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24 Balamu naakabona kuti Jehova ulayanda kulongezya bana Israyeli, kunyina naakaunka alimwi kuyoobalangawida malweza mbuli mbwaakacitide musyule,+ pele wakalanga kunkanda. 2 Mpoonya naakatambya meso aakwe akubona bana Israyeli kabakkede munkamu zyamisyobo yabo,+ muuya wa Leza wakamusikila.+ 3 Mpoonya wakaamba kasimpi aaka kakuti:+
“Mboobu mbwaamba Balamu imwana wa Beori,
Ambwaamba mwaalumi uuli ameso aajalukide,
4 Mbwaamba ooyo uumvwide majwi aa Leza,
Iwakabona cilengaano ca Singuzuzyoonse,
Iwakakotama, meso aakwe kaajalukide:+
5 Ma! Eelo kaka matente aako aleebeka, O Jakobo,
Imasena mokkala O Israyeli!+
6 Alindandeme kusikila kule mbuli tulonga twamukkuti,+
Mbuli myuunda iili kumbali aamulonga,
Mbuli masamu aa aloye Jehova ngaakasyanga,
Mbuli masamu aakkedari aali kumbali amaanzi.
7 Maanzi alakunka kuzwa muzilongo zyakwe zyobilo,
8 Leza wamugwisya mu Egepita;
Uli mbuli meja aamunyati kulimbabo.
Uyoobanyonyoona bamasi, basikumupenzya,+
Alimwi mafwuwa aabo uyakwaatyolaula alimwi uyoobavwinyauna amivwi yakwe.
9 Walandabala akulala ansi mbuli syuumbwa,
Alimwi mbwaanga uli mbuli syuumbwa, nguni uunga wasola kumubusya?
Aabo bakulongezya balilongezyedwe,
Alimwi aabo bakusinganya balisinganizyidwe.”+
10 Mpoonya Balaki wakakalalila Balamu. Balaki wakakamba maanza aakwe cakusampaula akumwaambila kuti: “Ndakakuletela kuti ubasinganye basinkondoma,+ pele yebo wabalongezya buya ziindi eezyi zyotatwe. 11 Anu kopiluka kwanu ino-ino. Ndakali kuyanda kukupa bulemu bupati,+ pele lino bona! Jehova wakukasya kuti upegwe bulemu.”
12 Mpoonya Balamu wakaingula Balaki kuti: “Sena batumwa bako mbookatumide tiindakabaambila kuti, 13 ‘Nokuba kuti Balaki wandipa ŋanda yakwe iimugeme iizwide nsiliva angolida, tandikonzyi* kusotoka malailile aa Jehova, mucintu cisyoonto naa cipati. Ndiyakwaamba buyo eeco Jehova ncayoondaambila’?+ 14 Lino ndaunka kwesu. Boola ndikwaambile ncobayoocita bantu aaba kubantu bako kumbele aamazuba.” 15 Mpoonya wakaamba kasimpi aaka kakuti:+
“Mboobu mbwaamba Balamu imwana wa Beori,
Ambwaamba mwaalumi uuli ameso aajalukide,+
16 Mbwaamba ooyo uumvwide majwi aa Leza,
Uujisi luzyibo kuzwa ku Mupatikampatila,
Iwakabona cilengaano ca Singuzuzyoonse
Ciindi naakali kukotama ansi, meso aakwe kaajalukide:
17 Ndiyoomubona, pele kutali lino;
Ndiyoomubona, pele kutali ino-ino.
18 Edomu uyooba lukono lwakwe,+
Inzya, Seiri+ uyooba lukono lwabasinkondonyina,+
Eelyo Israyeli nanootondezya busicamba bwakwe.
19 Muli Jakobo muyoozwa yooyo uyakuunka kayaabuzunda,+
Alimwi uyoonyonyoona kufwumbwa uyoosyaala mumunzi.”
20 Naakabona bana Amaleki, wakazumanana kwaamba kasimpi kakwe kati:
21 Naakabona bana Keni,+ wakazumanana kwaamba kasimpi kakwe kati:
“Cikkalilo cako cilikwabilidwe, alimwi ciyakidwe atala aandomba.
22 Nokuba boobo, umwi uyakuumpa Kaini.
Ino kusyeede ciindi cilamfwu buti kuti Asuri akutole mubuzike?”
23 Alimwi wakazumanana kwaamba kasimpi kakwe kati:
“Maawe! Nguni uyoofwutuka eelyo Leza aakucita boobo?
Pele awalo uyoonyonyoonwa cakumaninina.”
25 Mpoonya Balamu+ wakanyamuka akupiluka kwabo. Eelyo awalo Balaki wakaunka kwakwe.