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27 Buluka penepo, abwera ana a Zelofeadhe,+ wakuti akhali mwana wa Eferi ndzukulu wa Jiliyadhi. Jiliyadhi akhali mwana wa Makiri, Makiri akhali mwana wa Manase. Onsene akhali a dzindza ya Manase, Manase akhali mwana wa Zuze. Ana a Zelofeadhe akhacemerwa Maala, Noa, Ogla, Milka na Tirza. 2 Iwo alimira pansuwo wa nsasa wa nsonkhano patsogolo pa Mose, nyantsembe Eleazare, atsogoleri+ a madzindza na mbumba yonsene, mbalonga: 3 “Pai wathu afera nʼthando, mbwenye iye nee akhali mu nsoka wa anthu adasandukira Yahova, ale adaphedzera Kora.+ Iye afa thangwi ya madawo ace, mbwenye nee abala ana amuna. 4 Kodi dzina ya pai wathu inafudzika pakati pa dzindza yace basi ene thangwi nee abala ana amuna? Tipasenimbo unthaka pakati pa abale a pai wathu.” 5 Natenepa Mose adziwisa Yahova+ phembo yawo.
6 Penepo Yahova apanga Mose: 7 “Pidalonga ana a Zelofeadhe mphyadidi. Mwandimomwene, usafunika kuapasa mbuto ikhafuna kutambira pai wawo ninga unthaka pakati pa abale ace, toera ikhale unthaka wawo.+ 8 Pontho panga Aizraeli kuti: ‘Mamuna angafa mbakhonda kusiya mwana wamamuna, unthaka wace musafunika kuupasa mwanace wankazi. 9 Khala iye nkhabe mwana wankazi, unthaka wace musafunika kuupasa abale ace amuna. 10 Khala iye nkhabe abale amuna, unthaka wace musafunika kuupasa abale a pai wace. 11 Khala pai wace nkhabe abale, unthaka wace musafunika kuupasa munthu wa dzindza yace, iye anadzatambira unthaka unoyu. Unoyu ndi ntemo wakuti Aizraeli asafunika kuutoweza mwakubverana na pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose.’”
12 Buluka penepo, Yahova apanga Mose: “Kwira paphiri iyi ya Abharimu+ toera uone dziko inafuna kupasa ine Aizraeli.+ 13 Ungamala kuiona, iwe unadzafa mbuikhwa munthumbi+ ninga mudaikhwa mʼbale wako Aroni,+ 14 thangwi mbumba pidaketesana iyo na ine nʼthando ya Zini, imwe nee mwandibvera, pontho nee mwandipasa mbiri* pa madzi+ a ku Meribha,+ ku Kadhesi+ nʼthando ya Zini.”+
15 Buluka penepo, Mose apanga Yahova: 16 “Yahova, Mulungu wakuti asapasa umaso anthu onsene, mbasankhule munthu mʼbodzi pakati pa mbumba, 17 toera aatsogolere pakati pawo, toera mbumba ya Yahova ikhonde kukhala ninga mabira akusowa nkumbizi.” 18 Penepo Yahova apanga Mose: “Cemera Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, mamuna wakuthema,* ikha manja ako pa nsolo pace.+ 19 Usafunika umulimirise patsogolo pa nyantsembe Eleazare pamaso pa mbumba yonsene, mbunʼkhazikisa ninga ntsogoleri pamaso pawo.+ 20 Usafunika umpase khundu ibodzi ya utongi wako,+ toera mbumba yonsene ya Izraeli imbvere.+ 21 Iye anadzalimira patsogolo pa nyantsembe Eleazare wakuti anadzaphatisira Urimi+ toera asake kudziwa cisankhulo ca Yahova thangwi ya iye. Mbumba yonsene ya Izraeli inadzaenda mbibwerera mwakubverana na pinafuna kulonga iye.”
22 Penepo Mose acita pidampanga Yahova. Iye acemera Yoswa mbamulimirisa patsogolo pa nyantsembe Eleazare, pamaso pa mbumba yonsene, 23 aikha manja ace pa nsolo wa Yoswa, mbanʼkhazikisa+ ninga ntsogoleri, mwakubverana na pidalonga Yahova kuna Mose.+