Eyasentlango 31 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

31 ¹Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses:

²“Baphindezelele oonyana bakaSirayeli kumaMidiyan; emva koko wohlanganiselwa ebantwini bakho.”

³Ngoko uMoses wathi ebantwini: “Xhobiselani imfazwe amadoda phakathi kwenu, aye kulwa namaMidiyan, enze ubulungisa bukaBawo wethu kuwo amaMidiyan. ⁴Niya kuthumela iwaka kwisizwe ngasinye sakwaSirayeli, aye emfazweni.” ⁵Ngoko kumawaka akwaSirayeli kwanikelwa iwaka kwisizwe ngasinye—ishumi elinamabini lamawaka axhobele imfazwe. ⁶UMoses wawathuma emfazweni, iwaka kwisizwe ngasinye, kunye noPinehasi unyana kaElazare umbingeleli, ethwele iimpahla ezingcwele zengcwele namaxilongo omqondiso esandleni sakhe. ⁷Alwa imfazwe namaMidiyan, njengoko uBawo wethu wayemwisele umthetho uMoses, ayibulala yonke into eyinkunzi. ⁸Ababulala ookumkani bamaMidiyan phakathi kwabahlatyiweyo—uEvi, noRekem, noTsure, noHure, noRebha—bona ookumkani abahlanu bakwaMidiyan—ambulala noBhileham unyana kaBhehore ngekrele. ⁹Oonyana bakaSirayeli bawathimba abafazi bamaMidiyan nabantwana babo, baziphanga zonke iinkomo zawo, nempahla emfutshane yawo, nempahla yawo. ¹⁰Bayitshisa ngomlilo yonke imizi ababehlala kuyo neminquba yabo yonke, ¹¹bawathabatha onke amaxhoba nako konke abakuphangileyo, abantu nezinto eziphilayo. ¹²Babazisa abathinjwa, nabaphangileyo, namaxhoba kuMoses, nakuElazare umbingeleli, nakulo lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli, eminqubeni ezinkqantosini zakwaMowabhi ngaseYordan, malunga neYeriko. ¹³UMoses, noElazare umbingeleli, neenkokeli zonke zebandla baphuma baya kubahlangabeza ngaphandle kweminquba. ¹⁴Kodwa uMoses wanoburhalarhume kubathetheli bomkhosi, abathetheli-mawaka nabathetheli-makhulu, ababevela emfazweni. ¹⁵Wathi uMoses kubo: “Nibayekelele baphila bonke na abafazi? ¹⁶Khangelani, aba bafazi, ngecebo likaBhileham, bakhokelela oonyana bakaSirayeli ekungcatsheni kukaBawo wethu kule ndawo yasePehore, kwafika isibetho ebandleni likaBawo wethu. ^a a v16 Indawo yasePehore: amadoda akwaSirayeli alukuhlelwa ekunquleni uBhahali nasekuhenyuzeni, kwafika isibetho esibulalayo eminqubeni (jonga uNumeri 25). ¹⁷Ngoku bulalani yonke into eyinkunzi kubantwana, nibulale wonke umfazi olele nendoda. ¹⁸Kodwa nizigcine niziphilise zonke iintombi ezincinci ezingalalanga nandoda.

¹⁹Hlalani ngaphandle kweminquba iintsuku ezisixhenxe. Wonke obulele umntu okanye ochukumise isidumbu makazihlambulule isono ngomhla wesithathu nangowesixhenxe—nina nabathinjwa benu. ²⁰Hlambululani yonke ingubo, nayo yonke impahla yesikhumba, nako konke okwenziwe ngoboya beebhokhwe, nayo yonke impahla yomthi.”

²¹UElazare umbingeleli wathi kumasoldati ebeye emfazweni: “Nguwo lo ummiselo womthetho awamwisela uMoses uBawo wethu: ²²yigolide kuphela, nesilivere, nobhedu, nesinyithi, nocingcisi, nelothe. ²³Yonke into enokumelana nomlilo yidluliseni emlilweni—yoba nyulu. Kodwa ize ihlanjululwe nangamanzi esono. Yona yonke engenakumelana nomlilo yidluliseni emanzini. ²⁴Nihlambe iingubo zenu ngomhla wesixhenxe, nihlambuluke ke; nandule ke ningene eminqubeni.”

