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?

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.

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.