1 UThixo wakhuluma kuMosi ethenteni lokuhlangana enkangala yaseSinayi ngosuku lwakuqala lwenyanga yesibili emnyakeni wesibili ngemva kokuphuma kwabako-Israyeli eGibhithe. UThixo wathi,
2 “Balani abantu bonke bako-Israyeli ngensendo langezindlu zabo, lenze uluhlu lwamabizo amadoda, inye ngayinye.
3 Wena lo-Aroni lizaqoqa ngezigaba wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli kusukela kwabaleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu abangaba libutho.
4 Kuzozonke izizwe lithathe indoda eyodwa, eyinhloko yendlu yakibo, ukuze balincedise.
5 La yiwo amabizo amadoda azaliphathisa:
6 esizweni sikaSimiyoni, uShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi;
7 esizweni sikaJuda, uNahashoni indodana ka-Aminadabi;
8 esizweni sika-Isakhari, uNethaneli indodana kaZuwari;
9 esizweni sikaZebhuluni, u-Eliyabi indodana kaHeloni;
10 emadodaneni kaJosefa kwakuyila:
11 esizweni sikaBhenjamini, u-Abhidani indodana kaGidiyoni;
12 esizweni sikaDani, u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amishadayi;
13 esizweni sika-Asheri, uPhagiyeli indodana ka-Okhirani;
14 esizweni sikaGadi, u-Eliyasafi indodana kaDuweli;
15 esizweni sikaNafithali; u-Ahira indodana ka-Enani.”
16 La yiwo amadoda akhethwa ebantwini bakuleyondawo, bengabakhokheli bezizwe zabokhokho babo. Babezinhloko zezizwana zako-Israyeli.
17 UMosi lo-Aroni bathatha amadoda la alamabizo ayeqanjiwe
18 basebebizela ndawonye bonke abantu ngosuku lwakuqala lwenyanga yesibili. Baziveza umdabuko wabo ngensendo langezindlu zabo, ngakho kusukela emadodeni aleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu kwabhalwa amabizo awo, inye ngayinye,
19 njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo. Ngakho wababala enkangala yaseSinayi:
20 Ezizukulwaneni zikaRubheni indodana ka-Israyeli elizibulo:
21 Inani labesizwana sikaRubheni lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lesithupha, lamakhulu amahlanu (46,500).
22 Ezizukulwaneni zikaSimiyoni:
23 Inani labesizwana sikaSimiyoni lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lasificamunwemunye, lamakhulu amathathu (59,300).
24 Ezizukulwaneni zikaGadi:
25 Inani labesizwana sikaGadi lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu (45,650).
26 Ezizukulwaneni zikaJuda:
27 Inani labesizwana sikaJuda lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lane lamakhulu ayisithupha (74,600).
28 Ezizukulwaneni zika-Isakhari:
29 Inani labesizwana sika-Isakhari lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lane, lamakhulu amane (54,400).
30 Ezizukulwaneni zikaZebhuluni:
31 Inani lesizwe sikaZebhuluni lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lasikhombisa, lamakhulu amane (57,400).
32 Emadodaneni kaJosefa:
33 Inani labesizwe sika-Efrayimi lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu (40,500).
34 Ezizukulwaneni zikaManase:
35 Inani labesizwe sikaManase lalizinkulungwane ezintathu lambili, lamakhulu amabili (32,200).
36 Ezizukulwaneni zikaBhenjamini:
37 Inani labesizwe sikaBhenjamini lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, lamakhulu amane (35,400).
38 Ezizukulwaneni zikaDani:
39 Inani labesizwe sikaDani lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa (62,700).
40 Ezizukulwaneni zika-Asheri:
41 Inani labesizwe sika-Asheri lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanye, lamakhulu amahlanu (41,500).
42 Ezizukulwaneni zikaNafithali:
43 Inani labesizwe sikaNafithali lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu, lamakhulu amane (53,400).
44 La yiwo amadoda abalwa nguMosi lo-Aroni kanye labakhokheli bako-Israyeli abalitshumi lambili, munye ngamunye emele abendlu yakhe.
45 Wonke ama-Israyeli aleminyaka esukela kwengamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu ayengaba libutho abalwa ngezindlu zawo.
46 Inani lawo esehlangene wonke lalizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lantathu, lamakhulu amahlanu, lamatshumi amahlanu (603,550).
47 Abendlu yesizwe sikaLevi, bona-ke, ababalwanga kanyekanye labanye.
48 UThixo wayethe kuMosi:
49 “Ungabali abesizwe sikaLevi njalo ungabahlanganisi kulokhu kubalwa kwabanye laba abako-Israyeli.
50 Kodwa, beka abaLevi ukuthi baphathe ithabanikeli lobufakazi, impahla zalo zonke kanye lazozonke izinto ezisetshenziswa kulo. Yibo abazathwala ithabanikeli lempahla zalo; bazalinakekela njalo bazalihonqolozela.
51 Ngezikhathi zonke nxa ithabanikeli lisuswa abaLevi yibo abazalethula, kuthi-ke nxa selimiswa njalo, abaLevi yibo abazalimisa. Loba ngubani osondela phansi kwalo uzabulawa.
52 Abako-Israyeli bazakwakha amathente abo ngezigaba zabo, indoda ngayinye esihonqweni sayo ngaphansi kophawu lwayo.
53 Kodwa abaLevi bazamisa amathente abo ehonqolozele ithabanikeli loBufakazi ukuze isizwe sabako-Israyeli singayikwehlelwa lulaka. AbaLevi bazasebenza ukulinda iThabanikeli loBufakazi.”
54 Abako-Israyeli benza konke njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo.