Towns Are Given to the Levites
1The leaders of the Levite family groups approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun. They also approached the leaders of the family groups of Israel’s other tribes. 2They went to all of them at Shiloh in Canaan. They said to them, “Give us towns to live in. Also give us grasslands for our livestock. That’s what the Lord commanded through Moses.”
3So the Israelites gave the Levites towns and grasslands out of their own shares of land. They did what the Lord had commanded. Here are the towns the Levites were given.
4The first lot drawn out was for the people of Kohath, according to their family groups. Some of the Levites came from the family line of Aaron the priest. They were given 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
5The rest of Kohath’s family groups were given ten towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh.
6The family groups of Gershon were given 13 towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali and half of the tribe of Manasseh. That part of Manasseh was in the land of Bashan.
7The family groups of Merari received 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Each family group received its share.
8So the Israelites gave those towns and their grasslands to the Levites. They did what the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9Some towns were given from the territories of the tribes of Judah and Simeon. 10The Israelites gave them to the members of the family line of Aaron. The towns were given to the family groups of Kohath. They were Levites. The first lot drawn out was for them. Here are the towns the family groups of Kohath were given.
11The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba and the grasslands around it. Kiriath Arba is also called Hebron. It’s in the hill country of Judah. Anak came from the family line of Arba. 12But Israel had already given away the fields and villages around the city. They had given them to Caleb as his share. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh. 13So they gave Hebron to the members of the family line of Aaron the priest. Hebron was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also gave them Libnah, 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15Holon, Debir, 16Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh. They gave those towns and their grasslands to the family groups of Kohath. The total number of towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon came to nine.
17The Israelites gave some towns from the tribe of Benjamin to the family groups of Kohath.
The towns were Gibeon, Geba, 18Anathoth and Almon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
19So the total number of towns and their grasslands given to the priests in Aaron’s family line came to 13.
20There were other family groups of Kohath among the Levites. They were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim. Here are the towns those other family groups of Kohath were given.
21In the hill country of Ephraim they were given
Shechem. It was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They were also given Gezer, 22Kibzaim and Beth Horon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
23From the tribe of Dan they received
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24Aijalon and Gath Rimmon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
25From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received
Taanach and Gath Rimmon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to two.
26So all these ten towns and their grasslands were given to the other family groups of Kohath.
27Here are the towns given to the family groups of Gershon among the Levites.
From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received
Golan in the land of Bashan. Golan was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Be Eshterah. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to two.
28From the tribe of Issachar they received
Kishion, Daberath, 29Jarmuth and En Gannim. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
30From the tribe of Asher they received
Mishal, Abdon, 31Helkath and Rehob. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
32From the tribe of Naphtali they received
Kedesh in Galilee. Kedesh was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Hammoth Dor and Kartan. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to three.
33So the total number of towns and their grasslands given to the family groups of Gershon came to 13.
34The rest of the Levites were from the family groups of Merari. Here are the towns they were given.
From the tribe of Zebulun they received
Jokneam, Kartah, 35Dimnah and Nahalal. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
36From the tribe of Reuben they received
Bezer, Jahaz, 37Kedemoth and Mephaath. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
38From the tribe of Gad they received
Ramoth in Gilead. Ramoth was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Mahanaim, 39Heshbon and Jazer. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.
40So the total number of towns given to the family groups of Merari came to 12. That concludes the list of towns the rest of the Levites received.
41The total number of Levite towns and their grasslands in the territory given to Israel came to 48. 42Each of those towns had grasslands around it. That was true of all of them.
43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And Israel took it over. Then they made their homes there. 44The Lord gave them peace and rest on every side. He had promised their people of long ago that he would do that. Not one of Israel’s enemies was able to fight against them and win. The Lord handed all their enemies over to them. 45The Lord kept all the good promises he had made to the Israelites. Every one of them came true.
Mizinda ya Alevi
1Tsono atsogoleri a mabanja a fuko la Levi anabwera kwa wansembe Eliezara, Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, ndi kwa atsogoleri a mabanja a mafuko onse a Aisraeli, 2ku Silo mʼdziko la Kanaani ndipo anati, “Yehova analamula kudzera mwa Mose kuti atipatse mizinda kuti tikhalemo, pamodzi ndi malo odyetseramo ziweto zathu.” 3Choncho, Aisraeli anapereka kwa fuko la Levi mizinda iyi pamodzi ndi malo owetera ziweto zawo kuchokera ku madera awo, monga Yehova analamulira:
4Maere oyamba anagwera mabanja a Kohati, Alevi amene anali zidzukulu za wansembe Aaroni anapatsidwa mizinda 13 kuchokera ku mafuko a Yuda, Simeoni ndi Benjamini. 5Ndipo mabanja otsala a Kohati anapatsidwa mizinda khumi kuchokera ku mafuko a Efereimu, Dani ndi theka la fuko la Manase.
6Zidzukulu za Geresoni zinapatsidwa mizinda 13 kuchokera ku mabanja a mafuko a Isakara, Aseri, Nafutali ndi theka la fuko la Manase ku Basani.
7Mabanja a Merari anapatsidwa mizinda khumi ndi iwiri kuchokera ku mafuko a Rubeni, Gadi ndi Zebuloni.
8Choncho Aisraeli anapereka kwa fuko la Levi mizindayi pamodzi ndi malo odyetserako ziweto pogwiritsa ntchito maere, monga Yehova analamula kudzera mwa Mose.
9Awa ndi mayina a mizinda ya mafuko a Yuda ndi Simeoni imene inaperekedwa kwa zidzukulu za Aaroni, 10ku banja la Kohati amene anali Alevi. Paja maere oyamba anagwera mabanja a Kohati kuti alandira mizinda.
11Anapatsidwa mzinda wa Kiriati Ariba. (Paja Ariba ndiye kholo la Anaaki). Dzina lina la mzindawu ndi Hebroni, ndipo unali mʼdziko la mapiri la Yuda. Pamodzi ndi mzindawu anapatsidwanso mabusa ake onse ozungulira. 12Komabe minda ndi midzi yozungulira mizindayi inali itaperekedwa kale kwa Kalebe, mwana wa Yefune kuti ikhale cholowa chake.
13Choncho zidzukulu za Aaroni wansembe, zinapatsidwa Hebroni (mzinda wopulumukirako amene wapha munthu), Libina, 14Yatiri, Esitemowa, 15Holoni, Debri, 16Aini, Yuta, ndi Beti-Semesi pamodzi ndi mabusa odyetseramo ziweto ozungulira mizindayi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda isanu ndi inayi yochokera ku mafuko awiriwa.
17Fuko la Benjamini linapereka Gibiyoni, Geba, 18Anatoti ndi Alimoni, pamodzi ndi mabusa odyetsera ziweto ozungulira mizindayi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
19Choncho mizinda 13 pamodzi ndi malo odyetsera ziweto anapatsidwa kwa ansembe, zidzukulu za Aaroni.
20Mabanja ena otsalira a Kohati a fuko la Levi anapatsidwa mizinda iyi kuchokera ku fuko la Efereimu:
21Mizinda ya Sekemu ndi Gezeri ndiye inali mizinda wopulumukirako munthu aliyense wopha mnzake mwangozi. Mizindayi inali ku mapiri a Efereimu. 22Analandiranso mizinda ya Gezeri, Kibuzaimu, Beti-Horoni pamodzi ndi malo odyetsera ziweto ozungulira mizindayi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
23Fuko la Dani linapereka mizinda ya Eliteke, Gibetoni, 24Ayaloni, Gati-Rimoni pamodzi ndi mabusa odyetsera ziweto ozungulira mizindayi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
25Kuchokera ku theka la fuko la Manase analandira Taanaki ndi Gati-Rimoni pamodzi ndi malo awo owetera ziweto, mizinda iwiri.
26Mizinda khumi yonseyi pamodzi ndi malo odyetsera ziweto, zinapatsidwa ku mabanja ena onse a Akohati.
27Mabanja a Ageresoni a fuko la Levi anapatsidwa mizinda iwiri
kuchokera ku theka la Manase wa kummawa,
Golani ku Basani (mzinda wopulumukirako amene wapha munthu mwangozi) ndi Beesitera, pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetserako ziweto.
28Fuko la Isakara linapereka mizinda ya
Kisoni, Daberati, 29Yarimuti ndi Eni Ganimu, pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetsera ziweto. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
30Fuko la Aseri linapereka mizinda ya
Misali, Abidoni, 31Helikati ndi Rehobu pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetsera ziweto. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
32Fuko la Nafutali linapereka mizinda ya
Kedesi wa ku Galileya, mzinda umene unali wopulumukiramo munthu wopha mnzake mwangozi. Analandiranso mizinda ya Hamoti-Dori ndi Karitani. Kuphatikizira apa, analandira malo odyetsera ziweto a mizindayi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
33Mabanja onse a Ageresoni analandira mizinda 13 pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetsera a ziweto.
34Mabanja a Merari amene anali otsala a fuko la Levi, anapatsidwa
mizinda iyi kuchokera ku fuko la Zebuloni:
Yokineamu, Karita, 35Dimuna ndi Nahalali, pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetsera ziweto. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
36Kuchokera ku fuko la Rubeni analandira
Bezeri, Yahaza, 37Kedemoti ndi Mefaati, pamodzi ndi malo awo odyetsera ziweto. Yonse pamodzi inali mizinda inayi.
38Kuchokera ku fuko la Gadi
analandira mzinda wa Ramoti ku Giliyadi. Mzinda umene unali wopulumukiramo munthu wopha mnzake mwangozi. 39Analandiranso mizinda ya Mahanaimu, Hesiboni, Yazeri pamodzi ndi malo odyetserako ziweto ozungulira mizinda yonseyi. Yonse pamodzi inali mizindayi anayi.
40Choncho mabanja onse a Merari, amene anali otsala a fuko la Levi analandira mizinda khumi ndi iwiri pogwiritsa ntchito maere.
41Motero mizinda 48 ya mʼdziko limene Aisraeli analanda inapatsidwa kwa Alevi, kuphatikizapo malo ake odyetsera ziweto. 42Iliyonse mwa mizindayi inali ndi malo owetera ziweto oyizungulira.
43Motero Yehova anapereka kwa Israeli dziko limene analumbira kulipereka kwa makolo awo. Atalilandira anadzakhalamo. 44Yehova anawapatsa mtendere mʼdziko lonse monga momwe analonjezera makolo awo. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe mwa adani awo amene anatha kuwagonjetsa chifukwa Yehova anapereka adani awo onse mʼmanja mwawo. 45Yehova anakwaniritsa zonse zimene analonjeza kwa Aisraeli.
