1 Kwathi lokha uBhiliyamu nakabona bona okuhle kuSomnini kukobana abusise ama-Israyeli, azange aphendukele emilingweni njengesiqhelo, kodwana waqala erhalawumbeni.
UBhiliyamu wavuka ekuseni wathi eenkhulwini zakaBhalakhi: “Buyelani enarheni yekhenu ngombana uSomnini walile bona ngikhambe nani.”
Nje-ke abaphathi bakwaMowabi nebakwaMidiyani basuka baphethe isiliva yokuthukula ezandleni zabo. Bafika kuBhiliyamu, bambikela umlayezo kaBhalakhi.
UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Akhusuje ujame hlanu kwemihlabelo yokutjhiswa, mina ngisafuna ukuzihlanganisa noSomnini ngaphetjheyaphaya.”
Yelela-ke mina ngamukele umyalo wokubusisa, yena ubusisile, yeke mina angeze ngakuphendula lokho.
Kwamambala awukho umlingo ongaphumelela kuJakopo, akukho ukufunisela okungajamelana no-Israyeli. UZimu ukhuluma ngoJakopo ngesikhathi esifaneleko, iye, uZimu ngokwakhe uhlosa okuzokwenzeka ngo-Israyeli.
Nje-ke uBhalakhi wathatha uBhiliyamu wamusa esiqongweni sePewori lapha umuntu angabona khona iJetjhimoni.
UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Jama hlanu kwemihlabelwakho yokutjhiswa le, mina ngisathi ukubethwa mumoya; mhlamunye uSomnini uzazibonakalisa kimi. Nje-ke nanyana yini azakwambula kimi, ngizakutjela khona.” Mbala wakhamba waya embunjwaneni onganalitho.
Mbala uBhalakhi wenza njengombana uBhiliyamu atjhwile bewanikela ngekunzi nangeqama e-aldarini elinye nelinye.
Yelelani la, laba ngibo abahlohlozelwa nguBhiliyamu bona babe sisifu kuma-Israyeli ukuze one ngokungathembeki kuSomnini endabeni yePewori. Ngalokho isifo sehlela emkhambathini kaSomnini.
Kodwana kukhona okungangiphathi kuhle ngawe: Kukhona abathileko hlangana nani ababambelele eemfundisweni zakaBhalamu, owafundisa uBhalaki bona abeke isikhubekiso phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli, kobana badle okuhlatjelwe iinthombe nokuziphatha ngobufebe.
Sengiyazi bona ngambala uzokuba yikosi begodu umbuso wakwa-Israyeli uzokunzinza ezandleni zakho.
Yeke uSawula wehlela erhalawumbeni leZifu, wayokuzuma uDavida lapho, wakhamba neenkulungwana ezintathu zamadoda akhethiweko wakwa-Israyeli.
USawula wathi kuDavida: “Kwanga ungabusiseka Davida ndodanami; uzakwenza izinto ezikulu uphumelele.” UDavida wathatha indlelakhe, noSawula wabuyela ekhaya.