Imizi kaBawo wethu yabaLevi
AbaLevi bacela oko kwakuthenjisiwe, bazuze imizi engamashumi mane anesibhozo namadlelo ayo, isasazeke kuzo zonke izizwe. Isahluko siphela ngesishwankathelo ebesisakhelwa yiyo yonke le ncwadi: uBawo wethu wanika ukuphumla, akubangakho nalinye idinga elilungileyo elingazalisekanga.
21 1Zaza iintloko zezindlu zooyise zabaLevi zasondela kuElazare umbingeleli, nakuYoshuwa unyana kaNun, nakwiintloko zezindlu zooyise zezizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli. 2EShilo ezweni lakwaKanan zathi kubo: “UBawo wethu wawisa umthetho ngoMoses ukuba sinikwe imizi esiya kuhlala kuyo, namadlelo ayo awemfuyo yethu.”
3Baza oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi le mizi namadlelo ayo, elifeni labo, ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu. 4Lavela iqashiso lemizalwane yakwaKehati. Oonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli, abaphakathi kwabaLevi, bazuza ngeqashiso imizi elishumi elinamithathu ezizweni sakwaYuda, nesakwaSimon, nesakwaBhenjamin. 5Ke abaseleyo koonyana bakaKehati bazuza ngeqashiso imizi elishumi kwimizalwane yesizwe sakwaEfrayim, nesizwe sakwaDan, nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase. 6Oonyana bakaGershon bazuza ngeqashiso imizi elishumi elinamithathu kwimizalwane yesizwe sakwaIsakare, nesizwe sakwa-Ashere, nesizwe sakwaNafetali, nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase eBhashan. 7Oonyana bakaMerari, ngokwemizalwane yabo, bazuza imizi elishumi elinamibini esizweni sakwaRubhen, nesizwe sakwaGadi, nesizwe sakwaZebhulon. 8Benjenjalo ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, babanika abaLevi le mizi namadlelo ayo ngeqashiso, njengoko uBawo wethu wayewise umthetho ngoMoses. 9Ezizweni sakwaYuda nesakwaSimon babanika imizi ekhankanywa apha ngamagama: 10Le mizi yaya koonyana baka-Aron, abemizalwane yakwaKehati koonyana bakaLevi, ngokuba iqashiso lokuqala lavela kubo. 11Babanika iKiriyati ka-Arbha, eyiHebron ke leyo, kweleentaba lakwaYuda, namadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke (uArbha wayenguyise ka-Anaki). 12Ke amasimi omzi, nemizana yawo, babewanike uKalebhi unyana kaYefune, ukuba abe yinzuzo yakhe. 13Koonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli babanika iHebron, umzi wokusabela kombulali, namadlelo ayo; neLibhena namadlelo ayo; 14neYatire namadlelo ayo; ne-Eshtemowa namadlelo ayo; 15neHolon namadlelo ayo; neDebhiri namadlelo ayo; 16neAyin namadlelo ayo, neYuta namadlelo ayo, neBhete-shemeshe namadlelo ayo: imizi esithoba kwezi zizwe zimbini. 17Esizweni sakwaBhenjamin: iGibheyon namadlelo ayo, neGabha namadlelo ayo; 18neAnatoti namadlelo ayo, neAlimon namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 19Yonke imizi yababingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron, yaba yimizi elishumi elinamithathu, inamadlelo ayo.
20Imizalwane eseleyo yakwaKehati, abaLevi, yazuza imizi yeqashiso layo esizweni sakwaEfrayim. 21Babanika iShekem, umzi wokusabela kombulali, namadlelo ayo, kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim; neGezere namadlelo ayo; 22neKibhetsayim namadlelo ayo; neBhete-horon namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 23Esizweni sakwaDan: iEleteke namadlelo ayo, neGibheton namadlelo ayo; 24neAyalon namadlelo ayo, neGati-rimon namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 25Esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase: iTahanaki namadlelo ayo, neGati-rimon namadlelo ayo: imizi emibini. 26Yonke le mizi yaba lishumi namadlelo ayo, eyemizalwane eseleyo yakwaKehati.
27Esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase, kwimizalwane yakwaGershon yabaLevi: iGolan eBhashan, umzi wokusabela kombulali, namadlelo ayo; neBhehesetera namadlelo ayo: imizi emibini. 28Esizweni sakwaIsakare: iKishiyon namadlelo ayo, neDabherati namadlelo ayo; 29neYarmuti namadlelo ayo, ne-En-ganim namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 30Esizweni sakwa-Ashere: iMishali namadlelo ayo, neAbhedon namadlelo ayo; 31neHelekati namadlelo ayo, neRehobhi namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 32Esizweni sakwaNafetali: iKedeshe eGalili, umzi wokusabela kombulali, namadlelo ayo; neHamoti-dore namadlelo ayo; neKartan namadlelo ayo: imizi emithathu. 33Yonke imizi yamaGershon, ngokwemizalwane yawo, yaba yimizi elishumi elinamithathu namadlelo ayo.
34Kwimizalwane eseleyo yabaLevi, amaMerari, babanika esizweni sakwaZebhulon: iYokeneham namadlelo ayo, neKarta namadlelo ayo; 35neDimna namadlelo ayo, neNahalali namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 36Esizweni sakwaRubhen: iBhetsere namadlelo ayo, neYatsa namadlelo ayo; a a v36 Iindima zama-36-37 azikho kwiimbalo ezininzi zesiHebhere kodwa zikho kwezinye nakwisiGrike samandulo. 37neKedemoti namadlelo ayo, neMafahati namadlelo ayo: imizi emine. 38Esizweni sakwaGadi: iRamoti kwelaseGiliyadi, umzi wokusabela kombulali, namadlelo ayo; neMahanayim namadlelo ayo; 39neHeshbhon namadlelo ayo, neYazere namadlelo ayo: iyonke imizi emine. 40Yonke imizi yemizalwane yakwaMerari, imizalwane yabaLevi eseleyo, yaba lishumi elinamibini, ngeqashiso.
41Yonke imizi yabaLevi, leyo iphakathi kwelifa lamaSirayeli, yaba ngamashumi amane anesibhozo, inamadlelo ayo. 42Loo mizi yonke yaba namadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke; yaba njalo yonke loo mizi.
43Wawanika ke uBawo wethu amaSirayeli lonke ilizwe awalifungela ooyise; bavela balidla ilifa, bahlala kulo. 44UBawo wethu wabaphumza ngeenxa zonke, njengoko wabafungelayo ooyise; akwabakho namnye ezintshabeni zabo owema phambi kwabo; zonke iintshaba zabo uBawo wethu wazinikela ezandleni zabo. 45Akuwanga phantsi nalinye ilizwi emazwini onke alungileyo awawathethayo uBawo wethu kuyo indlu yakwaSirayeli; onke enzeka.
