4 Mose 23

1 Balamu'a anage huno kini ne' Balakina asmi'ne, amare 7ni'a kresramnama vu ita tro hunentenka, 7ni'a bulimakao afu'ene 7ni'a ve' sipisipi afutamine uvrenka eno.

UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Ngakhela lapha amalathi ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa.

2 Higeno Balaki'a Balamu'ma asamiaza hu'ne. Higeke Balaki'ene Balamukea magoke magoke kresramna vu itarera mago bulimakaone mago ve sipisipine kresramna vutere hu'na'e.

UBalaki wenza njengokutsho kukaBalami; uBalaki loBalami basebenikela kulelo lalelo ilathi ijongosi lenqama.

3 Hagi Balamu'a anante Balakina asamino, ofaka'ama kresramna vunante otinka mani'nege'na, mago'a kaziga nagrake umani'nanenkeno Ra Anumzamo'a kea nasamigahifi emeriama hu'na anankea tamasami'neno. Anage huteno anantetira Balamu'a zamatreno mago'za omane agonarega marerine.

UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Mana emnikelweni wakho wokutshiswa, ngizahamba mina; mhlawumbe iNkosi izafika ukungihlangabeza; lento ezangitshengisa yona ngizakutshela. Wasesiya endaweni ephakemeyo.

4 Hagi Anumzamo'a Balamuna tutagiha huntegeno, Balamu'a anage huno asami'ne, nagra 7ni'a kresramna vu itarera mago'mago kresramna vu itarera mago bulimakaone, mago ve sipisipine ahe'na kresramna vu'noe.

UNkulunkulu wasehlangana loBalami; wasesithi kuye: Sengilungise amalathi ayisikhombisa, nganikela kulelo lalelo ilathi ijongosi lenqama.

5 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a Balamuna nanekea asamino, Ete vunka Balakina amama kasamu kea ome asamio.

INkosi yasifaka ilizwi emlonyeni kaBalami, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.

6 Higeno Balamu'a rukrahe huno vuno, ome keana Balaki'a miko Moapu kva vahetamine kresramnama vu itare oti'negeno vu'ne.

Wasebuyela kuye, khangela-ke, wayemi emnikelweni wakhe wokutshiswa, yena lazo zonke iziphathamandla zakoMowabi.

7 Anante Balamu'a amanage huno kasnampa kea huama huno zamasami'ne, Aramu zage hanati kaziga agonafi mani'nogeno Moapu kini ne' Balaki'a Israeli vahe'mokizmi kazusi ke eme hunezmantenka, Jekopu nagara huhaviza huzmantogu kea hige'na e'noe.

Wasephakamisa umzekeliso wakhe, wathi: UBalaki, inkosi yakoMowabi, ungilandile eSiriya, ezintabeni zempumalanga wathi: Woza, ungiqalekisele uJakobe, woza, umthuke uIsrayeli.

8 Hagi nagra inankna hu'na Anumzamo'ma kazusima huontoma huno hu'nenia vahera, kazusinkea hunentena, Ra Anumzamo'ma huhaviza huonto huno'ma hu'nenia vahera, inankna hu'na huhaviza huntegahue?

Ngingamqalekisa njani uNkulunkulu angamqalekisiyo? Kumbe ngingamthuka njani iNkosi engamthukanga?

9 Nagra have agonareti kefenkamu atre'na Israeli vahera zamage'noe. Zamagra mani ruotage hu'za Anumzamofo vahe mani'ne'za zamarimpa frune mani'naze.

Ngoba ngisengqongeni yamadwala ngiyambona, ngisemaqaqeni ngiyamkhangela. Khangela, abantu bazahlala bodwa, kabayikubalelwa phakathi kwezizwe.

10 Israeli agehe'za hagera hu'za kahepankna hu'za rama'a vahe nemanisage'za, 4'afi refko hanage'za mago kevu manigahazanagi zamagrira hamprigara osugahaze. Hagi ama mopafima nasimu'ma eri'na mani'nenurera, nagra Anumzamofo agorga nemanina, zamagrikna hu'na narimpa frune frizankura nave'nesie.

Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakobe, lenani lengxenye yesine kaIsrayeli? Umphefumulo wami kawufe ukufa kwabalungileyo, lokuphela kwami kube njengokwakhe!

11 Anante Balaki'a amanage huno Balamuna antahige'ne. Kagra na'a hunenantane? Nagra ha' vahe'ni'a kazusi huzmantogu kavrena amafina e'noe. Hagi ko! Kagra mani soe'ma hu'zama manisagu asomu ke hunezmantane!

UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Wenzeni kimi? Ngikuthethe ukuze uqalekise izitha zami, kodwa khangela, uzibusisile lokuzibusisa.

12 Hianagi Balamu'a kenona hunteno, Ra Anumzamo'ma huoma huno hunantesia ke'age nagra hugahue hu'ne.

Wasephendula wathi: Lokho iNkosi ekufaka emlonyeni wami, kakumelanga ngiqaphele yini ukukukhuluma?

13 Anante kini ne Balaki'a Balamuna anage huno asmi'ne, Nagrane egeta Pisga agonare umanineta rama'a Israeli vahera ozmagegahane. Hianagi osi'a nezmagenka anama zamagesanama'a kazusi kea huzmanto,

UBalaki wasesithi kuye: Ake uze lami siye kwenye indawo lapho ozababona khona; uzabona ukucina kwabo kuphela, ungaboni bonke; njalo ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.

14 Huteno anantetira Balamuna avreno Zofim agupofi me'nea Piska agonare, 7ni'a kresramna vu ita ome tro huno, ve bulimakaone ve sipisipinena mago'mago kresramna vu itarera ofa hu'ne.

