Ɛsa a wɔtu no wɔ Betulia so
1 Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, Holoferne hyɛɛ n’asraafoɔ no nyinaa, ne wɔn a wɔne no apam no nyinaa sɛ wɔntu wɔn nsraban no na wɔnto nhyɛ Betulia so, na wɔnnye akwan a ɛkɔ nkokoɔ nkuro so no mfa, na wɔne Israelfoɔ nkɔko.
2 Ɛno nti wɔn akofoɔ nyinaa kɔe ɛda no ara. Na wɔn akofoɔ no yɛ mpem ɔha aduɔson; asraafoɔ a wɔnam anammɔn mu, ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ mpem dummienu, ne wɔn nnesoa a anammɔn mu asraafoɔ a wɔsoa nka ho, ɛdɔm kɛseɛ pa ara.
3 Wɔkyeree nsra wɔ bɔnhwa a ɛbɛn Betulia no mu, wɔ nsuwa no nkyɛn hɔ, na wɔtrɛɛ wɔn mu wɔ Dotan so, de kɔe ara kɔsii Balbaim, na wɔn tentene firi Betulia kɔsi Siamon a ɛne Esdraelon hwɛ anim no.
4 Ɛberɛ a Israelfoɔ no hunuu wɔn dɔm kɛseɛ no, wɔsuroe kɛseɛ pa ara, na wɔsesee wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ: Saa dɔm yi bɛpepa asase no nyinaa so kokwakokwa. Mmepɔ atenten anaa mmɔnhwa no anaa nkokoɔ no rentumi nnyina wɔn mu duro ano.
5 Nanso wɔn nyinaa miaeɛ wɔn akodeɛ, na ɛberɛ a wɔsosɔɔ gya wɔ wɔn abantenten no soɔ no, wɔgyinaa hɔ wɛnee anadwo mu no nyinaa.
6 Na ɛda a ɛtɔ so mmienu no, Holoferne de n’apɔnkɔsotefoɔ nyinaa firii adi a Israelfoɔ no ani tua wɔ Betulia.
7 Ɔkɔhwɛɛ akwan a ɛde kɔ wɔn kuro no mu, na ɔkɔhwɛɛ nsuwa a wɔnya wɔn nsuo firi hɔ, na wɔgye faeɛ na ɔde asraafoɔ awɛmfoɔ gyinagyinaa hɔ, na ɔsane kɔɔ n’asraafoɔ no nkyɛn.
8 Afei Edomfoɔ mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ne Moabfoɔ akannifoɔ ne mpoano asafohene no nyinaa baa ne nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ:
9 Me wura, tie deɛ yɛwɔ ka kyerɛ woɔ yi, na amma w’asraafoɔ no anwuwu.
10 Saa nkurɔfoɔ yi, Israelfoɔ yi mmfa wɔn ho nnto wɔn pea so na mmom mmepɔ atenten so a wɔteɛ hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ ɛnyɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛ sɛ wɔtumi kɔ wɔn mmepɔ no atifi hɔ.
11 Yei nti, me wura, nkɔto nhyɛ wɔn so, na saa na ɛremma w’asraafoɔ no mu baako mpo nwu.
12 Tena wo nsraban mu, na ma w’asraadɔm mmarima no nyinaa nka wo ho; w’asomfoɔ no nko na ma wɔnkɔfa nsuwa a ɛtene firi bepɔ n’ase hɔ,
13 na ɛhɔ na nnipa a wɔwɔ Betulia nyinaa nya wɔn nsuo firie. Afei sukɔm bɛku wɔn, na wɔbɛgya wɔn kuro no ama. Na ansa na no, yɛn ne yɛn nkurɔfoɔ bɛkɔ mmepɔ a ɛbɛn no atifi na yɛakyere nsra wɔ hɔ de ahwɛ sɛ obiara mfiri kuro no mu mfiri.
14 Ɛkɔm bɛkunkum wɔn ne wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma, na ansa na yɛbɛtwe nkrantɛ akɔ wɔn soɔ no, na wɔawuwu deda mmɔntene so, faako a wɔtete no.
15 Ɛno nti wode bɔne bɛtua wɔn ka, ɛfiri sɛ wɔtee atua na wɔannye wo asomdwoeɛ mu.
16 Saa nsɛm yi sɔɔ Holoferne ne n’asomfoɔ nyinaa ani, na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ sɛdeɛ wɔaka no.
17 Yei nti, asraafoɔ a wɔfiri Amon no kɔɔ wɔn anim, wɔne Asiriafoɔ mpem nnum, na wɔkyeree nsra wɔ bɔnhwa no mu, na wɔgyee nsuwa a na Israelfoɔ no nya nsuo firie no faeɛ.
