17 “Ɛ́mɔtane Midianfoɛ nye, ná ɛ́mɔhuhu bɛ,
Yeɛ Moabo sele Midian mbanyi nemɔ kyɛ, “Ɛlɔen piri he koli nningyein amukoraa bɔ wapɛ yɛ nwo wayia ɔ, kyɛbɔ nandwie di aseɛ so ndire ɔ.” Sɔ mmerɛ ne, né Sipore awa Balake yeɛ ɔte Moabo hene ɔ.
Mmerɛ bɔ Yisraelfoɛ bɛɛkyekyele asikyeleɛ bɛtenane Sitim ne, Yisraelfoɛ hyɛle ye bo bɛ ne Moabo mmrasua nemɔ bɛlelale.
AWURADE sele Mose kyɛ,
ofikyɛ bɛnate nnakannaka so baha ɛmɔ. Balakalaka ɛmɔ wɔ edwirɛ hemɔ anwo: Baal Peɔ sɔnenɛ nwo, yeɛ b’eliɛma brasua Kosibi bɔ ɔte Midian panyi bie awa ne anwo. Kyẽa bɔ Peɔ sɔnenɛ hwene amaneɛ wale ne yeɛ behuni Kosibi ɔ.”
Ɛ́mɔtua ye so kerɛ kyɛbɔ otuale ɛmɔ so kerɛ ne, ɛ́mɔtua ye so kerɛ mmɔhoɛ nyɔ, kyɛbɔ ye yɔleɛ te ɔ; kwangoa bɔ nu yeɛ ɔfrafrale ne, ɛ́mɔfra ye mmɔhoɛ nyɔ bɛ́ma ye.
Yisraelfoɛ yɔle bɔ ɔte bɔne wɔ AWURADE nyunu ɔ, na AWURADE fale bɛ wurale Midian sa afoɛ nzoo.
