4 Mose
24 Benɛ Balaam na kaa e sa Yehowa hɛ mi kaa e jɔɔ Israel ɔ, e yɛ nɛ e ya hla okadihi nɛ tsɔɔ kaa nɔ́ yayami ko maa ba hu, se e plɛ e hɛ mi kɛ tsɔɔ nga a nɔ blɔ. 2 Benɛ Balaam wo e hɛngmɛ nɔ nɛ e na Israel bi ɔmɛ nɛ a to si wɛtso nya wɛtso nya a, Mawu mumi ɔ ba e nɔ. 3 Kɛkɛ nɛ e tu munyu ngɛ abɛ mi ke:
“Balaam, Beor binyumu ɔ munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ,
Nyumu nɛ a bli e hɛngmɛ ɔ munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ,
4 Nɔ nɛ e nuɔ Mawu munyu ɔ,
Nɛ́ e na Ope ɔ nina,
Nɛ́ e ma e yi si nɛ e hɛngmɛhi fɔɔ si paa a munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ:
5 Oo Yakob, hyɛ bɔ nɛ o bo tsu ɔmɛ ngɛ fɛu ha,
Oo Israel, hyɛ bɔ nɛ o sihi he ɔmɛ ngɛ fɛu ha!
6 A mi ka gagaaga kaa dɔgbahi,*
Kaa abɔɔhi ngɛ pa tue,
Kaa aloe nɛ Yehowa du,
Kaa seda tsohi ngɛ nyu he.
7 Nyu yaa nɔ nɛ e dungɔɔ* kɛ jeɔ e lohwe he womi goga enyɔ ɔmɛ a mi.
Nɛ a du e ngmɛdu* ngɛ nyu babauu he.
E matsɛ ɔ hu nɔ maa kuɔ pe Agag,
Nɛ a ma wo e matsɛ yemi ɔ nɔ gojoo.
8 Mawu ngɔ lɛ kɛ je Egipt kɛ ma;
E ngɛ kaa nga mi na ku kolihi kɛ ha mɛ.
E ma kpata je ma amɛ, mahi nɛ waa lɛ yi mi ɔ a hɛ mi,
Nɛ e ma kpe a wuhi, nɛ e maa ngɔ e kɛ̃ɛ̃ mi bihi kɛ kpata a hɛ mi.
9 E bu si, e hwɔ si kaa jata,
E ngɛ kaa jata, nɛ mɛnɔ nɛ e maa ka kaa e maa tsɛ̃ɛ̃ lɛ?
Nihi nɛ a jɔɔ mo ɔ, a jɔɔ mɛ,
Nɛ nihi nɛ a gbiɛɔ mo ɔ, a gbiɛ mɛ.”
10 Kɛkɛ nɛ Balak mi mi fu Balaam wawɛɛ. Balak gbɔ vu wo Balaam yi, nɛ e de Balaam ke: “I tsɛ mo kɛ ba kaa o ba gbiɛ ye he nyɛli, se si etɛ sɔuu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ o ngɛ mɛ jɔɔe mohu. 11 Esɔ nɛ o je kɛ ho we mi ya. I to kaa ma wo o hɛ mi nyami babauu, se hyɛ! Yehowa ha nɛ hɛ mi nyami ɔ bɔ mo.”
12 Balaam ha Balak heto ke: “Anɛ i de we nihi nɛ o tsɔ ɔ ke, 13 ‘Ke Balak ha mi e we ɔ nɛ́ sika hiɔ kɛ sika tsu hyi lɛ tɔ po, i be nyɛe ma pee imi nitsɛ ye tsui nya ní nɛ́ ma pee nɔ́ ko nɛ Yehowa fã we mi kaa ma pee, nɔ́ kpakpa jio, nɔ́ yayami jio’ lo? Anɛ i de we ke, ‘Nɔ́ nɛ Yehowa ma de mi ɔ, lɔ ɔ pɛ ma de’ lo? 14 Amlɔ nɛ ɔ, i yaa ye we bi ɔmɛ a ngɔ. Ba nɛ ma de mo nɔ́ nɛ nimli nɛ ɔmɛ maa pee o we bi ɔmɛ hwɔɔ se.”* 15 Kɛkɛ nɛ e tu munyu ngɛ abɛ mi ke:
“Balaam, Beor binyumu ɔ munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ,
Nyumu nɛ a bli e hɛngmɛ ɔ munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ,
16 Nɔ nɛ e nuɔ Mawu munyu ɔ,
Kɛ nɔ nɛ e ngɛ Nɔ Nɛ E Nɔ Kuɔ Pe Kulaa a nile ɔ,
Nɛ́ e na Ope ɔ he nina
Be mi nɛ e ma e yi si nɛ e hɛngmɛhi fɔɔ si paa a munyu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ:
17 Ma na lɛ, se pi amlɔ nɛ ɔ;
Ma na lɛ, se pi piɔ.
Dodoe ko maa je Yakob mi kɛ ba,
Nɛ matsɛ tso ko maa te si kɛ je Israel mi.
Nɛ e maa ywia Moab hɛ nya* kokooko,
Nɛ e maa ywia basabasa peeli tsuo a yi koklodo.
18 Nɛ e maa ngɔ Edom kɛ pee e nɔ́,
Ee, Seir he nyɛli ɔmɛ maa ngɔ Seir kɛ pee a nɔ́,
Be mi nɛ Israel ma je kã nɛ e ngɛ ɔ kpo ɔ.
19 Nɔ ko maa je Yakob mi nɛ e maa ye nihi a nɔ kunimi,
Nɛ e ma kpata nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ piɛ ngɛ ma a mi ɔ hɛ mi.”
20 Benɛ e na Amalek ɔ, e tsa munyu nɛ e ngɛ tue ngɛ abɛ mi ɔ nɔ ke:
“Amalek ji kekleekle ma ngɛ je ma amɛ a kpɛti,
Se nyagbenyagbe ɔ, e hɛ mi ma kpata.”
21 Benɛ e na Ken bi ɔmɛ ɔ, e tsa munyu nɛ e ngɛ tue ngɛ abɛ mi ɔ nɔ ke:
“O hi he ɔ ngɛ slɔkee, nɛ o tsu ɔ maa si ngɛ tɛ sa nɔ.
22 Se nɔ ko maa sã Ken bi ɔmɛ* pɛsɛpɛsɛ.
E piɛ bɔɔ nɛ Asiria ma ba nu mo nyɔguɛ kɛ ho?”
23 Nɛ e tsa munyu nɛ e ngɛ tue ngɛ abɛ mi ɔ nɔ ke:
“Ao! Ke Mawu pee nɔ́ nɛ ɔ, mɛnɔ yi ma ná wami?
24 Melehi maa je Kitim wo ɔ nya kɛ ba,
Nɛ a maa wa Asiria yi mi,
Nɛ a maa wa Eber yi mi,
Se lɛ hu e hɛ mi ma kpata pɛsɛpɛsɛ.”
25 Kɛkɛ nɛ Balaam te si nɛ e kpale kɛ ho e je he ya. Balak hu wo e blɔ.