Numero 22:1-41
22 Aizraeli abuluka pa mbuto ineyi mbaenda kamanga misasa yawo nʼthando ya Moabhe kukhundu ya Yordani kutsogolo kwa Yeriko.+
2 Bhalaki+ mwana wa Zipori, abva pinthu pyonsene pikhadacita Aizraeli kuna Aamori,
3 natenepa Amoabhe agopa kakamwe Aizraeli, thangwi iwo akhali azinji; inde, Amoabhe agopa kakamwe Aizraeli.+
4 Amoabhe apanga akulu a ku Midhiyani:+ “Mbumba* iyi inadzafudza pinthu pyathu pyonsene ninga ngʼombe ingadya tsanga.”
Mu ndzidzi unoyu Bhalaki mwana wa Zipori akhali mambo wa ku Moabhe.
5 Iye atuma anthu toera aende kapange Bhalamu mwana wa Bheori ku Petori,+ cisa cinagumanika cifupi na Nkulo wa Eufrate, kuti: “Kuno kwafika mbumba idabuluka ku dziko ya Ejitu. Iwo adzala konsene kwene mu dziko+ ino, pontho ali kukhala dhuzi kakamwe na cisa canga.
6 Cincino ndaphata miyendo, bwera kuno toera undipasire+ dzedze anthu awa, thangwi iwo ndi amphambvu kakamwe kupiringana ine. Panango ndinakwanisa kuakunda mbandiathamangisa mu dziko ino, thangwi ine ndisadziwa mwadidi kuti munthu anapasa iwe nkhombo asapaswa nkhombo, ule anapasa iwe dzedze asapaswa dzedze.”
7 Natenepa akulu a ku Moabhe na akulu a ku Midhiyani akwata ntengo wakulipa nawo pyakulotera, mbaenda kuna Bhalamu,+ pidafika iwo ampanga mphangwa za Bhalaki.
8 Penepo Bhalamu aapanga: “Gonani pano masiku ano, buluka penepo ndinakudziwisani pinafuna kundipanga Yahova.” Natenepa akulu a ku Moabhe akhala pabodzi na Bhalamu.
9 Mulungu aonekera kuna Bhalamu mbambvundza:+ “Mbani amuna anewa ali na iwe?”
10 Bhalamu atawira Mulungu wandimomwene: “Bhalaki mwana wa Zipori mambo wa ku Moabhe, anditumizira mphangwa, mbalonga kuti:
11 ‘Kuno kwafika anthu adabuluka ku dziko ya Ejitu, iwo adzala konsene kwene mu dziko ino. Cincino bwera kuno toera undipasire+ dzedze anthu awa. Panango ndinakwanisa kumenyana nawo mbandiathamangisa.’”
12 Mbwenye Mulungu apanga Bhalamu: “Leka kuenda pabodzi na iwo. Leka kupasa dzedze mbumba ineyi, thangwi ndi mbumba idapaswa nkhombo.”+
13 Mangwana mwace namacibese, Bhalamu alamuka mbapanga akulu adatumwa na Bhalaki: “Bwererani ku dziko yanu, thangwi Yahova nee anditawirisa toera ndiende pabodzi na imwe.”
14 Natenepa akulu a ku Moabhe abuluka, iwo abwerera kuna Bhalaki mbampanga: “Bhalamu akhonda kubwera pabodzi na ife.”
15 Natenepa Bhalaki atuma pontho akulu anango azinji akuti akhali akulemedzeka kakamwe kupiringana akutoma.
16 Iwo aenda kuna Bhalamu mbampanga: “Ipi ndipyo pidalonga Bhalaki mwana wa Zipori: ‘Ndaphata miyendo, leka kutawirisa nee cinthu cibodzi cikupingize kubwera kuna ine.
17 Thangwi ine ndinadzakulemedza kakamwe,* pontho ndinacita pinthu pyonsene pinafuna kundipanga iwe. Ndaphata miyendo, bwera upase dzedze mbumba ineyi.’”
18 Mbwenye Bhalamu apanga atumiki a Bhalaki: “Maseze Bhalaki andipase nyumba yace yakudzala na parata na ouro, ine nee ndinacita cinthu cinango cikulu+ peno cingʼono cakusiyana na pinafuna kundipanga Yahova Mulungu wanga.
19 Mbwenye ndaphata miyendo, ndisaphemba kuti imwe mugonembo pano toera ndibve kuti ninji pontho pinafuna kundipanga+ Yahova.”
20 Mulungu aonekera kuna Bhalamu namasiku mbampanga: “Khala amuna anewa abwera kudzakucemera, ndoko pabodzi na iwo. Mbwenye basi ene usafunika kulonga pire pinafuna kukupanga+ ine.”
21 Mangwana mwace namacibese Bhalamu alamuka, akhunganya buru yace* mbaenda pabodzi na akulu a ku Moabhe.+
22 Mbwenye Mulungu aipirwa thangwi iye akhaenda, natenepa anju wa Yahova alimira pa nseu toera kunʼkhondesa. Bhalamu akhali pa buru yace, pontho atumiki ace awiri akhaenda pabodzi na iye.
