Kwalula
27 Chocho ana a mapwo a Zelofehade, mwana wa Hefere, mwana wa Ngiliate, mwana wa Makire, mwana wa Manase, a mu usoko wa Manase, mwana wa Yosefwe yakundama. Majina ja ana jenyi a mapwo kapwile, Mala, Noa, Hogala, Milika ni Tiriza. 2 Ayo yamana kumeso ja Mose, ja sasendote Eleazare, ja akwa-lutwe ni ja chikungulwila cheswe ku chikolo cha mbalaka ya kulikungulwila. Yamba ngwo: 3 “Tata kanakafwila mu puya, alioze iye kakapwile mu chizavu chize chalimikine ni Yehova, chize chakwashile Kora. Iye kafwile mumu lia shili yenyi. Chikwo nawa, kakapwile ni ana a malunga. 4 Shina jina lia tata liatamba kujimuka mukachi ka usoko wenyi mumu lia kuhona mwana wa lunga? Twehenu chimwe chihinga mukachi ka mandumbu ja tata.” 5 Chocho, Mose yasolola chikuma cho kuli Yehova.
6 Mba Yehova yalweza Mose ngwenyi: 7 “Ana ja Zelofehade kahanjika umwenemwene. Watamba kwaha chimwe chihanda ngwe chihinga mukachi ka mandumbu ja tato. Ehe chihinga cha tato. 8 Lweza A-Izalele ngwe: ‘Nyi umwe lunga mafwa, alioze kahichikile mwana wa lunga, nwatamba kuhana chihinga chenyi kuli mwanenyi wa pwo. 9 Nyi kasemene mwana wa pwo, nwatamba kuhana chihinga chenyi kuli mandumbu jenyi. 10 Nyi keshi ni mandumbu, nwatamba kuhana chihinga chenyi kuli mandumbu ja tato. 11 Nyi tato keshi ni mandumbu, nwatamba kuhana chihinga chenyi kuli umwe wa kuli usoko wenyi, iye mwe machihinga. Yino yili shimbi ya mutolo kuli A-Izalele, ngwe chize Yehova alweza Mose.’”
12 Yehova yalweza Mose ngwenyi: “Kanduka ku mulundu uno wa Aparime hanga umone chifuchi chize mungukahana kuli A-Izalele. 13 Muze muchimona, ni yena mufwa ngwe chize anakafwa yayenu Arone. 14 Mumu muze chikungulwila chalimikine ni yami mu puya ya Zini, yenu yinwehuka shimbi yami, kunwanguhalishile kumeso jo, muze natuhwishile meya. Meya a Meripa ku Kandeshe mu puya ya Zini.”
15 Mose yalweza Yehova ngwenyi: 16 “Yehova, Zambi yoze wakuhana mwono kuli atu eswe, atongole umwe mutu mu chikungulwila 17 yoze maasongwela mu yuma yeswe hanga chikungulwila cha Yehova chihone kupwa ngwe mapanga waze keshi kafunga.” 18 Yehova yalweza Mose ngwenyi: “Sanyika Yoshua, mwana wa Nune, lunga wajama, sayika kwoko lie hali iye. 19 Mumanyise kumeso ja sasendote Eleazare ni kumeso ja chikungulwila cheswe, mutongole hanga apwe kasongo wo. 20 Yena watamba kumwaha chihanda cha wata we hanga chikungulwila cheswe cha Izalele chimupanjike. 21 Iye makalisolola kuli sasendote Eleazare, yoze makamuhulila kuli Yehova kupalikila mu Urimi. Shimbi yenyi* makayikaula kuli atu eswe, iye ni A-Izalele eswe ni chikungulwila.”
22 Chocho Mose yalinga yize Yehova amulwezele. Yasanyika Yoshua, yamumanyisa kumeso ja sasendote Eleazare ni ja chikungulwila cheswe, 23 yasayika moko jenyi hali iye, yamutongola apwe kasongo ngwe chize Yehova ambile kupalikila muli Mose.