AmaNani 26:1-65
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Izizwana zako-Israyeli zibalwa okwesibili (1-65)
26 Ngemva kohlupho*+ uJehova wakhuluma loMosi lo-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni umphristi wathi:
2 “Balani bonke abantu bako-Israyeli kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise kusukela kwabaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu, libale bonke abangaba ngamasotsha ko-Israyeli.”+
3 Ngakho uMosi lo-Eliyazari+ umphristi bakhuluma labantu emagcekeni akoMowabi+ eduze komfula uJodani eJerikho+ bathi:
4 “Balani bonke abaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu njengoba nje uJehova etshilo kuMosi.”+
Amadodana ka-Israyeli aphuma elizweni laseGibhithe yila:
5 URubheni+ izibulo lika-Israyeli; abadabuka kumadodana kaRubheni+ yilaba: kuHanokhi kwavela usendo lwakoHanokhi, kuPhalu kwavela usendo lwakoPhalu,
6 kuHezironi kwavela usendo lwakoHezironi, kuKhami kwavela usendo lwakoKhami.
7 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoRubheni ngezimuli zabo njalo bonke ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-43 730.+
8 Indodana kaPhalu kwakungu-Eliyabi.
9 Amadodana ka-Eliyabi kwakunguNemuweli loDathani lo-Abhiramu. UDathani lo-Abhiramu babengamadoda akhethiweyo ko-Israyeli njalo yibo abalwa loMosi+ lo-Aroni bebambene leqembu likaKhora+ ngesikhathi besilwa loJehova.+
10 Umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya. UKhora yena wafa labasekeli bakhe ngesikhathi umlilo uqothula amadoda angu-250+ njalo baba yisixwayiso kwabanye.+
11 Kodwa amadodana kaKhora kawazange abulawe.+
12 Amadodana kaSimiyoni+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuNemuweli kwavela usendo lwakoNemuweli, kuJamini kwavela usendo lwakoJamini, kuJakhini kwavela usendo lwakoJakhini,
13 kuZera kwavela usendo lwakoZera, kuShawuli kwavela usendo lwakoShawuli.
14 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoSimiyoni, babengu-22 200.+
15 Amadodana kaGadi+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuZefoni kwavela usendo lwakoZefoni, kuHagi kwavela usendo lwakoHagi, kuShuni kwavela usendo lwakoShuni,
16 ku-Ozini kwavela usendo lwako-Ozini, ku-Eri kwavela usendo lwako-Eri,
17 ku-Arodi kwavela usendo lwako-Arodi, ku-Areli kwavela usendo lwako-Areli.
18 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana kaGadi njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-40 500.+
19 Amadodana kaJuda+ kwakungu-Eri lo-Onani+ kodwa u-Eri lo-Onani bafela elizweni leKhenani.+
20 Amadodana kaJuda kusiya ngezimuli zawo kwakuyila: kuShela+ kwavela usendo lwakoShela, kuPherezi+ kwavela usendo lwakoPherezi, kuZera+ kwavela usendo lwakoZera.
21 Amadodana kaPherezi kwakuyila: kuHezironi+ kwavela usendo lwakoHezironi, kuHamuli+ kwavela usendo lwakoHamuli.
22 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoJuda njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-76 500.+
23 Amadodana ka-Isakhari+ ngezimuli zawo kwakuyila: kuThola+ kwavela usendo lwakoThola, kuPhuva kwavela usendo lwakoPhuva;
24 kuJashubhi kwavela usendo lwakoJashubhi, kuShimroni kwavela usendo lwakoShimroni.
25 Laba yibo abosendo lwako-Isakhari futhi ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-64 300.+
26 Amadodana kaZebhuloni+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuSeredi kwavela usendo lwakoSeredi, ku-Eloni kwavela usendo lwako-Eloni, kuJahaliyeli kwavela usendo lwakoJahaliyeli.
27 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoZebhuloni njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-60 500.+
28 Amadodana kaJosefa+ ngezimuli zawo yila: UManase lo-Efrayimi.+
29 Amadodana kaManase+ yila: kuMakhiri+ kwavela usendo lwakoMakhiri njalo uMakhiri wazala uGiliyadi,+ kuGiliyadi kwavela usendo lwakoGiliyadi.
30 Amadodana kaGiliyadi yila: ku-Iyezeri kwavela usendo lwako-Iyezeri, kuHeleki kwavela usendo lwakoHeleki,
31 ku-Asriyeli kwavela usendo lwako-Asriyeli, kuShekhemu kwavela usendo lwakoShekhemu,
32 kuShemida kwavela usendo lwakoShemida, kuHeferi kwavela usendo lwakoHeferi.
33 UZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelawo amadodana, wayezele amadodakazi kuphela.+ Amabizo amadodakazi akhe+ kwanguMahila, loNowa, loHogila, loMilikha kanye loThiriza.
