¹ U Isreal akikala mu Shittim, po abanalume bakanda ubwa malaya benebene na banakazi aba ku Moab, ² Po abanthu aba Moab bakabitizya abanthu kuvya kwiyipa ku twa chala twabo. Po abanthu bakalya sona bakafungamila ku twa chala twa banthu aba ku Moab. ³ Abanalume aba ku Israel bakaba poka pakwiputa kwa Baal uwa ku Peor, po ubukalale bwa Yahweh bukaya nkhani kwa Israel. ⁴ U Yahweh akanena kwa Moses, '''Koma abalongozi aba banthu sona mubapayike pamwanya panthanzi pane ukuti banikiwe pakasanya, umwakuti ubukali bwane bunganyokako kwa Israel.'' ⁵ Po u Moses akanena ku balongozi aba Israel, '' Wensi mwa umwe abaghile akome u munthu yo akaba nawe pa pakwiputa u Baal uwa ku Peor.'' ⁶ Po weka umwanalume uwa bana ba Israel akiza sona akiza ni mbumba yache poka nu mwanakazi uwa ku Midian. Ichi chikabombwa pa manso pa Moses sona na ku chibukatila cha banthu aba Isreal, bo bachili bakulila pa bwinjililo bwa chitembe ichakomanilamo. ⁷ Bo u Phinehas umwana wa Eleazer umwana wa Aaron umuputi, akalinga ukuti, akanyamuka ukufuma mu chibukatila sona akanyamula imphalala mu nyobe yache. ⁸ Akamukonkha umunthu wa ku Isreal mphaka mu chitembe sona akasumba imphalala yikapulusania imibili yabo, bonsi umwanalume wa Israel nu mwanakazi. Po inthamyo zyo u Chala akatuma ku banthu ba ku Israel zikamala. ⁹ Bo bakafwa ninthamyo bakaba twente folo sauzandi mu bwinji bwabo. ¹⁰ U Yahweh akanena kwa Moses sona akati, ¹¹ ''Phinehas umwana wa Eleazer umwana wa Aaron umuputi, afumyapo ubukalale bwane mu banthu ba Isreal chifukwa akaba ni chisa sona na maka ghane pa pabo. Po nthabanangite abanthu aba Israel mu kabini kane. ¹² Po ilelo uti, ' U Yahweh akuti, '' Linga, nkhumupa u Phinehas ilaghano lyane ilya mutende. ¹³ Ku kwache na ba mu lunyungu lwache, bo bakwiza nanthi umwene afumapo, inthi lize libe lilaghano ilisita kumala pa mbombo ya buputi chifukwa akaba wakuti anaganchindika une, ne Chala wache. Abapepesezya abanthu ba Isreal.''''' ¹⁴ Po izina lya munthu yo akakomiwa nu mwanakazi uwa ku Midian akaba we Zimri umwana wa Salu, umulongozi uwa mbumba iya banyenya mu ba Simeon. ¹⁵ Izina lya mwanakazi uwa ku Midian yo akakomiwa aka ba we Kozbi umwana umusungu uwa Zur, yo akaba we songo wa luko sona uwa mbumba ya banyenya mu Midian. ¹⁶ Po u Yahweh akanena kwa Moses nu kuti, ¹⁷ '' Ubasende aba Midian ngati balwani binu sona mubakole, ¹⁸ Pakuti bakabasenda umwe ngati mwe balwani mu kupusikiwa kwabo. Bakababika mu butula nongwa mu buyo bwa Peor sona mu nongwa iya muyemba wa bo u Kozbi, umwana umusungu umulongozi uwa mu Midian, yo akakomiwa pisiku lya nthamyo chifukwa cha Peor.''