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Ukubalwa kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli eSinayi

1INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayia ethenteni lenhlangano, ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo elizweni leGibhithe, isithib:

2 Thathani inani lonke lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, lenani lamabizo, wonke owesilisac, ngamakhanda abod.

3 Kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayeli, lizababala ngamabutho abo, wena loAroni.

4 Kuzakuba lani indoda kuleso lalesosizwe, ileyo laleyo eyinhloko yendlu yaboyise.

5 Lala ngamabizo amadoda azakuma lani. KoRubeni: UElizuri indodana kaShedewuri.

6 KoSimeyoni: UShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi.

7 KoJuda: UNashoni indodana kaAminadabae.

8 KoIsakari: UNethaneli indodana kaZuwari.

9 KoZebuluni: UEliyabi indodana kaHeloni.

10 Kubantwana bakoJosefa, koEfrayimi: UElishama indodana kaAmihudi; koManase: UGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri.

11 KoBhenjamini: UAbidani indodana kaGideyoni.

12 KoDani: UAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi.

13 KoAsheri: UPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani.

14 KoGadi: UEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli.

15 KoNafithali: UAhira indodana kaEnani.

16 Yibo ababizwayo benhlanganof, iziphathamandla zezizwe zaboyise, inhloko zezinkulungwane zakoIsrayelig.

17 OMozisi loAroni basebethatha lawomadoda aqanjwe ngamabizoh.

18 Bahlanganisa inhlangano yonke ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili; babala ngenhlanga zabo ngensendo zabo ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, ngamakhanda abo.

19 Njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi wababala ngokunjalo enkangala yeSinayi.

20 Njalo abantwana bakoRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, ngamakhanda abo, wonke owesilisa kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

21 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoRubeni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lesithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.

22 Kubantwana bakoSimeyoni, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, labo ababalwayo, ngokwenani lamabizo, ngamakhanda abo, wonke owesilisa kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

23 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoSimeyoni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lesificamunwemunye lamakhulu amathathu.

24 Kubantwana bakoGadi, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

25 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoGadi, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu.

26 Kubantwana bakoJuda, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

27 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoJuda, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lane lamakhulu ayisithupha.

28 Kubantwana bakoIsakari, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

29 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoIsakari, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lane lamakhulu amane.

30 Kubantwana bakoZebuluni, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

31 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoZebuluni, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amane.

32 Kubantwana bakoJosefa, kubantwana bakoEfrayimi, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

33 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoEfrayimi, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu.

34 Kubantwana bakoManase, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

35 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoManase, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili lamakhulu amabili.

36 Kubantwana bakoBhenjamini, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

37 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoBhenjamini, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu lamakhulu amane.

38 Kubantwana bakoDani, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

39 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoDani, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.

40 Kubantwana bakoAsheri, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

41 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoAsheri, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanye lamakhulu amahlanu.

42 Abantwana bakoNafithali, izizukulwana zabo, ngensendo zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

43 labo ababaliweyo kubo, esizweni sakoNafithali, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu amane.

44 Yibo laba ababalwayo, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, leziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli, amadoda alitshumi lambili, yileso laleso singesendlu yaboyisei.

45 Babenjalo bonke ababalwayo babantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngezindlu zaboyise, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayeli.

46 Ngakho bonke ababalwayo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lantathu lamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amahlanuj.

AmaLevi azakhonza ethabhanekeleni

47 Kodwa amaLevi, ngezindlu zaboyise, kawabalwanga phakathi kwabok.

48 Ngoba iNkosi yayikhulume kuMozisi yathi:

49 Kuphela isizwe sakoLevi ungasibali, ungathathi inani lonke laso phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli;

50 kodwa wena, misa amaLevi phezu kwethabhanekele lobufakazi, laphezu kwazo zonke izitsha zalol, laphezu kwakho konke okwalo. Wona azathwala ithabhanekele lazo zonke izitsha zalo; futhi wona azakhonza kulo, amise amathente awo azingelezele ithabhanekelem.

51 Lekusukeni kwethabhanekele amaLevi azalidiliza, lekumisweni kwethabhanekele amaLevi azalimisan. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawao.

52 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazamisa-ke amathente abo, kube ngulowo lalowo enkambeni yakhe, langulowo lalowo ngophawu lwakhe, ngokwamabutho abop.

53 Kodwa amaLevi azamisa amathente awo azingeleze ithabhanekele lobufakaziq, ukuze kungabi lolaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayelir; amaLevi azagcina-ke umlindo wethabhanekele lobufakazis.

54 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza njengakho konke iNkosi eyayimlaye khona uMozisi, benza njalo.

Inkamba leziphathamandla zezizwe

2INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

2 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazamisa amathente abo, kube ngulowo lalowo ngophawu lwakhe, ngokwezibonakaliso zezindlu zaboyisea; bazamisa amathente abo bucwadlana lethente lenhlangano inhlangothi zonkeb.

3 Labo abamisa amathente abo ngempumalanga lapho okuphuma khona ilanga, bangabophawu lwenkamba yakoJuda ngokwamabutho abo, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoJuda sizakuba nguNashoni indodana kaAminadabac;

4 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lane lamakhulu ayisithupha.

5 Lalabo abamisa amathente abo eceleni kwakhe ngabesizwe sakoIsakari, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoIsakari sizakuba nguNethaneli indodana kaZuwari;

6 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo balo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lane lamakhulu amane.

7 Isizwe sakoZebuluni: Isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoZebuluni sizakuba-ke nguEliyabi indodana kaHeloni;

8 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo balo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amane.

9 Bonke ababalwayo benkamba yakoJuda babeyizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lamakhulu amane, ngamabutho abo; bazasuka kuqalad.

10 Uphawu lwenkamba yakoRubeni luzakuba ngeningizimu, ngamabutho abo, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoRubeni sizakuba nguElizuri indodana kaShedewuri;

11 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo balo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lesithupha lamakhulu amahlanu.

12 Lalabo abamisa amathente abo eceleni kwakhe ngabesizwe sakoSimeyoni, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoSimeyoni sizakuba nguShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi;

13 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lesificamunwemunye lamakhulu amathathu.

14 Lesizwe sakoGadi: Isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoGadi sizakuba-ke nguEliyasafi indodana kaRehuweli;

15 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu.

16 Bonke ababalwayo benkamba yakoRubeni babeyizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lanye lamakhulu amane lamatshumi amahlanu, ngamabutho abo. Njalo bazakuba ngabesibili ekusukenie.

17 Emva kwalokhu kuzasuka ithente lenhlangano, lenkamba yamaLevi phakathi kwenkamba; njengokumisa kwabo inkamba ngokunjalo bazasukaf, kube ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe, ngokwempawu zabog.

18 Uphawu lwenkamba yakoEfrayimi ngamabutho abo luzakuba sentshonalanga, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoEfrayimi sizakuba nguElishama indodana kaAmihudi;

19 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu.

20 Leceleni kwakhe isizwe sakoManase, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoManase sizakuba nguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri;

21 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili lamakhulu amabili.

22 Lesizwe sakoBhenjamini; isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoBhenjamini sizakuba-ke nguAbidani indodana kaGideyoni;

23 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu lamakhulu amane.

24 Bonke ababalwayo benkamba yakoEfrayimi babeyizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lesificaminwembili lekhulu, ngamabutho abo. Njalo bazakuba ngabesithathu ekusukenih.

25 Uphawu lwenkamba yakoDani luzakuba ngenyakatho, ngamabutho abo, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoDani sizakuba nguAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi;

26 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lambili lamakhulu ayisikhombisa.

27 Labamisa amathente abo eceleni kwakhe kuzakuba yisizwe sakoAsheri, lesiphathamandla sabantwana bakoAsheri sizakuba nguPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani;

28 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanye lamakhulu amahlanu.

29 Lesizwe sakoNafithali; isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoNafithali sizakuba-ke nguAhira indodana kaEnani;

30 lebutho lakhe lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu amane.

31 Bonke ababalwayo benkamba yakoDani babeyizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lesikhombisa lamakhulu ayisithupha. Bazakuba ngabokucina ekusukeni ngokwempawu zaboi.

32 Yibo labo ababalwayo babantwana bakoIsrayeli ngezindlu zaboyise. Bonke ababalwayo bezinkamba ngokwamabutho abo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lantathu lamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amahlanuj.

33 Kodwa amaLevi kawabalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengalokho iNkosi yayimlayile uMozisik.

34 Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli benza njengalokho konke iNkosi eyayimlaye khona uMozisi; ngokunjalo bamisa amathente abo ngokwempawu zabo futhi basuka ngokunjalo, ngulowo lalowo ngosendo lwakhe ngokwendlu kayisel.

Amadodana kaAroni

3Lezi-ke yizizukulwana zikaAroni lezikaMozisi, ngosuku iNkosi eyakhuluma ngalo loMozisi entabeni yeSinayi.

2 Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni; izibulo uNadabi, loAbihu, uEleyazare, loIthamaria.

3 La ngamabizo amadodana kaAroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo, owabehlukanisela ukusebenza njengabapristib.

4 Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa phambi kweNkosi, lapho benikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosi enkangala yeSinayic. Babengelabantwana. Ngakho uEleyazare loIthamari basebenza njengabapristi phambi kukaAroni uyise.

5 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

6 Sondeza isizwe sakoLevi, usimise phambi kukaAroni umpristi, ukuthi bamsebenzeled.

7 Bazagcina imfanelo yakhe lemfanelo yenhlangano yonke phambi kwethente lenhlangano ukwenza inkonzo yethabhanekele.

8 Bazalondoloza yonke impahla yethente lenhlangano, lemfanelo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi benze inkonzo yethabhanekelee.

9 Njalo uzanikela amaLevi kuAroni lemadodaneni akhe; aphiwe lokuphiwa kuye bephuma kubantwana bakoIsrayelif.

10 Njalo uAroni lamadodana akhe uzabamisa, bagcine-ke ubupristi babog. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawah.

11 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

12 Mina-ke, khangela, ngithethe amaLevi ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli endaweni yalo lonke izibulo elivula isizalo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli. Ngakho amaLevi azakuba ngawamii,

13 ngoba lonke izibulo lingelamij ngosuku engatshaya ngalo lonke izibulo elizweni leGibhithe. Ngizehlukanisele lonke izibulo koIsrayeli, kusukela emuntwini kusiya enyamazaneni; lizakuba ngelamik; ngiyiNkosi.

14 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayi isithi:

15 Bala abantwana bakoLevi ngezindlu zaboyise langensendo zabo; wonke owesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uzababalal.

16 Ngakho uMozisi wababala ngokomlomo weNkosi njengokulaywa kwakhe.

17 Lala ayengamadodana kaLevi ngamabizo awo: UGerishoni loKohathi loMerarim.

18 Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaGerishoni ngensendo zawo: ULibini loShimeyin.

19 Lamadodana kaKohathi ngensendo zawo: UAmramu loIzihari, uHebroni loUziyelio.

20 Lamadodana kaMerari ngensendo zawo: UMahli loMuship. Lezi zinsendo zamaLevi ngezindlu zaboyise.

21 KuGerishoni kwakulosendo lwamaLibini losendo lwamaShimeyi; lezi zinsendo zamaGerishoni.

22 Ababalwayo babo, ngenani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu.

23 Insendo zamaGerishoni zizamisa amathente azo ngemva kwethabhanekele ngentshonalangaq.

24 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wamaGerishoni sizakuba nguEliyasafi indodana kaLayeli.

25 Lemfanelo yamadodana kaGerishoni ethenteni lenhlangano izakubar lithabhanekeles, lethentet, isifulelo salou, lesilenge somnyango wethente lenhlangano,

26 lamakhetheni egumav, lesilenge somnyango weguma elingasethabhanekeleni lelingaselathini inhlangothi zonkew, lentambo zalo, ngokomsebenzi walo wonkex.

27 LakuKohathi kwakulosendo lwamaAmramu, losendo lwamaIzihari, losendo lwamaHebroni, losendo lwamaUziyeli. Lezi zinsendo zamaKohathiy.

28 Kunani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane eziyisificaminwembili lamakhulu ayisithupha, begcina imfanelo yendlu engcwele.

29 Insendo zamadodana kaKohathi zizamisa amathente azo eceleni kwethabhanekele ngeningizimuz.

30 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wensendo zamaKohathi sizakuba nguElizafani indodana kaUziyelia.

31 Lemfanelo yawo izakuba ngumtshokotshob, letafulac, loluthi lwesibaned, lamalathie, lezitsha zendlu engcwele abakhonza ngazo, lesilengef, layo yonke inkonzo yalo.

32 Njalo umphathi weziphathamandla zamaLevi uzakuba nguEleyazare, indodana kaAroni umpristi; ubuphathi bakhe babukwabagcina ukulindwa kwendlu engcwele.

33 KoMerari kwakulusendo lwamaMahli losendo lwamaMushi; lezi zinsendo zamaMerari.

34 Lababalwayo babo, ngenani labo bonke abesilisa, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu amabili.

35 Lesiphathamandla sendlu kayise wensendo zakoMerari sizakuba nguZuriyeli indodana kaAbihayili. Bazamisa amathente abo eceleni kwethabhanekele ngenyakatho.

36 Lobuphathi bokulinda bamadodana kaMerari buzakuba ngamapulanka ethabhanekeleg, lemithando yaloh, lensika zaloi, lezisekelo zaloj, lezitsha zalo zonke, lawo wonke umsebenzi walo,

37 lensika zeguma inhlangothi zonke, lezisekelo zazok, lezikhonkwane zazol, lentambo zazom.

38 Lalabo ababemise amathente abo phambi kwethabhanekele ngempumalanga, phambi kwethente lenhlangano, kwakungoMozisi loAroni lamadodana akhe, belondoloza ukulindwa kwendlu engcwele, kusenzelwa umlindo wabantwana bakoIsrayelin. Lowemzini osondelayo uzabulawao.

39 Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, ngokomlayo weNkosi, ngezinsapho zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambilip.

Uhlengo lwamazibulo

40 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Bala wonke amazibulo esilisa abantwana bakoIsrayeli, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, uthathe inani lamabizo abo.

41 Uzangithathela amaLevi (ngiyiNkosi) endaweni yawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli; lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwezifuyo zabantwana bakoIsrayeliq.

42 Ngakho uMozisi wabala wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuye.

43 Lawo wonke amazibulo esilisa, ngenani lamabizo, kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezulu, kwababaliweyo babo, ayezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu.

44 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

45 Thatha amaLevi endaweni yamazibulo wonke phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lezifuyo zamaLevi endaweni yezifuyo zabo; lamaLevi azakuba ngawamir; ngiyiNkosi.

46 Mayelana labazahlengwa, abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakoIsrayelis, abaphezu kwenani lamaLevit;

47 uzathatha lamashekeli* nganhlanu nganhlanu ngekhandau, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele uzawathathav; ishekeli lingamagera* angamatshumi amabiliw.

48 Unike kuAroni lakumadodana akhe imali yabahlengiweyo abasele phakathi kwabo.

49 UMozisi wasethatha imali yohlengo kulabo ababesele phezu kwabahlengwa ngamaLevi.

50 Wayithatha imali kumazibulo abantwana bakoIsrayeli, amashekeli ayinkulungwane lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwelex.

51 UMozisi wasenika uAroni lamadodana akhe imali yabahlengiweyo, ngokomlomo weNkosi, njengalokhu iNkosi imlayile uMozisiy.

Imisebenzi yamaLevi

4INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

2 Thathani inani lonke lamadodana kaKohathi avela phakathi kwamadodana kaLevi, ngensendo zawo, ngezindlu zaboyise,

3 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu, wonke ongena enkonzweni ukwenza umsebenzi wethente lenhlanganoa.

4 Lo ngumsebenzi wamadodana kaKohathi ethenteni lenhlangano: Izinto ezingcwelengcweleb.

5 Ekusukeni-ke kwenkamba uAroni lamadodana akhe bazakuza behlise iveyili lesembesoc, basibekele umtshokotsho wobufakazi ngalod,

6 bazabeka phezu kwawo izikhumba zikamantswanee, bendlale phezu kwawo ilembu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lonke, bafake imijabo yawof.

7 Laphezu kwetafula lokubukisa bazakwendlala ilembu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, babeke phezu kwalo imiganu, lenkezo zempepha, lezitsha, lenkezo zomnikelo wokunathwayo; lesinkwa esihlezi sikhona sizakuba phezu kwalog.

8 Laphezu kwalezizinto bazakwendlala ilembu elibomvu, balembese ngesembeso sezikhumba zikamantswane, bafake imijabo yaloh.

9 Bazathatha-ke ilembu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, bembese uluthi lwesibane sesikhanyiso, lezibane zaloi, lendlawu zalo, lemiganu yalo yomlotha, lezitsha zonke zalo zamafutha abasebenza ngazo kulo.

10 Njalo bazalufaka kanye lezinto zalo zonke esembesweni sezikhumba zikamantswane, bakugaxe egodweni.

11 Laphezu kwelathi legolide bazakwendlala ilembu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhakaj, balembese ngesembeso sezikhumba zikamantswane, bafake imijabo yalok.

12 Njalo bazathatha yonke impahla yenkonzo, abakhonza ngayo endlini engcwele, bayifake elenjini eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, bayembese ngesembeso sezikhumba zikamantswane, bayigaxe egodweni.

13 Njalo bazasusa umlotha elathinil, bendlale phezu kwalo ilembu eliyibubende,

14 babeke phezu kwalo zonke izinto zalo abakhonza ngazo kulo, izitsha zokuthwala umlilo, amafologwe enyama, lamafotsholo, lemiganu yokufafaza, zonke izinto zelathim; bendlale phezu kwalo isembeso sezikhumba zikamantswane, bafake imijabo yalo.

15 Lapho uAroni lamadodana akhe sebeqedile ukwembesa indlu engcwele lempahla zonke zendlu engcwele, ekususweni kwenkamba, emva kwalokho amadodana kaKohathi azakuza ukuthwalan, kodwa kawayikuthinta into engcwele hlezi afeo. Lezizinto zingumthwalo wamadodana kaKohathi, ethenteni lenhlangano.

16 Ubongameli bukaEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi buzakuba ngamafutha esibanep, lempepha elephunga elimnandiq, lomnikelo wokudla njalonjalor, lamafutha okugcobas; ububonisi ngethabhanekele lonke lakho konke okukilo, endlini engcwele lezitsheni zayo.

17 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

18 Lingaqumi insendo zesizwe samaKohathi zisuke phakathi kwamaLevi.

19 Kodwa lokho kwenzeni kuwo, ukuze aphile angafi, ekusondeleni kwawo ezintweni ezingcwelengcwelet; uAroni lamadodana akhe bazangena, bawamise lowo lalowo emsebenzini wakhe lemthwalweni wakhe;

20 kodwa kawayikungena ukubonau lapho izinto ezingcwele zigoqelwa, hlezi afev.

21 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

22 Thatha inani lonke lamadodana kaGerishoni lawo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngensendo zawo,

23 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu uzababala; wonke ongena ukukhonza inkonzo, ukuthi enze umsebenzi ethenteni lenhlangano.

24 Lo ngumsebenzi wensendo zamaGerishoni ukukhonza lemthwalweni;

25 bazathwala-kew amakhetheni ethabhanekele, lethente lenhlanganox, isembeso saloy, lesembeso sezikhumba zikamantswane eziphezu kwalo phezuluz, lesilenge somnyango wethente lenhlangano,

26 lamakhetheni eguma, lesilenge somnyango wesango leguma eliseduze lethabhanekele njalo eduze lelathi inhlangothi zonke, lentambo zazo, lempahla yonke yenkonzo yabo, lakho konke okwenzelwe bona; basebenze-ke.

27 Njengokulaya kukaAroni lamadodana akhe uzakuba njalo umsebenzi wonke wamadodana amaGerishoni emthwalweni wabo wonke lenkonzweni yabo yonke. Uzawamisa ukugcina wonke umthwalo wabo.

28 Lo ngumsebenzi wensendo zamadodana amaGerishoni ethenteni lenhlangano; ukugcinwa kwawo kuzakuba ngaphansi kwesandla sikaIthamari indodana kaAroni umpristi.

29 Amadodana kaMerari uzawabala ngensendo zawo ngezindlu zaboyise,

30 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu uzababala, wonke ongena enkonzweni, ukusebenza umsebenzi wethente lenhlangano.

31 Lalokhu yikugcinwa komthwalo wabo, njengokomsebenzi wabo wonke ethenteni lenhlanganoa: Amapulanka ethabhanekele, lemithando yalo, lensika zalo, lezisekelo zalo,

32 lensika zeguma inhlangothi zonke, lezisekelo zazo, lezikhonkwane zazo, lezintambo zazo, lempahla yazo yonke, lomsebenzi wazo wonke. Njalo lizaziqamba ngamabizo impahla abafanele ukuzithwalab.

33 Lo ngumsebenzi wensendo zamadodana kaMerari, ngokomsebenzi wonke wawo ethenteni lenhlangano, ngaphansi kwesandla sikaIthamari indodana kaAroni umpristic.

34 UMozisi loAroni leziphathamandla zenhlangano basebebala amadodana amaKohathi ngensendo zawo langezindlu zaboyised,

35 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu, wonke ongena enkonzweni, emsebenzini wethente lenhlangano;

36 Lalabo ababalwayo kuwo ngensendo zabo babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu.

37 Laba ngababalwayo bensendo zamaKohathie, wonke owasebenza ethenteni lenhlangano, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, ngokomlayo weNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.

38 Lalabo ababalwayo bamadodana kaGerishoni, ngensendo zawo, langezindlu zaboyise,

39 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu, wonke ongena enkonzweni, emsebenzini ethenteni lenhlangano.

40 Lalabo ababalwayo kuwo ngensendo zabo ngezindlu zaboyise babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amathathu.

41 Laba ngababalwayo bensendo zamadodana kaGerishonif, wonke owasebenza ethenteni lenhlangano, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo ngokomlayo weNkosi.

42 Lalabo ababalwayo bensendo zamadodana kaMerari, ngensendo zawo, ngezindlu zaboyise,

43 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu, wonke ongena enkonzweni, emsebenzini wethente lenhlangano.

44 Lalabo ababalwayo kuwo ngensendo zabo babeyizinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu amabili.

45 Laba ngababalwayo bensendo zamadodana kaMerarig, oMozisi loAroni abababalayo, ngokomlayo weNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.

46 Bonke ababalwayo, oMozisi loAroni leziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli abababalayo, bamaLevi, ngensendo zabo langezindlu zaboyise,

47 kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu langaphezulu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu, wonke owangena ukusebenza umsebenzi wenkonzo lomsebenzi womthwalo ethenteni lenhlangano,

48 lalabo ababalwayo kubo babeyizinkulungwane eziyisificaminwembili lamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili.

49 Ngokomlayo weNkosi bababala, ngesandla sikaMozisi, ngulowo lalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe langokomthwalo wakheh; ngakho babalwa nguye, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisii.

Abangcolileyo bayakhutshwa enkambeni

5INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Laya abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi bakhuphe enkambeni wonke umlepheroa, laye wonke olokugobhozab, laye wonke ongcolileyo ngofileyoc.

3 Kusukela kowesilisa kusiya kowesifazana lizabakhupha, kuze kube ngaphandle kwenkamba lizabakhuphad, ukuze bangangcolisi izinkamba zabo, engihlala phakathi kwazoe.

4 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza njalo, babakhupha baze baba ngaphandle kwenkambaf; njengokutsho kweNkosi kuMozisi, benza njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli.

Umlayo omayelana lokuhlawula komuntu olecala

5 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

6 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Indoda kumbe umfazi, uba besenza loba yisiphi isono somuntu, ngokuphambeka isiphambeko eNkosini, lowomuntu ulecalag.

7 Njalo bazavuma isono sabo abasenzileyoh, abesehlawula icala lakhe ngokupheleleyo kwalo, engezelele phezu kwalo ingxenye yesihlanu yalo, anike lowo alecala kuyei.

8 Kodwa uba lowomuntu engelamhlengi oyisihlobo okungahlawulwa kuso icala, icala lizahlawulwa eNkosini kube ngokompristi, ngaphandle kwenqama yenhlawulo yokuthula, azamenzela inhlawulo yokuthula ngayoj.

9 Lawo wonke umnikelo wazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, abaziletha kumpristi, uzakuba ngowakhek.

10 Lezinto ezingcwele zawo wonke umuntu zizakuba ngezakhe; lokhu loba ngubani akunika umpristi kuzakuba ngokwakhel.

Umlayo omayelana lobukhwele

11 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

12 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Loba yiyiphi indoda, uba umkayo eduha, ngokungathembeki kuyo enze isenzo sokungathembeki,

13 lendoda ilala laye ngobudoda bokuhlangana, njalo kufihlakale emehlweni endoda yakhe, angabonwa, yena ungcolisiwe, njalo kungelamfakazi omelana laye, futhi yena engabanjwangam,

14 lomoya wobukhwele ufike phezu kwayo, futhi ibe lobukhwele ngomkayo, njalo yena engcolisiwe, loba umoya wobukhwele ufike phezu kwayo, futhi ibe lobukhwele ngomkayo, lanxa yena engangcolanga,

15 indoda izaletha umkayo kumpristi, imlethele umnikelo wakhe, okwetshumi kwe-efa* lempuphu yebhali*; kayiyikuthela amafutha kuyo, ingabeki inhlaka phezu kwayo, ngoba kungumnikelo wokudla wobukhwele, umnikelo wokudla wesikhumbuzon, ukukhumbuza ububio.

16 Umpristi uzasondeza-ke owesifazana, ammise phambi kweNkosi.

17 Umpristi athathe amanzi angcwele embizeni yebumba, lompristi athathe okothuli oluphansi ethabhanekeleni, akufake emanzini.

18 Umpristi uzamisa owesifazana phambi kweNkosi, embule ikhanda lowesifazana, abeke ezandleni zakhe umnikelo wokudla wokukhumbuza, ongumnikelo wokudla wobukhwele. Lesandleni sompristi kuzakuba lamanzi ababayo aletha isiqalekiso.

19 Umpristi uzamfungisa-ke, athi kowesifazana: Uba kungelandoda elele lawe, njalo uba ungaduhelanga ekungcoleni, uphansi kwendoda yakho, khululeka emanzini la ababayo aletha isiqalekiso.

20 Kodwa wena, uba uduhile, uphansi kwendoda yakho, futhi uba ungcolisiwe, lendoda yahlangana lawe, ngaphandle kwendoda yakho,

21 umpristi amfungise owesifazana ngesifungo sesiqalekisop, umpristi athi kuye: INkosi kayikwenze ube yisiqalekiso lesifungo phakathi kwabantu bakini, lapho iNkosi isenza ithangazi lakho liwe, lesisu sakho sikhukhumaleq.

22 Lamanzi la aletha isiqalekiso kawangene emibilini yakho, akwenze isisu sikhukhumale lokwenza ithangazi liwer. Owesifazana abesesithi: Ameni, Amenis.

23 Umpristi uzabhala-ke iziqalekiso lezi egwalweni, azesule ngamanzi ababayo,

24 anathise owesifazana amanzi ababayo aletha isiqalekiso, lamanzi aletha isiqalekiso azangena kuye, abe ngokubabayo.

25 Umpristi uzathatha-ke esandleni sowesifazana umnikelo wokudla wobukhwele, awuzunguze umnikelo wokudla phambi kweNkosi, awusondeze elathinit,

26 umpristi acuphe isandla esigcweleyo somnikelo wokudla, sibe yisikhumbuzo sawo, asitshise elathini, lemva kwalokho amnathise owesifazana amanziu.

27 Esemnathisile amanzi, kuzakuthi uba engcolile, enze ngokungathembeki isenzo sokungathembeki endodeni yakhe, amanzi aletha isiqalekiso esengenile kuye abe ngokubabayo, isisu sakhe sizakhukhumala lethangazi lakhe liwe, lowesifazana uzakuba yisiqalekiso phakathi kwabantu bakibov.

28 Kodwa uba owesifazana engangcolanga, kodwa ehlambulukile, uzakhululeka, uzakwemukela inhlanyelo.

29 Lo ngumlayo wobukhwele, lapho umfazi eduha, ephansi kwendoda yakhe, abesengcoliswaw,

30 kumbe indoda, uba umoya wobukhwele ufika phezu kwayo ibe lobukhwele ngomkayo; immise owesifazana phambi kweNkosi, lompristi enze kuye umlayo lo wonke.

31 Indoda izakhululeka-ke ecaleni, kodwa lowo owesifazana uzathwala icala lakhex.

Umlayo omayelana lomNaziri

6INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Owesilisa loba owesifazana, uba ezehlukanisela ukuthembisa isithembisoa somNazirib, ukuze azehlukanisele iNkosi,

3 uzazehlukanisa lewayini lokunathwayo okulamandla, anganathi iviniga lewayini, leviniga lokunathwayo okulamandla, anganathi lamhluzi wezithelo zevini, angadli izithelo zevini ezimanzi lezomileyoc.

