Sirak 24

Nyansa ho ayeyie

1 Nyansa no ara yi ne ho ayɛ,

na waka n’animuonyam akyerɛ wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ mu.

2 Ɔsorosoroni no badwa mu na ɔbue n’ano kasa,

na n’asafo anim na ɔka n’animuonyam kyerɛ sɛ:

3 Mefiri Ɔsorosoroni no anom na ɛbaeɛ,

na mekataa asase so sɛ kusukuukuu.

4 Metenaa ɔsoro a ɛkorɔn,

na m’ahennwa yɛ mununkum fadum.

5 Me nko ara na mekyinii ɔsoro adan mu

na menantee ebunu ase tɔnn.

6 Ɛpo asorɔkye mu, asase so nyinaa,

ne nnipa nyinaa so ne ɔman a masɔ mu ahim.

7 Yeinom nyinaa mu mehwehwɛɛ ahomegyebea;

hwan asase so na mentena?

8 Afei nnoɔma nyinaa Bɔfoɔ no hyɛɛ me,

na me Bɔfoɔ no maa me baabi maa mesii me ntomadan.

Ɔkaa sɛ: Yɛ wo tenabea wɔ Yakob mu,

na nya w’agyapadeɛ wɔ Israel mu.

9 Ɔbɔɔ me ansa na mmerɛ santen mfitiaseɛ reba,

na mmerɛ santen nyinaa mu mɛkɔ so ara atena ase.

10 Ntomadan kronkron no mu hɔ na mesomm wɔ n’anim,

na ɛno nti wɔde me sii Sion.

11 Na kuro a wɔdɔ no mu na ɔmaa me ahomegyebea,

na Yerusalem yɛɛ m’ahemman.

12 Megyee nhini wɔ nnipa animuonyamfoɔ bi mu,

Awurade kyɛfa mu na n’apɛgyadeɛ wɔ.

13 Menyini yɛɛ tentene te sɛ tweneduro wɔ Lebanon,

te sɛ pepeaa a ɛwɔ Hermon apampam.

14 Menyini yɛɛ tentene te sɛ abɛ dua wɔ En-gedi,

me nhwiren rose wɔ Yeriko;

te sɛ ngo dua fɛfɛ wɔ afuom,

menyini yɛɛ tentene te sɛ dua a ɛsi nsuo ho.

15 Meyii hwam te sɛ bɛwewonua ne yoma nkasɛɛ,

na memaa me hwam gyee hɔ sɛ kurobo mapa,

te sɛ prɛkɛsɛ hwanhwam, nworahwam ne aneneduro,

te sɛ aduhwam hwa wɔ ntomadan mu.

16 Sɛdeɛ odupɔn teɛ no, saa ara na metrɛɛ me mman mu,

na me mman yɛ animuonyam na ɛyɛ fɛ.

17 Na mesoo fɛfɛɛfɛ sɛ bobe,

na me nhyerɛneguo yɛ animuonyam ne abasoɔ pii.

18 [Meyɛ ɛna ma ahoɔfɛ dɔ, suro, nimdeɛ, ne anidasoɔ kronkron;

# sɛ mete aseɛ daa yi, wɔde me ma me mma nyinaa, wɔn a wabɔ wɔn din no.]

19 Bra me nkyɛn, wo a wopɛ me,

na di me nnuaba mee.

20 Na me ho nkaeɛ yɛ dɛ sene ɛwoɔ,

na me nya yɛ dɛ sene ɛwoɔkyɛm.

21 Wɔn a wɔnya me die no bɛdi me ho kɔm bebree,

na wɔn a wɔnom me no bɛdi me ho sukɔm bebree.

22 Obiara a ɔyɛ setie ma me no ani renwu,

na wɔn a wɔne me yɛ adwuma no renyɛ bɔne.

Nyansa ne mmara no

23 Yei nyinaa yɛ Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn apam nwoma no,

mmara a Mose hyɛɛ yɛn no

sɛ agyapadeɛ ma Yakob asafo no.

24 [Nnyae sɛ wobɛma wo ho ayɛ den wɔ Awurade mu,

bata ne ho na ama wahyɛ wo den;

Awurade Tumfoɔ no nkutoo ne Onyankopɔn,

# na agyenkwa biara nka ne ho.]

25 Ɔma nyansa ma no bu su sɛ Pison,

te sɛ Tigris wɔ berɛ a anya n’aba a ɛdi kan.

26 Ɛnya nteaseɛ, na ayiri afa so te sɛ Eufrate, te sɛ Yordan wɔ ɔtwa berɛ mu.

27 Ɛhwie nkyerɛkyerɛ gu sɛ Nil,

te sɛ Gihon wɔ berɛ a wɔretete bobe aba.

28 Onipa a ɔdi kan no nnim nyansa nkɔsi ase,

anaasɛ deɛ ɔtwa toɔ no ante no ase anwie.

29 Ɛfiri sɛ n’adwene dɔɔso sene ɛpo,

na n’agyinatuo mu dɔ sene ebunu donkodonko.

30 Me deɛ, na mete sɛ suka a ɛfiri asubɔnten mu,

te sɛ nsu kwan a ɛde kɔ turo mu.

31 Mekaa sɛ: Mɛgugu me turo so nsuo

na mafɔ nhwiren nsase.

Na hwɛ, me suka bɛyɛɛ asubɔnten,

na m’asubɔnten bɛyɛɛ ɛpo.

32 Bio, mɛma nkyerɛkyerɛ ahyerɛn te sɛ adekyeeɛ,

na mama ɛho ada adi pefee afiri akyiri.

33 Bio, mɛhwie nkyerɛkyerɛ agu te sɛ nkɔmhyɛ,

na magya hɔ ama daakye awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa.

34 Hyɛ no nso sɛ ɛnyɛ me nko na medii dwuma no,

na mmom wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ nyansa nyinaa.

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