< 4 Mose 27 >
1 Hagi Serofehati'a Hefa mofavre manigeno, Hefa'a Giliati mofavre manigeno, Makiri'a Manase mofavre manigeno, Manase'a Josefe mofavre mani'ne. Hagi Selofehati'a a' erino 5fu'a mofanege zmante'neankino zamagi'a ama'ne, Malaki, Noaki, Hoglaki, Milkaki Tirsa'e.
Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi, indodana kaGiliyadi, indodana kaMakhiri, indodana kaManase babengabezinsendo zikaManase indodana kaJosefa. Amabizo alawomadodakazi ayenguMahila, uNowa, uHogila, uMilikha, loThiza. Aya
2 Hagi ana mofanemo'za Mosesene Pristi ne' Eleasane Israeli vahete kva vahe zagamofo zamavuga atrumahu seli mono nomofo kasante vu'za amanage hu'naze,
esangweni leThente lokuHlangana ema phambi kukaMosi lo-Eliyazari umphristi, abakhokheli kanye lebandla lonke, athi,
3 nerafa'ma ka'ma kopima fri'neana Kora naga'mo'zama Ra Anumzamofoma ha'ma rentazageno zamahe fri'nea vahe'enena ofri'neanki ne'mofavre'a kaseonte'neno agra'a kumi huno fri'ne.
“Ubaba wafela enkangala. Wayengekho phakathi kwabalandeli bakaKhora, bona ababambana ekuphikiseni kwabo uThixo, kodwa wafela isono sakhe njalo katshiyanga madodana.
4 Hagi nahanigeno nerafa agimo'a agri'a nagapintira fanane hugahie? Na'ankure agra ne'mofavrea kase onte'ne. Hagi nerafa nagamokizmi mopafintira mago'a mopa refako huramigahaze.
Kungani ibizo likababa licitsha kwabosendo lwakhe ngokungabi lendodana na? Sipheni ilifa lethu lathi ezihlotsheni zikababa.”
5 Hazageno Mosese'a ana kezamia erino Ra Anumzamofonte vigeno,
Ngakho uMosi wethula indaba yawo phambi kukaThixo,
6 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Mosesena asmi'ne,
uThixo wathi kuye,
7 Selofehati mofa'ne naga'mo'za fatgo kante kea nehaze. Hagi nezamafa nagapintira nezmafa mopama me'neniama'a erizamige'za, erisantihare'za nezmafa afuhe'zama manisafina maniho.
“Lokho okutshiwo ngamadodakazi kaZelofehadi kuqondile. Kufanele ubaphe isabelo sabo selifa ezihlotsheni zikayise njalo ubaphe ilifa likayise.
8 Hagi mago'ane Israeli vahera zamasamio, mago ne'mo'ma ne' mofavre ote'neno fri'nesigeta, ana ne'mofo mopa erita mofa'amofo aminkeno erisantihareno.
Tshono uthi kwabako-Israyeli, ‘Nxa indoda ife ingelandodana, ilifa layo kaliphiwe indodakazi yayo.
9 Hagi ana ne'mo'ma mofa'ma onte'neno frinige'za, afuhe'i erizamiho.
Nxa ingelandodakazi, ilifa layo kaliphiwe abafowabo.
10 Hagi afuhe'zama omani'nenazana agrama erisantima harenia mopa, nefa afu'agna eri zamigahaze.
Nxa ingelabafowabo ilifa layo kaliphiwe abafowabo bakayise.
11 Hagi ana ne'mofo nefa afu'aganahe'zama omani'nesazana, agri'a nagapi vahe eri zamige'za erisantihareho. Ama anankemo'a Ra Anumza'mo'ma Mosesema hunte'nea kante Israeli vahepina trake megahie.
Nxa uyise engelabafowabo, ilifa layo kaliphiwe oyisihlobo esiseduze kwabosendo lwayo, ukuze libe ngelakhe. Lokho kumele kube ngumthetho oyisimiso kwabako-Israyeli, njengokulaywa kukaMosi nguThixo.’”
