Mammeru
23 Balaamu aahimuleela Balaki wiira: “Mwaateke altaari 7 opuro yoola,+ ni mukilokiherye ipooyi 7 soolopwana ni ipwittipwitthi 7 soolopwana”. 2 Niinaano-ru, Balaki aahiira siisaale ntoko Balaamu aamuhimenrye awe. Nto, khula altaari, Balaki ni Balaamu yaahivaha mukuttho wa epooyi emosa ni epwittipwitthi emosa.+ 3 Balaamu aahimuleela Balaki wiira: “Muhale vaava vari yoovaha anyu para opahiwa. Miyo kinookhuma vakhaani. Woonasa wene, Yehova onookikhumelela. Nto khula etthu onrowa awe okisuweliha, miyo kinimooleelani”. Vano, Balaamu aahirowa vatturuuruni.
4 Muluku aahimukhumelela Balaamu.+ Nto Balaamu aahimuleela Muluku wiira: “Kihaalokiherya altaari 7, ni khula altaari koovaha mukuttho wa epooyi emosa yoolopwana ni epwittipwitthi emosa yoolopwana”. 5 Yehova aahimuleela Balaamu+ etthu aarowa awe ohimya oriki: “Mutthikele wa Balaki, ni mwamuleele etthu kinrowa aka woohimeeryani”. 6 Siiso, Balaamu aahitthika, onweha Balaki ni makhulupale ootheene a oMowabi, yeemenle ene opuro waari yoovaha awe para opahiwa. 7 Nto Balaamu aahihimya muhupi ola:+
“Balaki, mwene a oMowabi, ookiruuha-nno, okikumihaka wArami,+
Ookikumiha omiyaakoni siri mpantta onikhuma nsuwa, oriki:
‘Murwe mmutakhalihe Yakobe.
Aayo, murwe mmulaphele itthu sootakhala Isarayeli’.+
8 Kinrowa owerya sai waatakhaliha ale Muluku ohaatakhalinhe awe?
Kinrowa owerya sai waalaphela itthu sootakhala ale Yehova ohaalaphenle awe?+
9 Miyo kinnaaweha kiri ene vasulu wa myala,
Ni kiri ene vasulu va itturuuru.
10 Ti pani oniwerya okontari muttitthi wa Yakobe, yoowo waattale ntoko ntthupi?+
Aahiiso oniwerya okontari nnakhala epantta ya neexexe ya Isarayeli?
Mukihiye kikhwe ntoko naxariya,
Nave okumi aka omale ntoko okumi aya”.
11 Nto Balaki aahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Exeeni ela mukiirenle anyu? Miyo kihooruuhani wiira mwaatakhalihe awanani aka, masi nyuwo murimwaareeliha”.+ 12 Balaamu aahaakhula oriki: “Miyo kihaana olavula etthu Yehova okihimenrye awe paahi”.+
13 Vano Balaki aahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Xontte murwe ni miyo nipuro nikina, nenlo munrowa anyu owoona atthu awo. Nyuwo munrowa waaweha mpantta mmosa paahi. Khamunrowa waaweha ootheene. Nto mwaatakhalihe atthu awo muri ene nipuro nenlo”.+ 14 Siiso, Balaki aahimukuxa Balaamu, omuroiha ematta ya oSofimu, yeeyo eri nipuro noorakamela osulu nniihaniwa Pisiga,+ aateka altaari 7. Khula altaari, aahivaha mukuttho wa epooyi emosa yoolopwana ni epwittipwitthi emosa yoolopwana.+ 15 Balaamu aahimuleela Balaki wiira: “Muhale vaava vari yoovaha anyu para opahiwa. Miyo kinrowa iwe kalavule ni Muluku”. 16 Nto Yehova aahikumana ni Balaamu, omuleela etthu aakhanle awe oolavula.+ Owo aamulenle so: “Mutthikele wa Balaki, ni mwamuleele etthu kinrowa aka woohimeeryani”. 17 Balaamu aahitthika, onweha Balaki olipelelaka vaari yoovaha awe para opahiwa. Makhulupale a oMowabi yaari nuuwo. Balaki aahimukoha Balaamu oriki: “Yehova oohimenryeni exeeni?” 18 Nto Balaamu aahimuleela muhupi ola:+
“Nvenye Balaki, ni mukiwiriyane.
Mukiiwe, nyuwo mwaana a Sipori.
19 Muluku khonootha, ntoko aniira aya apinaatamu,+
Niireke wiira Muluku onnihimya etthu, ohinapaka yeeyo?
Niireke owo aleiherya etthu, kheniiraneya?+
21 Muluku khonrowa weemererya wiira Yakobe oloiwe,
Nnakhala khonrowa weemererya wiira Isarayeli emukhumelele ehasara.
Yehova Muluku aya ori naawo,+
Nave awo annimuttottopela ntoko mwene aya.
22 Muluku taakumihale wExiitu.+
Owerya wawe onnaakhaliherya siisaale ntoko manyaka a epooyi ya mutakhwani.+
Okathi ola atthu anoomuhimyaka Yakobe ni Isarayeli wiira:
‘Nkawehani etthu Muluku opanke awe!’
24 Ala ti atthu anrowa ovenyaka ntoko kharamu,
Ni anrowa weemelaka mmansaya ntoko oniira awe kharamu.+
Siisaale ntoko kharamu ohinimpaathi ohinatthi omaliha okhuura enama ovanre awe,
Ni owurya ephome ya inama iivale awe”.
25 Nto Balaki aahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Vakhala wiira khamuniwerya waatakhaliha atthu ala, weeso muhaareeliheke”. 26 Balaamu aahimwaakhula Balaki, oriki: “Kiira kihooleelani wiira kinrowa opaka itthu sootheene Yehova onikileela awe?”+
27 Balaki aahimuleela Balaamu wiira: “Xontte, mukitthare nipuro nikina. Woonasa wene, Muluku onooweemereryani wiira mwaatakhalihe atthu ale muri ene vaavo”.+ 28 Vano Balaki aahimukuxa Balaamu, omuroiha vasulu va nipuro noottukhuwa nniihaniwa Peyori. Mutthu aaniwerya oweha othako wa oYesimoni, ori ene vasulu vaavo.+ 29 Nto Balaamu aahimuhimeerya Balaki wiira: “Mwaateke altaari 7 opuro yoola, ni mukilokiherye ipooyi 7 soolopwana ni ipwittipwitthi 7 soolopwana”.+ 30 Tivonto, Balaki aahiira siisaale ntoko Balaamu aamuhimenrye awe. Nto khula altaari, Balaki aahivaha mukuttho wa epooyi emosa ni epwittipwitthi emosa.