1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi asethendeni lekuhlangana eHlane laseSinayi ngelilanga lekucala, enyangeni yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibhithe, watsi:
2 “Yentani lubalo lwaso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lusendvo ngelusendvo, nemindeni ngemindeni, nibabhalise ngetindlu taboyise onkhe emadvodza ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye,
3 kusukela kulasebaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli lase angalungela kuya emphini, wena na-Aroni niyakuwabala ngeticheme tawo.
4 Kulowo nalowo mndeni niyawucela munye loyinhloko lemelele lowo mndeni kutsi anisite.
5 Lawa-ke ngemabito emadvodza lenitawusitana nawo kulomsebenti: “Emndenini wakaRubeni kuyawuba ngu-Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri.
6 Emndenini wakaSimeyoni kuyawuba nguShelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi.
7 Emndenini wakaJuda kuyawuba nguNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi.
8 Emndenini waka-Isakhari kuyawuba nguNethaneli, umsa waSuwari.
9 Emndenini wakaZebuloni kuyawuba ngu-Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni.
10 Kumadvodzana aJosefa: Emndenini waka-Efrayimu kuyawuba ngu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi; emndenini wakaManase kuyawuba nguGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri.
11 Emndenini wakaBhenjamini kuyawuba ngu-Abidani, umsa waGideyoni.
12 Emndenini wakaDani kuyawuba ngu-Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi.
13 Emndenini waka-Asheri kuyawuba nguPhagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani.
14 Emndenini wakaGadi kuyawuba ngu-Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli.
15 Emndenini wakaNaftali kuyawuba ngu-Ahira, umsa wa-Enani.”
16 Laba-ke ngibo lababekhetsiwe kutsi babe baholi emindenini yabo. Babebaholi bemindeni yaka-Israyeli.
17 BoMosi na-Aroni batsatsa lamadvodza labesakhetsiwe,
18 base babita sonkhe sive ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesibili. Bonkhe bantfu babhalisa, ngulowo nalowo wabhalisa ngeyisemkhulu, kwabhaliswa emabito awo onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, ngayinye ngayinye,
19 njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi. Bonkhe babalelwa eHlane laseSinayi:
20 Titukulwane takaRubeni, litubulo la-Israyeli, tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
21 Bunyenti besive sakaRubeni baba ti-46 500.
22 Titukulwane takaSimeyoni tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
23 Bunyenti besive sakaSimeyoni baba ti-59 300.
24 Titukulwane takaGadi tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
25 Bunyenti besive sakaGadi baba ti-45 650.
26 Titukulwane takaJuda tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
27 Bunyenti besive sakaJuda baba ti-74 600.
28 Titukulwane taka-Isakhari tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
29 Bunyenti besive saka-Isakhari baba ti-54 400.
30 Titukulwane takaZebuloni tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
31 Bunyenti besive sakaZebuloni baba ti-57 400.
32 Kumadvodzana akaJosefa: Titukulwane taka-Efrayimu tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
33 Bunyenti besive saka-Efrayimu baba ti-40 500.
34 Titukulwane takaManase tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
35 Bunyenti besive sakaManase baba ti-32 200.
36 Titukulwane takaBhenjamini tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
37 Bunyenti besive sakaBhenjamini baba ti-35 400.
38 Titukulwane takaDani tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
39 Bunyenti besive sakaDani baba ti-62 700.
40 Titukulwane taka-Asheri tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
41 Bunyenti besive saka-Asheri baba ti-41 500.
42 Titukulwane takaNaftali tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
43 Bunyenti besive sakaNaftali baba ti-53 400.
44 Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodza labalwa nguMosi na-Aroni kanye nebaholi bema-Israyeli lababeli-12, ngulowo nalowo emele umndeni wakubo.
45 Onkhe ema-Israyeli kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
46 Bunyenti bawo asawonkhe aba ti-603 550.
47 Sive sema-Levi sona asizange sibhaliswe kanye naleti letinye tive.
48 Simakadze abekhulume kuMosi, watsi:
49 “Sive semaLevi ungasifaki elubalweni kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli.
50 Esikhundleni saloko, beka emaLevi kutsi aphatse lelithende lesivumelwane nako konkhe lokukulo lokuhambisana nalo. Kufanele etfwale lelithende nato tonkhe timphahla letihambisana nalo; yebo, kufanele alinakekele, ente inkonzo kulo, akambe emathende awo alitungelete.
51 Njalo nje nangabe lithende lekukhontela selitfutsa, ngemaLevi lekufanele alehlise; kanjalo, nome selimiswa, ngemaLevi lekufanele alimise. Lowo longesiye umLevi loyawusondzela eceleni kwalelithende uyawubulawa, afe.
52 Ema-Israyeli ayawumisa emathende awo ngeticheme, ngulowo nalowo esichemeni sakhe lesinesiboniso sebuve baso.
53 EmaLevi wona emathende awo ayakuwamisa awatungeletise lithende lesivumelwane, khona lulaka lwami lungetikwehlela etikwesive sema-Israyeli. Kuyawuba ngumsebenti wemaLevi kunakekela nekuphatsa lithende lesivumelwane.”
54 Ngako sive sema-Israyeli senta konkhe Simakadze layala ngako Mosi kutsi kwentiwe.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
2 “Ema-Israyeli kufanele akambe bucamama atungelete lithende lekuhlangana, ngulowo nalowo esichemeni semndeni wakhe ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso.
3 “Ngasemphumalanga kufanele kukambe ticheme tenkambu lenesiboniso sebuve bakaJuda. Umholi wesive sakaJuda nguNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi.
4 Sicheme saso saba ti-74 600.
5 “Sive saka-Isakhari siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive saka-Isakhari nguNethaneli, umsa waSuwari.
6 Sicheme saso saba ti-54 400.
7 “Sive sakaZebuloni siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaZebuloni ngu-Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni.
8 Sicheme saso saba ti-57 400.
9 “Asawonkhe emadvodza eticheme tenkambu yakaJuda aba ti-186 400. Ngiwo latawuphuma ahambe kucala.
10 “Ngaseningizimu kutawuba neticheme tenkambu lenesiboniso sebuve bakaRubeni. Umholi wesive sakaRubeni ngu-Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri.
11 Sicheme saso saba ti-46 500.
12 “Sive sakaSimeyoni siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaSimeyoni nguShelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi.
13 Sicheme saso saba ti-59 300.
14 “Sive sakaGadi siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaGadi ngu-Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli.
15 Sicheme saso saba ti-45 650.
16 “Asawonkhe emadvodza eticheme tenkambu yakaRubeni aba ti-151 450. Nase kuhanjwa ngiwo latawulandzela.
17 “Lithende lekuhlangana kanye nenkambu yemaLevi kuyawumiswa emkhatsini wetinkambu. Bayawutfutsa emathende ngulowo nalowo endzaweni yakhe ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve bakhe.
18 “Ngasenshonalanga kutawuba yinkambu yeticheme tesiboniso sebuve baka-Efrayimu. Umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu ngu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
19 Sicheme saso saba ti-40 500.
20 “Sive sakaManase siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaManase nguGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri.
21 Sicheme saso saba ti-32 200.
22 “Sive sakaBhenjamini siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaBhenjamini ngu-Abidani, umsa waGideyoni.
23 Sicheme saso saba ti-35 400.
24 “Asawonkhe emadvodza eticheme tenkambu yaka-Efrayimu aba ti-108 000. Nase kuhanjwa ayakulandzela abe ngesitsatfu.
25 “Ngasenyakatfo kutawuba yinkambu yeticheme takaDani. Umholi wesive sakaDani ngu-Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi.
26 Sicheme saso saba ti-62 700.
27 “Sive saka-Asheri siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive saka-Asheri nguPhagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani.
28 Sicheme saso saba ti-41 500.
29 “Sive sakaNaftali siyawukamba eceleni kwaso. Umholi wesive sakaNaftali ngu-Ahira, umsa wa-Enani.
30 Sicheme saso saba ti-53 400.
31 “Asawonkhe emadvodza eticheme tenkambu yakaDani aba ti-157 600. Nase kuhanjwa bayawulandzela babe bekugcina, ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve babo.”
32 Onkhe lawa ngema-Israyeli labalwa ngemindeni yawo. Onkhe lawa labesetinkambu ngeticheme tawo aba ti-603 550.
33 EmaLevi akabalwanga kanye nema-Israyeli, kwaya njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
34 Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli akwenta konkhe Simakadze labeyale Mosi kutsi akwente. Akamba onkhe ngulowo nalowo ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve bakhe; baphuma bahamba. Wonkhe umuntfu wangena emndenini wakhe naselusendvweni lwakubo.
1 Leti titukulwane taka-Aroni naMosi ngesikhatsi Simakadze akhuluma naMosi eNtsabeni iSinayi.
2 Emabito emadvodzana a-Aroni ngulawa: NguNadabi litubulo, na-Abihu, na-Eleyazare, na-Ithamari.
3 Ngiwo lawo-ke emabito emadvodzana a-Aroni labebaphristi lababegcotjiwe, babegcotjelwe kutsi bakhonte enkonzweni yebuphristi,
4 kodvwa boNadabi na-Abihu bawa phansi bafa embikwaSimakadze ngesikhatsi banikela ngemlilo lowawungengcwele eHlane laseSinayi. Babete emadvodzana; ngako-ke Eleyazare na-Ithamari baba baphristi ngesikhatsi sonkhe sekuphila kweyise, Aroni.
5 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
6 “Letsa sive semaLevi usetfule ku-Aroni, umphristi, kutsi sitemsita.
7 Kufanele emaLevi ente imisebenti letsite entele yena kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli ethendeni lekuhlangana nakakhonta ethendeni.
8 Kufanele aphatse tonkhe timphahla tasethendeni lekuhlangana, afezele ema-Israyeli timfanelo tawo ngekukhonta endzaweni lengcwele.
9 Uyawunikela emaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadvodzana akhe njengemnikelo wakhe lophelele lovela esiveni saka-Israyeli.
10 Uyawubeka Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kutsi bente imisebenti yebuphristi. Wonkhe umuntfu, ngaphandle kwabo, loyawusondzela eceleni kwalendzawo lengcwele uyawubulawa.”
11 Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
12 “Sive semaLevi ngisikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli esikhundleni sematubulo awo onkhe lavula sitalo semadvodzakati ema-Israyeli. EmaLevi ngewami,
13 ngobe onkhe ematubulo ngewami. Mhlazana ngishaya onkhe ematubulo aseGibhithe, ngatehlukanisela onkhe ematubulo aka-Israyeli, ebantfu newetifuyo. Ayawuba ngewami. NginguSimakadze.”
14 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi aseHlane laseSinayi, watsi:
15 “Bala emaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo. Bala bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulabanenyanga budzala kuya etulu.”
16 Ngako Mosi wawabala njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze.
17 Lawa-ke, ngemabito emadvodzana akaLevi: boGeshoni, naKhohati, naMerari.
18 Lawa-ke ngemabito emadvodzana akaGeshoni: boLibni, naShimeyi, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
19 Emadvodzana aKhohati lusendvo ngelusendvo emabito ngemabito: bekubo-Amramu, naJisihari, naHebroni, na-Uziyeli.
20 Lawa-ke ngemadvodzana aMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo: boMahali, naMushi. Bonkhe babe ngimindeni yemaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
21 Lusendvo lwakaGeshoni bekungemaLibni nemaShimeyi: leyo-ke bekungimindeni yemaGeshoni.
22 Sibalo sabo bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulababenenyanga budzala kuya etulu saba ti-7 500.
23 Lusendvo lwemaGeshoni lwemisa ngasenshonalanga emvakwelithende lekukhontela.
24 Umholi wetinsendvo temaGeshoni kwaba ngu-Eliyasafa, umsa waLayeli.
25 Umsebenti wemaGeshoni ethendeni lekuhlangana kuyawuba kunakekela lithende lekukhontela, nelithende, netimbonyo talo, nendvwangu lesemnyango welithende lekuhlangana,
26 netindvwangu tasesibuyeni, nendvwangu lesekungeneni kwesibuya lesitungelete indzawo lengcwele, nelilati, netindophi, nako konkhe lokuhambisana nako.
27 Khohati watala nati tinsendvo: ema-Amramu, nemaJisihari, nemaHebroni, nema-Uziyeli; leto-ke bekutinsendvo temaKhohati.
28 Sibalo semaKhohati onkhe lamadvuna kusukela kulababenenyanga budzala kuya etulu saba ti-8 600. Umsebenti wawo bekukunakekela indzawo lengcwele.
29 Tinsendvo temaKhohati takamba ngaseningizimu nendzawo lengcwele.
30 Umholi wemindeni yemaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo, bekungu-Elisafani, umsa wa-Uziyeli.
31 Umsebenti wawo bekukunakekela libhokisi lesivumelwane, nelitafula, nelutsi lwetibane, nemalati, naletinye tintfo letisetjentiswa enkonzweni yebuphristi endzaweni lengcwele, nendvwangu, nako konkhe lokuhambisana nako.
32 Umholi lomkhulu wemaLevi bekungu-Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, umphristi. Wakhetselwa kutsi engamele bonkhe labo babenakekela indzawo lengcwele.
33 Merari watala nati tinsendvo: emaMahali nemaMushi; leto-ke bekutinsendvo temaMerari.
34 Sibalo sabo bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulababenenyanga budzala kuya etulu saba ti-6 200.
35 Umholi wemindeni yemaMerari bekunguSuriyeli, umsa wa-Abihayili; bebatawukamba ngasenyakatfo kwelithende lekukhontela.
36 EmaMerari akhetselwa inkonzo yekunakekela tinsikabhaluko telithende lekukhontela, nemakabha, netinsika, nemaseko, nako konkhe lokuhambisana nako, nako konkhe lokusetjentiswa kanye nako,
37 kanye netinsika taso sonkhe sibuya, nemaseko ato, netikhonkhwane telithende, netindophi.
38 Mosi, na-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe bebafanele bakambe ngasemphumalanga nendzawo lengcwele, lapho kuphuma lilanga ngakhona, embikwelithende lekuhlangana. Bona babekelwa inkonzo yekunakekela indzawo lengcwele egameni lema-Israyeli. Wonkhe umuntfu, ngaphandle kwawo, lobekasondzela eceleni kwayo abefanele abulawe, afe.
39 Onkhe emaLevi labalwa nguMosi na-Aroni njengekusho kwaSimakadze ngetinsendvo tawo, bonkhe labebabadvuna kusukela kulababenenyanga budzala kuya etulu, nababalwa sebabonkhe baba ti-22 000.
40 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Bala onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna ema-Israyeli kusukela kulabanenyanga budzala kuya etulu, wente luhla lwemabito awo.
41 Ngitsatsele emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematubulo esive sema-Israyeli, netinkhomo temaLevi esikhundleni sematubulo onkhe etifuyo tema-Israyeli. NginguSimakadze.”
42 Ngako Mosi wawabala onkhe ematubulo esive saka-Israyeli njengobe Simakadze abeshito.
43 Sibalo sawo asawonkhe ematubulo lamadvuna kusukela kulababenenyanga budzala kuya etulu, lababhaliswa ngemabito abo, baba ti-22 273.
44 Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
45 “Ngitsatsele emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematubulo esive sema-Israyeli kanye nematubulo etifuyo tawo, ninikele ngetifuyo temaLevi esikhundleni sematubulo etifuyo taka-Israyeli. EmaLevi ayawuba ngewami. NginguSimakadze.
46 Njengobe ematubulo ema-Israyeli endlula emaLevi ngema-273, kufanele uwahlenge lamatubulo langetulu.
47 Uyawukhipha emagremu esiliva langaba ngema-55 litubulo lilinye njengekwesimiso lesisemtsetfweni, endzaweni lengcwele, lesingemagremu langaba li-12.
48 Lemali yenhlawulo uboyinika Aroni nemadvodzana akhe.”
49 Ngako-ke Mosi wabutsa yonkhe leyo mali yenhlawulo kulabo bebengca sibalo lesasihlengwe ngemaLevi.
50 Kuwo onkhe ematubulo ema-Israyeli wabutsa isiliva leyayingaba ngemakhilogremu lali-15 nemagremu langema-500 njengesimiso lesisemtsetfweni endzaweni lengcwele.
51 Lemali yenhlawulo Mosi wayinika Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, njengobe abeyalwe livi laSimakadze.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
2 “Bala emaKhohati langemaLevi lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
3 Bala onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulasaneminyaka lengema-30 kuya kulengema-50 budzala, labo lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
4 Umsebenti walamaKhohati ethendeni lekuhlangana bekukunakekela tintfo letingcwelengcwele.
5 “Nase kufanele kutfutfwe inkambu, bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele bangene ekhatsi ethendeni lekukhontela, betfule lendvwangu lesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane, bese baliphutsa ngayo.
6 Batawube sebaphindze balembonya ngesikhumba lesishukiwe selihhashi laselwandle, ngetulu bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
7 “Ngetulu kwelitafula lesinkhwa sekubekwa embikwaSimakadze kufanele bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bese etikwalo babeka emapulede, netitja temphepho, netindishi, netindzebe temnikelo wekunatfwa; kufanele nesinkhwa sekubekwa embikwaSimakadze sihlale sikhona etikwalo.
8 Etikwako konkhe loku kufanele bendlale indvwangu lebovu ngalokutopele, bese kumbonywa ngesikhumba lesishukiwe selihhashi laselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
9 “Bayawutsatsa indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka baphutse lolutsi lwetibane tekukhanyisa, kanye netibane talo, nentsambo yalo, netijubantsambo, netitsebe, netindzebe temafutsa.
10 Batakugocotela kanye naletintfo letihambisana nalo ngesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bakufake eluhlakeni lwekwetfwala.
11 “Etikwelilati legolide kufanele bendlale indvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bese bambonya loko ngesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
12 Kufanele batsatse tonkhe letintfo letisetjentiswa ekukhonteni endzaweni lengcwele, batigocote ngalendvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, bakumbonye ngesikhumba semahhashi aselwandle, bese bakubeka eluhlakeni lwekwetfwala.
13 Kufanele besuse umlotsa elatini lelitfusi, bese bendlala indvwangu lebukhwebeletane etikwalo.
14 Bayawubeka etikwayo tonkhe titja letisetjentiswa enkonzweni yelilati: emakesi, netintsi tenyama, nemafosholo, nemigezelo yekunyenyeta, nato tonkhe titja taselatini. Etikwalo bese bendlala sikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, bafake timboko talo endzaweni yato.
15 Nase bacedzile bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kumbonya indzawo lengcwele nato tonkhe timphahla tayo, nenkambu yonkhe seyilungele kusuka ihambe, emaKhohati kufanele kube ngiwo letfwalako, kodvwa angatitsintsi letintfo letingcwele, funa afe. “Ngito leto tintfo tasethendeni lekuhlangana letifanele kwetfwalwa ngemaKhohati.
16 “Eleyazare, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi, nguye lotawuphatsa emafutsa etibane, nemphepho lenuka kamnandzi, neminikelo yafutsi yalokutinhlavu, nemafutsa emgcobo, abe liso etikwalo lonkhe lithende lekukhontela nako konkhe lokukulo, ngisho etikwayo yonkhe indzawo lengcwele nako konkhe lokukuyo.”
17 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
18 “Caphelani kutsi tinsendvo tesive semaKhohati tingapheli emkhatsini wemaLevi,
19 kodvwa niwaphatse ngendlela yekutsi aphile angafi, nakasondzela eceleni kwetintfo letingcwelengcwele. Bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele bangene endzaweni lengcwele bawabele ngulowo nalowo inkonzo nemsebenti locondzene naye.
20 Kodvwa emaKhohati akukafaneli kutsi angene abuke tintfo letingcwele ngisho nangesikhashana nje, funa afe.”
21 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
22 “Bala futsi emaGeshoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
23 Bala onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulasaneminyaka lengema-30 kuya kulengema-50 budzala lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
24 Lena-ke yinkonzo yelusendvo lwemaGeshoni nabenta imisebenti yabo betfwala lemitfwalo:
25 Batakwetfwala tindvwangu telithende lekukhontela, nelithende lekuhlangana, kanye netimbonyo talo letingetulu tesikhumba lesishukiwe semahhashi aselwandle, netindvwangu letisekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana,
26 netindvwangu tesibuya, nendvwangu lesekungeneni kwesibuya lesitungeleta lithende lekukhontela nelilati, netintsambo tato, nato tonkhe timphahla letisetjentiswa ekukhonteni, babuye bente konkhe lokudzinga kwentiwa macondzana nato.
27 Yonkhe inkonzo yemaGeshoni itakwentiwa ngekuyala kwa-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, nako konkhe lokufanele bakwetfwale nalokufanele bakwente. Nine-ke nibone kutsi bakwenta konkhe yini labatjelwe kona.
28 Lena-ke yinkonzo yelusendvo lwakaGeshoni ethendeni lekuhlangana, umsebenti batakuwenta ngaphansi kwesandla sa-Ithamari, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi.”
29 “Bala emaMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
30 Bala bonkhe labadvuna kusukela kulabaneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
31 Lena-ke ngimisebenti lekufanele bayente: kufanele betfwale tinsikabhaluko tendzawo lengcwele, nemakabha, netinsika kanye nemaseko ato,
32 netinsika letitungeleta sibuya, nemaseko ato, netikhonkhwane telithende, netintsambo, nato tonkhe timphahla nalokunye lokuhambisana nako. Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza uyibhalise eceleni kwelibito laleyo mphahla lekufanele iyetfwale.
33 Lena-ke yinkonzo yemindeni yemaMerari ethendeni lekuhlangana ngaphansi kwesandla sa-Ithamari, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi.”
34 BoMosi, na-Aroni, nebaholi besive babala emaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
35 Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana,
36 abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba ti-2 750.
37 Ngibo bonkhe-ke laba netinsendvo temaKhohati labebatawukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana. Bo-Mosi na-Aroni bawabala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
38 EmaGeshoni abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
39 Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana,
40 abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo, aba ti-2 630. Ngibo bonkhe lababetinsendvo temaGeshoni lababekhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
41 BoMosi na-Aroni bababala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
42 EmaMerari abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
43 Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana,
44 abalwa, lusendvo ngelusendvo aba ti-3 200.
45 Ngibo bonkhe-ke lababetinsendvo temaMerari. BoMosi na-Aroni bawabala njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze.
46 Ngako boMosi, na-Aroni, nebaholi bema-Israyeli bawabala onkhe emaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
47 Asawonkhe emadvodza labeneminyaka lengema-30 budzala kuya kulengema-50, laba lase bangena enkonzweni yekukhonta ethendeni lekuhlangana,
48 aba ti-8 580.
49 Kwaya njengekuyalwa kwaMosi nguSimakadze kutsi ngulowo nalowo ente umsebenti wakhe lowawucondzene naye kutsi awente. Ngako-ke bonkhe babalwa njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Yala ema-Israyeli uwatjele kutsi wonkhe umuntfu lonesifo salokusabulephelo nome lonekuvuta nome kwaluphi luhlobo, nome longcole ngenca yesidvumbu latsintsene naso, akacoshwe akhishelwe ngephandle kwenkambu.
3 Bonkhe bantfu labanjalo, lomdvuna nome lomsikati, kufanele bakhishelwe ngephandle kwenkambu, khona bangetikuyingcolisa lenkambu yabo lapho ngihleti khona emkhatsini wabo.”
4 Ema-Israyeli awulalela lomyalo; abakhiphela ngephandle kwenkambu, njengobe Mosi abeyalwe nguSimakadze.
5 Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
6 “Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza nome umfati ona nome ngaluphi luhlobo lwekungetsembeki kuSimakadze, lowo muntfu uyawuba nelicala,
7 ngako kufanele avume sono sakhe lasentile, bese ukhipha inhlawulo lephelele ngaloko kona kwakhe, engete incenye yako yesihlanu, ayinike lowo lamonile.
