Unumeri 31:23-39 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

23. konke okungahlala emlilweni, niyakukudabulisa emlilweni, kuhlambuluke; kodwa kuyakuhlanjululwa ngamanzi okuphothula, kepha konke okungenakuhlala emlilweni niyakukudabulisa emanzini.

24. Niyakuhlanza izingubo zenu ngosuku lwesikhombisa, nihlambuluke, andukuba ningene ekamu.”*

25. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

26. “Balani impango yonke ethathiweyo, abantu nezilwane, wena no-Eleyazare umpristi, nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise benhlangano,

27. wena wahlukanisele impango kabili phakathi kwamadoda empi aya ekulweni nenhlangano yonke,

28. uthelisele uJehova amadoda empi aya ekulweni, kube kunye emakhulwini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu,

29. nikuthathe enxenyeni yabo, nikunike u-Eleyazare umpristi, kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kaJehova.

30. Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli wothabatha kube kunye emashumini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu, yebo, awezilwane zonke, ukunike amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele* likaJehova.”

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

32. Impango-ke eyayisele kwethathiwe ngamadoda empi yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu,

33. nezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili,

34. nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye,

35. nabantu, abesifazane abangazangandoda ngokulala nayo, abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili, bebonke.

36. Nenxenye eyayiyisabelo sabaphuma impi umumo wayo wawuyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu,

37. nentela kaJehova yezimvu yayingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

38. Izinkomo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha, intela kaJehova kuzo ingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

39. Izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu namakhulu ayisihlanu, intela kaJehova kuzo ingamashumi ayisithupha nanye.

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