Dyalwilu

22 Akwa Izalayele akatuka-phe, emika o jibalaka jâ mu kikangalakata kya Mowabe bhwa zukama ni Jedikó ku sambwa dya Njolodá. 2 Balake mon’a Zipolo, wevu yoso yabhangele akwa Izalayele ku akwa Mamodi. 3 Akwa Mowabe exile ni wôma wavulu wa Izalayele mukonda avudile. Mukidi, akwa Mowabe abhondalala mukonda dya akwa Izalayele. 4 Akwa Mowabe ambela-phe o tufunga twa akwa Midiyana: “Kindala, o mundu yú wanda bwika yoso yatukondoloka kala o ngombe ki idya o yangu mu mukáwu.”

Mu thembu yenyoyo, Balake mon’a Zipolo mwéne wexile o sobha ya Mowabe. 5 Mwene watumikisa akunji phala kwixana Balamu mon’â Bewole ku Petolo, yazukama ni ngiji ya Ufalate,* mu ixi mwa mu vwalela, wixi: “Bhabha bhwamoneka mundu watundu ku Ijitu. Ene ezalesa o ixi, atungu mwene bhwa zukama o mbambe yami. 6 Za kindala ngakudyondo, u ngibhubhidile o mundu yú, mukonda a ngitundu mu nguzu. Nange ngitena ku atolola ni ku akaya mu ixi yiyi. Kuma ngejiya kyambote kwila, kyoso ki u besowala muthu, muthu yú a mubesowala, kyoso ki u bhubhidila muthu, muthu yú a mubhubhidila we.”

7 Kyenyiki, o adyakime akwa Mowabe ni adyakime akwa Midiyana ende njila, ambata o futu ya kuzambula bhu maku mâ, ayi muzwela ni Balamu ya a mutudila o njimbu ya Balake. 8 Mukiki mwene wa ambela: “Zekelenu hanji bhabha. Eme nganda mitangela o kitambwijilu kyanda ngibhana Jihova.” Kyenyiki, o ilamba ya Mowabe akala ni Balamu.

9 Nzambi watukulukila-phe Balamu yu wa mwibhwidisa: “O mayala yá ala n’eye ananyi?” 10 Balamu watambwijila o Nzambi yakidi, wixi: “Balake mon’â Zipolo, sobha ya Mowabe, wa ngitumikisa njimbu yambe kiki: 11 ‘Bhabha bhwamoneka mundu watundu ku Ijitu. Ene a mukwizalesa o ixi. Za kindala, u ngibhubhidile-wu. Nange ngitena kubhânga-nawu ni ku akaya.’” 12 Maji Nzambi wambela Balamu, wixi: “Kana kuya-nawu. Kana kubhubhidila o mundu, mukonda éme nga mu alanga.”

13 Balamu wabalumuka mu kamene yu wambela o ilamba ya Balake, wixi: “Vutukenu ku ixi yenu, mukonda Jihova kangehela kuya n’enu.” 14 Kyenyiki, o ilamba ya akwa Mowabe avutuka kwa Balake ya amwambela, exi: “Balamu waditunu kwiza n’etu.”

15 Maji Balake watumikisa ilamba yamukwa, abeta o kuvula, ala dingi ni fuma o ya dyangele ndenge. 16 Ene ayi kwa Balamu ya a mwambela: “Balake mon’a Zipolo wambe kiki: ‘Ngakudyondo, kana kwehela kima kukufidisa kwiza kokwami, 17 mukonda nganda kujingisa kyavulu, nganda bhanga yoso i u ngibhinga. Za ngakudyondo, ngibhubhidile o mundu yú.’” 18 Maji Balamu watambwijila o jiselevende ja Balake, wixi: “Né mwene se Balake u ngibhana inzo yê yezala ni phalata ni ulu, eme kingitena kubhanga kima, kikale kyadikota mba kyofele, ki bhukumukina o kitumu kya Jihova Nzambi yami. 19 Maji ngamidyondo, usuku yú zekenu we hanji bhabha, ni ngijiye ihi dingi yanda ngitangela Jihova.”

20 Nzambi watukulukila Balamu mu usuku yu wa mutangela: “Se mayala yá eza mukwixana, nde-nawu. Maji watokala kuzwela ngo yoso i nganda kutangela.” 21 Kyenyiki, Balamu wabalumuka mu kamene, wasokejeka o jumendu yê ya mukaji yu wayi ni ilamba ya akwa Mowabe.

