Ennamba
24:1 Balamu bwe yalaba nga Mukama asiimye okuwa Isiraeri omukisa, n’agenda
si, nga bwe kyali mu biseera ebirala, okunoonya eby’obulogo, wabula yateeka amaaso ge
okwolekera eddungu.
24:2 Balamu n’ayimusa amaaso ge, n’alaba Isirayiri ng’asula mu weema ze
okusinziira ku bika byabwe; omwoyo gwa Katonda ne gumutuukako.
24:3 N’akwata olugero lwe n’agamba nti Balamu mutabani wa Beyoli ayogedde nti
n'omusajja amaaso ge gazibye agambye nti:
24:4 Ayogedde, abaawulira ebigambo bya Katonda, abaalaba okwolesebwa kw’...
Omuyinza w’ebintu byonna, ng’agwa mu kattu, naye ng’amaaso ge gazibuddwa;
24:5 Nga birungi nnyo eweema zo, ggwe Yakobo, n'eweema zo, ggwe Isiraeri!
24:6 Nga ebiwonvu bwe bibuna, ng’ensuku eziri ku lubalama lw’omugga, nga
emiti gya lign aloes Mukama gye yasimba, era ng'emivule
ku mabbali g’amazzi.
24:7 Anayiwa amazzi mu bibbo bye, n’ezzadde lye liriyingiramu
amazzi mangi, ne kabaka we alisinga Agagi n'obwakabaka bwe
aligulumizibwa.
24:8 Katonda yamuggya mu Misiri; alina nga bwe kiyinza okuba amaanyi ga
ensolo ekika kya unicorn: alirya amawanga abalabe be, era alimenya
amagumba gaabwe, n’agafumita n’obusaale bwe.
24:9 Yagalamira, n’agalamira ng’empologoma, era ng’empologoma ennene
ye waggulu? Alina omukisa oyo akuwa omukisa, n'oyo akolimira akolimiddwa
ggwe.
24:10 Obusungu bwa Balaki ne bubuubuukira Balamu n’amukuba mu ngalo
wamu: Balaki n'agamba Balamu nti Nkuyise okukolimira owange
abalabe, era, laba, obawadde omukisa gwonna abasatu bano
emirundi.
24:11 Kale kaakano ddukira mu kifo kyo: Nalowooza okukuza
ekitiibwa ekinene; naye, laba, Mukama akuzibidde mu kitiibwa.
24:12 Balamu n’agamba Balaki nti, “Saayogedde n’ababaka bo
wantuma gye ndi ng'ogamba nti .
24:13 Singa Balaki yandimpadde ennyumba ye ejjudde ffeeza ne zaabu, siyinza kugenda
okusukka ekiragiro kya Mukama, okukola ebirungi oba ebibi ebyange
ebirowoozo; naye Mukama ky'ayogera, kye ndikyogera?
24:14 Kaakano, laba, ngenda eri abantu bange: kale mujje, nange njagala
okulangirira abantu bano kye banaakola abantu bo mu kiseera eky’oluvannyuma
ennaku.
24:15 N’akwata olugero lwe, n’agamba nti, “Balamu mutabani wa Beyoli ayogedde nti.
n'omusajja amaaso ge gazibye agambye nti:
24:16 Ayogedde, abaawulira ebigambo bya Katonda, ne bamanya okutegeera
asinga Waggulu, eyalaba okwolesebwa kw’Omuyinza w’Ebintu Byonna, ng’agwa mu a
okuwuniikirira, naye ng'amaaso ge gazibuddwa;
24:17 Ndimulaba, naye si kaakano: Ndimulaba, naye si kumpi: eyo
Emunyeenye eriva mu Yakobo, n'Omuggo gw'Obwakabaka guliva mu Isiraeri;
era alikuba enjuyi za Mowaabu, n'azikiriza abaana ba
Sheth.
24:18 Edomu eriba butaka, ne Seyiri eriba butaka bwe
abalabe; era Isiraeri alikola n'obuzira.
24:19 Mu Yakobo mwe muliva oyo alifuga, era alizikiriza
oyo asigadde ku kibuga.
24:20 Awo bwe yatunuulira Amaleki, n’akwata olugero lwe n’agamba nti, “Amaleki.”
yali yasooka mu mawanga; naye enkomerero ye ey'enkomerero eriba nti azikirira
lubeerera.
24:21 N’atunuulira Abakeni, n’akwata olugero lwe, n’agamba nti, “Mugumu.”
kye kifo kyo eky'okubeeramu, n'oteeka ekisu kyo mu lwazi.
24:22 Naye Omukeni alizikirizibwa, okutuusa Asuli lw'alikusitula
away nga bawambe.
24:23 N’akwata olugero lwe, n’agamba nti, “Woowe, ani aliba omulamu Katonda.”
kino akikola!
24:24 Era amaato galijja okuva ku lubalama lw’ennyanja Kittimu, ne gabonyaabonya
Assuuli, era alibonyaabonya Eberi, era alizikirira emirembe gyonna.
24:25 Balamu n’agolokoka n’agenda n’addayo mu kifo kye: ne Balaki
yagenda mu kkubo lye.