Numeri 25:1-18
25 Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli ahlala eShithimu,+ acala kutiphatsa kabi ngekwelicansi nemadvodzakati akaMowabi.+
2 Labafati bakaMowabi bamema lama-Israyeli kutsi ete nakwentiwa imihlatjelo kubonkulunkulu babo,+ futsi adla lemihlatjelo aphindze akhotsamela labonkulunkulu+ bemaMowabi.
3 Ngako ema-Israyeli ahlanganyela ekukhonteni* Bhali wasePheyori,+ ngaleso sizatfu Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu.
4 Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Tsatsa bonkhe baholi* balabantfu ubalengise embikwaJehova emini kala hha,* kuze intfukutselo yaJehova isuke kuma-Israyeli.”
5 Mosi wabese utsi kubehluleli baka-Israyeli:+ “Ngamunye wenu akabulale lamadvodza lahlanganyele ekukhonteni* Bhali wasePheyori.”+
6 Kwatsi nje ngaleso sikhatsi, lomunye um-Israyeli weta nendvodzakati yakaMidiyani+ ngakubantfu bakubo, embikwaMosi nasembikwaso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, futsi ngaleso sikhatsi bantfu bebalila emnyango welithende lekuhlangana.
7 Ngesikhatsi Finehasi+ indvodzana ya-Eliyezeri, loyindvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi abona loku, wesuka ngekushesha emkhatsini wema-Israyeli watsatsa sikhali.
8 Walandzela lom-Israyeli wayawungena ethendeni futsi wabahlaba bobabili ngalesikhali, lendvodzakati yakaMidiyani yona wayihlaba etitfweni tayo tangasense. Ngaleso sikhatsi lesishayo lebesihlasele ema-Israyeli saphela.+
9 Bantfu lababulawa ngulesishayo baba ngu-24 000.+
10 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi:
11 “Finehasi+ indvodzana ya-Eliyezeri, loyindvodzana ya-Aroni umphristi wente kutsi intfukutselo yami isuke kuma-Israyeli ngobe akakuvumelanga kungetsembeki kwawo kimi.+ Ngako-ke angikawacotfuli ema-Israyeli ngisho nobe nginguNkulunkulu lofuna kutsi kukhontwe mine ngedvwa.+
12 Ngaleso sizatfu ubomtjela kutsi ngenta sivumelwane sekuthula naye.
13 Lesi sivumelwane sekutsi yena nentalelwane yakhe letawuta emvakwakhe batawuhlale babaphristi,+ ngobe akakuvumelanga kungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu wakhe,+ wenta nekutsi ema-Israyeli abuyisane nami.”
14 Libito lalom-Israyeli lowabulawa nalendvodzakati yakaMidiyani, kwakunguZimri indvodzana yaSalu, labengumholi walenye yetindlu takaSimeyoni.
15 Libito lalendvodzakati yakaMidiyani leyabulawa, kwakunguKhozibi indvodzakati yaSuri.+ Suri abengumholi welusendvo lwalenye yetindlu takaMidiyani.+
16 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi Jehova watsi kuMosi:
17 “Hlaselani emaMidiyani futsi niwabulale,+
18 ngobe nani abesolo anihlasela ngebucili bawo ePheyori+ kanye nakulendzaba yaKhozibi indvodzakati yemholi wakaMidiyani, naye labewaleso sive futsi lowabulawa+ ngelilanga lalesishayo lebesihlasele ema-Israyeli ngenca yaloko lokwenteka ePheyori.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “atihlanganisa naBhali.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “tonkhe tinhloko.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “elangeni.”
^ Nobe “latihlanganise naBhali.”
