Ukutloliswa kwama-Israyeli nobujamo bamaLevi
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi asetendeni lokuhlanganela erhalawumbeni leSinayi ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yesibili ngomnyaka wesibili, emva kokuphuma kwama-Israyeli enarheni yeGibhide wathi: 2“Balani umkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise, ngezindlu zabo, iye, boke abaduna, umuntu nomuntu 3ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu. Boke kwa-Israyeli abasele balungele ukuya epini, batloliseni wena no-Aroni ngokwamabuthwabo. 4Kufuze kube nendoda yinye eyihloko yomndeni kileyo naleyo koro ekumele inisize ukubala. 5Naka-ke amabizo wamadoda ekufuze anisize:
“KebakwaRubeni ngu-Elitsuri umsa kaTjhedewuri,
6kwaSimiyoni nguTjhelumiyeli umsa kaTsuritjhadayi,
7kwaJuda nguNarhitjhoni umsa ka-Aminadaba,
8kwa-Isakari nguNataneli umsa kaTsuwari,
9kwaZebuloni ngu-Eliyabu umsa kaRheloni,
ku-Efrayimu ngu-Elitjhama umsa ka-Amihudi,
kuManase kube nguGamaliyeli umsa kaPedatsuri,
11kwaBhenjamini ngu-Abidani umsa kaGidiyoni,
12kwaDani ngu-Arhiyezeri umsa ka-Amitjhadayi,
13kwa-Atjheri nguPagiyiyeli umsa ka-Okirani,
14kwaGadi ngu-Eliyasafa umsa kaDewuyeli,
15kwaNafitali ngu-Arhira umsa ka-Enani.”
16Labo-ke ngibo abakhethwa emkhambathini bona babe barholi beenkoro zaboyise, babekwa baba ziinhloko zamabutho wakwa-Israyeli.
17UMosi no-Aroni babiza amadoda akhethiweko lawo, 18kwabizwa nomkhambathi woke ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga yesibili. Boke abaduna, umuntu nomuntu, ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu batloliswa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo. 19Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekayale uMosi.
Lokha natlolisa abantu erhalawumbeni leSinayi, 20-21iinzukulwana zakwaRubeni olizibulo laka-Israyeli beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nesithandathu namakhulu amahlanu. Kwabalwa umuntu nomuntu ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
22-23Iinzukulwana zakwaSimiyoni beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nethoba namakhulu amathathu. Kwabalwa umuntu nomuntu ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
24-25Iinzukulwana zakwaGadi beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nahlanu namakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amahlanu. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
26-27Iinzukulwana zakwaJuda beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi alikhomba nane namakhulu asithandathu. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
28-29Iinzukulwana zakwa-Isakari beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nane namakhulu amane. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
30-31Iinzukulwana zakwaZebuloni beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nalikhomba namakhulu amane. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
32-33Iinzukulwana zakwaJosefa beziziinkoro ezimbili, okutjho u-Efrayimu noManase: Iinzukulwana zakwa-Efrayimu beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane namakhulu amahlanu. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu. 34-35Neenzukulwana zakwaManase beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
36-37Iinzukulwana zakwaBhenjamini beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nahlanu namakhulu amane. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
38-39Iinzukulwana zakwaDani beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi asithandathu nambili namakhulu alikhomba. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
40-41Iinzukulwana zakwa-Atjheri beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nanye namakhulu amahlanu. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
42-43Iinzukulwana zakwaNafitali beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nantathu namakhulu amane. Kwabalwa ngokweenkoro, ngemindeni yaboyise nangokwezindlu zabo, boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.
44Ngilawo-ke amadoda uMosi no-Aroni abawatlolisa ngokusizwa ziinhloko zemindeni ezilitjhumi nambili ezazijamele ikoro nekoro kwa-Israyeli. 45Nje-ke boke abatloliswako kwa-Israyeli ngemindeni yaboyise, okutjho abaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu abasele balungele ukuya epini, 46bebaziinkulungwana ezimakhulu asithandathu nantathu namakhulu amahlanu namatjhumi amahlanu.
47Ikoro yakwaLevi yona akhange itloliswe neenkoro ezinye 48ngombana uSomnini gade athe kuMosi: 49“Ungatlolisi ikoro yakwaLevi begodu ungayifaki esibalweni seenkoro zakwa-Israyeli. 50Kodwana beka amaLevi bona aphathe ithaberinakeli lobufakazi, ipahlalo kanye nakho koke kwalo. Wona kufuze athwale ithaberinakeli nepahlalo yoke begodu aleluse. Akakhe amatendawo magegana nalo. 51Lokha ithaberinakeli nalithuthwako, lizakuwiswa maLevi. Godu nalihlonywako, maLevi azalijamisa. Nanyana ngubani omunye ozakutjhidela kilo akabulawe. 52Ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli ahlome amatendawo ekampeni ebaleni lawo ngokwamabuthwawo, enye nenye ikoro ngaphasi kwesibekiso sayo, 53amaLevi wona akahlome amatendawo magegana nethaberinakeli lobufakazi ukuze ilaka lami lingavutheli emkhambathini wama-Israyeli. MaLevi azakulawula ethaberinakelini lobufakazi.”
54Ama-Israyeli enza koke uSomnini ayala ngakho uMosi bona kwenziwe.
