Emadvodzakati aSelofehadi
1Emadvodzakati aSelofehadi, umsa waHeferi, umsa waGileyadi, umsa waMakhire, umsa waManase, abewelusendvo lwakaManase, umsa waJosefa. Emabito alamadvodzakati bekuboMahala, naNowa, naHogila, naMilkha, naThisa. Asondzela 2ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana ema embikwaMosi, na-Eleyazare, umphristi, nebaholi besive sonkhe, atsi: 3“Babe wetfu wafela ehlane. Abengesiye lomunye webalandzeli baKhora, labadudana ngekuhlubuka Simakadze; wafela sono sakhe, washiya kute emadvodzana. 4Pho, kwentiwa yini libito lababe lingaveli elusendvweni ngobe abete indvodzana? Sinikeni sabelo emkhatsini wetihlobo tababe.”
5Ngako Mosi wayitsatsa lendzaba yawo wayimikisa kuSimakadze. 6Simakadze watsi kuye: 7“Kuliciniso loku lokushiwo ngemadvodzakati aSelofehadi. Kufanele uwanike sabelo sawo etihlotjeni teyise, aniketwe lifa leyise. 8Tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa, ishiye kute indvodzana, imphahla nelifa layo alendluliselwe endvodzakatini yayo. 9Nangabe ite ngisho nendvodzakati, lifa layo linikeni banakabo. 10Nangabe ite banakabo, lifa layo linikeni bomnakaboyise. 11Nangabe uyise abete banakabo, lifa linikeni sihlobo lesisedvutane elusendvweni lwayo kutsi litewuba laso. Loku kufanele kube ngumtsetfo wema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze ayala Mosi.’ ”
Joshuwa ukhetfwa kutsi atsatse umsebenti waMosi
12 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Yenyukela eNtsabeni i-Abarimu utewubuka lelive lengiliphe ema-Israyeli. 13Utawutsi ungalibona nawe bese uya kubakini, njengemnakenu Aroni, 14ngobe ngesikhatsi bantfu bangihlubuka ngasemantini eHlane laseSini, nani nobabili nangihlubuka lapho nangete nawulalela umyalo wami, ngekunganginiki kwenu ludvumo lwekungingcwelisa embikwabo kulawo manti.” Lawo bekungemanti aseMeribha, eKhadeshi, eHlane laseSini.
15Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi: 16“Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, angabeka lenye indvodza ibe ngumholi emkhatsini walesive, 17iphume ingene embikwaso, isihole ngekusikhipha nekusingenisa, kuze sive saSimakadze singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.”
18Ngako-ke Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tsatsa Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, indvodza lenaMoya, umbeke sandla. 19Mmise embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, nesive sonkhe, umbeke embikwaso. 20Mnike lamanye emagunya nemandla akho, kuze sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sitawumlalela simhloniphe. 21Utakuma embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, lotamtsatsela tincumo latitfole nge-Urimu kuSimakadze. Ngekukhuluma kwakhe yena nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bayawuphuma baphindze bangene njengekuyala kwakhe.” 22Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze. Watsatsa Joshuwa, wammisa embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nesive sonkhe. 23Wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe, wamnika sikhundla, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
