Numero 31 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

31 ¹Baba wathu apanga Mose:

²“Bwezera nduzi ya Aizarayeli kuna Amidiyani; pakumala unadzagumanika pabodzi na mbumba yako.”

³Na tenepo Mose apanga mbumba, alonga kuti: “Khunganyani amuna pakati panu toera nkhondo, aende kumenya Midiyani mbabwezera nduzi ya Baba wathu kuna Midiyani. ⁴Tumani anthu 1.000 kubulukira mu dzinza na dzinza ya Izarayeli toera kuenda kunkhondo.” ⁵Na tenepo, kubulukira mu pikwi pya Izarayeli, apereka anthu 1.000 mu dzinza na dzinza—anthu 12.000 akukhunganyika toera nkhondo. ⁶Mose aatuma kunkhondo, anthu 1.000 kubulukira mu dzinza na dzinza, pabodzi na Finyasi mwana wa Eliyazari nyantsembe, mbakwata pinthu pyakucena pya mbuto yakucena na malipenga akusemba m'manja mwace. ⁷Amenya nkhondo na Midiyani, ninga mudapangira Baba wathu Mose, mbapha amuna onsene. ⁸Apha amambo a Midiyani pakati pa adaphiwa—Evi, Rekemu, Zuri, Huri, na Reba, amambo axanu a Midiyani—mbapha Balami mwana wa Beori na supada. ⁹Aizarayeli aphata akazi na ana a Midiyani, mbapokosola pifuyo pyawo pyonsene, mabira, na pinthu pyawo. ¹⁰Apisa na moto mizinda yonsene mukhakhala iwo na misasa yawo yonsene, ¹¹mbakwata pinthu pyonsene pyakupokosola na pyonsene pidabera iwo, anthu pabodzi na pinyama. ¹²Abweresa anyakuphatwa, pinthu pyakupokosola, na pyakupambwa kuna Mose, Eliyazari nyantsembe, na mbumba yonsene ya Izarayeli, pa nsasa wa pa thando ya Moabi, cifupi na nkulo wa Djorodani, ku ntsogolo kwa Yeriko. ¹³Mose, Eliyazari nyantsembe, na atsogoleri onsene a mbumba aenda kuagumanana nawo kunja kwa nsasa. ¹⁴Mbwenye Mose aipirwa na atsogoleri a anyankhondo, akulu a pikwi na akulu a magana, adabwerera kunkhondo. ¹⁵Mose aapanga: “Mwasiya akazi onsene kuti akhale maso? ¹⁶Onani, akazi awa, mwa uphungu wa Balami, atsogolera Aizarayeli toera kusandukira Baba wathu pa cakucitika ca Peori, mbabweresa mliri pa mpingu wa Baba wathu. ^a a v16 Cakucitika ca Peori: amuna a Izarayeli anyengezwa toera kulambira Baali na kucita upombo, mbabweresa mliri wakupha pa nsasa (lang'anani Numeru 25). ¹⁷Cincino, phani mwana onsene wamphongo, na kupha nkazi onsene adagona na mamuna. ¹⁸Mbwenye siyani na umaso toera kwa imwe ene antsikana onsene adakhonda kugona na mamuna.

¹⁹Khalani kunja kwa nsasa ntsiku zinomwe. Ule onsene adapha munthu peno adakhuya munthu wakufa asafunika kucenesa okhene pa ntsiku yacitatu na yacinomwe—imwe na anyakuphatwa anu. ²⁰Cenesani nguwo zonsene, pinthu pyonsene pya khanda, pinthu pyonsene pyakucitwa na mphumphu za mbuzi, na pinthu pyonsene pya muti.”

²¹Eliyazari nyantsembe apanga anyankhondo adaenda kunkhondo, alonga kuti: “Uyu ndi mwambo wa ntemo udapereka Baba wathu kuna Mose: ²²Oro basi ene, parata, bronzi, utale, estanyu, na cumbu. ²³Cinthu consene cinakwanisa kupirira moto, cipitiseni pa moto—cinakhala cakucena. Mbwenye cisafunika pontho kucenesweka na madzi akucenesa. Cinthu consene cakukhonda kwanisa kupirira moto, cipitiseni m'madzi. ²⁴Capani nguwo zanu pa ntsiku yacinomwe, penepo munakhala akucena; buluka penepo munakwanisa kupita mu nsasa.”

