Mammeru

22 Vano aisarayeli yaahikhuma muttetthe ole, anarowa omaka moothakoni mwa oMowabi okhopela wa muro Yordani, oluluwanya ni oYeriko.+ 2 Balaki,+ mwaana a Sipori, aahiweha itthu sootheene aisarayeli yaawiirihale aya amori. 3 Nto amowabi yaaniwoova vanceene aisarayeli, okhala wiira awo khiyaareere. Amowabi yaahixanka vanceene mwaha wa owoova aisarayeli.+ 4 Tivo, atthu a oMowabi yaahaaleela makhulupale a oMidiyani+ wiira: “Muttitthi ola wa atthu onoohonona elapo ahu yootheene, siisaale ntoko epooyi enilya malaxi a mutakhwani”.

Okathi ole Balaki mwaana a Sipori, taari mwene a oMowabi. 5 Owo aahaaruma atthu awe orowa okumana ni Balaamu, mwaana a Beyori, oPetori,+ waattamela muro Eufrate. Ti weiwo Balaamu aayariwe awe. Balaki aahimulattula Balaamu, oriki: “Aakhala atthu anikhuma wExiitu. Awo aasareya mulaponi mootheene.+ Vano amanke waattamela muttetthe aka. 6 Xontte, murwe mwaatakhalihe atthu ala,+ okhala wiira awo toowerya okivikana miyo. Woonasa wene, kinoowerya waaxintta ni owoomola mulaponi mwaka. Miyo koosuwela oratteene wiira mutthu munimureeliha anyu onnireeriwa, nave mutthu munimutakhaliha anyu onnitakhaliwa”.

7 Makhulupale a oMowabi ni a oMidiyani, yaahirowa okumana ni Balaamu+ akunxe ene mmatatani mwaya musurukhu waaliviwa para waaxerya ehako. Nuumala-vo, yaahimuleela Balaamu moolumo a Balaki. 8 Vano Balaamu aahaaleela wiira: “Murupe vaava ohiyu ola. Nto miyo kinimoohimeeryani moolumo Yehova onrowa awe okileela”. Siiso, makhulupale a oMowabi yaahikhala ni Balaamu.

9 Vano Muluku aahilavula ni Balaamu, onamukoha oriki:+ “Atthu ala ari ni nyuwo, tani ala?” 10 Balaamu aahimwaakhula Muluku eekeekhai oriki: “Balaki, mwaana a Sipori, mwene a oMowabi, ohaaruma atthu okihimeerya wiira: 11 ‘Aakhala atthu anikhuma wExiitu, yaawo asanrye mulaponi mootheene. Murwe mwaatakhalihe.+ Woonasa wene, kinoowerya owanana ni kinoowoomola’”. 12 Masi Muluku aahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Muhaatthare alopwana ala. Muhaatakhalihe atthu awo, okhala wiira miyo kihaareeliha”.+

13 Balaamu aahivenya voosiisu, onaahimeerya makhulupale a Balaki wiira: “Mutthikele elapo anyu, okhala wiira Yehova ookikhoottiherya woottharani”. 14 Siiso, makhulupale a oMowabi yaahikhuma, anatthikela wa Balaki, amuleela wiira: “Balaamu ookhootta onitthara”.

15 Masi Balaki aahaaruma-tho makhulupale makina, oowaatta ni oottittimiheya waavikana ale oopacerya. 16 Nto awo yaahirowa wa Balaamu, amuhimeerya wiira: “Balaki, mwaana a Sipori, onihimya wiira: ‘Xontte, ehikhale etthu enrowa wookhoottiheryani orwa nno, 17 okhala wiira kinimoovahani itthu sinceene sooreera ni kinoopaka khula etthu munrowa anyu okiruma. Xontte, murwe mwaatakhalihe atthu ala’”. 18 Masi Balaamu aahiwaakhula arumeyi a Balaki oriki: “Hata Balaki okivahaka empa awe esareyale ene eparatha ni eweero, miyo nkaawerya opaka etthu ekina ehikhanle ele Yehova Muluku aka yaakirumme awe, ekhale etthu yaamukhaani aahiiso yuulupale.+ 19 Xontte, ohiyu ola murupe-tho vaava, wiira kisuwele etthu Yehova onrowa awe okileela”.+

20 Muluku aahilavula ni Balaamu ohiyu, onamuleela wiira: “Okhala wiira atthu ala ahoorwa owiitthanani, nvenye mwaatthareke. Masi muhaana olavula moolumo kinooleelaakani paahi”.+ 21 Tivo, Balaamu aahivenya voosiisu omulikanyiha puuru* awe, onaatthara makhulupale a oMowabi.+

