Emva Kwesibetho, Ukubalwa Okutsha
Emva kwesibetho, ubalo lwesibini lubala amadoda alwa imfazwe amawaka angamakhulu amathandathu ananye, anamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu—sisizukulwana esitsha ngokupheleleyo, kuba akukho namnye kwabokuqala oseleyo ngaphandle kukaKalebhi noYoshuwa. Amanani ngoku agqiba ilifa: imizalwane emikhulu izuza umhlaba ongakumbi, yaye lonke isabelo siwa ngeqashiso.
26 1Kwathi emva kwesibetho, uBawo wethu wathi kuMoses nakuElazare unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli:
2“Balani inani lebandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli ngokwezindlu zooyise, bonke abathabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini banyuse, abaphuma umkhosi kwaSirayeli.”
3Bathetha ke ooMoses noElazare umbingeleli nabo ezinkqantosini zakwaMowabhi, ngaseYordan malunga neYeriko, besithi: 4“Balani abantu abathabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini banyuse, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.” Ngabo ke aba oonyana bakaSirayeli abaphuma ezweni laseYiputa:
5URubhen, amazibulo kaSirayeli. Oonyana bakaRubhen: nguHanoki, umzalwane wakwaHanoki; nguFalu, umzalwane wakwaFalu; 6nguHetseron, umzalwane wakwaHetseron; nguKarmi, umzalwane wakwaKarmi. 7Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaRubhen; ababalwayo kubo baba ngamashumi amane anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu. 8Oonyana bakaFalu: nguEliyabhi. 9Oonyana bakaEliyabhi nguNemuweli, noDatan, noAbhiram. NgooDatan noAbhiram abo, iinkulu zebandla, ababambana noMoses noAron ebandleni likaKora, ekubambaneni kwabo noBawo wethu. 10Wawuvula umlomo wawo umhlaba, wabaginya kunye noKora, oko labhubhayo elo bandla, oko umlilo wawadlayo amadoda angamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu; baba sisilumkiso. 11Kodwa bona oonyana bakaKora abafanga.
12Oonyana bakaSimon ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguNemuweli, umzalwane wakwaNemuweli; nguYamin, umzalwane wakwaYamin; nguYakin, umzalwane wakwaYakin; 13nguZera, umzalwane wakwaZera; nguSawule, umzalwane wakwaSawule. 14Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaSimon: ngamashumi amabini anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.
15Oonyana bakaGadi ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguTsefon, umzalwane wakwaTsefon; nguHagi, umzalwane wakwaHagi; nguShuni, umzalwane wakwaShuni; 16nguOzeni, umzalwane wakwaOzeni; nguEri, umzalwane wakwaEri; 17nguArodi, umzalwane wakwaArodi; nguAreli, umzalwane wakwaAreli. 18Yiyo leyo imizalwane yoonyana bakaGadi ngokubalwa kwabo: ngamashumi amane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
19Oonyana bakaYuda babenguEre no-Onan; kodwa bobabini bafela ezweni lakwaKanan. 20Oonyana bakaYuda ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguShela, umzalwane wakwaShela; nguPeretse, umzalwane wakwaPeretse; nguZera, umzalwane wakwaZera. 21Oonyana bakaPeretse: nguHetseron, umzalwane wakwaHetseron; nguHamuli, umzalwane wakwaHamuli. 22Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaYuda ngokubalwa kwabo: ngamashumi asixhenxe anamathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
23Oonyana bakaIsakare ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguTola, umzalwane wakwaTola; nguPuwa, umzalwane wakwaPuwa; 24nguYashubi, umzalwane wakwaYashubi; nguShimron, umzalwane wakwaShimron. 25Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaIsakare ngokubalwa kwabo: ngamashumi amathandathu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.
26Oonyana bakaZebhulon ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguZerede, umzalwane wakwaZerede; nguEloni, umzalwane wakwaEloni; nguYaleli, umzalwane wakwaYaleli. 27Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaZebhulon ngokubalwa kwabo: ngamashumi amathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
28Oonyana bakaYosefu ngokwemizalwane yabo nguManase noEfrayim. 29Oonyana bakaManase: nguMakire, umzalwane wakwaMakire; uMakire wazala uGiliyadi; nguGiliyadi, umzalwane wakwaGiliyadi. 30Oonyana bakaGiliyadi: nguIhezere, umzalwane wakwaIhezere; nguHeleki, umzalwane wakwaHeleki; 31nguAseriyeli, umzalwane wakwaAseriyeli; nguShekem, umzalwane wakwaShekem; 32nguShemida, umzalwane wakwaShemida; nguHefere, umzalwane wakwaHefere. 33Ke uTselofehade, unyana kaHefere, ebengenanyana; wayeneentombi zodwa, uMala, noNoha, noHogela, noMilka, noTirtsa. 34Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaManase; ababalwayo kubo baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.