22 Maji o njinda ya Nzambi yawama mukonda mwene wexile muya. O anju ya Jihova yemana mu kikoka phala ku mufidisa. Balamu wexile ku thandu a jumendu yê, wexile ni akwatekex’ê ayadi. 23 Kyoso jumendu ki yamono o anju ya Jihova yemana mu kikoka yafomona o xibhata, yamateka kutunda mu kikoka phala kuya mu yangu. Maji Balamu wamateka kubeta o jumendu phala ku ivutukisa mu kikoka. 24 Kyenyiki, o anju ya Jihova yemanenye mwene mu njila yatolo, bhukaxi ka mabhya ayadi a mividi, kwexile jiphalelu ja matadi mbandu ni mbandu. 25 Mu kumona o anju ya Jihova, o jumendu yamateka kudixinina ku phalelu, i yaxina o kinama kya Balamu ku phalelu. Balamu anga u ibeta dingi.

26 O anju ya Jihova yayi dingi ku pholo, bhu kididi kyatolo. Bhenyobho, kibhwexile kididi phala kuditela ku kadilu mba ku kyasu. 27 Kyoso jumendu ki yamono o anju ya Jihova, yabase ni Balamu ku thandu dyê. Balamu anga njinda i mukwata, wa ibeta dingi ni mbangala yê. 28 Jihova wabhangesa-phe o jumendu kuzwela.* Yene yambela Balamu: “Ihi i ngakubhange phala ku ngibeta lutatu lwos’ulu?” 29 Balamu watambwijila o jumendu: “Wa ngibhange ngi kyowa. Se ngakwatele xibhata, hinu nga kujibha!” 30 O jumendu yebhwidisa Balamu: “K’eme ngi jumendu iwene musambela ku mwenyu wé woso kate lelu? O kwila ngakubhangele kya kiki?” Mwene watambwijila: “Kana!” 31 Mukiki, Jihova wajikula o mesu a Balamu, mwene anga umona o anju ya Jihova yemana mu kikoka, yafomona o xibhata. Mu kithangana kyenyokyo, mwene udyonda anga ufukama ni pholo bhoxi.

32 O anju ya Jihova-phe ya mwambela: “Mukonda dyahi wabeta o jumendu yê mu lutatu lwos’ulu? Éme ngeza kukufidisa, mukonda o njila i wamukwenda kiyalungu ni vondadi yami. 33 O jumendu ya ngimono i yasoto ku ngilenga* lutatu. Xinganeka hanji se yene kiyangilengele! Mu kithangana kiki, eme hinu ngakujibha kya, maji o jumendu yeji xale ni mwenyu.” 34 Balamu wambela o anju ya Jihova: “Ngate kituxi, mukonda kingejidile kwila eye ngana wemanene mu kikoka phala kudisanga n’eme. Kindala, se kiki kyayibha ku mesu mê, nganda vutukami ku ngatundu.” 35 Kyenyiki, o anju ya Jihova yambela Balamu: “Nde kumoxi ni mayala enyo. Maji watokala kuzwela ngo yoso i nganda kutangela.” Balamu wasuluka ni kwenda o njila kumoxi ni ilamba ya Balake.

36 Kyoso Balake kyevu kwila Balamu wabhixila, mu kithangana kyenyokyo wayi mudisanga-nê mu mbanza ya Mowabe, yazukama ni Anone, bhwasuku o mbambe ya Mowabe. 37 Balake wambela Balamu: “Ki ngatumu ku kwixana? Wakambela-hi kwiza? Wafika kwila kingeji tena kukujingisa kyavulu? 38 Balamu-phe watambwijila Balake, wixi: “Kyambote. Kindala ngala bhu pholo yé. Maji kinganda tena kuzwela kima mu vondadi yami. Nganda zwela ngo yoso i ngitangela Nzambi phala kuzwela.”

39 Kyenyiki, Balamu wayi kumoxi ni Balake, ene anga abhixila ku Kidyate-Hazote. 40 Balake wabhakula jingombe ni jimbudi kala sata, yu watumikisa jithumba kwa Balamu ni ku ilamba yexile-nê. 41 Mu kamene Balake wambata Balamu yu wabande-nê ku Bamote-bahale. Kwenyoko, mwene wejitena kumona kyambote o mundu.