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27 Ngemuva kwaloko kweta emadvodzakati aSelofehadi,+ loyindvodzana yaHeferi, indvodzana yaGileyadi, indvodzana yaMakhire, indvodzana yaManase, labavela emindenini yaManase loyindvodzana yaJosefa. Emabito alamadvodzakati bekuboMahala, Nowa, Hogila, Milkha kanye naThisa. 2 Lamadvodzakati ema embikwaMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi, nasembikwebaholi+ kanye naso sonkhe sive emnyango welithende lekuhlangana, atsi: 3 “Babe wetfu wafela ehlane, kodvwa abengekho ecenjini lalabo lebebahlangene ndzawonye kuze bamelane naJehova, lokungulabo lebebasekela Khora.+ Kodvwa yena wafa ngenca yesono sakhe futsi abete emadvodzana. 4 Kungani libito lababe kufanele liphele emndenini wakhe ngobe nje yena ete indvodzana? Sinikeni lifa emkhatsini wabomnakabo.” 5 Ngako Mosi waletsa lendzaba yawo kuJehova.+
6 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: 7 “Lamadvodzakati aSelofehadi acinisile. Kufanele uwanikete lifa emkhatsini wabomnakabobabe wawo, lifa lakhe ulinikete wona.+ 8 Naku lotakutjela ema-Israyeli: ‘Nangabe umuntfu afa kodvwa ete indvodzana, lifa lakhe kufanele liniketwe indvodzakati yakhe. 9 Nakete indvodzakati, lelifa lakhe kufanele liniketwe bomnakabo. 10 Nangabe ete bomnakabo, lifa lakhe litawuniketwa bomnakabobabe wakhe. 11 Nangabe babe wakhe ete bomnakabo, lelifa liboniketwa sihlobo sengati lesisedvute kakhulu naye emndenini wakhe, libe ngelaso. Lona kutawuba ngumtsetfo lotawusetjentiswa ngema-Israyeli, njengobe nje Jehova atjele Mosi.’”
12 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Khuphukela kulentsaba yase-Abarimu,+ ubuke lelive lengitalinika ema-Israyeli.+ 13 Nasewulibonile, nawe utakufa futsi ungcwatjwe njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakini,*+ njengobe kwaba njalo nanga-Aroni umnakenu+ 14 ngenca yekutsi ngesikhatsi lesive simelene nami ehlane laseZini, nine anizange ningilalele futsi aningingcwelisanga embikwalabantfu ngesikhatsi ngibaniketa emanti.+ Lawa ngemanti aseMeribha+ eKhadeshi,+ ehlane laseZini.”+
15 Ngako Mosi watsi kuJehova: 16 “Shengatsi Jehova Nkulunkulu loniketa bonkhe bantfu kuphila* angabeka indvodza etikwalesive, 17 letawusihola kuto tonkhe tintfo futsi siyilandzele nasenta tonkhe tintfo, kuze lesive saJehova singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.” 18 Ngaleso sizatfu Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Tsatsa Joshuwa indvodzana yaNuni, loyindvodza lenesimo lesihle, ubeke sandla sakho kuye.+ 19 Kufanele ummise embikwa-Eliyezeri umphristi nasembikwaso sonkhe lesive, futsi umtfume embikwaso.+ 20 Ubomniketa incenye yeligunya* lonalo+ kuze sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli simlalele.+ 21 Utakuma embikwa-Eliyezeri umphristi, futsi Eliyezeri utambutela kuJehova asebentisa i-Urimu+ kuze ati sincumo saNkulunkulu. Yena nemadvodzana aka-Israyeli kanye naso sonkhe sive batawulandzela sicondziso labasitfolako.”
22 Ngako Mosi wenta njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile. Watsatsa Joshuwa wammisa embikwa-Eliyezeri umphristi nasembikwaso sonkhe sive, 23 futsi wambeka tandla waphindze wamtfuma,+ njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile.+