Hisabu 22:7-22

⁷Lelo wakulu wa Moabu na Midiani nawahola sendi na kumha mlaguzi, nawoka kuluta kwa Balaamu. Nalowafichile, nawamha Balaamu usenga wa Balaki.

⁸Balaamu nakawalonjela, “Muwase kuno nechilo ayi, nani ndowalonjela choyondonjela Mkulu Nguluwi.” Lelo wala vilongozi wa Moabu nawawasa kwa Balaamu.

⁹Hamba Nguluwi nakamuyila Balaamu, nakamuuza, “Wanhu wachi wano nawekale na hegwe?”

¹⁰Balaamu nakamwidichila Nguluwi, “Balaki, mndewa wa ako Moabu, mwana wa Sipoli, nakangalila usenga kota

¹¹hana wanhu walingulawa Misili, nawenela chila honhu hano muisi. Nakandanda ndikawapanjile wala wanhu leka hanji koweza kitowa na hewo na kuwawinga.”

¹²Nguluwi nakamlonjela Balaamu, “Uleche kuka hamwe na wanhu wano ne kuwapanjila, mina nawatambichizwa.”

¹³Lelo hamitondo Balaamu nakenuka, nakawalonjela wakulu wa Balaki, “Mhiluche kuli isi ya hemwe, kwa vila Mkulu Nguluwi hambe yagane kung'hundiza kuka hamwe na hemwe.”

¹⁴Lelo wakulu wa Moabu nawoka, nawahiluka kwa Balaki, nawamlonjela, “Balaamu nakalema kuya hamwe na hetwe.”

¹⁵Hamba, Balaki nakalajiza wakulu wanji, wenji lukami na wakulu ng'hatu kusinda wala wa mwaluko.

¹⁶Na hewo nawafika kwa Balaamu, nawamlonjela, “Balaki mwana wa Sipoli, nakalonga hino, ‘Uleche kukunda kulemezwa na chinhu choneche na kulema kuya kwa heni.

¹⁷Ndokulipa vinojile ng'hatu na choneche choundanda ndokuditila goya. Uye uwapanjile wanhu wano.’ ”

¹⁸Ila 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.

¹⁹Ila dedede, muwase hano nechilo ayi kota wala wayenu, nani ndovizela kahi choyondonjela Mkulu Nguluwi.”

²⁰Lelo Nguluwi nakamuyila Balaamu nechilo ayo, nakamlonjela, “Wone wanhu wano nawoya kukuchema, uche hamwe na hewo, ila udite chila chondikulonjela hela.”

²¹Balaamu nakalilimka mitondo, nakaliwika goya idogowi lya heye, nakoka hamwe na hewo wakulu wa Moabu.

²²Nguluwi 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.