5 O ne a romela barongwa kwa go Balaame morwa Beore kwa Pethore,+ e e fa Nokeng* kwa lefatsheng la gagabo. O ne a laela gore a bidiwe, a re: “Setšhaba se dule kwa Egepeto. Se khurumeditse sefatlhego* sa lefatshe*+ leno e bile se nna fela fa pele ga me. 6 Tsweetswee, jaanong tla kwano mme o mphutsetse batho bano+ ka gonne ba maatla go mpheta. Gongwe nka ba fenya mme ka ba leleka mo lefatsheng leno ka gonne ke itse sentle gore yo o mo segofatsang o segofetse e bile yo o mo hutsang o hutsegile.”

7 Go tswa foo, o ne a bua polelo eno ya seane:+

‘Tla kwano gore o mphutsetse Jakobe.

Ee, tla o atlhole Iseraele.’+

11 Go tswa foo, Balake o ne a raya Balaame a re: “O ntirile eng? Ke go bileditse gore o tle go hutsa baba ba me, mme jaanong ke fano o ba segofaditse.”+

10 Foo Balake o ne a galefela Balaame fela thata. Balake o ne a opa diatla tsa gagwe ka tshotlo a bo a raya Balaame a re: “Ke ne ke go bileditse go tla go hutsa baba ba me,+ mme jaanong ke fano o ba segofaditse makgetlo ano a mararo.