< Amanani 26 >
1 Ngemva kwesifo uThixo wathi kuMosi lo-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni, umphristi,
Kwathi emva kwenhlupheko iNkosi yakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, isithi:
2 “Balani abantu bonke abako-Israyeli ngezimuli zabo bonke abaleminyaka esukela kwengamatshumi amabili yokuzalwa kusiya phezulu abangaba libutho lako-Israyeli.”
Thathani inani lonke lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, ngezindlu zaboyise, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayeli.
3 Ngakho uMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi batshela abantu basemagcekeni aseMowabi eduze lomfula uJodani ngaphetsheya kweJerikho bathi kubo,
UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebekhuluma labo emagcekeni akoMowabi, eJordani eJeriko, besithi:
4 “Balani amadoda aleminyaka yokuzalwa esukela kwengamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu, njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo.” Laba ngabako-Israyeli abaphuma eGibhithe:
Babale kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi labantwana bakoIsrayeli abaphuma elizweni leGibhithe.
5 Izizukulwane zikaRubheni izibulo lika-Israyeli, kwakuyilezi: uHanokhi, wadabula abosendo lwamaHanokhi; uPhalu, wadabula abosendo lwamaPhalu;
URubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli. Amadodana kaRubeni: UHanoki, okwavela kuye usendo lwabakoHanoki; koPalu, usendo lwabakoPalu;
6 uHezironi wadabula abosendo lwamaHezironi; uKhami wadabula abosendo lwamaKhami.
koHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koKarimi, usendo lwabakoKarimi.
7 Laba babengabezinsendo zikaRubheni; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu.
Lezi zinsendo zabakoRubeni; lalabo ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu.
8 Indodana kaPhalu kwakungu-Eliyabi,
Lamadodana kaPalu; uEliyabi.
9 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.
Lamadodana kaEliyabi; oNemuweli loDathani loAbiramu. Yibo oDathani loAbiramu, ababizwa yinhlangano, abaphikisana loMozisi loAroni, eqenjini likaKora, lapho bephikisana leNkosi.
10 Umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya kanye loKhora, kanye labalandeli babo abafa beqothulwa ngumlilo bengamadoda angamakhulu amabili alamatshumi amahlanu. Njalo baba yisixwayiso.
Lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya loKora ekufeni kwaleloqembu, lapho umlilo waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; asesiba yisibonelo.
11 Loba kunjalo, inzalo kaKhora kayibhubhanga yonke, yaphela.
Kodwa abantwana bakaKora kabafanga.
12 Izizukulwane zikaSimiyoni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uNemuweli wadabula abosendo lwamaNemuweli; uJamini wadabula abosendo lwamaJamini; uJakhini wadabula abosendo lwamaJakhini;
Amadodana kaSimeyoni ngensendo zawo: KoNemuweli, usendo lwabakoNemuweli; koJamini, usendo lwabakoJamini; koJakini, usendo lwabakoJakini;
13 uZera wadabula abosendo lwamaZera; uShawuli wadabula abosendo lwamaShawuli.
koZera, usendo lwabakoZera; koShawuli, usendo lwabakoShawuli.
14 Laba babengabezinsendo zikaSimiyoni; inani labo lalingamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili, lamakhulu amabili.
Lezi zinsendo zabakoSimeyoni; izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabili.
15 Izizukulwane zikaGadi ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uZifoni wadabula abosendo lwamaZifoni; uHagi wadabula abosendo lwamaHagi; uShuni wadabula abosendo lwamaShuni;
Amadodana kaGadi ngensendo zawo: KoZefoni, usendo lwabakoZefoni; koHagi, usendo lwabakoHagi; koShuni, usendo lwabakoShuni;
16 u-Ozini wadabula abosendo lwama-Ozini; u-Eri wadabula abosendo lwama-Eri;
koOzini, usendo lwabakoOzini; koEri, usendo lwabakoEri;
17 u-Arodi wadabula abosendo lwama-Arodi; u-Areli wadabula abosendo lwama-Areli.
koArodi, usendo lwabakoArodi; koAreli, usendo lwabakoAreli.
