Numeri Chapter 24

1. UBileyamu esebonile ukuthi kwakukuhle kuJehova ukubusisa u-Israyeli, akayanga njengakuqala ukulindela imilingo, kepha wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ngasehlane.

2. UBileyamu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona u-Israyeli ehlezi ngokwezizwe zakhe; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe.

3. Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori uthi, umuntu omehlo akhe avuliwe uthi,

4. ozwileyo amazwi kaNkulunkulu, obonile umbono kaSomandla uthi, ewela phansi, kuvulwe amehlo akhe:

5. “Mahle kangaka amatende akho, Jakobe, namatabernakele akho, Israyeli.

6. Elulekile njengezigodi, njengamasimu ngasemfuleni, njengemihlaba ayitshalile uJehova, njengemisedari ngaseceleni kwamanzi.

7. Amanzi ayakugobhoza, aphume ezimbizeni zakhe, imbewu yakhe ibe semanzini amaningi, inkosi yakhe ibe nkulu kuno-Agagi, umbuso wakhe uphakame.

8. “UNkulunkulu wamkhipha eGibithe; unjengezimpondo zenyathi kubo; uyakuqeda izizwe, izitha zakhe, aphule amathambo azo, azigwaze ngemicibisholo yakhe.

9. Wabuthalala, walala phansi njengengonyama, nanjengengonyamakazi, ngubani oyakumvusa na? “Mababusiswe bonke abakubusisayo, baqalekiswe bonke abakuqalekisayo.”

10. Ulaka lukaBalaki lwamvuthela uBileyamu, washaya izandla zakhe; uBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: “Ngakubiza ukuba uqalekise izitha zami; bheka, ubabusisile nokubabusisa kathathu.

11. Ngalokho baleka uye endaweni yakho; bengithi ngiyakukunika udumo olukhulu; kepha bheka, uJehova ugodlile udumo kuwe.”

12. UBileyamu wathi kuBalaki: “Angikhulumanga yini kuzo izithunywa zakho owazithuma kimi ukuthi:

13. ‘Noma uBalaki ebeyakunginika indlu yakhe igcwele isiliva negolide, anginakulidlula izwi likaJehova ngenhliziyo yami ukwenza okuhle noma okubi; akukhulumayo uJehova lokhu ngiyakukukhuluma,’ na?

14. Bheka manje, ngibuyela kubantu bakithi; woza ngikumemezelele ukuthi laba bantu bayakwenzani kubantu bakini ngezinsuku ezizayo.”

15. Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori uthi, umuntu oso lakhe livuliwe uthi,

16. ozwileyo amazwi kaNkulunkulu, owazi ukwazi koPhezukonke, obonile umbono kaSomandla, ewela phansi, kuvulwe amehlo akhe, uthi:

17. “Ngiyambona, kepha kungemanje; ngiyambheka, kodwa kungeseduze; kuyakuvela inkanyezi kuJakobe, nentonga yobukhosi iyakuvuka kwa-Israyeli, ishaye uMowabi emaceleni, ichithe onke amadodana kaSheti.

18. U-Edomi uyakuba yifa; uSeyiri uyakuba yifa naye, owayengowezitha zakhe, u-Israyeli esenza okubuqhawe.

19. Uyakuvela kuJakobe, achithe insali emzini.”

20. Wayesembuka u-Amaleki, wathatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “U-Amaleki wayengesokuqala sezizwe, kepha ukugcina kwakhe kungukubhubha.”

21. Wayesewabuka amaKheni, wathatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “Inamandla indawo yakho yokuhlala; isidleke sakho simisiwe edwaleni.

22. Nokho uKayini uyakuchithwa uze uthunjwe ngu-Ashuri.”

23. Wathatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “Maye, ngubani oyakuphila, lapho uNkulunkulu ekwenza lokhu, na?

24. Imikhumbi iyakuvela ogwini lwaseKitimi, imhluphe u-Ashuri, imhluphe u-Ebere, naye aye ekubhujisweni.”

25. UBileyamu wayesesuka, wahamba, wabuyela endaweni yakhe; uBalaki wahamba ngeyakhe indlela.