25 UMosi wakhetha amadoda ahlakaniphileyo kubo bonke abako-Israyeli wawabeka ukuthi akhangele abantu, abe zinduna zabantu abayinkulungwane, lezinduna zabantu abalikhulu, lezinduna zabantu abangamatshumi amahlanu kanye lezinduna zabantu abalitshumi.

16 Laba yibo abakhethwe ebandleni, bangabakhokheli+ bezizwana zaboyise, abakhokheli bezinkulungwane zako-Israyeli.”+

13 Abako-Israyeli bathuma uFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Eliyazari umphristi ukuthi aye elizweni leGiliyadi kwabakoRubheni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase. 14 Wahamba labakhokheli abalitshumi. Umkhokheli ngamunye wayemela isizwana esisodwa sako-Israyeli njalo bonke babengabakhokheli bezimuli zosendo lwabo phakathi kwezinkulungwane zabako-Israyeli.+

2 wabiza bonke abako-Israyeli,+ abadala besizwe, abakhokheli labahluleli labaphathi,+ wathi kubo: “Mina sengimdala futhi sengiluphele.

27 Emaqenjini ako-Israyeli ayesebuthweni lenkosi+ kwakulabakhokheli bezimuli, lezinduna zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu+ kanye labaphathi bamaqembu lawo. Amaqembu la ayetshintshana ukusebenza inyanga ngayinye umnyaka uze uyephela, njalo iqembu ngalinye lalilamadoda angu-24 000.