Numeri 1:1-54
1 UJehova wakhuluma noMose ehlane laseSinayi, + etendeni lokuhlangana, + ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, ngonyaka wesibili wokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseGibhithe. + Wathi:
2 “Balani + umuntu ngamunye* kuyo yonke inhlangano yama-Israyeli* ngokwemindeni yayo, ngokwezindlu zoyise, ngokwesibalo samagama abo bonke abesilisa.
3 Wena no-Aroni kufanele nibabhalise ngokwamaqembu* abo bonke abasukela eminyakeni engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu + abangaya empini kwa-Israyeli.
4 “Thathani indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye; ngayinye izoba inhloko yendlu kayise. +
5 Yilawa amagama amadoda ayokuma nani: kwaRubeni, u-Elizuri + indodana kaShedewuri;
6 kwaSimeyoni, uShelumiyeli + indodana kaZurishadayi;
7 kwaJuda, uNaheshoni + indodana ka-Aminadaba;
8 kwa-Isakare, uNethaneli + indodana kaZuwari;
9 kwaZebhuloni, u-Eliyabe + indodana kaHeloni;
10 emadodaneni kaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi, + u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi; kwaManase, uGamaliyeli indodana kaPhedazuri;
11 kwaBhenjamini, u-Abhidani + indodana kaGidiyoni;
12 kwaDani, u-Ahiyezeri + indodana ka-Amishadayi;
13 kwa-Asheri, uPhagiyeli + indodana ka-Okirani;
14 kwaGadi, u-Eliyasafa + indodana kaDehuweli;
15 kwaNafetali, u-Ahira + indodana ka-Enani.
16 Yilaba ababizwa enhlanganweni. Bayizikhulu + zezizwe zoyise, izinhloko zezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli.” +
17 Ngakho uMose no-Aroni bawathatha la madoda ayeshiwo ngamagama.
18 Baqoqa yonke inhlangano ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili ukuze kubhaliswe umuntu ngamunye ngegama, ngokomndeni wakhe nangokwendlu kayise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu, +
19 njengoba nje uJehova ayemyalile uMose. Ngakho wababhalisa ehlane laseSinayi. +
20 Amadodana kaRubeni, uzalo lwezibulo lika-Israyeli, + abhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yawo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa umuntu ngamunye kubo bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
21 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaRubeni lalingu-46 500.
22 Uzalo lukaSimeyoni + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa umuntu ngamunye kubo bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
23 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaSimeyoni lalingu-59 300.
24 Uzalo lukaGadi + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
25 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaGadi lalingu-45 650.
26 Uzalo lukaJuda + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
27 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaJuda lalingu-74 600.
28 Uzalo luka-Isakare + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
29 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Isakare lalingu-54 400.
30 Uzalo lukaZebhuloni + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
31 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaZebhuloni lalingu-57 400.
32 Uzalo lukaJosefa ngo-Efrayimi + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
33 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi lalingu-40 500.
34 Uzalo lukaManase + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
35 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaManase lalingu-32 200.
36 Uzalo lukaBhenjamini + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
37 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaBhenjamini lalingu-35 400.
38 Uzalo lukaDani + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
39 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaDani lalingu-62 700.
40 Uzalo luka-Asheri + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
41 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwa-Asheri lalingu-41 500.
42 Uzalo lukaNafetali + lwabhaliswa ngamagama, ngokwemindeni yalo nangokwezindlu zoyise. Kwabalwa bonke abesilisa abaneminyaka esukela kwengu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu ababengaya empini,
43 inani lababhaliswa esizweni sakwaNafetali lalingu-53 400.
44 Laba babhaliswa uMose no-Aroni kanye nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ezingu-12, ngasinye simelela indlu kayise.
45 Wonke ama-Israyeli asukela kwaneminyaka engu-20 ubudala kuya phezulu, ayengaya empini kwa-Israyeli, abhaliswa ngokwezindlu zoyise,
46 bonke ababhaliswa babengu-603 550. +
47 Kodwa amaLevi + awazange abhaliswe phakathi kwabo ngokwesizwe soyise. +
48 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMose:
49 “Yisizwe sakwaLevi kuphela okungafanele usibhalise futhi inani laso akufanele ulihlanganise nelamanye ama-Israyeli. +
50 Kufanele ubeke amaLevi anakekele itabernakele lobuFakazi + nazo zonke izinto zalo nakho konke okungokwalo. + Ayothwala itabernakele nazo zonke izinto zalo, + akhonze kulo + futhi kumelwe amise amatende awo azungeze itabernakele. +
51 Noma nini lapho itabernakele kufanele lisuswe, amaLevi kufanele alehlise; + lapho itabernakele kufanele liphinde limiswe, amaLevi kufanele alimise; noma yimuphi umuntu ongagunyaziwe* osondela ngakulo kufanele abulawe. +
52 “UmIsrayeli ngamunye kufanele azigxumekele itende ekamu lakhe, indoda ngayinye ngokwesigaba sayo sezizwe ezintathu + ngamaqembu* awo.
53 AmaLevi kufanele agxumeke amatende awo azungeze itabernakele lobuFakazi, ukuze kungabi bikho ntukuthelo engase ivukele inhlangano yama-Israyeli; + amaLevi yiwo anesibopho sokunakekela* itabernakele lobuFakazi.” +
54 Ama-Israyeli akwenza konke uJehova ayekuyale uMose. Enza kanjalo nje.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “ikhanda nekhanda.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokwamabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “noma yisiphi isihambi,” okuwukuthi, umuntu ongeyena umLevi.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngamabutho.”
^ Noma, “sokuqapha; sokwenza inkonzo yawo.”
