1 Zasondela iintloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaLevi kuElazare umbingeleli, nakuYoshuwa unyana kaNun, nakwiintloko zezindlu zooyise zezizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli;
2 zathetha kubo eShilo ezweni lakwaKanan, zisithi, UYehova wawisa umthetho ngesandla sikaMoses, ukuba sinikwe imizi yokuhlala, namadlelo ayo eenkomo zethu.
3 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi elifeni labo, ngokomlomo kaYehova, le mizi namadlelo ayo.
4 Laphuma iqashiso nemizalwane yamaKehati; yaba yeyoonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli abangabaLevi, esizweni sakwaYuda, nasesizweni sakwaSimon, nasesizweni sakwaBhenjamin, imizi elishumi elinamithathu ngeqashiso elo.
5 Abanye oonyana bakaKehati bafumana ngeqashiso imizi elishumi emizalwaneni yesizwe sakwaEfrayim, nasesizweni sakwaDan, nasesiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase.
6 Oonyana bakaGershon bafumana ngeqashiso imizi elishumi elinamithathu emizalwaneni yesizwe sakwaIsakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Ashere, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nasesiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase eBhashan.
7 Oonyana bakaMerari, ngokwemizalwane yabo, bafumana imizi elishumi elinamibini esizweni sakwaRubhen, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebhulon.
8 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi ngeqashiso loo mizi namadlelo ayo, njengoko uYehova wawisayo umthetho ngesandla sikaMoses.
9 Babanika esizweni soonyana bakaYuda, nasesizweni soonyana bakaSimon, yona le mizi ibizwa ngegama layo;
10 yaba yeyoonyana baka-Aron emizalwaneni yamaKehati, koonyana bakaLevi; ngokuba laba lelabo iqashiso lokuqala.
11 Babanika umzi ka-Arbha, uyise ka-Anaki (ngowaseHebron ke lowo), ezintabeni zakwaYuda, namadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke.
12 Ke amasimi aloo mzi, nemizana yawo, bawanika uKalebhi unyana kaYefune ukuba abe ngawakhe.
13 Oonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli babanika owaseHebron nedlelo lawo, umzi ke wokusabela umbulali, neLibhena nedlelo layo,
14 neYatire nedlelo layo, ne-Eshtemowa nedlelo layo,
15 neHolon nedlelo layo, neDebhiri nedlelo layo,
16 neAyin nedlelo layo, neYuta nedlelo layo, neBhete-shemeshe nedlelo layo: imizi esithoba kwezo zizwe zibini.
17 Nasesizweni sakwaBhenjamin: iGibheyon nedlelo layo, neGebha nedlelo layo,
18 neAnatoti nedlelo layo, neAlemon nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
19 Iyonke imizi yoonyana baka-Aron, ababingeleli, yabayimizi elishumi elinamithathu inamadlelo ayo.
20 Imizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati, yabaLevi abaseleyo koonyana bakaKehati, yafumana imizi yeqashiso layo esizweni sakwaEfrayim.
21 Babanika owakwaShekem nedlelo lawo, okweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, umzi ke wokusabela umbulali, neGezere nedlelo layo,
22 neKibhetsayim nedlelo layo, neBhete-horon nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
23 Esizweni sakwaDan, iEleteke nedlelo layo, neGibheton nedlelo layo,
24 neAyalon nedlelo layo, neGati-rimon nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
25 Esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase, iTahanaki nedlelo layo, neGati-rimon nedlelo layo: imizi emibini.
26 Iyonke imizi yaba lishumi namadlelo ayo, ngokwemizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati abaseleyo.
27 Babanika oonyana bakaGershon emizalwaneni yabaLevi, esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase, iGolan eBhashan nedlelo layo, umzi ke wokusabela umbulali, neBheheshtera nedlelo layo: imizi emibini.
28 Esizweni sakwaIsakare, iKishon nedlelo layo, neDabherati nedlelo layo,
29 neYarmuti nedlelo layo, ne-En-ganim nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
30 Esizweni sakwa-Ashere, iMishali nedlelo layo, neAbhedon nedlelo layo;
31 neHelekati nedlelo layo, neRehobhi nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
32 Esizweni sakwaNafetali, iKedeshe kwelaseGalili nedlelo layo, umzi ke wokusabela umbulali; iHamoti-dore nedlelo layo, iKartan nedlelo layo: imizi emithathu.
33 Iyonke imizi yamaGershon, ngokwemizalwane yakhe, yaba yimizi elishumi elinamithathu inamadlelo ayo.
34 Bayinika imizalwane yoonyana bakaMerari, yabaLevi abaseleyo, esizweni sakwaZebhulon, iYokeneham nedlelo layo, neKarta nedlelo layo,
35 neDimna nedlelo layo, neNahalali nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
36 Esizweni sakwaRubhen, iBhetsere nedlelo layo, neYahatsa nedlelo layo,
37 neKedemoti nedlelo layo, neMefahati nedlelo layo: imizi emine.
38 Esizweni sakwaGadi, iRamoti kwelaseGiliyadi nedlelo layo, umzi ke wokusabela umbulali; neMahanayim nedlelo layo,
39 neHeshbhon nedlelo layo, neYazere nedlelo layo: iyonke loo mizi mine.
40 Iyonke imizi yoonyana bakaMerari ngokwemizalwane yabo eseleyo, emizalwaneni yabaLevi, iqashiso labo laba yimizi elishumi elinamibini.
41 Iyonke imizi yabaLevi phakathi kwelifa loonyana bakaSirayeli yaba yimizi engamashumi mane anesibhozo, inamadlelo ayo.
42 Yonke loo mizi ngaminye yaba nedlelo layo ngeenxa zonke; kwaba njalo kuloo mizi yonke.
43 UYehova wawanika ke amaSirayeli lonke ilizwe abelifungele ooyise ukuba wobanika; alihlutha ahlala kulo.
44 UYehova wawaphumza ngeenxa zonke, njengako konke awabafungelayo ooyise; akwabakho mntu ezintshabeni zawo zonke umayo phambi kwawo. Zonke iintshaba zawo uYehova wazinikela esandleni sawo.
45 Akuwanga zwi phantsi, emazwini onke alungileyo awawathethayo uYehova kwindlu kaSirayeli; enzeka onke. |