UNumeri 22
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UNumeri 22
UBhalami ubusisa ama-Israyeli, kodwa wenza kanjalo ngokumelene nentando yakhe
1Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bamisa emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.
2UBalaki indodana kaSipori wakubona konke u-Israyeli akwenza kuma-Amori.
3UMowabi wayesesaba kakhulu abantu, ngokuba babebaningi; uMowabi wakhathazeka ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
4UMowabi wayesethi kumalunga akwaMidiyani: “Manje leli sixuku liyakuqeda njengezinkomo ezisihaqileyo, lidle utshani basendle; UBalaki indodana kaSipori wayeyinkosi yakwaMowabi ngaleso sikhathi.
5Wathuma izithunywa kuBileyamu indodana kaBeyori kuPhethori osemfuleni wezwe labantwana babantu bakubo ukuba zimbize, zithi: “Bheka, kuphume abantu eGibithe; bheka, zisibekela ubuso bomhlaba, futhi zihlala phambi Kwami.
6Woza-ke, ungiqalekisele laba bantu; ngokuba banamandla kunami; mhlawumbe ngizonqoba, ukuze sibahlule futhi sibaxoshe ezweni; ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ombusisayo ubusisiwe, nalowo omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.
7Abadala bakwaMowabi namalunga akwaMidiyani asuka ephethe umvuzo wokubhula esandleni sawo; zafika kuBileyamu, zakhuluma kuye amazwi kaBalaki.
8Wathi kubo: “Hlalani lapha namuhla ebusuku, ngizakunibikela izwi, njengalokho uJehova eyakukhuluma kimi; izikhulu zakwaMowabi zahlala kuBileyamu.
9UNkulunkulu wayesefika kuBileyamu, wathi: “Angobani lawa madoda onawo na?
10UBileyamu wayesethi kuNkulunkulu: “UBalaki indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wathumela kimi ukuba athi:
11Bheka, kuphume abantu eGibithe, bembese ubuso bomhlaba; woza, ungiqalekisele bona; mhlawumbe ngizokwazi ukubanqoba ngibaxoshe.
12UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuBalami: Ungahambi lawo; Akumelwe uqalekise abantu, ngoba babusisiwe.
13UBileyamu wayeseqeda ekuseni, wathi kuzo izikhulu zikaBalaki: “Hambani niye ezweni lakini, ngokuba uJehova uyala ukungivumela ukuba ngihambe nani.
14Zase zisukuma izikhulu zakwaMowabi, zaya kuBalaki, zathi: “UBileyamu uyala ukuza nathi.
15UBalaki waphinda wathuma izikhulu, ezihloniphekayo kunazo.
16Zafika kuBileyamu zathi kuye: “Usho kanje uBalaki, indodana kaSipori, uthi: ‘Ungavimbeli lutho ukuba uze kimi.
17Ngokuba ngiyakukwenza ube nodumo olukhulu, ngikwenze konke ongitshela khona; woza, ungiqalekisele laba bantu.
18UBileyamu waphendula, wathi ezincekwini zikaBalaki: “Uma uBalaki efuna ukunginika indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva negolide, anginakweqa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngenze okuncane noma okukhulu.
19Hlala lapha lalobubusuku, ukuze ngazi ukuthi iNkosi izakutshoni kimi.
20UNkulunkulu wafika kuBileyamu ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Uma la madoda efika ukukubiza, sukuma uhambe nawo; kodwa nokho izwi engizolikhuluma kini nize nilenze.
21UBileyamu waqeda ekuseni, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, wahamba nezikhulu zakwaMowabi.
22Intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yavutha ngoba wahamba, futhi ingelosi yeNkosi yema endleleni yesitha ngokumelene naye. Wagibela imbongolo yakhe, nezinceku zakhe ezimbili zinaye.
23Imbongolo yayibona ingelosi kaJehova imi endleleni iphethe inkemba yayo ehoshiweyo esandleni sayo; imbongolo yachezuka endleleni, yaya ensimini; uBileyamu wayishaya imbongolo wayishintsha endleleni.
24Kodwa ingelosi yeNkosi yema endleleni yezivini, ugange ngalapha nogange ngalapha.
25Imbongolo yabona ingelosi kaJehova, yazicindezela odongeni nonyawo lukaBileyamu odongeni, wamshaya futhi.
26Ingelosi kaJehova yahamba yema endaweni ewumngcingo, lapho kwakungekho ndlela yokuphendukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
27Imbongolo yabona ingelosi yeNkosi yawela phansi phansi kukaBileyamu; ulaka lukaBileyamu lwavutha, wayishaya imbongolo ngodondolo.
28I Nkosi yasivula umlomo wembongolo, yathi kuBalami: Ngenzeni kuwe ukuthi ungitshaye kathathu?
29UBileyamu wayesethi embongolweni: “Ngokuba udlale ngami, sengathi ngabe nginenkemba esandleni sami, ngokuba manje sengifuna ukukubulala.
30Imbongolo yathi kuBileyamu: “Angisiyo yini imbongolo yakho ohlezi phezu kwayo kusukela ngingowakho kuze kube namuhla na?” ngake ngakwenza lokho kuwe Wathi: Cha!
31UJehova wavula amehlo kaBileyamu, wayibona ingelosi kaJehova imi endleleni iphethe inkemba yayo ehoshiweyo; wagebisa ikhanda, wawa ngobuso.
32Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuye: “Uyishayeleni imbongolo yakho kathathu na? bheka, ngiphumile ukulwa nawe, ngokuba indlela yakho imbi phambi kwami.
33Imbongolo yangibona, yachezuka kimi kathathu;
34UBileyamu wayesethi kuyo ingelosi kaJehova: “Ngonile; ngokuba bengingazi ukuthi umi endleleni ngokumelene nami; ngizobe sengibuyela kuwe manje uma ungakuthandi.
35Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuBileyamu: “Hamba namadoda; kodwa kuphela izwi engizolikhuluma kuwe, okufanele ulikhulume. UBileyamu wahamba nezikhulu zikaBalaki.
36UBalaki esezwile ukuthi uBileyamu usefikile, waphuma ukumhlangabeza emzini wakwaMowabi osemngceleni we-Arinoni, ekugcineni ogwini.
37UBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: “Angithumanga nokuthuma kuwe ukuba ngikubize na? kungani ungezanga kimi ngingakwazi yini ukuKuphakamisela enkazimulweni ngokweqiniso?
38UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Bheka, ngize kuwe; nginamandla okukhuluma manje? izwi uNkulunkulu alifaka emlonyeni wami, ngiyakulikhuluma.
39UBileyamu wahamba noBalaki, bafika eKiriyati-Husoti.
40UBalaki wanikela ngezinkomo nezimvu, wakuthuma kuBileyamu nakuzo izikhulu ezazinaye.
41Ngangomuso uBalaki wamthatha uBileyamu, wamyisa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zikaBali, ukuze abone ukuphela kwabantu elapho.
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