Ukubalwa Kwesibili Kwabakwa-Israyeli
1USimakade wakhuluma kuMose no-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umphristi, wathi: 2“Balani inani layo yonke inhlangano yabantu bakwa-Israyeli, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engama-20 kuya phezulu, ngokwezindlu zokhokho babo, bonke abakwa-Israyeli abangaphuma baye empini.”
3UMose no-Eleyazare, umphristi, bakhuluma nabakwa-Israyeli emathafeni kwaMowabi ngaseJordani, phesheya kweJerikho, bathi: 4“Balani bonke abaneminyaka engama-20 kuya phezulu, abaphuma eGibhithe njengalokhu uSimakade ayemyalile uMose nabantu bakwa-Israyeli.”
Nampa-ke abakwa-Israyeli abaphuma eGibhithe:
5URubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli: abozalo lukaRubeni:
kuHanokhi: ngumndeni wabakwaHanokhi;
kuPhalu: ngumndeni wabakwaPhalu;
6kuHezironi: ngumndeni wabakwaHezironi;
kuKharimi: ngumndeni wabakwaKharimi.
7Yileyo imindeni yakwaRubeni; ababalwayo kuyo babeyizi-43 733.
8Indodana kaPhalu: ngu-Eliyabe. 9Amadodana ka-Eliyabe: nguNemuweli, uDathani no-Abhiramu. ODathani no-Abhiramu babekhethwe phakathi kwenhlangano, bamelana noMose no-Aroni beseviyweni likaKhora, lapho bavukela khona uSimakade. 10Umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabagwinya noKhora ekufeni kwalelo viyo, lapho umlilo wasobozela khona amadoda angama-250, aba yisixwayiso. 11Kodwa amadodana kaKhora awafanga.
12Abozalo lukaSimeyoni ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuNemuweli: ngumndeni wabakwaNemuweli;
kuJamini: ngumndeni wabakwaJamini;
kuJakhini: ngumndeni wabakwaJakhini;
13kuZera: ngumndeni wabakwaZera;
kuShawule: ngumndeni wabakwaShawule.
14Yileyo-ke imindeni kaSimeyoni, ababalwayo babeyizi-22 200.
15Abozalo lukaGadi ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuZefoni: ngumndeni wabakwaZefoni;
kuHagi: ngumndeni wabakwaHagi;
kuShuni: ngumndeni wabakwaShuni;
16ku-Ozini: ngumndeni wabakwa-Ozini;
ku-Eri: ngumndeni wabakwa-Eri;
17ku-Arodi: ngumndeni wabakwa-Arodi;
ku-Areli: ngumndeni wabakwa-Areli.
18Yileyo-ke imindeni yabozalo lukaGadi, ababalwayo babeyizi-40 500.
19Amadodana kaJuda: u-Eri no-Onani. U-Eri no-Onani bafela eKhanani.
20Abozalo lukaJuda ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuShela: ngumndeni wabakwaShela;
kuPherezi: ngumndeni wabakwaPherezi;
kuZera: ngumndeni wabakwaZera.
21Abozalo lukaPherezi yilaba:
kuHezironi: ngumndeni wabakwaHezironi;
kuHamule: ngumndeni wabakwaHamule.
22Yileyo-ke imindeni kaJuda, ababalwayo babeyizi-76 500.
23Abozalo luka-Isakhare ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuThola: ngumndeni wabakwaThola;
kuPhuva ngumndeni wabakwaPhuva;
24kuJashubi: ngumndeni wabakwaJashubi;
kuShimroni: ngumndeni wabakwaShimroni.
25Yileyo-ke imindeni ka-Isakhare, ababalwayo babeyizi-64 300.
26Abozalo lukaZebuloni ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuSeredi: ngumndeni wabakwaSeredi;
ku-Eloni: ngumndeni wabakwa-Eloni;
kuJaleli: ngumndeni wabakwaJaleli.
27Yileyo-ke imindeni kaZebuloni, ababalwayo babeyizi-60 500.
28Amadodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yawo yilawa: uManase no-Efrayimi.
29Abozalo lukaManase:
kuMakhiri: ngumndeni wabakwaMakhiri; uMakhiri wazala uGileyadi;
kuGileyadi: ngumndeni wabakwaGileyadi.
30Abozalo lukaGileyadi yilaba:
ku-Iyezeri: ngumndeni wabakwa-Iyezeri;
kuHeleki: ngumndeni wabakwaHeleki;
31ku-Asiriyeli: ngumndeni wabakwa-Asiriyeli;
kuShekhemi: ngumndeni wabakwaShekhemi;
32kuShemida: ngumndeni wabakwaShemida;
kuHeferi: ngumndeni wabakwaHeferi.
33UZelofehadi, indodana kaHeferi, wayengenamadodana enamadodakazi wodwa. Amagama amadodakazi kaZelofehadi yilawa: kwakunguMahela, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha noThiriza.
