Yosuwa 21 - Kinyarwanda Bibiliya Ntagatifu

Imigi y’Abalevi

¹ Abakuru b’umuryango w’Abalevi basanga umuherezabitambo Eleyazari, Yozuwe mwene Nuni, n’abakuru b’inzu z’imiryango y’Abayisraheli.

² Bababwirira i Silo mu gihugu cya Kanahani, bati «Uhoraho, abitumye Musa, yategetse ko muduha imigi yo kubamo, n’imirima rusange kubera amatungo yacu.»

³ Nuko ku minani yabo, Abayisraheli baha Abalevi iyi migi ikurikira n’imirima rusange yayo, uko Uhoraho yabitegetse.

⁴ Ubufindo bwerekanye amazu ya bene Kehati: nuko mu Balevi igice cya bene Aroni umuherezabitambo bahabwa imigi cumi n’itatu ivuye mu munani w’umuryango wa Yuda, mu wa Simewoni, no mu wa Benyamini.

⁵ Abandi bahungu ba Kehati bahawe n’ubufindo imigi cumi ivuye mu munani w’umuryango wa Efurayimu, mu wa Dani, no mu w’igice cya kabiri cy’umuryango wa Manase.

⁶ Bene Gerishoni bahawe hakoreshejwe ubufindo imigi cumi n’itatu muri Bashani ivuye mu munani w’umuryango wa Isakari, mu wa Asheri, mu wa Nefutali no mu w’igice cya kabiri cy’umuryango wa Manase.

⁷ Bene Merari, ukurikije amazu yabo, babonye imigi cumi n’ibiri yo mu munani w’umuryango wa Rubeni, mu wa Gadi no mu wa Zabuloni.

⁸ Abayisraheli bahaye Abalevi iyo migi n’imirima rusange yayo, bakoresheje ubufindo, nk’uko Uhoraho yari yarabitegetse, abitumye Musa.

⁹ Mu muryango wa Yuda no mu muryango wa Simewoni batanze iyi migi ikurikira.

¹⁰ Bene Aroni, mwene Kehati, wa Levi, begukanye umugabane wa mbere.

¹¹ Bahawe Kiriyati‐Haruba, ari yo Heburoni yo mu misozi ya Yuda, hamwe n’imirima rusange iyikikije; Haruba uwo yari se wa Anoki.

¹² Ariko imirima y’uwo mugi n’imidugudu yawo byahawe Kalebu, mwene Yefune.

¹³ Bene Aroni umuherezabitambo, bahawe Heburoni, wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi, n’imirima rusange yayo, banahabwa Libuna n’imirima rusange yayo,

¹⁴ Yatiri n’imirima rusange yayo, Eshitenowa n’imirima rusange yayo,

¹⁵ Holoni n’imirima rusange yayo, Debiri n’imirima rusange yayo,

¹⁶ Hayini n’imirima rusange yayo, Yuta n’imirima rusange yayo, Betishemeshi n’imirima rusange yayo: yose hamwe ni imigi cyenda yafashwe ku munani w’iyo miryango yombi.

¹⁷ Mu muryango wa Benyamini batanze iyi migi: Gibewoni n’imirima rusange yayo, Geba n’imirima rusange yayo,

¹⁸ Anatoti n’imirima rusange yayo, Alimoni n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

¹⁹ Imigi yose hamwe abaherezabitambo bene Aroni bahawe, ni cumi n’itatu n’imirima rusange yayo.

²⁰ Amazu y’Abalevi bene Kehati bandi, ubufindo bwayahesheje iyi migi yo mu muryango wa Efurayimu:

²¹ Sikemu, wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi uri mu misozi ya Efurayimu n’imirima rusange yayo, Gezeri n’imirima rusange yayo,

²² Kibisayimu n’imirima rusange yayo, Betihoroni n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

²³ Mu muryango wa Dani batanze iyi migi: Eliteke n’imirima rusange yayo, Gibetoni n’imirima rusange yayo,

²⁴ Ayaloni n’imirima rusange yayo, Gatirimoni n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

²⁵ Kuri kimwe cya kabiri cy’umuryango wa Manase, batanze Tanaki n’imirima rusange yayo, Gatirimoni n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ibiri.

²⁶ Imigi yose hamwe bene Kehati bandi bahawe ni icumi n’imirima rusange yayo.

²⁷ Bene Gerishoni bo mu mazu y’Abalevi bahawe Golani ho muri Bashani, wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi, mu gice cya kabiri cy’umuryango wa Manase, bahabwa na Beshitera, n’imirima rusange y’iyo migi yombi.

²⁸ Mu muryango wa Isakari bahawe Kishyoni n’imirima rusange yayo, Daberati n’imirima rusange yayo.

²⁹ Yarimuti n’imirima rusange yayo, Eniganimu n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

³⁰ Mu muryango wa Asheri bahawe Misheyali n’imirima rusange yayo, na Abidoni n’imirima rusange yayo,

³¹ Helikati n’imirima rusange yayo, Rehobi n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

³² Mu muryango wa Nefutali bahawe Kedeshi ho muri Galileya, wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi, n’imirima rusange yayo, Hamotidori n’imirima rusange yayo, Karitani n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi itatu.

³³ Imigi yose hamwe y’Abagerishoni, nk’uko amazu yabo angana, ni cumi n’itatu n’imirima rusange yayo.

³⁴ Abalevi bandi bo mu nzu ya bene Merari bahawe ku mugabane w’umuryango wa Zabuloni: Yokineyamu n’imirima rusange yayo, Karita n’imirima rusange yayo,

³⁵ Dimina n’imirima rusange yayo, Nahalali n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

³⁶ Ku mugabane w’umuryango wa Rubeni bahawe Beseri, wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi, n’imirima rusange yayo, Yahasi n’imirima rusange yayo,

³⁷ Kedemoti n’imirima rusange yayo, Mefati n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

³⁸ Ku mugabane w’umuryango wa Gadi bahawe Ramoti ya Gilihadi wa mugi w’ubuhungiro bw’umwishi, n’imirima rusange yayo, Mahanayimu n’imirima rusange yayo,

³⁹ Heshiboni n’imirima rusange yayo, Yazeri n’imirima rusange yayo: iba imigi ine.

⁴⁰ Imigi yose hamwe ubufindo bwahesheje bene Merari, mu bandi Balevi, bakurikije amazu yabo, ni imigi cumi n’ibiri.

⁴¹ Rero imigi y’Abalevi rwagati mu gihugu cy’Abayisraheli, yose hamwe ni mirongo ine n’umunani, n’imirima rusange yayo.

⁴² Buri mugi wari ukikijwe n’imirima rusange yawo; ni ko byari bimeze kuri iyo migi yose.

⁴³ Uhoraho aha Israheli igihugu cyose yari yararahiriye abasekuruza babo ko azabaha; barakigarurira, baragitura.

⁴⁴ Uhoraho abaha ikiruhuko ku mpande zose, nk’uko yari yarabisezeraniye abasekuruza babo. Nta n’umwe mu banzi babo washoboye kubananira, Uhoraho abegurira abanzi babo bose.

⁴⁵ Mu masezerano yose meza Uhoraho yabwiye umuryango wa Israheli, nta na rimwe ryapfuye ubusa; yose yarujujwe.