8 Meyɛ sɛɛ né manoma mmenia bɔ Nyameɛ ɔnnomane bɛ ɔ? Meyɛ sɛɛ né mawa mmenia bɔ AWURADE ɔppole bɛ ɔ amoen?
Kyɛbɔ akatipire tu tenatena, ná nandwinoma koso tu kyinikyini ne, sɔ ala yeɛ amoenwaa bɔ olle nyinasoɛ ne ongonzi huu ɔ.
Kyẽa bie dwirɛ nwo musue bɔ ahɔmeɛ bɛye ne, me yeɛ memaa ɔyɛ mbaen ɔ, mema ngonyaayelɛfoɛ bɛyɛ ngwaseaa, mema nworɛfoɛ bɛ nworɛ ka nziɛ, na mekakyi bɛ nimdeɛ ngwaseasɛm.
Na Nyameɛ sele Balaam kyɛ, “Nnɛne bɛ kɔ; nnɛnoma mmenia nemɔ, ofikyɛ mayira bɛ.”
Bra kekesaala ye ná baanoma mmenia ye mɔ ma me, ofikyɛ bɛ nwo yɛ se tra me. Ebiaa né mali bɛ so ngonim ná mafoa bɛ mafi aseɛ ye aso. Ofikyɛ mese kyɛ ebiala bɔ ekoyira ye ne, okonya saleɛ, na ebiala bɔ ɛkɔnoma ye ne, musue kɔto ye.”
Tie, saleɛ nwo dwirɛ yeɛ wafa wasoma me ɔ, wayira bɛ, yiti mengɔhora ye sesã.
Amba, bɛyyele ngonyaa biala bettiale Yakob, yeɛ bɛwwale Yisrael amoen biala. Afei bɛkɔhã bɛkɔfa Yakob ne Yisrael nwo kyɛ, ‘Nea bɔ AWURADE ayɔ ɔ!’
Yeɛ Balaam hyɛle ngɔm kyɛ, “Balake waafa me wafi Aram wawa, Moabo hene waafa me wafi eyia afiteleɛ mmokaa so. Ɔnwa: ‘Bra ná baanoma Yakob ma me; Bra baawa Yisrael amoen!’