1 Zvino Bharamu akati aona kuti zvinofadza Jehovha kuti aropafadze Israeri, haana kuzoita zvouroyi sepane dzimwe nguva, asi akaringisa chiso chake kurenje.
2 Bharamu akati atarisa kunze akaona vaIsraeri vagere pamusasa, rudzi norudzi, Mweya waMwari wakauya pamusoro pake
3 uye akataura chirevo chake achiti:
4 chirevo chaiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari,
5 “Matende ako akanaka seiko, iwe Jakobho,
6 “Semipata, vakaita fararira,
7 Mvura ichayerera ichibva muzvirongo zvavo;
8 “Mwari akavabudisa muIjipiti;
9 Seshumba vanoti vhumba vagovata pasi,
10 Ipapo kutsamwa kwaBharaki kwakapfuta pamusoro paBharamu. Akarova maoko ake pamwe chete akati kwaari, “Ndakakudanira kuzotuka vavengi vangu, asi wavaropafadza katatu kose aka.
11 Zvino chibva izvozvi uende kwako! Ndakati ndichakupa mubayiro wakaisvonaka, asi Jehovha akudzivisa kuti upiwe mubayiro.”
12 Bharamu akapindura Bharaki akati, “Ko, handina kutaurira nhume dzawakatuma kwandiri here kuti,
13 ‘Kunyange dai Bharaki andipa muzinda wake wakazara nesirivha negoridhe, handaigona kuita chinhu nokuda kwangu, chakanaka kana chakaipa, kuti ndidarike murayiro waJehovha, uye kuti ndinofanira kutaura chete zvinenge zvataurwa naJehovha here’?
14 Zvino ndava kudzokera kuvanhu vokwangu, asi uya ndikuyambire zvichaitirwa vanhu vako navanhu ava pamazuva anouya.”
15 Ipapo akataura chirevo chake akati:
16 chirevo chaiye anonzwa mashoko aMwari,
17 “Ndiri kumuoona, asi kwete iye zvino;
18 Edhomu achakundwa;
19 Mutongi achabuda muna Jakobho
20 Ipapo Bharamu akaona Amareki uye akataura chirevo chake achiti:
21 Ipapo akaona vaKeni uye akataura chirevo chake achiti:
22 asi imi vaKeni muchaparadzwa,
23 Ipapo akataura chirevo chake akati:
24 Zvikepe zvichauya zvichibva kumahombekombe eKitimu;
25 Ipapo Bharamu akasimuka akadzokera kunyika yake, uye Bharaki akaenda kwakewo.