Vhaisraele na Baali wa Phioro
1Musi Vhaisraele vho ṱoka mishasha Govhani ḽa Miunga, vhanna vha thoma u ita vhuaḓa nga u dzhenisa vhasadzi vha Muaba nḓuni. 2Vhasadzi vhenevho vho vha vhidza vhuṱamboni ha nduvho dzavho, he ha vha hu tshi luvhiwa midzimu ya Muaba. Vhaisraele vha ḽa zwiḽiwa zwa henefho, vha luvha mudzimu wa Vhamuaba, 3Baali wa Phioro, vha shumela wone. Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a vha sinyutshela, 4a vhudza Mushe a ri, “Dzhia vharangaphanḓa vhoṱhe vha Israele, u ite zwine nda u vhudza, u vha vhulahe u vha vhambe masiari tshivhangalala, ndi hone ndi si tsha ḓo sinyutshela Vhaisraele.” 5Mushe a vhudza vhahulwane vha Vhaisraele a ri, “Muṅwe na muṅwe waṋu a vhulahe vhanna vhoṱhe vha tsinde ḽawe vhe vha yo luvha Baali wa Phioro.”
6Muṅwe wa Vhaisraele a dzhia musadzi wa Mumidiani a mu dzhenisa nḓuni Mushe a tshi zwi vhona, na tshivhidzo tshoṱhe tsha Israele tshi tshi zwi vhona musi vha tshi khou tsengisa miṱodzi vhe muṋangoni wa dennde ya u ṱangana na Muṋe washu. 7Musi Finiasi ṅwana wa Eliasara ṅwana wa tshifhe Aroni a tshi zwi vhona, a takuwa a sia tshivhidzo, a yo dzhia pfumo, 8a tevhela uyo Muisraele denndeni yawe, vhoṱhe vhuvhili havho a vha runga nga pfumo, a runga Muisraele pfumo ḽa phuletshedza ḽa dzhena thumbuni ya uyo musadzi. Ha mbo ḓi vha u fhela ha bulayo iḽo kha Vhaisraele, 9hone vhe vha vhulawa nga iḽo bulayo vho vha vhe 24 000.
10Muṋe washu a amba na Mushe a ri, 11“Finiasi ṅwana wa Eliasara, ṅwana wa tshifhe Aroni, o dzikisa mbiti dzanga nda si tsha sinyutshela Vhaisraele. O hana zwa u luvha muṅwe mudzimu arali e si Nṋe, ndi zwe nda si vha lozwe vhoṱhe nga mbiti dzanga. 12Zwenezwo mu vhudze uri ndi khou vhofha nae mulanga wa mulalo, 13wa uri tshifhe u ḓo vha ene, na vhaḓuhulu vhawe, lini na lini, nge a si tende ndi tshi nyadziwa, a ita uri Vhaisraele vha hangwelwe vhutshinyi havho.”
14Muisraele we a vhulawa na musadzi wa Mumidiani o vha a tshi pfi Zimiri ṅwana wa Salu, muṅwe murangaphanḓa wa tsinde ḽa Simioni. 15Musadzi uyo wa Mumidiani we a vhulawa o vha a tshi pfi Khozibi ṅwananyana wa Tsuru, muṅwe wa vharangaphanḓa vha Midiani.
16Muṋe washu a laya Mushe a ri, 17“Vhamidiani vha iteni maswina ni vha vhulahe, 18nge vha ni ita maswina zwiḽa vha tshi ni retshela zwikwekwe thavhani ya Phioro, na nga mulandu wa khaladzi avho Khozibi, ṅwananyana wa muṅwe murangaphanḓa wa Vhamidiani, musadzi we a vhulawa zwiḽa ho ḓa dwadze nga mulandu wa zwa Phioro.”
