1 Obu Bbalaamu aaboone ngoku Mukama aabbali̱ye kuha Banai̱saaleeli̱ mu̱gi̱sa, ataaghenda kulaghu̱li̱ya ngoku aakolagha bwile bunji, bhaatu aalola mu elungu.
2 Obu Bbalaamu aaloli̱ye kandi naabona Banai̱saaleeli̱ baghooni̱ye kusighikila haa ntu̱la syabo, Mwoyo wa Luhanga aamwisʼo.
3 Bbalaamu aaghila ati,
4 butumuwa bwa muntu oghu aku̱u̱ghu̱wagha bighambo bya Luhanga,
5 Ai̱ Yakobbo, weema syawe sisemeeye kwonini,
6 Weema syawe sili nga mba baheli̱ye mu bighona,
7 Bbaketi̱ syawe silaseesekeli̱yagha maasi
8 Luhanga akaaya Banai̱saaleeli̱ mu nsi ya Mi̱si̱li̱.
9 Banai̱saaleeli̱ bali nga ntale,
10 Obu Bbalaamu aabu̱ghi̱ye eki, Bbalaki̱ aateela mu ngalo na maani̱ asaaluuwe kwonini kandi aaghila Bbalaamu ati, “Naakubilikiiye kwisa kukiina ngi̱ghu̱ syanje, bhaatu milundi esatu eghi yoona niibuwo waabaha mu̱gi̱sa.
11 Nahabweki olu̱ghe hani endindi kandi oghende mu ki̱i̱kalo kya ewaanu! Naabaagha ngi̱li̱ye nti nkukusasula kusemeeye, bhaatu Mukama aakutangi̱ye kutunga kantu koona.”
12 Bbalaamu aakuukamu Bbalaki̱ ati, “Buuye tanaghambiiye batumuwa aba waatu̱mi̱ye ewanje nti,
13 ‘Nankabha Bbalaki̱ ampa kikaali kiye kyona ekiisuuyemu siliva na feeja, tankukola kintu kyona haabwanje, kibe kilungi kedha ki̱bhi̱i̱hi̱ye, kusaali̱ya haa eki Mukama andaghiiye. Eki Mukama akungambila, niikiyo nku̱bu̱gha kyonkaha!’
14 Endindi ndimakuuka mu bantu baa ewaatu, bhaatu wiise, oleke nkughambile eki Banai̱saaleeli̱ bakukolʼo bantu bʼomu ehanga lyawe mu bwile obuliisa.”
15 Bbalaamu aaghila ati,
16 butumuwa bwa muntu oghu aku̱u̱ghu̱wagha bighambo bya Luhanga,
17 Mboone mukama oghu akulema ku̱lu̱gha mu Banai̱saaleeli̱.
18 Banai̱saaleeli̱ bakukwata nsi ya Edomu
19 Mu̱lemi̱ aku̱lu̱gha mu baasukulu baa Yakobbo
20 Bbalaamu aabona ebikughenda kubʼo Bameleeki̱ mu bwile bwa mu maaso kandi aalanga ati,
21 Obu aaboone Banakeeni̱ aaghila ati,
22 Bhaatu enu̱we Banakeeni̱ mukuhwelekeelela,
23 Bbalaamu aatodha aaghila ati,
24 Maati̱ ghalimu balwani̱ ghaku̱lu̱gha Ki̱ti̱mu̱.
25 Du̱mbi̱ Bbalaamu aamuka kandi aakuuka ewe e ka kandi Bbalaki̱ naye aaghenda dhee.