16 Na hewo nawafika kwa Balaamu, nawamlonjela, “Balaki mwana wa Sipoli, nakalonga hino, ‘Uleche kukunda kulemezwa na chinhu choneche na kulema kuya kwa heni.
17 Ndokulipa vinojile ng'hatu na choneche choundanda ndokuditila goya. Uye uwapanjile wanhu wano.’ ”
18 Ila Balaamu nakawedichila, “Hanga Balaki komha heni ng'handa ya heye imemile sendi na zahabu, heni siweza kuleka kuhulichiza ilajizo lya Mkulu Nguluwi, Nguluwi wa heni, kwa mbuli yoneche, ndodo ama ng'hulu.
19 Ila dedede, muwase hano nechilo ayi kota wala wayenu, nani ndovizela kahi choyondonjela Mkulu Nguluwi.”
20 Lelo Nguluwi nakamuyila Balaamu nechilo ayo, nakamlonjela, “Wone wanhu wano nawoya kukuchema, uche hamwe na hewo, ila udite chila chondikulonjela hela.”
21 Balaamu nakalilimka mitondo, nakaliwika goya idogowi lya heye, nakoka hamwe na hewo wakulu wa Moabu.
22 Nguluwi nakazudila ng'hatu kwa vila Balaamu nayali yoluta, ahyo mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi nayali yatatamale mnzila kumlemeza kukola. Mhela awo Balaamu nayali yakwinile idogowi lya heye yawele na vitumagwa wa heye weli.
23 Lelo idogowi nalimona mhilisi ayo wa Mkulu Nguluwi yemile mnzila, yebatile ipanga lisomoligwe kuli yala yake. Ahyo nalileka nzila, naliluta hafungo. Balaamu nakalitowa idogowi alyo na kumhilula mnzila.
24 Hamba mhilisi ayo wa Mkulu Nguluwi nakalongola kumwando, nakema honhu hawele na nzila nzisili, hagati mwa migunda ja zabibu na lukanzi banzi zeng'ha mbili.
25 Lila idogowi lolimuwene yula mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi, nalikundujiza lilyo mlukanzi na kumlumiza mgulu wa Balaamu baho. Lelo Balaamu nakalitowa kahi alyo idogowi.
26 Hamba mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi nakalongola kahi na kwima hali honhu hazisili halihela honhu ha kukola, ne kumoso ne kudilo.
27 Idogowi lila lolimuwene yula mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi, naliwasa hanyi. Balaamu nakazudila ng'hatu, nakalitowa na ng'hweku ya heye.
28 Aho, Mkulu Nguluwi nakalidita lila idogowi lilonje, idogowi nalimlonjela Balaamu, “Nandikuditila choni mbaka kunhowa heni mala zidatu azi?”
29 Balaamu nakalilonjela lila idogowi, “Hegwe nakumbeza heni. Wone nandali ndibatile ipanga, ndahawele ndikukopole sambi baha.”
30 Idogowi lila nalimlonjela Balaamu, “Ndaze, heni ndahawele idogowi lya hegwe likupapile kuli mhela weng'ha wa kikala kwa hegwe mbaka zuwa lya lehano? Ndaze, nanjeza kukuditila kota ahi aho hamwande?” Balaamu nakalidichila, “Hebu.”
31 Aho, Mkulu Nguluwi nakamdita Balaamu yalole, na heye nakamona mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi yemile mnzila, yebatile ipanga lisomoligwe kuli yala yake. Balaamu naketoza hanyi chifunama.
32 Mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Balaamu, “Lekachoni nakulitowa idogowi lya hegwe mala zidatu azi? Mbuya kukulemeza, kwa vila kulutilila na majendo ndo kwajilila.
33 Idogowi lya hegwe limbona heni mala azi zidatu nalikola hafungo mwa heni. Wone nahalikolile kutali na heni, ndahawele ndikukopola hegwe na kulileka idogowi ali.”
34 Balaamu nakamlonjela mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi, “Ndita gehile mina hambe ndivizele kota nakwima mnzila kundemeza heni. Lelo wone hauganile heni ndutilile na majendo ago, ndohiluka haluga.”
35 Ila mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Balaamu, “Ulute na wanhu wano, ila kolonga chila chondikulonjela hela,” Lelo Balaamu nakalutilila na majendo hamwe na wala vilongozi wa Balaki.
36 Balaki naloyahuliche kota Balaamu kanguya, nakalawa kuka kumbochela kuli muji wa Ali, muji nalouwele hafungo mwa lwanda lwa Alinoni kuli mbaka wa Moabu.
37 Balaki nakamlonjela Balaamu, “Lekachoni nahuyile kwa heni mala imwe hala hondikuchemile? Ndaze, nakujesa kota siweza kukulipa vinojile?”
38 Balaamu nakamwidichila Balaki, “Lelo mbuya. Ila, ndaze, ndina ludali lwa kulonga choneche chila? Mbuli yondonjela Mkulu Nguluwi ndo yoganigwa kulonga.”
39 Lelo Balaamu nakaluta hamwe na Balaki, nawafika kuli muji wa Kiliati-husoti.
40 Balaki nakalavya nhambiko ya isenga na ing'holo ako, nakawapa miwunde ajo Balaamu hamwe na vilongozi wawele hamwe na heye.
41 Hamitondo hake, Balaki nakamhola Balaamu, nakoka na heye mbaka Bamoti-baali, nalowawele ako, Balaamu nakawona Waisilaeli wamwe.