8 Kodvwa nangabe lomuntfu asafile ate nesihlobo sakhe sengati lapho lenhlawulo ingakhishwa khona, uyawuyiletsa kuSimakadze ibe yemphristi, kuletfwe nesihhanca kutsi sibe yinhlawulo yekubuyisana leyentelwe yena lamonile.
9 Yonkhe iminikelo lengcwele letsite leyawunikelwa ngema-Israyeli kuSimakadze iyawuba yalowo mphristi leyetfulwe kuye.
10 Tonkhe tintfo latingcwelisile umuntfu tiyawuba takhe; konkhe umuntfu lakunike umphristi kuyawuba kwalowo mphristi.’ ”
11 Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
12 “Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe umfati wendvodza eduka ngekungetsembeki endvodzeni yakhe
13 ngekulala nalenye indvodza, kodvwa loko kube kufihlakale emehlweni endvodza yakhe, nalesento singete satfolakala, kantsi vele sewutingcolisile, kubete nafakazi lomlahlako ngobe angakabanjwa elucotjeni,
14 nangabe umoya wesikhwele ungena enhlitiyweni yendvodza yakhe imsole lomkayo kantsi vele ungcolile, nome-ke imsole kantsi akangcoli,
15 lendvodza kufanele itsatse umkayo iye naye kumphristi. Kufanele iphatsele lomfati wayo umnikelo loyimphuphu yebhali lengemalitha langaba mabili. Kufanele ingawatseli emafutsa etikwayo nome ingayifaki nemphepho etikwayo, ngobe phela loko kungumnikelo walokutinhlavu lonikelelwa sikhwele. Lomnikelo wentelwe kutsi liciniso liphumele ebaleni.
16 “ ‘Lomphristi utawusondzeta lomfati ammise embikwaSimakadze.
17 Utawuchubeka atsele litsantana lemanti langcwele embiteni, bese ufaka kuwo litsantana lemhlabatsi wesiyilo salelithende lekukhontela.
18 Utawutsi umphristi angemisa lomfati embikwaSimakadze, bese umtfukulula tinwele takhe afake etandleni talomfati umnikelo walokutinhlavu lekungewesikhumbuto sesikhwele, lomphristi utawube aphetse lamanti lababako laletsa sicalekiso.
19 Lomphristi utawube sewufungisa lomfati ngekukhuluma lamavi atsi: “Nangabe kute indvodza lolele nayo, waphambuka, watingcolisa ngekuphinga kantsi usesesandleni salendvodza yakho, shangatsi lamanti esicalekiso angete akulimata.
20 Kodvwa nangabe uphambukile usesesandleni salendvodza yakho watingcolisa ngekushenda nalenye indvodza,”
21 bese umphristi ufungisa lomfati ngesicalekiso atsi kuye: “Shangatsi Simakadze angenta bantfu bakini bakucalekise, baphindze bakusole. Shangatsi angashwaphanisa ematsanga akho, akhukhumukise nesisu sakho.
22 Shangatsi lamanti laletsa lesicalekiso angangena emtimbeni wakho khona atewukhukhumukisa lesisu sakho ashwaphanise nematsanga akho.” “ ‘Lomfati uyawuphendvula atsi: “Amen, akube njalo.”
23 “ ‘Umphristi uyawube sewubhala leticalekiso encwadzini legocotwako, aphindze lombhalo awugezele kulamanti lababako lasembiteni.
24 Utawube sewunatsisa lomfati lamanti lababako laletsa sicalekiso; lamanti esicalekiso atawutsi angangena kuye avete buhlungu lobesabekako.
25 Umphristi utawutsatsa lomnikelo walokutinhlavu wesikhwele etandleni talomfati awujikitise embikwaSimakadze, bese uwubeka etikwelilati.
26 Umphristi utawube sewutsatsa lelibinta lemnikelo walokutinhlavu wemphuphu kube ngumnikelo wesikhumbuto, awushise elatini; emvakwaloko-ke, sanganatsisa lomfati lamanti.
27 Nangabe lomfati utingcolisile wangete wetsembeka endvodzeni yakhe, waphinga nalenye indvodza, lamanti esicalekiso lanatsiswe wona ngumphristi atawutsi angangena kuye amvetele buhlungu lobukhulu: abe nebunyumba, abe nesinye lesikhipha tisu, abe sicalekiso emkhatsini wesive sakubo.
28 Kodvwa nangabe lomfati angakatingcolisi angenacala, angeke alimale, kantsi futsi utawuchubeka atale bantfwana.
29 “ ‘Lona-ke ngumtsetfo locondzene nesikhwele, nangabe umfati aphambukile watingcolisa ngekulala nalenye indvodza, asesesandleni sendvodza yakhe,
30 nome-ke nangabe lendvodza ifikelwa ngumoya wesikhwele, ngobe imsola lomkayo. Iyawummikisa embikwaSimakadze, bese umphristi ufeza wonkhe lomtsetfo kuye lomfati.
31 Indvodza ingeke ibe nelicala ngaloko, kodvwa umfati uyawutetfwalela licala lakhe.’ ”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nome ngubani lomdvuna nome lomsikati, loyakwenta setsembiso sekuba ngumNaziri ngekutehlukanisela Simakadze,
3 uyakwehlukana neliwayini netjwala. Akasayikuyinatsa iviniga leyentiwe ngeliwayini nome-ke nganguluphi luhlobo lwetjwala. Akukafaneli anatse nesinatfo semagelebisi, angasawadli ngisho nemagelebisi nome ngulomisiwe nome ngulamanti.
4 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sakhe sekutehlukanisela Simakadze akayikudla lutfo loluvela esihlahleni semvini, ngisho nenhlanyelo nome sikhumba semagelebisi.
5 “ ‘Ngaso sonkhe leso sikhatsi sakhe sekutehlukanisela Simakadze, akayikutihhula tinwele takhe. Uboshwe sifungo sakhe sekutidzela atinikele kuSimakadze ngalokuphelele abe ngulongcwele kuSimakadze; uyawutiyekela tonkhe tinwele takhe tikhule tibe tindze.
6 Ngawo onkhe lawo malanga layawube atehlukanisela ngawo Simakadze akayiwusondzela edvute nesidvumbu,
7 nome kunguyise, nome kungunina, nome kungumnakabo, nome kungudzadzewabo, nakwenteka bafa, akafaneli kutingcolisa ngaloko, ngobe umgcobo wekutehlukanisela Nkulunkulu uyawube usesetikwenhloko yakhe.
8 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekutehlukanisela uyawuba ngcwele kuSimakadze.
9 “ ‘Nangabe umuntfu afa ngekutumeka eceleni kwakhe, ngaloko kungcole tinwele takhe lasanikele ngato, uyawuhhula inhloko yakhe ngelilanga lekuhlanjululwa kwakhe, lekulilanga lesikhombisa.
10 Kuyawutsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo uyawuletsa ematuba lamabili nome emavukutfu lamancane lamabili kumphristi amnyango welithende lekuhlangana.
11 Umphristi-ke uyawunikela linye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe lemnikelo wekushiswa, amentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana, ngobe wonile ngenca yaleso sidvumbu. UmNaziri uyawutehlukanisela inhloko yakhe ngalona lelo langa lekuhlanjululwa,
12 atehlukanisele Simakadze ngawo onkhe lawo malanga ekutehlukanisela kwakhe, aletse lizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala libe lemnikelo welicala; noko sikhatsi sekucala asiyikubalwa, ngobe kutehlukanisela kwakhe kwangcoliseka.
13 “ ‘Lona-ke ngumtsetfo wemNaziri, nasekuphele sikhatsi sakhe sekutehlukanisela: Uyawuletfwa embikwemnyango welithende lekuhlangana,
14 bese unikela ngesipho sakhe kuSimakadze: lizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, lingabi nasici, libe lemnikelo wekushiswa, nelizinyane lemvu lelisikati lelinemnyaka munye budzala, lelingenasici, libe lemnikelo wesono, nesihhanca sinye lesingenasici, sibe ngumnikelo wekuthula.
15 Uyawunikela nangelibhasikidi linye letinkhwa letingenambiliso, nangemacebelengwane lentiwe ngafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa emncumo, nangemicatsane legcotjiswe ngemafutsa emncumo, bese wengeta nangemnikelo wakhe walokutinhlavu neweliwayini.
16 “ ‘Umphristi-ke uyakukuletsa embikwaSimakadze, anikele ngemnikelo wesono nangemnikelo wekushiswa,
17 anikele nangalesihhanca sibe ngumhlatjelo wemnikelo wekuthula kuSimakadze, kanye nalelibhasikidi letinkhwa letingenambiliso; umphristi uyawunikela nemnikelo walokutinhlavu newekunatfwa.
18 LomNaziri-ke uyawube sewuyatihhula tinwele takhe enhloko yakhe ahhulele emnyango welithende lekuhlangana, atsatse letinwele tenhloko yakhe lengcwele atifake emlilweni longaphansi kwemnikelo wekuthula.
19 “ ‘Umphristi uyawutsatsa siphanga lesibilisiwe sesihhanca, asibhice nelicebelengwane linye lelingenambiliso lelisebhasikidini nemcatsane munye, awubeke etandleni temNaziri, nase acedze kuhhula tinwele tekutehlukanisela.
20 Umphristi uyakukujikitisa, ente umnikelo wekujikitiswa embikwaSimakadze; kusabelo lesingcwele semphristi kanye nemnikelo wemganga lojikitiswako, nemlente lonikelwe. Emvakwaloko-ke lomNaziri sekangalinatsa liwayini.
21 Lona-ke ngumtsetfo wemNaziri lowenta sifungo. Umnikelo wakhe kuSimakadze uyakuya njengekwetsembisa kwakhe njengemNaziri ngetulu kwaloko langakhona kunikela ngako. Kufanele agcwalise sifungo sakhe lasentile njengekwemtsetfo wemNaziri.’ ”
22 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
23 “Shano ku-Aroni nakumadvodzana akhe utsi sive saka-Israyeli niyawusibusisa kanjena:
24 “ ‘Shangatsi Simakadze angakubusisa akugcine.
25 Shangatsi Simakadze angakhanyisa buso bakhe kuwe, abe nemusa kuwe.
26 Shangatsi Simakadze angaphakamisela buso bakhe ngakuwe, akuphe nekuthula.’
27 “Bayawulibita kanjalo-ke libito lami kuso sive saka-Israyeli, mine-ke ngiyawusibusisa.”
1 Watsi kube Mosi acedze kumisa lithende lekukhontela, waligcoba ngemafutsa, walinikela kanye nato tonkhe timphahla letihambisana nalo. Waphindze wagcoba lilati nato tonkhe titja talo.
2 Baholi lababetinhloko tetive tema-Israyeli labo lababephetse nakwentiwa lubalo, baletsa iminikelo.
3 Baletsa iminikelo yabo kuSimakadze: tincola letisitfupha letimbonyiwe, netinkhabi letili-12, incola iyinye yayiphuma kubaholi lababili, inkhabi iyinye yayiphuma kumholi munye; konkhe loku bakunikela embikwelithende lekukhontela.
4 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi:
5 “Yemukele leminikelo, khona itawusetjentiswa ethendeni lekuhlangana. Yinike emaLevi njengekwesidzingo salowo nalowo muntfu emsebentini wakhe.”
6 Ngako Mosi watsatsa letincola naletinkhabi wakunika emaLevi.
7 EmaGeshoni wawanika tincola letimbili netinkhabi letine njengekwesidzingo semsebenti wawo;
8 kwatsi emaMerari wawanika tincola letine netinkhabi letisiphohlongo njengekwesidzingo semsebenti wawo. Onkhe abeholwa ngu-Ithamari, indvodzana ya-Aroni, umphristi.
9 Kodvwa Mosi akawanikanga lutfo emaKhohati, ngobe phela wona bekufanele letintfo letingcwele atetfwale emahlombe awo.
10 Latsi kube lelilati ligcotjwe ngemafutsa, baholi baletsa iminikelo yabo yekulinikela, bayibeka embikwalo.
11 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Akunikele umholi munye ngelilanga linye, aletse lowo mnikelo wakhe wekunikelwa kwelilati.”
12 Lowaletsa umnikelo wakakhe ngelilanga lekucala kwaba nguNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi, wesive sakaJuda.
13 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelalinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
14 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
15 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
16 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
17 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo waNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi.
18 Ngelilanga lesibili Nethaneli, umsa waSuwari, umholi wesive saka-Isakhari, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
19 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelalinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
20 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
21 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, konkhe kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
22 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
23 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba kwemnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo waNethaneli, umsa waSuwari.
24 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni, umholi wesive sakaZebuloni, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
25 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelalinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
26 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110; igcwele imphepho;
27 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
28 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
29 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni.
30 Ngelilanga lesine Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri, umholi wesive sakaRubeni, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
31 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelalinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
32 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
33 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
34 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
35 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri.
36 Ngelilanga lesihlanu Shelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi, umholi wesive sakaSimeyoni, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
37 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni; kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
38 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110 igcwele imphepho;
39 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
40 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
41 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo waShelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi.
42 Ngelilanga lesitfupha Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli, umholi wesive sakaGadi, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
43 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
44 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
45 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
46 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
47 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli.
48 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi, umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
49 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
50 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
51 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
52 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
53 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
54 Ngelilanga lesiphohlongo Gamaliyeli, umsa Phedasuri, umholi wesive sakaManase, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
55 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
56 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho,
57 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
58 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
59 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo waGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri.
60 Ngelilanga lemfica Abidani, umsa waGideyoni, umholi wesive sakaBhenjamini, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
61 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni; kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
62 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
63 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
64 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
65 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Abidani, umsa waGideyoni.
66 Ngelilanga lelishumi Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi, umholi wesive sakaDani, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
67 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
68 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
69 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba ngumnikelo wekushiswa;
70 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
71 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi.
72 Ngelilanga leli-11 Phagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani, umholi wesive saka-Asheri, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
73 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
74 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
75 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
76 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
77 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo waPhagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani.
78 Ngelilanga leli-12 Ahira, umsa wa-Enani, umholi wesive sakaNaftali, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
79 Umnikelo wakhe kwakulipulede lesiliva lelinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nendishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800, kokubili kwaya ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni, kokubili kwakugcwele fulaha abhicwe nemafutsa, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu;
80 ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
81 inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
82 siphongo semnikelo wesono;
83 tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu, lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Ahira, umsa wa-Enani.
84 Lena-ke ngiminikelo yebaholi besive saka-Israyeli yekunikela lilati nase ligcotjwe ngemafutsa, seyiyonkhe yema kanje: emapulede esiliva labeli-12, netindishi tesiliva tekunyenyeta letili-12, netingwembe tegolide letili-12.
85 Ngulelo nalelo pulede lalinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nencenye, nguleyo naleyo ndishi yesiliva yekunyenyeta yayinesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba ngema-800. Setitonkhe tindishi tesiliva tatinesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-28 ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni.
86 Letingwembe tegolide letili-12 iyinye igcwele imphepho yayinesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni. Setitonkhe letingwembe tegolide tatinesisindvo lesasingaba yikhilogremu nemagremu langema-320.
87 Setitonkhe tifuyo letatitawushiswa kulomnikelo kwaba tinkunzana letili-12, netihhanca letili-12, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lali-12 lanemnyaka munye budzala, kanye neminikelo yalokutinhlavu. Kwasetjentiswa tiphongo letili-12 emnikelweni wesono.
88 Setitonkhe tifuyo temhlatjelo wemnikelo wekuthula kwaba tinkunzana letingema-24, netihhanca letingema-60, netiphongo letingema-60, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna langema-60 lanemnyaka munye budzala. Konkhe loko kwakukwemnikelo wekunikelwa kwelilati nase ligcotjwe ngemafutsa.
89 Ngesikhatsi Mosi angena ethendeni lekuhlangana kuyawukhuluma naSimakadze, weva livi likhuluma naye liphuma esihlalweni semusa lesasisetikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane emkhatsini wemakherubhi lamabili. Bakhulumisana.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Tjela Aroni utsi: ‘Ngesikhatsi ulumeka letibane letisikhombisa, kufanele tikhanyise lendzawo lesembikwelutsi lwetibane.’ ”
3 Aroni wavele wakwenta loko; wemisa letibane, takhanyisa lendzawo lesembikwelutsi lwetibane, njengobe Simakadze abeshito kuMosi.
4 Lolutsi lwalwakhiwe ngegolide legcotjiwe, kusukela esibunu salo kuze kube ngusetimbalini talo. Lolutsi lwalwakhiwe ncamashi ngendlela Mosi labeyilayelwe nguNkulunkulu.
5 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
6 “Yehlukanisa emaLevi emkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli, bese uyawahlambulula.
7 Kufanele uwahlambulule kanje: Wafafate ngemanti ekuhlambulula, bese ahhula wonkhe umtimba, ageze timphahla tawo, atawube asayahlanteka.
8 Akatsatse inkunzana nemnikelo wayo walokutinhlavu kwafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa, bese utsatsa inkunzana yesibili letawuba yemnikelo wesono.
9 Uyakwetfula emaLevi embikwelithende lekuhlangana, bese uhlanganisa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
10 Uyakwetfula lamaLevi kuSimakadze, bese sive sema-Israyeli sibeka tandla taso etikwawo.
11 Aroni uyawube sewetfula lamaLevi kuSimakadze abe ngumnikelo wekujikitiswa wesive sema-Israyeli, kuze alungele kwenta umsebenti waSimakadze.
12 EmaLevi atawutsi angabeka tandla tawo etinhloko taletinkunzana, wena-ke bese unikela lenye ibe ngumnikelo wesono, lena lenye ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze kutekwenta inhlawulo yekubuyisana kwemaLevi naSimakadze.
13 “LamaLevi uyakuwemisa embikwabo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe, bese uyawetfula njengemnikelo wekujikisiswa kuSimakadze.
14 Uyakuwehlukanisa kanjalo-ke emaLevi emkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli; lamaLevi atawuba ngewami.
15 Emvakwaloko-ke emaLevi ayawungena ayekwenta inkonzo yawo ethendeni lekuhlangana, nase uwahlambululile wawetfula njengemnikelo wekujikitiswa.
16 Bona bangema-Israyeli lekufanele nginikwe wona ngalokuphelele. Ngititsatsele wona kutsi abe ngewami esikhundleni sematubulo onkhe latalwa ngiso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
17 Onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna esive sema-Israyeli, ebantfu nome etilwane ngewami. Ngesikhatsi ngibulala onkhe ematubulo eGibhithe ngatehlukanisela wona.
18 Ngititsatsele emaLevi esikhundleni sawo onkhe ematubulo esive saka-Israyeli.
19 Emkhatsini waso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli emaLevi ngiwaphe bo-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kutsi abe tipho tabo, ente inkonzo ethendeni lekuhlangana egameni lesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli nekutsi asentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana sitewuvikeleka esijezisweni lesingahle sisehlele, nakwenteka sisondzela endzaweni lengcwele.”
20 Ngako-ke boMosi, na-Aroni, nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bavele bakwenta konkhe loko kumaLevi; bakwenta kuwo njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
21 EmaLevi atihlambulula, ageza netimphahla tawo. Aroni wawetfula aba ngumnikelo wekujikitiswa kuSimakadze, wawentela nenhlawulo yekubuyisana, wawahlambulula.
22 Emvakwaloko emaLevi eta kutakwenta umsebenti wawo ethendeni lekuhlangana ngephansi kwa-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe. Bakwenta kumaLevi konkhe loko Simakadze abeyale Mosi macondzana nawo.
23 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
24 “Nangu umtsetfo locondzene nemaLevi: Onkhe emaLevi kusukela eminyakeni lengema-25 budzala kuye etulu ayakuyingenela lenkonzo yawo ethendeni lekuhlangana,
25 kodvwa kusukela eminyakeni lengema-50 budzala ayawutsatsa umhlalaphansi, angabe asasebenta,
26 kodvwa noko angasita labanakabo ekwenteni inkonzo yelithende lekuhlangana. Wona ngekwawo akufanele ayente leyo nkonzo. Uyakwenta njalo-ke, nawunika emaLevi inkonzo yawo.”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi eHlane laseSinayi ngenyanga yekucala, emnyakeni wesibili kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibhithe, watsi:
2 “Ema-Israyeli akagubhe uMkhosi weliPhasika ngaleso sikhatsi lesimisiwe.
3 Akaligubhe ngaleso sikhatsi lesimisiwe, kusihlwa ngelilanga leli-14 kuyo lenyanga; kulandzelwe yonkhe leyo mitsetfo nemiyalo lemacondzana nalo.”
4 Ngako Mosi watjela sive sema-Israyeli kutsi akagubhe umkhosi weliPhasika;
5 avele akwenta loko eHlane laseSinayi kusihlwa ngelilanga leli-14 enyangeni yekucala. Ema-Israyeli akwenta konkhe loko njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
6 Noko labanye babo abazange bawugubhe lomkhosi, ngobe babengcolile ngekwemtsetfo, ngekutsi babetsintse sidvumbu. Ngako beta kuMosi na-Aroni ngalo lelo langa bafike
7 batsi: “Sesingcolile ngenca yekutsintsa sidvumbu, kodvwa kuya ngani kutsi tsine sikhishwe sivinjelwe kutsi siletse umnikelo waSimakadze kanye nalamanye ema-Israyeli ngaleso sikhatsi lesesimisiwe?”
8 Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ase nime, ngize ngitfole umyalo waSimakadze ngani.”
9 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
10 “Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe lomunye wenu nome wetitukulwane tenu angcole ngenca yekutsintsa sidvumbu nome aseluhambeni khashane, kodvwa noko angaligubha lelo Phasika laSimakadze.
11 Kufanele bona baligubhe ngelilanga leli-14 enyangeni yesibili kusihlwa. Kufanele baligubhe ngekudla lizinyane lemvu, nesinkhwa lesite imbiliso kanye netibhidvo letibabako.
12 Kufanele kubete labakushiyela likusasa, kantsi nematsambo alo bangawephuli. Nabagubha loMkhosi weliPhasika, kufanele bayente yonkhe imitsetfo yalo.
13 Kodvwa nakwenteka lomunye ayekela kuwugubha loMkhosi weliPhasika, kantsi akasiye longcolile ngekwemtsetfo futsi akekho ekuhambeni, lowo muntfu uyawuncunywa esiveni sakubo, ngobe phela akawuletsi umnikelo waSimakadze ngaleso sikhatsi lesijutjiwe. Lowo muntfu uyawulitfwala lelo cala lesono sakhe.
14 “ ‘Umuntfu wetive lohlala emkhatsini wenu lofuna kuwugubha loMkhosi weliPhasika, naye angachubeka awugubhe alandzele leyo mitsetfo nemiyalo. Niyawuba nayo yona leyo mitsetfo kubetive nakubemdzabu.’ ”
15 Ngelilanga lekumiswa kwelithende lekukhontela, lifu lalimbonya. Kusukela kusihlwa kwaze kwaba ngusekuseni lelifu lelalisetikwelithende lekukhontela, lalifanana nemlilo.
16 Lalivamise kwenta njalo nje ngekutsi lelifu lilimbonye, bese kutsi ebusuku lifanane nemlilo.
17 Kwakutsi nangabe lifu liphakama etikwelithende, ema-Israyeli atfutse, litsi lapho lima khona, ema-Israyeli nawo emise khona.
18 Ema-Israyeli abetfutsa ngekuyalwa nguSimakadze, ngalokufananako abemisa nase kusho Simakadze. Babengatfutsi kuleyo nkambu, nangabe lelifu seloku lisetikwelithende lekukhontela.
19 Nangabe lelifu lihleti etikwelithende lekukhontela emalanga lamanyenti, ema-Israyeli abelalela umyalo waSimakadze, angatfutsi.
20 Ngaletinye tikhatsi lelifu lalike libesetikwelithende lekukhontela emalanga lambalwa; abetsi Simakadze angawatjela kutsi akeme, bese ayemisa atsi angawatjela kutsi akahambe, vele atfutse.
