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| 1. | Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, baya bamisa ezinkqantsoni zakwaMowabhi phesheya kweYordan, malunga neYeriko. |
| 2. | Wakubona uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, konke abekwenzile uSirayeli kuma-Amori. |
| 3. | UMowabhi wanxunguphala kakhulu ngabantu, ngokuba bebaninzi; wakruquka uMowabhi ngoonyana bakaSirayeli. |
| 4. | Wathi uMowabhi kumadoda amakhulu akwaMidiyan, Ngoku esi sikhungu siya kukukhotha konke okungeenxa zonke kuthi, njengoko inkomo ilukhothayo uhlaza lwasendle. Ke uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, ubengukumkani wamaMowabhi ngelo xesha. |
| 5. | Wathuma abathunywa kuBhileham, unyana kaBhehore, ePehore, esemlanjeni welizwe loonyana babantu bakowabo, ukuba bambize bathi, Yabona, kuphume abantu eYiputa; nabo bebugubungele ubuso belizwe, behleli malungana nam. |
| 6. | Khawuze ke, undiqalekisele aba bantu, ngokuba banamandla kunam; mhlawumbi ndingaba nako ukubabulala, ndibagxothe kweli lizwe; ngokuba ndiyazi ukuba omsikelelayo usikelelwe, omqalekisayo uqalekisiwe. |
| 7. | Ahamba ke amadoda amakhulu akwaMowabhi, namadoda amakhulu akwaMidiyan, eneenkozo zokuvumisa ezandleni zawo, aya kuBhileham, athetha kuye amazwi kaBhalaki. |
| 8. | Wathi kuwo, Lalani apha ngobu busuku; ndoninika ilizwi, njengoko uYehova aya kuthetha kum. Bahlala ke abathetheli abo bakwaMowabhi noBhileham. |
| 9. | Wafika uThixo kuBhileham, wathi, Angoobani na la madoda anawe apha? |
| 10. | Wathi uBhileham kuThixo, UBhalaki unyana kaTsipore, ukumkani wamaMowabhi, uthumele kum, esithi, |
| 11. | Yabona, kuphume abantu eYiputa, babugubungela ubuso belizwe; yiza ke undiqalekisele bona, mhlawumbi ndingaba nako ukulwanabo, ndibagxothe. |
| 12. | Wathi uThixo kuBhileham, Uze ungahambi nawo, ungabaqalekisi abo bantu, kuba basikelelwe. |
| 13. | Wavuka uBhileham kusasa, wathi kubathetheli bakaBhalaki, Yiyani ezweni lenu; ngokuba uYehova uyala ukundivumela ndihambe nani. |
| 14. | Besuka ke abathetheli bakwaMowabhi, baya kuBhalaki, bathi, Walile uBhileham ukuza nathi. |
| 15. | Waphinda uBhalaki, wathuma abathetheli bebaninzi, bebekekile kunabo. |
| 16. | Bafika ke kuBhileham, bathi kuye, Utsho uBhalaki, unyana kaTsipore, ukuthi, Musa ukukha unqandwe nto ukuza kum; |
| 17. | kuba ukukuzukisa kona ndiya kukuzukisa kunene, ndikwenze konke ondixelela kona; khawuze undiqalekisele aba bantu. |
| 18. | Waphendula uBhileham, wathi kubakhonzi bakaBhalaki, Angafanelana uBhalaki endinika indlu yakhe izele yisilivere negolide, andinako ukuwugqitha umlomo kaYehova, uThixo wam, ndenze okuncinane nokuba kokukhulu. |
| 19. | Khanihlale apha ke nani ngobu busuku, udide ndiyazi into aya kuyongeza uYehova, ayithethe kum. |
| 20. | Wafika uThixo kuBhileham ebusuku, wathi kuye, Ukuba la madoda afike kuwe eza kukubiza, suka uhambe nawo; ke ilizwi endolithetha kuwe, uze wenze lona lodwa. |
| 21. | Wavuka uBhileham kusasa, wayibopha imazi yakhe ye-esile, wahamba nabathetheli abo bakwaMowabhi. |
