Vanakomana vaAroni
VaRevhi vanoverengwa mhuri nemhuri vopiwa basa rokurinda nokutakura tabhenakeri. Baba vedu vanovazvitorera panzvimbo yedangwe rimwe nerimwe romukomana weIsraeri, uye matangwe 273 akawandisa anodzikinurwa nesirivha inopiwa kuvapristi.
3 1Iri ndiro dzinza raAroni naMozisi, panguva iyo Baba vakataura naMozisi paGomo reSinai. 2Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaAroni: Nadhabhi dangwe, tevere Abhihu, Ereazari, naItamari. 3Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaAroni, vaprista vakazodzwa, vakagadzwa naMozisi kuti vashumire savaprista. 4Nadhabhi naAbhihu vakafa pamberi paBaba murenje reSinai pavakapa moto usina kutenderwa pamberi pavo; vakanga vasina vana. Saka Ereazari naItamari vakashumira savaprista pamberi paAroni baba vavo.
5Ipapo Baba vakati kuna Mozisi:
6“Swededza rudzi rwaRevhi, uvaise pamberi paAroni muprista, kuti vamushumire. 7Vanofanira kuchengeta mabasa ake neawo eungano yose pamberi petende rokusangana, vachiita basa retebhenekeri. 8Vanofanira kurinda nhumbi dzose dzetende rokusangana nebasa ravaIsraeri, vachiita basa retebhenekeri. 9Ipa vaRevhi kuna Aroni nevanakomana vake; vakapiwa zvachose kwaari pakati pavanhu vaIsraeri. 10Gadza Aroni nevanakomana vake kuti vachengete uprista hwavo; mutorwa upi noupi anoswedera pedyo anofanira kufa.”
11Ipapo Baba vakati kuna Mozisi:
12“Tarira, ndatora vaRevhi pakati pavaIsraeri panzvimbo pedangwe rimwe nerimwe rinozarura chibereko pakati pavaIsraeri. VaRevhi ndevangu. a a v12 VaRevhi vanotora nzvimbo yematangwe aIsraeri, ayo akanga atsaurirwa Mwari kubva pakutanga paakauraya matangwe eIjipiti pakubuda muIjipiti (ona Ekisodho 13:2). 13Dangwe rimwe nerimwe nderangu. Pazuva randakauraya dangwe rimwe nerimwe muIjipiti, ndakazvitsaurira dangwe rimwe nerimwe muIsraeri—rangave romunhu kana remhuka. Vachava vangu. Ndini Baba venyu.”
14Ipapo Baba vakataura naMozisi murenje reSinai:
15“Verenga vanakomana vaRevhi nedzimba dzamadzibaba nemhuri; verenga munhurume wose ane mwedzi mumwe zvichikwira.”
16Saka Mozisi akavaverenga maererano neshoko raBaba, sezvaakanga arayirwa.
17Ava ndivo vanakomana vaRevhi namazita avo: Geshoni, Kohati, naMerari. 18Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaGeshoni nemhuri dzavo: Ribhini naShimei. 19Vanakomana vaKohati nemhuri dzavo: Amiramu, Iziari, Hebhuroni, naUzieri. 20Vanakomana vaMerari nemhuri: Mahari naMushi. Idzi ndidzo mhuri dzavaRevhi nedzimba dzamadzibaba.
21Kubva kuna Geshoni: mhuri yavaRibhini nemhuri yavaShimei—idzi ndidzo mhuri dzavaGeshoni. 22Uwandu hwavanhurume vakaverengwa, vane mwedzi mumwe kana vanopfuura, hwaiva 7 500.
23Mhuri dzavaGeshoni dzaidzika misasa shure kwetebhenekeri nechokumavirira. 24Mutungamiri weimba yamadzibaba yavaGeshoni aiva Eriasafi mwanakomana waRaeri. 25Vanakomana vaGeshoni patende rokusangana vaichengeta tebhenekeri, tende, chifukidzo charo, nechidzitiro chomukova wetende rokusangana. 26Micheka yoruvazhe nechidzitiro chomukova waro, zvakakomberedza tebhenekeri nearitari, netambo dzaro pabasa raro rose.