4 Zonke insuku zokuzehlukanisela kwakhe kayikudla okolutho olwenziwe ngevini lewayini, kusukela enhlamvini kusiya emakhasini.

5 Zonke insuku zesithembiso sokuzehlukanisela kwakhe impuco kayiyikudlula phezu kwekhanda lakhed; kuze kugcwaliseke insuku zokuzehlukanisela kwakhe iNkosi uzakuba ngcwele, ayekele izihluthu zenwele zekhanda lakhe zikhulee.

6 Zonke insuku azehlukanisele iNkosi ngazo kayikuya esidunjinif.

7 Kayikuzingcolisa ngoyise, langonina, ngomfowabo, langodadewabo, uba befile, ngoba ukwehlukaniselwa uNkulunkulu wakhe kuphezu kwekhanda lakheg.

8 Zonke insuku zokuzehlukanisela kwakhe ungcwele eNkosini.

9 Uba-ke ofayo ejunywa masinyane yikufa phansi kwakhe, usengcolise ikhanda lokuzehlukanisela kwakheh, uzaphuca ikhanda lakhe ngosuku lokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, uzaliphuca ngosuku lwesikhombisai.

10 Langosuku lwesificaminwembili uzaletha amajuba amabili loba amaphuphu amabili enkwilimba kumpristi emnyango wethente lenhlanganoj.

11 Lompristi uzanikela enye ibe ngumnikelo wesono, lenye ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, amenzele inhlawulo yokuthula, ngoba wonile ngesidumbu. Njalo uzangcwelisa ikhanda lakhe ngalona lolosuku,

12 azehlukanisele iNkosi insuku zokuzehlukanisela kwakhe, alethe iwundlu elilomnyaka owodwa libe ngumnikelo wecalak; kodwa insuku zakuqala zizakuwa, ngoba ukuzehlukanisela kwakhe kungcolisiwe.

13 Lalo ngumlayo womNaziri ngosuku lapho insuku zokuzehlukanisela kwakhe sezigcwalisekile. Uzaletha lokhu emnyango wethente lenhlanganol,

14 anikele umnikelo wakhe eNkosini, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa elingelasici libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, lewundlukazi elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa elingelasici libe ngumnikelo wesonom, lenqama ibenye engelasici ibe yiminikelo yokuthulan,

15 lesitsha sezinkwa ezingelamvubelo, amaqebelengwana empuphu ecolekileyo ehlanganiswe lamafuthao, lezinkwana eziyizipatalala ezingelamvubelo ezinindwe ngamafuthap, lomnikelo wazo wokudla leminikelo yazo yokunathwayoq.

16 Njalo umpristi uzakusondeza phambi kweNkosi, anikele umnikelo wakhe wesonor lomnikelo wakhe wokutshiswas.

17 Lenqama uzayinikela ibe ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthulat eNkosini kanye lesitsha sezinkwa ezingelamvubelo; lompristi uzanikela umnikelo wakhe wokudla lomnikelo wakhe wokunathwayou.

18 UmNaziri uzaphuca-ke ikhanda lokuzehlukanisela kwakhe emnyango wethente lenhlangano, athathe inwele zekhanda lokuzehlukanisela kwakhe, azifake emlilweni ongaphansi komhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthulav.

19 Lompristi uzathatha umkhono ophekiweyo wenqama, leqebelengwana elilodwa elingelamvubelo esitsheni, lesinkwana esisodwa esiyisipatalala esingelamvubelow, akubeke ezandleni zomNaziri esephucile ukuzehlukanisela kwakhex,

20 umpristi akuzunguze-ke kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosiy; kungcwele kumpristi, kanye lesifuba esizunguziweyo kanye lomlenze wokuphakanyiswaz. Emva kwalokhu umNaziri usenganatha iwayini.

21 Lo ngumlayo womNaziri othembise umnikelo wakhe wokuzehlukanisela kwakhe eNkosini, ngaphandle kwalokho isandla sakhe singafinyelela kukhoa; njengesithembiso sakhe asithembisileyo uzakwenza njalo, njengomlayo wobuNaziri bakhe.

Ukubusiswa kwabantu ngabapristi

22 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

23 Tshono kuAroni lakumadodana akhe uthi: Lizabusisa kanje abantwana bakoIsrayeli, lisithi kubob:

24 INkosi kayikubusise, ikulondolozec.

25 INkosi kayikhanyise ubuso bayo kuwed, ibe lomusa kuwee.

26 INkosi kayiphakamise ubuso bayo kuwe, ikunike ukuthula.

27 Ngokunjalo bazabeka ibizo lami phezu kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, mina-ke ngizababusisaf.

Iminikelo enikelelwa ilathi

7Kwasekusithi ngosuku uMozisi aqeda ngalo ukumisa ithabhanekelea, waligcobab, walingcwelisa, lempahla zalo zonke, lelathi lempahla zalo zonke, wakugcoba, wakungcwelisa;

2 iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli, izinhloko zezindlu zaboyise, ezaziyiziphathamandla zezizwe, ezazisongamela labo ababalwayoc, zanikela,

3 zaletha umnikelo wazo phambi kweNkosi, inqola eziyisithupha ezembesiweyod lenkabi ezilitshumi lambili; inqola eyodwa ngeziphathamandla ezimbili, lenkabi ngesisodwa; zazisondeza phambi kwethabhanekele.

4 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

5 Yemukela kuzo, ukuze zibe ngezokusebenza inkonzo yethente lenhlangano, uzinike amaLevi, kulowo lalowo njengomsebenzi wakhe.

6 Ngakho uMozisi wathatha izinqola lezinkabi, wazinika amaLevi.

7 Inqola ezimbili lenkabi ezine wazinika amadodana kaGerishoni, njengomsebenzi wawoe;

8 lenqola ezine lenkabi eziyisificaminwembili wazinika amadodana kaMerari, njengomsebenzi wawof, ngesandla sikaIthamari indodana kaAroni umpristi.

9 Kodwa emadodaneni kaKohathi kanikanga lutho, ngoba umsebenzi wendawo engcwele wawuphezu kwawog, awuthwala emahlombeh.

10 Leziphathamandla zanikelela ukwehlukaniselwa kwelathi ngosuku elagcotshwa ngaloi; iziphathamandla zasondeza umnikelo wazo phambi kwelathi.

11 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Isiphathamandla ngasinye ngasinye ngosuku lwaso, zizanikelela umnikelo wazo wokwehlukaniselwa kwelathij.

12 Owanikela-ke umnikelo wakhe ngosuku lokuqala wayenguNashoni indodana kaAminadaba, owesizwe sakoJudak.

13 Lomnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli* alikhulu lamatshumi amathathul, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwelem; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudlan;

14 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impephao;

15 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswap;

16 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesonoq;

17 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwar. Lokhu kwakungumnikelo kaNashoni indodana kaAminadaba.

18 Ngosuku lwesibili uNethaneli indodana kaZuwari, isiphathamandla sakoIsakari, wanikelas.

19 Wanikela umnikelo wakhe: Umganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

20 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

21 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

22 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

23 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokhu kwakungumnikelo kaNethaneli indodana kaZuwari.

24 Ngosuku lwesithathu uEliyabi indodana kaHeloni, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoZebulunit:

25 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

26 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

27 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

28 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

29 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaEliyabi indodana kaHeloni.

30 Ngosuku lwesine uElizuri indodana kaShedewuri, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoRubeniu:

31 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

32 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

33 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

34 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

35 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaElizuri indodana kaShedewuri.

36 Ngosuku lwesihlanu uShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoSimeyoniv:

37 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

38 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

39 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

40 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

41 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi.

42 Ngosuku lwesithupha uEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoGadiw:

43 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

44 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

45 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

46 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

47 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli.

48 Ngosuku lwesikhombisa uElishama indodana kaAmihudi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoEfrayimix:

49 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

50 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

51 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

52 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

53 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaElishama indodana kaAmihudi.

54 Ngosuku lwesificaminwembili uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoManasey:

55 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

56 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

57 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

58 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

59 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri.

60 Ngosuku lwesificamunwemunye uAbidani indodana kaGideyoni, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoBhenjaminiz:

61 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

62 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

63 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

64 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

65 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAbidani indodana kaGideyoni.

66 Ngosuku lwetshumi uAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoDania:

67 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

68 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

69 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

70 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

71 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayi.

72 Ngosuku lwetshumi lanye uPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoAsherib:

73 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

74 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

75 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

76 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

77 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani.

78 Ngosuku lwetshumi lambili uAhira indodana kaEnani, isiphathamandla sabantwana bakoNafithalic:

79 Umnikelo wakhe wawungumganu owodwa wesiliva, osisindo sawo sasingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu, umganu wokufafaza owodwa wesiliva wamashekeli angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; yomibili yayigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, kube ngumnikelo wokudla;

80 ukhezo olulodwa olungamashekeli alitshumi egolide, lugcwele impepha;

81 ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, iwundlu elilodwa elilomnyaka owodwa, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa;

82 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono;

83 lokomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, izinkabi ezimbili, inqama ezinhlanu, impongo ezinhlanu, amawundlu amahlanu alomnyaka owodwa. Lokho kwakungumnikelo kaAhira indodana kaEnani.

84 Lokhu kwakuyikwehlukaniselwa kwelathid ngosuku lokugcotshwa kwalo ngeziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli. Imiganu yesiliva elitshumi lambili, imiganu yokufafaza yesiliva elitshumi lambili, inkezo zegolide ezilitshumi lambili.

85 Lowo lalowo umganu wesiliva wawungamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; langulowo lalowo umganu wokufafaza wamatshumi ayisikhombisa; sonke isiliva semiganu sasingamashekeli azinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amane, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.

86 Inkezo zegolide ezilitshumi lambili, zigcwele impepha; yilolo lalolokhezo lwalungamashekeli alitshumi ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; igolide lonke lenkezo lalingamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amabili.

87 Zonke izifuyo zomnikelo wokutshiswa zazingamajongosi alitshumi lambili, inqama ezilitshumi lambili, amawundlu alomnyaka owodwa alitshumi lambili, lomnikelo wazo wokudla; lamazinyane embuzi alitshumi lambili omnikelo wesono.

88 Lazo zonke izifuyo zomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula zazingamajongosi angamatshumi amabili lane, inqama ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, impongo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, amawundlu angamatshumi ayisithupha alomnyaka owodwa. Lokhu kwakuyikwehlukaniselwa kwelathie, emva kokugcotshwa kwalof.

89 Lapho uMozisi esengena ethenteni lenhlangano ukukhuluma laye, wezwa ilizwi likhuluma kuyeg, livela ngaphezu kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu komtshokotsho wobufakazi, livela phakathi kwamakherubhi* amabili; wasekhuluma kuyeh.

UAroni umisa izibane

8INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Tshono kuAroni uthi kuye: Nxa ulumathisa izibanea, izibane eziyisikhombisa zizakhanyisa ngaphambili phambi koluthi lwesibane.

3 UAroni wasesenza njalo; ngaphambili phambi koluthi lwesibane walumathisa izibaneb zalo, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

4 Lalo umsebenzi woluthi lwesibane wawungowegolide elikhandiweyoc, kuze kube sesidindini salo kuze kuye emalubeni alo lwalukhandiwed; njengesifanekiso iNkosi eyamtshengisa sona uMozisi, walwenza njalo uluthi lwesibanee.

Ukwehlukaniswa kwamaLevi

5 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

6 Khupha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, uwahlambulule;

7 wenze ngokunjalo kuwo ukuwahlambulula; ufafaze phezu kwawo amanzi okuhlambululaf, njalo adlulise impuco emzimbeni wawo wonke, awatshe izigqoko zawo, azihlambululeg.

8 Athathe ijongosi ithole lenkomo, lomnikelo walo wokudla, impuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, uthathe lelinye ijongosi ithole lenkomo, libe ngumnikelo wesonoh.

9 Njalo uzasondeza amaLevi phambi kwethente lenhlanganoi, ubuthanise inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayelij.

10 Usondeze amaLevi phambi kweNkosi, njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazabeka izandla zabo phezu kwamaLevik,

11 loAroni azunguze amaLevi, abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosi, evela ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, ukuze abe ngasebenza umsebenzi weNkosi.

12 AmaLevi azabeka-ke izandla zawo enhlokweni yamajongosil; unikele elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini, ukuwenzela amaLevi inhlawulo yokuthulam.

13 Njalo uzawamisa amaLevi phambi kukaAroni laphambi kwamadodana akhe, uwazunguze abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa eNkosini.

14 Ngakho uzakwehlukanisa amaLevi uwakhuphe phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi amaLevi abe ngawamin.

15 Lemva kwalokho amaLevi azangena ukukhonza ethenteni lenhlangano. Njalo uzawahlambulula, uwazunguze abe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa.

16 Ngoba wona aphiwe lokuphiwa mina ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. Esikhundleni salokho okuvula sonke isizalo, izibulo laye wonke wabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngizithathele wonao.

17 Ngoba lonke izibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ngelami, phakathi kwabantu laphakathi kwezifuyop. Ngosuku engatshaya ngalo lonke izibulo elizweni leGibhithe ngazingcwelisela wona;

18 sengithethe amaLevi esikhundleni sawo wonke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

19 Ngiwanikile amaLevi njengabaphiweyo kuAroni lakumadodana akhe, ephuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeliq, ukukhonza inkonzo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ethenteni lenhlangano, lokwenzela abantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, ukuze kungabi lenhlupheko phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, nxa abantwana bakoIsrayeli besondela endlini engcweler.

20 UMozisi loAroni lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza kumaLevi njengakho konke iNkosi eyakulaya uMozisi mayelana lamaLevi; benza njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli kuwo.

21 LamaLevi azihlambulula, awatsha izembatho zawo; uAroni wasewazunguza aba ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosi; loAroni wawenzela inhlawulo yokuthula ukuwahlambululas.

22 Lemva kwalokho amaLevi angena ukwenza inkonzo yawo ethenteni lenhlangano phambi kukaAroni laphambi kwamadodana akhe. Njengalokhu iNkosi yamlaya uMozisi ngamaLevi, benza njalo kuwo.

Iminyaka yokusebenza kwamaLevi

23 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

24 Yilokhu okuqondene lamaLevi: Kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu langaphezulu azangena ukukhonza inkonzo, enkonzweni yethente lenhlanganot.

25 Njalo kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu azaphuma enkonzweni yenkonzo, angabe esasebenza;

26 kodwa azasiza abazalwane bawo ethenteni lenhlangano ukugcina umlindo, kodwa angasebenzi umsebenzi. Uzakwenza njalo kumaLevi kumfanelo zawou.

Ukugcina iphasika

9INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi enkangala yeSinayi, ngomnyaka wesibili emva kokuphuma kwabo elizweni leGibhithe ngenyanga yokuqalaa, isithi:

2 Futhi abantwana bakoIsrayeli kabagcine iphasika ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyob.

3 Ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga le, kusihlwa, lizaligcina ngesikhathi salo esimisiweyo; ngokwezimiso zalo zonke langokwemithetho yalo yonke liligcine.

4 Ngakho uMozisi wakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi bagcine iphasika.

5 Basebegcina iphasika ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga yakuqala, kusihlwa, enkangala yeSinayi; njengakho konke iNkosi eyamlaya ngakho uMozisi, benza njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli.

6 Kwakukhona-ke amadoda ayengcolile ngenxa yesidumbu, ukuthi ayengelakugcina iphasika ngalolosukuc. Asondela phambi kukaMozisi laphambi kukaAroni ngalolosukud.

7 Lalawomadoda asesithi kubo: Thina singcolile ngenxa yesidumbu; sivinjelelwani ukuze singanikeli umnikelo weNkosi ngesikhathi sawo esimisiweyo, phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli?

8 UMozisi wasesithi kuwo: Manini, ukuze ngizwe ukuthi iNkosi izalilayanie.

9 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

10 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Uba ngulowo lalowo phakathi kwenu loba owezizukulwana zenu ezangcola ngenxa yesidumbu, loba esekuhambeni khatshana, uzagcina iphasika eNkosini.

11 Ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lwetshumi lane, kusihlwa, bazaligcinaf; bazalidla lesinkwa esingelamvubelo lemibhida ebabayog.

12 Kabayikutshiya lutho lwalo kuze kube sekusenih, bangephuli thambo laloi; bazaligcinaj ngokwezimiso zonke zephasikak.

13 Kodwa umuntu ohlambulukileyo, ongekho ekuhambeni, oyekela ukugcina iphasika, lowomphefumulo uzaqunywa usuke ebantwini bawo, ngoba kanikelanga umnikelo weNkosi ngesikhathi sawo esimisiweyol; lowomuntu uzathwala isono sakhem.

14 Uba-ke owemzini ehlala njengowezizwe kini agcine iphasika eNkosini, ngokwesimiso sephasika langokomthetho walo, uzakwenza njalo. Kuzakuba lesimiso esisodwa kini lakowemzini lakowokuzalwa elizwenin.

Iyezi elaliphezu kwethabhanekele

15 Langosuku ithabhanekele elamiswa ngalo, iyezi lasibekela ithabhanekele, ithente lobufakazio; lakusihlwa kwakukhona phezu kwethabhanekele njengokubonakala komlilo kwaze kwaba sekusenip.

16 Kwakunjalo isikhathi sonke: Iyezi lalisibekela, njalo kwaba lokubonakala komlilo ebusuku.

17 Kwakusithi lapho iyezi liphakanyiswa lisuka phezu kwethente, langemva kwalokho abantwana bakoIsrayeli basuke; lendaweni lapho iyezi elima khona, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bamisa khona amathente aboq.

18 Ngokomlayo weNkosi abantwana bakoIsrayeli basuka, langokomlayo weNkosi bamisa amathente abo: Bahlala enkambeni insuku zonke iyezi elalihlala ngazo phezu kwethabhanekeler.

19 Lalapho iyezi lihlala isikhathi eside phezu kwethabhanekele insuku ezinengi, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bagcina imfanelo yeNkosi, kabasukangas.

20 Kwasekusithi lapho iyezi liphezu kwethabhanekele insuku ezinlutshwana; ngokomlayo weNkosi bahlala enkambeni, futhi ngokomlayo weNkosi basukat.

21 Kwasekusithi lapho iyezi likhona kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube sekuseni, lapho iyezi liphakanyiswa ekuseni, basuka. Loba kusemini kumbe ebusuku, lapho iyezi liphakanyiswa basuka.

22 Kumbe uba iyezi lalihlala isikhathi eside phezu kwethabhanekele okwensuku ezimbili, loba inyanga, loba umnyaka, lihlezi phezu kwalou, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahlala enkambeni, kabasukanga. Kodwa lapho liphakanyiswa, basukav.

23 Ngokomlayo weNkosi bamisa inkamba, langokomlayo weNkosi basuka. Bagcina imfanelo yeNkosi ngokomlayo weNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisiw.

Impondo zesiliva

10INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Zenzele impondo ezimbili zesiliva, uzenze zibe ngumsebenzi okhandiweyoa; njalo zizakuba ngezakho ekubizeni inhlangano lekusukeni kwezinkambab.

3 Uba bezivuthela inhlangano yonke izabuthana kuwe emnyango wethente lenhlanganoc.

4 Kodwa uba bevuthela olulodwa, iziphathamandla, inhloko zezinkulungwane zakoIsrayeli zizabuthana kuwed.

5 Lapho lihlaba umkhosie, izinkamba ezimise ngempumalanga zizasukaf.

6 Lalapho lihlaba umkhosi ngokwesibili, izinkamba ezimise ngeningizimu zizasukag. Bazahlaba umkhosih ukuze zisuke.

7 Kodwa ekubuthaniseni ibandla lizavuthela impondo, kodwa lingahlabi umkhosii.

8 Njalo amadodana kaAroni, abapristi, azavuthela izimpondoj. Zizakuba kini yisimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu.

9 Njalo lapho liphuma impi elizweni lakini ukuyakulwa lesithak esilicindezelayol, lihlabe umkhosi ngezimpondo, njalo likhunjulwe phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lisindiswe ezitheni zenum.

10 Langosuku lwentokozo yenu, lemikhosini yenu emisiweyon, lekuthwaseni kwenyanga zenu, lizavuthela izimpondo phezu kweminikelo yenu yokutshiswa laphezu kwemihlatshelo yeminikelo yenu yokuthulao, ukuze ibe kini yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wenu. NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.

Ukusuka kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli eSinayi

11 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesibili, ngenyanga yesibili, ngolwamatshumi amabili lwenyanga, iyezi laphakanyiswa lisuka phezu kwethabhanekele lobufakazip.

12 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka enkangala yeSinayiq ngokwenhambo zabor; leyezi lema enkangala yeParanis.

13 Basebesuka okokuqala ngokomlayo weNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisit.

14 Kwasekusuka uphawu lwenkamba yabantwana bakoJuda kuqala ngamabutho abou; laphezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguNashoni indodana kaAminadabav.

15 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoIsakari kwakunguNethaneli indodana kaZuwari.

16 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoZebuluni kwakunguEliyabi indodana kaHeloni.

17 Ithabhanekele laselidilizwa; amadodana kaGerishoni lamadodana kaMerari asesukaw, ethwele ithabhanekelex.

18 Kwasekusuka uphawu lwenkamba yakoRubeni ngamabutho aboy; laphezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguElizuri indodana kaShedewuriz.

19 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoSimeyoni kwakunguShelumiyeli indodana kaZurishadayi.

20 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoGadi kwakunguEliyasafi indodana kaDehuweli.

21 Kwasekusuka amaKohathi ethwele indlu engcwele, labanye bamisa ithabhanekele, engakafikia.

22 Kwasekusuka uphawu lwenkamba yabantwana bakoEfrayimi ngamabutho abob; laphezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguElishama indodana kaAmihudic.

23 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoManase kwakunguGamaliyeli indodana kaPedazuri.

24 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini kwakunguAbidani indodana kaGideyoni.

25 Kwasekusuka uphawu lwenkamba yabantwana bakoDani; babengabokucina ezinkambeni zonked ngamabutho aboe; laphezu kwebutho lakhe kwakunguAhiyezeri indodana kaAmishadayif.

26 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoAsheri kwakunguPagiyeli indodana kaOkirani.

27 Laphezu kwebutho lesizwe sabantwana bakoNafithali kwakunguAhira indodana kaEnani.

28 Lokhu yikusuka kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ngamabutho abo, ekusukeni kwabo.

29 UMozisi wasesithi kuHobabi indodana kaRehuweli umMidiyani, uyisezala kaMozisig: Thina siyasuka siya endaweni iNkosi eyathi ngayo: Ngizalipha yona. Hamba lathi; sizakwenzela okuhleh, ngoba iNkosi ikhulume okuhle ngoIsrayelii.

30 Wasesithi kuye: Kangiyikuhamba, kodwa-ke ngizakuya elizweni lakithi lezihlotsheni zami.

31 Wasesithi: Ake ungasitshiyi, ngoba uyazi lapho esingamisa khona inkamba enkangala, uzakuba ngamehlo ethuj.

32 Kuzakuthi-ke, uba uhamba lathi, yebo, kuzakwenzeka lokho okuhle okungakho iNkosi ezasenzela okuhle, sizakwenzela okuhlek.

33 Basuka-ke entabeni yeNkosi, uhambo lwensuku ezintathul; lomtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi wahamba phambi kwabo uhambo lwensuku ezintathum, ukuze ubadingele indawo yokuphumulan.

34 Leyezi leNkosi laliphezu kwabo emini, ekusukeni kwabo enkambenio.

35 Kwasekusithi ekusukeni komtshokotsho, uMozisi wathi: Vuka, Nkosi, kazichitheke-ke izitha zakho, lalabo abakuzondayo kababaleke phambi kwakhop.

36 Ekumisweni kwawo wathi: Buyela, Nkosi, kuzinkulungwane ezilitshumi zezinkulungwane zakoIsrayeli.

INkosi ithembisa ukubapha inyama

11Kwasekusithi abantu besola kwakukubi endlebeni zeNkosia. Kwathi iNkosi isikuzwile, ulaka lwayo lwavuthab, lomlilo weNkosi wavutha phakathi kwabo, waqothula emngceleni wenkambac.

2 Abantu basebekhala kuMozisi; uMozisi wasekhuleka eNkosini, lomlilo wadedad.

3 Ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo iTabera, ngoba umlilo weNkosi wavutha phakathi kwabo.

4 Ududu lwabantu olwaluphakathi kwabo lwaloyisa isiloyisoe; ngakho labantwana bakoIsrayeli baphinde bakhala inyembezi, bathi: Ngubani ozasipha inyama ukuthi sidlef?

5 Siyazikhumbula inhlanzi esasizidla ngesihle eGibhithe, amakhomane, lamakhabe, lamaliki, lesandindima, legalikhig.

6 Kodwa khathesi umphefumulo wethu womile, kakulalutho ngitsho, ngaphandle kwale imana phambi kwamehlo ethu.

7 Njalo imana yayinjengenhlanyelo yekhoriyanderi*h, lokukhangeleka kwayo kwakunjengokukhangeleka kwebedola*i.

8 Abantu bahambahamba bayibuthaj bayichola ematsheni okuchola, loba bayigiga engigeni, bayipheka ezimbizeni, benza amaqebelengwana ngayo; lokunambitheka kwayo kwakunjengokunambitheka komhluzi wamafuthak.

9 Lapho amazolo esehlela phezu kwenkamba ebusuku, imana yehla phezu kwawol.

10 Njalo uMozisi wezwa abantu bekhala inyembezi ngokwensapho zabo, ngulowo lalowo emnyango wethente lakhe. Lolaka lweNkosi lwavutha kakhulu; futhi kwaba kubi emehlweni kaMozisim.

11 UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Wenzeleni okubi encekwini yakho? Njalo kungani ngingatholanga umusa emehlweni akho ukuthi ubeke umthwalo walababantu bonke phezu kwami?n

12 Mina ngakhulelwa yibo bonke lababantu yini? Kumbe mina ngabazala yini, ukuze uthi kimi: Basingathe esifubeni sakhoo, njengomlizane owesilisa esingatha umntwana omunyayop, kuze kube selizweni owalifungela oyise?q

13 Ngingayithatha ngaphi inyama ukuthi ngibaphe bonke lababantu? Ngoba bayakhala inyembezi kimi besithi: Siphe inyama ukuze sidler.

14 Mina kangilamandla okuthwala bonke lababantu ngedwa, ngoba kunzima kakhulu kimis.

15 Uba-ke usenza njalo kimi, ake ungibulale lokungibulala, uba ngithole umusa emehlweni akhot, njalo kangingaboni usizi lwamiu.

16 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Buthela kimi amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa abadala bakoIsrayeli, owaziyo ngawo ukuthi angabadala babantuv lenduna zabow, uwalethe ethenteni lenhlangano ukuze eme khona lawe.

17 Njalo ngizakwehla, ngikhulume lawe khonax; ngizagodla okomoya ophezu kwakho ngikufake phezu kwaboy; njalo bazathwala kanye lawe umthwalo wabantu, ukuze ungawuthwali wedwaz.

18 Tshono-ke ebantwini uthi: Zingcweliseleleni ikusasaa, lizakudla inyama; ngoba likhalile inyembezi endlebeni zeNkosi lisithi: Ngubani ozasipha inyama ukuze sidle? Ngoba kwakukuhle kithi eGibhitheb. Ngakho iNkosi izalipha inyama njalo lidle.

19 Kaliyikudla usuku olulodwa, loba insuku ezimbili, loba insuku ezinhlanu, loba insuku ezilitshumi, kumbe insuku ezingamatshumi amabili,

20 kuze kube yinyanga yonke, ize iphume emakhaleni enu, ilitshiphele, ngenxa yokuthi liyalile iNkosi ephakathi kwenuc, lakhala inyembezi phambi kwayo lisithi: Kanti saphumelani eGibhithe?d

21 Kodwa uMozisi wathi: Abantu abahamba ngenyawo engiphakathi kwabo bazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha; wena-ke uthe: Ngizabanika inyama ukuze badle inyanga yonkee.

22 Bazahlatshelwa izimvu lezinkomo yini ukuze zibanele?f Loba bazabuthelwa yini inhlanzi zonke zolwandle ukuze zibanele?g

23 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Isandla seNkosi sifinyeziwe yini?h Khathesi uzabona ukuthi ilizwi lami lizakwenzeka kuwe kumbe hatshii.

24 UMozisi wasephuma, wabatshela abantu amazwi eNkosi; wabutha amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa ebadaleni babantu, wawamisa ehanqe ithentej.

25 INkosi yasisehla ngeyezik, yakhuluma kuye, yagodla okomoya ophezu kwakhe, yakubeka phezu kwamadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa, abadala. Kwasekusithi lapho uMoya ehlala phezu kwabol, baprofetha, kodwa kabakuphindanga.

26 Njalo kwakusele amadoda amabili enkambeni, ibizo lenye lalinguElidadi lebizo lenye linguMedadi; loMoya wahlala phezu kwawo. Njalo ayephakathi kwalabo ababhaliweyo, kodwa kawaphumanga ukuya ethenteni, njalo aprofetha enkambenim.

