UNUMERI 31

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂Baphindisele abantwana bakwaIsrayeli kwabakwaMidiyani, andukuba ubuthelwe kubantu bakini.

₃UMose wayesekhuluma kubantu, wathi: Hlomiselani impi amadoda phakathi kwenu ukuba ahlasele abakwaMidiyani, aphindisele uJehova kwabakwaMidiyani;

₄kuleso nalesosizwe njalo anoyithuma empini inkulungwane ezizweni zonke zakwaIsrayeli.

₅Kwase kunikelwa ezinkulungwaneni zakwaIsrayeli inkulungwane kuleso nalesosizwe, izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, zihlonyiselwe impi.

₆UMose wabathuma empini, kwabayinkulungwane kuleso nalesosizwe, bona noFinehasi indodana kaEleyazare umpristi, baye naye empini ephethe impahla yendlu engcwele namacilongo okuhlaba umkhosi esandleni sakhe.

₇Balwa noMidiyani, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, babulala abesilisa bonke.

₈Babulala amakhosi akwaMidiyani kanye nabanye ababulawayo: oEvi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, amakhosi ayisihlanu akwaMidiyani; noBileyamu indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngenkemba.

₉Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bathumba abesifazane bakwaMidiyani nabancane babo; nazo zonke izinkomo zabo, nazo zonke izimvu zabo, nayo yonke impahla yabo bakuthatha kwaba-yimpango yabo.

₁₀Yonke imizi yabo yasezindaweni, lapho bebehlala khona, nawo onke amakamu* abo bakushisa ngomlilo.

₁₁Bathatha yonke impango nayo yonke impahla edliweyo, abantu nezilwane.

₁₂Baletha abathunjwa, nempango, nemphala edliweyo kuMose nakuEleyazare umpristi, nakuyo inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ekamu* emathafeni akwaMowabi angaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

₁₃OMose, noEleyazare umpristi, nazo zonke izikhulu zenhlangano baphuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekamu*.

₁₄UMose wazithukuthelela iziphathimandla zebandla, izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu ezazibuya empini.

₁₅UMose wathi kuzo: Nisindisile bonke abesifazane na?

₁₆Bhekani, laba benza ukuba abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ngesiluleko sikaBileyamu baphambeke kuJehova ngendaba yasePeyori, kwaba-khona isifo phakathi kwenhlangano kaJehova.

₁₇Ngalokho bulalani manje bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabantwana, nibulale nabo bonke abesifazane abayazi indoda ngokulala nayo.

₁₈Kepha onke amantombazana angazanga-ndoda ngokulala nayo, nizisindisele wona.

₁₉Misani ngaphandle kwekamu* izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; yilowo nalowo obulele umuntu, nalowo othintile obuleweyo, makaziphothule ngosuku lwesithathu nangosuku lwesikhombisa, nina nabathunjwa benu.

₂₀Nazo zonke izingubo, nakho konke okwenziwe ngesikhumba, nayo yonke imisebenzi yoboya bezimbuzi, nazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngomuthi, niyakuziphothula mayelana nakho.

₂₁Umpristi uEleyazare wathi kumadoda empi ayeyile ekulweni: Lokhu kuyisimiso somthetho uJehova ayalé ngaso uMose:

₂₂kuphela igolide, nesiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, nethini*, nomthofu,

₂₃konke okungahlala emlilweni, niyakukudabulisa emlilweni, kuhlambuluke; kodwa kuyakuhlanjululwa ngamanzi okuphothula, kepha konke okungenakuhlala emlilweni niyakukudabulisa emanzini.

₂₄Niyakuhlanza izingubo zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa, nihlambuluke, andukuba ningene ekamu*.

₂₅UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂₆Balani impango yonke ethathiweyo, abantu nezilwane, wena noEleyazare umpristi, nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise benhlangano,

₂₇wena wahlukanisele impango kabili phakathi kwamadoda empi aya ekulweni nenhlangano yonke,

₂₈uthelisele uJehova amadoda empi aya ekulweni, kube-kunye emakhulwini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu,

₂₉nikuthathe enxenyeni yabo, nikunike uEleyazare umpristi, kube-ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kaJehova.

₃₀Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli wothabatha kube-kunye emashumini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu, yebo, awezilwane zonke, ukunike amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele* likaJehova.

₃₁OMose noEleyazare umpristi benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₃₂Impango-ke eyayisele kwethathiwe ngamadoda empi yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu,

₃₃nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili,

₃₄nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye,

₃₅nabantu, abesifazane abangazangandoda ngokulala nayo, abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili, bebonke.

₃₆Nenxenye eyayiyisabelo sabaphuma impi umumo wayo wawuyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu,

₃₇nentela kaJehova yezimvu yayingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

₃₈Izinkomo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha, intela kaJehova kuzo ingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

₃₉Izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu ayisihlanu, intela kaJehova kuzo ingamashumi ayisithupha nanye.

₄₀Abantu babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha, intela kaJehova kubo ingamashumi amathathu nambili.

₄₁UMose wamnika uEleyazare umpristi intela eyayingumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₄₂Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli uMose ayahlukanisa neyamadoda ayelwile —

₄₃inxenye yenhlangano yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu,

₄₄nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha,

₄₅nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu ayisihlanu,

₄₆nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha —

₄₇yebo, kulenxenye yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli uMose wathatha kube-kunye emashumini ayisihlanu, awabantu nawezilwane, wakunika amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele* likeJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

₄₈Iziphathimandla ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebandla, izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu, zasondela kuMose, zathi kuMose:

₄₉Izinceku zakho zibalé onke amadoda empi asesandleni sethu, akwasala neyodwa yethu.

₅₀Silethile umnikelo kaJehova, kwaba-yilowo nalowo lokho akutholileyo, izinto zegolide, nezigqizo, namasongo, nezindandatho, namacici, nemigexo ukuyenzela imiphefumulo yethu ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.

₅₁OMose noEleyazare bamukela igolide kubo, namagugu asetshenziweyo.

₅₂Lonke igolide lomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa abanikela ngalo kuJehova, elezinduna zezinkulungwane nelezinduna zamakhulu, lalingamashekeli* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.

₅₃Ngokuba amadoda empi ayezithathele impango, kwaba-yileyo naleyo ngokwayo.

₅₄OMose noEleyazare umpristi bamukela igolide kuzo izinduna zezinkulungwane nakwezamakhulu, baliletha etendeni lokuhlangana, laba-yisikhumbuzo sabantwana bakwaIsrayeli phambi kukaJehova.