16 Afika kuBhalami athi: “Nakhu uBhalaki indodana kaTsipori akutjhoko, ‘Ngibawa ungavumeli litho likwenze bona ungezi uzongibona, 17 ngizokuhlonipha khulu begodu ngizokwenza nanyana yini othi ngiyenze. Nje-ke ngiyakubawa, yiza uzongiqalekisela abantwaba.’”

10 UBhalaki wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lakaBhalami. UBhalaki asilingekile, wawahla izandla wathi kuBhalami: “Ngikubizele bona uzokuqalekisa+ amanabami kodwana wena uwabusise kathathu. 11 Khamba khona nje, ubuyele kwakho.+ Benginqophe ukukuhlonipha khulu kodwana uJehova wenze bona ungayifumani ihlonipho leyo.”