27 Kwagijima ijaha labika kuMozisi lathi: UElidadi loMedadi bayaprofetha enkambeni.

28 UJoshuwa indodana kaNunin, inceku kaMozisi, omunye wabatsha bakheo, wasephendula wathi: Nkosi yami, Mozisi, benqabelep.

29 Kodwa uMozisi wathi kuye: Ulobukhwele ngenxa yami yini? Kungathi bonke abantu beNkosi bangaba ngabaprofethi, ukuze iNkosi ifake uMoya wayo phezu kwaboq!

30 UMozisi wasezibuthela enkambeni, yena labadala bakoIsrayeli.

INkosi ibapha izagwaca

31 Kwasekusuka umoya ovela eNkosini, waletha izagwaca zivela elwandle, wazehlisela phezu kwenkamba, phose uhambo losuku ngapha, njalo phose uhambo losuku ngapha, zizingelezele inkamba, njalo okungaba zingalo ezimbili phezu komhlabathir.

32 Abantu basebesukuma lolosuku lonke, lobusuku bonke, losuku lonke olulandelayo, bebutha izagwaca. Lowo owayelezinlutshwana wayebuthe amahomeri* alitshumis; bazichayela zona inhlangothi zonke zenkamba.

33 Inyama isesephakathi kwamazinyo abo ingakahlafunwa, intukuthelo yeNkosi yabavuthela abantu, njalo iNkosi yabatshaya abantu ngenhlupheko enkulu kakhulut.

34 Ngakho ibizo laleyondawo lathiwa yiKibirothi-Hathava, ngoba lapho bangcwaba abantu abakhanukayo.

35 Abantu basuka eKibirothi-Hathava baya eHazerothi; bahlala eHazerothiu.

UMiriyamu loAroni baphikisana loMozisi

12UMiriyamu loAroni basebekhuluma bemelene loMozisi ngenxa yowesifazana umEthiyophiyakazi owayemthethe, ngoba wayethethe umfazi umEthiyophiyakazia.

2 Basebesithi: Kambe, iNkosi ikhulume ngoMozisi kuphela? Kayikhulumanga langathi?b LeNkosi yakuzwac.

3 Njalo indoda uMozisi yayimnene kakhulu kulabo bonke abantu abaphezu kobuso bomhlabad.

4 Khona iNkosi yahle yathi kuMozisi lakuAroni lakuMiriyamu: Phumani lobathathu lize ethenteni lenhlangano. Baphuma-ke bona bobathathue.

5 INkosi yasisehla isensikeni yeyezi, yema emnyango wethente, yabiza uAroni loMiriyamu; basebephuma bobabilif.

6 Yasisithi: Zwanini-ke amazwi ami; uba kukhona umprofethi phakathi kwenu, mina iNkosi ngizaziveza kuye ngombonog, ngikhulume laye ngephuphoh.

7 Kodwa inceku yami uMozisi kanjaloi, uthembekilej endlini yami yonkek.

8 Ngikhuluma laye umlomo ngomlomol, langokubona, kungeyisikho ngemizekelisom; futhi ukhangela isimo seNkosin. Ngakho kungani belingesabi ukukhuluma limelene lenceku yami uMozisi?o

9 Njalo ulaka lweNkosi lwabavuthela; yasihamba.

10 Kwathi lapho iyezi lisuka phezu kwethente, khangela, uMiriyamup wayelobulepheroq, emhlophe njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo. UAroni wasemkhangela uMiriyamu, khangela-ke, ulobulephero.

11 UAroni wasesithi kuMozisi: Hawu nkosi yami, akungabeki isono phezu kwethu, okungaso senze ngobuthutha, lokungaso soniler.

12 Ake angabi njengofileyo, othi nxa ephuma esiswini sikanina ingxenye yenyama yakhe idliwe.

13 UMozisi wasekhala eNkosini esithi: Nkulunkulu, ake umelaphe, ngiyakuncenga.

14 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Uba uyise ubemkhafulele lokumkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni bakhes, ubengayikuyangeka insuku eziyisikhombisa yini? Kavalelwe ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisat; lemva kwalokho emukelwe.

15 UMiriyamu wasevalelwa ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisa; labantu kabasukanga, waze wemukelwa uMiriyamuu.

16 Lemva kwalokho abantu basuka eHazerothiv, bamisa inkamba enkangala yeParaniw.

Izinhloli ezilitshumi lambili zithunywa eKhanani

13INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Zithumele amadoda ukuthi ahlole ilizwe leKhanani engibapha lona abantwana bakoIsrayelia; uthume indoda eyodwa yaleso lalesosizwe saboyise, yonke eyinduna phakathi kwabo.

3 UMozisi wawathuma-ke esuka enkangala yeParanib, ngokomlayo weNkosi; wonke lawomadoda ayezinhloko zabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

4 Lala ngamabizo awo; owesizwe sakoRubeni, uShamuwa indodana kaZakuri.

5 Owesizwe sakoSimeyoni, uShafati indodana kaHori.

6 Owesizwe sakoJudac, uKalebi indodana kaJefuned.

7 Owesizwe sakoIsakari, uIgali indodana kaJosefa.

8 Owesizwe sakoEfrayimi, uHoseya indodana kaNunie.

9 Owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, uPaliti indodana kaRafu.

10 Owesizwe sakoZebuluni, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi.

11 Owesizwe sakoJosefa, owesizwe sakoManase, uGadi indodana kaSusi.

12 Owesizwe sakoDani, uAmiyeli indodana kaGemali.

13 Owesizwe sakoAsheri, uSethuri indodana kaMikayeli.

14 Owesizwe sakoNafithali, uNabi indodana kaVofisi.

15 Owesizwe sakoGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki.

16 La ngamabizo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe. UMozisi wasembiza uHoseya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi nguJoshuwaf.

17 UMozisi wasewathuma ukuhlola ilizwe leKhanani, wathi kuwo: Yenyukani lapha liye eningizimug, lenyukele entabenih,

18 libone ilizwe ukuthi linjani, labantu abakhileyo kulo ukuthi balamandla kumbe babuthakathaka, balutshwana kumbe banengi yini,

19 lokuthi linjani ilizwe abahlala kulo, loba lihle loba libi, lokuthi injani imizi abahlala kiyo, loba izinkamba loba izinqaba,

20 lokuthi ilizwe linjani, loba livundile loba lilugwadule, lokuthi lilezihlahla loba hayii. Manini isibindi, lithathe okwesithelo selizwej. Lalesisikhathi kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zevini.

21 Basebesenyuka, balihlola ilizwe kusukela enkangala yeZinik kuze kube seRehobil, ekungeneni eHamathim.

22 Benyuka-ke ngeningizimu bafika eHebroni, lapho kwakulaboAhimani, uSheshayi, loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnakin. IHebronio lakhiwa-ke iminyaka eyisikhombisa kungakabi leZowani eGibhithep.

23 Basebefika esihotsheni seEshikoliq; baquma khona ugatsha olulehlukuzo elilodwa lezithelo zevini, baluthwalisana ngesigodo ngababilir, lokwamapomegranati* lokwemikhiwa.

24 Leyondawo kwathiwa yisihotsha seEshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaliqumayo lapho.

25 Basebebuya bevela ekuhloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.

26 Basebehamba bafika kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeParani, eKadeshis; basebebuyisela umbiko kubo lakunhlangano yonke, basebebatshengisa isithelo selizwe.

27 Basebembikela bathi: Safika elizweni owasithuma kulo; njalo ngeqiniso, ligeleza uchago lolujut; lalesi yisithelo salou.

28 Kodwa-ke abantu abahlala elizweni balamandlav, lemizi ibiyelwe ngemithangalaw, mikhulu kakhulu; njalo-ke sibone khona inzalo kaAnaki.

29 AmaAmaleki akhile elizweni leningizimux; lamaHethi lamaJebusi lamaAmori akhile entabeni; lamaKhanani akhile elwandle leceleni kweJodaniy.

30 UKalebi wasethulisa abantu phambi kukaMozisiz, wathi: Asenyukeni lokwenyuka, sidle ilifa lalo, ngoba silamandla okulinqoba.

31 Kodwa amadoda ayenyuke laye athi: Kasilamandla okwenyukela kulabobantu, ngoba balamandla kulathia.

32 Basebeveza umbiko omubi ngelizwe ababelihlolileb ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esidabule kulo ukulihlola yilizwe elidla abantu abahlala kulo; labantu bonke esababona phakathi kwalo bangamadoda amade kakhuluc.

33 Lalapho sibone iziqhwaga, amadodana kaAnaki, avela eziqhwagenid. Lemehlweni ethu sasinjengentethee, sasinjalo lemehlweni azo.

Abantu bavukela iNkosi

14Lenhlangano yonke yasiziphakamisa, yazwakalisa ilizwi layoa; abantu basebekhala inyembezi ngalobobusukub.

2 Bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebengunguna bemelene loMozisi loAronic; lenhlangano yonke yathi kubo: Kungathi ngabe safela elizweni leGibhithe, kumbe kungathi ngabe safela kule inkangalad!

3 Njalo kungani iNkosi isilethe kulelilizwe ukuthi siwe ngenkemba? Omkethu labantwanyana bethu bazakuba yimpango. Bekungebe ngcono kithi ukubuyela eGibhithe yini?

4 Basebesithi omunye komunye: Asimiseni inhlokoe, sibuyele eGibhithef.

5 UMozisi loAroni basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phambi kwebandla lonke lenhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayelig.

6 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni loKalebi indodana kaJefune ababengabalabo abahlola ilizwe, basebedabula izembatho zabo,

7 bakhuluma kunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukuze silihlole yilizwe elihle kakhulukazih.

8 Uba iNkosi ithokoza ngathi, izasingenisa kulelilizwei, isinike lona, ilizwe eligeleza uchago lolujuj.

9 Kuphela lingayivukeli iNkosik; futhi lina lingesabi abantu belizwel, ngoba bayikudla kwethum. Umthunzi wabo usukile kubo; leNkosi ilathi; lingabesabin.

10 Kodwa inhlangano yonke yathi kabakhandwe ngamatsheo. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala ethenteni lenhlangano kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayelip.

11 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Koze kube nini lababantu bengidelelaq? Koze kube nini bengangikholwa, ngazo zonke izibonakaliso engizenze phakathi kwabo?r

12 Ngizabatshaya ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo, ngibathathele ilifas, ngikwenze ube yisizwe esikhulu lesilamandla kulabot.

13 UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: Khona amaGibhithe azakuzwa; ngoba wenyuse lababantu phakathi kwawo ngamandla akhou.

14 Njalo azatshela abahlali balelilizwe. Bazwile ukuthi wena Nkosi uphakathi kwalababantu, ukuthi wena Nkosi ubonwa ubuso ngobusov, lokuthi iyezi lakho lima phezu kwabo, uhamba phambi kwabo usensikeni yeyezi emini lensikeni yomlilo ebusukuw.

15 Uba ubulala lababantu njengomuntu oyedwa, izizwe ezizwe ngendumela yakho zizakhuluma zisithi:

16 Ngoba iNkosi yayingelakho ukungenisa lababantu elizweni eyabafungela lona, ngakho ibabulele enkangalax.

17 Khathesi-ke, ngiyancenga, kawabe makhulu amandla eNkosi yami, njengokutsho kwakho usithi:

18 INkosi iyaphuza ukuthukuthela, njalo inkulu emuseni, ithethelela ububi leziphambeko, kodwa engayikumyekela lokumyekela olecalay, iphindisela ububi baboyise phezu kwabantwana kwesesithathu lesesine isizukulwanaz.

19 Thethelela, ngiyancenga, ububi balababantua njengobukhulu bomusa wakhob, lanjengalokho ubathethelele lababantu kusukela eGibhithe kuze kube khathesic.

UNkulunkulu uthi uzatshaya abantwana bakoIsrayeli

20 INkosi yasisithi: Sengibathethelele njengokwelizwi lakhod.

21 Kodwa isibili, njengalokhu ngiphila, umhlaba wonke uzagcwala ngenkazimulo yeNkosie.

22 ngoba wonke amadoda abone inkazimulo yami lezibonakaliso zami engazenza eGibhithe lenkangala, langilingileyof lezizikhathi ezilitshumi, kawezwanga ilizwi lamig,

23 isibili kabayikubona ilizwe engalifungela oyise; futhi kakho owalabo abangideleleyo ozalibonah.

24 Kodwa inceku yami uKalebii, ngoba omunye umoya ubulaye, wangilandela ngokupheleleyo; ngakho ngizamngenisa elizweni ayengene kilo; lenzalo yakhe izakudla ilifa laloj.

25 (AmaAmalekik lamaKhananil ahlala-ke esigodini.) Kusasa phendukani, lisuke liziyele enkangala ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvum.

26 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

27 Koze kube nini ngilalinhlangano embi, engingungunelayo? Ngizwile ukungunguna kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli abangunguna ngakho bemelene lamin.

28 Tshono kibo uthi: Sibili njengoba ngiphilao, kutsho iNkosi, njengalokhu likhulume endlebeni zami, ngizakwenza njalo kinip.

29 Izidumbu zenu zizawela enkangala le, labo bonke ababaliweyo benu, njengokwenani lonke lenu, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, lina abangingunguneleyoq;

30 sibili lina kaliyikungena elizweni engiliphakamisele isandla sami ukulihlalisa kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNunir.

31 Kodwa abantwanyana benu elathi ngabo bazakuba yimpango, ngizabangenisas, bazalazi ilizwe elalilahlayot.

32 Lina-ke, izidumbu zenu zizawela kulinkangalau.

33 Labantwana benu bazakuba ngabelusi enkangalav iminyaka engamatshumi amanew, bathwale ukuphinga kwenu, izidumbu zenu zize ziphele enkangalax.

34 Njengokwenani lezinsuku elahlola ngazo ilizwey, insuku ezingamatshumi amane, usuku ngomnyakaz, usuku ngomnyaka, lizathwala ububi benu, iminyaka engamatshumi amanea, lazi ukufulathela kwami.

35 Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile. Isibili ngizakwenza lokhub kulinhlangano yonke embi ebuthene imelene lami; kulinkangala bazaphela, bafele khonac.

36 Njalo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe, esephenduka, enza inhlangano yonke yamngungunela ngokuletha umbiko omubi mayelana lelizwed,

37 lamadoda aletha umbiko omubi ngelizwe afa ngenhlupheko phambi kweNkosie.

38 Kodwa uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni loKalebi indodana kaJefune, kulawomadoda ayeyehlola ilizwe, asala ephilaf.

39 Njalo uMozisi wakhuluma la amazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli; abantu basebelila kakhulug.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli banqotshwa eHorma

40 Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, benyukela engqongeni yentaba, besithi: Khangelani silapha, sizakwenyukela endaweni iNkosi eyithembisileyo; ngoba sonileh.

41 Kodwa uMozisi wathi: Kungani-ke liseqa umlayo weNkosi? Ngoba kakuyikuphumelelai.

42 Lingenyuki, ngoba iNkosi kayikho phakathi kwenu, ukuze lingatshaywa phambi kwezitha zenuj.

43 Ngoba amaAmaleki lamaKhanani alapho phambi kwenu; njalo lizakuwa ngenkemba, ngoba njengoba liphendukile ekulandeleni iNkosi, iNkosi kayiyikuba lanik.

44 Kodwa ngokuziqhenya benyukela engqongeni yentabal, kodwa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi loMozisi kawuphumanga phakathi kwenkambam.

45 AmaAmaleki asesehla, lamaKhanani ahlala kulezozintaba, abatshayan, abahlakaza kwaze kwaba seHormao.

Imilayo mayelana leminikelo

15INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kuboa: Lapho lifika elizweni lokuhlala kwenu, engilinika lona,

3 lisenza umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo, umnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umhlatshelob, owokugcwalisa isithembiso, loba emnikelweni wesihlec, loba emikhosini yenu emisiweyod, ukwenza uqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, okuvela enkomeni kumbe ezimvinie,

4 lowo-ke onikelayo umnikelo wakhe eNkosinif uzasondeza umnikelo wokudla, ube ngokwetshumi lempuphu ecolekileyog ixubene lengxenye yesine yehini* yamafuthah;

5 lewayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yesine yehini*, uzakulungisa lomnikelo wokutshiswa loba umhlatshelo, owewundlu elilodwai.

6 Kumbe owenqama lizalungisa umnikelo wokudla, ube zingxenye ezimbili etshumini zempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, ingxenye yesithathu yehini*j;

7 lewayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yesithathu yehini*, uzalinikela libe liphunga elimnandi eNkosini.

8 Njalo nxa lilungisa ithole eliduna lenkomo libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umhlatshelo, owokugcwalisa isithembiso, kumbe iminikelo yokuthula eNkosinik,

9 uzanikelela-ke ithole lenkomo umnikelo wokudla, ube zingxenye ezintathu etshumini lempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, ingxenye yehini*l.

10 Linikele iwayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yehini, kube ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo olephunga elimnandi eNkosini.

11 Kuzakwenziwa njalo ngaleyonkunzi, loba ngaleyonqama, loba ngewundlu, kumbe ngezinyanem.

12 Njengenani elizalilungisa, lizakwenza njalo kuleyo laleyo, ngokwenani lazo.

13 Wonke owokuzalwa elizweni uzazenza njalo lezizinto, ekunikeleni umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo woqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini.

14 Uba-ke owemzini ohlala njengowezizwe lani, kumbe loba ngubani ophakathi kwenu ezizukulwaneni zenu, njalo enikela umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo woqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, njengoba lisenza uzakwenza njalo.

15 Kuzakuba lesimiso sinye kini abebandla lakowemzini ohlala njengowezizwen, isimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; njengani uzakuba njalo owemzini phambi kweNkosio.

16 Kuzakuba lomthetho munye lesimiso sinye kini lakowemzini ohlala lani njengowezizwe.

17 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

18 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Ekungeneni kwenu elizweni engilisa kulop,

19 kuzakuthi nxa lisidla okokudla kwelizwe, linikele umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa eNkosiniq.

20 Ngokokuqala kwenhlama yenur lizanikela iqebelengwanas, kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswat; njengomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa webala lokubhulela, ngokunjalo lizawuphakamisa.

21 Ngokokuqala kwenhlama yenuu lizanika eNkosini umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa ezizukulwaneni zenu.

22 Uba-ke liduha, lingenzanga yonke imilayo le iNkosi eyikhulume kuMozisiv,

23 konke iNkosi elilaye khona ngesandla sikaMozisi kusukela ngosuku iNkosi eyalaya ngalo kusiya phambili ezizukulwaneni zenu,

24 kuzakuthi-ke uba kwenziwe ngokungazi, kungekho emehlweni enhlangano, inhlangano yonke izanikela ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, lomnikelo walo wokudla, lomnikelo walo wokunathwayo njengomthethow, lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa, libe ngumnikelo wesonox.

25 Umpristi uzakwenzela-ke inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, bakuthethelelwe, ngoba kuyikungazi, futhi bona bazaletha umnikelo wabo, umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo, lomnikelo wabo wesono phambi kweNkosi, ngenxa yesiphambeko sokungazi kwaboy.

26 Lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli izakuthethelelwa, lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, ngoba kubo bonke abantu kwakusekungazini.

27 Uba-ke umuntu oyedwa esona ngokungazi, uzasondeza isibhuzikazi esilomnyaka owodwa, sibe ngumnikelo wesonoz.

28 Lompristi uzawenzela lowomphefumulo owone ngokungazi inhlawulo yokuthula, lapho one ngokungazi phambi kweNkosi, ukumenzela inhlawulo yokuthula; uzakuthethelelwa-kea.

29 Lizakuba lomlayo munye kwalowo owona ngokungazi, owokuzalwa elizweni phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabob.

30 Kodwa umuntu okwenza ngabomo, engowokuzalwa elizweni loba engowemzinic, ethuka iNkosid; njalo lowomuntu uzaqunywa asuke phakathi kwabantu bakiboe.

31 Ngoba edelele ilizwi leNkosi, wephula umlayo wayo, lowomuntu uzaqunywa lokuqunywa; ububi bakhe buzakuba phezu kwakhef.

Ukubulawa komuntu othile owatheza inkuni ngesabatha

32 Kwathi abantwana bakoIsrayeli besenkangala, bafica umuntu etheza inkuni ngosuku lwesabathag.

33 Labo abamficayo etheza inkuni bamletha kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke.

34 Bamfaka esitokisini, ngoba kwakungakatshiwo ukuthi kuzakwenziwani kuyeh.

35 iINkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Lowomuntu kabulawe lokubulawa; inhlangano yonke izamkhanda ngamatshe ngaphandle kwenkambaj.

36 Lenhlangano yonke yamkhuphela ngaphandle kwenkamba, yamkhanda ngamatshe waze wafa, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

Mayelana lentshaka zezembatho zabantu

37 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

38 Khuluma ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, ubatshele ukuthi bazenzele izintshaka emagumbini ezembatho zabo, ezizukulwaneni zabo, lokuthi bafake entshakeni yomphetho intambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhakak.

39 Njalo kuzakuba kini yintshaka ukuze likukhangele, likhumbule yonke imilayo yeNkosi, liyenze, lingadingi lilandele inhliziyo yenu lilandele amehlo enul, eliphinga ngokukulandelam.

40 Ukuze likhumbule lenze yonke imilayo yami, libe ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wenun.

41 NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyalikhupha elizweni leGibhithe ukuba nguNkulunkulu wenu; ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenuo.

Umvukela kaKora loDathani loAbiramu

16UKora indodana kaIzihari indodana kaKohathi indodana kaLevia, loDathani loAbiramu amadodana kaEliyabi, loOni indodana kaPelethi, amadodana kaRubeni, basebethatha amadodab.

2 Basebesukuma phambi kukaMozisi, lamadoda abantwana bakoIsrayeli, abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, abangabakhokheli benhlangano, abakhethiweyo bomhlangano, amadoda alebizoc.

3 Bahlangana bamelana loMozisi bamelana loAronid, bathi kubo: Seledlulise amalawulo! Ngoba inhlangano yonke, bonke bangcwelee, leNkosi iphakathi kwabo. Pho, liziphakamiselani phezu kwebandla leNkosi?f

4 Kwathi uMozisi esekuzwile, wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe phansig.

5 Wasekhuluma kuKora lakuqembu lakhe lonke esithi: Kusisa, khona iNkosi izatshengisa ukuthi ngubani ongowayo lokuthi ngubani ongcwele, izamsondeza kuyoh, lalowo emkhethileyoi izamsondeza kuyoj.

6 Yenzani lokhu: zithatheleni imiganu yokutshisela impepha, uKora, leqembu lakhe lonkek,

7 lifake kiyo umlilo, libeke kiyo impepha phambi kweNkosi kusasa. Kuzakuthi indoda iNkosi eyikhethayo, yiyo engcwele. Seledlulise amalawulo, madodana kaLevi!

8 UMozisi wasesithi kuKora: Ake lizwe, madodana kaLevi;

9 kuyinto encinyane kini yinil ukuthi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ulehlukanisile lenhlangano yakoIsrayeli ukuze alisondeze kuye ukuthi lenze inkonzo yethabhanekele leNkosi, lokuthi lime phambi kwenhlangano ukubakhonza?m

10 Ukusondezile, labafowenu bonke, amadodana kaLevi, kanye lawe; selifuna lobupristi yini?

11 Ngalokho wena leqembu lakho lonke selihlangene ukumelana leNkosi. Ngoba uAroni uyini ukuthi limngungunele?n

12 UMozisi wasethuma ukubiza uDathani loAbiramu, amadodana kaEliyabi. Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikwenyuka;

13 kuyinto encinyane yini ukuthi wasenyusao sivela elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju ukusibulala enkangalap, kanti lawe usuzenza umbusi phezu kwethu?q

14 Futhi kawusingenisanga elizweni eligeleza uchago lolujur, loba ukusinika ilifa lamasimu lezivini. Amehlo ala amadoda ungawakopola yini? Asiyikwenyuka.

15 UMozisi wasethukuthela kakhulu, wathi eNkosini: Unganaki umnikelo wabos. Kangithathanga ubabhemi oyedwa wabo, futhi kangenzanga okubi komunye wabot.

16 UMozisi wasesithi kuKora: Wena leqembu lakho lonke banini phambi kweNkosi, wena, labo, loAroni, kusasau;

17 Thathani, omunye lomunye umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, lifake kuyo impepha, liyisondeze phambi kweNkosi, kube ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, imiganu yokutshisela impepha engamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; lawe loAroni, ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impephav.

18 Basebethatha, ngulowo lalowo umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, bafaka umlilo kuyo, babeka impepha kuyo, bema emnyango wethente lenhlangano, loMozisi loAroni.

19 UKora wasebuthanisa inhlangano yonke ukumelana labo emnyango wethente lenhlangano. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala ebandleni lonkew.

20 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

21 Zehlukaniseni liphume phakathi kwalinhlanganox ukuze ngibaqede ngokucwayiza kwelihloy.

22 Basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phansi bathiz: Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yayo yonke inyama, kona umuntu oyedwa, ubusuthukuthelela inhlangano yonke yini?a

23 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

24 Tshono enhlanganweni uthi: Yenyukani lisuke kunhlangothi zonke zomuzi kaKora, uDathani, loAbiramu.

25 UMozisi wasesukuma, waya kuDathani loAbiramu, labadala bakoIsrayeli bamlandela.

26 Wasekhuluma enhlanganweni esithi: Ake lisuke emathenteni alamadoda amabi, lingathinti lutho olungolwabob, hlezi liphetshulwe ezonweni zabo zonkec.

27 Basebesenyuka besuka emzini yaboKora, uDathani loAbiramu enhlangothini zonke; oDathani loAbiramu basebephuma, bema emnyango wamathente abo labomkabo lamadodana abo labantwanyana babod.

28 UMozisi wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi iNkosi ingithumile ukwenza yonke limisebenzie, lokuthi kakusikho okwengqondo yamif.

29 Uba laba besifa njengokufa kwabantu bonke, kumbe behlelwe njengokwehlelwa kwabantu bonke, iNkosi kayingithumangag.

30 Kodwa uba iNkosi idala into entsha, ukuthi umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo, ubaginye lakho konke okwaboh, behlele emgodini bephilai, lizaqedisisa ukuthi lamadoda ayidelele iNkosij.

31 Kwasekusithi eseqedile ukukhuluma wonke la amazwi, umhlaba owawungaphansi kwabo waqhekezekak,

32 lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya lezindlu zabo, labo bonke abantu ababengabakaKora, lempahla yabo yonkel.

33 Basebetshona emgodini bephila bona lakho konke okwabo; umhlaba wabagqibela, babhubha besuka phakathi kwebandla.

34 UIsrayeli wonke owayebazingelezele wasebaleka ekukhaleni kwabo, ngoba bathi: Hlezi umhlaba usiginye.

35 Kwasekuphuma umlilo eNkosini, waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu ayenikele impepham.

36 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

37 Tshono kuEleyazare, indodana kaAroni umpristi, ukuthi athathe imiganu yokutshisela impepha phakathi kokutsha; uwuchithachithele umlilo laphayana, ngoba ingcwelen.

38 Imiganu yokutshisela impepha yalezizoni imelene lemiphefumulo yazoo, kabayenze ibe yizicecedu ezibanzi zibe yisisibekelo selathip; ngoba bayinikele phambi kweNkosi, ngakho ingcwele; njalo izakuba yisibonakaliso ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeliq.

39 UEleyazare umpristi wasethatha imiganu yethusi yokutshisela impepha ababenikele ngayo abatshisiweyo, basebeyikhanda yaba yizicecedu zokusibekela ilathir,

40 kube yisikhumbuzo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli ukuze kungabi lowemzini, ongesuye owenzalo kaAroni, osondela ukutshisa impepha phambi kweNkosis, ukuze angabi njengoKora lanjengexuku lakhe, njengoba iNkosi yakhuluma kuye ngesandla sikaMozisi.

41 Kodwa kusisa inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yabasola oMozisi loAroni, isithi: Lina libabulele abantu beNkosi.

42 Kwasekusithi inhlangano isihlangene imelene loMozisi njalo imelene loAroni, baphendukela ethenteni lenhlangano, khangela-ke iyezi lalilisibekelet lenkazimulo yeNkosi yabonakalau.

43 UMozisi loAroni basebesiza ngaphambi kwethente lenhlangano.

44 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

45 Yenyukani lisuke phakathi kwalinhlanganov, ukuze ngibaqedew njengokucwayiza kwelihlox. Basebesithi mbo ngobuso babo phansi.

46 UMozisi wasesithi kuAroni: Thatha umganu wokutshisela impepha, ufake kuwo umlilo ovela elathini, ubeke kuwo impepha, uye ngokuphangisa enhlanganweni, ubenzele inhlawulo yokuthula; ngoba ulaka seluphumile lusuka phambi kweNkosi, inhlupheko isiqalisiley.

47 UAroni wasekuthatha njengokutsho kukaMozisi, wagijimela phakathi kwebandla, khangela-ke, inhlupheko yayisiqalisile phakathi kwabantu. Wafaka impepha, wabenzela abantu inhlawulo yokuthula.

