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1 UJehova wakhuluma noMosi emmangweni weSinayi,+ etendeni lokuhlangana+ ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yesibili emnyakeni wesibili ama-Israyeli aphuma ngawo enarheni yeGibhide.+ Wathi: 2 “Balani+ yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli ngokwemindeni, ngokweenkoro zaboyise nangokuya ngokwesibalo sawo woke amadoda. 3 Wena no-Aroni kufuze nitlolise ngeenqhema woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu+ bona abemasotja wakwa-Israyeli.
4 Thathani indoda yinye ekorweni ngayinye, izokuba yihloko yendlu kayise.+ 5 La magama wamadoda azonisiza, ekorweni kaRubeni, ngu-Elitsuri+ indodana kaTjhedewuri, 6 ekorweni kaSimiyoni, nguTjhelumiyeli+ indodana kaTsuritjhadayi, 7 ekorweni kaJuda, nguNarhitjhoni+ indodana ka-Aminadaba, 8 ekorweni ka-Isakari, nguNetaneli+ indodana kaTsuwari, 9 ekorweni kaZebuloni, ngu-Eliyabu+ indodana kaRheloni, 10 emadodaneni kaJosefa: ku-Efrayimu,+ ngu-Elitjhama indodana ka-Amihudi, kuManase nguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedatsuri, 11 ekorweni kaBhenjamini, ngu-Abidani+ indodana kaGidiyoni, 12 ekorweni kaDani, ngu-Arhiyezeri+ indodana ka-Amitjhadayi, 13 ekorweni ka-Atjheri, nguPagiyiyeli+ indodana ka-Okirani, 14 ekorweni kaGadi, ngu-Eliyasafa+ indodana kaDewuyeli, 15 ekorweni kaNafitali, ngu-Arhira+ indodana ka-Enani. 16 Laba ngabakhethiweko ehlanganweni. Amakhosana+ weenkoro zaboyise, iinhloko zeenkulungwana zakwa-Israyeli.”+
17 Nje-ke uMosi no-Aroni bathatha amadoda la akhethwe nguZimu. 18 Ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yesibili babuthelela yoke ihlangano, woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ukwenzela bona atloliswe ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise,+ 19 njengombana uJehova ayala uMosi. UMosi wawatlolisa emmangweni weSinayi.+
20 Amadodana kaRubeni, iinzukulwana zezibulo laka-Israyeli+ atloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 21 ekorweni kaRubeni abatloliswako bebazii-46 500.
22 Iinzukulwana zakaSimiyoni+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 23 ekorweni kaSimiyoni atloliswako bewazii-59 300.
24 Iinzukulwana zakaGadi+ zatloliswa ngokwamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 25 ekorweni kaGadi atloliswako bewazii-45 650.
26 Iinzukulwana zakwaJuda+ zatloliswa ngokwamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 27 ekorweni kaJuda atloliswako bewazii-74 600.
28 Iinzukulwana zaka-Isakari+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 29 ekorweni ka-Isakari atloliswako bewazii-54 400.
30 Iinzukulwana zakaZebuloni+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 31 ekorweni kaZebuloni atloliswako bewazii-57 400.
32 Iinzukulwana zakaJosefa ngo-Efrayimu+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 33 ekorweni ka-Efrayimu atloliswako bewazii-40 500.
34 Iinzukulwana zakaManase+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 35 ekorweni kaManase atloliswako bewazii-32 200.
36 Iinzukulwana zakaBhenjamini+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 37 ekorweni kaBhenjamini atloliswako bewazii-35 400.
38 Iinzukulwana zakaDani+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 39 ekorweni kaDani atloliswako bewazii-62 700.
40 Iinzukulwana zaka-Atjheri+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 41 ekorweni ka-Atjheri atloliswako bewazii- 41 500.
42 Iinzukulwana zakaNafitali+ zatloliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni nangokweenkoro zaboyise. Woke amadoda aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu ebewangakghona ukuya epini abalwa, 43 ekorweni kaNafitali atloliswako bewazii-53 400.
44 Laba batloliswa nguMosi no-Aroni namakhosana wakwa-Israyeli ali-12, ngayinye ijamele indlu kayise. 45 Woke ama-Israyeli angakghona ukuya epini aneminyaka kusukela kwema-20 ukuya phezulu atloliswa ngokwezindlu zaboyise, 46 inani labatloliswako belizii-603 550.+
47 Kodwana amaLevi+ bewangakatloliswa hlangana nezinye iinkoro, ngokweenkoro zaboyise.+ 48 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: 49 “Yikoro kaLevi kwaphela okungakafuzi itloliswe begodu akukafuzi ihlanganiswe esibalweni samanye ama-Israyeli.+ 50 Kufuze ukhethe amaLevi bona atlhogomele ithaberinakeli lobuFakazi+ nezitja zalo zoke nazo zoke izinto zalo.+ Azokuthwala ithaberinakeli nezitja zalo zoke+ begodu azokulotjha kilo,+ akampe magega nalo.+ 51 Lokha ithaberinakeli nalithuthwako, amaLevi kufuze alitlhatlhamulule;+ nalihlanganiswako kufuze kube maLevi alihlanganisako; nanyana ngubani ongakavumeleki nakatjhidelako kufuze abulawe.+
52 “UmIsrayeli ngamunye kufuze ahlome itendakhe ekampeni abelwe yona, indoda ngayinye ngokuya ngokweenkoro ezintathu,+ ngokwamabuthwawo wepi. 53 AmaLevi kufuze akampe magega nethaberinakeli lobuFakazi, bona ngingasilingeki ngebanga lehlangano yakwa-Israyeli;+ amaLevi kufuze atlhogomele ithaberinakeli lobuFakazi.”+
54 Ama-Israyeli enza koke uJehova ebekakuyale uMosi. Enza njalo.