1. Wababiza ke uYakobi oonyana bakhe, wathi,Zihlanganiseni ndinixelele okuya kunihlela ngemihla yokugqibela.
2. Qukanani, niphulaphule, nyana bakaYakobi,Niphulaphule uSirayeli uyihlo.
3. Rubhen, wena mazibulo am, mandla am, ngqalo yokuqina kwam,Ncamisa yokuphakama, ncamisa yegunya,
4. Uxhaphazelayo njengamanzi, akusayi kuba ncamisa kunje;Kuba wenyukayo waya esililini sikayihlo,Wangcolisa oko, wenyuka waya emandlalweni wam.
5. USimon noLevi ngabazalwana;Ziintonga zokugonyamela izikhali zabo.
6. Egquguleni labo úze ungangeni umphefumlo wam,Nesikhungu sabo lungazibandakanyi uzuko lwam;Kuba ngomsindo wabo babulala amadoda,Ngokuzithandela kwabo bazinqumla imisipha iinkomo.
7. Uqalekisiwe umsindo wabo, ngokuba unobungcwangu:Ukuphuphuma kwabo umsindo, ngokuba unzima.Ndiya kubachithachitha kwaYakobi,Ndibaphangalalise kwaSirayeli.
8. Yuda, abazalwana bakho baya kukudumisa,Isandla sakho sibe sentanyeni yeentshaba zakho;Baya kuqubuda kuwe oonyana bakayihlo.
9. Lithole lengonyama uYuda;Ùsuké ekuqwengeni, nyana wam,Waguqa, wabuthuma njengengonyama,Njengengonyamakazi; ngubani na oya kumvusa?
10. Intonga ayayi kumka kuYuda,Intonga yommisi-mthetho ayayi kumka phakathi kweenyawo zakhe,Ade afike uShilo,Zimlulamele izizwe.
11. NguKhuleka emdiliyeni imazi yakhe ye-esile,UKhuleka kowohlobo inkonyana yakhe ye-esile;UHlamba ngewayini isambatho sakhe,Ngegazi lediliya ingubo yakhe;