UNkulunkulu wathi kuBileyamu : Awuyikuhamba nawo ; awuyikuqalekisa abantu, ngokuba babusisiwe.

Zafika kuBileyamu, zathi kuye: Usho kanje uBalaki indodana kaSipori, uthi: Ake ungavinjwa lutho ukuza kimi,

UNkulunkulu weza kuBileyamu ebusuku , wathi kuye: Uma amadoda efika ukukubiza, vuka uhambe nawo; kepha lelo zwi kuphela engilikhuluma kuwe uyakulenza.

UJehova wavula umlomo wembongolo , yathi kuBileyamu: Ngenzeni kuwe ukuba ungishaye kathathu na?

Kepha imbongolo yathi kuBileyamu : Angisiyo imbongolo yakho oyikhwele konke ukuhamba kwakho kuze kube manje na? Ngangivama ukwenza kanjalo kuwe na? Wathi: Qha.

Yayisithi ingelosi kaJehova kuBileyamu: Hamba nalawa madoda, kepha lelo zwi kuphela engiyakulikhuluma kuwe uyak ulikhuluma. UBileyamu wayesehamba nezikhulu zikaBalaki.

UBalaki wathi kuBileyamu: Angithumanga nokuthuma kuwe ukukubiza na? Awufikanga ngani kimi? Anginamandla yini okukunika udumo na?

UBalaki wanikela ngezinkabi nangezimvu, wazithuma kuBileyamu nakuzo izikhulu ezinaye.

Wathuma izithunywa kuBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ePethori elingasemfuleni ezweni labantwana babantu ba khe ukumbiza ngokuthi : Bheka, nampa abantu abaphumile eGibithe ; bheka, basibekela ubuso bomhlaba; sebehlala malungana nami;

Amalunga akwaMowabi namalunga akwaMidiyani asuka enenkokhelo yokubhula esandleni sawo ; ayesefika kuBileyamu , akhuluma kuye amazwi kaBalaki.

Wathi-ke kuwo: Hlalani lapha lobu busuku, nginibuyisele izwi, njengalokhu uJehova eyakukhuluma kimi. Izikhulu zakwaMowabi zahlala-ke kuBileyamu.

UNkulunkulu wafika kuBileyamu, wathi: Ngobani lawa madoda akuwe na?

UBalaki wathumela kuBileyamu , wathi: Wenzeni kimi na ? Ngakuthatha ukuba uqalekise izitha zami; bheka, uzibusisile nokuzibusisa.

UBalaki wayesethi kuBileyamu : Ungabaqalekisi nokubaqalekisa, futhi ungababusisi nokubabusisa.

Wathi uBalaki kuBileyamu : Ake uze , ngikuyise kwenye indawo ; mhlawumbe kungaba kuhl e emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukuba ungiqalekisele bona uselapho.

Ulaka lukaBalaki lwamvuthela uBileyamu , washaya izandla zakhe; uBalaki wathi kuBileyamu : Ngakubiza ukuba uqalekise izitha zami ; bheka, ubabusisile nokubabusisa kathathu.