1Basi Balaamu viyawonile kuwa imnogeza Mndewa Mulungu kuwatemela mate Waisilaili, hahitile kulotela kaidi, kalola kuchuwala.
2Balaamu kenula meso yake kawona Waisilaili weka malago yawo, chila kabila hanhu hake, Muhe wa Mulungu kamwizila,
3nayo kagong'onda ulotezi uno,
4ulotezi wa munhu yoyahulike mbuli za Mulungu,
5Mahema yako yanoga ng'hani weye Yakobo,
6Vino vilinga fana mabawe yokilima mazi,
7Wezakuwa na mazi mengi muna zinongo zawo,
8Mulungu kawalava kulawa Misili,
9Kaidulika, kagona fana simba,
10Balaki kamuwonela ludoko Balaamu, katowa mang'huwa na kamulongela, “Nikutanga muladi uwaduwile wehi wangu, mbali kuwatemela mate miyanza mitatu.
11Lelo segela! Nikala nikwikila chilagano kukwing'ha vinhu vingi, mbali Mndewa Mulungu hakudahize kupata vinhu ivo, kakwima.”
12Balaamu kamwidika Balaki, “Vino siwalongele wasenga wouwatumile kumwangu
13kuwa hata one uhaning'ha kaye yako imemile hela na zahabu, niye sidaha kubena lagilizo da Mndewa Mulungu kwa kutenda mbuli yoyose, inogile hebu ihile, bila kuwangilizigwa. Nilonga kuwa chondayalonge Mndewa Mulungu, niicho chondanilonge.
14Sambi nobwela kwa wanhu wangu, mbali ning'hali sinasegela, leka nikulongele mbuli ziya wanhu wano zondawawatendela wanhu wako siku zikwiza.”
15Kalotela, kalonga,
16ulotezi wa munhu yohulika mbuli za Mulungu,
17Nomuwona, mbali siyo sambi,
18Isi ya Edomu izakuwa yake,
19Imwe kulawa muna uwelesi wa Yakobo kezatawala
20Maabaho Balaamu kamuwona Amaleki, kalotela na kalonga,
21Maabaho kawalola Wakeni, kalotela, kalonga,
22Mbali mweye Wakeni mwizadanganizigwa,
23Kaidi Balaamu kalonga,
24Ngalawa ng'hulu zizakwiza kulawa mhwani ya Kitimu,
25Maabaho Balaamu kenuka na kabwela ukaye, Balaki iviya kasegela.