UJoshuwa 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 21 Imizi yamaLevi

¹ Izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zamaLevi zasondela ku-Eleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, nasezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;

² Bakhuluma kubo eShilo ezweni laseKhanani, bathi: “UJehova wayala ngesandla sikaMose ukuba sinikezwe imizi yokuhlala, namadlelo ayo ezinkomo zethu.”

³ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawanika amaLevi efeni lawo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi namadlelo ayo.

⁴ Inkatho yaphuma ezizukulwaneni zamaKohati; abantwana bakwa-Aroni umpristi, ababengamaLevi, ngeqashiso imizi eyishumi nantathu esizweni sakwaJuda, nasesizweni sakwaSimeyoni, nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini.

⁵ Abanye abantwana bakwaKohati baba nemizi eyishumi emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi nasesizweni sakwaDani nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase.

⁶ Abantwana bakwaGereshoni babelwa imizi eyishumi nantathu emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Isakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase eBashani.

⁷ Abantwana bakwaMerari ngemindeni yabo babenemizi eyishumi nambili esizweni sakwaRubeni, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebuloni.

⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawanika amaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo ngenkatho, njengalokho uJehova eyalile ngesandla sikaMose.

⁹ Esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni babanika le mizi ebizwa ngegama lapha,

¹⁰ abantwana bakwa-Aroni ababenayo emindenini yamaKohati ababevela kubantwana bakwaLevi, ngokuba yaba yinkatho yabo yokuqala.

¹¹ Babanika umuzi ka-Arba, uyise ka-Enaki, eyiHebroni ezintabeni zakwaJuda, namadlelo ayo nxazonke zayo.

¹² Kodwa insimu yomuzi nemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune kube yifa lakhe.

¹³ Babanika abantwana bakwa-Aroni umpristi iHebroni nedlelo layo, libe ngumuzi okhululekile wokuhlatshwa; neLibina nedlelo layo,

¹⁴ neJatiri namadlelo alo, ne-Estemowa namadlelo alo,

¹⁵ neHoloni nedlelo layo, neDebiri namadlelo ayo,

¹⁶ ne-Ayini namadlelo alo, neJuta namadlelo alo, neBeti Shemeshi namadlelo alo; imizi eyisishiyagalolunye kulezo zizwe ezimbili.

¹⁷ Esizweni sakwaBenjamini: iGibeyoni nedlelo layo, neGeba nedlelo layo,

¹⁸ ne-Anathoti nedlelo layo, ne-Alimoni nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

¹⁹ Yonke imizi yamadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

²⁰ Imindeni yabantwana bakwaKohati, amaLevi asala emadodaneni kaKohati, yabelwa imizi ngenkatho yabo esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi.

²¹ Babanika iShekemi nedlelo lalo ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, libe ngumuzi okhululekile wokuhlatshwa; neGezeri nedlelo layo,

²² neKibisayimi nedlelo layo, neBeti Horoni nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

²³ Esizweni sakwaDani: i-Eliteke nedlelo lalo, neGibethoni namadlelo alo,

²⁴ i-Ajaloni nedlelo layo, neGati-rimoni nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

²⁵ Esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase: iThanaki nedlelo layo, neGati-rimoni nedlelo layo; imizi emibili.

²⁶ Yonke imizi yayiyishumi namadlelo ayo ezizukulwaneni zabantwana bakwaKohati abasala.

²⁷ Abantwana bakwaGereshoni emindenini yamaLevi banikwa enye inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase iGolani eBashani nedlelo layo, umuzi okhululekileyo wokuhlatshwa; kanye neBeestera nedlelo layo; imizi emibili.

²⁸ Esizweni sakwa-Isakare: iKishoni namadlelo alo, neDabere namadlelo alo,

²⁹ neJarimu nedlelo layo, ne-Eni-Ganimi nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

³⁰ Esizweni sakwa-Asheri: iMisali nedlelo layo, ne-Abidoni nedlelo layo,

³¹ iHelekati nedlelo layo, neRehobe nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

³² Esizweni sakwaNafetali, iKedeshi yaseGalile nedlelo layo, umuzi okhululekile wokuhlatshwa; neHamoti-dori nedlelo layo, neKartani nedlelo layo; imizi emithathu.

³³ Yonke imizi yamaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

³⁴ Imindeni yabantwana bakwaMerari, insali yamaLevi, esizweni sakwaZebuloni, iJokineyamu namadlelo alo, neKaritha namadlelo alo,

³⁵ iDimna nedlelo layo, neNahalali nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

³⁶ Esizweni sakwaRubeni: iBezeri namadlelo alo, neJahasha namadlelo alo,

³⁷ iKedemoti nedlelo layo, neMefahati nedlelo layo; imizi emine.

³⁸ Esizweni sakwaGadi, iRamoti kwaGileyadi nedlelo layo, umuzi okhululekileyo wokucekwa; neMahanayimi nedlelo layo,

³⁹ iHeshiboni nedlelo layo, neJazeri nedlelo layo; amadolobha amane esewonke.

⁴⁰ Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwaMerari ngemindeni yabo esele emindenini yamaLevi ngenkatho yabo yaba yimizi eyishumi nambili.

⁴¹ Yonke imizi yamaLevi efeni labantwana bakwa-Israyeli yayiyimizi engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili namadlelo ayo.

⁴² Le mizi yayiyilowo namadlelo ayo nxazonke zayo; yayinjalo yonke le mizi.

⁴³ UJehova wamnika u-Israyeli lonke izwe ayefunge ukulinika oyise; balidla, bahlala kulo.

⁴⁴ UJehova wabanika ukuphumula nxazonke njengakho konke ayekuthembisile koyise ngesifungo; akwabakho muntu kuzo zonke izitha zabo owama phambi kwabo; uJehova wanikela zonke izitha zabo esandleni sabo.

⁴⁵ Kakusweli lutho oluhle uJehova alukhulumile endlini kaIsrayeli; konke kwenzeka.