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1 Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili baphumile eveni laseGibhithe,+ Jehova wakhuluma naMosi ethendeni lekuhlangana,+ ehlane laseSinayi.+ Watsi kuye: 2 “Kuso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli* bala+ bonkhe* labadvuna, ubabale ngemindeni yabo, nangelusendvo lwabo, futsi ubabhalise ngemabito abo. 3 Esiveni saka-Israyeli, wena na-Aroni kufanele nibhalise bonkhe labaneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu+ labangaya emphini, futsi kufanele nibabhalise ngemacembu abo.

4 “Kuleso naleso sive nibotsatsa lomdvuna abe munye. Loyo muntfu utawuba yinhloko yendlu yakubo.+ 5 Nankha emabito alamadvodza latawunisita: KaRubeni kutawuba ngu-Elisuri+ indvodzana yaShedewuri; 6 kaSimeyoni kutawuba nguShelumiyeli+ indvodzana yaSurishadayi; 7 kaJuda kutawuba nguNasoni+ indvodzana ya-Aminadabi; 8 ka-Isakhari kutawuba nguNethaneli+ indvodzana yaSuwari; 9 kaZebuloni kutawuba ngu-Eliyabe+ indvodzana yaHeloni; 10 emadvodzaneni aJosefa kutawuba ngunaba: ka-Efrayimu+ kutawuba ngu-Elishama indvodzana ya-Amihudi; kaManase kutawuba nguGamaliyeli indvodzana yaPhedasuri; 11 kaBhenjamini kutawuba ngu-Abidani+ indvodzana yaGidiyoni; 12 kaDani kutawuba ngu-Ahiyezeri+ indvodzana ya-Amishadayi; 13 ka-Asheri kutawuba nguPhagiyeli+ indvodzana ya-Okrani; 14 kaGadi kutawuba ngu-Eliyasafa+ indvodzana yaDehuweli; 15 kaNaftali kube ngu-Ahira+ indvodzana ya-Enani. 16 Laba ngibo labakhetfwe esiveni saka-Israyeli, futsi babaholi+ betive tabobabe wabo kanye nebaholi betinkhulungwane tema-Israyeli.”+

17 Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni bawatsatsa lamadvodza labekhetfwe nguNkulunkulu. 18 Ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesibili, bahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli kuze kubhaliswe ngamunye ngamunye kuwo, ngemabito abo, ngemindeni yabo kanye nangetindlu tabo, kusukela kulabo labaneminyaka lengu-20 kuya etulu,+ 19 njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi. Ngako-ke wababhalisa ehlane laseSinayi.+

20 Emadvodzana aRubeni, lokubantfwana belitibulo la-Israyeli+ abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tawo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 21 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaRubeni baba ngu-46 500.

22 Bantfwana baSimeyoni+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 23 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaSimeyoni baba ngu-59 300.

24 Bantfwana baGadi+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 25 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaGadi baba ngu-45 650.

26 Nebantfwana baJuda+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 27 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaJuda baba ngu-74 600.

28 Nebantfwana ba-Isakhari+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 29 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Isakhari baba ngu-54 400.

30 Bantfwana baZebuloni+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 31 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaZebuloni baba ngu-57 400.

32 Bantfwana baJosefa labavela ku-Efrayimu+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 33 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Efrayimu baba ngu-40 500.

34 Nebantfwana baManase+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 35 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaManase baba ngu-32 200.

36 Nebantfwana baBhenjamini+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 37 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaBhenjamini baba ngu-35 400.

38 Bantfwana baDani+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 39 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaDani baba ngu-62 700.

40 Bantfwana ba-Asheri+ nabo babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 41 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Asheri baba ngu-41 500.

42 Nebantfwana baNaftali+ babhaliswa ngemabito abo, ngemindeni kanye nangetindlu tabo. Kwabalwa umuntfu ngamunye lomdvuna loneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi longaya emphini. 43 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa esiveni sakaNaftali baba ngu-53 400.

44 Bonkhe laba babhaliswa nguMosi akanye na-Aroni nebaholi labangu-12 baka-Israyeli labamelela tindlu takubo. 45 Onkhe ema-Israyeli laneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 kuya etulu futsi langaya emphini abhaliswa ngetindlu tawo. 46 Sebabonkhe lababhaliswa baba ngu-603 550.+

47 Kodvwa emaLevi+ ngekwemindeni yabobabe bawo akazange abhaliswe kanye naleletinye tive.+ 48 Ngako naku Jehova lakutjela Mosi: 49 “Sive sakaLevi ngiso kuphela lokufanele ungasibhalisi, futsi linani laso ungalihlanganisi kanye naleletinye tive tema-Israyeli.+ 50 Kufanele ubeke emaLevi kutsi engamele lithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi,+ abuke tonkhe tintfo letisetjentiswa kulelithende, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo talo.+ Atawetfwala lelithende lekukhontela naletintfo letisetjentiswa kulo+ aphindze ente nemisebenti kulo.+ Wona atawuhlala edvute nalelithende lekukhontela alitungelete.+ 51 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakudzingeka kutsi lithende lekukhontela lisuswe, emaLevi ngiwo lokufanele alisuse;+ futsi nakudzingeka liphindze limiswe, ngiwo lokufanele alimise. Nobe ngumuphi umuntfu longakavumeleki* lotawusondzela kulo kufanele abulawe.+

52 “Wonkhe umuntfu longum-Israyeli kufanele amise lithende lakhe endzaweni lanikwe yona, nguloyo naloyo abe secenjini letive letintsatfu*+ lafakwe kulo, ngekwendlu yakhe.* 53 EmaLevi wona kufanele amise emathende awo edvute nalelithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi alitungelete, kuze kutsi ngingasitfukutseleli sive sema-Israyeli.+ Ngiwo lanemtfwalo wekunakekela* lelithende lekukhontela lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi.”+

54 Bantfu baka-Israyeli bakwenta konkhe loko Jehova labekutjele Mosi. Bakwenta konkhe njengobe abebayalile.