UNUMERI 26
Ukutloliswa kwesibili kwama-Israyeli
1Ngemva kwalokho uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi no-Elazara umsa ka-Aroni umphristi wathi: 2“Balani woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli ngemindeni yaboyise, okutjho boke abaduna abasele balungele ukuya epini ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu.”
3Nje-ke uMosi no-Elazara umphristi bakhuluma nama-Israyeli kwaMowabi ngemrhobeni weJordani malungana neJerikho bonyana 4kutloliswe abaduna ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini ayale uMosi.
Ama-Israyeli aphuma enarheni yeGibhide nakabalwa nguMosi bekungilawa:
5Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaRubeni izibulo laka-Israyeli:
uRhanoko owabeletha umndeni wamaRhanoko,
uPalu owabeletha umndeni wamaPalu,
6uRhetsironi owabeletha umndeni wamaRhetsironi,
uKarimi owabeletha umndeni wamaKarimi.
7Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaRubeni. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nantathu namakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amathathu.
8Indodana kaPalu bekungu-Eliyabu.
9Amadodana ka-Eliyabu kunguNemuweli, uDatani no-Abiramu.
(Laba bekunguDatani no-Abiramu abakhethwa emkhambathini. Ngibo abaphikisana noMosi no-Aroni ejimeni lakaKhorarhi. Ngalokho bebaphikisana noSomnini. 10Iphasi lavula umlomalo labaginya kanye noKhorarhi. Ijima lamadoda amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu lafa ngokuqothulwa mlilo. Ngendlela leyo abantwaba baba sitjengiso sesiyeleliso. 11Nokho amadodana kaKhorarhi akhange ahlongakale.)
12Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaSimiyoni ngokwemindenazo:
uNemuweli owabeletha umndeni wamaNemuweli,
uJamini owabeletha umndeni wamaJamini,
uJakini owabeletha umndeni wamaJakini,
13uZerarhi owabeletha umndeni wamaZerarhi,
uSawula owabeletha umndeni wamaSawula.
14Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaSimiyoni. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nambili namakhulu amabili.
15Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaGadi ngokwemindenazo:
uTsefoni owabeletha umndeni wamaTsefoni,
uRhagi owabeletha umndeni wamaRhagi,
uTjhuni owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhuni,
16u-Ozini owabeletha umndeni wama-Ozini,
u-Eri owabeletha umndeni wama-Eri,
17u-Arodi owabeletha umndeni wama-Arodi,
u-Areli owabeletha umndeni wama-Areli.
18Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaGadi. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane namakhulu amahlanu.
19U-Eri no-Onani bekumadodana kaJuda, kodwana bahlongakalela enarheni yeKanana.
20Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaJuda ngokwemindenazo:
uTjhela owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhela,
uPeretsi owabeletha umndeni wamaPeretsi,
uZerarhi owabeletha umndeni wamaZerarhi.
21Amadodana kaPeretsi bekunguRhetsironi owabeletha umndeni wamaRhetsironi
noRhamulu owabeletha umndeni wamaRhamulu.
22Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaJuda. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi alikhomba nathandathu namakhulu amahlanu.
23Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zaka-Isakari ngokwemindenazo:
uTola owabeletha umndeni wamaTola,
uPuva owabeletha umndeni wamaPuni,
24uJatjhubi owabeletha umndeni wamaJatjhubi,
uTjhimroni owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhimroni.
25Leyo-ke bekumindeni yaka-Isakari. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi asithandathu nane namakhulu amathathu.
26Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaZebuloni ngokwemindenazo:
uSeredi owabeletha umndeni wamaSeredi,
u-Eloni owabeletha umndeni wama-Eloni,
uJarhiliyeli owabeletha umndeni wamaJarhiliyeli.
27Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaZebuloni. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi asithandathu namakhulu amahlanu.
28Amadodana kaJosefa bekunguManase no-Efrayimu.
29Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaManase ngokwemindenazo:
uMakiri owabeletha umndeni wamaMakiri,
uGiliyadi umsa kaMakiri owabeletha umndeni wamaGiliyadi.
30Nanzi-ke iinzukulwana zakaGiliyadi:
u-Iyezeri owabeletha umndeni wama-Iyezeri,
uRhelekhi owabeletha umndeni wamaRhelekhi,
31u-Asriyeli owabeletha umndeni wama-Asriyeli,
uTjhekemu owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhekemu,
32uTjhemida owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhemida,
uRheferi owabeletha umndeni wamaRheferi.
33(UTselofirhadi umsa kaRheferi gade anganawo amadodana kodwana amadodakazi kwaphela, amabizwawo bekunguMarhila, uNoya, uRhogila, uMilika noTiritsa.)
34Leyo-ke bekumindeni kaManase. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nambili namakhulu alikhomba.