23 Buru yaona anju wa Yahova wakuti akhadalimira mu nseu mbaphatira supada mʼmanja mwace. Penepo buru yayesera kubuluka mu nseu mbipita ntsanga. Mbwenye Bhalamu atoma kuimenya toera ibwerere pontho mu nseu.
24 Penepo anju wa Yahova aenda kalimira panjira ingʼono yakuti ikhapita na pakati pa miti miwiri ya mauva, mʼmakhundu mawiri ene mukhali na mipanda ya miyala.
25 Buru pidaona iyo anju wa Yahova, yatoma kutsamira mpanda, mwendo wa Bhalamu mbupfinyika na mpanda; penepo Bhalamu atoma kuimenya pontho.
26 Natenepa anju wa Yahova aenda kutsogolo kwawo, pa mbuto ingʼono, yakuti nee mbapidakwanisika kupeuka kukhundu yamadyo peno khundu yabzwere.
27 Buru pidaona iyo anju wa Yahova, yagona pantsi, penepo Bhalamu aipirwa kakamwe mbapitiriza kumenya buru na ndodo yace.
28 Pakumalisa, Yahova acitisa kuti buru ilonge,+ natenepa iyo yabvundza Bhalamu: “Ninji pidakucitirani ine toera mundimenye katatu?”+
29 Bhalamu atawira buru: “Thangwi iwe wandikupwisa.* Mbidakhala na supada mʼmanja mwanga mbidakupha!”
30 Buru yabvundza Bhalamu: “Kodi nee ndine buru yanu inakwira imwe ndzidzi onsene mpaka lero? Kodi ine ndakucitirani kale pyenepi?” Bhalamu atawira: “Nkhabe!”
31 Buluka penepo Yahova afungula maso+ a Bhalamu, mbaona anju wa Yahova wakuti akhadalimira mu nseu na supada mʼmanja mwace. Penepo pene Bhalamu agodama mbakotamisa nsolo wace mpaka pantsi.
32 Natenepa anju wa Yahova ampanga: “Thangwi yanji wamenya buru yako katatu? Bvesera! Ine ndabwera kudzakupingiza, thangwi njira yako ndi yakusiyana* na pinafuna+ ine.
33 Buru yandiona mbiyesera kupeuka katatu.+ Mbidakhonda kupeuka pana ine, ninji pikhafuna kucitika? Pa ndzidzi uno mbandidakupha kale mbandisiya buru na umaso.”
34 Bhalamu apanga anju wa Yahova: “Ndadawa thangwi nee ndikhadziwa kuti imwe mwalimira mu nseu toera kuonana na ine. Cincino khala ndi pyakuipa pamaso panu kuti ine ndiende na amuna awa, ndinabwerera.”
35 Mbwenye anju wa Yahova apanga Bhalamu: “Ndoko pabodzi na amuna anewa, mbwenye basi ene usafunika kulonga pire pinafuna kukupanga ine.” Natenepa Bhalamu apitiriza na ulendo wace pabodzi na akulu adatumwa na Bhalaki.
36 Bhalaki pidabva iye kuti Bhalamu afika, mwakucimbiza aenda kaonana naye ku nzinda wa Moabhe, unagumanika nʼkhundu mwa gowa ya Arnoni mʼmadire a nzinda wa Moabhe.
37 Bhalaki abvundza Bhalamu: “Kodi ine nee ndakucemeresa? Thangwi yanji nee wabwera? Ukhanyerezera kuti nee mbidakwanisa kukulemedza kakamwe?”*+
38 Bhalamu atawira Bhalaki: “Cincino ine ndabwera, ndiri pano pamaso panu. Mbwenye nee ndinalonga pinthu pya munsolo mwanga. Basi ene ndinalonga pire pinafuna kundipanga+ Mulungu.”*
39 Natenepa Bhalamu aenda pabodzi na Bhalaki, mbafika ku Kiriyati-Uzoti.
40 Bhalaki apha ngʼombe na mabira mbatumiza mapindi anango kuna Bhalamu na akulu akhali pabodzi na iye.
41 Mangwana mwace namacibese, Bhalaki akwata Bhalamu mbakwira naye pa Bhamoti-Bhaale.* Na pa mbuto ineyi, Bhalamu mbadakwanisa kuona mbumba+ yonsene ya Izraeli.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Fala na Fala: “Mpingo.”
^ Peno: “ndinadzakupasa miyoni mizinji.”
^ Fala na Fala: “buru yace ikazi.”
^ Peno: “wandipasisa manyadzo.”
^ Peno: “pinacita iwe ndi pyakusiyana.”
^ Peno: “kukupasa miyoni mizinji.”
^ Fala na Fala: “mafala anafuna kuikha Mulungu pamulomo panga.”
^ Dzina ineyi isabveka “Nthunda za Bhaale.”
