7 E ico intungulushi sha ku Moabu ne ntungulushi sha ku Midiani shaile kuli Balaamu+ ninshi nashisenda ne fya kuyalipila pa lubuko, kabili shailemweba ifyo Balaki ashitumine.

25 Ilyo abena Israele baleikala mu Shitimu,+ abaume batendeke ukucita ubulalelale na banakashi abena Moabu.+ 2 Abanakashi baitile abaume abena Israele ku malambo ya tulesa twabo,+ kabili batampile ukulya, balakontamina na tulesa twabo.+ 3 E ico abena Israele nabo batampile ukupepa Baali wa ku Peore,+ kabili Yehova alikalipe nga nshi pa fyo bacitile.

17 “Sanseni abena Midiani kabili mubepaye,+ 18 pantu balamucusha mu bucenjeshi pa mulandu na Peore+ na Kosbi umwana mwanakashi wa ntungulushi ya ku Midiani, nkashi yabo uo baipeye+ pa bushiku kwali icikuko pa mulandu wa kwa Peore.”+

8 Na pa kuti twilacita ubulalelale,* filya bamo pali aba bacitile, ica kuti mu bushiku bumo+ fye abantu 23,000 pali aba balifwile.

14 “‘Lelo kuli fimo fimo ifyo nshatemwa pali iwe, ifya kuti uli na bamo uko kwine abakonka isambilisho lya kwa Balaamu,+ uwalesambilisha Balaki+ ifya kubeleleka abana ba kwa Israele, pa kuti balye ifyo baipaile utulubi na pa kuti bacite ubulalelale.*+