¹ Pali bulya bushiku Debora elo na Baraki umwana mwaume wakwa Abinoamu aishile kwimba ulwimbo: ² ''Uluntu intungulushi shalikutungulula mu Israeli, uluntu abantu batmwa ukuipelesha ku nkondo-twalumbanya Yahweh! ³ Kutikeni, mwebo mwe shamfumu! Kutikeni, mwebo mwe ntungulushi! Nebo, nkesa kwi mbila kuli Yahweh; nkesa kwimba ishamalumbo kuli Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ⁴ Yahweh, uluntu mwebo mwaile kufuma kuli Seire, uluntu mwebo mwaishile kufuma kuli Edomu, icalo caishile kutenkana, kabili ne myulu nayo yali tutwime; kabili na makumbi yaishile kupongolwelwa panshi ya menshi. ⁵ Impili shaishile kusankana pa cinso cakwa Yahweh; kabili no lupili lwa Sinai lwaishile kusunkana pa cinso Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli. ⁶ Mu nshiku shakwa Shamigari (umwana mwaume wakwa Anati), mu nshiku shakwa Yaele, imisebo iikalamba yali bumine, elo na bonse abalikwenda ba bomfeshefye utushila twa tondo. ⁷ Kwali abantu abanono aba mumushi wa Israeli, mpakafyenebo, Debora, ukwisa kwima-ukwisa kwima nga nyina amu Israeli! ⁸ Uluntu baishile kusala imilungu iipya, kwaishile kuba ulubuli pa mwinshi wa musumba elo kabili takwali nangu umo uwakwete inkwela elo na mafuumo ayaishile kuboneka pakati ka makana amakumi yane mu Israeli. ⁹ Umutima wandi wafuma waya kubakalamba bakwa Israeli, pamo pene na bantu abaipeleshe ne nsansa-twasumbula Yahweh pali bo! ¹⁰ Tontonkanya-mwebo mwe benda pe punda lya kubuta mwebekala pa butanda bwa kankala, elo na mwebo mwe benda mutushila. ¹¹ Umfwa amashiwi ya abo abenda pa ncende sha kutapililapo. Kulya balanda pali ficitwa fyakwa Yahweh,elo no bulungami bwa fita fya mu Israeli. Eluntu abantu bwakwa Yahweh baishile kuya ku minshi wa musumba. ¹² Lola, lola, Debora! Lola, lola, imba ulwimbo! Ima, Baraki, elo wikate abafungwa bobe, we mwana mwaume wakwa Abinoamu. ¹³ Eluntu abapusukile baishile kuya panshi ku bulungami; abantu bakwa Yahweh baishile kuli nebo ne fita. ¹⁴ Bafumine kuli Efulemu, abo umushila waba muli Amaleke; abantu bakwa Benjamini baishile ku mikonka ukufuma ku bashilika bakwa Makir baishile kuya, elo ukufuma kuli Zebuluni abo abapiita ifipe fya mu shilika. ¹⁶ Nindo waikalile pakati ka ncende sha mulilo, ukulaumfwa kuli bakacema balikulisha ifilimba fyabo ku mikuni shabo? Nga pa mukowa wakwa Rubeni pali ukufwayailisha umutima apakalamba. ¹⁷ Gileadi aikele pa lubali lumbi ulwa Yodani; elo na Dani, nindo alikupitanina mu ci bwato? Ashere aishile kushala ku lulamba lwa mu mana elo no kwisa kwikala ku maswe. ¹⁸ Sebuluni bali mutundu abengesa kuisukilisha imyeo yabo ukushinta kumfwa, elo na Naftali, ukwisa kubikapofye, na pampanga ya bulwi. ¹⁹ Isha mfumu shaishile kwisa, balilwile; isha mfumu shaku Kenani shaishile kulwila pa Tanaaki pa menshi ya Meggido. Lelo tabapiitile silfere nga ifya bunonshi. ²⁰ Ukufuma mu mulu intanda shaishile kulwa, ukufuma mu nshila shashiko ishapita mu mulu shaishile kulwa na Sisera. ²¹ Umumanawa Kishoni waishile ku bakungulula, ulya mumana a kale, umumana wa Kishoni. Akenda we mupashi wandi, no kwisa kuba uwashipa! ²² Eluntu kwaishile kumfwaika iciunda ca mabondo yaba kabalwe-balikupontauka, ukupontauka kwabo ukwa bakukosa. ²³ 'lapisheni Merozi!' efyo alanda malaika wakwa Yahweh. 'Cine cine lapisheni ifyaikalamo!-pantu tabaishibile kwafwa Yahweh-ukwafwa Yahweh mu bulwi ne fita fya kushipa. ²⁴ Yaeli wakupalwa ukucila bonse bambi abanakashi, Yaeli (umukashi wakwa Heber umwina Kenite), aliba uwakupalwa ukucila bonse abanakashi abekala mu matenti. ²⁵ Umwaume aishile kulomba amenshi, elo ena amupele ukukaka; aishile ku mushitila n mukaka wakutikama muli mafukula, uwakulinga ba mwana mfumu abaume. ²⁶ Aishile kubika ukuboko kwakwe kulubambo lwe tenti, elo nokuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo ku nondo yakwa kabomba; aishile kutobela Sisera ne nondo, aishile kutobaula no mutwe wakwe. Aishile kushonaula bongo bongo wakwe mu tupimfya tupimfya uluntu aishile kupulinkanya ulubali mutwe wakwe. ²⁷ Aishile kuikunta pakati ka makasa yakwe, aishile kupona elo no kulambalala palyapene, pakati ka nkasa shakwe epo aishile kuwila no kufwa, Pa ncende apo aikuntile epo aishile kwi pailwa mu bunkalwe. ²⁸ Pe windo aishile kulolesha-nyina wakwa Sisera aishile kulolesha pa cakupikulwa elo aishile kukuta mubulanda ati, 'Nindo lya kowela ukwisa iceleta lyake? Nindo sha shimbile inshindo sha bakabalwe ishilelenga amaceleta yakwe ukucelwa? ²⁹ Umwana wa mfumu umwanakashi uwamano ukucilapo ayaswike, elo aishile kuipela ubwasuko bumo bwine: ³⁰ Bushe tabasangile elo ukwisakwanya icakutapa icisa, ifisa fibili ku mwaume onse; icakutapa ica nsalu shaku kasulwa ishakupikulwa bune bune ku mikoshi ya batapa?' ³¹ Kanshi naba lobe bonse abalwini benu, Yahweh! Lelo ifibusa fyenu fibe nga akasuba uluntu kaletula mu maka yakako.'' Eluntu icalo cakwete imyaka amakumi yane aya mutende.