21 Ngaletinye tikhatsi lelifu lalihlala etikwelithende kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube ngusekuseni, litsi lingaphakama ekuseni, batfutse futsi. Babechubeka bahambe nase kuphakeme lelifu nome ngusemini nome ngusebusuku.
22 Kwakutsi lelifu nalihleti etikwalelithende lekukhontela emalanga lamabili nome inyanga nome umnyaka, ema-Israyeli abechubeka kuhlala lapho, angatfutsi; kodvwa lalitsi lingaphakama, nawo vele atfutse.
23 Simakadze abetsi angawatjela kutsi akeme, nawo eme, atsi angawatjela kutsi akahambe vele nawo ahambe, alalela umyalo waSimakadze ngesandla saMosi.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Yakha emacilongo lamabili esiliva legcotjiwe; lamacilongo ayawusetjentiswa ekubiteni sive nasekudzilitweni kwemathende nase kutfutfwa.
3 Nakushaywa lamacilongo lamabili, sive sonkhe siyawubutsana kuwe ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
4 Kodvwa nakukhala linye licilongo kuphela, kuyawubutsana kuwe baholi bodvwa, lekungutona tinhloko tetive tema-Israyeli.
5 Licilongo nalikhala tikhawu letimfisha kwekucala, tonkhe tive letingasemphumalanga tiyawuphuma tihambe.
6 Licilongo nalikhala tikhawu letimfisha kwesibili, tonkhe tive letingaseningizimu tiyawuphuma tihambe. Ngako-ke emathende ayawudzilitwa, nangabe licilongo likhala tikhawu letimfisha,
7 kodvwa nangabe kubitwa sive sonkhe, liyawukhala tikhawu letindze.
8 Lamacilongo ayawushaywa ngemadvodzana a-Aroni, baphristi. “Lomyalo uyakwentiwa sive sema-Israyeli kuto tonkhe titukulwane.
9 Naniyakulwa imphi eveni lenu nihlaselwa titsa tinivimbetela, niyawukhalisa licilongo ngetikhawu tekuhlaba inyandzaleyo. Mine, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu ngiyakunikhumbula nginisite, bese ngiyanephula etitseni tenu.
10 Nangemikhosi yenu yekujabula, ngemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga lensha nangaleminye imikhosi yekukhonta, niyawushaya emacilongo, nanetfula iminikelo yenu yekushiswa neminikelo yenu yekuthula lenguyona iyawuba sikhumbuto senu embikwaNkulunkulu wenu. Mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
11 Mhlazana tingema-20, enyangeni yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili, lifu lelalisetikwelithende lesivumelwane laphakama.
12 Sive sema-Israyeli satfutsa eHlane laseSinayi, siphuma ngeticheme taso. Lifu lahamba laze layakuma eHlane lasePharani.
13 Babecala kutfutsa bayalwa nguSimakadze ngemlomo waMosi.
14 Ticheme tesive sakaJuda tatfutsa kucala ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi wato bekunguNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi.
15 Umholi wesicheme sesive saka-Isakhari bekunguNethaneli, umsa waSuwari.
16 Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaZebuloni bekungu-Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni.
17 Kwase kufutwa lelithende lekukhontela, emadvodzana akaGeshoni newakaMerari labenguwona etfwala lithende, aphuma ahamba.
18 Kwase kulandzela ticheme tesive sakaRubeni ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi waso bekungu-Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri.
19 Umholi wesive sakaSimeyoni bekunguShelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi.
20 Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaGadi bekungu-Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli.
21 Kwase kulandzela sicheme sesive semaKhohati lesasingusona setfwala tintfo letingcwele. Sona sasitsi sifika sikhandze lithende lekukhontela selakhiwe laphelela.
22 Kwase kulandzela ticheme tesive saka-Efrayimu ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi waso bekungu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
23 Umholi wesive sakaManase bekunguGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri.
24 Umholi wesive sakaBhenjamini bekungu-Abidani, umsa waGideyoni.
25 Ekugcineni kwase kulandzela tigaba teticheme tesive sakaDani ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso letaba sivikelo sema-Israyeli ngemuva. Umholi waso bekungu-Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi.
26 Umholi wesive saka-Asheri bekunguPhagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani.
27 Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaNaftali bekungu-Ahira, umsa wa-Enani.
28 Loko-ke bekungukona kuhleleka kwekuphuma kwema-Israyeli ngekweticheme tawo, njalo nje nakatfutsa.
29 Mosi wakhuluma kuHobabi, umsa waRehuweli, umMidiyani, uyisetala waMosi, watsi: “Tsine sesiyatfutsa lapha, sesiya eveni latsi Simakadze utasinika lona. Hamba kanye natsi, sitakuphatsa kahle, ngobe Simakadze ema-Israyeli uwetsembise tintfo letinhle.”
30 Hobabi waphendvula watsi: “Cha, ngingeke ngihambe nani; sengibuyela eveni lakitsi nasesiveni sakitsi.”
31 Mosi wamncenga atsi: “Mane ungasishiyi; wena phela uyati lapho kufanele simise khona kutsi ngusehlane; wena ungasisita ube liso letfu.
32 Nawungahamba natsi, siyawuhlephunelana nawe konkhe lokuhle Simakadze layakusipha kona.”
33 Satsi sive sema-Israyeli nasisuka eNtsabeni yaSimakadze, satsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu sihamba. Libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lalihamba embikwabo ngawo onkhe lawo malanga lamatsatfu, libabukela indzawo lapho kwakufanele baphumule khona.
34 Babetsi njalo nje nabatfutsako, lifu laSimakadze libesetikwabo emini.
35 Kwakutsi njalo nakuphuma libhokisi lesivumelwane, Mosi atsi: “Phakama Simakadze, uhlakate titsa takho, ubacoshe labo labakutondzako.”
36 Kwakutsi njalo nalima lelibhokisi, atsi: “Buya Simakadze, buya etigidzigidzini temindeni yaka-Israyeli.”
1 Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
2 Batsi kube bantfu bakhale kuMosi, wase uthandaza kuSimakadze, umlilo wacima.
3 Ngako-ke lendzawo yabitwa ngekutsi iThabera, ngobe umlilo waSimakadze wavutsa emkhatsini wabo.
4 Kukhona bantfu betive lababesemkhatsini wema-Israyeli, lababekhala ngekukhanuka inyama. Nawo ema-Israyeli akhala, atsi: “Ngubani lotasipha inyama sitekudla?
5 Sesikhumbule eGibhithe lapho sasidla khona inhlanti mahhala, sasidla emaselwa, nemajoti, nashaladi na-anyanisi, negalikhi.
6 Kodvwa nyalo sesilahlekelwe lutsandvo lwekudla. Kute kudla lapha, ngaphandle kwalemana!”
7 Imana yayifanana nenhlanyelo lencane lemhlophe, kufanane nemanafu.
8 Bantfu babehamba bayewubutsa, bese bayakusila esigayweni setandla nome etjeni lekusila. Babekupheka ngelibhodo nome bente ngako emacebelengwane. Kwakunambitseka njengekudla lokuphekwe ngemafutsa emncumo.
9 Ngesikhatsi kwehla ematolo ebusuku enkambu, nemana yayehla kanye nawo.
10 Mosi weva bantfu emindenini yonkhe balila, ngulaba nalaba emnyango welithende labo. Simakadze watfukutsela wabilelana; naMosi waphatseka kabi emoyeni ngaloko.
11 Wabuta kuSimakadze watsi: “Inceku yakho uyiletseleleni lokuhlupheka? Ngenteni lembi kuwe, kutsi ungaze ungeleke ngalomtfwalo wabo bonkhe labantfu?
12 Bemitfwa ngimi yini bonkhe labantfu? Batalwa ngimi yini, kutsi ungaze ungitjele kutsi angibagone ngemikhono njengesidzandzane nasiphetse luswane, ngize ngiyewubangenisa eveni lowaletsembisa bokhokho babo ngesifungo?
13 Ngingayitsatsaphi nje inyama lengenela bonkhe labantfu? Bayangikhalela batsi: ‘Siphe inyama sitekudla.’
14 Anginawo emandla ekwetfwala bonkhe labantfu, ngobe bangumtfwalo lomatima kakhulu lapha kimi.
15 Nangabe utangiphatsa kanjena, ngiyacela kutsi usale sewungibulala khona manje nje, nangizuze umusa ebusweni bakho, khona ngingasayiwuphindze ngibone lusizi lwami.”
16 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Letsa baholi bema-Israyeli labangema-70 lobatiko kutsi babaholi netiphatsimandla emkhatsini walabantfu. Baletse lapha ethendeni lekuhlangana, kutsi batekuma lapha kanye nawe.
17 Ngitakwehla ngitewukhuluma nawe lapho, ngitsatse lokunye lokukwaMoya lokukuwe ngikunike bona. Batakusita ekwetfwaleni umtfwalo walesive kanye nawe, khona ungetikwetfwala wedvwa.
18 Tjela labantfu utsi: ‘Tihlambululeni nitilungiselele likusasa; kukhona inyama lenitayidla kusasa kona loku. Simakadze univile nanikhala nitsi: “Ngubani longasipha inyama sitekudla? Sasincono eGibhithe.” Manje-ke Simakadze utanipha inyama, futsi vele nitayidla.
19 Ningeke niyidle lilanga linye, nome lamabili, nome lasihlanu, nome lalishumi nome langema-20,
20 kodvwa niyakuyidla inyanga yonkhe, ize iphume nangemakhala, inenyanyise, ngobe senimlahlile Simakadze losemkhatsini wenu, nakhala kuye natsi: “Empeleni saphumelani khona lena eGibhithe?” ’ ”
21 Kodvwa Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Naku lapha ngihola emadvodza lati-600 000, lahamba ngetinyawo, kodvwa ujinge utsi: ‘Ngitawubanika inyama labatayidla inyanga yonkhe!’
22 Beyingabenela yini inyama kube bekungahlatjwa yonkhe imihlambi yetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo? Betingabenela yini tona tinhlanti tonkhe telwandle lebetingabanjelwa bona?”
23 Simakadze waphendvula Mosi watsi: “Sandla saSimakadze sifishane yini? Utase ubone-ke kutsi loku lengikushoko kutakwenteka ngempela yini kuwe, nome cha!”
24 Ngako-ke Mosi waphuma wayawutjela sive konkhe labekutjelwe nguSimakadze. Wahlanganisa bonkhe baholi lababengema-70, wabemisa batungeleta lithende lekukhontela.
25 Simakadze wase uyehla asekhatsi efini, wakhuluma naye. Wase utsatsa lokunye kwaMoya lokwakukuMosi, wakubeka etikwalabaholi labangema-70. Watsi kube Moya ahlale etikwalabaholi, baphrofetha, kodvwa abazange baphindze baphrofethe.
26 Lababili balabaholi labangema-70, bo-Eldadi neMedadi, bona babesele enkambu, bangakayi ethendeni lekuhlangana. Nabo behlelwa nguMoya baphrofetha.
27 Kwaphuma lelinye lijaha lagijima layawubikela Mosi, lafike latsi: “Bo-Eldadi naMedadi bayaphrofetha lena enkambu.”
28 Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, labengumsiti waMosi kusukela ebusheni bakhe, wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Nkhosi yami, Mosi, bathulise!”
29 Mosi wamphendvula, watsi: “Unemona yini ngami? Ngifisa shangatsi sonkhe sive saSimakadze ngabe sibaphrofethi nekutsi Simakadze abeke Moya wakhe kuso.”
30 Mosi nabo bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli bancandzeka babuyela enkambu.
31 Masinyane Simakadze wakhuphula umoya lomkhulu ngaselwandle waletsa tigwaca leteta tindizela phansi kuphakama lokungaba limitha linye kusuka emhlabatsini, tacondza ngasenkambu tichamuka ngenhla nangentasi, tatungeleta inkambu; kusuka ngala kwato kuya ngale kwakungaba luhambo lwelilanga linye ngetinyawo.
32 Ngalelo langa bantfu basukuma bagola letigwaca lonkhe lilanga nebusuku balo, ngisho nangakusasa kwakhona, kute noko lowagola ngaphansi kwemakhilogremu labengaba yinkhulungwane. Bateneka ngephandle kwenkambu.
33 Kwatsi naleyo nyama yabo isegcwele umlomo, bangakayihlafuni nekuyihlafuna, lulaka lwaSimakadze lwabavutsela wabashaya ngesifo lesimatima.
34 Ngako-ke libito laleyo ndzawo kwabe sekutsiwa yiKhibrothi Hathava, ngobe lapho ngulapho bangcwaba bantfu lababehahela kudla.
35 Sive satfutsa eKhibrothi Hathava, sahamba saze semisa eHaserothi, lapho sefika sahlala khona.
1 BoMiriyamu na-Aroni bakhuluma kabi ngaMosi, bamsola kutsi abetsetse umfati labengumKushe. Phela Mosi bekashade umfati labengumKushe.
2 Babekhuluma batsi: “Kambe ngabe Simakadze ukhulume ngaMosi kuphela yini? Akakhulumi yini nangatsi futsi?” Simakadze wakuva loko.
3 Mosi bekangumuntfu lotfobekile kwendlula wonkhe umuntfu labekhona emhlabeni.
4 Masinyane Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi, na-Aroni, naMiriyamu, watsi: “Phutfumani nobatsatfu nite kimi ethendeni lekuhlangana.” Baphuma bobatsatfu.
5 Simakadze wehla ngensika yelifu, wema emnyango welithende lekuhlangana; wabita boMiriyamu na-Aroni bobabili, basondzela.
6 Simakadze watsi kubo: “Lalelani la kimi: Nakunemphrofethi lapha emkhatsini wenu, ngimi Simakadze lengitibonakalisa ngemibono kuye ngikhulume naye ngemaphupho.
7 Kodvwa angenti njalo kulenceku yami Mosi. Kuyo yonkhe indlu yami wetsembekile.
8 Kuye ngikhuluma umlomo nemlomo, ngikhulume ebaleni, ngingabi ngigega liguma; ubukana nesimo saSimakadze. Nine-ke nisitsatsaphi lesibindzi lesingaka sekukhuluma kabi ngenceku yami, Mosi?”
9 Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwabavutsela; wase uyahamba.
10 Latsi lisuka nje lelifu ethendeni lekuhlangana, Miriyamu wabe asamhlophe hhu lokusabulephelo wonkhe umtimba, asamhlophe njengesitfwatfwa. Aroni wagucukela kuMiriyamu, wamkhandza asatse hhu wonkhe umtimba.
11 Aroni watsi kuMosi: “Hhawu, nkhosi, mane ungasijezisi ngalesono setfu lesisente ngebulima.
12 Mane umente angabi njengeluswane lolutelwe lufile ngekutsi inyama yakhe ibe njengaledlovotekile kwasesiswini senina.”
13 Mosi wakhala kuSimakadze atsi: “Mphilise Nkulunkulu, ngiyakuncenga.”
14 Simakadze watsi kuMosi: “Kube bekakhafulelwe nguyise ebusweni bakhe bekangetiletfwala yini lelihlazo lakhe emalanga lasikhombisa? Akavalelwe ngephandle kwenkambu ahlale khona emalanga lasikhombisa, kutawutsi emvakwaloko bese niyamngenisa-ke.”
15 Ngako-ke Miriyamu wavalelwa ngephandle kwenkambu emalanga lasikhombisa. Sive sonkhe asizange sichubeke nekutfutsa, waze wabuyiswa.
16 Emvakwaloko sive satfutsa eHaserothi sayakumisa eHlane lasePharani.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Tfumela lamanye emadvodza kutsi ayewuhlola lelive laseKhenani lengilipha ema-Israyeli. Tfumela umholi abe munye kuleso nakuleso sive.”
3 Ngako-ke Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze, wabatfuma aseseHlane lasePharani. Onkhe lamadvodza abebaholi bema-Israyeli.
4 Nankha-ke emabito awo: Esiveni sakaRubeni kwakunguShamuwa, umsa waZakhuri;
5 esiveni sakaSimeyoni kwakunguShafati, umsa waHori;
6 esiveni sakaJuda kwakunguKhalebi, umsa waJefune;
7 esiveni saka-Isakhari kwakungu-Igali, umsa waJosefa;
8 esiveni saka-Efrayimu kwakunguHosheya, umsa waNuni;
9 esiveni sakaBhenjamini kwakunguPhaliti, umsa waRafu;
10 esiveni sakaZebuloni kwakunguGadiyeli, umsa waSodi;
11 esiveni sakaManase, lekwakusive sakaJosefa, kwakunguGadi, umsa waSusi;
12 esiveni sakaDani kwakungu-Amiyeli, umsa waGemali;
13 esiveni saka-Asheri kwakunguSethuri, umsa waMikhayeli;
14 esiveni sakaNaftali kwakunguNahibi, umsa waVofisi;
15 esiveni sakaGadi kwakunguGewuweli, umsa waMakhi.
16 Ngiwo lawa-ke emabito alamadvodza latfunywa nguMosi kutsi ayewuhlola lelo live. Mosi wetsa Hosheya, umsa waNuni, libito, watsi nguJoshuwa.
17 Mosi nabatfuma kutsi baye kuyawuhlola lelo live laseKhenani, wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Khuphukani, ningene ngaseningizimu nelive laseKhenani nize niyewufika etintsabeni.
18 Hlolisisani kutsi lelo live linjani, nekutsi labantfu labahlala kulo bacinile yini nome babutsakatsaka, nekutsi bambalwa yini nome banyenti.
19 Bahlala eveni lelinjani? Lihle yini nome libi? Bahlala emadolobheni lanjani? Lamadolobha abo akabiyelwe yini ngetibondza nome abiyelwe atinqaba?
20 Umhlaba walo unjani? Uvundzile yini nome awukavundzi? Tikhona yini tihlahla nome atikho? Nibetama ngawo onkhe emandla enu kutsi niphatse titselo talo lelive!” Bekusikhatsi sekuvutfwa kwemagelebisi ekucala emnyakeni.
21 Benyuka, bafike balihlola lonkhe lelo live kusukela eHlane laseSini kuze kuyewufika eRehobu, edvute nemsaho, iHamathi.
22 Benyuka badzabula iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive laseKhenani, baze befika eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona bo-Ahimani, naSheshayi, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki. IHebroni yayakhiwe iminyaka lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani yaseGibhithe.
23 Batsi nabefika eSihosheni sase-Eshikholi, bajuba ligala lelalinesikhehle semagelebisi. Lababili babo baletfwala ngekuletjatsa ngelubhoko emkhatsini wabo, bengeta ngemahananandza nangemakhiwa.
24 Leyo ndzawo yetsiwa ngekutsi Sihosha sase-Eshikholi, ngobe ngulapho tinhloli tema-Israyeli tajuba khona sikhehle semagelebisi.
25 Ekupheleni kwemalanga langema-40 babuya ekuhloleni kwabo live.
26 Befika kuboMosi, na-Aroni kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli eKhadeshi, eHlane lasePharani. Befika bababikela kanye nesive sonkhe, badzimate babakhombisa netitselo talelo live.
27 Betfula umbiko kuMosi, batsi: “Sihambile saya kulelive lositfume kutsi siyekulihlola; sakhandza kutsi, vele live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Nati nje letinye titselo talo.
28 Kodvwa bantfu labahlala kulelive banemandla, nemadolobha akhona atinqaba kantsi futsi makhulu kakhulu. Sabona ngisho netitukulwane ta-Anaki khona lapho.
29 Ema-Amaleki ahlala eningizimu nelive; emaHethi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori wona ahlala eveni letintsaba, emaKhenani ahlala ngaselwandle, nangasemfuleni iJordane.”
30 Khalebi wababindzisa bonkhe bantfu embikwaMosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Asikhuphuke siyewulidla lelive, ngobe vele singakhona kulincoba.”
31 Kodvwa lamadvodza labenyuke naye akhuluma atsi: “Singeke sikhone kulwa nalabantfu; bacinile kunatsi.”
32 Ngako basakata umbiko lomubi esiveni sema-Israyeli ngalelive bebayewulihlola. Bakhuluma, batsi: “Lelive lesidzabule kulo silihlola, lilive lelidla bantfu labahlala kulo. Bonkhe labantfu lesibabonile kulo badze kakhulu.
33 Size sabona ngisho nemaNifilu, emadvodzana a-Anaki layintalelwane yemaNifilu. Sitibone singangetintsetse kubo, nabo futsi basibona singangato.”
1 Kubo lobo busuku bonkhe bantfu bakhihla lesikhulu sililo.
2 Onkhe ema-Israyeli asola boMosi na-Aroni atsi kubo: “Kube samane safela eGibhithe nome ehlane.
3 Simakadze usiletseleni kulelive kutsi sitewubulawa bese kutfunjwa bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu? Kungete kwaba ncono yini kutsi sincandzeke sibuyele eGibhithe?”
4 Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Asikhetse umholi, sincandzeke sibuyele eGibhithe.”
5 BoMosi na-Aroni bakhotsamisa buso babo embikwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli lesasihlangene lapho.
6 Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, naKhalebi, umsa waJefune, lababehambe nalamadvodza labeyewuhlola lelive, badzabula timphahla tabo,
7 bakhuluma kulesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, batsi: “Lelive silihambe lonkhe, silihlola; salikhandza kutsi lihle kakhulu.
8 Nangabe Simakadze asitfokotela, utasihola, siyewungena kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, asiphe lona.
9 Musani kuhlubuka Simakadze, futsi ningabesabi nalabantfu balelive, ngobe sitabagwinya. Sivikelo sabo sesihambile, kodvwa Simakadze unatsi. Ningabesabi.”
10 Sonkhe sive savele satimisela kubagcoba ngematje. Kwase kubonakala inkhatimulo yaSimakadze ethendeni lekuhlangana; onkhe ema-Israyeli ayibona.
11 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Labantfu batawuchubeka nekungedzelela kuze kube ngunini? Batakwala kukholwa ngimi kuze kube ngunini, etikwaletibonakaliso temimangaliso lengitente kubo?
12 Ngitawubashaya ngesifo sitekubabhubhisa, kodvwa wena ngitakwenta ube nguyise wesive lesitawuba sikhulu sibe nemandla kunabo.”
13 Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi: “EmaGibhithe atakuva ngaleyontfo. Lesive wasikhipha emkhatsini wawo ngemandla akho.
14 Loko ayakukutjela letive letakhe kulelive. Nabo labantfu bakulesive sebevile kutsi wena, Simakadze, usemkhatsini walesive nekutsi wena, Simakadze, ubonakala kuso buso nebuso; lifu lakho lihlala etikwabo, nekutsi emini uhamba embikwabo ngensika yelifu, bese kutsi ebusuku uhambe embikwabo ngensika yemlilo.
15 Nawusibulala ngasikhatsi sinye lesive sonkhe, tonkhe letive letiwuvile lombiko ngawe tiyawutsi:
16 ‘Simakadze wehlulekile kungenisa lesive sakhe eveni labefunge kutsi utasingenisa kulo; wababulalela ehlane bonkhe.’
17 Ngako-ke ngicela kutsi Simakadze akhombise emandla akhe, njengobe asho, watsi:
18 ‘Simakadze uyephuta kutfukutsela andze ngemusa, atsetselele sono nekuhlubuka. Noko lonelicala akamshiyi angakamjezisi; yena ujezisa bantfwana ngesono saboyise situkulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.’
19 Njengobe wena, Simakadze, unelutsandvo lolukhulu, tsetselela sono salabantfu njengobe bewusolo ubatsetselela, kusukela besuka eGibhithe kuze kube ngunyalo.”
20 Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Sengibatsetselele, njengobe ucelile.
21 Kodvwa ngiyetsembisa ngitsi ngifunga kuphila kwami nenkhatimulo yami legcwele umhlaba wonkhe,
22 kute nome munye walabantfu lababona inkhatimulo yami netibonakaliso letiyimimangaliso lengatenta eGibhithe nasehlane kodvwa bangete bangilalela, bangilinga emahlandla lalishumi,
23 kute namunye wabo loyawulibona lelive lengafunga ngalo kuboyisemkhulu kutsi ngitabanika lona. Kute namunye lotalibona kulabo labangedzelela.
24 Kodvwa njengobe inceku yami Khalebi anemoya lowehlukile futsi ungilandzela ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, ngitamngenisa kulelive laya kulo, nebatukulu bakhe bayawulidla libe lifa labo.
25 Njengobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani ahlala kulesigodzi, ncandzeka kusasa ucondze ngasehlane ngemgwaco lobheke ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.”
26 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
27 “Kutawuze kube ngunini lesive lesikhohlakele singisola? Sengikuvile kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako.
28 Ngako-ke batjele utsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami kutsi ngitakwenta kini tona kanye leto tintfo benginive nitisho.
29 Nitakufa, tidvumbu tenu tigcwale lonkhe lelihlane, nonkhe nine lenineminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu nangenela lubalo, nangisola nekungisola.
30 Kute nome munye wenu loyawungena kulelo live lengalifungela ngekuphakamisa sandla kutsi kutawuba likhaya lenu, ngaphandle kwaboKhalebi, umsa waJefune, kanye naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
31 Bantfwabenu lenakhuluma ngabo natsi batawubulawa batfunjwe, mine-ke ngitabangenisa futsi balati lelive lenilalile.
32 Kodvwa nine nitawufela lapha ehlane.
33 Bantfwabenu batawuba belusi khona lapha, kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40, bahlupheka ngenca yekungetsembeki kwenu, kuze kufe newekugcina wenu.
34 Niyawuhlupheka kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40 ngenca yetono tenu, umnyaka umele lilanga linye lalawo langema-40, lenawacitsa nihlolisisa lelive, kuze nati kahle kutsi kuyini kumelana kwenu nami.’
35 Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile, futsi ngitakwenta loko kuso sonkhe lesive lesonakele lesihlanganele kumelana nami. Batawuhlangana nesiphetfo sabo lapha kulelihlane, baphelele khona.”
36 Ngako lamadvodza labetfunywe nguMosi kuyawuhlola lelive ase abuya afaka umoya wekusola kuso sonkhe sive ngalombiko wawo lomubi ngalelive,
37 yebo, lamadvodza lafike asakata lomoya wekusola ngekuletsa umbiko lomubi ngalelive, ashaywa ngesifo afa, embikwaSimakadze.
38 Emkhatsini walamadvodza laya kuyawuhlola lelive kwasala boJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, naKhalebi, umsa waJefune.
39 Watsi kube Mosi awabikele onkhe ema-Israyeli loko, akhala kakhulukati.
40 Ekuseni ngeluvivi ngakusasa enyukela etulu acondza eveni letintsaba, afike atsi: “Sonile, sitakuya eveni Simakadze lasetsembisa lona.”
41 Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Pho, nentelani lokungawulaleli umyalo waNkulunkulu? Loku ngeke kuphumelele!
42 Ningacali nenyuke, ngobe Simakadze akekho emkhatsini wenu. Titsa tenu titawunehlula,
43 ngobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani atawuhlangana nani lapho. Njengobe nisukile kuSimakadze, naye angeke abe nani, ngako nitakuwa ngelusiko lwenkemba.”
44 Noko bajinge benyukela etulu eveni letintsaba, nome Mosi kanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane lalingakesuswa enkambu.
45 Ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani labehlala kulelo live letintsaba ehla atewubahlasela, abehlula abacosha, adzimate ababeka eHoma.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nase ningene eveni lenginipha lona kutsi libe likhaya lenu,
3 nibobe seniletsa iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze, ibe yetinkhomo, nome yetimbuti, nome yetimvu, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze. Kungaba ngumnikelo wekushiswa, nome umhlatjelo wekugcwalisa setsembiso lesitsite, nome umnikelo wesihle, nome iminikelo yemikhosi.
4 Lowo loletsa umnikelo wakhe utawuletsa kuSimakadze umnikelo walokutinhlavu ngemalitha langaba mabili afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa emncumo langaba yilitha.
5 Lungisa liwayini lelingaba yilitha ngelizinyane lemvu, libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa nome wemhlatjelo, kutsi liwayini libe ngumnikelo wesinatfo.
6 Nawunikela ngesihhanca, bhica fulaha wemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemakhilogremu langaba mabili labhicwe nemafutsa emncumo langaba yilitha nencenye,
7 kunikelwe kanye neliwayini lelingaba yilitha nencenye, kube ngumnikelo wesinatfo. Kunikele kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
8 Nawulungisa inkunzana kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa nome ibe ngumhlatjelo wesetsembiso lesitsite nome semnikelo wekuthula kuSimakadze,
9 uyawuyiletsa kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu kube ngufulaha longemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye lobhicwe nemafutsa emncumo langemalitha langaba mabili,
10 kanye neliwayini lelingemalitha langaba mabili, lemnikelo walokunatfwako kube ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
11 “ ‘Kutabonikelwa kanjalo-ke, nakunikelwa ngenkunzi, nome ngesihhanca, nome ngelizinyane lemvu nome lembuti.
12 Ngulowo nalowo mnikelo ubowentela loko kuye ngebunyenti bawo.
13 Wonkhe um-Israyeli wekutalwa kufanele ente njalo nakaletsa umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
14 Nakwenteka nome ngunini wetive lohlala emkhatsini wenu, nome kukwesikhashana nome sikhatsi lesidze, aletsa umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze, naye kufanele ente njengobe nani nenta.
15 Sive siyawuba nemtsetfo lofananako: wenu kanye newebetive labahlala emkhatsini wenu. Leso-ke simiso setitukulwane ngetitukulwane. Nine nebetive niyawufanana embikwaSimakadze.
16 Imitsetfo nemiyalo yenu iyawusebenta ngalokufananako kini nakubetive labasemkhatsini wenu.’ ”
17 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
18 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nase ningene eveni lenginipha lona,
19 kufanele nehlukanisele Simakadze sabelo sakhe, nanidla sinkhwa salelo live.
20 Kufanele sinkhwa setilinga tenu tekwendvulelisa nisetfule njengemnikelo wesivuno senu sekucala ekubhuleni kwenu.
21 Tonkhe titukulwane tenu seniyawunikela kuSimakadze umnikelo wetivuno tenu tekwendvulelisa.
22 “ ‘Nangabe kwenteka nona ngesiphosiso ngekungayigcini lemiyalo Simakadze layinika Mosi,
23 konkhe loko Simakadze laniyala ngako ngaMosi kusukela mhlazana Mosi acala kuniyala kuye embili titukulwane ngetitukulwane,
24 nakwenteka-ke nona ngesiphosiso, nangabe sive sonkhe besingati, kufanele sive sinikele ngenkunzana yinye ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze, kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu, nemnikelo walokunatfwako, kanye nesiphongo sinye kube ngumnikelo wesono.
25 Umphristi uyakwenta inhlawulo yekubuyisana kwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli siyawube sesiyatsetselelwa, ngobe sone ngesiphosiso, futsi sitsite ngekona kwaso sasesiletsa kuSimakadze umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kanye nemnikelo wesono.
26 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kanye nebetive labahlala emkhatsini waso bayawutsetselelwa, ngobe sonkhe lesive sone ngesiphosiso.
27 “ ‘Kodvwa nangabe kone umuntfu munye ngesiphosiso, uyawuletsa sibhutatana lesinemnyaka munye budzala, sibe ngumnikelo wesono.
28 Umphristi uyawukwentela lowo muntfu lowone ngesiphosiso inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze. Nase amentele leyo nhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze, lowo muntfu uyawube sewuyatsetselelwa.
29 Lowo mtsetfo wekona ngesiphosiso uyawusebenta ngalokufananako, nome ngabe kone um-Israyeli wekutalwa nome ngabe wetive.
30 “ ‘Kodvwa umuntfu lowona ngemabomu, nome angewemdzabu nome angewetive, uyawuba nelicala lekungahloniphi Simakadze, uyawuncunywa esiveni sakubo.
31 Njengobe lomuntfu wedzelele livi laSimakadze, wephula lomunye wemitsetfo yakhe ngemabomu, kufanele ancunywe; licala lakhe libe setikwakhe.’ ”
32 Atsi ema-Israyeli asesehlane, kwatfolakala indvodza itfota tinkhuni ngelilanga leliSabatha.
33 Labo labayikhandza itfota tinkhuni bayitsatsa bayimikisa kuMosi na-Aroni nesive sonkhe,
34 bayivalela esitokisini, ngobe kwakungakakhanyi kahle kutsi kufanele kwentiweni kuyo.
35 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Lendvodza kufanele ife. Sive sonkhe kufanele siyigcobe ngematje, siyigcobele ngephandle kwenkambu.”
36 Ngako-ke sive sayitsatsa sayikhiphela ngephandle kwenkambu, sayigcoba ngematje yaze yafa, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
37 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
38 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu letiyawulandzela kufanele nente timvakaza emiphetfweni yetingubo tenu ngelucotfo loluluhlata njengesibhakabhaka.
39 Niyawutsi nanitibuka letimvakaza, bese nikhumbula yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze, niyilalele, khona ningetiwuba tingwadla ngekudvonswa tinkhanuko tetinhlitiyo tenu netemehlo enu.
40 Niyawukhumbula kulalela yonkhe imiyalo yami, nibe ngulabehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu wenu.
41 NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe, kutsi ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
1 Khora, umsa wa-Jisihari, lotalwa nguKhohati, umsa waLevi, nemaRubeni latsite, boDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, kanye na-Oni, umsa waPhelethi, bedzelela,
2 bavukela Mosi. Babutsa bantfu labanyenti labebatiwa esiveni sonkhe, kwaba ngema-Israyeli labengema-250, lababengubona bakhetsiwe batinhloko.
3 Babutsana ndzawonye bahlasela boMosi na-Aroni, batsi kubo: “Senihambe kakhulu! Sonkhe lesive singcwele, bonkhe ngamunye ngamunye wabo, futsi naNkulunkulu unabo. Nine-ke nitiphakamiselani etikwalesive saSimakadze?”
4 Kwatsi Mosi nakakuva loko, wawa phansi ngebuso.
5 Watsi kuKhora nalesicumbi labesihola: “Ekuseni kusasa Simakadze utasikhombisa kutsi ngubani longewakhe nekutsi ngumuphi longcwele, utamsondzeta edvute naye. Lowo muntfu latikhetsele yena uyawumenta abesedvute naye.
6 Wena Khora, nabo bonkhe balandzeli bakho niyakwenta kanje: Niyawutsatsa titja temphepho,
7 bese kutsi kusasa ekuseni nifake kuto umlilo nemphepho embikwaSimakadze. Lowo Simakadze latamkhetsa nguye loyawube angcwele. Nine maLevi senitiphakamise kakhulu.”
8 Mosi wachubeka watsi kuKhora: “Lalelani, nine maLevi.
9 Akukanenelisi yini lokutsi Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli watehlukanisela nine kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, wanenta nabasedvute naye kutsi nente inkonzo ethendeni laSimakadze, nime embikwesive, nisikhonte?
10 Unisondzetile nine nawo onkhe emaLevi edvutane naye, kodvwa nyalo senifuna buphristi futsi.
11 Kuphambene naSimakadze kutsi wena nalabalandzeli bakho nihlangane ngekududana kanje. Ngubani yena lo-Aroni kutsi ningemelana naye nine?”
12 Mosi wabe sewutfumela kutsi kuyewubitwa boDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, kodvwa bona batsi: “Singeke site!
13 Akukakwenelisi lokutsi wasikhipha eveni lelivundzile leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, wasiletsela kutesibulala lapha ehlane? Nyalo ufuna kulibala kutibusa la etikwetfu?
14 Ngetulu kwaloko awukasimikisi eveni leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, nelifa lemasimi netivini. Ucabanga kutsi lamadvodza langaka ungawenta timphumphutse? Singeke site.”
15 Mosi watfukutsela wabila, watsi kuSimakadze: “Ungawemukeli umnikelo wabo. Angizange ngitsatse ngisho imbongolo kubo, futsi angikoni ngisho nome munye wabo.”
16 Mosi watsi kuKhora: “Wena nebalandzeli bakho bonkhe nimele nibonakale embikwaSimakadze kusasa lolokusako, na-Aroni uyawube akhona lapho.
17 Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele aphatse sitja sakhe semphepho afake kuso imphepho anikele kuSimakadze. Kutakuba titja letingema-250 setitonkhe. Wena na-Aroni kufanele nani ninikele ngetitja tenu.”
18 Ngako wonkhe umuntfu watsatsa sitja sakhe wafaka umlilo nemphepho kuso, bema kanye naboMosi na-Aroni ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
19 Watsi kube Khora ahlanganise bonkhe labalandzeli bakhe, lababemelene naMosi, embikwelithende lekuhlangana, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yabonakala kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
20 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
21 “Khweshani kulesicumbi kuze ngisicedze masinyane.”
22 Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
23 Simakadze watsi kuMosi:
24 “Tjela sive sikhweshe emathendeni aboKhora, naDathani, na-Abiramu.”
25 Mosi wasukuma waya kuboDathani na-Abiramu, nebaholi bema-Israyeli bamlandzela.
26 Wasiyala sonkhe sive, watsi: “Khweshani emathendeni aletigangi leti! Ningatsintsi lutfo etintfweni tabo, funa nani nikhukhulwe kanye netono tabo.”
27 Ngako sive sakhwesha emathendeni aboKhora, naDathani, na-Abiramu. BoDathani na-Abiramu bese baphumile emathendeni abo, beme eminyango yawo nebafati babo nebantfwababo.
28 Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Niyawukwati ngaloku-ke kutsi nguSimakadze longitfumile; akusho kutsi ngitentela ingcondvo yami nje:
29 Nangabe labantfu batifela njengabo bonkhe bantfu nome babulawe sifo nje lesivamise kubulala bantfu, kuyawube kusho kutsi angikatfunywa nguye Simakadze.
30 Kodvwa nangabe Simakadze aveta intfo lensha lengazange seyenteke, umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo ubamite kanye nako konkhe lokungekwabo, bashobele phansi, baye endzaweni yalabafile beva, niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi labantfu bedzelele Simakadze.”
31 Kwatsi acedza nje kulisho lelo, umhlaba labebeme kuwo boDathani na-Abiramu wachekeka tindvonga,
32 wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabamita kanye nemindeni yabo, nawo onkhe emadvodza labebalandzeli baKhora, nako konkhe lokwakukwawo.
33 Bashobela phansi endzaweni yalabafile beva, nato tonkhe timphahla tabo, umhlaba wabasibekela, babhubha bangaphindzi baba khona emkhatsini wesive.
34 Ekukhaleni kwabo onkhe ema-Israyeli labesedvutane abaleka, amemeta atsi: “Umhlaba utasimita natsi futsi.”
35 Umlilo lowaphuma kuSimakadze wadla onkhe lamadvodza labengema-250 labekashisa imphepho.
36 Simakadze watsi kuMosi:
37 “Tjela Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, umphristi, kutsi akatsatse letitja atisuse lapha elangabini, bese usakata lamalahle emlilo khashane, ngobe letitja tingcwele,
38 tona letitja talabantfu labalahlekelwe kuphila kwabo ngenca yekona kwabo. Gcobani letitja temphepho tibe bongcwengcwe bekumbonya lilati, ngobe tanikelwa kuSimakadze tase tiba ngcwele. Setiyawuba secwayiso esiveni sema-Israyeli.”
39 Ngako Eleyazare, umphristi, watsatsa letitja telitfusi letatinikelwe ngulabo labebashisiwe, tagcotjwa tentiwa simbonyo selilati,
40 njengobe Simakadze amlayela ngaMosi. Loko kwaba sikhumbuto esiveni sema-Israyeli kutsi wonkhe umuntfu longesiye umphristi, longesiyo intalelwane ya-Aroni, akayiwusondzela ashise imphepho embikwaSimakadze. Loyakwenta njalo uyawubona saKhora nesebalandzeli bakhe.
41 Kwatsi ngakusasa sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sabasola boMosi na-Aroni sitsi: “Senibulele bantfu baSimakadze.”
42 Kwatsi lesicumbi sisahlanganele kumelana naMosi na-Aroni, satsi sijikela ngasethendeni lekuhlangana, masinyane sabona lifu lilisibekela kwase kubonakala inkhatimulo yaSimakadze.
43 BoMosi na-Aroni base baya embikwelithende lekuhlangana,
44 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
45 “Sukani emkhatsini walabantfu, kuze ngibabhubhise ngekushesha.” Bobabili bakhotsama babhekisa tinhloko tabo phansi.
46 Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Tsatsa sitja sakho semphepho ufake kuso emalahle lavutsako aselatini, bese ufaka imphepho, uphutfume kulesive masinyane usentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze, ngobe lulaka lwakhe seluphumile, sifo sesiphindze sicalele phansi.”
47 Ngako Aroni naye watsatsela etulu njengekusho kwaMosi, waphutfuma emkhatsini walesicumbi, sabe sesingenile sesibacalile sifo, watsela imphepho kulesitja sakhe wabentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze.
48 Wema emkhatsini walabafile nalabaphilako, sifo sancamuka.
49 Sibalo salabo lababulawa nguleso sifo besiti-14 700, ngaphandle kwalabo labafa ngenca yaKhora.
50 Satsi kube sincamuke lesifo, Aroni wancandzeka wabuyela kuMosi embikwelithende lekuhlangana.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli akunike tindvuku letili-12, yinye kuleso nakuleso sive lephuma kumholi waso. Bhala libito laleyo naleyo ndvodza endvukwini yayo.
3 Endvukwini yakaLevi ubobhala libito la-Aroni, ngobe kufanele kube nendvuku yalowo nalowo mholi waleso sive.
4 Letindvuku ubotibeka embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane ethendeni lekuhlangana, lapho ngihlangana nani khona.
5 Indvuku yalowo lengimkhetsile itawuhluma, ngitakucedza kanjalo kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako.”
6 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, nebaholi bawo bamnika letindvuku letili-12, leyo naleyo ndvuku imele umholi wesive, nendvuku ya-Aroni yayisemkhatsini wato.
7 Letindvuku Mosi watitsatsa watibeka embikwaSimakadze embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane lelalisethendeni lebufakazi.
8 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Mosi wangena ethendeni lebufakazi, kulelibhokisi lesivumelwane, wakhandza kutsi indvuku ya-Aroni, leyayimele sive semaLevi, yayingakahlumi kuphela kodvwa yaze yaba nemidvumba yachakaza yatsela titselo tema-alimondi.
9 Ngako Mosi watsatsa tonkhe letindvuku embikwaSimakadze watiletsa kuma-Israyeli. Atibuka, kwaba ngulowo watsatsa yakakhe.
10 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Buyisela indvuku ya-Aroni uyibeke embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane, igcinelwe kutsi ibe secwayiso kulabahlubukako. Loko kutawucedza kungisola nekumelana kwabo nami, khona bangetikufa.”
11 Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze.
12 Sive sema-Israyeli sakhuluma kuMosi, satsi: “Sitakufa! Silahlekile! Silahleke sonkhe!
13 Nangabe lowo losondzela eceleni kwelithende laSimakadze atakufa, ngabe kusho kutsi sitakufa sonkhe yini?”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Wena, nemadvodzana akho, nemndeni weyihlo kufanele netfwale bubi lobuphambene nendzawo lengcwele; wena-ke nemadvodzana akho niyakwetfwala tono leticondzene nebuphristi benu.
2 Letsa bomnakenu labangemaLevi esiveni seyihlo batewuhlangana nawe bakusite ngesikhatsi wena nemadvodzana akho nikhonta ethendeni lebufakazi.
3 Kufanele babe ngaphansi kwakho bente umsebenti wonkhe welithende, kodvwa bangasondzeli etimphahleni tendzawo lengcwele nome elatini. Nakwenteka basondzela, bona nani nitakufa.
4 Kufanele batihlanganise nani banakekele lithende lekuhlangana, nayo yonkhe imisebenti yalo; kufanele kubete losondzela kini lapho nikhona khona nine.
5 “Nine kufanele ninakekele indzawo lengcwele kanye nelilati, khona intfukutselo yaSimakadze ingetiwuphindza yehlele sive sema-Israyeli.
6 Mine matfupha ngikhetse labazalwane bakho labangemaLevi emkhatsini wema-Israyeli kutsi babe sipho kini, banikelwe kuSimakadze kutsi bente umsebenti welithende lekuhlangana.
7 Kodvwa wena nemadvodzana akho niyawukhonta njengebaphristi kuko konkhe lokukwaselatini nangekhatsi kwendvwangu. Ngininika inkonzo yebuphristi njengesipho. Lowo longakafaneli loyawusondzela eceleni kwalelilati, uyawubulawa.”
8 Simakadze wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Mine ngikubeka kutsi uphatse iminikelo leletfwe kimi, yonkhe iminikelo lengcwele lenginikwa yona ngema-Israyeli, mine ngiyinika wena nemadvodzana akho kutsi ibe sabelo sakho titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
9 Itawuba ngeyenu incenye yaleminikelo lengcwelengcwele lengayiswa emlilweni. Kuto tonkhe tipho labatiletsa kimi njengeminikelo lengcwelengcwele, nome ingeyalokutinhlavu nome yesono nome yelicala, leyo ncenye lengcwele kakhulu yakho nemadvodzana akho.
10 Uyakuwudla njengentfo lengcwelengcwele; wonkhe lomdvuna uyakuwudla. Kufanele uwutsatse ube ngcwele.
11 “Ngetulu kwaloko, konkhe lokubekwe kwehlukaniswa neminikelo yekujikitiswa yesive sema-Israyeli lesikunikela kimi kutawuba kwenu. Ngikupha wena nemadvodzana akho kanye nemadvodzakati akho kube sabelo sakho titukulwane ngetitukulwane. Wonkhe umuntfu lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo emndenini wakho angakudla.
12 “Ngikupha sonkhe sivuno lesihle setilinga lesinikelwa kuSimakadze kulowo nalowo mnyaka: semafutsa emncumo, neseliwayini kanye nesakolo.
13 Tonkhe titselo tekucala letivutsiwe tako konkhe lokusensimini yabo, labakunikela kuSimakadze, tiyawuba takho. Bonkhe bantfu labahlantekile ngekwemtsetfo ekhaya lakho bangakudla.
14 “Konkhe lokunikelwe kuSimakadze ka-Israyeli kutawuba kwakho.
15 “Sitselo sekucala sesitalo sakho, nome semuntfu nome sesifuyo, lesinikelwe kimi, sitawuba sakho. Kodvwa kufanele ulihlenge litubulo lemuntfu lelingumfana, kanjalo futsi nelitubulo lelidvuna lesilwane lesingcolile ngekwemtsetfo.
16 Kufanele kutsi angaba nenyanga budzala, bese niyawahlenga ngaleyo ntsengo yesihlengo setinhlavu tesiliva letisihlanu ngekwesilinganiso lesisemtsetfweni.
17 “Kodvwa ningabolihlenga litubulo lenkhomo nome lemvu, nome lembuti, ngobe kungcwele. Ingati yawo kufanele ifafatwe elatini bese kushiswa emanoni awo, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
18 Inyama yawo kufanele ibe yakho, njengemganga wemnikelo wekujikitiswa, nemlente wesekudla ube wakho.
19 “Konkhe lokwehlukaniselwe eceleni eminikelweni lengcwele lenikelwe ngema-Israyeli kuSimakadze ngikupha wena nemadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho, kutsi kube ngusona sabelo sakho titukulwane ngetitukulwane. Kusivumelwane saphakadze seluswayi kuSimakadze, kutsi sibe sakho nesebantfwabakho.”
20 Simakadze wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Wena uyawubate lifa eveni labo, kantsi uyawubate nesabelo njengabo. Ngimi lengisabelo sakho nelifa lakho esiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli.”
21 “Konkhe kwelishumi ngikupha emaLevi kuma-Israyeli, kutsi kube lifa lawo kulowo msebenti lawentako asakhonta kulomsebenti wabo ethendeni lekuhlangana.
22 Kusukela manje ema-Israyeli kufanele angasondzeli edvutane nelithende lekuhlangana, ngaphandle kwaloko atawutetfwalela wona umvuzo wekona kwawo, afe.
23 NgemaLevi layawukwenta umsebenti welithende lekuhlangana etfwale bubi lobuphambene nalo. Lesi kutawuba simiso lesingeyiwuphindze siguculwe titukulwane ngetitukulwane letitako. Bangeke balinikwa lifa kuma-Israyeli.
24 Esikhundleni saloko, emaLevi ngiwapha kutsi lifa lawo kube kwelishumi kwaloko lokunikelwe ngema-Israyeli kuSimakadze. Ngiko nje ngitsite kuwo: ‘Bona bangeke babe nelifa kuma-Israyeli.’ ”
25 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
26 “Khuluma kumaLevi utsi: ‘Nanemukela kuma-Israyeli kwelishumi lokulifa lenu lenginipha lona, nani kufanele ninikele kwelishumi kwaloko kwelishumi kube ngumnikelo waSimakadze.
27 Lomnikelo wenu uyawutsatfwa njengalokutinhlavu lokusandza kuhhudlwa nome inkhovu yeliwayini lephuma etjeni lekuhluta emagelebisi.
28 Ngaleyo ndlela nani nitawunikela umnikelo wekwelishumi kuSimakadze, niwutsatse kuko konkhe kwelishumi lenikwemukela kuma-Israyeli. Kuko kona loko kwelishumi kufanele ninikele sabelo saSimakadze ngekusinika Aroni, umphristi.
29 Kufanele ninikele sabelo saSimakadze kube nguloko lokuhle kakhulu, nalokungcwelengcwele kuko konkhe leninikwe kona.’
30 “Khuluma kumaLevi utsi: ‘Naninikela loko lokuhle kakhulu, loko kuyawutsatfwa njengemphumela wekudla lokuhhudliwe nome inkhovu yeliwayini lephume etjeni lekuhluta emagelebisi.
31 Nine nemindeni yenu ningakudla-ke konkhe loko lokusalako, ningakudlela nome ngabe nikuyiphi indzawo, ngobe loko kungumholo wenu ngemsebenti leniwentako ethendeni lekuhlangana.
32 Njengobe nitawunikela ngalokuhle kakhulu kwako, ningeke nibe nelicala ngaloko; ngako-ke ningeke niyingcolise iminikelo lengcwele yema-Israyeli, futsi ningeke nife ngalelo cala.’ ”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
2 “Lesi-ke sekuyawuba simiso semtsetfo lomiswe nguSimakadze: Tjela sive sema-Israyeli kutsi siletse litfokati lelibovu lelingenasiyela nasici, lekungazange sekubekwe lijoko entsanyeni yalo.
3 Niyawulinika Eleyazare, umphristi, liyawukhishelwa ngephandle kwenkambu lihlatjelwe embikwakhe.
4 Eleyazare-ke, umphristi, uyawube sewutsatsa ingati yalo ngemuno wakhe, afafate kasikhombisa ngalengati yalo abhekise ngasembikwelithende lekuhlangana.
5 Lelitfokati liyawube seliyashiswa-ke embikwakhe, kushiswe sikhumba salo, nenyama yalo, nengati yalo, nemswane walo.
6 Umphristi-ke uyawutsatsa umsedari, nehisophu, nendvwangu lebovu ngalokutopele, akujike emlilweni etikwalelitfokati lelishiswako.
7 Lomphristi-ke uyawube sewugeza tingubo takhe, nemtimba wakhe ngemanti, emvakwaloko-ke sekangangena enkambu, abe ngulongcolile ngekwemtsetfo kuze kuhlwe.
8 Lomuntfu longuyena ashise lelitfokati kufanele naye ageze tingubo takhe kanye nemtimba wakhe ngemanti, abe ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
9 “Kuyawutsi umuntfu lohlantekile kube nguyena abutsa lomlotsa walelitfokati ayewulahla ngephandle kwenkambu endzaweni lehlobile ngekwemtsetfo, uhlaliswe lapho, uhlalele kutsi sive sema-Israyeli siwusebentise emantini ekuhlambulula nasitewugeza sono ngawo.
10 Lomuntfu longuyena abutse lomlotsa walelitfokati kufanele naye ageze timphahla takhe abe ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe. Lesimiso siyakwentiwa ngabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli kanye nebetive labasemkhatsini wenu, titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
11 “Umuntfu loyawutsintsa sidvumbu nome ngabe sabani uyawuba ngulongcolile ngekwemtsetfo emalanga lasikhombisa.
12 Uyawutigeza yena ngemanti ngelilanga lesitsatfu nangelesikhombisa, bese-ke uba ngulohlantekile. Kodvwa nakangatigezi yena ngelilanga lesitsatfu nangelesikhombisa, angeke ahlanteke.
13 Nome ngubani lotsintsa sidvumbu, nome sabani, angakaze atihlambulule, uyawube wedzelela lithende laSimakadze. Lowo muntfu kufanele ancunywe esiveni sakubo, ngobe emanti ekuhlambulula angakaze afafatwe etikwakhe, ngako ungcolile; kungcola kwakhe kusesekuye.
14 “Lona-ke ngumtsetfo lomacondzana nemuntfu lofele ethendeni lakhe. Nome ngubani loyawungena kulo nalobekasuke akulo lelithende, uyawuba ngulongcolile ngekwemtsetfo emalanga lasikhombisa.
15 Tonkhe titja lebetingakambonyisiseki taciniswa ngesidekiselo tiyawuba nguletingcolile.
16 “Nangabe umuntfu utsite asebaleni watsintsa sidvumbu semuntfu lofe ngekugwazwa, nome lofe ngesifo lesetayelekile, nome lotsintsa litsambo laso, nome lithuna, uyawuba ngulongcolile ngekwemtsetfo emalanga lasikhombisa.
17 “Macondzana nalabangcolile ngekwemtsetfo uyawutsatsa umlotsa wemnikelo wesono utsele kuwo emanti lahlobile esitjeni.
18 Kuyawutsi umuntfu lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo atsatse ihisophu ayenye kulamanti, bese ufafata lelithende nako konkhe lokusekhatsi kanye nalabantfu bebakhona lapho. Kufanele afafate bonkhe labake batsintsa litsambo lemufi, nome sidvumbu semuntfu lobulewe nome lotifele, nome-ke lithuna.
19 Lona lohlantekile kufanele afafate lowo longcolile ngelilanga lesitsatfu nangelesikhombisa; ngaleli lesikhombisa uyawube asamhlambulula. Lona lotewuhlanjululwa kufanele ageze timphahla takhe tekwembatsa kanye nemtimba wakhe ngemanti, uyawuba ngulohlambulukile ngabona lobo busuku.
20 “Kodvwa nangabe lomuntfu longcolile angatihlambululi yena, kufanele ancunywe esiveni sakubo, ngobe uhlambalate indzawo lengcwele yaSimakadze. Emanti ekuhlambulula akaze afafatwe etikwakhe, ungcolile.
21 Lesi-ke simiso sabo lesiyawuhlala sentiwa titukulwane ngetitukulwane. “Lomuntfu lobafafata ngemanti ekuhlambulula kufanele naye ageze timphahla takhe tekwembatsa, nalowo lotsintsa lamanti ekuhlambulula uyawuba ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
22 Yonkhe intfo letsintfwe ngumuntfu longcolile nayo iyawuba ngulengcolile, nalowo loyawutsintsa leyontfo uyawuba ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe.”
1 Ngenyanga yekucala sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sefika eHlane laseSini, sefike semisa eKhadeshi. Miriyamu wafela khona lapho, wangcwatjwa.
2 Kwakute emanti kuleyo ndzawo, ngako bantfu babutsana ndzawonye basola boMosi na-Aroni.
3 Balwa naMosi batsi: “Kube mane savele safa kanye nebanaketfu ngesikhatsi bafela embikwaSimakadze.
4 Nisiletseleni lesive saSimakadze kulelihlane lelinje? Nentele kutsi tsine kanye naletifuyo tetfu sitewufela lapha!
5 Nasikhiphelani lena eveni laseGibhithe nasiletsa lapha kulelive lelibi kangaka? Lelive alinakudla, namakhiwa, namagelebisi; lite nemahananandza. Kute ngisho nemanti nje ekunatsa!”
6 BoMosi na-Aroni besuka emkhatsini walesive bacondza ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. Bafike bawa phansi ngebuso, bakhotsama. Inkhatimulo yebukhona baSimakadze yabonakala kubo.
7 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
8 “Tsatsa lendvuku, bese-ke wena na-Aroni, umnakenu, nibutsela sonkhe sive ndzawonye. Khuluma kulelidvwala, embikwaso sibuka, litawube selikhipha emanti. Uyawukhipha emanti kulelidvwala, kuze sonkhe sive kanye netifuyo taso sinatse kulo.”
9 Ngako Mosi watsatsa indvuku ebukhoneni baSimakadze, njengobe abetjeliwe.
10 Yena na-Aroni bahlanganisa sonkhe sive embikwalelidvwala, Mosi watsi kubo: “Lalelani-ke, nine mahlubuka, sinikhokhele yini emanti kulelidvwala?”
11 Ngako Mosi waphakamisa sandla sakhe washaya lelidvwala kabili ngalendvuku, emanti ampompota kulelidvwala, banatsa bona bonkhe kanye netifuyo tabo.
12 Kodvwa Simakadze wabatsetsisa boMosi na-Aroni, watsi: “Njengobe ningakangikholwa kangangekutsi nize ningingcwelise, ningihloniphe embikwalesive sema-Israyeli, anisenawusihola lesive nize nisifikise eveni lengisiphe lona.”
13 Lawo kwakungemanti aseMeribha, lapho sive sema-Israyeli sefike salwa khona naSimakadze, nalapho ativeta kubo khona angulongcwele.
14 Mosi watfumela tigijimi kusuka eKhadeshi, taya enkhosini yaka-Edomu, tafike tatsi: “Umnakenu Israyeli utsi wena uyabati bonkhe bulukhuni lobusehlele.
15 Bobabemkhulu behlela eveni laseGibhithe, sahlala lapho sikhatsi lesidze. Bantfu baseGibhithe basigcilata kanye nabobabe betfu,
16 kodvwa satsi kube sikhale kuSimakadze, wakuva kukhala kwetfu wase utfumela ingilosi, wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe. “Nyalo-ke sesilapha eKhadeshi, edolobhaneni lelisemnyeleni welive lakho.
17 Sicela kwendlula sidzabule ekhatsi nelive lakho. Singeke sihambe emasimini nome etivinini takho, singeke sinatse ngisho nemanti emitfonjeni yakho. Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco lomkhulu sicondze, singaphambukeli ngesekudla nome ngesancele, size siphumele ngale kwalelive lakho.”
18 Kodvwa Edomu waphendvula, watsi: “Ningeke nengce lapha; naningake nilokotse, siyawuphuma sinihlasele ngetikhali.”
19 Ema-Israyeli aphendvula, atsi: “Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco lomkhulu, nangabe tifuyo tetfu natsi sinatse emitfonjeni yenu, sitanikhokhela. Tsine sifuna kumane sendlule nje ngetinyawo, hhayi lokunye.”
20 Baphindza baka-Edomu baphendvula, batsi: “Asifuni kutsi nendlule.” Base bayaphuma baka-Edomu babesukela ngalenkhulu imphi nalenemandla.
21 Njengobe baka-Edomu bawalela ema-Israyeli kutsi endlule eveni labo, ema-Israyeli abe asayancandzeka, esuka kubo.
22 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sesuka eKhadeshi sayawufika eNtsabeni iHori.
23 SebaseNtsabeni iHori, eceleni kwemnyele waka-Edomu, Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
24 “Aroni sewutakuya kulabafile bakubo, ngako akasoze angene eveni lengilinike ema-Israyeli, ngobe nine nobabili aningihloniphanga ngasemantini aseMeribha.
25 Bita bo-Aroni nendvodzana yakhe, Eleyazare, ukhuphukele nabo eNtsabeni yaseHori.
26 Khumula Aroni tembatfo takhe utembatsise indvodzana yakhe, Eleyazare, ngobe Aroni sewutawunishiya abuyele kubakubo, utawufike afele kuyo.”
27 Mosi wenta njengobe Simakadze abemtjelile: Wakhuphukela nabo eNtsabeni yaseHori embikwesive sonkhe sibuka.
28 Mosi wakhumula Aroni tembatfo takhe watembatsisa indvodzana yakhe Eleyazare. Aroni wafela khona lapho etulu entsabeni. Bo-Mosi na-Eleyazare behla entsabeni.
29 Sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Aroni sewufile, samlilela emalanga langema-30.
1 Yatsi kube inkhosi yemaKhenani, yase-Aradi, leyayihlala eNegevu, eningizimu nelive laseKhenani, ive kutsi ema-Israyeli abeta ngemgwaco wase-Atharimu, yavele yawahlasela, yaphindze yatfumba lamanye awo.
2 Israyeli wenta sifungo kuSimakadze, watsi: “Nawungahle usinikele lesive etandleni tetfu, sitasincoba sibhubhise nemadolobha aso.”
3 Simakadze wakulalela waba neluvela ngema-Israyeli, wawanika emaKhenani. Ema-Israyeli abhubhisa onkhe emaKhenani kanye nemadolobha awo; ngako-ke leyo ndzawo yetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiHoma.
4 Ema-Israyeli ahamba kusukela eNtsabeni iHori ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, entela kugega lelive lase-Edomu. Kodvwa bantfu baba nenhlitiyo lencane endleleni;
5 basola Nkulunkulu naMosi batsi: “Nasikhiphelani eGibhithe kuze sitewufela lapha ehlane? Kute kudla! Kute nemanti! Siyakwenyanya lokudla lokungenamsoco!”
6 Simakadze wase ubatfumelela tinyoka letatinesihlungu; taluma labantfu, labanyenti babo bafa.
7 Bantfu beta kuMosi, bafike batsi: “Sonile ngekukhuluma kabi ngaSimakadze nangawe. Thandaza kuSimakadze kutsi esuse letinyoka lapha kitsi.” Ngako-ke Mosi wabathandazela labantfu.
8 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Yenta inyoka lenesitfoze yelitfusi uyiphanyeke etulu elugodvweni; wonkhe labesalunywe yinyoka, utawutsi angayibuka aphile.”
9 Ngako Mosi wakha inyoka ngelitfusi, wase uyiphanyeka etulu elugodvweni. Kwatsi wonkhe labesalunywe yinyoka watsi nabuka lenyoka yelitfusi, waphila.
10 Ema-Israyeli atfutsa lapho ahamba ayawumisa e-Obothi.
11 Esuka e-Obothi afike emisa e-Iye Abharimu, ehlane lelibhekene neMowabi, ngasemphumalanga.
12 Atfutsa lapho ayawumisa eSihosheni saseZeredi.
13 Esuka lapho emisa ngase-Anoni ehlane leliseveni lema-Amori. I-Anoni isemnyeleni weMowabi, emkhatsini welakaMowabi nelaka-Amori,
14 ngiko nje incwadzi yetimphi taSimakadze itsi: “... lidolobha laseWahebi, esifundzeni saseSufa netihosha; umfula i-Anoni,
15 nemacele etihosha lehlela edolobheni lase-Ari, ehlele nangasemnyeleni welive lakaMowabi.”
16 Kusuka lapho bachubekela eBheyeri, emtfonjeni lapho Simakadze akhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Butsa lesive sibuye ndzawonye, mine ngitasinika emanti.”
17 Ngaso sona leso sikhatsi ema-Israyeli ahlabela ingoma atsi: “Geletisa emanti, wena mtfombo! Sitakwemukela ngekuhlabela,
18 umtfombo lowembiwa ngemakhosi wembiwa nabaholi, wembiwa ngetindvuku tebukhosi, kanye nangemizaca yawo.” Esuka lapho kulelo hlane aya eMathana,
19 esuka eMathana aya eNahaliyeli, esuka eNahaliyeli aya eBamothi,
20 esuka eBamothi aya esigodzini sakaMowabi, ngaphansi kwentsaba iPhisga leyengamele lihlane.
21 Sive saka-Israyeli satfumela titfunywa kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, satsi:
22 “Sicela kwendlula sidzabule lelive lakho. Singeke siphambukele emasimini nome esivinini nome sinatse emanti kunome ngumuphi umtfombo. Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco wenkhosi size siphumele ngale kwelive lakho.”
23 Kodvwa Sihoni wala kutsi bendlule badzabule live lakhe. Wahlanganisa emabutfo akhe onkhe, wawahlomisa wawavivisa awacondzise ehlane kuyawulwa nema-Israyeli. Watsi nakefika eJahasi, walwa nema-Israyeli.
24 Ema-Israyeli alwa naye amehlula, adla live lakhe kusukela e-Anoni kuya eJabhoki, kuze kugcine ngaseveni lema-Amoni, ngobe iminyele yawo yayakhiwe, itinqaba.
25 Ema-Israyeli awatfumba onkhe emadolobha ema-Amori, awadla aba ngewawo kanye neHeshboni netabelo tayo tonkhe.
26 IHeshboni bekulidolobha laSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, leyayike yalwa nalenkhosi leyayingeyemaMowabi, yatsatsa lonkhe live layo kuze kuyewugcina e-Anoni.
27 Ngiko nje timbongi titsi: “Wotani eHeshboni, lidolobha lenkhosi Sihoni! Alakhiwe kabusha, yebo, aliphindze livuswe, lakhiwe.
28 “KuleHeshboni kwase kuphuma umlilo, lilangabi lelidolobha laSihoni. Lashisa i-Ari yakaMowabi, takhamiti tasetintsabeni, e-Anoni.
29 Nako kini, sive sakaMowabi! Nibhujisiwe nine sive sakaKhemoshi! Uyekelele emadvodzana akhe, aba bakhoseli; kwatsi emadvodzakati akhe aba titfunjwa taSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori.
30 “Kodvwa sesibancobile, iHeshboni ibhujiswe yonkhe indlela kuze kuyewufika eDiboni. Sibabhubhise saze sayawufika eNofa, kuze kufike eMedeba.”
31 Ngako ema-Israyeli ahlala eveni lema-Amori.
32 Watsi kube Mosi atfumele tinhloli eJazeri, ema-Israyeli atfumba lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye netabelo talo, acosha lawo ma-Amori labelapho.
33 Ema-Israyeli ajika enyuka ngemgwaco locondza eBhashani; kwase kutsi Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, waphuma kanye nemabutfo akhe onkhe, wayawuhlasela ema-Israyeli emphini yase-Edreyi.
34 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Ungamesabi, ngobe yena kanye nemabutfo akhe onkhe, nelive lakhe, sengimnikele etandleni takho. Yenta kuye kona loko lowakwenta kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni.”
35 Ngako ema-Israyeli abulala Ogi kanye nemadvodzana akhe, naso sonkhe sive sakhe, kwabate ngisho namunye lowasindza. Ase ayalidla lelo live lakhe.
1 Sive sema-Israyeli sesuka lapho sacondza ematsafeni akaMowabi, sefike semisa emathende ngesheya kwemfula iJordane malungana neJerikho.
2 Watsi kube Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, abone konkhe lekwase kwentiwe sive sema-Israyeli esiveni sema-Amori,
3 Mowabi watfutfumela ngenca yebunyenti bawo. Yebo, Mowabi watfutfumela ngenca yema-Israyeli.
4 BakaMowabi bakhuluma nebaholi bakaMidiyani, batsi: “Lesicumbi sebantfu sitawudla konkhe lesinako, njengenkhomo idla luhlata lwesiganga.” Ngako Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, labeyinkhosi yakaMowabi ngaleso sikhatsi,
5 watfumela tigijimi kutsi tiyewumbitela Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, labesePhethori ngasemfuleni iYufrathe, eveni laka-Amawu; tafike tatsi kuye: “Kunesive lesaphuma eGibhithe lesesigcwele umhlaba wonkhe, manje sesize semisa nalapha eceleni kwelive lami.
6 Manje kota utengicalekisela lesive, ngobe sinemandla kakhulu kunami; kumbe ngingakhona kusehlula ngisikhiphe lapha eveni lami. Ngiyati kutsi lababusiswa nguwe bayabusiseka, nalabo labacalekiswa nguwe bayacalekiseka.”
7 Ngako-ke baholi bakaMowabi nebakaMidiyani besuka bahamba baphatsa imali yekuphengula. Batsi nabefika kuBhalamu, bafike bamtjela loko bebakutfunywe nguBhalaki.
8 Bhalamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Lalani lapha kulobusuku, kusasa ngitanibuyela nemphendvulo levela kuSimakadze.” Ngako labaholi bakaMowabi balala kaBhalamu.
9 Nkulunkulu wefika wabuta Bhalamu, watsi: “Ngakabani lamadvodza lalele lapha kakho?”
10 Bhalamu waphendvula Nkulunkulu, watsi: “Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, inkhosi yakaMowabi, utfumele kimi umbiko lotsi:
11 ‘Kunesive lesaphuma kulela laseGibhithe lesigcwele umhlaba wonkhe. Ngako wota utengicalekisela sona, kumbe ngingakhona kusehlula ngisicoshe kulelive lami.’ ”
12 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Ungacali uhambe nawo. Ungasibeki sicalekiso kuleso sive leso, ngobe sabusiswa.”
13 Ngakusasa ekuseni Bhalamu wavuka watjela labaholi lababetfunywe nguBhalaki, watsi: “Hambani nibuyele eveni lakini, Simakadze walile kutsi ngihambe nani.”
14 Ngako labaholi bakaMowabi babuyela kuBhalaki, bafike bamtjela batsi: “Bhalamu walile kuta natsi.”
15 Waphindza Bhalaki watfumela labanye baholi lababemcoka, baba banyenti kakhulu kunalaba bekucala.
16 Befika kuBhalamu batsi: “Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, utsi: ‘Akubete lutfo lolukuvimbelako kutsi ute kimi,
17 ngobe ngiyakukukhokhela kahle kakhulu nome ungangibitani; kota ungicalekisele lesive.’ ”
18 Kodvwa Bhalamu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Ngisho nome Bhalaki abenganginika sigodlo sakhe sigcwele isiliva negolide, ngingeke sengente lutfo lolukhulu nome loluncane loluphambene nemyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami.
19 Hlalani nani kulobusuku njengalaba bakucala, ngize ngati kutsi yini lenye Simakadze latangitjela yona.”
20 Ngalobo busuku Nkulunkulu wefika kuBhalamu, watsi: “Njengobe lamadvodza akulandzile, hamba nawo, kuphela wente loko lengikutjela kona.”
21 Bhalamu wavuka ekuseni wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wahamba nalabaholi bakaMowabi.
22 Simakadze wamtfukutselela kakhulu nasahamba, ingilosi yaSimakadze yammela endleleni imvimbela. Bhalamu abegibele imbongolo yakhe, ahamba netinceku takhe letimbili.
23 Imbongolo yatsi kube ibone lengilosi ime endleleni, yelule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla, yaphambuka endleleni yacondza esigangeni. Bhalamu wayishaya, ayibuyisela endleleni.
24 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yachubeka yayakuma emngcingweni wendlela leyayijuba emkhatsini wetivini letimbili, kume tibondza emaceleni ngala nangala.
25 Imbongolo yatsi kube ibone ingilosi yaSimakadze, yagudla lubondza yahhudla umbala waBhalamu kulolubondza. Bhalamu waphindza wayishaya futsi.
26 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindza yachubekela ngembidlana, yefika yema emngcengcemaneni wendlela, lapho bekute khona ngisho nendzawana nje yekujikela ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
27 Imbongolo yatsi kube ibone lengilosi yaSimakadze, yalala phansi, Bhalamu asetulu kuyo; watfukutsela wabila, wayishaya ngalendvuku yakhe.
28 Simakadze wase uvula umlomo walembongolo, yakhuluma kuBhalamu yatsi: “Kodvwa ngenteni kuwe kutsi ungaze ungishaye kuze kube katsatfu?”
29 Bhalamu wayiphendvula watsi: “Ungente silima! Kube bengiphetse inkemba esandleni sami, ngabe ngiyakubulala khona nyalo.”
30 Imbongolo yaphendvula Bhalamu, yatsi: “Angisiyo yini imbongolo yakho lohlala ngekuyigibela njalo nje, kuze kube ngulamuhla? Ngake ngakwenta yini loku kuwe?” Bhalamu watsi: “Cha.”
31 Simakadze wase uvula emehlo eBhalamu, wayibona lengilosi yaSimakadze ime endleleni yelule inkemba yayo. Ngako watitfoba, wawa phansi ngebuso.
32 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yambuta yatsi: “Uyishayeleni lembongolo yakho kuze kube katsatfu? Ngite lapha kutewuncandza wena, ngobe lendlela yakho inengoti embikwami.
33 Lembongolo beyibona mine ingibalekele kulamahlandla lamatsatfu. Kube beyingangibalekeli, ngabe wena sengikubulele nyalo, kodvwa yona bengitayishiya iphila.”
34 Bhalamu wakhuluma kulengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngonile, bengingaboni kutsi ume endleleni kutewuncandza mine. Nangabe-ke akukujabulisi lokuhamba kwami, ngitawuncandzeka.”
35 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuluma kuBhalamu, yatsi: “Hamba nalamadvodza, kodvwa ukhulume kuphela loko lengitakutjela kona.” Ngako Bhalamu wahamba nalabaholi bakaBhalaki.
36 Watsi kube eve Bhalaki kutsi Bhalamu sewuyeta, waphuma wayawumhlangabeta edolobheni lakaMowabi lelise-Anoni, lekungumnyele lokhashane kakhulu welive lakhe.
37 Bhalaki wakhuluma naBhalamu, watsi: “Angikatfumeli yini tigijimi kuwe kutsi tikulandze masinyane? Awuketi ngani kimi? Bewucabanga kutsi anginalutfo yini lwekukukhokhela?”
38 Bhalamu waphendvula watsi: “Sengikhona, kepha nginawo yini mine emandla ekukhuluma lutfo ngaphandle kwaloko lengikutjelwa nguNkulunkulu?”
39 Ngako Bhalamu wahamba naBhalaki, baya eKhiriyathi Husothi.
40 Bhalaki wenta umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo netimvu, lenye inyama wayinika Bhalamu nalabaholi lababehamba naye.
41 Ngakusasa ekuseni Bhalaki watsatsa Bhalamu, benyukela etulu eBhamothi Bhali, lapho afike wabona kahle incenye yalesive.
1 Bhalamu wakhuluma kuBhalaki, watsi: “Ngakhele emalati lasikhombisa, ungilungiselele tinkunzi letisikhombisa netihhanca letisikhombisa.”
2 Bhalaki wakwenta konkhe loko lekwakufunwe nguBhalamu, bobabili base banikela ngenkunzi nesihhanca kulelo nakulelo lilati.
3 Bhalamu wakhuluma kuBhalaki, watsi: “Mani lapha eceleni kwemnikelo wakho, mine ngisaphambuka; ngisafuna kuhlola kutsi Simakadze utawuhlangabetana yini nami. Loko langembulela kona nawe ngitakwatisa.” Asakushito loko, wase ukhuphukela egcumeni lelingenatihlahla.
4 Nkulunkulu wahlangabetana naye, naBhalamu watsi kuye: “Sengilungise emalati lasikhombisa, etikwalelo nalelo lati nginikele ngenkunzi nesihhanca.”
5 Simakadze wabeka emavi emlonyeni waBhalamu, watsi: “Ncandzeka uye kuBhalaki, ufike umtjele lelivi.”
6 Ngako-ke wancandzeka wamkhandza aseme eceleni kwemnikelo wakhe kanye nebaholi bakaMowabi.
7 Bhalamu wakhuluma umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Bhalaki wangisusa e-Aramu, inkhosi yakaMowabi, etintsabeni letingasemphumalanga, watsi: ‘Kota utengicalekisela Jakobe, ungijivazele Israyeli.’
8 Ngingabacalekisa kanjani labo labangakacalekiswa nguNkulunkulu? Ngingabajivaza kanjani labo labangakajivazwa nguSimakadze?
9 Ngiyababona loku ngilapha esicongweni sentsaba lesilidvwala. Yebo, ngiyababona loku ngilapha etulu ekuphakameni, ngibasinga umkhanya. Ngababona basive lesitihlalela sodvwa, sitehlukanise naletinye tive.
10 Ngubani longabala lutfuli lwaJakobe, nome abale incenye yesive saka-Israyeli? Angimane ngife kufa kwalolungile, shangatsi nesiphetfo sami singaba njengesabo.”
11 Bhalaki wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Yini lena lese uyente kimi? Ngikuletse lapha kutsi utewucalekisa letitsa tami, kodvwa kute lokwentile; esikhundleni saloko utibusisile.”
12 Bhalamu waphendvula watsi: “Kantsi akukafaneli yini ngikhulume loko lokubekwe nguSimakadze emlonyeni wami?”
13 Bhalaki wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Kota la sihambe nawe siye kulenye indzawo, khona utawubabona; noko utawubona incenye yabo, hhayi bonkhe. Utawube sewungicalekisela bona.”
14 Ngako wamtsatsa wahamba naye baya etsafeni laseSofimu, etulu esicongweni sentsaba iPhisga, wefika lapho wakha emalati lasikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangesihhanca etikwalelo nalelo lati.
15 Bhalamu wakhuluma kuBhalaki, watsi: “Mani lapha eceleni kwemnikelo wakho, mine ngisetawuhlangana naSimakadze lapha.”
16 Simakadze wahlangana naBhalamu, wamtjela emavi lekufanele awakhulume, watsi: “Ncandzeka, uye kuBhalaki uyewumtjela lelivi.”
17 Ngako-ke wancandzeka waya kuye, wamkhandza eceleni kwemnikelo wakhe, eme nebaholi bakaMowabi. Bhalaki wambuta watsi: “Utsiteni Simakadze?”
18 Bhalamu wakhuluma umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Sukuma, Bhalaki, ulalele, ngive kahle wena, msa waSiphori.
19 Nkulunkulu akasiye umuntfu kutsi angacala emanga, futsi akasiyo indvodzana yemuntfu legucukako engcondvweni yayo. Uyakhuluma yini angabe asenta? Uyetsembisa yini angabe asasifeza setsembiso sakhe?
20 Nginikwe umyalo wekutsi ngibusise, yena sewubusisile, mine ngingabe ngisakugucula loko.
21 “Kute emashwa latakwehlela Jakobe, Israyeli angeke abe nelusizi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, unabo; kumenyetwa nekudvunyiswa kweNkhosi kusemkhatsini wabo.
22 Nkulunkulu lowabakhipha eGibhithe, ubalwela ngemandla lanjengewenyatsi.
23 Kute longaloya Jakobe, kute longaphengula Israyeli; kuyawukhulunywa ngaJakobe nanga-Israyeli kutsiwe: ‘Bukani lokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu!’
24 Lesive sivuka njengelibhubesi lelisikati, siphakame njengenkunzi yelibhubesi, lelingaphumuli lingakayidli layicedza inyamatane leliyibambile, linatse nengati yaleto tinyamatane lelitibulele.”
25 Bhalaki wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Njengobe awukabacalekisi, lokungenani ungababusisi.”
26 Bhalamu waphendvula, watsi: “Angikakutjeli yini kutsi kufanele ngikhulume loko lengikutjelwa nguSimakadze?”
27 Bhalaki wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Kota, sihambe nawe, siye kulenye indzawo, mhlawumbe kungahle kumjabulise Nkulunkulu, akuvumele kutsi ungicalekisele lesive ukuleyo ndzawo.”
28 Bhalaki watsatsa Bhalamu, bobabili benyukela esicongweni sentsaba iPheyori leyengamele lihlane.
29 Bhalamu wakhuluma watsi: “Ngakhele emalati lasikhombisa lapha, ungilungisele tinkunzi letisikhombisa netihhanca letisikhombisa.”
30 Bhalaki wenta njengekusho kwaBhalamu, wanikela inkunzi nesihhanca kulelo nakulelo lilati.
1 Ngaleso sikhatsi Bhalamu bese ati kahle kutsi kuyamjabulisa Simakadze nakabusisa lesive sema-Israyeli, ngako akazange aphindze afune letinye tibonakaliso njengakucala, kodvwa wesuka wabheka ngasehlane.
2 Bhalamu watsi uyabuka wabona ema-Israyeli emisile, sive ngesive, Moya waNkulunkulu wehlela etikwakhe,
3 walayetela watsi: “Umlayeto waBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, umlayeto walowo lonemehlo labona kahle konkhe.
4 Umlayeto walowo lova emavi aNkulunkulu, lowo lobona umbono waSomandla, lowo lokhotsamako, lonemehlo lavulekile.
5 Maye mahle emathende akho, sive sakaJakobe, emakhaya lapho uhlala khona, Israyeli!
6 “Njengemifula lenemanti, nanjengetivandze letiseceleni kwemfula; nanjengenhlaba lehlanyelwe nguSimakadze, nanjengemisedari ngasemantini emfula,
7 emanti atawugeleta asuka etimbiteni takhe, nenhlanyelo yakhe itfole emanti lamanyenti. “Inkhosi yabo iyawuba yinkhulu kuna-Agagi, nembuso wabo uyawuphakanyiswa.
8 Nkulunkulu wabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, unjengenyatsi lenemandla kubo. Bayakudla tive letititsa tabo, bephule ematsambo ato abe timvutfu, bagwaze leto tive ngetikhali.
9 Njengelibhubesi bayahoshoba bacambalale phansi, yebo, nanjengelibhubesi lelisikati, ngubani nje longacala abavuse? “Ababusiswe labo labakubusisako, bacalekiswe labo labakucalekisako!”
10 Lulaka lwaBhalaki lwamvutsela kamatima Bhalamu, washaya tandla takhe, watsi kuye: “Ngikulandzele kutsi utewucalekisa titsa tami, kodvwa wena sewutibusise kwaze kwaba katsatfu.
11 Nyamalala nyalo ubuyele ekhaya lakho; bengitsi ngitakubonga ngesibongo lesihle, kodvwa Simakadze ukwalele kutsi utfole lesibongo.”
12 Bhalamu watsi kuBhalaki: “Angititjelanga yini letigijimi lewawutitfumele kimi, ngatsi kuto:
13 ‘Ngisho nome ngabe Bhalaki anganginika sigodlo sakhe sigcwele isiliva negolide, bengingeke ngitentele lutfo lolusuka kimi, lokuhle nome lokubi, lokuphambene nemyalo waSimakadze. Ngitakusho kuphela loko lokushiwo nguSimakadze.’ ”
14 “Sengiyancandzeka ngibuyela eveni lakitsi, kodvwa kota lapha ngikutjele kutsi yini letakwentiwa ngulesive kulesive sakho kulamalanga letako.”
15 Walayetela, watsi: “Umlayeto waBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, umlayeto walowo lonemehlo labona kahle konkhe.
16 Umlayeto walowo lova emavi aNkulunkulu, lowo lonelwati loluvela kuLosetikwako Konkhe, lowo lobona umbono waSomandla, lowo lokhotsamako, lonemehlo lavulekile.
17 “Ngiyambona, noko, hhayi nyalo; ngibuke kuye, noko, akekho edvute. Inkhanyeti iyawuvela kuJakobe, intfonga yebukhosi iyawumila ka-Israyeli, uyawupitjita tinhloko tesive sakaMowabi, tinkhakhayi tawo onkhe emadvodza akaShethi.
18 Edomu uyawuncotjwa; Seyiri, sitsa sakhe, naye uyawuncotjwa, kodvwa Israyeli uyawukhula abe nemandla.
19 Umbusi uyawuvela kuJakobe abhubhise bonkhe lababesele nakuhlaselwa lelo dolobha.”
20 Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
21 Waphindza wabona emaKheni, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe utsi: “Emakhaya akho avikelekile, sidleke sakho sakhelwe edvwaleni.
22 Noko nine maKheni niyawubhujiswa ngesikhatsi nitfunjwa ngu-Ashuri.”
23 Walayetela futsi watsi: “Awu! Ngubani nje longaphila, Simakadze nase acala kwenta loku?
24 Imikhumbi iyawuchamuka elusentseni lwelwandle eKhithimu, imncobe Ashuri na-Ebheri, noko, naye uyawubhujiswa.”
25 Bhalamu wesuka wancandzeka wabuyela eveni lakubo, naBhalaki watsatsa yakhe indlela.
1 Ngesikhatsi sive sema-Israyeli siseseShithimu, emadvodza acala kungenela kulalana nalabasikati besive semaMowabi.
2 Laba labasikati bawamema lamadvodza kutsi ete atekwenta umhlatjelo kubonkulunkulu babo. Lamadvodza adla, akhotsama, akhonta labonkulunkulu bemaMowabi.
3 Ngako sive sema-Israyeli sahlanganyela ekukhonteni Bhali wasePheyori. Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwabavutsela.
4 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tsatsa bonkhe baholi balesive, ubabulale, bese ubeneka emini kubona wonkhe umuntfu embikwaSimakadze, khona kutewutsi lulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze lungetiwusivutsela lesive saka-Israyeli.”
5 Mosi wakhuluma nebaholi baka-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu kufanele abulale onkhe emadvodza esive sakabo lahlanganyele ekukhonteni Bhali wasePheyori.”
6 Lenye indvodza yem-Israyeli yeta nalomsikati umMidiyani yamngenisa ethendeni layo, Mosi abuka, nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sisalila ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
7 Watsi kube akubone loko Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, umphristi, washiya sonkhe lesive, watsatsa sikhali ngesandla sakhe,
8 walandzela lendvodza yem-Israyeli waze wayawungena ethendeni layo. Wafike wabagwaza bobabili, sikhali sangena kulom-Israyeli saze sayawuphumela ngale kulona lomsikati. Lesishayo lesasihlasele ema-Israyeli sakhawula,
9 kodvwa labesebafile ngaso bese bati-24 000.
10 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
11 “Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, lotalwa ngu-Aroni, umphristi, sewukuncandzile kutfukutsela kwami ngitfukutselela sive sema-Israyeli, ngobe nguye yedvwa emkhatsini wabo lobe nenshisekelo yekugcina ludvumo lwami; ngiko nje ngingakasicedzi ngelulaka sive sema-Israyeli.
12 Ngako-ke mtjele kutsi sengenta sivumelwane sekuthula naye.
13 Yena netitukulwane takhe batawuba nesivumelwane sebuphristi baphakadze naphakadze, ngobe waba nenshisekelo yekugcina ludvumo lwami, wenta inhlawulo yekubuyisana kwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli nami.”
14 Libito lalom-Israyeli lowabulawa kanye nemMidiyani lomsikati bekunguZimri, umsa waSalu, umholi wemndeni wakaSimeyoni.
15 Libito lalona lomsikati bekunguKhozibi, indvodzakati yaSuri, sikhulu semndeni lotsite wesive semaMidiyani.
16 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
17 “Sive semaMidiyani niyawusiphatsa njengetitsa nisibulale,
18 ngobe naso saniphatsa njengetitsa, ngesikhatsi siniyenga ngalendzaba yasePheyori, nangenca yadzadzewabo, Khozibi, labeyindvodzakati yemholi wesive semaMidiyani. Khozibi nguye lona lowafa ngekubulawa, nakufika lesishayo sasePheyori.”
1 Emvakwaleso sishayo Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, umphristi, watsi:
2 “Yentani lubalo lwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli ngemindeni yaso, kusukela kulabaneminyaka lengema-20 budzala kuya etulu, bonkhe lasebangalungela kungenela imphi esiveni saka-Israyeli.”
3 Ngako-ke, ematsafeni akaMowabi, ngesheya kweJordane, malungana neJerikho, boMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, bakhuluma nesive batsi:
4 “Yentani lubalo lwawo onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabaneminyaka lengema-20 budzala kuya etulu, njengobe Simakadze ayale Mosi.” Nankha-ke ema-Israyeli laphuma eGibhithe:
5 Titukulwane takaRubeni, litubulo la-Israyeli, lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaHanoki labetalwa nguHanoki, nemaPhalu labetalwa nguPhalu,
6 nemaHesroni labetalwa nguHesroni, nemaKhami, labetalwa nguKhami.
7 Leto-ke bekutisendvo takaRubeni. Lababalwa babeti-43 730.
8 Umsa waPhalu bekungu-Eliyabe.
9 Emadvodzana a-Eliyabe bekuboNemuweli, naDathani, na-Abiramu. BoDathani na-Abiramu bebangulabaholi labavukela Mosi na-Aroni; bebangulabanye bebalandzeli baKhora nabavukela Simakadze.
10 Umhlaba wakhamisa wabagwinya bonkhe naKhora, balandzeli bakhe labafa ngesikhatsi umlilo ubhubhisa emadvodza langema-250, baba luphawu lwesecwayiso.
11 Noko intalelwane yaKhora ayizange ife iphele.
12 Titukulwane takaSimeyoni lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaNemuweli labetalwa nguNemuweli, nemaJamini labetalwa nguJamini, nemaJakhini labetalwa nguJakhini,
13 nemaZera labetalwa nguZera, nemaShawula labetalwa nguShawula.
14 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaSimeyoni. Lababalwa babeti-22 200.
15 Titukulwane takaGadi lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaSefoni labetalwa nguSefoni, nemaHagi labetalwa nguHagi, nemaShuni labetalwa nguShuni,
16 nema-Ozni labetalwa ngu-Ozni, nema-Era labetalwa ngu-Era,
17 nema-Arodi labetalwa ngu-Arodi, nema-Areli labetalwa ngu-Areli.
18 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaGadi. Lababalwa babeti-40 500.
19 Bo-Era na-Onani bekungemadvodzana aJuda, kodvwa afela eKhenani.
20 Titukulwane takaJuda lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaShela, labetalwa nguShela, nemaPheresi, labetalwa nguPheresi, nemaZera, labetalwa nguZera.
21 Titukulwane takaPheresi lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaHesroni labetalwa nguHesroni, nemaHamuli labetalwa nguHamuli.
22 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaJuda. Lababalwa babeti-76 500.
23 Titukulwane taka-Isakhari lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaThola labetalwa nguThola, nemaPhuwa labetalwa nguPhuwa,
24 nemaJashubi labetalwa nguJashubi, nemaShimroni labetalwa nguShimroni.
25 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo taka-Isakhari. Lababalwa babeti-64 300.
26 Titukulwane takaZebuloni lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaSeredi labetalwa nguSeredi, nema-Eloni labetalwa ngu-Eloni, nemaJaleli labetalwa nguJaleli.
27 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaZebuloni. Lababalwa babeti-60 500.
28 Titukulwane takaJosefa lusendvo ngelusendvo kusukela kuboManase na-Efrayimu tatime kanje:
29 Titukulwane takaManase lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaMakhire labetalwa nguMakhire, Makhire kwakunguyise waGileyadi, emaGileyadi abetalwa nguGileyadi.
30 Leti-ke bekutinsendvo takaGileyadi: ema-Iyezeri labetalwa ngu-Iyezeri, nemaHelekhi labetalwa nguHelekhi,
31 nema-Asriyeli labetalwa ngu-Asriyeli, nemaShekhemu labetalwa nguShekhemu,
32 nemaShemida labetalwa nguShemida, nemaHeferi labetalwa nguHeferi.
33 Selofehadi, umsa waHeferi, abete emadvodzana, abenemantfombatana odvwana lekwakuboMahala, naNowa, naHogila, naMilkha, naThisa.
34 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaManase. Lababalwa babeti-52 700.
35 Titukulwane taka-Efrayimu lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaShuthela labetalwa nguShuthela, nemaBekheri labetalwa nguBekheri, nemaThahani labetalwa nguThahani.
36 Leti-ke bekutinsendvo takaShuthela: ema-Erani labetalwa ngu-Erani.
37 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo taka-Efrayimu. Lababalwa babeti-32 500. Leti-ke ngito titukulwane takaJosefa lusendvo ngelusendvo.
38 Titukulwane takaBhenjamini lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaBela labetalwa nguBela, nema-Ashbeli labetalwa ngu-Ashbeli, nema-Ahiramu labetalwa ngu-Ahiramu
39 nemaShufamu labetalwa nguShufamu, nemaHufamu labetalwa nguHufamu.
40 Titukulwane takaBela tekutalwa ngu-Adi naNamani kwaba nguleti: ema-Adi labetalwa ngu-Adi, nemaNamani labetalwa nguNamani.
41 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaBhenjamini. Lababalwa babeti-45 600.
42 Titukulwane takaDani lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaShuhamu labetalwa nguShuhamu. Leti-ke bekutinsendvo takaDani.
43 Bonkhe babengemaShuhamu. Lababalwa babeti-64 400.
44 Titukulwane taka-Asheri lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaJimna labetalwa nguJimna, nemaJishvi labetalwa nguJishvi, nemaBheriya labetalwa nguBheriya.
45 Titukulwane takaBheriya lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaHebere labetalwa nguHebere, nemaMalkhiyeli labetalwa nguMalkhiyeli.
46 Asheri abenendvodzakati leyayinguSera.
47 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo taka-Asheri. Lababalwa babeti-53 400.
48 Titukulwane takaNaftali lusendvo ngelusendvo kwaba ngemaJasiyeli labetalwa nguJasiyeli, nemaGuni labetalwa nguGuni,
49 nemaJeseri labetalwa nguJeseri, nemaShilemi labetalwa nguShilemi.
50 Leto-ke bekutinsendvo takaNaftali. Lababalwa babeti-45 400.
51 Asawonkhe emadvodza esive saka-Israyeli labalwa abeti-601 730.
52 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
53 “Lelive litakwabiwa libe lifa labo, kuye ngebunyenti balawo mabito labhalisiwe.
54 Sive lesinebantfu labanyenti usabele lifa lelikhulu, sive lesinebantfu labambalwa usabele lifa lelincane. Nguleso naleso sive siyawukwabelwa lifa laso kuye ngebunyenti balawo mabito labhalwe phansi.
55 Ucaphelisise kutsi lelive labiwa ngenkatho. Nguleso naleso sive siyawukwabelwa ngangekwemabito aboyisemkhulu ngekwebuve baso.
56 Ngulelo nalelo lifa liyakwabiwa ngenkatho nalahlukaniselwa sive lesinyenti nalesincane.”
57 Lawa-ke ngemaLevi labalwa ngetinsendvo tawo: emaGeshoni, labetalwa nguGeshoni, nemaKhohati labetalwa nguKhohati, nemaMerari labetalwa nguMerari.
58 Naleti bekutinsendvo temaLevi: emaLibni, nemaHebroni, nemaMahali, nemaMushi, nemaKhora. Khohati abenguyisemkhulu wa-Amramu.
59 Umka-Amramu bekunguJokhebedi, umtukulu waLevi lowatalelwa emndenini wemaLevi baseseGibhithe. Jokhebedi watalela Amramu bo-Aroni, naMosi kanye naMiriyamu, dzadzewabo.
60 Aroni abenguyise waboNadabi, na-Abihu, na-Eleyazare, na-Ithamari.
61 BoNadabi naAbihu ngulaba labafa ngesikhatsi banikela ngemlilo longengcwele.
62 Onkhe emaLevi lamadvuna kusukela kulabenenyanga budzala kuya etulu abeti-23 000. Wona akazange abalwe kanye nema-Israyeli lamanye, ngobe wona akemukeliswanga sabelo selive.
63 Tonkhe letinsendvo tabalwa nguMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, ngesikhatsi kubalwa ema-Israyeli ematsafeni akaMowabi, ngesheya kweJordane, malunga neJerikho.
64 Kwabate ngisho yinye indvodza leyabalwa kulawa lababalwe nguMosi na-Aroni umphristi elubalweni lwekucala lolwalwentiwe eHlane laseSinayi.
