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.