The Families of Kohath
1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2“Count the Levites who belong to the families of Kohath. Make a list of them family by family. 3Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.
4“Here is the work the men of Kohath must do at the tent of meeting. They must take care of the things that are very holy. 5When the camp is ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent. They must take down the curtain that hides the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. They must cover the ark with the curtain. 6Then they must cover that with strong leather. They must spread a solid blue cloth over the leather. And they must put the poles in place.
7“They must spread a blue cloth over the table for the holy bread. They must put the plates, dishes and bowls on the cloth. They must also put the jars for drink offerings on it. The bread that is always kept there must remain on it. 8They must spread a bright red cloth over everything. Then they must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the table in place.
9“They must get a blue cloth. With it they must cover the lampstand that gives light. They must also cover its lamps, trays and wick cutters. And they must cover all its jars. The jars are for the olive oil used in the lampstand. 10Then Aaron and his sons must wrap the lampstand and all the things used with it. They must cover it with the strong leather. And they must put it on a frame to carry it.
11“They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar for burning incense. They must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the altar in place.
12“They must get all the things used for serving in the sacred tent. They must wrap them in a blue cloth. They must cover that with the strong leather. Then they must put those things on a frame to carry them.
13“They must remove the ashes from the bronze altar for burnt offerings. They must spread a purple cloth over it. 14Then they must place all the tools on it. The tools are used for serving at the altar. They include the pans for carrying ashes. They also include the meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Aaron and his sons must cover the altar with the strong leather. And they must put its poles in place.
15“Aaron and his sons must cover all the holy things that belong to the holy tent. Only then are the men of Kohath to come and carry everything. They must do so only when the camp is ready to move. But they must not touch the holy things. If they do, they will die. The men of Kohath must carry everything in the tent of meeting.
16“Eleazar the priest will be in charge of the olive oil for the light. He is the son of Aaron. Eleazar will be in charge of the sweet-smelling incense. He will be in charge of the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He will be in charge of the entire holy tent. He will also be in charge of everything in it. That includes all the things that belong to the tent.”
17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, 18“Make sure that the Kohath families are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19I want them to live and not die when they come near the very holy things. So here is what you must do for them. Aaron and his sons must go into the sacred tent and tell each man what to do. They must tell each man what to carry. 20But the men of Kohath must not go in and look at the holy things. They must not look at them even for a moment. If they do, they will die.”
The Families of Gershon
21The Lord said to Moses, 22“Count the families of Gershon. Make a list of them family by family. 23Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.
24“Here is how the families of Gershon must serve. They must carry things. 25They must carry the curtains of the holy tent of meeting. They must carry its covering and the outside covering of strong leather. They must carry the curtains that cover the entrance to the tent of meeting. 26They must carry the curtains of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent and altar. They must carry the curtain for the entrance. They must carry the ropes. They must also carry all the supplies used for any purpose in the tent. The families of Gershon must do everything that needs to be done with those things. 27All their work must be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. That includes carrying and everything else they do. Aaron and his sons must tell them what to carry. And that will be their work. 28It is what the families of Gershon must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.
The Families of Merari
29“Count the families of Merari. Count them family by family. 30Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting. 31Here is the work they must do at the tent of meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases. 32They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all the supplies and everything connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry. 33That is the work the families of Merari must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.”
Counting the Families of the Levites
34Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the men of Kohath. They counted them family by family.
35They counted all the men from 30 to 50 years old. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 36There were 2,750 men. They were counted family by family. 37That was the total of all the men in the families of Kohath who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
38The men of Gershon were counted family by family.
39All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 40There were 2,630 men. They were counted family by family. 41That was the total of the men in the families of Gershon who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded.
42The men of Merari were counted family by family.
43All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 44There were 3,200 men. They were counted family by family. 45That was the total of the men in the families of Merari. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
46So Moses and Aaron counted all the Levites. The leaders of Israel helped them. They counted the Levites family by family. 47All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. They were also supposed to carry it. 48The total number of men was 8,580. 49Everything was done as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Each man was given his work. And each one was told what to carry.
So they were counted, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Akohathu
1Jehova akĩĩra Musa na Harũni atĩrĩ: 2“Thĩinĩ wa Alawii-rĩ, tarai rũhonge rwa Akohathu kũringana na mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao. 34:3 Ndar 1:47; Ndar 8:25; 1Maũ 23:3, 24, 27Mũtare arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mokaga gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo.
