Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babalwa elizweni lakoMowabi

26Kwathi emva kwenhlupheko iNkosi yakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, isithi: 2 Thathani inani lonke lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayelia, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, ngezindlu zaboyise, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayelib. 3 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebekhuluma labo emagcekeni akoMowabic, eJordani eJeriko, besithi: 4 Babale kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulud, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi labantwana bakoIsrayelie abaphuma elizweni leGibhithe.

5 URubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli. Amadodana kaRubeni: UHanoki, okwavela kuye usendo lwabakoHanoki; koPalu, usendo lwabakoPalu; 6 koHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koKarimi, usendo lwabakoKarimif. 7 Lezi zinsendo zabakoRubeni; lalabo ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathug. 8 Lamadodana kaPalu; uEliyabi. 9 Lamadodana kaEliyabi; oNemuweli loDathani loAbiramu. Yibo oDathani loAbiramu, ababizwa yinhlanganoh, abaphikisana loMozisi loAronii, eqenjini likaKora, lapho bephikisana leNkosij. 10 Lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya loKora ekufeni kwaleloqembuk, lapho umlilo waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; asesiba yisibonelol. 11 Kodwa abantwana bakaKora kabafangam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ilizwe lehlukaniswa ngenkatho

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

Isizwe sakoLevi

57 Lalaba ngababalwayo bamaLevi ngensendo zawom; koGerishoni, usendo lwabakoGerishoni; koKohathi, usendo lwabakoKohathi; koMerari, usendo lwabakoMerari. 58 Laba zinsendo zabakoLevi; usendo lwabakoLibini, usendo lwabakoHebroni, usendo lwabakoMahli, usendo lwabakoMushi, usendo lwabakoKora. UKohathi wasezala uAmramu. 59 Lebizo lomkaAmramu lalinguJokebedi, indodakazi kaLevin, unina owamzalela uLevi eGibhithe; njalo wamzalela uAmramu oAroni loMozisi loMiriyamu udadewabo. 60 UAroni wazalelwa uNadabi loAbihu, uEleyazare loIthamario. 61 Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa lapho banikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosip. 62 Lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezuluq; ngoba babengabalelwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelir, ngoba babenganikwanga ilifa phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelis.

63 Laba ngababalwa nguMozisi loEleyazare umpristi, ababala abantwana bakoIsrayeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eJordani eJerikot. 64 Kodwa phakathi kwalabo kwakungekho muntu wababalwayo nguMozisi loAroni umpristi, lapho bebala abantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeSinayiu; 65 ngoba iNkosi yayithe ngabo: Bazakufa lokufa enkangalav. Njalo kakusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuniw.