Izinombolo 23:1 UBileyamu wathi kuBalaki: “Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha izinkabi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa. 2 UBalaki wenza njengalokho uBileyamu ekhulumile; oBalaki noBileyamu banikela i-altare ngalinye libe yinkunzi nenqama. 23:3 Wathi uBileyamu kuBalaki: "Yima ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, mina ngihambe. mhlawumbe uJehova uyakufika ukungihlangabeza, nakho konke angibonisa khona ngizokutshela. Futhi waya endaweni ephakemeyo. 23:4 UNkulunkulu wahlangana noBileyamu, wathi kuye: “Ngilungise ama-altare ayisikhombisa; nginikele phezu kwalelo nalelo altare inkunzi nenqama. 23:5 UJehova wafaka izwi emlonyeni kaBileyamu, wathi: “Buyela kuBalaki; ukhulume kanje. 23:6 Wabuyela kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa. nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi. 23:7 Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: "UBalaki inkosi yakwaMowabi." wangikhipha e-Aramu ezintabeni zasempumalanga, wathi: “Woza! ngiqalekisele uJakobe, uze, udelele u-Israyeli. 23:8 Ngingaqalekisa kanjani, lowo uNkulunkulu angamqalekisanga? noma ngingadelela bani uJehova akadeleli na? 23:9 Ngoba kusukela esiqongweni samadwala ngiyambona, futhi kusukela emagqumeni ngibheke bheka, abantu bayakuhlala bodwa, angabalwa izizwe. 23:10 Ubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakobe, futhi inombolo ingxenye yesine Israyeli? Mangife ukufa kolungileyo, kube ukuphela kwami njengaye! 23:11 UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu: "Wenzeni kimi na? ngikuyise qalekisa izitha zami, bheka, uzibusisile kanyekanye. 23:12 Waphendula wathi: "Angifanele ukuqaphela ukukhuluma lokho akushoyo." UJehova ubeke emlonyeni wami na? 23:13 UBalaki wathi kuye: "Ake uze nami kwenye indawo. lapho ungababona khona: uzobona kuphela umphetho kubo, futhi ngeke ubabone bonke: futhi ungiqalekisele bona kusukela lapho. 23:14 Wamyisa ensimini yaseZofi, esiqongweni sasePisga, wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare. 23:15 Wathi kuBalaki, "Yima lapha ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, mina ngihlangane." uJehova laphaya. 23:16 UJehova wahlangana noBileyamu, wafaka izwi emlonyeni wakhe, wathi: "Buyela emuva." kuBalaki, usho kanje. 23:17 Lapho efika kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa neminikelo yokushiswa izikhulu zakwaMowabi kanye naye. UBalaki wathi kuye: “INkosi inabani na? kukhulunywa? 23:18 Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: "Vuka, Balaki, uzwe; lalela kimi, wena ndodana kaSipori. 23:19 UNkulunkulu akasiye umuntu ukuba aqambe amanga; nendodana yomuntu ukuthi yona aphenduke: ushilo, angakwenzi na? noma ukhulumile, futhi angayikukwenza na? 23:20 Bheka, ngamukele umyalo wokubusisa, futhi ubusisile; nami ayikwazi ukukuhlehlisa. 23:21 Akabonanga ububi kuJakobe, futhi akazange abone inkohlakalo kwa-Israyeli: uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye, nokuduma kwenkosi kunaye phakathi kwazo. 23:22 UNkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe; unamandla anjengamandla i-unicorn. 23:23 Ngokuqinisekile akukho imilingo ngokumelene uJakobe, futhi akukho noma yimuphi ukubhula ngo-Israyeli; kuyakuthiwa ngalesi sikhathi UJakobe no-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu akwenzileyo! 23:24 Bheka, abantu bayovuka njengengonyama enkulu, futhi aziphakamise njengoba ibhongo lengonyama, aliyikulala, lize lidle inyamazane, liphuze igazi lababuleweyo. 23:25 UBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: "Ungabaqalekisi nokubaqalekisa, futhi ungababusisi konke. 23:26 Kepha uBileyamu waphendula, wathi kuBalaki: "Angikutshelanga ukuthi: Konke lokho uJehova akukhulumile, ngiyakukwenza na? 23:27 UBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: "Ake uze, ngikuyise kuBileyamu. enye indawo; mhlawumbe kungaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukuba ungiqalekise kusukela lapho. 23:28 UBalaki wayesemyisa uBileyamu esiqongweni sasePeyori, elibheke ngasempumalanga IJeshimoni. 23:29 UBileyamu wathi kuBalaki: "Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, futhi ungilungisele." lapha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa. 23:30 UBalaki wenza njengokusho kukaBileyamu, wanikela phezu kwenkunzi nenqama lonke ilathi.