Okubara 22 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Abaisiraeli baimutsya orugyendo, baasiisira omu mpita za Moabu obuseeri bwa Yorudaani ahashungaine na Yeriko.

² Reero Balaki mwene Zipori akareeba ebi Abaisiraeli baakozire Abaamori.

³ N'Abamoabu bakatiina munonga abo bantu, ahabw'okuba bakaba bari baingi, emitima ebahwaire omunda ahabw'abo Baisiraeli.

⁴ Abamoabu nikwo kugambira abakuru b'omuri Midiya bati: Egi nyanja y'abantu neija kumaraho ebitwehinguririize, nk'oku ente zikunduura obunyaatsi bw'omu ishwa. Balaki mwene Zipori, owaabaire ari omugabe wa Moabu ago magingo,

⁵ atuma entumwa ahari Balaamu mwene Beori, owaabaire atwire Petori, eri haihi n'omugyera Efuraati omu nsi y'Abamawi, kumweta, naamugira ati: Reeba, abantu barugire Misiri, baashweka ensi yoona, kandi batwire ahashungaine naanye.

⁶ Mbwenu rugayo obankyeenere, ahabw'okuba nibankiza emikono; obundi nkaabaasa kubasingura, mbabinga omuri egi nsi. Nimmanya ngu n'ou oshabira omugisha agutunga, n'ou okyeena ainara.

⁷ Mpaho abakuru b'Abamoabu n'ab'Amidiya baagyenda bahagatiire emikimbo y'okuraguza, baahika Balaamu, baamugambira ebi Balaki yaabatuma.

⁸ Nawe yaabagira ati: Nimuraare aha eki kiro, nyije ngire eki naabagarukamu, nk'oku Mukama arangambire. Abo bategyeki b'Abamoabu baraara owa Balaamu.

⁹ Reero Ruhanga aizira Balaamu amugira ati: Aba bantu bu oine ni baahi?

¹⁰ Balaamu agarukamu Ruhanga ati: Balaki mwene Zipori omugabe w'Abamoabu niwe antumireho ati:

¹¹ Reeba, abantu barugire Misiri, baashweka ensi. Mbwenu ija obankyeenere; obundi nkaabaasa kubarwanisa, mbabinga.

¹² Ruhanga agira Balaamu ati: Otagyenda nabo, kandi otakyeena abo bantu, ahabw'okuba baine omugisha.

¹³ Balaamu aimuka omu kasheeshe, agambira abo bategyeki ba Balaki ati: Nimwirooko, mugarukye owaanyu, ahabw'okuba nyowe Nyakubaho anzibiire kugyenda naimwe.

¹⁴ Abo bategyeki b'Abamoabu baimuka, bagaruka owa Balaki, bamugira bati: Balaamu yaayanga kwija naitwe!

¹⁵ Ahonaaho Balaki agaruka atuma abandi bategyeki, abarikukiza bariya obwingi n'ekitiinwa.

¹⁶ Nabo bahika Balaamu bamugira bati: Balaki mwene Zipori akutumireho ati: Hatagira ekyakuzibira kwija;

¹⁷ ahabw'okuba buzimazima niinyija kukuha ekitiinwa kingi. Kyona eki orangambire niinyija kukikora. Ija onkyeenere aba bantu!

¹⁸ Kwonka Balaamu agarukamu abagaragwa ba Balaki, ati: Balaki nobu yaakumpa enju ye eijwire efeeza n'ezaabu, tinkaarenga ki Mukama Ruhanga wangye aragiire, kukicwaho nari kukyongyeraho.

¹⁹ Mbwenu naabeeshengyereza, naimwe muraare aha eki kiro, ndeebe eki Mukama araagarukye kungambira.

²⁰ Reero Ruhanga aizira Balaamu nyekiro, amugira ati: Aba bantu ku baraabe baija kukweta, imuka ogyende nabo, kwonka kyona eki ndaakuragiire, obe nikyo waakora.

Ebya maraika n'endogoya ya Balaamu

²¹ Omu kasheeshe Balaamu akaimuka, yaatandiika endogoya ye, yaagyenda n'abategyeki ba Moabu.

²² Kwonka Ruhanga yaamugirira ekiniga ahabw'okwo kugyenda. Maraika wa Ruhanga yaayemerera omu muhanda kumukumiirira. Mbwenu obwo akaba atembire endogoya, aine abagaragwa be babiri.