18 Laba bengabensendo zikaGadi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu.
Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaGadi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu.
19 U-Eri lo-Onani babengamadodana kaJuda, kodwa bafela eKhenani.
Amadodana kaJuda ayengoEri loOnani; oEri loOnani basebefela elizweni leKhanani.
20 Izizukulwane zikaJuda ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uShela wadabula abosendo lwakoShela; uPherezi wadabula abosendo lwamaPherezi; uZera wadabula abosendo lwamaZera.
Njalo amadodana kaJuda ngensendo zawo yila: KoShela, usendo lwabakoShela; koPerezi, usendo lwabakoPerezi; koZera, usendo lwabakoZera.
21 Izizukulwane zikaPherezi kwakuyilezi: uHezironi wadabula abosendo lwamaHezironi; uHamuli wadabula abosendo lwamaHamuli.
Lamadodana kaPerezi yila: KoHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koHamuli, usendo lwabakoHamuli.
22 Laba babezinsendo zikaJuda; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha, lamakhulu amahlanu.
Lezi zinsendo zikaJuda, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.
23 Izizukulwane zika-Isakhari ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uThola wadabula abosendo lwamaThola; uPhuwa wadabula abosendo lwamaPhuwa;
Amadodana kaIsakari ngensendo zawo: KoThola, usendo lwabakoThola; koPhuwa, usendo lwabakoPhuwa;
24 uJashubi wadabula abosendo lwamaJashubi; uShimroni wadabula abosendo lwamaShimroni.
koJashubi, usendo lwabakoJashubi; koShimroni, usendo lwabakoShimroni.
25 Laba ngabensendo zika-Isakhari; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amathathu.
Lezi zinsendo zikaIsakari, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amathathu.
26 Izizukulwane zikaZebhuluni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uSeredi wadabula abosendo lwamaSeredi; u-Eloni wadabula abosendo lwama-Eloni; uJaliyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaJahileli.
Amadodana kaZebuluni ngensendo zawo: KoSeredi, usendo lwabakoSeredi; koEloni, usendo lwabakoEloni; koJaleli, usendo lwabakoJaleli.
27 Laba ngabensendo zikaZebhuluni, inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.
Lezi zinsendo zabakoZebuloni, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.
28 Izizukulwane zikaJosefa ngokwensendo zabo bezalwa nguManase lo-Efrayimi kwakuyilezi:
Amadodana kaJosefa ngensendo zawo ayengoManase loEfrayimi.
29 Izizukulwane zikaManase ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uMakhiri wadabula abosendo lwamaMakhiri (uMakhiri wayenguyise kaGiliyadi); uGiliyadi wadabula abosendo lwamaGiliyadi.
Amadodana kaManase: KoMakiri, usendo lwabakoMakiri; uMakiri wasezala uGileyadi; koGileyadi, usendo lwabakoGileyadi.
30 Laba yizizukulwane zikaGiliyadi: u-Iyezeri wadabula abosendo lwama-Iyezeri; uHelekhi wadabula abosendo lwamaHeleki;
La ngamadodana kaGileyadi: KoIyezeri, usendo lwabakoIyezeri; koHeleki, usendo lwabakoHeleki;
31 u-Asiriyeli wadabula abosendo lwama-Asiriyeli; uShekhemu wadabula abosendo lwamaShekhemu;
lakoAsiriyeli, usendo lwabakoAsiriyeli; lakoShekema, usendo lwabakoShekema;
32 uShemida wadabula abosendo lwamaShemida; uHeferi wadabula abosendo lwamaHeferi.
lakoShemida, usendo lwabakoShemida; lakoHeferi, usendo lwabakoHeferi.
33 (UZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelamadodana; wayelamadodakazi wodwa, amabizo awo ayenguMahila, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha kanye loThiza.)
Njalo uZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi. Lamabizo amadodakazi kaZelofehadi ayengoMahla, loNowa, uHogila, uMilka, loTiriza.
34 Laba kwakungabensendo zikaManase; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
Lezi zinsendo zikaManase, lababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
35 Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zika-Efrayimi ngokwensendo zazo: uShuthela wadabula abosendo lwamaShuthela; uBhekheri wadabula abosendo lwamaBhekheri; uThahani wadabula abosendo lwamaThahani.
