A kane Israel ma a kekleekle nɔ́

1 Benɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ je Egipt zugba a nɔ se jeha nɛ ji enyɔ ɔ, nyɔhiɔ enyɔne ɔ we kekleekle ligbi ɔ, Yawɛ kɛ Mose tu munyu ngɛ kpe he bo tsu ɔ mi ngɛ Sinai nga a nɔ, nɛ e de lɛ ke,

2 “O kɛ Aaron nɛ kane Israel ma kpekpemi ɔ tsuo weku nya weku nya, kɛ we puɔ nya we puɔ nya.

3 Nyumu tsuaa nyumu nɛ ye kɛ je jeha nyingmi enyɔ kɛ yaa, nɛ e ma nyɛ maa ya ta a, nyɛɛ ngma e biɛ, nɛ nyɛ gba mɛ tabo nya tabo nya.

4 Wɛtso tsuaa wɛtso nɛ hla nɔ kake kɛ ba piɛ nyɛ he.”

5 Kikɛmɛ a nikɔtɔma nɛ ɔmɛ, kɛ wɛtsohi nɛ a je a mi ɔ ji nɛ ɔmɛ nɛ: [WƐTSO][WƐTSO NƆKƆTƆMA] Ruben — Elizur, Shedeur bi ɔ Simeon — Shelumiel, Zurishadai bi ɔ Yuda — Nashon, Aminadab bi ɔ Isakar — Netanel, Zuar bi ɔ Zebulun — Eliab, Helon bi ɔ Efraim — Elishama, Amihud bi ɔ Manase — Gamaliel, Pedazur bi ɔ Benyamin — Abidan, Gideoni bi ɔ Dan — Ahiezer, Amishadai bi ɔ Asher — Pagiel, Okran bi ɔ Gad — Eliasaf, Deuel bi ɔ Naftali — Ahira, Enan bi ɔ.

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17 Mose kɛ Aaron fɔ̃ nihi nɛ a tsɔɔ a biɛ nɛ ɔ nine. Nyɔhiɔ enyɔne ɔ we kekleekle ligbi ɔ, a bua Israel ma kpekpemi ɔ nya nɛ a kane mɛ kakaaka, weku nya weku nya, kɛ we puɔ nya we puɔ nya. A kane nyumuhi tsuo nɛ ye jeha nyingmi enyɔ, kɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ ye pe ja kakaaka,

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19 nɛ Mose ngma a biɛ ngɛ Sinai nga a nɔ, kaa bɔ nɛ Yawɛ fa lɛ ɔ.

20 A ngma nyumuhi tsuo nɛ ye jeha nyingmi enyɔ, kɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ ye pe ja, nɛ a su ta yami ɔ a biɛ weku nya weku nya, kɛ we puɔ nya we puɔ nya. A ngma biɛ ɔ kɛ je Yakob bitɛte Ruben nɔ. Bɔ nɛ e ba lɛ ha ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: [WƐTSO][NI ƆMƐ A HIƐMI] Ruben — 46,500 Simeon — 59,300 Gad — 45,650 Yuda — 74,600 Isakar — 54,400 Zebulun — 57,400 Efraim — 40,500 Manase — 32,200 Benyamin — 35,400 Dan — 62,700 Asher — 41,500 Naftali — 53,400 Lɛ tsuo peeɔ — 603,550.

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47 Se Levi bi ɔmɛ lɛɛ a kane we mɛ ngɔ piɛ we a bi ɔmɛ a he kaa bɔ nɛ a kane wɛtso kpa amɛ ɔ,

48 ejakaa Yawɛ de Mose ke,

49 “Levi wɛtso ɔ pɛ lɛɛ koo kane mɛ, nɛ koo bu a hiɛmi ngɔ piɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ a he.

50 Levi bi ɔmɛ lɛɛ ngɔɔ kpe he bo tsu ɔ, kɛ e he ní ɔmɛ, kɛ e mi ní ɔmɛ tsuo a nɔ hyɛmi ní tsumi ɔ kɛ wo a dɛ. Mɛ nɛ a maa hɛɛ kpe he bo tsu ɔ kɛ e he ní ɔmɛ. Mɛ nɛ a maa hyɛ nɔ; nɛ bo tsu ɔ he ji he nɛ a maa hi.

51 Be tsuaa be nɛ nyɛ maa hia a, Levi bi ɔmɛ ji ni nɛmɛ nɛ maa gbɛ bo tsu ɔ. Nɛ ke a maa ma lɛ ekohu ɔ, Levi bi ɔmɛ nɔuu lɛ a maa ma. Ke nɔ kpa ko hɛ lɛ kɛ su he ɔ, a gbe lɛ.

52 Israel ma nɛ piɛ ɔ tsuo maa to si ngɛ a tabo ɔmɛ a nya, nɔ tsuaa nɔ ngɛ e wɛtso aflaangaa sisi.

53 Se Levi bi ɔmɛ lɛɛ a ma pue si kɛ bɔle kpe he ɔ, nɛ a maa bu he, bɔ nɛ pee nɛ imi Yawɛ, ye we abofu nɛ ko kple Israel ma kpekpemi ɔ nɔ.”

54 Israel ma a pee kaa bɔ nɛ Yawɛ fa Mose ke e pee ɔ.