Num 27 | NdeIBE | STEP | Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi indodana kaHefa, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMakhiri, indodana kaManase babengabezinsendo zikaManase indodana kaJosefa. Amabizo alawomadodakazi ayengoMahla, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha, loThiriza. Aya

Numbers 27

Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi

1 Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi indodana kaHefa, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMakhiri, indodana kaManase babengabezinsendo zikaManase indodana kaJosefa. Amabizo alawomadodakazi ayengoMahla, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha, loThiriza. Aya 2 esangweni leThente lokuHlanganela ema phambi kukaMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi, abakhokheli kanye lebandla lonke, athi, 3 “Ubaba wafela enkangala. Wayengekho phakathi kwabalandeli bakaKhora, bona ababambana ekuphikiseni kwabo uJehova, kodwa wafela isono sakhe njalo katshiyanga madodana. 4 Kungani ibizo likababa licitsha kwabosendo lwakhe ngokungabi lendodana na? Sipheni ilifa lethu lathi ezihlotsheni zikababa.”

5 Ngakho uMosi wethula indaba yawo phambi kukaJehova 6 yena wathi kuye,

7 “Lokho okutshiwo ngamadodakazi kaZelofehadi kuqondile. Kufanele ubaphe isabelo sabo selifa ezihlotsheni zikayise njalo ubaphe ilifa likayise.

8 “Tshono uthi kwabako-Israyeli, ‘Nxa indoda ife ingelandodana, ilifa layo kaliphiwe indodakazi yayo. 9 Nxa ingelandodakazi, ilifa layo kaliphiwe abafowabo. 10 Nxa ingelabafowabo ilifa layo kaliphiwe abafowabo bakayise.

11 Nxa uyise engelabafowabo, ilifa layo kaliphiwe oyisihlobo esiseduzane kwabosendo lwayo, ukuze libe ngelakhe. Lokho kumele kube ngumthetho oyisimiso kwabako-Israyeli, njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguJehova.’ ”

UJoshuwa kathathe isikhundla sikaMosi

12 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi, “Khwela entabeni le yasezintabeni zase-Abharimi ukuze ubone ilizwe engilinike abako-Israyeli.

13 Ngemva kokuba usulibonile, lawe uzalandela abakini, ufe njengomfowenu u-Aroni, 14 ngoba ekuhlamukeni kwabantu emanzini aseNkangala yaseZini, lina lobabili kalilandelanga ukulaya kwami ukungidumisa ngobungcwele bami emehlweni abo.” (La ayengamanzi aseMeribha Khadeshi, eNkangala yaseZini.)

15 UMosi wathi kuJehova, 16 “Akuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wemimoya yabantu bonke akhethe indoda ezakhokhela abantu laba

17 ekuphumeni lasekungeneni, lowo ozabakhokhela ekuphumeni lekungeneni kwabo, ukuze abantu bakaJehova bangafanani lezimvu ezingelamelusi.”

18 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMosi, “Thatha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, indoda elomoya, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo. 19 Ummise phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi laphambi kwebandla lonke ube usumbeka esikhundleni phambi kwabo. 20 Umnike ingxenye yamandla akho ukuze isizwe sonke sako-Israyeli simlalele.

21 Kumele ame phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi, yena ozamtholela izinqumo ngokubuza i-Urimi phambi kukaJehova. Ngokulawula kwakhe yena kanye labantu bonke bako-Israyeli bazaphuma, kuthi njalo ngokulawula kwakhe bangene.”

22 UMosi wenza njengokulaywa kwakhe nguJehova. Wathatha uJoshuwa wammisa phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi kanye laphambi kwebandla lonke.

23 Wasebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe embeka esikhundleni, njengokulaya kukaJehova ngoMosi.