Izinombolo 1:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ehlane laseSinayi, phakathi etabernakele lokuhlangana, ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, ngo ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo ezweni laseGibithe, bathi: 1:2 Balani inani layo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngemva kwalokho imindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise, nenani labo amagama, bonke abesilisa ngezinhloko zabo; 1:3 Kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangakwazi ukuya empini kwa-Israyeli, wena no-Aroni niyakubabala ngamabandla abo. 1:4 Kuyakuba nawe indoda esizweni ngasinye; yonke inhloko ye indlu yawoyise. 1:5 Lawa angamagama amadoda ayakukuma nawe: kwe isizwe sakwaRubeni; u-Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri. 1:6 KwaSimeyoni; uShelumiyeli indodana kaSurishadayi. 1:7 KwaJuda; uNaheshoni indodana ka-Aminadaba. 1:8 Kwa-Isakare; uNethaneli indodana kaSuwari. 1:9 KwaZebuloni; u-Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni. 1:10 Kubantwana bakwaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi; u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi: ka uManase; uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri. 1:11 KwaBenjamini; u-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni. 1:12 KwaDani; u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi. 1:13 Kwa-Asheri; uPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani. 1:14 KwaGadi; u-Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli. 1:15 KwaNafetali; u-Ahira indodana ka-Enani. 1:16 Laba babengabadumileyo ebandleni, izikhulu zezizwe oyise, izinhloko zezinkulungwane kwa-Israyeli. 1:17 OMose no-Aroni bathatha lawa madoda ayebalulwe ngamagama. 1:18 Balibuthanisa ibandla lonke ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga ngenyanga yesibili, futhi bamemezela zozalo zabo ngemindeni yabo, by izindlu zawoyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, ngokuvota kwabo. 1:19 Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, kanjalo wababala ehlane iSinayi. 1:20 Abantwana bakwaRubeni, izibulo lika-Israyeli, ezizukulwaneni zabo. ngokwensendo zabo, ngezindlu zawoyise, ngokwezindlu zawoyise inani lamagama ngokwezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:21 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaRubeni, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu amahlanu. 1:22 Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise, labo ababalwayo kubo; ngokwenani lamagama, ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:23 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaSimeyoni, baba izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu. 1:24 Kubantwana bakwaGadi, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngemindeni yabo, by izindlu zawoyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:25 labo ababalwayo kubo, Owesizwe sakwaGadi, babengamashumi amane nezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu. 1:26 Kubantwana bakwaJuda, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngemindeni yabo, by izindlu zawoyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:27 Labo ababalwayo kubo, yesizwe sakwaJuda, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha. 1:28 Kubantwana bakwa-Isakare, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama; kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:29 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwa-Isakare, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nane namakhulu amane. 1:30 Kubantwana bakwaZebuloni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama; kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:31 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaZebhulon, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane. 1:32 Kubantwana bakwaJosefa, okungukuthi, kubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi, by yabo izizukulwane ngemindeni yazo nangezindlu zawoyise. ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela koneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu; bonke ababekwazi ukuya empini; 1:33 Labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwa-Efrayimi, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu amahlanu. 1:34 Kubantwana bakwaManase, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama; kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:35 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaManase, baba izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili. 1:36 Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo, ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama; kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:37 Labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaBenjamini, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane. 1:38 Kubantwana bakwaDani, izizukulwane zabo, ngemindeni yabo, by izindlu zawoyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:39 labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaDani, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa. 1:40 Kubantwana bakwa-Asheri, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo by izindlu zawoyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:41 ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwa-Ashere, baba ngamashumi amane nenkulungwane namakhulu amahlanu. 1:42 Kubantwana bakwaNafetali, ezizukulwaneni zabo, ngokulandelana imindeni, ngezindlu zawoyise, ngenani lama amagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini; 1:43 Labo ababalwayo kubo, besizwe sakwaNafetali, babe izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nantathu namakhulu amane. 1:44 Laba yibo ababalwayo, uMose no-Aroni abababala, futhi izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, amadoda ayishumi nambili, yileso naleso singelendlu ka-Israyeli oyise. 1:45 Babenjalo bonke ababalwayo babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, by izindlu zawoyise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke ababekhona ekwazi ukuphuma impi kwa-Israyeli; 1:46 Bonke ababalwayo babe ngamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu amawaka inkulungwane namakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisihlanu. 1:47 Kodwa amaLevi ngokwesizwe soyise kababalwanga phakathi kwabo bona. 1:48 Ngokuba uJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 1:49 Kuphela ungasibaleli isizwe sakwaLevi, ungalibali inani laso phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli: 1:50 Wowamisa amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi, phezu kwazo zonke izitsha zalo, laphezu kwakho konke okungokwalo; bayakuthwala itabernakele nezitsha zalo zonke; futhi bona bayakulikhonza, bakanise nxazonke zetabernakele. 1:51 Lapho itabernakele lisuswa, amaLevi ayakulehlisa. lapho kumiswa itabernakele, amaLevi ayakulimisa; nomfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa. 1:52 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayomisa amatende abo, yilowo nalowo ngakubo ikamu, yilowo nalowo ngasebhanela lakhe emakamu abo. 1:53 Kodwa amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi; ukuze kungabikho ulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. amaLevi ayakugcina imfanelo yetabernakele lobufakazi. 1:54 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengakho konke uJehova ayebayalile UMose, benze njalo.