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1 Utatha mliri Yehova anati kwa Mose ndi Eliezara mwana wa Aaroni,
Ngemva kwesifo uThixo wathi kuMosi lo-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni, umphristi,
2 “Werengani Aisraeli onse mwa mabanja awo, onse a zaka makumi awiri kapena kuposera pamenepo omwe angathe kugwira ntchito ya usilikali mʼgulu lankhondo la Israeli.”
“Balani abantu bonke abako-Israyeli ngezimuli zabo bonke abaleminyaka esukela kwengamatshumi amabili yokuzalwa kusiya phezulu abangaba libutho lako-Israyeli.”
3 Kotero mu zigwa za Mowabu pafupi ndi mtsinje wa Yorodani ku Yeriko, Mose ndi wansembe Eliezara anayankhula nawo kuti,
Ngakho uMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi batshela abantu basemagcekeni aseMowabi eduze lomfula uJodani ngaphetsheya kweJerikho bathi kubo,
4 “Werengani amuna a zaka makumi awiri kapena kuposera pamenepo, monga momwe Yehova walamulira Mose.” Aisraeli omwe anachokera ku Igupto ndi awa:
“Balani amadoda aleminyaka yokuzalwa esukela kwengamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu, njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo.” Laba ngabako-Israyeli abaphuma eGibhithe:
5 Zidzukulu za Rubeni, mwana woyamba wamwamuna wa Israeli, zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Hanoki, fuko la Ahanoki; kuchokera mwa Palu, fuko la Apalu;
Izizukulwane zikaRubheni izibulo lika-Israyeli, kwakuyilezi: uHanokhi, wadabula abosendo lwamaHanokhi; uPhalu, wadabula abosendo lwamaPhalu;
6 kuchokera mwa Hezironi, fuko la Ahezironi; kuchokera mwa Karimi, fuko la Akarimi.
uHezironi wadabula abosendo lwamaHezironi; uKhami wadabula abosendo lwamaKhami.
7 Awa anali mafuko a Rubeni: onse amene anawerengedwa analipo 43,730.
Laba babengabezinsendo zikaRubheni; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu.
8 Mwana wa Palu anali Eliabu,
Indodana kaPhalu kwakungu-Eliyabi,
9 ndipo ana a Eliabu anali Nemueli, Datani ndi Abiramu. Datani ndi Abiramu anali gulu la akuluakulu aja amene anawukira Mose ndi Aaroni ndipo analinso mʼgulu la otsatira Kora pamene anawukira Yehova.
njalo amadodana ka-Eliyabi kwakunguNemuweli, uDathani kanye lo-Abhiramu. Bona laba uDathani lo-Abhiramu yibo ababeyizikhulu zabantu abahlamukela uMosi lo-Aroni njalo babengabanye babalandeli bakaKhora ngesikhathi behlamukela uThixo.
10 Nthaka inangʼambika ndi kuwameza pamodzi ndi Kora, kotero kuti gulu lawo linafa pamene moto unapsereza anthu 250 aja, nasanduka chenjezo.
Umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya kanye loKhora, kanye labalandeli babo abafa beqothulwa ngumlilo bengamadoda angamakhulu amabili alamatshumi amahlanu. Njalo baba yisixwayiso.
11 Koma ana a Kora sanafe nawo.
Loba kunjalo, inzalo kaKhora kayibhubhanga yonke, yaphela.
12 Zidzukulu za Simeoni mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Nemueli, fuko la Anemuele; kuchokera mwa Yamini, fuko la Ayamini; kuchokera mwa Yakini fuko la Ayakini;
Izizukulwane zikaSimiyoni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uNemuweli wadabula abosendo lwamaNemuweli; uJamini wadabula abosendo lwamaJamini; uJakhini wadabula abosendo lwamaJakhini;
13 kuchokera mwa Zera, mbumba ya Zera; kuchokera mwa Sauli, fuko la Asauli.
uZera wadabula abosendo lwamaZera; uShawuli wadabula abosendo lwamaShawuli.
14 Awa anali mafuko a Simeoni. Iwowa analipo amuna 22,200.
Laba babengabezinsendo zikaSimiyoni; inani labo lalingamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili, lamakhulu amabili.
15 Zidzukulu za Gadi mwa mafuko awo ndi izi: kuchokera mwa Zefoni, fuko la Azefoni; kuchokera mwa Hagi, fuko la Ahagi; kuchokera mwa Suni, fuko la Asuni;
Izizukulwane zikaGadi ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uZifoni wadabula abosendo lwamaZifoni; uHagi wadabula abosendo lwamaHagi; uShuni wadabula abosendo lwamaShuni;
16 kuchokera mwa Ozini, fuko la Aozini; kuchokera mwa Eri, fuko la Aeri;
u-Ozini wadabula abosendo lwama-Ozini; u-Eri wadabula abosendo lwama-Eri;
17 kuchokera mwa Arodi, fuko la Aarodi; kuchokera mwa Arieli, fuko la a Areli.
u-Arodi wadabula abosendo lwama-Arodi; u-Areli wadabula abosendo lwama-Areli.
