1Phahi Balaamu waona kukala inamfwahira Mwenyezi Mlungu kuabariki Aiziraeli, achiamua kusaphiya kuhumira dawa dza vyo arivyohenda pho mwandzo, achigaluza usowe kulola jangbwani. 2Balaamu achilola dzulu na achiona Aiziraeli akachita kambi chila mbari phatuphe. Chisha Roho wa Mlungu achimwedzera, 3achilavya ujumbe huno achiamba,
“Hinyu ni ujumbe wa Balaamu mwana wa Beori,
wa mutu ambaye matsoge ganaonato,
4ujumbe wa mutu asikiraye maneno ga Mlungu,
aonaye ruwiya za iye Mwenye Nguvu Zosi,
adzibwagaye chimabumabu, ela matsoge ga wazi.
5‘Mahemago ni manono sana, uwe Jakobo,
makalogo ni manono, uwe Iziraeli!
6Gakagota dza madete,
dza minda iriyo kanda-kanda ya muho,
dza mihi mire iriyophandwa ni Mwenyezi Mlungu,
dza mierezi iriyophandwa kanda-kanda ya madzi.
7Madzi gandamwagika kula kpwenye ndoo zao,
na vivyazi vyao vindakala dza madzi manji.
Mfalume wao andakala mkpwulu kuriko Agagi,
na utawala wao undatogolwa.
8Ye Mlungu yeatuluza Misiri,
ana mkpwotse dza nyahi.
Andaangamiza mataifa ganjina ambago ni maaduige,
na kuvundza-vundza mifupha yao.
Andaashambuliya na miviye.
9 Andanyapa-nyapa na kupweka dza simba,
dza simba mchetu, ni ani awezaye kumlamusa?
Naabarikiwe yeyesi ndiyekubariki,
na alaniwe yeyesi ndiyekulani.’ ”
10Phahi Balaki achitsukizwa sana ni Balaamu, naye achipiga ngumi fumbare kpwa tsukizi na achimuamba, “Nákuiha ulani maadui gangu, ela badalaye ukagabariki kano tahu. 11Náamba nindakuriphato, ela Mwenyezi Mlungu akakuhenda usiphahe zawadi. Sambi, phauke mara mwenga uuye kpwenu!” 12Balaamu achimjibu achimuamba, “Dze, siyaambira ajumbe urionihumira kukala, 13‘Hata Balaki akanipha nyumbaye iriyoodzazwa feza na zahabu, chisha sindaweza kuphiya chinyume na neno ra Mwenyezi Mlungu na kudzihendera dzambo rorosi nono au iyi. Ni nigombe vira Mwenyezi Mlungu ndivyoniambira?’ 14Phahi vivi ninauya kpwehu, ela kabila sidzangbweuka richa nikuambire chimbere mambo ambago atu aha andaahendera atuo siku zedzazo.”
Balaamu anabariki Aiziraeli kano ya ne
15Chisha achilavya ujumbe uhu achiamba,
“Hinyu ni ujumbe wa Balaamu mwana wa Beori,
mutu ambaye matsoge ganaonato,
16ujumbe wa mutu asikiraye maneno ga Mlungu,
na ambaye ana marifwa ga Mlungu Ariye Dzulu Kuriko Vyosi,
aonaye ruwiya za iye Mwenye Nguvu Zosi,
adzibwagaye chimabumabu, ela matsoge ga wazi.
17Nrigoona kpwenye ruwiya
tagadzangbwetimiya.
Ela siku mwenga kundatsembuka mfalume dza nyenyezi, kula kpwa Jakobo,
fwimbo ya utawala hiko Iziraeli.
Iye andakuolagani mwimwi Amoabu,
na kuangamiza atu osi a Sethi.
18Hiye andashinda Edomu aitawale,
Seiri, aduiwe, andakala maliye,
ela Iziraeli indazidi kuphaha mkpwotse.
19Mmwenga kula chivyazi cha Jakobo andatawala,
naye andaangamiza ndiosala mo mudzini.”
Ruwiya ya Balaamu kuhusu Aamaleki na Akeni
20Chisha Balaamu achiona Amaleki kpwenye ruwiya na achilavya ujumbe huno achiamba,
“Aamaleki kala ndiro taifa ra kpwandza kahi ya mataifa ganjina,
ela mwishowe ni kuangamizwa.”
21Chisha Balaamu achiona Akeni, achilavya ujumbe huno achiamba,
“Makalo genu ga salama,
dza chidzumba cha nyama a mapha chirichodzengbwa dzulu ya mwamba urio gambani.
22Hata hivyo mwimwi Akeni mundaangamizwa,
Ashuru ndiphokuhala mateka.”
23Balaamu achilavya ujumbe huno tsona achiamba,
“Ni ani awezaye kukala moyo ichikala Mlungu ndiye chiyehenda hivi?
24Meli zindakpwedza kula Kupuro,
nazo zindashambuliya Ashuru na Eberi,
ela zizo nazo zindaangamizwa.”
25Phahi, Balaamu achiuka na achiuya kpwao, na Balaki naye achiphiya vyakpwe.