4 Mose 22
1 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'za Jodani timofona kama zage hanati kaziga Moapu agupofi, Jeriko kumamofo kama kaziga emani'naze.
Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka, bamisa inkamba emagcekeni akoMowabi, nganeno kweJordani, eJeriko.
2 Hagi Balaki'a Zipori nemofokino Israeli vahe'mo'zama Amori vahe'ma maka'zama huzmantaza zana ke'ne.
UBalaki indodana kaZipori wasebona konke uIsrayeli ayekwenze kumaAmori.
3 Hagi Moapu vahe'mo'za tusi koro hu'naze. Na'ankure Israeli vahera rama'a vahekrefa mani'nagu koro hu'naze.
UMowabi wasesesaba kakhulu ubuso babantu, ngoba babebanengi. UMowabi wasetshaywa luvalo ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
4 Hagi Moapu vahe'mo'za Midieni ranra vahera zamasami'za, ama tusi'a vahe krefamo'za bulimakaomo traza neno revrino neankna hu'za mika zantia eri havizahaze. Hagi ana knafina Zipori nemofo Balaki'a Moapu vahe kinia mani'nea knafi anara hu'naze.
UMowabi wasesithi ebadaleni beMidiyani: Khathesi lelibandla lizakhotha konke okusihanqileyo, njengenkabi ikhotha utshani bedlelo. Njalo uBalaki indodana kaZipori wayeyinkosi yakoMowabi ngalesosikhathi.
5 Hagi agri vahepi Pethor Beori kumara Yufretis rantimofo kantu kaziga me'nea kumatega, Balaki'a Beori nomofo Balamuntega kea atrenteno anage hu'ne, ko, Isipitima e'naza vahe'mo'za mopani'afina emani avite'naze.
Wasethuma izithunywa kuBalami indodana kaBeyori ePethori eliseduze lomfula welizwe labantwana babantu bakhe, ukumbiza, esithi: Khangela, abantu baphumile eGibhithe. Khangela, basibekele ubuso bomhlaba, futhi sebehlala maqondana lami.
6 E'ina hu'negu menina zamagra tagrira tagatere'za hanaveti'za tusi'a vahe mani'nazanki, eme naza hunka kazusi ke huzmantegeta, tagra zamarotago hamnena freho. Nagra antahi'noe, izano sifanama ahentamo'a haviza nehigeno, asomu kema huntamo'a, asomu e'nerimoka mani'nane.
Khathesi-ke, ake uze, ngiqalekisela lababantu, ngoba balamandla kulami; mhlawumbe ngingaba lamandla okuthi sibatshaye, lokuthi ngibaxotshe elizweni, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lowo ombusisayo ubusisiwe, lalowo omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.
7 Hagi Moapu kva vahe'ene Midiani kva vahe'mo'za Balamuma miza sentesaza zagoa eri'za vu'naze. Hagi Balamuma eme nege'za Balaki'ma hu'nea nanekea asami'naze.
Abadala beMowabi labadala beMidiyani basebehamba belembadalo yokuvumisa esandleni sabo; bafika kuBalami, bakhuluma kuye amazwi kaBalaki.
8 Hagi Balamu'a ana vahera anage huno zamasami'ne, meni kenagera mase'nenkena ana kemofo nona'a, Ra Anumzamo'ma nasami'nia nanekea oki'na tamasami'neno, hige'za ana ranra vahe'mo'za ana kenagera agrane mase'naze.
Wasesithi kubo: Lalani lapha lobubusuku, njalo ngizalilethela ilizwi, njengalokhu iNkosi ezakutsho kimi. Iziphathamandla zakoMowabi zasezihlala loBalami.
9 Hagi ana kenagera Anumzamo'a Balamunte eno anage hu'ne. Ama vahera iga vahe'mo'za kagranena emani'naze?
UNkulunkulu wasefika kuBalami, wathi: Ngobani lamadoda alawe?
10 Balamu'a Anumzamofona anage huno asami'ne, Balaki'a Zipori nemofo Moapu kini ne'mo ama vahera huzamantege'za nagritega ke eri'za e'naza vahe mani'naze.
