Amanani 24:1 Wabona uBhileham, ukuba kuhle emehlweni kaYehova ukumsikelela uSirayeli, wahamba engafuni, njengakwezinye izihlandlo, ukufunela amatola, wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe ngasentlango. 24:2 Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe uBhileham, wawabona amaSirayeli ehleli ezintenteni zakhe ngokwezizwe zabo; uMoya kaThixo wamfikela. 24:3 Wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Utsho uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ukuthi, athi umntu ovule amehlo; 24:4 Utsho ova amazwi kaThixo, Owubonayo umbono weNkosi USomandla, esiwa esonweni, kodwa evule amehlo; 24:5 Hayi, ukuba kuhle kweentente zakho, Yakobi, Neminquba yakho, Sirayeli! 24:6 Ithe tyaba njengeentili, njengemiyezo ngasemlanjeni, njengemiyezo yimithi yehaloti, ayityalayo uYehova, njengemisedare ecaleni kwamanzi. 24:7 Wowagalela amanzi eemeleni zakhe, nembewu yakhe ibe phakathi Amanzi amaninzi, ukumkani wakhe uya kuba mkhulu kunoAgagi, nobukumkani bakhe uya kuphakanyiswa. 24:8 UThixo wamkhupha eYiputa; unamandla angange uya kuzidla iintlanga, iintshaba zakhe, abaphule amathambo abo, wabahlaba ngeentolo zakhe. 24:9 Walala, walala njengengonyama, nanjengengonyamakazi; yena phezulu? Unoyolo okusikelelayo, Uqalekisiwe okuqalekisayo wena. 24:10 Wavutha umsindo kaBhalaki kuBhileham, wazibetha izandla zakhe. Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Ndikubizele ukuba undiqalekisele owam uyabona, ubathamsanqelisile aba bathathu amaxesha. 24:11 Ke ngoko, balekela endaweni yakho; imbeko enkulu; uyabona, uYehova ukunqandile eluzukweni. 24:12 Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Andithethanga nakubathunywa bakho wathumela kum, usithi, 24:13 Angafanelana uBhalaki endinika indlu yakhe izele yisilivere negolide, andinako ukuya ukwenza okuphuma kum, nokuba kukulunga nokuba kubi ingqondo; Oko akuthethayo uYehova, ndiya kuthetha kona? 24:14 Kaloku yabona, ndiyahamba, ndiya ebantwini bakowethu; khawuxele into abaya kuyenza aba bantu kubantu bakowenu ekupheleni iintsuku. 24:15 Wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Utsho uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ukuthi, athi umntu ovule amehlo; 24:16 Utsho owawevayo amazwi kaThixo, Wakwazi ukwazi Osenyangweni, owabona umbono woSomandla, esiwa phantsi ukuphupha, kodwa evule amehlo. 24:17 Ndiya kumbona, kungekhona ngoku; Ndiya kumbona, ndingekufuphi; kuya kuphuma inkwenkwezi kwaYakobi, Kuvele intonga kwaSirayeli; liwaxabele amaMowabhi emacaleni, libatshabalalise bonke oonyana bakaMowabhi Sheth. 24:18 UEdom abe lilifa, USehire abe lilifa lakhe iintshaba; ke yena uSirayeli uya kwenza ngobukroti. 24:19 Uya kuphuma kwaYakobi, olawulayo, atshabalalise oseleyo phakathi komzi. 24:20 Wawabona ama-Amaleki, wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Amaleki. wayengowokuqala weentlanga; kodwa isiphelo sakhe siya kutshabalala ngonaphakade. 24:21 Wawabona amaKeni, wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Nomelele Likhaya lakho, Uyibeka eweni indlwane yakho. 24:22 Noko ke amaKeni aya kuphanziswa, ade uAsiriya akuthwale kude ekuthinjweni. 24:23 Wasusela ngomzekeliso wakhe, wathi, Yeha! yenza oku! 24:24 Iinqanawa zivela elunxwemeni lwamaKiti, kwaye ziya kubandezeleka UAsiriya wamcinezela uEbhere, Naye woda atshabalale. 24:25 Wesuka ke uBhileham, wabuyela endaweni yakhe, noBhalaki naye wahamba indlela yakhe.