UNumeri 10:11-36

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili wenyanga yamashumi amabili enyangeni yesibili ifu lenyuswa etendeni lobufakazi. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ehlane laseSinayi; ifu lahlala ehlane lasePharanu. Basebesuka kuqala njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngenkonzo kaMozisi. Kuqala kwasuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwaJuda ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguNashoni indodana ka-Aminadaba. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Isakare kwakunguNethaneli indodana kaSuwari. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaZebuloni kwakungu-Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni. Itabernakele ladilizwa; amadodana kaGereshoni namadodana kaMerari asuka, alithwala itabernakele. Lakhuphuka ibhanela lekamu likaRubeni ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakungu-Elisuri indodana kaSeduri; Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni kwakunguSelumiyeli indodana kaSurisadayi. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaGadi kwakungu-Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli. AmaKohati asuka, ayithwala indlu engcwele; Lase likhuphuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwa-Efrayimi ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakungu-Elisama indodana ka-Amihudi. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase kwakunguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini kwakungu-Abhidani indodana kaGideyoni. Lase likhuphuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwaDani, elingumvuzo wamakamu onke ngamaviyo awo; phezu kwebutho lakhe kwakungu-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amisadayi. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri kwakunguPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani. Phezu kwebandla lesizwe sabantwana bakwaNafetali kwakungu-Ahira indodana ka-Enani. Zazinjalo-ke uhambo lwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngamabandla abo ekukhuphukeni kwabo. UMose wayesethi kuHobabi, indodana kaRehuweli, wakwaMidiyani, umukhwe kaMose: “Sikhuphukela endaweni uJehova asho ngayo ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakuninika yona; hamba nathi, sizokwenzela okuhle; uJehova wakhuluma kahle ngo-Israyeli. Wathi kuye: “Angiyikuhamba; kepha ngiyakumuka, ngiye ezweni lakithi nasemndenini wami. Wathi: “Ungasishiyi; ngoba uyazi ukuthi singamisa kanjani ehlane, futhi ungaba ngathi endaweni yamehlo. Futhi uma uhamba nathi, yebo, kuyakuba, noma yikuphi okuhle iNkosi eyokwenza kithi, sizokwenzela nani. Basuka entabeni yeNkosi ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wahamba phambi kwabo ohambweni lwezinsuku ezintathu ukubafunela indawo yokuphumula. Ifu leNkosi laliphezu kwabo emini ekuphumeni kwabo ekamu. Kwathi umphongolo ususukile, uMose wathi: “Vuka, Jehova, zihlakazeke izitha zakho; nabakuzondayo mababaleke phambi kwakho. Kwathi ekuphumuleni kwayo, wathi: Buyela, Nkosi, ezinkulungwaneni ezinengi zakoIsrayeli.