¹ Eelyo Bbalamu nakaboona kuti zibotezya Jehova kulongezya baIzilayeli, taakinkape, mulizimwi zyiindi, kubelesya basondi. Nikuba kuti kwalanzya muchimpayuma ² Wakanyampula meso alimwi wabona Izilayeli nkakkede, abamwi mumukowa wabo, alimwi muuya waLeza wakaselukila aalingguwe. ³ Wakatambula chisinsimi alimwi wakati, ''Bbalamu mwana mulombe waBbowa waamba kwaambuula, mwaalumi ulameso aajulide loko. ⁴ Ulaambuula alimwi ulalimvwa ijwi lyaLeza. ulbona chilengano kuzwa kuli Leza, kunembo lyayooyo ngwafugamina meso aakwe nkaajulide. ⁵ Mabotu byeeni matente aako, Jakkobbu, busena oobo mpokkala, Izilayeli! ⁶ Mbuli makuti aayalide, mbuli zilili zilimunsi aamulonga, mbuli gompe libyalidwe aaJehova, mbuli musida kumbali amaanzi. ⁷ Maanzi alooyeta kuzwa muzibikilo zyawo, alimwi mbuto zyayo iyooba amaanzi miingi. Mwaami wabo uyooba mupati kwiinda Agagi, alimwi bwaami bwabo buyoopegwa bulemu. ⁸ Leza uyoomugwisya muIjipiti. Uyobeenguzu mbuli zyamunyati. Uyolya nyika zyoonse nzimulwana. Uyotyola mafuwa aabo. Uyobayasa alunta lwakwe. ⁹ Ulabwata mbuli mulavu, mbuli mulavu muzyazi. Ngwani ukkonzya kumuchelezya? Woonse umulongezya ajane kulongezegwa; woonse umutuka ajane lutuko.'' ¹⁰ Bbalakki wakabusya bukkali bwakwe aatala aBbalamu alimwi alimwi wakuuma maboko aakwe aantomwe chabukali. Bbalakki wakati kuli Bbalamu, ''Ndakwiitila kuti utukw basinkondoma, pesi boona, wabalongezya kwiindilidwe tutatu. ¹¹ Aboobo ndisiye lino mpawawa alimwi ubweede kumuunzi. Ndakati ndakupa mpindu mpati, pesi Jehovawachita kuti utajani pe kufumbwa mpindu.'' ¹² Mpawo Bbalamu wakasandula Bbalakki, ''Ndakati kubatumwa mbwakandituminide, ' ¹³ Nikuba kuti Bbalakki wandipa busena bwakwe bwabwaami buzwide nsiliva agolide, nsikoyootaluka ijwi lwaJyejhova, alimwi kufumbwa chitu chibo naa chibotu, naa kuti ufumbwa chintu nchinga ndilayanda kuchita. Ndikonzya kwaambauula kupela eezyo Jehova nzyaandibuzya kuti ndaambe.' Nsindakazyaamba na kulimbabo? ¹⁴ Lino, boona, ndilabweeda kubantu bangu. Pesi leka ndikuchenjezye sansiina eezyo bantu bangu nzibatakachitekubantu bako mumazuba ayobuza.'' ¹⁴ Lino izina lyamwalumi wa Izilayeli wakajayigwa amwanakazi waku Midiyani wakali Zimuli mwana mulombe wa Salu, muzuluzi wamizimu yempuli akati kaba Simeyoti. ¹⁵ Izina lyamwanakazi wakajayigwa mu Midiyani wakali Kkozibi mwana musimbi wa Zuli, wakali silutwe wamusyobo ampuli mu Midiyani. ¹⁵ Bbalamu wakatalika kusinsima. Wakati, ''Bbalamu mwana mulombe waBbuwa wambuula, Mwaalumiulameso aajulikide loko. ¹⁶ Eechi nchisinsimichayoyo umvwa majwi kuzwa kuli Leza, ulaluzibo kuzwa Kumupati, uleechilengano kuzwa Kumupati, Kunembo lyakwe ulafgana nkajulide meso. ¹⁶ Lino Jehova wakambula kuli Mozesi akuti, ¹⁷ ''Amubachite basinkondo nyokwe ba Midiyani akubalwana, ¹⁸ Nkambo bamubweza mbuli basinkondonyokwe akumupenzya. Bamunjizya muchibi kumakani a Piyoli akumuchizi wabo Kkozibi, mwana musimbi wamwendelezi mu Midiyani, ooyo wakajayigwa muzuba lyachilwazi chitabukila mutwambo twa Piyoli.'' ¹⁷ Ndilimubwene, pesi tawope limo aawa. Nilangide kulinguwe, pesi tali aafwiiwi pe. Nyenyeezi iyoozwa kuliJakkobbu, alimwi kuyobuka nkoli yabwaami muli Izilayeli. Uyonyoona bazului baku Mowabbu alimwi uyonyoona lunyungu loonse lwaSeti ¹⁸ Mpwawo Edomu luyoba lukona lwaIzilayeli, alimwi Siya iyooba lukono lwabo lubo, basinkondonyina ba Izilayeli, aabo Izilayeli mbatakazunde changu. ¹⁹ Kuyoozwa mwaami kuli Jakkobbu utakabe abweendelezi, alimwi uyoonyonyoona bakasyeede kuzisi zabo.'' ²⁰ Mpawo Bbalamu wakalanga Amaleki alimwi wakatalika chisinsimi. Wakati, ''Amalekki yakalimpati kulizimwi nyika, pesi kumagolelo aakwe uyonyoonyonwa.'' ²¹ Mpawo Bbalamu wakalanga kulibaKkenayayiti alimwi wakatalika kusinsima. Wakati, ''Busena oobu mpumukkala bulisimide, alimwi achizumbo chako chil mumabwe. ²² Nekubaboobo, nobaKkenayiti muyolyigwa amulilo eelyo ba Asiliya mbatakamubweze bazike.'' ²³ Mpawo Bbalamu wakatalika chisinsimi chakwe chakugozya. Wakati, ''Mawee! Ngwani utakafutuke eelo Jehova aakuchita eezi? ²⁴ Zikkepe ziyoosika kuzwa kunkomwe zyaku Kkitimu; bayolwisya Asiliya alimwi bayoozunda Ebba, pesi aabo, abalabo, bayochinka mukunyonyooka. ²⁵ Mpawo Bbalamu wakanyamuka alimwi wakeenda. Wakabweeda kumuunzi wakwe., alimwi alakwe Bbalakki wakeenda.