¹ U Yahweh akanena nu Moses mu tenti lya kukomanilamo munkholongo ya Sinai. Ichi chikabombiwa isiku lya bwandilo umwezi wa bubili mumwaka wa bubili pisinda pa banthu ba Izilayeli bo bafuma mu chisu cha Egypt. U Yahweh akati, ² ''Belenga imbumba yonsi ya banalume baku Izilayeli ukuyana ni vikolo vyabo, inyumba zya ba sekulu babo, na mazina ghabo. Belenga ghosi amazina gha banalume pa weka na yunji, ³ yo ali ni myaka twenty pamo ukupululilako. Belenga wensi yo angalwa ubulwe ngati musilikali wa mu Izilayeli. Uwe nu Aaron mubaghile musimbe amazina gha banalume ukwendela mu tubukatila twabo. ⁴ Umwanalume ukufuma ku luko, ichikolo kunthazi abaghile ukubomba nuwe ngati mulongozi waluko lyache. Umulongozi wensi abaghile alongozye abanalume bobakwiza ukulwa chifukwa cha nyumba zya lunyungu lyabo. ⁵ Agha gho mazina gha balaghili bo ubaghile ukulwa nabo poka numwe: Pakufuma ku luko lwa Reuben, nu mwana umwanalume uwa Elizur; ⁶ Ukufuma ku luko lwa Simeoni. Shelumiel umwana wa Zurishadda; ⁷ ukufuma ku luko lwa Yuda, Nahshon umwana waAmminadab; ⁸ ukufuma ku luko lwa Issachar, Nethanel umwana wa Zuar; ⁹ ukufuma ku luko lwa Zebulun, Eliab umwana wa Helon; ¹⁰ ukufuma ku luko lwa Ephraim umwana wa Yosefe, Elishama umwana wa Ammihud; ¹¹ ukufuma ku luko lwa Manasseh, Gamaliel umwana wa Pedahzur; ukufuma ku luko lwa Benjamini, Abidan umwana wa Gideoni; ¹² ukufuma ku luko lwa Dan, Ahiezer umwana wa Ammishadai; ¹³ ukufuma ku luko lwa Asher, Pagiel umwana wa Okran; ¹⁴ ukufuma ku luko lwa Gad, Eliasaph umwana wa Deuel; ¹⁵ sona ukufuma ku luko lwa Naphtali, Ahira umwana wa Enan.'' ¹⁶ Aba bakaba banalume bo bakasebiwa ukufuma ku banthu. Bakalongozya u luko lwa basekulu babo nu luko lwabo. Bakaba balongozi ba luko lyabo mu Izilayeli. ¹⁷ U Moses nu Aaron bakabasenda abanalume aba, bo bakasimbiwa na mazina ghabo, ¹⁸ sona bakabunganika ichikaya chonsi isiku lya kwanda ilya mwezi wa bubili. Abanalume aba myaka twenty nukupululilapo bo basimbiwe amazina ghapo ukuyana nu luko lyabo, ichikolo chabo, nukupapiwa mu nyumba zyabo. bakabelengeka umwanalume nu munyabo. ¹⁹ Po u Moses akasimbisya ubwinji bwabo mulungalangala lwa Sinai, mo u Yahweh akamulaghila ukuti abombe. ²⁰ U kufuma kulunyungu lya Rubeni, abakatote ba Izilayeli, mu vyo visenguliwe, uluko lwabo, lwa banyenya, ba mu nyumba zyabo, amazina gha bonsi abanalume bo bali ni myaka twenty nukuchilapo babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelangeka umwanalume pa weka nu yunji. ²¹ Bakabelenga abanalume 46,500 ukufuma ku luko lwa Rubeni. ²² Ukufuma ku lunungu lwa Simeoni, ukufuma mu vyo visenguliwe, mu luko lwabo, mu nyumba zya basekulu babo, amazina gha banalume bo bali ni myaka twenty nukupululila, abakubaghila ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelngekanga weka nu munyabo umwanalume. ²³ Bakabelenga abanalume 59,300 ukufuma mu luko lwa Simeon. ²⁴ Ukufuma mu lunyungu lwa Gad, mu vyo visenguliwe, mu luko lwabo, mu basekulu mu nyumba zyabo, amazina ghonsi agha banalume bakwanisizye imyaka twenty nukupululila, bobabaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ²⁵ Bakabelenga 45,650 abana abanalume ukufuma ku luko lwa Gad. ²⁶ Ukufuma ku mphaka ya Yuda, ukufuma mu vyo visenguliiwe, mu luko lwabo, ukuyana ni nyumba zya basekulu babo, amazina ghabo ghonsi agha banalume aba myaka twente nukupululila, aba babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ²⁷ Bakabelenga abanalume 74,600 ukufuma ku luko lwa Yuda. ²⁸ Ukufuma ku lunungu lwa Issachar, mu vyo visenguliwe, mu luko lwabo, ukonkhana nimbatiko zya nyumba zya ba wisekulu, amazina ghabo bonsi abanalune aba myaka twenty nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bwite, bakabelengeka. ²⁹ Bakabelenga abanalume 54,400 ukufuma ku luko lwa Issachar. ³⁰ Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Zebulun, kufuma mu vyo visenguliwe, mu luko lwabo, mu nyumba ya basekulu babo, amazina ghonsi agha bananalume aba myaka twenty nukupululila, bakabaghila ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ³¹ Bakabelenga 57,400 abanalume ukufuma ku luko lwa Zebulun. ³² Ukuma ku lunyungu lwa Ephraim umwana wa Yosefe, ukufuma mu vyo visenguliwe, mu luko lwabo, mu nyumba zyaba sekulu babo, amazina gha banalume aba myaka twenty pamo nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ³³ Bakabelenga 40,500 abanalume ukufumila ku luko lwa Ephraim. ³⁴ Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Manasseh umwana wa Yosefe, ukufuma mu vyo visenguliwe, ukuyana nuluko lwabo, ukuyana ni nyumba zya basekulu babo, amazina gha banalume ba myaka twenty nukupululila babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ³⁵ Bakabelenga 32,200 abanalume ukufuma ku luko lwa Manasseh. ³⁶ Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Benjamin, ukufuma mu vyo visenguliwe, muluko lyabo mu nyumba zyaba sekulu babo, amazina gha banalume aba myaka twenty nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ³⁷ Bakabelenga 35,400 abanalume ukufuma ku luko lwa Benjamin. ³⁸ Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Dan, ukufuma a mu vyo visenguliwe, munyumba ya basekulu babo, amazingha banalume aba myaka twenty nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ³⁹ Bakabelenga 62,700 ukufuma ku luko lwa Dan. ⁴⁰ Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Asher, ukufuma mu vyo vilembekite, mu luko lwabo, munyumba zya basekulu babo, amazina agha banalume aba myaka twenty nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ⁴¹ Bakabelenga 41,500 abanalume ukufuma ku luko lwa Asher. ⁴² Ukufuma ku lunyungu lwa Naphtali, ukufuma mumbali ya mphapo zyabo, ku luko lwabo, munyumba zya basekulu babo, amazina ghabanalume aba myaka twenty nukupululila, babaghile ukuya ku bulwe, bakabelengeka. ⁴³ Bakabelenga 53,400 ukufuma ku luko lwa Naphtali. ⁴⁴ U Moses nu Aaron bakabelenga bonsi abanalume, poka nabanalume twelve bo bakatanjililanga mu Izilayeli , bonsi ukufuma munyumba zya ba nyenya bache. ⁴⁵ Polelo bonsi abanalume aba mu Izilayeli aba myaka twenty nukupululila, bonsi bo bangalwa ubulwe, bakabelengeka wensi ukufuma munyumba zya banyenya babo. ⁴⁶ Bakabelenga abanalume 603,550. ⁴⁷ Loli aba Levi batakabelengeka ukuyana nu luko lwa banyenya babo ⁴⁸ chifukwa u Yahweh akanena kwa Moses, ⁴⁹ '' Mutakabelenge uluko lwa ba Levi ukubongania mu banthu ba Izilayeli. ⁵⁰ Loli, imbombo yaba Levi ya kusungilila ichitembe cha chibokosi chandaghilo, nukusungilila vyosi ivya kubaghililiwa mu chitembe navyonsi vyo vili mukasi. Aba Levi babaghile ukunyamula ichitembe sona banyamule ivya kuyembesya vyache. Basungilile ichitembe nukubungana nuku chizyungulila. ⁵¹ Nanthi ichitembe inthi chiye kubunji, aba Levi babaghile ukuchinyamula. Nanthi ichitembe inthi chimikiwe, aba Levi bachimik. Umuyeni wensi yo akupalamila ku pipi abaghile ukomiwa. ⁵² Nanthi abanthu ba Izilayeli inthi bimike itenti, umwanalume wensi abaghile ukupanga ngati abonye papipi nichipembo chakabukatila aka babwite. ⁵³ Napobuli, aba Levi bangimika ama tenti ukuzungulizya ichitembe chachibokosi ukuti ubukali bwane butakize pa banthu ba Izilayeli. Aba Levi babaghile ukubomba imbombo zya chitembe cha chibokosi chandaghilo.'' ⁵⁴ Abanthu ba Izilayeli bakabomba vyonsi ivi. Bakabomba vyonsi ivi vyo u Yahweh akalamula ukwizila mwa Moses.