Kulengesa Pinthu Pyakupokosola

²⁵Baba wathu apanga Mose:

²⁶“Imwe, Eliyazari nyantsembe, na atsogoleri a mabanja a mbumba, lengesani pinthu pyakupokosola pidakwatwa, anthu na pinyama. ²⁷Gawani pinthu pyakupokosola m'magawo mawiri: pakati pa anyankhondo adaenda kunkhondo na mpingu onsene. ²⁸Kubulukira kuna anyankhondo adaenda kunkhondo, kwatani msonkho toera kwa Ine: cibodzi pa 500—anthu, ng'ombe, abulu, na mabira. ²⁹Kwatani kubulukira pa hafu yawo mbamupereka kuna Eliyazari nyantsembe ninga muoni kuna Ine. ³⁰Kubulukira pa hafu ya Aizarayeli, kwatani cibodzi pa 50—kubulukira kuna anthu, ng'ombe, abulu, mabira, na pinyama pyonsene—mbamupereka kuna Alevi ale anatsalakana Tabernakulo wanga.”

³¹Mose na Eliyazari nyantsembe acita ninga mudapangira Baba wathu Mose. ³²Pinthu pyakupokosola pidasala kubulukira pa pyakupambwa pidakwata anyankhondo pikhali mabira 675.000, ³³ng'ombe 72.000, ³⁴abulu 61.000, ³⁵na anthu 32.000 onsene pabodzi—akazi ale adakhonda kugona na mamuna. ³⁶Hafu ya ale adaenda kunkhondo ikhali mabira 337.500, ³⁷na msonkho kuna Baba wathu kubulukira ku mabira ukhali 675. ³⁸Ng'ombe zikhali 36.000, kubulukira penepo msonkho kuna Baba wathu ukhali 72. ³⁹Abulu akhali 30.500, kubulukira penepo msonkho kuna Baba wathu ukhali 61. ⁴⁰Anthu akhali 16.000, kubulukira penepo msonkho kuna Baba wathu ukhali 32. ⁴¹Mose apereka msonkho, muoni wa Baba wathu, kuna Eliyazari nyantsembe, ninga mudampangira Baba wathu. ⁴²Kubverana na hafu ya Aizarayeli, idapambula Mose kubulukira pa ya amuna adamenya nkhondo, ⁴³hafu ya mpingu ikhali mabira 337.500, ⁴⁴ng'ombe 36.000, ⁴⁵abulu 30.500, ⁴⁶na anthu 16.000. ⁴⁷Kubulukira pa hafu ya Aizarayeli, Mose akwata cibodzi pa 50—anthu na pinyama—mbapereka kuna Alevi akhatsalakana Tabernakulo wa Baba wathu, ninga mudapangira Baba wathu Mose.

⁴⁸Atsogoleri a magulu a anyankhondo, akulu a pikwi na akulu a magana, abwera kuna Mose, ⁴⁹mbampanga: “Atumiki anu alengesa anyankhondo adakhala pantsi pa utongi wathu; nkhabe m'bodzi wa ife adasoweka. ⁵⁰Na tenepo tabweresa muoni kuna Baba wathu—cinthu cidagumana munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi: pinthu pya oro, zidekero za nkono, zidekero za manja, phete, pirengu pya makutu, na misunga—toera kulipira madawo athu pamaso pa Baba wathu.”

⁵¹Mose na Eliyazari nyantsembe atambira kubulukira kuna iwo oro, pinthu pyonsene pyakucitwa mwaluso. ⁵²Oro onsene wa muoni udapereka iwo kuna Baba wathu, kubulukira kuna akulu a pikwi na akulu a magana, ukhali pafupi na mapaundi 420. ⁵³Anyankhondo akhadakwata, m'bodzi na m'bodzi, pinthu pyakupokosola toera kwa iye ene. ⁵⁴Mose na Eliyazari nyantsembe akwata oro kubulukira kuna akulu a pikwi na a magana mbauisa mu Tenda yakugumanika ninga cikumbuso kwa Aizarayeli pamaso pa Baba wathu.