10 Balame a re ho Molimo oa ’nete: “Balake mora oa Zipore, morena oa Moabe, o rometse molaetsa ho ’na a re, 11 ‘Sechaba se tsoang Egepeta se koahetse lefatše.* Joale tloo ’me u se bitsetse bomalimabe bakeng sa ka.+ Mohlomong nka khona ho se loantša ’me ke se leleke.’”

11 Eaba Balake o re ho Balame: “Ke hobane’ng ha u nkentse tjee? Ke u tlisitse mona hore u tl’o bitsetsa lira tsa ka bomalimabe empa uena u li hlohonolofalitse.”+

13 Letsatsing leo, buka ea Moshe ea baloa moo batho ba ntseng ba utloa.+ Ho ne ho ngotsoe hore le ka mohla Moamone kapa Momoabe+ ha aa lokela ho kena ka phuthehong ea Molimo oa ’nete+ 2 hobane Baamone ha baa ka ba fa Baiseraele bohobe le metsi. Ho e-na le hoo, ba ile ba hira Balame hore a lakaletse Baiseraele hore ba hlaheloe ke lintho tse mpe.+ Leha ho le joalo, Molimo oa rona o ile a fetola thohako eo hore e be tlhohonolofatso.+