Izinceku zenkosi yama-Aramu zathi kuyo: “Unkulunkulu wabo ungunkulunkulu wezintaba, ngalokho basahlula; kepha masilwe nabo ethafeni, impela siyakubahlula.
UNumeri 23:13 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE UBalaki wayesethi kuye: “Ake uze nami, siye kwenye indawo, lapho ungababona khona; uyakubona inxenye yabo kuphela, ungaboni bonke; ungiqalekisele bona uselapho.” IsiZulu 2020 UBhalaki wathi kuye: “Woza sihambe, siye kwenye indawo lapho uzobabona khona; uzobona ingxenye yabo kuphela, hhayi bonke. Uma usulapho ungiqalekisele bona.” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 UBalaki wayesethi kuye: “Woza nami siye kwenye indawo lapho ungababona khona; uzobona kuphela ukweqisa kwabo hhayi bonke; ungiqalekisele wona usulapho. |
Izinceku zenkosi yama-Aramu zathi kuyo: “Unkulunkulu wabo ungunkulunkulu wezintaba, ngalokho basahlula; kepha masilwe nabo ethafeni, impela siyakubahlula.
Wayesesondela umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngokuba ama-Aramu eshilo ukuthi uJehova ungunkulunkulu wezintaba, kasiye unkulunkulu wezigodi, ngiyakusinikela sonke lesi sixuku esikhulu esandleni sakho, nize nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”
Wathanda ukuthuka, kweza phezu kwakhe; wayengathokozi ngesibusiso, sahlala kude naye.
Bantu bami, ake nikhumbule okwacetshwa nguBalaki inkosi yakwaMowabi, nalokho amphendula ngakho uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori, nokwakuphakathi kweShithimi neGiligali, nize nazi izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova.”
Kwathi ekuseni uBalaki wamthatha uBileyamu, wamyisa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zikaBali, wabona elapho inxenye yabantu.
ngalokho ake uze manje, ungiqalekisele laba bantu, ngokuba bayangahlula; mhlawumbe ngingaze ngibe namandla ukuba sibanqobe, ngibaxoshe ezweni, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ombusisayo ubusisiwe, nomqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.”
Waphendula wathi: “Angiyikuqaphela ukukhuluma lokhu uNkulunkulu akufakile emlonyeni wami na?”
Wamyisa ensimini yaseSofimu esiqongweni sasePisiga, wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
Kwase kuvuka uBalaki indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, walwa no-Israyeli; wathuma wabiza uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ukuba aniqalekise,