48 Wasesima phakathi kwabafileyo labaphilayo. Inhlupheko yasimiswaz.

49 Labafayo enhluphekweni babeyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lane lamakhulu ayisikhombisa, ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngendaba kaKoraa.

50 UAroni wasebuyela kuMozisi emnyango wethente lenhlangano; lenhlupheko yayisimisiwe.

Induku kaAroni

17INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Tshono kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, njalo uthathe induku kulowo lalowo wabo, ngokwendlu kayise, kuzo zonke iziphathamandla zabo, ngokwezindlu zaboyise, induku ezilitshumi lambili. Bhala ibizo laleyo laleyondoda endukwini yayo,

3 ubhale ibizo likaAroni endukwini kaLevi. Ngoba induku eyodwa izakuba ngeyenhloko yendlu yaboyise.

4 Njalo uzazibeka ethenteni lenhlangano phambi kobufakazi, lapho engizahlangana lawe khonaa.

5 Kuzakuthi-ke induku yendoda engizayikhetha izahlumab; njalo ngizathulisa kusuke kimi ukusola kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, abalisola ngakhoc.

6 UMozisi wasekhuluma ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli; zonke-ke iziphathamandla zabo zamnika izinduku, yabanye kuleso lalesosiphathamandla, njengezindlu zaboyise, induku ezilitshumi lambili; lenduku kaAroni yayiphakathi kwenduku zazo.

7 UMozisi wasezibeka induku phambi kweNkosi ethenteni lobufakazid.

8 Kwasekusithi kusisa uMozisi wangena ethenteni lobufakazi, khangela-ke, induku kaAroni eyendlu kaLevi yayihlumile, yakhupha amahlumela, yakhahlela impoko, yathela ama-alimondi*.

9 UMozisi wasezikhuphela phandle zonke induku zivela phambi kweNkosi, kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli; basebekhangela, bathatha ngulowo lalowo induku yakhe.

10 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Buyisela induku kaAroni phambi kobufakazie, igcinwef, ibe yisibonakaliso kwabahlamukayog, ukuze ususe ukusola kwabo kimi, ukuze bangafih.

11 UMozisi wasesenza; njengalokho iNkosi yamlaya, wenza njalo.

12 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebekhuluma kuMozisi besithi: Khangela, siyafa, siyabhubha, sonke siyabhubha!

13 Wonke osondela lokusondela ethabhanekeleni leNkosi uzakufa. Sizaphela ngokufa yini?i

Lokho okunikwa abapristi lamaLevi

18INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Wena lamadodana akho lendlu kayihlo kanye lawea lizathwala ububi bendlu engcwele; futhi wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizathwala ububi bobupristi benub.

2 Labafowenu, isizwe sakoLevi, isizwe sikayihlo, basondeze-ke lawe ukuze bahlanganiswe lawec, bakusized. Kodwa wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizakuba phambi kwethente lobufakazie.

3 Bazagcina umlayo wakho, lemfanelo zethente lonkef; kodwa kabayikusondela ezitsheni zendlu engcwele lelathinig, ukuze bangafi, labo lanih.

4 Bazahlanganiswa lawe, bagcine imfanelo zethente lenhlangano kuyo yonke inkonzo yethente; kodwa owemzini kayikusondela kinii.

5 Njalo lizagcina imfanelo zendlu engcwele lemfanelo zelathij, ukuze kungabi kusaba khona ulaka phezu kwabantwana bakoIsrayelik.

6 Mina-ke, khangelani, ngithethe abafowenu amaLevi bevela phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelil. Bayisipho kini, baphiwe iNkosi ukwenza inkonzo yethente lenhlanganom.

7 Ngakho wena lamadodana akho kanye lawe lizagcina ubupristi benu kuzo zonke izinto zelathin laphakathi kweveyili, likhonzeo. Nginike ubupristi benu bube ngumsebenzi wesipho; kodwa owemzini osondelayo uzabulawa.

8 INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Mina-ke, khangela, ngikunike ukuphathwa kweminikelo yami yokuphakanyiswa yazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayelip; ngiziphe wena, ngenxa yokugcotshwa, lamadodana akhoq, ngesimiso esilaphakader.

9 Lokhu kuzakuba ngokwakho okuvela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele, zivela emlilwenis; yonke iminikelo yabo, yonke iminikelo yabo yokudlat, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yesonou, layo yonke iminikelo yabo yecala, abazayibuyisela kimiv; izakuba ngengcwelengcwele ibe ngeyakho leyamadodana akhow.

10 Lizakudlela engcweleni yezingcwele; wonke owesilisa uzakudla; kuzakuba ngcwele kuwex.

11 Lalokhu ngokwakho: Umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesipho sabo, layo yonke iminikelo yokuzunguzwa yabantwana bakoIsrayeliy; ngikuphe wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, ngesimiso esilaphakadez. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudlaa.

12 Ikhethelo lonke lamafutha, lekhethelo lonke lewayini elitsha, lelamabeleb, lengqabutho yalezo abazazinikela eNkosini, ngiziphe wenac.

13 Izithelo zokuqala zakho konke okuselizweni labo abazakuletha eNkosini kuzakuba ngokwakhod. Wonke ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uzakudlae.

14 Konke okwehlukanisiweyo koIsrayeli kuzakuba ngokwakhof.

15 Konke okuvula isizalo, kwayo yonke inyama abakuletha eNkosini, phakathi kwabantu laphakathi kwezifuyo, kuzakuba ngokwakhog; kodwa izibulo lomuntu uzalihlenga lokulihlenga, lezibulo lenyamazana engcolileyo uzalihlengah.

16 Lalezo ezizahlengwa uzazihlenga kusukela sezilenyanga, njengesilinganiso sakhoi, ngemali yamashekeli* amahlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwelej, elingamagera* angamatshumi amabilik.

17 Kodwa izibulo lenkomo, kumbe izibulo lemvu, kumbe izibulo lembuzi, awuyikuwahlenga, angcwelel. Uzafafaza igazi lawo phezu kwelathi, utshise amahwahwa awo, abe ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosinim.

18 Lenyama yawo izakuba ngeyakho, njengesifuba esizunguziweyo lanjengomlenze wokunene, kuzakuba ngokwakhon.

19 Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele abantwana bakoIsrayeli abayinikela eNkosini ngiyinike wena lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho kanye lawe, ngesimiso esilaphakadeo. Kuyisivumelwano setshwayi esilaphakade phambi kweNkosi kuwe lakunzalo yakho kanye lawep.

20 INkosi yasisithi kuAroni: Kawuyikudla ilifa elizweni labo, kawuyikuba lesabelo phakathi kwabo; ngiyisabelo sakho lelifa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeliq.

21 Khangela-ke, nginike abantwana bakoLevi konke okwetshumi koIsrayeli kube yilifa, ngomsebenzi wabo abawenzayor, inkonzo yethente lenhlanganos.

22 Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bangabe besasondela ethenteni lenhlanganot hlezi bathwale isono bafeu.

23 Kodwa amaLevi azakwenza inkonzo yethente lenhlanganov, wona athwale ububi bawo. Kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; laphakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifaw.

24 Ngoba okwetshumi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli abakunikela eNkosini kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa, ngikunike amaLevi kube yilifax. Ngakho ngitshilo kiwo ukuthi phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli kawayikuzuza ilifay.

25 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

26 Futhi uzakhuluma kumaLevi uthi kuwo: Nxa lithatha ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli okwetshumi engilinike khona, kuvela kubo kube yilifa lenu, lizanikela kokwakho umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kube ngokwetshumi kwalokho okwetshumiz.

27 Lomnikelo wenu wokuphakanyiswa uzabalelwa lina, njengamabele ebala lokubhulela lanjengokugcwala kwesikhamelo sewayinia.

28 Ngalokhu lani lizanikela umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi kukho konke okwetshumi kwenu elikwemukelayo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli; lizanika kokwayo umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kuAroni umpristi.

29 Kuzo zonke izipho zenu lizanikela wonke umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi; ekhethelweni lonke lazo, ingxenye yayo engcwelisiweyo evela kuyo.

30 Futhi uzakuthi kuwo: Lapho linikela ikhethelo lazo elivela kuzo, kuzabalelwa amaLevi njengesivuno sebala lokubhulela lanjengesivuno sesikhamelo sewayinib.

31 Lizakudla lokho endaweni zonke, lina lendlu yenu, ngoba kungumvuzo wenu ngomsebenzi wenu ethenteni lenhlanganoc.

32 Njalo kaliyikuthwala isono ngenxa yakho, lapho seliphakamisile ikhethelo lakho kukhod; kaliyikungcolisa izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuze lingafie.

Ukuhlanjululwa kwalabo abangahlambulukanga

19INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni isithi:

2 Lesi yisimiso somlayo iNkosi esimisileyo isithi: Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli ukuthi balethe kini ithokazi elibomvu elipheleleyo okungelasici kulo, okungazange kufakwe ijogwe kuloa;

3 njalo lilinike uEleyazare umpristi, alikhuphele-ke ngaphandle kwenkamba, libe selihlatshwa phambi kwakheb.

4 Njalo uEleyazare uzathatha okwegazi lalo ngomunwe wakhe, afafaze kasikhombisa okwegazi lalo maqondana laphambi kwethente lenhlanganoc.

5 Lethokazi litshiswe phambi kwamehlo akhe; kutshiswe isikhumba salo lenyama yalo legazi lalo kanye lomswane walod.

6 Umpristi uzathatha-ke isigodo somsedari, lehisope*, lokubomvu, akuphose phakathi kokutsha kwethokazie.

7 Umpristi usezawatsha izembatho zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe emanzini, emva kwalokho angene enkambeni, njalo umpristi abe ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwef.

8 Lolitshisileyo uzawatsha izembatho zakhe emanzini, ageze umzimba wakhe emanzini, abe ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlweg.

9 Lendoda ehlambulukileyo izabutha umlotha wethokazi, iwubeke ngaphandle kwenkambah endaweni ehlambulukileyoi, ukuze ugcinelwe inhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, kube ngamanzi okwehlukanisa; kuyikuhlanjululwa kwesonoj.

10 Lobutha umlotha wethokazi uzawatsha izembatho zakhe, abe ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe; njalo kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo.

11 Othinta isidumbu saloba nguwuphi umuntu uzakuba ngongcolileyo insuku eziyisikhombisak.

12 Uzazihlambulula ngawo ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisa uzahlambuluka; kodwa uba engazihlambululi ngosuku lwesithathu, khona ngosuku lwesikhombisa kayikuhlambulukal.

13 Loba ngubani othinta ofileyo, isidumbu somuntu osefile, angazihlambululi, ungcolisa ithabhanekele leNkosim; lowomphefumulo uzaqunywa usuke koIsrayeli, ngoba amanzi okwehlukanisa engafafazwanga phezu kwakhe; uzakuba ngongcolileyon, lokungcola kwakhe kusekuyeo.

14 Lo ngumlayo womuntu nxa efela ethenteni. Konke okungena ethenteni lakho konke okusethenteni kuzakuba ngokungcolileyo insuku eziyisikhombisa.

15 Njalo yonke imbiza evulekileyo engelasisibekelo esibotshelwe phezulu kwayo ingcolilep.

16 Laye wonke othinta umuntu obuleweyo ngenkemba, endle, loba ofileyo, loba ithambo lomuntu, loba ingcwaba, uzakuba ngongcolileyo insuku eziyisikhombisaq.

17 Ngongcolileyo bazathatha okomlotha walokho okwatshiswayo kokuhlanjululwa kwesono, njalo kuzafakwa phezu kwakho amanzi aphilayo esitshenir.

18 Lendoda ehlambulukileyo izathatha ihisope*, iyigxamuze emanzini, ifafaze phezu kwethente, laphezu kwempahla yonke, laphezu kwabantu ababelapho, laphezu kowathinta ithambo, loba obuleweyo, loba ofileyo, loba ingcwabas.

19 Lohlambulukileyo uzafafaza ongcolileyo ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisat, njalo uzamhlambulula ngosuku lwesikhombisau; awatshe izembatho zakhe, ageze emanzini, ahlambuluke kusihlwav.

20 Kodwa indoda engcolileyo, ingazihlambululi, lowomuntu uzaqunywa asuke phakathi kwebandla, ngoba engcolise indlu engcwele yeNkosi; amanzi okwehlukanisa kawafafazwanga phezu kwakhe, ungcolilew.

21 Njalo kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade kubo, ukuthi lowo ofafaza amanzi okwehlukanisa uzawatsha izembatho zakhe; lalowo othinta amanzi okwehlukanisa uzakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe.

22 Njalo konke akuthintayo ongcolileyo kuzakuba ngokungcolileyo; lomuntu okuthintayo uzakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwex.

Amanzi akhutshwa edwaleni

20Khona abantwana bakoIsrayeli, inhlangano yonke, bafika enkangala yeZini ngenyanga yokuqala; labantu bahlala eKadeshia. UMiriyamu wasefela lapho, wangcwatshwa khonab.

2 Njalo kwakungelamanzi enhlanganoc; ngakho bahlangana bamelana loMozisi bamelana loAronid.

3 Abantu baphikisana loMozisi bakhuluma besithi: Kungathi ngabe safae ekufeni kwabafowethu phambi kweNkosif!

4 Liletheleni ibandla leNkosi enkangala le ukuze sifele lapha, thina lezifuyo zethu?g

5 Lasenyuselani sisuka eGibhithe ukusiletha kulindawo embi? Kakusiyo indawo yenhlanyelo lemikhiwa lamavini lamapomegranati*, futhi kakulamanzi okunatha.

6 UMozisi loAroni basebesuka phambi kwebandla, baya emnyango wethente lenhlangano, bathi mbo ngobuso babo phansih. Inkazimulo yeNkosi yasibonakala kuboi.

7 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

8 Thatha intonga, ubuthanise inhlangano, wena loAroni umnewenu, likhulume kulo idwala phambi kwamehlo abo, njalo lizanika amanzi aloj; ngalokhu uzabakhuphela amanzi edwaleni, ukuze ulinathise ibandla lezifuyo zabok.

9 UMozisi wasethatha intonga esuka phambi kweNkosi njengokumlaya kwayol.

10 UMozisi loAroni basebebuthanisa ibandla phambi kwedwala; wasesithi kubo: Zwanini-ke, lina bahlamuki; sizalikhuphela yini amanzi edwaleni leli?m

11 UMozisi wasephakamisa isandla sakhe, watshaya idwala kabili ngentonga yakhe; kwasekumpompoza amanzi amanengi, inhlangano yasinatha, lezifuyo zayon.

12 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi lakuAroni: Ngoba lingangikholwangao, ukungingcwelisa emehlweni abantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngakho kaliyikungenisa ibandla leli elizweni engibanike lonap.

13 La ngamanzi eMeriba, lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaphikisana khona leNkosi, yasingcweliswa kuboq.

Inkosi yeEdoma ivalela abantwana bakoIsrayeli indlela

14 UMozisi wasethuma izithunywa enkosini yeEdomar zisuka eKadeshi wathis: Utsho njalo umfowenu uIsrayeli: Wena uyazazi zonke inkathazo ezisehleleyot,

15 lokuthi obaba behlela eGibhitheu, sasesihlala eGibhithe insuku ezinengiv; lamaGibhithe asiphatha kubi labobabaw.

16 Sasesikhala eNkosini, yasisizwa ilizwi lethux, yathuma ingilosi, yasikhupha eGibhithe; khangela-ke siseKadeshi, umuzi osekucineni komngcele wakhoy.

17 Ake usiyekele sidabule elizweni lakho. Kasiyikudabula ensimini loba esivinini, futhi kasiyikunatha amanzi omthombo. Sizahamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, kasiyikuphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo, size sedlule umngcele wakhoz.

18 Kodwa uEdoma wathi kuye: Kawuyikudabula kimi, hlezi ngiphume ngenkemba ngimelane lawe.

19 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesithi kuye: Sizahamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu. Uba-ke mina lezifuyo zami sinatha okwamanzi akhoa, sizawabhadalelab; kuphela ngizadabula ngenyawo zami nje.

20 Kodwa wathi: Kawuyikudabula. UEdoma wasephuma wamelana laye elabantu abanengi, langesandla esilamandla.

21 Ngalokhu uEdoma wala ukuvumela uIsrayeli ukudabula emngceleni wakhec. Ngakho uIsrayeli waphambuka wasuka kuyed.

Ukufa kukaAroni entabeni yeHori

22 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli, inhlangano yonke, basebesuka eKadeshie, bafika entabeni yeHorif.

23 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi lakuAroni entabeni yeHori, emngceleni welizwe leEdoma, isithi:

24 UAroni uzabuthelwa ebantwini bakibo, ngoba kayikungena elizweni engilinike abantwana bakoIsrayelig, ngoba lahlamukela ilizwi lami emanzini eMeribah.

25 Thatha uAroni loEleyazare indodana yakhe, ubenyusele entabeni yeHori,

26 umhlubule uAroni izembatho zakhe, uzifake kuEleyazare indodana yakhe; ngoba uAroni uzabuthelwa kwabakibo, afele laphoi.

27 UMozisi wenza njengokulaya kweNkosi. Basebesenyukela entabeni yeHori phambi kwamehlo enhlangano yonke.

28 UMozisi wasemhlubula uAroni izembatho zakhe, wazifaka kuEleyazare indodana yakhej. UAroni wasefela lapho engqongeni yentaba. UMozisi loEleyazare basebesehla entabenik.

29 Lapho inhlangano yonke ibona ukuthi uAroni usephelile, balilela uAroni insuku ezingamatshumi amathathu, indlu yonke kaIsrayelil.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahlaselwa ngamaKhanani

21Kwathi inkosi yeAradi, umKhanani, eyayihlala eningizimua, isizwa ukuthi uIsrayeli uyeza ngendlela yabahloli, yalwa imelene loIsrayeli yathumba abanye kubob.

2 UIsrayeli wathembisa isithembiso eNkosini wathic: Uba unikela lokunikela lababantu esandleni sami, ngizatshabalalisa imizi yabod.

3 INkosi yasisizwa ilizwi likaIsrayeli, yanikela amaKhanani, wawatshabalalisa lemizi yawo; ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiHorma.

Inyoka ezilokutshisa

4 Basebesuka entabeni yeHori, ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvue ukuze baceze ilizwe leEdoma; lomphefumulo wabantu wadinwa endlelenif.

5 Abantu basebekhuluma bemelene loNkulunkulu njalo bemelene loMozisig bathi: Lasenyuselani lisikhupha eGibhithe ukuze sifele enkangala? Ngoba kakulasinkwa njalo kakulamanzih, futhi umphefumulo wethu unengwa yilesisinkwa esilulai.

6 INkosi yasithuma inyoka ezilokutshisa phakathi kwabantuj, zasezibaluma abantu, njalo kwafa abantu abanengi koIsrayelik.

7 Ngakho abantu beza kuMozisi bathil: Sonile, ngoba sikhulume simelene leNkosi njalo simelene lawem; khuleka eNkosinin ukuze isuse izinyoka kithi. UMozisi wasebakhulekela abantuo.

8 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Zenzele inyoka elomlilo, uyibeke esigodweni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke olunyiweyo, nxa eyikhangela, uzaphila.

9 UMozisi wasesenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka esigodweni; kwasekusithi lapho inyoka ilume loba nguwuphi umuntu, uba ekhangele inyoka yethusi, waphilap.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babhoda ilizwe lakoMowabi

10 Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli basuka bamisa inkamba eObothiq.

11 Basuka eObothi, bamisa inkamba eIye-Abarimi enkangala emaqondana lakoMowabi lapho okuphuma khona ilangar.

12 Basuka lapho, bamisa inkamba esigodini seZeredis.

13 Basuka lapho, bamisa inkamba ngale kweArinoni esenkangala ephuma emingceleni yamaAmori; ngoba iArinoni lingumngcele wakoMowabi, phakathi kweMowabi lamaAmorit.

14 Ngakho kuthiwa egwalweni lwezimpi zeNkosi: IWahebi eseSufa, lezifula zeArinoni,

15 leliwa lezifula elehlela endaweni yeAri, lisekele umngcele wakoMowabiu.

16 Basebesuka lapho baya eBeri; lo ngumthombo iNkosi eyakhuluma ngawo kuMozisi yathi: Buthanisa abantu, ngizabanika-ke amanziv.

17 Khona uIsrayeli wahlabela lingoma ethi:

Mpompoza, mthombo! Hlabelelani kuwow,

18 umthombo ezawugebhayo iziphathamandla, ezawugebhayo izikhulu zabantu, ngomnikumthetho, ngendondolo zazox.

Basebesuka enkangala baya eMathana.

19 Besuka eMathana baya eNahaliyeli; besuka eNahaliyeli baya eBamothi;

20 besuka eBamothi esigodini esisemhlabeni wakoMowabi, engqongeni yePisiga ekhangele inkangalay.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli banqoba uSihoni loOgi

21 UIsrayeli wasethuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, esithiz:

22 Ake ngidabule elizweni lakho; kasiyikuphambukela emasimini loba ezivinini; kasiyikunatha amanzi omthombo; sizahamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size sedlule imingcele yakhoa.

23 Kodwa uSihoni kamvumelanga uIsrayeli ukudabula umngcele wakhe, kodwa uSihoni wabuthanisa bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma ukumelana loIsrayeli enkangalab, wafika eJahazi, walwa emelene loIsrayelic.

24 UIsrayeli wamtshaya ngobukhali benkemba, waba ngumnikazi welizwe lakhe kusukela eArinoni kuze kube seJaboki, kuze kube sebantwaneni bakoAmonid, ngoba umngcele wabantwana bakoAmoni wawuqinilee.

25 UIsrayeli wasethatha yonke le imizi; uIsrayeli wasehlala emizini yonke yamaAmori, eHeshiboni layo yonke imizana yalo.

26 Ngoba iHeshiboni yayingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, owayelwe emelene lenkosi yamandulo yakoMowabi, wayethethe ilizwe lonke layo esandleni sayo, kwaze kwafika eArinoni.

27 Ngakho abasebenzisa izaga bathi:

Wozani eHeshiboni! Umuzi kaSihoni kawakhiwe, umiswef.

28 Ngoba umlilo waphuma eHeshiboni, ilangabi emzini kaSihoni, laqothula iAri loMowabi, amakhosi endawo eziphakemeyo zeArinonig.

29 Maye kuwe, Mowabih! Selibhujisiwe, bantu bakaKemoshii! Unikele amadodana akhe aba ngababaleki, lamadodakazi akhe ekuthunjweni kuSihoni, inkosi yamaAmori.

30 Sesibatshokile; iHeshiboni ibhubhile kuze kube seDibonij; sesibachithile kuze kube seNofa, efika eMedebak.

31 UIsrayeli wasehlala elizweni lamaAmori.

32 UMozisi wathuma ukuyahlola iJazeril; basebethumba imizana yalo, baxotsha amaAmori ayehlala khonam.

33 Basebephenduka, benyuka ngendlela yeBashani. UOgi inkosi yeBashani wasephuma ukumelana labo, yena labantu bakhe bonke, empini eEdreyin.

34 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Ungamesabi; ngoba ngimnikele esandleni sakho, labantu bakhe bonke, lelizwe lakheo; njalo uzakwenza kuye njengokwenza kwakho kuSihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayehlala eHeshibonip.

35 Basebemtshaya, lamadodana akhe, labantu bakhe bonke, akwaze kwasala ophilayo kuye. Badla ilifa lelizwe lakheq.

UBalaki loBalami

22Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesukaa, bamisa inkamba emagcekeni akoMowabi, nganeno kweJodani, eJerikob.

2 UBalaki indodana kaZipori wasebona konke uIsrayeli ayekwenze kumaAmori.

3 UMowabi wasesesaba kakhulu ubuso babantu, ngoba babebanengic. UMowabi wasetshaywa luvalo ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayelid.

4 UMowabi wasesithi ebadaleni beMidiyanie: Khathesi lelibandla lizakhotha konke okusihanqileyo, njengenkabi ikhotha utshani bedlelo. Njalo uBalaki indodana kaZipori wayeyinkosi yakoMowabi ngalesosikhathi.

5 Wasethuma izithunywa kuBalami indodana kaBeyorif ePethorig eliseduze lomfula welizwe labantwana babantu bakhe, ukumbiza, esithi: Khangela, abantu baphumile eGibhithe. Khangela, basibekele ubuso bomhlaba, futhi sebehlala maqondana lami.

6 Khathesi-ke, ake uze, ngiqalekisela lababantuh, ngoba balamandla kulami; mhlawumbe ngingaba lamandla okuthi sibatshaye, lokuthi ngibaxotshe elizweni, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lowo ombusisayo ubusisiwe, lalowo omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.

7 Abadala beMowabi labadala beMidiyani basebehamba belembadalo yokuvumisa esandleni sabo; bafika kuBalami, bakhuluma kuye amazwi kaBalakii.

8 Wasesithi kubo: Lalani lapha lobubusuku, njalo ngizalilethela ilizwi, njengalokhu iNkosi ezakutsho kimij. Iziphathamandla zakoMowabi zasezihlala loBalami.

9 UNkulunkulu wasefika kuBalami, wathi: Ngobani lamadoda alawe?k

10 UBalami wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: UBalaki, indodana kaZipori, inkosi yakoMowabi, ungithumele esithi:

11 Khangela, abantu baphumile eGibhithe basibekele ubuso bomhlaba; woza khathesi, ungiqalekisele bona; mhlawumbe ngingaba lamandla okulwa labo, ngibaxotshe.

12 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuBalami: Ungahambi labo; ungabaqalekisi labobantu, ngoba babusisiwel.

13 UBalami wasevuka ekuseni, wathi kuziphathamandla zikaBalaki: Yanini elizweni lakini, ngoba iNkosi iyala ukungivumela ukuhamba lani.

14 Ngakho iziphathamandla zakoMowabi zasukuma, zaya kuBalaki, zathi: UBalami uyala ukuhamba lathi.

15 UBalaki wasebuya wathuma njalo iziphathamandla, ezinengi ezidumileyo kulalezo.

16 Zasezifika kuBalami zathi kuye: Utsho njalo uBalaki indodana kaZipori uthi: Ake ungavinjwa yilutho ukuza kimi.

17 Ngoba ngizakuhlonipha lokukuhlonipha kakhulu, lakho konke ongitshela khona ngizakwenza. Ngakho ake uze, ngiqalekisela lababantum.

18 Kodwa uBalami waphendula wathi encekwini zikaBalaki: Uba uBalaki ebezangipha indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva legoliden, bengingayikweqa umlayo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wami ukwenza okukhulu kumbe okuncinyaneo.

19 Khathesi-ke, ake lihlale lapha lani lobubusuku, ukuze ngazi ukuthi iNkosi izakuthini kimi futhip.

20 UNkulunkulu wasesiza kuBalami ebusuku wathi kuye: Uba amadoda efika ukukubiza, sukuma uhambe lawoq; kodwa kuphela lelolizwi engizalikhuluma kuwe, lona uzalenzar.

21 UBalami wasesukuma ekuseni, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemikazi wakhes, wahamba leziphathamandla zakoMowabi.

22 Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha ngoba wahamba; ingilosi yeNkosi yayakuma endleleni ukuba yisitha esimelane layet. Njalo wayegade ubabhemikazi wakhe, lenceku zakhe ezimbili zilaye.

23 Ubabhemi waseyibona ingilosi yeNkosi imi endleleni, lenkemba ehwatshiweyo isesandleni sayo; lobabhemikazi waphambuka endleleni, wangena ensimini. UBalami wasemtshaya ubabhemi ukumphendulela endleleni.

24 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisima endleleni eminyeneyo yezivini, umduli ngapha lomduli ngapha.

25 Lapho ubabhemikazi ebona ingilosi yeNkosi wazibandezela emdulini, wabandezela unyawo lukaBalami emdulini; wasemtshaya futhi.

26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiqhubeka, yema endaweni eminyeneyo, lapho okwakungelandlela yokuphendukela ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo.

27 Lapho ubabhemikazi ebona ingilosi yeNkosi, walala ngaphansi kukaBalami. Ulaka lukaBalami lwaseluvutha, wasemtshaya ubabhemi ngenduku.

28 INkosi yasivula umlomo kababhemikaziu, wasesithi kuBalami: Ngenzeni kuwe ukuthi ungitshaye okwalezizikhathi ezintathu?v

29 UBalami wasesithi kubabhemikazi: Ngoba ungenze inhlekisa. Kungathi ngabe kulenkemba esandleni sami, ngoba bengizakubulala khathesi.

30 Ubabhemikazi wasesithi kuBalami: Angisuye yini ubabhemi wakho omgade kusukela ngisengowakho kuze kube lamuhla? Ngake ngejwayela ukwenza kanje kuwe yini? Wasesithi: Hatshi.

31 INkosi yasivula amehlo kaBalamiw, wasebona ingilosi yeNkosi imi endleleni, lenkemba yayo ihwatshiwe isesandleni sayo; wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe phansix.

