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1 Yehova anayankhula ndi Mose mʼchipululu cha Sinai, mu tenti ya msonkhano, pa tsiku loyamba la mwezi wachiwiri, mʼchaka chachiwiri atatuluka mu Igupto, kuti,
In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
2 “Werengani Aisraeli onse mʼmafuko awo ndi mʼmabanja awo, lemba dzina la munthu wamwamuna aliyense, mmodzimmodzi.
“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
3 Iwe ndi Aaroni mwawerenge mwa magulu awo mu Israeli, amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri zakubadwa ndi opitirirapo omwe angathe kugwira ntchito ya usilikali.
4 Munthu mmodzi wochokera ku fuko lililonse yemwe ndi mtsogoleri wa banja lake, ndiye akuthandizeni pa ntchitoyi.
[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
5 Mayina a anthu amene akuthandizeniwo ndi awa: Elizuri mwana wa Sedeuri, kuchokera ku fuko la Rubeni,
Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
6 Selumieli mwana wa Zurisadai, kuchokera ku fuko la Simeoni,
7 Naasoni mwana wa Aminadabu, kuchokera ku fuko la Yuda,
8 Netanieli mwana wa Zuwara, kuchokera ku fuko la Isakara,
9 Eliabu mwana wa Heloni, kuchokera ku fuko la Zebuloni,
10 Mwa ana a Yosefe: kuchokera ku fuko la Efereimu, Elisama mwana wa Amihudi; kuchokera ku fuko la Manase, Gamalieli mwana wa Pedazuri;
11 Abidani mwana wa Gideoni, kuchokera ku fuko la Benjamini,
12 Ahiyezeri mwana wa Amisadai, kuchokera ku fuko la Dani,
13 Pagieli mwana wa Okirani, kuchokera ku fuko la Aseri,
14 Eliyasafu mwana wa Deuweli, kuchokera ku fuko la Gadi,
15 Ahira mwana wa Enani, kuchokera ku fuko la Nafutali.”
16 Amenewa ndi anthu amene anasankhidwa kuchokera mʼmagulu mwawo, eni mbumba a mafuko a makolo awo. Iwowa anali atsogoleri a mafuko a Israeli.
Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
17 Mose ndi Aaroni anatenga anthu amene mayina awo anaperekedwa,
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
18 ndipo pa tsiku loyamba la mwezi wachiwiri, anasonkhanitsa anthu onse pamodzi. Anthuwo anafotokoza za makolo awo mwa mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo. Ndipo mayina a amuna onse amene anali ndi zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo analembedwa, mmodzimmodzi
and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
19 monga momwe Yehova analamulira Mose. Motero iyeyo anawawerenga mʼchipululu cha Sinai:
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
20 Kuchokera mwa ana a Rubeni, mwana wamwamuna woyamba wa Israeli: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali, anawalemba mayina awo, mmodzimmodzi monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
21 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Rubeni chinali 46,500.
22 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Simeoni: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo, mmodzimmodzi monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
23 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Simeoni chinali 59,300.
24 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Gadi: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
25 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Gadi chinali 45, 650.
26 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Yuda: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
27 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Yuda chinali 74, 600.
28 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Isakara: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
29 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Isakara chinali 54,400.
30 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Zebuloni: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
31 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Zebuloni chinali 57,400.
32 Kuchokera mwa ana aamuna a Yosefe: Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Efereimu: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
33 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Efereimu chinali 40,500.
34 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Manase: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
35 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Manase chinali 32,200.
36 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Benjamini: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
37 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Benjamini chinali 35,400.
38 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Dani: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
39 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Dani chinali 62,700.
40 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Aseri: Amuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
41 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Aseri chinali 41,500.
42 Kuchokera mwa zidzukulu za Nafutali: Aamuna onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali anawalemba mayina awo monga mwa mbiri ya mafuko awo ndi mabanja awo.
43 Chiwerengero cha anthu ochokera mʼfuko la Nafutali chinali 53,400.
44 Amenewa ndiwo anthu amene Mose ndi Aaroni anawawerenga mothandizidwa ndi atsogoleri khumi ndi awiri a Israeli, aliyense kuyimira fuko lake.
That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
45 Aisraeli onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirirapo, omwe akanatha kugwira ntchito ya usilikali mʼgulu lankhondo la Israeli anawawerenga monga mwa mabanja awo.
46 Chiwerengero cha anthu onse pamodzi chinali 603,550.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Koma mabanja a fuko la Levi okha sanawawerenge pamodzi ndi ena.
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 Pakuti Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 “Usawerenge fuko la Levi kapena kuliphatikiza mʼkawundula wa Aisraeli.
“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
50 Koma uyike Aleviwo kuti aziyangʼanira tenti yanga yopatulika, zipangizo zake ndi zonse zili mʼmenemo. Azinyamula tentiyo pamodzi ndi zipangizo zake zonse; azisamalira ndi kumanga misasa mozungulira tentiyo.
Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
51 Pamene akusamutsa tentiyo, Alevi ndiwo aziyitsitsa, akafuna kuyimanganso, Alevi ndiwo aziyimiritsa. Wina aliyense amene adzayandikire tentiyo adzaphedwa.
Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
52 Aisraeli azimanga matenti awo mʼmagulumagulu, munthu aliyense ku gulu lake pansi pa mbendera yake.
The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
53 Alevi nawonso, azimanga matenti awo mozungulira tenti yopatulika kuti chilango chisagwere Aisraeli onse. Ndipo Alevi aziyangʼanira ndi kusamalira tenti yopatulikayo.”
But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
54 Choncho Aisraeli anachita monga Yehova analamulira Mose.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
