¹ Vaho lafa nihisa ndre Balama te to Yaveh ty hitahia andr'Israely, le tsy nandeha nanao sikily, manahake ty tamy ty andro taloha reke. Te kea nivamba nagnagny amy ty tane tsy misy na ino na ino. ² Nampiandra ty fajone reke le nahisake te nitoboke sake ty fokone iaby ty Israely, vaho le avy tao amy ty fagnahy Andragnahare. ³ Nahazo zao nofy zao reke vahi nanao tihoe: " fa hitsara re Balama anadahy ndre Beora, iaze lehilahy ze bey maso. ⁴ Miresake naho mahaheno ty tsara Andragnahare reke. Mahisake fahisaha bak'amy tsisy mitovy amine reke, ze eo agnoloane ro hihofane amy ty masone magnete. ⁵ Hehike ty hasoa ty lainao, ry Jakoba, ty toera ze itoera, ry Israely! ⁶ Manahake ty vavabaibo ro fivelara reo manahake ty baibo egne sisy ty vavarano manahake ty vaho ze nambole Yaveh, manahake ty sedera sisin-drano. ⁷ Mandeha bak'ao amy ty vatavo iareo ty rano, vaho reo voa nitongisine le soa tondrake. Te mpanjaka iareo le ho ambone noho re Agaga, vaho ty fanjaka iareo le homey haja. ⁸ Andragnahare ro manday aze miboake andr'Egypta, amy ty tanjake manahake ty aombemaly. hitely reo firenena ze manohitse aiereo Reke. Hanorotoro ty taola iareo Reke. Hitifitse aiereo amy ty kiditsene Reke. ⁹ Mamitsake manahake ty liona Reke, manahake ty lione vavy. Ia ro ho mahasake hanabataba Aze? Ze mitahy aze le voatahy; ze magnozo aze le voaozo." ¹⁰ Nirehitse tamy ndre Balama ty helo ndre Balaka vaho nampikobo ty tagnane tamy ty helokine reke. Nanao tihoe balaka tamy ndre Balama: " Mikaike anao mba hagnozo ty fahavaloko raho, te ingo, fa intelo nitahy aiereo riha. ¹¹ Kea engao raho amy henanezao le molia. Nitsara ty hagnomey valisoa bey anao raho, Feie Yaveh fa nangalake anao tamy ty fahazoa valesoa." ¹² Vaho nanao tihoe balama namamle andre Balaka: " Natililieko tammy reo mpanday hafatse ze nalefanao tatoy amiko te: ¹³ ' Na le nagnomey ty lapane feno volafoty naho volamena ahike ka re Balaka, le tsy afake hihoatse ty tsara Yaveh naho ty zaka rate na soa, na ty zaka teake hanoe raho. ze natililie Yaveh ahike avao ro azoko ambara.' Tsy nitalilieko tamy iareo va zane? ¹⁴ Kea ingo amy henanezao, himpoly agne amy ty vahaokako raho. Feie mamelà ahike riha hampiambe anao ze hatao reo vahoake reo amy ty vahoakanao amy ty andro ho ave." ¹⁵ Nanomboke zao fitokia zao re Balama. Nanao tihoe reke: " Balama ana ndre Beora ro mitsara, iaze lahilahy ze mahisake. ¹⁶ Zao ro fitokia iaze ndaty ze mafe tsara bak'amy Andragnahare, ze mana fahisaha bak'amy iaze tsy misy mitovy amine, zay eo agnoloane ro hihohofane amy ty fahisaha. ¹⁷ Mahisake Aze raho, te tsy eto Reke zao. Magnete Aze raho, te tsy marikitse eto Reke. Hisy vasia hiboake bak'amy ndre Jakoba, vaho fitognom-panjakana hiankatse bak'amy ndr'Israely. Hanorotoro ty mpitarike ndre Moaba reke vaho hamotike ty foko ndre Seta iaby. ¹⁸ Vaho le ho lasa fanagna ndre Israely re Edoma, vaho Seira avao kea le ho lasa fanagna iareo, reo fahavalo ndr'Israely, ze ho rese ndr' Israely amin-bodongero. ¹⁹ Bak'amy ndre Jakoba ro hiavia ty mpanjaka ze hana ty fanapaha, vaho hamotike reo sisa tsy mate ao amy ty tanà iareo reke." ²⁰ Le nagnete andre Amaleka re Balama vaho nanomboke ty fitokiane. Nanao tihoe reke: " Amaleka le fa bey loatse teo amy reo firenena taloha, Feie le ho fahapoteha ro ho fiafarane." ²¹ Bak'eo le nagnete tagne amy reo Kenita re Balama vaho nanomboke ty fitokiane. Nanao tihoe reke: " Ty toera ze itobohanareo le mafe, vaho ty tragnonareo le ao amy ty lakanto. ²² Na le zane ka anefa le ho potike re Kaina lafa manday anao ho ondevo re Asyria." ²³ Vaho nanomboke ty fitokiane farane re Balama. Nanao tihoe reke: " Loza! Ia ro ho velo lafa hanao zane Andragnahare? ²⁴ Hise sambo ho avy bak'agne amy ty sisy ndre Kitima; hanafike andre Asyria naho handrese andre Ebera iareo, Feie, le ho fahapoteha avao kea ro hiafara iareo." ²⁵ Bak'eo le niakatse re Balama vaho lasa. Noly tagne agna-jombane reke, vaho lasa avao kea re Balaka.