Mammeru
25 Okathi aisarayeli yaakhala aya oXitimi,+ atthu a nloko na Isarayeli yaahipacerya orupihana voohiloka ni athiyana a oMowabi.+ 2 Nto athiyana a oMowabi yaahipacerya waalattula atthu a wIsarayeli, wiira yaavaheke mikuttho amuluku aya.+ Vano atthu a wIsarayeli yaahipacerya olya mikuttho iyo, ni waakokhorela amuluku awo.+ 3 Siiso, aisarayeli yaahitakaahana ni atthu a oMowabi, anamukokhorela Bayaali a oPeyori.+ Nto Yehova aahinanariwa vanceene ni aisarayeli. 4 Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: “Mwaavare makhulupale ootheene a atthu, nwiive, ni muthomeye mirutthu saya ohoolo wa Yehova, wiira sooniweke ni atthu ootheene. Siiso, miyo Yehova, kinoohiya onanariwa ni aisarayeli”. 5 Moise aahaaleela alipa-oophuka milattu a wIsarayeli, wiira:+ “Khula mmosa a nyuwo ohaana owiiva atthu yaale yaatakaahanne ni atthu a oMowabi, wiira amukokhorele Bayaali a oPeyori”.+
6 Okathi ene yoole, mwisarayeli mmosa aahimuruuha muthiyana a oMidiyani,+ waattamela opuro waari axinnawe, ooniwaka ni Moise ni aisarayeli ootheene. Okathi owo, atthu yiira yinlaka waattamela vamukhora va etenta* ya mithukumano. 7 Okathi Pineha,+ mwaana a Eleyazari, mwaana a namukuttho Aroni, aawenhe awe etthu ele, aahivenya voowaakuveya eriyari ya atthu, okuxa nivaka. 8 Nto aahimutthara mulopwana ole a wIsarayeli mutentani mwawe, aahoma oowanli aya, mulopwana ole a wIsarayeli vamosa ni muthiyana, athorolaka erukulu* ya muthiyana. Siiso, ehasara ele yaakhumelenle aisarayeli yaahimala.+ 9 Atthu yaakhwiiye mwaha wa ehasara, yaari 24.000.+
10 Nuumala-vo, Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: 11 “Mwaha wa etthu opanke awe Pineha,+ mwaana a Eleyazari, mwaana a namukuttho Aroni, miyo koohiya onanariwa ni aisarayeli. Owo kheemerenrye wiira atthu ahiye okhala oororomeleya para Muluku awe.+ Tivonto, miyo nkaapwetenxe aisarayeli ootheene, nnaamwi kiphavelaka wiira kikokhoreliweke miyo paahi.+ 12 Tivo, mmuleele wiira kinnipaka nivarihano na murettele nuuwo. 13 Nave, ninrowa okhala nivarihano na onamukuttho na mahiku ootheene, para owo ni osuulu awe,+ okhala wiira kheemerenrye wiira atthu ahiye okhala oororomeleya para Muluku awe.+ Mwaha wa yeeyo, owo oowiiriha aisarayeli oleveleliwa itampi saya’”.
14 Mwisarayeli aiviwe vamosa ni muthiyana a oMidiyani, aihaniwa Zinri, mwaana a Salu. Zinri owo, aari mukhulupale a nihimo na Simeyoni. 15 Muthiyana a oMidiyani aiviwe, aihaniwa Kozibi, mwaana a Suri.+ Nto Suri owo, aari mukhulupale a nihimo nimosa na oMidiyani.+
16 Nuuvira okathi, Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: 17 “Mwaatuphele amidiyani ni nwiivakase,+ 18 okhala wiira yaahootthekihani, yoowokakani mwaha wa muluku Peyori,+ ni mwaha wa Kozibi, mwaana mwaamuthiyana a mukhulupale a nihimo nimosa na oMidiyani, yoowo aiviwe+ nihiku naakhumelenle ehasara, mwaha wa muluku Peyori”.+