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1 Iyi ndi mbiri ya banja la Aaroni ndi Mose pa nthawi yomwe Yehova anayankhula ndi Mose pa phiri la Sinai.
These are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the Lord spoke to Moses on mount Sinai.
2 Mayina a ana aamuna a Aaroni anali Nadabu, woyamba kubadwa, Abihu, Eliezara ndi Itamara.
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Amenewa ndi mayina a ana aamuna a Aaroni, ansembe odzozedwa omwe anapatulidwa kuti azitumikira ngati ansembe.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and whose hands were filled and consecrated in order to exercise the priesthood.
4 Koma Nadabu ndi Abihu, anagwa nafa pamaso pa Yehova pamene ankapereka nsembe ndi moto wachilendo pamaso pa Yehova mʼchipululu cha Sinai. Iwowo analibe ana aamuna. Choncho Eliezara ndi Itamara ndiwo amene ankatumikira ngati ansembe nthawi imene Aaroni abambo awo anali moyo.
For Nadab and Abihu died without children, when they offered, in the sight of the Lord, a strange fire, in the desert of Sinai. And so, Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of Aaron, their father.
5 Yehova anati kwa Mose,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 “Bweretsa fuko la Levi ndipo ulipereke kwa Aaroni wansembe kuti lizimutumikira.
“Bring forward the tribe of Levi, and cause them to stand in the sight of Aaron the priest, in order to minister to him. And let them keep watch outside,
7 Azigwira ntchito yothandiza iyeyo ndi gulu lonse ku tenti ya msonkhano pogwira ntchito ya ku Chihema.
and let them observe whatever pertains to the ritual for the multitude, in front of the tabernacle of the testimony,
8 Azisamalira zipangizo zonse za mu tenti ya msonkhano, ndipo azigwirira ntchito Aisraeli potumikira mu tenti.
and let them take care of the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in its ministry.
9 Pereka Alevi kwa Aaroni ndi kwa ana ake aamuna. Amenewa ndiwo Aisraeli amene aperekedwa kwa iye kwathunthu.
And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel.
10 Usankhe Aaroni ndi ana ake aamuna kuti azitumikira pa ntchito ya unsembe. Koma wina aliyense woyandikira malo opatulika aphedwe.”
But you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of the priesthood. The outsider who approaches to minister shall be put to death.”
11 Yehova anawuzanso Mose kuti,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 “Pakati pa Aisraeli onse ndatenga Alevi kulowa mʼmalo mwa mwana wamwamuna aliyense woyamba kubadwa kwa amayi a Chiisraeli. Alevi ndi anga,
“I have taken the Levites from the sons of Israel. For the Levites, and all the firstborn who open the womb among the sons of Israel, shall be mine.
13 pakuti ana onse oyamba kubadwa ndi anga. Nditakantha ana onse oyamba kubadwa mu Igupto, ndinadzipatulira ndekha mwana aliyense woyamba kubadwa mu Israeli, wa munthu ndi nyama. Azikhala anga. Ine ndine Yehova.”
For every firstborn is mine. From the time that I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified for myself whatever is born first in Israel. From man, even to beast, they are mine. I am the Lord.”
14 Yehova anawuza Mose mʼchipululu cha Sinai kuti,
And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:
15 “Werenga Alevi monga mwa mabanja awo ndi mafuko awo. Werenga mwamuna aliyense kuyambira wa mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo.”
“Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and above.”
16 Choncho Mose anawawerenga potsatira zomwe Yehova anamulamulira.
Moses numbered them, just as the Lord had instructed,
17 Mayina a ana aamuna a Levi ndi awa: Geresoni, Kohati ndi Merari.
and there were found the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
18 Mayina a ana a Geresoni potsata mabanja awo ndi awa: Libini ndi Simei.
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
19 Ana a Kohati potsata mabanja awo ndi awa: Amramu, Izihari, Hebroni ndi Uzieli.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20 Ana a Merari potsata mabanja awo ndi awa: Mali ndi Musi. Amenewa ndiwo anali mabanja a Alevi monga mwa makolo awo.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
21 Kwa Geresoni kunali banja la Alibini, banja la Asimei. Amenewa ndiwo anali mabanja a Ageresoni.
From Gershon were two families: the Libnites, and the Shimeites.
