Ngokuba abahlangabezanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwa nangamanzi, kepha babaqasha uBileyamu ukuba abaqalekise; kodwa uNkulunkulu wethu waphendula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso.
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Ngokuba abahlangabezanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwa nangamanzi, kepha babaqasha uBileyamu ukuba abaqalekise; kodwa uNkulunkulu wethu waphendula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso.
Umphefumulo wami ulangazelela, yebo, ulangazelela amagceke kaJehova; inhliziyo yami nenyama yami kukhalela kuNkulunkulu ophilayo.
Lezi ziyinani letabernakele, itabernakele lobufakazi, njengoko kwabalwayo ngokomthetho kaMose enkonzweni yamaLevi ngesandla sika-Itamari indodana ka-Aroni umpristi.
Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeTirisa, umuhle njengeJerusalema, wesabeka njengebutho eliphethe amabhanela.
Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyohlala ezindlini; bonke abazelwe kwa-Israyeli bayakuhlala emadokodweni;
UJehova uyakumnquma ematendeni kaJakobe umuntu owenza lokhu, uJehova Sebawoti, noletha umhlatshelo kuJehova Sebawoti.
UBileyamu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona u-Israyeli ehlezi ngokwezizwe zakhe; uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kwakhe.
Wathi yena owezwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu, owabona ubuso bukaSomandla, owabanjwa yisiyezi, kodwa amehlo akhe avuleka.
Njengezigodi zendlalekile, njengezivande ngasemfuleni, njengezihlahla zenhlaba eyatshalwa nguJehova, nemisedari ngasemanzini.
Ubusisiwe wena Israyeli, onjengawe, bantu abahlengiwe nguJehova, isihlangu sosizo lwakho, oyinkemba yobukhosi bakho. Izitha zenu ziyakuba ngamanga kini; futhi kumelwe unyathele ezindaweni zazo eziphakeme.
Kepha angivumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu; ngakho-ke usakubusisa; ngalokho nganisindisa esandleni sakhe.