Numeri 31 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

31 ¹Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,

²“Bwezera Aisraeli pa Amidiyani; pambuyo pake udzasonkhanitsidwa kwa anthu ako.”

³Ndipo Mose anati kwa anthu, “Perekani zida kwa amuna ena pakati panu kuti akamenye nkhondo, kuti apite kwa Amidiyani ndi kukachita chiweruzo cha Atate wathu pa Midiyani. ⁴Mudzatumiza anthu 1,000 kuchokera ku fuko lililonse la Israeli ku nkhondo.” ⁵Choncho kuchokera m'zikwi za Israeli, anapereka anthu 1,000 pa fuko lililonse—anthu 12,000 okonzeka ndi zida za nkhondo. ⁶Mose anawatuma ku nkhondo, anthu 1,000 pa fuko lililonse, pamodzi ndi Finehasi mwana wa Eliazara wansembe, atanyamula m'manja mwake ziwiya zoyera za ku malo opatulika ndi malipenga olizira chizindikiro. ⁷Iwo anamenyana ndi Amidiyani, monga momwe Atate wathu anamulamulira Mose, ndipo anapha mwamuna aliyense. ⁸Pakati pa ophedwa anaphanso mafumu a Midiyani—Evi, Rekemu, Zuri, Huri, ndi Reba, mafumu asanu a Midiyani—ndipo anapha ndi lupanga Balamu mwana wa Beori. ⁹Aisraeli anagwira akazi ndi ana a Amidiyani, nafunkha ziweto zawo zonse, nkhosa zawo, ndi katundu wawo yense. ¹⁰Anatentha ndi moto mizinda yonse kumene ankakhala ndi misasa yawo yonse, ¹¹ndipo anatenga zolanda zonse ndi zofunkha zonse, anthu pamodzi ndi zinyama. ¹²Anabweretsa a m'ndende, zofunkha, ndi zolanda kwa Mose, kwa Eliazara wansembe, ndi kwa khamu lonse la Israeli, ku msasa wa ku zigwa za Mowabu m'mbali mwa Yorodano, moyang'anana ndi Yeriko. ¹³Mose, Eliazara wansembe, ndi atsogoleri onse a khamu anapita kukakumana nawo kunja kwa msasa. ¹⁴Koma Mose anakwiya ndi akuluakulu a nkhondo, atsogoleri a zikwi ndi atsogoleri a mazana, amene anabwerako ku nkhondo. ¹⁵Mose anati kwa iwo, “Kodi mwasiya akazi onse kuti akhale ndi moyo? ¹⁶Taonani, akazi amenewa, mwa uphungu wa Balamu, anachititsa Aisraeli kuchitira Atate wathu zachinyengo pa nkhani ya Peori, ndipo mliri unagwera pa mpingo wa Atate wathu. ^a a v16 Nkhani ya Peori: amuna a Israeli anakopeka kulambira Baala ndi kuchita zadama, ndipo mliri woopsa unagwera pa msasa (onani Numeri 25). ¹⁷Tsopano iphani mwana wamwamuna aliyense, ndipo iphani mkazi aliyense amene wagonapo ndi mwamuna. ¹⁸Koma musunge ndi moyo kaamba kanu mtsikana aliyense amene sanagonepo ndi mwamuna.

¹⁹Khalani kunja kwa msasa masiku asanu ndi awiri. Aliyense amene anapha munthu kapena anakhudza mtembo adziyeretse pa tsiku lachitatu ndi lachisanu ndi chiwiri—inu ndi a m'ndende anu. ²⁰Yeretsani chovala chilichonse, chida chilichonse cha chikopa, chilichonse chopangidwa ndi ubweya wa mbuzi, ndi chida chilichonse cha mtengo.”

²¹Eliazara wansembe anati kwa asilikali amene anapita ku nkhondo, “Ili ndi lamulo la malangizo amene Atate wathu anamulamula Mose: ²²golidi wokha, siliva, mkuwa, chitsulo, malata, ndi mtovu. ²³Chilichonse chimene chingapirire moto, muchidutsitse pa moto—ndipo chidzayera. Komabe chiyenera kuyeretsedwanso ndi madzi oyeretsera. Chilichonse chimene sichingapirire moto, muchidutsitse m'madzi. ²⁴Muchape zovala zanu pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri, ndipo mudzakhala oyera; pambuyo pake mungalowe mu msasa.”

