3 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi elifeni labo, ngokomlomo kaYehova, le mizi namadlelo ayo.
4 Laphuma iqashiso nemizalwane yamaKehati; yaba yeyoonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli abangabaLevi, esizweni sakwaYuda, nasesizweni sakwaSimon, nasesizweni sakwaBhenjamin, imizi elishumi elinamithathu ngeqashiso elo.
5 Abanye oonyana bakaKehati bafumana ngeqashiso imizi elishumi emizalwaneni yesizwe sakwaEfrayim, nasesizweni sakwaDan, nasesiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase.
6 Oonyana bakaGershon bafumana ngeqashiso imizi elishumi elinamithathu emizalwaneni yesizwe sakwaIsakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Ashere, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nasesiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase eBhashan.
7 Oonyana bakaMerari, ngokwemizalwane yabo, bafumana imizi elishumi elinamibini esizweni sakwaRubhen, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebhulon.
8 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi ngeqashiso loo mizi namadlelo ayo, njengoko uYehova wawisayo umthetho ngesandla sikaMoses.
9 Babanika esizweni soonyana bakaYuda, nasesizweni soonyana bakaSimon, yona le mizi ibizwa ngegama layo;