Babel ahweaseɛ
1 Na yeinom akyiri no, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ sɛ ɔfiri soro resiane ba, na ɔwɔ tumi kɛseɛ, na n’animuonyam nti asase hrann.
2 Na ɔde nne a emu yɛ den teaa mu sɛ:
Wahwe ase, Babel kɛseɛ no ahwe ase,
na adane ahonhommɔne tenaberɛ
ne ahonhom fi nyinaa atɛeɛ
ne nnomaa a wɔyɛ fi
na wɔkyiri wɔn nyinaa atɛeɛ!
3 Ɛfiri sɛ amanaman nyinaa anom
n’adwamammɔ abufuo nsa no bi,
na asase so ahemfo ne no abɔ adwaman,
na asase so adwadifoɔ nam ne taamudie ahoɔden so anya wɔn ho.
4 Na metee nne foforɔ firii soro sɛ:
Me man, momfiri ne mu,
na moanyɛ ne nneyɛɛ bɔne no bi,
na moannya ne haw no bi.
5 Ɛfiri sɛ ne nneyɛɛ bɔne atoatoa abɛduru soro,
na Onyankopɔn akae n’amumuyɛ.
6 Montua no ka, sɛdeɛ ɔtuaa mo ka,
na momfa mmɔ ho mmienu mma no, sɛdeɛ ne nnwuma teɛ.
Kuruwa a ɔfraeɛ no, momfra mmu mmɔ ho mmienu mma no.
7 Dodoɔ a ɔhyɛɛ ne ho animuonyam na ɔdii taamu no,
momma n’ayayadeɛ ne n’awerɛhoɔ nnɔɔso saa.
Ɛfiri sɛ ɔkaa no n’akoma mu sɛ:
Mete hɔ sɛ ɔhemmaa, na menyɛ okunafoɔ, na merenni awerɛhoɔ da.
8 Yei nti na ne haw bɛba da koro pɛ,
owuo ne awerɛhoɔ ne ɛkɔm,
na wɔde ogya bɛhye no,
ɛfiri sɛ Awurade Nyankopɔn a ɔbu no atɛn no yɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ.
9 Na asase so ahemfo a wɔne no abɔ adwaman na wɔadi taamu no, sɛ wɔhunu ne hyeɛ wisie a, wɔbɛsu no, na wɔabobɔ ne ho abubuo.
10 N’aninyanneɛ no suro nti wɔbɛgyinagyina akyiri aka sɛ:
Due, due, kuro kɛseɛ
Babel, kuro a ɛyɛ den,
ɛfiri sɛ dɔnhwereɛ baako mu na w’atemmuo aba.
11 Na asase so adwadifoɔ bɛsu no na wɔagyam no, ɛfiri sɛ obi ntɔ wɔn adwadeɛ bio:
12 Sika kɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, aboɔden aboɔ, nhwene pa, nwera pa, ntoma afasebire, serekye ne nkrawoɔ adwadeɛ, nnua a ɛyɛ hwam nyinaa, ne asommɛn adwinneɛ nyinaa, adwinneɛ a wɔde nnua a ɛwɔ din, yaawa, dadeɛ, abohemmaa ayɛ nyinaa,
13 pɛprɛ, mmorɔngo, nnu hwamhwam, kurobo, hwamfufuo, nsa, ngo, esiam muhumuhu, ayuo, nyɛmmoa, nnwan, apɔnkɔ, nteaseɛnam, nnipadua ne nnipa akra.
14 Na aduaba a wo kra kɔn dɔ no
afiri wo nkyɛn,
na nnepa ne animuonyanneɛ nyinaa
afiri wo ho ayera, na worenhunu bio koraa.
15 Nnoɔma yi ho adwadifoɔ a kuro no nti wɔanya adeɛ no, bɛgyinagyina akyiri n’aninyanneɛ no suro nti, na wɔasu na wɔagyam sɛ:
16 Due, due, kuro kɛseɛ
a ɔfira nwera pa
ne ntoma afasebire ne nkrawoɔ,
na ɔde sika
ne aboɔden aboɔ ne nhwene pa ahyehyɛ ne ho.
17 Ɛfiri sɛ dɔnhwereɛ baako pɛ mu na saa ahonya no ayɛ pasaa yi.
Na hyɛn akwankyerɛfoɔ nyinaa ne wɔn a wɔnam hyɛn mu kɔ baabi nyinaa, ne hyɛn mufoɔ ne dodoɔ a wɔyɛ ɛpo so adwuma gyinagyina akyiri,
18 na wɔhunuu ne hyeɛ wisie no, wɔteaa mu sɛ:
Kuro bɛn na ɛte sɛ kuro kɛseɛ yi?
19 Na wɔde dɔteɛ guu wɔn atifi, na wɔde osu ne gyam teaa mu sɛ:
Due, due, kuro kɛseɛ yi
a n’aboɔdenneɛ nti wɔn a wɔwɔ hyɛn wɔ ɛpo soɔ nyinaa
anyinya wɔn ho wɔ mu,
ɛfiri sɛ dɔnhwereɛ baako pɛ mu na wɔayɛ no pasaa.
20 Ɔsoro ne mo ahotefoɔ ne asomafoɔ ne adiyifoɔ,
momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam wɔ ne ho,
ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn ama mo.
21 Na ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ bi maa ɔboɔ bi a ɛte sɛ owiyammoɔ kɛseɛ so to twenee ɛpo mu kaa sɛ:
Sɛdeɛ wɔbɛto kuro kɛseɛ Babel
atwene hwii ne no,
na wɔrenhunu bio koraa.
22 Na wɔrente asankubɔfoɔ ne nnwontofoɔ ne mmɛnhyɛnfoɔ ne ntotorobɛntohyɛnfoɔ
nne wo mu bio,
na wɔrenhunu adwinnie bi mu dwumfoɔ biara,
wo mu bio,
na wɔrente oyuyammoɔ
biara nka wo mu bio,
23 na kanea hann renhyerɛn wo mu bio,
na wɔrente ayeforɔkunu ne ayeforɔ
nne wo mu bio,
ɛfiri sɛ w’adwadifoɔ yɛɛ asase so nnipa akɛseɛ,
na wɔde w’adutoɔ adaadaa amanaman nyinaa.
24 Na ɛno mu na wɔhunuu adiyifoɔ ne ahotefoɔ
ne wɔn a wɔaku wɔn asase soɔ no nyinaa mogya.