34Yileyo-ke imindeni kaManase, ababalwayo babeyizi-52 700.
35Abozalo luka-Efrayimi ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuShuthela: ngumndeni wabakwaShuthela;
kuBhekheri: ngumndeni wabakwaBhekheri;
kuThahani: ngumndeni wabakwaThahani.
36Abozalo lukaShuthela yilaba:
ku-Eranu: ngumndeni wabakwa-Eranu.
37Yileyo-ke imindeni yabozalo luka-Efrayimi, ababalwayo babeyizi-32 500. Lebo kwakungabozalo lukaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.
38Abozalo lukaBhenjamini ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuBhela: ngumndeni wabakwaBhela;
ku-Ashibheli: ngumndeni wabakwa-Ashibheli;
ku-Ahiramu: ngumndeni wabakwa-Ahiramu;
39kuShefufamu: ngumndeni wabakwaShefufamu:
kuHufamu: ngumndeni wabakwaHufamu.
40Abozalo lukaBhela kwakungama-Arida namaNahamani;
ku-Arida: ngumndeni wabakwa-Arida;
kuNahamani: ngumndeni wabakwaNahamani.
41Yilabo-ke abozalo lukaBhenjamini ngemindeni yabo; ababalwayo babeyizi-45 600.
42Abozalo lukaDani ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuShuhamu: ngumndeni wabakwaShuhamu.
Yileyo-ke imindeni kaDani. 43Bonke ababeyimindeni yabakwaShuhamu ababalwayo babeyizi-64 400.
44Abozalo luka-Asheri ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
ku-Imna: ngumndeni wabakwa-Imna;
ku-Ishivi: ngumndeni wabakwa-Ishivi;
kuBheriya: ngumndeni wabakwaBheriya.
45Abozalo lukaBheriya yilaba:
kuHebhere: ngumndeni wabakwaHebhere:
kuMalikhiyeli: ngumndeni wabakwaMalikhiyeli.
46Igama lendodakazi ka-Asheri nguSera.
47Yileyo-ke imindeni yabozalo luka-Asheri, ababalwayo babeyizi-53 400.
48Abozalo lukaNafethali ngemindeni yabo yilaba:
kuJazeli: ngumndeni wabakwaJazeli;
kuGuni: ngumndeni wabakwaGuni;
49kuJezeri: ngumndeni wabakwaJezeri:
kuShilemi: ngumndeni wabakwaShilemi.
50Yileyo-ke imindeni kaNafethali, ababalwayo babeyizi-45 400.
51Sebebonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli ababalwayo babeyizi-601 730.
52USimakade wathi kuMose: 53“Laba bayokwabelwa izwe libe yifa labo ngokwenani lamagama abo. 54Abaningi uyakubabela ifa elikhulu, abayingcosana ubabele ifa elincane, yilowo nalowo abelwe ifa ngokwesibalo sabantu anabo. 55Izwe liyokwabiwa ngonkatho. Yileso naleso sizwana sabelwe ngokwamagama okhokho baso. 56Izwe liyakwabelwa abaningi nabayingcosana ngonkatho.”
57Nampa ababalwayo kubaLevi ngemindeni yabo:
kuGereshoni: ngumndeni wabakwaGereshoni;
kuKhohathi: ngumndeni wabakwaKhohathi;
kuMerari: ngumndeni wabakwaMerari.
58Nansi imindeni yabaLevi:
UKhohathi wazala u-Amramu. 59Igama lomka-Amramu nguJokhebhedi, indodakazi kaLevi ayizalela eGibhithe; wazalela u-Amramu u-Aroni, uMose noMiriyamu udadewabo. 60U-Aroni wazala uNadabhi, u-Abhihu, u-Eleyazare, no-Ithamari. 61UNadabhi no-Abhihu bafela lapho ngesikhathi benikela ngomlilo ongafanele phambi kukaSimakade.
62Sebebonke abaLevi besilisa kusukela konenyanga eyodwa ubudala kuya phezulu babeyizi-23 000. Bona ababalwanga nabesilisa bakwa-Israyeli, ngoba babengezukuthola sabelo esizoba yifa labo ezweni. Ababelwanga ifa kwabakwa-Israyeli.
63Yilabo-ke abaLevi ababalwa nguMose no-Eleyazare, umphristi, ngesikhathi kubalwa abakwa-Israyeli emathafeni kwaMowabi ngaseJordani, phesheya kweJerikho. 64Akukho namunye owasalayo phakathi kwalabo ababebalwe nguMose no-Aroni, umphristi, okuyibona ababala abakwa-Israyeli ehlane iSinayi, 65ngoba uSimakade wayekhulumile ngabo, wathi: “Impela bayofela ehlane.”
Akusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKhalebhu, indodana kaJefune, noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni.
