Amanani
25:1 AmaSirayeli ahlala eShitim; baqala abantu ukuhenyuza
kunye neentombi zakwaMowabhi.
25:2 Zababizela abantu emibingelelweni yoothixo bazo;
badla abantu, baqubuda koothixo babo.
25:3 AmaSirayeli azibandakanya noBhahali-pehore, wavutha umsindo kaYehova
wavutha kuSirayeli.
25:4 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Thabatha zonke iintloko zabantu, ubaxhome
bawaphakamisele phambi koYehova elangeni, ukuvutha komsindo kaYehova
UYehova unokude abuye kuSirayeli;
25:5 Wathi uMoses kubagwebi bakwaSirayeli, Bulalani elowo abantu bakhe
badibana noBhahali-pehore.
25:6 Nanko omnye woonyana bakaSirayeli esiza, ezisa kweyakhe
abazalwana bomfazi wakwaMidiyan emehlweni kaMoses, nasemehlweni kaMoses
lonke ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli ababelila ngenxa engaphambili
emnyango wentente yokuhlangana.
25:7 Wabona uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli.
wesuka phakathi kwebandla, wathabatha umkhonto esandleni sakhe
isandla
25:8 Wayilandela indoda engumSirayeli, waya ententeni, wahlaba omabini
emahlahleni, indoda yakwaSirayeli, nomfazi esiswini sakhe. Ngoko ke
sathintelwa isibetho koonyana bakaSirayeli.
25:9 Abafayo sisibetho baba ngamashumi amabini anesine amawaka.
25:10 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
25:11 Ke uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli, wayijika.
ubushushu bam busuke koonyana bakaSirayeli, ekukhweleteni kwakhe ngenxa yam
ngenxa yabo, ukuze ndingabagqibi oonyana bakaSirayeli ngexesha lam
umona.
25:12 Ngako oko yithi, Yabona, ndimnika umnqophiso wam woxolo;
25:13 ibe ngumnqophiso womhlaba, kwanembewu yakhe emva kwakhe
ububingeleli banaphakade; ngokuba ebenekhwele ngoThixo wakhe, wenza idini
ukucamagushela oonyana bakaSirayeli.
25:14 Ke igama lomSirayeli owayebulewe, lowo wabulawa kunye
inkazana yakwaMidiyan ibinguZimri unyana kaSalu, inkulu yenkulu
indlu phakathi kwamaSimon.
25:15 Igama lenkazana leyo yahlatywayo ingumMidiyanekazi, belinguKozibhi, umMidiyan
intombi kaTsure; waye eyintloko phezu kwabantu, eyintloko yendlu kayise
kwaMidiyan.
25:16 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
25:17 Wawangcungcuthekise amaMidiyan, uwaxabele;
25:18 Kuba banibandezela ngobuqhophololo babo, abanilukuhlileyo ngabo
umcimbi kaPehore, nakwindawo kaKozibhi, intombi yesikhulu
kwaMidiyan, udade wabo, owahlatywayo ngomhla wesibetho ngenxa
Ngenxa kaPeor.