7 Ngoko abadala bakwaMowabhi nabadala bakwaMidiyan baya kuBhileham+ bephethe imali enikwa umntu ovumisayo, baza bamxelela into ethethwa nguBhalaki.

25 Xa amaSirayeli ayehlala eShitim,+ alala neentombi zakwaMowabhi.+ 2 Ezo ntombi zawamema amaSirayeli ukuba eze kwimibingelelo yoothixo bazo,+ yaye atya loo mibingelelo aza aqubuda koothixo bazo.+ 3 Ngoko nawo amaSirayeli akhonza uBhahali wasePehore,+ ibe yamcaphukisa kakhulu uYehova loo nto.

17 “Wangcungcuthekiseni amaMidiyan nize niwatshabalalise,+ 18 kuba anizisela intlekele ngokunitsalela ekwenzeni isono ePehore.+ Anitsalela esonweni ngoKozibhi intombi yenkosi yakwaMidiyan, owabulawayo+ ngexesha enanisohlwaywa ngalo ngenxa yento eyenzeka ePehore.”+

8 Masingaziphathi kakubi ngesondo,* njengokuba abanye babo benzayo, kwaza kwafa abantu abayi-23 000 ngemini enye.+

14 “‘Noko ke, kukho ezi zinto zimbalwa ndingazithandiyo apha kuwe: apho unabantu ababambelele kwimfundiso kaBhileham,+ owafundisa uBhalaki+ ukuba akhubekise amaSirayeli, ukuze atye izinto ezibingelelwe kwizithixo nokuba aziphathe kakubi ngesondo.*+