AmaNani
1 UJehova wasekhuluma loMosi enkangala yeSinayi+ etendeni lokuhlangana,+ mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesibili bephume elizweni laseGibhithe.+ Wathi: 2 “Bala+ lonke ibandla lako-Israyeli,* umuntu munye ngamunye kusiya ngezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise, kusiya ngenani lamabizo abo bonke abesilisa. 3 Wena lo-Aroni kumele libhalise bonke abaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu+ abangaba ngamasotsha ko-Israyeli. Kumele libabhalise ngamaqembu* abo.
4 “Khethani indoda eyodwa esizwaneni ngasinye ukuze ilincedise njalo ngayinye izakuba yinhloko yabendlu kayise.+ 5 Nanka amabizo amadoda azalincedisa: Kwabosendo lukaRubheni kuzakuba ngu-Elizuri+ indodana kaShedewuri, 6 kwabosendo lukaSimiyoni kuzakuba nguShelumiyeli+ indodana kaZurishadayi, 7 kwabosendo lukaJuda kuzakuba nguNashoni+ indodana ka-Aminadabi, 8 kwabosendo luka-Isakhari kuzakuba nguNethaneli+ indodana kaZuwari, 9 kwabosendo lukaZebhuloni kuzakuba ngu-Eliyabi+ indodana kaHeloni, 10 kwabosendo lukaJosefa, kwabako-Efrayimi+ kuzakuba ngu-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi, kwabakoManase kuzakuba nguGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedazuri, 11 kwabosendo lukaBhenjamini kuzakuba ngu-Abhidani+ indodana kaGidiyoni, 12 kwabosendo lukaDani kuzakuba ngu-Ahiyezeri+ indodana ka-Amishadayi, 13 kwabosendo luka-Asheri kuzakuba nguPhagiyeli+ indodana ka-Okhirani, 14 kwabosendo lukaGadi kuzakuba ngu-Eliyasafi+ indodana kaDuweli, 15 kwabosendo lukaNafithali kuzakuba ngu-Ahira+ indodana ka-Enani. 16 Laba yibo abakhethwe ebandleni, bangabakhokheli+ bezizwana zaboyise, abakhokheli bezinkulungwane zako-Israyeli.”+
17 Yikho uMosi lo-Aroni babiza amadoda la ayeqanjwe ngamabizo. 18 Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesibili babuthanisa ibandla lonke ukuze babhalise umuntu munye ngamunye ngebizo lakhe, langemuli yangakibo, langendlu kayise kusukela kwabaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu,+ 19 njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi. Ngakho uMosi wababhalisa enkangala yeSinayi.+
20 Abosendo lukaRubheni, izibulo lika-Israyeli+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa munye ngamunye. 21 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoRubheni ababhaliswayo babengu-46 500.
22 Abosendo lukaSimiyoni+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa munye ngamunye. 23 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoSimiyoni ababhaliswayo babengu-59 300.
24 Abosendo lukaGadi+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 25 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoGadi ababhaliswayo babengu-45 650.
26 Abosendo lukaJuda+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 27 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoJuda ababhaliswayo babengu-74 600.
28 Abosendo luka-Isakhari+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 29 Sebebonke abesizwana sako-Isakhari ababhaliswayo babengu-54 400.
30 Abosendo lukaZebhuloni+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 31 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoZebhuloni ababhaliswayo babengu-57 400.
32 Abosendo lukaJosefa, abadabuka ku-Efrayimi+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 33 Sebebonke abesizwana sako-Efrayimi ababhaliswayo babengu-40 500.
34 Abosendo lukaManase+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 35 Sebebonke abesizwana sako-Manase ababhaliswayo babengu-32 200.
36 Abosendo lukaBhenjamini+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 37 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoBhenjamini ababhaliswayo babengu-35 400.
38 Abosendo lukaDani+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 39 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoDani ababhaliswayo babengu-62 700.
40 Abosendo luka-Asheri+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 41 Sebebonke abesizwana sako-Asheri ababhaliswayo babengu-41 500.
42 Abosendo lukaNafithali+ babhaliswa ngamabizo abo langezimuli zabo langezindlu zaboyise. Bonke abesilisa ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babalwa. 43 Sebebonke abesizwana sakoNafithali ababhaliswayo babengu-53 400.
44 Laba yibo ababhaliswa nguMosi lo-Aroni kanye labakhokheli bako-Israyeli abangu-12, ngamunye emele indlu kayise. 45 Bonke abako-Israyeli ababeleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu ababengaba ngamasotsha babhaliswa ngezindlu zaboyise. 46 Sebehlangene bonke ababhaliswayo babengu-603 550.+
47 Kodwa amaLevi+ kawazange abhaliswe lezinye izizwana kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise.+ 48 Ngakho uJehova watshela uMosi wathi: 49 “Abesizwana sakoLevi yibo bodwa okungamelanga ubabhalise njalo akumelanga uhlanganise inani labo lelabanye abantu bako-Israyeli.+ 50 AmaLevi kumele uwanike umsebenzi wokunakekela ithabanikeli loBufakazi+ lazo zonke izitsha zalo kanye lakho konke okungokwalo.+ Azathwala ithabanikeli lazo zonke izitsha zalo,+ azasebenza kulo+ futhi kumele akhempe agombolozele ithabanikeli.+ 51 Loba nini lapho ithabanikeli sokumele lisuswe, amaLevi yiwo azalidiliza,+ nxa sekumele limiswe kutsha amaLevi yiwo azalimisa. Loba ngubani ongavunyelwayo* ozasondela eduze kwalo kumele abulawe.+
52 “Um-Israyeli ngamunye kumele amise itende lakhe endaweni abelwe kuyo, indoda ngayinye ibe seqenjini layo elibunjwa yizizwana ezintathu.+ 53 AmaLevi kumele akhempe agombolozele ithabanikeli loBufakazi ukuze ngingabathukutheleli abantu bako-Israyeli+ njalo amaLevi alomlandu wokunakekela* ithabanikeli loBufakazi.”+
54 Abantu bako-Israyeli bakwenza konke uJehova ayekutshele uMosi. Benza khona kanye ayekutshilo.