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.