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.