7. Ndipo ananena fanizo lace, nati,Ku Aramu ananditenga Balaki,Mfumu ya Moabu ananditenga ku mapiri a kum'mawa;Idza, udzanditembererere Yakobo.Idza, nudzanyoze Israyeli.
8. Ndidzatemberera bwanji amene Mulungu sanamtemberera?Ndidzanyoza bwanji, amene Yehova sanamnyoza?
9. Pakuti, pokhala pamwamba pa matanthwe ndimpenya,Pokhala pa zitunda ndimuyang'ana;Taonani, ndiwo anthu akukhala paokha.Osadziwerengera pakati pa amitundu ena,
10. Adzawerenga ndani pfumbi la Yakobo,Kapena kuwerenga limodzi la magawo anai la Israyeli?Ndipo ine ndife monga amafa aongoka mtima,Citsiriziro canga cifanane naco cace!
11. Pamenepo Balaki anati kwa Balamu, Wandicitiranji? Ndinakutenga utemberere adani anga, ndipo taona, wawadalitsa ndithu.
12. Ndipo anayankha nati, Cimene aciika m'kamwa mwanga Yehova, sindiyenera kodi kunena ici?
13. Ndipo Balaki anati naye, Tiyetu, upite nane kumalo kwina, kumene ukawaona; udzaona malekezero ao okha, osawaona onse; ndipo pokhala pamenepo ukanditembererere iwo.
14. Ndipo anamuka naye ku thengo la Zofimu, pamwamba pa Pisiga, namangako maguwa a nsembe asanu ndi awiri, napereka ng'ombe ndi nkhosa pa guwa la nsembe liri lonse.
15. Ndipo anati kwa Balaki, Imani pano pa nsembe yopsereza yanu, ndipite ine ndikakomane ndi iye uko.
16. Ndipo Yehova anakomana naye Balamu, naika mau m'kamwa mwace, nati, Bwerera kwa Balaki, nukanene cakuti cakuti.
17. Ndipo anadza kuli iye, ndipo taona, analikuima pa nsembe yace yopsereza, ndi akalonga a Moabu pamodzi naye. Ndipo Balaki anati kwa iye, Wanenanji Yehova?
18. Ndipo ananena fanizo lace, nati,Ukani, Balaki, imvani;Ndimvereni, mwana wa Zipori;
19. Mulungu sindiye munthu, kuti aname;Kapena mwana wa munthu, kuti aleke;Kodi anena, osacita?
20. Kapena kulankhula, osacitsimikiza?Taonani, ndalandira mau akudalitsa,Popeza iye wadalitsa, sinditha kusintha.
21. Sayang'anira mphulupulu iri m'Yakobo,Kapena sapenya kupulukira kuli m'lsrayeli.Yehova Mulungu wace ali ndi iye,Ndi mpfuu wa mfumu uli pakati pao,
22. Mulungu awaturutsa m'Aigupto;Mphamvu yace ikunga ya njati.