1Yakobo ahamagaza abana be arababwira ati “Nimuterane, mbabwire ibizababaho mu minsi izabaho kera.
2“Nimuterane mwumve bana ba Yakobo,
Mwumve Isirayeli so.
3“Rubeniuri imfura yanjye, n'imbaraga zanjye.
Uwo gushobora kubyara kwanjye kwatangiriyeho,
Urushaho icyubahiro,urushaho gukomera.
4Uri nk'amazi kuko adahama hamwe, ntuzabonaubutware.
Kuko wuriyeuburiribwa so,
Ni ho wabuhumanije.
Yuriyeindyamo yanjye!
5“Simiyoni na Lewi ni abavandimwe,
Inkota zabo ni intwaro z'urugomo.
6Mutimawanjye, ntuzajye mu nama zabo za rwihereranwa,
Bwiza bwanjye, ntugafatanye n'iteraniro ryabo.
Kuko bicishije abantuuburakari,
Bagatema ibitsi by'inka kugirango bimare agahinda.
7Uburakari bwabo buvumwe kuko bwari bwinshi,
Umujinya wabouvumwe kuko wari uw'agashinyaguro.
Nzabagabanya mu ba Yakobo,
Nzabatataniriza mu Bisirayeli.
8“Yuda, bene so bazagushima,
Ukubokokwawe kuzabaku ijosi ry'abanzi bawe,
Bene so bazakwikubitaimbere.
9Yuda ni icyana cy'intare,
Urazamutse, mwana wanjyeuvuyemu muhīgo.
Yunamye, abunda nk'intare,
Kandi nk'intare y'ingore.
Ni nde wayivumbura?
10Inkoni y'ubwami ntizava kuri Yuda,
Inkoni y'ubutware ntizava hagati y'ibirenge bye, Nyirayo ataraza,
Uwo ni we amahanga azumvira.
11Aziritse ishashi ye y'indogobe ku muzabibu,
N'icyana cye cy'indogobe akiziritse ku muzabibuurutahoubwiza,
Ameshesha imyenda ye vino,
Imyambaro ye ayimeshesha amaraso y'inzabibu.
12Amaso ye atukujwe na vino,
Amenyo ye yejejwe n'amata.
13“Zebuluniazatura ku kibaya cy'inyanja,
Azaba ku kibaya kiriho inkuge,
Urugabano rwe ruzerekera i Sidoni.
14“Isakari ni indogobe y'inyamaboko,
Iryamye hagati y'ingo z'intama.
15Abona aho kuruhukirako ari heza,
N'igihugu ko ari icyo kwishimiramo.
Yunamishirijeurutugurwe kwikorera,
Ahindukaumuretwautegekwa icyate.
16“Dani azacira abantu be imanza,
Ubwo ari umwe mu miryango y'Abisirayeli.
17Dani azaba inzoka mu nzira,
N'incira mu kayira,
Irya ibinono by'ifarashi,
Uhekwa na yo akagaranzuka inyuma akagwa.
18“Uwiteka ntegereje agakiza kawe.
19“Gadiumutweuzamutera,
Ariko na we azabatera abirukane, abakurikire hafi.
20“Kuri Asheri hazava ibyokurya biryoha neza,
Azatanga ibyokurya byiza bikwiriye abami.
21“Nafutalini ibugumary'isha izituwe,
Avuga amagambo meza.
22“Yosefu ni ishami ry'igiti cyera cyane,
Ishami ry'igiti cyera cyane kiri hagati y'isōko,
Amashami yacyo arenga inkike y'igihome.
23Abarashi bamugiriye iby'urwango,
Bamurashe imyambi y'akarengane.
24Arikoumuhetowe nturakabangūka,
Amaboko ye n'intoki ze bikomezwa n'amaboko ya ya ntwari ya Yakobo.
Ni yo yakomotsweho n'Umushumba,
Igitare cy'Abisirayeli.
25Ibyo byakozwe n'Imana ya so, izagufasha,
Byakozwe n'Ishoborabyose, izaguhaumugisha.
Imigisha iva hejuru mu ijuru,
N'imigisha iva mu mazi y'ikuzimu,
N'imigisha yo mu mabere n'iyo mu nda.
26Imigisha so ahesha,
Irenze iyaheshejwe na data na sogokuru,
Igera ku rugabano rw'imisozi ihoraho.
Izaba ku mutwe wa Yosefu,
Mu izingiro rye, ni we mutware wa bene se.
27“Benyamini ni isega ritanyagura,
Mu gitondo rirya umuhīgo,
Nimugoroba akagabanya iminyago.”
28Abo bose ni imiryango y'Abisirayeli uko ari cumi n'ibiri. Ibyo ni byo se yababwiye abasabiraumugisha,umuntu wese amusabira uwe mugisha.
29Arabihanangiriza arababwira ati “Ngiye gusangaubwoko bwanjye, muzampambe hamwe na data na sogokuru, mu buvumoburi mu isambu ya EfuroniUmuheti,
30mu buvumoburi mu isambu y'i Makipela iri imbere y'i Mamure mu gihugu cy'i Kanāni, ni bwo Aburahamu yaguranye n'iyo sambu kuba gakondo yo guhambamo, abuguzena EfuroniUmuheti.
31Ni bwo bahambyemo Aburahamu na Saraumugorewe, ni bwo bahambyemo Isaka na Rebekaumugorewe, kandi ni bwo nahambyemo Leya.
32Ya sambu n'ubuvumobuyirimo byaguzwe ku Baheti.”
33Yakobo amaze kwihanangiriza abana be, asubizaamaguru ku rutara,umwukaurahera asangaubwoko bwe.