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31

Olutalo ku Bamidia

1Agho Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Musa ati: 2“Mubonereze Abamidia nga mwesasuuza olw’ebyo bye baakola Abaisiraeli. Bw’onaamala okukola ekyo oidha kutwalibwa weeyimbe ku bantu bo abaafa.”

3Kale Musa yaakoba abantu ati: “Mu imwe mwerondemu abantu mubaghe eby’okulwanisa, baje balumbe Abamidia bababonereze nga beesasuuza nga Musengwa Katonda bw’alagiire. 4Mulonde abantu lukumi (1,000) okuva mu buli kika ky’Abaisiraeli, baje balwane.” 5Agho baalonda abantu lukumi lukumi okuva mu buli kika, nga bava mu nkumi n’enkumi edh’Abaisiraeli. Abantu abo baaghera omutwalo mulala n’enkumi ibiri (12,000), nga bagemye eby’okulwanisa era nga beetegeike okulwana mu lutalo. 6Musa yaabasindika okulwana nga baduumirwa Finehasi mutabane wa Eleazari kabona, eyali n’ebintu ebikozesebwa mu Kifo Ekitukuvu, ghalala n’amagwala agafuuyibwa ng’akamanhiso ak’ebiragiro. 7Baalumba Abamidia nga Musengwa Katonda bweyabalagira ng’abita mu Musa. Baita buli musaadha. 8Baita bakyabazinga abataanu ab’Abamidia, bano: Evi, Rekema, Zuri, Huri ni Reba. Era mu lutalo olwo mwe baitira ni Balaamu mutabane wa Beori.

9Abaisiraeli baanhaga abakazi n’abaana abato ab’Abamidia, baabatwala nga basibe ghalala n’ente dhaibwe dhoonadhoona, n’entaama n’embuzi n’ebintu byaibwe ebindi byonabyona. 10Baayokya ebibuga eby’Abamidia ni weema dhaibwe. 11Baatoola ebintu byonabyona bye baanhaga, omwali abantu n’ensolo, 12baabitwalira Musa ni Eleazari kabona, n’Abaisiraeli boonaboona abaali beesoloiza mu kifo ghe baasimba weema dhaibwe, e Yeriko mu kiketezo eky’oku museetwe ogw’e Moabu, okuliiraana n’omwiga Yorudani.

Eigye ery’Abaisiraeli liira

13Agho Musa, ni Eleazari kabona, n’abakulembeze ab’Abaisiraeli, baava mu kifo ghe baasimba weema dhaibwe, baaja okweisuusaayo eigye lya Isiraeli. 14Musa yaasungughalira abakulu mu igye eryo abaira okuva mu lutalo. Abo n’abaaduumira enkumi n’enkumi era baaduumira ebikumi n’ebikumi eby’abalwani. 15Yaababuuza ati: “Lwaki mulese abakazi bano boonaboona nga bakaali balamu? 16Mwidhukire nga baali bakazi abo, mu bizibu ebyali e Peori, nga bajiira ku magezi ga Balaamu, baaleetera Abaisiraeli okughemukira Musengwa Katonda baalekera okuba abeesigwa y’ali. Ekyavaamu n’ekibamba okwidha mu bantu ba Musengwa Katonda abo. 31:16: Kub 25:1-9 17Kale mperaano mwite buli mwana mulenzi, era na buli mukazi eyaali abaireku n’omusaadha mu buliri. 18Aye abaghala abato abakaali kubaaku na basaadha mu buliri, mubaleke nga balamu, mubasigaze nga baimwe. 19Era buli muntu ku imwe eyaita omuntu, n’oyo eyagema ku mufu, asigale eyo kuliya okw’ekifo ghe twasimba weema dhaife, okumala enaku musanvu. Ku lunaku olwokusatu ni ku lwomusanvu mwidha kwetukuza, imwe aghalala n’abantu be mwanhaga. 20Era mwidha kutukuza buli kivaalo, na buli kintu kya luwu, n’ebintu byonabyona ebyakolebwa mu buviiri obw’embuzi, era n’ebyo byonabyona ebyakolebwa mu muti.”

21Eleazari kabona yaakoba abantu abaali baakava mu lutalo okulwana, ati: “Lino n’eiteeka Musengwa Katonda lye yalagira Musa: 22Zaabu, feeza, ekyuma eky’ekikomo, ekyuma ekigumu einho, eibaati, ekyuma ekizitogha einho, 23na buli kintu ekigumira omuliro, mwidha kukibisa mu muliro olw’okukitukuza. Aye era mwidha kukitukuza n’amaadhi ag’okutukuza. Ate buli kintu ekitaghanga kugumira muliro, mwidha kukibisa mu maadhi ago ag’okutukuza gonka. 24Muteekwa okwoza ebivaalo byaimwe ku lunaku olwomusanvu, olwo mube abalongoofu. Memale mughange okwidha mu kifo ghe twasimba weema dhaife.”

