Sirak 8

Ahwɛyie ne Nimdeɛ

1 Ɛnne otumfoɔ nham,

anhwɛ a ne nsa bɛka wo.

2 Ɛnne asikafoɔ nko,

ebia wɔn agyapadeɛ dɔɔso kyɛne wo deɛ;

ɛfiri sɛ sika asɛe nnipa bebree,

na asɛe ahemfo bebree adwene.

3 Wo ne anoɔdenfoɔ nnye akyinnyeɛ,

na mfa nnyina nngu wɔn gya mu.

4 Ɛnni onipa a ɔnni nteteeɛ pa ho fɛw,

anyɛ saa a wɔdi wo nananom atɛm.

5 Nka obi a ɔgu so redane ne ho firi bɔne ho no anim;

kae hunu sɛ, yɛn nyinaa fata asotwe.

6 Mmu ɔpanin animtia,

na yɛn mu bi nso gu so ara renyini.

7 Nni ahurisie wɔ obi wuo ho;

kae hunu sɛ ɛtwa sɛ yɛn nyinaa wuo.

8 Mmu deɛ anyansafoɔ aka ato hɔ no animtia,

na mmom nya adaagyeɛ wɔ wɔn mmebuo no ho;

ɛfiri sɛ ɛfiri yeinom mu na wobɛsua nkyerɛkyerɛ,

ɛne sɛdeɛ wɔsi som ahemfo.

9 Mpo nsɛm a mpanimfoɔ aka ato hɔ no,

# ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nso sua firii wɔn awofoɔ nkyɛn;

wɔn nkyɛn na wosua nteaseɛ

na wode ma mmuaeɛ berɛ a ɛsɛ mu.

10 Nsɔ abɔnefoɔ gya ano,

anyɛ saa a wobɛhye wɔ wɔn gya a ɛredɛre no mu.

11 Mma onipa a ɔyɛ dwɛɛ no ntoto mmɔmɔne nhyɛ w’anom,

anyɛ saa a, ɔbɛtetɛ wo apɛ w’anom asɛm bi atia wo.

12 Mfa biribi mfɛm onipa a ne ho yɛ den sene woɔ;

nanso sɛ wode biribi fɛm a, bu no sɛ adehweredeɛ.

13 Nni agyinamu a ɛboro deɛ wowɔ soɔ;

nanso sɛ wokɔdi agyinamu a, siesie wo ho sɛ wobɛtua.

14 Mfa otemmuafoɔ nkɔ asɛnniiɛ,

ɛfiri sɛ ne gyinabea nti, wɔbɛbua no bem.

15 Wone agyegyentwie nntu kwan,

anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛyɛ adesoa ama wo;

ɛfiri sɛ deɛ wɔpɛ biara na wɔbɛyɛ,

na ɛnam wɔn agyegyentwisɛm so, wone wɔn bɛbɔ mu ayera.

16 Wone nnipa a wɔn bo fu ntɛm nnham,

na ɛne wɔn nante mmɔ mu mfa ɔkwan a obi mfa soɔ so,

ɛfiri sɛ wɔn deɛ mogyahwieguo nnyɛ hwee ma wɔn,

na baabi a ɔboafoɔ biara nie no, ɛhɔ na wɔbɛtwa wo ahwe fam.

17 Wone nkwaseafoɔ mfa adwene,

ɛfiri sɛ wɔntumi mfa asɛm nsie.

18 Ɛberɛ a ahɔhoɔ wɔ wo nkyɛn no, ɛnyɛ adeɛ bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no kokoa mu,

na wonnim asɛm ko a wɔbɛka no badwa mu.

19 Ɛnyɛ obiara na ɛsɛ sɛ woka wo tiri mu asɛm kyerɛ no,

anaasɛ wobɛhwere w’anigyeɛ.

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