16 Di ne tsa tla mo go Balaame mme tsa mo raya tsa re: “Seno ke se Balake morwa Sipore a se buileng, ‘Tsweetswee, o se ka wa letla sepe se go thibela go tla kwa go nna, 17 ka gonne ke tla go tlotlomatsa fela thata e bile ke tla dira sengwe le sengwe se o mpolelelang gore ke se dire. Ka jalo, tsweetswee tla kwano mme o mphutsetse batho bano.’”

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. 11 Boela kwa gaeno gone jaanong. Ke ne ke batla go go tlotlomatsa thata,+ mme jaanong Jehofa o go thibetse gore o se ka wa tlotlomadiwa.”