Joshua 21:1-19
1Kwasekusondela inhloko zaboyise bamaLevi kuEleyazare umpristi a lakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lakuzo inhloko zaboyise bezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, 2bakhuluma kubo eShilo b elizweni leKhanani, besithi: INkosi yalaya ngesandla sikaMozisi ukusinika imizi yokuhlala c, lamadlelo ayo ezifuyo zethu. 3Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi okwelifa labo ngokomlayo weNkosi, limizi lamadlelo ayo. 4Kwasekuvela inkatho yensendo zamaKohathi. Abantwana bakoAroni umpristi d, abavela kumaLevi, ngenkatho esizweni sakoJuda e lesizweni sakoSimeyoni lesizweni sakoBhenjamini, basebesiba lemizi elitshumi lantathu. 5Labaseleyo kubantwana bakaKohathi f, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoEfrayimi lesizweni sakoDani lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, baba lemizi elitshumi. 6Labantwana bakoGerishoni g, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoIsakari lesizweni sakoAsheri lesizweni sakoNafithali lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase eBashani, baba lemizi elitshumi lantathu. 7Abantwana bakoMerari h ngokwensendo zabo, esizweni sakoRubeni lesizweni sakoGadi lesizweni sakoZebuluni, baba lemizi elitshumi lambili. 8Labantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi le imizi lamadlelo ayo ngenkatho i, njengokulaya kweNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi. 9Basebenika esizweni sabantwana bakoJuda lesizweni sabantwana bakoSimeyoni le imizi, eqanjwa ngebizo, 10eyayingeyabantwana bakoAroni j, bevela kunsendo zamaKohathi ebantwaneni bakoLevi, ngoba baba lenkatho yokuqala. 11Basebebanika k iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnoki l, okuyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakoJuda m lamadlelo inhlangothi zayo zonke. 12Kodwa insimu yomuzi lemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune n ukuba ngeyakhe. 13Ngakho banika abantwana bakoAroni umpristi umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, iHebroni o, lamadlelo ayo, leLibhina p lamadlelo ayo, 14leJatiri q lamadlelo ayo, leEshithemowa r lamadlelo ayo, 15leHoloni lamadlelo ayo, leDebiri s lamadlelo ayo, 16leAyini lamadlelo ayo, leJuta t lamadlelo ayo, leBeti-Shemeshi u lamadlelo ayo; imizi eyisificamunwemunye kulezizizwe ezimbili v. 17Lesizweni sakoBhenjamini: IGibeyoni w lamadlelo ayo, iGeba lamadlelo ayo, 18iAnathothi x lamadlelo ayo, leAlimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine. 19Yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAroni, abapristi, yayilemizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo. 1 Chronicles 6:54-60
Imizi yamaLevi
54Lezi-ke zindawo zawo zokuhlala ezinqabeni zawo emingceleni yawo, zamadodana kaAroni, zezinsendo zamaKohathi y; ngoba inkatho yayingeyawo z. 55Basebewanika iHebroni elizweni lakoJuda, lamadlelo ayo ayizingelezeleyo aa. 56Kodwa amasimu omuzi lemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune. 57Basebenika amadodana kaAroni imizi yokuphephela: IHebroni, leLibhina lamadlelo ayo, leJathiri, leEshithemowa lamadlelo ayo ab, 58leHileni lamadlelo ayo, iDebiri lamadlelo ayo, 59leAshani lamadlelo ayo, leBeti-Shemeshi lamadlelo ayo ac. 60Lesizweni sakoBhenjamini: IGeba lamadlelo ayo, leAlemethi lamadlelo ayo ad, leAnathothi lamadlelo ayo ae. Yonke imizi yawo, ngensendo zawo, yayiyimizi elitshumi lantathu af.
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