Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: “Manje ngalesi sikhathi umyeni wami uyakunamathela kimi, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu,” ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uLevi.
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Wabuye wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: “Manje ngalesi sikhathi umyeni wami uyakunamathela kimi, ngokuba ngimzalele amadodana amathathu,” ngalokho waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uLevi.
Wayesethi uLeya: “UNkulunkulu unginikile umvuzo, lokhu ngamnika umyeni wami incekukazi yami,” waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Isakare.
Amadodana kaLeya ayenguRubeni, izibulo likaJakobe, noSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noZebuloni.
Ubopha ithole lembongolo yakhe emvinini, ithole lembongolokazi yakhe emvinini omuhle; uhlanza izingubo zakhe ewayinini, nezambatho zakhe egazini lezithelo zomvini.
Lawa angamagama amadodana kaLevi ngezizukulwane zawo: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari; iminyaka yokuhamba kukaLevi yayiyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa.
Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise, labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wamagama, ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:
Igama lendoda yakwa-Israyeli eyabulawa, eyabulawa kanye nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu, isikhulu sendlu kayise phakathi kwabakwaSimeyoni.
Yileyo eyimindeni yabakwaSimeyoni, izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili namakhulu amabili.
Inkatho yesibili yadla uSimeyoni, isizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni ngemindeni yabo; ifa labo laliphakathi kwefa labantwana bakwaJuda.
esizweni sakwa-Asheri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,
esizweni sakwaZabuloni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaJosefa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
UJuda wayesethi kuSimeyoni umfowabo: “Khuphuka nami, siye esabelweni sami, silwe namaKhanani, nami ngiye esabelweni sakho.” USimeyoni wayesehamba naye.