UBalami wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: UBalaki, indodana kaZipori, inkosi yakoMowabi, ungithumele esithi:
11 Hagi zamagra anage hu'za nasami'naze, Isipiti'ma e'naza vahe'mo'za mopa mani avite'nazanki enka nagri kaziga eme antenka kazusi huzmantegeta ha'huzamanteta zamahe natitramnena atre'za freho hu'naze.
Khangela, abantu baphumile eGibhithe basibekele ubuso bomhlaba; woza khathesi, ungiqalekisele bona; mhlawumbe ngingaba lamandla okulwa labo, ngibaxotshe.
12 Hianagi Anumzamo'a Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Zamagranena ovuo. Hagi e'i ana vahe'enena vunka Israeli vahera kazusi kea ome huo zmantegahane. Na'ankure nagra Israeli vahera asomu ke huzamante'noe.
UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuBalami: Ungahambi labo; ungabaqalekisi labobantu, ngoba babusisiwe.
13 Hagi nanterana Balamu'a otino Balakima huzmantege'za e'naza kva vahera anage huno zamasami'ne, tamagrake kumatamirega viho. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a ovugahane huno hianki'na tamagranena ovugahue.
UBalami wasevuka ekuseni, wathi kuziphathamandla zikaBalaki: Yanini elizweni lakini, ngoba iNkosi iyala ukungivumela ukuhamba lani.
14 Anage higeno Moapu kini ne' Balaki'ma huzmantege'za e'naza kva vahe'mo'za ete vu'za Balamu'ma omegahuema hia nanekea Balakina ome asmi'naze.
Ngakho iziphathamandla zakoMowabi zasukuma, zaya kuBalaki, zathi: UBalami uyala ukuhamba lathi.
15 Hagi Balaki'a mago'ene kote'ma huzamantege'za vu'naza ranra vahe'ma zmagatere'nea ranra vahetami rama'a huzmantage'za ete vu'naze.
UBalaki wasebuya wathuma njalo iziphathamandla, ezinengi ezidumileyo kulalezo.
16 Ete Balamunte e'za, amanage hu'za asmi'naze, Zipori nemofo Balaki'a anage huno hurantegeta one, muse hugantoanki nagritegama enoma huana atregeno mago'zamo'a kazerionte'na amne eno.
Zasezifika kuBalami zathi kuye: Utsho njalo uBalaki indodana kaZipori uthi: Ake ungavinjwa yilutho ukuza kimi.
17 Na'ankure knare hu'na rama'a fenoza mizana negami'na, na'ankuro hananana amane hugantegahue. Hagi enka ama Israeli vahera kazusi kea eme huzamanto huno hu'ne.
Ngoba ngizakuhlonipha lokukuhlonipha kakhulu, lakho konke ongitshela khona ngizakwenza. Ngakho ake uze, ngiqalekisela lababantu.
18 Hianagi Balamu'a Balaki eri'za vahe'mokizmi kenona zamirera anage hu'ne, Silvane golinena avite'nenia noma'a Balaki'a amne namigahianagi, nagra Ra Anumzanimofona agatere'na razano osi'zano osugahue.
Kodwa uBalami waphendula wathi encekwini zikaBalaki: Uba uBalaki ebezangipha indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva legolide, bengingayikweqa umlayo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wami ukwenza okukhulu kumbe okuncinyane.
19 E'ina hu'negu muse huramantoanki kote'ma e'naza vahe'mo'za hu'nazaza huta meni kenagera nagrane mase'nenkena Ra Anumzamo'a na'ane hugahifi antahiteno.
Khathesi-ke, ake lihlale lapha lani lobubusuku, ukuze ngazi ukuthi iNkosi izakuthini kimi futhi.
20 Hagi ana kenage Ra Anumzamo'a Balamunte eno amanage huno asmi'ne, Ana kva vahe'mo'zama kagri'ma kema hunaku esagenka, otinka zamagrane vugahananagi, Nagrama hanua ke'age zmasamigahane.
UNkulunkulu wasesiza kuBalami ebusuku wathi kuye: Uba amadoda efika ukukubiza, sukuma uhambe lawo; kodwa kuphela lelolizwi engizalikhuluma kuwe, lona uzalenza.
