¹Zvino Bharamu akati achiona kuti zvakanga zvichifadza Jehovha kuropafadza Isiraeri, haana kuzoenda sapane dzimwe nguva, kutsvaka un'anga, asi akaringira kurenje,

¹And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

²Bharamu akasimudza meso ake, akaona vaIsiraeri vagere namarudzi avo; Mweya waMwari akauya pamusoro pake,

²And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

³akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, Zvanzi nomurume weziso rakasvinura,

³And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

⁴Zvanzi naiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari, Iye unoona zvinoratidzwa naWamasimbaose, Iye anowira pasi, asvinudzwa meso ake;

⁴He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

⁵Matende ako akanaka zvikuru sei, iwe Jakove, Nedzimba dzako, iwe Isiraeri!

⁵How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!

⁶Vakatasanurwa semipata, Seminda kunhivi dzorwizi, Samagavakava akasimwa naJehovha, Semichindwe pedo nemvura.

⁶As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

⁷Mvura inobva pazvirongo zvake, Mbeu dzake dzichava pamvura zhinji. Mambo wake achakurira Agagi, Ushe hwake huchakuriswa.

⁷Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted.

⁸Mwari akamubudisa Egipita, Ane simba rakafanana nerenyati; Achapedza vahedheni, ivo vavengi vake; Achavhuna-vhuna mafupa avo, Nokuvabvoora nemiseve yake.

⁸God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite [them] through with his arrows.

⁹Anokotama, anovata pasi seshumba, Seshumbakadzi; ndianiko achamumutsa? Mumwe nomumwe anokuropafadza, ngaaropafadzwe, Mumwe nomumwe anokutuka, ngaatukwe.

⁹He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

¹⁰Ipapo Bharaki akatsamwira Bharamu kwazvo, akabubudza maoko ake; Bharaki akati kuna Bharamu, Ndakudana, kuti utuke vavengi vangu, asi tarira, waramba uchingovaropafadza katatu.

¹⁰And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹Naizvozvo zvino chitiza hako kunzvimbo yako; nekuti ndakati ndichakukudza kwazvo; asi tarira, Jehovha adzivisa kukudzwa kwako.

¹¹Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

¹²Bharamu akati kuna Bharaki, Ko handina kutaurawo kunhume dzako, dzawakatuma kwandiri, ndichiti,

¹²And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers that thou sentest unto me, saying,

¹³Kunyange Bharaki akandipa imba yake izere nesirivha nendarama, handingagoni kudarika shoko raJehovha, ndiite nomoyo wangu zvakanaka kana zvakaipa; zvinotaurwa naJehovha, ndizvo zvandichaita?

¹³If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak?

¹⁴Zvino tarira, ndinoenda hangu kurudzi rwangu; uya ndikuraire zvichaitirwa vanhu vako navanhu ava pamazuva okupedzisira.

¹⁴And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

¹⁵Akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati,Zvanzi naBharamu, mwanakomana waBheori, Zvanzi nomurume akasvinudzwa meso ake;

¹⁵And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;

¹⁶Zvanzi naiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari, Iye anoziva zivo yeWekumusoro-soro, Iye anoona zvinoratidzwa noWamasimbaose,Iye anowira pasi, asvinudzwa meso ake.

¹⁶He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

¹⁷Ndinomuona, asi handimuoni zvino; Ndinomuona, asi handimuoneri pedo; Nyeredzi ichabuda kuna Jakove, Netsvimbo youshe ichabva kuna Isiraeri; Ichabvoora nyika yaMoabhu, Nokuparadza vanakomana vose vebope.

¹⁷I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.

¹⁸Edhomu ichava nhaka yake, NeSeiriwo ichava nhaka yake, ndivo vavengi vake; Asi Isiraeri achakunda.

¹⁸And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.

¹⁹Mumwe, achabva kuna Jakove, achava noushe, achaparadza vakasara muguta.

¹⁹And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

²⁰Zvino akatarira Amareki, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Amareki ndiye wokutanga wavahedheni, Asi pakupedzisira achaparadzwa.

²⁰And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

²¹Zvino akatarira vaKeniti, akataura nomufananidzo wake, akati, Ugaro hwako hwakasimba,

²¹And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.

²²Kunyange zvakadaro Kaini achaparadzwa,

²²Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

²³Akataura nomufananidzo wake akati,Haiwa! Ndianiko achararama, kana Mwari achiita saizvozvo?

²³And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?

²⁴Asi zvikepe zvichabva kurutivi rweKitimi, Zvicharwadza Ashuri, nokurwadza Ebheri, Naiyewo achaparadzwa.

²⁴But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction.

²⁵Ipapo Bharamu akasimuka, akadzokera kunzvimbo yake; naBharaki akaendawo.

²⁵And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.