UNumeri Isahluko 25
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U-Israyeli wahlala eShithimi ; abantu baqala ukuphinga namadodakazi akwaMowabi,
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ngokuba babiza abantu ukuba beze emihlatshelweni yawonkulunkulu babo ; abantu badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu babo.
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U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBali Peyori . Intukuthelo kaJehova yayisimvuthela u-Israyeli.
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UJehova wathi kuMose : Thabatha zonke izinhloko zabantu, uziphanyekele uJehova elangeni, ukuze intukuthelo evuthayo kaJehova ibuye ku-Israyeli.
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UMose wathi kubo abahluleli bakwa -Israyeli: Bulalani, kube yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe abazihlanganisile noBali Peyori.
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Bheka, umuntu wabantwana bakwa -Israyeli wafika eletha kubafowabo owesifazane wakwaMidiyani emehlweni kaMose nasemehlweni enhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, besakhala ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
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Esekubona uFinehasi ka -Eleyazare ka -Aroni umpristi wavuka ephakathi kwenhlangano, wathatha umkhonto ngesandla sakhe,
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wamlandela umuntu wakwa -Israyeli, wangena etendeni , wabagwaza bobabili, indoda yakwa-Israyeli nowesifazane esiswini sakhe . Sanqamuka-ke kanjalo isifo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
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Abafayo ngaleso sifo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.
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UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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UFinehasi ka -Eleyazare ka -Aroni umpristi ukhalimile intukuthelo yami kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ngokuba wayehawuka ngomhawu wami phakathi kwabo, ukuze ngingaqothuli abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngomhawu wami.
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Ngalokho yisho ukuthi: Bheka, ngiyamnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula;
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siyakuba kuye nakuyo inzalo yakhe emva kwakhe isivumelwano sobupristi obuphakade, ngokuba wayenomhawu ngoNkulunkulu wakhe , wabenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.
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Igama lendoda yakwa -Israyeli eyabulawa, eyabulawa kanye nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu , isikhulu sendlu kayise phakathi kwabakwaSimeyoni.
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Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owabulawa lalinguKozibi indodakazi kaSuri owayeyinhloko yabantu bendlu kayise kwaMidiyani.
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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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Khathaza abakwaMidiyani, ubashaye,
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ngokuba bayanikhathaza nina ngamacebo abanikhohlise ngawo endabeni kaPeyori nangendaba kaKozibi indodakazi yesikhulu sakwaMidiyani , udadewabo, owabulawa ngosuku lwesifo ngendaba kaPeyori.