¹ Otjama wo Israel hokalana ekwaha mphaka nmamwala tjo Moabe, ni vale ahothukumana, mphanthi mkwawe wo muro Jordao, wathamannaka ephoma yo Jerico. ² Balaque, mwana a Zipor, hona tjothene tjakanliwe Israel avaraka wassi amorreu. ³ Moabe ahokala niwova ventji anlathu womasiraelita. khontha ayenatja yaritji entji, ni yela yanawathukumeliha. ⁴ Mwene Moabe howirela mahumo o Midiao: "Olaa npwinkhola omahala yothene phanka emophe enohephaiya malissi onmathani". Yoyo owakhathiyo, Balaque, mwana a Zipor, arii mwene o Moabe. ⁵ Yena haruma arumei wa Balaao, mwana a Beor, o Petor, nkhala wakiviro wa muro wo Eufrates, elapho yowanuwawe ni otjamawe. Yena howihana ni howirelatja: " Owehekeh, nikhotho ninkhuma wegipto. Ayena anakhunela ethaiya yothene ni arii phiyaro mphanthiaka. ⁶ Vano, safathali, oweh wakinanarihele n´na nlokhona , khontha ni´hana ekhuro wokhivikna. Pooti, vano, mi kikhitiraka othuphela ni komolaka elaa elapwela. Mi khinatjuwela wira ole oyhene ononreriha n´hala orerihiya, ni othene on´hala on´nanariha n´hala onanarihiya". ⁷ Vano, mahumo o Moabe ni mahumo o Midia ahokhuma, atjissakha yalivah yo tjopankhelelya. Ayenatja ahorw wa Balaao ni ahon´himeryah moolumo a Balaque. ⁸ Ni Balaao hirra: "Nkhale wa ohyula. Ni khina´hala owana elee Pwiya n´halawe okhihimeriya". Vano, miholely a Moabe ahohalatja ni Balaao yolee ohiyule. ⁹ Houwah Nlukho wa Balaao ni homwirela: "Thassiphani yala assilupwanaala yowelale?". ¹⁰ Balaao hotjipho: "Balaque, mwana a Zipor, mwene a Moabe, nowaruma wira akhihimerye: ¹¹ `weyo, olaa otjamola owale wegipto omakhunela othaiya. Vano owe wakinanarihe yolah otjamoola. Pothi khakhitiriyaka wawanana ni kiwomolakha elapowela"". <sup>12</sup> Nlukho homwirela: "Ohirwe nathwalale. Khon´nanariha otjama wo Israel, khontha ayena arri orerihya". <sup>13</sup> Balaao hunmwa owitjisso ni howirela miholeli: "N´hokholele owaniwiyutja, khotha Pwiya Ahokhottha wirra khirwe ninyenyuvatja". <sup>14</sup> Vano aholeli a Moabe ahokhuma ni ahohokholela wa Balaque. Ahonhynerya: "Balaao hokhotha owa nihim". <sup>15</sup> Balaque horuma toothoni miholelei, tjakhanle tjo wissimwiya ovirikhana npwinkho wo phatjerya. <sup>16</sup> Ayenatja ahorwatja wa Balaao ni ahomwirelatja: "Balaque, mwana a Zipor, niraa: `Sonthe, ehikhale enovarah wira ohiwenno, ¹⁷ khontha mi khinaahala wuliva ventjitjinene tjithu ni khinawovaha wolupahale ohissimwiya, ni khinahala ophankha yothene onnhalaa wuluma". ¹⁸ Balaao hotjipoh, ni howirela assilopwana a Balaque: "Pothi wira Balaque nakhivahale enupaawe yomwene yotjala e paratha ni woro, ni akhahala owanana nulumo na Apwiya, Nlukhwaka, ni khivarakha ne ventji walah vakhani eleh Yena nkhirelawe. ¹⁹ Vano, sonthe, mwarerihe va thootho ohiyulaa, wira khitjuweleletho assiani thoo Pwiya nnhalawe okhihimierya". Nlukho honwela Balaao yolee ohiule ni homwirela: ²⁰ "Okhala wira alaa assilopwanaala ahowirelatja, ovuwe oruwe nayenatja. Nanso avareh yele kinnhalaka Mi owirela". ²¹ Balaao hovuwa maphinkhosa, honthotokhomaniiha phuruawe, ni horwa nimaholeli a Moabe. ²² Nanso nlathu yena worua, oviruwa wa Nlukho ohothepha. Nnepha wa Apwiya ohenela oholoh mphironi phanka nnwanani a Balaao, annwelale Phuro. Arumeyawe Balaao oyeli yarri niyena. ²³ Phuro ahona nnepha wa Apwiya withonkhomakha mphironi, ni khatana yokhotoni nmathathani. Phuro horukhunuwa arwuakha nmathani. Balaao homwatha phuro wira ahokholele mphironi. ²⁴ Vano, nnepha wa Apwiya ohokhala niphuro nowotha nphironi wariari wo mirrii, wee siri nphantti wonlopwana nphantti nkuawe wonttiana. ²⁵ Thoothoni phuro hoona nnepha wa Apwiya. Yena horuwa nphantth wo essiri ni hotthitheriha mwetto wa Balaao. Balaao hophatho. ²⁶ Nnepha wa Apwiya wahoruwatho oholoo, ni wa hemelaatto nphantti nkuawe wo wootha, wahariya ephiiro ne nnphantthe nmotja. ²⁷ Phuro honna nnepha wa Apwiya, ni honruphatheliya Balaao. Oviruwa wa Balaao wo vuaa, ni yenna homwattha phuro ni nntthonttwawe. ²⁸ Vano, Apwiya ohotthukhula malaakho a phuro, ni yenna hokholomuwa wuluma. Yenna homuwirela Balaao: "kiwirihaleni wira okhoophe emarra tthaaru?". ²⁹ Hotjiphwa Balaao: "Khontha onookhivarela uwohilokha. Wanakhitjivela khinarina ekhathana nmathathanimwakha. Khinarina, khanaahala owiva. ³⁰ Phuro homwirela Balaao: "Akhinakhala phuro wuanwelakha mahukho othene mphakha eleelo? Khahana elamalelo yophankah niweiyova tjeiyatjithuniya?". Balaao hera: "meena". ³¹ Vano, Pwiya hothukhula metho a Balaao, ni yenna hona nnepha wa Apwiya onnemelale nphironi, ni khathana navarenlale nmathathani. Balao horomiha nruawe, ni horupha ni wittho wa tthiyani. ³² Nnepha wa Apwiya ohomwirela: "Omuattenleni phurwua emmara ttharu? Nkhona, kiwale phankha nmwananiya, khontha mithekhotja wariariwakha tjakhanle tjothakala. ³³ Phuro hokhona emarah ttharo, mi hokhihapuwa emarah ttharu. Hakhihapuwale, wekhekhay khanaahala owivah ni onnlevelela yenna". ³⁴ Balaao hirela nnepha wa Apwiya: "Khihothekha. akhaatjuwela wira mwanokhemelenla nphironi. Vano, wahotjiveleni ekhwaha khirinakhela, khinahokholela onnwe onkhumakha". ³⁵ Manssi, nnepha wa Apwiya ohomwirela Balaao: "Orwekhe oholoo naassilopwanaala, manssi we onnohala wuluma yele khinohalakha wohimyera". Vano, Balaao horwua nkhaiy nimiholeli tja Balaque. ³⁶ Wewaliyawe Balaque wira Balaao howa, yena ahonssitja nntthe wo Moabe, ori omwinanoni ni Arnom. ³⁷ Balaque homwirela Balaao: "Akharumale athu wira awihane? Nlatthuni wahawaliya? Akhirina ekhuro tjowutthithimiha?". ³⁸ Vano, Balaao hotjipo Balaque: "Nnkhona, mi khihowa. Walani khihana ekhuru tjowira kholume etthu? Khinnohala woluma moolumo Nlukho nnhelawe nmwano mwakha". ³⁹ Balaao horuwa ni Balaque, nphakha o Quiriate-Huzote. ⁴⁰ Vano, Balaao hovahatjeriya emophe ni pwitthipwitthi, ni honvaha enaama Balaao ni miholely tjarinawe. ⁴¹ Okhuma owitjisso, Balaque hontjissa Balaao o miyakhoni wa Baal. Ni wonwo, Balaao mphantthi mmotjaphaahi woma israelita nmatthaniwawe.