32 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuye: Umtshayeleni ubabhemikazi wakho okwalezizikhathi ezintathu?y Khangela, mina ngiphumile ukumelana lawe, ngoba indlela yakho iphambukile kimiz;

33 njalo ubabhemikazi wangibona, waphambuka phambi kwami lezizikhathi ezintathua. Ngaphandle kokuthi ephambukile phambi kwami, ngeqiniso khathesi ngabe ngikubulele lawe, ngamgcina yena ephila.

34 UBalami wasesithi engilosini yeNkosi: Ngonileb, ngoba bengingazi ukuthi umi endleleni ukumelana lami. Ngakho-ke uba kukubi emehlweni akho, ngizabuyela futhi.

35 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuBalami: Hamba lalawomadoda; kodwa kuphela ilizwi engizalikhuluma kuwe, yilo ozalikhulumac. UBalami wasehamba leziphathamandla zikaBalaki.

36 UBalaki esezwile ukuthi uBalami uyeza, waphuma ukuyamhlangabeza emzini wakoMowabi, osemngceleni weArinonid, osekucineni komngcele.

37 UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Kangithumanga yini lokuthuma kuwe ukukubiza? Kungani ungafikanga kimi? Isibili kangilamandla okukunika udumo yini?e

38 UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Khangela, ngifikile kuwe. Khathesi ngilamandla isibili okukhuluma loba yini na? Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alifaka emlonyeni wami, yilo engizalikhulumaf.

39 UBalami wasehamba loBalaki, basebefika eKiriyathi-Huzothi.

40 UBalaki wasehlaba izinkabi lezimvu, wathumela kuBalami lakuziphathamandla ezazilaye.

41 Kwasekusithi ekuseni uBalaki wamthatha uBalami, wamenyusela endaweni eziphakemeyo zikaBhalig, ukuthi abone elapho ukucina kwabantu.

23UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Ngakhela lapha amalathi ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisaa.

2 UBalaki wenza njengokutsho kukaBalami; uBalaki loBalami basebenikela kulelo lalelo ilathi ijongosi lenqamab.

3 UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Mana emnikelweni wakho wokutshiswac, ngizahamba mina; mhlawumbe iNkosi izafika ukungihlangabeza; lento ezangitshengisa yona ngizakutshelad. Wasesiya endaweni ephakemeyo.

4 UNkulunkulu wasehlangana loBalamie; wasesithi kuye: Sengilungise amalathi ayisikhombisa, nganikela kulelo lalelo ilathi ijongosi lenqama.

5 INkosi yasifaka ilizwi emlonyeni kaBalami, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanjef.

6 Wasebuyela kuye, khangela-ke, wayemi emnikelweni wakhe wokutshiswa, yena lazo zonke iziphathamandla zakoMowabi.

7 Wasephakamisa umzekeliso wakhe, wathi:

UBalaki, inkosi yakoMowabi, ungilandile eSiriya1, ezintabeni zempumalanga wathig: Woza, ungiqalekisele uJakobeh, woza, umthuke uIsrayelii.

8 Ngingamqalekisa njanij uNkulunkulu angamqalekisiyo?k Kumbe ngingamthuka njani iNkosi engamthukanga?

9 Ngoba ngisengqongeni yamadwala ngiyambona, ngisemaqaqeni ngiyamkhangela. Khangela, abantu bazahlala bodwal, kabayikubalelwa phakathi kwezizwem.

10 Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakoben, lenani lengxenye yesine kaIsrayeli? Umphefumulo wami kawufe ukufa kwabalungileyoo, lokuphela kwami kube njengokwakhe!

11 UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Wenzeni kimi? Ngikuthethe ukuze uqalekise izitha zami, kodwa khangela, uzibusisile lokuzibusisap.

12 Wasephendula wathi: Lokho iNkosi ekufaka emlonyeni wami, kakumelanga ngiqaphele yini ukukukhuluma?q

13 UBalaki wasesithi kuye: Ake uze lami siye kwenye indawo lapho ozababona khona; uzabona ukucina kwabo kuphela, ungaboni bonke; njalo ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.

14 Njalo wamthatha wamusa ensimini yeZofimu, engqongeni yePisiga; wakha amalathi ayisikhombisa, wanikela ijongosi lenqama phezu kwalelo lalelo ilathir.

15 Wasesithi kuBalaki: Mana lapha emnikelweni wakho wokutshiswa, njalo mina ngizahlangana layo laphayanas.

16 INkosi yasihlangana loBalami, yafaka ilizwi emlonyeni wakhet, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.

17 Esefikile kuye, khangela-ke wema emnikelweni wakhe wokutshiswa leziphathamandla zakoMowabi zilaye. UBalaki wasesithi kuye: INkosi itheni?

18 Wasephakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi:

Sukuma, Balaki, uzwe, ubeke indlebe, ndodana kaZipori.

19 UNkulunkulu kasumuntu ukuthi aqambe amangau, loba indodana yomuntu ukuthi azisole. Utshilo, kanti kayikukwenza? Kumbe ukhulumile, kanti kayikukuqinisa?

20 Khangela, ngemukele ukuthi ngibusise; yebo, ubusisile, njalo ngingeke ngikuguqulev.

21 Kakhangelanga ububi kuJakobe, kabonanga isiphambeko kuIsrayeliw. INkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe ilaye, lesimemezelo senkosi siphakathi kwakhex.

22 UNkulunkulu wabakhupha eGibhithey, ulokunjengamandlaz enyathia.

23 Isibili kakulamlingo ongamelana loJakobe, loba ukuvumisa okungamelana loIsrayelib. Ngalesisikhathi kuzatshiwo ngoJakobe langoIsrayeli ukuthi uNkulunkulu akwenzileyoc!

24 Khangela, abantu bazasukuma njengesilwane esisikazid, bazisukumise njengesilwanee; kabalali baze badle impango, njalo banathe igazi lababuleweyof.

25 UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Futhi ungabaqalekisi lokubaqalekisa, njalo ungababusisi lokubabusisa.

26 Kodwa uBalami waphendula wathi kuBalaki: Kangikutshelanga yini ngisithi: Konke iNkosi ekutshoyo, lokho ngizakwenza?g

27 UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Ake uze, ngizakusa kwenye indawoh; mhlawumbe kungaqonda emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.

28 UBalaki wamthatha wamusa uBalami engqongeni yePeyorii ekhangele ngasenkangalaj.

29 UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Ngakhela lapha amalathi ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisak.

30 UBalaki wasesenza njengokutsho kukaBalami, wanikela ijongosi lenqama kulelo lalelo ilathil.

24UBalami esebonile ukuthi kuhle emehlweni eNkosi ukubusisa uIsrayeli, kahambanga njengezinye izikhathi ukuyadinga imilingoa; kodwa wakhangelisa ubuso bakhe enkangala.

2 Kwathi uBalami ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona uIsrayeli ehlezi ngokwezizwe zakheb, loMoya kaNkulunkulu waba phezu kwakhec.

3 Wasephakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi: UBalami indodana kaBeyorid uthi, lendoda olihlo layo livulekile ithi,

4 uthi ozwayo amazwi kaNkulunkulu, obonayo umbono kaSomandla, esiwa, njalo kwembulwe amehloe.

5 Mahle kangakanani amathente akho, Jakobe, amakhaya akho, Israyeli!

6 Njengezigodi zisabalele, njengezivande ngasemfuleni, njengezinhlabaf iNkosi ezihlanyeleyo, njengezihlahla zemisedari ngasemanzinig!

7 Amanzi azageleza evela embizeni zakhe, lenhlanyelo yakhe izakuba semanzini amanengih, lenkosi yakhe izakuba nkulu kuloAgagii, lombuso wakhe uzaphakamaj.

8 UNkulunkulu wamkhupha eGibhithe, ulokunjengamandla enyathik, uzakudla izizwe, izitha zakhel, njalo uzakwephula amathambo azom, njalo azitshoke ngemitshoko yakhen.

9 Waqutha, walala phansi njengesilwane, lanjengesilwane esisikazi; ngubani ozamvusa?o Okubusisayo abusiswe, lokuqalekisayo aqalekiswe!p

10 Njalo ulaka lukaBalaki lwavuthela uBalami, watshaya izandla zakheq, uBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Ngikubize ukuze uqalekise izitha zami, kodwa khangela, uzibusisile lokuzibusisar okwalezizikhathi ezintathu.

11 Khathesi-ke zibalekele uye endaweni yakho. Bengithe ngizakuhlonipha ngodumo, kodwa khangela, iNkosi ikuvimbile kudumos.

12 UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Kangikhulumanga yini lakuzithunywa obuzithume kimi ngisithi:

13 Uba uBalaki ebezangipha indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva legolide, bengingayikweqa umlayo weNkosit, ukwenza okuhle kumbe okubi okwenhliziyo yami; lokho iNkosi ekutshoyo yilokho engizakukhuluma?u

14 Khathesi-ke, khangela, ngiya ebantwini bakithi; woza ngikucebise ukuthi lababantu bazakwenzani ebantwini bakiniv ensukwini zokucinaw.

15 Wasephakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathix:

UBalami indodana kaBeyoriy uthi, lendoda elamehlo avulekileyo ithi,

16 uthi ozwayo amazwi kaNkulunkuluz, lowazi ulwazi loPhezukonke, obonayo umbono kaSomandla, esiwa, njalo kuvuleke amehlo.

17 Ngizambona, kodwa hatshi khathesia, ngizamkhangela, kodwa kungeseduzeb; kuzavelac inkanyezi kuJakobed, lentonga yobukhosi izavuka koIsrayelie, itshaye amagumbi akoMowabi, njalo ichithe bonke abantwana bakaShethi.

18 Njalo uEdoma uzakuba yimfuyof, loSeyiri abe yimfuyo yezitha zakheg, kodwa uIsrayeli uzakwenza ngobuqhaweh,

19 kuzavela-ke koJakobe umbusi, njalo uzabhubhisa oseleyo emzini.

20 Esebone uAmaleki, waphakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi:

UAmaleki wayengowokuqala wezizwe, kodwa ukucina kwakhe kuyikubhubha okupheleleyo.

21 Esebone amaKeni, waphakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi:

Iqinile indlu yakho, isidleke sakho usimise edwaleni.

22 Kanti-ke uKhayini uzachithwa, aze akuthumbe uAshuri.

23 Wasephakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi: Maye, ngubani ozaphila nxa uNkulunkulu esenza lokhu?

24 Imikhumbi izavela ekhunjini lweKitimii, ihluphe uAshuri, ihluphe uEberij; njalo laye uzabhubha okwesikhathi sonkek.

25 UBalami wasesukuma wahamba wabuyela endaweni yakhe; loBalaki laye wahamba ngendlela yakhel.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli badumisa uBhali-Peyori

25UIsrayeli wasehlala eShithimia. Abantu basebeqala ukuphinga lamadodakazi akoMowabib.

2 Asebabizelac abantu emihlatshelweni yabonkulunkulu bawod, labantu badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu bawo.

3 UIsrayeli wasezihlanganisae loBhali-Peyorif; lolaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela uIsrayeli.

4 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Thatha zonke inhloko zabantug, uziphanyeke phambi kweNkosi maqondana lelanga, ukuze ulaka lweNkosi oluvuthayo lubuye lusuke koIsrayelih.

5 UMozisi wasesithi kubahluleli bakoIsrayelii: Bulalani, kube ngulowo lalowo amadoda akhej ababezihlanganise loBhali-Peyorik.

6 Khangela-ke, umuntu wabantwana bakoIsrayeli weza waletha kubafowabo umMidiyanikazi phambi kwamehlo kaMozisi laphambi kwamehlo enhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, besakhala inyembezi emnyango wethente lenhlanganol.

7 Kwathi uPhinehasim, indodana kaEleyazaren, indodana kaAroni umpristi, ekubona, wasukuma ephuma phakathi kwenhlangano, wathatha umkhonto esandleni sakhe,

8 waseyilandela indoda yakoIsrayeli ethenteni, wabagwaza bobabili, indoda yakoIsrayeli lowesifazana esiswini sakhe. Yasimiswa inhlupheko kubantwana bakoIsrayelio.

9 Lalabo abafayo ngenhlupheko babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanep.

10 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

11 UPhinehasi, indodana kaEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, uphendule ulaka lwami lusuka ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeliq, ngoba wayelobukhwele ngobukhwele bami phakathi kwabo; ngakho kangibaqothulanga abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngobukhwele bamir.

12 Ngakho utsho: Khangela, ngiyamnika isivumelwano sami sokuthulas.

13 Njalo uzakuba laso, lenzalo yakhe emva kwakhet, isivumelwano sobupristi obulaphakadeu, ngenxa yokuthi elobukhwele ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wabenzela abantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula.

14 Lebizo lendoda yakoIsrayeli eyatshaywayo, eyatshaywa kanye lomMidiyanikazi, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu, isiphathamandla sendlu kayise phakathi kwabakoSimeyoni.

15 Ibizo lowesifazana owatshaywayo, umMidiyanikazi, lalinguKozibi indodakazi kaZuriv, owayeyinhloko yesizwe sendlu kayise eMidiyani.

16 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

17 Hluphani amaMidiyani, liwatshayew;

18 ngoba aliphethe njengezitha ngobuqili bawox, alikhohlisa ngodaba lukaPeyoriy langodaba lukaKozibi, indodakazi yesiphathamandla seMidiyani, udadewabo, owatshaywa ngosuku lwenhlupheko ngenxa yodaba lukaPeyoriz.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babalwa elizweni lakoMowabi

26Kwathi emva kwenhlupheko iNkosi yakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, isithi:

2 Thathani inani lonke lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayelia, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, ngezindlu zaboyise, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini koIsrayelib.

3 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebekhuluma labo emagcekeni akoMowabic, eJodani eJeriko, besithi:

4 Babale kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulud, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi labantwana bakoIsrayelie abaphuma elizweni leGibhithe.

5 URubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli. Amadodana kaRubeni: UHanoki, okwavela kuye usendo lwabakoHanoki; koPalu, usendo lwabakoPalu;

6 koHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koKarimi, usendo lwabakoKarimif.

7 Lezi zinsendo zabakoRubeni; lalabo ababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathug.

8 Lamadodana kaPalu; uEliyabi.

9 Lamadodana kaEliyabi; oNemuweli loDathani loAbiramu. Yibo oDathani loAbiramu, ababizwa yinhlanganoh, abaphikisana loMozisi loAronii, eqenjini likaKora, lapho bephikisana leNkosij.

10 Lomhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabaginya loKora ekufeni kwaleloqembuk, lapho umlilo waqothula amadoda angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu; asesiba yisibonelol.

11 Kodwa abantwana bakaKora kabafangam.

12 Amadodana kaSimeyoni ngensendo zawon: KoNemuweli, usendo lwabakoNemuweli; koJamini, usendo lwabakoJamini; koJakini, usendo lwabakoJakini;

13 koZera, usendo lwabakoZera; koShawuli, usendo lwabakoShawuli.

14 Lezi zinsendo zabakoSimeyoni; izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili lamakhulu amabilio.

15 Amadodana kaGadi ngensendo zawop: KoZefoni, usendo lwabakoZefoni; koHagi, usendo lwabakoHagi; koShuni, usendo lwabakoShuni;

16 koOzini, usendo lwabakoOzini; koEri, usendo lwabakoEri;

17 koArodi, usendo lwabakoArodi; koAreli, usendo lwabakoAreli.

18 Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaGadi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanuq.

19 Amadodana kaJudar ayengoEri loOnani; oEri loOnani basebefela elizweni leKhanani.

20 Njalo amadodana kaJuda ngensendo zawo yila: KoShela, usendo lwabakoShela; koPerezi, usendo lwabakoPerezi; koZera, usendo lwabakoZera.

21 Lamadodana kaPerezi yila: KoHezironi, usendo lwabakoHezironi; koHamuli, usendo lwabakoHamuli.

22 Lezi zinsendo zikaJuda, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha lamakhulu amahlanus.

23 Amadodana kaIsakari ngensendo zawot: KoThola, usendo lwabakoThola; koPhuwa, usendo lwabakoPhuwa;

24 koJashubi, usendo lwabakoJashubi; koShimroni, usendo lwabakoShimroni.

25 Lezi zinsendo zikaIsakari, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amathathuu.

26 Amadodana kaZebuluni ngensendo zawov: KoSeredi, usendo lwabakoSeredi; koEloni, usendo lwabakoEloni; koJaleli, usendo lwabakoJaleli.

27 Lezi zinsendo zabakoZebuloni, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanuw.

28 Amadodana kaJosefax ngensendo zawo ayengoManase loEfrayimi.

29 Amadodana kaManase: KoMakiri, usendo lwabakoMakiriy; uMakiri wasezala uGileyadi; koGileyadi, usendo lwabakoGileyadi.

30 La ngamadodana kaGileyadi: KoIyezeri, usendo lwabakoIyezeri; koHeleki, usendo lwabakoHeleki;

31 lakoAsiriyeli, usendo lwabakoAsiriyeli; lakoShekema, usendo lwabakoShekema;

32 lakoShemida, usendo lwabakoShemida; lakoHeferi, usendo lwabakoHeferi.

33 Njalo uZelofehadi indodana kaHeferiz wayengelamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi. Lamabizo amadodakazi kaZelofehadi ayengoMahla, loNowa, uHogila, uMilka, loTiriza.

34 Lezi zinsendo zikaManase, lababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili lamakhulu ayisikhombisaa.

35 La ngamadodana kaEfrayimi ngensendo zawo: KoShuthela, usendo lwabakoShuthela; koBekeri, usendo lwabakoBekeri; koTahani, usendo lwabakoTahani.

36 Lala ngamadodana kaShuthela: KoErani, usendo lwabakoErani.

37 Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaEfrayimi, njengababaliweyo babo, inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili lamakhulu amahlanub. La ngamadodana kaJosefa ngensendo zawo.

38 Amadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawoc: KoBhela, usendo lwabakoBhela; koAshibeli, usendo lwabakoAshibeli; koAhiramu, usendo lwabakoAhiramu;

39 koShefufamu, usendo lwabakoShefufamu; koHufamu, usendo lwabakoHufamu.

40 Lamadodana kaBhela ayenguAridi loNamani: KoAridi, usendo lwabakoAridi; koNamani, usendo lwabakoNamani.

41 La ngamadodana kaBhenjamini ngensendo zawo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu ayisithuphad.

42 La ngamadodana kaDani ngensendo zawoe: KoShuhamu, usendo lwabakoShuhamu. Lezi zinsendo zikaDani ngensendo zazo.

43 Zonke insendo zabakoShuhamu, njengababaliweyo babo, babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane lamakhulu amane.

44 Amadodana kaAsheri ngensendo zawof: KoJimna, usendo lwabakoJimna; koIshivi, usendo lwabakoIshivi; koBeriya, usendo lwabakoBeriya.

45 Kumadodana kaBeriya: KoHeberi, usendo lwabakoHeberi; koMalikiyeli, usendo lwabakoMalikiyeli.

46 Lebizo lendodakazi kaAsheri lalinguSera.

47 Lezi zinsendo zamadodana kaAsheri, njengababaliweyo babo; inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu amaneg.

48 Amadodana kaNafithali ngensendo zawoh: KoJazeli, usendo lwabakoJazeli; koGuni, usendo lwabakoGuni;

49 koJezeri, usendo lwabakoJezeri; koShilema, usendo lwabakoShilema.

50 Lezi zinsendo zikaNafithali ngensendo zazo; lababaliweyo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu lamakhulu amanei.

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

Ilizwe lehlukaniswa ngenkatho

52 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

53 Kulaba ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa libe yilifa njengenani lamabizok.

54 Kwabanengi uzakwengeza ilifa labo, lakwabalutshwana uzanciphisa ilifa labo; ngulowo lalowo uzanikwa ilifa lakhe njengababaliweyo bakhe.

55 Loba kunjalo ilizwe lizakwehlukaniswa ngenkatho; ngokwamabizo ezizwe zaboyise bazalidla ilifal.

56 Ngokwenkatho ilifa lalo lizakwehlukaniswa phakathi kwabanengi labalutshwana.

Isizwe sakoLevi

57 Lalaba ngababalwayo bamaLevi ngensendo zawom; koGerishoni, usendo lwabakoGerishoni; koKohathi, usendo lwabakoKohathi; koMerari, usendo lwabakoMerari.

58 Laba zinsendo zabakoLevi; usendo lwabakoLibini, usendo lwabakoHebroni, usendo lwabakoMahli, usendo lwabakoMushi, usendo lwabakoKora. UKohathi wasezala uAmramu.

59 Lebizo lomkaAmramu lalinguJokebedi, indodakazi kaLevin, unina owamzalela uLevi eGibhithe; njalo wamzalela uAmramu oAroni loMozisi loMiriyamu udadewabo.

60 UAroni wazalelwa uNadabi loAbihu, uEleyazare loIthamario.

61 Kodwa uNadabi loAbihu bafa lapho banikela umlilo ongejwayelekanga phambi kweNkosip.

62 Lababalwayo babo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya phezuluq; ngoba babengabalelwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelir, ngoba babenganikwanga ilifa phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelis.

63 Laba ngababalwa nguMozisi loEleyazare umpristi, ababala abantwana bakoIsrayeli emagcekeni akoMowabi eJodani eJerikot.

64 Kodwa phakathi kwalabo kwakungekho muntu wababalwayo nguMozisi loAroni umpristi, lapho bebala abantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeSinayiu;

65 ngoba iNkosi yayithe ngabo: Bazakufa lokufa enkangalav. Njalo kakusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuniw.

Isicelo samadodakazi kaZelofehadi

27Kwasekusondela amadodakazi kaZelofehadia indodana kaHeferi indodana kaGileyadi indodana kaMakiri indodana kaManase owensendo zikaManase indodana kaJosefa; njalo la ngamabizo amadodakazi akhe: UMahla, uNowa, loHogila, loMilka, loTiriza.

2 Asesima phambi kukaMozisi, laphambi kukaEleyazare umpristi, laphambi kweziphathamandla, lenhlangano yonke, emnyango wethente lenhlangano, esithi:

3 Ubaba wafela enkangalab; kodwa yena wayengekho phakathi kweqembu lalabo ababuthana ukumelana leNkosi, eqenjini likaKora, kodwa wafa esonweni sakhec, wayengelamadodana.

4 Kungani ibizo likababa likhutshwe phakathi kosendo lwakhe ngoba engelandodana? Siphe ilifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakababad.

5 UMozisi waseluletha udaba lwawo phambi kweNkosie.

6 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

7 Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi akhulume iqiniso; uzawanika lokuwanika isabelo selifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayisef; uzadlulisela kuwo ilifa likayise.

8 Njalo uzakhuluma ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli usithi: Uba indoda isifa, ingelandodana, lizadlulisela ilifa layo kundodakazi yayo.

9 Njalo uba ingelandodakazi, lizanika abafowabo ilifa layo.

10 Uba-ke ingelabafowabo, lizanika ilifa layo kubafowabo bakayise.

11 Njalo uba uyise engelabafowabo, lizanika ilifa layo esihlotsheni sayo esiseduze layo sosendo lwayog, silidle. Njalo kuzakuba yisimiso sesahlulelo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisih.

UMozisi ukhetha uJoshuwa ukuba ngumkhokheli

12 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Yenyukela kule intaba yeAbarimii, ubone ilizwe engilinike abantwana bakoIsrayeli.

13 Lapho usulibonile, lawe uzabuthelwa ebantwini bakinij, njengoAroni umnewenu wabuthwa;

14 njengokuba lavukela umlayo wami enkangala yeZini, ekuphikisaneni kwenhlanganok, ukungingcwelisa phambi kwamehlo abo. La ngamanzi eMeribal eKadeshi enkangala yeZini.

15 UMozisi wasekhuluma eNkosini esithi:

16 INkosi, uNkulunkulu wemimoya yenyama yonke, kayimise indoda enhlanganwenim,

17 engaphuma phambi kwabo, lengangena phambi kwabo, lengabakhokhela baphume, lengabangenisan, ukuze inhlangano yeNkosi ingabi njengezimvu ezingelamelusio.

18 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Zithathele uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, indoda okukuyo umoyap, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayoq,

19 uyimise phambi kukaEleyazare umpristi laphambi kwenhlangano yonke, uyilaye phambi kwamehlo abor,

20 ubusubeka okodumo lwakho phezu kwayo, ukuze inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ilaleles.

21 Njalo izakuma phambi kukaEleyazare umpristi ozayibuzelat njengokwesahlulelo sikaUrimi phambi kweNkosi; ngomlomo wayo bazaphuma, langomlomo wayo bazangena, yona labantwana bonke bakoIsrayeli kanye layo, ngitsho inhlangano yonke.

22 UMozisi wasesenza njengokulaya kweNkosi kuye. Wathatha uJoshuwa, wammisa phambi kukaEleyazare umpristi laphambi kwenhlangano yonke,

23 wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe, wamlaya, njengokukhuluma kweNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.

Iminikelo enikelwa insuku ngensuku, lenikelwa izinyanga ngezinyanga, lenikelwa emikhosini

28INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Laya abantwana bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Umnikelo wami, isinkwa sami seminikelo eyenziwe ngomliloa, uqhatshi lwami olumnandi, lizakuqaphela ukukunikela kimi ngesikhathi sakho esimisiweyo.

3 Uzakuthi kibo: Lo ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo elizawunikela eNkosinib; amawundlu amabili alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici, insuku ngensuku, kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa njalonjalo.

4 Elinye iwundlu uzalilungisa ekuseni, lelinye iwundlu ulinikele kusihlwa,

5 lokwetshumi kwe-efa* lempuphu ecolekileyoc kube ngumnikelo wokudlad, kuxubene lengxenye yesine yehini* yamafutha agigiweyoe.

6 Kungumnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonkef owamiswa entabeni yeSinayi, ube luqhatshi olumnandi, umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo.

7 Lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo uzakuba yingxenye yesine yehini ngewundlu linye; uzathululela eNkosini umnikelo wokunathwayo ongowokunathwayo okulamandla endaweni engcweleg.

8 Lelinye iwundlu uzalilungisa kusihlwa; njengomnikelo wokudla wekuseni, lanjengomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo uzalinikela, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, oloqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini.

9 Langosuku lwesabatha amawundlu amabili, alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici, lengxenye ezimbili zetshumi lempuphu ecolekileyo, kube ngumnikelo wokudla, ixubene lamafutha, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo;

10 kungumnikelo wokutshiswa wamasabatha wonkeh, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

11 Ekuqaleni kwenyanga zenu lizanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosinii, amajongosi amabili amathole enkomo, lenqama eyodwa, lamawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

12 lengxenye ezintathu zetshumi lempuphu ecolekileyo kube ngumnikelo wokudla, ixubene lamafutha, ngejongosi elilodwaj; lokubili kwetshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo kube ngumnikelo wokudla, ixubene lamafutha, ngenqama eyodwa,

13 njalo yilokho lalokho okwetshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo kuxubene lamafutha kube ngumnikelo wokudla ngewundlu elilodwa; ngumnikelo wokutshiswa oloqhatshi olumnandi, umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo.

14 Leminikelo yayo yokunathwayo izakuba yingxenye yehini lewayini ngejongosi, lengxenye yesithathu yehini ngenqama, lengxenye yesine yehini ngewundlu. Lokhu kungumnikelo wokutshiswa wezinyanga zonke ngezinyanga zomnyaka.

15 Futhi kuzalungiswa izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono eNkosinik, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa ngezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

16 Futhi ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga kuliphasika leNkosil.

17 Langosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga le kuzakuba khona umkhosim; kuzadliwa isinkwa esingelamvubelo insuku eziyisikhombisa.

18 Ngosuku lokuqala kuzakuba khona inhlangano ebiziweyo engcwelen; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzi,

19 kodwa lizanikela umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, umnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini, amajongosi amabili amathole enkomo, lenqama eyodwa, lamawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwa; kuzakuba ngokungelasici kinio.

20 Lomnikelo wakho wokudla kuzakuba yimpuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha; okuthathu kwetshumi lizakulungisa ngejongosi, lokubili kwetshumi ngenqama,

21 yilokho lalokho okwetshumi uzakulungiselela iwundlu elilodwa, kumawundlu ayisikhombisa;

22 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ukulenzela inhlawulo yokuthulap.

23 Lizalungisa lokho ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wekuseni, ongowomnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke.

24 Ngalindlela lizalungisa insuku zonke, okwensuku eziyisikhombisaq, ukudla komnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, uqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini; kuzanikelwa ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

25 Langosuku lwesikhombisa lizakuba lenhlangano ebiziweyo engcweler; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzi.

26 Langosuku lwezithelo zokuqalas, lapho liletha umnikelo wokudla omutsha eNkosini, emavikini enu, lizakuba lenhlangano ebiziweyo engcwele; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzi.

27 Kodwa lizanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini; amajongosi amabili amathole enkomo, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwat.

28 Lomnikelo wakho wokudla wempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, okuthathu kwetshumi ngejongosi elilodwa, lokubili kwetshumi ngenqama eyodwa,

29 yilokho lalokho okwetshumi ngewundlu elilodwa, kumawundlu ayisikhombisa;

30 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa, ukulenzela inhlawulo yokuthulau.

