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24 Berɛ a Baalam huu sɛ Yehowa pɛ* sɛ ɔhyira Israelfoɔ no, wanhwehwɛ kwan a ɔbɛfa so ato wɔn aduro bio,+ mmom ɔde n’ani kyerɛɛ serɛ so. 2 Berɛ a Baalam maa n’ani so a ɔhunuu sɛ Israelfoɔ tete hɔ mmusua mmusua wɔ wɔn asoɛeɛ hɔ no,+ Onyankopɔn honhom baa ne so.+ 3 Ɛnna ɔde yɛɛ anwensɛm kaa sɛ:+
“Beor ba Baalam asɛm nie,
Ɔbarima a wɔabue n’ani no asɛm nie,
4 Deɛ ɔtee Onyankopɔn asɛm,
Deɛ ɔnyaa adeɛ nyinaa so Tumfoɔ no ho anisoadehunu,
Deɛ ɔbutu hɔ a n’ani gu so no, n’asɛm nie:+
Ɛte sɛ nturo a ɛwowɔ nsuo ho.
Ɛte sɛ pɛprɛ nnua a Yehowa adua,
Ɛte sɛ sida nnua a ɛsisi nsuo ho.
Ɔbɛwe aman a wɔhyɛ no so no nam,+
Ɔbɛbobɔ wɔn nnompe mu, na ɔde n’agyan bɛbubu wɔn pasaa.
9 Ɔbutu fam, na ɔda hɔ te sɛ gyata;
Ɔte sɛ gyata, na hwan na ɔbɛpɛ ne ho asɛm akɔnyane no?
Wɔbɛhyira wɔn a wɔhyira wo,
Na wɔbɛdome wɔn a wɔdome wo.”+
10 Ɛnna Balak bo fuu Baalam. Na Balak bɔɔ ne nsam, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Baalam sɛ: “Mefrɛɛ wo sɛ bɛdome m’atamfo,+ nanso nhyira na wode adware wɔn mprɛnsa yi nyinaa. 11 Yɛ ntɛm kɔ wo fie. Mekaa sɛ mɛhyɛ wo animuonyam paa,+ nanso hwɛ! Yehowa ama animuonyam no abɔ wo.”
12 Ɛnna Baalam ka kyerɛɛ Balak sɛ: “Manka ankyerɛ nnipa a wosomaa wɔn no sɛ, 13 ‘Sɛ Balak de ne fie a dwetɛ ne sika kɔkɔɔ ayɛ mu ma ma me mpo a, merentumi mmu Yehowa asɛm so nyɛ deɛ me ara mepɛ.* Papa oo, bɔne oo, merentumi mfa me pɛ nyɛ biribiara. Deɛ Yehowa bɛka no, ɛno ara na mɛka’?+ 14 Me deɛ, merekɔ me man mu. Bra na menkyerɛ wo deɛ nkurɔfoɔ yi de bɛyɛ wo man daakye.”* 15 Ɛnna ɔde yɛɛ anwensɛm kaa sɛ:+
“Beor ba Baalam asɛm nie,
Ɔbarima a wɔabue n’ani no asɛm nie,+
16 Deɛ ɔtee Onyankopɔn asɛm,
Deɛ ɔwɔ Ɔsorosoroni no ho nimdeɛ,
Deɛ ɔnyaa adeɛ nyinaa so Tumfoɔ no ho anisoadehunu,
Deɛ ɔbutu hɔ a n’ani gu so no, n’asɛm nie:
17 Mɛhu no, nanso ɛnyɛ nnɛ;
Mede m’ani bɛhu no, nanso ɛnyɛ seesei.
18 Ɔbɛfa Edom ayɛ n’agyapadeɛ,+
Aane, Seir+ bɛyɛ n’atamfo agyapadeɛ,+
Na Israel deɛ, ɔbɛda n’akokoɔduro adi.
20 Berɛ a ɔhuu Amalek no, ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
21 Berɛ a ɔhuu Kenifoɔ+ no, ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
“Baabi a wɔabɔ ho ban na woteɛ, na wo fie wɔ ɔbotan mu.
22 Nanso obi bɛba abɛhye Kenifoɔ* dwerɛbee.
Ɛrenkyɛ na Asiria abɛkye wo akɔ.”
23 Na ɔtoaa n’anwensɛm no so sɛ:
“Ɛbɛyɛ dwe! Sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ saa a, hwan na ɔbɛnya nkwa?
Nanso ɔno nso bɛsɛe korakora.”
25 Ɛnna Baalam+ sɔreeɛ, na ɔsiim san kɔɔ baabi a ɔfiri baeɛ. Na Balak nso kɔɔ ne kwan.