UBaba wethu uhlela ikamu
Isizwe ngasinye sinikezwa indawo emisiwe nohlelo lokumasha luzungeze itende lokuhlangana, izizwe ezintathu ohlangothini ngalunye, amaLevi phakathi. Lolu hlelo aluyona inhlanzeko yezempi kodwa ukusondelana: wonke umuntu ukanisa ebheke indawo lapho uBaba wabo ehlala khona phakathi kwabo.
2 1UBaba wethu wasekhuluma kuMose no-Aroni, wathi:
2“Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amakamu, kube yilowo nalowo ngebhandela lakhe, benezimpawu zezindlu zawoyise; bayakumisa amakamu abo babhekene netende lokuhlangana nxazonke zalo.
3“Ngasempumalanga, lapho liphuma khona ilanga: ikamu lakwaJuda, ngamabutho abo, ngaphansi kwebhandela lalo. Umholi wabantu bakwaJuda: uNahashoni indodana ka-Aminadaba. 4Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-74 600.
5“Omisa eduze kwakhe: isizwe sakwa-Isakare; umholi wamadodana akwa-Isakare nguNethaneli indodana kaZuwari. 6Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-54 400.
7“Khona-ke isizwe sakwaZebuloni; umholi wamadodana akwaZebuloni: u-Eliyabi indodana kaHeloni. 8Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-57 400.
9“Bonke ababalwa ekamu lakwaJuda: 186 400, ngamabutho abo. Basuka kuqala.
10“Ohlangothini lwaseningizimu: ibhandela lekamu lakwaRubeni, ngamabutho abo. Umholi wabantu bakwaRubeni: u-Elizuri indodana kaShedeyuri. 11Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-46 500.
12“Omisa eduze kwakhe: isizwe sakwaSimeyoni; umholi wabantu bakwaSimeyoni nguShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi. 13Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-59 300.
14“Khona-ke isizwe sakwaGadi: umholi wabantu bakwaGadi, u-Eliyasafu indodana kaDeyuweli. 15Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-45 650.
16“Ababalwa ekamu lakwaRubeni, ngamabutho abo: 151 450. Basuka kwesesibili.
17“Khona-ke itende lokuhlangana liyasuka, kanye nekamu lamaLevi phakathi kwamakamu. Basuka ngendlela abamisa ngayo, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, ngaphansi kwezimpawu zabo.
18“Ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga: ibhandela lekamu lakwa-Efrayimi, ngamabutho abo; umholi wabantu bakwa-Efrayimi ngu-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi. 19Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-40 500.
20“Eduze kwakhe: isizwe sakwaManase, esiholwa nguGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedasuri. 21Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-32 200.
22“Khona-ke isizwe sakwaBhenjamini, esiholwa ngu-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni. 23Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-35 400.
24“Bonke ababalwa ekamu lakwa-Efrayimi: 108 100, ngamabutho abo. Basuka kwesithathu.
25“Ibhandela lekamu lakwaDani limi ohlangothini lwasenyakatho, ngamabutho abo. U-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi uhola abantu bakwaDani. 26Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-62 700.
27“Omisa eduze kwalo: isizwe sakwa-Asheri, umholi walo nguPhagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani. 28Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-41 500.
29“Khona-ke isizwe sakwaNafetali; umholi wakwaNafetali ngu-Ahira indodana ka-Enani. 30Ibutho lakhe, labo ababalwayo, babengama-53 400.
31“Bonke ababalwa ekamu lakwaDani: 157 600. Basuka ekugcineni, ngamabhandela abo.”
32Yilaba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababalwa ngemindeni yabo; bonke ababalwa emakamu ngokwamabutho abo: 603 550. 33Kodwa amaLevi awabalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengokuba uBaba wethu ayemyalile uMose.
34Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza konke lokho uBaba wethu ayekuyale uMose. Bamisa kanjalo ngamabhandela abo, basuka kanjalo, kube yilowo nalowo ngomndeni wakhe, ngendlu kayise.