La ngamadodana kaEfrayimi ngensendo zawo: KoShuthela, usendo lwabakoShuthela; koBekeri, usendo lwabakoBekeri; koTahani, usendo lwabakoTahani.
36 Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zikaShuthela: u-Erani wadabula abosendo lwama-Erani.
Lala ngamadodana kaShuthela: KoErani, usendo lwabakoErani.
37 Laba kwakungabensendo zika-Efrayimi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili, lamakhulu amahlanu. Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zikaJosefa ngokwensendo zazo.
Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaEfrayimi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili lamakhulu amahlanu. La ngamadodana kaJosefa ngensendo zawo.
38 Izizukulwane zikaBhenjamini ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uBhela wadabula abosendo lwamaBhela; u-Ashibheli wadabula abosendo lwama-Ashibheli; u-Ahirami wadabula abosendo lwama-Ahirami;
Amadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawo: KoBhela, usendo lwabakoBhela; koAshibeli, usendo lwabakoAshibeli; koAhiramu, usendo lwabakoAhiramu;
39 uShufamu wadabula abosendo lwamaShufamu; uHufamu wadabula usendo lwamaHufamu
koShefufamu, usendo lwabakoShefufamu; koHufamu, usendo lwabakoHufamu.
40 Izizukulwane zikaBhela ezazalwa ngu-Adi kanye loNamani yilezi: u-Adi wadabula abosendo lwama-Adithe; uNamani wadabula abosendo lwamaNamani.
Lamadodana kaBhela ayenguAridi loNamani: KoAridi, usendo lwabakoAridi; koNamani, usendo lwabakoNamani.
41 Laba kwakungabensendo zikaBhenjamini; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu ayisithupha.
La ngamadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu ayisithupha.
42 Laba babeyizizukulwane zikaDani ngokwensendo zazo: uShuhamu wadabula abosendo lwamaShuhamu. Laba babengabezinsendo zikaDani:
La ngamadodana kaDani ngensendo zawo: KoShuhamu, usendo lwabakoShuhamu. Lezi zinsendo zikaDani ngensendo zazo.
43 Bonke babengabosendo lwamaShuhamu; njalo inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amane.
Zonke insendo zabakoShuhamu, njengababaliweyo babo, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amane.
44 Izizukulwane zika-Asheri ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: u-Imna wadabula abosendo lwama-Imna; u-Ishivi wadabula abosendo lwama-Ishivi; uBheriya wadabula abosendo lwamaBheriya;
Amadodana kaAsheri ngensendo zawo: KoJimna, usendo lwabakoJimna; koIshivi, usendo lwabakoIshivi; koBeriya, usendo lwabakoBeriya.
45 njalo izizukulwane ezadatshulwa nguBheriya yilezi: uHebheri wadabula abosendo lwamaHebheri; uMalikhiyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaMalikhiyeli.
Kumadodana kaBeriya: KoHeberi, usendo lwabakoHeberi; koMalikiyeli, usendo lwabakoMalikiyeli.
46 (U-Asheri wayelendodakazi okwakuthiwa nguSera.)
Lebizo lendodakazi kaAsheri lalinguSera.
47 Laba babengabezinsendo zika-Asheri; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu, lamakhulu amane.
Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaAsheri, njengababaliweyo babo; inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu amane.
48 Izizukulwane zikaNafithali ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi: uJaziyeli wadabula abosendo lwamaJaziyeli; uGuni wadabula abosendo lwamaGuni;
Amadodana kaNafithali ngensendo zawo: KoJazeli, usendo lwabakoJazeli; koGuni, usendo lwabakoGuni;
49 uJezeri wadabula abosendo lwamaJezeri; uShilemu wadabula abosendo lwamaShilemu.
koJezeri, usendo lwabakoJezeri; koShilema, usendo lwabakoShilema.
50 Laba babengabezinsendo zikaNafithali; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu amane.
Lezi zinsendo zikaNafithali ngensendo zazo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu amane.
