Numbers 31
Impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyani
1INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2Phindisela impindiselo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli kumaMidiyani a; emva kwalokho ubuthelwe ebantwini bakini b. 3UMozisi wakhuluma ebantwini esithi: Abanye benu kabahlomele impi ukuze bamelane lamaMidiyani, benze impindiselo yeNkosi kumaMidiyani. 4Thumelani empini abayinkulungwane kuleso lalesosizwe, kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli. 5Kwasekunikelwa kuvela ezinkulungwaneni zakoIsrayeli inkulungwane ngesizwe, inkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili zihlomele impi c. 6UMozisi wasezithumela empini, inkulungwane ngesizwe, zona loPhinehasi indodana kaEleyazare umpristi, ukuya empini, belempahla ezingcwele lempondo zokuhlaba umkhosi esandleni sakhe d. 7Basebesilwa bemelene lamaMidiyani, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi, babulala bonke abesilisa e. 8Babulala njalo amakhosi eMidiyani, ngaphandle kwababuleweyo, oEvi loRekemi f loZuri loHuri loReba, amakhosi amahlanu eMidiyani g; loBalami indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngenkemba h. 9Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebethumba abesifazana bamaMidiyani labantwanyana babo, baphanga inkomo zawo zonke, lezimvu zawo zonke, layo yonke inotho yawo i. 10Batshisa ngomlilo yonke imizi ayehlala kiyo, lazo zonke izinqaba zawo. 11Bathatha yonke impango lakho konke okuthunjiweyo, kwabantu lokwezifuyo j, 12baletha abathunjiweyo lempango lokuthunjiweyo kuMozisi lakuEleyazare umpristi, lakunhlangano yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, enkambeni emagcekeni akoMowabi k, aseJordani eJeriko. 13UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi leziphathamandla zonke zenhlangano basebephuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwenkamba l. 14UMozisi wasethukuthelela induna zebutho m, induna zezinkulungwane lenduna zamakhulu ezazivela ebuthweni lempi. 15UMozisi wasesithi kuzo: Liyekele yini abesifazana bonke ukuthi baphile n? 16Khangelani, yilaba abenza abantwana bakoIsrayeli o, ngeseluleko sikaBalami p, ukuthi benze isiphambeko eNkosini endabeni yePeyori q, kwaze kwaba lenhlupheko phakathi kwenhlangano yeNkosi r. 17Ngakho-ke bulalani wonke owesilisa ebantwanyaneni, libulale wonke owesifazana owazi indoda ngokulala lendoda s; 18kodwa bonke abantwanyana abesifazana abangazanga indoda ngokulala layo, libayekele baphile, babe ngabenu. 19Lina-ke, misani inkamba ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisa, loba ngubani obulele umuntu t, laloba ngubani othinte obuleweyo, lizihlambulule lina labathunjiweyo benu ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisa u, 20lihlambulule sonke isembatho, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesikhumba, lakho konke okwenziweyo ngoboya bembuzi, layo yonke into eyenziweyo ngesihlahla v. 21UEleyazare umpristi wasesithi kumadoda empi ayephume impi: Lesi yisimiso somlayo iNkosi emlaye ngaso uMozisi: 22Kuphela igolide, lesiliva, ithusi, insimbi, ithini, lomnuso, 23yonke into engahlala emlilweni lizayidlulisa emlilweni, ihlambuluke; loba kunjalo izahlanjululwa w ngamanzi okwehlukanisa x. Lakho konke okungahlali emlilweni lizakudlulisa emanzini. 24Njalo lizahlamba izembatho zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa y, lihlambuluke, lemva kwalokho lingene enkambeni.Ukwehlukaniswa kwempango
25INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 26Thatha inani lonke lempango lokuthunjiweyo, okwabantu lokwezifuyo, wena, loEleyazare umpristi, lenhloko zaboyise zenhlangano; 27yehlukanisa impango ibe zingxenye ezimbili z, phakathi kwabahlanganyela empini baphuma impi lenhlangano yonke. 28Njalo thelisela iNkosi umthelo emadodeni empi ayephumele impi, umphefumulo owodwa phakathi kwamakhulu amahlanu, owabantu, lowenkomo, lowabobabhemi, lowezimvu aa, 29likuthathe kungxenye yawo eyodwa kwezimbili, njalo ukunike uEleyazare umpristi kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi. 30Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yabantwana bakoIsrayeli thatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingamatshumi amahlanu, esabantu, esezinkomo, esabobabhemi, lesezimvu, kuso sonke isifuyo ab, ukunike amaLevi alondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosi ac. 31UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesenza njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi. 32Lempango eyayisele lokuthunjiweyo abantu bempi abakuthumbayo yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu, 33lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili, 34labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lanye, 35lemiphefumulo yabantu besifazana abangazanga ukulala lendoda, bonke abantu babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lambili. 36Lengxenye, isabelo sababephumele impi, ngenani, yayiyizimvu ezizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu; 37lomthelo eNkosini wezimvu wawungamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu ad. 38Lenkomo zazizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha; lomthelo wazo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili ae. 39Labobabhemi babeyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu; lomthelo wabo eNkosini wawungamatshumi ayisithupha lanye af. 40Lemiphefumulo yabantu yayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha; lomthelo wayo eNkosini wawungabantu abangamatshumi amathathu lambili. 41UMozisi wasenika umthelo, umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa weNkosi, kuEleyazare umpristi, njengalokho iNkosi yamlaya uMozisi ag. 42Lokwengxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, uMozisi ayehlukanise ivela emadodeni ayelwe impi. 43Lengxenye engeyenhlangano, eyezimvu, yayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu, 44lenkomo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, 45labobabhemi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu lamakhulu amahlanu, 46lemiphefumulo yabantu abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha. 47Lakuyo ingxenye yabantwana bakoIsrayeli uMozisi wathatha isabelo esisodwa kwezingatshumini amahlanu ah, esabantu lesezifuyo, wakunika amaLevi ayelondoloza imfanelo yethabhanekele leNkosi, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi. 48Iziphathamandla ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebutho, izinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu, zasezisondela kuMozisi ai, 49zathi kuMozisi: Izinceku zakho sezithethe inani lonke lamadoda empi ayengaphansi kwesandla sethu; njalo kakulamuntu ongekho kithi. 50Ngakho silethile umnikelo weNkosi, ngulowo lalowo awutholileyo, izinto zegolide, izigqizo aj, lamasongo, izindandatho ak, amacici al, lezigqizo zentanyeni am, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yethu inhlawulo yokuthula phambi kweNkosi an. 51UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide kuzo, zonke izinto ezenziwe ngobungcitshi. 52Lalo lonke igolide lomnikelo abalinikela eNkosini, livela ezinduneni zezinkulungwane lezinduneni zamakhulu lalingamashekeli* azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu. 53Amadoda empi ayethethe impango, yileyo laleyo engeyayo ao. 54UMozisi loEleyazare umpristi basebesemukela igolide enduneni zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu, baliletha ethenteni lenhlangano, kube yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakoIsrayeli phambi kweNkosi ap.
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