Mbadiko 3:1-51
3 Uno nyi muisambo wa kifuko* kia Alona na kia Moyise, muifuku dibaadi Yehowa muisambe na Moyise ku muengie wa Sinayi.
2 Ano nyi mashina a bana balume ba Alona: Nadabe muana mbedi, Abihu, Eleazare na Itamare.
3 Ano nyi mashina a bana balume ba Alona, ba tshite muakuidi bedibue muimu babaadi batuudibue* bua kufuba bu ba tshite muakuidi.
4 Anka Nadabe na Abihu babafuile kumpala kua Yehowa pabaabadi balambule kaalo kashi kakuminyibue kumpala kua Yehowa mu kabaaka ka Sinayi, na tababaadi batande bana. Anka Eleazare na Itamare babatungunukile na kufuba bu ba tshite muakuidi pamune na Alona nshabo.
5 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi:
6 “Fika na bena Levi na w’ebemikie kumpala kua tshite muakuidi Alona na bekale abamufubila.
7 Abitungu bakumbashe mifubo yabo pabimutale na pabitale kakongie koso kumpala kua kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena pa kukumbasha mufubo wabo utale tabernakele.
8 Abitungu balame bintu bioso bia mu kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena na kukumbasha mifubo yabo pabitale bena Isalele, pa kukita mifubo itale tabernakele.
9 Abitungu wate bena Levi webape Alona na bana baye balume. Mbapebue, bapebue kuadi batshibue kui bena Isalele.
10 Abitungu otuule Alona na bana baye balume bu ba tshite muakuidi, na abitungu bakumbashe mifubo yabo ya bu ba tshite muakuidi, muntu* oso shi mupebue matalua efubuila pepi na mbalo ya kishila, abitungu ayipayibue.”
11 Yehowa nkutungunuka na kuisamba na Moyise, amulungula’shi:
12 Buande’mi naata bena Levi munkatshi mua bena Isalele pa mbalo ya bana mbedi boso ba bena Isalele, na bena Levi abekala bande.
13 Muanda bana mbedi boso mbande. Muifuku dinaadi muipee bana mbedi boso muiumbo dia Ejipitu, naadi muikashe bana mbedi boso ba mu Isalele bu bakishila kuandi, kubanga ku muntu mpa na ku nyema. Abekala bande. Nnami Yehowa.”
14 Yehowa nkuisamba dingi na Moyise mu kabaaka ka Sinayi, nkumulungula’shi:
15 “Funda bana balume ba Levi muyile mashina a ba mashabo kulu na muyile bifuko biabo. Abitungu ofunde bana balume boso kubanga ku a mueshi umune na kunundu.”
16 Biabia Moyise nkuibafunda, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mumutumine eyi.
17 Ano nyi mashina a bana balume ba Levi: Gershone, Kehate na Merari.
18 Ano nyi mashina a bana balume ba Gershone muyile bifuko biabo: Libeni na Shimeyi.
19 Bana balume ba Kehate muyile bifuko biabo babaadi: Amalame, Isala, Ebrone na Uziele.
20 Bana balume ba Merari muyile bifuko biabo babaadi: Maheli na Mushi.
Bino nyi bifuko bia bena Levi muyile mashibo a ba mashabo.
21 Kifuko kia bena Libeni na kifuko kia bena Shimeyi mbituukile kui Gershone. Bino nyi bifuko bia bena Gershone.
22 Bungi bua bana balume babo boso ba mueshi umune na kunundu babaabadi bafunde bubaadi 7 500.
23 Bifuko bia bena Gershone bibaadi bishale ku nfindo kua tabernakele dia kupona nguba.
24 Nfumu a nshibo ya ba mashabo a bena Gershone baadi Eliasafe muana mulume a Laele.
25 Mufubo wa bana ba Gershone mu kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena ubaadi wa kulama tabernakele na kashibo k’epema, kibuikiilo kiako, kilamba kia lushiko kia ku kituelelo kua kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena,
26 bilamba biembeele bia lupango, kilamba kia lushiko kia ku kituelelo kua lupango luifunyishe tabernakele na kilambuilo, mioshi ya kashibo k’epema, na mifubo yoso itale bino bintu.
27 Kifuko kia bena Amalame, kifuko kia bena Isala, kifuko kia bena Ebrone na kifuko kia bena Uziele mbituukile kui Kehate. Bino nyi bifuko bia bena Kehate.