65 Kungobe Simakadze abetjele ema-Israyeli kutsi nakanjani atawufela ehlane, ngako kwabate nome munye lowasala ngaphandle kwaboKhalebi, umsa waJefune, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
1 Emadvodzakati aSelofehadi, umsa waHeferi, umsa waGileyadi, umsa waMakhire, umsa waManase, abewelusendvo lwakaManase, umsa waJosefa. Emabito alamadvodzakati bekuboMahala, naNowa, naHogila, naMilkha, naThisa. Asondzela
2 ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana ema embikwaMosi, na-Eleyazare, umphristi, nebaholi besive sonkhe, atsi:
3 “Babe wetfu wafela ehlane. Abengesiye lomunye webalandzeli baKhora, labadudana ngekuhlubuka Simakadze; wafela sono sakhe, washiya kute emadvodzana.
4 Pho, kwentiwa yini libito lababe lingaveli elusendvweni ngobe abete indvodzana? Sinikeni sabelo emkhatsini wetihlobo tababe.”
5 Ngako Mosi wayitsatsa lendzaba yawo wayimikisa kuSimakadze.
6 Simakadze watsi kuye:
7 “Kuliciniso loku lokushiwo ngemadvodzakati aSelofehadi. Kufanele uwanike sabelo sawo etihlotjeni teyise, aniketwe lifa leyise.
8 Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa, ishiye kute indvodzana, imphahla nelifa layo alendluliselwe endvodzakatini yayo.
9 Nangabe ite ngisho nendvodzakati, lifa layo linikeni banakabo.
10 Nangabe ite banakabo, lifa layo linikeni bomnakaboyise.
11 Nangabe uyise abete banakabo, lifa linikeni sihlobo lesisedvutane elusendvweni lwayo kutsi litewuba laso. Loku kufanele kube ngumtsetfo wema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze ayala Mosi.’ ”
12 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Yenyukela eNtsabeni i-Abarimu utewubuka lelive lengiliphe ema-Israyeli.
13 Utawutsi ungalibona nawe bese uya kubakini, njengemnakenu Aroni,
14 ngobe ngesikhatsi bantfu bangihlubuka ngasemantini eHlane laseSini, nani nobabili nangihlubuka lapho nangete nawulalela umyalo wami, ngekunganginiki kwenu ludvumo lwekungingcwelisa embikwabo kulawo manti.” Lawo bekungemanti aseMeribha, eKhadeshi, eHlane laseSini.
15 Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi:
16 “Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, angabeka lenye indvodza ibe ngumholi emkhatsini walesive,
17 iphume ingene embikwaso, isihole ngekusikhipha nekusingenisa, kuze sive saSimakadze singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.”
18 Ngako-ke Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tsatsa Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, indvodza lenaMoya, umbeke sandla.
19 Mmise embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, nesive sonkhe, umbeke embikwaso.
20 Mnike lamanye emagunya nemandla akho, kuze sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sitawumlalela simhloniphe.
21 Utakuma embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, lotamtsatsela tincumo latitfole nge-Urimu kuSimakadze. Ngekukhuluma kwakhe yena nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bayawuphuma baphindze bangene njengekuyala kwakhe.”
22 Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze. Watsatsa Joshuwa, wammisa embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nesive sonkhe.
23 Wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe, wamnika sikhundla, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Yala sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Caphelani kutsi niletse kimi ngesikhatsi lesimisiwe kudla lokungumnikelo wami lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kimi.’
3 Shano kubo utsi: ‘Lona ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo leniyakuwetfula kuSimakadze: emazinyane lamabili lanemnyaka munye budzala langenasiyela, kube ngumnikelo loshiswa onkhe emalanga.
4 Niyawunikela linye lizinyane ekuseni, leli lelinye nilinikele nakushona lilanga,
5 libe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lokuyikhilogremu yinye yafulaha wakolo lobhicwe nemafutsa emncumo langaba yilitha yinye.
6 Lona ngumnikelo loshiswa onkhe emalanga, lowamiswa entsabeni yaseSinayi kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze.
7 Uyawuhambisana nemnikelo wesinatfo lesingaba yilitha yinye ngelizinyane linye. Kuyawutselwa kuSimakadze umnikelo wesinatfo lesinemandla endzaweni lengcwele.
8 Niyawunikela leli lelinye lizinyane nakushona lilanga kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu nemnikelo wesinatfo lofanana newasekuseni. Lowo-ke ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.’ ”
9 “ ‘Ngelilanga leliSabatha yentani umnikelo ngemazinyane lamabili lanemnyaka munye langenasiyela, niwanikele kanye nemnikelo wawo wesinatfo nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba mane nencenye yafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa.
10 Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnikelo wekushiswa wemaSabatha onkhe ngetulu kwalona loshiswa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo wesinatfo.’ ”
11 “ ‘Ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni niyakwetfula kuSimakadze umnikelo wekushiswa wetinkunzana letimbili, nesihhanca sinye, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasikhombisa, lanemnyaka munye budzala, nalangenasiyela.
12 Inkunzana iyinye iyawuba nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa; nalesihhanca sibe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba mane nencenye yafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa,
13 lizinyane lemvu lilinye libe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longaba yikhilogremu yafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa. Lowo-ke ngumnikelo wekushiswa, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze.
14 Inkunzana iyinye iyawuba nemnikelo wesinatfo lesingemalitha langaba mabili eliwayini, nesihhanca sibe neliwayini lelingaba yilitha nencenye; lizinyane lilinye liyawuhambisana neliwayini lelingaba yilitha. Lona-ke ngumnikelo wekushiswa lekufanele wentiwe njalo ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga.
15 Ngetulu kwemnikelo wekushiswa lovamile lohambisana nemnikelo wesinatfo, imbuti yinye lendvuna kufanele inikelwe kuSimakadze ibe ngumnikelo wesono.’ ”
16 “ ‘Ngelilanga leli-14 lenyanga yekucala kuyawuba liPhasika laSimakadze.
17 Ngelilanga leli-15 kulenyanga kufanele kube nesibhimbi. Niyawudla sinkhwa lesingenambiliso emalanga lasikhombisa.
18 Ngelilanga lekucala niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.
19 Niyakwetfula kuSimakadze umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, umnikelo wekushiswa wetinkunzana letimbili, nesihhanca sinye, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasikhombisa lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe abe ngulangenasiyela.
20 Inkunzana niyawuyilungisa kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye yafulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa; lesihhanca sibe nemalitha langaba mane nencenye;
21 lilinye lizinyane kulawa lasikhombisa kube ngemalitha langaba mabili.
22 Niyakwengeta nangembuti yinye lendvuna kube ngumnikelo wesono lotanentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze.
23 Loko nikwente ngetulu kwaleminikelo yekushiswa leyentiwa njalo nje ekuseni.
24 Ngaleyo ndlela niyakwenta umnikelo wekudla lowentiwa ngemlilo onkhe emalanga, kuze kuphelele lamalanga lasikhombisa, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze. Uyakwengetelwa ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo wesinatfo.
25 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.’ ”
26 “ ‘Ngelilanga letitselo tekucala ekuvuneni, ngeMkhosi Wekuvuna, nanetfula kuSimakadze umnikelo walokutinhlavu letinsha, niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.
27 Niyakwetfula umnikelo wekushiswa wetinkunzana letimbili, nesihhanca sinye, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasikhombisa lanemnyaka munye budzala, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
28 Inkunzana iyinye kufanele ibe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa; lesihhanca sibe nemalitha langaba mane nencenye,
29 lilinye lizinyane kulawa lasikhombisa kufanele libe nemalitha langaba mabili.
30 Niyakwengeta nangembuti yinye lendvuna lekunguyona iyawunentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze.
31 Leyo-ke niyawuyenta kanye neminikelo yayo yesinatfo, ngetulu kwalena leshiswa onkhe emalanga neminikelo yayo yalokutinhlavu. Nicaphelisise kutsi letifuyo atinasiyela ngempela yini.’ ”
1 “ ‘Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesikhombisa niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele, ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti. Lilanga lenu lekushaya emacilongo.
2 Niyakwenta umnikelo wekushiswa ngenkunzana yinye nesihhanca sinye, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lasikhombisa, lanemnyaka munye budzala, nalangenasiyela. Loko-ke liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
3 Lenkunzana niyawuyinikela kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lokungemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa; lesihhanca sibe nemalitha langaba mane nencenye;
4 lizinyane lilinye kulawa lasikhombisa libe nemalitha langaba mabili.
5 Niyakwengeta nangembuti yinye lendvuna kube ngumnikelo wesono lotanentela inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze.
6 Lena-ke ngulengetulu kwaleminikelo leshiswa ekucaleni kwenyanga, kanye neminikelo leshiswa onkhe emalanga kanye neminikelo yayo yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe. Ngiminikelo leyentiwa kuSimakadze ngemlilo, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi.’ ”
7 “ ‘Ngelilanga lelishumi lalenyanga yesikhombisa niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele; ningadli, ningasebenti.
8 Niyakwetfula umnikelo wekushiswa ngenkunzana, nesihhanca, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lasikhombisa lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe abete siyela, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
9 Lenkunzana niyawuyetfula kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lokungemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa, lesihhanca sibe nemalitha langaba mane nencenye;
10 linye lizinyane kulawa lasikhombisa libe nemalitha langaba mabili.
11 Nengete nangembuti yinye lendvuna lengumnikelo wesono, ngetulu kwalomnikelo wesono wekwenta inhlawulo yekubuyisana kuSimakadze, nalomnikelo wemalanga onkhe wekushiswa kanye nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu, neminikelo yayo yesinatfo.’ ”
12 “ ‘Ngelilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesikhombisa niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele, ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti. Niyakwenta lomkhosi kuSimakadze emalanga lasikhombisa.
13 Niyakwetfula kuSimakadze umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze, umnikelo wekushiswa wetinkunzana letili-13, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna lali-14 etimvu lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
14 Iyinye inkunzana kuleti letili-13 niyente kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lokungemalitha langaba sitfupha nencenye afulaha lobhicwe nemafutsa; sisinye sihhanca kuleti letimbili sibe nemalitha langaba mane nencenye;
15 lilinye lizinyane kulawa lali-14 libe nemalitha langaba mabili.
16 Niyakwengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna lengumnikelo wesono, ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
17 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesibili niyawulungisa tinkunzana letili-12, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14 lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe abe ngulangenasiyela.
18 Letinkunzana, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane nibokwentela iminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
19 Nibengeta nangembuti lendvuna ibe ngumnikelo wesono ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu kanye neminikelo yesinatfo yayo.
20 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesitsatfu niyawulungisa tinkunzi letili-11, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14, lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
21 Letinkunzi, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane nibotilungisela kanye neminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
22 Nibengeta nangembuti lendvuna lengumnikelo wesono ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
23 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesine niyawulungisa tinkunzi letilishumi, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14 lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
24 Letinkunzi, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane, niyakukulungisa kanye neminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
25 Nibengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna ibe ngumnikelo wesono ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga kanye nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
26 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesihlanu niyakulungisa tinkunzi letiyimfica, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14 lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
27 Letinkunzi, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane, niyakukulungisa kanye neminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo njengobe kubalelwe.
28 Nibengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna ibe ngumnikelo wesono ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
29 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesitfupha niyakulungisa tinkunzi letisiphohlongo, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14 lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
30 Letinkunzi, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane, niyakukulungisa kanye neminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
31 Nibengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna ibe ngumnikelo wesono ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga neminikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
32 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesikhombisa niyawulungisa tinkunzi letisikhombisa, netihhanca letimbili, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lali-14 lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
33 Letinkunzi, naletihhanca, nalamazinyane niyakulungisa kanye neminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
34 Nibengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna kube ngumnikelo wesono, ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
35 “ ‘Ngelilanga lesiphohlongo niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele; ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.
36 Niyakwetfula umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, kube liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze, umnikelo wekushiswa wenkunzi yinye, nesihhanca sinye, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasikhombisa lanemnyaka munye budzala, onkhe angabi nasiyela.
37 Lenkunzi, nalesihhanca, nalamazinyane lasikhombisa niyakulungisela iminikelo yako yalokutinhlavu neyesinatfo, njengobe kubalelwe.
38 Nibengeta ngembuti yinye lendvuna kube ngumnikelo wesono, ngetulu kwalomnikelo wekushiswa lowentiwa onkhe emalanga nemnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu newesinatfo.
39 “ ‘Ngetulu kweminikelo yenu yesetsembiso neyesihle, niyakwentela Simakadze ngetikhatsi temikhosi yenu leminikelo lelandzelako: iminikelo yenu yekushiswa, neminikelo yenu yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yenu yesinatfo kanye neminikelo yenu yekuthula.’ ”
40 Mosi wawatjela ema-Israyeli konkhe loko Simakadze abemtfume kona.
1 Mosi wakhuluma nebaholi betive tema-Israyeli, watsi: “Nankhu umyalo waSimakadze:
2 Nangabe umuntfu enta sincumo kuSimakadze nome ente sifungo sekutibopha ngesetsembiso, kufanele angawephuli emavi akhe, kodvwa ente konkhe lakukhulumile.
3 “Nangabe intfombi lesesekhaya leyise yenta sincumo kuSimakadze nome yatibopha ngesetsembiso,
4 uyise ayive nayenta lesincumo nome lesetsembiso, kodvwa angete asho lutfo kuyo, tonkhe tincumo tayo netetsembiso tayo tiyawukuma.
5 Kodvwa nangabe uyise ayalela ngesikhatsi asasiva lesincumo sayo isisho, leso sincumo sayo nome setsembiso sayo letibophe ngaso ngeke sime; Simakadze uyakuyikhulula, ngobe yalelwe nguyise.
6 “Nangabe intfombi yenta sincumo isengakashadi, nome isente ngekusheshisa nome ngemabomu, nome yetsembisa kungatenti letinye tintfo, bese iyashada,
7 indvodza yayo ikuve loko kodvwa ingasho lutfo, tincumo tayo netetsembiso tayo titawukuma.
8 Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yayo iyalela kutsi ifeze leso sincumo sayo nayitjelwa ngaso, akukabhekeki kutsi lentfombi isifeze. Simakadze uyakuyikhulula.
9 “Umfelokati nome umfati lowehlukene nendvodza yakhe kufanele afeze tonkhe tincumo takhe latentile, nako konkhe kwetsembisa kwakhe kuyawuba sibopho kuye.
10 “Nangabe umfati lohlala nendvodza yakhe enta sincumo nome sifungo atibophe ngesetsembiso ngekufunga,
11 indvodza yakhe imuve nakasenta ingasho lutfo kuye, ingete yamalela, leso sincumo sakhe nesetsembiso sakhe latibophe ngaso siyawukuma sinjalo.
12 Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yakhe imalela kutsi atifeze leto tetsembiso netincumo takhe ngesikhatsi iva ngato, leto tetsembiso netincumo takhe latishito ngemlomo wakhe atiyikuma. Indvodza yakhe itawube itente lite, Simakadze uyakumkhulula kuto.
13 Indvodza yemfati iyawutinyembenya nome iticinise tincumo temfati wayo latentile nome-ke ngusiphi sifungo lasentile kutsi angatenti tintfo letitsite.
14 Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yakhe ingasho lutfo kuye ngaso emalanga ngemalanga, kusho kutsi iyavumelana nesincumo nome setsembiso latibophe ngaso. Iyavuma ngekuthula ingasho lutfo ngato kuye nayitjelwa ngato.
15 Kodvwa nangabe seyiphikisana nato emvakwesikhatsi seyitjeliwe ngato, ngiyo leyakwetfwala lelo cala lalomfati wayo.”
16 Lena-ke ngimiyalo Simakadze layiniketa Mosi macondzana nebudlelwane emkhatsini wendvodza nemfati wayo, nasemkhatsini weyise nentfombi yakakhe lesengakendzi.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Khiphela sive saka-Israyeli sibhongo esiveni sakaMidiyani, bese-ke uyafa.”
3 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma esiveni saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Hlomisani lamanye emadvodza emkhatsini wenu atilungiselele kulwa nemaMidiyani, alungele kuchuba imphindziselo yaSimakadze kubo.
4 Tfumelani libutfo leliyinkhulungwane yemadvodza kuleso nakuleso sive saka-Israyeli.”
5 Ngako kwaphuma emadvodza labeti-12 000, labehlomele kulwa imphi, kuleso nakuleso sive ka-Israyeli kwaphuma inkhulungwane yinye.
6 Mosi wabatfumela emphini. Kwaphuma inkhulungwane esiveni sisinye, wabakhipha naFinehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi. Yena-ke watsatsa tintfo endzaweni lengcwele, watsatsa nemacilongo lababetawukhombisa ngawo indlela.
7 EmaMidiyani bawahlasela bawashaya bawacotfula onkhe emadvodza, njengekusho kwaSimakadze kuMosi.
8 Babulala ngisho nemakhosi lasihlanu akaMidiyani, bo-Evi, naRekhemu, naSuri, naHure, naReba. Babulala ngisho naBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, ngelusiko lwenkemba.
9 Ema-Israyeli ahlasela emaMidiyani atfumba bafati bawo kanye nebantfwana, nemfuyo yawo yonkhe, nekudla kwawo, nato tonkhe timphahla.
10 Bashisa onkhe emadolobha, lapho bekuhlala khona emaMidiyani, bashisa netinkambu tawo.
11 Batfumba tonkhe timphahla tekwembatsa, nekudla, nebantfu, netifuyo.
12 Baletsa imphango nebatfunjwa kuMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, nakulo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli enkambu yabo ematsafeni akaMowabi, edvute nemfula iJordane macondzana neJerikho.
13 BoMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, nebaholi besive bahamba bayawubahlangabeta ngephandle kwenkambu.
14 Mosi wabatfukutselela labaholi bemphi, baholi betinkhulungwane nebemakhulu labancandzeka emphini.
15 Wababuta watsi: “Nibayekele bonkhe yini labasikati nangete nababulala?
16 Ngibo laba labalandzela teluleko taBhalamu, bekungubona bashushisi labebacondze kwedukisa ema-Israyeli kutsi ahlubuke kuSimakadze kulentfo leyenteka ePheyori, kuze lulaka lwehlele sive saSimakadze.
17 Bulalani bonkhe bafana, nibulale bonkhe labasikati labake balala nemuntfu lomdvuna,
18 kodvwa nitishiyele tonkhe tintfombi letingazange setilale nemuntfu lomdvuna.
19 “Nonkhe nine lenibulele umuntfu nome lenitsintse sidvumbu nifanele nihlale ngephandle kwenkambu, kuze kuphele emalanga lasikhombisa. Ngelilanga lesitsatfu nelesikhombisa kufanele nitihlambulule kanye nalabo lenibatfumbile.
20 Niyawuhlanta tonkhe timphahla tekwembatsa nako konkhe lokwentiwe ngesikhumba, nome ngeboya betimbuti nome yini lokubatiwe.”
21 Eleyazare, umphristi, wakhuluma kulamabutfo labebuya emphini, watsi: “Loko ngulokufunwa ngumtsetfo Simakadze lawunika Mosi:
22 Igolide, nesiliva, nelitfusi, nensimbi, nemfimfi, nemtfofu,
23 nako konkhe lokungamelana nemlilo kufanele kufakwe emlilweni, khona kutewuhlanteka. Kodvwa nako kuyadzinga kutsi kuhlanjululwe ngemanti enhlambuluko. Konkhe lokungasha emlilweni kufanele kufakwe kulawo manti ekuhlambulula.
24 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa niyawugeza timphahla tenu, bese niba ngulabahlambululekile. Emvakwaloko-ke seningangena enkambu.”
25 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
26 “Wena na-Eleyazare, umphristi, nebaholi bemindeni yesive kufanele nibale bonkhe labantfu nalemfuyo letfunjiwe.
27 Lemphango niyawuyehlukanisa nabele onkhe emabutfo labehlanganyele emphini naso sonkhe-ke sive.
28 Kulamabutfo labekayile emphini niyakwehlukanisela Simakadze kube kunye lokusibongo senu emakhulwini lasihlanu: ebantfu, newetinkhomo, newetimbongolo, newetimvu, kanye newetimbuti.
29 Niyawutsatsa lesibongo encenyeni yabo nisinike Eleyazare, umphristi, sibe sabelo saSimakadze.
30 Encenyeni yema-Israyeli niyakwehlukanisa kunye emashumini lasihlanu: ebantfu, newetinkhomo, newetimbongolo, newetimvu, newetimbuti, nome-ke aletinye nje tilwane. Niyakukunika emaLevi lekunguwona anakekela tintfo tasendzaweni lengcwelengcwele.”
31 Ngako boMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, benta njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
32 Imphango leyasala kuloko lokwakutfunjiwe leyatsatfwa ngemabutfo kwaba timvu letiti-675 000,
33 netinkhomo letiti-72 000,
34 netimbongolo letiti-61 000,
35 netintfombi letiti-32 000 letatingazange setilale nemuntfu lomdvuna.
36 Incenye yeliphakelo lalamabutfo labekaye emphini kwaba timvu letiti-337 500,
37 sabelo saSimakadze saba timvu letingema-675;
38 tinkhomo taba ti-36 000, sabelo saSimakadze saba tinkhomo letatingema-72;
39 timbongolo taba ti-30 500, sabelo saSimakadze saba timbongolo letatingema-61;
40 bantfu baba ti-16 000, sabelo saSimakadze saba ngema-32 ebantfu.
41 Mosi waniketa Eleyazare lesibongo lebesisabelo saSimakadze, njengobe Mosi abeyalwe nguSimakadze.
42 Lencenye leyayingeyema-Israyeli Mosi labeyehlukanise kulena yemabutfo,
43 lena yesive yaba timvu letiti-337 500;
44 netinkhomo letiti-36 000,
45 netimbongolo letiti-30 500;
46 nebantfu labati-16 000.
47 Kulencenye yesive Mosi wehlukanisa kunye kuwo onkhe ema-50 ebantfu newetilwane, njengobe Simakadze abemyalile; wakuniketa emaLevi labenguwona anakekela indzawo lengcwelengcwele yaSimakadze.
48 Baholi lababehola emabutfo emphi, labo labebahola tinkhulungwane nemakhulu, baya kuMosi,
49 bafike batsi: “Tinceku takho setiwabalile emabutfo letiwaholako, kute nalinye lelilahlekile.
50 Ngako sesiletse umnikelo kuSimakadze, tintfo tegolide lesititfumbile: emabhengela, nemigaco, netindandatho letitimphawu, nemacici, netingcibe. Sitetentela inhlawulo yetfu yekubuyisana kuSimakadze.”
51 BoMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, batemukela letintfo tegolide nato tonkhe tintfo tebuchwephesha.
52 Yonkhe igolide leyaletfwa baholi betinkhulungwane nebemakhulu, leyemukelwa boMosi na-Eleyazare bayetfula kuSimakadze yayinesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba li-190.
53 Ngulelo nalelo butfo latitsatsela sabelo salo emphangweni.
54 BoMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, bayemukela legolide kulabaholi betinkhulungwane nebemakhulu, bayimikisa ethendeni lekuhlangana, kwaba sikhumbuto sema-Israyeli embikwaSimakadze.
1 EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo.
2 Ngako baya kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nebaholi besive, bafike batsi:
3 “I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni,
4 live Simakadze lalincoba walinika sive sema-Israyeli, lilungele kuba ngemadlelo, kantsi tinceku takho tinemihlambi yetifuyo.”
5 Bachubeka batsi: “Nangabe sizuze umusa emehlweni enu, lelive alabelwe tinceku tenu kube sabelo sato. Ningaseweti umfula iJordane.”
6 Mosi waphendvula lamaGadi nemaRubeni, watsi: “Nisho kutsi nine ningasala lapha, abe emabutfo akini lenishuca nawo ayekulwa imphi?
7 Niwacedzelani emandla ema-Israyeli kutsi angeweleli ngesheya eveni Simakadze lawaphe lona?
8 Naboyihlo benta njalo, nangibatfuma eKhadeshi Bhaneya kutsi bayewuhlola live.
9 Ngemva kwekwewelela eSihosheni sase-Eshikholi kuyewubuka live, bawacedza emandla ema-Israyeli kutsi angangeni eveni Simakadze lawaphe lona.
