Amanani 22:1 Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya bamisa ezinkqantsoni UMowabhi nganeno kweYordan, ngaseYeriko. 22:2 Wakubona uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, konke abekwenzile uSirayeli kuYehova ama-Amori. 22:3 UMowabhi wanxunguphala kakhulu ngabantu, ngokuba bebaninzi; Wabandezeleka ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli. 22:4 Wathi uMowabhi kumadoda amakhulu akwaMidiyan, Ngoku eli bandla liya kukhotha; zonke ezisijikelezileyo, njengenkomo idla utyani benkomo intsimi. Ke uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, ubengukumkani wakwaMowabhi ngelo xesha ixesha. 22:5 Wathuma abathunywa kuBhileham, unyana kaBhehore, ePetore; engasemlanjeni welizwe loonyana babantu bakowabo, ukuba abize bathi, Yabona, kuphume abantu eYiputa; zigubungele ubuso behlabathi, zihlale malungana nam. 22:6 Khawuze ke, undiqalekisele aba bantu; ngokuba nabo Mhlawumbi ndingaba nako ukubabulala, sibaxabele ukuze ndibagxothe ezweni, ngokuba ndiyazi ukuba onguye wena usikelelwe usikelelwe, omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe. 22:7 Ahamba ke amadoda amakhulu akwaMowabhi, namadoda amakhulu akwaMidiyan imivuzo yokuvumisa esandleni sabo; bafika ke kuBhileham Wawathetha kuye amazwi kaBhalaki. 22:8 Wathi kubo, Lalani apha ngobu busuku; kwakhona, njengoko uYehova aya kuthetha kum, bahlala abathetheli bakwaMowabhi kunye noBhileham. 22:9 Wafika uThixo kuBhileham, wathi, Ngoobani na la madoda unawe? 22:10 Wathi uBhileham kuThixo, UBhalaki unyana kaTsipore, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, undihlangule. wathumela kum, esithi, 22:11 Yabona, kuphume abantu eYiputa, babugubungela ubuso babo yiza ke, undiqalekisele bona; mhlawumbi ndingaba nako woyise, uwagxothe; 22:12 Wathi uThixo kuBhileham, Uze ungahambi nawo; Uze ungenjenjalo qalekisa abantu, ngokuba basikelelwe. 22:13 Wavuka uBhileham kusasa, wathi kubathetheli bakaBhalaki, Hambani niye ezweni lenu; ngokuba uYehova uyala ukundivumela ukuba ndihambe nawe. 22:14 Besuka ke abathetheli bakwaMowabhi, baya kuBhalaki, bathi, Wala uBhileham ukuhamba nathi. 22:15 Waphinda uBhalaki, wathuma abathetheli bebaninzi, bebekekile kunabo. 22:16 Bafika ke kuBhileham, bathi kuye, Utsho uBhalaki unyana kaYehu 1 Tsipore, mawungathintelwa nto ukuza kum; 22:17 Kuba ndiya kukuzukisa kunene, ndikwenze ngelizwi elingakanani na uthi kum, Khawuze undiqalekisele aba bantu. 22:18 Waphendula uBhileham, wathi kubakhonzi bakaBhalaki, Akwaba uBhalaki ebethanda Ndinike indlu yakhe izele yisilivere negolide, andinakugqitha elizwini kaYehova uThixo wam, ukuba ndenze okuncinane nokuba kokukhulu. 22:19 Khanihlale apha ke nani ngobu busuku, ukuze ndikwazi yazi into aya kuyongeza uYehova, ayithethe kum. 22:20 Wafika uThixo kuBhileham ebusuku, wathi kuye, Ukuba la madoda efikile; biza, usuke, uhambe nawo; kodwa ke ilizwi endiza kulithetha nawe woyenza loo nto. 22:21 Wavuka uBhileham kusasa, wayibopha iesile lakhe, wahamba nayo abathetheli bakwaMowabhi. 22:22 Wavutha umsindo kaThixo, ngokuba wahambayo, nesithunywa sikaYehova wema endleleni ukuze amchase. Ngoku wayekhwele iesile lakhe, nabakhonzi bakhe bobabini benaye. 22:23 Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova simi endleleni, sinekrele laso lathi gu bucala iesile endleleni, lahamba UBhileham walibetha iesile, elijika endleleni. 22:24 Sema isithunywa sikaYehova endleleni yezidiliya, iludonga kukho udonga kweliya icala. 22:25 Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova, lasuka lasabela kuso Walutyhalela eludongeni unyawo lukaBhileham, wambetha ke kwakhona. 22:26 Saphinda sagqitha isithunywa sikaYehova, sema endaweni exineneyo. apho bekungekho ndlela yakucezela ekunene nasekhohlo. 22:27 Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova, lasuka lawa phantsi koBhileham. Wavutha umsindo kaBhileham, walibetha iesile ngentonga. 22:28 Wawuvula ke uYehova umlomo we-esile, lathi kuBhileham, Yintoni na? Ndenze ntoni na kuwe, ukuba undibethe la maxesha mathathu? 22:29 Wathi uBhileham kwiesile, Kungokuba ufekethe ngam; Bendiphethe ikrele ngesandla sam, inene, bendiya kukubulala ngoku. 22:30 Lathi iesile kuBhileham, Andililo iesile lakho na okhwele kulo? oko ndingowakho unanamhla? ndakhe ndayenza lonto kuwe? Wathi yena, Hayi. 22:31 UYehova wawavula ke amehlo kaBhileham, wasibona isithunywa sikaYehova UYehova emi endleleni, linekrele lakhe ngesandla sakhe; wehla ngentloko, wawa ngobuso. 22:32 Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Ulibethele ntoni na? Iesile lakho la maxesha mathathu? yabona, ndiphume ndaya kukulwa nawe; ngokuba indlela yakho igwenxa phambi kwam. 22:33 Landibona iesile, lacezela phaya kum la maxesha omathathu, ukuba belingekho wemka kum; inene, bendikubulele ngoku wena, ndayisindisa yona. 22:34 Wathi uBhileham kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ndonile; kuba bendisazi ingekuko ukuba uze endleleni ngokundichasa; ndingumsindo wakho, ndobuya ndibuye. 22:35 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuBhileham, Hamba namadoda lawo; ilizwi endiya kulithetha kuwe, uze uthethe lona. Ngoko uBhileham wahamba nabathetheli bakaBhalaki. 22:36 Weva uBhalaki ukuba uBhileham uyeza, waphuma wamkhawulela isixeko sakwaMowabhi esisemdeni weArnon, esisekupheleni unxweme. 22:37 Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Andikuthumelanga na ndiqinisile ukuba ndikubize? wena? Yini na ukuba ungezi kum? Andikwazi ngokwenene ukukhuthaza? ukuba kubekwe wena? 22:38 Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Uyabona, ndifikile kuwe; amandla okuthetha nantoni na? Ilizwi alibekayo uThixo emlonyeni wam, ndiya kuthetha oko. 22:39 Wahamba uBhileham noBhalaki, bafika eKiriyati-hutsoti. 22:40 Wabingelela uBhalaki iinkomo nempahla emfutshane, wathumela kuBhileham nakubathetheli ababenaye. 22:41 Kwathi ngengomso, uBhalaki wamthabatha uBhileham, wamzisa anyuke aye ezigangeni zikaBhahali, ukuze abone khona okuphela inxalenye yabantu.