Amanani
31:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
31:2 Baphindezele kumaMidiyan oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngento awayenza kubo;
uhlanganiselwe kubantu bakho.
31:3 Wathetha uMoses ebantwini, esithi, Makuxhobe inxenye kuni
baphume baye kumaMidiyan, bamphindezelele uYehova
kwaMidiyan.
31:4 Iwaka esizweni iwaka esizweni, ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli;
thumela emfazweni.
31:5 Kwakhululwa ke emawaka akwaSirayeli iwaka
Isizwe ngasinye, ishumi elinesibini lamawaka axhobele imfazwe.
31:6 Wawathuma uMoses, aphuma umkhosi, iwaka esizweni, ngokwawo
uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, umbingeleli, emfazweni, kunye nabangcwele
izixhobo, namaxilongo okuvuthela esandleni sakhe.
31:7 Aphuma ke umkhosi, aya kumaMidiyan, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses; kwaye
babulala yonke into eyindoda.
31:8 Kwaye ababulala ookumkani bamaMidiyan, kunye nabanye ababekho
ababuleweyo; ezilaa, uEvi, noRekem, noTsure, noHure, noRebha, ookumkani abahlanu basebandleni
kwaMidiyan: noBhileham, unyana kaBhehore, bambulala ngekrele.
31:9 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babathimba abafazi bakwaMidiyan bonke;
neentsana zabo, nemfuyo yabo yonke, nemfuyo yabo yonke, ayiphanga
nempahla emfutshane, nayo yonke impahla yayo.
31:10 Bayitshisa nemizi yabo yonke ababehlala kuyo, nezinto zabo zonke ezilungileyo
iinqaba, ngomlilo.
31:11 bawathabatha onke amaxhoba nezinto zonke eziphangiweyo, awabantu nawabantu
izilo.
31:12 Babazisa ke abathinjwa, nezinto eziphangiweyo, namaxhoba kuMoses.
noElazare umbingeleli, nebandla loonyana bakaKora;
AmaSirayeli aya eminqubeni ezinkqantosini zakwaMowabhi, ezikufuphi neYordan
eYeriko.
31:13 noMoses, noElazare umbingeleli, nezikhulu zonke zebandla
laphuma ibandla, laya kubakhawulela ngaphandle kweminquba.
31:14 UMoses waba noburhalarhume kubo abaveleli bomkhosi nabathetheli
nabathetheli-waka, nabathetheli-khulu, ababevela emfazweni.
31:15 Wathi uMoses kubo, Niwasindisile na onke amankazana?
31:16 Yabona, aba bawisa oonyana bakaSirayeli ngecebo
UBhileham wenza ubumenemene kuYehova ngenxa kaPehore, waza
kwabakho isibetho ebandleni likaYehova.
31:17 Yibulaleni ngoko yonke into eyindoda ezintsatsheni;
umfazi owazana nendoda ngokulala nayo.
31:18 Ke bonke abantwana abangabafazi abangazani nandoda ngokulala nayo,
zigcineni niphila.
31:19 Ke nina hlalani ngaphandle kweminquba iintsuku ezisixhenxe;
nabani na ochukumise nabani na obuleweyo, zihlambululeni nina
abathinjwa bakho ngomhla wesithathu nangomhla wesixhenxe.
31:20 Nizihlambulule zonke iingubo zenu, nento yonke eyenziwe ngezikhumba, nomsebenzi wonke
noboya bebhokhwe, nezinto zonke zomthi.
31:21 Wathi uElazare umbingeleli kumadoda omkhosi abeye emkhosini
Nguwo lowo ummiselo womyalelo uYehova awamwisela uMoses umthetho ngawo;
31:22 Kuphela yigolide, nesilivere, nobhedu, nesinyithi, nebhekile, nebhekile.
ukukhokela,
31:23 yonke into enokumelana nomlilo, noyicandisa emlilweni
Wohlambuluka ke, kodwa wohlanjululwa ngomnikelo womlilo
amanzi okuhlamba ukungcola; nento yonke engawumiyo umlilo, noyitshisa
emanzini.
31:24 Ize nihlambe iingubo zenu ngomhla wesixhenxe;
nihlambuluke, ningene emveni koko eminqubeni.
31:25 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
31:26 Lithabathe inani lamaxhoba aphangiweyo, awabantu naweenkomo;
noElazare umbingeleli, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zebandla.
