7 Ntheura ŵalara ŵa Mowabu na ŵalara ŵa Midiyani ŵakanyamuka, ŵakayegha malipiro gha kuwukwira mu mawoko ghawo, ŵakafika kwa Balamu+ na kumuphalira uthenga wakufuma kwa Balaki.

25 Apo Ŵaisrayeli ŵakakhalanga mu Shitimu,+ ŵanthu ŵakamba kuchita uzaghali na ŵanakazi ŵa ku Mowabu.+ 2 Ŵanakazi aŵa ŵakachemera ŵanthu ku sembe za ŵachiuta+ ŵawo, ndipo ŵanthu ŵakamba kurya na kusindamira ŵachiuta ŵa Ŵamowabu.+ 3 Ntheura Israyeli nayo wakamba kusopa* Baala wa Peyori.+ Ndipo ukali wa Yehova ukagolera pa Israyeli.

17 “Uŵasuzge Ŵamidiyani na kuŵatimba,+ 18 chifukwa ŵamusuzgani pakumuchitirani mauryarya pa nkhani ya Peyori+ na Kozibi mwana wa mulongozgi wa Midiyani. Kozibi wakaŵa mudumbu wawo uyo wakakomeka+ pa zuŵa ilo nthenda yakofya yikawira ŵanthu pa nkhani ya Peyori.”+

8 Tingachitanga uzaghali* yayi, nga umo ŵanyake ŵa iwo ŵakachitira uzaghali,* ndipo ŵanthu 23,000 ŵakafwa mu zuŵa limoza.+

14 “‘Kweni nkhukususka pa vinthu vichoko waka, kuti uli nawo awo ŵakukoleska chisambizgo cha Balamu,+ uyo wakasambizga Balaki+ kuti waŵike chikhuŵazgo panthazi pa ŵana ŵa Israyeli, kuti ŵarye vinthu vyakupelekeka sembe ku vikozgo na kuchita uzaghali.*+