Ovaisrael mOsitim
1 NOvaisrael tji va kara mOsitim ovarumendu va vakirasana novakazendu Ovamoab. 2 Ovakazendu mba ve ve ṋanga komukandi wozombunguhiro koomukuru wOvamoab; nOvaisrael va rya ovikurya nave rikotamene koomukuru mbo, 3 wena Baal-Pegor; nu Muhona wa ṱomazenge tjinene na wo. 4 Muhona wa tja ku Moses: “Toora ovanane avehe vOvaisrael nu u ve turike komuti momeho waavehe; omazenge wandje otji maye zu ko kOvaisrael.” 5 Nu Moses wa tja nai kovapangure vOvaisrael: “Auhe weṋu nga zepe ovandu ve, imba mbe rikotamena ku Baal-Peor.”
6 Omurumendu Omuisrael wa eta omukazendu Omumidian keṱunḓu re, momurungu wa Moses nowombongarero aihe yOvaisrael, owo ngunda amave ririre pomahitiro wOndanda yOmahakaeneno. 7 Nu Pinhas, omuzandu wa Eleasar, ngu ri omuzandu womupristeri Aron, wa muna otjiṋa hi na sekama mombongarero na katoora enga. 8 Neye wa kongorera ingwi omurumendu Omuisrael nomukazendu mondanda na twere aveyevari nenga momazumo. Komuhingo mbwi otjiṱiro otji tja yandisiwa mokati kOvaisrael. 9 Notjivaro tjaimba mba ṱa tja ri 24,000.
10 Muhona wa hungira ku Moses a tja: 11 “Motjimbe tja ihi Pinhas tja tjiti, ami hi tjinokupindikira Ovaisrael rukwao. Eye tjinga a panḓa oomukuru varwe okukarerwa posi yandje. Ami opu mbi ha zire okuvenyona momazenge wandje. 12 Mu tjivisa nai: ‘Ami me tjiti omerikutiropamwe wandje wohange na ye, ngu maye karerere nga aruhe; 13 eye nozondekurona ze va zikwa kutja ve rire ovapristeri ovakarere, eye tjinga a panḓa oomukuru varwe okukarerwa posi yandje, na tjitire Ovaisrael ombunguhiro yomakohororero.’ ”
14 Ena romurumendu ngwi Omuisrael ngwa ṱa puna ingwi omukazendu Omumidian ra ri Simri, omuzandu wa Salu; eye wa ri omunene weṱunḓu rimwe romuhoko wa Simeon. 15 Nena romukazendu ngwi ra ri Kosbi, omusuko wa Sur, ngwa ri otjiuru tjonganda imwe yomuhoko wOvamidian.
16 Norukwao Muhona wa hungira ku Moses a tja: 17 “Karwise Ovamidian u kevenyone, 18 owo tjinga ava tjita ouvi ku eṋe, tji ve mu tikura mOpeor na mena ra Kosbi, omusuko womuhongore wa Midian, ngwa ṱa meyuva rotjiṱiro tja Peor.”
Aamoabi taa hongolola Aaisraeli
1 Aaisraeli sho ya kala muShittim, aantu oya hondele naakadhona Aamoabi, 2 mboka ye ya hiya kiituthi yomasaagelo. Aaisraeli oya li iikulya yawo noyi inyongamene kiikalunga yawo. 3 Aaisraeli sho ya simaneke ngeyi Baal, oshikalunga shaPeor, Omuwa okwe ya geele 4 e ta ti kuMoses: “Kutha aawiliki yAaisraeli ayehe, u ya tule kohake montaneho yaantu, opo ondjahi yOmuwa yokugeela Israel yi lote.” 5 Moses okwa lombwele aatokolihapu yaIsrael a ti: “Kehe gumwe gwomune oku na okudhipaga omuntu ngoka a ningi omulongeli gwaBaal Peor.”
6 Omulumentu gumwe Omuisraeli okwa kutha omufuko Omumidiana e te mu fala ketsali lye montaneho yaMoses negongalo alihe lyaIsrael, manga ya li taa lilile posheelo shetsalihangano. 7 Omuyambi Pinehas yaEleasar, omutekulu gwaAaron, sho e shi mono, okwa thikama a zi moshigongi. Okwa kutha egonga 8 e ta landula omulumentu ngoka e na omufuko sigo ometsali e te ya tsu negonga ayehe yaali, Omuisraeli nomufuko Omumidiana. Pahedhi ndjika elega ndyoka lya yono po Aaisraeli, olya kodha, 9 ihe olya faalele nokuli aantu 24 000.
10 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses e ta ti: 11 “Molwoshinima shoka sha ningwa kuPinehas, itandi kala we nda geela Aaisraeli. Okwa tindi okwiidhidhimikila okusimaneka iikalunga, nomolwashoka inandi ya yonagula po ayehe. 12 Lombwela Pinehas kutya otandi dhike ehangano naye, ndyoka tali kala aluhe sigo aluhe. 13 Oye noluvalo lwe tandi ya langeke ya ninge aayambi sigo aluhe, molwashoka okwa kodhilile esimano lyaKalunga ke e te etele aantu edhimopo lyomayono gawo.”
14 Edhina lyOmuisraeli ngoka a dhipagelwa pamwe nomufuko Omumidiana, oSimri yaSalu, omukuluntu gwegumbo mezimo lyaSimeon. 15 Edhina lyomufuko Omumidiana oKosbi yaSur; he okwa li omukuluntu gwongundu yomaludhi gAamidiana.
16 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses a ti: 17 “Ponokela Aamidiana, opo u ya hanagule po, 18 omoluuwinayi mboka ye mu ningile, sho ye mu kotokele puPeor nomolwaKosbi, ngoka a dhipagwa pethimbo lyelega puPegor.”
