Ukuthoma kokukhuluma kwakaBhiliyamu
1UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Ngakhelani ama-aldari alikhomba bese ningilethela iinkunzi ezilikhomba namaqama alikhomba.”
2UBhalakhi wenza njengombana uBhiliyamu atjhwile. Nje-ke uBhalakhi noBhiliyamu banikela ngekunzi neqama phezu kwelinye nelinye i-aldari. 3UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Jama hlanu kwemihlabelwakho yokutjhiswa le, mina ngisathi ukubethwa mumoya; mhlamunye uSomnini uzazibonakalisa kimi. Nje-ke nanyana yini azakwambula kimi, ngizakutjela khona.”
Mbala wakhamba waya embunjwaneni onganalitho. 4UZimu wazibonakalisa kuBhiliyamu. UBhiliyamu wathi kuye: “Ngilungise ama-aldari alikhomba, kwathi phezu kwelinye nelinye nganikela ikunzi neqama.” 5USomnini wafaka uBhiliyamu ilizwi ngemlonyeni. Begodu wathi: “Buyela kuBhalakhi ufese umtjele engikutjele khona.”
6Nje-ke wabuyela kuBhalakhi, qala, yena neenkhulu zoke zakwaMowabi bebajame hlanu kwemihlabelwakhe yokutjhiswa.
7UBhiliyamu waphimisa umlayezwakhe wathi:
“UBhalakhi wangilanda ukusukela e-Aramu,
iye, ikosi yakwaMowabi yangisusa ngeentabeni zepumalanga ngokuthi,
‘Yewize uzonginikelelela uJakopo ngamanikelela;
yewize uzokuthuwelelisa u-Israyeli!’
8Ngingamnikelela njani ongakanikelelwa nguZimu?
Ngimthuwelelise njani ongakathuweleliswa nguSomnini na?
9Iye, ukusukela phezu kwamadwala ngiyababona,
naphezu kwemibundu basavelile:
Qala, kubabantu abahlala bodwa,
begodu abazibali nezinye izizwe!
10Ngubani ongabala uJakopo onjengethuli,
u-Israyeli onjengesibalo sethuli lesivunguvungu?
Angife ukufa kolungileko,
nokuphela kwami kube njengokwakhe!”
11UBhalakhi wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Kanti ndoda ungisebenze njani? Angitjho ngikuthethe bona uzongithiyela izitha zami ngemilingo! Qala, sewazibusisa kwaphela!”
12Yena waphendula wathi: “Kanti akukafaneli bona ngiyelele lokho uSomnini akufake emlonyenami na?”
13UBhalakhi wathi kuye: “Akhese unambe nami siye kenye indawo lapha uzababona khona abantwabo. Lapho-ke uzakubona ingcenye yabo ingasi boke. Nje-ke ungithiyele bona ngemilingo usendaweni leyo.”
14Mbala uBhalakhi wamthatha wakhamba emmangweni weTsofimu esiqongweni sePisiga, wafese wakha ama-aldari alikhomba lapho bewanikela ngekunzi nangeqama phezu kwelinye nelinye lawo. 15UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Akhusuje ujame hlanu kwemihlabelo yokutjhiswa, mina ngisafuna ukuzihlanganisa noSomnini ngaphetjheyaphaya.”
16USomnini wahlangana noBhiliyamu wafese wafaka ilizwi ngemlonyenakhe. Begodu wathi: “Buyela kuBhalakhi ufese umtjele engikutjele khona.”
17Mbala uBhiliyamu wabuyela kuye wamfunyana ajame hlanu kwemihlabelwakhe yokutjhiswa neenkhulu zakwaMowabi ezikanye naye. UBhalakhi wambuza wathi: “Alo, uSomnini utheni?”
18UBhiliyamu waphimisa umlayezo okuye wathi:
“Sikima wena Bhalakhi, ulalele,
iye, lalela kuhle wena msa kaTsipori:
19UZimu akasuye umuntu bona angabeze aleye amala,
namkha indodana yomuntu bona angabeze aphenduke.
Uyakhuluma yena angenzi na?
Uyathembisa angaphethi na?
20Yelela-ke mina ngamukele umyalo wokubusisa,
yena ubusisile, yeke mina angeze ngakuphendula lokho.
21KwaJakopo akufunyanwa iinthuweleliso,
akubonwa umonakalo kwa-Israyeli.
USomnini uZimabo unabo,
ukusasela kwabo uSomnini kuphakathi kwabo.
22UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide,
kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama.
23Kwamambala awukho umlingo ongaphumelela kuJakopo,
akukho ukufunisela okungajamelana no-Israyeli.
UZimu ukhuluma ngoJakopo ngesikhathi esifaneleko,
iye, uZimu ngokwakhe uhlosa okuzokwenzeka ngo-Israyeli.
24Isizwesi sifana nengwenyamakazi esikimako,
iye, sifana nengwenyama ezisikimisako;
ayilali phasi ingakadli inyamazana,
ikhothe iingazi zesibandana esidabulileko.”
25Nje-ke uBhalakhi wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Khona-ke nakube awubathiyi ngemilingo, ungababusisi!”
26Kodwana uBhiliyamu waphendula uBhalakhi wathi: “Angitjho ngikutjelile bona kufuze ngenze kwaphela lokho uSomnini akutjhwileko.”
27UBhalakhi wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Namba khengikuthathe ngikuse kenye indawo. Mhlambe nawulapho kungahle kuthokozise uZimu bona ungithiyele abantwaba ngemilingo.”
28Nje-ke uBhalakhi wathatha uBhiliyamu wamusa esiqongweni sePewori lapha umuntu angabona khona iJetjhimoni. 29UBhiliyamu wathi kuBhalakhi: “Yewungakhele ama-aldari alikhomba bese ungilethela iinkunzi ezilikhomba namaqama alikhomba.”
30Mbala uBhalakhi wenza njengombana uBhiliyamu atjhwile bewanikela ngekunzi nangeqama e-aldarini elinye nelinye.
