1 Afei, Balaam huu sɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani sɛ ohyira Israel no, wankɔ abisa sɛnea ɔtaa yɛ no; mmom, ɔtoo nʼani hwɛɛ sare no so.
2 Bere a Balaam huu sɛ Israelfo no abobɔ wɔn atenae sɛnea wɔn mmusuakuw te no, Onyankopɔn honhom baa ne so,
3 na eyi ne nkɔmhyɛ a ɔmae:
4 nea ɔte Onyankopɔn nsɛm nkɔmhyɛ;
5 “Yakob, mo ntamadan yɛ fɛ,
6 “Ɛtrɛtrɛw sɛ abon,
7 Nsu bɛsen afi wɔn ahina mu.
8 “Onyankopɔn de wɔn fii Misraim na ɛbae;
9 Wobutuw da sɛ gyata;
10 Balak bo fuw Balaam. Ɔbɔɔ ne nsam guu ne so kae se, “Mefrɛɛ wo se bɛdome mʼatamfo, nanso woahyira wɔn mprɛnsa yi nyinaa.
11 Fi ha kɔ wo nkyi ntɛm! Mekae se mɛkyɛ wo ade a ɛsom bo nanso, Awurade amma woannya akyɛde no.”
12 Balaam buaa no se, “So manka ankyerɛ abɔfo a wosomaa wɔn baa me nkyɛn no se,
13 ‘Sɛ Balak ma me dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ nʼahemfi hɔ nyinaa koraa a, minni tumi sɛ mɛyɛ biribi atia Awurade ahyɛde, sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne.’ Mmom nea Awurade aka no nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ meka.
14 Afei, meresan akɔ me nkurɔfo nkyɛn. Nanso ma menka nea Israelfo no bɛyɛ wo nkurɔfo no daakye no nkyerɛ wo.”
15 Eyi ne nkɔmhyɛ a Balaam de mae:
16 nea ɔte Onyankopɔn nsɛm no nkɔmhyɛ,
17 “Mihu no, nanso ɛnyɛ mprempren;
18 Wɔbɛfa Edom,
19 Ɔhene bi bɛsɔre wɔ Yakob mu
20 Afei, Balaam hwɛɛ Amalekfo na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm:
21 Afei, ohuu Kenifo, na ɔhyɛɛ ne nkɔm:
22 Nanso wɔbɛsɛe mo Kenifo
23 Afei ɔhyɛɛ ne nkɔm:
24 Ahyɛn befi Kipro mpoano aba;
25 Afei, Balaam sɔree na ɔsan kɔɔ ne kurom, na Balak nso kɔɔ ne kwan.