Baba vedu Vanoverenga Vanhu Vavo
Makore makumi mana okudzungaira murenje pakati peSinai neNyika Yakapikirwa—kukundikana kwechizvarwa kuchisangana nomwoyo murefu waBaba. Pakati paro pakamira kuropafadza uko vaprista vaifanira kutaura pamusoro pavanhu.
1 1Baba vedu vakataura kuna Mozisi murenje reSinai, mutende rokusangana, pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wechipiri wegore rechipiri shure kwokubva kwavo munyika yeIjipiti. Vakati:
2“Verengai ungano yose yavanhu vaIsraeri, nedzinza nedzimba dzamadzibaba—murume wose, nezita rake, musoro nomusoro. 3Nyorai vose vomuIsraeri vane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, vanogona kushanda muhondo—iwe naAroni—namapoka avo. 4Murume kubva kurudzi rumwe norumwe anofanira kuva newe, mumwe nomumwe ari musoro weimba yababa vake.
5“Aya ndiwo mazita avarume vachamira newe: kubva kuna Rubheni, Erizuri mwanakomana waShedheuri.
6“Kubva kuna Simeoni, Sherumieri mwanakomana waZurishadhai;
7“Kubva kuna Judha, Nashoni mwanakomana waAminadhabhi;
8“Kubva kuna Isakari, Netaneri mwanakomana waZuari;
9“Kubva kuna Zebhuruni, Eriabhi mwanakomana waHeroni;
10“Kubva kuvanakomana vaJosefa: kubva kuna Efuraimu, Erishama mwanakomana waAmihudhi; kubva kuna Manase, Gamarieri mwanakomana waPedhazuri;
11“Kubva kuna Bhenjamini, Abhidhani mwanakomana waGidheoni;
12“Kubva kuna Dhani, Ahiezeri mwanakomana waAmishadhai;
13“Kubva kuna Asheri, Pagieri mwanakomana waOkirani;
14“Kubva kuna Gadhi, Eriasafi mwanakomana waDheueri;
15“Kubva kuna Nafutari, Ahira mwanakomana waEnani.
16“Ava ndivo vakadanwa veungano, vatungamiri vamarudzi amadzitateguru avo, vakuru vamarudzi avaIsraeri.”
17Saka Mozisi naAroni vakatora varume ava vakanga vatsanangurwa namazita avo, 18pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wechipiri vakaunganidza ungano yose. Vanhu vakanyoresa kwavakabva nedzinza nemhuri—murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akanyorwa nezita rake, mumwe nomumwe, 19sezvakanga zvarayirwa naBaba vedu kuna Mozisi. Saka Mozisi akavaverenga murenje reSinai.
20Kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaRubheni, dangwe raIsraeri: zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, zita nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, anogona kushanda muhondo. 21Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaRubheni vaiva 46,500.
22Zvizvarwa zvaSimeoni, nedzinza nemhuri, zvakaverengwa nezita, musoro nomusoro: murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira hondo. 23Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaSimeoni vaiva 59,300.
24Kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaGadhi: nedzinza, nemhuri, namazita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira basa rehondo. 25Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaGadhi vaiva 45,650.
26Zvizvarwa zvaJudha, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, anogona kushanda muhondo: 27vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaJudha vaiva 74,600.
28Zvizvarwa zvaIsakari, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira hondo: 29vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaIsakari vaiva 54,400.
30Zvizvarwa zvaZebhuruni: zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira basa rehondo. 31Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaZebhuruni vaiva 57,400.
32Vanakomana vaJosefa, rudzi rwaEfuraimu: zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira basa rehondo. 33Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaEfuraimu vaiva 40,500.
34Zvizvarwa zvaManase, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume mumwe nomumwe ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, anogona kushanda muhondo: 35vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaManase vaiva 32,200.
36Kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaBhenjamini, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira basa rehondo: 37vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaBhenjamini vaiva 35,400.
38Kubva kuzvizvarwa zvaDhani, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira hondo: 39vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaDhani vaiva 62,700.
40Zvizvarwa zvaAsheri, zvakanyorwa nedzinza nemhuri, nezita: murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira basa rehondo. 41Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaAsheri vaiva 41,500.
42Zvizvarwa zvaNafutari: nedzinza nemhuri, zvakaverengwa nezita, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira hondo. 43Vakaverengwa vorudzi rwaNafutari vaiva 53,400.
44Mozisi, Aroni, navatungamiri gumi navaviri vaIsraeri vakaverenga varume ava, mumwe nomumwe neimba yake. 45Vanhu vose vaIsraeri vakaverengwa nemhuri dzavo, murume wose ane makore makumi maviri kana anopfuura, akafanira kushanda muhondo yaIsraeri. 46Vose vakaverengwa vaisvika 603,550.
47Asi vaRevhi havana kuverengwa pakati pavo norudzi rwamadzitateguru avo. 48Nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vati kuna Mozisi:
49“Usaverenga rudzi rwaRevhi kana kuvanyora pakati pavaIsraeri. 50Asi isa vaRevhi kuti vatarisire tabhenakeri yechipupuriro, nhumbi dzayo dzose, nezvinhu zvose zvayo. Vanofanira kutakura tabhenakeri nenhumbi dzayo, kuichengeta, nokudzika misasa vakaikomberedza. 51Kana tabhenakeri ichisimuka, vaRevhi ndivo vanoiputsa; kana ichimiswa, vaRevhi ndivo vanoimisa. Mutorwa wose anoswedera pedyo anofanira kuurayiwa. 52Vanhu vaIsraeri vanofanira kudzika misasa, mumwe nomumwe pamusasa wake, mumwe nomumwe pasi pomureza wake, namapoka avo. 53Asi vaRevhi vanofanira kudzika misasa vakakomberedza tabhenakeri yechipupuriro, kuti hasha dzirege kuwira paungano yavaIsraeri; vaRevhi vanofanira kurinda tabhenakeri yechipupuriro.”
54Vanhu vaIsraeri vakaita zvinhu zvose zvakanga zvarayirwa naBaba vedu kuna Mozisi; ndizvo chaizvo zvavakaita.