34 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoManase njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-52 700.+
35 Amadodana ka-Efrayimi+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuShuthela+ kwavela usendo lwakoShuthela, kuBhekheri kwavela usendo lwakoBhekheri, kuThahani kwavela usendo lwakoThahani.
36 Amadodana kaShuthela yila: ku-Erani kwavela usendo lwako-Erani.
37 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana ka-Efrayimi ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-32 500.+ La yiwo amadodana kaJosefa ngezimuli zawo.
38 Amadodana kaBhenjamini+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuBhela+ kwavela usendo lwakoBhela, ku-Ashibheli kwavela usendo lwako-Ashibheli, ku-Ahiramu kwavela usendo lwako-Ahiramu;
39 kuShefufami kwavela usendo lwakoShufami, kuHufamu kwavela usendo lwakoHufamu.
40 Amadodana kaBhela kwakungu-Aridi loNamani,+ ku-Aridi kwavela usendo lwako-Aridi, kuNamani kwavela usendo lwakoNamani.
41 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana kaBhenjamini ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kuwo babengu-45 600.+
42 Amadodana kaDani+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuShuhamu kwavela usendo lwakoShuhamu. Laba yibo abosendo lukaDani ngezimuli zabo.
43 Bonke abosendo lwakoShuhamu ababhaliswayo babengu-64 400.+
44 Amadodana ka-Asheri+ ngezimuli zawo yila: ku-Imna kwavela usendo lwako-Imna, ku-Ishivi kwavela usendo lwako-Ishivi, kuBheriya kwavela usendo lwakoBheriya.
45 Amadodana kaBheriya yila: kuHebheri kwavela usendo lwakoHebheri, kuMalikhiyeli kwavela usendo lwakoMalikhiyeli.
46 Ibizo lendodakazi ka-Asheri kwakunguSera.
47 Laba yibo abosendo lwamadodana ka-Asheri ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kuwo babengu-53 400.+
48 Amadodana kaNafithali+ ngezimuli zawo yila: kuJahazeli kwavela usendo lwakoJahazeli, kuGuni kwavela usendo lwakoGuni,
49 kuJezeri kwavela usendo lwakoJezeri, kuShilemu kwavela usendo lwakoShilemu.
50 Laba yibo abosendo lwakoNafithali ngezimuli zabo njalo ababhaliswayo kubo babengu-45 400.+
51 Sebebonke abako-Israyeli ababhaliswayo babengu-601 730.+
52 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuMosi:
53 “Ilizwe kumele labelwe abantu laba libe lilifa labo kulandelwa uluhlu lwamabizo.+
54 Kumele wengeze ilifa lamaqembu amakhulu njalo unciphise ilifa lamaqembu amancane.+ Iqembu ngalinye kufanele liphiwe ilifa elihambelana lenani lamabizo abantu ababhalisiweyo.
55 Kodwa ilizwe kumele labiwe ngenkatho.+ Kumele bathole ilifa labo kusiya ngamabizo ezizwana zaboyise.
56 Ilifa ngalinye lizakwabiwa ngenkatho njalo lahlukaniswe phakathi kwamaqembu amakhulu lamaqembu amancane.”
57 Abesizwana sakoLevi ababhaliswayo+ ngezimuli zabo yilaba: kuGeshoni kwavela usendo lwakoGeshoni, kuKhohathi+ kwavela usendo lwakoKhohathi, kuMerari kwavela usendo lwakoMerari.
58 Lezi zimuli zamaLevi: Abemuli yakoLibhini,+ labemuli yakoHebroni,+ labemuli yakoMahili,+ labemuli yakoMushi+ kanye labemuli yakoKhora.+
UKhohathi wayenguyise ka-Amramu.+
59 Ibizo lomka-Amramu kwakunguJokhebhedi+ indodakazi kaLevi ayizalelwa ngumkakhe eGibhithe. UJokhebhedi wazalela umkakhe u-Amramu abantwana, u-Aroni loMosi kanye lodadewabo uMiriyamu.+
60 U-Aroni yena wazalelwa uNadabi, lo-Abhihu, lo-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.+
61 Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa ngenxa yokuletha umlilo ongavunyelwayo phambi kukaJehova.+
62 Sebebonke abesilisa abangamaLevi ababhaliswayo kusukela kolenyanga eyodwa kusiya phezulu babengu-23 000.+ Bona abazange babhaliswe labanye abantu bako-Israyeli+ ngoba babengasoze baphiwe ilifa phakathi kwabo.+
63 Laba yibo ababhaliswa nguMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi ngesikhathi bebhalisa abantu bako-Israyeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eduze komfula uJodani eJerikho.
64 Kodwa phakathi kwabo kwakungela loyedwa umuntu owayebhaliswe nguMosi lo-Aroni umphristi ngesikhathi abantu bako-Israyeli bebalwa enkangala yeSinayi.+
65 Phela uJehova wayekhulume ngabo wathi: “Loba sekutheni bazafela enkangala.”+ Ngakho kakho loyedwa phakathi kwabo owasala ephila ngaphandle kukaKhalebhi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “kwesifo.”
