UNumeri 1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 1 Isamba sebandla lonke labantwana bakwa-Israyeli eSinayi

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

² Balani inani lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise, nenani lamagama abo, bonke abesilisa ngemindeni yabo;

³ kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi kwa-Israyeli; wena no-Aroni niyakubabala ngokwamabutho abo.

⁴ Kuyakuba nawe indoda esizweni; yilowo nalowo inhloko yendlu yawoyise.

⁵ Lawa angamagama amadoda ayakuma nani: esizweni sakwaRubeni; u-Elisuri indodana kaSedewuri.

⁶ KuSimeyoni; uShelumiyeli indodana kaSurisadayi.

⁷ KwaJuda; uNashoni, indodana ka-Aminadaba.

⁸ Kwa-Isakare; uNethaneli indodana kaSuwari.

⁹ KwaZebuloni; u-Eliyabe indodana kaHeloni.

¹⁰ Kubantwana bakwaJosefa: kwa-Efrayimi; u-Elishama indodana ka-Amihudi wakwaManase; uGamaliyeli indodana kaPedasuri.

¹¹ KwaBenjamini; u-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.

¹² KwaDani; u-Ahiyezeri indodana ka-Amisadayi.

¹³ Kwa-Asheri; uPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani.

¹⁴ KwaGadi; u-Eliyasafa indodana kaDehuweli.

¹⁵ KwaNafetali; u-Ahira, indodana ka-Enani.

¹⁶ Laba babeyizikhulu zebandla, izikhulu zezizwe zawoyise, izinhloko zezinkulungwane kwa-Israyeli.

¹⁷ OMose no-Aroni bathatha lawa madoda ayebalulwe ngamagama;

¹⁸ Balibizela ndawonye ibandla lonke ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesibili, babhala izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu; ngokusho kwamabhokisi abo okuvota.

¹⁹ Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, wababala ehlane laseSinayi.

²⁰ Abantwana bakoRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, njengabavoti babo, bonke abesilisa, kusukela kwabangamashumi amabili. Abaneminyaka yobudala nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma ukuya empini;

²¹ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaRubeni, baba ngamashumi amane anesithandathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.

²² Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngezizukulwane zabo nangezindlu zawoyise, labo ababalwayo ngenani lamagama, ngokwezinhlu zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala. Nangaphezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi;

²³ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaSimeyoni, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesithoba amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu.

²⁴ Kubantwana bakwaGadi ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo nangezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

²⁵ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaGadi, baba ngamashumi amane anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mathandathu, anamanci mahlanu.

²⁶ Kubantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

²⁷ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaJuda, ababalwayo kubo, baba yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

²⁸ Kubantwana bakwa-Isakare ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

²⁹ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaIsakare, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamane amawaka, anamakhulu mane.

³⁰ Kubantwana bakwaZebuloni, ngemindeni yabo, ezizukulwaneni zabo nangezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

³¹ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaZebhulon, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anesixhenxe amawaka, anamakhulu mane.

³² Kubantwana bakoJosefa, abantwana bakoEfrayimi, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwane zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamabizo, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke aba negunya. Ukuphuma ukuya empini;

³³ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaEfrayim, baba ngamashumi amane amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.

³⁴ Kubantwana bakoManase, ngensendo zabo, ngezizukulwana zabo, ngezindlu zaboyise, ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu, bonke aba nga phuma;

³⁵ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaManase, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mabini.

³⁶ Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini, izizukulwane zabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

³⁷ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaBenjamini, baba ngamashumi amathathu anamahlanu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.

³⁸ Kubantwana bakwaDani ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

³⁹ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaDan, baba ngamashumi omathandathu anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe.

⁴⁰ Kubantwana bakwa-Asheri ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

⁴¹ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwa-Ashere, baba ngamashumi amane ananye amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu.

⁴² Kubantwana bakwaNafetali ngemindeni yabo ngezizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo ngokwenani lamagama, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma;

⁴³ ababalwayo kubo besizwe sakwaNafetali, baba ngamashumi amahlanu anamathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mane.

⁴⁴ Yilabo ababalwayo oMose, no-Aroni, nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, amadoda ayishumi nambili; kwaba yilowo nalowo eyendlu yawoyise.

⁴⁵ Baba kanjalo bonke ababalwayo babantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezindlu zoyise, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma baye kwa-Israyeli;

⁴⁶ Bonke ababalwayo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amahlanu.

⁴⁷ Kodwa amaLevi ngokwesizwe soyise kababalwanga phakathi kwabo.

⁴⁸ Ngokuba uJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

⁴⁹ Kuphela nje ungasibali isizwe sakwaLevi, ungathathi umumo waso phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

⁵⁰ Kodwa kumelwe ubeke amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi naphezu kwazo zonke izitsha zalo naphezu kwakho konke okungokwalo; kumelwe bathwale itabernakele nazo zonke izinto zalo; bayakulikhonza, balimise nxazonke zetabernakele.

⁵¹ Lapho itabernakele lisuka, amaLevi kumelwe alidilize; ekumisweni kwetabernakele, amaLevi alimise; futhi umfokazi osondelayo kumelwe abulawe.

⁵² Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube yilowo nalowo ngekamu lakhe, kube yilowo nalowo njengophawu lwakhe ngamabandla abo.

⁵³ Kodwa amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi, funa kufike ulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lobufakazi.

⁵⁴ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza-ke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo-ke.