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27 Amadodakazi kaTselofirhadi+ oyindodana kaRheferi, indodana kaGiliyadi, indodana kaMakiri oyindodana kaManase. Amadodakazi kaTselofirhadi obekavela emindenini kaManase indodana kaJosefa eza kuMosi. Amagama wamadodakazi kaTselofirhadi bekunguMarhila, uNowa, uRhogila, uMilika noTiritsa. 2 Ajama phambi kwakaMosi, u-Elazara umphristi, amakhosana+ nayo yoke ihlangano ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, athi: 3 “Ubaba wahlongakalela emmangweni kodwana bekangasihlangana nesiqhema sabasekeli bakaKhorarhi, esavukela uJehova.+ Wahlongakala ngebanga lesono sakhe, wahlongakala anganawo amadodana. 4 Kubayini igama lakababa kufuze lingasakhunjulwa emndeninakhe ngebanga lokuthi akanandodana? Sinikelani ilifa njengabafowabo bakababa.” 5 UMosi wathatha indaba le wayiletha phambi kwakaJehova.+
6 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 7 “Amadodakazi kaTselofirhadi akhuluma iqiniso. Kufuze uwanikele ilifa njengabafowabo bakayise. Kufuze udlulisele ilifa lakayise kiwo.+ 8 Tjela ama-Israyeli uthi: “Nange indoda ihlongakala inganandodana, kufuze nidlulisele ilifa layo endodakazinayo. 9 Nangabe ayinandodakazi, kufuze nidlulisele ilifa layo kubafowabo. 10 Nangabe ayinabafowabo, ilifa layo kufuze nilidlulisele kubafowabo bakayise. 11 Nange uyise anganabafowabo, kufuze ninikele isihlobo sakhe ilifelo. Isiquntwesi sizokuba mthetho wama-Israyeli njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi.’”
12 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Khuphukela entabeni ye-Abarimu,+ ubone inarha engizoyinikela ama-Israyeli.+ 13 Nasele uyibonile uzokuhlongakala+ njengo-Aroni umfowenu,+ 14 ngombana lokha ihlangano nayinghonghoyila ngami emmangweni weTsini navukela umthethwami, akhenge ningicwengise phambi kwayo hlanu kwamanzi.+ La mamanzi weMeriba+ eKhadetjhi+ emmangweni weTsini.”+
15 UMosi wathi kuJehova: 16 “Jehova, Zimu onikela abantu boke ukuphila, beka indoda phezu kwehlangano le, 17 ezobanqophisa kikho koke okwenziwako, khona ihlangano kaJehova ingeze yaba njengezimvu ezinganamalusi.” 18 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Thatha uJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni, uyindoda ekghonako ukurhola abantu.* Ubeke izandla zakho phezu kwakhe.+ 19 Umjamise phambi kwaka-Elazara umphristi naphambi kwayo yoke ihlangano, umbeke abe mdosiphambili phambi kwabo,+ 20 mnikele ezinye izinto ozilawulako, zilawulwe nguye,+ khona yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli izamlalela.+ 21 Uzokujama phambi kwaka-Elazara umphristi, uzombuzela kuJehova asebenzisa i-Urimi+ bona azi isiqunto sakhe. Yena, woke ama-Israyeli anaye nayo yoke ihlangano bazokuphuma bebangene balandela isinqophiso.”
22 UMosi wenza njengombana uJehova amyalile. Wathatha uJotjhuwa wamjamisa phambi kwaka-Elazara umphristi naphambi kwehlangano yoke. 23 Wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe,+ wambeka bona abe mdosiphambili njengombana uJehova akhuluma ngoMosi.+