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U vhalwa ha Vhaisraele ha u ranga
1 Nga ḓuvha ḽa u ranga ḽa ṅwedzi wa vhuvhili wa ṅwaha wa vhuvhili Vhaisraele vhó pfuluwa Egipita, Muṋe washu a amba na Mushe henefho phangani ya Sinai, denndeni ya u ṱangana na Mudzimu, a ri, 2“Iwe na Aroni ni vhale Vhaisraele nga mitupo na miṱa. Ni ṅwale mutevhe wa madzina a vhanna vhoṱhe 3u thoma kha vha miṅwaha ya 20, vho teaho u bva pfumo. Ni vha vhale ni tshi tevhedza gomane dzavho. 4Tsinde ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe ḽi vhe na munna muthihi ane a ni farisa. Onoyo a vhe muhulwane wa mutupo wawe. 5Madzina a vhanna vhane vha ḓo ni farisa ngea:
| Tsinde | Muhulwane wa tsinde |
|---|---|
| Rubeni | Elitsuru ṅwana wa Shedeuru |
| 6Simioni | Shelumiele ṅwana wa Tsurishadai |
| 7Juda | Nahashoni ṅwana wa Aminadaba |
| 8Isakhara | Nathaniele ṅwana wa Tsuara |
| 9Zebuloni | Eliaba ṅwana wa Heloni |
| 10Efraimi ṅwana wa Josefa | Elishama ṅwana wa Amihudu |
| Manase ṅwana wa Josefa | Gamaliele ṅwana wa Phedatsuru |
| 11Benyamini | Abidani ṅwana wa Gidoni |
| 12Dani | Ahiesere ṅwana wa Amishadai |
| 13Ashere | Phagiele ṅwana wa Okhorani |
| 14Gadi | Eliasafu ṅwana wa Deuele |
| 15Nafuthali | Ahira ṅwana wa Enani.” |
16Ndi vhone vhanna vho nangwaho kha tshivhidzo, vharangaphanḓa vha matsinde a vhomakhulukuku. Ndi vhone vhahulwane vha matsinde a Vhaisraele.
17Mushe na Aroni vha dzhia vhanna avho vhe vha nangiwa, 18vha vhidza vhathu vhoṱhe vha kuvhangana nga ḓuvha ḽa u ranga ḽa ṅwedzi wa vhuvhili, vhathu vhoṱhe vha ṅwaliwa zwi tshi ya nga matsinde na miṱa yavho, ha ṅwaliwa madzina a vhanna vhoṱhe u thoma kha vha miṅwaha ya 20, 19nga he Muṋe washu a laya Mushe. Mushe o tou ralo a tshi vha vhala phangani ya Sinai. 20-46Vhanna vhoṱhe u thoma kha vha miṅwaha ya 20, vhe vha vha vho tea u bva pfumo, vho ṅwalisa madzina nga tsinde na muṱa, ha thomiwa nga tsinde ḽa Rubeni tanzhe ḽa Jakopo. Vhó ṱangana vhoṱhe ngevha:
| Tsinde | Tshivhalo tsha vhanna |
|---|---|
| Rubeni | 46 500 |
| Simioni | 59 300 |
| Gadi | 45 650 |
| Juda | 74 600 |
| Isakhara | 54 400 |
| Zebuloni | 57 400 |
| Vhana vha Josefa Efraimi | 40 500 |
| Manase | 32 200 |
| Benyamini | 35 400 |
| Dani | 62 700 |
| Ashere | 41 500 |
| Nafuthali | 53 400 |
| Vhoṱhe vho ṱangana: | 603 550 |
47Vhalivi vhone a vho ngo ṅwaliwa na maṅwe matsinde, 48nge Muṋe washu a vha o vhudza Mushe a ri, 49“Musi u tshi vhala vhanna vho teaho u bva pfumo, u songo vha ṱanganya na tsinde ḽa Livi. 50Vhalivi vhone u vha vhetshele u sedza zwa dennde ya mbulungelo ya mulanga na thundu dzayo dzoṱhe. Vha ḓo i hwala na thundu dzayo, vha shuma ngomu hayo, vha ṱoka mishasha yavho u mona nayo. 51 Musi ni tshi ṱokolola mishasha yaṋu ni tshi fhirela phanḓa, Vhalivi vha ḓo akhulula dennde, vha dovha vha i akha hoṱhe-hoṱhe hune na ḓo ṱoka mishasha yaṋu. Muthu a si Mulivi ane a vhuya a sendela tsini ha iyo dennde nga a vhulawe. 52Vhaṅwe Vhaisraele vha ṱoke mishasha yavho, tshigwada nga tshigwada, munna muṅwe na muṅwe e na vha tsinde ḽawe, e kha khethekanyo yawe. 53Hone Vhalivi vha ṱoke mishasha yavho u mona na dennde uri vha i linde, hu songo vhuya ha sendela muthu tsini hayo a ntsinyusa nda vhulaha vhathu vha Israele.”
54Ndi hone Vhaisraele vha tshi ita zwoṱhe zwe Muṋe washu a laya Mushe.
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