Numero 31:1-54
31 Penepo Yahova apanga Mose:
2 “Tcunyusa+ Amidhiyani+ thangwi ya pinthu pidacitira iwo Aizraeli. Buluka penepo, iwe unadzafa mbuikhwa munthumbi ninga pidacitwa ambuyako.”+
3 Natenepa, Mose apanga mbumba: “Khunganyani amuna angasi pakati panu toera aende kamenya nkhondo na Amidhiyani, toera Yahova atcunyuse Amidhiyani thangwi ya pinthu pidacita iwo.
4 Mu dzindza ibodzi na ibodzi ya Aizraeli, musafunika kutumiza kunkhondo amuna 1.000.”
5 Natenepa, pa pikwi na pikwi pya anthu a dzindza ya Aizraeli,+ mu dzindza ibodzi na ibodzi mwasankhulwa amuna 1.000. Amuna onsene adakhunganyika toera kuenda kunkhondo akhali 12.000.
6 Penepo Mose aatuma kunkhondo, dzindza ibodzi na ibodzi ikhali na amuna 1.000, iwo aenda kunkhondo mbaperekerwa na Fineya+ mwana wa nyantsembe Eleazare, wakuti mʼmanja mwace akhali na pyombo pyakucena na matuluka+ toera aalize ninga pidzindikiro pya nkhondo.
7 Iwo amenya nkhondo na Amidhiyani ninga pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose, mbapha amuna onsene.
8 Pakati pa anthu adaphiwa, akhalipombo amambo a ku Midhiyani, akuti ndi Evi, Rekemu, Zuri, Huri na Rebha. Bhalamu+ mwana wa Bheori, iwo amuphambo na supada.
9 Mbwenye Aizraeli akwata akazi na ana a ku Midhiyani, mbaenda nawo ninga mabitcu. Kusiyapo pyenepi, iwo akwatambo pifuyo pyawo pyonsene na pinthu pyawo pyonsene.
10 Iwo apisa mizinda yonsene ikakhala Amidhiyani na misasa yawo.
11 Pontho akwata pinthu pyonsene pidatapata iwo, kuphatanizambo anthu na pinyama.
12 Anthu adaphata iwo na pinthu pidatapata iwo aenda napyo ku misasa, kuna Mose, nyantsembe Eleazare na mbumba ya Izraeli, nʼthando ya Moabhe,+ ku Yordani cifupi na Yeriko.
13 Mose na nyantsembe Eleazare pabodzi na atsogoleri a mbumba, aenda kaonana nawo kunja kwa misasa.
14 Mbwenye Mose aipirwa na amuna adasankhulwa toera kutsogolera anyankhondo, akuti akhali atsogoleri a anyankhondo 1.000 na atsogoleri a anyankhondo 100 adabwerera buluka kunkhondo.
15 Mose aabvundza: “Mwasiiranji akazi onsene mbamukhonda kuapha?
16 Akazi anewa ndiwo adatowezera mafala a Bhalamu mbanyengerera Aizraeli toera asiye*+ Yahova, mbalambira mulungu wapezi ku Peori,+ muliri mbuoneka pakati pa mbumba ya Yahova.+
17 Cincino musafunika kupha ana amuna onsene na akazi onsene akuti apita kale mʼmabonde.
18 Mbwenye munakwanisa kusiya atsikana onsene akuti adzati kupita mʼmabonde.+
19 Pontho musafunika kukhala kunja kwa misasa mu ntsiku zinomwe. Ale onsene adapha munthu peno adakhuya munthu adaphiwa,+ asafunika kuceneseka+ pa ntsiku yacitatu na yacinomwe, pabodzi na atsikana adabweresa imwe.
20 Musafunika kucenesa nguwo zonsene, pinthu pyonsene pya nthembe, pinthu pyonsene pidacitwa na maweya a mbuzi na pyombo pyonsene pya matabwa.”
21 Penepo nyantsembe Eleazare apanga amuna akuti akhadaenda kunkhondo: “Uyu ndi ntemo udapereka Yahova kuna Mose:
22 ‘Basi ene ouro, parata, nkuwa, utale, ntobve na xumbu,
23 pinthu pyonsene pyakuti nkhabe kupya na moto, musafunika kupiikha pa moto toera piceneswe. Mbwenye pisafunikambo piceneswe na madzi akucenesa nawo.+ Pinthu pyonsene pyakuti pinapya pingaikhwa pa moto, musafunika kupitsuka na madzi.
24 Pa ntsiku yacinomwe, musafunika kufula nguwo zanu, mbamukhala akucena; mungamala munakwanisa kupita mʼmisasa.’”+
25 Buluka penepo, Yahova alonga ipi kuna Mose:
26 “Lengesa pinthu pyonsene pidatapatwa, pyakuti ndi anthu pabodzi na pinyama; cita pyenepi pabodzi na nyantsembe Eleazare na atsogoleri a madzindza.
