¹ Isiku elyo uDebora nu Baraka, umwana wa Abinoamu bhahemba ulwembo ule: ² 'Abhalongozi lwabhalogozya hwilongolela lya Israeli, abhatu lwabhahuifumya akhomane iwo, tihulufya Umweene! ³ Tejelezi amwe mubhamweeene! Tejelezi shinza, amwe mubhalongozi! Ane inza hutelele Umweene; Nane imbala hutufye Umweene, Ungolobhe wa Israeli. ⁴ Ee Mweene, uwakati lufumille Seiri lwawabhala afume hu Edomu, insi ihayiujile humwanya nope hwahayinjile; nantele; amawengo gahafumizye amenze. ⁵ Amagamba gehepa hwitagaliala ga maso ga Mweene; hata igamba li Sinai uhayinjile pamaso ga Mweene, Ungolobhe wa Israeli. ⁶ Hu siku zya Shamgari (umwana wa Anathi), hu siku zya Jaeli, ibalabara ingosi zyahalehwile, na bhalabhahajendaga wene bhahatumie idala linkhungo. ⁷ Hwahali nabhadadamazu bhadodo uho hu Israeli mpaka ane, ni Debora, iwanahenga amri- umaye ahejile iamri hwa Waisraeli! ⁸ Bhahasaluye amangolobhe amapya, hwahali iwo humalyango gishijiji lakini bado sagahwahali ingao ni mpalala ni yihaoneshe pahati ya wantu elfu arubaini munsi yi Israeli. ⁹ Umoyo gwane ubhabhalila awagosi bha Israeli, peka na wantu bhabhaifumizye -tihusaya Umweene kwa ajili yao! ¹⁰ Sebha humwanya yeli- amwe msaga mhwangalila idogobhi izeru mkheye mumakeka, amwe mwamujenda mumadala. ¹¹ Amwi izwi lyabhala bhabhahwemba hu sehemu ya bhatapa amenze. Ukho bhayanga tena pamwanya yi mbombo iya lyoli ya Ngolobhe na imbombo ya lyoli iya bhakhomanaje wakwe hu Israeli. Ndipo awantu wa Mweene bhahiha hu malyango gi muji. ¹² Damula, damula, Debora! Damula, damula, emba uwembo! Emelela, Baraka, na ubhakhate abhapinywe bhakho, awe mwana wa Abinoamu. ¹³ Bhala bhabhafumile bhahenza pasi awantu wi ngovu; awantu bha Mweene bhahenza huline peka na bhadandamazu. ¹⁴ Bhaheza afume Efraimu hwagali amazizi gao ukho hu Amaleki; abhantu bha Benyamini bhahafwente. Abhagosi bha Makiri bhahafuma, bhahafuma hu Zebuloni bhala bhayomola indesa ya gosi. ¹⁵ Na abhagosi bhane hu Isakali bhahali peka nu Debora; nu Isakari ahali nu Baraka bhahinjiye mwikhombe hu ngovu pasi yi amri yakwe. Pahati ya bhaholo bha Reubeni pahali ahwanze ugosi wi moyo. ¹⁶ Shunu uhakheye pahati yi moto uhubhatejelezya abhaputi lwabhakhoma ifilimbi zyao humakundi gao? Na hwabhaholo zya Reubeni huiahali ahwanze ugosi wi moyo. ¹⁷ Gileadi ahakheye upande wa bhele ya Yordani; nu Dani, shonu ahazyongolele pamwanya yi meli? U Asheri ahasageye hu pwani ahakhala karibu ni bandari zyakwe. ¹⁸ Zabuloni lyahali kabila liliwezizye ahatalishye amaisha gao mpaka afishile afwe, uNafthali, nope, hu shiwanja shi iwo. ¹⁹ Abhamweene bhahezele akhomane; abhamweene bha Kabaani bhakhomana uho hu Taanaki karibu na menze ya Megido. Lakini sagabhahefwizye ihela nazi inyara. ²⁰ Inzonto zyahakhomene afume hu mwanya, afume hwidala lyao ilya humwanya zyahakhomene nu Sisera ²¹ Isokho Kishoni wahawefwizye, Isoho lila ilimande, isokho Kishoni. Bhalanga hwitagalila nafsi yane, yipelaje ingovu! ²² Nantele izwi ilyawoga lifarasi akhome imbiyo, akhomane na wantu wakwe wi ngovu. ²³ 'Yigune Meroz!' ayanga umalaika wa Mweene. 'Lyoli wagune abhakhaya bhakwe!' Kwa sababu sagabhahezele humwavwe Umweene, humwavwe Umweene hwiwo lyakwe ilya bhadandamazu wi ngovu. ²⁴ U Yaeli asaiwilwe zaidi kuliko awashe wonti abhache, uYaeli (ushe wa Heberi Umkeni), asaiwilwe zaidi kuliko awashe wonti bhabhakhala hu bhanza. ²⁵ Umuntu ola ahala amenze, nope ahapela izibha; ahanetela ni samuli msahani yiwajiye hwa bhagosi. ²⁶ Ahabheha inyobhe yakwe hushigigi shi bhanza, ni nyobhe yakwe ya hunelo hupondele ya womba, hu mpondelo ahakhoma uSisera, ahakhomile pitwe lyakwe. Ahalilehaya ifupa lyakwe lhekalheka wakati lwabhakhoma pambembe yi yitwe lyakwe. ²⁷ Ahagwa pahati yi manama gakwe, ahagwa ahagona pala. Pahati gi manama gakwe ahagwa. Amahali pahagwiye pala ahabudilwe hu govu. ²⁸ Ahagwiye mwidilisha - umaye wakwe uSisera ahagwiye ashilile ukusa na ahayanga shazungumiye, ''Shunu igali lyakwe lichelewelwe ahweze? Shoni indesa zi farasi vivikwesa amagari gakwe vichelewelwe? ' ²⁹ Abhamweene wakwe bhabhali ni jele bhahajibu, nope mwene ahajibu ijubulila ³⁰ 'Je, sangabhahapete na gabhane vyabhahapete? Ivwanda, amavyanda gawele hwa kila muntu; bhahejile ishitambala shahavwenehaga uSisera, bhahejile ishitabala shavunesye amenda gabhile gi rangi yahafunishilwe hu msumari ya bhala bhabhupele? ³¹ Naam, abhabhiwi bhao wonti bhanzahuangamile, Ee Mweene! Lakini ukondanu wakwe bhanzabhe nazi iseye lwalihojelela hu wezo wakwe. Ni nsi ihabha nuseshelo humaha arubaini.