Numeri 36:1-13
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Umtsetfo lomayelana nekutsatsa bafati labatindlalifa (1-13)
36 Tinhloko temindeni yebantfwana baGileyadi indvodzana yaMakhire,+ loyindvodzana yaManase, letivela emindenini yaJosefa, teta takhuluma naMosi nebaholi labatinhloko temindeni yaka-Israyeli.
2 Tatsi: “Jehova wakhuluma nawe nkhosi kutsi wehlukanise lelive ngenkatho+ futsi ulinikete ema-Israyeli kutsi libe lifa lawo. Jehova waphindze wakutjela kutsi lifa laSelofehadi umnaketfu ubolinika emadvodzakati akhe.+
3 Nangabe lamadvodzakati atsatfwa ngemadvodza alesinye sive sema-Israyeli, lifa lawo litawuphuma efeni labobabe bese lifakwa efeni laleso sive latawube sekangephansi kwaso, kuze lingasabi yincenye yelifa letfu lesalitfola ngenkatho.
4 Nakufika uMnyaka Wekukhululwa+ webantfu baka-Israyeli, lelifa lalamadvodzakati litawufakwa efeni lalesive latawube sekangephansi kwaso, ngaleyo ndlela ngeke lisaba yincenye yelifa lesive sabobabe.”
5 Naku Mosi lakusho kuma-Israyeli njengobe abetjelwe nguJehova: “Loko lokushiwo sive semadvodzana aJosefa kuliciniso.
6 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova mayelana nemadvodzakati aSelofehadi: ‘Lamadvodzakati angaba bafati banobe ngubani lamtsandzako. Kodvwa-ke kufanele abe bafati bemuntfu lovela emndenini wesive sababe wawo.
7 Kute lifa lema-Israyeli lokufanele lisuke kulesinye sive liye kulesinye, ngobe ema-Israyeli kufanele aligcine lifa lesive sabokhokho bawo.
8 Onkhe emadvodzakati lanelifa etiveni taka-Israyeli kufanele abe bafati bemuntfu lovela emndenini wesive sabobabe wawo,+ kuze ema-Israyeli agcine lifa labokhokho bawo.
9 Kute lifa lokufanele lisuke kulesinye sive liye kulesinye, ngobe tive tema-Israyeli kufanele tiligcine lifa lato.’”
10 Lamadvodzakati aSelofehadi enta njengobe nje Jehova abetjele Mosi.+
11 Ngako boMahala, Thisa, Hogila, Milkha naNowa, labebangemadvodzakati aSelofehadi,+ baba bafati bemadvodzana abomnakabobabe wabo.
12 Batsatfwa ngemadvodza lavela emindenini yaManase loyindvodzana yaJosefa, kuze lifa labo lihlale esiveni semndeni wababe wabo.
13 Lena yimitsetfo nemiyalo Jehova layiniketa ema-Israyeli asebentisa Mosi, ehlane lakaMowabi lelingaseJordane, macondzana neJerikho.+
