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31 UJehova wathi kuMosi: 2 “Jezisa+ abantu bakwaMidiyani+ ngebanga lalokho abakwenze kuma-Israyeli. Ngemva kwalokho, uzokuhlongakala.”+

3 Nje-ke uMosi wakhuluma nabantu wathi: “Hlomisani amadoda bona aye epini ayokulwa nabakwaMidiyani, alethe isijeziso sakaJehova phezu kwamaMidiyani. 4 Kizo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli kufuze uthumele amadoda ayi-1 000 ekorweni ngayinye bona aye epini. 5 Eenkulungwaneni zama-Israyeli+ kwakhethwa amadoda ayi-1 000 ekorweni ngayinye, abazii-12 000 bahlonyiselwa ukuya epini.

6 Ekorweni ngayinye uMosi wathumela amadoda ayi-1 000 bona aye epini akhamba noFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Elazara umphristi webutho, obekaphethe izitja ezicwengileko namabhorompita wepi.+ 7 Alwa nabakwaMidiyani njengombana uJehova bekayale uMosi, abulala woke amadoda. 8 Hlangana nababuleweko, kwabulawa amakhosi wakwaMidiyani u-Evi, uRekhemu, uTsuri, uRhuri noReba amakhosi amahlanu wakwaMidiyani. Abulala noBhalami+ indodana kaBhewori ngesabula. 9 Ama-Israyeli athumba abafazi nabantwana bakwaMidiyani. Adlelezela ifuywabo yoke nazo zoke izinto zabo. 10 Atjhisa zoke iindawo ebebahlala kizo namakampabo. 11 Athatha koke abantwaba egade banakho, athatha iinlwana zabo athumba nabantwabo. 12 Athatha abantu abathumbileko, izinto ababathathele zona aziletha kuMosi, ku-Elazara umphristi nehlanganweni yakwa-Israyeli, ekampeni esemmangweni othabaleleko wakwaMowabi+ eduze neJordani eJerikho.

13 UMosi, u-Elazara umphristi nawo woke amakhosana wehlangano baphuma bayobahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekampa. 14 UMosi wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lamadoda akhethiweko bona adose phambili amabutho, iinduna zeenkulungwana neenduna zamakhulu ebeziza zibuya epini. 15 UMosi wathi kizo: “Kubayini ningakhenge nibulale abafazaba? 16 Ngibo abatjelwa nguBhalami bona bazokuganukeja ama-Israyeli bona afulathele+ uJehova, alotjhe abozimu bamala bePewori,+ ngebangelo isibetho sehlela ihlangano kaJehova.+ 17 Nje-ke kufuze nibulale boke abantwana babesana nabo boke abafazi ekhe batjhinga emabhayini. 18 Kodwana ningababulali abantazana abangakhenge batjhinge emabhayini.+ 19 Kufuze nikampe ngaphandle kwekampa amalanga alikhomba. Nanyana ngubani obulele umuntu nothinte umuntu obulewe ngesabula,+ kufuze azihlambulule+ elangeni lesithathu nelekhomba, nina nenibathumbileko. 20 Kufuze uhlambulule zoke izambatho, zoke izinto ezenziwe ngesikhumba, koke okwenziwe ngoboya bembuzi nakho koke okwenziwe ngesigodo.”

21 U-Elazara umphristi wathi emadodeni webutho egade aye epini: “Lo mthetho uJehova awunikela uMosi, 22 ‘Igolide, isiliva, ikhopha, isimbi, ibhlege nomthofi, 23 yoke into engadluliswa emlilweni kufuze idluliswe kiwo, izokuhlwengeka. Nanyana kunjalo, kufuze ihlanjululwe nangamanzi.+ Koke okungekhe kwadlula emlilweni, kufuze kudluliswe emanzini. 24 Kufuze nihlanze izambatho zenu ngelanga lekhomba, nizokuhlwengeka ngemva kwalokho-ke ningeza ekampeni.’”+

