Sirak 4

Asodie a wɔwɔ ma ahiafoɔ ne wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn soɔ

1 Me ba, nsisi ahiafoɔ wɔ deɛ ɔde bɛtena aseɛ ho,

na mma mmɔborɔfoɔ ani nhwɛ kwan nkyɛre.

2 Nho deɛ ɛkɔm de no no werɛ,

anaasɛ nhyɛ onnibie abufuo.

3 Nteetee onipa a ɔwɔ amanehunu mu,

anaasɛ nkyɛre ma a wode bɛma ohiani ho.

4 Mpo ɔsrɛfoɔ wɔ n’ahohia mu,

anaasɛ nnane w’akyi mma ohiani.

5 Nyi w’ani nhunta mmɔborɔni,

na mma no nnya kwan na ɔnnome wo;

6 na sɛ ɔkra nya yeadie na ɔdome wo a,

wɔn Bɔfoɔ bɛtie wɔn mpaebɔ.

7 Ma nnipa nyinaa mpɛ w’asɛm;

bɔ wo mu ase ma atitire.

8 Yɛ aso ma ohiani,

na fa nidie gye wɔn nkyea so.

9 Gye deɛ wɔrehyɛ ne soɔ firi nhyɛsofoɔ nsam;

na ntwentwɛn atemmuo ho.

10 Yɛ agya ma nnyanka,

na yɛ sɛ ekunu ma wɔn na;

ɛno na wobɛyɛ sɛ ɔba ama Ɔsorosoroni no,

na ɔno nso adɔ wo mpo asene sɛdeɛ wo na si dɔ woɔ.

Nyansa ho akatua

11 Nyansa kyerɛkyerɛ ne mma

na ɔde mmoa ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ no no.

12 Na obiara a ɔdɔ no no dɔ nkwa,

na wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ no anɔpahema no, wɔnya anigyeɛ mmoroso.

13 Obiara a ɔkura ne mu dendeenden no nya animuonyam,

na Awurade hyira baabi a ɔkorɔ.

14 Wɔn a wɔsom no no, wɔsom Ɔkronkronni no;

Awurade dɔ wɔn a wɔdɔ nyansa no.

15 Wɔn a wɔtie no no bɛbu amanaman atɛn,

na wɔn a wɔtie no nyinaa bɛtena ase dwoodwoo.

16 Sɛ wɔdi nokorɛ a, wɔbɛnya no;

na wɔn asefoɔ nso nsa bɛka no.

17 Ɛfiri sɛ, ahyɛaseɛ no ɔne wɔn bɛnante wɔ ɔkwan kontonkye mu;

na ɔde suro ne hu bɛhyɛ wɔn so,

na ɔde ne ntea ateetee wɔn

# de kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛgye wɔn adie,

na ɔde ne mmara asɔ wɔn ahwɛ.

18 Na afei ɔbɛsane aba wɔn nkyɛn bio ama wɔn ani agye,

na ɔbɛda n’ahuntasɛm adi akyerɛ wɔn.

19 Sɛ wɔfom kwan a, ɔbɛgya wɔn,

na wagyaa wɔn ama wɔn sɛeɛ.

20 Wɛn berɛ pa no, na hwɛ yie wɔ amumuyɛ ho,

na mfɛre sɛ wobɛgye wo ho ato mu.

21 Ɛfiri sɛ fɛreɛ bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛkɔ bɔne mu,

na fɛreɛ bi nso yɛ animuonyam ne adom.

22 Nyɛ animhwɛ mfa mmusuo mmrɛ wo ho,

anaasɛ w’ahohoahoa mfa mpɛ w’ahweaseɛ.

23 Nka w’ano nto mu berɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wokasa,

na mfa wo nyansa nhunta.

24 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔkasa mu na nyansa da ne ho adie,

na nkyerɛkyerɛ nam nsɛm a tɛkyerɛma ka so ba.

25 Nkasa ntia nokorɛ da,

na mmom fɛre nim a wonnim no ho.

26 Mfɛre ho sɛ wobɛpae mu aka wo bɔne,

na ɛmmmɔ wo ho mmɔden sɛ wobɛsi asubɔntene a ɛretene no kwan.

27 Mfa wo ho mmata ɔkwasea ho,

anaasɛ nyɛ animhwɛ nkyerɛ ɔhene.

28 Ko ma nokorɛ kɔsi wo wu da mu,

na Awurade Nyankopɔn bɛko ama wo.

29 Mma ɛnkasa kasa hunu ara kwa,

anaasɛ ɛnyɛ tebɔɔ wɔ w’adeyɛ mu.

30 Ɛnyɛ wo ho gyata wɔ wo fie,

anaasɛ nsusu bɔne mma w’asomfoɔ.

31 Ɛntene wo nsa sɛ wode bɛgye adeɛ

na ɛmmua so berɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wode ma.

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