Numeri 1:1-54
1 Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili baphumile eveni laseGibhithe,+ Jehova wakhuluma naMosi ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ ehlane laseSinayi.+ Watsi kuye:
2 “Kuso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli* bala+ bonkhe* labadvuna, ubabale ngemindeni yabo, nangelusendvo lwabo, futsi ubabhalise ngemabito abo.
3 Esiveni saka-Israyeli, wena na-Aroni kufanele nibhalise bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu+ labangaya emphini, futsi kufanele nibabhalise ngemacembu abo.
4 “Kuleso naleso sive nibotsatsa lomdvuna abe munye. Loyo muntfu utawuba yinhloko yendlu yakubo.+
5 Nankha emabito alamadvodza latawunisita: KaRubeni kutawuba ngu-Elisuri+ indvodzana yaShedewuri;
6 kaSimeyoni kutawuba nguShelumiyeli+ indvodzana yaSurishadayi;
7 kaJuda kutawuba nguNasoni+ indvodzana ya-Aminadabi;
8 ka-Isakhari kutawuba nguNethaneli+ indvodzana yaSuwari;
9 kaZebuloni kutawuba ngu-Eliyabe+ indvodzana yaHeloni;
10 emadvodzaneni aJosefa kutawuba ngunaba: ka-Efrayimu+ kutawuba ngu-Elishama indvodzana ya-Amihudi; kaManase kutawuba nguGamaliyeli indvodzana yaPhedasuri;
11 kaBhenjamini kutawuba ngu-Abidani+ indvodzana yaGidiyoni;
12 kaDani kutawuba ngu-Ahiyezeri+ indvodzana ya-Amishadayi;
13 ka-Asheri kutawuba nguPhagiyeli+ indvodzana ya-Okrani;
14 kaGadi kutawuba ngu-Eliyasafa+ indvodzana yaDehuweli;
15 kaNaftali kube ngu-Ahira+ indvodzana ya-Enani.
16 Laba ngibo labakhetfwe esiveni saka-Israyeli, futsi babaholi+ betive tabobabe wabo kanye nebaholi betinkhulungwane tema-Israyeli.”+
17 Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni bawatsatsa lamadvodza labekhetfwe nguNkulunkulu.
18 Ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesibili, bahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli kuze kubhaliswe ngamunye ngamunye kuwo, ngemabito abo, ngemindeni yabo kanye nangetindlu tabo, kusukela kulabo labaneminyaka lengu-20 kuya etulu,+
19 njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi. Ngako-ke wababhalisa ehlane laseSinayi.+
20 Emadvodzana aRubeni, lokubantfwana belitibulo la-Israyeli+ abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tawo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
21 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaRubeni baba ngu-46 500.
22 Bantfwana baSimeyoni+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
23 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaSimeyoni baba ngu-59 300.
24 Bantfwana baGadi+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
25 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaGadi baba ngu-45 650.
26 Nebantfwana baJuda+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
27 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaJuda baba ngu-74 600.
28 Nebantfwana ba-Isakhari+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
29 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Isakhari baba ngu-54 400.
30 Bantfwana baZebuloni+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
31 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaZebuloni baba ngu-57 400.
32 Bantfwana baJosefa labavela ku-Efrayimu+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
33 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Efrayimu baba ngu-40 500.
34 Nebantfwana baManase+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
35 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaManase baba ngu-32 200.
36 Nebantfwana baBhenjamini+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
37 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaBhenjamini baba ngu-35 400.
38 Bantfwana baDani+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
39 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaDani baba ngu-62 700.
40 Bantfwana ba-Asheri+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
41 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Asheri baba ngu-41 500.
42 Nebantfwana baNaftali+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini.
43 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaNaftali baba ngu-53 400.
44 Bonkhe laba babhaliswa nguMosi akanye na-Aroni nebaholi labangu-12 baka-Israyeli labamelela tindlu takubo.
45 Onkhe ema-Israyeli laneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi langaya emphini abhaliswa ngetindlu tawo.
46 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa baba ngu-603 550.+
47 Kodvwa emaLevi+ ngekwemindeni yabobabe bawo akazange abhaliswe kanye naleletinye tive.+
48 Ngako naku Jehova lakutjela Mosi:
49 “Sive sakaLevi ngiso kuphela lokufanele ungasibhalisi, futsi linani laso ungalihlanganisi kanye naleletinye tive tema-Israyeli.+
50 Kufanele ubeke emaLevi kutsi engamele lithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi,+ abuke tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kulelithende, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo talo.+ Atawetfwala lelithende lekukhontela naletintfo letisetjentiswa kulo+ aphindze ente nemisebenti kulo.+ Wona atawuhlala edvute nalelithende lekukhontela alitungelete.+
51 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakudzingeka kutsi lithende lekukhontela lisuswe, emaLevi ngiwo lokufanele alisuse;+ futsi nakudzingeka liphindze limiswe, ngiwo lokufanele alimise. Nobe ngumuphi umuntfu longakavumeleki* lotawusondzela kulo kufanele abulawe.+
52 “Wonkhe umuntfu longum-Israyeli kufanele amise lithende lakhe endzaweni lanikwe yona, nguloyo naloyo abe secenjini letive letintsatfu*+ lafakwe kulo, ngekwendlu yakhe.*
53 EmaLevi wona kufanele amise emathende awo edvute nalelithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi alitungelete, kuze kutsi ngingasitfukutseleli sive sema-Israyeli.+ Ngiwo lanemtfwalo wekunakekela* lelithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi.”+
54 Bantfu baka-Israyeli bakwenta konkhe loko Jehova labekutjele Mosi. Bakwenta konkhe njengobe abebayalile.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzana a-Israyeli.”
^ Nobe “bala inhloko ngayinye.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “losihambi,” lokungumuntfu longasiye umLevi.
^ Nobe “kube nguloyo naloyo ngekweluphawu lwesive sakhe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngekwemabutfo abo.”
^ Nobe “wekuligadza; wekwenta imisebenti kulo.”
