UNumeri 1
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UNumeri 1
Isamba sebandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli eSinayi
1INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayi ethenteni lenhlangano, ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo elizweni leGibhithe, yathi:
2Balani inani lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise, nenani lamagama abo, bonke abesilisa ngemindeni yabo;
3kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi kwa-Israyeli; wena no-Aroni niyakubabala ngokwamabutho abo.
4Kuyakuba nawe indoda esizweni; yilowo nalowo inhloko yendlu yawoyise.
5Lawa angamagama amadoda ayakuma nani: esizweni sakwaRubeni; u-Elisuri indodana kaSedewuri.
6KuSimeyoni; uShelumiyeli indodana kaSurisadayi.
7KwaJuda; uNashoni, indodana ka-Aminadaba.
8Kwa-Isakare; uNethaneli indodana kaSuwari.
9KwaZebuloni; u-Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni.
10Kubantwana bakwaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi; u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi wakwaManase; uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri.
11KwaBenjamini; u-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.
12KwaDani; u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amisadayi.
13Kwa-Asheri; uPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani.
14KwaGadi; u-Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli.
15KwaNafetali; u-Ahira, indodana ka-Enani.
16Laba babeyizikhulu zebandla, izikhulu zezizwe zawoyise, izinhloko zezinkulungwane kwa-Israyeli.
17OMose no-Aroni bathatha lawa madoda ayebalulwe ngamagama;
18Balibizela ndawonye ibandla lonke ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, babhala izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu; ngokusho kwamabhokisi abo okuvota.
19Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, wababala ehlane laseSinayi.
20Abantwana bakoRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, njengabavoti babo, bonke abesilisa, kusukela kwabangamashumi amabili. Abaneminyaka yobudala nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;
21ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaRubeni, baba ngamashumi amane anesithandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
22Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngezizukulwane zabo nangezindlu zawoyise, labo ababalwayo ngenani lamagama, ngokwezinhlu zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala. Nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi;
23ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaSimeyoni, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesithoba amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.
24Kubantwana bakwaGadi ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo nangezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
25ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaGadi, baba ngamashumi amane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu, anamanci mahlanu.
26Kubantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
27ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaJuda, ababalwayo kubo, baba yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane namakhulu ayisithupha.
28Kubantwana bakwa-Isakare ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
29ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaIsakare, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
30Kubantwana bakwaZebuloni, ngemindeni yabo, ezizukulwaneni zabo nangezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
31ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaZebhulon, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
32Kubantwana bakoJosefa, abantwana bakoEfrayimi, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwane zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke aba negunya. Ukuphuma ukuya empini;
33ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaEfrayim, baba ngamashumi amane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
34Kubantwana bakoManase, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke aba nga phuma;
35ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaManase, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.
36Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, izizukulwane zabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
37ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaBenjamini, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
38Kubantwana bakwaDani ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
39ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaDan, baba ngamashumi omathandathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.
40Kubantwana bakwa-Asheri ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
41ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwa-Ashere, baba ngamashumi amane ananye amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
42Kubantwana bakwaNafetali ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;
43ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaNafetali, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
44Yilabo ababalwayo oMose, no-Aroni, nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, amadoda ayishumi nambili; kwaba yilowo nalowo eyendlu yawoyise.
45Baba kanjalo bonke ababalwayo babantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezindlu zoyise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma baye kwa-Israyeli;
46Bonke ababalwayo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amahlanu.
47Kodwa amaLevi ngokwesizwe soyise kababalwanga phakathi kwabo.
48Ngokuba uJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
49Kuphela nje ungasibali isizwe sakwaLevi, ungathathi umumo waso phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
50Kodwa kumelwe ubeke amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi naphezu kwazo zonke izitsha zalo naphezu kwakho konke okungokwalo; kumelwe bathwale itabernakele nazo zonke izinto zalo; bayakulikhonza, balimise nxazonke zetabernakele.
51Lapho itabernakele lisuka, amaLevi kumelwe alidilize; ekumisweni kwetabernakele, amaLevi alimise; futhi umfokazi osondelayo kumelwe abulawe.
52Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube yilowo nalowo ngekamu lakhe, kube yilowo nalowo njengophawu lwakhe ngamabandla abo.
53Kodwa amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi, funa kufike ulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lobufakazi.
54Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza-ke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo-ke.
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