Emadolobha emaLevi
1Baholi bemindeni yemaLevi beta ku-Eleyazare, umphristi, nakuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nakubaholi bemindeni yaletinye tive taka-Israyeli, 2eShilo eKhenani, bafike batsi: “Simakadze wayala ngaMosi kutsi kufanele sinikwe emadolobha lesitawuhlala kuwo, abe nemadlelo etifuyo tetfu.” 3Njengobe Simakadze abeshito, ema-Israyeli anika emaLevi nankha emadolobha lalandzelako kanye nemadlelo awo, kutsi kube sabelo sawo:
4Inkatho yekucala yaba yemaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo. EmaLevi labesitukulwane sa-Aroni, umphristi, abelwa emadolobha lali-13 esiveni sakaJuda, nesakaSimeyoni, nesakaBhenjamini.
5Letinye titukulwane takaKhohati tabelwa emadolobha lalishumi etinsendvo tesive saka-Efrayimu, nesakaDani, nencenye yesive sakaManase. 6Titukulwane takaGeshoni tabelwa emadolobha lali-13 etinsendvo tesive saka-Isakhari, nesaka-Asheri, nesakaNaftali, nencenye yesive sakaManase eBhashani.
7Titukulwane takaMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo, temukela emadolobha lali-12 esive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaZebuloni.
8Ngako ema-Israyeli abela emaLevi lamadolobha akanye nemadlelo awo, njengobe Simakadze abeyale ngaMosi.
9Kusukela esiveni sakaJuda nesakaSimeyoni abelwa nankha emadolobha lalandzelako, 10lamadolobha abelwa titukulwane taka-Aroni lekwakungulomunye wemindeni yemaKhohati lekwakungemaLevi, ngobe inkatho yekucala yayicondzene nato:
11Banikwa iKhiriyathi Abha, lekwakuyiHebroni, kanye nemadlelo labeyitungeletile, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda; Abha bekunguyise wa-Anaki. 12Kodvwa emasimi nemiti leyayitungelete lelidolobha kwakunikwe Khalebi, umsa waJefune, kutsi kube sabelo sakhe.
13Ngako titukulwane ta-Aroni, umphristi, tanikwa iHebroni, lekwakulidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala; tanikwa neLibna, 14neJathiri, ne-Eshtemoya, 15neHoloni, neDebiri, 16ne-Ayini, neJutha, neBhethi Shemeshi, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha layimfica kuleto tive totimbili.
17Esiveni sakaBhenjamini anikwa iGibeyoni, neGeba, 18ne-Anathothi, ne-Almoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
19Onkhe emadolobha ebaphristi, labatitukulwane ta-Aroni, aba li-13, asakanye nemadlelo awo.
20Labanye betinsendvo temaKhohati lekwakungemaLevi babelwa emadolobha esiveni saka-Efrayimu:
21Eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu anikwa iShekhemu, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neGezeri, 22neKhibsayimu, neBhethi Horoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
23Nasesiveni sakaDani anikwa i-Eltheke, neGibhethoni, 24ne-Ayaloni, neGathi Rimoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
25Incenye yesive sakaManase yanikwa iThanaki, neGathi Rimoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamabili.
26Onkhe lamadolobha lalishumi kanye nemadlelo awo anikwa lawa lamanye emaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
27Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwemaLevi langemaGeshoni nawo abelwa:
Kulencenye yesive sakaManase anikwa iGolani yaseBhashani, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neBhe Eshtera, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamabili.
28Esiveni saka-Isakhari anikwa iKhishiyoni, neDabherathi,
29neJamuthi, ne-Eni Ganimu, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
30Esiveni saka-Asheri anikwa iMishali, ne-Abdoni, 31neHelkathi, neRehobu, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
32Esiveni sakaNaftali anikwa iKhedeshi, eGalile, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neHamothi Dori, neKhathani, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamatsatfu.
33Onkhe emadolobha esive semaGeshoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba li-13, akanye nemadlelo awo.
34Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwemaMerari, lekwakungulamanye emaLevi, nawo abelwa:
Esiveni sakaZebuloni anikwa iJokneyamu, neKhatha, 35neDimna, neNahalali, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
36Esiveni sakaRubeni anikwa iBheseri, neJahasi, 37neKhedemothi, neMefathi, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
38Esiveni sakaGadi anikwa iRamothi leyayiseGileyadi, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neMahanayimu,
39neHeshboni, neJazeri, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
40Onkhe emadolobha labelwa emaMerari, lekwakungemaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba li-12.
41Emadolobha emaLevi kulelive lelase lingelema-Israyeli abengema-48 asawonkhe, akanye nemadlelo awo. 42Ngulelo nalelo dolobha lalinemadlelo alo labelitungeletile; kwakunjalo kuwo onkhe lawo madolobha.
Ema-Israyeli adla live
43Ngako Simakadze ema-Israyeli wawapha lonkhe lelo live labefunge ngalo kubokhokho bawo kutsi utawanika, alidla ase ahlala kulo. 44Simakadze wawapha kuphumula kulelo live, kwaya njengobe abefungile kubokhokho bawo. Kute nome sinye sitsa sawo lesakhona kumelana nawo, ngobe Simakadze tonkhe leto titsa tawo watinikela etandleni tawo. 45Kute nome sinye setsembiso lesingazange sifezeke emkhatsini wato tonkhe tetsembiso letinhle latenta endlini yaka-Israyeli; tonkhe tagcwaliseka.
