1 Ngono Bhalamu kadwa Bhalaki kati, “Undibakile zwibeso zwili kutendeka ipapa, ube undilulwamisila mikong'wana ili kutendeka ne nyundo dzili kutendeka.” 2 Bhalaki kathama tjaadwiwa ndi Bhalamu, ngono iye na Bhalamu bakayisa tjibhayilo tje nkong'wana ne tje nyundo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjimwe ne tjimwe. 3 Bhalamu kadwa Bhalaki kati, “Ima pa tjibhayilo tjitjo tjinopisiwa, imi ndi yendile mbelinyana, pamwe Yahwe banowozha kundili, ngono tjabanobe bandilakidza itjo ndowokubudza.” Bhalamu kabe etathila pezhugwi kwe dombo. 4 Ndzimu ukashangana naye, Bhalamu kadwa Ndzimu kati, “Ndabaka zwibeso zwili kutendeka, ngono mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjimwe ne tjimwe ndayisa nkong'wana ne nyundo.”
5 Yahwe bakalonga matama abo mu nlomo wa Bhalamu, bakan'dwa beti, “Bgwilila kuna Bhalaki, ngono umbudze matama iyawa.” 6 Ngono kabgwilila kuna Bhalaki, kanon'wana ali mile ana makulukota wose e Moabu pa tjibhayilo tjitje tjinopisiwa. 7 Bhalamu katangisa ndebeleko iye kati:
“Bhalaki mambo we Moabu wakanonditola ku Aramu,
ku bhezhuba kwe matombo,
Wakati, ‘buya, undilongele bhiso muna Jakubo,
buya undilongele Iziraela bhiso.’
8 Apa ndingalonga bhiso tjini muna usakalongwa bhiso nge Ndzimu,?
Ndingabona nlandu tjini mu nthu usakabongwa nlandu ndi Yahwe?
9 Ngoti ndombona ndili pezhugwi kwe matombo,
ndombona ali mu matombo.
Bona, itjaba tjinogala tjili tjoga.
Kakale atjitozwibalila mu zwimwe zwitjaba.
10 Ndiani ungabala zwizekugwana zwa Jakubo zwinji se hwuluba,
Banjinji kwazo mu kubagwa.
Letja ndife lufu gwe nlulwami;
Ne bhelelo langu linge lile.”
11 Ngono Bhalaki kadwa Bhalamu kati, “Apa wandithamilani kene? Ndakanokutolela kuwolonga bhiso mu zwita zwangu, ngono bona, akuna tjawathama, akusi kubakombolela.” 12 Ngono kan'dabila eti, “Apa andizofanila kuleba tjandadwiwa ndi Yahwe kene?”
Kulebesambeli kwe bubili kwa Bhalamu
13 Bhalaki kadwa Bhalamu kati, “Ngatiyende tose, paungati ulipo ukabona bamwe be Baizaraela. Unowobona bamwe babo banowobe bali pejo, aungababone bose. Ube undilongela bhiso mubali uli paunowobe ulipo.” 14 Kayenda naye ku shango ye Zofimu pezhugwi kwe Dombo le Pisiga, bakaswika bakabaka zwibeso zwili kutendeka, bakapisila tjibhayilo tje nkong'wana ne tje nyundo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjimwe ne tjimwe.
15 Bhalamu kadwa Bhalaki kati, “Ima ipapa kubapa ne tjibhayilo tjitjo tjinopisiwa, nditjanoshangana na Yahwe tjandiyeno.”
16 Yahwe bakashangana na Bhalamu, bakalonga matama abo mu nlomo uwe, bakan'dwa beti, “Bgwilila kuna Bhalaki, ngono umbudze matama iyawa.” 17 Ngono kaswika kunli, kawana alimile kubapa ne tjibhayilo tjitje tjinopisiwa ana makulukota e Moabu. Bhalaki kambhuzwa kati, “Yahwe balebani?” 18 Bhalamu katangisa ndebeleko iye kati:
“Milika, Bhalaki uhwe;
Unditeedze, iwe nkololo wa Zipori
19 Ndzimu autonga nthu, kwaunganyepa;
Autonga nthu, kwaungashandula nkumbulo.
Apa ungati tjawaleba, ukasi tjithame kene?
Kene tjawagadzabgwe, aungatjishingikadze kene?
20 Bona, ndakapiwa ndaulo kuti ndikombolele,
Ha Ndzimu wakombolela, andingabgwilize shule.
21 Auzowana mbipo muna Jakubo
kene kuli kubona mang'oni mu Iziraela.
Yahwe Ndzimu wabo unabo,
kulumbidziwa kwa mambo kupakati kwabo
22 Ndzimu wakabadusa mu Egipiti,
wakabagwila se nyati.
23 Akuna pheku muna Jakubo,
akuna hakata dzingashingisiwa mu Iziraela.
Ngwenu kowolebgwa ngekwa Jakubo na Iziraela kuyi,
‘Bona tjathamwa nge Ndzimu!’
24 Bona bathu ibaba, banomadzuka se shumbakadzi.
Kakale tjomuka se shumbalume,
Aitoizela isazandabula phuka ikaja,
Kudzina ing'wa malopa e zwayabulaya.”
25 Ndizo Bhalaki kadwa Bhalamu kati, “Se walamba tjose kulonga bhiso mu Iziraela, usitongo ikombolela tjose.” 26 Koga Bhalamu kadabila Bhalaki eti, “Apa andizokubudza kose Yahwe kwabakati ndithame kene?”
Kulebesambeli kwa Bhalamu kwe butatu
27 Bhalaki kadwa Bhalamu kati, “Ngatiyende, ngwenu ndowokuyisa ntome. Pamwe kowoshathisa Ndzimu kuti undilongele bhiso kudwa ikweno.” 28 Ipapo Bhalaki kayisa Bhalamu pezhugwi kwe Dombo le Peori kwaungalingila tjilambanyika pasi. 29 Bhalamu kadwa Bhalaki kati, “Undibakile zwibeso zwili kutendeka ipapa, ube undizhisila mikong'wana ili kutendeka ne nyundo dzili kutendeka.” 30 Ngono Bhalaki kathama sekwa adwiwa ndi Bhalamu, kayisa tjibhayilo tje nkong'wana ne tje nyundo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjimwe ne tjimwe.
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