1U-Israyeli wahlala eShithimi; abantu base beqala ukuphinga namadodakazi akwaMowabi.
2Abamemela emadilini emihlatshelo yonkulunkulu bawo. Abakwa-Israyeli bafike badla, bakhothamela onkulunkulu bawo.
3U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBhali Pheyori. Intukuthelo kaSimakade yamvuthela u-Israyeli.
4USimakade wathi kuMose: “Thatha bonke abaholi babantu, ubabulalele uSimakade lingakashoni ilanga, ukuze intukuthelo kaSimakade evuthayo isuke ku-Israyeli.”
5UMose wathi kubehluleli bakwa-Israyeli: “Yilowo nalowo makabulale abantu bakhe abazihlanganise noBhali Pheyori.”
6Bheka, umuntu mumbe kwabakwa-Israyeli waletha owesifazane wakwaMidiyani emndenini wakhe, phambi kukaMose nebandla lonke labakwa-Israyeli, ngesikhathi bekhala emnyango wethende lokuhlangana.
7UFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni umphristi, wakubona lokho, wasukuma phakathi kwenhlangano, wadumela umkhonto wakhe.
8Wayesemlandela lowo muntu wakwa-Israyeli, wangena ethendeni lakhe, wababhokoda bobabili ngomkhonto esiswini, lwase lunqamuka ubhubhane kwabakwa-Israyeli.
9Kepha lwase lwedlule nabantu abayizi-24 000.
10USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
11“UFinehasi ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni umphristi ukhalime intukuthelo yami kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba utshengise intshisekelo ngami phakathi kwabo, ukuze ngingabaqothuli ngesikhwele sami.
12Ngakho-ke batshele, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngizomnika isivumelwano sami sokuthula.
13Siyakuba ngesakhe nezizukulwane zakhe, kube yisivumelwano sobuphristi obuphakade, ngokuba ube nentshisekelo ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wenzela abakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.’ ”
14Igama lendoda yakwa-Israyeli eyabulawa nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, kwakunguZimri kaSalu, isikhulu sendlu yabakwaSimeyoni.
15Igama lowesifazane wakwaMidiyani owabulawa kwakunguKhozibhi, indodakazi kaZuri owayengumholi wezizwana zabendlu yakwaMidiyani.
16USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
17“Bahluphe abakwaMidiyani, bese ubabulala,
18ngokuba benze ubuqili, banikhohlisa ngodaba lukaPheyori nangendaba kaKhozibhi, indodakazi yomholi wakwaMidiyani, udadewabo owabulawa ngosuku lobhubhane ngenxa kaPheyori.”