1. AmaSirayeli ahlala eShitim. Baqala abantu bahenyuza neentombi zakwaMowabhi.
2. Zababizela abantu emibingelelweni yoothixo bazo; badla abantu, banqula oothixo bazo.
3. AmaSirayeli azibandakanya ke noBhahalipehore.*Wavutha umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli.
4. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Thabatha bonke abaziintloko zabantu, ubabethelele abanetyala emnqamlezweni kuYehova phambi kwelanga, kubuyiswe ukuvutha komsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli.
5. Wathi uMoses kubagwebi bakwaSirayeli, Bulalani elowo abantu bakhe, abazibandakanyileyo noBhahali-pehore.
6. Kwabonakala ke indoda yakoonyana bakaSirayeli, ifika isondeza kubazalwana bayo umMidiyanekazi emehlweni kaMoses, nasemehlweni ebandla lonke loonyana bakaSirayeli, ababelila emnyango wentente yokuhlangana.
7. Wabona uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron umbingeleli, wesuka phakathi kwebandla, wathabatha umkhonto ngesandla sakhe.
8. Wayilandela indoda engumSirayeli, waya egumbini, wabahlaba amahlànza bobabini, indoda engumSirayeli, nenkazana leyo esiswini sayo. Sathintelwa ke isibetho koonyana bakaSirayeli.
9. Abafáyo ngesibetho baba ngamawaka amashumi amabini anamané.