¹ Isalela wakele mu Shitimu, cho nanalube ba shangumukile kulinga bupangala na ba nakathzi ba mu Mowabi, ² cho ba Mowabu ba lanyele banu ku bi kombelo bya tu njambi twabo. Cho banu balile na kuthsikama ku tunjambi twa ba Mowabi. ³ Banalume ba Isalela bali kumbathene muku lemetha Mbale waku Peole, cho bendwile kulubala cha Njambi kuba Isalela. ⁴ Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, "Thsiya ba ntwamena boshe ba banu na kuba shukika kulutwe lwange mutanya mwelu, ngechi bukalu bwange bwakama butunde hali Isalela," ⁵ Ngechi bene Mosesa wendekele kuli ba twamina ba ba Isalela ngwendi, " Munu na munu akati keni a thsiye banu bendi baje ba lemethele Mbale wake Peole," ⁶ Cho umo munalume waku bana ba Isalela wethzile nawa wanenele munakathzi wa ka Mundiya wa kufuma ku nanga yendi. Ebi byalingikile ku mesho a Mosesa na ije ndandanga yoshe ya banu ba Isalela, thimbu bakebo ba chikele na kulila ku chikolo cha tente mwakuliwanena. ⁷ Omo Finehase muna Eleaza muna Alone ka Pilisitu wa mwene echi, wa katukile kufuma mu ndandanga cho wa nonele likunga muliboko lyendi. ⁸ Wa kabangeyele uje munalume wa Isalela mu tente cho wa pulyathanene likunga mumibila yabo, boshe uje munalume wa Isalela na munakathzi. Cho uje mushongo wa tumine Njambi hali banu ba Isalela wa hwile. ⁹ Oloni baje ba thsile ku mushongo ou ba pwile 24 000. ¹⁰ Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, " ¹¹ Finehase muna Eleaya muna Alone ka pilisitu, nolwetha bukalu bwange hali banu ba Isalela mwafwa ikeye na kala na ntwima ya kuthingimika bukama bwange kuli bakebo. Cho kunja nyonethele banu ba Isalela mubutenu bwange. ¹² Ngachije oni endeka ngwobe, Njambi ngwendi, "Kenga, njili na kwana Finehase chikumiiyo change cha kwoloka. ¹³ Ikeye na chithemunwino chendi, cho chikapwa chikumiiyo cha bu kapilisitu bwa thimbu yoshe mwafwa wa thzemene yange, Njambi yendi . Nambetha bubi bwa ba Isalela,""" ¹⁴ Lithzina lya uje munalume wa Isalela iba thsiile na uje munakathzi wa ku Mindiyani lya pwile Zimili muna Salu, ntwama wa mukulu wa naanga ya ba Simiyoni. ¹⁵ Cho lithzina lya uje munakathzi wa ka Mindyani iba thsiile ikeye Kazibi muna Zule, ou wapwile mukulunu wa muyati wa naanga ya mu Mindiya. ^{16 17 18} Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Mosesa ngwendi, "Ambata ba Mindiyani nge baka ng'ole cho watela kubalukuka. Omwo ba mya mbatele nge mubaka ng'ole yabo mwafwa ya kukwitha kwaabo. Ba mi kokweyeyeye mu bubi kuje ku Peole cho na ali ndokathzi yabo Kazibi, mwana wa munakathzi muna ntwamina mu Mindiyani, uje ibs thsiile ha litangwa lya mushongo kuje ku Peole,"