Izinombolo
25:1 U-Israyeli wahlala eShithimi, futhi abantu baqala ukwenza ubufebe
namadodakazi akwaMowabi.
25:2 Babizela abantu emihlatshelweni yawonkulunkulu babo;
abantu badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu babo.
25:3 U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBali Peyori;
wavutha ku-Israyeli.
" 25:4 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Thatha zonke izinhloko zabantu, ubaphanyeke
bakhuphuke phambi kukaJehova elangeni, ukuvutha kolaka lukaJehova
UJehova angase ahlubuke ku-Israyeli.
" 25:5 UMose wathi kubahluleli bakwa-Israyeli: "Bulalani, kube yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe
bazihlanganisa noBali Peyori.
25:6 Futhi, bheka, kwafika omunye wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, waletha esandleni sakhe
abazalwane owesifazane wakwaMidiyani emehlweni kaMose nasemehlweni kaMose
yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababekhala ngaphambili
umnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
25:7 UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, wabona.
yona, wasukuma phakathi kwebandla, waphatha umkhonto esandleni sakhe
isandla;
25:8 Wamlandela umuntu wakwa-Israyeli, wangena etendeni, futhi waphonseka bobabili
eziphumela, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, nowesifazane esiswini sakhe. Ngakho i
isifo sanqamuka kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
25:9 Futhi labo abafa ngesifo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.
25:10 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
25:11 UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi,
ukuthukuthela kwami kusuke kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, lapho eshisekela mina
phakathi kwabo, ukuze ngingabaqedi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kimi
umona.
25:12 Ngakho uthi: Bheka, Ngimnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula.
25:13 Futhi uyakuba nakho, futhi inzalo yakhe ngemva kwakhe, yebo isivumelwano somuntu
ubupristi obuphakade; ngoba wayeshisekela uNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi wenza i
inhlawulo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
25:14 Manje igama umIsrayeli owabulawa, ngisho ukuthi wabulawa
Owesifazane wakwaMidiyani wayenguZimri indodana kaSalu, isikhulu sesikhulu
indlu phakathi kwabakwaSimeyoni.
25:15 Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owahlatshwayo lalinguKozibi
indodakazi kaZuri; wayeyinhloko phezu kwabantu, nendlu enkulu phakathi
kwaMidiyani.
25:16 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
25:17 hlupha abakwaMidiyani, futhi ubashaye.
25:18 Ngoba bayakuhlupha wena ngobuqili babo, lapho baye bakhohliswa nawe
indaba kaPeyori, endabeni kaKozibi, indodakazi yesikhulu
wakwaMidiyani, udadewabo, owabulawa ngosuku lwesifo
Ngenxa kaPeor.