UNumeri 23 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 23

1UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha izinkabi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa.

2UBalaki wenza njengokukhuluma kukaBileyamu; oBalaki noBileyamu banikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.

3UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Yima ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, mina ngihambe; mhlawumbe iNkosi ingangihlangabeza; Futhi waya endaweni ephakeme.

4UNkulunkulu wahlangana noBileyamu, wathi kuye: “Ngalungisa ama-altare ayisikhombisa, nganikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.

5INkosi yasifaka ilizwi emlonyeni kaBalami, yathi: Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.

6Wabuyela kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa, yena nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi.

7Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “UBalaki, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wangikhipha e-Aramu ezintabeni zasempumalanga, wathi: “Woza, ungiqalekisele uJakobe, uze, uklolodele u-Israyeli.”

8Ngingaqalekisa kanjani lokho uNkulunkulu angakuqalekisanga? mina engingaphikanga kanjani iNkosi na?

9Ngokuba ngisesiqongweni samadwala ngiyambona, nasemagqumeni ngiyambona; bheka, abantu bayakuhlala bodwa, bangabalwa phakathi kwezizwe.

10Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakobe, nenani lesine lika-Israyeli na? Mangife ukufa kolungileyo, ukugcina kwami kube njengokwakhe!

11UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu: “Wenzeni kimi na? Ngakuthatha ukuba uqalekise izitha zami, futhi bheka, wazibusisa ngokuphelele.

12Waphendula wathi: “Angiyikuqaphela yini ukukhuluma lokho uJehova akubeke emlonyeni wami na?”

13UBalaki wayesethi kuye: “Woza nami siye kwenye indawo lapho ungababona khona; uzobona kuphela ukweqisa kwabo hhayi bonke; ungiqalekisele wona usulapho.

14Yamyisa ensimini yaseSofimi esiqongweni sasePisga, wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.

15Wathi kuBalaki: “Yima lapha ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, ngize ngihlangane neNkosi khona.”

16UJehova wahlangana noBileyamu, wafaka izwi emlonyeni wakhe, wathi: “Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanjalo;

17Lapho efika kuye, bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa, nezikhulu zakwaMowabi zinaye. UBalaki wathi kuye: “UJehova ukhulumeni na?

18Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi: “Vuka, Balaki, uzwe; ngilalele, ndodana kaSipori!

19UNkulunkulu akasiye umuntu ukuba aqambe amanga; nendodana yomuntu ukuba iphenduke; wathi futhi ngeke? noma ukhulumile angalungisi na?

20Bheka, ngamukele umyalo wokuba ngibusise, futhi wabusisa; futhi angikwazi ukukuhlehlisa.

21Akabonanga bubi kuJakobe, no-Israyeli akabonanga nkohliso; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye, nokukhala kwenkosi kuphakathi kwabo.

22UNkulunkulu wabakhupha eGibhithe; unamandla e-unicorn, njengokungathi.

23Ngempela, akukho umlingo ngokumelene noJakobe, futhi akukho ukubhula ngokumelene no-Israyeli; ngalesi sikhathi kuyakuthiwa ngoJakobe nango-Israyeli: Yini uNkulunkulu ayenzileyo!

24Bheka, abantu bayakuvuka njengengonyama enkulu, baziphakamise njengebhongo lengonyama;

25UBalaki wasesithi kuBalami: Ungabaqalekisi lakanye, ungababusisi lakanye.

26Kodwa uBileyamu waphendula wathi kuBalaki: “Angikutshelanga yini ngokuthi: Konke uJehova akukhulumayo ngiyakukwenza na?”

27UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu: “Woza, ngikuyise kwenye indawo; mhlawumbe kungaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukuthi ungiqalekisele bona ulapho.

28UBalaki wamyisa uBileyamu esiqongweni sasePeyori esibhekene noJesimoni.

29UBileyamu wayesethi kuBalaki: “Ngakhele lapha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, ungilungisele lapha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa.

30UBalaki wenza njengokusho kukaBileyamu, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.