INumeri 1

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1 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi, etendeni lokuhlangana, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili yonyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseGibhithe. Wathi:

²“Balani lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise—bonke abesilisa, ngamagama abo, ikhanda ngekhanda. ³Babhaleni bonke kwa-Israyeli abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abangaya empini—wena no-Aroni—ngamaviyo abo. ⁴Kube khona kini indoda yesizwe ngasinye, yilowo nalowo eyinhloko yendlu kayise.

⁵“Nanka amagama amadoda azoma kanye nawe: kwaRubeni, u-Elizuri indodana kaShedeyuri.

⁶“KwaSimeyoni, uShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi;

⁷“KwaJuda, uNaheshoni indodana ka-Aminadaba;

⁸“Kwa-Isakare, uNethaneli indodana kaZuwari;

⁹“KwaZebuloni, u-Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni;

¹⁰“Emadodaneni kaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi, u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi; kwaManase, uGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedazuri;

¹¹“KwaBenjamini, u-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni;

¹²“KwaDani, u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi;

¹³“Kwa-Asheri, uPhagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani;

¹⁴“KwaGadi, u-Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli;

¹⁵“KwaNafetali, u-Ahira indodana ka-Enani.

¹⁶“Yibo laba ababebizelwe ebandleni, abaholi bezizwe zawoyise, izinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli.”

¹⁷UMose no-Aroni basebethatha lawa madoda ayeqanjwe ngamagama awo, ¹⁸ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili babutha lonke ibandla. Abantu babhalisa uzalo lwabo ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise—bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bebhalwa ngamagama abo, ngamunye ngamunye, ¹⁹njengokuba uBaba wethu wayeyale uMose. Ngakho uMose wababala ehlane laseSinayi.

²⁰Enzalweni kaRubeni, izibulo lakwa-Israyeli: kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, igama ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, abangaya empini. ²¹Ababalwa esizweni sakwaRubeni babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu amahlanu.

²²Enzalweni kaSimeyoni, ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, bebalwa ngamagama, ikhanda ngekhanda: bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, abafanele impi. ²³Ababalwa esizweni sakwaSimeyoni babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu.

²⁴Enzalweni kaGadi: ngemindeni, ngezindlu zawoyise, nangamagama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele ukuya empini. ²⁵Ababalwa esizweni sakwaGadi babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amahlanu.

²⁶Enzalweni kaJuda, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abangaya empini: ²⁷ababalwa esizweni sakwaJuda babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

²⁸Enzalweni ka-Isakare, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele impi: ²⁹ababalwa esizweni sakwa-Isakare babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nane namakhulu amane.

³⁰Enzalweni kaZebuloni: kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele ukuya empini. ³¹Ababalwa esizweni sakwaZebuloni babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane.

³²Emadodaneni kaJosefa, ohlangothini luka-Efrayimi: kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele ukuya empini. ³³Ababalwa esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu amahlanu.

³⁴Enzalweni kaManase, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abangaya empini: ³⁵ababalwa esizweni sakwaManase babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili.

³⁶Enzalweni kaBenjamini, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele ukuya empini: ³⁷ababalwa esizweni sakwaBenjamini babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

³⁸Enzalweni kaDani, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele impi: ³⁹ababalwa esizweni sakwaDani babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.

⁴⁰Enzalweni ka-Asheri, kwabhalwa ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, ngegama: bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele ukuya empini. ⁴¹Ababalwa esizweni sakwa-Asheri babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanye namakhulu amahlanu.

⁴²Enzalweni kaNafetali: ngemindeni nangezindlu zawoyise, bebalwa ngamagama, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abafanele impi. ⁴³Ababalwa esizweni sakwaNafetali babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.

⁴⁴UMose, no-Aroni, nabaholi abayishumi nambili bakwa-Israyeli babala lawa madoda, yilowo nalowo ngendlu kayise. ⁴⁵Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babalwa ngezindlu zawoyise, bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, abafanele ukuya empini yakwa-Israyeli. ⁴⁶Bonke ababalwa babeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amahlanu.

⁴⁷Kodwa amaLevi awabalwanga kanye nabo ngokwesizwe sawoyise. ⁴⁸Ngokuba uBaba wethu wayethe kuMose:

⁴⁹“Ungasibali isizwe sakwaLevi, ungababhali kanye nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ⁵⁰Kunalokho, beka amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele yobufakazi, nayo yonke impahla yayo, nakho konke okungokwayo. Wona ayothwala itabernakele nempahla yayo, ayinakekele, amise amatente awo ayizungeze. ⁵¹Lapho itabernakele isuka, amaLevi ayoyidiliza; lapho imiswa, amaLevi ayoyimisa. Nanoma ngubani ongaphandle osondelayo uyobulawa. ⁵²Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayomisa amatente, yilowo nalowo ekamu lakhe, yilowo nalowo ngaphansi kwebhanela lakhe, ngamaviyo abo. ⁵³AmaLevi ayomisa izungeze itabernakele yobufakazi, ukuze intukuthelo ingehleli phezu kwebandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayogada itabernakele yobufakazi.”

⁵⁴Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza konke uBaba wethu ayekuyale uMose; benza kanjalo-ke ngempela.