Numeri
25 Lokha ama-Israyeli nawahlala eTjhitimu,+ athoma ukuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme namadodakazi wakwaMowabi.+ 2 Abafazaba bamema abantu bona bakhambe nabo lokha nabayokwenzela abozimu babo imihlatjelo.+ Abantwaba bathoma ukudla, bakhothamela nabozimu babo.+ 3 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli ahlanganyela ekulotjheni uBhali wePewori,+ uJehova wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lama-Israyeli. 4 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Thatha boke abarholi babantwaba ubaphanyeke esigodweni emini ekulu phambi kwakaJehova bona ilaka lakaJehova lisuke kuma-Israyeli. 5 UMosi wathi ebahlulelini bakwa-Israyeli:+ “Ngamunye wenu kufuze abulale umrholakhe ohlanganyele ekulotjheni uBhali wePewori.”+
6 Khonokho omunye umIsrayeli waletha umfazi wakwaMidiyani+ ngekampeni phambi kwakaMosi naphambi kwayo yoke ihlangano yama-Israyeli, ngesikhatheso bebasalila ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana. 7 Lokha uFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni umphristi nakabona lokhu, wasikima khonokho hlangana nehlangano wathatha umkhonto. 8 Walandela indoda yomIsrayeli ngetendeni wabahlaba bobabili ngomkhonto indoda yomIsrayeli nomfazi loyo, umkhonto, waphumela ngale kwezitho zobulili zomfazi. Ngemva kwalokho, isibetho sasuka kuma-Israyeli.+ 9 Labo abafa ngesibetho bebazii-24 000.+
10 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 11 “UFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Elazara indodana ka-Aroni umphristi wehlise ilaka ebenginalo ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngombana akhenge abekezelele nanyana ngikuphi ukungathembeki okwenziwe kimi.+ Kungebangelo ngingakhenge ngitjhabalalise ama-Israyeli ngitjho nanyana ngifuna alotjhe mina kwaphela.+ 12 Nje-ke mtjele ukuthi, ‘Ngenza naye isivumelwano sokuthula. 13 Ngebanga lesivumelwanesi, yena neenzukulwana zakhe+ bazokuba baphristi isikhathi eside. Ngombana akhenge abekezelele ukungathembeki okwenziwe kuZimakhe+ begodu ubawele abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukulitjalelwa.’”
14 Igama lendoda emIsrayeli eyabulawa nomfazi wakwaMidiyani bekunguZimri indodana kaSalu, ikosana yekoro yakwaSimiyoni. 15 Igama lomfazi wakwaMidiyani owabulawako bekunguKozibi indodakazi kaTsuri+ umrholi womndeni wekoro yakwaMidiyani.+
16 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 17 “Tshwenyani bakwaMidiyani benibabulale,+ 18 ngebanga lokuthi nani banitshwenya, ngobukirikitjani baniyenga ngoKozibi indodakazi yekosana yakwaMidiyani bona nilotjhe uPewori,+ udadwabo owabulawa+ ngelanga ekwafika ngalo isibetho phezu kwenu ngebanga lokulotjha uPewori.”+