Sirak ba Yesu mpaeɛ
1 O Awurade ne Ɔhene, mede aseda ma wo,
na meyi wo ayɛ, O me Nyankopɔn ne m’Agyenkwa.
Mede aseda ma wo din,
2 ɛfiri sɛ wo na woayɛ me banbɔfoɔ ne me boafoɔ
na woagye me afiri ɔsɛeɛ
ne nsekuro tɛkyerɛma fidisum mu,
afiri anofafa a ɛka atorosɛm mu.
Wɔ m’atamfoɔ anim
na woayɛ me boafoɔ
3 na wogyee me,
wɔ wo mmɔborɔhunu ne wo din kɛseɛ no mu,
afiri ɛse a ɛretwerɛ abɛmene me no mu,
afiri wɔn a wɔrepɛ me aku me no nsam,
afiri amaneɛ bebree a mehunuiɛ no mu,
4 firii ogya a ɛredɛre wɔ afa biara,
na woagye me afiri ogya a ɛnyɛ me na mesɔeɛ mu,
5 afiri ebunu mu wɔ Asamando yam,
afiri tɛkyerɛma fi ne atorosɛm mu
6 ɔbɔnefoɔ nsekubɔ wɔ ɔhene nkyɛn.
Me kra twe bɛnee owuo,
na me nkwa duruu Asamando ase tɔnn.
7 Wɔtwaa me ho hyiaeɛ wɔ afa nyinaa,
na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛboa me;
mehwehwɛɛ onipa nkyɛn mmoa,
nanso na ebi nni hɔ.
8 Ɛnna mekae wo mmɔborɔhunu, o Awurade,
ne w’adɔeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ firi tete,
ɛfiri sɛ wogye wɔn a wɔtwɛn wo no
na wogye wɔn firi wɔn atamfoɔ nsam.
9 Na memaa me mpaebɔ firii asase so foro kɔɔ soro,
na mesrɛɛ sɛ wɔnnye me mfiri owuo mu.
10 Meteaam sɛ, Awurade wo ne m’Agya;
nnyae me wɔ m’ahohiahia nna mu,
ɛberɛ a mmoa biara nni hɔ mma ɔhantanfoɔ.
11 Mɛyi wo din no ayɛ da biara,
mɛto aseda ho nnwom.
Wɔtiee me mpaebɔ,
12 na wɔgyee me firii ahohia berɛ mu.
Saa nti meda wo ase na meyi wo ayɛ,
na meyi Awurade din no ayɛ.
Hebri no de ka ho sɛ:
[Da AWURADE ase, na ɔyɛ,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma ayeyie Nyankopɔn no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma Israel banbɔfoɔ no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔbɔɔ nnoɔma nyinaa no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma Israel gyefoɔ no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔboaboa Israelfoɔ a wɔabɔ wɔn ahweteɛ no ano no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔkyekyeree ne kuro ne ne kronkronbea no]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔma abɛbɛn fifiri wɔ Dawid fie no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ wayi Sadok mmammarima de wɔn ayɛ asɔfoɔ,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma Abraham kyɛm no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma Isak botan no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma Yakob tumfoɔ no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma deɛ wayi Sion no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Fa aseda ma ahene mu hene Otumfoɔ no,]
[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]
[Wama abɛbɛn so ama ne nkurɔfoɔ,]
[yi no ayɛ ma wɔn a wɔdɔ no no nyinaa.]
[Ɛsiane Israel mma no nti, nkurɔfoɔ a wɔbɛn no no.]
[Yi AWURADE ayɛ!]
Nyansa ho anwensɛm
13 Ɛberɛ a na meda so yɛ abɔfra no, ansa na meretutu akwan no,
mehwehwɛɛ nyansa pefee wɔ me mpaebɔ mu.
14 Asɔrefie hɔ na mebisaeɛ,
na mɛhwehwɛ no ara akɔduru awieeɛ.
15 Ɛfiri obobe aba nhyerɛne guo kɔsi ne bereɛ so
m’akoma ani gyee ne ho;
m’anammɔn nante faa ɔkwan tee so;
na mefiri me mmɔfraase dii n’anammɔn akyi.
16 Metwɛnn m’aso kakra na megyee no,
na menyaa nkyerɛkyerɛ bebree.
17 Menyaa nkɔsoɔ wɔ ne mu;
mede animuonyam bɛma deɛ ɔma nyansa no.
18 Ɛfiri sɛ mebɔɔ me tirim pɔ sɛ mede nyansa bɛtena ase,
na mebɔɔ mmɔden wɔ papa ho,
na ɛrenni me hwammɔ da.
19 Me kra de nyansa bebaree,
na meyɛɛ ketee wɔ me nneyɛɛ mu;
20 metwee me kra kɔɔ ne ho,
na ɛnam ahoteɛ so mehunuu no.
Ɔno nti menyaa nteaseɛ firii mfitiaseɛ no;
ɛno nti wɔrennya me mu.
21 Biribi kanyanee m’akoma sɛ ɔnhwehwɛ no;
saa nti manya agyapadeɛ akatua.
22 Awurade de me tɛkyerɛma maa me sɛ akatua,
na mɛyi no ayɛ wɔ ho.
23 Twe bɛn me, wo a wonni nteteeɛ,
na tena nkyerɛkyerɛ fie mu.
24 Adɛn nti na woka sɛ wonni nnoɔma yeinom,
na ɛdeɛn nti na woma osukɔm de wo pa ara saa yi?
25 Mebuee m’ano na mekaa sɛ,
monnye nyansa mma mo ho a momfa sika biara.
26 Fa wo kɔn hyɛ ne kɔnnua ase,
na ma mo akra nnye nkyerɛkyerɛ;
na mobɛhunu no wɔ mo nkyɛn hɔ ara.
27 Fa w’ankasa w’ani hwɛ hu sɛ mayɛ adwuma nanso ketewa bi
na manya asomdwoeɛ pii ama me ho.
28 Tie nanso me nkyerɛkyerɛ kakra bi
na ɛnam me so wobɛnya sika ne dwetɛ.
29 Wo kra nni ahurisie wɔ Onyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu mu,
na mma w’ani nnwu da sɛ wobɛyi no ayɛ.
30 Yɛ w’adwuma berɛ pa mu,
na Onyankopɔn ankasa ne berɛ mu no, ɔbɛma wo akatua.