35Nanzi-ke iinzukulwana zaka-Efrayimu ngokwemindenazo:
uTjhutelarhi owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhutelarhi,
uBhekeri owabeletha umndeni wamaBhekeri,
uTarhani owabeletha umndeni wamaTarhani.
36Iinzukulwana zakaTjhutelarhi bekuma-Erani abelethwa ngu-Erani.
37Leyo-ke bekumindeni yaka-Efrayimu. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkuluwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amahlanu.
Zoke lezo bekuziinzukulwana zakaJosefa ngokwemindenazo.
38Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaBhenjamini ngokwemindenazo:
uBhela owabeletha umndeni wamaBhela,
u-Atjhibhela owabeletha umndeni wama-Atjhibhela,
u-Arhiramu owabeletha umndeni wama-Arhiramu,
39uTjhefufamu owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhefufamu,
uRhufamu owabeletha umndeni wamaRhufamu.
40Amadodana kaBhela bekungu-Aridi noNamani;
u-Aridi wabeletha umndeni wama-Aridi,
uNamani wabeletha umndeni wamaNamani.
41Lezo-ke bekuziinzukulwana zakaBhenjamini ngokwemindenazo. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nahlanu namakhulu asithandathu.
42Nanzi iinzukulwana zakaDani ngokwemindenazo:
uTjhurhamu owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhurhamu.
Lezo-ke bekuziinzukulwana zakaDani. 43Woke umndeni wakaTjhurhamu owatloliswako bewuziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi asithandathu nane namakhulu amane.
44Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zaka-Atjheri ngokwemindenazo:
uJimna owabeletha umndeni wamaJimna,
uJitjhivi owabeletha umndeni wamaJitjhivi,
uBheriya owabeletha umndeni wamaBheriya.
45Amadodana kaBheriya bekunguRhebhere owabeletha umndeni wamaRhebhere
uMalikiyeli owabeletha umndeni wamaMalikiyeli.
46(U-Atjheri gade anendodakazi ekuthiwa nguSerarhi.)
47Leyo-ke bekumindeni yaka-Atjheri. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.
48Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaNafitali ngokwemindenazo:
uJarhitsiyeli owabeletha umndeni wamaJarhitsiyeli,
uGuni owabeletha umndeni wamaGuni,
49uJetseri owabeletha umndeni wamaJetseri,
uTjhilemu owabeletha umndeni wamaTjhilemu.
50Leyo-ke bekumindeni yakaNafitali. Labo abatlolisweko bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nahlanu namakhulu amane.
51Boke abatlolisweko bama-Israyeli bebaziinkulungwana ezimakhulu asithandathu nanye namakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amathathu.
52USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 53“Inarha izakwabelwa abantwabo ibe lilifa labo ngokuya ngesibalo samabizo. 54Ikoro enesibalo esikhulu izakwabelwa inarha ekulu, kuthi enesibalo esincani yabelwe inarha encani. Ikoro nekoro izakwabelwa ilifa layo ngokuya ngesibalo sabatlolisweko bayo. 55Inarha kufuze yabiwe ngefumbe. Izakuba lilifa ngokuya ngamabizo weenkoro zaboyisemkhulu. 56Woke amafa wekoro ekulu nencani azakwabiwa ngefumbe.”
57Napa-ke abatlolisweko bamaLevi ngokwemindenabo:
uGeritjhoni owabeletha umndeni wamaGeritjhoni,
uKhehathi owabeletha umndeni wamaKhehathi,
uMerari owabeletha umndeni wamaMerari.
58Godu eminye imindeni yamaLevi bekunginasi:
(UKhehathi wabeletha u-Amramu.
59Ibizo lomka-Amramu bekunguJokobedi indodakazi kaLevi eyabelethelwa eGibhide. Yena wabeletha u-Aroni, uMosi nodadwabo uMiriyamu. 60U-Aroni bekanguyise kaNadaba, u-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara. 61Kodwana uNadaba no-Abihu bahlongakala lokha nabathi banikela ngamalahle atjhili phambi kwakaSomnini.)
62Boke abaduna abatlolisweko bamaLevi ukusukela esaneni lenyanga ukuya phezulu bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nantathu. Bona azange batloliswe kanye nama-Israyeli ngombana akhange bamukele ilifa lenarha hlangana nama-Israyeli.
63Labo-ke babantu abatloliswa nguMosi no-Elazara umphristi lokha nabatlolisa ama-Israyeli kwaMowabi ngemrhobeni weJordani malungana neJerikho. 64Isibalo sabantu abatloliswekwaba, asifaki noyedwa walabo abatloliswa nguMosi no-Aroni umphristi erhalawumbeni leSinayi, 65ngombana uSomnini bekathe ngabo: “Ngambala bazakufela erhalawumbeni.” Yeke akhange kusale namunye wabo ngaphandle kwakaKalebi umsa kaJefune noJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni.
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