Balaamu Adalitsa Kachitatu
Balaamu akusiya kufunafuna zizindikiro, ndipo Mzimu wa Atate wathu ukufika pa iye. Akudalitsa mahema a Israeli kachitatu, kukwiyitsa Balaki, kenako akuyang'ana kutali: nyenyezi ikutuluka mwa Yakobo, ndodo yaufumu ikuuka, ndi kutha kwa Amaleki.
24 1Balaamu anaona kuti Atate wathu anakondwera kudalitsa Israeli, choncho sanafunefune matsenga monga kale, koma anatembenukira ku chipululu. 2Balaamu anakweza maso ake naona Israeli atamanga misasa fuko ndi fuko; ndipo Mzimu wa Atate wathu unadza pa iye. 3Ndipo ananena mawu ake nati: “Mawu a Balaamu mwana wa Beori, mawu a munthu amene diso lake latsegulidwa, 4mawu a amene amamva mawu a Atate wathu, amene amaona masomphenya a Wamphamvuzonse, akugwa pansi ndi maso otseguka: 5Mahema ako ndi okongola kwambiri, Yakobo, malo ako okhalamo, Israeli! 6Monga zigwa zotambalala, monga minda m'mbali mwa mtsinje, monga mitengo ya aloe imene Atate wathu anadzala, monga mikungudza m'mbali mwa madzi. 7Madzi adzayenderera kuchokera m'ndowa zake, ndipo mbewu yake idzakhala ndi madzi ochuluka. Mfumu yake idzaposa Agagi, ndipo ufumu wake udzakwezedwa. a a v7 Agagi anali mfumu ya Amaleki, mdani wa Israeli wa nthawi yaitali — mfumu ya Israeli idzamuposa. 8Atate wathu akutulutsa Israeli ku Igupto; Israeli ali ndi mphamvu ngati nyanga za njati. Adzawononga mitundu imene imamutsutsa, nadzaphwanya mafupa awo, nadzawalasa ndi mivi yake. 9Iye amawerama, nagona pansi ngati mkango, ngati mkango waukazi—ndani angalimbe mtima kumudzutsa? Odala ndi amene amakudalitsa iwe, ndipo otembereredwa ndi amene amakutemberera.”
10Mkwiyo wa Balaki unayaka pa Balaamu, ndipo anawomba m'manja mwake. Balaki anati kwa Balaamu, “Ndinakuitana kuti utemberere adani anga, koma taona wawadalitsa katatu tsopano! 11Tsopano thawira kwanu! Ndinati ndidzakulemekeza kwambiri, koma Mulungu wakuletsa ulemu.”
12Balaamu anayankha Balaki nati, “Kodi sindinawauza amithenga amene munandituma, 13‘Ngakhale Balaki atandipatsa nyumba yake yodzala ndi siliva ndi golidi, sindingathe kupitirira lamulo la Mulungu wanga kuchita chabwino kapena choipa mwa ine ndekha; ndingathe kunena chokhacho chimene Mulungu wanga akundiuza’? 14Ndipo tsopano ndikubwerera kwa anthu anga. Bwerani, ndikuchenjezeni chimene anthu awa adzachitira anthu anu masiku akudza.”
Nyenyezi Yotuluka mwa Yakobo
15Ndipo ananena mawu ake nati: “Mawu a Balaamu mwana wa Beori, mawu a munthu amene diso lake latsegulidwa, 16mawu a amene amamva mawu a Atate wathu, amene amadziwa chidziwitso cha Wam'mwambamwamba, amene amaona masomphenya a Wamphamvuzonse, akugwa pansi ndi maso otseguka: 17Ndikumuona iye, koma osati tsopano; ndikumuyang'ana iye, koma osati pafupi. Nyenyezi idzatuluka mwa Yakobo, ndipo ndodo yaufumu idzauka mwa Israeli; idzaphwanya mphumi za Mowabu, nadzagwetsa ana onse a Seti. b b v17 Balaamu, wolosera wachilendo, anapangitsidwa kunenera za Mfumu imene ikudza. Nyenyezi ndi ndodo yaufumu izi zimaloza potsiriza kwa Yesu, amene Chipangano Chatsopano chimamutcha “nyenyezi yonyezimira ya m'mawa” ndi wolamulira wochokera mu mzere wa Yakobo. 18Edomu adzagonjetsedwa, ndipo Seiri, adani ake, adzagonjetsedwa, pamene Israeli akulimba mphamvu. 19Mmodzi wochokera mwa Yakobo adzalamulira, nadzawononga otsala a mzinda.”
20Ndipo Balaamu anaona Amaleki, ananena mawu ake nati: “Amaleki anali woyamba pakati pa mitundu, koma chimaliziro chake ndi chiwonongeko chotheratu.”
21Anayang'ana Akeni, ananena mawu ake nati: “Malo ako okhalamo ndi olimba, chisa chako chaikidwa pa thanthwe. 22Komabe Kaini adzatheratu pamene Asuri adzakutenga ku ukapolo.”
23Ananena mawu ake nati: “Ndani angakhale ndi moyo pamene Mulungu achita izi? 24Zombo zidzachokera m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Kitimu; zidzazunza Asuri nazunza Eberi, koma nawonso adzafika ku chiwonongeko chotheratu.” c c v24 Kitimu akunena za madera a m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Mediterranean kumadzulo — ulamuliro wa panyanja umene udzadza kudzalimbana ndi Asiriya m'tsogolo.
25Ndipo Balaamu anauka nabwerera kwawo, ndipo Balaki nayendanso njira yake.