Ɔman no asoɔden ne Nyankopɔn abufuo
1 Na AWURADE bɔfoɔ firi Gilgal baa Bokim bɛkaa sɛ: Meyii mo firii Misraim na mede mo baa asase a mekaa ho ntam mekyerɛɛ mo agyanom no so, na mese: Meremmu me ne mo ntam apam no so da biara da.
2 Na mo nso, mo ne asase yi sofoɔ mmpam apam biara; mommubu wɔn afɔrebukyia! Nanso moantie me nne: Ɛdeɛn na moayɛ yi?
3 Na maka nso sɛ: Merempamo wɔn mo anim, na wɔbɛdane nkasɛɛ ama mo, na wɔn anyame adane mo fidie.
4 Na AWURADE bɔfoɔ no kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no nyinaa no, ɔman no maa wɔn nne so sui.
5 Enti wɔfrɛɛ hɔ sɛ: Bokim,na wɔbɔɔ AWURADE afɔdeɛ wɔ hɔ.
6 Na Yosua gyaa ɔman no kwan maa Israelfoɔ nyinaa kɔɔ wɔn agyapadeɛ so kɔdii asase no so.
7 Na ɔman no som AWURADE, Yosua nna nyinaa, ne nna a mpanimfoɔ a wɔnyini kyɛree Yosua akyiri nyinaa na wɔhunuu AWURADE nnwuma akɛseɛ a ɔyɛ maa Israel no nyinaa wɔ hɔ no.
8 Na Nun ba Yosua, AWURADE akoa no wui, na wadi mfirinhyia ɔha ne du;
9 na wɔsiee no n’agyapadeɛ hyeɛ so wɔ Timnat-heres, Efraim bepɔ so, Gaas bepɔ atifi fam.
10 Na wɔsiee awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ no nyinaa nso kaa wɔn agyanom ho, na awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ foforɔ dii wɔn akyi sɔree, nnipa a wɔnnim AWURADE nneyɛɛ a ɔyɛ maa Israel no nso.
11 Na Israelfoɔ no yɛɛ deɛ ɛyɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, na wɔsom Baalim.
12 Na wɔgyaa AWURADE hɔ, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn a ɔyii wɔn firii Misraim asase soɔ no, na wɔkɔdii anyame foforɔ a wɔfiri aman a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia no mu no anyame akyi, na wɔsɔree wɔn, na wɔyii AWURADE abufuo.
13 Na wɔgyaa AWURADE hɔ kɔsomm Baal ne Astarot.
14 Na AWURADE bo fuu Israel, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ afomfafoɔ nsa na wɔfom wɔn fae, na ɔtɔnee wɔn hyɛɛ wɔn atamfoɔ a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia no nsa, na wɔantumi annyina wɔn atamfoɔ anim bio.
15 Baabiara a wɔfiri korɔ no, na AWURADE nsa ne wɔn di no bɔne, sɛdeɛ AWURADE kaeɛ ne sɛdeɛ AWURADE kaa wɔn ntam no; na wɔn ho hiahiaa wɔn papaapa.
16 Ɛnna AWURADE memaa atemmufoɔ soɔ maa wɔgyee wɔn nkwa firii wɔn afomfafoɔ no nsam.
17 Na wɔn atemmufoɔ no nso, wɔantie wɔn, na wɔdii anyame foforɔ akyi adwamammɔ mu, na wɔsɔree wɔn; ntɛm ara na wɔfirii kwan a wɔn agyanom nantee so tiee AWURADE mmara nsɛm no soɔ; na wɔn deɛ, wɔanni so.
18 Na sɛ AWURADE ma atemmufoɔ so ma wɔn a, ɛnneɛ AWURADE di ɔtemmufoɔ no akyi na ɔgye wɔn firi wɔn atamfoɔ no nsam, ɔtemmufoɔ no nna nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn ahafoɔ ne wɔn taafoɔ anim apinisie no nti, AWURADE yam hyehyee no.
19 Na sɛ ɔtemmufoɔ no wu a, wɔsane wɔn akyi na wɔsɛe sene wɔn agyanom di anyame foforɔ akyiri som wɔn sɔre wɔn; wɔannyae wɔn amumuyɛ ne wɔn kɔnseneeɛ kwan so nante.
20 Na AWURADE abufuo dɔre tiaa Israel, na ɔkaa sɛ: Sɛdeɛ ɔman yi ato m’apam a mehyɛɛ wɔn agyanom, na wɔntie me nne yi,
21 me nso merenkɔ so mentu amanaman a Yosua wu gyaa wɔn no mu biara bio, wɔn anim,
22 na wɔde wɔn asɔ Israel ahwɛ sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ AWURADE kwan no anante so, sɛdeɛ wɔn agyanom hwɛeɛ no anaasɛ wɔrenhwɛ.
23 Enti AWURADE gyaee amanaman no komm, na wantu wɔn ntɛm, na wamfa wɔn anhyɛ Yosua nsa.