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31 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: 2 “Hamba uyophindziselela+ ema-Israyeli kubantfu bakaMidiyani.+ Ngemuva kwaloko utawufa futsi ungcwatjwe njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakini.”*+
3 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma nalesive watsi: “Tsatsani emadvodza niwalungisele kuyewukulwa* nebantfu bakaMidiyani, nekuyawukhipha imphindziselo yaJehova kubo. 4 Kuleso naleso sive ka-Israyeli, nibotsatsa emadvodza langu-1 000 niwafake kulelibutfo.” 5 Ngako etinkhulungwaneni tema-Israyeli+ kwatsatfwa emadvodza langu-1 000 esiveni ngasinye, futsi sekawonkhe labehlomele kuya emphini* aba ngu-12 000.
6 Mosi wawakhipha kutsi aye emphini, futsi esiveni ngasinye bekutsetfwe emadvodza langu-1 000. Wakhipha naFinehasi+ indvodzana ya-Eliyezeri futsi labengumphristi labetawuhamba nalelibutfo. Abephetse tintfo letingcwele kanye nemacilongo ekuhlaba umkhosi wemphi.+ 7 Lama-Israyeli alwa nebantfu bakaMidiyani, njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi, abulala bonkhe bantfu labadvuna bakhona. 8 Aphindze abulala nemakhosi akaMidiyani, bo-Evi, Rekhemu, Suri, Hure, naReba, lebebangemakhosi lasihlanu akaMidiyani. Abulala naBhalamu+ indvodzana yaBheyori ngenkemba. 9 Kodvwa bafati nebantfwana bakaMidiyani abatfumba. Aphindze atsatsa tonkhe tilwane letifuywako takhona, yonkhe imfuyo kanye nato tonkhe tintfo talabantfu bakaMidiyani. 10 Ashisa onkhe emadolobha labantfu lebebahleti kuwo kanye nato tonkhe tinkambu lebebahlala kuto.* 11 Atsatsa nato tonkhe tintfo lebebanato, lokufaka ekhatsi bantfu netilwane. 12 Ema-Israyeli eta nalabantfu labatfumbile nato tonkhe letintfo labetitsetse, atiletsa kuMosi naku-Eliyezeri umphristi kanye nakuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. Letintfo atiletsa endzaweni lobekuhlalwa kuyo, ehlane lakaMowabi+ lelisedvute neJordane, macondzana neJerikho.
13 BoMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi kanye nabo bonkhe baholi besive baphuma bayohlangabeta lamadvodza ngephandle kwendzawo lokuhlalwa kuyo. 14 Kodvwa Mosi wawatfukutselela lamadvodza labehola lamabutfo emphi, lokubaholi betinkhulungwane kanye nebaholi bemakhulu lebebabuya emphini. 15 Mosi watsi kuwo: “Kani anikababulali yini bonkhe bantfu labasikati? 16 Angitsi ngibo labagcugcutelwa nguBhalamu kuze bayenge ema-Israyeli kutsi angetsembeki+ kuJehova kuloko lokwenteka ePheyori,+ kangangekutsi bantfu baJehova bahlaselwa sishayo.+ 17 Ngako kulabantfwana, bulalani bonkhe bafana, nibulale nabo bonkhe bantfu labasikati lesebake baya ecansini nemuntfu lomdvuna. 18 Kodvwa onkhe emantfombatana lasengakake aye ecansini nemuntfu lomdvuna+ ningawabulali. 19 Nibobese nihlala ngephandle kwendzawo lokuhlalwa kuyo emalanga langu-7. Nobe ngubani kini lobulele umuntfu nanobe ngubani lotsintse umuntfu lobulewe,+ kufanele atihlambulule+ ngelilanga lesitsatfu kanye nangelilanga lesi-7. Loku kufanele kwentiwe ngini kanye nalabantfu lenibatfumbile. 20 Nibohlambulula nato tonkhe tingubo, tonkhe tintfo letentiwe ngesikhumba, tonkhe tintfo letentiwe ngeboya bembuti, kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letentiwe ngesigodvo.”
