Izinombolo 24:1 UBileyamu esebonile ukuthi kwakukuhle kuJehova ukubusisa u-Israyeli, wahamba hhayi, njengakwezinye izikhathi, ukufuna imilingo, kodwa wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ngasehlane. 24:2 UBileyamu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona u-Israyeli ehlezi ematendeni akhe ngokwezizwe zabo; umoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kwakhe. 24:3 Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: "UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori wathi: bese kuthi umuntu omehlo akhe avuleke athi: 24:4 Ushilo ozwile amazwi kaNkulunkulu, owabona umbono weNkosi USomandla, ewela ebuthongweni, kodwa evule amehlo. 24:5 Yeka ukuthi mahle kangakanani amatende akho, O Jakobe, namatabernakele akho, O Israyeli! 24:6 Njengezigodi zihlakazekile, njengezingadi eceleni komfula, njengoba imithi yohlaba ayitshalile uJehova njengemisedari ngasemanzini. 24:7 Uyakuthulula amanzi emabhakedeni akhe, futhi imbewu yakhe izoba phakathi amanzi amaningi, inkosi yakhe iyakuba nkulu kuno-Agagi nombuso wakhe lizaphakanyiswa. 24:8 UNkulunkulu wamkhipha eGibhithe; unamandla anjengamandla inyamazane iyakudla izizwe, izitha zayo, iziphule amathambo abo, uwagwaze ngemicibisholo yakhe. 24:9 Walala, walala phansi njengengonyama, nanjengengonyamakazi; yena phezulu? Ubusisiwe okubusisayo, uqalekisiwe nokuqalekisayo wena. 24:10 Intukuthelo kaBalaki yamvuthela uBileyamu, washaya izandla zakhe. kanyekanye; uBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: “Ngikubizele ukuba uqalekise owami izitha, futhi bheka, ubabusisile nokubabusisa laba abathathu izikhathi. 24:11 Ngakho manje balekela endaweni yakho udumo olukhulu; kodwa bheka, uJehova ukuvimbile ekudunyisweni. " 24:12 UBileyamu wathi kuBalaki: "Angikhulumanga futhi izithunywa zakho wathumela kimi, wathi: 24:13 Uma uBalaki ubeyonginika indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva negolide, ngeke ngihambe ngaphandle kwesiyalezo sikaJehova ukuba ngenze okuhle noma okubi ngokwami ingqondo; kepha lokho uJehova akushoyo ngiyakukhuluma mina na? 24:14 Manje, bheka, ngiya kubantu bami; memezela ukuthi lababantu bayakwenzani kubantu bakho ekugcineni izinsuku. 24:15 Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: "UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori wathi: bese kuthi umuntu omehlo akhe avuleke athi: 24:16 Ushilo, ozwile amazwi kaNkulunkulu, futhi wazi ulwazi oPhezukonke, owabona umbono kaSomandla, ewela e ukuphupha, kodwa evule amehlo. 24:17 Ngizombona, kodwa hhayi manje: Ngizombona, kodwa hhayi eduze kuyakuvela iNkanyezi kuJakobe, nentonga yobukhosi iyakuvela kwa-Israyeli; lizatshaya amagumbi akoMowabi, lichithe bonke abantwana bako Shethi. 24:18 U-Edomi uyakuba yifa, iSeyiri libe yifa lakhe izitha; + futhi u-Israyeli uyokwenza ngesibindi. 24:19 Uyovela kuJakobe, lowo oyoba ukubusa, futhi uyobhubhisa osele emzini. 24:20 Lapho ebuka u-Amaleki, wathatha isisho sakhe, wathi: "Amaleki. wayengowokuqala wezizwe; kodwa ukugcina kwakhe kuzakuba yikubhubha kwakhe kuze kube phakade. 24:21 Futhi wabheka phezu amaKheni, futhi wathatha isisho sakhe, futhi wathi: "Kunamandla." kuyindawo yakho yokuhlala, isidleke sakho usibeka edwaleni. 24:22 Nokho iKheni liyochithwa, kuze kube Ashuri uyakuthwala kude isithunjwa. 24:23 Futhi wathatha umfanekiso wakhe, wathi: "Maye, ngubani oyophila lapho uNkulunkulu yenza lokhu! 24:24 Futhi imikhumbi uyovela kusukela ogwini lwaseKitimi, futhi ngeke ahluphe I-Asiriya, liyakumhlupha u-Ebere, naye uyakubhubha kuze kube phakade. 24:25 UBileyamu wayesesuka, wahamba, wabuyela endaweni yakhe, noBalaki naye wahamba.