18 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Gadi. Onse amene anawerengedwa analipo 40,500.
Laba bengabensendo zikaGadi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu.
19 Eri ndi Onani anali ana aamuna a Yuda, koma anafera mu Kanaani.
U-Eri lo-Onani babengamadodana kaJuda, kodwa bafela eKhenani.
20 Zidzukulu za Yuda monga mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Sela, fuko la Asera; kuchokera mwa Perezi, fuko la Aperezi; kuchokera mwa Zera, mbumba ya Zera.
Izizukulwane zikaJuda ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uShela wadabula abosendo lwakoShela; uPherezi wadabula abosendo lwamaPherezi; uZera wadabula abosendo lwamaZera.
21 Zidzukulu za Perezi zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Hezironi, fuko la Ahezironi; kuchokera mwa Hamuli, fuko la Ahamuli.
Izizukulwane zikaPherezi kwakuyilezi: uHezironi wadabula abosendo lwamaHezironi; uHamuli wadabula abosendo lwamaHamuli.
22 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Yuda. Amene anawerenga analipo 76,500.
Laba babezinsendo zikaJuda; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha, lamakhulu amahlanu.
23 Zidzukulu za Isakara monga mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Tola, fuko la Atola; kuchokera mwa Puwa, fuko la Apuwa;
Izizukulwane zika-Isakhari ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uThola wadabula abosendo lwamaThola; uPhuwa wadabula abosendo lwamaPhuwa;
24 kuchokera mwa Yasubu, fuko la Ayasubu. Kuchokera mwa Simironi, fuko la Asimironi.
uJashubi wadabula abosendo lwamaJashubi; uShimroni wadabula abosendo lwamaShimroni.
25 Awa ndi amene anali a fuko la Isakara. Amene anawerengedwa analipo 64,300.
Laba ngabensendo zika-Isakhari; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amathathu.
26 Zidzukulu za Zebuloni mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Seredi, fuko la Aseredi; kuchokera mwa Eloni, fuko la Aeloni; kuchokera mwa Yahaleeli, fuko la Ayahaleeli.
Izizukulwane zikaZebhuluni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uSeredi wadabula abosendo lwamaSeredi; u-Eloni wadabula abosendo lwama-Eloni; uJaliyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaJahileli.
27 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Zebuloni. Amene anawerengedwa analipo 60,500.
Laba ngabensendo zikaZebhuluni, inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.
28 Zidzukulu za Yosefe mwa mafuko awo kupyolera mwa Manase ndi Efereimu zinali izi:
Izizukulwane zikaJosefa ngokwensendo zabo bezalwa nguManase lo-Efrayimi kwakuyilezi:
29 Zidzukulu za Manase: kuchokera mwa Makiri, fuko la Amakiri (Makiri anali abambo ake a Giliyadi); kuchokera mwa Giliyadi, fuko la Agiliyadi.
Izizukulwane zikaManase ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uMakhiri wadabula abosendo lwamaMakhiri (uMakhiri wayenguyise kaGiliyadi); uGiliyadi wadabula abosendo lwamaGiliyadi.
30 Izi ndizo zinali zidzukulu za Giliyadi; kuchokera mwa Iyezeri, fuko la Aiyezeri; kuchokera mwa Heleki, fuko la Aheleki;
Laba yizizukulwane zikaGiliyadi: u-Iyezeri wadabula abosendo lwama-Iyezeri; uHelekhi wadabula abosendo lwamaHeleki;
31 kuchokera mwa Asirieli, fuko la Aasirieli; kuchokera mwa Sekemu, fuko la Asekemu;
u-Asiriyeli wadabula abosendo lwama-Asiriyeli; uShekhemu wadabula abosendo lwamaShekhemu;
32 kuchokera mwa Semida, fuko la Asemida; kuchokera mwa Heferi, fuko la Aheferi.
uShemida wadabula abosendo lwamaShemida; uHeferi wadabula abosendo lwamaHeferi.
33 (Zelofehadi mwana wa Heferi analibe ana aamuna koma ana aakazi okha, amene mayina awo anali: Mala, Nowa, Hogila, Milika ndi Tiriza.)
(UZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelamadodana; wayelamadodakazi wodwa, amabizo awo ayenguMahila, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha kanye loThiza.)
34 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Manase. Amene anawerengedwa analipo 52,700.
