Data aha umugisha ibyo Balaki yashakaga kuvuma
Balaki yubaka intambiro zirindwi kabiri agahabwa umugisha kabiri. Igisubizo cya Balāmu ni uko Data wa twese atari umuntu ngo abeshye cyangwa ahindure umugambi we; icyo yahaye umugisha ntigishobora gukurwaho, uko impinga z'imisozi umwami yagerageza zaba nyinshi.
23 1Balāmu abwira Balaki ati: “Unyubakire hano intambiro zirindwi, maze untegurire hano ibimasa birindwi n'amapfizi y'intama arindwi.”
2Balaki akora nk'uko Balāmu yavuze; maze Balaki na Balāmu batura ikimasa n'ipfizi ry'intama kuri buri rutambiro. 3Balāmu abwira Balaki ati: “Guma iruhande rw'igitambo cyawe gikongorwa n'umuriro, jyewe ngiye; wenda Imana izampura, maze icyo izanyereka cyose nkubwire.” Nuko ajya ahirengeye hambaye ubusa.
4Data wa twese ahura na Balāmu, na we aramubwira ati: “Nubatse intambiro zirindwi, kandi naturiye ikimasa n'ipfizi ry'intama kuri buri rutambiro.”
5Data wa twese ashyira ijambo mu kanwa ka Balāmu ati: “Subira kwa Balaki umubwire ibi.”
6Asubira kwa Balaki, nuko dore Balaki yari ahagaze iruhande rw'igitambo cye gikongorwa n'umuriro, ari kumwe n'abatware ba Mowabu bose. 7Aravuga ubutumwa bwe ati: “Balaki yanzanye avuye i Aramu, umwami wa Mowabu yankuye mu misozi y'iburasirazuba, ambwira ati ngwino unvumire Yakobo, ngwino utuke Isiraheli. 8Navuma nte abo Data wa twese atavumye? Natuka nte abo Data wa twese atatutse? 9Mvuye ku mpinga z'ibitare ndabareba, mvuye ku dusozi ndabategereza: ni ubwoko butuye bwonyine, butibarira mu mahanga. 10Ni nde wabara umukungugu wa Yakobo, cyangwa ngo abare na kimwe cya kane cy'Abisiraheli? Reka mpfe urupfu rw'intungane, kandi imperuka yanjye ibe nk'iyabo!”
11Balaki abwira Balāmu ati: “Ni iki wankoreye? Nakuzaniye ngo uvume abanzi banjye, none dore wabahaye umugisha gusa!”
12Arasubiza ati: “Mbese ntabwo ngomba kwitondera kuvuga ibyo Imana ishyira mu kanwa kanjye?”
Ijambo rya Data wa twese rihagarara rikomeye
13Nuko Balaki aravuga ati: “Ndakwinginze ngwino tujye ahandi hantu aho uzababona. Uzabona gusa impera yabo yo hanze, ntuzababona bose, maze ubamvumire uhereye aho.”
14Amujyana mu murima w'i Zofimu, ku mpinga ya Pisiga, yubaka intambiro zirindwi, atura ikimasa n'ipfizi ry'intama kuri buri rutambiro. 15Balāmu abwira Balaki ati: “Guma hano iruhande rw'igitambo cyawe gikongorwa n'umuriro, jyewe ngiye guhura na we hariya.”
16Data wa twese ahura na Balāmu, ashyira ijambo mu kanwa ke, aravuga ati: “Subira kwa Balaki umubwire ibi.”
17Aramugeraho, nuko dore yari ahagaze iruhande rw'igitambo cye gikongorwa n'umuriro, ari kumwe n'abatware ba Mowabu. Balaki aramubaza ati: “Imana ivuze iki?”
18Aravuga ubutumwa bwe ati: “Haguruka Balaki wumve, untege amatwi, mwene Sipori: 19Data wa twese si umuntu ngo abeshye, nta n'ubwo ari umwana w'umuntu ngo yivuguruze. Mbese yigeze avuga ikintu ntagikore? Yigeze avuga ntabisohoze? 20Dore nahawe itegeko ryo guha umugisha. Yatanze umugisha, kandi sinshobora kuwukuraho. 21Nta byago yabonye muri Yakobo, nta n'amakuba yabonye muri Isiraheli. Data wa twese ari kumwe na we, kandi urwamo rw'Umwami ruri muri bo. a a v21 Urwamo rw'Umwami: Imana ya Isiraheli ibaganza nk'Umwami, kandi induru yayo yo gutsinda ibabanziriza mu rugamba. 22Data wa twese, we wabakuye mu Misiri, abereye nk'amahembe y'inka y'ishyamba. b b v22 Inka y'ishyamba yari inyamaswa nini cyane itakiriho muri iki gihe; amahembe yayo yagereranyaga imbaraga nyinshi zidashobora kugondwa. 23Nta burozi bwabangamira Yakobo, nta bupfumu bwabangamira Isiraheli. Noneho bizavugwa kuri Yakobo no kuri Isiraheli ngo: ‘Nimurebe ibyo Data wa twese yakoze!’ 24Dore ubwoko buhaguruka nk'intare y'ingore, bwibyutsa nk'intare; ntibuzaryama butaramara kurya umuhīgo no kunywa amaraso y'abishwe.”
25Balaki abwira Balāmu ati: “Ntukabavume na gato, kandi ntukabahe umugisha na gato!”
26Ariko Balāmu asubiza Balaki ati: “Mbese sinakubwiye ko ngomba gukora ibyo Imana ivuga byose?”
27Balaki abwira Balāmu ati: “Ngwino, reka nkujyane ahandi. Wenda Imana izakwemerera ko ubamvumire uhereye aho.”
28Nuko Balaki ajyana Balāmu ku mpinga ya Pewori, ahateganye n'ubutayu. 29Balāmu abwira Balaki ati: “Unyubakire hano intambiro zirindwi, kandi untegurire hano ibimasa birindwi n'amapfizi y'intama arindwi.”
30Balaki akora nk'uko Balāmu yari yavuze, atura ikimasa n'ipfizi ry'intama kuri buri rutambiro.