Ala aʻela ʻo Balaʻama i kakahiaka, ʻī akula i nā luna o Balaka, “E hoʻi ʻoukou i ko ʻoukou ʻāina; no ka mea, ʻaʻole i ʻae mai ʻo Iēhova iaʻu e hele me ʻoukou.”
ʻĪ maila ʻo Balaka iā Balaʻama, “ʻAʻole anei au i hoʻouna ikaika aku i ou lā, e kiʻi iā ʻoe? He aha hoʻi kāu i hele ʻole mai ai i oʻu nei? ʻAʻole anei e hiki iaʻu ke hoʻohanohano iā ʻoe?”