¹ Polelo kwa Moses kukiza abana abanakazi aba Zelophehad umwana umwanalume uwa Hepher umwana umwanalume uwa Makir umwana umwanalume uwa Manasseh, uwa luko lwaba Manasseh umwana umwanalume uwa Joseph. Agha ghogho ghakaba mazina ghabana bache abana kazi: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, nu Tirzah. ² Bakimilila panthanzi pa Moses, pa Eleazer umuputi, pabalongozi sona napanthanzi pibumba lya banthu bonsi pamulyango wa chitembe ckakomanilamo. Bakati, ³ ''Ubaba witu akafwila munkholongo. Atakaba mubala bo bakaba yumo mwibumba lyo likabungana lyene poka nukwiminkhana nu Yahweh, mkasi mwibumba lya Korah. Akafwa mwene mumbibi, yache sona atakaba nabana abanalume, ⁴ Kachoni izina lya baba witu lifimengemo mukasi mubaluko lwache pa chifukwa chakuti atakaba numwana umwanalume? Tupe uswe ichiyabo mukasi mubakamu baba tata bitu. ⁵ Po u Moses akiza ninongwa yabo kwa Yahweh. ⁶ U Yahweh akanene kwa Moses sona ukuti, ⁷ ''Abana abanakazi aba Zelophehad bakunanamomumo. Ubaghile ubape ichiyabo ngati yomphyana mukasi mubakamu baba tata babo, sona ubaghile ulingisye ukuti imphyana yaba tata babo yinyokele kukwabo. ⁸ Ubaghile unene kubanthu bamu Isreal ukuti, ' nanthi umunthu afwa kwambula mwana umwanalume, po mubaghile mupangisye imphyana yibuke kumwana wache umwanakazi. ⁹ Nanthi ate numwana umwanakazi abaghile abike imphyana lyache kubamwabo. ¹⁰ Nanthi ate nabamwabo abaghile abike imphyana lyache kuba wamwabo wa baba wache. ¹¹ Nathi uwise ate nu wamwabo, po abaghile abike imphyana yache kumukamu yo apalamile kuluko lwache po abaghile asende ukuba yache. Ulu tilube lulaghilo lwakwimikiwa pabanthu baku Irseal ngati mo u Yahweh andamulula une.''' ¹² U Yahweh akati kwa Moses, '' Buka pamwanya pachipili icha Abarim ulinge ichisu cho mbapile abanthu baku Isreal. ¹³ Nanthi wachilolela, uwe, nuwe, ubaghile pakuti ubungane nabanthu bakukwinu, ngati we Aaron uwamwinu. ¹⁴ Ichi inthi chibombwe chifukwa umwe babili mukasambuka ku lulaghilo lwane munkholongo ya Zin pokukaba ukusita kukolelana kwamipingo. Palanyene, po aminzi ghakafuma kwibwe, mubukalale bwako ukpotwa pakuchindika ngati nemuswepu panthazi pa manso ghabanthu bonsi.'' Agha go minzi gha Meribah Kadesh munkholongo ya Zin. ¹⁵ Po u Moses akanena kwa Yahweh sona akati, ¹⁶ ''Buli uwe, Yahweh, u Chala wa mizimu yabanthu bonsi, wimike umunthu yumo ukuba wapamwanya pa banthu bonsi, ¹⁷ Umunthu yo angafumila kunzi nukwinjila mukasi panthanzi pabo sona mukasi, umwakuti ibumba litakabe ngati zyo ngònzi zyo zite numudimi.'' ¹⁸ U Yahweh akati kwa Mosses, '' senda u Joshua umwana umwanalume uwa Nun, yuyo mumwache umuzimu wane ghukwikala, mo ubike inyobe yako pa pache. ¹⁹ Umwimike panthanzi zya Eleazer umuputi, sona napanthanzi zya banhtu bonsi, sona umulamule panthanzi pa manso ghabo ukuti abalongozye. ²⁰ Ubaghile ubike ghamo amaka ghako mumwache, umwakuti ibumba lya banthu bonsi aba Isreal limwivwile. ²¹ Umwene akwiza panthanzi pa Eleazer umuputi ukuti umulondele ivyabwighane bwane kukwache mo Urim akudumulila. Inthi kwize kube kulamula kwache ukuti abanthu bafume kunzi sna binjile mkasi, bonsi yuyo nabanthu bonsi abaku Isreal poka nawe, nimbumba yonsi.'' ²² Po u Moses akabomba ngati mo u Yahweh akamulamulila. Akamusends u Joshua nukumwimika panthanzi zya Eleazer umuputi, napibumba lyonsi. ²³ U Moses akabika inyobe zyache papache nu kumulamula ukuti alongozye, ngati mo u Yahweh akamulamulila ukuti abombe.