28 Bungi bua bana balume boso ba mueshi umune na kunundu bubaadi 8 600; mufubo wabo ubaadi wa kulama mbalo ya kishila.
29 Bifuko bia bana ba Kehate bibaadi bishale dia kuushi kua tabernakele.
30 Nfumu a nshibo ya ba mashabo a bifuko bia bena Kehate baadi Elizafane muana mulume a Uziele.
31 Mufubo wabo ubaadi wa kulama Mushete, mesa, kitudilo kia bimunyi, bilambuilo, bintu abifubishua mu mbalo ya kishila, kilamba kia lushiko na mifubo yoso itale bino bintu.
32 Nfumu mukata a bena Levi baadi Eleazare muana mulume a tshite muakuidi Alona, baadi akunkusha baba abatala mifubo ya mbalo ya kishila.
33 Kifuko kia bena Maheli na kifuko kia bena Mushi mbituukile kui Merari. Bino nyi bifuko bia Merari.
34 Bungi bua bana balume boso ba mueshi umune na kunundu babaadi bafundibue bubaadi 6 200.
35 Nfumu a nshibo ya ba mashabo a bifuko bia Merari baadi Zuryele muana mulume a Abihaile. Abaadi bashale dia kunundu kua tabernakele.
36 Bana ba Merari abaadi na mufubo wa kutala ma kadre a tabernakele, mitandalo yaye, bibayi biaye, bitako biaye bitubule, bintu biaye bioso, na mifubo yoso itale biabia bintu,
37 mpa na bibayi bioso bifunyishe lupango na bitako bialo bitubule, bilu bialo na mioshi yabio.
38 Moyise na Alona na bana baye, nyi babaadi bashale dia kutunduka nguba betalene na tabernakele kumpala kua kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena. Babaadi na mufubo wa kulama mbalo ya kishila bu kitungo kiabo kui bena Isalele. Muntu* oso shi mupebue matalua baadi efubuila pepi na mbalo ya kishila baadi na kia kuipayibua.
39 Bana balume boso ba bena Levi ba mueshi umune na kunundu, babaadi Moyise na Alona bafunde ku eyi dia Yehowa muyile bifuko biabo, babaadi 22 000.
40 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: “Funda bana mbedi balume boso ba bena Isalele ba mueshi umune na kunundu, webabadikie na ofunde mashina aabo.
41 Abitungu ongatshile bena Levi, pa mbalo ya bana mbedi boso ba bena Isalele, na wate nyema ya paasha ya bena Levi pa mbalo ya bana mbedi boso ba nyema ya paasha ya bena Isalele. Nnami Yehowa.”
42 Akupu Moyise nkufunda bana mbedi boso ba bena Isalele, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mumutumine eyi.
43 Bungi bua bana mbedi boso balume ba mueshi umune na kunundu babaabadi bafunde muyile mashina aabo bubaadi 22 273.
44 Yehowa batungunukile na kuisamba na Moyise amulungula’shi:
45 “Ata bena Levi pa mbalo ya bana mbedi boso ba bena Isalele na ata nyema ya paasha ya bena Levi pa mbalo ya nyema yabo ya paasha, na abitungu bena Levi bekale bande. Nnami Yehowa.
46 Bu muulo wa nkuulo wa bana mbedi ba bena Isalele 273 basubukie kui bena Levi,
47 abitungu wate shekele* itano bua muntu oso, muyile kipimo kia shekele a mu mbalo ya kishila.* Shekele umune e gera* 20.
48 Abitungu ope Alona na bana baye makuta bu muulo wa nkuulo wa baba basubukie kui bena Levi.”
49 Biabia Moyise nkuata makuta a muulo wa nkuulo kui baba babaadi basubukie ku muulo wa nkuulo wa bena Levi.
50 Aye nkuata makuta kui bana mbedi ba bena Isalele, shekele 1 365 muyile kipimo kia shekele a mu mbalo ya kishila.
51 Akupu Moyise nkupa Alona na bana baye makuta a muulo wa nkuulo muyile eyi* dia Yehowa, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mutumine Moyise eyi.
Mayi e mushi mwesaki
^ Kish ku kish. “bipungo.”
^ Kish ku kish. “abaadi na maasa aushibue.”
^ Kish ku kish. “muntu muenyi,” kuamba’shi, shi a mu kifuko kia Alona.
^ Kish ku kish. “muntu muenyi,” kuamba’shi, muntu shi muina Levi.
^ Shekele umune baadi 11,4 g. Tala Apandise B14.
^ Sunga “muyile a kishila.”
^ Gera umune baadi 0,57 g. Tala Apandise B14.
^ Kish ku kish. “kukanua.”
