UNumeri 23
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UNumeri 23
1UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha izinkabi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa.
2UBalaki wenza njengokukhuluma kukaBileyamu; oBalaki noBileyamu banikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
3UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Yima ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, mina ngihambe; mhlawumbe iNkosi ingangihlangabeza; Futhi waya endaweni ephakeme.
4UNkulunkulu wahlangana noBileyamu, wathi kuye: “Ngalungisa ama-altare ayisikhombisa, nganikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
5INkosi yasifaka ilizwi emlonyeni kaBalami, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.
6Wabuyela kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa, yena nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi.
7Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “UBalaki, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wangikhipha e-Aramu ezintabeni zasempumalanga, wathi: “Woza, ungiqalekisele uJakobe, uze, uklolodele u-Israyeli.”
8Ngingaqalekisa kanjani lokho uNkulunkulu angakuqalekisanga? mina engingaphikanga kanjani iNkosi na?
9Ngokuba ngisesiqongweni samadwala ngiyambona, nasemagqumeni ngiyambona; bheka, abantu bayakuhlala bodwa, bangabalwa phakathi kwezizwe.
10Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakobe, nenani lesine lika-Israyeli na? Mangife ukufa kolungileyo, ukugcina kwami kube njengokwakhe!
11UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu: “Wenzeni kimi na? Ngakuthatha ukuba uqalekise izitha zami, futhi bheka, wazibusisa ngokuphelele.
12Waphendula wathi: “Angiyikuqaphela yini ukukhuluma lokho uJehova akubeke emlonyeni wami na?”
13UBalaki wayesethi kuye: “Woza nami siye kwenye indawo lapho ungababona khona; uzobona kuphela ukweqisa kwabo hhayi bonke; ungiqalekisele wona usulapho.
14Yamyisa ensimini yaseSofimi esiqongweni sasePisga, wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
15Wathi kuBalaki: “Yima lapha ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, ngize ngihlangane neNkosi khona.”
16UJehova wahlangana noBileyamu, wafaka izwi emlonyeni wakhe, wathi: “Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanjalo;
17Lapho efika kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa, nezikhulu zakwaMowabi zinaye. UBalaki wathi kuye: “UJehova ukhulumeni na?
18Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “Vuka, Balaki, uzwe; ngilalele, ndodana kaSipori!
19UNkulunkulu akasiye umuntu ukuba aqambe amanga; nendodana yomuntu ukuba iphenduke; wathi futhi ngeke? noma ukhulumile angalungisi na?
20Bheka, ngamukele umyalo wokuba ngibusise, futhi wabusisa; futhi angikwazi ukukuhlehlisa.
21Akabonanga bubi kuJakobe, no-Israyeli akabonanga nkohliso; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye, nokukhala kwenkosi kuphakathi kwabo.
22UNkulunkulu wabakhupha eGibhithe; unamandla e-unicorn, njengokungathi.
23Ngempela, akukho umlingo ngokumelene noJakobe, futhi akukho ukubhula ngokumelene no-Israyeli; ngalesi sikhathi kuyakuthiwa ngoJakobe nango-Israyeli: Yini uNkulunkulu ayenzileyo!
24Bheka, abantu bayakuvuka njengengonyama enkulu, baziphakamise njengebhongo lengonyama;
25UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Ungabaqalekisi lakanye, ungababusisi lakanye.
26Kodwa uBileyamu waphendula wathi kuBalaki: “Angikutshelanga yini ngokuthi: Konke uJehova akukhulumayo ngiyakukwenza na?”
27UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu: “Woza, ngikuyise kwenye indawo; mhlawumbe kungaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukuthi ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.
28UBalaki wamyisa uBileyamu esiqongweni sasePeyori esibhekene noJesimoni.
29UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa.
30UBalaki wenza njengokusho kukaBileyamu, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
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