51 Inani lamadoda wonke ako-Israyeli lalizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lanye, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu.
Laba ngababaliweyo babantwana bakoIsrayeli, inkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lanye lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu.
INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
53 “Ilizwe lizakwahlukaniselwa abantu njengelifa labo kusiya ngenani lamabizo abo.
Kulaba ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa libe yilifa njengenani lamabizo.
54 Isizwe esikhulu uzasinika isabelo esikhulu, kuthi isizwana esincinyane usiphe isabelo esincane; isizwana ngasinye sizakwabelwa ilifa laso ngokuya ngenani lamabizo alabo ababhaliweyo.
Kwabanengi uzakwengeza ilifa labo, lakwabalutshwana uzanciphisa ilifa labo; ngulowo lalowo uzanikwa ilifa lakhe njengababaliweyo bakhe.
55 Iba leqiniso lokuthi ilizwe labiwa ngenkatho. Isabelo seqembu ngalinye sizakuya ngamabizo esizwana sabokhokho baso.
Loba kunjalo ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa ngenkatho; ngokwamabizo ezizwe zaboyise bazalidla ilifa.
56 Isabelo ngasinye selizwe sizakwehlukaniswa ngokwenza inkatho phakathi kwezizwana ezinkulu lezincinyane.”
Ngokwenkatho ilifa lalo lizakwehlukaniswa phakathi kwabanengi labalutshwana.
57 Laba ngabaLevi ababalwa kulandelwa insendo zabo: uGeshoni wadabula abosendo lwamaGeshoni; uKhohathi wadabula abosendo lwamaKhohathi; uMerari wadabula abosendo lwamaMerari.
Lalaba ngababalwayo bamaLevi ngensendo zawo; koGerishoni, usendo lwabakoGerishoni; koKohathi, usendo lwabakoKohathi; koMerari, usendo lwabakoMerari.
58 Laba labo babengabezinsendo zabaLevi: usendo lwamaLibhini, usendo lwamaHebhroni, usendo lwamaMahili, usendo lwamaMushi, usendo lwamaKhora. (UKhohathi wayengukhokho ka-Amramu;
Laba zinsendo zabakoLevi; usendo lwabakoLibini, usendo lwabakoHebroni, usendo lwabakoMahli, usendo lwabakoMushi, usendo lwabakoKora. UKohathi wasezala uAmramu.
59 inkosikazi ka-Amramu kwakunguJokhebhedi, oyisizukulwane sikaLevi, owayezalelwe eGibhithe ngabaLevi. Wazala lo-Amramu u-Aroni, loMosi kanye lodadewabo uMiriyemu.
Lebizo lomkaAmramu lalinguJokebedi, indodakazi kaLevi, unina owamzalela uLevi eGibhithe; njalo wamzalela uAmramu oAroni loMozisi loMiriyamu udadewabo.
60 U-Aroni wayenguyise kaNadabi, u-Abhihu, u-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.
UAroni wazalelwa uNadabi loAbihu, uEleyazare loIthamari.
61 Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa baze banikele kuThixo ngomlilo ongavunyelwayo.)
Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa lapho banikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosi.
62 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.
Lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu; ngoba babengabalelwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngoba babenganikwanga ilifa phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
63 Laba yibo ababalwa nguMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi mhla bebala abako-Israyeli emagcekeni aseMowabi nganeno komfula iJodani malungana leJerikho.
Laba ngababalwa nguMozisi loEleyazare umpristi, ababala abantwana bakoIsrayeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eJordani eJeriko.
64 Kwakungekho loyedwa phakathi kwabo owayekhona mhla uMosi lo-Aroni bebala abako-Israyeli enkangala yaseSinayi.
Kodwa phakathi kwalabo kwakungekho muntu wababalwayo nguMozisi loAroni umpristi, lapho bebala abantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeSinayi;
65 Ngoba uThixo wayetshilo kwabako-Israyeli labo ukuthi ngempela babezakufa enkangala, njalo kakho loyedwa wabo owasalayo ngaphandle kukaKhalebi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
ngoba iNkosi yayithe ngabo: Bazakufa lokufa enkangala. Njalo kakusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.