22 Masi Muluku aahinanariwa vanceene ni Balaamu, mwaha woowi owo aanirowa. Nlaikha na Yehova naaheemela mustaraatani wiira nimukhoottiherye. Balaamu iira omweettihaka puuru awe, ori ene ni arumeyi awe anli. 23 Okathi puuru aawenhe awe nlaikha na Yehova neemenle ene mustaraatani, nivarenle ene espaata* mmatatani mwaya, puuru owo aaheererya okhuma mustaraatani wiira okele mutakhwani. Masi Balaamu aahipacerya ommana puuru ole wiira otthikele mustaraatani. 24 Vano nlaikha na Yehova naaheemela ephiro yoophunyeya yaavira eriyari ya imatta piili sa ewuuva. Ephiro eyo yaahikhalana ixiri piili sa maluku ninno-ninno. 25 Okathi puuru ole aawenhe awe nlaikha na Yehova, aahipacerya ohaamela exiri. Vano puuru ole aahiphiteerya nnawu na Balaamu vaxirini. Nto Balaamu aahitthikela-tho ommana.

26 Nlaikha na Yehova naahirowa weemela opuro mukina woophunyeya, wahaaweryaneya ohapuwela moono woolopwana, nnakhala moono woothiyana. 27 Okathi puuru aawenhe awe nlaikha na Yehova, aahimmaathi vathi. Tivo, Balaamu aahinanariwa vanceene, onathipelela ommana puuru ole ni ekopo awe. 28 Vano Yehova aahimwiiriha puuru ole olavula.*+ Owo aahimukoha Balaamu wiira: “Kiwiirihaleni exeeni wiira mukimaneke ikwaha iya tthaaru?”+ 29 Balaamu aahimwaakhula puuru oriki: “Mwaha woowi nyuwo mookiiriha okhala ntoko mulolo. Vaakhanle wiira kookuxa espaata, miyo kanwiivani!” 30 Vano puuru aahimukoha Balaamu wiira: “Kiira miyo ka puuru anyu yoole munimweettiha anyu okhuma khalai mpakha olelo-va? Kootoko owiirihani siisa?” Owo aahaakhula wiira: “Nnaari!” 31 Nuumala-vo, Yehova aahihula maitho a Balaamu.+ Nto owo aahiweha nlaikha na Yehova neemenle ene mustaraatani, nivarenle ene espaata mmatatani mwaya. Niinaano-ru, Balaamu aahikokhora, uurama mpakha vathi.

32 Nto nlaikha na Yehova naahimukoha Balaamu niiraka: “Xeeni muhalaka ommana puuru anyu ikwaha iya tthaaru? Miyo kihoorwa wookhoottiheryani, okhala wiira nyuwo mookivirikanya+ mwaattharaka atthu ala. 33 Puuru ola ookiweha, eererya okihapuwa ikwaha iya tthaaru.+ Vaakhanle wiira puuru ola khokihapunwe, kaarowa wiiraka saano kiwivaleni. Masi kammuhiya owo ori ene mukumi”. 34 Nto Balaamu aahaakhula nlaikha na Yehova, oriki: “Koottheka, okhala wiira nkaasuwenle wiira ti nyuwo mweemenle mustaraatani wiira mukikhoottiherye ovira. Vakhala wiira mukwaha aka ola khiwoosivenleni, miyo kinootthika”. 35 Nlaikha na Yehova naahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Mwaatthareke atthu ala, masi muhaana olavula moolumo kinrowa aka wooleelani paahi”. Siiso, Balaamu aahitthikela waatthara makhulupale a Balaki.

36 Okathi Balaki aiwale awe wiira Balaamu aahiphiya, aahaakuvela orowa okumana nuuwo epooma ya oMowabi, yeeyo eri mukerekhere mwa nxepa na Arinoni, enivahana mukano ni muttetthe awe. 37 Balaki aahimukoha Balaamu wiira: “Miyo kaahaaruma atthu owiihanani. Xeeni muhalaka ohirwa? Munoona wiira nkiniwerya woovahani itthu sinceene sooreera?”+ 38 Balaamu aahimwaakhula Balaki oriki: “Vano miyo kihoorwa. Masi nkikhanle oolavula etthu kiniphavela aka. Kinrowa olavulaka paahi moolumo Muluku onrowa awe ohela mwaano mwaka”.+

39 Nto Balaamu aahimutthara Balaki, aphiya oKiriyathi-Husothi. 40 Balaki aahiiva ipooyi ni ipwittipwitthi, khuvaha mukuttho. Nave, aahinvaha enama ekina Balaamu ni makhulupale yaari nuuwo. 41 Voosiisu aya, Balaki aahimukuxa Balaamu omuroiha nipuro noorakamela osulu na oBamothi-Bayaali. Nto opuro ole, aaniwerya waaweha atthu ootheene a Isarayeli.+