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Isono Sabakwa-Israyeli Namadodakazi AkwaMowabi
1 U-Israyeli wahlala eShithimi; abantu base beqala ukuphinga namadodakazi akwaMowabi. 2 Abamemela emadilini emihlatshelo yonkulunkulu bawo. Abakwa-Israyeli bafike badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu bawo. 3 U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBhali Pheyori. Intukuthelo kaSimakade yamvuthela u-Israyeli.
4USimakade wathi kuMose: “Thatha bonke abaholi babantu, ubabulalele uSimakade lingakashoni ilanga, ukuze intukuthelo kaSimakade evuthayo isuke ku-Israyeli.”
5 UMose wathi kubehluleli bakwa-Israyeli: “Yilowo nalowo makabulale abantu bakhe abazihlanganise noBhali Pheyori.”
6 Bheka, umuntu mumbe kwabakwa-Israyeli waletha owesifazane wakwaMidiyani emndenini wakhe, phambi kukaMose nebandla lonke labakwa-Israyeli, ngesikhathi bekhala emnyango wethende lokuhlangana. 7 UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni umphristi, wakubona lokho, wasukuma phakathi kwenhlangano, wadumela umkhonto wakhe. 8Wayesemlandela lowo muntu wakwa-Israyeli, wangena ethendeni lakhe, wababhokoda bobabili ngomkhonto esiswini, lwase lunqamuka ubhubhane kwabakwa-Israyeli. 9 Kepha lwase lwedlule nabantu abayizi-24 000.
10USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 11“UFinehasi ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni umphristi ukhalime intukuthelo yami kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba utshengise intshisekelo ngami phakathi kwabo, ukuze ngingabaqothuli ngesikhwele sami. 12 Ngakho-ke batshele, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngizomnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula. 13 Siyakuba ngesakhe nezizukulwane zakhe, kube yisivumelwano sobuphristi obuphakade, ngokuba ube nentshisekelo ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wenzela abakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.’ ”
14Igama lendoda yakwa-Israyeli eyabulawa nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, kwakunguZimri kaSalu, isikhulu sendlu yabakwaSimeyoni. 15 Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owabulawa kwakunguKhozibhi, indodakazi kaZuri owayengumholi wezizwana zabendlu yakwaMidiyani.
16USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 17 “Bahluphe abakwaMidiyani, bese ubabulala, 18ngokuba benze ubuqili, banikhohlisa ngodaba lukaPheyori nangendaba kaKhozibhi, indodakazi yomholi wakwaMidiyani, udadewabo owabulawa ngosuku lobhubhane ngenxa kaPheyori.”

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