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25 Lino bana Israyeli nobakali kukkala mu Sitimu,+ bantu bakatalika kuvwuula abana basimbi baku Moabu.+ 2 Bamakaintu aabo bakatalika kutamba bantu kuzipaizyo zyabaleza babo,+ eelyo bantu bakatalika kulya akukotamina baleza aabo.+ 3 Aboobo bana Israyeli bakatalika kukomba* Baala waku Peori,+ mpoonya bukali bwa Jehova bwakababukila bana Israyeli. 4 Eelyo Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: “Jata basololi boonse babantu aaba akubajaya akubaanzika kalitwa mwaaba* kubusyu bwa Jehova, kutegwa bukali bupati bwa Jehova kubana Israyeli bumane.” 5 Mpoonya Musa wakaambila babetesi bamu Israyeli kuti:+ “Umwi aumwi wanu ajaye baalumi bakwe aabo ibakasangana mukukomba* Baala waku Peori.”+
6 Pele ndilyonya eelyo, mwaalumi umwi muna Israyeli wakaboola akuleta mukaintu muna Midiyani+ kubanabokwabo, Musa ambungano yoonse yabana Israyeli kabalangilila, nobakali kulila kumulyango watente lyakuswaanganina. 7 Finehasi+ mwana wa Eleazara imwana wa Aroni mupaizi naakabona boobo, mpoonya aawo wakanyamuka kuzwa akati kambungano akubweza sumo mujanza lyakwe. 8 Mpoonya wakamutobela mwaalumi muna Israyeli mutente lyakwe akubayasilaamwi boonse bobilo, mwaalumi muna Israyeli amukaintu wakamuyasilizya kubukaintu. Eelyo lunyonyooko lwakalesyegwa akati kabana Israyeli.+ 9 Aabo bakafwa alunyonyooko oolo bakali 24,000.+
10 Kumane Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: 11 “Finehasi+ mwana wa Eleazara imwana wa Aroni mupaizi walesya bukali bwangu kubana Israyeli, nkaambo tanaalekela basikundizangila akati kabo.+ Aboobo tiindabanyonyoona bana Israyeli kutegwa kabakomba buyo ndime ndelikke.+ 12 Aboobo umwaambile kuti, ‘Ndilapanga cizuminano caluumuno anguwe. 13 Alimwi ciyooba cizuminano cabupaizi bwalyoonse kulinguwe abana bakwe,+ nkaambo tanaalekela bantu kuzangila Leza+ wakwe alimwi wamanya milandu yabana Israyeli.’”
14 Izina lyamwaalumi muna Israyeli iwakajaigwa antoomwe amukaintu muna Midiyani wakali Zimuri mwana wa Salu, silutwe waciinga cabamausyi cabana Simeoni. 15 Izina lyamukaintu muna Midiyani iwakajaigwa wakali Kozibi mwana wa Zuri;+ iwakali musololi wamikowa yabamausyi ku Midiyani.+
16 Kumane Jehova wakaambila Musa kuti: 17 “Amubalwane bana Midiyani alimwi mweelede kubajaya,+ 18 nkaambo bali kumoongelezya amicito yabo yabucenjezu mumakani aa Peori+ alimwi amakani aa Kozibi mwana wasilutwe waku Midiyani, imucizyi wabo iwakajaigwa+ mubuzuba bwalunyonyooko lujatikizya makani aa Peori.”+