4“Ũyũ nĩguo wĩra wa Akohathu thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo: wĩra wao nĩ kũmenyerera indo iria theru mũno. 5Rĩrĩa kambĩ ĩgũthaama-rĩ, Harũni na ariũ ake marĩtoonyaga thĩinĩ wa hema ĩyo makaruta gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio gĩa kũhakania na makahumbĩra ithandũkũ rĩa Ũira nakĩo. 6Ningĩ marĩhumbĩre na gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo, na maare gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa bururu mũtheri igũrũ rĩacio, na matoonyie mĩtĩ ya kũrĩkuua handũ hayo.
74:7 Alaw 24:6; Thaam 25:30“Nao maare gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa bururu igũrũ rĩa metha ya mĩgate ĩrĩa ĩigagwo mbere ya Jehova, na mamĩigĩrĩre thaani, na thaani, nene na mbakũri, na ndigithũ cia magongona ma kũnyuuo; na mĩgate ĩrĩa ĩigagwo hau hĩndĩ ciothe ĩikare o hau igũrũ. 84:8 Thaam 26:26-28Macooke maigĩrĩre gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa gakarakũ igũrũ rĩa indo icio na ningĩ mahumbĩre gĩtambaya kĩu na njũũa cia pomboo, na matoonyie mĩtĩ ya kũrĩkuua handũ hayo.
9“Ningĩ moe gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa bururu, mahumbĩre mũtĩ ũrĩa wa kũigĩrĩrwo matawa marĩa mamũrĩkaga, hamwe na matawa maguo, na magathĩ ma gũtinia ndaambĩ, na thaani cia mũrarĩ wa ndaambĩ, na ndigithũ cia gwĩkĩrwo maguta ma matawa macio. 10Ningĩ makũnje mũtĩ ũcio na indo ciaguo ciothe ciohetwo na gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo, na macigĩrĩre igũrũ rĩa gĩkuui gĩacio.
114:11 Thaam 30:1, 4“Nĩ maare gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa bururu igũrũ rĩa kĩgongona gĩa thahabu, na makĩhumbĩre na gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo, na matoonyie mĩtĩ ĩrĩa ya gũgĩkuua handũ hayo.
12“Ningĩ moe indo ciothe iria ihũthagĩrwo ũtungata-inĩ wa handũ-harĩa-haamũre, macikũnje na gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa bururu, macihumbĩre na gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo, na maciigĩrĩre igũrũ rĩa gĩkuui gĩacio.
134:13 Alaw 1:16; Thaam 27:1-8“Ningĩ nĩ marute mũhu kuuma kĩgongona-inĩ gĩa gĩcango, na maare gĩtambaya kĩa rangi wa ndathi igũrũ rĩakĩo. 144:14 Thaam 27:3Ningĩ maigĩrĩre indo ciothe iria ihũthagĩrwo gũtungata kĩgongona-inĩ, nacio nĩ hamwe na ngĩo cia mwaki, na njibe, na icakũri, na mbakũri cia kũminjaminjĩria. Igũrũ rĩakĩo nĩ maare gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo na matoonyie mĩtĩ ya gũgĩkuua handũ hayo.
154:15 Ndar 4:5; 3:27; 2Sam 6:6, 7“Thuutha wa Harũni na ariũ ake kũrĩĩkia kũhumbĩra indo ciothe theru o na indo ciothe nyamũre, na rĩrĩa andũ a kambĩ mehaarĩria gũthaama-rĩ, ariũ a Akohathu nao moke makuue indo icio. No matikanahutie indo icio nyamũre matigakue. Akohathu acio nĩo magaakuua indo iria irĩ thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo.
164:16 Alaw 10:6; Thaam 25:6; Thaam 29:41“Eleazaru mũrũ wa Harũni, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩwe ũrĩmenyagĩrĩra maguta ma gwakia tawa, na ũbumba ũrĩa ũnungaga wega, na mũtu ũrĩa ũrutagwo hĩndĩ ciothe, o na maguta marĩa maitanagĩrĩrio. Nĩwe ũrĩmenyagĩrĩra Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre ĩrĩ yothe na indo iria ciothe irĩ thĩinĩ wayo, nĩcio indo iria nyamũre ciĩkĩrĩtwo kuo, na indo cia wĩra.”
17Jehova akĩĩra Musa na Harũni atĩrĩ, 18“Menyererai mbarĩ cia mũhĩrĩga wa Akohathu matikaneherio kuuma kũrĩ Alawii. 194:19 Ndar 4:15; 3:32Nĩguo matũũre muoyo na matikae gũkua rĩrĩa mangĩkuhĩrĩria indo iria theru mũno-rĩ, mekagĩrei ũũ: Harũni na ariũ ake nĩo marĩtoonyaga handũ harĩa hatheru, na makagaĩra o mũndũ wĩra wake na kĩrĩa egũkuua. 204:20 Thaam 19:21; 4:23No ariũ a Kohathu matikanatoonye thĩinĩ kuona indo iria theru o na hanini, nĩguo matigaakue.”
