UNumeri 25 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 25 eShithimi: abantu baqala ukuphinga namadodakazi akwaMowabi

¹ U-Israyeli wahlala eShithimi, abantu baqala ukuphinga namadodakazi akwaMowabi.

² Babizela abantu emihlatshelweni yawonkulunkulu babo; abantu badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu babo.

³ U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBali Peyori; ulaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela u-Israyeli.

⁴ INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Thatha zonke izinhloko zabantu, uziphanyeke phambi kwe Nkosi elangeni, ukuze kubuye ulaka lwe Nkosi kaIsrayeli.

⁵ Wayesethi uMose kubahluleli bakwa-Israyeli: “Bulalani, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakhe abazihlanganise noBali Peyori.

⁶ Bheka, kwafika omunye wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, waletha owesifazane wakwaMidiyani kubafowabo emehlweni kaMose nasemehlweni enhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababekhala phambi komnyango wetende lika-Israyeli ibandla.

⁷ UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi ekubona lokho, wasuka ebandleni, waphatha umkhonto ngesandla sakhe;

⁸ Wamlandela umuntu wakwa-Israyeli wangena etendeni, wababhoboza bobabili, indoda yakwa-Israyeli nowesifazane esiswini sakhe. Kanjalo isifo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sanqandwa.

⁹ Abafayo ngesifo babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

¹⁰ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

¹¹ UPinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi, wayinqanda intukuthelo yami kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, eshisekela phakathi kwabo ngenxa yami, ukuze ngingabaqedi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokushisekela kwami.

¹² Ngakho uthi: Khangela, ngimnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula.

¹³ Kuyakuba naso, nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe isivumelwano sobupristi obuphakade; ngoba wayeshisekela uNkulunkulu wakhe, wabenzela ukubuyisana abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁴ Igama lomIsrayeli owabulawa, naye owabulawa kanye nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu, isikhulu sendlu kayise kwabakwaSimeyoni.

¹⁵ Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owabulawayo lalinguKoshibi, indodakazi kaSuri; wayeyinhloko yesizwe nendlu yenkosi kwaMidiyani.

¹⁶ UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

¹⁷ Cindezelani amaMidiyani futhi niwahlule.

¹⁸ Ngokuba bayanihlupha ngezinkanuko zabo abanikhohlisa ngazo endabeni kaPeyori nangendaba kaKoshibi, indodakazi yesikhulu sakwaMidiyani, udadewabo, owabulawa ngenxa kaPeyori ngosuku lwenhlupheko.