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.