Verse 2: “Qoqanani, nizwe, nina madodana kaJakobe, nimlalele u-Israyeli uyihlo.
Verse 3: “Rubeni, uyizibulo lami wena, amandla ami, ukuqala kwezikhwepha zami, ingqongqo ngesithunzi, ingqongqo ngamandla.
Verse 4: Uyachichima njengamanzi, awuyikuba nabungqongqo, ngokuba wakhwela embhedeni kayihlo, wawona; wakhwela okhukhweni lwami.
Verse 5: “OSimeyoni noLevi bayizelamani; izinkemba zabo ziyizikhali zobudlwangudlwangu.
Verse 6: Ungangeni emkhandlwini wabo, mphefumulo wami; ungahlangani nebandla labo, nhliziyo yami, ngokuba ngolaka lwabo babulala abantu; ngobudlova babo basika izinkabi umsipha.
Verse 7: Makuqalekiswe ulaka lwabo, ngokuba lwalunamandla, nentukuthelo yabo, ngokuba yayinonya; ngizakubahlukanisa kwaJakobe, ngibasakaze kwa-Israyeli.
Verse 8: “Juda, abafowenu bazakukudumisa wena; isandla sakho siyakuba sesijingweni sezitha zakho; amadodana kayihlo ayakukukhothamela.
Verse 9: UJuda uyibhongo lengonyama. Wenyuke empangweni, ndodana yami. Uguqile, ulele njengengonyama nanjengengonyamakazi; ngubani oyakumvusa na?
Verse 10: Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda, nozime lokubusa phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, aze afike yena olufanele lona; nezizwe ziyakumlalela.
Verse 11: Ubopha ithole lembongolo yakhe emvinini, ithole lembongolokazi yakhe emvinini omuhle; uhlanza izingubo zakhe ewayinini, nezambatho zakhe egazini lezithelo zomvini.
Verse 12: Amehlo akhe ayaklwela iwayini, amazinyo akhe amhlophe ubisi.
Verse 13: “UZebuloni uyakwakha ngasogwini lolwandle, abe sosebeni lwemikhumbi; umkhawulo wakhe uzakuba ngaseSidoni.
Verse 14: “U-Isakare uyimbongolo enamandla, elala phakathi kwezibaya.
Verse 15: Wabona indawo yakuphumula ukuthi inhle, nezwe ukuthi limnandi; wafolisa ihlombe ukuba athwale, waba yinceku yempoqo.
Verse 16: “UDani uyakuthetha amacala abantu bakhe, njengesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 17: UDani uyakuba yinyoka endleleni, inhlangwana emkhondweni eluma izithende zehhashi, awe nyovane olikhweleyo.
Verse 18: “Ngiyihalele insindiso yakho, Jehova.
Verse 19: “UGadi, iviyo liyakumcindezela, kepha yena uyakucindezela isithende salo.
Verse 20: “Ku-Asheri kuvela amanoni abe ngukudla kwakhe; uyakuveza isilovela samakhosi.
Verse 21: UNafetali uyindluzelekazi ethukululekileyo; uveza amazwi amnandi.
Verse 22: “UJosefa uyingatsha entsha ethelayo, ingatsha ethela ngasemthonjeni; amagatsha akhe akhwela odongeni.
Verse 23: Abacibishelayo bayamkhathaza, bayamdubula, bayamzingela;
Verse 24: kepha umnsalo wakhe uhlala uqinile; amandla ezandla zakhe aqiniswa ngezandla zoMninimandla kaJakobe, okuvela kuye uMalusi netshe lika-Israyeli,
Verse 25: ngoNkulunkulu kayihlo ozakukusiza, ngoSomandla ozakukubusisa ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu, nangezibusiso zasotweni olukhona phansi, nangezibusiso zamabele nezesizalo.
Verse 26: Izibusiso zikayihlo zinamandla kunezibusiso zawokhokho bami, kuze kube semkhawulweni wokugcina wezintaba ezimiyo; ziyakuba phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa phakade, nasokhakhayini lwakhe owahlukaniswa nabafowabo.
Verse 27: “UBenjamini uyimpisi ehomfuzayo; ekuseni uyadla impango, kusihlwa uyahlukanisa akuphangileyo.”
Verse 28: Bonke labo bayizizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli; yilokhu uyise akukhuluma kubo, wababusisa; wababusisa, kwaba yilowo ngokwesibusiso sakhe.
Verse 29: Wabayala, wathi kubo: “Mina sengiyakubuthelwa kubantu bami; ngimbeleni kobaba emhumeni osensimini ka-Efroni umHeti,
Verse 30: umhume osensimini yaseMakaphela eliphambi kweMamre ezweni laseKhanani, awuthenga u-Abrahama kanye nensimu ku-Efroni umHeti, ube yindawo yakhe yokumbela;
Verse 31: lapho bembela o-Abrahama noSara umkakhe; lapho bembela o-Isaka noRebeka umkakhe; lapho ngembela uLeya;
Verse 32: insimu nomhume okuyo okwathengwa kubantwana bakwaHeti.”
Verse 33: UJakobe eseqedile ukuyala amadodana akhe waqoqela izinyawo zakhe embhedeni, wagqibuka, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.