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24 Ngesikhatsi Bhalamu abona kutsi bekumjabulisa* Jehova kubusisa ema-Israyeli, akazange asachubeka nekufuna indlela yekuwaletsela emashwa,+ kodvwa wabese ubuka ngasehlane. 2 Nakaphakamisa emehlo futsi abona ema-Israyeli amise emathende ngekwetive tawo,+ umoya waNkulunkulu wehlela etikwakhe.+ 3 Wabese usho nasi saga:+
“Lawa ngemavi aBhalamu indvodzana yaBheyori,
Emavi endvodza levulwe emehlo,
4 Emavi aloyo lova livi laNkulunkulu,
Lobone umbono lovela kuSomandla,
Nalokhotseme, emehlo akhe abe avulekile:+
5 Maye mahle emathende akho Jakobe,
Netindzawo takho tekuhlala, wena Israyeli!+
6 Tihamba tize tiyewufika khashane njengetigodzi,+
Tifana netingadze letingasemfuleni,
Tinjengenhlaba lehlanyelwe nguJehova,
Nanjengemisedari leseceleni kwemanti.
7 Kuhlale kuntfontsa emanti emagabheni akhe esikhumba lamabili,
8 Nkulunkulu uyamkhipha eGibhithe;
Kubo ufana netimphondvo tenyatsi.
Utawuticedza tive, letive letimcindzetelako,+
Nematsambo ato utawabhasha, futsi atiphahlate ngebutjoki bakhe.
9 Uyanyenya, alale phansi njengelibhubesi,
Futsi njengelibhubesi, ngubani longamvusa?
Babusisiwe labo labakubusisako,
Bacalekisiwe nalabo labakucalekisako.”+
10 Bhalaki wamtfukutselela kakhulu Bhalamu, waze washaya tandla ngekuphukuta, watsi kuye: “Bengikubitele kutsi utewucalekisa titsa tami,+ kodvwa kute lokwentile ngaphandle kwekutibusisa kuto tonkhe letikhatsi letintsatfu. 11 Vele uhambe ubuyele ekhaya. Mine bengihlose kukuniketa umvuzo lomkhulu,+ kodvwa Jehova walile kutsi uwutfole.”
12 Bhalamu waphendvula Bhalaki watsi: “Angikatitjeli yini titfunywa takho ngatsi: 13 ‘Ngisho nobe Bhalaki anganginika yonkhe indlu yakhe legcwele lisiliva neligolide, ngeke ngente nobe yini lengiyitsandzako* lephambene naloko Jehova langitjele kona, ngisho nobe kuyintfo lenhle nobe lembi. Ngitawukhuluma kuphela loko Jehova latangitjela kona’?+ 14 Nyalo ngiyahamba ngibuyela kubantfu bakitsi. Wota ngikutjele loko labantfu labatakwenta kubantfu bakho esikhatsini lesitako.”* 15 Bhalamu wabese usho nasi saga:+
“Lawa ngemavi aBhalamu indvodzana yaBheyori,
Emavi endvodza levulwe emehlo,+
16 Emavi aloyo lova livi laNkulunkulu,
Loyo lonelwati ngaLosetikwako Konkhe,
Nalobone umbono lovela kuSomandla
Ngesikhatsi akhotseme, emehlo akhe abe avulekile:
17 Ngitambona, kodvwa hhayi nyalo;
Ngitawumati, kodvwa hhayi ngekushesha.
19 Kukhona lotawuphuma kuJakobe futsi utawuncoba,+
Utawubhubhisa nobe ngubani losele kulelidolobha.”
20 Ngesikhatsi abona ema-Amaleki, wachubeka nekusho lesaga watsi:
21 Nakabona emaKheni,+ wachubeka nekusho lesaga watsi:
“Indzawo yakho yekuhlala iphephile, futsi yakhiwe edvwaleni.
22 Kodvwa kukhona lotawushisa iKheni.
Singakanani sikhatsi lesisele ngaphambi kwekutsi i-Asiriya ikutfumbe?”
23 Wachubeka nekusho lesaga, watsi:
“Maye! Ngubani lotawusindza lapho Nkulunkulu sekenta loku?
24 Kutawuchamuka imikhumbi elugwini lwaseKhithimu,+
Ihlasele i-Asiriya,+
Itawuphindze ihlasele ne-Ebheri.
Kodvwa nayo* itawushabalala iphele nya.”
25 Ngemuva kwaloko Bhalamu+ wesuka wahamba, wabuyela endzaweni yakubo. NaBhalaki naye wesuka wahamba.