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26 Ngemva kohlupho*+ uJehova wakhuluma loMosi lo-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni umphristi wathi: 2 “Balani bonke abantu bako-Israyeli kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise kusukela kwabaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu, libale bonke abangaba ngamasotsha ko-Israyeli.”+ 3 Ngakho uMosi lo-Eliyazari+ umphristi bakhuluma labantu emagcekeni akoMowabi+ eduze komfula uJodani eJerikho+ bathi: 4 “Balani bonke abaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu njengoba nje uJehova etshilo kuMosi.”+
Amadodana ka-Israyeli aphuma elizweni laseGibhithe yila: 5 URubheni+ izibulo lika-Israyeli; abadabuka kumadodana kaRubheni+ yilaba: kuHanokhi kwavela usendo lwakoHanokhi, kuPhalu kwavela usendo lwakoPhalu, 6 kuHezironi kwavela usendo lwakoHezironi, kuKhami kwavela usendo lwakoKhami. 7 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoRubheni ngezimuli zabo njalo bonke ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-43 730.+
8 Indodana kaPhalu kwakungu-Eliyabi. 9 Amadodana ka-Eliyabi kwakunguNemuweli loDathani lo-Abhiramu. UDathani lo-Abhiramu babengamadoda akhethiweyo ko-Israyeli njalo yibo abalwa loMosi+ lo-Aroni bebambene leqembu likaKhora+ ngesikhathi besilwa loJehova.+
10 Umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya. UKhora yena wafa labasekeli bakhe ngesikhathi umlilo uqothula amadoda angu-250+ njalo baba yisixwayiso kwabanye.+ 11 Kodwa amadodana kaKhora kawazange abulawe.+
12 Amadodana kaSimiyoni+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuNemuweli kwavela usendo lwakoNemuweli, kuJamini kwavela usendo lwakoJamini, kuJakhini kwavela usendo lwakoJakhini, 13 kuZera kwavela usendo lwakoZera, kuShawuli kwavela usendo lwakoShawuli. 14 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoSimiyoni, babengu-22 200.+
15 Amadodana kaGadi+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuZefoni kwavela usendo lwakoZefoni, kuHagi kwavela usendo lwakoHagi, kuShuni kwavela usendo lwakoShuni, 16 ku-Ozini kwavela usendo lwako-Ozini, ku-Eri kwavela usendo lwako-Eri, 17 ku-Arodi kwavela usendo lwako-Arodi, ku-Areli kwavela usendo lwako-Areli. 18 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana kaGadi njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-40 500.+
19 Amadodana kaJuda+ kwakungu-Eri lo-Onani+ kodwa u-Eri lo-Onani bafela elizweni leKhenani.+ 20 Amadodana kaJuda kusiya ngezimuli zawo kwakuyila: kuShela+ kwavela usendo lwakoShela, kuPherezi+ kwavela usendo lwakoPherezi, kuZera+ kwavela usendo lwakoZera. 21 Amadodana kaPherezi kwakuyila: kuHezironi+ kwavela usendo lwakoHezironi, kuHamuli+ kwavela usendo lwakoHamuli. 22 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoJuda njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-76 500.+
23 Amadodana ka-Isakhari+ ngezimuli zawo kwakuyila: kuThola+ kwavela usendo lwakoThola, kuPhuva kwavela usendo lwakoPhuva; 24 kuJashubhi kwavela usendo lwakoJashubhi, kuShimroni kwavela usendo lwakoShimroni. 25 Laba yibo abosendo lwako-Isakhari futhi ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-64 300.+
26 Amadodana kaZebhuloni+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuSeredi kwavela usendo lwakoSeredi, ku-Eloni kwavela usendo lwako-Eloni, kuJahaliyeli kwavela usendo lwakoJahaliyeli. 27 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoZebhuloni njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-60 500.+
28 Amadodana kaJosefa+ ngezimuli zawo yila: UManase lo-Efrayimi.+ 29 Amadodana kaManase+ yila: kuMakhiri+ kwavela usendo lwakoMakhiri njalo uMakhiri wazala uGiliyadi,+ kuGiliyadi kwavela usendo lwakoGiliyadi. 30 Amadodana kaGiliyadi yila: ku-Iyezeri kwavela usendo lwako-Iyezeri, kuHeleki kwavela usendo lwakoHeleki, 31 ku-Asriyeli kwavela usendo lwako-Asriyeli, kuShekhemu kwavela usendo lwakoShekhemu, 32 kuShemida kwavela usendo lwakoShemida, kuHeferi kwavela usendo lwakoHeferi. 33 UZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelawo amadodana, wayezele amadodakazi kuphela.+ Amabizo amadodakazi akhe+ kwanguMahila, loNowa, loHogila, loMilikha kanye loThiriza. 34 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoManase njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-52 700.+
35 Amadodana ka-Efrayimi+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuShuthela+ kwavela usendo lwakoShuthela, kuBhekheri kwavela usendo lwakoBhekheri, kuThahani kwavela usendo lwakoThahani. 36 Amadodana kaShuthela yila: ku-Erani kwavela usendo lwako-Erani. 37 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana ka-Efrayimi ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-32 500.+ La yiwo amadodana kaJosefa ngezimuli zawo.
