Aaisraeli taa sindi Aamidiana
1 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses a ti: 2 “Geelela Aamidiana shoka ya ningile Aaisraeli. Shampa we shi ningi, oto ka mana oondjenda.”
3 Moses okwa lombwele oshigwana a ti: “Ilongekidhileni iita, opo mu ponokele Aamidiana mu ya geelele shoka ya ningile Omuwa. 4 Mezimo kehe lyaIsrael namu ze aalumentu eyuvi ya ye kiita.”
5 Aalumentu eyuvi oya hogololwa mezimo kehe, aalumentu ayehe kumwe omayuvi omulongo nagaali yi ilongekidhila olugodhi. 6 Moses okwe ya tumu kiita mewiliko lyomuyambi Pinehas yaEleasar, ngoka ta tonatele iinima iiyapuki nomankuma gokukuga onkugo. 7 Oya ponokele Midian, ngaashi Omuwa a lombwele Moses e taa dhipaga aalumentu ayehe, 8 mwa kwatelelwa aakwaniilwa yatano yaMidian: Evi, Rekem, Sur, Hur naReba. Oya dhipaga wo Bileam yaBeor.
9 Aaisraeli oya kwata po aakiintu naanona Aamidiana, oya kutha po oongombe, oonzi niikombo yawo e taa yugu po uuyamba wawo auhe. 10 Oya fike po iilando nomagumbo gawo. 11 Oya kutha po iihakanwa ayihe mbyoka ye yi hakana, mwa kwatelelwa oonkwatwa niimuna, 12 e taye yi eta kuMoses naEleasar nokegongalo lyAaisraeli, mboka ya li moontanda momalundu gaMoab puJordan ontega naJeriko.
Iita tayi galuka
13 Moses, Eleasar naawiliki ayehe yegongalo oya piti mo moontanda, ya ka tsakaneke iita. 14 Moses okwa geele aawiliki yiita, aakuluntu yeyuvi naakuluntu yethele mboka ya galuka kiita. 15 Okwe ya pula a ti: “Omolwashike mwe etha aakiintu ayehe ya kale nomwenyo? 16 Dhimbulukweni kutya aakiintu mbaka oyo mboka ya landula ondunge yaBileam puPeor noya pukitha oshigwana shi iteke Omuwa. Oyo tuu mboka ye etithile elega moshigwana shOmuwa. 17 Dhipagii po uumati auhe naakiintu ayehe ya lalwa nayo, 18 ihe ihupithileni aakadhonalela ayehe. 19 Ngashingeyi amuhe mboka mwa ningi oontoni nenge mwa guma omidhimba, otamu kala pondje yoontanda omasiku gaheyali. Mesiku etitatu nometiheyali otamu iyelitha ne yene noonkwatwa dheni. 20 Yelitheni wo onguwo kehe yoshipa, iinima ayihe yomafufu giikombo nenge yiiti.”
21 Omuyambi Eleasar okwa lombwele aantu mboka ya galuka kiita a ti: “Omautho ngaka Omuwa okwe ga pe Moses: 22 oshingoli, oshisiliveli, oshikushu, osheela oshiluudhe, otina, oshumbu 23 noshinima kehe tashi vulu okupita momulilo, shi pititheni momulilo, notashi kala oshiyelele; ihe nonando ongeyi, nashi yogwe tuu momeya. Ihe ayihe mbyoka itaayi vulu okupita momulilo, nayi pite tuu momeya. 24 Mesiku etiheyali yogeni oonguwo dheni; nena otamu kala mwa yogoka notamu pitikilwa okuya moontanda.”
Iihakanwa tayi topolwa
25 Omuwa okwa lombwele Moses ta ti: 26 “One naEleasar naawiliki yalwe yegongalo omu na okuyalula shaa shoka sha kwatwa miita, oonkwatwa niimuna. 27 Topola, shoka sha hakanwa miitopolwa iyali yi thike pamwe, oshitopolwa shimwe oshaakwiita noshikwawo oshegongalo. 28 Moshitopolelwa shaakwiita kutha mo oshitimathelegatano shimwe shoonkwatwa, shoongombe, shuusino, shoonzi noshiikombo shi ninge oompale kOmuwa. 29 Dhi pa omuyambi Eleasar, dhi ninge omagano gOmuwa. 30 Moshitopolelwa shegongalo kutha mo oshitimilongontano shimwe shoonkwatwa, shoongombe, shuusino, shoonzi noshiikombo. Yi pa Aalevi mboka ye li mesiloshimpwiyu lyetsalihangano.” 31 Moses neEleasar oya ningi, ngaashi Omuwa a ti.
32 Oshihakanwa, iihupe yeliko mbyoka aakwiita ye yi kwata po, oyo oonzi niikombo 675 000, 33 oongombe 72 000, 34 uusino 61 000 35 naantu mboka yomaakiintu inaa lala naalumentu ayehe kumwe 32 000. 36 Etata lyasho, oshitopolelwa shaamboka ya yile kiita, osho oonzi niikombo 337 500, 37 moka mwa zi oompale dhOmuwa, iimuna 675; 38 oongombe 36 000 mwaandhoka 72 odho oompale; 39 uusino 30 500, moka mwa zi oompale 61; 40 naantu 16 000, moka mwa zi oompale kOmuwa 32. 41 Moses okwa gandja oompale komuyambi Eleasar, omagano ngoka gu uthilwa Omuwa, ngaashi Omuwa a lombwele Moses.
42 Oshitopolelwa shegongalo lyaIsrael shoka Moses a yoolola moshitopolelwa shaakwiita, 43 etata lyoshihakanwa ashihe, osho oonzi niikombo 337 000, 44 oongombe 36 000, 45 uusino 30 500 46 naantu 16 000. 47 Metata ndika lyegongalo Moses okwa kutha mo oshitimilongontano shimwe shoonkwatwa noshiimuna, ngaashi Omuwa a popi, e te yi pe Aalevi mboka ye li mesiloshimpwiyu lyetsalihangano.
48 Aawiliki yiita oya yi kuMoses 49 e taa ti: “Tatekulu, otwa yalula aakwiita mewiliko lyetu noinatu kanitha nando ogumwe. 50 Omolwashoka otatu eta uulenga woshingoli, uugondo wokomaako nowopiikesho, uulinga, uutenda womomakutsi nuulyenge womothingo mbyoka twa yugu ko. Otatu yi yambele Omuwa, tu popile oomwenyo dhetu koshipala shOmuwa, opo e tu gamene.” 51 Moses naEleasar oya taamba oshingoli nuulenga auhe. 52 Oshingoli ashihe shoka aawiliki yiita ye shi gandja omagano kOmuwa, osha li oosekeli 16 750. 53 Aakwiita yowala oyi ipungulile iihakanwa yawo, inaa gandja sha. 54 Moses naEleasar oya tula oshingoli metsalihangano, opo Omuwa a gamene Israel.
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