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26 Nolwakainda lunyonyooko oolo,+ Jehova wakaambila Musa a Eleazara imwana wa Aroni mupaizi kuti: 2 “Amubale mweelwe wambungano yoonse yabana Israyeli, kufwumbwa uulaamyaka iili 20 kuya kumbele kweelana aziinga zyabamausyi, boonse aabo bakonzya kunjila mulimo wabusikalumamba mu Israyeli.”+ 3 Aboobo Musa a Eleazara+ mupaizi bakaambila bantu muzibanda zya Moabu+ mumbali aamulonga wa Jordano kufwaafwi a Jeriko+ kuti: 4 “Amubabale boonse bali amyaka iili 20 kuya kumbele, mbubonya Jehova mbwaakalailila Musa.”+

Lino bana Israyeli ibakazwa mucisi ca Egepita mbaaba: 5 Rubeni,+ imwana mutaanzi wa Israyeli; bana ba Rubeni+ mbaaba: Hanoki, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hanoki; Palu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Palu; 6 Hezironi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hezironi; Karimi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Karimi. 7 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana Rubeni, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 43,730.+

8 Imwana wa Palu wakali Eliabu. 9 Eelyo bana ba Eliabu mbaaba: Nemueli, Datani a Abiramu. Datani a Abiramu bakali akati kabaabo bakasalidwe mumbungano ibakakazya Musa+ a Aroni mumbunga ya Kora+ ciindi nobakakazya Jehova.+

10 Mpoonya nyika yakaasama akubamena. Pele Kora wakafwa antoomwe abasikumutobela ciindi mulilo nowakabaumpa cakumaninina baalumi bali 250.+ Aboobo bakaba citondezyo cakucenjezya.+ 11 Nokuba boobo, bana ba Kora tiibakafwa pe.+

12 Bana ba Simeoni+ mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Nemueli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Nemueli; Jamini, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jamini; Jakini, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jakini; 13 Zera, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Zera; Saulu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Saulu. 14 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana Simeoni: antoomwe bakali 22,200.+

15 Bana ba Gadi+ mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Zefoni, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Zefoni; Hagi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hagi; Suni, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Suni; 16 Ozini, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Ozini; Eri, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Eri; 17 Arodi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Arodi; Areli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Areli. 18 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana Gadi, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 40,500.+

19 Bana ba Juda+ bakali ba Ere a Onani. Pele Ere a Onani+ bakafwa munyika ya Kanana.+ 20 Bana ba Juda mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Sela,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Sela; Perezi,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Perezi; Zera,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Zera. 21 Bana ba Perezi mbaaba: Hezironi,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hezironi; Hamuli,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hamuli. 22 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi ya Juda, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 76,500.+

23 Bana ba Isakara+ mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Tola,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Tola; Puva, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Puva; 24 Jasubu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jasubu; Simironi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Simironi. 25 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi ya Isakara, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 64,300.+

26 Bana ba Zebuloni+ mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Seredi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Seredi; Eloni, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Eloni; Jaleeli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jaleeli. 27 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana Zebuloni, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 60,500.+

28 Bana ba Josefa+ mumikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Manase a Efraimu.+ 29 Bana ba Manase+ mbaaba: Makiri,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Makiri; Makiri wakazyala Gileadi; Gileadi,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Gileadi. 30 Bana ba Gileadi mbaaba: Jeezeri, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jeezeri; Heleki, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Heleki; 31 Asirieli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Asirieli; Sekemu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Sekemu; 32 Semida, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Semida; Heferi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Heferi. 33 Lino Zelofehadi imwana wa Heferi tanaakazyala bana basankwa, pele wakazyala buyo basimbi+ alimwi mazina aabana basimbi ba Zelofehadi+ mbaaba: Mala, Nowa, Hogila, Milika a Tiriza. 34 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi ya Manase, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 52,700.+

35 Aaba mbabakali bana ba Efraimu+ kweelana amikwasyi yabo: Sutela,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Sutela; Bekeri, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Bekeri; Tahani, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Tahani. 36 Eelyo bana ba Sutela mbaaba: Erani, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Erani. 37 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana ba Efraimu, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 32,500.+ Oolu ndolunyungu lwa Josefa kweelana amikwasyi yabo.

