Numeri 22:21-38

Zvino Bharamu akamuka mangwanani, akaisa chigaro pambongoro yake, akaenda namachinda aMoabhu. Asi Mwari akamutsamwira, zvaakaenda; mutumwa waJehovha akandomira munzira yake, kuti arwe naye. Zvino iye akanga akatasva mbongoro yake, navaranda vake vaviri vakanga vanaye. Ipapo mbongoro ikaona mutumwa waJehovha amire munzira, ano munondo wakavhomorwa muruoko rwake; mbongoro ikatsauka panzira, ikaenda nokusango; Bharamu akarova mbongoro kuti aidzorere kunzira. Zvino mutumwa waJehovha akandomira panzira nhete pakati peminda yemizambiringa, rusvingo ruri kurutivi runo, norusvingo kuno rumwe rutivizve. Mbongoro ikaona mutumwa waJehovha, ikazvisundira kurusvingo; ikambandidzira rutsoka rwaBharamu parusvingo; ipapo akairovazve. Mutumwa waJehovha akapfuura mberi, akandomira pakanga pakamanikana, pakanga pasina nzvimbo yokutsaukira kurudyi kana kuruboshwe. Mbongoro ikaona mutumwa waJehovha, ikavata pasi, Bharamu ari pamusoro payo; Bharamu akatsamwa, akarova mbongoro netsvimbo yake. Zvino Jehovha akashamisa muromo wembongoro, ikati kuna Bharamu, “Ndakakuitireiko, zvamandirova zvino katatu?” Bharamu akati kumbongoro, “Nokuti wakandidadira; dai ndaiva nomunondo muruoko rwangu, ndingadai ndakuuraya pakarepo.” Mbongoro ikati kuna Bharamu, “Ko ini handizi mbongoro yenyu yamakatasva makore enyu ose kusvikira zuva rino here? Ko ndaigara ndichikuitirai saizvozvo here?” Iye akati, “Kwete.” Ipapo Jehovha akasvinudza meso aBharamu, akaona mutumwa waJehovha amire munzira, ano munondo wakavhomorwa muruoko rwake; akakotamisa musoro wake, akawira pasi nechiso chake. Mutumwa waJehovha akati kwaari, “Warovereiko mbongoro yako zvino katatu? Tarira, ini ndimene ndabuda kuzokudzivisa, nokuti nzira yako inovavarira kune zvakaipa pamberi pangu. Mbongoro yakandiona, ikatsauka pamberi pangu katatu; dai isina kutsauka pamberi pangu, zvirokwazvo ndingadai ndakuuraya iwe, ndikairaramisa iyo.” Ipapo Bharamu akati kumutumwa waJehovha, “Ndatadza, nokuti ndakanga ndisingazivi kuti ndiwe wakanga umire munzira uchindidzivisa; naizvozvo zvino, kana usingafari nazvo, ndichadzoka hangu.” Mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Bharamu, “Enda hako navarume ava, asi shoko roga randichataura kwauri, ndiro raunofanira kutaura.” Naizvozvo Bharamu akaenda namachinda aBharaki. Zvino Bharaki akati anzwa kuti Bharamu asvika, akabuda kundosangana naye paIri‐moabhu riri pamuganhu weArinoni, pamugumo wenyika. Zvino Bharaki akati kuna Bharamu, “Ko handina kutuma nhume kwauri nomwoyo wose, ndichikudana here? Wakaregereiko kuuya kwandiri? Ko handigoni kukukudza here?” Bharamu akati kuna Bharaki, “Tarira, ndauya kwauri; ko ini ndine simba rokutaura chinhu here? Shoko rinoiswa mumuromo mangu naMwari, ndiro randichataura.”