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₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi etendeni lokuhlangana ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo eGibithe, wathi:

₂Balani umumo wenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama abo, bonke abesilisa ngezinhloko zabo;

₃kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abakwaIsrayeli abangaphuma impi, wena noAroni anobabala ngamabandla abo.

₄Kanye nani kuzakuba-khona indoda ibenye kuleso nalesosizwe, yileyo naleyo ibe-yinhloko yendlu kayise.

₅Lawa angamagama amadoda ayakuma nani: kwaRubeni: uElisuri indodana kaShedewuri.

₆KwaSimeyoni: uShelumiyeli indodana kaSurishadayi.

₇KwaJuda: uNaheshoni indodana ka-Aminadaba.

₈KwaIsakare: uNethaneli indodana kaSuwari.

₉KwaZebuloni: uEliyabe indodana kaHeloni.

₁₀Kubantwana bakwaJosefa: kwaEfrayimi: uElishama indodana ka-Amihudi; kwaManase: uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri.

₁₁KwaBenjamini: uAbidani indodana kaGideyoni.

₁₂KwaDani: uAhiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi.

₁₃Kwa-Asheri: uPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani.

₁₄KwaGadi: uEliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli.

₁₅KwaNafetali: uAhira indodana kaEnani.

₁₆Yilabo ababebizwa enhlanganweni, izikhulu zezizwe zawoyise; babeyizinhloko zemizi yakwaIsrayeli.

₁₇OMose noAroni base bethatha lawomadoda aseshiwo ngamagama.

₁₈Babutha inhlangano yonke ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, basho okhokho babo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, ngezinhloko zabo.

₁₉Njengalokho uJehova eyalile uMose, wababala kanjalo ehlane laseSinayi.

₂₀Abantwana bakwaRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₂₁labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaRubeni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu ayisihlanu.

₂₂Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise, labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wamagama, ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₂₃labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaSimeyoni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu.

₂₄Kubantwana bakwaGadi, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₂₅labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaGadi, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu.

₂₆Kubantwana bakwaJuda, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₂₇labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaJuda, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

₂₈Kubantwana bakwaIsakare, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₂₉labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaIsakare, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nane namakhulu amane.

₃₀Kubantwana bakwaZebuloni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₃₁labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaZebuloni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane.

₃₂Kubantwana bakwaJosefa, okungukuthi kubantwana bakwaEfrayimi, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₃₃labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaEfrayimi, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu ayisihlanu.

₃₄Kubantwana bakwaManase, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₃₅labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaManase, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili.

₃₆Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₃₇labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaBenjamini, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

₃₈Kubantwana bakwaDani, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₃₉labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaDani, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.

₄₀Kubantwana bakwa-Asheri, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₄₁labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwa-Asheri, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanye namakhulu ayisihlanu.

₄₂Kubantwana bakwaNafetali, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

₄₃labo ababalwayo kubo, abesizwe sakwaNafetali, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.

₄₄Yilabo ababalwayo, ababalwa nguMose nanguAroni kanye nezikhulu zakwaIsrayeli, zingamadoda ayishumi nambili, kwaba-yileyo naleyo yamela indlu kayise.

₄₅Bonke ababalwayo babantwana bakwaIsrayeli ngezindlu zawoyise kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abakwaIsrayeli abangaphuma impi,

₄₆bonke ababalwayo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu.

₄₇Kepha amaLevi ngokwesizwe sawoyise awabalwanga phakathi kwabo.

₄₈Ngokuba uJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₄₉Isizwe sakwaLevi kuphela awuyikusibala, ungabali umumo waso phakathi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli,

₅₀kepha beka amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele* lobufakazi, naphezu kwazo zonke izimpahla zalo, nakho konke okwalo; ayakuthwala itabernakele nayo yonke impahla yalo; ayakukhonza kulo, amise alihaqe.

₅₁Ekusukeni kwetabernakele* amaLevi ayakulisusa, ekumisweni kwalo amaLevi alimise; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.

₅₂Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube-yilowo nalowo ekamu* labo, yilowo nalowo ngasebhaneleni* labo, ngamabandla abo.

₅₃Kepha amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele* lobufakazi, ukuze kungabikho-lulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, amaLevi agcine izimfanelo zetabernakele lobufakazi.

₅₄Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli benze njalo; benza kukho konke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.