Balamu ahezagira ubugira gatatu
Balamu areka kurondera ibimenyetso, maze Mpwemu wa Data wacu amumanukira. Ahezagira amahema ya Isirayeli ubugira gatatu, bigatuma Balaki araka cane, hanyuma araba kure imbere: inyenyeri ivuye muri Yakobo, inkoni y'ubwami ihaguruka, n'iherezo rya Amaleki.
24 1Balamu abona ko bishimisha Data wa twese guhezagira Isiraeli, aca ntiyongera kurondera ibimenyetso nk’uko yahora abigira, ariko ahindukira araraba mu bugaragwa. 2Balamu arubura amaso abona Isiraeli bakambitse umuryango ku wundi; maze Mpwemu wa Data wa twese amumanukirako. 3Aca avuga ubuhanuzi bwiwe ati: “Ubuhanuzi bwa Balamu mwene Beyori, ubuhanuzi bw’umuntu afise ijisho ryuguruye, 4ubuhanuzi bw’uwumva amajambo ya Data wa twese, abona iyerekwa rya Nyeneburenganzira wa vyose, apfukamye amaso yiwe yuguruye neza: 5Ese ukuntu amahema yawe ari meza, Yakobo, n’aho uba, Isiraeli! 6Ni nk’ibibande birambuye kure, nk’imirima iri ku ruzi, nk’udushaza Data wa twese yateye, nk’amasederi ari ku mazi. 7Amazi azova mu nkongoro ziwe, kandi uruvyaro rwiwe ruzoronka amazi menshi. Umwami wiwe azoruta Agagi, kandi ubwami bwiwe buzoninahazwa. a a v7 Agagi yari umwami w’Abamaleki, umwansi wa kera wa Isiraeli — umwami wa Isiraeli azomuruta. 8Data wa twese akura Isiraeli mu Misiri; Isiraeli ni nk’amahembe y’imbogo kuri bo. Isiraeli azorya amahanga amurwanya, avune amagufa yabo, kandi abacumite imyampi. 9Aripfunya, aryama nk’intambwe, nk’intambwekazi—ni nde yoshobora kumukangura? Hahirwa abaguhezagira, kandi barivumwe abakuvuma.”
10Ishavu rya Balaki ryaka kuri Balamu, aca akoma mu mashi. Balaki abwira Balamu ati: “Nagutumye ngo uvume abansi banje, ariko kino ni ubugira gatatu ubahezagira! 11Noneho humira iwawe! Navuze yuko nzogutera iteka ryinshi, ariko Imana yakubujije iryo teka.”
12Balamu yishura Balaki ati: “Mbega sinabibwiye abatumwa wandungikiye, 13nti: ‘Naho Balaki yompa inzu yiwe yuzuye ifeza n’izahabu, sinoshobora kurenga ivyo Imana yanje yategetse, ngo nkore iciza canke ikibi ku bwanje; nshobora gusa kuvuga ivyo Imana yanje imbwira’? 14Noneho ndiko ndasubira ku bantu banje. Ingo ndakugabishe ivyo iki gisata kizogirira abantu bawe mu misi iri imbere.”
Inyenyeri izova muri Yakobo
15Aca avuga ubuhanuzi bwiwe ati: “Ubuhanuzi bwa Balamu mwene Beyori, ubuhanuzi bw’umuntu afise ijisho ryuguruye, 16ubuhanuzi bw’uwumva amajambo ya Data wa twese, azi ubwenge bw’Isumbavyose, abona iyerekwa rya Nyeneburenganzira wa vyose, apfukamye amaso yiwe yuguruye neza: 17Ndamubona, ariko si ubu; ndamwitegereza, ariko si hafi. Inyenyeri izova muri Yakobo, n’inkoni y’ubwami izova muri Isiraeli; izomenagura umusaya wa Mowabu, kandi ihonye bene Sheti bose. b b v17 Balamu, umupfumu w’umunyamahanga, ahatirwa kuvuga ubuhanuzi bw’Umwami azoza. Iyi nyenyeri n’iyi nkoni y’ubwami vyerekeza ku Yesu, uwo Isezerano Rishasha ryita “inyenyeri y’umutwenzi imurika” n’umutegetsi azova mu ruvyaro rwa Yakobo. 18Edomu azotsindwa, na Seyiri, abansi biwe, bazotsindwa, mu gihe Isiraeli ariko aragwira. 19Umwe azova muri Yakobo azoganza, kandi azotikiza abasizwe mu gisagara.”
20Maze Balamu abona Amaleki, aca avuga ubutumwa bwiwe ati: “Amaleki yari uwa mbere mu mahanga, ariko iherezo ryiwe ni ukonywa rwose.”
21Araba Umukeni, aca avuga ubuhanuzi bwiwe ati: “Aho uba hashikamye, icari cawe kigashinga mu gitandara. 22Yamara Kayini azotikizwa igihe Ashuri azokujana ari impira.”
23Aca avuga ubuhanuzi bwiwe ati: “Ni nde yobaho igihe Imana ikoze ivyo? 24Amato azova ku nkombe za Kitimu; azohahaza Ashuri, ahahaze na Eberi, ariko na yo nyene azokonywa rwose.” c c v24 Kitimu yerekeza ku nkombe ziri mu buseruko bw’ikiyaga ca Mediterane — ububasha bw’amato buzoza buhagarikira Ashuri.
25Maze Balamu arahaguruka asubira iwe, na Balaki agenda inzira yiwe.