UBileyamu uyaphinda ukubusisa u-Israyeli; ubuyela ekhaya
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.