Mbalo ye bathu ye bubili
1 Shule kwe bugwele Yahwe bakadwa Mushe na Eleazari nkololo we mpirisiti Aroni bakati, 2 “Bala gubungano le Baiziraela bose, kudwa muna bana makole ali makumi mabili ne kuyenda pezhugwi, nge misha yabo. Ubale bose bamu Iziraela bangatubula kuyenda ku ngwa.” 3 Ngono Mushe na Eleazari bakalebeleka nabo bali mu lubala gwe Moabu seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani kulingisana ne Jerikho beti, 4 “Balani bathu bana makole ali makumi mabili kuyenda pezhugwi, Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.”
Aba ndibo Baiziraela bakadwa ku Egipiti:
5 Rubheni wakabe ali mbano ya Iziraela. Bakololo ba Rubheni bakabe bali bo Hanoki, ali bhalule le Bahanoki na Phalu ali bhalule le Baphalu 6 na Hezironi wakazwala Bahezironi na Kharimi ali bhalule le Bakharimi. 7 Ibaba bose bakabe bali be misha ya Rubheni, bose bose bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ne butatu ne mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi matatu (43 730). 8 Nkololo wa Phalu wakabe ali Eliyabu. 9 Bakololo ba Eliyabu bakabe bali bo Nemueli na Dathani na Abiramu. Dathani na Abiramu ndibo bakabe bashalugwa nge gubungano, ngono bedwa beshandukila Mushe na Aroni bengina mu goko la Kora pa bakapandukila Yahwe. 10 Pasi kukaashama kukabamidza bose na Kora, bakafa. Moto ukapisa balume bali mazana ali mabili ana makumi mashanu (250) ngono bakabe tjilakidzo mu bathu be Iziraela. 11 Koga bakololo ba Kora bakasife.
12 Bakololo ba Simiyoni kuyenda nge minsha yabo bakabe bali bo Nemueli wakazwala Banemueli na Jamini ali bhalule le Bajamini na Jakini ali bhalule le Bajakini, 13 ne nsha wa Zera wakazwala Shawuli wakazwala Bashawuli. 14 Bathu ibaba be nsha wa Simiyoni bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bubili ne mazana ali mabili (22 200).
15 Bakololo ba Gadi nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Zefoni ali bhalule le Bazefoni na Hagi ali bhalule le Bahagi na Shuni ali bhalule le Bashuni 16 na Ozini ali bhalule le Baozini na Eri ali bhalule le Baeri 17 na Arodi wakazwala Baarodi na Areli ali bhalule le Baareli. 18 Bathu be misha iyeyi bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana mazana ali mashanu (40 500).
19 Bakololo ba Juda bakabe bali bo Eri na Onani, ngono bubili gwabo bakafila ku shango ye Kanana. 20 Bakololo ba Juda nge misha yabo bakabe bali Shela 21 na Perezi na Hezironi na Hamuli. 22 Bathu be misha ya Juda iyeyi bakabakagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali kutendeka ana butathatu ne mazana ali mashanu (76 500).
23 Bakololo ba Isakari nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Tola wakazwala Batola na Puva wakazwala Bapuva 24 na Jashubu ali bhalule le Bajashubu na Shimironi wakazwala Bashimironi. 25 Aba bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali tathatu ana bunna ne mazana ali matatu (64 300).
26 Bakololo ba Zebuluni nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Seredi ali bhalule le Baseredi na Eloni wakazwala Baeloni na Jahileeli ali bhalule le Bajahileeli. 27 Aba bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili tathatu ne mazana ali mashanu (6 500).
28 Bakololo ba Josefa nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Manase na Ifureimi.
29 Bakololo ba Manase bakabe bali bo Makiri ali bhalule le Bamakiri, Makiri iye wakabe ali tate ba Giliyadi ali bhalule le Bagiliyadi, 30 Aba ndibo bakololo ba Giliyadi: Iezeri iye wakazwala Baiezeri na Heleki ali bhalule le Baheleki, 31 na Asiriele wakazwala Baasiriele na Shekemu ali bhalule le Bashekemu 32 na Shemida ali bhalule le Bashemida, na Hefiya ali bhalule le Bahefiya. 33 Zelofehadi nkololo wa Hefiya wakabe asina bana be tjilume, koga ana be tjikadzi, mazina abo ndi Mahila na Nuwa na Hogila na Milikha na Tireza. 34 Aba ndibo be misha ya Manase, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu ana bubili ne mazana ali kutendeka (52 700).
35 Aba ndibo bakololo ba Ifureimi nge misha yabo, Shuthela wakazwala ba Bashuthela na Bhekheri wakazwala Babhekheri na Tahani wakazwala ba Batahani. 36 Ngono aba bakololo ba Shuthela, ndi Erani wakazwala Baerani. 37 Aba ndibo be misha ye bakololo ba Ifureimi, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi matatu ana bubili ne mazana ali mashanu (32 500), ndizo zwizekugwana zwa Josefa kuyenda nge misha yabo.
38 Bakololo ba Bhenjamini nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Bhela wakazwala Babhela na Ashebheli wakazwala Baashebeli na Ahiramu wakazwala Baahiramu 39 na Shufamu wakazwala Bashufamu na Hufamu iye wakazwala Bahufamu. 40 Bakololo ba Bhela bakabe bali bo Aridi na Naamani, Aridi wakazwala Baaridi, Naamani iye wakazwala Banaamani. 41 Aba ndibo bakololo ba Bhenjamini kuyenda nge misha yabo, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana bushanu ne mazana ali tathatu (45 600).
42 Aba bakololo ba Dani nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Shuhamu wakazwala Bashuhamu. Ndiyo misha ya Dani ne zwizekugwana zwayo. 43 Bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali tathatu ana bunna ne mazana ali manna (64 400).
44 Bakololo ba Asheri nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Imuna wakazwala Baimuna na Ishevi iye wakazwala Baishevi na Bheriya wakazwala Babheriya. 45 Bakololo ba Bheriya bakabe bali bo Heba wakazwala Baheba na Malekhieli iye wakazwala Bamalekhieli. 46 Asheri wakabe ana nkololokadzi we zina lakabe liyi Sera. 47 Bathu be misha iyeyi bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu ana butatu ne mazana manna (53 400).
48 Bakololo ba Nafutali nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Jahizeeli wakazwala Bajahizeeli na Guni iye wakazwala Baguni, 49 na Jezeri wakazwala Bajezeri na Shilemu iye wakazwala Bashilemu. 50 Ibaba zwizekugwana zwa Nafutali nge misha yabo, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana bushanu ne mazana ali manna (45 400).
51 Bathu bose be Iziraela bakabagwa bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili mazana ali tathatu ne kung'ompela ne mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi matatu (601 730).
52 Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, 53 “Njudzi dzikobegwe shango kube thaka kuyendidzana nge mbalo ye mazina abo. 54 Ludzi guna bathu banjinji ugukobele shango hwulu kube thaka. Ngono guna bathu bashomanana ugukobele shango tukunu, ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ugukobele shango kuyenda nge bunji gwago. 55 Koga shango inowokobiwa ngokandigwa, kukobiwa thaka kuyenda nge mazina a bobatategulu babo. 56 Ludzi gukulu gukobegwe shango hwulu, gutukununu gukobegwe shango tukununu kube thaka, kuyendidzana ngesekwa kwakandigwa ndiko.” 57 Nsha we Balevi unobumbiwa nge misha yabo Gerishomi na Kohati na Merari. 58 Nsha wabo unolonga misha mitukunu yabo Libini na Heburoni na Mahili na Mushi na Kora na Kohati tate ba Amuramu. 59 Amuramu wakabe akalobola nkololokadzi wa Levi Jokebedi wakazwaligwa ku Egipiti. Wakazwalila Amuramu Aroni na Mushe ne hazwadzi yabo Miriamu. 60 Aroni wakabe ana bakololo bali banna Nadabu na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari. 61 Nadabu na Abihu bakafa pabakabe bayisila Yahwe moto usakatjenapala. 62 Balevi be tjilume bakabe bana mwedzi nng'opela kuyenda pezhugwi bakazwagwa bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana butatu (23 000). Ngono abazobaligwa mu bathu be Iziraela bawola, ngobe ibo basakakobegwa shango kube thaka yabo.
63 Ibaba ndibo bathu be Iziraela bakabagwa ndi Mushe na Eleazari we mpirisiti mu lubala gwe Moabu guseli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani kulingisana ne Jerikho. 64 Koga akuna nlume ne nng'ompela wakasala mu bathu be Iziraela muna ibaba bakabagwa ndi Mushe na Aroni we mpirisiti ku tjilambanyika tje Sinai. 65 Ngoti Yahwe bakabe bati, “Banowofila bose mu tjilambanyika.” Akuna ne nlume nng'ompela wakasala, kuzhe kwa Khalebu nkololo wa Jefune na Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni.
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