1 Israel we biri na Shitim, ndi Israel we malite isoro umu-ndinyom Moab nākwa iko:
2 ndinyom ahu we kpọ ndi Israel ibia n'àjà chi nile ha; ndi Israel we rie ihe, kpọ isi ala nye chi nile ha.
3 Israel we kekọta onwe-ya n'aru Beal-peoa: iwe Jehova we di ọku megide Israel.
4 Jehova we si Moses, Chiri ndi-isi nile nke ndim, kpọgidere ha Jehova n'iru anyanwu, ka idi-ọku nke iwe Jehova we si n'aru Israel laghachi.
5 Moses we si ndi-ikpé Israel, B͕uenu, onye ọ bula ya b͕ue ndikom-ya ndi nēkekọta onwe-ha n'aru Beal-peoa.
6 Ma, le, otù nwoke nime umu Israel biara, weta nso umu-nne-ya otù nwayi Midian n'anya Moses, na n'anya nzukọ nile nke umu Israel, mb͕e ha onwe ha nākwa ákwá n'ọnu-uzọ ulo-kwū nzute.
7 Finehas, nwa-nwoke Eleeza, nwa Eron, bú onye-nchu-àjà, we hu ya, o we si n'etiti nzukọ Israel bilie, were ube n'aka-ya,
8 soro nwoke Israel ahu ba nime ulo-ndina-ya, mapue ha abua, bú nwoke Israel ahu, na nwayi ahu rue ime-afọ-ya. Ewe b͕ochie ihe otiti ahu n'aru umu Israel.
9 Ma ndi nwuru n'ihe-otiti ahu di orú nnù uzọ atọ.
10 Jehova we gwa Moses okwu, si,
11 Finehas, nwa Eleeza, nwa Eron, bú onye-nchu-àjà, emewo ka ọnumam si n'aru umu Israel laghachi, n'iwere ekworom kwo ekworo n'etiti ha, M'we ghara ime ka umu Israel gwusia n'ekworom.
12 N'ihi ya si ya, Le, anamenye ya ọb͕ub͕a-ndum nke udo:
13 ọ gāburu ya, buru kwa nkpuru-ya gānọchi ya, ọb͕ub͕a-ndu ọlu-nchu-àjà ebighi-ebi; n'ihi na o kworo ekworo bayere Chineke-ya, kpuchi-kwa-ra umu Israel nmehie-ha.
14 Ma aha nwoke Israel ahu nke etib͕uru etib͕u, onye etib͕uru ya na nwayi Midian, bu Zimri, nwa Salu, bú onye-isi nke otú ulo nna nke ndi Simeon.
15 Aha nwayi Midian ahu nke etib͕uru etib͕u bu Kọzbi, nwa Zua; onye-isi mba nke otù ulo nna na Midian ka ọ bu.
16 Jehova we gwa Moses okwu, si,
17 Kpab͕ue ndi Midian, tib͕u kwa ha:
18 n'ihi na ha nākpab͕u unu n'aghughọ nile ha, nke ha ji ghọb͕u unu n'okwu Peoa, na n'okwu kọzbi, bú nwa-nwayi onye-isi Midian, nwa-nne-ha nwayi, nke etib͕uru n'ubọchi ihe-otiti ahu n'okwu Peoa.