Amanani
23:1 Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Ndakhele apha izibingelelo zibe sixhenxe, undimisele
nantsi iinkomo zasixhenxe, neenkunzi zeegusha zasixhenxe.
23:2 Wenza ke uBhalaki njengoko wathethayo uBhileham; babingelela ke uBhalaki noBhileham
yinkunzi yenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu, ngesibingelelo ngesibingelelo.
23:3 Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Yima wena ngasedinini lakho elinyukayo, ndihambe mna.
mhlawumbi uYehova woza kundikhawulela, abonise nantoni na asukuba endibonisa yona
Ndiza kukuxelela. Waya endaweni ephakamileyo.
23:4 UThixo waqubisana noBhileham; wathi yena kuye, Ndilungise izibingelelo zasixhenxe;
ndanyusa inkunzi entsha yenkomo nenkunzi yemvu kwisibingelelo ngesibingelelo.
23:5 UYehova wabeka ilizwi emlonyeni kaBhileham, wathi, Buya uye kuBhalaki;
wenjenje ukuthetha.
23:6 Wabuyela ke kuye, nanko emi ngasedinini lakhe elinyukayo;
nezikhulu zonke zakwaMowabhi.
23:7 Wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Ulungisile uBhalaki ukumkani wakwaMowabhi
Wandisusa kwa-Aram ezintabeni zasempumalanga, esithi, Yiza;
Ndiqalekiseni mna Yakobi, uze ungcikive uSirayeli.
23:8 Ndothini na ukuqalekisa angamqalekisiyo uThixo? ndingamngcikiva njani na?
UYehova akangcikivi na?
23:9 Ngokuba, ndisencotsheni yamawa, ndiyambona;
Yabona, abantu bahleli bodwa, ababalelwa kuye
izizwe.
23:10 Ngubani na ongalubalayo uthuli lwakwaYakobi, Nesahlulo sesine sesahlulo sesine?
Sirayeli? Mandife ukufa kwelungisa, Ukuphela kwam kube
njengaye!
23:11 Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Yintoni na le nto undenze yona? Ndikuse
ziqalekise iintshaba zam, kwaye yabona, wena ubathamsanqele kwaphela.
23:12 Waphendula ke yena wathi, Le nto ndiyithethayo mandingagcini, ndiyithethe
UYehova ubeke emlonyeni wam?
23:13 Wathi uBhalaki kuye, Khawuze siye ndaweni yimbi;
apho uya kubabona khona; wobona kuphela isiphelo sawo
ndingababoni bonke, undiqalekisele bona apho.
23:14 Wamsa emhlabeni wababoniseli, encotsheni yePisga;
wakha izibingelelo ezisixhenxe, wenyusa inkunzi entsha yenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu, kwisibingelelo ngesibingelelo.
23:15 Wathi kuBhalaki, Yima apha ngasedinini lakho elinyukayo, ndihlangane mna
uYehova phaya.
23:16 UYehova waqubisana noBhileham, wabeka ilizwi emlonyeni wakhe, wathi, Buya uye
kuBhalaki, wenjenje ukuthetha.
23:17 Wafika ke kuye, nanko emi ngasedinini lakhe elinyukayo, kukho nomnikelo womlilo
izikhulu zakwaMowabhi zinaye. Wathi uBhalaki kuye, Unantoni na uYehova?
kuthethwa?
23:18 Wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Suka ume, Bhalaki uve; phulaphula
yiza kum, nyana kaTsipore;
23:19 UThixo akamntu ukuba axoke; nonyana womntu, ukuba yena
Etshilo nje yena, akayi kwenza na? okanye uthethile,
Ke yena akayi kuyimisela na?
23:20 Yabona, ndamkele umthetho wokusikelela; kwaye nam
ayinakubuya umva.
23:21 Akaboni bugwenxa kuYakobi, Akaboni bubi
kwaSirayeli: uYehova uThixo wakhe unaye, ukuduma kokumkani kunaye
phakathi kwabo.
23:22 UThixo wabakhupha eYiputa; Unamandla angangeenkwenkwezi
iunicorn.
23:23 Akukho zihlabo ngoYakobi, Akukho zihlabo ngoYakobi, Akukho zihlabo
isihlabo ngoSirayeli: Kuya kuthiwa ngoku ngeli xesha
Yakobi noSirayeli Into ayenzileyo uThixo!
23:24 Yabona, abantu baya kuvuka njengengonyama enkulu;
Ayiyi kulala phantsi, ide idle inyamakazi, isele
igazi lababuleweyo.
23:25 Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Uze ungabaqalekisi nokubasikelela
zonke.
23:26 Waphendula uBhileham wathi kuBhalaki, Bendingathethanga na kuwe ndathi, Konke
athe uYehova ndiya kwenza le nto?
23:27 Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Khawuze ndikuse kumzi.
enye indawo; mhlawumbi kolunga emehlweni kaThixo, ukuba undiqalekise
ukusuka apho.
23:28 UBhalaki wamsa uBhileham encotsheni yePehore, ebheke entloko
Yeshimon.
23:29 Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Ndakhele apha izibingelelo zibe sixhenxe, undimisele
nantsi iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo zibe sixhenxe, neenkunzi zeegusha ezisixhenxe.
23:30 Wenza ke uBhalaki njengoko wathethayo uBhileham, wanikela phezu kwenkunzi entsha yenkomo nenkunzi yemvu
zonke izibingelelo.