Sirak 2

W’asodie ma Onyankopɔn

1 Me ba, sɛ woba Awurade anim bɛsom a,

siesie wo ho ma nsɔhwɛ.

2 Ma w’akoma mu nyɛ fitaa na gyina pintinn,

na mpere wo ho wɔ atoyerɛnkyɛm berɛ mu.

3 Bata ne ho na mfiri ne ho,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a w’awieeɛ nna no bɛyɛ prɔmprɔm.

4 Pene deɛ ɛbɛto wo biara so,

na mmerɛ a wɔabrɛ w’aseɛ no, to wo bo ase.

5 Ɛfiri sɛ egya mu na wɔsɔ sika hwɛ,

# na ogya fononoo ahobrɛaseɛ mu na wɔsɔ wɔn a wɔfata no hwɛ.

6 Fa wo werɛ hyɛ ne mu, na ɔbɛboa wo;

ma w’akwan ntene, na nya ne mu anidasoɔ.

7 Mo a mosuro Awurade no, montwɛn ne mmɔborɔhunu;

mommmane mfa nkyɛn, anyɛ saa a mobɛhwe ase.

8 Mo a mosuro Awurade no, monnye no nni,

na mo akatua ammɔ mo.

9 Mo a mosuro Awurade no, monnya nnoɔma pa mu anidasoɔ,

# anigyeɛ ne mmɔborɔhunu a ɛnni awieeɛ.

10 Dwennwene awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a atwam no ho na hwɛ,

sɛ obi de ne werɛ ahyɛ Awurade mu ama wɔadi no hwammɔ pɛn?

Anaasɛ, hwan na wakura Awurade suro mu na wɔagya no pɛn?

Anaasɛ, hwan na wafrɛ no na wammua no pɛn?

11 Na Awurade wɔ tema ne ahummɔborɔ;

ɔde bɔne kyɛ na ɔgye nkwa wɔ ahohiahia berɛ mu.

12 Monnue, ahufoɔ ne nsa a ahodwo,

ne ɔbɔnefoɔ a n’akwan yɛ mmienu!

13 Monnue, mo a mo akoma atɔ baha na monni gyidie biara!

Saa nti wɔrenya huntabea biara.

14 Monnue, mo a moayera mo akokoɔduro!

Sɛ Awurade akontabuo da no ba a, mobɛyɛ dɛn?

15 Wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade no mmu ne nsɛm so,

na wɔn a wɔdɔ no no nante wɔ n’akwan so.

16 Wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade no hwehwɛ deɛ wɔbɛsɔ n’ani,

na wɔn a wɔdɔ no no di ne mmara nsɛm so.

17 Wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade no siesie wɔn akoma,

na wɔbrɛ wɔn ho ase wɔ n’anim.

Momma yɛntɔ Awurade nsam,

na mmom nyɛ nnipa mma nsam;

na n’animuonyam ne n’ahummɔborɔ yɛ pɛ,

na ne nnwuma ne ne din yɛ pɛ.

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