Izinombolo
2:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
2:2 Yilowo nalowo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakumisa ngasebhanela lakhe.
nebhanela lendlu kayise: kude ngasetabernakele
bayakumisa ibandla.
2:3 Futhi ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga, ngasekuphumeni kwelanga bayohlala
bamisa ibhanela lekamu lakwaJuda ngamabandla abo; noNaheshoni
indodana ka-Aminadaba iyakuba yisikhulu sabantwana bakwaJuda.
2:4 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, ngamashumi ayisithupha nantathu
izinkulungwane eziyishumi nane namakhulu ayisithupha.
2:5 Abamisa eduze kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwa-Isakare;
uNethaneli indodana kaSuwari uyakuba yisikhulu sabantwana bakwaSuwari
Isakare.
2:6 Futhi ibutho lakhe, nalabo ababalwayo kulo, abangamashumi amahlanu nane
inkulungwane namakhulu amane.
2:7 Isizwe sakwaZebhulon: ngu-Eliyabe, indodana kaHelon
wabantwana bakwaZebuloni.
2:8 Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kulo babengamashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa
inkulungwane namakhulu amane.
2:9 Bonke ababalwayo ekamu lakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi
izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha namakhulu amane kubo
amabutho. Laba bayakuvela kuqala.
2:10 Ibhanela lekamu likaRubeni liyakuba ngasohlangothini lwaseningizimu;
emabuthweni abo, kube yisikhulu sabantwana bakwaRubeni
u-Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri.
2:11 Futhi ibutho lakhe, nalabo ababalwayo kulo, babe ngamashumi amane nesithupha
inkulungwane lamakhulu amahlanu.
2:12 Abamisa eduze kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwaSimeyoni;
isikhulu sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni siyakuba nguShelumiyeli indodana ka
Zurishaddai.
2:13 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, abangamashumi amahlanu nesishiyagalolunye
inkulungwane namakhulu amathathu.
2:14 Isizwe sakwaGadi: Isikhulu sabantwana bakwaGadi siyakuba
u-Eliyasafa indodana kaRehuweli.
2:15 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, babengamashumi amane nanhlanu
inkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu.
2:16 Bonke ke ababalelwa eminqubeni yakwaRubhen likhulu lamawaka
namashumi ayisihlanu nanye namakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu kubo
amabutho. Futhi bayophuma ngesigaba sesibili.
2:17 Khona-ke itabernakele lenhlangano kumelwe lisuke kanye ekamu
kumaLevi phakathi kwekamu; njengalokhu bemisa, baya kanjalo
hamba, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe ngezilinganiso zabo.
2:18 Ibhanela lekamu lakwa-Efrayimi liyakuba ngasohlangothini lwasentshonalanga
emabuthweni abo: isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi siyakuba
u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi.
2:19 Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane
namakhulu amahlanu.
2:20 Futhi eduze kwakhe kuyakuba isizwe sakwaManase, futhi induna
abantwana bakwaManase kuyakuba nguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri.
2:21 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, ngamashumi amathathu nambili
inkulungwane namakhulu amabili.
2:22 Kuze kulandele isizwe sakwaBenjamini: futhi induna yabantwana bakwaBenjamini
kuyakuba ngu-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.
2:23 Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babengamashumi amathathu nanhlanu
inkulungwane namakhulu amane.
2:24 Bonke ke ababalelwa eminqubeni yakwa-Efrayimi babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu
nezinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili nekhulu ngamabandla abo. Futhi bona
lizaqhubekela phambili ngesigaba sesithathu.
2:25 Ibhanela lekamu lakwaDani liyakuba ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho ngakubo
isikhulu sabantwana bakwaDani siyakuba ngu-Ahiyezeri indodana
ka-Amishadayi.
2:26 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, ngamashumi ayisithupha nantathu
izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.
2:27 Abamisa eceleni kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwa-Asheri;
isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Asheri siyakuba nguPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani.
2:28 Futhi ibutho lakhe, futhi labo ababalwayo kubo, babengamashumi amane nanye
inkulungwane lamakhulu amahlanu.
2:29 Isizwe sakwaNafetali, futhi induna yabantwana bakwaNafetali
kuyakuba ngu-Ahira indodana ka-Enani.
2:30 Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babengamashumi amahlanu nantathu
inkulungwane namakhulu amane.
2:31 Bonke ababalwayo ekamu lakwaDani babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu
nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisithupha. Bayohamba ngemuva
nezindinganiso zabo.
2:32 Yilabo ababalwayo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli nge
izindlu zawoyise: bonke ababalwayo bamakamu
ngokwemikhosi yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu nantathu
amakhulu amahlanu namashumi amahlanu.
2:33 Kodwa amaLevi ayengabalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; njenge
UJehova wamyala uMose.
2:34 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengakho konke uJehova ayebayalile
uMose; bamisa ngasebhanela labo, basuka-ke;
yilowo nalowo ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise.