^{1 2 3} Abantu abena Israele baendele mpaka nokuya tusha mumatololo ya Moab mupepi na Jerico, kulubali lubiye lwa mumana wa Yodani ukufuma kumusumba. ² Balaki mwana Sipo amwene fyonse ifintu Israele acitile kuli Amone. ³ Moab alina umwenso kubantu pantu bali abengi, Elo Moab ali ica bonani kubantu abena israele. ⁴ Elyo imfumu yabena Moab yatile kubakalamba bakwa midiana,'' Uyu cinkupiti ali nokulya conse ici tushingulwike ifwe ngefyo ing'ombe shilye cani mumpanga,'' Nomba balaki mwana Zipola ali i fumu ya Moab ilyanshita. ⁵ Atumine inkombe kuli balamu mwana beore,kupetore uwaba lyamumana wa Efrata,mumpangayaluko bwakwepamo na bantu.Amwitile n okutila, ''Lolesha, uluko nalwisa kuno ukufuma ku egipito.Elyo na bakupa icinso conse ica calo elyo balifye mupepi naine. ⁶ Napapata iseni nombaline noku lapisha ulu uluko paliine,pantu bene balikosasana paliine.Limbi kuti naesha ukubalwisha no kubensha ukubafumya muli ino mpanga.Ningishiba ukutila uo mwapanga alapalwa,no omwalapisha ninhi alapishiwa.'' ⁷ Elyo abakalamba bakwa Moabu naba kalamba bakwa Midiani,bafuminepo ukusenda amalipilo ya fishibilo.Elyo baishile kuli Balamu no kulanda nao pamashiwi yakwa Balaki. ⁸ Balamu atile kuli bena. ''Ikaleni pano ubushiku.Ndino kumubwesesha fintu Yehoba allanda kuli ine.''Elyointungushi shabena Moabu shaikele na Balamu balya bushiku. ⁹ Lesa aishile kuli Balamu no kutila, ''Nbani abo baume abaisa kuli imwe?'' ¹⁰ Balamu ayaswike Lesa, ''Balaki umwana mwaume wakwa Sipo, umfumu yaku Moabu, abatumine kuli ine. Atile, ¹¹ 'Mona, abantu abafumine ku Egypto nokukupa icalo candi. Nomba isa ubantipileko. Nkakwanisha umulwa nabo nokubafunya.'' ¹² Lesa ayaswike kuli Balamu, ''uluulinokuya nabo baume.Tekwesha ukulapisha abo bantu abena Israele pantu bali palwa.'' ¹³ Balamu aimine ulucelo nokusosa kuntungulushi shakwa balaki, ''Bwlelenimo kumpanga shenu pantu Yehoba nakana ukumusuminisha ukuya nankwe .'' ¹⁴ Elyo intungulushi sha moabu shafuminepo no kubwelelamo kuli Balak.Balamu nakana ukuya naifwe.'' ¹⁵ Balaki nakabili atumine intungulushi abali abacindama ukucila ibumba ilyakubalilapo. ¹⁶ Elyo baishile kuli Balama nokutila kuli ena,''Balaki mwana Spore ewalandile ci,''Napapata lekeni icili conse ukumilesha ukwisamkuli ine. ¹⁷ Pantu ndinokumicitila icisuma no kucindamika,kabili ndino kucitafye conse ico mwinga njeba ukumicila.Elyo napapata iseni no kulapisha aba bantu pali ine. ¹⁸ Balamu ayaswike nokutila kubaume bakwa Balaki ''nangu line Balaki ampele isano lyakwe umwaisula silufa na golide,Teti nyende ukucila peshiwi lyakwa Yehova,Lesa wandi,nokucita ifnono nangu ukfusha pafyo ine anjeba. ¹⁹ Nomba pali ici,Napapata loleleni pano ubushiku kabili,pakuti ine nsambilile cimo icalundwapo ico Yehoba alesosa kuli ine.'' ²⁰ Lesa aishile kuli Balamu ubushiku no kutila kuli ena ''Apo abo bantu beshile kukukwita,ima no kuya nabo lelo ukacitefye ico nkakweba eco ukacite..'' ²¹ Balamu aimine ulucelo,akakile impunda yakwe amalamba,no kuya ne ntungulushi sha Moabu. ²² Nomba pantu alile.Malaika