10 Ngalelo langa intfukutselo yaSimakadze yavutsa, waze wafunga watsi:
11 ‘Njengobe bangazange bangilandzele ngenhlitiyo yonkhe, kute namunye wemadvodza, kusukela kulaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, laphuma eGibhithe layawulibona lelive lengaletsembisa ngekufunga ku-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe;
12 kute namunye ngaphandle kwaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, ngobe bona baphikelela balandzela Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.’
13 Intfukutselo yaSimakadze yavutsela sive sema-Israyeli, wasenta sazulazula ehlane iminyaka lengema-40, saze safa saphela sonkhe leso situkulwane lesasente lokubi embikwaSimakadze.
14 “Nani-ke, ntalelwane yetoni, nime kuleyo ndzawo yaboyihlo, nentela kutsi Simakadze asitfukutselele kakhulu kunakucala sive sema-Israyeli.
15 Nanijika ningamlandzeli, utawuphindze asishiye sonkhe futsi lesive ehlane, nine-ke nitawuba sisusa sekubhujiswa kwaso.”
16 Beta kuye, bafike batsi: “Sifuna kwakhela tifuyo tetfu tibaya, sakhe nemadolobha lapha, kuze kutewuhlala khona bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu.
17 Kodvwa tsine silungele kutsi sihlome sihambe embili kwema-Israyeli, size siwafikise eveni lawo. Ngaleso sikhatsi bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu batawube bahleti emadolobheni lavikelekile, kuze bavikeleke baphephe kulabantfu balelive.
18 Singeke sibuyele emakhaya etfu, sive sema-Israyeli singakatfoli sabelo saso.
19 Singeke semukele lifa kanye naso ngesheya kweJordane, ngobe phela tsine lifa letfu sesilemukele ngalapha ngasemphumalanga kweJordane.”
20 Mosi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Nangabe nitawukwenta loko, nihlomele imphi embikwaSimakadze,
21 nangabe nonkhe nitawuhloma newelele ngesheya kweJordane embikwaSimakadze, aze aticoshe tonkhe titsa takhe embikwakhe,
22 litawutsi lelive lingatfunjwa embikwaSimakadze, bese niyancandzeka nikhululeke kulesibopho senu naSimakadze nasesiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli. Lelive-ke seliyawuba sabelo senu embikwaSimakadze.
23 Kodvwa naningakwenti loko, niyona kuSimakadze, futsi-ke nibociniseka-ke kutsi salakutjelwa sibona ngemopho.
24 Bafati benu nebantfwabenu bakheleni emadolobha, netifuyo tenu nitakhele tibaya; kodvwa nibokwenta loko lenikwetsembisile.”
25 EmaGadi nemaRubeni akhuluma kuMosi, atsi: “Tsine, tinceku takho, sitakwenta njengekusho kwenkhosi yetfu.
26 Bantfwabetfu, nebafati betfu, nemihlambi yetifuyo tetfu kutawusala kulamadolobha aleli lakaGileyadi.
27 Kodvwa tinceku takho, onkhe emadvodza lahlomele kuyakulwa emphini, atakwewela ayekulwa embikwaSimakadze, njengobe inkhosi yetfu isho.”
28 Ngako-ke Mosi wanika imiyalo ngabo ku-Eleyazare, umphristi, nakuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nakubaholi betive tema-Israyeli.
29 Wakhuluma watsi kubo: “Nangabe emaGadi nemaRubeni, onkhe emadvodza lahlomele imphi, ewelela nani ngesheya kweJordane embikwaSimakadze, nitawutsi lelive nase nilitfumbile, bese nibanika live lakaGileyadi kutsi libe labo.
30 Kodvwa nabangaweli kanye nani bahlomile, kufanele bemukele sabelo sabo kanye nani eKhenani.”
31 EmaGadi nemaRubeni aphendvula atsi: “Tinceku takho titakwenta njengobe Simakadze ashito.
32 Sitakwewela sihlomile embikwaSimakadze siye eKhenani, kodvwa live lelilifa letfu lesilidlile litawuba mshiya ngalo kweJordane.”
33 Ngako-ke Mosi emaGadi nemaRubeni nencenye yesive sakaManase, umsa waJosefa, wawabela live lembuso wakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, nelaka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, lonkhe lelo live nemadolobha alo nemave lakhelene nalo.
34 EmaGadi akha emadolobha iDiboni ne-Atharothe, ne-Aroyeri,
35 ne-Atrothe Shofani, neJazeri, neJogbeha,
36 neBhethi Nimra, neBhethi Haramu, aba ngemadolobha lavikelekile, akha netibaya temihlambi yawo.
37 EmaRubeni akha emadolobha iHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neKhiriyathayimu,
38 kanye neNebo, neBhali Meyoni, lawo magama aguculwa, neSibima. Bawetsa emabito lamasha lamadolobha labawakha kabusha.
39 Titukulwane takaMakhire, umsa waManase, tahamba taya kaGileyadi, talihlasela, talidla, tawacosha onkhe ema-Amori labekalapho.
40 Ngako-ke live lakaGileyadi Mosi waliniketa emaMakhire, titukulwane takaManase, akha khona lapho.
41 Jayire, umtukulu waManase, watfumba takhiwo tabo, watetsa libito watsi ngemaHavothi Jayire.
42 Kwatsi Noba yena watfumba iKhenathi kanye netabelo letatitungelete lelo dolobha, watetsa ngelibito lakhe watsi yiNoba.
1 Leti-ke tigaba teluhambo lwesive sema-Israyeli, nasiphuma eGibhithe ngetive taso ngaphansi kwesandla saboMosi na-Aroni.
2 Ngekuyala kwaSimakadze Mosi wabhala onkhe emabito etindzawo lapho babefike bemise khona. Nalu-ke luhambo lwaso ngetigaba talo:
3 Sive sema-Israyeli sesuka eRamsesi ngelilanga leli-15 lenyanga yekucala emnyakeni, lilanga lelilandzela liPhasika, ngenyanga yekucala. Baphuma ngesibindzi nangetigi emehlweni awo onkhe emaGibhithe abuka.
4 EmaGibhithe abengcwaba ematubulo awo onkhe labeshaywe nguSimakadze emkhatsini wawo; ngobe Simakadze abebehlulele bonkhe bonkulunkulu bawo.
5 Ema-Israyeli esuka eRamsesi emisa eSukhothi.
6 Esuka eSukhothi ayawumisa e-Ethamu, emnyeleni welihlane.
7 Esuka e-Ethamu ancandzeka aya ePhi Hahirothi, ngasemphumalanga kweBhali Sefoni, emisa embikweMigdoli.
8 Esuka ePhi Hahirothi, adzabula lwandle ekhatsi ewelela ehlane, atsi kube ahambe emalanga lamatsatfu eHlane lase-Ethamu, emisa eMara.
9 Esuka eMara aya e-Elimu, lapho bekunemitfombo leli-12 netihlahla temasundvu letatingema-70, emisa khona lapho.
10 Esuka e-Elimu emisa ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.
11 Esuka ngaseLwandle Lolubovu emisa eHlane laseSini.
12 Esuka eHlane laseSini emisa eDofkha.
13 Esuka eDofkha emisa e-Alushi.
14 Esuka e-Alushi emisa eRefidimu, lapho kwakute khona emanti ekunatfwa bantfu.
15 Esuka eRefidimu emisa eHlane laseSinayi.
16 Esuka eHlane laseSinayi emisa eKhibrothi Hathava.
17 Esuka eKhibrothi Hathava emisa eHaserothi.
18 Esuka eHaserothi emisa eRitma.
19 Esuka eRitma emisa eRimoni Pheresi.
20 Esuka eRimoni Pheresi emisa eLibna.
21 Esuka eLibna emisa eRisa.
22 Esuka eRisa emisa eKhehelatha.
23 Esuka eKhehelatha emisa eNtsabeni iSheferi.
24 Esuka eNtsabeni iSheferi emisa eHarada.
25 Esuka eHarada emisa eMakhelothi.
26 Esuka eMakhelothi emisa eThahathi.
27 Esuka eThahathi emisa eThera.
28 Esuka eThera emisa eMithka.
29 Esuka eMithka emisa eHashmona.
30 Esuka eHashmona emisa eMoserothi.
31 Esuka eMoserothi emisa eBhene Jakani.
32 Esuka eBhene Jakani emisa eHori Hagidigadi.
33 Esuka eHori Hagidigadi emisa eJotbatha.
34 Esuka eJotbatha emisa e-Abrona.
35 Esuka e-Abrona emisa e-Esiyoni Geberi.
36 Esuka e-Esiyoni Geberi emisa eKhadeshi, eHlane laseSini.
37 Esuka eKhadeshi emisa eNtsabeni iHori, emnyeleni we-Edomu.
38 Ngekuyala kwaSimakadze Aroni, umphristi, wenyukela eNtsabeni iHori, lapho wafike wafela khona ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesihlanu ngemnyaka wema-40 ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibhithe.
39 Aroni abesaneminyaka leli-123 budzala ngesikhatsi afela eNtsabeni iHori.
40 Inkhosi yase-Aradi leyayingumKhenani, ihlala eningizimu nelive laseKhenani, yeva kutsi sive sema-Israyeli siyeta.
41 Ema-Israyeli esuka eNtsabeni iHori emisa eSalmona.
42 Esuka eSalmona emisa ePhunoni.
43 Esuka ePhunoni emisa e-Obothi.
44 Esuka e-Obothi emisa e-Iye Abarimu, emnyeleni wakaMowabi.
45 Esuka e-Iyimu emisa eDiboni Gadi.
46 Esuka eDiboni Gadi emisa e-Alimoni Diblathayimu.
47 Esuka e-Alimoni Diblathayimu emisa etintsabeni tase-Abarimu, edvute neNebo.
48 Esuka etintsabeni tase-Abarimu, emisa ematsafeni akaMowabi, edvute nemfula iJordane malungana neJerikho.
49 Ematsafeni akaMowabi emisa edvute nemfula iJordane kusuka eBhethi Jeshimothi kuya e-Abela Shithimu.
50 Ematsafeni akaMowabi edvute nemfula iJordane malungana neJerikho, Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi:
51 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nanewela iJordane ningena eKhenani,
52 niboticosha nitikhiphe tonkhe letive lenitatikhandza khona. Nibotibhubhisa tonkhe letitfombe tato, netithico tato letibatiwe kanye netindzawo tato letiphakeme tekukhontela.
53 Lelive nibolidla libe lenu nihlale kulo, ngobe nginiphe lona kutsi libe lenu.
54 Lelive nibolabelana ngenkatho kulolo nakulolo lusendvo. Sive lesinebantfu labanyenti nibabele lifa lelikhulu, kanjalo nakulabo labasive lesincane nibabele lelincane. Nome ngabe yini labayitfole ngenkatho kuyawuba kwabo. Lelive nibolabelana ngekwetive tenu.
55 “ ‘Kodvwa nangabe letive lenitikhandze kulelo live anikaticoshi natikhipha, leto lenitivumele kutsi tihlale tiyawuba ngemazubela emehlweni enu tibe ngemanyeva emihlubulweni yenu. Tiyawuba luhlupho kini kulelo live leniyawuhlala kulo.
56 Mine ngiyawukwenta kini loko lengitimisele kukwenta kubo.’ ”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Yala ema-Israyeli utsi kuwo: ‘Naningena eKhenani, live lenitakwabelwa lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, litawuba naleminyele lena:
3 Ngaseningizimu litawufaka liHlane laseSini kugudla umnyele waka-Edomu. Ngasemphumalanga, umnyele utawucala ngaseningizimu ngasekugcineni kweLwandle Lweluswayi,
4 wewelele ngesheya eningizimu yemsaho longuFecela, i-Akrabhimu, wendlule uye eHlane laseSini ucondze eningizimu yeKhadeshi Bhaneya. Utawushaya ucondze eHasari Adari uze ufike e-Asmoni,
5 lapho utawufike ujike khona, ucondze emfudlaneni waseGibhithe uhambelane nawo ugcine eLwandle.
6 “ ‘Umnyele wenu ngasenshonalanga kutawuba lugu lweLwandle Lolukhulu. Kuyawuba ngulowo-ke umnyele ngasenshonalanga.
7 “ ‘Umnyele wenu ngasenyakatho utawuhamba usuke eLwandle Lolukhulu ucondze eNtsabeni iHori,
8 usuke eHori ucondze eLebo Hamathi. Lomnyele utawuhamba ucondze eSedadi,
9 uchubekele eZifroni ugcine eHasari Enani. Kutawuba ngulowo-ke umnyele wenu ngasenyakatfo.
10 “ ‘Umnyele wenu ngasemphumalanga utawuhamba usuke eHasari Enani uze ufike eShefamu.
11 Umnyele utawucondza eningizimu, kusukela eShefamu kuya eRibla ngasemphumalanga ye-Ayini, uchubeke ugudle emacele ngasemphumalanga yeLwandle iKhinerethi.
12 Lomnyele utakwewuka ugudle iJordane ugcine ngeLwandle Lweluswayi. “ ‘Ngiyo lena-ke iminyele yelive lenu kuyo yonkhe leyo mihlubulo yalo.’ ”
13 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Lelive nitakwabelana ngenkatho kutsi libe lifa lenu. Simakadze uyale kutsi labelwe tive letiyimfica kanye nencenye yesive,
14 ngobe imindeni yesive sakaRubeni, nesive sakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase seyilemukele lifa lato.
15 Letive letimbili nencenye setilemukele lifa lato, ngasemphumalanga yemfula iJordane, malungana neJerikho kubheka ngasemphumalanga.”
16 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
17 “Nankha-ke emabito alamadvodza latawunabela lelive kutsi libe lifa lenu: bo-Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
18 Beka umholi waleso naleso sive kutsi asisite ekwabeni lelive lelilifa lenu.
19 Nankha-ke emabito abo: “Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wesive sakaJuda;
20 Shemuweli, umsa wa-Amihudi, wesive sakaSimeyoni;
21 Elidadi, umsa waKhisloni, wesive sakaBhenjamini;
22 Bukhi, umsa waJogli, umholi labephuma esiveni sakaDani;
23 Haniyeli, umsa wa-Efodi, umholi labephuma esiveni sakaManase, umsa waJosefa;
24 Khemuweli, umsa waShifthani, umholi labephuma esiveni saka-Efrayimu, umsa waJosefa;
25 Elisafani, umsa waPhanaki, umholi labephuma esiveni sakaZebuloni;
26 Phaltiyeli, umsa wa-Azani, umholi labephuma esiveni saka-Isakhari;
27 Ahihudi, umsa waShelomi, umholi labephuma esiveni saka-Asheri;
28 Phedaheli, umsa wa-Amihudi, umholi labephuma esiveni sakaNaftali.”
29 Kwaba ngiwo lawa-ke emabito emadvodza Simakadze lawanika umsebenti wekwabela ema-Israyeli lifa lawo lekwakulive laseKhenani.
1 Ematsafeni akaMowabi ngaseJordane macondzana neJerikho, Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
2 “Yala ema-Israyeli kutsi abele emaLevi lawo madolobha latawuhlala kuwo kuleso sabelo lesitawuba ngesawo ema-Israyeli. Wabeleni nalawo madlelo latungelete lawo madolobha.
3 Ngako atawuba nemadolobha latawuhlala kuwo abe nemadlelo, lapho atawukhotsisa khona tifuyo tawo.
4 “Bubanti balawo madlelo latungelete lawo madolobha lenitakuwanika emaLevi butawuba ngemamitha langaba ngema-450 kusuka elubondzeni lwelidolobha.
5 Ngephandle kwelidolobha niyawulinganisa indzawo lelibanga lelingemamitha langaba ngema-900 ngasemphumalanga, nalengemamitha langaba ngema-900 ngaseningizimu, nalengemamitha langaba ngema-900 ngasenshonalanga, nalengemamitha langaba ngema-900 ngasenyakatfo, lidolobha libesemkhatsini. Lendzawo iyawuba ngemadlelo alawo madolobha awo.
6 “Kulamadolobha, leniwabela emaLevi, lasitfupha atawuba ngewekukhoselisa umuntfu lobulele lomunye umuntfu. Ngetulu kwawo nibowabela lamanye langema-42,
7 lokusho kutsi asawonkhe emadolobha lekufanele niwabele wona atawuba ngema-48 kanye nemadlelo awo.
8 Lamadolobha lenitawanika emaLevi kulelive lelabelwe ema-Israyeli kufanele alingane nalelo live laleso naleso sive ngebukhulu nangebuncane baso: Tsatsani emadolobha lamanyenti kuleso sive lesikhulu, kodvwa nitsatse emadolobha lambalwa kuleso sive lesincane.”
9 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
10 “Khuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naniwela iJordane, ningena eKhenani,
11 khetsani lamanye emadolobha kutsi atewuba ngemadolobha enu ekukhosela, lapho kungabalakela khona umuntfu, nangabe abulele lomunye umuntfu angakacondzi.
12 Ayawuba tindzawo tekukhosela ekubalekeleni umphindziseli, khona kutewutsi lona lobulele angetikufa asengakalitfoli litfuba lekutsi licala lakhe litekwe ebandla.
13 Lamadolobha lasitfupha nitawakhetsela kutsi abe ngewekukhosela.
14 Lamatsatfu atawuba ngala kweJordane, lamatsatfu abe ngale ngesheya kweJordane eKhenani.
15 Lamadolobha lasitfupha atawuba yindzawo yekukhoselisa ema-Israyeli, nebetive, nome ngubani umuntfu lohlala emkhatsini wabo, khona kutewutsi lowo lobulele umuntfu ngesiphosiso atewubalekela khona ayewukhosela.
16 “ ‘Nangabe umuntfu ashaye lomunye umuntfu ngensimbi, wafa, lowo lomshayile ungumbulali; lombulali uyawubulawa.
17 Nome-ke nangabe umuntfu anelitje esandleni sakhe lelingabulala umuntfu, bese kuyenteka ushaya umuntfu ambulale ngalo, lowo lomshayile ungumbulali; lombulali uyawubulawa.
18 Nome-ke nangabe umuntfu aphetse intfo leyentiwe ngelukhuni lengambulala umuntfu, bese kuyenteka ushaya umuntfu ambulale ngayo, lowo lomshayile ungumbulali; lombulali uyawubulawa naye.
19 Umphindziseli losihlobo sengati semufi nasihlangana nalombulali, siyawumbulala.
20 “ ‘Nangabe umuntfu atondza lomunye, adzimate ambulale ngekumchilitela phansi nome ambulale ngekumjikijela ngentfo acondze kumbulala, nembala afe,
21 nome atfukutsele wamshaya wambulala ngesibhakela, lowo muntfu uyawubulawa; ungumbulali. Umphindziseli losihlobo semufi utawutsi angahlangana nalombulali ambulale.
22 “ ‘Kodvwa nakwenteka ngaphandle kwekutfukutsela umuntfu wachilita lomunye nome wamjikijela ngentfo angakacondzi,
23 nome wamshaya angaboni, ngelitje lelingambulala, nembala afe, kantsi abengesiso sitsa sakhe futsi abengakacondzi kumlimata,
24 libandla kufanele lehlulele emkhatsini wakhe nalomphindziseli losihlobo semufi, lilandzele lemitsetfo.
25 Libandla kufanele livikele lona lonelicala lekubulala kulomphindziseli losihlobo semufi ngekutsi lincandzekise lombulali, abuyele edolobheni lekukhosela, lapho abebalekele khona. Kufanele ahlale lapho, kuze kufe umphristi lomkhulu, labegcotjwe ngemafutsa langcwele.
26 “ ‘Kodvwa nangabe lombekwacala kwenteka aphumela ngephandle kwalelidolobha lekukhosela labalekele kulo,
27 bese lomphindziseli losihlobo semufi ukhandza lombulali ngephandle kwalelidolobha, lomphindziseli angambulala futsi angabi nacala ngaloko kumbulala kwakhe.
28 Umbulali kufanele ahlale kulelo dolobha lekukhosela, kuze kufe umPhristi Lomkhulu; emvakwekufa kwemPhristi Lomkhulu sangancandzeka abuyele endzaweni lesabelo sakhe.
29 Lena-ke nguyona mitsetfo yenu lenitawuhamba ngayo titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
30 “ ‘Umuntfu lobulala lomunye umuntfu naye uyawubulawa njengembulali ngebufakazi babofakazi. Kodvwa kute umuntfu loyawubulawa ngebufakazi bemuntfu munye.
31 Ningayemukeli inhlawulo yekuhlenga kuphila kwembulali, lofanele kufa. Lowo kufanele afe.
32 Ningayemukeli inhlawulo yemuntfu lobalekele edolobheni lekukhosela ngekutsi nimvumele kutsi abuyele ayewuhlala eveni lakhe, umPhristi Lomkhulu asengakafi.
33 Ningalingcolisi lelive lenikulo. Kucitsa ingati kuyalingcolisa live, nenhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze ingeke yentelwe live, lapho kucitselwe khona ingati, ngaphandle kwengati yalowo lobulele.
34 Ningalingcolisi lelive, lapho nine nami sihlala khona, ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngihlala emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.’ ”
1 Baholi bemindeni yelusendvo lwakaGileyadi, umsa waMakhire, umsa waManase, lababebetinsendvo tebatukulwane taJosefa, beta bakhuluma embikwaMosi nebaholi, lababetinhloko temindeni yema-Israyeli.
2 Batsi: “Ngesikhatsi Simakadze ayala inkhosi yami kutsi lelive ulabele ngenkatho kuma-Israyeli kutsi kube lifa lawo, wayala kutsi lifa lemnaketfu Selofehadi linikwe emadvodzakati akhe.
3 Ake sitsi bashada nemadvodza aletinye tive taka-Israyeli, loko kutawusho kutsi lelo lifa labo litawutsatfwa lingabe lisaba ngilo lifa labokhokho betfu, bese liba lalawo madvodza labashade nawo. Ngaloko-ke kusho kutsi incenye yalelo lifa lelabelwe tsine itawube seyiyatsatfwa.
4 Nakufika umnyaka wekubuyiselwa ka-Israyeli, lifa labo litakwengetelwa kuleso sive lashade kuso, nalelo lifa labo litawutsatfwa lingabe lisaba lifa labokhokho betfu.”
5 Mosi watsi kube ayalwe nguSimakadze, wabe sewetfula nankhu umlayeto kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Loko lokushiwo sive setitukulwane taJosefa kungiko ngempela.
6 Naku-ke lokungumyalo waSimakadze macondzana nemadvodzakati aSelofehadi: Angashada nome ngangubani lamtsandzako yingci nakungewelusendvo lwesive seyise.
7 Kute lifa lelingumhlaba lekuyawuphiwana ngalo ka-Israyeli lisuke kulesinye sive liye kulesinye sive, ngobe wonkhe um-Israyeli uyawuligcina lelo live lalitfola kubokhokho bakhe.
8 Indvodzakati lenelifa lelilive kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kufanele ishade nemuntfu welusendvo lwesive seyise, kuze kutsi wonkhe um-Israyeli atewuba nelifa laboyise.
9 Kute lifa lelilive leliyakwendluliswa lisuswe kulesinye sive liye kulesinye sive, ngobe nguleso naleso sive siyawutigcinela lifa laso.”
10 Ngako emadvodzakati aSelofehadi enta loko Simakadze layala Mosi kutsi kwentiwe.
11 Emadvodzakati aSelofehadi, boMahala, naThisa, naHogila, naMilkha, naNowa, ashada nabomzala bawo lababetihlobo teyise.
12 Ashada etinsendvweni tetitukulwane taManase, umsa waJosefa, kwase kutsi lifa labo lajinge ladliwa belusendvo lwesive sabo.
13 Ngiyo lena-ke imiyalo nemitsetfo yaSimakadze layinika ema-Israyeli ngesandla saMosi ngesikhatsi asemise ematsafeni akaMowabi ngaseJordane ngesheya kwemfula iJordane malungana neJerikho.