25 Ke kaloku uMosis wahamba waya kuDatan noAbhiram elandelwa ziinkokheli zamaSirayeli.
26 Wabhekisa kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Khwelelani kwimizi yala madoda akhohlakeleyo, ningakhe nichukumise nento le yawo, hleze nani nitshayelwe kunye nawo ngenxa yezono zawo.”
27 Ngoko ke amaSirayeli azikhwebula kwimizi yooKora noDatan noAbhiram.Ke kaloku uDatan noAbhiram babephumile, bema kwiminyango yezindlu zabo, ndawonye nabafazi nabantwana kwaneentsana.
28 Ke uMosis wabhekisa kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Ngoku kuza kucaca kuni, kuba ngenene ezi zinto andizenzeli ngokuthanda kwam, koko nguNdikhoyo ondithuma ukuba ndizenze.
29 Ukuba la madoda abulewe zizifo nje eziqhelekileyo, ze nazi ukuba akandithumanga uNdikhoyo.
30 Kambe ke ukuba uNdikhoyo wenze into engazange ihle nanini na, kwavuleka umhlaba, waginya la madoda nako konke okwawo, ngohlobo lokuba ehle aye kwelabafileyo ehleli, ze niqonde kakuhle ke ukuba aba bantu bamdelile uNdikhoyo.”
31 Wathi ke egqiba nje ukuthetha, suka waqhekeka umhlaba!