7 Ngakho amadoda amadala akwaMowabi namadoda amadala akwaMidiyani ahamba ephethe inkokhelo yokubhula ezandleni zawo aya kuBhalami + adlulisa umyalezo kaBhalaki.

25 Ngesikhathi u-Israyeli ehlala eShithimi, + abantu baqala ukuziphatha kabi ngokuya ocansini namadodakazi akwaMowabi. + 2 Laba besifazane bamemela abantu emihlatshelweni yonkulunkulu babo, + abantu baqala ukudla nokukhothamela onkulunkulu babo. + 3 Ngakho u-Israyeli naye wakhonza nabo uBhali* wasePheyori, + uJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Israyeli.

17 “Hlasela abakwaMidiyani, ubashaye, + 18 ngoba bebelokhu benikhathaza ngezenzo zabo zobuqili abazenze kini endabeni yasePheyori + nasendabeni kaKozibi indodakazi yesikhulu sakwaMidiyani, owabulawa + ngosuku lwesishayo ngenxa yendaba yasePheyori.” +

8 Masingaziphathi kabi ngokocansi,* njengoba abanye kubo baziphatha kabi ngokocansi,* kwaphumela ekufeni kwabangu-23 000 ngosuku olulodwa. +

14 “ ‘Noma kunjalo, nginezinto ezimbalwa ngawe, ukuthi unabo lapho ababambelele ngokuqinile emfundisweni kaBhalami, + owafundisa uBhalaki + ukubeka isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba badle izinto ezihlatshelwe izithixo nokuba baziphathe kabi ngokocansi. *+