21 Eliyezeri umphristi wabese ukhuluma nalamadvodza lebekaye emphini, watsi: “Nangu umtsetfo Jehova lawutjele Mosi: 22 ‘Ligolide, lisiliva, litfusi, insimbi, kanye nemthofi, 23 nako konkhe lokungamelana nemlilo, kufanele nikushise emlilweni, ngaleyo ndlela kutawubese kuyahlanteka. Letintfo kufanele niphindze nitihlante ngemanti ekuhlambulula.+ Kodvwa-ke tonkhe tintfo letingeke timelane nemlilo, nibotigeza ngemanti. 24 Nibowasha netingubo tenu ngelilanga lesi-7 kuze nihlanteke, ngemuva kwaloko seningeta-ke kulendzawo lokuhlalwa kuyo.’”+
25 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: 26 “Yenta luhla lwaletintfo letitsetfwe emphini, ubale naloko lokutfunjiwe, lokuhlanganisa bantfu netilwane. Loku ubokwenta na-Eliyezeri umphristi kanye netinhloko tetindlu taka-Israyeli. 27 Letintfo letitsetfwe emphini tehlukanise ekhatsi, lenye ihhafu uyinike labo lebebaye emphini, lenye uyinike sonkhe lesive.+ 28 Kuloku lokunikwe lamadvodza labekaye emphini ubotsatsa umuntfu* munye kubantfu labangu-500, emhlambini wetinkhomo letingu-500 utsatse yinye, utsatse nembongolo yinye kuletingu-500, nasemhlambini wetimvu netimbuti letingu-500 utsatse ibe yinye. Konkhe loku ubokunika Jehova kuze nimbonge. 29 Letintfo ubotitsatsa kulehhafu labanikwe yona futsi utinike Eliyezeri umphristi, tibe ngumnikelo loya kuJehova.+ 30 Kulehhafu lenikwe ema-Israyeli, ubotsatsa umuntfu munye kulabangu-50, emhlambini wetinkhomo letingu-50 utsatse yinye, utsatse yinye imbongolo kuletingu-50, nasemhlambini wetimvu netimbuti letingu-50 utsatse ibe yinye, uphindze utsatse silwane sinye kulo lonkhe luhlobo lwetilwane tasekhaya letingu-50. Konkhe loku ubokunika emaLevi,+ wona lenta imisebenti lemayelana nelithende laJehova lekukhontela.”+
31 Ngako-ke boMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi benta njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi. 32 Nali linani lato tonkhe letintfo labantfu lebebatitsetse emphini: timvu netimbuti letingu-675 000, 33 tinkhomo letingu-72 000, 34 kanye netimbongolo letingu-61 000. 35 Bantfu labasikati lebebasengakaze baye ecansini nemuntfu lomdvuna+ bona bebangu-32 000. 36 Kulehhafu leyaniketwa labo lebebaye emphini bekunetimvu netimbuti letingu-337 500. 37 Timvu netimbuti lokwabongwa ngato Jehova taba ngu-675. 38 Tinkhomo betingu-36 000, futsi kwatsatfwa letingu-72 kwabongwa ngato Jehova. 39 Timbongolo betingu-30 500, futsi kuto kwatsatfwa letingu-61 kwabongwa ngato Jehova. 40 Bantfu bebangu-16 000, futsi kwatsatfwa labangu-32 kwabongwa ngabo Jehova. 41 Mosi wabese utsatsa leminikelo lokubongwa ngayo Jehova wayinika Eliyezeri umphristi+ njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile.
42 Nali linani letintfo lebetikulehhafu leyaniketwa ema-Israyeli, leyo Mosi labewahlephulele yona kuletintfo letabuya nalamadvodza labekaye emphini: 43 timvu netimbuti letingu-337 500, 44 tinkhomo letingu-36 000, 45 timbongolo letingu-30 500, 46 kanye nebantfu labangu-16 000. 47 Kulehhafu lebeyinikwe ema-Israyeli, Mosi watsatsa umuntfu munye kulabangu-50, nesilwane sinye kuletingu-50. Konkhe loku wakunika emaLevi,+ wona lenta imisebenti lemayelana nelithende laJehova lekukhontela,+ futsi loku wakwenta njengobe nje Jehova abemtjelile.
48 Ngemuva kwaloko emadvodza labebekwe kutsi ahole labantfu lebebaye emphini,+ futsi lebekabaholi betinkhulungwane nebaholi bemakhulu eta kuMosi, 49 afike atsi: “Tinceku takho setiwabalile emadvodza langephansi kwato futsi lebekaye emphini. Kute ngisho nayinye leshodako.+ 50 Ngako ngamunye wetfu akanikele kuJehova ngaloko lakutfolile, lokutintfo letentiwe ngeligolide, imihlobiso yemacakala, emabhengela, tindandatho tesicinisekiso, emacici, kanye naleminye imihlobiso, kuze sibuyisane naNkulunkulu embikwaJehova.”
51 Ngako boMosi na-Eliyezeri balitsatsa leligolide, lokungiyo yonkhe lemihlobiso. 52 Yonkhe iminikelo yeligolide leyentelwa Jehova yaba ngemakhilogremu langaba ngu-191.* Letintfo bebatitsetse kulabaholi betinkhulungwane nakulabaholi bemakhulu. 53 Nguloyo naloyo kulamadvodza lebekaye emphini watfola lokutsite kuletintfo lebebabuye nato. 54 BoMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi batsatsa leligolide kulabaholi betinkhulungwane nakulabaholi bemakhulu, baliletsa ethendeni lekuhlangana kuze libe sikhumbuto kuma-Israyeli embikwaJehova.