7 Nuko abayobozi b’i Mowabu n’abayobozi b’i Midiyani bafata urugendo, bajya kureba Balamu bajyanye n’impano zo kumuha kugira ngo asabire ibyago Abisirayeli.+ Bamugezeho bamubwira ubutumwa bwa Balaki.

25 Igihe Abisirayeli bari bashinze amahema i Shitimu,+ abantu batangiye gusambana n’abakobwa b’Abamowabu.+ 2 Abo bakobwa baje gutumira Abisirayeli ngo baze gutambira imana zabo ibitambo.+ Abisirayeli barya kuri ibyo bitambo kandi basenga imana zabo.+ 3 Nuko Abisirayeli batangira gusenga Bayali y’i Pewori,+ maze Yehova arabarakarira cyane.

17 “Mutere Abamidiyani mubice,+ 18 kuko babashutse bakoresheje amayeri mugakorera icyaha i Pewori,+ bigatuma mugerwaho n’ibyago. Babakoresheje icyaha binyuze kuri Kozibi umukobwa w’umuyobozi wo mu Bamidiyani, wishwe+ igihe mwatezwaga icyorezo muzira ibyo mwakoreye i Pewori.”+

8 Ntitugasambane* nk’uko bamwe muri bo basambanye, bigatuma hapfa abantu 23.000 mu munsi umwe.+

14 “‘“Ariko mfite ibintu bike nkugaya: Ni uko ufite abakurikiza inyigisho ya Balamu,+ ari we wigishije Balaki+ gushuka Abisirayeli ngo bakore ibyaha, akabigisha kurya ibyatambiwe ibigirwamana no gusambana.*+