Modified

local initValue = {number = 8886, text = ""}
local finalValue = {number = 9027, text = ""}

local function numberTransition(n1, n2, delay)
    local dir = initValue.number < finalValue.number and 1 or -1
    local function loop()
        n1.number = n1.number+dir
        n1.text = "Initial Value : "..tostring(n1.number)
        print(n1.text)
        if n1.number ~= n2.number then timer.performWithDelay(delay, loop, 1); end
    end
    timer.performWithDelay(delay, loop, 1)
end

numberTransition(initValue, finalValue, 100)