10. Uma engenabafowabo, niyakunika abafowabo bakayise ifa lakhe.
11. Uma uyise engenabafowabo, niyakunika isihlobo sakhe esiseduze naye emndenini wabo ifa lakhe, alidle. Lokhu kuyakuba yisimiso sesahlulelo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.’ ”
12. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Khuphukela entabeni yase-Abarimi, ubheke izwe engibanikile lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
13. Lapho ulibonile, nawe uyakubuthelwa kubantu bakini, njengalokho wabuthwa u-Aroni,
14. ngokuba ehlane laseSini ekulweni kwenhlangano nahlubuka ezwini lami lokungingcwelisa ngasemanzini phambi kwamehlo abo.” Lawa angamanzi aseMeriba laseKadeshi ehlane laseSini.
15. UMose wayesekhuluma kuJehova, wathi:
16. “UJehova uNkulunkulu wemimoya yenyama yonke makamise umuntu phezu kwenhlangano,
17. ongaphuma phambi kwabo, angene phambi kwabo, abakhiphe, abangenise, ukuze inhlangano kaJehova ingabi njengezimvu ezingenamalusi.”
18. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zithabathele uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, umuntu onomoya, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwakhe,
19. ummise ngaphambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi naphambi kwayo yonke inhlangano, umnike isikhundla emehlweni abo.