Izinombolo
36:1 Futhi izinhloko zawoyise bemindeni yabantwana bakwaGileyadi, indodana
kaMakiri indodana kaManase wemindeni yamadodana kaJosefa,
wasondela, wakhuluma phambi kukaMose naphambi kwezikhulu, induna
oyise babantwana bakwa-Israyeli:
2 Bathi: "UJehova wayala inkosi yami ukuba inike izwe libe ngelenu
ifa ngenkatho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; inkosi yami yayalwa
ngoJehova ukumnika ifa likaSelofehadi umfowethu
amadodakazi.
36:3 Futhi uma begana noma yimuphi wamadodana ezinye izizwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ifa labo liyosuswa esandleni
ifa lawobaba, sifakwe efeni lezizwe
isizwe abamukelwe kuso: kanjalo iyakususwa esabelweni saso
ifa lethu.
36:4 Futhi lapho ijubili labantwana bakwa-Israyeli liyakuba, khona-ke bayakuba
Ifa liyofakwa efeni lesizwe abasuke bekuso
bamukelisiwe: kanjalo ifa labo liyakususwa efeni
esizweni sawokhokho bethu.
36:5 UMose wabayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengezwi likaJehova
INkosi isithi: Isizwe sabantwana bakoJosefa sikhulume kuhle.
36:6 Yilokhu uJehova ayale ngakho mayelana namadodakazi
kaSelofehadi, ethi: “Mabashade nababona kungcono kubo; kuphela ukuze
agane emndenini wesizwe sikayise;
36:7 Ngakho ifa labantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngeke lisuke esizweni
esizweni, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakuzigcina, kube yilowo nalowo
ifa lesizwe sawoyise.
36:8 Futhi zonke indodakazi, ngubani ifa kunoma yisiphi isizwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli makabe ngomfazi komunye womndeni wesizwe sakwa-Israyeli
uyise, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bajabulele wonke umuntu
ifa lawoyise.
36:9 Ifa aliyikusuka kwesinye isizwe, liye kwesinye isizwe;
kepha izizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ziyakuzigcina, yileso naleso sizwe
efeni lakhe.
36:10 Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, enze njalo amadodakazi kaSelofehadi.
36:11 NgoMahela, noTirisa, noHogila, noMilka, noNowa, amadodakazi kayise.
USelofehadi wagana amadodana abafowabo bakayise;
36:12 Futhi bagana emindenini yamadodana kaManase indodana
kaJosefa, nefa labo lahlala esizweni somndeni wakwa-Israyeli
uyise wabo.
36:13 Lena imiyalo nezahlulelo, uJehova ayala ngakho
ngesandla sikaMose kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli emathafeni akwaMowabi
ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.