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26 ¹Emva kwesifo, uBaba wethu wathi kuMose naku-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi:

²“Balani lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngezindlu zawoyise, bonke abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu abangaphuma impi kwa-Israyeli.”

³UMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bakhuluma nabo emathafeni akwaMowabi, ngaseJordani malungana neJeriko, bathi: ⁴“Balani abantu abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayala uMose.” Laba babe ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ezweni laseGibhithe:

⁵URubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli. Amadodana kaRubeni: uHanoki, umndeni wabakwaHanoki; uPhalu, umndeni wabakwaPhalu; ⁶kuHesironi, umndeni wabakwaHesironi; kuKarmi, umndeni wabakwaKarmi. ⁷Yiyo leyo imindeni yabakwaRubeni; babalwa, baba ngu-43 730. ⁸Amadodana kaPhalu: u-Eliyabi. ⁹Amadodana ka-Eliyabi: uNemuweli, uDathani, no-Abiramu — yibo laba uDathani no-Abiramu, abameleli bebandla abaphikisana noMose no-Aroni eqenjini likaKora, lapho bephikisana noBaba wethu. ¹⁰Umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo wabagwinya kanye noKora, lapho leli qembu lifa, umlilo waqeda amadoda angu-250 — baba yisixwayiso. ¹¹Kodwa amadodana kaKora awafanga.

¹²Amadodana kaSimeyoni ngemindeni yawo: kuNemuweli, umndeni wabakwaNemuweli; kuJamini, umndeni wabakwaJamini; kuJakini, umndeni wabakwaJakini; ¹³kuZera, umndeni wabakwaZera; kuShawuli, umndeni wabakwaShawuli. ¹⁴Yiyo leyo imindeni yabakwaSimeyoni: ngu-22 200.

¹⁵Amadodana kaGadi ngemindeni yawo: uSefoni, umndeni wabakwaSefoni; uHagi, umndeni wabakwaHagi; uShuni, umndeni wabakwaShuni; ¹⁶ku-Ozini, umndeni wabakwa-Ozini; ku-Eri, umndeni wabakwa-Eri; ¹⁷ku-Arodi, umndeni wabakwa-Arodi; ku-Areli, umndeni wabakwa-Areli. ¹⁸Yiyo leyo imindeni yamadodana kaGadi njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-40 500.

¹⁹Amadodana kaJuda kwakungu-Eri no-Onani; u-Eri no-Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani. ²⁰Amadodana kaJuda ngemindeni yawo: kuShela, umndeni wabakwaShela; kuPheresi, umndeni wabakwaPheresi; kuZera, umndeni wabakwaZera. ²¹Amadodana kaPheresi: uHesironi, umndeni wabakwaHesironi; uHamuli, umndeni wabakwaHamuli. ²²Yiyo leyo imindeni yakwaJuda njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-76 500.

²³Amadodana ka-Isakare ngemindeni yawo: uThola, umndeni wabakwaThola; uPhuva, umndeni wabakwaPhuni; ²⁴kuJashubi, umndeni wabakwaJashubi; kuShimroni, umndeni wabakwaShimroni. ²⁵Yiyo leyo imindeni yakwa-Isakare njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-64 300.

²⁶Amadodana kaZebuloni ngemindeni yawo: kuSeredi, umndeni wabakwaSeredi; ku-Eloni, umndeni wabakwa-Eloni; kuJaleyeli, umndeni wabakwaJaleyeli. ²⁷Yiyo leyo imindeni yabakwaZebuloni njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-60 500.

²⁸Amadodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yawo kwakunguManase no-Efrayimi. ²⁹Amadodana kaManase: kuMakiri, umndeni wabakwaMakiri; uMakiri wazala uGileyadi; kuGileyadi, umndeni wabakwaGileyadi. ³⁰Amadodana kaGileyadi: u-Iyezeri, umndeni wabakwa-Iyezeri; uHeleki, umndeni wabakwaHeleki; ³¹ku-Asriyeli, umndeni wabakwa-Asriyeli; kuShekemi, umndeni wabakwaShekemi; ³²kuShemida, umndeni wabakwaShemida; kuHeferi, umndeni wabakwaHeferi. ³³USelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengenawo amadodana, kodwa wayenamadodakazi kuphela: uMahla, uNowa, uHogla, uMilka, noTirsa. ³⁴Yiyo leyo imindeni yakwaManase; babalwa, baba ngu-52 700.