38 Amadodana kaBhenjamini+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuBhela+ kwavela usendo lwakoBhela, ku-Ashibheli kwavela usendo lwako-Ashibheli, ku-Ahiramu kwavela usendo lwako-Ahiramu; 39 kuShefufami kwavela usendo lwakoShufami, kuHufamu kwavela usendo lwakoHufamu. 40 Amadodana kaBhela kwakungu-Aridi loNamani,+ ku-Aridi kwavela usendo lwako-Aridi, kuNamani kwavela usendo lwakoNamani. 41 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana kaBhenjamini ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kuwo babengu-45 600.+
42 Amadodana kaDani+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuShuhamu kwavela usendo lwakoShuhamu. Laba yibo abosendo lukaDani ngezimuli zabo. 43 Bonke abosendo lwakoShuhamu ababhaliswayo babengu-64 400.+
44 Amadodana ka-Asheri+ ngezimuli zawo yila: ku-Imna kwavela usendo lwako-Imna, ku-Ishivi kwavela usendo lwako-Ishivi, kuBheriya kwavela usendo lwakoBheriya. 45 Amadodana kaBheriya yila: kuHebheri kwavela usendo lwakoHebheri, kuMalikhiyeli kwavela usendo lwakoMalikhiyeli. 46 Ibizo lendodakazi ka-Asheri kwakunguSera. 47 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana ka-Asheri ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kuwo babengu-53 400.+
48 Amadodana kaNafithali+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuJahazeli kwavela usendo lwakoJahazeli, kuGuni kwavela usendo lwakoGuni, 49 kuJezeri kwavela usendo lwakoJezeri, kuShilemu kwavela usendo lwakoShilemu. 50 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoNafithali ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-45 400.+
51 Sebebonke abako-Israyeli ababhaliswayo babengu-601 730.+
52 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuMosi: 53 “Ilizwe kumele labelwe abantu laba libe lilifa labo kulandelwa uluhlu lwamabizo.+ 54 Kumele wengeze ilifa lamaqembu amakhulu njalo unciphise ilifa lamaqembu amancane.+ Iqembu ngalinye kufanele liphiwe ilifa elihambelana lenani lamabizo abantu ababhalisiweyo. 55 Kodwa ilizwe kumele labiwe ngenkatho.+ Kumele bathole ilifa labo kusiya ngamabizo ezizwana zaboyise. 56 Ilifa ngalinye lizakwabiwa ngenkatho njalo lahlukaniswe phakathi kwamaqembu amakhulu lamaqembu amancane.”
57 Abesizwana sakoLevi ababhaliswayo+ ngezimuli zabo yilaba: kuGeshoni kwavela usendo lwakoGeshoni, kuKhohathi+ kwavela usendo lwakoKhohathi, kuMerari kwavela usendo lwakoMerari. 58 Lezi zimuli zamaLevi: Abemuli yakoLibhini,+ labemuli yakoHebroni,+ labemuli yakoMahili,+ labemuli yakoMushi+ kanye labemuli yakoKhora.+
UKhohathi wayenguyise ka-Amramu.+ 59 Ibizo lomka-Amramu kwakunguJokhebhedi+ indodakazi kaLevi ayizalelwa ngumkakhe eGibhithe. UJokhebhedi wazalela umkakhe u-Amramu abantwana, u-Aroni loMosi kanye lodadewabo uMiriyamu.+ 60 U-Aroni yena wazalelwa uNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.+ 61 Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa ngenxa yokuletha umlilo ongavunyelwayo phambi kukaJehova.+
62 Sebebonke abesilisa abangamaLevi ababhaliswayo kusukela kolenyanga eyodwa kusiya phezulu babengu-23 000.+ Bona abazange babhaliswe labanye abantu bako-Israyeli+ ngoba babengasoze baphiwe ilifa phakathi kwabo.+
63 Laba yibo ababhaliswa nguMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi ngesikhathi bebhalisa abantu bako-Israyeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eduze komfula uJodani eJerikho. 64 Kodwa phakathi kwabo kwakungela loyedwa umuntu owayebhaliswe nguMosi lo-Aroni umphristi ngesikhathi abantu bako-Israyeli bebalwa enkangala yeSinayi.+ 65 Phela uJehova wayekhulume ngabo wathi: “Loba sekutheni bazafela enkangala.”+ Ngakho kakho loyedwa phakathi kwabo owasala ephila ngaphandle kukaKhalebhi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.+