Imizi kaBaba Eyabalevi
AmaLevi acela lokho abethenjiswe khona, athola imizi engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili enamadlelo, esabalele kuzo zonke izizwe. Isahluko siphetha ngesifinyezo incwadi yonke ebiholela kuso: uBaba wethu wanika ukuphumula, futhi akukho nasinye isithembiso esihle esahluleka.
21 1Khona-ke izinhloko zemindeni yabaLevi zasondela ku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nasezinhlokweni zemindeni yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. 2ESilo ezweni laseKhanani zathi kubo: “UBaba wethu wayala ngoMose ukuba sinikwe imizi yokuhlala, kanye namadlelo ayo ezinkomo zethu.”
3Ngakho abakwa-Israyeli banika abaLevi le mizi namadlelo ayo, okuvela efeni labo, ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu. 4Inkatho yaphumela imindeni yamaKhohati. Inzalo ka-Aroni umpristi, eyayiphakathi kwabaLevi, yathola ngenkatho imizi eyishumi nantathu ezizweni zakwaJuda, nezakwaSimeyoni, nezakwaBhenjamini. 5Abaseleyo bamaKhohati bathola ngenkatho imizi eyishumi evela emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi, nesizwe sakwaDani, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. 6Inzalo kaGereshoni yathola ngenkatho imizi eyishumi nantathu evela emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Isakare, nesizwe sakwa-Asheri, nesizwe sakwaNafetali, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase eseBashani. 7Inzalo kaMerari, ngokwemindeni yayo, yathola imizi eyishumi nambili evela esizweni sakwaRubeni, nesizwe sakwaGadi, nesizwe sakwaZebuloni. 8Ngakho abakwa-Israyeli banika abaLevi le mizi namadlelo ayo ngenkatho, njengoba uBaba wethu wayeyalile ngoMose. 9Ezizweni zakwaJuda nezakwaSimeyoni banika le mizi eqanjwe lapha: 10Le mizi yaya enzalweni ka-Aroni, eyemindeni yamaKhohati yabaLevi, ngokuba inkatho yokuqala yabawela. 11Babanika iKiriyati-Arba, okuyiHebroni, ezweni lezintaba lakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo ayizungezile (u-Arba wayenguyise ka-Anaki). 12Kodwa amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo babekunikile uKalebi indodana kaJefune ukuba kube yifa lakhe. 13Enzalweni ka-Aroni umpristi banika iHebroni, umuzi wokuphephela womuntu obulele umuntu, kanye namadlelo ayo, neLibhina namadlelo ayo. 14neJathiri namadlelo ayo, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo ayo, 15neHoloni namadlelo ayo, neDebiri namadlelo ayo, 16ne-Ayini, neJuta, neBheti-Shemeshi, nganye inamadlelo ayo—imizi eyisishiyagalolunye evela kulezi zizwe ezimbili. 17Esizweni sakwaBhenjamini: iGibeyoni namadlelo ayo, neGeba namadlelo ayo, 18ne-Anathoti namadlelo ayo, ne-Alimoni namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 19Yonke imizi yenzalo ka-Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.
20Imindeni eseleyo yabaLevi bamaKhohati yathola imizi yayo eyabelwa yona evela esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi. 21Babanika iShekemi, umuzi wokuphephela womuntu obulele umuntu, namadlelo ayo, ezweni lezintaba lakwa-Efrayimi, neGezeri namadlelo ayo. 22neKibhizayimi namadlelo ayo, neBheti-Horoni namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 23Esizweni sakwaDani: i-Elitheke namadlelo ayo, neGibethoni namadlelo ayo, 24ne-Ajaloni namadlelo ayo, neGati-Rimoni namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 25Enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase: iThahanakhi namadlelo ayo, neGati-Rimoni namadlelo ayo—imizi emibili. 26Yonke le mizi yayiyimizi eyishumi namadlelo ayo yemindeni eseleyo yamaKhohati.
27Enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase, emindenini yabaLevi bakwaGereshoni: iGolani eseBashani, umuzi wokuphephela womuntu obulele umuntu, kanye namadlelo; neBhe-eshitera namadlelo ayo—imizi emibili. 28Esizweni sakwa-Isakare: iKishiyoni namadlelo ayo, neDaberati namadlelo ayo, 29neJaremuti namadlelo ayo, ne-Eni-Ganimi namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 30Esizweni sakwa-Asheri: iMishali namadlelo ayo, ne-Abidoni namadlelo ayo, 31neHelikhati namadlelo ayo, neRehobi namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 32Esizweni sakwaNafetali: iKedeshi eseGalile, umuzi wokuphephela womuntu obulele umuntu, kanye namadlelo; neHamothi-Dori namadlelo ayo; neKharitani namadlelo ayo—imizi emithathu. 33Yonke imizi yamaGereshoni, ngokwemindeni yawo, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.
34KubaLevi abaseleyo, imindeni yamaMerari, banika esizweni sakwaZebuloni: iJokineyamu namadlelo ayo, neKharita namadlelo ayo, 35neDimina namadlelo ayo, neNahalali namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 36Esizweni sakwaRubeni: iBhezeri namadlelo ayo, neJahaza namadlelo ayo, a a v36 Amavesi 36-37 awekho eminingi yemibhalo yesandla yesiHebheru kodwa akhona kweminye nasesiGrikini sasendulo. 37neKedemoti namadlelo ayo, neMefahati namadlelo ayo—imizi emine. 38Esizweni sakwaGadi: iRamoti eseGileyadi, umuzi wokuphephela womuntu obulele umuntu, namadlelo ayo, neMahanayimi namadlelo ayo. 39neHeshiboni namadlelo ayo, neJazeri namadlelo ayo—imizi emine sewukonke. 40Yonke imizi yemindeni kaMerari—imindeni yabaLevi eseleyo—yayiyimizi eyishumi nambili, ngenkatho.
41Yonke imizi yabaLevi ngaphakathi kwefa labakwa-Israyeli: engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, kanye namadlelo ayo. 42Yilowo nalowo kule mizi wawunamadlelo awo awuzungezile; kwakunjalo kuyo yonke.
43Ngakho uBaba wethu wanika u-Israyeli lonke izwe ayelifungele okhokho babo; balithatha laba yifa, bahlala kulo. 44UBaba wethu wabaphumuza nxazonke, njengoba wafunga kubokhokho babo. Asikho nesisodwa sezitha zabo esamelana nabo; uBaba wethu wanikela zonke izitha zabo ezandleni zabo. 45Asikho nesisodwa sazo zonke izithembiso ezinhle uBaba wethu azenza endlini yakwa-Israyeli esahlulekayo; zonke zagcwaliseka.
