Ubulungiswa Ngokumelene noMidiyani
U-Israyeli ulwa nabakwaMidiyani ngezwi likaBaba wethu ngenxa yokuyengwa ePheyori. Amasosha nempahla ethunjiwe kuhlanzwa ngomlilo nangamanzi ngaphandle kwekamu, impango yahlukaniswa phakathi kwamaqhawe nomphakathi kanye nentela yabapristi namaLevi, futhi alikho nelilodwa isosha elilahlekile.
31 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:
2“Phindiselela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumaMidiyani; emva kwalokho uyakubuthwa kubantu bakini.”
3UMose wasekhuluma ebantwini, wathi: “Hlomisani amadoda phakathi kwenu ukuba aye empini, aye kulwa noMidiyani, enze ubulungiswa bukaBaba wethu kuMidiyani. 4Esizweni ngasinye sakwa-Israyeli niyakuthumela inkulungwane empini.” 5Kanjalo ezinkulungwaneni zakwa-Israyeli, kwakhishwa inkulungwane esizweni ngasinye—izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili zihlomele impi. 6UMose wabathumela empini, inkulungwane esizweni ngasinye, kanye noFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi, ephethe izinto ezingcwele zendlu engcwele namacilongo okukhalisa esandleni sakhe. 7Balwa impi noMidiyani, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayemyalile uMose, babulala bonke abesilisa. 8Babulala amakhosi akwaMidiyani phakathi kwababuleweyo—u-Evi, uRekemi, uZuri, uHuri, noReba, amakhosi amahlanu akwaMidiyani—babulala noBhalamu indodana kaBheyori ngenkemba. 9Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba abesifazane bakwaMidiyani nabantwana babo, baphanga yonke imfuyo yabo, imihlambi yabo, nempahla yabo. 10Bashisa ngomlilo yonke imizi ababehlala kuyo, nazo zonke izihonqo zabo, 11bathatha yonke impango nakho konke okuphangiweyo, abantu kanye nezilwane. 12Baletha abathunjiweyo, okuphangiweyo, nempango kuMose, naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakulo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli, ekamu lasemathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani, malungana neJeriko. 13UMose, no-Eleyazare umpristi, nabo bonke abaholi bebandla baphuma ukuyobahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekamu. 14Kodwa uMose wayebathukuthelele izinduna zempi, abaphathi bezinkulungwane nabaphathi bamakhulu, ababebuya empini. 15UMose wathi kubo: “Ningabayekelanga baphila bonke abesifazane na? 16Bhekani, laba besifazane, ngokweluleka kukaBhalamu, bahola abakwa-Israyeli ukuba bakhaphele uBaba wethu endabeni yasePheyori, kwaletha isifo phezu kwebandla likaBaba wethu. a a v16 Indaba yasePheyori: amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayengelwe ekukhonzeni uBhali nasekuziphatheni kabi, kwaletha isifo esibulalayo ekamu (bheka uNumeri 25). 17Manje bulalani bonke abantwana besilisa, nibulale nabo bonke abesifazane abake balala nendoda. 18Kodwa nizigcinele niphila zonke izintombi ezingakaze zilale nendoda.
19Hlalani ngaphandle kwekamu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Wonke obulele umuntu noma othinte isidumbu kumele azihlanze ngosuku lwesithathu nangolwesikhombisa—nina nabathunjwa benu. 20Hlanzani zonke izingubo, zonke izinto zesikhumba, konke okwenziwe ngoboya bezimbuzi, nazo zonke izinto zokhuni.”
21U-Eleyazare umpristi wathi emasosheni ayeyile empini: “Yilesi isimiso somthetho uBaba wethu awuyala ngaso uMose: 22kuphela igolide, isiliva, ithusi, insimbi, ithini, nomthofu. 23Yonke into engamelana nomlilo, niyidabulise emlilweni—iyakuhlanzeka. Kodwa kumele futhi ihlanzwe ngamanzi okuhlanza. Noma yini engenakumelana nomlilo, niyidabulise emanzini. 24Wathani izingubo zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa, niyakuhlambuluka; khona-ke ningangena ekamu.”
Ukubalwa Kwempango
25UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:
26“Wena, no-Eleyazare umpristi, nezinhloko zemindeni zebandla, balani okuphangiweyo okuthunjiweyo, abantu nezilwane. 27Yahlukanisani okuphangiweyo kube izingxenye ezimbili: phakathi kwamabutho ayeye empini nalo lonke ibandla. 28Emasosheni ayephumele impi, nikhiphe intela kimi: okukodwa kokungamakhulu amahlanu—abantu, izinkomo, izimbongolo, nemihlambi. 29Kuthatheni engxenyeni yabo nikunike u-Eleyazare umpristi kube ngumnikelo kimi. 30Engxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, thatha okukodwa kokungamashumi amahlanu—kubantu, ezinkomeni, ezimbongolweni, emihlanjini, nakuzo zonke izilwane—ukunike amaLevi agcina itabernakele lami.”
31UMose no-Eleyazare umpristi benza njengokuba uBaba wethu wayemyalile uMose. 32Okwasala kokuphangiweyo empangweni eyayithathwe yibutho kwaba yizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, 33izinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili, 34izimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye, 35nabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili sebebonke—abesifazane abangazange balale nendoda. 36Ingxenye eyayingeyalabo abaphumele impi yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, namakhulu amahlanu, 37intela kaBaba wethu ezimvini yayingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. 38Izinkomo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha, intela kaBaba wethu kuzo yayingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili. 39Izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu, namakhulu amahlanu, intela kaBaba wethu kuzo yayingamashumi ayisithupha nanye. 40Abantu babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha, intela kaBaba wethu kubo yayingamashumi amathathu nambili. 41UMose wanika intela, umnikelo kaBaba wethu, ku-Eleyazare umpristi, njengokuba uBaba wethu amyala. 42Mayelana nengxenye yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uMose ayeyahlukanisile kweyamadoda ayelwile, 43ingxenye yebandla yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, namakhulu amahlanu, 44izinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha, 45izimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu, namakhulu amahlanu, 46nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha. 47Engxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uMose wathatha okukodwa kokungamashumi amahlanu—abantu nezilwane—wakunika amaLevi agcina itabernakele likaBaba wethu, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayemyalile uMose.
48Izinduna eziphezu kwamaviyo empi, abaphathi bezinkulungwane nabamakhulu, zeza kuMose, 49zathi kuye: “Izinceku zakho zibalile amadoda alwayo ayengaphansi kwethu; akekho noyedwa kithi olahlekile. 50Ngakho silethe umnikelo kuBaba wethu—lokho indoda ngayinye ekutholileyo: izinto zegolide, izigqizo, amasongo, izindandatho zophawu, amacici, nobuhlalu—ukuze kuhlawulelwe imiphefumulo yethu phambi kukaBaba wethu.”
51UMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bakwamukela kubo igolide, zonke izinto ezisetshenziweyo. 52Lonke igolide lomnikelo ababewunikela kuBaba wethu, livela kubaphathi bezinkulungwane nabaphathi bamakhulu, lalicishe libe ngamaphawundi angamakhulu amane namashumi amabili. 53Amadoda empi ayethathe impango, yilowo nalowo eyakhe. 54UMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bathatha igolide kubaphathi bezinkulungwane nabamakhulu, balingenisa etendeni lokuhlangana libe yisikhumbuzo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kukaBaba wethu.
