Amanani
1:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses entlango yaseSinayi, eSinayi
Ngenyanga yesibini, ngolokuqala usuku lwenyanga yesibini, ententeni yokuhlangana
ngomnyaka wesibini wokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseYiputa, besithi,
1:2 Libaleni emva kwebandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli
iintsapho zabo ngokwezindlu zooyise ngenani labo
amagama, yonke into eyindoda ngokweentloko zayo;
1:3 bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
wena noAron nize nibabale ngokwemikhosi yabo.
1:4 yoba nawe indoda esizweni; yonke intloko ye
indlu yooyise.
1:5 Ngawo la amagama amadoda aya kuma nani;
kwisizwe sakwaRubhen; uElitsure unyana kaShedeyure.
1:6 ekaSimon; uShelumiyeli unyana kaTsurishadayi.
1:7 YakwaYuda; nguNashon unyana ka-Aminadabhi.
1:8 kwaIsakare; uNataniyeli unyana kaTsuhare.
1:9 kwaZebhulon; uEliyabhi unyana kaHelon.
1:10 koonyana bakaYosefu: kwaEfrayim; nguElishama unyana ka-Amihudi:
uManase; uGamaliyeli unyana kaPedatsure.
1:11 KwaBhenjamin; nguAbhidan unyana kaGidiyoni.
1:12 kwaDan; uAhiyezere unyana ka-Amishadayi.
1:13 kwa-Ashere; uPagiyeli unyana kaOkran.
1:14 kwaGadi; uEliyasafu unyana kaDehuweli.
1:15 kwaNafetali; uAhira unyana kaEnan.
1:16 Ngabo ke abo badumileyo bebandla, izikhulu zezizwe zakwaSirayeli
ooyise, iintloko zamawaka kwaSirayeli.
1:17 Wawathabatha uMoses noAron loo madoda abekhankanywe ngamagama.
1:18 Balibizela ndawonye lonke ibandla ngomhla wokuqala wesabatha
ngenyanga yesibini, baxela inzala yabo ngokwemizalwane yabo, nge
izindlu zooyise ngenani lamagama, ukusuka
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, ngokweevoti zabo.
1:19 Njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses, wababala entlango yase
eSinayi.
1:20 Oonyana bakaRubhen, izibulo likaSirayeli, ngokweenzala zabo.
ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngokwemizalwane yabo
inani lamagama ngokweentloko zabo, yonke into eyindoda ethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe
banyusa bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:21 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaRubhen, baba
amashumi amane anamathandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
1:22 Koonyana bakaSimon ngokweenzala zabo ngokwemizalwane yabo;
ngokwezindlu zooyise, ababalwayo kubo;
ngenani lamagama ngokweentloko zabo, yonke into eyindoda
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:23 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaSimon, baba
amashumi amahlanu anesithoba amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.
1:24 Koonyana bakaGadi ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izindlu zooyise ngenani lamagama, ukusuka
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:25 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaGadi, baba ngamashumi amane
namawaka amahlanu anamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mahlanu.
1:26 Koonyana bakaYuda, inzala yabo ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izindlu zooyise ngenani lamagama, ukusuka
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:27 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaYuda, baba
amashumi amathandathu anesine amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu.
1:28 Koonyana bakaIsakare ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo;
ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama;
bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:29 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaIsakare, baba
amashumi amahlanu anesine amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
1:30 Koonyana bakaZebhulon ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo;
ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama;
bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:31 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaZebhulon, baba
amashumi amahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
1:32 Koonyana bakaYosefu, koonyana bakaEfrayim, ngokwemizalwane yabo;
izizukulwana ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise;
ngenani lamagama, bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse;
bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:33 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaEfrayim, baba lilifa
amashumi amane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.
1:34 Koonyana bakaManase, inzala yabo ngokwemizalwane yabo,
ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama;
bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:35 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaManase, baba
amashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.
1:36 Koonyana bakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo;
ngokwezindlu zooyise, ngenani lamagama;
bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:37 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaBhenjamin, baba
amashumi amathathu anesihlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.
1:38 Koonyana bakaDan, inzala yabo ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izindlu zooyise ngenani lamagama, ukusuka
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:39 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaDan, baba
amashumi amathandathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.
1:40 Koonyana baka-Ashere ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izindlu zooyise ngenani lamagama, ukusuka
abaminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi;
1:41 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwa-Ashere, baba ngamashumi amane
newaka elinamakhulu amahlanu.
1:42 Koonyana bakaNafetali ngokweenzala zabo, ngokweenzala zabo
iintsapho zabo ngokwezindlu zooyise ngenani lawo
amagama abo, bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abaphuma umkhosi
emfazweni;
1:43 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaNafetali, baba
amashumi amahlanu anesithathu samawaka, anamakhulu mane.
1:44 Ngabo abo babalwayo, ababalwayo nguMoses noAron;
izikhulu zakwaSirayeli ibingamadoda alishumi elinamabini; iyileyo yayiyeyendlu yendlu
ooyise.
1:45 Babalwa ke bonke ababalwayo koonyana bakaSirayeli, ngenkqu
nezindlu zooyise, bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, banyuse, bonke abo babekho
ekwaziyo ukuphuma aye kulwa kwaSirayeli;
1:46 bonke ababalwayo baba ngamakhulu amathandathu amawaka, anesithathu samawaka
Iwaka elinamakhulu amahlanu, anamanci mahlanu.
1:47 Ke abaLevi, ngokwesizwe sooyise, ababalelwanga kubo
bona.
1:48 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
1:49 Kodwa isizwe sakwaLevi uze ungasibali, ungalithabathi inani laso
phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli:
1:50 uze ubamisele abaLevi phezu komnquba wesingqino, ubenzele ummiselo.
nempahla yayo yonke, neento zayo zonke;
bowuthwala umnquba neempahla zawo zonke; kwaye bona
woyilungiselela, ayimise ngeenxa zonke umnquba.
1:51 Ekundulukeni komnquba, bowuthula abaLevi;
ekumisweni komnquba, bowumisa abaLevi;
owasemzini osondelayo makabulawe.
1:52 Bamisa iintente oonyana bakaSirayeli, elowo ngakowabo
elowo ngakwibhanile yakowabo, ngokwemikhosi yabo.
1:53 Ke bona abaLevi bomisa bajikeleze umnquba wesingqino;
kungabikho burhalarhume phezu kwebandla loonyana bakaSirayeli.
basigcine abaLevi isigxina somnquba wesingqino.
1:54 Benza oonyana bakaSirayeli njengako konke uYehova abewise umthetho ngako
uMoses, benjenjalo.