Ukuzibuyiselela kwama-Israyeli kebakwaMidiyani
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 2“Buyiselela ukubuyiselela kwama-Israyeli kumaMidiyani. Ngemva kwalokho nawe uzakulandela aboyihlomkhulu.”
3Nje-ke uMosi wathi ebantwini: “Hlomisani amadoda aphakathi kwenu bona ayokulwa namaMidiyani, abuyiselele ukubuyiselela kwakaSomnini kumaMidiyani. 4Ekorweni enye nenye yakwa-Israyeli nithumele epini ikulungwana yamadoda.”
5Mbala ikoro nekoro yakwa-Israyeli yakhupha ikulungwana yamadoda, kwaba libutho lepi eliziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili.
6UMosi wathumela ibuthwelo epini, kwaba yikulungwana ekorweni ngayinye. Gade likhamba noFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi aphethe izitja ezicwengileko neemporompita. 7Ibuthwelo lalwa namaMidiyani njengombana uSomnini bekayale uMosi, labulala omunye nomunye omduna epini. 8Labulala namakhosi amahlanu wakwaMidiyani okungu-Evi, uRekhemu, uTsuri, uRhuri noReba. Godu abulala noBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori ngesabula. 9Ama-Israyeli azithumbela abafazi bamaMidiyani kanye nabantwana. Abuya athatha zoke iinkomo kanye nefuyo enye yamaMidiyani; iye, ipahlawo yoke yaba yipango. 10Atjhisa woke amadorobho ahlala kiwo kanye namatendawo angeenrhodlweni. 11Athatha yoke ipango yabantu neyefuyo leyo, 12ayiletha kuMosi, ku-Elazara umphristi kanye nemkhambathini wama-Israyeli. Iye, abathunjiweko nepango balethwa ekampeni ngemrhobeni weJordani kwaMowabi malungana neJerikho.
13UMosi, u-Elazara umphristi kanye nabarholi bomkhambathi baphuma bahlangabeza ibutho ngaphandle kwekampa. 14UMosi bekasilingekile ngeenkhulu zebutho, iinduna zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu egade zibuya epini. 15Nje-ke wathi kizo: “Nilise boke abafazi baphila na? 16Yelelani la, laba ngibo abahlohlozelwa nguBhiliyamu bona babe sisifu kuma-Israyeli ukuze one ngokungathembeki kuSomnini endabeni yePewori. Ngalokho isifo sehlela emkhambathini kaSomnini. 17Yeke phakathi kwabancanaba, bulalani omunye nomunye omduna bese nibulala omunye nomunye wesifazana okhe wangenwa yindoda, 18kodwana zigcineleni woke amatlawana angazange akhe angenwe yindoda. 19Boke benu abakhe babulala umuntu namkha bathinta obuleweko, hlalani ngaphandle kwekampa amalanga alikhomba, nizihlambulule kanye nabathunjwa benu elangeni lesithathu nelekhomba. 20Hlambululani esinye nesinye isambatho, yoke into eyenziwe ngesikhumba, koke okwenziwe ngoboya bembuzi nento yoke ebazwe ngesigodo.”
21U-Elazara umphristi wakhuluma namadoda agade aye epini wathi: “Nasi isimiso somthetho uSomnini ayale ngaso uMosi: 22Igolide, isiliva, ikoporo, isimbi, isinjana, umthofi 23nakho koke okungatjhiko, kudluliseni emlilweni, nje-ke kuzakuhlambuluka. Nanyana kunjalo kufuze kuhlanjululwe ngamanzi wehlambululo godu. Lokho okungakghoni ukujamelana nomlilo kudluliseni ngemanzini wehlambululo. 24Ngelanga lekhomba nihlanze izambatho zenu, nizakuhlambuluka. Emva kwalokho ningangena ekampeni.”
25USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 26“Wena no-Elazara umphristi kanye neenhloko zemindeni yomkhambathi, balani okuthunjwe epini okubabantu nefuyo. 27Okuthunjiweko kwepango kwabiwe kabili phakathi komkhambathi namadoda agade aye epini. 28Epangweni yamadoda agade aye epini lawo khuphani umthelo kaSomnini: Emakhulwini amahlanu nilethe kunye kwepango yabantu, yeenkomo, yabodumbana, yezimvu neembuzi. 29Lokho kuthatheni esiquntwini sesabelo samadoda lawo ninikele u-Elazara umphristi kube njengomnikelo kaSomnini. 30Esiquntwini sepango yama-Israyeli thathani kunye ngefumbe ematjhumini amahlanu kwepango yabantu, yeenkomo, yabodumbana, yezimvu neembuzi, okutjho eenlwaneni zoke nikunikele amaLevi abatjheji bepahla yethaberinakeli lakaSomnini.”
31UMosi no-Elazara umphristi benza njengombana uSomnini ayale uMosi. 32Ipango eyathunjwa madoda wepi egade imele yabiwe ngile:
bekuzizimvu neembuzi eziziinkulungwana ezimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi alikhomba nahlanu,
33iinkomo eziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi alikhomba nambili,
34abodumbana abaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi asithandathu nanye,
35abantu, okutjho iintombi eziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nambili ezingazange khe zingenwe madoda.
36Isiquntu sesabelo salabo abagade baye epini bekuzizimvu neembuzi eziziinkulungwana ezimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba namakhulu amahlanu. 37Umthelo kaSomnini waba zizimvu neembuzi ezimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi alikhomba nahlanu. 38Iinkomo beziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nantandathu. Umthelo kaSomnini kizo waba matjhumi alikhomba nambili. 39Abodumbana bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu. Umthelo kaSomnini kibo waba matjhumi asithandathu nanye. 40Abantu baba ziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nantandathu. Umthelo kaSomnini ngabo waba matjhumi amathathu nambili. 41UMosi wanikela umthelo weminikelo kaSomnini ku-Elazara umphristi. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekayale uMosi.
42Isabelo sama-Israyeli, okusiquntu sepango eyalethwa madoda agade aye epini, ebe sabiwe nguMosi, besingalendlela: 43Umkhambathi wafunyana okulandelako:
izimvu neembuzi eziziinkulungwana ezimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba namakhulu amahlanu,
44iinkomo eziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu nesithandathu,
45abodumbana abaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu,
46abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nesithandathu.
47Esiquntwini sepango yama-Israyeli uMosi wathatha ngefumbe munye ebantwini abamatjhumi amahlanu nefuyo yinye kematjhumi amahlanu, wanikela amaLevi abatjheji bepahla yethaberinakeli lakaSomnini. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekayale uMosi.
48Iinkhulu egade zengamele ibutho leenkulungwana neenduna zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu zatjhidela kuMosi, 49zafese zathi kuye: “Iinceku zakho seziwabalile amadoda wepi angaphasi kwelawulo lazo, nje-ke akukho neyodwa indoda elahlekileko. 50Begodu silethe nomnikelo kaSomnini, okungilokho omunye nomunye wethu akufunyeneko kwezinto zegolide: imihlobohlobo yeenkhono, iindzilamnwana, amancina nabonongoro kobana sizozenzela itethelelo kuSomnini.”
51Yeke uMosi no-Elazara umphristi bamukela izinto zegolidezo kizo, ebe kubuphaziphazi obenziweko. 52Loke igolide ebegade liphuma eenduneni zeenkulungwana neenduneni zamakhulu, uMosi no-Elazara abanikela ngalo kuSomnini, belingaba makhilogremu alikhulu namatjhumi alithoba. 53Amadoda wepi gade azithathele ipango ebuphaziphazi epini. 54UMosi no-Elazara umphristi bamukela igolide eenduneni zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu baliletha etendeni lokuhlanganela bona libe sikhumbuzo sama-Israyeli phambi kwakaSomnini.
