Mbadiko
27 Akupu, bana bakashi ba Selofehade muana a Kefere, muana a Gileade, muana a Makire, muana a Manasee ba mu bifuko bia Manasee muana a Yosefe nkufika. Mashina a bana baye bakashi abaadi Mahela, Nowa, Ogla, Milka na Tirsa. 2 Abo nkuimana kumpala kua Moyise, kua tshite muakuidi Eleazare, kua ba nfumu na kua kakongie koso ku kituelelo kia kashibo k’epema ka kufumankena bakula’shi: 3 “Nshetu mmufue mu kabaaka, anka tabaadi munkatshi mua kisaka kibaadi kiibungie bua kutombokiela Yehowa, baba babaadi bakuatshishene Kora, kadi mmufue bua muluisho waye’ye nabene na ta mutande muana mulume su ngumune. 4 Buakinyi eshina dia nshetu di kushimina mu kifuko kiaye muanda wa’shi ta mutande muana mulume? Etupe bupianyi munkatshi mua bakuabo na nshetu.” 5 Nyi Moyise nkutuala muanda wabo kumpala kua Yehowa.
6 Akupu Yehowa kulungula Moyise’shi: 7 “Bana bakashi ba Selofehade abakula bia binyibinyi. Abitungu nka w’ebape yabo nsenga bu bupianyi munkatshi mua bakuabo balume na nshabo na w’ebape bupianyi bua nshabo. 8 Na lungula bena Isalele’shi, ‘Su muntu afua kushi kutanda muana mulume, abitungu nupe muan’aye mukashi bupianyi buaye. 9 Na su t’e na muana mukashi su ngumune, nupe bakuabo balume bupianyi buaye. 10 Su t’e na mukuabo mulume su ngumune, nupe bakuabo balume na nshaye bupianyi buaye. 11 Na su nshaye te na bakuabo balume, nupe mukuabo a mu kifuko abadi naye mase amune bupianyi buaye na abuikala buaye. Uno aukekala muiya bua bena Isalele, nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mutumine Moyise eyi.’”
12 Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: “Kaamina ku muengie wa Abarime, na omone nsenga yankapa bena Isalele. 13 P’ueyimono, okabungibua n’obe kui muilo oobe, nka bu bibaadi mukuenu Alona mubungibue kuaudi, 14 Muanda pabaadi kakongie kekakene nami mu kabaaka ka Sine, bodi mutombokiele eyi diande dia kungikasha a kishila kumpala kuabo ku bukuashi bua mema. Ano nyi mema a Meriba ku Kadeshe mu kabaaka ka Sine.”
15 Akupu Moyise nkulungula Yehowa’shi: 16 “Yehowa Efile Mukulu apeyaa bantu boso muwa, tula namu panundu pa kakongie muntu 17 mulombene kutuuka na kutuela kumpala kuabo, na akebatuusha na kuibatuesha bua’shi kakongie ka Yehowa t’akekalanga bu mikooko ishi na mulami.” 18 Biabia Yehowa nkulungula Moyise’shi: “Ata Yoshua muana a Nune, muntu e na kikudi muadi na omutentekie eyasa diobe. 19 Akupu omuimikie kumpala kua tshite muakuidi Eleazare na kumpala kua kakongie koso, na omupe mufubo mu meso muabo. 20 Omupe ndambo ya matalua* oobe, bua’shi kakongie koso ka bena Isalele kamuteemeshe. 21 Akemana kumpala kua tshite muakuidi Eleazare, akamuipuisha bitshibilo abifiki kui Yehowa ku bukuashi bua Urime. Ku eyi diaye abakatuuku na ku eyi diaye abakatuele, aye na bena Isalele boso na kakongie koso.”
22 Biabia Moyise nkukita nka bu bibaadi Yehowa mumutumine eyi. Aye nkuata Yoshua na nkumuimika kumpala kua tshite muakuidi Eleazare na kumpala kua kakongie koso, 23 aye nkumutenteka maasa, na nkumupa mufubo nka bu bibaadi Yehowa muakule kukiila kui Moyise.