Impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyani

31INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2 Phindisela impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyania; emva kwalokho ubuthelwe ebantwini bakinib. 3 UMozisi wakhuluma ebantwini esithi: Abanye benu kabahlomele impi ukuze bamelane lamaMidiyani, benze impindiselo yeNkosi kumaMidiyani. 4 Thumelani empini abayinkulungwane kuleso lalesosizwe, kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli. 5 Kwasekunikelwa kuvela ezinkulungwaneni zakoIsrayeli inkulungwane ngesizwe, inkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili zihlomele impic. 6 UMozisi wasezithumela empini, inkulungwane ngesizwe, zona loPhinehasi indodana kaEleyazare umpristi, ukuya empini, belempahla ezingcwele lempondo zokuhlaba umkhosi esandleni sakhed. 7 Basebesilwa bemelene lamaMidiyani, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi, babulala bonke abesilisae. 8 Babulala njalo amakhosi eMidiyani, ngaphandle kwababuleweyo, oEvi loRekemif loZuri loHuri loReba, amakhosi amahlanu eMidiyanig; loBalami indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngenkembah. 9 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebethumba abesifazana bamaMidiyani labantwanyana babo, baphanga inkomo zawo zonke, lezimvu zawo zonke, layo yonke inotho yawoi. 10 Batshisa ngomlilo yonke imizi ayehlala kiyo, lazo zonke izinqaba zawo. 11 Bathatha yonke impango lakho konke okuthunjiweyo, kwabantu lokwezifuyoj, 12 baletha abathunjiweyo lempango lokuthunjiweyo kuMozisi lakuEleyazare umpristi, lakunhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, enkambeni emagcekeni akoMowabik, aseJordani eJeriko.

13 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi leziphathamandla zonke zenhlangano basebephuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwenkambal. 14 UMozisi wasethukuthelela induna zebuthom, induna zezinkulungwane lenduna zamakhulu ezazivela ebuthweni lempi. 15 UMozisi wasesithi kuzo: Liyekele yini abesifazana bonke ukuthi baphilen? 16 Khangelani, yilaba abenza abantwana bakoIsrayelio, ngeseluleko sikaBalamip, ukuthi benze isiphambeko eNkosini endabeni yePeyoriq, kwaze kwaba lenhlupheko phakathi kwenhlangano yeNkosir. 17 Ngakho-ke bulalani wonke owesilisa ebantwanyaneni, libulale wonke owesifazana owazi indoda ngokulala lendodas; 18 kodwa bonke abantwanyana abesifazana abangazanga indoda ngokulala layo, libayekele baphile, babe ngabenu. 19 Lina-ke, misani inkamba ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisa, loba ngubani obulele umuntut, laloba ngubani othinte obuleweyo, lizihlambulule lina labathunjiweyo benu ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisau, 20 lihlambulule sonke isembatho, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesikhumba, lakho konke okwenziweyo ngoboya bembuzi, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesihlahlav.

21 UEleyazare umpristi wasesithi kumadoda empi ayephume impi: Lesi yisimiso somlayo iNkosi emlaye ngaso uMozisi: 22 Kuphela igolide, lesiliva, ithusi, insimbi, ithini, lomnuso, 23 yonke into engahlala emlilweni lizayidlulisa emlilweni, ihlambuluke; loba kunjalo izahlanjululwaw ngamanzi okwehlukanisax. Lakho konke okungahlali emlilweni lizakudlulisa emanzini. 24 Njalo lizawatsha izembatho zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisay, lihlambuluke, lemva kwalokho lingene enkambeni.

Ukwehlukaniswa kwempango

25 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 26 Thatha inani lonke lempango lokuthunjiweyo, okwabantu lokwezifuyo, wena, loEleyazare umpristi, lenhloko zaboyise zenhlangano; 27 yehlukanisa impango ibe zingxenye ezimbiliz, phakathi kwabahlanganyela empini baphuma impi lenhlangano yonke. 28 Njalo thelisela iNkosi umthelo emadodeni empi ayephumele impi, umphefumulo owodwa phakathi kwamakhulu amahlanu, owabantu, lowenkomo, lowabobabhemi, lowezimvua, 29 likuthathe kungxenye yawo eyodwa kwezimbili, njalo ukunike uEleyazare umpristi kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi. 30 Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yabantwana bakoIsrayeli thatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingamatshumi amahlanu, esabantu, esezinkomo, esabobabhemi, lesezimvu, kuso sonke isifuyob, ukunike amaLevi alondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosic. 31 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesenza njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi. 32 Lempango eyayisele lokuthunjiweyo abantu bempi abakuthumbayo yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu, 33 lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili, 34 labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lanye, 35 lemiphefumulo yabantu besifazana abangazanga ukulala lendoda, bonke abantu babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili. 36 Lengxenye, isabelo sababephumele impi, ngenani, yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu; 37 lomthelo eNkosini wezimvu wawungamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanud. 38 Lenkomo zazizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha; lomthelo wazo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambilie. 39 Labobabhemi babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu; lomthelo wabo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisithupha lanyef. 40 Lemiphefumulo yabantu yayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha; lomthelo wayo eNkosini wawungabantu abangamatshumi amathathu lambili. 41 UMozisi wasenika umthelo, umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kuEleyazare umpristi, njengalokho iNkosi yamlaya uMozisig. 42 Lokwengxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, uMozisi ayehlukanise ivela emadodeni ayelwe impi. 43 Lengxenye engeyenhlangano, eyezimvu, yayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu, 44 lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, 45 labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu, 46 lemiphefumulo yabantu abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha. 47 Lakuyo ingxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli uMozisi wathatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingatshumini amahlanuh, esabantu lesezifuyo, wakunika amaLevi ayelondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

48 Iziphathamandla ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebutho, izinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu, zasezisondela kuMozisii, 49 zathi kuMozisi: Izinceku zakho sezithethe inani lonke lamadoda empi ayengaphansi kwesandla sethu; njalo kakulamuntu ongekho kithi. 50 Ngakho silethile umnikelo weNkosi, ngulowo lalowo awutholileyo, izinto zegolide, izigqizoj, lamasongo, izindandathok, amacicil, lezigqizo zentanyenim, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yethu inhlawulo yokuthula phambi kweNkosin. 51 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide kuzo, zonke izinto ezenziwe ngobungcitshi. 52 Lalo lonke igolide lomnikelo abalinikela eNkosini, livela ezinduneni zezinkulungwane lezinduneni zamakhulu lalingamashekeli* azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu. 53 Amadoda empi ayethethe impango, yileyo laleyo engeyayoo. 54 UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide enduneni zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu, baliletha ethenteni lenhlangano, kube yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli phambi kweNkosip.