12 Ra Anumzamo'a Mosesena amanage huno asami'ne, Abarimi agonare marerinka Israeli vahe'ma zami'noa kokana ko.
UThixo wasesithi kuMosi, “Khwela entabeni le yase-Abharimi ukuze ubone ilizwe engilinike abako-Israyeli.
13 Hagi ana mopama ketenunka negagana Aroni'ma hu'neaza hunka frigahane.
Ngemva kokuba usulibonile, lawe uzalandela abakini, ufe njengomfowenu u-Aroni,
14 Na'ankure Zini ka'ma kopina Nagrama hi'oma hu'na tanasamu'a keni'a amagera onte'na'e. Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama zamarimpa knama hunenantageta'a, Nagrikura ruotage hu'ne huta Israeli vahepina erinte amara osu'na'e. (E'ina tina Kadasi ka'ma kopi Meriba me'ne.)
ngoba ekuhlamukeni kwabantu emanzini asenkangala yaseZini, lina lobabili kalilandelanga ukulaya kwami, ukungidumisa ngobungcwele bami emehlweni abo.” (La ayengamanzi aseMeribha Khadeshi, enkangala yaseZini.)
15 Anante Mosese'a Ra Anumzamofona anage huno asami'ne,
UMosi wathi kuThixo,
16 Ra Anumzana maka'zama zamasimu'ma nezamina Anumzamoka, Israeli vahe'ma kegavama hania nera mago azeri otigeno,
“Akuthi uThixo, uNkulunkulu wemimoya yabantu bonke akhethe indoda ezakhokhela abantu laba
17 ana ne'mo ugota huzmanteno zamavareno vuno eno nehanige'za, Ra Anumzamofo vahe'mo'za sipisipimo'za kegava huzmante vahe omani'nege'za savri hu'za manizanknara osugahaze.
ekuphumeni lasekungeneni, lowo ozabakhokhela ekuphumeni lekungeneni kwabo, ukuze abantu bakaThixo bangafanani lezimvu ezingelamelusi.”
18 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a Mosesena anage huno kenona hunte'ne, Agripima avamu'ma mani'nea ne' Nuni nemofo Josuana asenira kazana antenka nunamuna hunto.
Ngakho uThixo wathi kuMosi, “Thatha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, indoda elomoya wobukhokheli, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo.
19 Hagi mika vahe zamavufi pristi ne' Eleasa avuga Josuana avrenka vunka eri'zama erisia eri'zana ome huhamprinto.
Umise phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi laphambi kwebandla lonke ubusumbeka esikhundleni phambi kwabo.
20 Anante eri'zama eneri'na hihamu mago'a amige'za, miko Israeli vahe'mo'za ke'a antahimi'za avaririho.
Umnike ingxenye yamandla akho ukuze isizwe sonke sako-Israyeli simlalele.
21 Hagi Josuama maka zampima Nagri navesi'ma kenaku'ma hanuno'a Eleasa pristi ne'mofo avuga vanigeno, Eleasa'a urimi havea erino Nagri navesi zana keno erifore hugahie. Hanigeno Eleasa'a mika nanekea Josuana asami'nigeno, Israeli vahera zamavareno vuno eno hugahie.
Kumele ame phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi, yena ozamtholela izinqumo ngokubuza i-Urimi phambi kukaThixo. Ngokulawula kwakhe yena kanye labantu bonke bako-Israyeli bazaphuma, kuthi njalo ngokulawula kwakhe bangene.”
22 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'ma huoma huno hunteaza huno Mosese'a Josuana avreno pristi ne' Eleasane Israeli vahe zamavuga vu'ne.
UMosi wenza njengokulaywa kwakhe nguThixo. Wathatha uJoshuwa wamisa phambi kuka-Eliyazari umphristi kanye laphambi kwebandla lonke.
23 Hagi Mosese'a Ra Anumzamo'ma hunte'nea kante anteno Josuana asenirera azana anteno huhamprinte'ne.
Wasebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe embeka esikhundleni, njengokulaya kukaThixo ngoMosi.