31:27 Lahlula ixhoba kubini; phakathi kwabo balwa imfazwe
abo baphuma umkhosi, phakathi kwebandla lonke;
31:28 urhumele uYehova kumadoda okulwa aphume umkhosi
edabini: umphefumlo ubemnye kumakhulu amahlanu, ebantwini nakubantu
iinkomo, namaesile, nempahla emfutshane;
31:29 Uthabathe esiqingatheni sabo, unike uElazare umbingeleli, ibe ngumrhumo.
umnikelo kaYehova.
31:30 Esiqingatheni soonyana bakaSirayeli wothabatha sibe sinye kuso
amashumi amahlanu kuwo abantu, nakuzo iinkomo, nakuwo amaesile, nakuwo impahla emfutshane;
nazo zonke izinto ezizitho zine, uzinike abaLevi, abagcine uYehova
isigxina somnquba kaYehova.
31:31 Wenza ke uMoses noElazare umbingeleli njengoko uYehova wamwisela umthetho uMoses.
31:32 Ke amaxhoba lawo abe esele ephangweni, abebanjwe ngamadoda okulwa
ababanjiweyo baba ngamakhulu amathandathu amawaka, anamanci asixhenxe amawaka, anesihlanu amawaka
iigusha,
31:33 namashumi asixhenxe anesibini amawaka eenkomo;
31:34 namaesile amashumi amathandathu, anawaka linye;
31:35 Amashumi amathathu anesibini amawaka ewonke, bebonke abafazi ababengazi
umntu ngokulala naye.
31:36 Yaye isiqingatha, isabelo sabaphume umkhosi, saba phakathi
baba ngamakhulu amathathu amawaka, anamanci mathathu amawaka, anesixhenxe amawaka
iigusha ezilikhulu.
31:37 inani likaYehova empahleni emfutshane, ngamakhulu omathandathu anamanci mathandathu ananye
Shumi elinantlanu.
31:38 Iinkomo, ngamashumi omathathu amawaka, anesithandathu samawaka; kuwo ummiselo kaYehova
ibingamashumi asixhenxe anesibini.
31:39 amaesile, ngamashumi omathathu amawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu; ezikaYehova
irhafu ibingamashumi amathandathu ananye.
31:40 Iziqu zabantu, lishumi elinesithandathu lamawaka; kuwo unikelo lukaYehova
abantu abangamashumi amathathu anesibini.
31:41 UMoses wamnika inani, oko libe ngumrhumo kaYehova
uElazare umbingeleli, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
31:42 Esiqingatheni soonyana bakaSirayeli, awasabelayo uMoses ebantwini
walwa,
31:43 Ke isiqingatha sebandla sasingamakhulu amathathu
ngamawaka, anamanci mathathu amawaka, anesixhenxe samawaka, anamakhulu mahlanu, impahla emfutshane;
31:44 namashumi amathathu anesithandathu amawaka eenkomo;
31:45 namashumi amathathu amawaka amaesile, namakhulu amahlanu;
31:46 Ishumi elinesithandathu lamawaka abantu;)
31:47 Wathi uMoses esiqingatheni soonyana bakaSirayeli, yanye inxalenye emashumi mahlanu.
ebantwini nasezinkomeni, wazinika abaLevi, abagcina isibingelelo
isigxina somnquba kaYehova; njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
31:48 Abathetheli ababephezu kwamawaka omkhosi, abathetheli
Beza kuMoses amawaka-waka nabathetheli-makhulu.
31:49 Bathi kuMoses, Abakhonzi bakho balibalile inani lamadoda
yimfazwe esisesandleni sethu, ekuswelekeni nanye indoda kuthi.
31:50 Sisondeze umsondezo kuYehova, into yonke anayo umntu;
bathengwe ngegolide, namatyathanga, nezacholo, namajikazi, namajikazi, namajikazi,
amacwecwe okucamagushela imiphefumlo yethu phambi koYehova.
31:51 Wayithabatha uMoses noElazare umbingeleli igolide kubo, konke kwasetyenzwayo
amatye anqabileyo.
31:52 negolide yonke yomrhumo, ababewusondeza kuYehova, ye
abathetheli-waka nababathetheli-khulu baba lishumi elinantandathu;
iishekele eziliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mahlanu.
31:53 ngokuba amadoda okulwa ayeziphangile, elowo wayephanga.
31:54 Wayithabatha uMoses noElazare umbingeleli igolide kubathetheli
amawaka namakhulu, bawuzisa ententeni yokuhlangana
libe sisikhumbuzo soonyana bakaSirayeli phambi koYehova.