Numbers 7
1 When Moses/I had finished setting up the Sacred Tent, he/I dedicated [MTY] it to Yahweh. He/I also dedicated the things that are inside the tent, and the altar [for burning sacrifices], and all the things that would be used at the altar.
Kwasekusithi ngosuku uMozisi aqeda ngalo ukumisa ithabhanekele, waligcoba, walingcwelisa, lempahla zalo zonke, lelathi lempahla zalo zonke, wakugcoba, wakungcwelisa;
2 Then the leaders of the [twelve] Israeli tribes, the same men who had [helped Aaron and Moses/me to] count the men [who could fight in battles],
iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli, izinhloko zezindlu zaboyise, ezaziyiziphathamandla zezizwe, ezazisongamela labo ababalwayo, zanikela,
3 came to the tent, bringing gifts to Yahweh. They brought six sturdy/large carts and twelve oxen, one ox from each of the leaders and a cart from each of the two leaders.
zaletha umnikelo wazo phambi kweNkosi, inqola eziyisithupha ezembesiweyo lenkabi ezilitshumi lambili; inqola eyodwa ngeziphathamandla ezimbili, lenkabi ngesisodwa; zazisondeza phambi kwethabhanekele.
4 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
5 “Accept these gifts, in order that the descendants of Levi can use them for carrying the sacred items that are here at the Sacred Tent.”
Yemukela kuzo, ukuze zibe ngezokusebenza inkonzo yethente lenhlangano, uzinike amaLevi, kulowo lalowo njengomsebenzi wakhe.
6 So Moses/I took the carts and oxen and gave them to the descendants of Levi.
Ngakho uMozisi wathatha izinqola lezinkabi, wazinika amaLevi.
7 He/I gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon for their work,
Inqola ezimbili lenkabi ezine wazinika amadodana kaGerishoni, njengomsebenzi wawo;
8 and he/I gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari for their work. Aaron’s son Ithamar was the supervisor of all their work.
lenqola ezine lenkabi eziyisificaminwembili wazinika amadodana kaMerari, njengomsebenzi wawo, ngesandla sikaIthamari indodana kaAroni umpristi.
9 But he/I did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath, because they took care of the sacred items that were to be carried on their shoulders, [not on carts].
Kodwa emadodaneni kaKohathi kanikanga lutho, ngoba umsebenzi wendawo engcwele wawuphezu kwawo, awuthwala emahlombe.
10 On the day that the altar was dedicated [MTY], the [twelve] leaders brought other gifts to be dedicated and put them in front of the altar.
Leziphathamandla zanikelela ukwehlukaniselwa kwelathi ngosuku elagcotshwa ngalo; iziphathamandla zasondeza umnikelo wazo phambi kwelathi.
11 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Each of the next twelve days one leader should bring his gifts for the dedication of the altar.”
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Isiphathamandla ngasinye ngasinye ngosuku lwaso, zizanikelela umnikelo wazo wokwehlukaniselwa kwelathi.
12 These are the gifts that each of the leaders brought: —a silver dish that weighed (more than three pounds/1.5 kg.), and a silver bowl that weighed (almost two pounds/800 grams), both of which were full of good flour and mixed with [olive] oil to be offerings of grain; they both were weighed using the standard scales; —a small gold dish that weighed (four ounces/14 grams), filled with incense; —a young bull, a [full-grown] ram, and a one-year-old ram, to be sacrifices to be completely burned on the altar; —a goat to be sacrificed to [enable me to forgive the people] the sins they have committed; —and two bulls, five full-grown rams, five male goats, and five rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh. This was the order in which the leaders brought their gifts: on the first day, Nahshon, son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah brought his gifts; on the next/second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; on the next/third day, Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; on the next/fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; on the next/fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Jurishhaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; on the next/sixth day, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; on the next/seventh day, Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; on the next/eighth day, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; on the next/ninth day, Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; on the next/tenth day, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; on the next/eleventh day, Pagiel, son of Acran, from the tribe of Asher; on the next/twelfth day, Ahira, son of Enam, from the tribe of Naphtali.
Owanikela-ke umnikelo wakhe ngosuku lokuqala wayenguNashoni indodana kaAminadaba, owesizwe sakoJuda.
Lomnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokhu kwakungumnikelo kaNashoni indodana kaAminadaba.
Ngosuku lwesibili uNethaneli indodana kaZuwari, isiphathamandla sakoIsakari, wanikela.
Wanikela umnikelo wakhe: Umganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokhu kwakungumnikelo kaNethaneli indodana kaZuwari.
Ngosuku lwesithathu uEliyabi indodana kaHeloni, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoZebuluni:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaEliyabi indodana kaHeloni.
Ngosuku lwesine uElizuri indodana kaShedewuri, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoRubeni:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaElizuri indodana kaShedewuri.
Ngosuku lwesihlanu uShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoSimeyoni:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi.
Ngosuku lwesithupha uEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoGadi:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli.
Ngosuku lwesikhombisa uElishama indodana kaAmihudi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoEfrayimi:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaElishama indodana kaAmihudi.
Ngosuku lwesificaminwembili uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoManase:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri.
Ngosuku lwesificamunwemunye uAbidani indodana kaGideyoni, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoBhenjamini:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAbidani indodana kaGideyoni.
Ngosuku lwetshumi uAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoDani:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi.
Ngosuku lwetshumi lanye uPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoAsheri:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani.
Ngosuku lwetshumi lambili uAhira indodana kaEnani, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoNafithali:
Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;
ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;
ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;
izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;
lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAhira indodana kaEnani.
84 When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those [twelve] leaders brought these gifts: —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about (60 pounds/27.6 kg.), each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent; —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about (three pounds/1.4 kg.), each being weighed on those same scales; —twelve bulls, twelve [full-grown] rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings; —twelve goats to be sacrificed [to forgive the people] for the sins [they have committed]; —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.
Lokhu kwakuyikwehlukaniselwa kwelathi ngosuku lokugcotshwa kwalo ngeziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli. Imiganu yesiliva elitshumi lambili, imiganu yokufafaza yesiliva elitshumi lambili, inkezo zegolide ezilitshumi lambili.
Lowo lalowo umganu wesiliva wawungamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; langulowo lalowo umganu wokufafaza wamatshumi ayisikhombisa; sonke isiliva semiganu sasingamashekeli azinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amane, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.
Inkezo zegolide ezilitshumi lambili, zigcwele impepha; yilolo lalolokhezo lwalungamashekeli alitshumi ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; igolide lonke lenkezo lalingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amabili.
Zonke izifuyo zomnikelo wokutshiswa zazingamajongosi alitshumi lambili, inqama ezilitshumi lambili, amawundlu alomnyaka owodwa alitshumi lambili, lomnikelo wazo wokudla; lamazinyane embuzi alitshumi lambili omnikelo wesono.
Lazo zonke izifuyo zomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula zazingamajongosi angamatshumi amabili lane, inqama ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, impongo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, amawundlu angamatshumi ayisithupha alomnyaka owodwa. Lokhu kwakuyikwehlukaniselwa kwelathi, emva kokugcotshwa kwalo.
89 Whenever Moses/I entered the Sacred Tent to talk with Yahweh, he/I heard Yahweh’s voice speaking between the two [images of] creatures with wings that were above the lid of the sacred chest.
Lapho uMozisi esengena ethenteni lenhlangano ukukhuluma laye, wezwa ilizwi likhuluma kuye, livela ngaphezu kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu komtshokotsho wobufakazi, livela phakathi kwamakherubhi amabili; wasekhuluma kuye.
