16 Zafika kuBhalamu zathi kuye: “UBhalakhi indodana kaZiphori uthe, ‘Ngicela ungavumeli lutho lukuvimbele ukuthi ubuye kimi, 17 ngoba ngizakunika udumo olukhulu njalo ngizakwenza loba yini othi ngiyenze. Yikho ngicela ubuye uzongiqalekisela abantu laba.’”

10 UBhalakhi wamthukuthelela kakhulu uBhalamu, waze waqakeza izandla wathi kuye: “Ngikubizele ukuthi uzoqalekisa izitha zami+ kodwa akulalutho olwenzileyo ngaphandle kokubusisa abantu laba kathathu konke. 11 Buyela khathesi emzini wakho. Bengifuna ukukunika udumo olukhulu+ kodwa uJehova ukuphuthise udumo obuzaluthola.”