21 Hagi Balamu'a nanterana otino donki afu'a retrotra nehuno, kini ne'mofo eri'za vahe'ane Moapu vu'ne.
UBalami wasesukuma ekuseni, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemikazi wakhe, wahamba leziphathamandla zakoMowabi.
22 Hianagi Balamu'ma ana vahe'enema viazanku Ra Anumzamo'a rimpa ahentegeno, Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a ha'hunte'naku kampi eme oti'ne. Agra donki afu'amofo agumpi manino nevigeno, tare eri'za netremokea agrane vu'na'e.
Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha ngoba wahamba; ingilosi yeNkosi yayakuma endleleni ukuba yisitha esimelane laye. Njalo wayegade ubabhemikazi wakhe, lenceku zakhe ezimbili zilaye.
23 Hagi Balamu donki afu'mo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'ma azampi bainati kazinknoma eri'neno otinegeno ome negeno'a, ana donki afu'mo'a kana atreno trampi evu'ne. Hianagi ana donki afu'a kante evinogu Balamu'a ruharakimi'ne.
Ubabhemi waseyibona ingilosi yeNkosi imi endleleni, lenkemba ehwatshiweyo isesandleni sayo; lobabhemikazi waphambuka endleleni, wangena ensimini. UBalami wasemtshaya ubabhemi ukumphendulela endleleni.
24 Higeno tare waini hozamofo keginamo kanti kamati eri onasi hu'nea kankamunte, ana ankeromo'a oti'ne.
Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisima endleleni eminyeneyo yezivini, umduli ngapha lomduli ngapha.
25 Hagi donki afumo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeroma negeno'a, keginare Balamu agia eme runkasisino evigeno ete mago'ane Balamu'a ana donki afura ahe'ne.
Lapho ubabhemikazi ebona ingilosi yeNkosi wazibandezela emdulini, wabandezela unyawo lukaBalami emdulini; wasemtshaya futhi.
26 Anantetira Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a atreno vuno keginagamo'ma ome ositfama higeno agaterenoma vuganti kamama osu'are umani hiza huno oti'ne.
Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiqhubeka, yema endaweni eminyeneyo, lapho okwakungelandlela yokuphendukela ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo.
27 Hagi donki afumo'ma Ra Anumzamofo ankeroma anante eme negeno'a, mopafi renareno emanigeno, Balamu'a rimpa ahegeno ana donki afura azompa'areti ahe'ne.
Lapho ubabhemikazi ebona ingilosi yeNkosi, walala ngaphansi kukaBalami. Ulaka lukaBalami lwaseluvutha, wasemtshaya ubabhemi ngenduku.
28 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a higeno ana donki afu'mofo Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Na'a hugantogenka 3'a zupa nenahane?
INkosi yasivula umlomo kababhemikazi, wasesithi kuBalami: Ngenzeni kuwe ukuthi ungitshaye okwalezizikhathi ezintathu?
29 Higeno Balamu'a ana donki afu'mofo kenona anage huno asmi'ne, Kagra nagrira nazeri neginagi vahe kna hu'nananki'na nazampima kazinknoma eri'noresina kagrira meni kahe frusine.
UBalami wasesithi kubabhemikazi: Ngoba ungenze inhlekisa. Kungathi ngabe kulenkemba esandleni sami, ngoba bengizakubulala khathesi.
30 Hagi ana donkimo'a ana kemofo nona'a anage huno asami'ne, kagra nagumpima maninke'na kora kavre'na vano osu'nofi? Kora amanahu navu'navara hugante'noaza hunegantofi? Huno higeno, i'o kora e'inahu'zana osu'nanaza nehane.
Ubabhemikazi wasesithi kuBalami: Angisuye yini ubabhemi wakho omgade kusukela ngisengowakho kuze kube lamuhla? Ngake ngejwayela ukwenza kanje kuwe yini? Wasesithi: Hatshi.
31 Hagi anante Ra Anumzamo'a Balamuna avurga eri hari higeno, Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'ma azampi kazinknoma eri'neno oti'nea zana negeno, mopafi avugosaregati kepri hu'ne.
