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Basi Israeli akakaa Shitimu, kisha watu wakaanza kuzini pamoja na wanawake wa Moabu;
While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
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kwa kuwa waliwaalika hao watu waende sadakani, sadaka walizowachinjia miungu yao; watu wakala chakula, wakaisujudu hiyo miungu yao.
who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.
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Ikawa Israeli kujiungamanisha na Baal-peori; hasira za Bwana zikawaka juu ya Israeli.
So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
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Kisha Bwana akamwambia Musa, Watwae wakuu wote wa hao watu, ukamtungikie Bwana watu hao mbele ya jua, ili kwamba hizo hasira kali za Bwana ziwaondokee Israeli.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
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Basi Musa akawaambia waamuzi wa Israeli, Waueni kila mtu watu wake waliojiungamanisha na Baal-peori.
So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
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Na tazama, mtu mmoja miongoni mwa wana wa Israeli akaja na kuwaletea nduguze mwanamke Mmidiani mbele ya macho ya Musa, na mbele ya macho ya mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli, hapo walipokuwa walia mbele ya mlango wa hema ya kukutania.
Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Naye Finehasi mwana wa Eleazari, mwana wa Haruni kuhani, alipoona jambo hilo, akaondoka hapo katikati ya mkutano, akashika fumo mkononi mwake;
On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
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akamwandama huyo mtu wa Israeli na kuingia ndani ya hema nyuma yake, naye akawachoma wote wawili kwa fumo lake, yule mume wa Israeli na huyo mwanamke kati ya tumbo lake. Basi pigo likazuiwa kwao wana wa Israeli.
followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,
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Nao waliokufa kwa hilo pigo walikuwa watu elfu ishirini na nne hesabu yao.
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Finehasi, mwana wa Eleazari, mwana wa Haruni kuhani, amezigeuza hasira zangu zisiwe juu ya wana Wa Israeli, kwa kuwa alikuwa na wivu kati yao kwa wivu wangu mimi, hata nisiwaangamize wana wa Israeli katika wivu wangu.
“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
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Basi kwa hiyo, sema, Tazama, nampa yeye agano langu la amani;
Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.
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tena kwake yeye, na kizazi chake baada yake, litakuwa agano la ukuhani wa milele; kwa sababu alikuwa na wivu kwa ajili ya Mungu wake, na kuwafanyia upatanisho wana wa Israeli.
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
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Basi jina la Mwisraeli huyo aliyeuawa pamoja na yule mwanamke Mmidiani, aliitwa Zimri, mwana wa Salu, mkuu wa nyumba ya baba zake, katika kabila la Simeoni.
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
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Na jina la huyo mwanamke Mmidiani aliyeuawa, aliitwa Kozbi, binti Suri; naye alikuwa kichwa cha watu wa nyumba ya baba zake huko Midiani
And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
And the LORD said to Moses,
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Wasumbue Wamidiani, na kuwapiga;
“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.
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kwa sababu wao wawasumbua ninyi kwa hila zao, ambazo kwa hizo wamewadanganya ninyi katika jambo la Peori, na katika jambo la huyo Kozbi, binti wa mkuu wa Midiani, umbu lao, huyo aliyeuawa siku hiyo ya pigo katika jambo la Peori.
For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”