Ekapiitulo 23
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Balaao homwirela Balaque: "Okithekele wa mikutho sapaa ni otthenkhatje epwitthipwitthi sapaa tjankhan ni tjonlopwana sapaa".
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Tjo, hopanka Balaque phanka Balaao tjalephenliyawe. Vano Balaque ni Balaao ohovahatjera epwitthipwitthi yankhani ni yonlopwana watjulo wakhula mkuttho. Vano,
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Balaao homwirela Balaque: " Okhale wakhiviro tjovahatjaa tjoophahiya ni mi khinaaha ohuluwa. Pooti Apwiya awaakha ni akhipwanyakha. Yottheene Ayeena ahalaiya okhithoniyea mi khinawohimiyera". Vano yeena horwua watjulo mwuakho wohikhalana miirri.
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Nlukho himpwanya, ni Balaao homwiyrela: "mi khihotthonkhoma mukhuttho sapa, ni khihovahatjera epwitthipwitthi yankhani ni yonlopwana watjulo wakhula nkhuttho".
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Pwiya hessa ntthava mmano wa Balaao ni hira: "Ohokholele wa Balaque ni omwirele".
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Vano, Balaao hohokholela wa Balaque, akhanle oweemela wariari watjovaahatjeria ttjopahiya, na aholeli a Moabe yarri niyenani.
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Vano Balaao hantja wooluma tjahimeriawe ni hirra: " Balaque hokhiwanela o Ara. Mwene a Moabe omwakhoni nphanthe wethiyana. `Nkhawa woakinnanarihe Jaco´, yenaa yeera: `Nkhaawa, okhitthukela Israel´.
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Kinnhaala onnanariha tjanni yoole Nlukho hinnaanarihaliyawe? Kinnhala owanana tjanni yoole Nlukho hinoowananaawe?
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Watjulo miyala tjuluphale mi khinawaweha; wa mwala mi khinawaweha. Woonekhe, ohavo otjama umotja onkhala veekha ni khunihaliha nikhotho phaahi.
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Thiphaani unnhala waalikhela mttuupi na Jaco walaani nphantti woneetjesse wo Wisrael? Khikhwe nookwe atthu opwanela, ni okhumiyaka omale phankha ayeena".
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Balaque homwuirela Balaao: "Okhiphankhaleni? Mi khoowanale wira waananarihe awananiyakha, mansi we onoowareriha". Balaao hotjipwa hira: "Akhaahala okhaala okhikitjera owuuloma phaaahi Apwiya annhelaiya nmwano mwaakha?"
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Tjo, Balaque womwirela: "Sonthe, owe nimiivanoh nphantti nkwuawe onnhala owunatja. Onnhala owoona aleh owakhiviro, khahi ottheene. Vale, we onaahala okinanarihena".
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Mansi, yenaa hontjissa Balaao emaattha yo Zofim, watjulo wa mwaakho Pisga, ni honmussa mikhuttho sapa. Yeena hovahatje epwitthipwitthi yankhani ni epwitthipwitthi yonlopwana wakhulaa nkhuttho.
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Vano Balaao homwirela Balaque: "Ohaale va ni tjovahatjera tjophahiya, mi khirwakha omoonana Pwiya ".
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Tjo, Pwiya honpwanya Balaao ni honvaha ntthaava. Yeena yeera: "Ohokholeele wa Balaque ni onnhimyere ntthaavanakha".
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Balaao hohookholela wa yena, ni yena apwanyania oweemewela wankhuthoni woophahiya, ni aholeli a Moabe yaari niyena. Vano Balaque honhimiyera: "Pwiya himiyala essiyani?"
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Balaao hokholomua ohimiya tjorumiy tjawe. Yena heera: "Wunmwe Balaque, ni wiiwe. Okhiwe, mwaana a Zipor.
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Nlukho khanaakhala ntthu, wira ootthe, walaani mwana antthu, wira aphitthikhuse yele yulumaliyawe. Yeena hoophatja okhuluveliha etthu wohiphankha? Yena hera wira naavara etthu yena woohivara?
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Nkhaweha, khihorumiya wira khirerihe. Nlukho hovaha orerihiya, mi akhinpwanela orukhunussa.
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Yena khoonale oliphaa wa Jaco waala ethamwalamwa mwa Israel. Pwiya, Nlukhuaya, rii naiyenatja, ni wariari waiya ohavo otthaapa wo ettheliya wa mweniya.
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Nlukho hakhumiha Wegipto nikhu tjo emoophe yonthakwani.
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Khuvo ophankiya onnhala onvara nthekho Jaco, waala ehaakho ennhala okhunihera yothakhala wa Israel. Ohiyeyo, nnhala wireliya Jaco ni Israel: `Owehekhe Nlukho ephankhaliyawe!´
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Woonekhe, otjama ohurwa omwiva Kharamo ontthiyana, phanka kharamo erwuaka okhoovara. Yenaa khanrwua orrupha nphakha oliya emaamawe ni ovuriya ephomiyawe alee wivaliyawe".
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Vano Balaque homwirela Balaao: "Waahananarihe, ni oharerihe".
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Mansi Balaao, akhulakha, homwirela Balaque: " Mi akhiwirenle wira khihanaa wooluma yotthene Apwiya ahalaiya okhirela wira khoolume?"
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Vano Balaque hontjipo Balaao: " Nkhaawa phiyaro, mikhinaawutjissa nphantthi nkwaave. Pothi Nlukho ontjivelakha ni okhnanarihelakha".
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Vano, Balaque hontjissa Balaao watulo Mwakho Peor, wowonia wootthakhoni.
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Balaao homuwirela Balaque: "Okhiphankhele nikhuttho sapa ni okhitthonthomaniyere epwitthipwitthi sapa ni tthonlopwana sapa".
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Tjo hophankha Balaque phankha Balaao tjamwireliyawe; yena hovahatjera epwitthipwitthi yankhani ni yonlopwana wakhula nkhottho.