31 Lizalungisa lokho ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa ngezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wakho wokudla (kube ngokungelasici kini) leminikelo yakho yokunathwayov.

29Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, lizakuba-ke lenhlangano ebiziweyo engcwele; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzi. Kuzakuba lusuku lokutshaywa kwempondo kinia.

2 Njalo lizalungisa umnikelo wokutshiswa, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici.

3 Lomnikelo wakho wokudla wempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, okuthathu kwetshumi ngejongosi, okubili kwetshumi ngenqama,

4 lokwetshumi okukodwa kumawundlu ayisikhombisa;

5 lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono, ukulenzela inhlawulo yokuthula;

6 ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wenyangab, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonkec, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, leminikelo yayo yokunathwayo, ngokwesimiso sayo, kube luqhatshi olumnandi, umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo.

7 dNgosuku lwetshumi lwale inyanga yesikhombisa lizakuba lenhlangano ebiziweyo engcwele, njalo lizathobisa imiphefumulo yenu; lingenzi lamsebenzie,

8 kodwa linikele umnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini, kube luqhatshi olumnandi, ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwa; azakuba ngangelasici kinif.

9 Lomnikelo wakho wokudla wempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, okuthathu kwetshumi ngejongosi, okubili kwetshumi ngenqama eyodwa,

10 yilokho lalokho okwetshumi ngewundlu elilodwa, kumawundlu ayisikhombisa;

11 izinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesonog, ngaphandle komnikelo wesono wenhlawulo yokuthula, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, leminikelo yayo yokunathwayoh.

12 Langosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa lizakuba lenhlangano ebiziweyo engcwelei; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzi, liyigcinele iNkosi umkhosi insuku eziyisikhombisa,

13 linikele umnikelo wokutshiswa, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, ube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosinij, amajongosi alitshumi lantathu amathole enkomo, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, azakuba ngangelasici.

14 Lomnikelo wakho wokudla wempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, okuthathu kwetshumi ngejongosi elilodwa, kumajongosi alitshumi lantathu, okubili kwetshumi ngenqama eyodwa, kunqama ezimbili,

15 njalo yilokho lalokho okwetshumi ngewundlu elilodwa, kumawundlu alitshumi lane;

16 lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, umnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

17 Langosuku lwesibili: Amajongosi alitshumi lambili amathole enkomo, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

18 lomnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimisok,

19 lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, leminikelo yayo yokunathwayo.

20 Langosuku lwesithathu: Amajongosi alitshumi lanye, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

21 lomnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimisol,

22 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

23 Langosuku lwesine: Amajongosi alitshumi, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

24 umnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimiso,

25 lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, umnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

26 Langosuku lwesihlanu: Amajongosi ayisificamunwemunye, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

27 lomnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimiso,

28 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

29 Langosuku lwesithupha: Amajongosi ayisificaminwembili, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

30 lomnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo, ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimiso,

31 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, umnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

32 Langosuku lwesikhombisa: Amajongosi ayisikhombisa, inqama ezimbili, amawundlu alitshumi lane alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

33 lomnikelo wakho wokudla leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo, ngamajongosi, ngezinqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimiso,

34 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, umnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

35 Ngosuku lwesificaminwembili lizakuba lomhlangano omkhulu; lingenzi lamsebenzi wezisebenzim,

36 kodwa linikele umnikelo wokutshiswa, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo, uqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini: Ijongosi elilodwa, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu ayisikhombisa alomnyaka owodwa, angelasici,

37 umnikelo wakho wokudla, leminikelo yakho yokunathwayo, ngejongosi, ngenqama, langamawundlu, ngokwenani lakho, ngokwesimiso,

38 lempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokutshiswa wezikhathi zonke, lomnikelo wawo wokudla, lomnikelo wawo wokunathwayo.

39 Lezizinto lizazenzela iNkosi emikhosini yenu emisiweyon, ngaphandle kwezithembiso zenu, leminikelo yenu yesihle, leminikelo yenu yokutshiswa, leminikelo yenu yokudla, leminikelo yenu yokunathwayo, leminikelo yenu yokuthulao.

40 UMozisi wasekhuluma ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli njengakho konke iNkosi emlaye ngakho uMozisi.

Umlayo mayelana lezifungo zabesifazana

30UMozisi wasekhuluma kunhloko zezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayelia esithi: Yile into iNkosi elaye ngayo:

2 Nxa indoda ithembisa isithembiso eNkosinib, loba ifunga isifungo, ukubopha umphefumulo wayo ngesibophoc, kayingephuli ilizwi layo; izakwenza njengakho konke okuphuma emlonyeni wayod.

3 Futhi nxa owesifazana ethembisa isithembiso eNkosini, azibophe ngesibopho, esesemzini kayise ebutsheni bakhe,

4 loyise esizwa isithembiso sakhe lesibopho sakhe abophe ngaso umphefumulo wakhe, loyise athule kuye, khona zonke izithembiso zakhe zizakuma, laso sonke isibopho abopha ngaso umphefumulo wakhe sizakuma.

5 Kodwa uba uyise emenqabela, ngosuku ezwa ngalo, kakuyikuma lesisodwa sezithembiso zakhe lezibopho zakhe abophe ngazo umphefumulo wakhe; leNkosi izamthethelela, ngoba uyise emnqabele.

6 Uba-ke elendoda sibili, lezithembiso zakhe ziphezu kwakhe, kumbe ilizwi lokungananzeleli lomlomo wakhe, abophe ngalo umphefumulo wakhe,

7 lendoda yakhe ikuzwa, yathula kuye ngosuku ezwa ngalo, khona izithembiso zakhe zizakuma, lezibopho abophe ngazo umphefumulo wakhe zizakuma.

8 Kodwa uba indoda yakhe imenqabela ngosuku ekuzwa ngalo, iyasenza ize isithembiso esiphezu kwakhe, lelizwi lokungananzeleli lomlomo wakhe, abophe ngalo umphefumulo wakhe; leNkosi izamthethelela.

9 Kodwa isithembiso somfelokazi loba esolahliweyo, konke abophe ngakho umphefumulo wakhe, kuzakuma phezu kwakhe.

10 Uba-ke ethembisile endlini yendoda yakhe, loba ebophe umphefumulo wakhe ngesibopho ngesifungo,

11 lendoda yakhe izwile, yathula kuye, ingamenqabelanga, khona zonke izithembiso zakhe zizakuma, laso sonke isibopho abophe ngaso umphefumulo wakhe sizakuma.

12 Kodwa uba indoda yakhe izenza ize sibili ngosuku izizwa, konke okuphuma endebeni zakhe mayelana lezithembiso zakhe lamayelana lesibopho somphefumulo wakhe kakuyikuma; indoda yakhe izenze ize; leNkosi izamthethelela.

13 Sonke isithembiso laso sonke isifungo sesibopho ukuthobisa umphefumulo, indoda yakhe ingasiqinisa loba indoda yakhe isenze ize.

14 Kodwa uba indoda yakhe ithula lokumthulela insuku ngensuku, abeseqinisa zonke izithembiso zakhe kumbe zonke izibopho zakhe eziphezu kwakhe; iyaziqinisa, ngoba yathula kuye ngosuku lokuzwa kwayo.

15 Kodwa uba izenza ize sibili emva kokuzwa kwayo, izathwala ububi bakhee.

16 Lezi yizimiso iNkosi eyamlaya zona uMozisi, phakathi kwendoda lomkayo, phakathi kukayise lendodakazi yakhe ebutsheni bayo emzini kayise.

Impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyani

31INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Phindisela impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyania; emva kwalokho ubuthelwe ebantwini bakinib.

3 UMozisi wakhuluma ebantwini esithi: Abanye benu kabahlomele impi ukuze bamelane lamaMidiyani, benze impindiselo yeNkosi kumaMidiyani.

4 Thumelani empini abayinkulungwane kuleso lalesosizwe, kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli.

5 Kwasekunikelwa kuvela ezinkulungwaneni zakoIsrayeli inkulungwane ngesizwe, inkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili zihlomele impic.

6 UMozisi wasezithumela empini, inkulungwane ngesizwe, zona loPhinehasi indodana kaEleyazare umpristi, ukuya empini, belempahla ezingcwele lempondo zokuhlaba umkhosi esandleni sakhed.

7 Basebesilwa bemelene lamaMidiyani, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi, babulala bonke abesilisae.

8 Babulala njalo amakhosi eMidiyani, ngaphandle kwababuleweyo, oEvi loRekemif loZuri loHuri loReba, amakhosi amahlanu eMidiyanig; loBalami indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngenkembah.

9 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebethumba abesifazana bamaMidiyani labantwanyana babo, baphanga inkomo zawo zonke, lezimvu zawo zonke, layo yonke inotho yawoi.

10 Batshisa ngomlilo yonke imizi ayehlala kiyo, lazo zonke izinqaba zawo.

11 Bathatha yonke impango lakho konke okuthunjiweyo, kwabantu lokwezifuyoj,

12 baletha abathunjiweyo lempango lokuthunjiweyo kuMozisi lakuEleyazare umpristi, lakunhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, enkambeni emagcekeni akoMowabik, aseJodani eJeriko.

13 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi leziphathamandla zonke zenhlangano basebephuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwenkambal.

14 UMozisi wasethukuthelela induna zebuthom, induna zezinkulungwane lenduna zamakhulu ezazivela ebuthweni lempi.

15 UMozisi wasesithi kuzo: Liyekele yini abesifazana bonke ukuthi baphilen?

16 Khangelani, yilaba abenza abantwana bakoIsrayelio, ngeseluleko sikaBalamip, ukuthi benze isiphambeko eNkosini endabeni yePeyoriq, kwaze kwaba lenhlupheko phakathi kwenhlangano yeNkosir.

17 Ngakho-ke bulalani wonke owesilisa ebantwanyaneni, libulale wonke owesifazana owazi indoda ngokulala lendodas;

18 kodwa bonke abantwanyana abesifazana abangazanga indoda ngokulala layo, libayekele baphile, babe ngabenu.

19 Lina-ke, misani inkamba ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisa, loba ngubani obulele umuntut, laloba ngubani othinte obuleweyo, lizihlambulule lina labathunjiweyo benu ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisau,

20 lihlambulule sonke isembatho, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesikhumba, lakho konke okwenziweyo ngoboya bembuzi, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesihlahlav.

21 UEleyazare umpristi wasesithi kumadoda empi ayephume impi: Lesi yisimiso somlayo iNkosi emlaye ngaso uMozisi:

22 Kuphela igolide, lesiliva, ithusi, insimbi, ithini, lomnuso,

23 yonke into engahlala emlilweni lizayidlulisa emlilweni, ihlambuluke; loba kunjalo izahlanjululwaw ngamanzi okwehlukanisax. Lakho konke okungahlali emlilweni lizakudlulisa emanzini.

24 Njalo lizawatsha izembatho zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisay, lihlambuluke, lemva kwalokho lingene enkambeni.

Ukwehlukaniswa kwempango

25 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

26 Thatha inani lonke lempango lokuthunjiweyo, okwabantu lokwezifuyo, wena, loEleyazare umpristi, lenhloko zaboyise zenhlangano;

27 yehlukanisa impango ibe zingxenye ezimbiliz, phakathi kwabahlanganyela empini baphuma impi lenhlangano yonke.

28 Njalo thelisela iNkosi umthelo emadodeni empi ayephumele impi, umphefumulo owodwa phakathi kwamakhulu amahlanu, owabantu, lowenkomo, lowabobabhemi, lowezimvua,

29 likuthathe kungxenye yawo eyodwa kwezimbili, njalo ukunike uEleyazare umpristi kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi.

30 Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yabantwana bakoIsrayeli thatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingamatshumi amahlanu, esabantu, esezinkomo, esabobabhemi, lesezimvu, kuso sonke isifuyob, ukunike amaLevi alondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosic.

31 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesenza njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

32 Lempango eyayisele lokuthunjiweyo abantu bempi abakuthumbayo yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu,

33 lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili,

34 labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lanye,

35 lemiphefumulo yabantu besifazana abangazanga ukulala lendoda, bonke abantu babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili.

36 Lengxenye, isabelo sababephumele impi, ngenani, yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu;

37 lomthelo eNkosini wezimvu wawungamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanud.

38 Lenkomo zazizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha; lomthelo wazo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambilie.

39 Labobabhemi babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu; lomthelo wabo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisithupha lanyef.

40 Lemiphefumulo yabantu yayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha; lomthelo wayo eNkosini wawungabantu abangamatshumi amathathu lambili.

41 UMozisi wasenika umthelo, umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kuEleyazare umpristi, njengalokho iNkosi yamlaya uMozisig.

42 Lokwengxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, uMozisi ayehlukanise ivela emadodeni ayelwe impi.

43 Lengxenye engeyenhlangano, eyezimvu, yayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu,

44 lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha,

45 labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu,

46 lemiphefumulo yabantu abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha.

47 Lakuyo ingxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli uMozisi wathatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingatshumini amahlanuh, esabantu lesezifuyo, wakunika amaLevi ayelondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

48 Iziphathamandla ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebutho, izinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu, zasezisondela kuMozisii,

49 zathi kuMozisi: Izinceku zakho sezithethe inani lonke lamadoda empi ayengaphansi kwesandla sethu; njalo kakulamuntu ongekho kithi.

50 Ngakho silethile umnikelo weNkosi, ngulowo lalowo awutholileyo, izinto zegolide, izigqizoj, lamasongo, izindandathok, amacicil, lezigqizo zentanyenim, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yethu inhlawulo yokuthula phambi kweNkosin.

51 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide kuzo, zonke izinto ezenziwe ngobungcitshi.

52 Lalo lonke igolide lomnikelo abalinikela eNkosini, livela ezinduneni zezinkulungwane lenduneni zamakhulu lalingamashekeli* azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu.

53 Amadoda empi ayethethe impango, yileyo laleyo engeyayoo.

54 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide enduneni zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu, baliletha ethenteni lenhlangano, kube yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli phambi kweNkosip.

Ukuhlaliswa kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi labanye abakoManase

32Mayelana labantwana bakoRubeni labantwana bakoGadi, babelenkomo ezinengi, ezinengi kakhulu. Sebebone ilizwe leJazeria lelizwe leGileyadi, khangela-ke, indawo yayiyindawo yenkomo.

2 Ngakho abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare umpristi lakuziphathamandla zenhlangano, besithi:

3 IAtarothi leDibonib leJazeri leNimra leHeshiboni leEleyale leSebamu leNeboc leBeyoni,

4 ilizwe iNkosi eyalitshayayo phambi kwenhlangano yakoIsrayeli, liyilizwe lezinkomo; futhi izinceku zenu zilezinkomod.

5 Basebesithi: Nxa sithole umusa emehlweni akho, ilizwe leli kaliphiwe inceku zakho libe yimfuyo; ungasichaphisi iJodani.

6 UMozisi wasesithi ebantwaneni bakoGadi lebantwaneni bakoRubeni: Abafowenu bazakuya empini, lina-ke lihlale lapha yini?

7 Njalo lizadaniselani inhliziyo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bangachaphi ukuya elizweni iNkosi ebanike lona?

8 Benza njalo oyihlo mhla ngibathuma besuka eKadeshi-Bhaneya ukubona ilizwee.

9 Ekuhambeni kwabo ukuya esihotsheni seEshikoli, balibona ilizwe, badanisa inhliziyo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bangangeni elizweni iNkosi eyayibanike lona.

10 Ulaka lweNkosi lwaseluvuthaf ngalolusuku, yasifunga isithi:

11 Isibili kakho kumadoda enyuka esuka eGibhitheg, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezuluh ozalibona ilizwe engalifungela uAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobei, ngoba kabangilandelanga ngokupheleleyo;

12 ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune umKenizij, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngoba balandele iNkosi ngokupheleleyok.

13 Lolaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela uIsrayeli, yasibazulisa enkangala iminyaka engamatshumi amanel, kwaze kwaphela isizukulwana sonke esasenze okubi emehlweni eNkosim.

14 Khangelani-ke, selivukile esikhundleni saboyihlo, inzalo yabantu abonayo, ukwandisa futhi intukuthelo yeNkosi evuthela uIsrayeli.

15 Uba liphenduka ekuyilandelenin, izaphinda njalo ibatshiye enkangala; njalo lizabhubhisa bonke lababantu.

16 Basebesondela kuye bathi: Sizakwakha lapha izibaya zezifuyo zethu, lemizi yabantwanyana bethu;

17 kodwa thina sizahlomao silungile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelip, size sibafikise endaweni yabo, labantwanyana bethu bazahlala emizini evikelekileyo, ngenxa yabahlali belizwe.

18 Kasiyikubuyela emizini yethu, abantwana bakoIsrayeli baze badle, ngulowo lalowo ilifa lakheq.

19 Ngoba kasiyikudla ilifa kanye labo ngaphetsheya kweJodani langaphambili, ngoba ilifa lethu selehlele kithi nganeno kweJodani empumalangar.

20 UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Nxa lisenza linto, nxa lizahamba lihlomele impi phambi kweNkosis,

21 beselichapha iJodani, wonke ohlomileyo kini, phambi kweNkosit, ize ixotshe izitha zayo phambi kwayou,

22 lelizwe lehliselwe phansi phambi kweNkosi, khona emva kwalokho lizabuya, lingabi lacala eNkosini lakuIsrayeli; lalelilizwe lizakuba yilifa lenu phambi kweNkosi.

23 Kodwa nxa lingenzi njalo, khangelani lizabe lonile eNkosini; ngakho yazini ukuthi isono senu sizalitholav.

24 Zakheleni imizi yabantwanyana benu lezibaya zezimvu zenuw, njalo yenzani lokho okuphume emlonyeni wenu.

25 Abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni basebekhuluma kuMozisi besithi: Izinceku zakho zizakwenza njengalokho inkosi yami ilaya.

26 Abantwanyana bethu, omkethu, izimvu zethu, lazo zonke izifuyo zethu kuzakuba lapho emizini yeGileyadi;

27 kodwa inceku zakho zizachapha, ngulowo lalowo ehlomele impix, phambi kukaJehova empini, njengokutsho kwenkosi yami.

28 UMozisi waselayezela ngabo kuEleyazare umpristi, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuniy, lenhloko zaboyise zezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

29 UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Nxa abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni bechapha lani iJodani, wonke ehlomele impi, phambi kweNkosi, lelizwe lisehliselwa phansi phambi kwenu, khona lizabanika ilizwe leGileyadi libe yimfuyo.

30 Kodwa uba bengachaphi lani behlomile, bazakuba lemfuyo phakathi kwenu elizweni leKhanani.

31 Abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni basebephendula besithi: Lokhu iNkosi esikutshilo kunceku zakho - sizakwenza njalo.

32 Thina sizachapha sihlomile phambi kweNkosi siye elizweni leKhanani, ukuze imfuyo yelifa lethu ibe ngeyethu nganeno kweJodani.

33 Njalo uMozisi wabanika, kubantwana bakoGadi lakubantwana bakoRubeni lakungxenye yesizwe sakoManase, indodana kaJosefaz, umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, lombuso kaOgi inkosi yeBashani, ilizwe lemizi yalo emingceleni, imizi yelizwe inhlangothi zonkea.

34 Labantwana bakoGadi bakha iDibonib leAtarothic leArowerid

35 leAtirothi-Shofani leJazeri leJogibeha,

36 leBeti-Nimra leBeti-Harani, imizi evikelweyo, lezibaya zezimvue.

37 Labantwana bakoRubeni bakha iHeshibonif leEleyale leKiriyathayimig

38 leNeboh leBhali-Meyonii (sekuguqulwe amabizo) leSibimaj; basebebiza amabizo emizi abayakhayo ngamanye amabizo.

39 Labantwana bakoMakiri indodana kaManasek baya eGileyadi, bayithumba, bawakhupha amaAmori emfuyweni yawo ayekuyo.

40 UMozisi wasenika uMakiri indodana kaManase iGileyadi, wasehlala kiyo.

41 LoJayiri indodana kaManase wayathumba imizana yayol, wayibiza ngokuthi yiHavothi-Jayirim.

42 LoNoba wayathumba iKenathi, lemizana yayo, wayibiza ngokuthi yiNoba ngebizo lakhen.

Inhambo zabantwana bakoIsrayeli

33Lezi zinhambo zabantwana bakoIsrayeli abaphuma elizweni leGibhithe ngamabutho abo, ngesandla sikaMozisi loAroni.

2 UMozisi wasebhala ukuphuma kwabo ngezinhambo zabo ngokomlayo weNkosi. Lalezi zinhambo zabo njengokuphuma kwabo.

3 Basebesuka eRamesesia ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga yokuqalab; ngakusisa kwephasika abantwana bakoIsrayeli baphuma ngesandla esiphakemeyo phambi kwamehlo awo wonke amaGibhithec,

4 lapho amaGibhithe engcwaba labo iNkosi eyabatshayayo phakathi kwawo, wonke amazibulod; laphezu kwabonkulunkulu bawo iNkosi yenza isigweboe.

5 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka eRamesesi, bamisa inkamba eSukothif.

6 Basuka eSukothi, bamisa inkamba eEthamag elisekucineni kwenkangala.

7 Basuka eEthama, babuyela ePi-Hahirothih ephambi kweBhali-Zefonii, bamisa inkamba phambi kweMigidolij.

8 Basuka ePi-Hahirothi, badabula phakathi kolwandle besiya enkangalak; bahamba uhambo lwensuku ezintathu enkangala yeEthama, bamisa inkamba eMaral.

9 Basuka eMara, bayafika eElimim; njalo eElimi kwakukhona imithombo yamanzi elitshumi lambili lezihlahla zelala ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa; basebemisa inkamba lapho.

10 Basuka eElimi, bamisa inkamba eLwandle oluBomvu.

11 Basuka eLwandle oluBomvu, bamisa inkamba enkangala yeSinin.

12 Basuka enkangala yeSini, bamisa inkamba eDofika.

13 Basuka eDofika, bamisa inkamba eAlushi.

14 Basuka eAlushi, bamisa inkamba eRefidimio lapho okwakungelamanzi khona okuthi abantu banathe.

15 Basebesuka eRefidimi, bamisa inkamba enkangala yeSinayip.

16 Basuka enkangala yeSinayi, bamisa inkamba eKibirothi-Hathavaq.

17 Basuka eKibirothi-Hathava, bamisa inkamba eHazerothir.

18 Basuka eHazerothi, bamisa inkamba eRithimas.

19 Basuka eRithima, bamisa inkamba eRimoni-Perezi.

20 Basuka eRimoni-Perezi, bamisa inkamba eLibhina.

21 Basuka eLibhina, bamisa inkamba eRisa.

22 Basuka eRisa, bamisa inkamba eKehelatha.

23 Basuka eKehelatha, bamisa inkamba entabeni yeSheferi.

24 Basuka entabeni yeSheferi, bamisa inkamba eHarada.

25 Basuka eHarada, bamisa inkamba eMakelothi.

26 Basuka eMakelothi, bamisa inkamba eTahathi.

27 Basuka eTahathi, bamisa inkamba eTera.

28 Basuka eTera, bamisa inkamba eMithika.

29 Basuka eMithika, bamisa inkamba eHashimona.

30 Basuka eHashimona, bamisa inkamba eMoserothit.

31 Basuka eMoserothi, bamisa inkamba eBene-Jakaniu.

32 Basuka eBene-Jakaniv, bamisa inkamba eHori-Hagidigadiw.

33 Basuka eHori-Hagidigadi, bamisa inkamba eJotibathax.

34 Basuka eJotibatha, bamisa inkamba eAbrona.

35 Basuka eAbrona, bamisa inkamba eEziyoni-Geberiy.

36 Basuka eEziyoni-Geberi, bamisa inkamba enkangala yeZiniz, eyiKadeshi.

37 Basuka eKadeshia, bamisa inkamba entabeni yeHori ekucineni kwelizwe leEdoma.

38 UAroni umpristi wasesenyukela entabeni yeHori ngokomlayo weNkosib, wafela khona, ngomnyaka wamatshumi amane emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga.

39 Njalo uAroni wayeleminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amabili lantathu ekufeni kwakhe entabeni yeHoric.

40 UmKhanani, inkosi yeAradid, owayehlala eningizimu elizweni leKhanani, wasesizwa ngokuza kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

41 Basebesuka entabeni yeHorie, bamisa inkamba eZalimona.

42 Basuka eZalimona, bamisa inkamba ePunoni.

43 Basuka ePunoni, bamisa inkamba eObothif.

44 Basuka eObothi, bamisa inkamba eIye-Abarimig, emngceleni wakoMowabi.

45 Basuka eIyimi, bamisa inkamba eDiboni-Gadih.

46 Basuka eDiboni-Gadii, bamisa inkamba eAlimoni-Dibilathayimi.

47 Basuka eAlimoni-Dibilathayimij, bamisa inkamba entabeni zeAbarimi, phambi kweNebok.

48 Basuka entabeni zeAbarimi, bamisa inkamba emagcekeni akoMowabil eJodani eJeriko;

49 bamisa inkamba eJodani kusukela eBeti-Jeshimothi kusiya eAbeli-Shithimim, emagcekeni akoMowabin.

Imingcele yeKhanani lezigaba zayo

50 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi emagcekeni akoMowabi, eJodani eJeriko, isithi:

51 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Lapho selichaphe iJodani laya elizweni leKhananio,

52 lizaxotshap bonke abakhileyo belizwe libakhuphe emfuyweni yabo phambi kwenuq, lichithe yonke imifanekiso yabor, lichithe zonke izithombe zabo ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, liqede zonke indawo zabo eziphakemeyos,

53 lidlet ilifa lelizweu, lihlale kilo, ngoba ngilinike ilizwe ukuthi lidle ilifa lalo.

54 Njalo lizakudla ilifa lelizwe ngenkatho ngensendo zenuv; kwabanengi lizakwengeza ilifa labo, lakwabalutshwana lizanciphisa ilifa labo. Lapho inkatho ezamphumela khona umuntu, kuzakuba ngokwakhe. Njengezizwe zaboyihlo lizakudla ilifa.

55 Kodwa nxa lingabakhuphi abakhileyo elizweni emfuyweni yabo phambi kwenuw, khona kuzakuthi elibatshiyayo babo bazakuba zimvava emehlweni enux babe ngameva ezinhlangothini zenuy, balihluphe elizweni elihlala kilo.

56 Kuzakuthi-ke, ngizakwenza kini njengalokhu ebengicabanga ukukwenza kubo.

34INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

2 Laya abantwana bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Lapho lingena elizweni leKhanania, leli lizakuba yilizwe elizawela kini libe yilifa, ilizwe leKhanani, ngokwemingcele yalo.

3 Legumbi lenu leningizimu lizakuba kusukela enkangala yeZini, enhlangothini zeEdomab. Njalo uzakuba ngumngcele wenu weningizimu kusukela ekucineni kolwandle lwetshwayi empumalangac.

4 Umngcele wenu uzajika uvela eningizimu usiya emqansweni weAkirabimi, wedlulele eZinid; lokuphuma kwawo kuzavela eningizimu kuye eKadeshi-Bhaneyae; uzaphuma uye eHazari-Adari, wedlulele eAzimonif.

5 Lomngcele uzajika uvela eAzimoni uye esifuleni seGibhitheg; lokuphuma kwawo kuzakuba selwandle.

6 Mayelana lomngcele wentshonalanga, ulwandle olukhulu luzakuba ngumngcele wenu; lona luzakuba ngumngcele wenu ngentshonalanga.

7 Lalokhu kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu wenyakatho: Kusukela elwandle olukhulu lizazidwebela intaba yeHori;

8 kusukela entabeni yeHorih lizadweba umngcele oya ekungeneni kweHamathii, lokuphuma komngcele kuye eZedadij.

9 Lomngcele uzaphuma uye eZifroni, lokuphuma kwawo kuzakuba eHazari-Enanik. Lo uzakuba ngumngcele wenu wenyakatho.

10 Njalo lizazidwebela umngcele wenu wempumalanga kusukela eHazari-Enani kusiya eShefamu;

11 lomngcele uzakwehla uvela eShefamu uye eRibila empumalanga kweAyinil, lomngcele wehle ufike eceleni kolwandle lweKinerethi ngempumalangam.

12 Umngcele uzakwehlela-ke eJodani, lokuphuma kwawo kuzakuba solwandle lwetshwayin. Leli lizakuba yilizwe lenu ngemingcele yalo inhlangothi zonke.

13 UMozisi waselaya abantwana bakoIsrayeli esithi: Leli yilizwe elizakudla ilifa lalo ngenkathoo, iNkosi elaye ngalo ukulinika izizwe eziyisificamunwemunye lengxenye yesizwe.

14 Ngoba isizwe sabantwana bakoRubeni ngezindlu zaboyisep, lesizwe sabantwana bakoGadi ngezindlu zaboyise zemukele, lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase yemukele ilifa layo.

15 Izizwe ezimbili lengxenye yesizwe zemukele ilifa lazo nganeno kweJodani, eJeriko, empumalanga, lapho okuphuma khona ilanga.