wakwa Lesa alikalipe.Malaika wakwa yehoba aleibika umwine munshila ngaumo uwakukanya Balamu,uyo waimine pampunda yakwe.Ababomfi babili abakwa Balamu bali nao. ²³ Impunda yamwene malaika wakwa Yawe naiminina pamusebo naikata nolupanga lwakwe kuminwe. Impunda yapilibwike ukufuma mu musebo nokuya mwibala. Balamu aumine impunda ukuti ibwelele mu musebo. ²⁵ Elyo malaika wakwa Yawe aiminina pacipande cacepa ica munshila pakati kamabala yamyangashi,ukunecibumba kulubali lwa kukulyo nacimbi icibumba kulubali lwakwe ulwa kuso. ²⁴ Impunda yamwene malaika yakwa Yawe nakabili. Yalungatene necibumba nokufinkisha ulukasa lwakwa Balamu. Balamu ayumine nakabili. ²⁶ Malaika wakwa Yehoba aile pantanshi nokuyaiminina kabili pancende iinono apakutila takwingaba inshila imbi iyakuya kulubali lumbi. ²⁷ Elyoimpunda yamwene malaika wakwa Yehoba,yalele panshi mwisamba lyakwa Balamu.Balamu ubukali bwakwe bwaimine,no kuma impunda inkonto yakwe. ²⁸ Elyo Yehoba aiswile akanwa kampunda icakuti yalanda.Nokutila kuli Balamu.''Cinshi nacita kuli iwe icakuti mwakosha ukunguma iimiku itatu?'' ²⁹ Balamu ayaswike impunda ukuti, ''Nipamulandu wakuti wacita ifyakutumpa kuli ine.Ndesubila amaba ulupanga munwe yandi,kwena amuba ino nshita iwe nga na kwipaya.'' ³⁰ Elyo impunda yatile kuli Balamu. ''Bushe inshili mpunda yenu iyo muninapo umweo wenu onse ukufika no bushiku bwelelo?Bushe nakale naliba mu mibele yakucita ifyamusango uyu pali imwe?Balamu atile ''iyo''. ³¹ Elyo aiswile amenso yakwa Balamu,nokumona malaika wakwa Yehoba naiminina munshila nolupanga lwakwe muminwe yakwe.Balamu afukeme panshi nokushiba impumi panshi. ³² Na malaika wakwa Yehoba atile kuli ena.''cinshi umine impunda yobe pamiku itatu?Mona,ningisa ngakakanya kuli iwe pantu imicitile yonse pantanshi yandi naibipa. ³³ Ii mpunda naimona nokwaluka ukufuma kuli ine ii miku itatu.Nomba aikana kwaluka ukufuma kuli ine nga opopene nganacikwipaya iwe no ku kusungilila wene ubumi.'' ³⁴ Balamu atile kuli malaika wakwa Yehoba.''nimembuka.Nshishibe ukuti mwimine pambali yaine munshila .Eico nomba ngacabipa kuli imwe,kuti na bwelelamo.'' ³⁵ Lelo malaika wakwa Yehoba atile kuli Balamu,kabiye nabo abaume.lelo uli nokulandafye amashiwi ayo nakweba.''Elyo Balamu aile nentungulushi shakwa Balaki. ³⁶ Ilyo Balaki aumfwile ukuti Balamu naisa,Aile kukukumanya kumusumba mu Moabu pa Anoni, Apo apali umupaka. ³⁷ Balaki atile kuli Balamu Bushe nshatumine abaume kuli iwe ukukwita?Cinshi tamwaishile kuli ine?Bushe nshili namaka yakumicindamika?'' ³⁸ Nao Balamu ayaswike kuli Balaki ukti,''moneni Ningisa kuli imwe.Bushe ingishiba ukukwata amaka aya kusosa icili conse?kulti nalandafye amashiwi ayo Lesa enga mbika mukanwa kandi.'' ³⁹ Balamu baile na Balaki elyo Bafikile ku kiriate hosote. ⁴⁰ Nao Balaki apangile amalmbo ya ng'ombe nembushi no kupelako inama shimo kuli Balamu ne ntungulushi isho bali nasho. ⁴¹ Ulucelo Balaki asendele Balamu ukumuninika pa ncende iitali iya Baal.Ukufuma kulya Balamu amwenefye icipande cabena Israele abali munkambi.