Izinombolo
31:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
31:2 Phindisela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumaMidiyani, kamuva uyakuba
ubuthelwe kubantu bakho.
31:3 UMose wakhuluma kubantu, wathi: "Hlomelani abanye kini
balwe, bahlasele abakwaMidiyani, baphindisele uJehova kubo
kwaMidiyani.
31:4 Esizweni inkulungwane, kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, niyakuba
thumela empini.
31:5 Ngakho kwakhululwa ezinkulungwaneni zakwa-Israyeli, inkulungwane
Isizwe ngasinye, izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili zihlomele impi.
31:6 UMose wabathuma empini, inkulungwane esizweni, bona kanye
uFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi, ukuya empini, kanye nabangcwele
izinsimbi, namacilongo okuvuthela esandleni sakhe.
31:7 Balwa nabakwaMidiyani, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose; futhi
babulala bonke abesilisa.
31:8 Futhi babulala amakhosi akwaMidiyani, eceleni bonke abanye ababekhona
ababulewe; okungukuthi, u-Evi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, amakhosi ayisihlanu asezweni
kwaMidiyani: noBileyamu indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngenkemba.
31:9 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba bonke abesifazane bakwaMidiyani, futhi
abancane babo, bathatha impango yazo zonke izinkomo zabo, nazo zonke zabo
imihlambi, nayo yonke impahla yayo.
31:10 Futhi bashisa yonke imizi yabo ababehlala kuyo, futhi yonke impahla yabo
izinqaba, ngomlilo.
31:11 Futhi bathatha yonke impango, futhi yonke impango, kokubili amadoda kanye of
izilo.
31:12 Baletha abathunjwa, nempango, nempango kuMose.
no-Eleyazare umpristi, nenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
u-Israyeli, ekamu emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani
eJeriko.
31:13 noMose, no-Eleyazare umpristi, futhi zonke izikhulu zebandla
ibandla, waphuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekamu.
31:14 UMose wazithukuthelela izinduna zempi nezinduna
phezu kwezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, ezazivela empini.
31:15 Wathi uMose kubo: "Nibasindisile bonke abesifazane?
31:16 Bheka, lezi zabangela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokusebenzisa iseluleko
UBileyamu, ukuba aphambuke kuJehova ngendaba yasePeyori, futhi
kwaba khona isifo phakathi kwebandla likaJehova.
31:17 Manje bulalani bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabancane, futhi nibulale bonke
owesifazane owazana nendoda ngokulala nayo.
31:18 Kodwa bonke abantwana besifazane, ababengayazi indoda ngokulala nayo.
zigcineni niphila.
31:19 Futhi hlalani ngaphandle kwekamu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa: yilowo nalowo obulele
umuntu, nanoma ubani othinte obuleweyo, zihlambululeni nina
abathunjwa benu ngosuku lwesithathu nangosuku lwesikhombisa.
31:20 Futhi uhlanze zonke izingubo zakho, futhi konke ezenziwe izikhumba, futhi yonke imisebenzi
ngoboya bezimbuzi, nazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngokhuni.
31:21 U-Eleyazare, umpristi, wayesethi emadodeni empi aye empini
impi, Lesi yisimiso somthetho uJehova ayala ngawo uMose;
31:22 Igolide kuphela, nesiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, nethini, nesiliva.
ukuhola,
31:23 Zonke izinto ezingahlala emlilweni, niyokwenza ukuba udabule phakathi
umlilo, kuhlambuluke, nokho kuyakuhlanjululwa ngomnikelo
amanzi okuhlukanisa: nakho konke okungahlali emlilweni niyakukuhamba
emanzini.
31:24 Niyakuwasha izingubo zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa, futhi niyakuba
nihlambulukile, andukuba ningene ekamu.
31:25 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
31:26 Thatha inani lempango ethathiweyo, eyabantu neyezilwane,
no-Eleyazare umpristi, nezinhloko zawoyise benhlangano;
31:27 Futhi uhlukanise impango izingxenye ezimbili; phakathi kwabathatha impi
abaphuma impi, naphakathi kwebandla lonke;
31:28 Futhi intela eNkosini amadoda empi ayephuma
impi: umphefumulo oyedwa kwabangamakhulu ayisihlanu, kokubili emiphefumulweni nasemizini
izinkomo, nezimbongolo, nezimvu;
31:29 Kuthathe engxenyeni yabo, ukunike u-Eleyazare umpristi, kube ukuphakanyiswa.
umnikelo kaJehova.
31:30 Futhi ingxenye yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uzothatha ingxenye eyodwa
ezingamashumi amahlanu kubantu, nakuzo izinkomo, nakuzo izimbongolo, nakuzo izimvu,
kuzo zonke izilwane ezifuywayo, uzinike amaLevi azigcinayo
imfanelo yetabernakele likaJehova.
31:31 OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
31:32 Futhi impango, njengoba insali yempango amadoda empi ayenayo
ababanjwa, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu
izimvu,
31:33 Nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili,
31:34 nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye.
31:35 Futhi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kubo bonke, kwabesifazane ababengazi
umuntu ngokulala naye.
31:36 Futhi ingxenye, okwakuyisabelo salabo abaphuma impi, kwaba phakathi
izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa nanhlanu
izimvu eziyikhulu:
31:37 Futhi intela kaJehova wezimvu kwaba ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nantathu
eziyishumi nanhlanu.
31:38 Izinkomo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha; okuyisipho sikaJehova
yayingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.
31:39 Izimbongolo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu; okukaJehova
intela yayingamashumi ayisithupha nanye.
31:40 Abantu babe yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha; okwakukhona kuwo intela kaJehova
abantu abangamashumi amathathu nambili.
31:41 UMose wamnika intela, okwakungumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kaJehova
u-Eleyazare umpristi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
31:42 Futhi ingxenye yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uMose ayehlukanisele amadoda
lokho kwalwa,
31:43 Ingxenye yebandla yayingamakhulu amathathu
izimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu;
31:44 nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha,
31:45 nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu,
31:46 Futhi abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha;)
31:47 Engxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uMose wathatha ingxenye emashumini amahlanu.
kokubili ebantwini nasezilwaneni, wakunika amaLevi alindayo
imfanelo yetabernakele likaJehova; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
31:48 Futhi izinduna ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebutho, izinduna
izinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu zasondela kuMose;
31:49 Bathi kuMose: "Izinceku zakho zibalile inani lamadoda
impi esiphezu kwethu, akantuli noyedwa kithi.
31:50 Ngakho siye saletha umnikelo kuJehova, lokho wonke umuntu anakho
etholwe ngobucwebe begolide, namaketanga, namasongo, namasongo, namacici,
izibhebhe, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yethu ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.
31:51 OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bathatha kubo igolide, yonke imisebenzi
amagugu.
31:52 Futhi lonke igolide lomnikelo ababewunikele kuJehova, of
izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu zaziyishumi nesithupha
amashekeli ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.
31:53 (Ngokuba amadoda empi ayezithathele impango, kwaba yilowo nalowo.)
31:54 OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bathatha igolide izinduna
yizinkulungwane namakhulu, bawungenisa etendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla, kube yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kukaJehova.