16 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

17 La ngamabizo amadoda azalabela ilizwe libe yilifa: UEleyazare umpristi loJoshuwa indodana kaNuniq.

18 Njalo lizathatha isiphathamandla kuleso lalesosizwer ukwehlukanisa ilizwe libe yilifa.

19 Lala ngamabizo amadoda: Esizweni sakoJuda, uKalebi indodana kaJefune.

20 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoSimeyoni, uShemuweli indodana kaAmihudi.

21 Esizweni sakoBhenjamini, uElidadi indodana kaKisiloni.

22 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoDani, isiphathamandla uBuki indodana kaJogili.

23 Ebantwaneni bakoJosefa, esizweni sabantwana bakoManase, isiphathamandla uHaniyeli indodana kaEfodi.

24 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoEfrayimi, isiphathamandla uKemuweli indodana kaShifitani.

25 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoZebuluni, isiphathamandla uElizafani indodana kaParinaki.

26 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoIsakari, isiphathamandla uPalitiyeli indodana kaAzani.

27 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoAsheri, isiphathamandla uAhiyudi indodana kaShelomi.

28 Lesizweni sabantwana bakoNafithali, isiphathamandla uPedaheli indodana kaAmihudi.

29 Yibo labo iNkosi eyabalaya ukwehlukanisela abantwana bakoIsrayeli ilifa elizweni leKhanani.

Imizi yamaLevi

35INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi emagcekeni akoMowabi, eJodani eJerikoa, isithi:

2 Laya abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi banike amaLevi okwelifa lemfuyo yabo imizi yokuhlalab; futhi linike amaLevi amadlelo emizic inhlangothi zonke zawo.

3 Njalo azakuba lemizi yokuhlala, lamadlelo awod abe ngawenkomo zawo lawempahla zawo lawezifuyo zawo zonke.

4 Lamadlelo emizie elizawanika amaLevi azakuba kusukela emthangaleni womuzi langaphandle izingalo eziyinkulungwane inhlangothi zonke.

5 Njalo lizalinganisa ngaphandle komuzi ingalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwempumalanga, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lweningizimu, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwentshonalanga, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwenyakatho, lomuzi ube phakathi. Lokho kuzakuba ngamadlelo awo emizif.

6 Lemizi elizayinika amaLevi izakuba yimizi eyisithupha yokuphephela elizayinika, ukuze umbulali abalekele khonag; langaphezu kwayo linike imizi engamatshumi amane lambili.

7 Yonke imizi elizayinika amaLevi izakuba ngamatshumi amane lesificaminwembilih, yile lamadlelo ayo.

8 Lemizi elizayinika emfuyweni yabantwana bakoIsrayeli; koleminengi lithathe eminengii, lakolemilutshwana lithathe emilutshwanaj; ngulowo lalowo njengokwelifa lakhe azalidla, uzanika okwemizi yakhe kumaLevi.

Imizi yokuphephela

9 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:

10 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kibo: Lapho lichapha iJodani lingene elizweni leKhananik,

11 zimiseleni imizi ezakuba yimizi yenu yokuphephelal, ukuze umbulali abalekele khona, otshaye umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo.

12 Njalo izakuba yimizi yenu yokuphephela kumphindiseli, ukuthi umbulali angafi aze eme phambi kwenhlangano ukuthi ahlulelwe.

13 Lemizi elizayinika izakuba yimizi yenu eyisithupha yokuphephelam.

14 Lizanika imizi emithathu nganeno kweJodani, linike imizi emithathu elizweni leKhanani, ibe yimizi yokuphephelan.

15 Limizi eyisithupha izakuba ngeyokuphephela kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lakowemzini lakowezizweni phakathi kwaboo, ukuze loba ngubani otshaya umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo abalekele khona.

16 Njalo nxa emtshaya ngesikhali sensimbi afe, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawap.

17 Njalo nxa emtshaya ngelitshe elisesandleni angafa ngalo, abesesifa, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawa.

18 Kumbe uba emtshaya ngesikhali sesigodo esisesandleni angafa ngaso, abesesifa, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawa.

19 Umphindiseli wegazi, yena uzabulala umbulaliq; lapho ehlangana laye, yena uzambulala.

20 Njalo nxa emsunduza ngokuzonda, loba emjikijela ngokucathama, afer,

21 loba ngobutha emtshaya ngesandla sakhe, afe, lowo otshayayo kabulawe lokubulawa, ungumbulali; umphindiseli wegazi uzabulala umbulali lapho ehlangana laye.

22 Kodwa uba emsunduzile masinyane engelabutha, loba emjikijela loba ngasiphi isikhalis engacathamangat,

23 kumbe loba ngaliphi ilitshe, angafa ngalo, engamboni, aliwisele kuye, afe, lanxa engeyisiso isitha sakhe, futhi engadingi ububi bakhe,

24 inhlangano izakwahlulela phakathi komtshayi lomphindiseli wegazi ngokwezahlulelo leziu.

25 Lenhlangano izamophula umbulali esandleni somphindiseli wegazi; lenhlangano imbuyisele emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, lapho abebalekele khona, ahlale kuwo, aze afe umpristi omkhuluv owagcotshwa ngamafutha angcwelew.

26 Kodwa uba umbulali ephuma nje umngcele womuzi wokuphephela kwakhe, abebalekele khona,

27 umphindiseli wegazi emfica ngaphandle komngcele womuzi wokuphephela kwakhe, umphindiseli wegazi uzabulala umbulali; kayikuba lecala legazi.

28 Ngoba ngabe uhlale emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, aze afe umpristi omkhulu; kodwa emva kokufa kompristi omkhulu umbulali uzabuyela elizweni lemfuyo yakhe.

29 Njalo lezizinto zizakuba ngumthetho wesahlulelo kini, ezizukulwaneni zenu, kuyo yonke imizi yenux.

Umlayo omayelana labafakazayo lenhlawulo

30 Loba ngubani otshaya umuntu, ngomlomo wabafakaziy umbulali uzabulawa; kodwa umfakazi oyedwa kayikufakaza ngomuntu ukuthi afe.

31 Futhi kaliyikuthatha inhlawulo ngempilo yombulali ocaleke ngokufa; ngoba uzabulawa lokubulawa.

32 Njalo kaliyikuthatha inhlawulo ngobalekele emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, ukuze abuyele ukuyahlala elizweni, aze afe umpristi.

33 Ngakho kaliyikungcolisa ilizwez elikilo; ngoba ligazi elingcolisa ilizwea; njalo kakuyikwenzelwa ilizwe ukubuyisana ngegazi elichithwe kulo, ngaphandle kwangegazi lolichithileyob.

34 Ngakho lingangcolisi ilizwe elihlala kilo, engihlala phakathi kwaloc; ngoba mina iNkosi ngihlala phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelid.

Umlayo omayelana lokwenda kwendlalifa zesifazana

36Kwasekusondela inhloko zaboyise zensendo zabantwana bakoGileyadi indodana kaMakiri indodana kaManasea, abosendo lwabantwana bakoJosefa, zakhuluma phambi kukaMozisi laphambi kweziphathamandla, inhloko zaboyise babantwana bakoIsrayeli,

2 zathi: INkosi yalaya inkosi yami ukuthi iphe abantwana bakoIsrayeli ilizwe njengelifa ngenkathob; futhi inkosi yami yalaywa yiNkosi ukuthi inike ilifa likaZelofehadi umfowethu kumadodakazi akhec.

3 Uba esendela kwenye yamadodana ezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ilifa lawo lizasuswa elifeni labobabad, lengezelelwe elifeni lalesosizwe azakuba ngawaso; ngalokho lizasuswa kunkatho yelifa lethue.

4 Lalapho kuzakuba lijubili* labantwana bakoIsrayelif, ilifa lawo lizakwengezelelwa elifeni lalesosizwe azakuba ngawaso; ngalokho ilifa lawo lizasuswa elifeni lesizwe sabobabag.

5 UMozisi waselaya abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngokomlomo weNkosi esithi: Isizwe sabantwana bakoJosefa sikhulume kuhleh.

6 Le yinto iNkosi eyilayileyo mayelana lamadodakazi kaZelofehadi isithi: Kawendele kulabo abahle emehlweni awo, kodwa kawendele osendweni lwesizwe sikayisei.

7 Ngalokho ilifa labantwana bakoIsrayeli kalingabhodi lisuke esizweni liye esizweni, ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bazanamathela, ngulowo lalowo elifeni lesizwe saboyisej.

8 Layileyo laleyo indodakazi edla ilifa esizweni sabantwana bakoIsrayelik izakwendela komunye wosendo wesizwe sikayise, ukuze abantwana bakoIsrayeli badle ilifa, omunye lomunye ilifa laboyise.

9 Ngalokho ilifa kaliyikubhoda lisuke esizweni liye kwesinye isizwe, ngoba izizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli zizanamathela, ngulowo lalowo elifeni lakhe.

10 Njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi enza njalo amadodakazi kaZelofehadi;

11 ngoba uMahla, uTiriza, loHogila, loMilka, loNowa, amadodakazi kaZelofehadi, endela emadodaneni abafowabo bakayisel.

12 Endela kunsendo zabantwana bakoManase indodana kaJosefa, lelifa lawo lahlala esizweni sosendo lukayise.

13 Le yimilayo lezahlulelo iNkosi eyazilaya abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngesandla sikaMozisi emagcekeni akoMowabi eJodani eJerikom.

a Eks. 19.1; 10.11,12.

b Eks. 25.22.

c Eks. 30.12; 38.26; Levi 26.2-51; 2 Sam. 24.2; 1 Lan. 21.2.

d Eks. 16.16. Nani 1.18,20,22; 3.47; 1 Lan. 23.3,24.

e Eks. 6.23.

f 26.9.

g 7.2. Eks. 18.21,25. 1 Lan. 27.16-22.

h 1 Lan. 12.31; 16.41; 2 Lan. 28.15; 31.19. Ezra 8.20.

i 26.64.

j Eks. 38.26. Eks. 12.37; Nani 2.32; 11.21; 26.51.

k 2.33; 26.57,58,62; 1 Lan. 6.

l Eks. 38.21; 3.7,8; 4.15.

m 3.23-38.

n 10.17,21.

o 3.10,38; 18.22.

p 2.2,34.

q 1.50.

r 8.19; 16.22,46; 18.5. 1 Sam. 6.19. Levi 10.6.

s 3.7,8,38; 8.26; 9.19,23; 18.3,4,5; 31.30,47; 1 Lan. 23.32; 2 Lan. 13.11.

a 1.52.

b Josh. 3.4.

c Eks. 6.23.

d 10.14-16.

e 10.18-20.

f 10.17,21.

g Dute. 23.12. Isa. 56.5.

h 10.22-24.

i 10.25-27.

j 1.46.

k 1.47-49.

l 24.2,5,6.

a Eks. 6.23.

b Levi 8.

c Levi 10.1,2; Nani 26.61; 1 Lan. 24.2.

d 1.50; 8.6;18.2.

e 3.38; 8.11,15,24,26.

f 8.19; 18.6.

g 18.7.

h 3.38; 1.51.

i 8.16; 3.41.

j Eks. 13.2. Levi 27.26. Nani 8.16. Luka 2.23.

k Eks. 13.12,15; Nani 8.17.

l 3.39; 26.62; 1.47.

m Gen. 46.11. Eks. 6.16; Nani 26.57. 1 Lan. 6.1,16; 23.6.

n Eks. 6.17; 1 Lan. 6.17; 23.7.

o Eks. 6.18; 1 Lan. 6.2,18.

p Eks. 6.19; 1 Lan. 6.19; 23.21.

q 1.53; 3.29,35,38.

r 4.24-26.

s Eks. 25. 9.

t Eks. 26.7; 36.14.

u Eks. 26.14.

v Eks. 27.9.

w Eks. 27.16.

x 3.37. Eks. 35.18; 39.40.

y 1 Lan. 26.23.

z Eks. 40.22,24; Nani 3.35.

a Eks. 6.22. Levi 10.4.

b Eks.25.10.

c Eks. 25.23.

d Eks. 25.31.

e Eks. 27.1; 30.1.

f Eks. 35.12; 39.34; 40.21; Eks. 26.31; Nani 4.5.

g Eks. 26.15.

h Eks. 26.26.

i Eks. 26.32,37.

j Eks. 26.19.

k Eks. 27.10.

l Eks. 27.19.

m 3.26.

n 1.53.

o 3.10.

p 3.22,28,34; Nani 3.46-49.

q 3.12,45.

r 3.12,41.

s Eks. 13.13; Nani 18.15.

t 3.39,43.

u Levi 27.6. Nani 18.16.

v 1.2.

w Eks. 30.13.

x 3.46,47.

y 3.48.

a 4. 23,30,35,39,43,47; 8.24. 1 Lan. 23.3,24,27.

b 4.19. Eks. 40.10.

c Eks. 26.31. Nani 3.31.

d Eks. 25.10,16.

e Eks. 26.14. Nani 4.8,10,11,12,14.

f Eks. 25.13.

g Eks. 25.23,29,30; 37.16. Levi 24.6,8.

h Eks. 25.28.

i Eks. 25.31,37,38.

j Eks. 30.1,3,5.

k Eks. 30.1,3,5.

l Eks. 27.1,3,6.

m Eks. 27.1,3,6.

n 7.9; 10.21. Dute. 31.9; 2 Sam. 6.13.

o 2 Sam. 6.6,7. 1 Lan. 13.9,10.

p Eks. 25.6; 27.20. Levi 24.2.

q Eks. 25.6; 31.11. Eks. 30.34.

r Eks. 29.40,41.

s Eks. 30.23; 31.11.

t 4.4.

u Eks. 19.21. 1 Sam. 6.12.

v 1 Kho. 8.8.

w 4.25,26; 3.25,26.

x Eks. 26.1-6; 36.8.

y Eks. 36.14,19.

z Eks. 36.14,19.

a 4.31,32; 3.36,37.

b Eks. 38.21.

c 4.28.

d 4.2.

e 4.2.

f 4.22.

g 4.29.

h 4.15,24,31.

i 4.1,21,29.

a Levi 13.3,46; Nani 12.14.

b Levi 15.2.

c Levi 21.1. Nani 9.6,10; 19.11,13; 31.19.

d Levi 4.12.

e Levi 26.11,12.

f Levi 4.12.

g Levi 6.2,3.

h Levi 5.5; 16.21; 26.40. Josh. 7.19.

i Levi 6.5.

j Levi 6.6,7.

k Levi 6.17,18,26; 7.6,7,9,10,14. Dute. 18.3,4. Hez. 44.29,30.

l Levi 10.12,13.

m Joha. 8.4.

n Levi 2.1,15; 5.11.

o 1 Kho. 17.18. Hez. 29.16.

p Josh. 6.26; 1 Sam. 14.24. Neh. 10.29.

q Jer. 29.22.

r Hlab. 109.18.

s Dute.27.15-26.

t Eks. 29.24.

u Levi 2.2,9; 5.12.

v Dute. 28.37. Jer. 24.9; 29.18,22; 42.18; 44.12. Zek. 8.13.

w 5.19,20.

x Levi 20.17,19; 9.13.

a Levi 27.2.

b Gen. 49.26. Hlu. 13.5. Seb. 21.23. Roma 1.1.

c Amos 2.12. Luka 1.15.

d Hlu. 13.5; 16.17; 1 Sam. 1.11.

e Hez. 44.20.

f Levi 21.11; Nani 19.11,16.

g Levi 21.1,2,11.

h Isa. 29.5; 30.13.

i 6.18.

j Levi 5.7; 14.22; 15.14,29.

k Levi 5.2,6.

l Seb. 21.26.

m Levi 4.32.

n Levi 3.6.

o Levi 2.4.

p Eks. 29.2.

q 15.5,7,10.

r 6.14.

s 6.14.

t 6.14.

u 6.15.

v Seb. 21.24.

w 1 Sam. 2.15.

x Eks. 29.23,24.

y Eks. 29.24.

z 5.25. Eks. 29.27,28.

a Levi 25.26.

b Levi 9.22. Dute. 21.5. 1 Lan. 23.13.

c Hlab. 121.7.

d Hlab. 31.16; 67.1; 80.3,7,19; 119.135. Dan. 9.17.

e Gen. 43.29. Hlab. 67.1.

f Dute. 28.10. 2 Lan. 7.14. Isa. 43.7. Dan. 9.18,19.

a Eks. 40.17,18. Levi 8.10,11. Nani 6.10.

b Eks. 40.17,18. Levi 8.10,11. Nani 7.10.

c 1.4.

d Isa. 66.20.

e 4.25,28.

f 4.29,31,33.

g 4.15.

h 4.4-15; 2 Sam. 6.13.

i 7.84,88. Dute. 20.5. 1 Kho. 8.63. 2 Lan. 7.5,9. Ezra 6.16. Neh. 12.27.

j 7.84,88. Dute. 20.5. 1 Kho. 8.63. 2 Lan. 7.5,9. Ezra 6.16. Neh. 12.27.

k 1.7

l Eks. 30.13.

m Eks. 30.13.

n Levi 2.1,4; Nani 8.8.

o Eks. 30.34.

p Levi 1.2,3.

q Levi 4.23,24.

r Levi 3.1.

s 1.8.

t 1.9.

u 1.5.

v 1.6.

w 1.14; 2.14.

x 1.10.

y 1.10.

z 1.11.

a 1.12.

b 1.13.

c 1.15.

d 7.11.

e 7.11.

f 7.1,10.

g 12.8. Eks. 33.9,11.

h Eks. 25.22.

a Eks. 25.37.

b Eks. 25.37.

c Eks. 25.31.

d Eks. 25.18; Nani 10.2.

e Eks. 25.40.

f 19.9,17.

g Levi 14.8,9.

h Levi 2.1; Nani 7.13,14,15.

i Eks. 29.4; 40.12.

j Levi 8.3.

k Levi 1.4.

l Eks. 29.10.

m 8.8.

n 3.45; 16.9.

o 3.12,45.

p Eks. 13.2.

q 3.9.

r 1.53.

s 8.7; 19.12,13,20.

t 4.3. 1 Lan. 23.3,24,27.

u 1.53.

a 1.1.

b Levi 23.5.

c 5.2; 19.11,16. Joha. 18.28.

d Eks. 18.15,19,26; 27.2.

e 27.5.

f Eks. 12.6.

g Eks. 12.8.

h Eks. 12.10.

i Eks. 12.46. Joha. 19.36.

j Gen. 17.14. Eks. 12.15.

k Eks. 12.43.

l 9.7.

m 5.31.

n Eks. 12.49.

o Eks. 40.17,34.

p Eks. 13.21.

q Eks. 40.36; Nani 10.11,33,34.

r 1 Kor. 10.1.

s 1.53.

t Jobe 16.22; Gen. 34.30.

u Gen. 24.55.

v Eks. 40.36,37.

w 9.19.

a Eks. 25.18.

b Isa. 1.13.

c Jer. 4.5. Jow. 2.15.

d 1.16; 7.2. Eks. 18.21.

e 31.6.

f 2.3; 10.14.

g 2.10; 10.18.

h 31.6.

i 10.9. Jow. 2.1.

j 1 Lan. 15.24; 2 Lan. 13.12. Josh. 6.4.

k 31.6; 2 Lan. 13.14. Josh. 6.5.

l Hlu. 2.18; 4.3.

m Gen. 8.1.

n 2 Lan. 5.12; 7.6; 29.26. Ezra 3.10. Neh. 12.35. Nani 29.1. Levi 23.24.

o Hlab. 81.3. Nani 28.11.

p 9.17.

q Eks. 19.1,2. Nani 1.1; 9.5.

r Eks. 40.36.

s Gen. 14.6; 21.21. Nani 12.16; 13.3,26. Dute. 1.1.

t 10.5,6; 2.9,16,24,31,34.

u 2.3-9.

v 1.7-9.

w 1.51.

x 4.24,31; 7.6-8.

y 2.10-16.

z 1.5,6,14.

a 4.4,15; 7.9.

b 2.18-24.

c 1.10,11.

d Josh. 6.9.

e 2.25-31.

f 1.12,13,15.

g Eks. 2.18.

h Gen. 12.7.

i Gen. 32.12. Eks. 3.8; 6.7,8.

j Jobe 29.15.

k 10.29. Hlu. 1.16; 4.11.

l Eks. 3.1.

m Dute. 1.33. Hez. 20.6; Josh. 3.3,4,6.

n Hlab. 132.8; Jer. 31.2.

o Eks. 13.21.

p Hlab. 68.1,2.

a Dute. 9.22.

b Hlab. 78.21.

c Levi 10.2. Nani 16.35. 2 Kho. 1.12. Hlab. 106.18.

d Gen. 20.17. Jak. 5.16.

e Eks. 12.38.

f Hlab. 106.14. Hlab. 78.18. 1 Kor. 10.6.

g Eks. 16.3. Nani 21.5. Seb. 7.39.

h Eks. 16.14,31.

i Gen. 2.12.

j 2 Sam. 24.2,8.

k Hlab. 32.4; Eks. 16.31.

l Eks. 16.13,14.

m 11.1.

n Dute. 1.12.

o Isa. 40.11.

p Isa. 49.23; 1 Thes. 2.7.

q Gen. 50.24. Eks. 13.5.

r 2 Kho. 7.2. Mat. 15.33. Mark. 8.4. Joha. 6.7,9.

s Eks. 18.18.

t 1 Kho. 19.4. Jona 4.3.

u Zef. 3.15.

v Eks. 24.1,9.

w Dute. 1.15; 16.18. Eks. 5.6,10,14,15,19.

x 11.25; 12.5. Gen. 11.5; 18.21. Eks. 3.8; 19.20.

y Gen. 27.36. Tshu. 2.10. Nani 11.25; 1 Sam. 10.6,10; 19.20,21. 2 Kho. 2.15. Neh. 9.20.

z Eks. 18.22.

a Eks. 19.10.

b 11.5.

c Hlab. 78.29; 106.15.

d 21.5.

e Eks. 12.37. Eks. 38.26. Nani 1.46.

f Hlu. 21.14. Levi 25.26.

g Hlu. 21.14. Levi 25.26.

h Isa. 50.2; 59.1.

i 23.19. Hez. 12.25; 24.14.

j 11.16.

k 11.17.

l 11.17.

m 1 Sam. 20.26. Jer. 36.5.

n Eks. 24.13. Nani 13.8,16.

o 1 Sam. 24.2.

p Mark. 9.38. Luka 9.49.

q 1 Kor. 14.5.

r Eks. 16.13. Hlab. 78.26,27,28; 105.40.

s Hez. 45.11. Eks. 16.16,32,33,36.

t Hlab. 78.30,31.

u 33.17.

a Eks. 2.21.

b Eks. 4.15; 7.1,2; 15.20. Mika 6.4.

c Gen. 29.33. Nani 11.1; 2 Kho. 19.4. Isa. 37.4. Hez. 35.12,13.

d Hlab. 76.9.

e Hlab. 76.9.

f 11.25; 16.19.

g Gen. 46.2. Hez. 1.1. Dan. 10.8,16. Gen. 15.1. Dan. 8.2. Luka 1.11,22. Seb. 10.11,17. 22.17,18.

h Gen. 31.10,11. 1 Kho. 3.5. Jobe 33.15. Mat. 1.20.

i Hlab. 105.26.

j Heb. 3.2,5.

k 1 Tim. 3.15.

l Eks. 33.11. Nani 7.89. Dute. 34.10; 1 Kor. 13.12.

m Hlu. 14.12; Hlab. 49.4; 78.2. Zaga 1.6.

n Eks. 33.19.

o 12.7.

p Dute. 24.9.

q 2 Kho. 5.27. Levi 13.10; 2 Kho. 15.5; 2 Lan. 26.19,20.

r 2 Sam. 19.19; 24.10. Zaga 30.32.

s Dute. 25.9. Jobe 30.10.

t Levi 13.46.

u 2 Lan. 26.20,21. Luka 17.12.

v 11.35; 33.18.

w Gen. 21.21. Nani 10.12; 13.3,26. 1 Sam. 25.1.

a 32.8. Dute. 1.22.

b 12.16.

c 34.19. 1 Lan. 4.15.

d 13.30;14.6,30,38;26.65; 32.12. Dute. 1.36. Josh. 14.6,7,13,14; 15.13-18. Hlu. 1.12-15.

e 13.16.

f 13.8; 11.28; 14.6,30,38. Eks. 24.13.

g 13.22,29.

h Gen. 14.10; 19.17,30. Nani 13.29. Hlu. 1.9,19.

i Neh. 9.25,35. Hez. 34.14.

j Dute. 31.6,7,23.

k 20.1; 27.14; 33.36; 34.3. Dute. 32.51. Josh. 15.1.

l Josh. 19.28.

m 34.8.

n 13.28,33. Dute. 1.28; 2.10; 9.2. Josh. 11.21,22; 15.13,14. Hlu. 1.10.

o Josh. 14.15; 15.13; 21.11. Gen. 13.18.

p Hlab. 78.12,43. Isa. 19.11,13; 30.4. Hez. 30.14.

q Dute. 1.24,25.

r 4.10,12.

s Gen. 14.7; 16.14; 20.1. Nani 20.1,16; 32.8; 33.36. Dute. 1.19. Josh. 14.6,7.

t 14.8. Eks. 3.8.

u Dute. 1.25.

v Dute. 1.28; 9.1,2.

w Dute. 1.28; 9.1,2.

x Eks. 17.8. Nani 14.25,43; 24.20. Dute. 25.17. Hlu. 6.3. 1 Sam. 14.48; 15.2,3.

y 14.25; 2 Sam. 24.7.

z 14.6,24.

a 32.9. Dute. 1.28. Josh. 14.8.

b Gen. 37.2; Nani 14.36,37. Hlab. 31.13.

c Amos 2.9.

d Gen. 6.4.

e Levi 11.22. Tshu. 12.5. Isa. 40.22; 2 Lan. 7.13.

a Gen. 45.2.

b 11.4.

c 14.27,29,36. Eks. 15.24; 16.2; 17.3. Nani 16.41. Josh. 9.18. Hlab. 106.25.

d 14.27,28,29.

e Neh. 9.17.

f Dute. 17.16. Seb. 7.39.

g 16.4,22.

h 13.27. Dute. 1.25.

i 2 Sam. 15.26; 22.20. 1 Kho. 10.9. Hlab. 18.19; 22.8. Isa. 62.4.

j 13.27. Eks. 3.8.

k Josh. 22.16,18,19,29.

l Dute. 7.18; 20.3.

m 24.8.

n Gen. 48.21. Dute. 20.1,4; 31. 6.

o Eks. 17.4.

p Eks. 16.7,10. Levi 9.23. Nani 16.19,42; 20.6.

q 14.23; 16.30.

r Dute. 1.32; 9.23. Hlab. 78.22,32; 106.24. Joha. 12.37. Heb. 3.18.

s Eks. 15.9,24.

t Eks. 32.10.

u Eks. 32.12. Dute. 9.26,27,28; 32.27. Hez. 20.9,14. Hlab. 106.23.

v Eks. 15.14; Josh. 2.9,10; 5.1.

w Eks. 13.21.

x Dute. 9.28. Josh. 7.9.

y Eks. 34.6,7. Hlab. 103.8; 145.8. Jona 4.2.

z Eks. 20.5.

a Eks. 34.9.

b Hlab. 106.45.

c Hlab. 78.38.

d Hlab. 106.23. Jak. 5.16. 1 Joha. 5.16.

e Hlab. 72.19.

f Dute. 1.35. Hlab. 95.11; 106.26. Heb. 3.17,18.

g Gen.

h 32.11. Hez. 20.15.

i 13.6.

j 32.11,12. Dute. 1.36. Josh. 14.9.

k 14.43,45;13.29.

l 14.43,45;13.29.

m Dute. 1.40.

n Eks. 16.7,12.

o 14.21,23; 26.65.

p 14.2.

q 1.45; 26.64. Dute. 1.35.

r 14.6,38; 13.6.

s 14.3. Dute. 1.39.

t Hlab. 106.24.

u 14.29,33. Heb. 3.17.

v 32.13; Hlab. 107.40.

w Hlab. 95.10; Dute. 2.14.

x Hez. 23.35.

y 13.25.

z Hez. 4.6.

a Levi 5.1.

b 23.19.

c 14.27; 26.65. 1 Kor. 10.5.

d 13.32.

e 1 Kor. 10.10. Heb. 3.10,17. Juda 5.

f 13.8,16.

g Eks. 33.4.

h Dute. 1.41.

i 2 Lan. 24.20. Nani 14.25.

j Dute. 1.42.

k 14.25,45; 13.29.

l Dute. 1.43.

m 1 Sam. 4.3.

n 14.43. Dute. 1.44.

o 21.3; Hlu. 1.17.

a 15.18. Levi 23.10. Dute. 7.1.

b Levi 1.2,3.

c Levi 7.16; 22.18,21.

d Levi 23.8,12,36; Nani 28.19. Dute. 16.10.

e Gen. 8.21. Eks. 29.18. Levi 4.31; Nani 28.27; 29.2,8,13.

f Levi 2.1; 6.14.

