Numbers 26

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babalwa elizweni lakoMowabi

1Kwathi emva kwenhlupheko iNkosi yakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, isithi: 2Thathani inani lonke lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli a, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, ngezindlu zaboyise, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayeli b. 3UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebekhuluma labo emagcekeni akoMowabi c, eJordani eJeriko, besithi: 4Babale kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu d, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi labantwana bakoIsrayeli e abaphuma elizweni leGibhithe.

5URubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli. Amadodana kaRubeni: UHanoki, okwavela kuye usendo lwabakoHanoki; koPalu, usendo lwabakoPalu; 6koHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koKarimi, usendo lwabakoKarimi f. 7Lezi zinsendo zabakoRubeni; lalabo ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu g. 8Lamadodana kaPalu; uEliyabi. 9Lamadodana kaEliyabi; oNemuweli loDathani loAbiramu. Yibo oDathani loAbiramu, ababizwa yinhlangano h, abaphikisana loMozisi loAroni i, eqenjini likaKora, lapho bephikisana leNkosi j. 10Lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya loKora ekufeni kwaleloqembu k, lapho umlilo waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; asesiba yisibonelo l. 11Kodwa abantwana bakaKora kabafanga m.

12Amadodana kaSimeyoni ngensendo zawo n: KoNemuweli, usendo lwabakoNemuweli; koJamini, usendo lwabakoJamini; koJakini, usendo lwabakoJakini; 13koZera, usendo lwabakoZera; koShawuli, usendo lwabakoShawuli. 14Lezi zinsendo zabakoSimeyoni; izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabili o.

15Amadodana kaGadi ngensendo zawo p: KoZefoni, usendo lwabakoZefoni; koHagi, usendo lwabakoHagi; koShuni, usendo lwabakoShuni; 16koOzini, usendo lwabakoOzini; koEri, usendo lwabakoEri; 17koArodi, usendo lwabakoArodi; koAreli, usendo lwabakoAreli. 18Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaGadi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu q.

19Amadodana kaJuda r ayengoEri loOnani; oEri loOnani basebefela elizweni leKhanani. 20Njalo amadodana kaJuda ngensendo zawo yila: KoShela, usendo lwabakoShela; koPerezi, usendo lwabakoPerezi; koZera, usendo lwabakoZera. 21Lamadodana kaPerezi yila: KoHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koHamuli, usendo lwabakoHamuli. 22Lezi zinsendo zikaJuda, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha lamakhulu amahlanu s.

23Amadodana kaIsakari ngensendo zawo t: KoThola, usendo lwabakoThola; koPhuwa, usendo lwabakoPhuwa; 24koJashubi, usendo lwabakoJashubi; koShimroni, usendo lwabakoShimroni. 25Lezi zinsendo zikaIsakari, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amathathu u.

26Amadodana kaZebuluni ngensendo zawo v: KoSeredi, usendo lwabakoSeredi; koEloni, usendo lwabakoEloni; koJaleli, usendo lwabakoJaleli. 27Lezi zinsendo zabakoZebuloni, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanu w.

28Amadodana kaJosefa x ngensendo zawo ayengoManase loEfrayimi. 29Amadodana kaManase: KoMakiri, usendo lwabakoMakiri y; uMakiri wasezala uGileyadi; koGileyadi, usendo lwabakoGileyadi. 30La ngamadodana kaGileyadi: KoIyezeri, usendo lwabakoIyezeri; koHeleki, usendo lwabakoHeleki; 31lakoAsiriyeli, usendo lwabakoAsiriyeli; lakoShekema, usendo lwabakoShekema; 32lakoShemida, usendo lwabakoShemida; lakoHeferi, usendo lwabakoHeferi.

33Njalo uZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi z wayengelamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi. Lamabizo amadodakazi kaZelofehadi ayengoMahla, loNowa, uHogila, uMilka, loTiriza. 34Lezi zinsendo zikaManase, lababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili lamakhulu ayisikhombisa aa.

