Yudit nipa su
1 Na nna no mu a Yudit tee nsɛm yi no; na n’agya ne Merari, a n’agya ne Ok, a n’agya ne Yosef, a n’agya ne Osiel, a n’agya ne Elkia, a n’agya ne Ananias, a n’agya ne Gideon, a n’agya ne Rafain, a n’agya ne Ahitub, a n’agya ne Hilkia, a n’agya ne Eliab, a n’agya ne Natanael, a n’agya ne Salamiel, a n’agya ne Sarasadai,a n’agya ne Israel.
2 Na ne kunu Manase a ɔne no firi abusua koro mu no awu wɔ berɛ a na wɔretwa atokoɔ.
3 Ɛyɛɛ sɛ, ɛberɛ a na ɔgyina hɔ rehwɛ wɔn a wɔrekyekyere atokoɔ afiafi wɔ afuo mu no, ɔhyeɛ kaa no kɛseɛ, na ɛkaa no too mpa so, na ɔwui wɔ Betulia kuro mu. Ɛno nti wɔsiee no kaa ne nananom ho wɔ asase bi a ɛda Dotan ne Balamon ntam.
4 Yudit kɔɔ so ara yɛɛ kunani mfeɛ mmiɛnsa ne abosome nnan
5 wɔ efie a ɔsii ntomadan maa ne ho wɔ ne dan atifi. Ɔde ayitoma bɔɔ n’asene, na ɔsiesiee ne ho sɛ kunani.
6 Ɔdii mmuada wɔ ne kunayɛ nna mu nyinaa, gye sɛ ɛda a ɛdi homeda anim ne homeda ankasa mu na wanyɛ, ɛne ɛda a ɛdi bosome foforɔ anim ne bosome foforɔ da no, ne afahyɛ berɛ ne ahurisie nna a Israel fie wɔ mu no nyinaa mu.
7 Na ne ho yɛ fɛ, na n’anim da hɔ ahomeka mu. Na ne kunu Manase agya no sika ne dwetɛ, nkoa ne mfenaa, anantwie ne mfuo; na ɔno na ɔhwɛɛ saa agyapadeɛ yi so.
8 Obiara nni hɔ a na ɔka ne ho asɛm bɔne, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔde atuhoakyɛ kɛseɛ suro Onyankopɔn.
Yudit kɔhyia kuro mu mpanimfoɔ
9 Ɛberɛ a Yudit tee nsɛm yaya a nkurɔfoɔ no aka atia deɛ ɔhwɛ wɔn soɔ no, ɛsiane sɛ osukɔm ade wɔn ama wɔatotɔ baha no, na ɔtee nsɛm a Ussia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no ne sɛdeɛ ɔde ntam hyɛɛ wɔn bɔ sɛ ɔde kuro no bɛma Asiriafoɔ no nna nnum akyi no,
10 ɔsomaa n’abaawa a ɔhwɛ ne nnoɔma a ɔwɔ no nyinaa soɔ, sɛ ɔmfrɛ Ussia, Kabris, Karmis ne mpanimfoɔ a wɔwɔ kuro mu hɔ na wɔmmra.
11 Wɔbaa ne nkyɛn, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ:
Montie me, mo a modi tumi wɔ Betuliafoɔ so! Nsɛm a moaka akyerɛ nkurɔfoɔ yi nnɛ da yi mfa kwan mu; moadi nse aka ntam wɔ mo ne Onyankopɔn ntam, ahyɛ bɔ sɛ mode kuro no bɛma yɛn atamfoɔ, gye sɛ Awurade asane na waboa yɛn wɔ nna bebree ntam.
12 Moyɛ hwan a moresɔ Onyankopɔn ahwɛ nnɛ yi, na mode mo ho asi Onyankopɔn ananmu wɔ nnipa nsɛm mu?
13 Sɔ na moresɔ Awurade Tumfoɔ no ahwɛ, nanso morenhunu hwee!
14 Morentumi nhyɛne onipa akoma bunu mu anaa morente nnipa adwene dwumadie ase; ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na moatumi ahwehwɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛɛ nnoɔma nyinaa mu, anaa mobɛhunu n’adwene na moate ne nsusuiɛ ase? Dabida, me nnuammarima, monnhyɛ Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn abufuo.
15 Na sɛ wampɛ sɛ ɔboa yɛn wɔ saa nna nnum yi mu a, ɔwɔ tumi sɛ ɔbɛbɔ yɛn ho ban berɛ biara a ɔpɛ, anaa mpo sɛ ɔbɛsɛe yɛn wɔ yɛn atamfoɔ anim.
16 Monnyɛ mo adwene sɛ morehyɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ ne botaeɛ ho; ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn nte sɛ onipa, na moahunahuna no, anaasɛ ɔnte sɛ onipa na mode asrɛsrɛ adane n’adwene.
