AmaNani 1:1-54
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.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “wonke amadodana ako-Israyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “kusiya ngamabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ongaziwayo,” okutsho umuntu ongasimLevi.
^ Kumbe, “wokulinda; wokusebenza ethabanikeli.”
