Imibare
22 Abayisraheli baragenda, bashira mu bibaya
Mowabu hakurya ya Yorodani na Yeriko.
2 Balak mwene Sipori abona ibyo Isiraheli yakoreye Uwiteka
Abamori.
3 Mowabu atinya abantu cyane, kuko bari benshi: na Mowabu
yari afite umubabaro kubera abana ba Isiraheli.
4 Mowabu abwira abakuru b'i Midiyani ati: "Noneho iyi sosiyete izarigata."
ibizengurutse byose, nkuko impfizi irigata ibyatsi bya
umurima. Balaki mwene Sipori yari umwami w'Abamowabu
igihe.
5 Yohereza intumwa kwa Balamu mwene Beori i Petori,
ari hafi y'uruzi rw'igihugu cy'abana b'ubwoko bwe, guhamagara
we ati: "Dore, hari abantu basohotse bava mu Misiri: dore
witwikire isi, kandi barandwanya:
22: 6 Ngwino rero, ndagusabye, umvume aba bantu; kuko na bo ari bo
imbaraga kuri njye: birashoboka ko nzatsinda, kugirango tubakubite, kandi
Kugira ngo mbirukane mu gihugu, kuko nzi uwo uri we
umugisha arahirwa, kandi uwo uvumye aravumwe.
7 Abakuru ba Mowabu n'abakuru b'i Midiyani baragenda
ibihembo byo kuragura mu ntoki zabo; Bageze i Balamu, maze
amubwira amagambo ya Balaki.
8 Arababwira ati: “Nimucumbike hano muri iri joro, nzakuzanira ijambo
Kandi nk'uko Uhoraho azambwira, abatware ba Mowabu baracumbika
hamwe na Balamu.
9 Imana igera kuri Balamu, iti: "Abo bantu ni bande?"
22 Balamu abwira Imana ati: Balak mwene Sipori, umwami wa Mowabu, afite
yanyoherereje, ambwira ati:
22:11 Dore abantu basohotse mu Misiri, bitwikiriye mu maso
isi: ngwino nonaha, mvume; peradventure Nzabishobora
kubatsinda, no kubirukana.
22:12 Imana ibwira Balamu iti: "Ntuzajyane nabo; Ntuzabikora
vuma abantu: kuko bahiriwe.
22 Balamu arahaguruka mu gitondo, abwira abatware ba Balaki,
Winjire mu gihugu cyawe, kuko Uwiteka yanze kumpa uruhushya rwo kugenda
hamwe nawe.
14 Abatware ba Mowabu barahaguruka, basanga Balaki baravuga bati:
Balamu yanze kuzana natwe.
15:15 Balaki yongera kohereza abatware, barusha abandi icyubahiro kandi icyubahiro.
Bageze i Balamu baramubwira bati: “Balak mwene
Zippor, Nta kintu na kimwe, ndagusabye, bikubuze kuza aho ndi:
22:17 Kuko nzakuzamura mu cyubahiro cyinshi, kandi nzakora ibyo ari byo byose
urambwira uti: ngwino rero, ndagusabye, umvume aba bantu.
22 Balamu aramusubiza, abwira abagaragu ba Balaki, niba Balaki abishaka
mpa inzu ye yuzuye ifeza na zahabu, sinshobora kurenga ijambo
y'Uwiteka Mana yanjye, gukora bike cyangwa byinshi.
22:19 Noneho rero, ndabasabye, nimugume hano muri iri joro, kugira ngo mbone
menya icyo Uwiteka azambwira byinshi.
22:20 Imana iza kwa Balamu nijoro, iramubwira iti: "Niba abantu baza."
hamagara, haguruka, ujyane nabo; ariko nyamara ijambo nzavuga
ni wowe uzabikora.
22 Balamu arabyuka mu gitondo, atera indogobe ye, arajyana
ibikomangoma bya Mowabu.
22:22 Uburakari bw'Imana bugurumana kuko yagiye, na marayika w'Uwiteka
yahagaze mu nzira y'umwanzi we. Icyo gihe yari arimo
indogobe ye, n'abagaragu be bombi bari kumwe na we.
22:23 Indogobe ibona marayika w'Uwiteka ahagaze mu nzira, n'inkota ye
ashushanya mu ntoki: indogobe irahindukira iva mu nzira, iragenda
mu murima: na Balamu akubita indogobe, kugira ngo amuhindure inzira.
24:24 Ariko marayika w'Uwiteka ahagarara mu nzira y'imizabibu, urukuta
kuruhande, nurukuta kuruhande.
22:25 Indogobe ibonye marayika w'Uwiteka, yijugunya kuri Uhoraho
Urukuta, amenagura ikirenge cya Balamu ku rukuta, aramukubita
na none.
22:26 Umumarayika w'Uhoraho aragenda, ahagarara ahantu hafunganye,
aho nta buryo bwo guhindukirira haba iburyo cyangwa ibumoso.
Indogobe ibonye marayika w'Uwiteka, yikubita munsi ya Balamu:
Uburakari bwa Balamu burashya, akubita inkoni inkoni.
Uwiteka akingura umunwa w'indogobe, abwira Balamu ati:
Nakugiriye, ko wankubise inshuro eshatu?
22 Balamu abwira indogobe ati: "Kubera ko wansebeje."
bari inkota mu ntoki zanjye, kuko ubu nakwica.
22:30 Indogobe ibwira Balamu iti: "Ntabwo ndi indogobe yawe."
kugenderaho kuva nkiri uwawe kugeza uyu munsi? sinigeze mbikora
kuri wewe? Na we ati: Oya.
22:31 Uwiteka ahumura Balamu amaso, abona marayika w'Uhoraho
Uhoraho ahagarara mu nzira, inkota ye ayikuramo mu ntoki, arunama
yubika umutwe, yikubita hasi yubamye.
22 Umumarayika w'Uwiteka aramubwira ati “Ni iki cyatumye ukubita?
indogobe yawe inshuro eshatu? dore nasohotse kukurwanya,
kuko inzira yawe igoramye imbere yanjye:
22:33 Indogobe irambona, irampindukiraho inshuro eshatu: keretse niba yari afite
Yampindukiye, rwose ubu nanjye nari narakwishe, ndamukiza ari muzima.
22 Balamu abwira marayika w'Uwiteka ati “Nacumuye; kuko nari nzi
Ntabwo ari uko wahagaze mu nzira yo kundwanya: none rero, niba aribyo
ntibikubabaje, nzongera kunsubiza.
Umumarayika w'Uwiteka abwira Balamu ati: “Genda ujyane n'abantu, ariko wenyine
ijambo nzakubwira, ni wowe uzavuga. Balamu rero
yajyanye n'abaganwa ba Balaki.
22:36 Balak yumvise ko Balamu yaje, arasohoka amusanga
umujyi wa Mowabu, uri ku mupaka wa Arunoni, uri kure cyane
inkombe.
22 Balak abwira Balamu ati: "Sinagutumyeho ngo nguhamagare."
wowe? Kubera iki utaje aho ndi? Ntabwo nshoboye rwose kuzamura
wubaha?
22 Balamu abwira Balaki ati: “Dore ndaje aho uri
imbaraga nagato kuvuga ikintu icyo aricyo cyose? ijambo Imana yashyize mu kanwa kanjye,
Nzavuga.
22 Balamu ajyana na Balak, bagera i Kirjati.
22 Balak atanga ibimasa n'intama, yohereza Balamu no ku batware
bari kumwe na we.
Bukeye bwaho, Balaki afata Balamu, arazana
amuzamure mu misozi miremire ya Baali, kugira ngo abone aho abona cyane
igice c'abantu.