Izinombolo
22:1 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, futhi bamisa emathafeni
AbakwaMowabi nganeno kweJordani ngaseJeriko.
2 UBalaki indodana kaSipori wabona konke u-Israyeli ayekwenzile kuJehova
Ama-Amori.
22:3 UMowabi wesaba kakhulu abantu, ngoba babebaningi, kanye noMowabi
wakhathazeka ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
" 22:4 Futhi uMowabi wathi kubadala bakwaMidiyani: "Manje leli qembu uyokhotha
zonke ezisihaqileyo njengenkabi ikhotha utshani
inkambu. UBalaki indodana kaSipori wayeyinkosi yakwaMowabi ngaleso sikhathi
isikhathi.
22:5 Wathuma izithunywa kuBileyamu, indodana kaBeyori, ePethori.
elingasemfuleni wezwe labantwana babantu bakhe ukubiza
wathi: “Bheka, kukhona abantu abaphuma eGibithe;
zisibekele ubuso bomhlaba, zihlale phambi kwami;
22:6 Ake uze manje, ungiqalekisele laba bantu; ngoba nabo
anamandla kimi: mhlawumbe ngingaba namandla, ukuze sibashaye, futhi
ukuze ngibaxotshe elizweni, ngoba ngiyamazi onguye
ubusisiwe, nalowo omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.
22:7 Amalunga akwaMowabi namalunga akwaMidiyani asuka kanye nenkosi
imivuzo yokubhula esandleni sabo; bafika kuBileyamu;
wakhuluma kuye amazwi kaBalaki.
22:8 Wathi kubo: "Hlalani lapha kulobu busuku, futhi ngizonibikela izwi."
futhi, njengalokho uJehova eyakukhuluma kimi, izikhulu zakwaMowabi zahlala
kanye noBhalamu.
22:9 UNkulunkulu wasondela kuBileyamu, wathi: "Angobani lawa madoda anawe?
22:10 UBileyamu wayesethi kuNkulunkulu: “UBalaki indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, ulahlile.
wathumela kimi, wathi:
22:11 Bheka, kukhona abantu abaphuma eGibhithe, osibekela ubuso
woza manje, ungiqalekisele bona; mhlawumbe ngizokwazi
nibanqobe, nibaxoshe.
22:12 UNkulunkulu wathi kuBileyamu: "Awuyikuhamba nawo; ungakwenzi lokho
qalekisa abantu, ngokuba babusisiwe.
22:13 UBileyamu wavuka ekuseni, wathi ezikhulwini zikaBalaki:
Hambani niye ezweni lakini, ngokuba uJehova uyala ukungivumela ukuba ngihambe
nawe.
22:14 Izikhulu zakwaMowabi zasukuma, zaya kuBalaki, zathi:
UBileyamu uyenqaba ukuhamba nathi.
22:15 UBalaki waphinda futhi wathumela izikhulu, eziningi futhi abahloniphekayo kunabo.
22:16 Afika kuBileyamu, athi kuye: "Usho kanje uBalaki, indodana ka
Zipori, ake ungavinjwa lutho ukuza kimi;
22:17 Ngoba ngiyokwenza ube udumo olukhulu kakhulu, futhi ngizokwenza noma yini
uthi kimi: Ake uze, ungiqalekisele laba bantu.
22:18 UBileyamu waphendula, wathi ezincekwini zikaBalaki: "Uma uBalaki ethanda
nginike indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva negolide, angikwazi ukweqa izwi
kaJehova uNkulunkulu wami, ukwenza okuncane noma okukhulu.
22:19 Manje, Ngiyanincenga, nihlale lapha futhi kulobu busuku, ukuze ngikwazi
yazini ukuthi uJehova uzakukhulumani kimi futhi.
" 22:20 Futhi uNkulunkulu wafika kuBileyamu ebusuku, futhi wathi kuye: "Uma amadoda efika
akubize, usukume, uhambe nawo; kodwa nokho izwi engizokusho
kuwe, lokho uyakwenza.
22:21 UBileyamu wavuka ekuseni, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wahamba
izikhulu zakwaMowabi.
