Chapitala 23
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Balaamu wakati kwa balaki,'' Nizengelani majochelo yankhandi na yanili apa ine kweniso munozge nkuzi zinkhondina zibili kweniso na mbelera zanalume zankhonchi na zibili,''
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Ntheula Balaki wakachita nga ni umo Balaamu wakapempela .Ntheula Baluki na Balaamu bakapereka ngo'mbe nkhuzi nz mbelele zanalume pa jochelo yiliyose.
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Ntheula Balaamu wakati kwa Balaki,''Uyimilile pa sembe yako yakocha nakuti ine nilufenge. Penepapo Yawe wazenge kuzakumana nane.chilihose icho wanilongolenge nikuphalilnge, " ntheula wakaluta pa phiri pachanya pamula vikuni
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Ntheul Chiuta wakakumana na Balaamu ndipo Baalamu wakati kwa iye, nazenga mayochelo yankhondi na yabili na yabili, kweneso napereka ngombe khuzi na mberere yanalume pa yiliyose.
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Yawe wakabika uthenga mu mulomo wa Balaamu nakuti,''Uwelela kwa Balaki nakufi uyowoye naye,''
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Ntheula Balaamu wakaluta kwa Balaki, uyo wakayimilila pa chakupereka chake chakocha, nakuti badangilili bose ba Moabu bakuba naye,
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Ntheula Balaamu wakayamba kuyowoya nthalika yake nakuti, ''Balaki wanitola kufuma ku Aramu, fumu ya Moabu kufuma ku malupili ya mafumilo ya zuba. Zanga , Utembe Yakoba mumalo mwane; iye wakasi. zanga Umuzuzule izraeli.
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Kasi ine ningatemba uli abo Chiuta wandasembe? Kasi ninguzuzula uli abo yane wanda zuzule?
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Pakufi kufumila pachanya pa malibwe nkumuona iye; Kufumila mu vichili nkumulabiska iye . Ona kuli banthu abo bakukhala bakha ndipo bukufifola yayi bakha kuba mufundu wa maka-waka.
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Ndinjani uyo wangabelenga fuvu ya yakobo panji kupenda waka chiguba cha chimoza pz vinai vya Izraeli? Lekani nifwe nyifwa ya munthu mulunfi nakufi lekani umoyo wane umale ngati ngwa iye!
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Balaki wakati kwa Balaamu,'' kasi wachitachi kwa ine? Nangakuchema kusi ufembe balwani bane, Kwene ona, ine wabatumbika,''
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Balaamu wakazgora wakafi,'' Kasi nkwenwra kuba chelu yayi kuyowoya chekha icho yawe wabika mu mulomo wane?''
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Ntheula Balaki wakafi kwa iye,''Ndabeya zanga pamalo yanyake apo Ungabaona ibo. Uonenge waka abo bali kufupi , bose yayi .Penepala ubasembenge mumalo mwa ine,''
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Ntheula wakamufola Balaamu mu munda ma zofimu, pachanya pa lupili wa pisiga, nakumangaso majocheloyanyake yankhonduna yabili iye wakapereka nkhuzi na mbelere yanalume pa Jochelo yiliyose.
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Nthuela Balaamu wakati kwa Balaki,''Uimilila apa pa chakupereko chako chakocha, apo ine nkuku mana na yawe pala''
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Ntheula yawe wakukumana na Balaamu nakubika uthenga mu mulomo wake. Iye wakati 'welele kwa Balaki nakumupa uthenga wane,''
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Balaamu wakalulelelaso kwa iye, ndipo onani,wakayimililanga pa chakupereka chakocho chake, nakuti badangilili ba Moabu bakaba naye, Ntheula Balaki wakati kwa iye ''kasi yawe wayowoyachi?''
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Balaamu wakayamba uchimi wake, Iye wakati '' Uka Balaki , Pulika kwa ine, Iwe mwena wa zippon.
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Chiuta nimunthu chara, kufi wafete boza, panji mukabiloka unthu,kuti wasinthe maghano- ghano yake . kasi wali kulayizga chilichose kwambula kuchita?
kasi life walikayowoya kuti wachifenge chinshu nakuleka kuchichita?
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Ona , nilikulangulika kufumbika. chiusa wapereka chifumbiko, ndipo ine kuti ningachiwezga chara .
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Iye kufi wakulubiska so kubwanganduka kwa yokobo chara, kweniso kuso wakuona so suzgo mu israeli chara. Yawe chuta wao wali na iwo, ndipo kuchemelezga kwa fumu kuli pakati pao..
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Chiuta wali kubafumya mu Ejiputo na nkhongono ni njafi ya nthengele.
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Kulife minthondwe iyo yikutebeta kuyimikana na yakobo, ndipo kulife maula aya yikusebera kuyimi kanana Yakoba,
ndipo kulife naula aya yangapuefaka lsraeli ,
Onani ichi chiuta wachati!
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Onani, banthu bakuuka nga ni mkhalamu zanakazi
nga ni umo nkhalamu yikunyamukira kufi nakukola.
Iye wakugona pasi yayi kufikira iyo walye icho wakupenya na kumwa ndopa za icho iye wakama,''
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Nthuela Balaki wakasi kawa Balaamu,''leleke kubasemba iwo panji kubafumbika napadoko pose,'''
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Kwene Balaamu wakamzola nakuti kwa Balaki, ''Kasi nkhakuphalir yayi kusi nkwenera kuyawpya waka icho yawe waniphalira kuti ni yowoye?'
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Ntheula Balaki wakamzgola Balaamu,'' Zani sono, Nikufolelenge pa malo yanyake panji chingamukondueska Chiuta wakufi wabafembe mumalo mwane,''
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'Ntheula Balaki wakambolera Balaamu pachanya pa Lupili iwa piyoro, uyo yikulabiska pasi muchipululu.
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Balaamu wakuti kwa Balaki,''Unizengele mayochelo yankhandi na yabili apa na kumozga nkhuzi zinkhondi na zibili na mbelele zanalume zinkhond na zibili,!
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Ntheula Balaki wakachita nga ni umo Balaamu na yanalume pa jochelo yiliyose.