When you examine the way "soul" or "souls" is used in the Bible, it becomes evident that this word basically refers to (1) people, (2) animals, or (3) the life that a person or an animal has.
Musi ni tshi ṱolisisa nḓila ye maipfi "muya-tshivhili" kana "mimuya-tshivhili" a shumiswa ngayo Bivhilini, zwi a vhonala uri a ambela kha (1) vhathu, (2) zwipuka, kana (3) vhutshilo ha vhathu na zwipuka.