Numeri
1 UJehova wakhuluma noMose ehlane laseSinayi, + etendeni lokuhlangana, + ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, ngonyaka wesibili wokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseGibhithe. + Wathi: 2 “Balani + umuntu ngamunye* kuyo yonke inhlangano yama-Israyeli* ngokwemindeni yayo, ngokwezindlu zoyise, ngokwesibalo samagama abo bonke abesilisa. 3 Wena no-Aroni kufanele nibabhalise ngokwamaqembu* abo bonke abasukela eminyakeni engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu + abangaya empini kwa-Israyeli.
4 “Thathani indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye; ngayinye izoba inhloko yendlu kayise. + 5 Yilawa amagama amadoda ayokuma nani: kwaRubeni, u-Elizuri + indodana kaShedewuri; 6 kwaSimeyoni, uShelumiyeli + indodana kaZurishadayi; 7 kwaJuda, uNaheshoni + indodana ka-Aminadaba; 8 kwa-Isakare, uNethaneli + indodana kaZuwari; 9 kwaZebhuloni, u-Eliyabe + indodana kaHeloni; 10 emadodaneni kaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi, + u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi; kwaManase, uGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedazuri; 11 kwaBhenjamini, u-Abhidani + indodana kaGidiyoni; 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 Yilaba ababizwa enhlanganweni. Bayizikhulu + zezizwe zoyise, izinhloko zezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli.” +
17 Ngakho uMose no-Aroni bawathatha la madoda ayeshiwo ngamagama. 18 Baqoqa yonke inhlangano ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili ukuze kubhaliswe umuntu ngamunye ngegama, ngokomndeni wakhe nangokwendlu kayise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu, + 19 njengoba nje uJehova ayemyalile uMose. Ngakho wababhalisa ehlane laseSinayi. +
20 Amadodana kaRubeni, uzalo lwezibulo lika-Israyeli, + abhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yawo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa umuntu ngamunye kubo bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 21 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaRubeni lalingu-46 500.
22 Uzalo lukaSimeyoni + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa umuntu ngamunye kubo bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 23 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaSimeyoni lalingu-59 300.
24 Uzalo lukaGadi + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 25 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaGadi lalingu-45 650.
26 Uzalo lukaJuda + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 27 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaJuda lalingu-74 600.
28 Uzalo luka-Isakare + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 29 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Isakare lalingu-54 400.
30 Uzalo lukaZebhuloni + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 31 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaZebhuloni lalingu-57 400.
32 Uzalo lukaJosefa ngo-Efrayimi + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 33 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi lalingu-40 500.
34 Uzalo lukaManase + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 35 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaManase lalingu-32 200.
36 Uzalo lukaBhenjamini + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 37 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaBhenjamini lalingu-35 400.
38 Uzalo lukaDani + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 39 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaDani lalingu-62 700.
40 Uzalo luka-Asheri + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 41 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Asheri lalingu-41 500.
42 Uzalo lukaNafetali + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini, 43 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaNafetali lalingu-53 400.
44 Laba babhaliswa uMose no-Aroni kanye nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ezingu-12, ngasinye simelela indlu kayise. 45 Wonke ama-Israyeli asukela kwaneminyaka engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu, ayengaya empini kwa-Israyeli, abhaliswa ngokwezindlu zoyise, 46 bonke ababhaliswa babengu-603 550. +
47 Kodwa amaLevi + awazange abhaliswe phakathi kwabo ngokwesizwe soyise. + 48 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMose: 49 “Yisizwe sakwaLevi kuphela okungafanele usibhalise futhi inani laso akufanele ulihlanganise nelamanye ama-Israyeli. + 50 Kufanele ubeke amaLevi anakekele itabernakele lobuFakazi + nazo zonke izinto zalo nakho konke okungokwalo. + Ayothwala itabernakele nazo zonke izinto zalo, + akhonze kulo + futhi kumele amise amatende awo azungeze itabernakele. + 51 Noma nini lapho itabernakele kufanele lisuswe, amaLevi kufanele alehlise; + lapho itabernakele kufanele liphinde limiswe, amaLevi kufanele alimise; noma yimuphi umuntu ongagunyaziwe* osondela ngakulo kufanele abulawe. +
52 “UmIsrayeli ngamunye kufanele azigxumekele itende ekamu lakhe, indoda ngayinye ngokwesigaba sayo sezizwe ezintathu + ngamaqembu* awo. 53 AmaLevi kufanele agxumeke amatende awo azungeze itabernakele lobuFakazi, ukuze kungabi bikho ntukuthelo engase ivukele inhlangano yama-Israyeli; + amaLevi yiwo anesibopho sokunakekela* itabernakele lobuFakazi.” +
54 Ama-Israyeli akwenza konke uJehova ayekuyale uMose. Enza kanjalo nje.