UJoshuwa 21
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Imizi engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili yamaLevi
1Kwasondela izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi ku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nakuzo izinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 2 bakhuluma kubo eShilo ezweni laseKhanani, bathi: “UJehova wayala ngesandla sikaMose ukuba siphiwe imizi ukuhlala kuyo kanye namadlelo ayo, abe ngawezinkomo zethu.” 3Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli base bewanika amaLevi efeni labo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi kanye namadlelo ayo.
4Inkatho yadla imindeni yamaKohati; abantwana bakwa-Aroni umpristi ababe ngamaLevi babelwa esizweni sakwaJuda, nasesizweni sakwaSimeyoni, nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini imizi eyishumi nantathu. 5Abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati babelwa emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi, nasesizweni sakwaDani, nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase imizi eyishumi.
6Abantwana bakwaGereshoni babelwa emindenini yesizwe sakwa-Isakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase eBashani imizi eyishumi nantathu.
7Abantwana bakwaMerari ngemindeni yabo babelwa esizweni sakwaRubeni, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebuloni imizi eyishumi nambili.
8Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawanika amaLevi ngenkatho leyo mizi kanye namadlelo ayo, njengalokho uJehova ebeyalile ngesandla sikaMose.
9Abelwa esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni lemizi eshiwo lapha ngamagama 10 yaba ngeyabantwana bakwa-Aroni bemindeni yamaKohati ayengamaLevi; ngokuba inkatho yokuqala yaba ngeyabo.
11 Bawanika umuzi ka-Araba owayenguyise ka-Anaki, oyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo awo nxa zonke zawo. 12 Kepha amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo bamnika khona uKalebi indodana kaJefune kube yifa lakhe.
13 Abantwana bakwa-Aroni, umpristi, babanika iHebroni kanye namadlelo alo, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neLibina kanye namadlelo alo, 14neJatiri namadlelo alo, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo alo, 15neHoloni namadlelo alo, neDebiri namadlelo alo, 16ne-Ayini namadlelo alo, neJutha namadlelo alo, neBeti Shemeshi namadlelo alo, imizi eyisishiyagalolunye kulezo zizwe zombili.
17Esizweni sakwaBenjamini: iGibeyoni namadlelo alo, neGeba namadlelo alo, 18ne-Anathoti namadlelo alo, ne-Alimoni namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
19Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa-Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.
20Imindeni yabantwana bamaKohati amaLevi, abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati, yabelwa ngenkatho imizi yabo esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi.
21Bayinika iShekemi namadlelo alo ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neGezeri namadlelo alo, 22neKibisayimi namadlelo alo, neBeti-Horoni namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
23Esizweni sakwaDani: i-Elitheke namadlelo alo, neGibethoni namadlelo alo, 24ne-Ajaloni namadlelo alo, neGati Rimoni namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
25Kuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase: iThahanaki namadlelo alo, neGati Rimoni namadlelo alo, imizi mibili.
26Yonke imizi yemindeni yabantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati yayiyishumi namadlelo ayo.
27Abantwana bakwaGereshoni bemindeni yamaLevi babelwa kuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase iGolanu eBashani namadlelo alo, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neBeyeshitera namadlelo alo, imizi mibili. 28Esizweni sakwa-Isakare: iKishiyoni namadlelo alo, neDaberati namadlelo alo, 29neJarimuthi namadlelo alo, ne-Eni Ganimi namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
30Esizweni sakwa-Asheri: iMishali namadlelo alo, ne-Abidoni namadlelo alo, 31neHelikati namadlelo alo, neRehobe namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
32Esizweni sakwaNafetali: iKedeshi laseGalile namadlelo alo, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neHamoti Dori namadlelo alo, neKaritani namadlelo alo, imizi mithathu.
33Yonke imizi yamaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.
34Imindeni yabantwana bakwaMerari, abaseleyo kumaLevi, yabelwa esizweni sakwaZebuloni iJokineyamu namadlelo alo, neKarita namadlelo alo, 35neDimina namadlelo alo, neNahalali namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
36Esizweni sakwaRubeni: iBeseri namadlelo alo, neJahasi namadlelo alo, 37neKedemoti namadlelo alo, neMefahati namadlelo alo, imizi mine.
38Esizweni sakwaGadi: iRamoti kwaGileyadi namadlelo alo, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neMahanayimi namadlelo alo, 39neHeshiboni namadlelo alo, neJazeri namadlelo alo, yonke iyimizi emine.
40Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwaMerari ngemindeni yabo, imindeni eseleyo yamaLevi, isabelo sabo sasiyimizi eyishumi nambili. 41 Yonke imizi yamaLevi phakathi kwefa labantwana bakwa-Israyeli yayiyimizi engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili namadlelo ayo. 42Leyo mizi yonke yayinamadlelo ayo nxazonke zayo; kwakunjalo kuyo yonke leyo mizi.
43 UJehova wamnika-ke u-Israyeli lonke izwe afunga ukubanika lona oyise, balidla, bakha kulo. 44 UJehova wabanika ukuphumula nxazonke njengakho konke ayekufungile koyise; kwakungekho muntu kuzo zonke izitha zabo owema phambi kwabo; uJehova wanikela zonke izitha zabo esandleni sabo. 45 Akuphuthanga lutho kukho konke okuhle uJehova akukhuluma khona kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli; kwenziwa konke.
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