NUMERI 25 - BIVHILI KHETHWA Mafhungo Madifha

Vhaisraele na Baali wa Phioro

¹ Musi Vhaisraele vho ṱoka mishasha Govhani ḽa Miunga, vhanna vha thoma u ita vhuaḓa nga u dzhenisa vhasadzi vha Muaba nḓuni.

² Vhasadzi vhenevho vho vha vhidza vhuṱamboni ha nduvho dzavho, he ha vha hu tshi luvhiwa midzimu ya Muaba. Vhaisraele vha ḽa zwiḽiwa zwa henefho, vha luvha mudzimu wa Vhamuaba,

³ Baali wa Phioro, vha shumela wone. Ndi zwe Muṋe washu a vha sinyutshela,

⁴ a vhudza Mushe a ri, “Dzhia vharangaphanḓa vhoṱhe vha Israele, u ite zwine nda u vhudza, u vha vhulahe u vha vhambe masiari tshivhangalala, ndi hone ndi si tsha ḓo sinyutshela Vhaisraele.”

⁵ Mushe a vhudza vhahulwane vha Vhaisraele a ri, “Muṅwe na muṅwe waṋu a vhulahe vhanna vhoṱhe vha tsinde ḽawe vhe vha yo luvha Baali wa Phioro.”

⁶ Muṅwe wa Vhaisraele a dzhia musadzi wa Mumidiani a mu dzhenisa nḓuni Mushe a tshi zwi vhona, na tshivhidzo tshoṱhe tsha Israele tshi tshi zwi vhona musi vha tshi khou tsengisa miṱodzi vhe muṋangoni wa dennde ya u ṱangana na Muṋe washu.

⁷ Musi Finiasi ṅwana wa Eliasara ṅwana wa tshifhe Aroni a tshi zwi vhona, a takuwa a sia tshivhidzo, a yo dzhia pfumo,

⁸ a tevhela uyo Muisraele denndeni yawe, vhoṱhe vhuvhili havho a vha runga nga pfumo, a runga Muisraele pfumo ḽa phuletshedza ḽa dzhena thumbuni ya uyo musadzi. Ha mbo ḓi vha u fhela ha bulayo iḽo kha Vhaisraele,

⁹ hone vhe vha vhulawa nga iḽo bulayo vho vha vhe 24 000.

¹⁰ Muṋe washu a amba na Mushe a ri,

¹¹ “Finiasi ṅwana wa Eliasara, ṅwana wa tshifhe Aroni, o dzikisa mbiti dzanga nda si tsha sinyutshela Vhaisraele. O hana zwa u luvha muṅwe mudzimu arali e si Nṋe, ndi zwe nda si vha lozwe vhoṱhe nga mbiti dzanga.

¹² Zwenezwo mu vhudze uri ndi khou vhofha nae mulanga wa mulalo,

¹³ wa uri tshifhe u ḓo vha ene, na vhaḓuhulu vhawe, lini na lini, nge a si tende ndi tshi nyadziwa, a ita uri Vhaisraele vha hangwelwe vhutshinyi havho.”

¹⁴ Muisraele we a vhulawa na musadzi wa Mumidiani o vha a tshi pfi Zimiri ṅwana wa Salu, muṅwe murangaphanḓa wa tsinde ḽa Simioni.

¹⁵ Musadzi uyo wa Mumidiani we a vhulawa o vha a tshi pfi Khozibi ṅwananyana wa Tsuru, muṅwe wa vharangaphanḓa vha Midiani.

¹⁶ Muṋe washu a laya Mushe a ri,

¹⁷ “Vhamidiani vha iteni maswina ni vha vhulahe,

¹⁸ nge vha ni ita maswina zwiḽa vha tshi ni retshela zwikwekwe thavhani ya Phioro, na nga mulandu wa khaladzi avho Khozibi, ṅwananyana wa muṅwe murangaphanḓa wa Vhamidiani, musadzi we a vhulawa zwiḽa ho ḓa dwadze nga mulandu wa zwa Phioro.”