18 Ɛnna Edomfoɔ ne Amonfoɔ no foro kɔɔ mmepɔ no atifi na wɔkyeree nsraban hɔ a na ɛhwɛ Dotan kuro no anim. Wɔsomaa wɔn mmarima no bi kɔɔ anafoɔ-apueeɛ fam a ɛkɔ Egrebe, a ɛbɛn Kusi a ɛda Asubɔnten Mokmur ho no. Na Asiria asraafoɔ nkaeɛ no kyeree nsra wɔ petee no mu hɔ, na wɔhyɛɛ asase no so ma. Wɔn ntomadan ne wɔn nnoɔma a wɔde nam trɛ yɛɛ hɔ ma, na wɔyɛɛ ɛdɔm kɛseɛ pa ara.
Israelfoɔ ahohiahia
19 Ɛnna Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ Awurade wɔn Nyankopɔn, ɛsiane sɛ na wɔn akokoɔduro asa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn atamfoɔ nyinaa abɛtwa wɔn ho ahyia, na ɔkwan a wɔde bɛdwane biara nni hɔ.
20 Asiria asraafoɔ nyinaa, wɔn asraafoɔ a wɔnam anammɔn mu, nteaseɛnam, ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ twaa wɔn ho hyiaa nna aduasa nnan, kɔsii sɛ onipa biara a ɔte Betulia no ahina mu nsuo saeɛ;
21 na wɔn mmura mu rewe, na da biara nni hɔ a na wɔnya nsuo a ɛso wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔsusu nsuo de ma wɔn nom.
22 Wɔn mma werɛ hoeɛ, na sukɔm no maa mmaa ne mmeranteɛ totɔɔ baha na wɔtwitwa hwee wɔ kuro mmɔntene so ne aboboano; na ahoɔden biara nni wɔn mu bio.
23 Afei nnipa no nyinaa, mmeranteɛ, mmaa, ne nkwadaa boaa wɔn ano hyiaa Ussia ne kuro no mu mpanimfoɔ na wɔde ɛnne a ɛgyegyeɛ sui, na wɔkaa wɔ mpanimfoɔ no anim sɛ:
24 Ma Onyankopɔn nni yɛn ntam asɛm! Moadi yɛn awu pa ara sɛ mone Asiriafoɔ anyɛ asomdwoeɛ apam.
25 Na afei yɛnni obi a ɔbɛboa yɛn; Onyankopɔn de yɛn ahyɛ wɔn nsa, sɛ ɔde yɛn bɛgu fam wɔn anim wɔ sukɔm ne ɔsɛeɛ mu.
26 Afei momfrɛ wɔn mmra na monyaa kuro yi nyinaa mfa mma Holoferne ne n’asraafoɔ no nyinaa sɛ fom adeɛ.
27 Na ɛbɛyɛ ama yɛn sɛ wɔbɛfa yɛn nnommum. Ɛwom sɛ yɛbɛyɛ nkoa deɛ, nanso yɛbɛnya yɛn ti adidi mu, na yɛrenhunu nkumaa a wɔwɔ yɛn mu no sɛ wɔrewuwuo, ne yɛn yerenom ne yɛn mma sɛ wɔrehome ɔhome a ɛdi akyire.
28 Yɛfrɛ ɔsoro ne asase ne yɛn Nyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn nananom Awurade, deɛ ɔtwe yɛn aso wɔ yɛne yɛn nananom bɔne ho no sɛ adansefoɔ tia mo; na yɛ ɛnnɛ da yi nnoɔma a yɛakyerɛkyerɛ mu no nyinaa.
29 Yei nti wɔn nyinaa maa kwadwom kɛseɛ so wɔ dɔm no mu, na wɔde nne kɛseɛ su frɛɛ Awurade Nyankopɔn.
30 Nanso Ussia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mommmɔ hu, me nuammarima ne me nuammaa! Momma yɛntwɛn nna nnum nka ho; na sɛ nna no so a, Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn bɛhu yɛn mmɔbɔ bio, na ɔrennyaa yɛn saa koraa.
31 Na mmom, sɛ saa nna yi twam, na sɛ mmoa biara amma a, ɛnneɛ mɛyɛ sɛdeɛ moreka no.
32 Ɛnna ɔgyaa nkurɔfoɔ no kwan maa wɔkɔɔ faako a wɔwɛn no, na wɔkɔgyinagyinaa wɔn kuro afasuo ne abantenten so. Na mmaa ne nkwadaa no deɛ, wɔgyaa wɔn kwan kɔɔ fie. Na awerɛhoɔ kɛseɛ baa kuro no mu.