Genesis 49 (ZAJP)

1Abaho Yakobo kawakema wanage na kulonga, “Nikwenhukileni niwalongele gaja gondagawalawilile mmazua ga hamwande.Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

2“Iduganyeni hamoja mtegeleze, mweye wana wa Yakobo. Mtegelezeni tataenu, Islaeli.Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

3“Lubeni, gweye iyo mwanangu wa udele, gweye iyo mhiko yangu na mwana wa ichanduso wa umhale wangu. Gweye iyo mkulu kubanza wose, na kuna mhiko kuwabanza wose.Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

4Gweye kwa kamba mmemo wa mazi, ila hauwa wa ichanduso tena, kwavija gweye kuwasa na mtwanzi wangu wa kunze, na kulunyolodosa lusazi lwa tataako.Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

5“Simioni na Lawi hewo iwo ndugu, mizele yao iyo via va kutendela ukaini.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

6Siilumba hamoja nao kipigiti wahanyong'onya, ama kuwa hamoja nao mmiting'hano yao, kwavija sama ya lusango lwao, wawakoma wanhu, na kuwagela ulemale ng'ombe sama ya mchezo.May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

7Ndukumiza na iwe mulusango lwao, kwavija lukali ng'hani, ndukumiza na iwe mng'hasilika zao, kwavija wana ng'hasilika ya kikaini. Ng'holo zao nozipwililisila mwa wanhu wa lukolo lwangu, nozipwililisila muisi yose ya Islaeli.Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

8“Yuda, wandugu zako wokuyenzi, mkono wako wowa msingo ya wadumuka zako. Wandugu zako wokufugamila mavindi na kukwinamilila.Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

9Yuda, mwanangu, ka kamba mwana simba, kovikoma vija voyopelemba na kuvibweza ukae yake, kokiigolosa na kutambalala. Haduhu munhu yogeza kumgaza.Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

10Fimbo ya kindewa haisegela mumkono wa Yuda, na fimbo ya kindewa haisegela hana gamagulu gake, mbaka vondayeze ayo mwene fimbo yake, ayo yondayahishimilwe na ndewa zose.The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

11Komfunga mwana mhunda wake mmizabibu, hana imizabibu inogile ng'hani, kosuluza vivalo vake mdivai ndung'hu ng'hani.He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

12Meso gake madung'hu kubanza divai, meno gake mazelu kubanza matombo.His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

13“Zabuloni kokala behi na mgwazo wa bahali, na hanhu hoyokala heyo howa bandali, undewa wake wovika kutali mbaka wambo da Sidoni.Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14“Isakali kowa kamba mhunda mwene mhiko, yatambalale hagatigati ya misogi yake,Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

15kuno yohalola haja hayatambalale vihanogile, na vija ija iisi viinogile. Avo koganamiza maega gake yaipape imisogi, na koigagahiza kusang'hanika kamba nyakadala.He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

16“Dani kowa mtawala wa wanhu zake. Wowa kamba mitala iyagwe ya Islaeli.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dani kowa kamba nyoka hamgwazo wa idigwang'wando, nyoka yali na sumu hamgwazo wa inzila, yomulumiza falasi mkisiginho, avo ija yali uchana ya ifalasi kolagalila kukisogo.He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

18“Noubeta ukombola wako, MNDEWA.I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19“Gadi kovamhilwa na mibokonyi, ila heyo kowavamhila m'visiginho vao.Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20“Migunda ya Asheli yolava vakuja bwando, kowa na mandia ga kuimemeza ng'anda ya mndewa.Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21“Naftali iyo mnokela yailegehe, yolela wana wanogile.Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22“Usufu ka kamba m'biki ulelile mujo, uli behi na nzokwe, matambi gake gokwela hata kukibanza kiwambaza.Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23Wadumuka zake wam'vamhila na lusango, wamwasila misale na kumgaza ng'hani.The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24Ila mhinde yake igendelela kuwa na mhiko, na makono gake gagangamala, sama ya Mulungu wa Yakobo Mwene Mhiko, ayo vivija yokemigwa Mchunga, Dibwe da Islaeli.Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25Mulungu wa tataako inimtambikila nie yakutaze, Mulungu Mwene Mhiko yakumoteze, kokumoteza motelo za mvula kulawa uchana, na mazi bwando kulawa hasi ya isi, motelo za wang'onyo wofugigwa na wana.by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

26Motelo za tataako ng'hulu, kubanza motelo za migongo ya umwaka, zovika kuna zisota za ivigongo va gunge na gunge. Motelo zino zose nazikale mditwi da Usufu, ayo yali mndewa hagatigati ya ndugu zake.The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

27“Benjamini ka kamba mbwizi mkali, imitondo na ichungulo kogoga na kuja.”Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

28Ino iyo mitala longo dimwe na mibili ya Islaeli, na gano gago gayalongile tataao kipigiti viyakalile yowalaga. Kammoteza kila imwe na motelo ziwalingile.These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

29Abaho Yakobo kawalongela wanage, “Nie na mmabehi kudanganhika. Mnizike hamoja na wahenga zangu muimhango, mumgunda wa Efloni ija Imuhiti,Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

30mhango ili mumgunda wa Makipela, behi na Mamle kuja Kanaani. Mhango iyagulile Ablaham kulawa ha Efloni Muhiti, hamoja na umgunda hawe hanhu ha kuzikila.The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

31Kuja kuyazikigwe Ablaham hamoja na mtwanzi wake Sala, haja kuwazikigwe Isaka na mtwanzi wake Lebeka, na haja baho hanimzikile Lea.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32Mgunda uja, uli na mhango mgati yake, uguligwa kulawa ha Muhiti.”The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33Yakobo viyamambukize kulava ndagizi zino ha wanage, kakunza magulu gake mkisazi, kadanganhika na kuilumba hamoja na wahenga zake.When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

Genesis 49

You’ve read Genesis 49

Go deeper

Genesis 49

You’ve read Genesis 49

Go deeper