²³ Endogoya ku yaareebire maraika wa Nyakubaho ayemereire omu muhanda asyoireyo rurara, agikwaitse omu ngaro, egyo ndogoya yaaruga omu muhanda, yaaza omu kishaka, na Balaamu yaagiteera kugigarura omu muhanda.

²⁴ Maraika wa Nyakubaho yaayemerera omu kahanda kafunzire, akarikuraba ahagati y'emisiri y'emizaabibu, kaine ekisiika ahari buri rubaju.

²⁵ Endogoya ku yaareebire maraika wa Mukama, yaayemigisiriza aha kisiika, haza yaakimigiraho ekigyere kya Balaamu, Balaamu nikwo kugaruka kugiteera.

²⁶ Ago magingo maraika wa Nyakubaho airirayo omu maisho, ayemerera omu mwanya gw'akamizyo, ahataine bwehinduriro ahari buryo nari ahari bumosho.

²⁷ Endogoya ku ereeba maraika wa Nyakubaho, ebandama aha nsi Balaamu agiri aha mugongo. Balaamu nikwo kugira ekiniga kingi akagiteeza enkoni ye.

²⁸ Reero Nyakubaho ayashamya akanwa k'egyo ndogoya, egira Balaamu eti: Naakwitsa ki waaza kunteera egi mirundi yonshatu?

²⁹ Balaamu nawe agigarukamu ati: N'ahabw'okuba wangaya. Kuri naaba nyine rurara omu ngaro, naaba ninkwita.

³⁰ Endogoya nayo egira Balaamu eti: Tindi endogoya yaawe ei otuura nootemba obutoosha n'okuhitsya eri izooba? Nyine obu ndakugizire nti? N'onu agigarukamu ati: Ngaaha.

³¹ Bwanyima Nyakubaho ahumuura amaisho ga Balaamu, areeba maraika wa Nyakubaho ayemereire omu muhanda, asyoireyo rurara emuri omu ngaro; ainama, ajuumara aha nsi.

³² Na maraika ogwo amugira ati: Endogoya yaawe waagiteerera ki egi mirundi yonshatu? Reeba, naija kukukumiirira, ahabw'okuba orugyendo rwawe n'orw'obugomi omu maisho gangye.

³³ Endogoya yo ku yandeeba yampigiza kashatu: kuri etampigiza, buzimazima hati nkaabaire naakwitsire, haza yo ngireka eguma ehuriire.

³⁴ Balaamu agira maraika wa Nyakubaho ati: Naacumura! Manya naaba ntamanyire ku oyemereire omu muhanda kunkumiirira. Mbwenu ku oraabe nooreeba ngu ni kibi, ka ngarukyeyo!

³⁵ Maraika wa Nyakubaho agira Balaamu ati: Irooko, ogyende n'abo bashaija, kwonka eki ndaakuragiire obe nikyo waagamba. Balaamu atyo agumizamu orwo rugyendo n'abategyeki ba Balaki.

Balaki okubugana Balaamu

³⁶ Balaki ku yaahuriire ngu Balaamu yaija, yaagyenda, yaaza kumubugana omu rurembo Aari orwa Moabu, aha nyatano ya Arunooni, aha rubaju rw'omwatano orw'aha muheru.

³⁷ Balaki yaagira Balaamu ati: Tinkutumireho kukweta? Ekikuzibiire kwija ni ki? Noogira ngu tindikubaasa kukuhindura omuntu w'ekitiinwa?

³⁸ Balaamu agarukamu Balaki ati: Reeba, mbwenu naija, kwonka noogira ngu nyine obushoboorozi bw'okugira eki naagamba ahabwangye? Eki Ruhanga araate omu kanwa kangye nikyo ndaagambe.

³⁹ Balaamu atyo agyenda na Balaki, bahika Kiriyasihuzooti.

⁴⁰ Balaki atamba ebitambo by'ente n'entaama, abitwekyeraho Balaamu n'abategyeki bu yaabaire aine.

⁴¹ Omu kasheeshe kaakuratsireho, Balaki atwara Balaamu, amuhitsya omu bibungo bya Bamotibaali. Okwo niyo yaarangiize ekicweka ky'eihe ry'Abaisiraeli abari haihi.