35Yiyo le ke inzala yakwaEfrayim ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguShutela, umzalwane wakwaShutela; nguBhekere, umzalwane wakwaBhekere; nguTahan, umzalwane wakwaTahan. 36Ngabo aba oonyana bakaShutela: nguEran, umzalwane wakwaEran. 37Yiyo leyo imizalwane yoonyana bakaEfrayim ngokubalwa kwabo: ngamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaYosefu ngokwemizalwane yabo.
38Oonyana bakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguBhela, umzalwane wakwaBhela; nguAshbhele, umzalwane wakwaAshbhele; nguAhiram, umzalwane wakwaAhiram; 39nguShefufam, umzalwane wakwaShefufam; nguHufam, umzalwane wakwaHufam. 40Oonyana bakaBhela nguArdi noNahaman: nguArdi, umzalwane wakwaArdi; nguNahaman, umzalwane wakwaNahaman. 41Ngabo aba oonyana bakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwane yabo; ababalwayo kubo baba ngamashumi amane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu.
42Aba ngoonyana bakaDan ngokwemizalwane yabo: kuShuham, ngumzalwane wakwaShuham. Leyo yimizalwane yakwaDan ngokwemizalwane yayo. 43Yonke imizalwane yakwaShuham, ababalwayo kubo, baba ngamashumi amathandathu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
44Oonyana baka-Ashere ngokwemizalwane yabo: nguImna, ngumzalwane wakwaImna; kuIshvi, ngumzalwane wakwaIshvi; kuBheriya, ngumzalwane wakwaBheriya. 45Oonyana bakaBheriya: kuEbhere, ngumzalwane wakwaEbhere; kuMalekiyeli, ngumzalwane wakwaMalekiyeli. 46UAshere wayeneentombi egama layo linguSera. 47Yiyo leyo imizalwane yoonyana baka-Ashere, ababalwayo kubo: ngamashumi amahlanu anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
48Oonyana bakaNafetali ngokwemizalwane yabo: kuYatseli, ngumzalwane wakwaYatseli; nguGuni, ngumzalwane wakwaGuni; 49kuYetsere, ngumzalwane wakwaYetsere; kuShilem, ngumzalwane wakwaShilem. 50Yiyo leyo imizalwane yakwaNafetali ngokwemizalwane yabo; ababalwayo kubo baba ngamashumi amane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane. 51Ngabo abo ababalwa koonyana bakaSirayeli: ngamakhulu amathandathu amawaka, anewaka elinye, anamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu.
52Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, esithi:
53“Ilizwe lolabelwa aba ukuba libe lilifa, ngokwenani lamagama. 54Omninzi wolenza lininzi ilifa lakhe, omncinane ulenze lincinane ilifa lakhe; ilifa lalowo nalowo libe ngokwenani lababalwayo kuye. 55Kodwa ilizwe lolatshulwa ngeqashiso; bodla ilifa ngokwamagama ezizwe zooyise. 56Ilifa labo lolatshulwa ngeqashiso phakathi komninzi nomncinane.”
57Ngabo aba ababalwayo kubaLevi ngokwemizalwane yabo: kuGershon, ngumzalwane wakwaGershon; kuKehati, ngumzalwane wakwaKehati; kuMerari, ngumzalwane wakwaMerari. 58Yiyo le imizalwane yakwaLevi: umzalwane wakwaLibheni, umzalwane wakwaHebron, umzalwane wakwaMaheli, umzalwane wakwaMushi, umzalwane wakwaKora. UKehati wazala uAmram. 59Igama lomkaAmram belinguYokebhede, intombi kaLevi, awamzalela uLevi eYiputa; yena wamzalela uAmram uAron noMoses, noMiriyam udade wabo. 60UAron wazalelwa uNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare. 61Kodwa ooNadabhi noAbhihu bafa ekusondezeni kwabo umlilo ongesesikweni phambi koBawo wethu. 62Ababalwayo kubo baba ngamashumi amabini anamathathu amawaka, yonke into eyindoda, ethabathela kunyana onyanga-nye inyuse. Ababalelwanga phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ngokuba babenganikwanga lifa phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli.
63Aba ngababalwa nguMoses noElazare umbingeleli ezinkqantosini zakwaMowabhi, ngaseYordan malunga neYeriko. 64Phakathi kwabo bekungekho namnye owayebalwe nguMoses noAron umbingeleli entlango yaseSinayi. 65Kuba uBawo wethu wayethethe ngabo, wathi: “Baya kufa inene entlango.” Akwasala namnye kubo, ngaphandle kukaKalebhi unyana kaYefune, noYoshuwa unyana kaNun.