A nãà tɩ tõ n nɩbɛ Bewɔɔr bidɛb Balaam zie. A Balaam tɩ kpɩɛr'ɩ Petoor, a Efaratɩ man nʋɔr, a Amavʋ bʋʋrɛ tẽw. Ƴɛ̀rʋ ŋa n'ʋ ʋ tɩ tɩr kʋ̀ ʋ: «Nɩ-bʋʋrɛ kãw be n a ka yi Eziptɩ wa wa paalɩ a tẽw za. Bɛ zɩ̃ na pɩɛlɩ mɛ̃.
Ãa n'ʋ na tʋ̃ɔ́ sɔ́r a Ɩsɩrayɛl nɩbɛ za? Sɔr a Zakɔb bʋʋrɛ na yãwmɛ, yãwmɛ, yãwmɛ a? Ɩ̃ nãá kpi mɛ̃ a nɩ-mɩn bɛ ŋa a, a ɩ̃ nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ baarʋ nãá ɩ mɛ̃ a Ɩsɩrayɛl nɩbɛ dem a.»
Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, a Pewɔɔr yel pʋɔ nɩ a Kozibi yel pʋɔ a, bɛ maal'ɩ yã ŋmãa nɩ nyɩ zɛbr. A Kozibi tɩ ɩ n a bɛ yeepuule, a Madian nɩ-kpɛ̃ɛ kãw pɔwyaa, bɛ na tɩ kʋ a ʋlɩ bibir nɛ a bʋ̃-faa na tɩ ta a Pewɔɔr a.»
Nyɩ bãwnɩ a nɩ vla, a Madian tẽw pɔwbɛ nɛbɛ a Balaam tɩ wul a yã bɛ bɛlɩ a Ɩsɩrayɛl nɩbɛ bɛ bɛ tu a Sore, a Pewɔɔr yele pʋɔ ɩ. A pùorí a, a wa ɩ n kpɩɛrʋ yaga a Sore nɩbɛ zie.
Baw-bio dem nɛbɛ, bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, bɛ tu n a Kayɛ̃ sɔ́r. Bɛ kpɛ n tulu pʋɔ mɛ̃ a Balaam a, libie ƴãw. Bɛ na tɩ zɛbr mɛ̃ a Koore na tɩ zɛb'ɩ a Moyiir a, bɛ kpi na.
Bɛ tɩ nyɔw nɩ a wɛ-dʋ̃w, lãwnɩ a ƴɛ̀r-man-bɛlɛbɛlɛ na tɩ maalɩ nɔ-ɓãa-yele a ʋ niŋé, bɛ̀lɩ nyɔw nɩ a bɛlɩ dem na tɩ tɛr a wɛ-dʋ̃w bãwfʋ a bɛ zu, ɛ́ gbĩ dume puori a ʋ dasule a. Bɛ tɩ lɔb'ɩ bɛ za ayi a mimir ƴãw a cirbi vũu gbãtar-kpɛ̃ɛ pʋɔ.
Ɛcɛ, yele blã be n be, ɩ̃ na yere fʋ a al ƴãw: nɩbɛ be n a fʋ zie de a Balaam wulu. A Balaam ŋa n'ʋ tɩ wule a Balakɩ, k'ʋʋ bɛlɩ a Ɩsɩrayɛl nɩbɛ ƴãw bɛ 'wɔb tɩbɛ bàwr-maal-nɛnɛ ɛ́ maalɩ pɩ̃ɔ-yele.