UNumeri 31 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 31AbakwaMidiyani bayanqotshwa

1UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

2Phindiselani abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumaMidiyani; emva kwalokho uyobuthelwa kubantu bakini.

3UMose wakhuluma kubantu, wathi: “Hlomelani impi abanye benu, bahambe bahlasele abakwaMidiyani, baphindisele uJehova wakwaMidiyani.”

4Kumelwe nithumele impi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli inkulungwane esizweni ngasinye.

5Ezinkulungwaneni zakwa-Israyeli kwakhishwa inkulungwane esizweni, izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili zihlomele impi.

6UMose wabathuma empini, inkulungwane esizweni, bona noFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi, baye empini, bephethe izinto ezingcwele namacilongo okubethwa esandleni sakhe.

7Balwa nabakwaMidiyani, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose; babulala bonke abesilisa.

8Babulala amakhosi akwaMidiyani, ngaphandle kwabaseleyo kwababuleweyo; okungukuthi u-Ewi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, amakhosi ayisihlanu akwaMidiyani; UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori naye wababulala ngenkemba.

9Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba bonke abesifazane bakwaMidiyani nabantwana babo, bathumba zonke izinkomo zabo, nayo yonke imihlambi yabo, nayo yonke impahla yabo.

10Bayishisa yonke imizi yabo ababehlala kuyo, nezinqaba zabo zonke ezinhle ngomlilo.

11Athatha yonke impango nayo yonke impango yabantu neyezilwane.

12Baletha abathunjwa, nempango, nempango kuMose, naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nasenhlanganweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekamu emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

13OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi nazo zonke izikhulu zenhlangano baphuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekamu.

14UMose wazithukuthelela izinduna zempi nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu ezazivela empini.

15Wayesethi uMose kubo: “Nibaphilise bonke abesifazane na?

16Bheka, kwenza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphambuka kuJehova endabeni yasePeyori ngesiluleko sikaBileyamu, kwaba khona isifo phakathi kwebandla leNkosi.

17Manje bulalani bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabantwana, nibulale wonke owesifazane owazi indoda ngokulala nayo.

18Kepha bonke abantwana babesifazane abangayazi indoda ngokulala nayo, zigcineni niphila.

19Njalo lizahlala ngaphandle kwenkamba insuku eziyisikhombisa: wonke owabulala umuntu laye wonke othinte ohlutshiweyo, lizazihlambulula ngosuku lwesithathu langosuku lwesikhombisa, lina lezibotshwa zenu.

20Uhlanze zonke izingubo zakho, nakho konke okwenziwe ngezikhumba, nakho konke okwenziwe ngoboya bembuzi, nakho konke okwenziwa ngokhuni.

21Umpristi u-Eleyazare wayesethi emabuthweni ayephuma impi: “Nakhu ukuqina komthetho uJehova ayala ngawo uMose;

22kuphela igolide, nesiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, nethini, nomthofu,

23Konke okungabekezelela umlilo niyakukudabula emlilweni, kuhlambuluke; nokho kufanele ihlanzwe ngamanzi okuhlukanisa; futhi bonke labo abangakwazi ukuthwala umlilo, kumelwe nidabule emanzini.

24Kumelwe nihlanze izingubo zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa, niyohlambuluka, ngemva kwalokho ningene ekamu.

25UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

26Bala inani lempango eyathunjwayo, eyabantu neyezilwane, wena no-Eleyazare umpristi nezinhloko zomndeni wenhlangano.

27Futhi uhlukanise impango izingxenye ezimbili; phakathi kwalabo abaphuma impi, phakathi kwebandla lonke.

28Niyakuthathela uJehova intela emaqhaweni aphuma impi: umphefumulo oyedwa kwabangamakhulu ayisihlanu, kubantu, nakuzo izinkomo, nakuzo izimbongolo, nakuzo izimvu;

29Thatha inxenye yazo uyinike u-Eleyazare umpristi ibe ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa ovela kuJehova.

30Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakuthatha enye emashumini ayisihlanu, kubantu, nakuzo izinkomo, nakuzo izimbongolo, nasemhlambini wezimvu, kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, ukunike amaLevi agcina imihlambi isevisi. Wetabernakele leNkosi.

31OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi benza-ke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

32Impango eyayisele impango amadoda empi ayibambayo yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu;

33nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili,

34nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye,

35futhi kubo bonke abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kwabesifazane abangayazi indoda ngokulala nayo.

36Ingxenye, eyayiyisabelo sabaphuma impi, ngenani, yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu;

37Intela kaJehova ezimvini yayingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.

38Izinkomo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha; kuzo intela yeNkosi yayingamashumi ayisithupha neshumi nambili.

39Izimbongolo yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu; kuzo intela kaJehova yayingamashumi ayisithupha nanye.

40Abantu babe yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha; kuzo intela kaJehova yayingabantu abangamashumi amathathu nambili.

41UMose wayinika u-Eleyazare umpristi intela, eyayingumnikelo weNkosi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

42Engxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uMose ayihlukanisa namadoda empi,

43Ingxenye yebandla yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu,

44nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha,

45izimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu amahlanu,

46Futhi abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha;

47Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uMose wathatha enye emashumini ayisihlanu, kubantu nasezilwaneni, wayinika amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetende likaJehova; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

48Izinduna zezinkulungwane zebutho, izinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu zasondela kuMozisi.

49Base bethi kuMose: “Izinceku zakho zibalile amadoda empi ayephansi kwesandla sethu, akwasilelanga neyodwa kithi.”

50Ngakho saletha umnikelo womlilo kuJehova abawutholayo, kwaba yilowo nalowo, izinto zegolide, namaketanga, namasongo, namasongo, namacici, nezibhebhe, ukwenzela imiphefumulo yethu ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.

51OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bathatha kubo igolide, yonke impahla eyenziwe.

52Lonke igolide lomnikelo abawuletha kuJehova, lezikhulu zenkulungwane nelezinduna zekhulu, lalingamashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.

53(Ngokuba amadoda empi athatha impango, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngeyakhe.)

54OMose no-Eleyazare umpristi bathatha igolide lezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, balingenisa etendeni lokuhlangana ukuba bakhumbule abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kukaJehova.