| 22. | Wavutha umsindo kaThixo, ngokuba wahambayo. Sema isithunywa sikaYehova endleleni ukuba simchase. Wayekhwele e-esileni lakhe, enamadodana akwakhe omabini. |
| 23. | Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova simi endleleni, sirhole ikrele laso ngesandla saso, lathi gu bucala iesile endleleni, laya entsimini. UBhileham walibetha iesile, elisongela endleleni. |
| 24. | Sema isithunywa sikaYehova engxingweni yezidiliya, iludonga ngapha, iludonga ngapha. |
| 25. | Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova, lagudla udonga, lalugudla unyawo lukaBhileham ngodonga; waphinda walibetha. |
| 26. | Saphinda sagqitha isithunywa sikaYehova, sema endaweni exineneyo, apho bekungekho ndlela yakucezela ekunene nasekhohlo. |
| 27. | Iesile lasibona isithunywa sikaYehova, lasadalala phantsi koBhileham. Wavutha umsindo kaBhileham, walibetha iesile ngentonga. |
| 28. | Wawuvula ke uYehova umlomo we-esile, lathi kuBhileham, Ndikwenze ntoni na, ukuba undibethe lamaxesha mathathu? |
| 29. | Wathi uBhileham kwiesile, Kungokuba ufekethe ngam; akwaba bendiphethe ikrele ngesandla sam; inene, ngendikubulele ngoku! |
| 30. | Lathi iesile kuBhileham, Andililo iesile lakho na okhwela kulo, kuseloko wabakhoyo unanamhla? Ndiqhelile na ukwenjenje kuwe? Wathi, Hayi. |
| 31. | Wawavula uYehova amehlo kaBhileham, wasibona isithunywa sikaYehova simi endleleni, sirhole ikrele lasongesandla saso. Wathoba waqubuda ngobuso bakhe. |
| 32. | Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Ulibethele ntoni na iesile lakho la maxesha mathathu? Yabona, kuphume mna ukuza kukuchasa; ngokuba ekuboneni kwam le ndlela iseyelisela. |
| 33. | Landibona iesile, lacezela phaya kum la maxesha omathathu; koko lacezela phaya ngenxa yam, okanye ngendikubulele ngoku wena, ndalisindisa lona. |
| 34. | Wathi uBhileham kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ndonile, kuba bendingazi ukuba wena uze kundimela endleleni; ngoku, ukuba kubi emehlweni akho, ndobuya. |
| 35. | Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuBhileham, Hamba namadoda lawo; ke ilizwi endolithetha kuwe, uze uthethe lona lodwa. Wahamba ke uBhileham nabathetheli bakaBhalaki. |
| 36. | Weva uBhalaki ukuba uBhileham uyeza. Waphuma waya kumhlangabeza emzini wakwaMowabhi osemdeni waseArnon, ekupheleni komda. |
| 37. | Wathi uBhalaki kuBhileham, Andikuthumelanga na ndiqinisile ukuba ndikubize? Yini na ukuba ungezi kum? Ndihleli nje, andinako na ukukuzukisa? |
| 38. | Wathi uBhileham kuBhalaki, Uyabona, ndifikile kuwe; ndinako na ke ngoku ukuthetha into eyiyo? Ilizwi alibekayo uThixo emlonyeni wam, ndiya kuthetha lona. |
| 39. | Wahamba uBhileham noBhalaki, bafika eKiriyati-hutsoti. |
| 40. | Wabingelela uBhalaki iinkomo nempahla emfutshane, wathumela kuBhileham nakubathetheli ababenaye. |
| 41. | Kwathi ngomso, uBhalaki wamthabatha uBhileham, wamnyusa wamsa ezigangeni zikaBhahali. Wabona khona wada wesa ekupheleni kwabantu. |
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