Laba kwakungabensendo zikaManase; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
35 Zidzukulu za Efereimu monga mwa mafuko awo zinali izi; kuchokera mwa Sutela, fuko la Asutela; kuchokera mwa Bekeri, fuko la Abekeri; kuchokera mwa Tahani, fuko la Atahani.
Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zika-Efrayimi ngokwensendo zazo: uShuthela wadabula abosendo lwamaShuthela; uBhekheri wadabula abosendo lwamaBhekheri; uThahani wadabula abosendo lwamaThahani.
36 Zidzukulu za Sutela zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Erani, fuko la Aerani.
Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zikaShuthela: u-Erani wadabula abosendo lwama-Erani.
37 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Efereimu. Amene anawerengedwa analipo 32,500. Zimenezi zinali zidzukulu za Yosefe monga mwa mafuko awo.
Laba kwakungabensendo zika-Efrayimi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili, lamakhulu amahlanu. Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zikaJosefa ngokwensendo zazo.
38 Zidzukulu za Benjamini monga mwa mabanja awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Bela, fuko la Abela; kuchokera mwa Asibeli, fuko la Aasibeli; kuchokera mwa Ahiramu, fuko la Ahiramu;
Izizukulwane zikaBhenjamini ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uBhela wadabula abosendo lwamaBhela; u-Ashibheli wadabula abosendo lwama-Ashibheli; u-Ahirami wadabula abosendo lwama-Ahirami;
39 kuchokera mwa Sufamu, fuko la Asufamu; kuchokera mwa Hufamu, fuko la Ahufamu;
uShufamu wadabula abosendo lwamaShufamu; uHufamu wadabula usendo lwamaHufamu
40 Zidzukulu za Bela kupyolera mwa Aridi ndi Naamani zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Aridi, fuko la Aaridi; kuchokera mwa Naamani, fuko la Anaamani;
Izizukulwane zikaBhela ezazalwa ngu-Adi kanye loNamani yilezi: u-Adi wadabula abosendo lwama-Adithe; uNamani wadabula abosendo lwamaNamani.
41 Awa ndiwo anali mabanja a Benjamini. Amene nawerengedwa analipo 45,600.
Laba kwakungabensendo zikaBhenjamini; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu ayisithupha.
42 Zidzukulu za Dani mwa mabanja awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Suhamu fuko la Asuhamu. Izi zinali zidzukulu za Dani.
Laba babeyizizukulwane zikaDani ngokwensendo zazo: uShuhamu wadabula abosendo lwamaShuhamu. Laba babengabezinsendo zikaDani:
43 Onse a fuko la Asuhamu amene anawerengedwa analipo 64,400.
Bonke babengabosendo lwamaShuhamu; njalo inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amane.
44 Zidzukulu za Aseri monga mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Imina, fuko la Aimuna; kuchokera mwa Isivi, fuko la Ayisivi; kuchokera mwa Beriya, fuko la Aberiya;
Izizukulwane zika-Asheri ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: u-Imna wadabula abosendo lwama-Imna; u-Ishivi wadabula abosendo lwama-Ishivi; uBheriya wadabula abosendo lwamaBheriya;
45 ndipo kupyolera mwa zidzukulu za Beriya: kuchokera mwa Heberi, fuko la Aheberi; kuchokera mwa Malikieli, fuko la Amalikieli;
njalo izizukulwane ezadatshulwa nguBheriya yilezi: uHebheri wadabula abosendo lwamaHebheri; uMalikhiyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaMalikhiyeli.
46 (Aseri anali ndi mwana wamkazi dzina lake Sera)
(U-Asheri wayelendodakazi okwakuthiwa nguSera.)
47 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Aseri. Onse amene anawerengedwa analipo 53,400.
Laba babengabezinsendo zika-Asheri; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu, lamakhulu amane.
48 Zidzukulu za Nafutali mwa mafuko awo zinali izi: kuchokera mwa Yahazeeli, fuko la Ayahazeeli; kuchokera mwa Guni, fuko la Aguni;
Izizukulwane zikaNafithali ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uJaziyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaJaziyeli; uGuni wadabula abosendo lwamaGuni;
49 kuchokera mwa Yezeri, fuko la Ayezeri; kuchokera mwa Silemu, fuko la Asilemu.
uJezeri wadabula abosendo lwamaJezeri; uShilemu wadabula abosendo lwamaShilemu.
50 Awa ndiwo anali mafuko a Nafutali. Onse amene anawerengedwa analipo 45,400.
Laba babengabezinsendo zikaNafithali; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu amane.
51 Chiwerengero chonse cha amuna mu Israeli chinalipo 601,730.
Inani lamadoda wonke ako-Israyeli lalizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lanye, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu.
52 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
UThixo wathi kuMosi,
53 “Uwagawire dziko anthu awa kuti likhale cholowa chawo molingana ndi chiwerengero cha mayina awo.
