3 Mai Israel i maḡa kaua ma lamna aubaina mai Moab i rovo kaukaua, rovo ita iraḡelei.
4 Ma mai Moab mai Midian babadai i riwei i pa, “Aburuna ava ma wei patarana aiwai anatapuna au ririvata ina pupuna-pai, me bulumakau au wapu modu e amam.”
5 Anina ma Moab ai gulau Balak, Beor natuna Balaam ana riwa i paritawanei au Pethor, waira ḡaeḡaena wavana Euphrates au ririvana. Ana riwa wenanare, “Dam tagogi Egyptei i opu, ma dobu anatapuna e vaivaia ma marina au ririvau i rauḡaravu.
6 Taui i virewapana kaua eḡa me tau, ma nei ma ravai ma parivai-iviapoapoeni, mepa da tau ravai ana vovaiubai ma wei dobunei ana viaḡaḡana-opunei. Aramanei da maranai tam rava e viviaiaini tauna viaiaina e vaivaia ma maranai u parivai-apoapoeni tauna ina apoapoe.”
7 Ma Midian ma Moab babadai mane i vaia Balaam vimaiana aubaina ma i vomairi. Ma i ḡeta Balaam awarina ma Balak ana riwa i pariverei.
8 Balaam ravai i paribelei i pa, “Weka ona matave ma au maratom Bada aiwai ina riweu ana pariveremi.” Ma babadai kampa Balaam maiteni i mae.
9 God i nei ma Balaam i vitara-virevirei i pa, “Aiavoi i nei awarim?”
10 Balaam i paribelei, “Zippor natuna Balak, Moab ai gulau wei riwana i paritawaneiai i pa,
11 ‘Ma rautaniḡana dam ḡaeḡaena Egyptei i opui ma dobu anatapuna e vivioai. Ma nei ma aubaiu ravai ma ḡaḡalei, da maiteni ana viḡaiḡaiawa ma ana viagagei da ina vinelana.”
12 Wate God Balaam i riwei i pa, “Eḡa maiteni ma nae. Eḡa wei ravai ma ḡaḡalei aubaina Tau au viaiaina awarii.”
13 Ubaubanai Balaam i nae ma Balak ana taupariverena i riwei, “Ona nae me ami au melaḡai! Bada eḡa ita vianineu da maitemi tana nae.”
