1Ngemva kwesifo uThixo wathi kuMosi lo-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni, umphristi,
2“Balani abantu bonke abako-Israyeli ngezimuli zabo bonke abaleminyaka esukela kwengamatshumi amabili yokuzalwa kusiya phezulu abangaba libutho lako-Israyeli.”
3Ngakho uMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi batshela abantu basemagcekeni aseMowabi eduze lomfula uJodani ngaphetsheya kweJerikho bathi kubo,
4“Balani amadoda aleminyaka yokuzalwa esukela kwengamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu, njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo.”
5Izizukulwane zikaRubheni izibulo lika-Israyeli, kwakuyilezi:
6uHezironi wadabula abosendo lwamaHezironi;
7Laba babengabezinsendo zikaRubheni; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lantathu, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu (43,730).
8Indodana kaPhalu kwakungu-Eliyabi,
9njalo amadodana ka-Eliyabi kwakunguNemuweli, uDathani kanye lo-Abhiramu. Bona laba uDathani lo-Abhiramu yibo ababeyizikhulu zabantu abahlamukela uMosi lo-Aroni njalo babengabanye babalandeli bakaKhora ngesikhathi behlamukela uThixo.
10Umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya kanye loKhora, kanye labalandeli babo abafa beqothulwa ngumlilo bengamadoda angamakhulu amabili alamatshumi amahlanu (250). Njalo baba yisixwayiso.
11Loba kunjalo, inzalo kaKhora kayibhubhanga yonke, yaphela.
12Izizukulwane zikaSimiyoni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
13uZera wadabula abosendo lwamaZera;
14Laba babengabezinsendo zikaSimiyoni; inani labo lalingamadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili, lamakhulu amabili (22,200).
15Izizukulwane zikaGadi ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
16u-Ozini wadabula abosendo lwama-Ozini;
17u-Arodi wadabula abosendo lwama-Arodi;
18Laba bengabensendo zikaGadi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lamakhulu amahlanu (40,500).
19U-Eri lo-Onani babengamadodana kaJuda, kodwa bafela eKhenani.
20Izizukulwane zikaJuda ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
21Izizukulwane zikaPherezi kwakuyilezi:
22Laba babezinsendo zikaJuda; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha, lamakhulu amahlanu (76,500).
23Izizukulwane zika-Isakhari ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
24uJashubi wadabula abosendo lwamaJashubi;
25Laba ngabensendo zika-Isakhari; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amathathu (64,300).
26Izizukulwane zikaZebhuluni ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
27Laba ngabensendo zikaZebhuluni, inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lamakhulu amahlanu (60,500).
28Izizukulwane zikaJosefa ngokwensendo zabo bezalwa nguManase lo-Efrayimi kwakuyilezi:
29Izizukulwane zikaManase ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
30Laba yizizukulwane zikaGiliyadi:
31u-Asiriyeli wadabula abosendo lwama-Asiriyeli;
32uShemida wadabula abosendo lwamaShemida;
33(UZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi wayengelamadodana; wayelamadodakazi wodwa, amabizo awo ayenguMahila, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha kanye loThiza.)
34Laba kwakungabensendo zikaManase; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lambili, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa (52,700).
35Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zika-Efrayimi ngokwensendo zazo:
36Laba kwakuyizizukulwane zikaShuthela:
37Laba kwakungabensendo zika-Efrayimi; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili, lamakhulu amahlanu (32,500).
38Izizukulwane zikaBhenjamini ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
39uShufamu wadabula abosendo lwamaShufamu;
40Izizukulwane zikaBhela ezazalwa ngu-Adi kanye loNamani yilezi:
41Laba kwakungabensendo zikaBhenjamini; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu ayisithupha (45,600).
42Laba babeyizizukulwane zikaDani ngokwensendo zazo:
43Bonke babengabosendo lwamaShuhamu; njalo inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lane, lamakhulu amane (64,400).
44Izizukulwane zika-Asheri ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
45njalo izizukulwane ezadatshulwa nguBheriya yilezi:
46(U-Asheri wayelendodakazi okwakuthiwa nguSera.)
47Laba babengabezinsendo zika-Asheri; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu lantathu, lamakhulu amane (53,400).
48Izizukulwane zikaNafithali ngokwensendo zazo kwakuyilezi:
49uJezeri wadabula abosendo lwamaJezeri;
50Laba babengabezinsendo zikaNafithali; inani labo lalizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lanhlanu, lamakhulu amane (45,400).
51Inani lamadoda wonke ako-Israyeli lalizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lanye, lamakhulu ayisikhombisa alamatshumi amathathu (601,730).
52UThixo wathi kuMosi,
53“Ilizwe lizakwahlukaniselwa abantu njengelifa labo kusiya ngenani lamabizo abo.
54Isizwe esikhulu uzasinika isabelo esikhulu, kuthi isizwana esincinyane usiphe isabelo esincane; isizwana ngasinye sizakwabelwa ilifa laso ngokuya ngenani lamabizo alabo ababhaliweyo.
55Iba leqiniso lokuthi ilizwe labiwa ngenkatho. Isabelo seqembu ngalinye sizakuya ngamabizo esizwana sabokhokho baso.
56Isabelo ngasinye selizwe sizakwehlukaniswa ngokwenza inkatho phakathi kwezizwana ezinkulu lezincinyane.”
57Laba ngabaLevi ababalwa kulandelwa insendo zabo:
58Laba labo babengabezinsendo zabaLevi:
59inkosikazi ka-Amramu kwakunguJokhebhedi, oyisizukulwane sikaLevi, owayezalelwe eGibhithe ngabaLevi. Wazala lo-Amramu u-Aroni, loMosi kanye lodadewabo uMiriyemu.
60U-Aroni wayenguyise kaNadabi, u-Abhihu, u-Eliyazari kanye lo-Ithamari.
61Kodwa uNadabi lo-Abhihu bafa baze banikele kuThixo ngomlilo ongavunyelwayo.)
62Bonke abaLevi abesilisa ababalwayo kusukela kwabalenyanga eyodwa yokuzalwa kusiya phezulu babezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu (23,000). Kababalwanga ndawonye labanye abako-Israyeli ngoba kabanikwanga isabelo esiyilifa phakathi kwabo.
63Laba yibo ababalwa nguMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi mhla bebala abako-Israyeli emagcekeni aseMowabi nganeno komfula iJodani malungana leJerikho.
64Kwakungekho loyedwa phakathi kwabo owayekhona mhla uMosi lo-Aroni bebala abako-Israyeli enkangala yaseSinayi.
65Ngoba uThixo wayetshilo kwabako-Israyeli labo ukuthi ngempela babezakufa enkangala, njalo kakho loyedwa wabo owasalayo ngaphandle kukaKhalebi indodana kaJefune loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.