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

¹Ut laj Balaam naxnau nak li Kâcuaß târaj târosobtesiheb laj Israel. Joßcan nak incßaß chic cô chi kßehînc joß quixbânu xcaß sut. Quixsukßisi ban rib ut qui-iloc saß li chaki chßochß.

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

²Ut quiril lix muhebâleb laj Israel chi têp chßutchßûqueb. Ut lix musikß li Kâcuaß quichal riqßuin laj Balaam.

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

³Ut laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam, li ralal laj Beor. Aßan aßin li cßaßru quicßutbesîc chicuu xban li Dios.—

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

⁴Laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam li quin-abin re li cßaßru quixye li Kâcuaß. Lâin quin-iloc re li visión li quixcßutbesi li nimajcual Dios. Lâin quincubsi cuib chiru li Kâcuaß, ut aßan quixcßut lix yâlal chicuu.

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

⁵Cßajoß xchßinaßusal lê muhebâl lâex aj Israel. Kßaxal chßinaßus li naßajej li nequexcuan cuiß, lâex li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob.

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

⁶Kßaxal nabal lê muhebâl. Chanchaneb li rok haß ut chanchaneb li xnaßaj li acuîmk chire li nimaß. Chanchaneb li áloe aubil xban li Kâcuaß. Chanchaneb li cheß chacalteß li cuanqueb chire li nimaß.

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

⁷Cuânk tzßakal lix haßeb. Tzßakalak lix haßeb re teßrucß ut re teßxtßakresi li racuîmkeb. Ut nimâk xcuanquil lix reyeb chiru lix cuanquil li rey Agag. Qßuebilak xlokßal lix cuanquil.

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

⁸Li Kâcuaß qui-isin reheb saß li naßajej Egipto. Kßaxal cau xmetzßêuheb. Chanchan xmetzßêu li bôyx li cuan saß qßuicheß. Teßnumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Teßxtoki lix bakeleb ut teßxcuteb riqßuin lix tzimajeb.

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

⁹Eb laj Israel chanchaneb li cakcoj. Nak nequeßoc chi hilânc, mâ ani naru na-ajsin reheb. Osobtesinbilakeb li teßxtzßâma rosobtesinquileb laj Israel. Ut tzßektânanbilakeb li teßxtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb, chan laj Balaam.

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

¹⁰Cßajoß nak quijoskßoß laj Balac nak quirabi li quixye laj Balaam. Quixpokle li rukß ut quixye re laj Balaam: —Xatinbok re nak tâtzßâma mâusilal saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc cue. Abanan lâat xatzßâma rosobtesinquileb oxib sut.

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

¹¹Elen arin saß junpât. Sukßin saß lâ cuochoch. Lâin xinye nak tinqßue âlokßal. Abanan li Kâcuaß incßaß xraj nak tâcßul âlokßal, chan.

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

¹²Laj Balaam quixye re: —¿Ma incßaß ta biß xinye chi tzßakal reheb lâ takl nak xeßcuulac cuiqßuin?

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

¹³Xinye reheb: Usta tixqßue cue li rochoch laj Balac nujenak riqßuin plata ut oro, abanan mâcßaß tinbânu injunes usta châbil usta incßaß. Incßaß tinkßet li râtin li Dios. Caßaj cuiß li cßaßru tixcßut chicuu li Kâcuaß tinye.

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

¹⁴Anakcuan xic cue saß lin tenamit. Abanan xbên cua tinye âcue cßaßru teßxbânu êre eb laj Israel saß eb li cutan chalen, chan laj Balaam.

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

¹⁵Ut laj Balaam quixye resil li cßaßru tâcßulmânk. Quixye: —Lâin laj Balaam, li ralal laj Beor. Lâin nacuil chi tzßakal li cßaßru tâcßulmânk.

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

¹⁶Lâin quin-abin re li cßaßru quixye li Kâcuaß. Lâin li ninnaßoc re xcßaßux li nimajcual Dios. Lâin li quin-iloc re li visión li quixcßutbesi li nimajcual Dios. Lâin quincubsi cuib chiru li Kâcuaß ut aßan quixcßut lix yâlal chicuu.

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

¹⁷Lâin quicuil saß visión li cßaßru tâcßulmânk saß xyânkeb laj Israel saß eb li cutan teßchâlk. Tâcuânk jun li rey saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Chanchanak jun li chahim. Tânumtâk saß xbêneb li ralal xcßajol laj Moab ut tixsach ruheb li ralal xcßajol laj Set.

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

¹⁸Eb laj Israel teßnumtâk saß xbêneb laj Edom. Teßnumtâk saß xbêneb laj Seir li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Ut tânimânk xcuanquileb laj Israel.

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

¹⁹Jun li kßaxal nim xcuanquil tâcuânk saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Ut aßan tânumtâk saß xbêneb li xicß nequeßiloc re ut aßan tâsachok reheb li tenamit li joß qßuial teßcanâk.

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

²⁰Ut laj Balaam qui-iloc saß xjayal lix tenamit laj Amalec ut quixye li cßaßru teßxcßul. Quixye: —Laj Amalec, aßan li kßaxal nim xcuanquil saß xyânkeb li xnînkal ru tenamit. Abanan tâsachekß ru chi junaj cua.—

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

²¹Ut nak qui-iloc saß xjayal lix tenamiteb laj Ceneo laj Balaam quixye li cßaßru teßxcßul eb aßan. Quixye: —Lâex aj Ceneo, quecauresi chi us lê naßaj ut saß xbên nînki pec cuan.

²²Kunyange zvakadaro Kaini achaparadzwa,

²²Abanan eb laj Asiria teßnumtâk saß êbên lâex aj Ceneo ut texcßam chi prêxil, chan.

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

²³Ut quixye ajcuiß laj Balaam: —¿Ani ta biß târûk tâcolekß nak li Dios tixbânu li cßaßak re ru aßin?

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

²⁴Teßchâlk chak Quitim saß eb li jucub ut teßxrahobtesiheb laj Asiria ut teßxrahobtesiheb ajcuiß li ralal xcßajol laj Heber. Abanan eb laj Quitim teßsachekß ajcuiß ruheb, chan.Ut chirix aßan laj Balaam quisukßi saß xtenamit. Joßcan ajcuiß laj Balac quisukßi saß li rochoch.

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

²⁵Ut chirix aßan laj Balaam quisukßi saß xtenamit. Joßcan ajcuiß laj Balac quisukßi saß li rochoch.