17 Balaami wottee waaꞌi; Balaaqi Moꞌabee iraasheenaꞌo bullina tookkii micciibeeti bi deejjee gaꞌooch neexee beeton beeggiye. Balaaqiyoo “Doono Yeeri ama iye?” ii echehe.
Aroochee taatoo Sedeqiyaasi wochii Erimiyaasin deebiꞌi, bi taatee kexoochaa aashoona “Doono Yeeri neech gettiti qaaro beete?” iꞌi echehe. Erimiyaasiyoo “Eeha, beetone; Baabloonee taatoo kishooch beshiitaa ichemmo neene” iye.
Doono Yeeri Balaamina danee bi wochoon biich gettiꞌi, “Balaaq waan wotteree ebin biich gete” iye.
Balaamiyoo ishichiꞌi yibbaatooch giyiye: “Balaaqo, tibe; waayebe! Tsifoori bushoocho, ta waanee ellebe!
Tunebaani Balaami biich wochiꞌi, “Doono Yeeri taach gettimmon baach tuniyemmo ta tunoon neech getaano taane?” iye.
Eeliyoo ishichiye: “Doono Yeeri neech gettiti mooyo, amoone? Ebi mooyon taach aachiyaahine. Yeeri neech bi gettitoochee ikke mooyonona taach ne aachigaata, Yeeri ne toommooch ebin tuniibe; ebinoo daakkibe” iye.