35La ngamadodana kaEfrayimi ngensendo zawo: KoShuthela, usendo lwabakoShuthela; koBekeri, usendo lwabakoBekeri; koTahani, usendo lwabakoTahani. 36Lala ngamadodana kaShuthela: KoErani, usendo lwabakoErani. 37Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaEfrayimi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili lamakhulu amahlanu ab. La ngamadodana kaJosefa ngensendo zawo.

38Amadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawo ac: KoBhela, usendo lwabakoBhela; koAshibeli, usendo lwabakoAshibeli; koAhiramu, usendo lwabakoAhiramu; 39koShefufamu, usendo lwabakoShefufamu; koHufamu, usendo lwabakoHufamu. 40Lamadodana kaBhela ayenguAridi loNamani: KoAridi, usendo lwabakoAridi; koNamani, usendo lwabakoNamani. 41La ngamadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu ayisithupha ad.

42La ngamadodana kaDani ngensendo zawo ae: KoShuhamu, usendo lwabakoShuhamu. Lezi zinsendo zikaDani ngensendo zazo. 43Zonke insendo zabakoShuhamu, njengababaliweyo babo, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amane.

44Amadodana kaAsheri ngensendo zawo af: KoJimna, usendo lwabakoJimna; koIshivi, usendo lwabakoIshivi; koBeriya, usendo lwabakoBeriya. 45Kumadodana kaBeriya: KoHeberi, usendo lwabakoHeberi; koMalikiyeli, usendo lwabakoMalikiyeli. 46Lebizo lendodakazi kaAsheri lalinguSera. 47Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaAsheri, njengababaliweyo babo; inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu amane ag.

48Amadodana kaNafithali ngensendo zawo ah: KoJazeli, usendo lwabakoJazeli; koGuni, usendo lwabakoGuni; 49koJezeri, usendo lwabakoJezeri; koShilema, usendo lwabakoShilema. 50Lezi zinsendo zikaNafithali ngensendo zazo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu amane ai.

51Laba ngababaliweyo babantwana bakoIsrayeli, inkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lanye lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu aj.

Ilizwe lehlukaniswa ngenkatho

52INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 53Kulaba ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa libe yilifa njengenani lamabizo ak. 54Kwabanengi uzakwengeza ilifa labo, lakwabalutshwana uzanciphisa ilifa labo; ngulowo lalowo uzanikwa ilifa lakhe njengababaliweyo bakhe. 55Loba kunjalo ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa ngenkatho; ngokwamabizo ezizwe zaboyise bazalidla ilifa al. 56Ngokwenkatho ilifa lalo lizakwehlukaniswa phakathi kwabanengi labalutshwana.

Isizwe sakoLevi

57Lalaba ngababalwayo bamaLevi ngensendo zawo am; koGerishoni, usendo lwabakoGerishoni; koKohathi, usendo lwabakoKohathi; koMerari, usendo lwabakoMerari. 58Laba zinsendo zabakoLevi; usendo lwabakoLibini, usendo lwabakoHebroni, usendo lwabakoMahli, usendo lwabakoMushi, usendo lwabakoKora. UKohathi wasezala uAmramu. 59Lebizo lomkaAmramu lalinguJokebedi, indodakazi kaLevi an, unina owamzalela uLevi eGibhithe; njalo wamzalela uAmramu oAroni loMozisi loMiriyamu udadewabo. 60UAroni wazalelwa uNadabi loAbihu, uEleyazare loIthamari ao. 61Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa lapho banikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosi ap. 62Lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu aq; ngoba babengabalelwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ar, ngoba babenganikwanga ilifa phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli as.

63Laba ngababalwa nguMozisi loEleyazare umpristi, ababala abantwana bakoIsrayeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eJordani eJeriko at. 64Kodwa phakathi kwalabo kwakungekho muntu wababalwayo nguMozisi loAroni umpristi, lapho bebala abantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeSinayi au; 65ngoba iNkosi yayithe ngabo: Bazakufa lokufa enkangala av. Njalo kakusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni aw.

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