27Kubva kuna Kohati kwakabva mhuri yavaAmiramu, mhuri yavaIziari, mhuri yavaHebhuroni, nemhuri yavaUzieri; idzi ndidzo mhuri dzavaKohati. 28Vanhurume vane mwedzi mumwe zvichikwira vaiva 8 600, vaitarisira nzvimbo tsvene.
29Mhuri dzavanakomana vaKohati dzaidzika misasa kurutivi rwezasi rwetebhenekeri. 30Mutungamiri weimba yamadzibaba yemhuri dzavaKohati aiva Erizafani mwanakomana waUzieri. 31Vaichengeta areka, tafura, chigadziko chomwenje, aritari, midziyo yenzvimbo tsvene yaishandiswa pakushumira, chidzitiro, nebasa raro rose. 32Ereazari mwanakomana waAroni muprista aiva mukuru wavatungamiri vavaRevhi, achitarisira avo vairinda nzvimbo tsvene.
33Kubva kuna Merari: mhuri yavaMahari nemhuri yavaMushi—idzi ndidzo mhuri dzaMerari. 34Uwandu hwavanhurume vakaverengwa, vane mwedzi mumwe kana vanopfuura, hwaiva 6 200.
35Mutungamiri weimba yamadzibaba yemhuri dzavaMerari: Zurieri mwanakomana waAbhihairi; vaidzika misasa kurutivi rwokuchamhembe rwetebhenekeri. 36Vanakomana vaMerari vakapiwa basa rokuchengeta mapuranga etebhenekeri, mbariro, mbiru, zvigadziko, nhumbi dzaro dzose, nebasa raro rose, 37pamwe nembiru dzoruvazhe rwakakomberedza nezvigadziko zvadzo, hoko, netambo.
38Vakadzika misasa kumabvazuva kwetebhenekeri, pamberi petende rokusangana nechokunobuda zuva, vaiva Mozisi, Aroni, nevanakomana vake, vaichengeta nzvimbo tsvene nokuda kwavaIsraeri; mutorwa upi noupi aiswedera aifanira kuurayiwa. 39VaRevhi vose vakaverengwa naMozisi naAroni sokurayira kwaBaba, nemhuri dzavo, munhurume wose ane mwedzi mumwe zvichikwira: 22 000.
Kudzikinura Matangwe
40Ipapo Baba vakati kuna Mozisi, “Verenga dangwe rose romunhurume waIsraeri rine mwedzi mumwe kana rinopfuura, unyore uwandu hwamazita avo. 41Nditorere vaRevhi—ndini Baba venyu—panzvimbo pedangwe rimwe nerimwe pakati pavanhu vaIsraeri, nezvipfuwo zvavaRevhi panzvimbo pedangwe rimwe nerimwe pazvipfuwo zvaIsraeri.”
42Saka Mozisi akaverenga dangwe rimwe nerimwe pakati pavanhu vaIsraeri, sezvaakanga arayirwa naBaba. 43Matangwe ose avanhurume, ane mwedzi mumwe kana anopfuura, akanyorwa namazita: 22 273.
44Ipapo Baba vakataura naMozisi:
45“Tora vaRevhi panzvimbo pedangwe rimwe nerimwe pakati pavanhu vaIsraeri, nezvipfuwo zvavaRevhi panzvimbo pezvavo. VaRevhi vachava vangu. Ndini Baba venyu. 46Kuti udzikinure matangwe 273 avaIsraeri anopfuura uwandu hwavaRevhi. 47Unganidza inenge maonzi maviri pamunhu mumwe nomumwe, zvichienderana nechiyero chenzvimbo tsvene (chiyero chimwe nechimwe chinenge hafu yeonzi resirivha). 48Ipa mari kuna Aroni nevanakomana vake somutengo wokudzikinura matangwe akasara.”
49Saka Mozisi akaunganidza mari yokudzikinura kubva kumatangwe akapfuura uwandu hwavaRevhi; 50kubva kumatangwe aIsraeri akatora 1 365—inenge maonzi maviri, zvichienderana nechiyero chenzvimbo tsvene. 51Mozisi akapa mari yokudzikinura kuna Aroni nevanakomana vake, maererano neshoko raBaba, sezvo Baba vakanga varayira Mozisi.