UBawo wethu Umisa Iminquba
Isizwe ngasinye sinikwa indawo emisiweyo nolandelelwano lokuhamba ngeenxa zonke zentente yokuhlangana, izizwe ezithathu ngecala, abaLevi phakathi. Lo malungiselelo awubobuhle bomkhosi kodwa bubukho kufuphi: wonke umntu umisa ebheke kwindawo apho uBawo wabo ahlala khona phakathi kwabo.
2 1Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses nakuAron, esithi:
2“Oonyana bakaSirayeli bomisa iintente, elowo ngasebhanileni yakhe, ngeebhanile zezindlu zooyise, bebheke ententeni yokuhlangana ngeenxa zonke, bomisa ke.
3“Ngasempumalanga, ngasekuphumeni kwelanga: yiminquba yakwaYuda, ngokwemikhosi yabo, phantsi kwebhanile yabo. Inkulu yabantu bakwaYuda nguNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi. 4Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi asixhenxe anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu.
5“Abomisa ngakuye: sisizwe sakwaIsakare; inkulu yoonyana bakaIsakare nguNataniyeli unyana kaTsuhare. 6Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
7“Size isizwe sakwaZebhulon; inkulu yabantu bakwaZebhulon nguEliyabhi unyana kaHelon. 8Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
9“Bonke ababalwayo kweminquba yakwaYuda: likhulu elinamanci asibhozo anamathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane, ngokwemikhosi yabo. Banduluka kuqala.
10“Ngecala lasezantsi: yibhanile yeminquba yakwaRubhen, ngokwemikhosi yabo. Inkulu yabantu bakwaRubhen nguElitsure unyana kaShedeyure. 11Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amane anamathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
12“Abomisa ngakuye: sisizwe sakwaSimon; inkulu yabantu bakwaSimon nguShelumiyeli unyana kaTsurishadayi. 13Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesithoba amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.
14“Size isizwe sakwaGadi: inkulu yoonyana bakaGadi nguEliyasafu unyana kaDehuweli. 15Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu, anamanci mahlanu.
16“Ababalwayo kweminquba yakwaRubhen, ngokwemikhosi yabo: likhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamnye amawaka, anamakhulu mane, anamanci mahlanu. Banduluka okwesibini.
17“Ize ke induluke intente yokuhlangana, neminquba yabaLevi iphakathi kweminquba. Banduluka ngendlela abamisa ngayo iintente, elowo endaweni yakhe, phantsi kweebhanile zabo.
18“Ngecala lasentshonalanga: yibhanile yeminquba yakwaEfrayim, ngokwemikhosi yabo; inkulu yoonyana bakaEfrayim nguElishama unyana ka-Amihudi. 19Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
20“Ngakuye: sisizwe sakwaManase, inkulu yaso nguGamaliyeli unyana kaPedatsure. 21Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.
22“Size isizwe sakwaBhenjamin, inkulu yaso nguAbhidan unyana kaGidiyoni. 23Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
24“Bonke ababalwayo kweminquba yakwaEfrayim: likhulu elinesibhozo samawaka, anekhulu, ngokwemikhosi yabo. Banduluka okwesithathu.
25“Ibhanile yeminquba yakwaDan ime ngecala lasentla, ngokwemikhosi yabo. UAhiyezere unyana ka-Amishadayi uyinkulu yoonyana bakaDan. 26Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amathandathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.
27“Abomisa ngakuye: sisizwe sakwa-Ashere, inkulu yaso nguPagiyeli unyana kaOkran. 28Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amane anamnye amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
29“Size isizwe sakwaNafetali; inkulu yakwaNafetali nguAhira unyana kaEnan. 30Umkhosi wakhe, ababalwayo, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
31“Bonke ababalwayo kweminquba yakwaDan: likhulu elinamanci mahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu. Banduluka ekugqibeleni, ngokweebhanile zabo.”
32Ngabo abo oonyana bakaSirayeli ababalwayo ngokwezindlu zooyise, bonke ababalwayo kweminquba ngokwemikhosi yabo: ngamawaka angamakhulu mathandathu anamathathu, anamakhulu mahlanu, anamanci mahlanu. 33Ke bona abaLevi ababalelwanga phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
34Benza ke oonyana bakaSirayeli njengako konke uBawo wethu awamwisela umthetho ngako uMoses. Benjenjalo ukumisa ngokweebhanile zabo, benjenjalo nokunduluka, elowo ngokwemizalwane yakhe, ngokwendlu kayise.
