16 Pɔkɔɔ Baalam cɔlɔ nɛ peheyi-i se: «Tɔm tʋnɛ Zipɔɔrɩ pɩyalʋ Baalaakɩ yɔɔdaa: “Mentendi-ŋ, taayele nɛ nabʋyʋ ɖɩɣ-ŋ nʋmɔʋ nɛ ŋkizi mɔn-cɔlɔ kɔm, 17 mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mankaɣ-ŋ hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ nɛ mankaɣ labʋ mbʋ payɩ ŋheyiɣ-m se mala yɔ. Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, mentendi-ŋ, kɔɔ nɛ ŋlɔ-m samaɣ ŋga kɔ-yɔɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ.”»

10 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, Baalaakɩ kɔ pana siŋŋ nɛ Baalam. Nɛ Baalaakɩ ma e-nesi taa nɛ pana, nɛ eheyi Baalam se: «Maya-ŋ se ŋlɔ mon-koyindinaa yɔɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ,+ ɛlɛ ŋpɩsɩ nɛ ŋwazɩ-wɛ kɩwazʋ tam nabudozo. 11 Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, pɩsɩ ñɛ-tɛ lɔŋ. Maaɖʋwa se manɖʋʋ-ŋ hɩɖɛ siŋŋ,+ ɛlɛ Yehowa pɛmɩ-ŋ hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ.»