Oluhaelo lOvaisraeli nokufimaneka oikalunga muSittim
1 Ovaisraeli eshi va kala muSittim, ovanhu va hovela okuhaela novana oukadona Ovamoab. 2 Venya ova ifana ovanhu koivilo yomayambo oikalunga yavo. Novanhu va lya ndele ve linyongamenena oikalunga yavo. 3 Osho ngaha hano Ovaisraeli ve liyandjela okufimaneka Baal-Peor; ndelenee ehandu lOmwene la xwamena Ovaisraeli. 4 Opo nee Omwene ta ti kuMoses: “Kufa ovakulunhu aveshe voshiwana u va endjelelifile Omwene momutenya, opo oupyuhandu wOmwene okuhandukila Israel u lote.” 5 Moses okwa lombwela ovatokoli veendjovo vomuIsrael ndee ta ti: “Keshe umwe na dipae movalumenhu vaye ovo ve liyandjela Baal-Peor.”
6 Ndele omulumenhu umwe Omuisraeli e uya nokwa etela ovaneumbo vaye omukainhu Omumidian moipafi yaMoses nomoipafi yeongalo alishe lovana vaIsrael, fimbo va li tava lili poshivelo shetwali leongalo. 7 Pinehas yaEliaser, omona womupristeli Aron, eshi e shi mona, okwa dja mo mongudu, ndee ta kufa eonga meke laye. 8 Nokwa shikula omulumenhu Omuisraeli nokwa ya metwali ndee te va twile kumwe aveshe vavali, omulumenhu Omuisraeli nomukainhu. Opo nee omupya wa lota mokati kovana vaIsrael. 9 Ndelenee ava va fila momupya ou, va li ve fike pomayovi omilongo mbali naane.
10 Opo nee Omwene okwa popya naMoses ndee ta ti: 11 “Pinehas yaEliaser, omona womupristeli Aron okwa kandula po oupyuhandu wange movana vaIsrael, ye eshi a monifa ouladi wange nokudiinina ouladi mokati kavo, opo ame mouladi wange inandi mana po ovana vaIsrael. 12 Onghee hano popya u tye: ‘Tala, Ame ohandi ningi naye ehangano lombili yange, 13 ndele lo tali ka ninga kuye nokomaludalo aye konima yaye ehangano laalushe loupristeli, shaashi ye okwa fya ouladi omolwaKalunga kaye nokwa kwatakanifa ovana vaIsrael.’ ” 14 Nedina lomulumenhu Omuisraeli ou a dipawa, pamwe nomukainhu Omumidian, ola li Simri yaSalu, omukulunhu wepata laSimeon. 15 Nedina lomukainhu Omumidian ou a dipawa, ola li Kosbi yaSur. Xe okwa li omukulunhu wepata lOvamidian.
16 Omwene okwa popya vali naMoses ndee ta ti: 17 “Pongekeni Ovamidian mu ke va hanaune po, 18 osheshi vo ove mu pongeka omolwekengelelo lavo ve li mu diladilila moshinima shaPeor nomoshinima shaKosbi, omona okakadona komukulunhu Omumidian, ou a dipaelwa Peor mefiku lomupya.”
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.”