INkosi yasivula amehlo kaBalami, wasebona ingilosi yeNkosi imi endleleni, lenkemba yayo ihwatshiwe isesandleni sayo; wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso bakhe phansi.
32 Hagi Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a Balamuna anage huno asami'ne, Nahigenka 3'a zupa donki afuka'a amasagi'nane? Nagra ha'hugante'naku e'noe. Na'ankure kagrama nevana kamo'a, Nagri navurera knarera nosie.
Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuye: Umtshayeleni ubabhemikazi wakho okwalezizikhathi ezintathu? Khangela, mina ngiphumile ukumelana lawe, ngoba indlela yakho iphambukile kimi;
33 Hagi donki afumo'a 3'a zupa nageno rukagese'ne. Hagi anara osiresina nagra ko kagrira kahe nefri'na, ama ana donki afura ohe'na atrogeno manisine.
njalo ubabhemikazi wangibona, waphambuka phambi kwami lezizikhathi ezintathu. Ngaphandle kokuthi ephambukile phambi kwami, ngeqiniso khathesi ngabe ngikubulele lawe, ngamgcina yena ephila.
34 Anante Balamu'a Ra Anumzamofo ankeronkura huno, Nagra kumi hu'noe. Kampina ha hunantenaku mani'nane hu'na nagra kena antahi'na osu'noe. Hagi menina kagrama musema osnanke'na, nagra ete rukrahe hu'na kumanirega vugahue.
UBalami wasesithi engilosini yeNkosi: Ngonile, ngoba bengingazi ukuthi umi endleleni ukumelana lami. Ngakho-ke uba kukubi emehlweni akho, ngizabuyela futhi.
35 Hagi Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a anage huno asmi'ne, Ama ana venenezagane vugahananagi, nagrama kasamisua nanekege ome hugahane. Higeno Balakima huzmantege'za e'naza vahe'ene Balamu'a vu'ne.
Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuBalami: Hamba lalawomadoda; kodwa kuphela ilizwi engizalikhuluma kuwe, yilo ozalikhuluma. UBalami wasehamba leziphathamandla zikaBalaki.
36 Balamu'a ne-e kema Balaki'ma nentahino'a, Arnoni mopamo ometretega Moapu kumate ome tutagiha hunte'naku vu'ne.
UBalaki esezwile ukuthi uBalami uyeza, waphuma ukuyamhlangabeza emzini wakoMowabi, osemngceleni weArinoni, osekucineni komngcele.
37 Hagi Balaki'a amanage huno Balamuna antahige'ne, antahio, ame hunka enogu'ma kema hu'noana nahigenka ome'nane? Kagesama antahinana nagrikura mizana seonantegahie hu'nampi?
UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Kangithumanga yini lokuthuma kuwe ukukubiza? Kungani ungafikanga kimi? Isibili kangilamandla okukunika udumo yini?
38 Higeno Balamu'a kenona huno, hago kagritega menina e'noanki natrenanke'na osia kegaga hugahufi? Hagi nagra nagesafintira mago nanekea osugahuanki, Anumzamo'ma huo huno'ma hania naneke'age hugahue.
UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Khangela, ngifikile kuwe. Khathesi ngilamandla isibili okukhuluma loba yini na? Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alifaka emlonyeni wami, yilo engizalikhuluma.
39 Anante Balamu'a Balaki'ene vige'ne, Kiriat Huzoti kumate vu'na'e.
UBalami wasehamba loBalaki, basebefika eKiriyathi-Huzothi.
40 Hagi anante Balaki'a bulimakao afu'ene sipisipi afura aheno kresramna nevuno, ke'ma huzmantege'za vute'za e'naza vahe'ene Balamunena zami'ne.
UBalaki wasehlaba izinkabi lezimvu, wathumela kuBalami lakuziphathamandla ezazilaye.
41 Hagi anante nanterana Balaki'a Balamuna avreno Bamot-Ba-al kumate mrerino mago'a Israeli vahe'ma nemanizama'a ome averi higeno, ke henkamuteno ke'ne.
Kwasekusithi ekuseni uBalaki wamthatha uBalami, wamenyusela endaweni eziphakemeyo zikaBhali, ukuthi abone elapho ukucina kwabantu.
