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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.