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25 Eshi Israel a li ha di muSittim, ovanhu ova li va hovela okuhaela novakainhu vomuMoab. 2 Ovakainhu ovo ova shiva ovanhu va ye komayambo ookalunga vavo, novanhu ova hovela okulya nokulinyongamena ookalunga vavo. 3 Onghee Israel okwa waimina elongelokalunga* laBaal womuPeor, na Jehova okwa li a handukila neenghono Israel. 4 Jehova okwa lombwela Moses, a ti: “Kufa ovawiliki* aveshe vovanhu, ndele to va endjelelifa moipafi yaJehova moshanga shomutenya,* opo ehandu laJehova la xwama liha hange vali Israel.” 5 Opo nee Moses okwa tya kovatokoli vomuIsrael: “Keshe umwe womunye na dipae ovalumenhu vaye ovo va waimina elongelokalunga* laBaal womuPeor.”
6 Konima yaasho, ope uya Omuisrael umwe, ndele ta eta popepi novamwaxe omukainhu Omumidian moipafi yaMoses noyongudu aishe yOvaisrael, ofimbo va li tava lili ve li poshivelo shetwali lokwoongalela. 7 Eshi Pinehas, omonamati waEliaser, omonamati womupristeri Aron, e shi mona, okwa fikama diva mokati kongudu oyo, ndele ta kufa eonga meke laye. 8 Okwa shikulila mo omulumenhu Omuisrael metwali, nokwe va twa aveshe, omulumenhu Omuisrael nomukainhu. Omukainhu okwe mu twa moshinena. Opo nee ehandukilo olo la li li na okuhanga Ovaisrael inali va hanga vali. 9 Ovo va fya kehandukilo olo ove li 24 000.
10 Opo nee Jehova okwa tya kuMoses: 11 “Pinehas, omonamati waEliaser, omonamati womupristeri Aron, okwa loteka ehandu lange ndiha handukile Ovaisrael, molwaashi ine lididimikila nandenande ovo va tukululila nge oshibofa mokati kavo. Onghee inandi hanauna po Ovaisrael, nonande onda teelela va longele nge aame andike. 12 Mu lombwela kutya: ‘Ohandi ningi naye ehangano lombili. 13 Otali ningi ehangano laalushe loupristeri kuye nokoludalo laye olo tali mu shikula, molwaashi ine lididimikila ovo vehe fi ovadiinini kuKalunga kaye nokwa koshola Ovaisrael.’”
14 Edina lomulumenhu Omuisrael, oo a dipawa pamwe nomukainhu Omumidian, oSimri, omonamati waSalu, elenga lepata laSimeon. 15 Edina lomukainhu Omumidian, oo a dipawa oKosbi, omonakadona waSur; Sur okwa li omuwiliki womaludi omapata omuMidian.
16 Lwanima, Jehova okwa tya kuMoses: 17 “Hepekeni Ovamidian noku va dipaa, 18 molwaashi ova kala noku mu hepeka noku mu kengelela moshinima shi na sha naPeor nomolwaKosbi, omumwainakadona wavo, omona welenga lomuMidian, oo a dipawa mefiku lehandu omolwoshiningwanima shi na sha naPeor.”