1 Balaameykka GODAY Isra7eele asaa anjjanaas dosidayssa erida wode kase izi ooththizayssa mala muurenno ooso ooththanaas koyibeenna; ba sinththaaka duge bazzo zaarides. 2 Isra7eele asay ba qommon qommon maarara dunkaani uttidayssa be7ides; Xoossa Ayanay iza bolla wodhdhides; 3 histtiin izi tinbite haasaya doommidi,

«Bi7oore naa Balaamey

haasayza tinbite qaalay,

iza ayfetikka doyettidaadey,

4 Xoossa qaala siyizaadey

izi kundi dishin

iza ayfeti doyettiin

Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossa ajjuuta

be7izaade kiitay hayssa.

5 Yaaqoobe ne dunkaaneti

Isra7eele ne dizasoti

ay mala lo7oo?

6 Isttika micettida

zulleta mala;

qasseka shaafa doonan diza

atakiltesohota mala;

GODAY tokkida

godare uuththa mala;

woykko shaafa doonan diza

Libaanoose ziga mala.

7 Iray ubba wode

isttas bukkiza gishshas

istta haaththi kumi palahees;

zereththa wode isttas

gidiza haaththi dees;

istta kawoy Agaageppe

aadheth gidana;

istta kawoteththi

dhoqqu dhoqqu gaana.

8 Istta Gibxeppe kessida Xoossi

isttas menththa mala olettana;

istta morkke gidida

kawoteththata izi

puuzereththi yeggana;

izi istta

meqeththata liiqisana;

istta wondafetakka

menththereththi yeggana.

9 Hayssi kawoteththay

gaammo mala zamadi uttides;

macca gaammo malakka

zuggi uttides;

istti zamadi uttidasohoppe

istta denththana

dandayzay oonee?

Nena anjjizaadey anjjetto;

nena qanggizaadeyka

qanggetto» gides.✝

10 Balaaqey hanqon ba kushe baqqidi Balaames, «Tani nena ta morkketa qangganaas xeygadis; gido attiin neni istta heedzdzuto anjjadasa. 11 Ha7i gidikko eeson gede neso ba! Ta nees daro miish immana ga qaala geladis; gido attiin ne he miishshaa demmontta mala Xoossi gordides» gides.

12 Balaamey Balaaqes zaaridi, «Neni taakko kiittida asatas, 13 ‹Balaaqey baas diza biranne worqqa ubbaa izi taas immizaakkoka tani ta shenen iita gidiin woykko lo7o ooththanaas GODAA qaalappe aadhdhanaas dandaykke; tani yootanay GODAY taas yootooro xalla› gaada kase ta isttas yootabeekkinaa?» gides.

14 Wurseththan Balaamey Balaaqes, «Ha7i tani gede ta dere simma bays; gido attiin ta baanaappe kasetada Isra7eele asay ne dere asaa bolla gaththanayssa nees qonccisanaas koyays» gides. 15 Hessafe guye izas tinbite yooto doommidi,

«Iza ayfey doyettidaadey,

Bi7oore naa Balaamey

yootiza tinbite qaalay hayssa;

16 Xoossa qaala siyizaade,

izi kundi dishin

iza ayfeti doyettiin

Wolqqama Xoossafe

erateth demmidaade,

Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossaa ajjuuta

be7izaade kiitay hayssa.

17 Tani iza be7ays;

gido attiin ha7i gidenna;

ta iza xeellays;

gidikkoka ha7i matan gidenna;

Xoolinttey Yaaqoobeppe

beettana;

Kawoteththa guufey

Isra7eeleppe kezana;

Mo7aabe zereththaanne

Seete zereththata ubbaa

dippi histti dhayssana.

18 Eedoomey xoonettana;

iza morkke Seyreykka

izas haarettana;

Isra7eele derey

xoonoy xoonoshin daana.

19 Yaaqoobeppe dere ayssizaadey kezana;

izi katama giddon

attidayta pitti dhayssana» gides.

20 Hessafe guye Balaamey gede Amaaleeqe zaari xeellidi,

«Amaaleeqey ubbaafe aadhdhiza

wolqqama kawoteth;

gido attiin izi wurseththan

mernaas dhayana»

gi tinbite yootides.

21 Gede Qenaawe dere asaakko simmi xeellidi,

«Ne duussasoy

ammanettidaso misatikkoka,

Ne keeththay zaallafe woocetti

keexettidaa gidikkoka,

22 Intteno Qenaawe deretoo!

Asoorey inttena xoonidi

di7i efiza wode

intte wuri wurana» gi

tinbite yootides.

23 Wurseththan Balaamey,

«Xoossi hayssa ooththishin

oonee shemppora paxa daanay?

24 Olas worajjiza asay

markabera Qophirooseppe yaana;

isttika Asoorenne

Eboore dhayssana;

isttika ba hu7es mernaas dhayana» gi

tinbite yootides.

25 Hessafe guye Balaamey dendidi gede ba dere bides; Balaaqeyka baso simmides.