g Eks. 29.40. Levi 23.13.

h Levi 14.10; Nani 28.5.

i 28.7,14.

j 28.12,14.

k Levi 7.11.

l 28.12,14.

m Nani 28.

n Eks. 12.49. Nani 9.14. 15.29,30.

o Levi 3.17.

p 15.2. Dute. 26.1.

q Josh. 5.11,12.

r 15.21. Neh. 10.37. Hez. 44.30.

s Dute. 26.2,10.

t Levi 2.14; 23.10-17.

u 15.21. Neh. 10.37. Hez. 44.30.

v Levi 4.2.

w 15.8-10.

x Levi 4.23; Nani 28.15.

y Levi 4.20.

z Levi 4.27,28.

a Levi 4.35.

b 15.15.

c Dute. 17.12. Hlab. 19.13. Heb. 10.26.

d Hlab. 44.16.

e 15.31. Eks. 30.33.

f 2 Sam. 12.9. 2 Lan. 36.16. Zaga 13.13.

g Eks. 35.3; 20.8.

h Levi 24.12.

i Eks. 31.14,15.

j Levi 24.14-16. 1 Kho. 21.13. Seb. 7.58.

k Dute. 22.12. Mat. 23.5.

l Hez. 6.9.

m Hlab. 73.27; 106.39.

n Levi 11.44,45.

o Levi 22.33.

a Eks. 6.16,18,21. Juda 11.

b 26.9.

c 26.9.

d Hlab. 106.16-18.

e Eks. 19.6.

f Eks. 29.45. Nani 14.14; 35.34.

g 14.5; 20.6.

h 16.3.

i 17.5. 1 Sam. 2.28. Hlab. 105.26. Eks. 28.1.

j 3.10. Levi 10.3. Hez. 40.46; 44.15,16.

k Levi 10.1.

l 16.13; Isa. 7.13; Hlab. 8.5; Hez. 16.20; 1 Sam. 18.23.

m 8.14. Dute. 10.8.

n Eks. 16.8.

o 16.9.

p Eks. 3.8.

q Eks. 2.14. Seb. 7.27,35.

r Eks. 3.8.

s Gen. 4.4,5.

t 1 Sam. 12.3. Seb. 20.33. 2 Kor. 7.2.

u Eks. 16.9. 1 Sam. 12.3,7.

v Nani 16.6,7.

w 16.42; 14.10.

x 16.45. Gen. 19.17,22. Jer. 51.6.

y 16.45. Hlab. 73.19. Eks. 33.5.

z 16.45; 14.5; 20.6.

a 27.16. Jobe 12.10. Tshu. 12.7. Isa. 57.16. Zek. 12.1. Heb. 12.9.

b Gen. 19.12-14. Isa. 52.11. 2 Kor. 6.17. Isam. 18.4.

c Gen. 19.15,17. 1 Sam. 12.25.

d Eks. 33.8.

e Gen. 19.15,17. 1 Sam. 12.25.

f 24.13. Jer. 23.16; Hez. 13.2,17.

g Eks. 20.5; 32.34. Jobe 35.15. Hlab. 89.32. Isa. 10.3.

h Gen. 4.11.

i 16.33. Hlab. 55.15.

j 14.11.

k 26.10. Dute. 11.6. Hlab. 106.17.

l 16.17,35; 26.11. 1 Lan. 6.22,37.

m Levi 10.2; 11.1. Hlab. 106.18.

n 3.32; 4.16; 19.3.

o Zaga 20.2. Hab. 2.10.

p Eks. 39.3; Gen. 1.6.

q 17.10; 26.10.

r Eks. 39.3; Gen. 1.6.

s 3.10; 2 Lan.26.18.

t Eks. 40.34.

u 16.19; 14.10.

v 16.21,24.

w 16.21.

x 16.21.

y Levi 10.6. Nani 8.19; 11.33. 1 Lan. 27.24.

z 16.50; 25.8. 2 Sam. 24.21,25. Hlab. 106.30.

a 27.3.

a Eks. 25.22.

b 16.5.

c 16.11.

d 16.8. Eks. 38.21. Nani 18.2. 2 Lan. 24.6. Seb. 7.44.

e Heb. 9.4.

f 3.7; 18.3,4,5; 19.9.

g 16.38.

h 17.5.

i 1.51; 3.10,38; 18.4,7,22.

a 17.13.

b 18.23. Eks. 28.38.

c Gen. 29.34.

d 3.7.

e 3.10.

f 3.25,31,36.

g 16.40.

h 4.15.

i 17.13.

j 3.38.

k 16.46. Levi 10.6.

l 3.12,45.

m 3.9; 8.19.

n 3.10.

o Heb. 9.3,6.

p Levi 7.32.

q Eks. 29.29. Eks. 40.13,15.

r 18.11,19,23; 19.10,21; Levi 3.17.

s Eks. 40.10.

t Levi 2.2,3; 10.12,13.

u Levi 4.22,24; 6.25,26.

v Levi 7.7; 14.13.

w Eks. 40.10.

x Levi 6.16,18,26,29; 7.6.

y Eks. 29.27,28. Levi 7.30,34.

z Levi 10.14. Dute. 18.3.

a Levi 22.2,3,11,12,13.

b Dute. 18.4.

c Eks. 23.19. Neh. 10.35,36.

d Eks. 34.26. Levi 2.14. Dute. 26.2.

e 18.11.

f Levi 27.28.

g Eks. 13.2.

h Eks. 13.13; 34.20.

i Levi 27.2,6; Nani 3.47.

j Levi 27.2,6. Nani 3.47.

k Eks. 30.13.

l Dute. 15.19.

m Levi 3.2,5.

n Eks. 29.26,28. Levi 7.31,32,34.

o 18.11.

p 2 Lan. 13.5. Levi 2.13.

q 18.23,24. Dute. 10.9; 12.12; 14.27,29; 18.1,2. Josh. 13.14,33; 14.3; 18.7. Hez. 44.28.

r 18.24,26. Levi 27.30,32. Neh. 10.37; 12.44. Heb. 7.5,8,9. Gen. 14.20; 28.22.

s 3.7,8.

t 17.13.

u Levi 22.9.

v 3.7.

w 18.1. Eks. 28.38.

x 18.19,26,29.

y 18.20,21,26.

z Neh. 10.38.

a 18.30.

b 18.27.

c Mat. 10.10. Luka 10.7. 1 Kor. 9.4-14. 1 Tim. 5.17,18.

d Levi 19.8; 22.16.

e Levi 22.2,15.

a Dute. 21.3. 1 Sam. 6.7.

b Levi 4.12. Heb. 13.11.

c Levi 4.6,17; 16.14,19. Heb. 9.13.

d Eks. 29.14. Levi 4.11,12.

e Levi 14.4,6,49.

f 19.8,10. Levi 11.25; 15.5.

g 19.5.

h Heb. 9.13.

i Levi 4.12; 6.11; 10.14.

j 19.13,20,21. Nani 31.23.

k 19.16. Levi 21.1. Nani 5.2; 9.6,10. 19.22. Hag. 2.13.

l 31.19.

m 19.20. Levi 15.31.

n Levi 7.20.

o Levi 7.20.

p Levi 11.32. Nani 31.20.

q 19.11.

r 19.6,9.

s Eks. 12.22.

t 19.12.

u Levi 14.9.

v Levi 15.5.

w 19.13.

x Hag. 2.13.

a 33.36.Nani 13.21.

b Eks. 15.20. Nani 12.1; 26.59.

c Eks. 17.1.

d 16.19,42.

e Eks. 17.2; Nani 14.2.

f 11.1,33; 14.37; 16.32,35,49.

g Eks. 17.3.

h 14.5; 16.4,22,45.

i 14.10.

j Eks. 17.5.

k Neh. 9.15. Isa. 43.20; 48.21.

l 17.10.

m Hlab. 106.32,33.

n Dute. 8.15. Eks. 17.6.

o 27.14. Dute. 1.37; 3.26; 32.51.

p Hez. 20.41; 36.23; 38.16.

q Dute. 33.8. Hlab. 81.7; 95.8; 106.32.

r Gen. 36.39.

s Hlu. 11.16,17.

t Dute. 2.4-6; 23.7. Obad. 10,12.

u Gen. 46.6. Seb. 7.15.

v Eks. 12.40.

w Dute. 26.6. Eks. 1.11; Seb. 7.19.

x Eks. 2.23; 3.7.

y Eks. 3.2; 14.19; 23.20; 33.2.

z 21.22. Dute. 2.27.

a 2 Sam. 20.12,13. Isa. 11.16; 19.23.

b Dute. 2.6,28.

c Dute. 2.29.

d 21.4. Dute. 2.8. Hlu. 11.18.

e 33.37.

f 21.4.

g 27.13; 31.2. Dute. 32.50,26. Gen. 25.8.

h 20.12.

i 20.24.

j Eks. 29.29,30.

k Dute. 10.6; Dute. 32.50.33.38.

l Dute. 34.8. Gen. 50.3.

a 33.40. Hlu. 1.16.

b 13.21.

c Gen. 28.20. Hlu. 11.30.

d Levi 27.28,29.

e 20.22; 33.41.

f Hlu. 11.18.

g Hlab. 78.19.

h Eks. 16.3; 17.3.

i 11.6.

j Dute. 8.15; 1 Kor. 10.9. Isa. 14.29; 30.6.

k Jer. 8.17.

l Hlab. 78.34.

m 21.5.

n 1 Sam. 12.19. 1 Kho. 13.6. Eks. 8.8,28. Seb. 8.24.

o 1 Sam. 12.19. 1 Kho. 13.6. Eks. 8.8,28. Seb. 8.24.

p 2 Kho. 18.4. Joha. 3.14,15.

q 33.43.

r 33.44.

s Dute. 2.13.

t 22.36. Hlu. 11.18.

u 21.28. Dute. 2.9,18.29. Isa. 15.1.

v Josh. 18.25. Hlu. 9.21. 2 Sam. 20.14.

w Eks. 15.1.

x Gen. 49.10. Isa. 33.22.

y 23.28.

z Dute. 2.26,27. Hlu. 11.19.

a 20.17.

b Dute. 29.7.

c Dute. 2.32. Hlu. 11.20.

d Dute. 2.33. Josh. 12.1,2; 24.8. Neh. 9.22. Hlab. 135.11; 136.19. Amos 2.9.

e Gen. 32.22.

f Jobe 27.1; 29.1. Hlab. 49.4; 78.2. Isa. 14.4. Mika 2.4; 23.7.

g Jer. 48.45,46.

h Jer. 48.45,46.

i Hlu. 11.24. 1 Kho. 11.7,33. 2 Kho. 23.13. Jer. 48.7,13.

j 32.3,34; 33.45,46. Josh. 13.17. Neh. 11.25? Isa. 15.2. Jer. 48.18,22.

k Isa. 15.2.

l 32.1,3. Josh. 13.25. 2 Sam. 24.5. Jer. 48.32.

m 21.25.

n Dute. 1.4; 3.1. Josh. 13.12.

o Dute. 3.2.

p 21.24. Dute 29.7. Hlab. 135.11; 136.20.

q Josh. 10.28.

a 26.3,63; 31.12; 33.48,50; 35.1; 36.13.

b 26.3,63; 31.12; 33.48,50; 35.1; 36.13.

c Eks. 15.15.

d Eks. 1.12.

e 22.7; 25.18; 31.8. Josh. 13.21.

f Dute. 23.4. Josh. 13.22; 24.9. Hlu. 11.25. Neh. 13.1,2. Mika 6.5. 2 Pet. 2.15. Juda 11. Isam. 2.14.

g 23.7. Dute. 23.4.

h 23.7.

i 23.23. 1 Sam. 9.7,8.

j 22.19.

k 22.20. Gen. 20.3. Jobe 33.15,16.

l 23.20.

m 22.11.

n 24.13.

o 22.38; 23.26; 24.13. 1 Kho. 22.14. 2 Lan. 18.13.

p 22.8.

q 22.9.

r 22.35; 23.12,26; 24.13.

s Hlu. 5.10.

t Eks. 4.24.

u 2 Pet. 2.16.

v Eks. 23.14.

w Gen. 21.19. 2 Kho. 6.17. Luka 24.16,31.

x Eks. 34.8.

y Eks. 23.14.

z Jobe 16.11.

a Eks. 23.14.

b 1 Sam. 15.24,30; 26.21. 2 Sam. 12.13. Jobe 34.31,32.

c 22.20.

d 21.13.

e 22.17; 24.11.

f 22.18.

g 21.20; Dute. 12.2.

a 23.29. 1 Lan. 15.26. Jobe 42.8.

b 23.4,14,30.

c 23.15.

d 24.1.

e 23.16.

f 22.38; 23.12,16. Isa. 51.16; 59.21. Dute. 18.18. Jer. 1.9.

1 eSiriya: Heb. eAramu

g 23.18; 24.3,15,20,23; 21.27.

h 22.6.

i Isa. 66.14. Mal. 1.4.

j 22.11,17.

k 22.11,17.

l Dute. 33.28.

m Eks. 33.16. Ezra 9.2. Efe. 2.14.

n Gen. 13.16.

o Hlab. 116.15.

p 22.11,17; 24.10. Dute. 23.5.

q 22.38. 23.5.

r 23.1,2.

s 23.3,4,16.

t 22.35. 23.5.

u 1 Sam. 15.29. Mal. 3.6. Roma 11.29. Tit. 1.2. Jak. 1.17.

v 22.12. Gen. 12.3; 22.17.

w Jobe 4.8; 15.35. Hlab. 7.14; 10.7,14,.

x Hlab. 89.15.

y 24.8.

z Jobe 22.25. Hlab. 95.4.

a Dute. 33.17. Hlab. 29.6; 92.10. Isa. 34.7. Jobe 39.10,11. Hlab. 22.21.

b Dute. 18.10. 22.7.

c Hlab. 44.1.

d Gen. 49.9.

e Gen. 49.9.

f Gen. 49.27.

g 22.18.

h 23.13.

i 25.18; 31.16. Josh. 22.17. 25.3,5. Dute. 4.3. Hlab. 106.28. Hos. 9.10.

j 21.20.

k 23.1,2.

l 23.1,2.

a 23.3,15.

b 2.2-31.

c Hlu. 3.10; 1 Sam. 19.20,23. 2 Lan. 15.1; 20.14.

d 2 Sam. 23.1.

e 1 Sam. 19.24. Hez. 1.28; 3.23? Isam. 1.10,17.

f Hlab. 1.3. Jer. 17.8.

g Hlab. 104.16.

h Jer. 51.13. Isam. 17.1.

i 24.20. 1 Sam. 15.8.

j 2 Sam. 5.12. 1 Lan. 14.2.

k 23.22.

l 14.9; 23.24.

m Hez. 23.34; Isa. 38.13. Jer. 50.17.

n 24.17. Hlab. 45.5. Jer. 50.9.

o Gen. 49.9. Nani 23.24.

p Gen. 12.3; 27.29.

q Hez. 21.12. Jobe 27.23. Lilo 2.15.

r 23.11.

s 22.17,37.

t 22.18.

u 16.28.

v Mika 6.5

w Gen. 49.1. Dan. 10.14.

x 24.3,20,23; 21.27; 23.7.

y 24.3,4.

z 24.3,4.

a 23.9.

b 23.9.

c Jobe 9.8. Mika 1.3.

d Mat. 2.2. Isam. 22.16.

e Gen. 49.10.

f 2 Sam. 8.14. Hlab. 60.8,9,12.

g Gen. 32.3.

h Gen.15.19.

i Dan. 11.30. Gen. 10.4.

j Gen. 10.21,25.

k 24.20.

l 31.8.

a 33.49. Josh. 2.1. Mika 6.5.

b 31.16.

c Josh. 22.17. Hlab. 106.28. Hos. 9.10.

d Eks. 34.15,16; 1 Kor. 10.20.

e 24.5. Hlab. 106.28.

f 23.28.

g Dute. 4.3. Josh. 22.17.

h Dute. 13.17,11.

i Eks. 18.21,25. Nani 11.16.

j Eks. 32.27.

k 23.28.

l Jow. 2.17.

m Hlab. 106.30.

n Eks. 6.25.

o 16.48.

p 1 Kor. 10.8.

q 25.4.

r Dute. 32.16,21. 1 Kho. 14.22. Hlab. 78.58. Zef. 1.18. 3.8. 1 Kor. 10.22. Eks. 20.5.

s Mal. 2.4,5.

t 1 Lan. 6.4.

u Eks. 40.15.

v 31.8; Josh. 13.21.

w 31.2,7.

x 31.16. Isam. 2.14.

y 23.28.

z 23.28.

a Eks. 30.12. Nani 1.2. Eks. 38.25,26.

b 1.3.

c 26.63. 22.1.

d 26.2.

e 1.1.

f Gen. 46.8,9. Eks. 6.14. 1 Lan. 5.1-4.

g 1.21.

h 1.16; 16.2.

i Hlab. 60.1.

j Hlab. 60.1.

k 16.32,35.

l 16.38. 1 Kor. 10.6. 2 Pet. 2.6.

m Eks. 6.24. 1 Lan.6.22.

n Gen. 46.10. Eks. 6.15. 1 Lan. 4.24.

o 1.23; 25.9,14.

p Gen. 46.16.

q 1.25.

r Gen. 38.3-10.46.12. 1 Lan. 2.3-5.

s 1.27.

t Gen. 46.13. 1 Lan. 7.1.

u 1.29.

v Gen. 46.14.

w 1.31.

x Gen. 46.20.Nani 26.37. 1 Lan. 7.14-20.

y Josh. 17.1,2.

z 27.1. 36.11. Josh. 17.3.

a 1.35.

b 1.33.

c Gen. 46.21. 1 Lan. 7.6. 8.1-4.

d 1.37.

e Gen.46.23.

f Gen. 46.17. 1 Lan. 7.30,31.

g 1.41.

h Gen. 46.24. 1 Lan. 7.13.

i 1.43.

j 1.46.

k Josh. 11.23; 14.1.

l 33.54. 34.13. Josh. 11.23. 14.2.

m Gen. 46.11. Eks. 6.16-19. 1 Lan. 6.1; 6.16-22.

n Eks. 2.1,2,4. 6.20.

o 3.2. 1 Lan. 24.1.

p Levi 10.1.

q 3.39.

r 1.49.

s 18.20.

t 26.3. 22.1.

u 1.44. Dute. 2.14,15.

v 14.28,29. 1 Kor. 10.5.

w 13.6.

a 26.33.

b 14.35; 26.64,65.

c 16.49.

d Eks. 18.15,19. Levi 24.12. Nani 9.8; 15.34.

e Eks. 18.15,19. Levi 24.12; Nani 9.8; 15.34.

f 36.2.

g Levi 18.6.

h 35.29.

i 21.11. 33.44,47. Dute. 32.49; Dute. 3.27.34.1.

j 20.24.

k 20.12,24.

l 20.13. Dute. 32.51. Eks. 17.7.

m 16.22.

n Dute. 31.2. 1 Sam. 18.13. 1 Kho. 3.7. 2 Lan. 1.10.

o 1 Kho. 22.17. Zek. 10.2. Mat. 9.36. Mark. 6.34.

p Gen. 41.38. Hlu. 3.10.

q Dute. 34.9.

r Dute. 3.28. 31.7,8.

s Josh. 1.16,17.

t Josh. 9.14. Hlu. 1.1. 20.18,23,27. 1 Sam. 22.10. 23.2,4. 30.8; 2 Sam. 2.1. 5.19,23,.

a Levi 3.11.

b Eks. 29.38.

c Eks. 16.36. Nani 15.4.

d Levi 2.1.

e Eks. 29.40.

f Eks. 29.42. Amos 5.25.

g Eks. 29.42.

h Hez. 46.4,5.

i 10.10. 1 Sam. 20.5. 1 Lan. 23.31. 2 Lan. 2.4. Ezra 3.5. Neh. 10.33. Isa. 1.13,14. Hez. 45.17. 46.6. Hos. 2.11. Kol. 2.16.

j 15.4-12.

k 28.30.15.24. 29.11,16,19,25,22.

l Eks. 12.6. Dute. 16.1. Hez. 45.21.

m Levi 23.6. Eks. 12.18.

n Eks. 12.16. Levi 23.7.

o 28.31. Levi 22.20. Nani 29.8,13. Levi 22.20. Nani 29.2,17,20,23,26,29,32,36. Dute. 15.21. 17.1.

p 28.15,30. 29.22,28,31,34,38.

q 28.3.

r Eks. 12.16. Levi 23.8. Eks. 13.6.

s Eks. 23.16. 34.22. Levi 23.10,15. Dute. 16.10. Seb. 2.1.

t Levi 23.18,19.

u 28.15. 29.5. 28.22.

v 28.19.

a Levi 23.24.

b 28.11.

c 28.3

d Levi 16.29.

e 30.13. Hlab.35.13. Isa. 58.5.

f 29.13,17,20,23. 28.19.

g 28.15.

h Levi 16.3,5.

i Levi 23.34.

j Ezra 3.4.

k 29.21,24,27,30,37. 29.6,33. 29.3,4,9,10. 15.12. 28.7,14.

l 29.18.

m Levi 23.36.

n Levi 23.2,4. 1 Lan. 23.31. 2 Lan. 31.3. Ezra 3.5. Neh. 10.33. Isa. 1.14.

o Levi 7.11,16. 22.21,23.

a 1.4,16. 7.2.

b Levi 27.2. Dute. 23.21. Tshu. 5.4,5.

c Levi 5.4.

d Jobe 22.27. Hlab. 22.25. 50.14. 66.13,14. 116.14,18. Nah. 1.15.

e Levi 5.1.

a 25.17.

b 20.24.

c 32.27. Josh. 4.13.

d 10.6,9. Levi 23.24.

e Dute. 20.13. Hlu. 21.11. 1 Sam. 27.9. 1 Kho. 11.15,16.

f Josh. 13.21.

g 25.15.

h Josh. 13.22.

i Gen. 34.29.

j Dute. 20.14.

k 22.1.

l 31.19. Levi 4.12.

m 31.48. Gen. 41.34.

n 1 Sam. 15.3.

o 25.2.

p 24.14. 2 Pet. 2.15. Isam. 2.14.

q 23.28.

r 25.9.

s Hlu. 21.11,12.

t 5.2.

u 19.12,13,20.

v 19.12,13,20.

w 19.12,13,20.

x 19.9.

y Levi 11.25.

z Josh. 22.8. 1 Sam. 30.24.

a 31.30-41,47. 18.26.

b 31.42-47.

c 31.47. 1.53.

d 31.28.

e 31.28.

f 31.28.

g 18.8,19.

h 31.30.

i 31.14.

j 2 Sam. 1.10.

k Gen. 24.22.

l Hez. 16.12.

m Eks. 35.22.

n Eks. 30.15,16. Eks. 30.12.

o Dute. 20.14.

p Eks. 30.16.

a 32.3,35. 21.32.

b 32.34. 21.30.

c 32.38. 33.47. Dute. 32.49. 1 Lan. 5.8. Isa. 15.2; 46.1. Jer. 48.1,22.

d 21.24,34,35. 32.33.

e 13.3,21-33. Dute. 1.22-28.

f 14.11. Dute. 1.34.

g 14.23. Dute. 1.35.

h 14.29.

i Gen. 50.24.

j Josh. 14.6. 15.17.

k 14.24. Dute. 1.36. Josh. 14.8,9.

l 14.33,34,35.

m 26.64,65.

n Dute. 30.17. Josh. 22.16,18. 2 Lan. 7.19. 15.2.

o Josh. 4.12,13.

p 32.20. 31.3.

q Josh. 22.4.

r 32.33. Josh. 12.1. 13.8.

s Dute. 3.18. Josh. 1.13,14.

t 32.27,29,30,32. 31.5. Dute. 3.18. Josh. 4.13.

u 32.39; 33.52; Eks. 15.9.

v Gen. 44.16. Isa. 59.12.

w 32.16,34-38.

x 31.5.

y 27.18.

z Dute. 3.12-17. 29.8. Josh. 12.6. 13.8. 22.4. Nani 32.39.

a 32.4.

b 32.3. 21.30.

c 32.3. 21.30.

d Dute. 2.36.

e 32.17.

f 32.3; 21.25; Dute. 2.24; 3.6. Josh. 13.10. Hlu. 11.26. Neh. 9.22. Ngoma 7.4. Isa. 15.4;16.8,9. Jer. 48.2,34,45.

g 32.3.

h 32.3.

i Isa. 15.4; 16.9; Jer. 48.34.

j Eks. 23.13. Josh. 23.7.

k Gen. 50.23.

l Dute. 3.14. 1 Lan. 2.21,22,23.

m Josh. 13.30; Hlu. 10.4. 1 Kho. 4.13.

n 21.25.

a Eks. 12.37.

b Eks. 12.2; 13.4.

c Eks. 14.8.

d Eks. 12.29.

e Eks. 12.12; Isa. 19.1.

f Eks. 12.37.

g Eks. 13.20.

h Eks. 14.2,9.

i Eks. 14.2,9.

j Eks. 14.2,9.

k Eks. 14.22.

l Eks. 15.22,23.

m Eks. 15.27.

n Eks. 16.1.

o Eks. 17.1.

p Eks. 19.1,2.

q 11.34.

r 11.35.

s 12.16.

t Dute. 10.6.

u Dute. 10.6.

v Dute. 10.6; Gen. 36.27. 1 Lan. 1.42.

w Dute. 10.7.

x Dute. 10.7.

y Dute. 2.8. 1 Kho. 9.26. 22.48.

z 20.1; 27.14.

a 20.22,23. 21.4.

b 20.25-28. Dute. 32.50; Dute. 10.6.

c Eks.7.7.

d 21.1.

e 21.4.

f 21.10.

g 21.11.

h 21.30.

i 21.30.

j Jer. 48.22. Hez. 6.14.

k Dute. 32.49.

l 22.1.

m 25.1.

n 22.1.

o Dute. 9.1. Josh. 3.17.

p 32.21. Eks. 15.9.

q Eks. 23.24,33. 34.13. Dute. 7.2,5. 12.3. Josh. 11.12. Hlu. 2.2.

r Levi. 26.1.

s Eks. 23.24,33. 34.13. Dute. 7.2,5. 12.3. Josh. 11.12. Hlu. 2.2.

t 32.21. Eks. 15.9.

u 33.52.

v 26.53,54,55.

w 32.21. Eks. 15.9.

x Josh. 23.13. Hlu. 2.3. Hlab. 106.34,36.

y Josh. 23.13. Hlu. 2.3. Hlab. 106.34,36.

a Gen. 17.8. Eks. 3.8.

b Josh. 15.1; Gen. 15.18-21. Hez. 47.13-21.

c Gen. 14.3. Josh. 15.2.

d Josh. 15.3.

e 32.8. 13.26.

f Josh. 15.3,4.

g Josh. 15.4,47. 1 Kho. 8.65. Isa. 27.12. Gen. 15.18.

h 33.37.

i 13.21. 2 Kho. 14.25. Hez. 48.1.

j Hez. 47.15.

k Hez. 47.17.

l 2 Kho. 23.33. Jer. 39.5,6.

m Dute. 3.17. Josh. 19.35. Josh. 11.2. 12.3.

n 34.3.

o 34.2. Josh. 14.1,2.

p 32.33. Josh. 14.2,3.

q Josh. 14.1. 19.51.

r 1.4,16.

a 22.1.

b Josh. 14.3,4. 21.2. Hez. 45.1-5. 48.8-14.

c Levi 25.34.

d Levi 25.34.

e Levi 25.34.

f Levi 25.34.

g 35.13. Dute. 4.41,42. Josh. 20.2,7,8. 21.3,13,21,27,32,36,38.

h Josh. 21.41.

i 26.54; 33.54.

j 26.54; 33.54.

k 35.12, Dute. 19.2-4. Josh. 20.2-6.

l Eks. 21.13.

m 35.6.

n Dute. 4.41. Josh. 20.8.

o 15.16.

p Eks. 21.12,14. Levi 24.17. Dute. 19.11,12.

q 35.21,24,27. Dute. 19.6,12. Josh.20.3,5.

r Eks. 21.14. Dute. 19.11.

s 31.20.

t Eks. 21.13.

u 35.12. Josh. 20.6.

v 35.28. Levi 21.10. Josh. 20.6. 2 Kho. 12.10,.

w Eks. 29.7. Levi 4.3. 21.10.

x 27.11.

y Dute. 17.6; 19.15,16. Mat. 18.16. 2 Kor. 13.1. Heb. 10.28. 1 Tim. 5.19.

z Hlab. 106.38. Jer. 3.1,2,9. Mika 4.11.

a Hlab. 106.38. Jer. 3.1,2,9. Mika 4.11.

b Gen. 9.6.

c Levi 18.25. Dute. 21.23.

d Eks. 29.45,46.

a 26.29.

b 26.55. 33.54.

c 27.1. Josh. 17.3,4.

d 27.4.

e 27.4.

f Levi 25.10.

g 27. 4.

h 27.7.

i 36.12.

j 1 Kho. 21.3.

k 1 Lan. 23.22.

l 27.1.

m 22.1.