“Ilizwe lizakwahlukaniselwa abantu njengelifa labo kusiya ngenani lamabizo abo.
54 Gulu lalikulu ulipatse cholowa chachikulu, ndipo lochepa cholowa chocheperapo. Gulu lililonse lilandire cholowa chake molingana ndi chiwerengero cha amene anawerengedwa.
Isizwe esikhulu uzasinika isabelo esikhulu, kuthi isizwana esincinyane usiphe isabelo esincane; isizwana ngasinye sizakwabelwa ilifa laso ngokuya ngenani lamabizo alabo ababhaliweyo.
55 Dzikolo uligawe pochita maere. Alandire cholowa chawocho potsata mayina a mafuko a makolo awo.
Iba leqiniso lokuthi ilizwe labiwa ngenkatho. Isabelo seqembu ngalinye sizakuya ngamabizo esizwana sabokhokho baso.
56 Cholowa chawo uchigawe pakati pa fuko lalikulu ndi lalingʼono mwa maere.”
Isabelo ngasinye selizwe sizakwehlukaniswa ngokwenza inkatho phakathi kwezizwana ezinkulu lezincinyane.”
57 Alevi omwe anawerengedwa monga mwa mafuko awo ndi awa: kuchokera mwa Geresoni, fuko la Ageresoni; kuchokera mwa Kohati, fuko la Akohati; kuchokera mwa Merari, fuko la Amerari.
Laba ngabaLevi ababalwa kulandelwa insendo zabo: uGeshoni wadabula abosendo lwamaGeshoni; uKhohathi wadabula abosendo lwamaKhohathi; uMerari wadabula abosendo lwamaMerari.
58 Awanso anali mabanja a Alevi: banja la Alibini, banja la Ahebroni, banja la Amali, banja la Amusi, fuko la Kora banja la Akohati, (Kohati anali abambo a Amramu.
Laba labo babengabezinsendo zabaLevi: usendo lwamaLibhini, usendo lwamaHebhroni, usendo lwamaMahili, usendo lwamaMushi, usendo lwamaKhora. (UKhohathi wayengukhokho ka-Amramu;
59 Dzina la mkazi wa Amramu linali Yokobedi, mdzukulu wa Levi, yemwe anabadwa mwa Alevi mu Igupto. Yokobedi anaberekera Amramu Aaroni, Mose ndi Miriamu mlongo wawo.
inkosikazi ka-Amramu kwakunguJokhebhedi, oyisizukulwane sikaLevi, owayezalelwe eGibhithe ngabaLevi. Wazala lo-Amramu u-Aroni, loMosi kanye lodadewabo uMiriyemu.
60 Aaroni anali abambo a Nadabu, Abihu, Eliezara ndi Itamara.
U-Aroni wayenguyise kaNadabi, u-Abhihu, u-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.
61 Koma Nadabu ndi Abihu anafa pamene anapereka nsembe pamaso pa Yehova ndi moto wachilendo).
Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa baze banikele kuThixo ngomlilo ongavunyelwayo.)
62 Alevi onse aamuna a mwezi umodzi kapena kuposera pamenepa analipo 23,000. Iwowo sanawerengedwe pamodzi ndi Aisraeli ena chifukwa sanalandire cholowa pakati pawo.
Bonke abaLevi abesilisa ababalwayo kusukela kwabalenyanga eyodwa yokuzalwa kusiya phezulu babezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu. Kababalwanga ndawonye labanye abako-Israyeli ngoba kabanikwanga isabelo esiyilifa phakathi kwabo.
63 Awa ndi amene anawerengedwa ndi Mose ndi Eliezara wansembe pamene ankawerenga Aisraeli pa zigwa za ku Mowabu mʼmbali mwa Yorodani ku Yeriko.
Laba yibo ababalwa nguMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi mhla bebala abako-Israyeli emagcekeni aseMowabi nganeno komfula iJodani malungana leJerikho.
64 Mwa anthu amenewa panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene anali mʼgulu la Aisraeli omwe Mose ndi wansembe Aaroni anawawerenga mʼchipululu cha Sinai;
Kwakungekho loyedwa phakathi kwabo owayekhona mhla uMosi lo-Aroni bebala abako-Israyeli enkangala yaseSinayi.
65 Chifukwa Yehova anali atawuza Aisraeliwo kuti adzafera ndithu mʼchipululu, ndipo palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene anatsala kupatula Kalebe mwana wa Yefune ndi Yoswa mwana wa Nuni.
Ngoba uThixo wayetshilo kwabako-Israyeli labo ukuthi ngempela babezakufa enkangala, njalo kakho loyedwa wabo owasalayo ngaphandle kukaKhalebi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
