Numeri 2:1-34
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Ikamu lihlelwa ngokwezigaba zezizwe ezintathu (1-34)
2 Manje uJehova wakhuluma noMose no-Aroni, wathi:
2 “Ama-Israyeli kufanele amise amatende lapho kwabelwe khona izigaba zawo zezizwe ezintathu, + indoda ngayinye eduze kophawu lwendlu kayise. Kufanele amise amatende aqondane netende lokuhlangana, alizungeze.
3 “Labo abamise amatende abo ohlangothini olusempumalanga, kuyoba isigaba sezizwe ezintathu sekamu lakwaJuda ngokwamaqembu* aso; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaJuda uNaheshoni + indodana ka-Aminadaba.
4 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-74 600. +
5 Abayomisa amatende eceleni kwakhe kuyoba isizwe sakwa-Isakare; isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Isakare uNethaneli + indodana kaZuwari.
6 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-54 400. +
7 Kolunye uhlangothi kunesizwe sakwaZebhuloni; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaZebhuloni u-Eliyabe + indodana kaHeloni.
8 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-57 400. +
9 “Bonke ababhaliswe emabuthweni ekamu lakwaJuda bangu-186 400. Kufanele basuke kuqala. +
10 “Isigaba sezizwe ezintathu sekamu lakwaRubeni + ngokwamaqembu* aso siyoba ngaseningizimu; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaRubeni u-Elizuri + indodana kaShedewuri.
11 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-46 500. +
12 Abayomisa amatende eceleni kwakhe kuyoba yisizwe sakwaSimeyoni; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni uShelumiyeli + indodana kaZurishadayi.
13 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-59 300. +
14 Ngakolunye uhlangothi kunesizwe sakwaGadi; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaGadi u-Eliyasafa + indodana kaRehuweli.
15 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-45 650. +
16 “Bonke ababhaliswe emabuthweni ekamu lakwaRubeni bangu-151 450, kufanele babe abesibili ukusuka. +
17 “Lapho itende lokuhlangana lisuswa, + ikamu lamaLevi kufanele libe phakathi kwamanye amakamu.
“Kufanele bahambe ngendlela efanayo nabamise ngayo amatende, + yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, ngokwezigaba zabo zezizwe ezintathu.
18 “Isigaba sezizwe ezintathu sekamu lakwa-Efrayimi ngokwamaqembu* aso siyoba ngasentshonalanga; isikhulu samadodana akwa-Efrayimi u-Elishama + indodana ka-Amihudi.
19 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-40 500. +
20 Eceleni kwakhe kuyoba yisizwe sakwaManase; + isikhulu sabantwana bakwaManase uGamaliyeli + indodana kaPhedazuri.
21 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-32 200. +
22 Ngakolunye uhlangothi kunesizwe sakwaBhenjamini; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaBhenjamini u-Abhidani + indodana kaGidiyoni.
23 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-35 400. +
24 “Bonke ababhaliswe emabuthweni ekamu lakwa-Efrayimi bangu-108 100, kufanele babe abesithathu ukusuka. +
25 “Isigaba sezizwe ezintathu sekamu lakwaDani ngokwamaqembu* aso siyoba ngasenyakatho; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaDani u-Ahiyezeri + indodana ka-Amishadayi.
26 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-62 700. +
27 Abayomisa amatende eceleni kwakhe kuyoba yisizwe sakwa-Asheri; isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Asheri uPhagiyeli + indodana ka-Okirani.
28 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-41 500. +
29 Ngakolunye uhlangothi kunesizwe sakwaNafetali; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaNafetali u-Ahira + indodana ka-Enani.
30 Labo ababhaliswe ebuthweni lakhe bangu-53 400. +
31 “Bonke ababhaliswe ekamu lakwaDani bangu-157 600. Kufanele babe abokugcina ukusuka, + ngokwezigaba zabo zezizwe ezintathu.”
32 Lawa kwakungama-Israyeli ayebhaliswe ngokwezindlu zoyise; sebebonke ababebhaliselwe impi emakamu babengu-603 550. +
33 Kodwa amaLevi awazange abhaliswe + kanye namanye ama-Israyeli, + njengoba nje uJehova ayemyalile uMose.
34 Ama-Israyeli akwenza konke uJehova ayekuyale uMose. Yileyo ndlela amisa ngayo amatende ngokwezigaba zawo zezizwe ezintathu + futhi yileyo ndlela ayesuka ngayo, + yilowo nalowo ngokomndeni wakubo nangokwezindlu zoyise.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokwamabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokwamabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokwamabutho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokwamabutho.”
