INumeri 25

25 ¹Ngesikhathi u-Israyeli ehlala eShithimi, abantu baqala ukwenza isono sobufebe namadodakazi akwaMowabi. ²Bamema abantu emihlatshelweni yawonkulunkulu babo; abantu badla bakhothamela onkulunkulu babo. ³Ngakho u-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBhali wasePheyori, intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha kwa-Israyeli.

⁴UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Thatha bonke abaholi babantu ubabulale phambi kwami emini, ukuze intukuthelo yami evuthayo iphenduke isuke kwa-Israyeli.”

⁵UMose wathi kubahluleli bakwa-Israyeli: “Yilowo nalowo kini makabulale amadoda akhe azihlanganisa noBhali wasePheyori.”

⁶Kwathi indoda yakwa-Israyeli yaletha owesifazane wakwaMidiyani kubafowabo phambi kukaMose nebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli, besakhala emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁷UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, wakubona lokhu, wasukuma ebandleni, wathatha umkhonto ngesandla sakhe. ⁸Wayilandela leyo ndoda yakwa-Israyeli engenela ekamelweni, wabagwaza bobabili—indoda yakwa-Israyeli nowesifazane, emgwaza esiswini sakhe. Yase iyanqamuka inhlupho eyayihlasele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ⁹Ababefa ngaleyo nhlupho babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

¹⁰UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

¹¹“UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, uyiphendulile intukuthelo yami isuke kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokushisekela kwakhe ukushisekela kwami phakathi kwabo, ngaleyo ndlela angibaqedanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekushisekeleni kwami. ¹²Ngakho-ke yisho: Mina ngimnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula. ¹³Yena nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe bayakuba nesivumelwano sobupristi obuhlala njalo, ngokuba washisekela mina wenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli inhlawulo yokubuyisana.” ^a a v13 Isivumelwano sikaFinehasi sobupristi obuphakade kanye nesenzo sakhe senhlawulo yokubuyisana kukhomba phambili kuJesu, umpristi ophakade, okuthi ukushisekela kwakhe uBaba wethu nomhlatshelo wakhe wakanye nangunaphakade kuletha ukuthula okuhlala njalo, okungekho mpristi ongumuntu owayengakufeza.

¹⁴Igama lendoda yakwa-Israyeli eyabulawa nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani kwakunguZimri indodana kaSalu, umholi womndeni wakwaSimeyoni. ¹⁵Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owabulawa kwakunguKhozibi, indodakazi kaZuri, inhloko yomndeni kwaMidiyani.

¹⁶UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

¹⁷“Phathani abakwaMidiyani njengezitha nibabulale, ¹⁸ngokuba bayizitha zenu ngobuqili babo, ababeniqilibezela ngabo endabeni yasePheyori, nangendaba kaKhozibi, indodakazi yomholi wakwaMidiyani, udadewabo, owabulawa ngosuku lwenhlupho eyeza ngenxa yasePheyori.”