7 Lamadvodza lamadzala akaMowabi kanye newakaMidiyani ahamba aphetse imali yekuphengula aya kuBhalamu,+ afike amtjela loko Bhalaki lakushoko.

25 Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli ahlala eShithimu,+ acala kutiphatsa kabi ngekwelicansi nemadvodzakati akaMowabi.+ 2 Labafati bakaMowabi bamema lama-Israyeli kutsi ete nakwentiwa imihlatjelo kubonkulunkulu babo,+ futsi adla lemihlatjelo aphindze akhotsamela labonkulunkulu+ bemaMowabi. 3 Ngako ema-Israyeli ahlanganyela ekukhonteni* Bhali wasePheyori,+ ngaleso sizatfu Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu.

17 “Hlaselani emaMidiyani futsi niwabulale,+ 18 ngobe nani abesolo anihlasela ngebucili bawo ePheyori+ kanye nakulendzaba yaKhozibi indvodzakati yemholi wakaMidiyani, naye labewaleso sive futsi lowabulawa+ ngelilanga lalesishayo lebesihlasele ema-Israyeli ngenca yaloko lokwenteka ePheyori.”+

8 Asingagwadli* njengobe labanye babo bagwadla,* umphumela waba kutsi kufe bantfu labangu-23 000 ngelilanga linye.+

14 “‘Kodvwa-ke, kunetintfo letimbalwa letingangijabulisi ngawe, kutsi lapho kuwe kunebantfu labalalela imfundziso yaBhalamu,+ lowafundzisa Bhalaki+ kutsi awabekele lugibe emadvodzana aka-Israyeli, kuze adle tintfo letinikelelwe tithico, futsi agwadle.*+