38 Bana ba Benjamini+ kweelana amikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Bela,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Bela; Asibeli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Asibeli; Ahiramu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Ahiramu; 39 Sefufamu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Sufamu; Hufamu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Hufamu. 40 Eelyo bana ba Bela bakali ba Aridi a Naamani:+ Aridi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Aridi; Naamani, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Naamani. 41 Aaba mbabakali bana ba Benjamini kweelana amikwasyi yabo, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 45,600.+

42 Aaba mbabakali bana ba Dani+ kweelana amikwasyi yabo: Suhamu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Suhamu. Aaba mbabakali bana ba Dani mumikwasyi yabo. 43 Boonse ibakalembwa mumikwasyi yabana Suhamu yoonse bakali 64,400.+

44 Bana ba Aseri+ kweelana amikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Yimuna, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Yimuna; Jisivi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jisivi; Beriya, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Beriya; 45 ibana ba Beriya mbaaba: Heberi, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Heberi; Malikieli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Malikieli. 46 Mwana musimbi wa Aseri wakali Sera. 47 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yabana ba Aseri, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 53,400.+

48 Bana ba Nafutali+ kweelana amikwasyi yabo mbaaba: Jazieli, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jazieli; Guni, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Guni; 49 Jezeri, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Jezeri; Silemu, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Silemu. 50 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi ya Nafutali, eelyo ibakalembwa bakali 45,400.+

51 Ooyu ngomweelwe woonse wabana Israyeli ibakalembwa: 601,730.+

52 Kuzwa waawo Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: 53 “Aaba beelede kwaabanizyigwa nyika kuti ibe lukono lwabo kweelana amulongo wamazina.+ 54 Kunkamu zijisi bantu banji weelede kuyungizya lukono, eelyo kunkamu zijisi bantu bace weelede kucesya lukono.+ Nkamu imwi aimwi yeelede kupegwa lukono kweelana amweelwe wabantu balembedwe. 55 Nokuba boobo, nyika yeelede kwaabilwa kwiinda mukuuma cisolo.+ Beelede kupegwa lukono lwabo kweelana amazina aamisyobo yabamausyi. 56 Lukono lumwi alumwi luyoopegwa kwiinda mukuuma cisolo, akwaabanizyigwa akati kankamu zipati ankamu zisyoonto.”

57 Lino aaba mbaba Levi+ ibakalembwa kweelana amikwasyi yabo: Gerisoni, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Gerisoni; Kohati,+ usyi wamukwasyi wabana Kohati; Merari, usyi wamukwasyi wabana Merari. 58 Eeyi njiyakali mikwasyi yaba Levi: Mukwasyi wabana Libini,+ mukwasyi wabana Hebroni,+ mukwasyi wabana Mali,+ mukwasyi wabana Musi,+ mukwasyi wabana Kora.+

Eelyo Kohati wakazyala Amuramu.+ 59 Mukaintu wa Amuramu wakali Jokebedi,+ imwana wa Levi ngwaakazyalila mu Egepita. Eelyo kuli Amuramu wakazyala Aroni, Musa amucizyi wabo Miriamu.+ 60 Mpoonya Aroni wakazyala Nadabu, Abihu, Eleazara a Itamara.+ 61 Pele Nadabu a Abihu bakafwa akaambo kakuleta mulilo uutazumizyidwe kumbele lya Jehova.+

62 Mweelwe woonse wabaabo ibakalembwa wakali 23,000, basankwa boonse ibali amwezi omwe kuya kumbele.+ Aaba tiibakalembwa antoomwe abana Israyeli+ nkaambo tiibakeelede kupegwa lukono akati kabana Israyeli.+

63 Aaba mbambabo ibakalembwa a Musa a Eleazara mupaizi eelyo nobakabala bana Israyeli muzibanda zya Moabu mumbali aamulonga wa Jordano, afwaafwi a Jeriko. 64 Pele kunyina naba omwe akati kabaaba iwakalembedwe a Musa a Aroni mupaizi eliya nobakabala bana Israyeli munkanda ya Sinai.+ 65 Nkaambo Jehova wakaamba boobu kujatikizya mbabo: “Masimpe bayoofwida munkanda.”+ Aboobo kunyina naba omwe wakasyaala akati kabo pele buyo Kalebe imwana wa Jefune a Joshua imwana wa Nuni.+