Bible

25UIsrayeli wasehlala eShithimia. Abantu basebeqala ukuphinga lamadodakazi akoMowabib. 2 Asebabizelac abantu emihlatshelweni yabonkulunkulu bawod, labantu badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu bawo. 3 UIsrayeli wasezihlanganisae loBhali-Peyorif; lolaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela uIsrayeli. 4 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Thatha zonke inhloko zabantug, uziphanyeke phambi kweNkosi maqondana lelanga, ukuze ulaka lweNkosi oluvuthayo lubuye lusuke koIsrayelih. 5 UMozisi wasesithi kubahluleli bakoIsrayelii: Bulalani, kube ngulowo lalowo amadoda akhej ababezihlanganise loBhali-Peyorik.

6 Khangela-ke, umuntu wabantwana bakoIsrayeli weza waletha kubafowabo umMidiyanikazi phambi kwamehlo kaMozisi laphambi kwamehlo enhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, besakhala inyembezi emnyango wethente lenhlanganol. 7 Kwathi uPhinehasim, indodana kaEleyazaren, indodana kaAroni umpristi, ekubona, wasukuma ephuma phakathi kwenhlangano, wathatha umkhonto esandleni sakhe, 8 waseyilandela indoda yakoIsrayeli ethenteni, wabagwaza bobabili, indoda yakoIsrayeli lowesifazana esiswini sakhe. Yasimiswa inhlupheko kubantwana bakoIsrayelio. 9 Lalabo abafayo ngenhlupheko babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanep.

10 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 11 UPhinehasi, indodana kaEleyazare indodana kaAroni umpristi, uphendule ulaka lwami lusuka ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeliq, ngoba wayelobukhwele ngobukhwele bami phakathi kwabo; ngakho kangibaqothulanga abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngobukhwele bamir. 12 Ngakho utsho: Khangela, ngiyamnika isivumelwano sami sokuthulas. 13 Njalo uzakuba laso, lenzalo yakhe emva kwakhet, isivumelwano sobupristi obulaphakadeu, ngenxa yokuthi elobukhwele ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wabenzela abantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula. 14 Lebizo lendoda yakoIsrayeli eyatshaywayo, eyatshaywa kanye lomMidiyanikazi, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu, isiphathamandla sendlu kayise phakathi kwabakoSimeyoni. 15 Ibizo lowesifazana owatshaywayo, umMidiyanikazi, lalinguKozibi indodakazi kaZuriv, owayeyinhloko yesizwe sendlu kayise eMidiyani.

16 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 17 Hluphani amaMidiyani, liwatshayew; 18 ngoba aliphethe njengezitha ngobuqili bawox, alikhohlisa ngodaba lukaPeyoriy langodaba lukaKozibi, indodakazi yesiphathamandla seMidiyani, udadewabo, owatshaywa ngosuku lwenhlupheko ngenxa yodaba lukaPeyoriz.

a 33.49. Josh. 2.1. Mika 6.5.

b 31.16.

c Josh. 22.17. Hlab. 106.28. Hos. 9.10.

d Eks. 34.15,16; 1 Kor. 10.20.

e 24.5. Hlab. 106.28.

f 23.28.

g Dute. 4.3. Josh. 22.17.

h Dute. 13.17,11.

i Eks. 18.21,25. Nani 11.16.

j Eks. 32.27.

k 23.28.

l Jow. 2.17.

m Hlab. 106.30.

n Eks. 6.25.

o 16.48.

p 1 Kor. 10.8.

q 25.4.

r Dute. 32.16,21. 1 Kho. 14.22. Hlab. 78.58. Zef. 1.18. 3.8. 1 Kor. 10.22. Eks. 20.5.

s Mal. 2.4,5.

t 1 Lan. 6.4.

u Eks. 40.15.

v 31.8; Josh. 13.21.

w 31.2,7.

x 31.16. Isam. 2.14.

y 23.28.

z 23.28.