Njalo wamthatha wamusa ensimini yeZofimu, engqongeni yePisiga; wakha amalathi ayisikhombisa, wanikela ijongosi lenqama phezu kwalelo lalelo ilathi.

15 Hagi Balamu'a Balakina asamino, ama kresramna vu itare mani'nege'na Ra Anumzamofona anturega vu'na ome tutagiha huntaneno.

Wasesithi kuBalaki: Mana lapha emnikelweni wakho wokutshiswa, njalo mina ngizahlangana layo laphayana.

16 Anante Ra Anumzamo'a Balamuna tutagiha hunteno amanage huno nanekea asami'ne, Ete vunka Balakina ama ana naneke ome asamio.

INkosi yasihlangana loBalami, yafaka ilizwi emlonyeni wakhe, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.

17 Higeno Balaki'a anama ofama hu'nere Moapu kva vahe'mo'zane otino mani'neno, na'ane huno Ra Anumzamo'a kasami'ne huno Balamuna antahige'ne?

Esefikile kuye, khangela-ke wema emnikelweni wakhe wokutshiswa leziphathamandla zakoMowabi zilaye. UBalaki wasesithi kuye: INkosi itheni?

18 Ra Anumzamo'ma asami'nea kasnampa nanekea Balamu'a amanage huno asami'ne, Zipori nemofoga kama antahio,

Wasephakamisa umfanekiso wakhe wathi: Sukuma, Balaki, uzwe, ubeke indlebe, ndodana kaZipori.

19 Anumzamo'a tagrikna vahera omani'neankino, havigea osugahie. Agra kema hia kere amage anteno anaza nehia ne' mani'ne. Agrama kema nehuno'a, ana kemofo amage anteno eri so'e nehia ne' mani'ne.

UNkulunkulu kasumuntu ukuthi aqambe amanga, loba indodana yomuntu ukuthi azisole. Utshilo, kanti kayikukwenza? Kumbe ukhulumile, kanti kayikukuqinisa?

20 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a ana vahera asomu ke huzamanto huno nasami'neanki'na, nagra ana kea eritrena ru kea osugahue.

Khangela, ngemukele ukuthi ngibusise; yebo, ubusisile, njalo ngingeke ngikuguqule.

21 Israeli nagapina koana mago havizana kena eriforera osugeno, mago zamazeri haviza hu'zana omanene. Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a zamagrane mani'nege'za, zamagra hu'za Ra Anumzana tagri kinie hu'za nehaze.

Kakhangelanga ububi kuJakobe, kabonanga isiphambeko kuIsrayeli. INkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe ilaye, lesimemezelo senkosi siphakathi kwakhe.

22 Ra Anumzamo Isipitira zamavareno atirami'neankino zamagripina afi' ve bulimakaomofo hanavegna hanave me'ne.

UNkulunkulu wabakhupha eGibhithe, ulokunjengamandla enyathi.

23 Ha' vahe'mo'zama Israeli vahe avuatga hu'zo, sankuma hu'za zamaheku'ma hanazana, anazamo'a amne'za segahie. Hanige'za menina Israeli vahe'mokizmi nezmage'za maka veamo'za, Anumzamo'a zamahoke neheno ruzahu'za erifore nehianki, keho hu'za hugahaze.

Isibili kakulamlingo ongamelana loJakobe, loba ukuvumisa okungamelana loIsrayeli. Ngalesisikhathi kuzatshiwo ngoJakobe langoIsrayeli ukuthi uNkulunkulu akwenzileyo!

24 Hagi keho, Israeli vahe'mo'za laionimo eaza hu'za ne-eza, laionimo ahenaku hia zagama otre ronato huvava huno aheno asgahu nevazino korama'a neankna hute'za, manigsa hugahaze.

Khangela, abantu bazasukuma njengesilwane esisikazi, bazisukumise njengesilwane; kabalali baze badle impango, njalo banathe igazi lababuleweyo.

25 Hagi anante Balaki'a anage huno Balamuna asmi'ne, Kazusi kema huozamante'nunka asomu kea huozamanto.

UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Futhi ungabaqalekisi lokubaqalekisa, njalo ungababusisi lokubabusisa.

26 Hianagi Balamu'a amanage huno Balakina asami'ne, Ra Anumzamo'ma huoma huno hunante'nia zana hugahue hu'na kasami'nofi onkasami'noe?

Kodwa uBalami waphendula wathi kuBalaki: Kangikutshelanga yini ngisithi: Konke iNkosi ekutshoyo, lokho ngizakwenza?

27 Hagi Balaki'a anage huno Balamunkura hu'ne, Antureti'ma Ra Anumzamo'a musema huno'ma kazusima huzamantenigu ege'na kavre'na vaneno.

UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Ake uze, ngizakusa kwenye indawo; mhlawumbe kungaqonda emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.

28 Hagi Balamuna avreno Peori agonare vigeno, ka'ma kokana ke'ne

UBalaki wamthatha wamusa uBalami engqongeni yePeyori ekhangele ngasenkangala.

29 Balamu'a anage huno Balakina asmi'ne, amare 7ni'a kresramna vu ita tro hunentenka, 7ni'a bulimakao afu'ene 7ni'a ve sipisipi afutamine uvrenka eno.

UBalami wasesithi kuBalaki: Ngakhela lapha amalathi ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa.

30 Higeno Balamu'ma asmiaza huno Balaki'a, Ana 7ni'a itarera mago mago ve bulimakaone, mago mago ve sipisipine aheno kresramna vutere hu'ne.

UBalaki wasesenza njengokutsho kukaBalami, wanikela ijongosi lenqama kulelo lalelo ilathi.