Ukubalwa kwamaxhoba

²⁵Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses:

²⁶“Wena, noElazare umbingeleli, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zebandla, balani amaxhoba athinjiweyo, abantu nezinto eziphilayo. ²⁷Wahlule amaxhoba abe zizahlulo zibini: phakathi kwamadoda okulwa abeye emfazweni nebandla lonke. ²⁸Kumasoldati abephume emfazweni, thabathani umrhumo kuwo mna: into enye kumakhulu amahlanu—abantu, neenkomo, nee-esile, nempahla emfutshane. ²⁹Woyithabatha kwisahlulo sawo, uyinike uElazare umbingeleli ibe ngumrhumo kum. ³⁰Kwisahlulo soonyana bakaSirayeli, thabatha into enye kumashumi amahlanu—kubantu, neenkomo, nee-esile, nempahla emfutshane, nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo—uzinike abaLevi abagcine isigxina somnquba wam.”

³¹UMoses noElazare umbingeleli benza njengoko uBawo wethu wayemwisele umthetho uMoses. ³²Amaxhoba aseleyo kuloo nto umkhosi wawuyiphangile ayengamakhulu amathandathu anamanci asixhenxe anamahlanu amawaka ezimvu, ³³amashumi osixhenxe anamabini amawaka eenkomo, ³⁴amashumi omathandathu anamnye amawaka ee-esile, ³⁵nabantu iyonke abangamashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka—abafazi ababengazanga balale nandoda. ³⁶Isahlulo sabo babephumele emfazweni sasingamakhulu amathathu anamanci mathathu anesixhenxe samawaka anamakhulu mahlanu ezimvu, ³⁷umrhumo kaBawo wethu kuzo izimvu wawungamakhulu amathandathu anamanci asixhenxe anesihlanu. ³⁸Iinkomo zazingamashumi amathathu anamathandathu amawaka, apho umrhumo kaBawo wethu kuzo wawungamashumi osixhenxe anesibini. ³⁹Ii-esile zazingamashumi amathathu amawaka anamakhulu mahlanu, apho umrhumo kaBawo wethu kuzo wawungamashumi omathandathu anamnye. ⁴⁰Abantu babelishumi elinesithandathu lamawaka, apho umrhumo kaBawo wethu kubo wawungamashumi amathathu anamabini. ⁴¹UMoses wawunika uElazare umbingeleli loo mnikelo, umrhumo kaBawo wethu, njengokuba uBawo wethu amwisele umthetho. ⁴²Ke isiqingatha soonyana bakaSirayeli, awasahlulayo uMoses kweso samadoda okulwa, ⁴³isiqingatha sebandla saba yimpahla emfutshane engamawaka angamakhulu amathathu angamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe, anamakhulu amahlanu, ⁴⁴neenkomo ezingamawaka angamashumi amathathu anesithandathu, ⁴⁵nee-esile ezingamawaka angamashumi amathathu, anamakhulu amahlanu, ⁴⁶nemiphefumlo elishumi elinesithandathu lamawaka. ⁴⁷Kwisiqingatha soonyana bakaSirayeli, uMoses wathabatha into enye kumashumi mahlanu, abantu nezinto eziphilayo, wazinika abaLevi abagcina umnquba kaBawo wethu, njengokuba uBawo wethu amwisele umthetho uMoses.

⁴⁸Baya kuMoses abathetheli abaphezu kwemikhosi, abathetheli-mawaka nabathetheli-makhulu, ⁴⁹bathi kuye: “Abakhonzi bakho bawabalile amadoda okulwa abaphantsi kwethu; akukho namnye kuthi ongekhoyo. ⁵⁰Ngoko simzisele uBawo wethu umnikelo, into efunyenwe ngomntu ngamnye: impahla yegolide, izidanga, izacholo, nemisesane, amajikazi, neentsimbi, ukuze sizicamagushele phambi koBawo wethu.”

⁵¹UMoses noElazare umbingeleli bamkela kubo igolide, yonke impahla eyenziweyo. ⁵²Yonke igolide yomrhumo abawusondezayo kuBawo wethu, evela kubathetheli-mawaka nakubathetheli-makhulu, yaba malunga neeponti ezingamakhulu amane angamashumi amabini. ⁵³Elowo kumadoda okulwa wayezithimbele ixhoba lakhe. ⁵⁴UMoses noElazare umbingeleli bayithabatha igolide kubathetheli-mawaka nakubathetheli-makhulu, bayizisa ententeni yokuhlangana, yaba sisikhumbuzo soonyana bakaSirayeli phambi koBawo wethu.