Okubara 23 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Balaamu akagira Balaki ati: Nyombekyera amatambiro mushanju, kandi ontungire enimi mushanju n'empaya z'entaama mushanju.

² Balaki yaakora nk'oku Balaamu yaagambire. Balaki na Balaamu baatambira ahari buri itambiro enimi n'empaya y'entaama.

³ Bwanyima Balaamu yaagira Balaki ati: Yemerera aha rubaju rw'ekitambo kyawe ekicwekize, nyowe ngyende, shana Nyakubaho akaija kumbugana. Haza eki araanyorekye kyona, nikyo ndaakugambire. Atyo agyenda aza aha mutwe gw'ebibungo omu bwerere.

⁴ Ruhanga abuganayo Balaamu. Balaamu amugira ati: Naatebeekanisa amatambiro mushanju, kandi ahari buri itambiro naatambiraho enimi n'empaya y'entaama.

⁵ Na Ruhanga ata omu kanwa ka Balaamu ebi araagambe, kandi amugira ati: Garuka ahari Balaki, haza ebyo obe nibyo waagamba.

⁶ Mpaho Balaamu agaruka ahari Balaki, kandi ashanga we n'abategyeki ba Moabu boona beemereire aha rubaju rw'ekitambo kye ekicwekize.

⁷ Balaamu atandika kuhanuura naagira ati: Balaki akaanyiha Aramu, nyowe omugabe w'Abamoabu yaanyiha omu nshozi za burugwa-izooba. Ati: Rugayo onkyeenere Yakobo! Ija onyangire Isiraeli!

⁸ Mbwenu nyowe nimbaasa nta kukyeena abu Ruhanga atakyeenire: Nari kwanga abu Ruhanga atangire?

⁹ Manya nimbaranzya ndi aha mutwe gw'enkiri z'aha nshozi; nimbareeba ndi omu bibungo. Reeba, n'eihanga erituura ryonka, eriteebarira mu gandi.

¹⁰ N'oha orikubaasa kubara Aba Yakobo abari nk'omucuucu? Nari kubara kimwe kya kana eky'Abaisiraeli? Nyowe ka nyefeere orufu rw'ohikiriire, omuheru gwangye gube nk'ogwe.

¹¹ Mpaho Balaki agira Balaamu ati: Wangirira biiha? Wankorera ki? Nkureetsire kunkyeenera abazigu bangye, mbwenu reeba, toine ki waakora, kureka okubendeza emigisha.

¹² N'onu amugarukamu ati: Tinshemereire kwerinda ebi Nyakubaho arikuta omu kanwa kangye, nkaba nibyo naagamba?

¹³ Balaki amugira ati: Mbwenu ija tugyende kumwe omu gundi mwanya, ahu oraabaasize kuranzya ekicweka kyabo ekiri haihi, kwonka otabareebire boona. Haza okwo obe niyo waayema kubankyeenera.

¹⁴ Atyo amutwara omu ishwa rya Zofimu, aha mutwe gwa Pisiga, ayombekayo amatambiro mushanju, kandi ahari buri rimwe atambiraho enimi n'empaya y'entaama.

¹⁵ Na Balaamu agira Balaki ati: Yemerera aha, aha rubaju rw'ekitambo kyawe ekicwekize, nze kuriya kubugana Nyakubaho.

¹⁶ Reero Nyakubaho abugabugana na Balaamu; amuta omu kanwa ebi araagambe, kandi amugira ati: Irooko, ogarukye ahari Balaki, haza ebyo obe nibyo waagamba.

¹⁷ Balaamu atyo aija ahari Balaki, amushanga ayemereire aha rubaju rw'ekitambo kye ekicwekize, aine abategyeki ba Moabu. Balaki amubuuza ati: Nyakubaho yaagamba ki?

¹⁸ Balaamu nawe atandika kuhanuura, naagira ati: Iwe Balaki, imuka ohurire! Iwe mwene Zipori, ntega okutu.

¹⁹ Ruhanga ti muntu, ngu abeihe, kandi ti mwana w'omuntu, ngu ayefuuze! Mbwenu shi ebi agambire, taribikora? Nari ebi araganiise, taribihikiiriza?

²⁰ Reeba, nyowe ndagiirwe kubendeza emigisha; we yaagibaha, kandi tindikubaasa kugibaaka.

²¹ We tareebire kibi omuri Yakobo, nobu bwakuba obugomi omuri Isiraeli. Mukama Ruhanga waabo ari hamwe nabo; kandi nibamuteerera akaari k'okushemererwa, ku ari omugabe waabo.

²² Nk'oku embogo eyesiga amahembe gaayo, nabo nikwo barikwesiga Ruhanga waabo owaabaihire Misiri.

²³ N'ahabw'ekyo tihariho ky'okuroga Yakobo, nobu kwakuba okuragurira kubi Isiraeli, kureka ekiraagambwe ahari Yakobo na Isiraeli n'eky'okugira kiti: Ebishi eki Ruhanga abakoreire n'eky'okutangaaza!

²⁴ Reeba, eri ihanga: niribandaatuka nk'entare enkazi, ryimutsya nk'entare enshaija. Tebyama etakashonshomeire ki yaakwata, n'okunywa eshagama y'eki yaita.

²⁵ Balaki nikwo kugira Balaamu ati: Otabakyeena n'akakye, nobu kwakuba okubashabira emigisha n'akakye.

²⁶ Balaamu agarukamu Balaki ati: Tinaakugambira nti: Byona ebi Ruhanga araagambe nibyo ndaakore?

²⁷ Balaki agira Balaamu ati: Mbwenu rugayo, nkutware omu gundi mwanya, obundi Ruhanga akaakisiima, oba niyo waabakyeenera.

²⁸ Balaki atyo atwara Balaamu aha mutwe gwa Peori, aharikuranzya eihamba.

²⁹ Balaamu agira Balaki ati: Nyombekyera aha amatambiro mushanju, haza ondeetere aha enimi mushanju n'empaya z'entaama mushanju.

³⁰ Balaki akora nk'oku Balaamu yaagamba; atamba enimi n'empaya y'entaama ahari buri itambiro.