Ɔbɔfoɔ Rafael
1 Ɛnna Tobias buaa n’agya Tobit sɛ: Agya, mɛyɛ deɛ woahyɛ me no nyinaa;
2 nanso ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na me nsa aka sika no, wɔ berɛ a mennim ɔbarima no na ɔno nso nnim me? Adanseɛ bɛn na mede bɛma no a ɔbɛhu me na wagye me ato mu, na ɔde sika no ama me? Bio, mennim ɔkwan a wɔde kɔ Media no, anaasɛ sɛdeɛ wɔsi kɔ hɔ.
3 Ɛnna Tobit buaa ne ba Tobias sɛ: Ɔde ne sika-gyeɛ krataa no maa me na me nso mede me deɛ maa no. Mekyɛɛ ne deɛ no mu mmienu; maa obiara faa baako, na mede baako kaa sika no ho. Na afei mfeɛ aduonu atwa mu ni a mede sika no maa no. Enti afei me ba, hwehwɛ onipa bi a ɔyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ na wone no nkɔ, na mosan ba a, yɛbɛtua no ka. Na sika no deɛ kɔgye firi Gabael hɔ.
4 Enti Tobias siim sɛ ɔrekɔhwehwɛ onipa bi na ɔne no akɔ Media, obi a ɔnim ɔkwan no so yie. Ɔfirii adi na ɔkɔhunuu Ɔbɔfoɔ Rafael sɛ ɔgyina n’anim; nanso wanhunu sɛ ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn bɔfoɔ.
5 Tobias ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Aberanteɛ, ɛhefa na wofire? Ɔbuaa sɛ: Mefiri wo nuanom Israelfoɔ no mu, na maba ɛha sɛ merebɛyɛ adwuma. Ɛnna Tobias ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wonim ɔkwan a wɔde kɔ Media no anaa?
6 Ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa no sɛ: Aane, makɔ hɔ mprɛ bebree; menim hɔ yie na menim akwan no nyinaa so. Metaa tu kwan kɔ Media, na ɛyɛ a mekɔtena yɛn nua Gabael nkyɛn wɔ Rages a ɛwɔ Media no. Ɛfiri Ekbatana rekɔ Rages no yɛ nnanu akwantuo; ɛfiri sɛ ɛda mmepɔ mu, ɛnna Ekbatana nso da mfimfini wɔ petee no mu.
7 Ɛnna Tobias see no sɛ: Twɛn me ɛ, aberanteɛ, kɔsi sɛ mɛkɔ akɔbɔ m’agya amanneɛ; ɛfiri sɛ mehia wo sɛ mene wo bɛtu kwan no, na mɛtua wo ka.
8 Ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa sɛ: Ɛyɛ, mɛtwɛn; na mmom hwɛ na woankyɛ pii.
9 Enti Tobias kɔe kɔka kyerɛɛ n’agya Tobit na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Makɔnya ɔbarima bi a ɔte sɛ yɛn nuanom Israelfoɔ yi ara bi! Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Me ba, frɛ ɔbarima no bra mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na mɛhu ne nkurɔfoɔ ne abusua a ɔfiri mu, ɛnna afei nso sɛ ɔyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ a ɔbɛtumi ne wo akorɔ.
10 Ɛnna Tobit firii adi frɛɛ no kaa sɛ: Aberanteɛ, m’agya refrɛ wo. Ɛno nti ɔhyɛnee mu kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, na Tobit dii kan kyeaa no. Ɔgyee so sɛ: Anigyeɛ nkyea mmra wo nkyɛn! Nanso Tobit de nsɛnkwaa yii ano sɛ: Anigyeɛ bɛn na ɛwɔ hɔ ma me bio? Meyɛ onipa a menni ani; Mentumi nhunu ɔsoro hann, nanso meda esum mu te sɛ owufoɔ a ɔntumi nhunu hann bio. Mete ase deɛ, nanso fanyinam sɛ mawuo. Mete nnipa nka nanso menhu wɔn. Nanso Aberanteɛ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Mmɔ hu, na ɛberɛ abɛn sɛ Onyankopɔn sa wo yadeɛ, nsuro. Ɛnna Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Me ba, Tobias pɛ sɛ ɔkɔ Media. Wobɛtumi ne no akɔ sɛ ɔkwankyerɛfoɔ anaa? Mɛtua wo ka, me nua. Rafael buaa sɛ: Mɛtumi ne no akɔ na menim akwan no nyinaa, ɛsiane sɛ na metaa kɔ Media na matwam afa ne petee mu hɔ nyinaa, na menim mmepɔ no ne akwan a ɛkɔ hɔ no nyinaa.
11 Ɛnna Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Onua, abusua ne ɔman bɛn mu na wofire? Onua, ka kyerɛ me ɛ.
12 Rafael bisaa sɛ: Adɛn nti na wopɛ sɛ wohu ɔman a mefiri mu? Ɛnna Tobit kaa sɛ: Mepɛ sɛ mehu pa ara, onua, sɛ hwan na ne ba ne woɔ, ɛne wo din.
13 Rafael buaa sɛ: Mene Asaria, Ananias a ɔyɛ okunini ne wo busuani no ba.
14 Afei Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Akwaaba! Onyankopɔn agye wo, me nua. Mma wo bo mfu me, sɛ mepɛɛ sɛ mɛhu wo nananom. Woyɛ me busuani, na wofiri abusua dua a ɛwɔ animuonyam na ɛyɛ mu. Ɛsiane sɛ na menim Hanania ne Natan, Semais mmammarima baanu no, na wɔtaa ne me kɔ Yerusalem kɔsom wɔ hɔ, na wɔammane amfa mfomsoɔ kwan no so. Wo nkurɔfoɔ yɛ nnipa papa, na wofiri abusua papa mu. Akwaaba!
15 Ɛnna ɔtoaa so kaa sɛ: Mede da koro ɔpaani akatua bɛma wo, na afei mɛtua wo ne me ba no ho ka. Enti wo ne me ba no nkɔ,
16 namede akatua no bi bɛka wo ho. Rafael buaa sɛ: Mene no bɛkɔ; enti mɛnsuro. Yɛbɛkɔ asan aba no wɔ akwanhosan mu, ɛsiane sɛ ɔkwan no mu dwo.
17 Ɛno nti Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Nhyira nka wo, me nua.
Ɛnna afei ɔfrɛɛ ne ba no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɔba, siesie ɔkwan so aduane na wone wo nua nkɔ. Ɔsoro Nyankopɔn mfa mo nkɔ na ɔnsan mfa mo mmɛduru akwanhosan mu mmrɛ me; na me ba, ne bɔfoɔ nka mo baanu ho mfa mo nkɔ dwoodwoo.
Na ansa na ɔrebɛtu ne kwan no, ɔfee n’agya ne ne na ano. Afei Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Monnante yie.
18 Nanso ne na hyɛɛ aseɛ suiɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Tobit sɛ: Adɛn nti na woasoma yɛn abɔfra yi ama no korɔ? Ɛnyɛ oyi ne poma a ɔkura yɛn a, ɔdi yɛn anim kɔ ba anaa?
19 Mfa sika mpee sika so, na mmom ma ɛnyɛ agyedeɛ mma yɛn ba no.
20 Na nkwa a Awurade de ama yɛn dɔɔso ma yɛn.
21 Ɛnna Tobit ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Nha wo ho; na ɔbɛkɔ asan aba wɔ akwanhosan mu. Nkasa bio! Me nuabaa, nsuro mma wɔn.
22 Na ɔbɔfoɔ pa ne no bɛkɔ; n’akwantuo no bɛyɛ prɔmprɔm, na ɔbɛsane aba wɔ akwanhosan mu.