iNumeri Numeri 22
Numeri 22
uBhileham uyawasikelela amaSirayeli, kodwa ukwenza oko ngokuchasene nokuthanda kwakhe
1Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya bamisa emfuleni wakwaMowabhi, ngasempumalanga kweYordan, malunga neYeriko. 2Wakubona uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, konke abekwenzile uSirayeli kuma-Amori. 3uMowabhi wanxunguphala kakhulu ngabantu, ngokuba bebaninzi; wakhwankqiswa uMowabhi ngoonyana bakaSirayeli. 4Wathi uMowabhi kumadoda amakhulu akwaMidiyan, Ngoku esi sihlwele siya kudla konke okusijikelezileyo njengeenkomo, sidle ingca yelizwe. uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, ubengukumkani wakwaMowabhi ngelo xesha. 5Wathuma abathunywa kuBhileham, unyana kaBhehore, kuPetros, osemlanjeni ezweni loonyana babantu bakowabo, ukuba bambize bathi, Yabona, kuphume abantu eYiputa; nabo bawugubungele umhlaba, bahlala ngasecaleni lam. 6Yiza, undisindise aba bantu; ngokuba banzima kunam; mhlawumbi ndiya koyisa, ukuze sibe nokuboyisa kwaye sibagxothe ehlabathini; ngokuba ndiyazi ukuba osikelelayo usikelelwe; 7Ngoko izikhulu zakwaMowabhi nezikhulu zakwaMidiyan zahamba nomvuzo wokuvumisa ezandleni zazo; beza kuBhileham, bamxelela amazwi kaBhalaki. 8Wathi kuwo, Lalani apha ngobu busuku; ndoninika ilizwi, njengoko uYehova aya kuthetha kum; Bahlala ke abathetheli bakwaMowabhi noBhileham. 9Wafika uThixo kuBhileham, wathi, Ngoobani na la madoda unawe? 10Wathi uBhileham kuThixo, uBhalaki unyana kaTsipore, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, uthumele kum, esithi, 11Yabona, kukho uhlanga lwaseJiputa oluwugubungelayo umhlaba; yizani nindibone; mhlawumbi ndingaba nako ukuboyisa, ndibagxothe. 12Wathi uYehova kuBhileham, Musa ukuhamba nawo; Musani ukubaqalekisa abantu, kuba basikelelwe. 13Wagqiba uBhileham kusasa, wathi kubathetheli bakaBhalaki, Hambani niye ezweni lenu; ngokuba uYehova uyala ukundivumela ndihambe nani. 14Besuka ke abathetheli bakwaMowabhi, baya kuBhalaki, bathi, Walile uBhileham ukuza nathi. 15Waphinda uBhalaki wathuma abathetheli ababebekeke ngaphezu kwabo. 16Zafika ke kuBhileham, zathi kuye, uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, kwathiwa, Musa ukuthintela ukuza kum; 17Kuba ndokuzukisa kakhulu, ndikwenze konke ondixelela kona; yiza, undisindisele olu hlanga. 18Waphendula uBhileham, wathi kubakhonzi bakaBhalaki, Angafanelana uBhalaki ethanda ukundinika indlu yakhe izele yisilivere negolide, andingekhe ndiwugqithe umlomo kaYehova, uThixo wam, ndenze okuncinane nokuba kokukhulu. 19Hlala apha ngobu busuku, ukuze ndiyazi into eya kundixelela yona uYehova. 20Wafika uThixo kuBhileham ebusuku, wathi kuye, Akufika la madoda eza kukubiza, suka uhambe nawo; kodwa nangona kunjalo, ilizwi endiya kukuxelela lona, kufuneka ulenze. 21Kwakusasa uBhileham, wayibopha idonki yakhe, wahamba nabathetheli bakwaMowabhi. 22Wavutha umsindo kaThixo ngokuba emkile. Sema isithunywa sikaYehova endleleni yomchasi. Wakhwela eesileni lakhe, nabakhonzi bakhe ababini. 23Xa idonki yayibona ingelosi kaYehova imi endleleni ibambe ikrele layo elirholileyo; lathi gu bucala iesile, lasinga emaphandleni; uBhileham walibetha iesile, walijika endleleni. 24Sema isithunywa sikaYehova endleleni yezidiliya, iludonga ngapha, iludonga ngapha. 25Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova, laguqa, nonyawo lukaBhileham eludongeni, layibetha kwakhona. 26Sahamba isithunywa sikaYehova, sema endaweni emxinwa, apho bekungekho ndlela yakucezela ekunene nasekhohlo. 27Idonki leyo ithe yakusibona isithunywa sikaYehova, lasuka lawa, laqumba phantsi koBhileham, wavutha umsindo kaBhileham, walibetha ngentonga iesile. 28Wawuvula ke uYehova umlomo we-esile, wathi kuBhileham, Ndikwenze ntoni na, ukuba undibethe kathathu nje? 29Wathi uBhileham kwiesile, Undiqumbisile nje, ukuba bendiphethe umkhonto esandleni sam, inene, ndithanda ukukubulala ngoku. 30Lathi iesile kuBhileham, Ubukhwele idonki yakho na, kususela kwakho oko unanamhla? Ngaba ndakha ndakwenza oko kuwe?” Wathi: “Hayi! 31Wawavula ke uYehova amehlo kaBhileham, wabona isithunywa sikaYehova simi endleleni, sirhole ikrele laso. Wathoba intloko yakhe, wawa ngobuso. 32Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Ulibethele ntoni na iesile lakho izihlandlo ezithathu? uyabona, ndiphumele kulwa nawe; ngokuba indlela yakho imbi emehlweni am. 33Idonki yandibona, yajika kathathu; 34Wathi uBhileham kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ndihlulekile; kuba bendingazi ukuba umi endleleni ngokundichasa; ndiphinde ndibuyele kuwe ukuba awundithandi. 35Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuBhileham, Hamba naloo madoda; ke ilizwi endolithetha kuwe, uze uthethe lona lodwa. uBhileham wahamba nabathetheli bakaBhalaki. 36Weva uBhalaki ukuba uBhileham ufikile, waphuma wamhlangabeza emzini wakwaMowabhi, emdeni waseArnon, ngasemdeni wolwandle. 37Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Andikuthumelanga na ndikuthumela ukuba ndikubize? bekutheni ukuze ungezi kum? 38Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Yabona, ndifikile kuwe; ndinawo amandla othetha nto ngoku? ilizwi aya kulibeka emlonyeni wam uThixo, ndiya kuthetha lona. 39uBhileham wahamba noBhalaki, baya kufika eKiriyati-husoti. 40Wabingelela uBhalaki iinkomo nempahla emfutshane, wazithumela kuBhileham nakubathetheli ababenaye. 41Ngengomso uBhalaki wamthabatha uBhileham, wamsa entabeni kaBhahali, ukuze alibone ikamva labantu khona.
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