UBawo wethu Ubala Abantu Bakhe
Iminyaka engamashumi amane yokubhadula entlango phakathi kweSinayi neLizwe leDinga—iimpazamo zesizukulwana zihlangatyezwa ngumonde kaBawo. Embindini wayo kumi intsikelelo ababingeleli ababeza kuyithetha phezu kwabantu.
1 1UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses entlango yaseSinayi, ententeni yokuhlangana, ngemini yokuqala yenyanga yesibini yomnyaka wesibini emva kokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseYiputa. Wathi:
2Balani ibandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli, ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, into yonke eyindoda ngenani lamagama, intloko nentloko. 3Balani bonke abakwaSirayeli abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi; wena noAron nobabala ngokwemikhosi yabo. 4Indoda esizweni ibe nye yoba nani, ibe nye inkulu yendlu kayise.
5La ngamagama amadoda aya kuma kunye nawe: kwaRubhen, nguElitsure unyana kaShedeyure.
6KwaSimon, nguShelumiyeli unyana kaTsurishadayi;
7KwaYuda, nguNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi;
8KwaIsakare, nguNataniyeli unyana kaTsuhare;
9KwaZebhulon, nguEliyabhi unyana kaHelon;
10Koonyana bakaYosefu: kwaEfrayim, nguElishama unyana ka-Amihude; kwaManase, nguGamaliyeli unyana kaPedatsure;
11KwaBhenjamin, nguAbhidan unyana kaGidiyoni;
12KwaDan, nguAhiyezere unyana ka-Amishadayi;
13Kwa-Ashere, nguPagiyeli unyana kaOkran;
14KwaGadi, nguEliyasafu unyana kaDehuweli;
15KwaNafetali, nguAhira unyana kaEnan.
16Ngabo abo ababiziweyo bebandla, izikhulu zezizwe zooyise, iintloko zamawaka akwaSirayeli.
17Bawathabatha ke ooMoses noAron la madoda abechazwe ngamagama, 18ngemini yokuqala yenyanga yesibini bahlanganisa ibandla lonke. Abantu babhala umlibo wokuzalwa kwabo ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, ngenani lamagama, intloko nentloko, 19njengoko uBawo wethu abemwisele umthetho uMoses. Wababala ke entlango yaseSinayi.
20Koonyana bakaRubhen, owamazibulo akwaSirayeli: ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 21Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaRubhen baba ngamashumi omane anamathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
22Koonyana bakaSimon, ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ababalwa ngenani lamagama, intloko nentloko: into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 23Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaSimon baba ngamashumi omahlanu anesithoba amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.
24Koonyana bakaGadi: ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 25Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaGadi baba ngamashumi omane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu anamanci mahlanu.
26Koonyana bakaYuda, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi: 27ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaYuda baba likhulu lamawaka, anamanci asixhenxe anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu.
28Koonyana bakaIsakare, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi: 29ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaIsakare baba ngamashumi omahlanu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
30Koonyana bakaZebhulon: ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 31Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaZebhulon baba ngamashumi omahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
32Koonyana bakaYosefu, abakwaEfrayim: ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 33Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaEfrayim baba ngamashumi omane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
34Koonyana bakaManase, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi: 35ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaManase baba ngamashumi omathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.
36Koonyana bakaBhenjamin, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi: 37ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaBhenjamin baba ngamashumi omathathu anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
38Koonyana bakaDan, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama, into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi: 39ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaDan baba ngamashumi omathandathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.
40Koonyana baka-Ashere, ababalwa ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama: into yonke eyindoda eminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, enako ukuphuma umkhosi. 41Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwa-Ashere ngamashumi amane anawakanye amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
42Oonyana bakaNafetali ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ababalwa ngenani lamagama, yonke into eyindoda ethabathela kominyaka emashumi mabini ezelwe inyuse, yonke into enokuphuma umkhosi. 43Ababalwayo kubo esizweni sakwaNafetali ngamashumi amahlanu anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
44Ngabo abo babalwayo, awababalayo uMoses noAron, nezikhulu zakwaSirayeli ezilishumi elinambini, indoda nganye ngokwendlu kayise. 45Bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli ababalwayo ngokwezindlu zooyise, bethabathela kominyaka emashumi mabini ezelwe banyuse, bonke abanokuphuma umkhosi kwaSirayeli, 46Bonke abo babalwayo inani labo laba ngamakhulu omathandathu amawaka, namawaka amathathu, namakhulu mahlanu, namashumi mahlanu.
47Ke abaLevi ngokwesizwe sooyise ababalelwanga phakathi kwabo. 48Kuba uBawo wethu wayethethile kuMoses, esithi:
49“Uze ungasibali isizwe sakwaLevi, ungalibali inani laso phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 50Kodwa baphathise abaLevi umnquba wesingqino, nempahla yawo yonke, neento zawo zonke. Baya kuthwala umnquba nempahla yawo yonke, bawugcine, bamise iminquba yabo bewujikelezile. 51Xa umnquba uqalisayo ukunduluka, abaLevi bowuwisa; xa umiswayo, abaLevi bowumisa. Owasemzini osukuba esondela makabulawe afe. 52Oonyana bakaSirayeli boyimisa iminquba yabo, elowo emnqubeni wakhe, elowo ngakwibhanile yakhe, ngokwemikhosi yabo. 53Ke bona abaLevi boyimisa iminquba yabo bewujikelezile umnquba wesingqino, kungabikho burhalarhume phezu kwebandla loonyana bakaSirayeli; abaLevi bosigcina isigxina somnquba wesingqino.”
54Oonyana bakaSirayeli bakwenza konke oko uBawo wethu abekuwisele uMoses ngomthetho; benjenjalo kanye.