7 Kuswawaawo Balaamu wakalaluka ayi, “Balaki wankusha kuSilya, mwaami wa kuMoabu wankusha kuswa kutulundu twa kwicwe. Wakaamba ayi, ‘Kosa unshinganineko Jakobo. Kosa unambilileko malwesa bene Isilaeli.’
Mukwiinga bantu aba bakakaka kumupa cakulya amaanshi lilya ndimwakalinga kuswa mucishi ca Ijipiti, alimwi bakeeta aBalaamu mwanaakwe Beyo wa mundabala inene ya Peto mucishi ca Mesopotamya, ayi amushingane,
lyalo wakalaluka ayi, “Makani akwe Balaamu mwanaakwe Beyo, maswi a muntu ulasha kabotu,
Mpomunyaawo Balaamu wakalaluka ayi, “Amunyamuke baBalaki munkutike, amunyumfwe nobana babo baSipo.
Pabushiku ubo bantu balaakumuseka. Balaakumupensha alwiimbo ulu lwabuumba lwakwaamba ayi, ‘Twanyonyoolwa cakumaninina. Mwaami Lesa watunyaya cishi ncaakatupa akucipa kubaabo bakatutola busha.’ ”
Ndaakumulwiita shikoshanyo. Ndaakumusansulwita shintu shishisitwe shikulukulu,
Jobo wakatolelela kwaamba ayi,
Balaamu wakalaluka alimwi ayi, “Ino bantu aba batoobungana kumatwa mbaani?
Lyalo wakalaluka ayi, “Makani akwe Balaamu mwanaakwe Beyo, maswi a muntu ulasha kabotu,
Beendeleshi ba baJuda bakeshiba kwaamba ayi Jesu wakalinga kwaamba mbabo mucikoshanyo ncaakabalwiita. Aboobo bakalinga kusuni kwaamba ayi bamucaate. Nakubi boobo bakaloonda likoto lya bantu lyakalingaawo. Mpeeke bakamushiyabo, baswaawo.
Jesu alimwi wakabalwiita acimwi cikoshanyo ayi, “Bweene bwa kwiculu buli anga ncimena ciniini mwanakashi ncaakasenkanya mushikopo shotatwe sha fulaulo, kushikila woonse wafutumuka.”
Mashingo taakoonshi kukucisa na taakweelete. Ee, alaba anga mbayuni balelembabo, sombi cakutekalaawo.
Lyalo Jobo wakatolelela akwaamba ayi,
Wakalinga kumukonkela nguEliyasa mwanaakwe Dodayi mwine Aowa. Alakwe wakalinga womwi wa “Bashilumamba Botatwe Bapukite.” Wakalinga aDefedi ndyaakasumuna bene Filisiti abo bakalinga kubungene kuPasi Damimu ayi balwane. Ciindi ico bashilumamba bene Isilaeli bamwi boonse kabali bamana kucica.
Shoonse ishi shakacitika kweelana ambwaakaamba mulaluki mukulukulu ayi, “Ndaakubaambila mushikoshanyo, ndaakubayubulwita shintu shakalinga kushisitwe kuswa kumatalikilo a cishi ca panshi.”
Kuswawaawo abo batolwa busha balaakuseka baabo babatola ayi, “Mapensho kuli ndimwe nomubwesa buboni buteshi bwaanu akulilengesha kubila kwiinda mukukakatisha bantu kulipila nkongole shakubabekesha. Ino ishi shilaakutola ciindi cilaamfu buyani?”
Mpomunyaawo ndakaamba ayi, “Sobwe noBaami baLesa Beshinkusu shoonse! Sa te bantu batootongooka kale ayi lyoonse ndaambabo mushikoshanyo?”
“Webo omuntu, lwiita bene Isilaeli cikoshanyo
Musankwa uyo ndyaakanyansha bene Isilaeli Jonasani mwanaakwe Shimeya mukwabo Defedi, wakaya wamucaya.
Sombi Defedi wakaambila mwine Filisiti uyo ayi, “Webo utoosa mukundwana amupeeni alimwi amasumo. Ono nebo ntookulwana muliina lya Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wa likoto lya bashilumamba lya bene Isilaeli, uyo ngowanyansha.
Ndushinisho nebo nemusebenshi wanu ndacaya nkalamu alimwi abeya. Ono sunu mwine Filisiti ulya utooba bweenka mbuli banyama abo mukwiinga wanyansha likoto lya bashilumamba bakwe Lesa muumi.
Sunu nobashilumamba bene Isilaeli ndamuteteesha! Amumpe muntu ngweshi tulwanaakwe.”
Anga muciloto wakabona bene Keni akulaluka ayi, “Musena ngomushiteemo ulilamitwe, ulilamitwe anga nciinswa cili peculu lya mwaandami.
Nebo ntookulambula cakusanyaako alimwi akucita coonse nceshi waambe. Ndakombelela kosa unshinganineeko bantu aba.”
ayi bantu bakaswa mucishi ca Ijipiti mbaanji abuumbi. Ono ulisuni ayi mushinganineeko kwaamba ayi akonshe kubalwana akubatanda mucishi cakwe.”
Alimwi wakanyumfwa kwaamba ayi Jakobo wakanyumfwila baishi abanyina akuya kuMesopotamya.
Sombi uye kuMesopotamya, kuŋanda ya bankambiyako baBetiwelo, ukeebele nkuko pakati ka bana babo bashimishaanu baLabani.
Bana bakwe Shemu basankwa bakalinga Elamu, Ashuwa, Apakishadi, Ludi alimwi aAlamu.
Aboobo wakaboolela akucana Balaki uciimfwibo pamulambu wakwe wakutenta pantu pomwi abamatanjilili ba bene Moabu boonse.
Ino inga ndaloondanshi muciindi ca mapensho? Inga ndatilimukilanshi na balwani bangu banshinguluka?
