1Balāmu abonye yuko Uwiteka akunda guha Abisirayeliumugisha, ntiyagenda nka mbere gushaka indagu, ahubwo yerekeza amaso ye mu butayu.
2Balāmu arambura amaso, abona Abisirayeli baganditse nk'uko imiryango yabo iri. Umwuka w'Imana amuzaho,
3acaumuganiuhanura ati
“Balāmu mwene Bewori aravuga,
Umuntu wariuhumirije amaso aravuga.
4Haravugauwumva amagambo y'Imana,
Uwerekwa Ishoborabyose,
Uwikubitahasi akagira amaso areba.
5Ati ‘Erega amahema yawe ni meza,
Wa bwoko bwa Yakobo we.
Ubuturobwawe ni bwiza,
Wa bwoko bwa Isirayeli we.
6Burambuye nk'ibikombe,
Nk'imirima y'uburabyo yegereyeuruzi,
Nk'imisāga Uwiteka yateye,
Nk'imyerezi imeze iruhande rw'amazi.
7Amazi azatemba avuye mu ndobo z'ubwo bwoko,
Urubyaro rwabwo ruzabaaho amazi menshi ari.
Umwami wabwo azasumba Agagi,
Ubwami bwabwo buzashyirwa hejuru.’
8Imana yabukuyemuri Egiputa ni yo ibujyana,
Ifite amaboko nk'ay'imbogo,
Buzarya amahanga abubereye ababisha,
Buzamenagura amagufwa yabo,
Buzabahinguranisha imyambi yabwo.
9Bwarabunze buryama nk'intare y'ingabo,
Nk'intare y'ingore, bwavumburwa na nde?
Uzakwifurizaumugisha wese awuhabwe,
Uzakuvumawese avumwe.”
10Balāmu yikongerezauburakari bwa Balaki, Balaki akubitamu mashyi abwira Balāmu ati “Nagutumiriye kuvumaababisha banjye, noneubaheshejeumugisha musa aka gatatu!
11Nuko none mpungira iwawe. Nashakaga kugushyira hejuru nkaguha icyubahiro cyinshi, none Uwiteka yakubujijeicyubahiro.”
12Balāmu asubizaBalaki ati “Sinabwiye n'intumwa zawe wantumyeho nti
13‘Naho Balaki yampa ifeza n'izahabu byuzuyeinzu ye, sinabasha gukoraibitandukanan'itegeko ry'Uwiteka, gukoraicyiza cyangwa ikibi nihangiye, icyo Uwiteka azajya ambwira ni cyo nzajya mvuga?’
14None ngiye mu bwoko bwanjye. Reka ngusobanurireibyo buriyabwoko buzagiriraubwawe mu bihe bizaza.”
15Acaumuganiuhanura ati
“Balāmu mwene Bewori aravuga,
Umuntu wariuhumirije amaso aravuga.
16Haravugauwumva amagambo y'Imana,
Akamenyaubwenge bw'Isumbabyose,
Uwerekwa Ishoborabyose,
Uwikubitahasi akagira amaso areba.
17Ati ‘Ndamurebaariko si ubu,
Ndamwitegereza ariko ntandi bugufi.
Inyenyeri izakomoka mu bwoko bwa Yakobo,
Inkoni y'ubwami izaboneka
Iturutse mu bwoko bwa Isirayeli,
Izagiriza inkiko z'i Mowabu,
Izatsinda hasi Abasheti bose.
18Edomu hazahindūrwa,
Seyiri na ho hazahindūrwa,
Abaho bari ababisha b'Abisirayeli,
Ubwoko bwa Isirayeli buzakora iby'ubutwari.
19Ubwoko bwa Yakobo buzakomokwaho n'utwara ibihugu,
Azarimbura abacitse ku icumu bo mu midugudu.’”
20Yitegera Abamaleki acaumuganiuhanura ati
“Abamaleki bari aba mbere baruta ayandi mahanga,
Ariko ibya nyuma byabo bizaba kurimbuka.”
21Yitegera Abakeni acaumuganiuhanura ati
“Ubuturobwawe bukomeyeubutavaho,
Icyari cyawe kiri ku gitare,
22Ariko Abakeni bazanyagwa.
Bizaba ryari?
Bizaba ubwo Abashuri bazakujyana uri imbohe.”
23Arongera acaumuganiuhanura ati
“Ayii we! Ni ndeuzabasha kubaho,
Ubwo Imana izakora ibyo?
24Ariko inkuge zizaturukaku nkombe y'i Kitimu,
Zibabaze Abashuri, zibabaze n'Abeberi,
Maze na bo bazarimbuka.”
25Balāmu arahaguruka, aragenda ngo asubireiwe. Balaki na we asubiraiwe.