Sirak 15

1 Obiara a ɔsuro Awurade no bɛyɛ yei,

na obiara a ɔkura mmara no bɛnya nyansa.

2 Nyansa bɛhyia no sɛ ɛna,

na ɔbɛma no akwaaba sɛ ayeforɔ kumaa.

3 Ɔde nteaseɛ aduane bɛyɛne no,

na wama no nyansa nsuo anom.

4 Ɔbɛtwere no na wante anhwe,

na ɔde ne ho bɛto ne so na n’anim rengu ase.

5 Ɔbɛma ne so akyɛn ne mfɛfoɔ,

na ɔbɛbue n’anom wɔ badwa mu.

6 Ɔbɛnya anigyeɛ ne ahurisie,

na ɔbɛnya edin a ɛmpepa da.

7 Ɔkwasea nsa renka no,

na nnebɔneyɛfoɔ renhu no.

8 Ɔne ahantan ntam kwan ware,

na atorofoɔ remfa ne ho adwene da.

9 Ayeyie mfata ɔdebɔneyɛni ano,

ɛfiri sɛ, ɛnyɛ Awurade nkyɛn na ɛfiri baeɛ.

10 Na ɛsɛ sɛ nyansa mu na ayeyie firi,

na Awurade bɛma no ayɛ prɔmprɔm.

Ɔpɛ ho ahofadie

11 Mma ɛnka sɛ: Ɛyɛ Awurade na ama mafiri ɔkwan pa no mu;

ɛfiri sɛ ɔnyɛ adeɛ a ɔkyire.

12 Mma nka sɛ: Ɔno na wayɛ ama mayera;

ɛfiri sɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ ho nhia no.

13 Awurade kyiri akyiwadeɛ nyinaa;

wɔn a wɔsuro no no mpɛ saa nnoɔma.

14 Ɔno na mfitiaseɛ no, ɔbɔɔ nnipa,

na ɔgyaa wɔn sɛ wɔtumi yɛ deɛ wɔpɛ.

15 Sɛ wopɛ a, wotumi di mmara no so,

na sɛ woredi nokorɛ wɔ w’adeyɛ mu no yɛ adeɛ a ɛfiri wo pɛ mu.

16 Ɔde ogya ne nsuo asi w’anim;

tene wo nsa fa emu deɛ wopɛ biara.

17 Nkwa ne owuo wɔ onipa biara anim,

na deɛ obi pɛ no, ne nsa ka.

18 Na Awurade nyansa yɛ kɛseɛ;

ɔyɛ kɛseɛ wɔ tumi mu, na ɔhu ade nyinaa;

19 N’ani wɔ wɔn a wɔsuro no no ho,

na ɔnim nnipa nneyɛɛ nyinaa.

20 Ɔnhyɛɛ obiara sɛ ɔnyɛ amumuyɛ,

na ɔmmaa obiara kwan sɛ ɔnyɛ bɔne.

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