22 Chiwerengero cha amuna onse amene anawawerenga a mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo chinali 7,500.
The people of these were numbered, of the male sex, from one month and above: seven thousand five hundred.
23 Mabanja a Ageresoni azimanga misasa yawo kumadzulo, kumbuyo kwa Chihema.
These shall encamp behind the tabernacle, toward the west,
24 Mtsogoleri wa mabanja a Ageresoni anali Eliyasafu mwana wa Laeli.
under the leader Eliasaph the son of Lael.
25 Ntchito imene Ageresoni anapatsidwa ku tenti ya msonkhano inali yosamalira Chihema ndi tenti, pamodzi ndi zophimbira zake, katani ya pa khomo la ku tenti ya msonkhano,
And they shall keep watch over the tabernacle of the covenant:
26 ndi makatani wotchinga bwalo, katani ya pa chipata cholowera ku bwalo lozungulira Chihema ndi guwa lansembe, zingwe ndi zonse zokhudzana ndi ntchito yawo.
the tabernacle itself, and its covering; the tent that is drawn before the doors of the covering of the covenant; and the curtains of the atrium; likewise, the tent that is suspended at the entrance of the atrium of the tabernacle; and whatever pertains to the ritual of the altar; the cords of the tabernacle and all its implements.
27 Kwa Kohati kunali mabanja a Amramu, Aizihara, Ahebroni ndi Auzieli. Awa ndiye anali mabanja a Akohati.
The kinship of Kohath includes the peoples of the Amramites and Izharites and Hebronites and Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites, having been counted by their names,
28 Chiwerengero cha amuna onse a mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo chinali 8,600. Akohati ankagwira ntchito yosamalira malo wopatulika.
all those of the male gender, from one month and above: eight thousand six hundred. They shall keep watch over the Sanctuary,
29 Mabanja a ana a Kohati ankamanga misasa yawo kummwera kwa Chihema.
and they shall encamp toward the south side.
30 Mtsogoleri wa magulu a mabanja a Kohati anali Elizafani mwana wa Uzieli.
And their leader shall be Elisaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 Iwo ankagwira ntchito yosamalira Bokosi la Chipangano, tebulo, choyikapo nyale, maguwa, zipangizo za kumalo wopatulika zimene ansembe ankagwiritsa ntchito, katani, ndi zonse zomwe ankagwiritsa ntchito.
And they shall take care of the ark, and the table and the lampstand, the altars and the vessels of the Sanctuary, by which they minister, and the veil, and all the articles of this kind.
32 Mtsogoleri wamkulu wa Alevi anali Eliezara mwana wa Aaroni wansembe. Iye anasankhidwa kukhala woyangʼanira omwe ankasamalira malo wopatulika.
But the leader of the leaders of the Levites, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over those who watch over the care of the Sanctuary.
33 Kwa Merari kunali banja la Mali ndi banja la Musi. Amenewa ndiye anali mabanja a Amerari.
And truly, from Merari are the peoples of the Mahlites and Mushites, having been counted by their names,
34 Chiwerengero cha amuna onse kuyambira a mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo chinali 6,200.
all those of the male gender, from one month and above: six thousand two hundred.
35 Mtsogoleri wa magulu a mabanja a Amerari anali Zuriyeli mwana wa Abihaili. Iwo ankamanga misasa yawo kumpoto kwa Chihema.
Their leader is Suriel the son of Abihaiel. They shall make camp on the north side.