Kuwerenga Zofunkha

²⁵Atate wathu anati kwa Mose,

²⁶“Iwe, Eliazara wansembe, ndi atsogoleri a mabanja a mpingo, werengani zofunkha zimene zinatengedwa, anthu ndi zinyama. ²⁷Gawani zofunkhazo pawiri: pakati pa ankhondo amene anapita kunkhondo ndi mpingo wonse. ²⁸Kuchokera kwa asilikali amene anapita kunkhondo, tengani msonkho wanga: chimodzi pa 500—anthu, ng'ombe, abulu, ndi nkhosa. ²⁹Muzitenge pa theka lawo, nuzipereke kwa Eliazara wansembe monga chopereka changa. ³⁰Pa theka la Aisraeli, mutenge chimodzi pa makumi asanu—pa anthu, ng'ombe, abulu, nkhosa, ndi zinyama zonse—ndipo muzipereke kwa Alevi amene amasunga chihema changa.”

³¹Mose ndi Eliazara wansembe anachita monga momwe Atate wathu anamulamulira Mose. ³²Zofunkha zotsala pa zolanda zimene ankhondo anatenga zinali nkhosa 675,000, ³³ng'ombe 72,000, ³⁴abulu 61,000, ³⁵ndi anthu 32,000 onse pamodzi—akazi amene sanagonepo ndi mwamuna. ³⁶Theka la amene anapita ku nkhondo linali nkhosa 337,500, ³⁷ndipo msonkho wa kwa Atate wathu wochokera ku nkhosa unali 675. ³⁸Ng'ombe zinali 36,000, ndipo msonkho wa kwa Atate wathu unali 72. ³⁹Abulu anali 30,500, ndipo msonkho wa kwa Atate wathu unali 61. ⁴⁰Anthu anali 16,000, ndipo msonkho wa kwa Atate wathu unali 32. ⁴¹Mose anapereka msonkho, chopereka cha Atate wathu, kwa Eliazara wansembe, monga momwe Atate wathu anamulamulira. ⁴²Koma theka la Aisraeli, limene Mose analipatula pa la amuna amene anamenya nkhondo, ⁴³theka la mpingo linali nkhosa 337,500, ⁴⁴ng'ombe 36,000, ⁴⁵abulu 30,500, ⁴⁶ndi anthu 16,000. ⁴⁷Pa theka la Aisraeli, Mose anatenga chimodzi pa makumi asanu chilichonse—anthu ndi zinyama—nazipereka kwa Alevi amene amayang'anira chihema cha Atate wathu, monga momwe Atate wathu anamulamulira Mose.

⁴⁸Akuluakulu a magulu a ankhondo, atsogoleri a zikwi ndi a mazana, anabwera kwa Mose, ⁴⁹nati kwa iye, “Atumiki anu awerenga ankhondo amene tinkawalamulira; palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene akusowa pakati pathu. ⁵⁰Choncho tabweretsa chopereka kwa Atate wathu—chimene munthu aliyense anapeza: ziwiya za golidi, zibangili za pamkono, zibangili, mphete zodindira, ndolo, ndi mikanda—kuti tidziyanjanitse pamaso pa Atate wathu.”

⁵¹Mose ndi Eliazara wansembe analandira kuchokera kwa iwo golidi, ziwiya zonse zosula. ⁵²Golidi yense wa chopereka chimene anapereka kwa Atate wathu, wochokera kwa atsogoleri a zikwi ndi atsogoleri a mazana, unakwana pafupifupi mapaundi 420. ⁵³Ankhondo aliyense anali atatenga zofunkha zake. ⁵⁴Mose ndi Eliazara wansembe anatenga golidiyo kuchokera kwa atsogoleri a zikwi ndi a mazana, naubweretsa mu chihema chokumanako kuti ukhale chikumbutso cha Aisraeli pamaso pa Atate wathu.