Agerishoni
21Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, 22“Tara Agerishoni o nao kũringana na nyũmba ciao na mbarĩ ciao. 234:23 Ndar 4:3Ũtare arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mokaga gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo.
24“Ũyũ nĩguo ũtungata wa mbarĩ cia Agerishoni rĩrĩa mekũruta wĩra na gũkuua mĩrigo: 254:25 Thaam 27:10-18; Ndar 3:25Nĩo marĩkuuaga itambaya cia gũcuurio cia Hema-ĩrĩa-Nyamũre, na Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, na indo cia kũmĩhumbĩra, o na gĩthii kĩa njũũa cia pomboo cia kũmĩhumbĩra na igũrũ, na itambaya cia gũcuurio cia itoonyero rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, 26na itambaya cia gũcuurio iria cia kũirigĩra nja ĩrĩa ĩthiũrũrũkĩirie Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre na kĩgongona, na gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio gĩa itoonyero-inĩ, na mĩhĩndo na indo ciothe itũmagĩrwo ũtungata-inĩ wayo. Agerishoni acio nĩo marĩrutaga wĩra wothe ũrĩa wagĩrĩire kũrutwo na indo icio. 27Ũtungata wao wothe, ũrĩ wa gũkuua mĩrigo kana wa kũruta wĩra ũngĩ, ũrĩĩrutagwo ũtongoretio nĩ Harũni na ariũ ake. Nĩ inyuĩ mũrĩmagayagĩra wĩra wao wa kĩrĩa gĩothe marĩkuuaga. 28Ũcio nĩguo ũtungata wa mbarĩ ya Agerishoni Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo. Wĩra wao ũrĩĩrutagwo ũtongoretio nĩ Ithamaru mũrũ wa Harũni, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
Amerari
29“Tara Amerari kũringana na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao. 30Tara arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mokaga gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo. 314:31 Ndar 3:36Ũyũ nĩguo wĩra wao ũrĩa marĩrutaga magĩtungata Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo: wĩra wao nĩ gũkuuaga buremu cia Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre, na mĩgĩĩko yayo, na itugĩ na itina ciacio, 32o ũndũ ũmwe na itugĩ iria ciirigĩte nja hamwe na itina ciacio, na higĩ cia hema na mĩhĩndo, na indo ciothe ciacio na kĩndũ gĩothe gĩkonainie na kũruta wĩra ũcio. Gayagĩra o mũndũ indo iria agĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkuua. 33Ũcio nĩguo ũtungata wa mbarĩ ya Amerari rĩrĩa marĩrutaga wĩra Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo, matongoretio nĩ Ithamaru mũrũ wa Harũni, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.”
Gũtara Mbarĩ cia Alawii
344:34 Ndar 4:34; 4:2Na rĩrĩ, Musa, na Harũni, na atongoria a kĩrĩndĩ nĩmatarire Akohathu acio kũringana na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao. 35Arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mookire gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, 36matarĩtwo na mbarĩ ciao, maarĩ andũ 2,750 374:37 Ndar 3:27Ũcio nĩguo warĩ mũigana wa andũ othe arĩa maarĩ a mbarĩ cia Akohathu arĩa maatungataga thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo. Musa na Harũni maamatarire kũringana na ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
384:38 Kĩam 46:11Agerishoni maatarirwo kũringana na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao. 39Arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mookire gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, 40matarĩtwo na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao, maarĩ andũ 2,630. 41Ũcio nĩguo warĩ mũigana wa mbarĩ cia Agerishoni arĩa maatungataga thĩinĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo. Musa na Harũni maamatarire kũringana na watho wa Jehova.
42Amerari maatarirwo kũringana na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao. 43Arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mookire gũtungata wĩra-inĩ wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, 44matarĩtwo na mbarĩ ciao, maarĩ andũ 3,200. 454:45 Ndar 4:29Ũcio nĩguo warĩ mũigana wa mbarĩ cia Amerari. Musa na Harũni maamatarire kũringana na ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
46Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Musa na Harũni na atongoria a Isiraeli magĩtara Alawii othe kũringana na mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao. 474:47 Ndar 4:3Arũme othe a ũkũrũ wa kuuma mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ nginya mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtano arĩa mookire kũruta wĩra wa gũtungata na gũkuua Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, 48mũigana wao warĩ andũ 8,580. 49Kũringana na watho wa Jehova ũrĩa aathĩte Musa, mũndũ o mũndũ nĩagayagĩrwo wĩra wake, na akeerwo kĩrĩa egũkuua. Ũguo nĩguo maatarirwo, o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