36 Amerari anapatsidwa ntchito yosamalira mitengo ya chihema, nsichi zake, mizati yake, matsinde ake, ndi zida zake zonse, ndi zonse zomwe ankagwiritsa ntchito,
Under their care shall be the panels of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the columns with their bases, and all the things which pertain to service of this kind,
37 pamodzi ndi mizati yozungulira bwalo ndi matsinde ake, zikhomo za chihema ndi zingwe zake.
and the columns of the surrounding atrium with their bases, and the tent pegs with their cords.
38 Mose ndi Aaroni ndi ana ake aamuna ankamanga misasa yawo kummawa kwa chihema, kuyangʼana kotulukira dzuwa, kutsogolo kwa tenti ya msonkhano. Anali ndi ntchito yosamalira malo wopatulika mʼmalo mwa Aisraeli. Aliyense woyandikira malo wopatulika ankayenera kuphedwa.
Moses and Aaron, with their sons, shall make camp before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is, on the east side, holding the custody of the Sanctuary in the midst of the sons of Israel. Whatever foreigner approaches it shall die.
39 Alevi onse amene Mose ndi Aaroni anawawerenga potsatira lamulo la Yehova monga mwa magulu a mabanja awo, amuna onse kuyambira a mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo anali 22,000.
All the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by their families according to the precept of the Lord, of the male gender, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand.
40 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti, “Werenga ana onse aamuna oyamba kubadwa mu Israeli, omwe ali ndi mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo ndipo ulembe mndandanda wa mayina awo.
And the Lord said to Moses: “Number the firstborn of the male sex from the sons of Israel, from one month and above, and you shall take their total.
41 Unditengere Alevi onse mʼmalo mwa ana oyamba kubadwa onse a Aisraeli, ndiponso ziweto zazimuna za Alevi mʼmalo mwa ziweto zonse zazimuna zoyamba kubadwa za Aisraeli. Ine ndine Yehova.”
And you shall bring the Levites to me, in place of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and you shall bring their cattle to me, in place of all the firstborn of the cattle of the sons of Israel. I am the Lord.”
42 Choncho Mose anawerenga ana aamuna onse oyamba kubadwa a Aisraeli monga momwe Yehova anamulamulira.
Moses took a census, just as the Lord had instructed, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel.
43 Chiwerengero chonse cha ana aamuna oyamba kubadwa kuyambira a mwezi umodzi kapena kupitirirapo chinali 22, 273.
And the males by their names, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
44 Ndipo Yehova anawuzanso Mose kuti,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
45 “Tenga Alevi mʼmalo mwa ana aamuna oyamba kubadwa onse a Aisraeli, ndiponso zoweta zonse za Alevi mʼmalo mwa zoweta za Aisraeli. Alevi ndi anga. Ine ndine Yehova.
“Take the Levites, in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.
46 Pofuna kuwombola ana aamuna 273 oyamba kubadwa a Aisraeli amene anaposa chiwerengero cha aamuna a fuko la Levi,
But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of firstborn of the sons of Israel,
47 utenge masekeli asanu pa munthu aliyense. Masekeliwo akhale ofanana ndi masekeli a ku malo wopatulika, kumene sekeli imodzi imakwanira magera makumi awiri.
you shall take five shekels for each head, by the measure of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.
48 Ndalama zimenezi uzipereke kwa Aaroni ndi ana ake aamuna kuti ukhale mtengo woombolera Aisraeli woonjezerawo.”
And you shall give the money to Aaron and his sons as the price of those that are in excess.”
49 Choncho Mose anatenga ndalama zowombolera zija kuchokera kwa Aisraeli amene chiwerengero chawo chinaposa chiwerengero cha omwe anawomboledwa ndi Alevi.
Therefore, Moses took the money for those that were in excess, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites
50 Anatenga masekeli a siliva okwana 1,365 molingana ndi masekeli a ku malo opatulika, kuchokera kwa ana aamuna oyamba kubadwa a Aisraeli.
in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel: one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary.
51 Mose anapereka ndalama zowombolera zija kwa Aaroni ndi ana ake aamuna monga mwa mawu amene Yehova analamulira.
And he gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word by which the Lord had instructed him.