³⁵Yilaba abantwana baka-Efrayimi ngemindeni yabo: uShuthela, umndeni wabakwaShuthela; uBekeri, umndeni wabakwaBekeri; uThahani, umndeni wabakwaThahani. ³⁶Yilawa amadodana kaShuthela: ku-Erani, umndeni wabakwa-Erani. ³⁷Yiyo leyo imindeni yamadodana ka-Efrayimi njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-32 500. Yiwo lawo amadodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yawo.

³⁸Amadodana kaBenjamini ngemindeni yawo: uBela, umndeni wabakwaBela; u-Ashbeli, umndeni wabakwa-Ashbeli; u-Ahiramu, umndeni wabakwa-Ahiramu; ³⁹kuShefufamu, umndeni wabakwaShufamu; kuHufamu, umndeni wabakwaHufamu. ⁴⁰Amadodana kaBela: u-Ardi noNahamani — ku-Ardi, umndeni wabakwa-Ardi; kuNahamani, umndeni wabakwaNahamani. ⁴¹Yiwo lawo amadodana kaBenjamini ngemindeni yawo; babalwa, baba ngu-45 600.

⁴²Yilawa amadodana kaDani ngemindeni yawo: kuShuhamu, umndeni wabakwaShuhamu. Yiyo leyo imindeni yakwaDani ngemindeni yayo. ⁴³Yonke imindeni yabakwaShuhamu, njengokubalwa kwayo, yaba ngu-64 400.

⁴⁴Amadodana ka-Asheri ngemindeni yawo: u-Imna, umndeni wabakwa-Imna; u-Ishvi, umndeni wabakwa-Ishvi; uBeriya, umndeni wabakwaBeriya. ⁴⁵Amadodana kaBeriya: uHeberi, umndeni wabakwaHeberi; uMalkiyeli, umndeni wabakwaMalkiyeli. ⁴⁶U-Asheri wayenendodakazi egama layo linguSera. ⁴⁷Yiyo leyo imindeni yamadodana ka-Asheri njengokubalwa kwayo: ngu-53 400.

⁴⁸Amadodana kaNaftali ngemindeni yawo: uJaseyeli, umndeni wabakwaJaseyeli; uGuni, umndeni wabakwaGuni; ⁴⁹kuJezeri, umndeni wabakwaJezeri; kuShilemi, umndeni wabakwaShilemi. ⁵⁰Yiyo leyo imindeni yakwaNaftali; babalwa, baba ngu-45 400. ⁵¹Leli yilo inani lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli: ngu-601 730.

⁵²UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

⁵³“Phakathi kwalaba izwe liyakwabiwa libe yifa ngokwenani lamagama. ⁵⁴Iqembu elikhulu uliphe ifa elikhulu, elincane uliphe elincane; yilelo nalelo liphiwe ngokobuningi balabo ababalwayo kulo. ⁵⁵Kepha izwe liyakwabiwa ngenkatho; bayakudla ifa ngokwamagama ezizwe zawoyise. ⁵⁶Ifa labo liyakwabiwa ngenkatho phakathi kweqembu elikhulu nelincane.”

⁵⁷Yilaba abaLevi ababalwayo ngemindeni yabo: kuGereshoni, umndeni wabakwaGereshoni; kuKohati, umndeni wabakwaKohati; kuMerari, umndeni wabakwaMerari. ⁵⁸Yiyo le imindeni yakwaLevi: umndeni wabakwaLibni, umndeni wabakwaHebroni, umndeni wabakwaMahli, umndeni wabakwaMushi, umndeni wabakwaKora. UKohati wazala u-Amramu. ⁵⁹Igama lomkaka-Amramu lalinguJokebedi, indodakazi kaLevi, owazalelwa uLevi eGibhithe; wazalela u-Amramu u-Aroni, uMose, nodadewabo uMiriyamu. ⁶⁰U-Aroni wazalelwa uNadabi no-Abihu, u-Eleyazare no-Ithamari. ⁶¹Kodwa uNadabi no-Abihu bafa lapho benikela ngomlilo ongavunyelwe phambi kukaBaba wethu. ⁶²AbaLevi ababalwayo baba ngu-23 000, bonke abesilisa abanenyanga eyodwa nangaphezulu. Ababalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba babenganikwanga ifa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

⁶³Yibo labo uMose no-Eleyazare umpristi ababala emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani malungana neJeriko. ⁶⁴Phakathi kwalaba kwakungekho noyedwa owayebalwe nguMose no-Aroni umpristi ehlane laseSinayi. ⁶⁵Ngokuba uBaba wethu wayeshilo ngabo wathi: “Bayakufa nokufa ehlane.” Akusalanga noyedwa kubo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.