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25 Pweetyi ova Isilayeli vakala ko Sitii,+ ovanthu avahimbika okulipaka mouhayo wokulihanda novahikwena vo ko Moambe.+ 2 Ovahikwena ovo avakongo ova Isilayeli povilikutila valingila ovika-huku viavo.+ Avahimbika okulia, avelipetamena-po, okufenda ovika-huku viovakai ovo.+ 3 Ova Isilayeli avahimbika okufenda* Mbaale yo Peole.+ Otyipuka otyo ova Isilayeli valinga, Siovaa atyimunumanesa unene. 4 Siovaa atolela Mwisesi, ati: “Kwata ononkhalamutwe mbovanthu* ava aveho, oveleke. Veyendya komutenya watokota,* otyo Siovaa atala, opo onyengo ya Siovaa itule, ova Isilayeli vahupe.” 5 Mwisesi apopila vokukoyesa onomphela mo Isilayeli,+ eveti: “Ipaei ovanthu velipaka mefendelo lya Mbaale* yo Peole amuho.”+
6 Manee vala okupopia, omu Isilayeli umwe, aeta pu vakwavo omukai+ omu Mindiyaa, momaiho a Mwisesi umwe, nova Isilayeli aveho otyo vatala. Ova Isilayeli veli pombundi yohinge yomaliongiyo, otyo valila. 7 Fineya+ omona wa Eliyasale, Eliyasale omona womunakwa Alau, oko ati vala tuki, akatuka pokati ka vakwavo, akapola-po eonga. 8 Alandula omulume oo omu Isilayeli wanyingila mohinge yae, evetomo neonga. Atyiti, omulume omu Isilayeli wemwiipaa, omukai wemutoma omapita neonga alikatumba nthele ina, nae ankhi. Etyi alinga ngootyo, ovihuna viatokelele ova Isilayeli, avitalama.+ 9 Vokwankhia novihuna ovio, vena 24.000.+
10 Pahe Siovaa apopila Mwisesi, ati: 11 “Fineya+ omona wa Eliyasale, Eliyasale omona womunakwa Alau, wayakulila ova Isilayeli konyengo yange, tyeetyi kayekele vala ngootyo ava vayapuka kwaame.+ Otyo nahaipaelele ova Isilayeli, namphila ame nahanda okufendwa vala andyike.+ 12 Mupopila okuti: ‘Mandyilingi nae omphango yombembwa. 13 Omphango oyo, mailingi apeho yetu nae, younakwa, nae novanthu mavakatuka-tuka mwe.+ Tyeetyi kayekele vala ngootyo una wayapuka ku Huku yae.+ Wakoha ova Isilayeli konkhali.’”
14 Omu Isilayeli oo waipaelwa kumwe nomufikwena omu Mindiyaa, utiwa o Silii, omona wa Salu, ohongoi yomuhoko umwe watukile mu Simiyau. 15 Omufikwena watyo omu Mindiyaa, o Kosimbi omona wa Sule.+ Sule ohongoi yomuhoko umwe watukile mu Mindiyaa.+
16 Etyi pakala, Siovaa apopila Mwisesi, ati: 17 “Monesei ononkhumbi ova Mindiyaa, veipaei,+ 18 mokonda vemumonesa ononkhumbi novipuka viapenga valingile, viayemba ku Peole,+ no ku Kosimbi omona omufikwena wohongoi yo Mindiyaa, omphange yavo, wankhile+ monthiki yovihuna vamwene kombanda ya Peole.”+