27 Gawa pinthu pyenepi mʼmakhundu mawiri: Khundu ibodzi munaipasa anyankhondo adaenda kamenya nkhondo, khundu inango munaipasa mbumba.+
28 Pa pinthu 500, mwakukhonda tsalakana khala ndi anthu, ngʼombe, maburu peno mabira, usafunika kubulusa cibodzi toera kucipereka kuna Yahova ninga nsonkho wa anyankhondo adabuluka kunkhondo.
29 Musafunika kubulusa hafu ya pinthu pyenepi mbamupipereka kuna nyantsembe Eleazare ninga muoni wa Yahova.+
30 Pa khundu idapaswa Aizraeli, usafunika kubulusa cinthu cibodzi pa pinthu 50, mwakukhonda tsalakana khala ndi anthu, ngʼombe, maburu, mabira peno mitundu inango ya pifuyo. Usafunika kupipasa Alevi,+ akuti asaphata basa pa tabhernakulo ya Yahova.”+
31 Natenepa, Mose na nyantsembe Eleazare acita pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose.
32 Mwa pinthu pidatapatwa na amuna adaenda kunkhondo, pidasala pikhali mabira 675.000,
33 ngʼombe 72.000,
34 na maburu 61.000.
35 Akazi akuti akhadzati kupita mʼmabonde,+ akhali 32.000.
36 Khundu ya hafu idapaswa ale adaenda kunkhondo, ikhali mabira 337.500.
37 Mabira adaperekwa kuna Yahova ninga nsonkho akhali 675.
38 Ngʼombe zikhalipo 36.000, zidaperekwa kuna Yahova ninga nsonkho zikhali 72.
39 Maburu akhalipo 30.500, adaperekwa kuna Yahova ninga nsonkho akhali 61.
40 Atsikana* akhalipo 16.000, adaperekwa kuna Yahova ninga nsonkho akhali 32.
41 Mose apereka nsonkho unoyu kuna nyantsembe Eleazare+ ninga pinthu pidaperekwa kuna Yahova, mwakubverana na pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose.
42 Khundu ya hafu idapaswa Aizraeli pa pinthu pidapambula Mose mu pinthu pidapaswa amuna adamenya nkhondo ndi ipi:
43 Hafu ya mabira akhali 337.500,
44 ngʼombe zikhali 36.000,
45 maburu akhali 30.500,
46 atsikana akhali 16.000.
47 Pa hafu idapaswa Aizraeli, mu pinthu 50 Mose abulusa cinthu cibodzi, mwakukhonda tsalakana khala ndi anthu peno pinyama, mbapipereka kuna Alevi,+ akuti akhaphata mabasa a pa tabhernakulo ya Yahova,+ mwakubverana na pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose.
48 Buluka penepo, amuna adasankhulwa toera kutsogolera misoka ya anyankhondo,+ akuti ndi atsogoleri a anyankhondo 1.000 na atsogoleri a anyankhondo 100, afendedzera Mose,
49 iwo apanga Mose: “Atumiki anu alengesa anyankhondo akuti asatsogolerwa na ife, mbatipangwa kuti nkhabepo adasoweka.+
50 Natenepa, tawirisani kuti mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi wa ife apereke muoni kuna Yahova wa pinthu pidagumana iye: Pinthu pya ouro, mikufu ya mʼmikono, mapulusera, mphete za mʼpiyala, mphete za mʼmakutu na pinthu pinango pyakubalikisa napyo, toera kucenesa* madawo athu pamaso pa Yahova.”
51 Natenepa, Mose na nyantsembe Eleazare atambira ouro yawo, yakuti ndi pinthu pyonsene pyakubalikisa napyo.
52 Ouro yonsene yakuti atsogoleri a anyankhondo 1.000 na atsogoleri a anyankhondo 100 aipereka ninga muoni kuna Yahova, ikhali masiklo* 16.750.
53 Nyankhondo mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi akhadakwata khundu yace pa pinthu pidatapatwa.
54 Mose na nyantsembe Eleazare atambira ouro idapereka atsogoleri a anyankhondo 1.000 na atsogoleri a anyankhondo 100, mbaenda nayo mu nsasa wa nsonkhano, toera mbumba ya Izraeli ikumbuke pinthu pidaacitira Yahova.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Peno: “toera apasire nkhodolo.”
^ Fala na Fala: “Anthu.”
^ Fala na Fala: “toera kuphimbira.”
^ Siklo ibodzi ikhalemera magrama 11,4. Onani Apendise B14.