22:22 Futhi intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yavutha ngoba wahamba, futhi ingelosi kaJehova
wema endleleni emelene laye. Manje wayesegibele
imbongolo yakhe, nezinceku zakhe ezimbili zinaye.
22:23 Imbongolo yayibona ingelosi kaJehova imi endleleni, nenkemba yayo
imbongolo yachezuka endleleni, yahamba
endle; uBileyamu wayishaya imbongolo ukuyibuyisela endleleni.
22:24 Kodwa ingelosi kaJehova wema endleleni yezivini, udonga
ngalapha, nodonga ngalapha.
22:25 Futhi lapho imbongolo ibona ingelosi kaJehova, yaphonseka phakathi
wagxoba unyawo lukaBileyamu odongeni, wamshaya
futhi.
22:26 Ingelosi kaJehova yaqhubekela phambili, yema endaweni ewumngcingo.
lapho kwakungekho ndlela yokujikela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
22:27 Futhi lapho imbongolo ibona ingelosi kaJehova, yawela phansi ngaphansi kukaBhalami.
ulaka lukaBileyamu lwavutha, wayishaya imbongolo ngodondolo.
" 22:28 Futhi uJehova wawuvula umlomo wembongolo, futhi wathi kuBileyamu: "Yini?
ngenzile yini kuwe ukuthi ungitshaye kathathu na?
22:29 UBileyamu wathi embongolweni, "Ngenxa yokuthi udlale ngami;
bengiyinkemba esandleni sami, ngokuba manje bengiyakukubulala.
22:30 Imbongolo yathi kuBileyamu: “Angisiyo yini imbongolo yakho okhwele phezu kwayo?
selokhu ngingowakho kuze kube namuhla na? ngangingakaze ngikwenze lokho
kuwe? Wathi: Hatshi.
22:31 Khona-ke uJehova wavula amehlo kaBileyamu, futhi wabona ingelosi kaJehova
UJehova emi endleleni, inkemba yakhe ihoshiwe esandleni sakhe;
phansi ngekhanda lakhe, wawa ngobuso bakhe.
" 22:32 Futhi ingelosi yeNkosi yathi kuye: "Kungani ushaye
imbongolo yakho kathathu na? bheka, ngiphumile ukulwa nawe;
ngoba indlela yakho ikhohlakele phambi kwami.
22:33 Futhi imbongolo wangibona, futhi wachezuka kimi lezi izikhathi ezintathu, ngaphandle uma akazange
wasuka kimi, impela nami ngase ngikubulele, ngamsindisa yena.
" 22:34 UBileyamu wathi engelosini kaJehova: "Ngonile. ngoba ngangazi
kungesikho ukuthi wena wama endleleni umelene nami;
ngiyakucasula, ngiyakubuye ngibuye.
" 22:35 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuBileyamu: "Hamba namadoda, kodwa kuphela
izwi engiyakulikhuluma kuwe, wena uyakulikhuluma. Ngakho uBalami
wahamba nezikhulu zikaBalaki.
22:36 UBalaki esezwile ukuthi uBalami ufikile, waphuma ukumhlangabeza
umuzi wakwaMowabi osemkhawulweni wase-Arinoni osekugcineni
ugu.
22:37 UBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: "Angithumanga nokuthuma kuwe ukubiza
wena? Kungani ungezanga kimi? angikwazi ngempela ukukhuthaza
ukukuhlonipha?
22:38 UBileyamu wathi kuBalaki: "Bheka, ngize kuwe;
amandla okusho noma yini? izwi uNkulunkulu alifaka emlonyeni wami,
ngiyakukhuluma lokho.
22:39 UBileyamu wahamba noBalaki, bafika eKiriyati Huzoti.
22:40 UBalaki wanikela ngezinkomo nezimvu, futhi wathumela kuBileyamu nasezikhulwini
ababenaye.
22:41 Kwathi ngangomuso uBalaki wamthatha uBileyamu, wamletha
akhuphukele ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zikaBali, ukuze abone lapho ekugcineni
ingxenye yabantu.