Numbers 23
Ukwambulelwa kwakuqala kukaBhalamu
1UBhalamu wathi, “Ngakhela ama-alithare ayisikhombisa lapha, ube usungilungisela inkunzi eziyisikhombisa kanye lezinqama eziyisikhombisa.” 2UBhalaki wenza njengokutshiwo nguBhalamu, kwathi bubili babo banikela ngenkunzi langenqama eyodwa e-alithareni linye ngalinye. 3Ngakho uBhalamu wasesithi kuBhalaki, “Hlala lapha eceleni lomnikelo wakho mina ngisaya engxenye. Mhlawumbe uJehova uzabuya azohlangana lami. Lokho azakuveza kimi ngizakutshela.” Wasesuka waya endaweni ephakemeyo eligceke. 4UNkulunkulu wahlangana laye, njalo uBhalamu wathi, “Sengakhe ama-alithare ayisikhombisa njalo e-alithareni linye ngalinye nginikele ngenkunzi langenqama eyodwa.” 5Ngakho uJehova watshela uBhalamu wathi, “Buyela kuBhalaki uyemupha umbiko lo.” 6Ngakho wabuyela kuBhalaki wamfumana emi eceleni komnikelo wakhe, kanye lawo wonke amakhosana amaMowabi. 7Ngakho uBhalamu wasesitsho ilibho lakhe: “UBhalaki ungilethe ngivela e-Aramu, inkosi yamaMowabi evela ezintabeni zasempumalanga. ‘Woza,’ watsho njalo, ‘ngiqalekisela uJakhobe; woza, mchothoze u-Israyeli.’ 8Ngingabaqalekisa njani labo abangaqalekiswanga nguNkulunkulu? Ngingachothoza njani labo abangazange bachothozwe nguJehova? 9Eziqongweni zamatshe ngiyababona, khonale phezulu bayangikhanyela. Ngibona abantu abahlezi ngokwehluka, njalo kabaziboni bengabalezizizwe. 10Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakhobe loba ingxenye yesine yabako-Israyeli na? Yekela ngife ukufa kwabalungileyo, njalo sengathi isiphetho sami singafana lesabo!” 11UBhalaki wathi kuBhalamu, “Kuyini osungenzele khona na? Ngize lawe ukuze uqalekise izitha zami, kodwa akulalutho olwenzileyo ngaphandle kokuzibusisa!” 12UBhalamu, waphendula wathi, “Ngingakukhulumi na engikutshelwe nguJehova?”Ukwambulelwa kwesibili kukaBhalamu
13Ngakho uBhalaki wathi kuBhalamu, “Woza asiye kwenye indawo lapha ozababona khona; uzabona ingxenye kuphela kungeyisibo bonke. Khonapho-ke ungiqalekisele bona.” 14Wasesuka laye waya emmangweni waseZofimu phezu kwentaba iPhisiga, kulapho akha khona amaalithare ayisikhombisa wanikela ngenkunzi langenqama e-alithareni linye ngalinye. 15UBhalamu wathi kuBhalaki, “Hlala lapha eceleni komnikelo wakho mina ngisayahlangana laye ngale.” 16UJehova wahlangana loBhalamu wamtshela wathi, “Buyela kuBhalaki uyemnika umbiko lo.” 17Wasebuyela kuBhalaki wamfumana emi eceleni komnikelo wakhe, kanye lamakhosana amaMowabi. UBhalaki wambuza wathi, “Utheni uJehova?” 18Wasesitsho isambulelo sakhe: “Vuka, Bhalaki, njalo ulalele; zwana mina, ndodana kaZiphori. 19UNkulunkulu kasumuntu, ukuthi angaqamba amanga, loba indodana yomuntu, yona eguquka ingqondo yayo. Kambe ukhuluma angenzi na? Uyathembisa angagcwalisi isithembiso na? 20Ngamkele umlayo wokubusisa; usebusisile, njalo ngingeke ngikuguqule lokho. 21“Akulamabhadi ehlela kuJakhobe, akulasizi olubonakala ku-Israyeli. UJehova uNkulunkulu wabo ukanye labo; umkhosi kaJehova uphakathi kwabo. 22UNkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe; balamandla enyathi yeganga. 23Akulamilingo engalinga uJakhobe, akulamasalamusi angamelana lo-Israyeli. Khathesi sekuzathiwa ngoJakhobe Kanye lo-lsrayeli, ‘Khangela okwenziwe nguNkulunkulu!’ 24Abantu bayavuka njengesilwanekazi; badlwanguluka njengesilwane sona esingaphumuliyo size sitshwabadele inyamazana yaso njalo sinathe igazi layo.” 25Ngakho uBhalaki wasesithi kuBhalamu, “Ungabaqalelekisi, njalo ungababu-sisi!” 26UBhalamu waphendula wathi, “Angikutshelanga na ukuthi ngenza engikutshelwe nguJehova?”Isambulelo sesithathu sikaBhalamu
27Ngakho uBhalaki wathi kuBhalamu, “Woza, kahle ngikuse kwenye indawo. Mhlawumbe kuzamthokozisa uNkulunkulu akuvumele ukuthi ungiqalekisele bona ukhonale.” 28Ngakho uBhalaki wahamba loBhalamu baya phezu kwePheyori ekhangele enkangala. 29UBhalamu wathi, “Ngakhela ama-alithere ayisikhombisa khonapha, ungilungisele izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa lezinqama eziyisikhombisa.” 30UBhalaki wenza lokho ayekutshelwe nguBhalamu, wanikela inkunzi eyodwa lenqama e-alithereni linye ngalinye.
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