25 UJehova watjho lokhu kuMosi: 26 “Yenza irhelo lezinto ezithethwe epini, ubale abantu neenlwana ezithethwe epini, wenze lokhu no-Elazara umphristi neenhloko zeenkoro zaboyise zehlangano. 27 Hlukanisa okuthunjiweko kabili kunikelwe labo egade baye epini nayo yoke ihlangano.+ 28 Emabuthweni egade aye epini, thatha umuntu munye kabama-500 nesilwana sinye eenlwaneni ezilandelako, eenkomeni, kibodumbana, ezimvwini neembuzini, bona kube mthelo kaJehova. 29 Kufuze uthathe ingcenye yomthelwawo uyinikele u-Elazara umphristi bona ibe mnikelo kaJehova.+ 30 Engcenyeni enikelwe ama-Israyeli, thatha umuntu munye kabama-50 nesilwana sinye kezima-50 eenlwaneni ezilandelako; eenkomeni, kibodumbana, ezimvwini neembuzini nakizo zoke iinlwana ezifuywako uzinikele amaLevi+ ngebanga lomsebenzi awenzela uJehova ethaberinakeli.”+

31 UMosi no-Elazara umphristi benza njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi. 32 Iinlwana abantu ebebaye epini abazithathako bekuzizimvu neembuzi ezizii-675 000, 33 iinkomo ezizii-72 000, 34 nabodumbana abazii-61 000. 35 Abafazi abangakhenge baye emabhayini+ bebazii-32 000. 36 Ingcenye eyafunyanwa ngilabo abaya epini kwaba zizimvu neembuzi ezizii-337 500. 37 Umthelo kaJehova owathathwa ezimvwini neembuzini waba ma-675. 38 Bekuneenkomo ezizii-36 000, ezima-72 bezimthelo kaJehova. 39 Kunabodumbana abama-30 500, abama-61 bekumthelo kaJehova. 40 Bekunabantu abazii-16 000, abama-32 baba mthelo kaJehova. 41 Nje-ke uMosi wathatha umthelo wawunikela u-Elazara umphristi+ bona ube mnikelo kaJehova njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi.

42 Engcenyeni yama-Israyeli, le uMosi ayihlukanisa neyamadoda ebewaye epini, 43 ingcenye leyo beyinezimvu neembuzi ezizii-337 500, 44 iinkomo bezizii-36 000, 45 abodumbana bazii-30 500, 46 nabantu abazii-16 000. 47 UMosi wathatha engcenyeni ebeyinikelwe ama-Israyeli, umuntu munye kabama-50 nesilwana sinye kezima-50, wazinikela amaLevi+ ngebanga lomsebenzi awenzela uJehova ethaberinakeli,+ njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi.

48 Amadoda akhethiweko ebewasebuthweni leenkulungwana,+ iinduna zeenkulungwana neenduna zamakhulu, batjhidela kuMosi, 49 bathi kuye: “Iinsebenzi zakho zibale amadoda wepi alawulwa ngithi begodu ayikho nayinye elahlekileko.+ 50 Ngamunye wethu uzokuletha akufumeneko bona kube mnikelo kaJehova, izinto zegolide, amaketani wokuzikghabisa wengogoriyaneni, amabhengela, iindzilamunwana ezinetshwayo, amacici nezinye izinto zokuzikghabisa bona sizenzele umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono phambi kwakaJehova.”

51 UMosi no-Elazara umphristi bathatha igolide kibo nazo zoke izinto zokuzikghabisa. 52 Loke igolide alinikela kuJehova laba matjhekeli* azii-16 750, libuya eenduneni zeenkulungwana neenduneni zamakhulu. 53 Enye nenye indoda esebuthweni yafumana ingcenye eentweni ezathunjwako. 54 UMosi no-Elazara umphristi bathatha igolide eenduneni zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu, aliletha etendeni lokuhlangana bona libe sikhumbuzo ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli naphambi kwakaJehova.