36 Balaka erhi ayumva oku Balâmu ayishire, ajimuyankirira olunda lw’e Mowabu elubibi lw’Arnoni, aha buzinda bw’ecihugo.
Abramu erhi akola arhabâluka emunda anahimiraga Kedori-Laomeri, ye n’abâmi bali boshi naye, omwâmi w’e Sodomo ayish’imuyankirira omu njira omu kabanda ka Sawe (lwo lubanda lwa mwâmi).
Erhi alambûla amasù abona bantu basharhu bamuyimanzire aha burhambi. Erhi ababona arhenga aha lusò lw’ecirâlo ajà emunda bali, ahwera oku idaho.
Yozefu ashwekera ebibêsi oku ngâlè yâge, ayishoneramwo, mpu ajè e Gosheni aj’iyankirira îshe Israheli. Erhi anajà omu masù gâge ntya, acîkwêba omu igosi lyâge, alaka kasanzi karhali kanyi erhi anamuhôbîre.
Mûsa àhuluka, aj’ibugâna ishazâla, aharâmya anamuhôbera. Erhi babà bamadôsanya emyanzi, bàjà omu cihando.
Nka binyunyi byajà byayâka, nka byananyunyi bishabîrwe olôgo, ntyo kwo bali abâna-nyere b’e Mowabu aha mazîko ga Arnoni!
Mowabu afîre nshonyi z’okushâbwa kwâge; mulake munabande endûlù! Mumanyîse omwanzi omu Arnoni oku Mowabu asherîre.
Malahika wa Nyamubâho anacishuza Balâmu, erhi: «Ogende n’abà balume. Ci orhayishiderhe akandi kanwa okuleka aka nayishikubwîra. Balâmu anacigenzikanwa na balya baluzi ba Balaka».
Balaka anacibwîra Balâmu, erhi: «Ka ntalinkurhumire abajà bugo ntibajikuhamagala? Carhumaga orhayisha emunda ndi? Ka ntankahasha okukujirira kulya kunakukwânîne?»
Erhi bene wîrhu b’eco cishagala bamanya oku rhwayishire, bayish’irhulingira aha Itaramo ly’e Apiyo, n’aha Mahando-Asharhu. Erhi Paolo ababona, avuga Nyamuzinda omunkwa, ashub’iyumva oburhwâli.
Hirî eyo. Mugandûle muyikire omugezi gwa Arnoni Lâba oku nkufumbisire Sihoni mwâmi w’e Heshiboni, mwâmi w’Abamoriti, nkufumbisire n’ecihugo câge. Cinyagage, onabè wamushonzako entambala.
Ago mango, rhwarhôla ecihugo c’abôla bâmi bamoriti bombi, cihugo ciri ishiriza lya Yordani, kurhenga oku mugezi gwa Arnoni, kuhika oku ntondo ya Hermoni.
Kandi ashubirhôla enjira yâge omw’irungu, azunguluka ntyo ecihugo ca Edomu n’eca Mowabu, alinda ahika olunda lw’e buzûka-zûba bw’ecihugo ca Mowabu. Bahanda ah’ishiriza lya Arnoni, barhahamaga olubibi lwa Mowabu, bulya Arnoni yeri lubibi lwa Mowabu.
Oku ayûsihêra ntya, naye Samweli ayisha, Saulu ahuluka mpu agendimuyankirira anamulamuse.