5. UJehova wafaka izwi emlonyeni kaBileyamu, wathi: “Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.”
6. Wayesebuyela kuye; bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wokushiswa, yena nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi.
7. Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi:“E-Aramu uBalaki ungilandile,inkosi yakwaMowabi ezintabeni zasempumalanga:woza ungiqalekisele uJakobe;woza umdlelesele u-Israyeli.
8. Ngingamqalekisa kanjaniongaqalekiswanga nguNkulunkulu na?Ngingamdleleselaongadleleselwanga nguNkulunkulu na?
9. Ngokuba ngisesiqongweni samadwalangiyambona,ngisemadulini ngiyambuka;bheka, kungabantu abahlala bodwa,abangayikubalwa phakathi kwezizwe.
10. Ngubani ongabala uthuli lukaJakobe,abale okwesine kuka-Israyeli, na?Mangife ukufa kolungileyo,nokuphela kwami makube njengokwakhe.”
11. UBalaki wathumela kuBileyamu, wathi: “Wenzeni kimi na? Ngakuthatha ukuba uqalekise izitha zami; bheka, uzibusisile nokuzibusisa.”
12. Waphendula wathi: “Angiyikuqaphela ukukhuluma lokhu uNkulunkulu akufakile emlonyeni wami na?”
13. UBalaki wayesethi kuye: “Ake uze nami, siye kwenye indawo, lapho ungababona khona; uyakubona inxenye yabo kuphela, ungaboni bonke; ungiqalekisele bona uselapho.”
14. Wamyisa ensimini yaseSofimu esiqongweni sasePisiga, wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa, wanikela ngenkunzi nangenqama kulelo nalelo altare.
15. Wathi kuBalaki: “Yima lapha ngasemnikelweni wakho wokushiswa, mina ngilinde laphaya.”
16. UJehova wayesehlangana noBileyamu, wafaka izwi emlonyeni wakhe, wathi: “Buyela kuBalaki, ukhulume kanje.”
17. Wayesefika kuye; bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa, izikhulu zakwaMowabi zinaye. UBalaki wathi kuye: “UJehova ukhulume ngokuthini na?”
18. Wayesethatha isisho sakhe, wathi:“Vuka, Balaki, uzwe;ngilalele, wena ndodana kaSipori:
19. uNkulunkulu akasiye umuntu ukubaaqambe amanga,nandodana yomuntu ukuba azisole;ushilo, angayikukwenza, na?Ukhulumile, angayikukuphelelisa, na?
20. Bheka, ngiyaliwe ukubusisa;yena ubusisile, anginakukubuyisa.
21. Akabonanga ingozi kuJakobe,akabukanga nankathazo kwa-Israyeli.UJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye,nesenanelo senkosi siphakathi kwabo.
22. UNkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibithe;unjengezimpondo zenyathi kubo.
23. Ayikho imilingo engamelananoJakobe;akukho ukubhula okungamelana no-Israyeli;manje sekuyashiwo ngoJakobe nango-Israyeliukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzeni.
24. Bheka, abantu bavukanjengengonyamakazi,nanjengengonyama bayaziphakamisa;abayikulala phansi, bengakayidli impango,baphuze igazi lababuleweyo.”