WUNE wathowa epunda eyikakanaya? Wangana bugha wuthi, ‘Eyihi. Ebisoro sibyanga kania.’ Aliriryo e Biblia yikabugha okwa punda eya kolha yithya. Thulebaye ngoku kyabya.

Abaisraeli bakisiya ibingira omwa kihugho kye Kanana. Balaka, omwami we Moabu, abiriubaha Abaisraeli. Neryo akathumira omulhume omughezi-ghezi oyukahulhawa mwa Balama erisyatsuma Abaisraeli. Balaka akalhaghanisaya eriha Balama y’esyambulho nyingi, neryo Balama ak’ikalha okwa punda yiwe n’eritsuka olhughendu lhwiwe eriyalebya Balaka.

Yehova syanzire Balama akatsuma abandu Biwe. Busana n’ekyo akathuma malaika n’omuyali muli erimana omwanzira ang’imania Balama. Balama syangalhangira malaika, aliriryo epunda yiwe yakamulhangira. Neryo epunda yika lengesya erisagha malaika, n’erighunzerera yikakwama kyayibuthika ahisi okwanzira. Balama akahithana kutsibu, n’eriswirya epunda yiwe omwa mwigho.

Neryo Yehova akathokesaya Balama eryowa epunda yiwe yikabugha nayu. Epunda yika mubulhaya yithi: ‘Na kukolere ki ekikaleka iwanyiswirya?’

Balama akabugha athi: ‘Wabirinyikolha ng’omudoma. Kwa nabya n’omuyali ambe nama kw’itha!’

Epunda yika mubulhaya yithi: ‘Enyuma ngane ngatha kukolha nyithya?’

Balama akasubiraya athi: ‘Eyihi.’

Neryo Yehova akaleka Balama inyalhangira omumalaika oyuwithe omuyali inyanimene okwanzira. Omumalaika akabugha athi: ‘Ekiryaleka iwaswirya epunda yawu niki? Namasa erikukakirya, kusangwa siwutholere eriyatsuma Abaisraeli. Epunda yawu kwa yithabinduka, ambe nabiri kithwa, aliriryo sinanga hutherye epunda yawu.’

Balama akabugha athi: ‘Nabiri halya. Sindwe ng’asi ngoku wimene omwanzira.’ Malaika akaleka Balama aghende, neryo Balama akayalebaya Balaka. Akina lengesaya eritsuma Abaisraeli, aliriryo, omwa mwaya w’ekyo, Yehova akamukolesaya eritsumulha e Israeli y’emirundi isathu.