17 Saa nti, berɛ a yɛretwɛn ɔgyeɛ afiri ne hɔ yi, momma yɛmfrɛ no na ɔmmoa yɛn, na sɛ ɛsɔ n’ani a, ɔbɛte yɛn nne.
18 Na ɛnsii da wɔ yɛn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ yi, anaa seesei mmerɛ yi mu, na abusuakuo anaa abusua anaa nkurɔfoɔ anaa yɛn kuro a wɔsom anyame a wɔde nsa ayɛ, sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ nna bi a abɛsene korɔ mu no.
19 Saa nti na wɔde yɛn agyanom maa nkrantɛ ne ɔfom, a enti wɔhunuu amaneɛ kɛseɛ wɔ yɛn atamfoɔ anim.
20 Nanso yɛnnim onyame biara ka ne ho, enti yɛwɔ anidasoɔ sɛ ɔrempo yɛn anaa yɛn man.
21 Na sɛ wɔkyere yɛn kɔ a, wɔbɛkyere Yudea nyinaa na wɔafom yɛn kronkronbea hɔ; na ɔbɛma yɛde yɛn mogya atua ka wɔ ɛho figuo no.
22 Na yɛn nuanom a wɔbɛkunkum wɔn ne asase no nnommumfa ne yɛn agyapadeɛ amamfoyɛ — yeinom nyinaa na ɔde bɛgu yɛn tiri so wɔ amanamanfoɔ mu, baabiara a yɛsom sɛ nkoa; na yɛbɛyɛ atantandeɛ ne animguaseɛ wɔ wɔn a wɔafa yɛn no ani so.
23 Na yɛn nkoasom no remma yɛnnya adom, na mmom Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn bɛdane no animguaseɛ.
24 Saa nti, me nuanom, momma yɛnyɛ nhwɛsoɔ mma yɛn nuanom, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nkwa gyina yɛn so, ne kronkronbea no — asɔrefie ne afɔrebukyia no — ɛgyina yɛn so.
25 Na yeinom nyinaa akyi no, momma yɛmfa aseda mma Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, ɔno na ɔresɔ yɛn ahwɛ sɛdeɛ ɔyɛɛ yɛn agyanom no.
26 Kae adeɛ a ɔde yɛɛ Abraham, sɛdeɛ ɔsɔɔ Isak hwɛe, deɛ ɛtoo Yakob wɔ Siria a ɛwɔ Mesopotamia no, ɛberɛ a na ɔrehwɛ ne wɔfa Laban nnwan no.
27 Na ɔmfaa ogya nsɔɔ yɛn nhwɛe, sɛdeɛ ɔde yɛɛ wɔn no, de hwehwɛɛ wɔn akoma mu, ɛnna nso ɔntɔɔ yɛn so were; na mmom Awurade tea wɔn a wɔbɛn no no sɛdeɛ ɔbɛtu wɔn fo.
28 Afei Ussia ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Nsɛm a woaka no nyinaa yɛ deɛ ɛfiri nokorɛ akoma mu, na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛtumi agye wo nsɛm no ho kyim.
29 Ɛnyɛ ɛnnɛ nko ara ne da a wo nyansa ada adie, na mmom ɛfiri w’abrabɔ ahyɛaseɛ na nnipa nyinaa ahunu wo nteaseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ w’akoma mu su nyinaa tene.
30 Nanso na osukɔm de nkurɔfoɔ no pa ara enti na wɔhyɛɛ yɛn maa yɛhyɛɛ ɛbɔ a ɛte saa no, na wɔmaa yɛkaa ntam a yɛntumi mmu soɔ.
31 Yei nti, bɔ mpaeɛ ma yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ woyɛ ɔbaa a Nyankopɔn ho suro wɔ wo mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na Awurade bɛtɔ nsuo ama ahyɛ yɛn mmura ma. Ɛba saa deɛ a, yɛntotɔ baha bio ɛsiane osukɔm no nti.
32 Yudit ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Montie me. Merebɛyɛ biribi a ɛbɛtim hɔ wɔ yɛn asefoɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu.
33 Monnyina kuro pono no ano anadwo yi, na me ne m’abaawa yi bɛfiri adi; na nna a moahyɛ bɔ sɛ mode kuro no bɛhyɛ yɛn atamfoɔ nsa mu no, Awurade de ne basa bɛgye Israel nkwa.
34 Na mmom, monhwɛ ara na moampɛ anhwehwɛ adeɛ korɔ a mereyɛ no; ɛfiri sɛ merenka nkyerɛ mo ara kɔsi sɛ mɛwie deɛ mepɛ sɛ meyɛ no.
35 Ussia ne mpanimfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Kɔ asomdwoeɛ mu, na Awurade Nyankopɔn nni w’anim nkɔ, na ɔntɔ w’atamfoɔ so were.
36 Ɛnna afei wɔfirii wɔn ntomadan mu kɔɔ faako a wɔwɛn no.