UYOSHUWA 21

₁Iintloko zezindlu zakwaLevi zaya kumbingeleli uElazare noYoshuwa unyana kaNune, bekunye neentloko zezindlu zakwaSirayeli. ₂Zaya kubo eShilo kwelamaKanana, zafika zathi: “*UNdikhoyo wayethe kuMosis thina masinikwe izixeko kunye namadlelo azo.” ₃AmaSirayeli ke ngoko, ethobela umyalelo kaNdikhoyo, acaphula kwilifa lawo, abanika ezinye izixeko zawo abaLevi kunye namadlelo azingqongileyo.

₄*Iqashiso lokuqala laphumela imizi yendlu yabaLevi bakwaKohati, babelwa izixeko ezilishumi linantathu, ezazikummandla wakwaJuda, nowakwaSimon, kunye nowakwaBhenjamin. ₅Inxalenye yemizi kaKohati yabelwa ishumi lezixeko ezazikwaEfrayim, kwaDan, nakwisiqingatha sasentshonalanga sakwaManase.

₆Indlu yakwaGershon yabelwa ishumi elinantathu lezixeko kummandla wakwaIsakare, nakwa-Ashere, kwaNafetali, nakwisiqingatha sakwaManase esiseBhashan.

₇Indlu yakwaMerari ngokwemizi yayo yabelwa ishumi elinambini lezixeko kummandla wakwaRubhen nakwaGadi nakwaZebhulon.

₈Njengoko uNdikhoyo wayetshilo kuMosis amaSirayeli ababela abaLevi ezi zixeko namadlelo ngokwenza amaqashiso.

_9-10Nazi ke izixeko ezabelwa abazukulwana baka-Aron, inzala kaLevi, bendlu kaKohati, ezazikummandla kaJuda noSimon: iqashiso laphumela bona kuqala, ₁₁babelwa isixeko sika-Arbha (uArbha wayenguyise ka-Anaki) le kuthiwa yiHebron ngoku. Nantso kweleentaba kwaJuda. Bayinikwa kunye namadlelo ayo, ₁₂kambe zona iilali eziyingqongileyo kunye namasimi zazisezabelwe uKalebhi unyana kaJefune, zaza zaba zezakhe.

₁₃Ukongezelela kwiHebron (eyayisesinye sezixeko zokuphephela) kwahlonyelwa nezi zixeko kubazukulwana bombingeleli uAron: iLibhena, ₁₄iYatire, iEshtemowa, ₁₅iHolon, iDebhiri, ₁₆iAyin, iJuta, kunye neBhete-shemeshe, kwanamadlelo azo. Yayilithoba lezixeko kummandla wakwaJuda nakwaSimon. ₁₇Kummandla wakwaBhenjamin babelwa zazine izixeko: iGibheyon, iGebha, ₁₈iAnatoti, kunye neAlmon, kwanamadlelo azo. ₁₉Zaba lishumi linantathu izixeko ezabelwa ababingeleli abazukulwana baka-Aron, kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₀Eminye imizi yabaLevi endlu yakwaKohati yabelwa izixeko kummandla kaEfrayim. ₂₁Banikwa izixeko ezine: iShekem namadlelo ayo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim (yenye yezixeko zokuphephela nayo), iGezere, ₂₂iKibhezayim, kunye neBhete-horon, kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₃Kummandla wakwaDan abelwe izixeko ezine: iElteke, iGibheton, ₂₄iAyalon, kunye neGati-rimon, namadlelo azo. ₂₅Kummandla wesiqingatha sikaManase esingasentshonalanga abelwa izixeko ezibini: iTanaki, neGati-rimon, kunye namadlelo azo. ₂₆Indlu yakwaKohati yabelwa ishumi lezixeko zizonke kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₇Abanye abaLevi bendlu kaGershon babelwa izixeko zazibini kummandla wesiqingatha sikaManase esingasempuma: yaba yiGolan eBhashan (esinye sezixeko sokuphephela) kunye neBheshtera namadlelo azo. ₂₈Kummandla wakwaIsakare babelwa izixeko ezine: iKishiyon, iDabherati, ₂₉iYamuti, ne-En-ganim kunye namadlelo azo. ₃₀Kummandla wakwa-Ashere babelwa zazine: iMishali, iAbhedon, ₃₁iHelekati, neRehobhi, namadlelo azo. ₃₂Kummandla wakwaNafetali zaba zithathu: iKedeshe eGalili namadlelo ayo (yayisisixeko sokuphephela), iHamoti-dore, neKartan, namadlelo azo. ₃₃Imizi yendlu yakwaGershon yabelwa ishumi linantathu lezixeko zizonke, namadlelo azo.

₃₄AbaLevi bendlu yakwaMerari, yona eyayingekabonelelwa, babelwa izixeko zazine kwaZebhulon: iYokeneham, iKarta, ₃₅iDimna, neNahali, namadlelo azo. ₃₆KwaRubhen babelwa zazine: iBhezere, iYaza, ₃₇iKedemoti, eMefati, namadlelo azo. ₃₈KwaGadi babelwa zazine: iRamoti-giliyadi namadlelo ayo (esinye sezixeko zokuphephela), iMahanayim, ₃₉iHeshbhon, neYazere, namadlelo azo. ₄₀Indlu kaMerari ke yabelwa ishumi linambini lezixeko zizonke, isabelwa ngokwezindlu zayo ngamaqashiso.

_41-42AbaLevi babelwa izixeko ezingamashumi mane anesibhozo zizonke kummandla wamaSirayeli. Zonke ezo zixeko ngazinye zazinamadlelo azo.

₄₃Wenjenjalo ke *uNdikhoyo ukuzalisekisa isithembiso awasenzayo kookhokho bamaSirayeli sokuba wowanika umhlaba. Ema kuloo mhlaba ke amaSirayeli akuba ewuthimbile. ₄₄Wezisa uxolo kulo lonke elo zwe uNdikhoyo, njengoko wabathembisayo ngesifungo ookhokho babo. Iintshaba zawo zonke zange zibe nakumelana nawo amaSirayeli kuba uNdikhoyo wayezinikela ezandleni zawo iintshaba zawo. ₄₅Wazigcina zonke izithembiso awazenza kumaSirayeli uNdikhoyo; ewe, akukho nalinye ilizwi alithethileyo angalifezekisanga.