Abaisiraeli bagabana bye baanhaga mu lutalo

25Agho Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Musa ati: 26“Iwe ni Eleazari kabona, n’abakulu ab’ebikunsu mu Isiraeli, mubale ebintu byonabyona ebyanhagibwa mu lutalo, abantu n’ensolo. 27Memale mubigabaniemu ghabiri, ebindi bibe bya balwani beene abaaja mu lutalo, ate ebindi bibe bya bantu abandi boonaboona. 28Ku mugabo ogw’abalwani beene abaaja mu lutalo, oidha kutoolaku empooza ya Musengwa Katonda nga ya muntu mulala mulala ku buli bantu abanhage ebikumi ebitaanu. Era oidha kukola otyo ku nte, ku ndogoyi, ku ntaama ni ku mbuzi. 29Empooza eyo oidha kugitoola ku mugabo gwaibwe, ogighe Eleazari kabona, ebe ekigheebwayo eri Musengwa Katonda. 30Ku mugabo ogw’Abaisiraeli abandi abasigairegho oidha kutoolaku omuntu mulala mulala ku buli bantu ataanu abanhage, era oidha kukola otyo ku nte, ku ndogoyi, ku ntaama, ku mbuzi, era ni ku nsolo edhindi dhoonadhoona, obighe Abalevi abalabirira Weema ya Musengwa Katonda.” 31Musa ni Eleazari kabona n’abakulu baakola nga Musengwa Katonda bweyalagira Musa.

32Ku bintu eigye ery’Abaisiraeli bye lyanhaga ku Bamidia ebyasigalagho byali biti: Entaama emitwalo nkaaga na musanvu n’enkumi itaanu (675,000), 33ente emitwalo musanvu n’enkumi ibiri (72,000), 34endogoyi emitwalo mukaaga na lukumi (61,000), 35n’abantu emitwalo esatu n’enkumi ibiri (32,000); ng’abo n’abaghala abaali nga tibabangaku na basaadha mu buliri. 36Kale mu kugabaniamu aghabiri, abalwani abaaja mu lutalo beene, baafuna entaama emitwalo asatu n’esatu na kasanvu na bitaanu (337,500). 37Okwo baatoolaku entaama lukaaga na nsanvu na itaanu (675), ng’empooza ye baagha Musengwa Katonda. 38Ente dhaali emitwalo esatu na kakaaga (36,000), kwe baatoola ente ensanvu n’eibiri ng’empooza ya Musengwa Katonda. 39Endogoyi dhaali emitwalo esatu na bitaanu (30,500), kwe baatoola endogoyi enkaaga n’endala ng’empooza ya Musengwa Katonda. 40Abantu baali omutwalo mulala na kakaaga (16,000), kwe baatoola abantu asatu n’ababiri ng’empooza ya Musengwa Katonda. 41Musa yaatoola empooza eyo eyali ng’ekigheebwayo eri Musengwa Katonda, yaagigha Eleazari kabona, nga Musengwa Katonda bweyalagira Musa oyo.

42Nga Musa amaze okwawulaku ebintu eby’abalwani abaaja mu lutalo beene, Abaisiraeli abaasigalagho bye baafuna byali biti: 43Entaama emitwalo amakumi asatu n’esatu na kasanvu na bitaanu (337,500), 44ente emitwalo esatu na kakaaga (36,000), 45endogoyi emitwalo esatu na bitaanu (30,500), 46n’abantu omutwalo mulala na kakaaga (16,000). 47Ku mugabo ogwo Abaisiraeli abaasigalagho gwe baafuna, Musa yatoolaku omuntu mulala mulala ku buli bantu amakumi ataanu, era yaatoola n’ensolo ndala ndala ku buli nsolo amakumi ataanu, yaabigha Abalevi abalabirira Eweema ya Musengwa Katonda. Musa ekyo yakikola nga Musengwa Katonda oyo bweyamulagira.

48Agho abakulu mu igye abaaduumira enkumi n’enkumi edh’abalwani n’ebikumi n’ebikumi eby’abalwani, baidha ye Musa, 49baamukoba bati: “Isebo, ife abagheereza bo tubaze abalwani boonaboona be twaduumira nga baligho boonaboona. 50Era tuleese ekigheebwayo eri Musengwa Katonda nga buli muntu bweyafuna. Tuleese ebintu bya zaabu eby’okwewoomya, ebikomo, empeta edh’oku ngalo n’edh’oku matu n’ebinhere, nga tusaba Musengwa Katonda atutooleku ebibi byaife.” 51Musa ni Eleazari kabona, baabatoolaku ebintu ebyo byonabyona eby’okwewoomya bye baaleeta, ebyakolebwa mu zaabu. 52Zaabu yeenayeena abakulu mu igye abo abaaduumira enkumi n’enkumi edh’abalwani n’ebikumi n’ebikumi eby’abalwani, ye baaghaayo ng’ekigheebwayo eri Musengwa Katonda, yagheramu kumpi kilo ebikumi bibiri. 53Aye abalwani beene abaaja mu lutalo, bale abandi abataali baduumizi, buli muntu yasigaza bye yanhaga ku Bamidia. 54Musa ni Eleazari kabona, baatwala zaabu oyo ye baatoola ku baduumizi abo ab’abaisirukale enkumi n’enkumi n’ebikumi n’ebikumi, baamuta mu Weema ey’Okwagaananirangamu ni Musengwa Katonda, abenga ekiidhukizo eky’Abaisiraeli mu maiso ga Musengwa Katonda.

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