1UJakhobe wabiza amadodana akhe wathi: “Sondelani eduze ngilitshele lokho okuzakwenzakala kini ensukwini ezizayo.
2Buthanani lilalele, madodana kaJakhobe,
3URubheni, ulizibulo lami,
4Uhlokoma njengamanzi, kawusayikuba liciko,
5USimiyoni loLevi bayizelamani
6Mangingangeni enkundleni yabo,
7Luqalekisiwe ulaka lwabo, lwesabeka kubi,
8Juda, abafowenu bazakudumisa;
9Ungumdlwane wesilwane, Oh Juda;
10Intonga yobukhosi kayiyikusuka kuJuda,
11Uzabophela ubabhemi wakhe evinini,
12Amehlo akhe azathuba okudlula iwayini,
13UZebhuluni uzahlala okhunjini lolwandle
14U-Isakhari ulithambo likababhemi elilohlonzi
15Uthi nxa ebona ubuhle bendawo yakhe yokuphumula
16UDani uzakwahlulela kahle abantu bakibo
17UDani uzakuba yinyoka esemgwaqweni,
18Ngilindele ukuhlenga kwakho, Oh Thixo.
19UGadi uzahlaselwa liqula lamanxusa,
20Ukudla kuka-Asheri kuzakuba ngokunonileyo,
21UNafithali yimpalakazi ekhululiweyo
22UJosefa ulivini elithela kakhulu,
23Abahlaseli bemitshoko bamhlasela ngolaka;
24Kodwa kawalazelanga ngedandili lakhe,
25ngenxa kaNkulunkulu kayihlo, okusizayo,
26Izibusiso zikayihlo zinkulu
27UBhenjamini yimpisi ephangayo;
28Zonke lezi yizizwana ezilitshumi lambili zako-Israyeli, njalo yikho lokho uyise akutsho kubo lapho wayebabusisa, esipha ilowo lalowo isibusiso esimfaneleyo.
29Emva kwalokho wasebanika imilayo le: “Sekusondele ukuba ngimbelwe ebantwini bakithi. Lingimbele labokhokho ebhalwini ensimini ka-Efroni umHithi,
30ubhalu olusensimini kaMakhaphela, eduze leMamure eKhenani, eyathengwa ngu-Abhrahama kanye lensimu leyo ku-Efroni umHithi, ukuba yindawo yokungcwaba.
31Khonapho kwangcwatshwa u-Abhrahama lomkakhe uSara, kwembelwa u-Isaka lomkakhe uRabheka, njalo khonapho ngambela uLeya.
32Insimu kanye lobhalu oluphakathi kwathengwa kumaHithi.”
33Kwathi uJakhobe eseqedile ukunika imilayezo emadodaneni akhe, wakhweza inyawo zakhe embhedeni, waphefumula okokucina, wasiwa kwabakibo.