Yudit Mpaebɔ
1 Ɛnna Yudit de n’anim butuu fam, na ɔde nso yɛɛ ne tiri mu, na ɔyii ayitoma a na ɔfira no. Na ɛberɛ a na wɔrehye anwummerɛ aduhwam wɔ Onyankopɔn fie wɔ Yerusalem no, Yudit de nne kɛseɛ teaam su frɛɛ Awurade, na ɔkaa sɛ:
2 O me nana Simeon Awurade Nyankopɔn, ɔno a womaa no nkrantɛ sɛ ɔmfa ntɔ were wɔ ahɔhoɔ a wɔatete ɔbaabunu ntoma sɛ wɔde regu n’anim ase, na wɔapa n’asrɛ ho ama wafɛre, na wɔasɛe n’awotwaa de agu n’anim ase; ɛfiri sɛ, wokaa sɛ: Ɛnyɛ sɛ moyɛ saa — nanso wɔyɛɛ saa.
3 Ɛno nti, woyii wɔn mpanimfoɔ maeɛ maa wɔkumm wɔn, ne wɔn mpa a animguaseɛ kaeɛ wɔ nnaadaa abrabɔ a wɔbɔe no, ɛso ayeyɛ mogya, na mokumm nkoa kaa ahemfo ho, ne ahemfo wɔ wɔn ahennwa so.
4 Wode wɔn yerenom maeɛ sɛ fom adeɛ, na wɔn mmammaa no, wode wɔn kɔɔ nnommum mu, na wɔn asadeɛ nyinaa a anka wɔkyɛ ma mma a wɔdɔ wɔn, a wɔtwe mo ho ninkunu na wɔkyiri sɛ wɔbɛgu wɔn mogya ho fi, na wɔbɛsrɛɛ wo hɔ mmoa — O Onyankopɔn me Nyankopɔn tie me nso — kunani yi.
5 Ɛfiri sɛ wo na woayɛ yeinom ne nnoɔma a ɛdii kan ne deɛ ɛtoa soɔ no. Wo na woahyehyɛ nnoɔma a ɛwɔ hɔ seesei ne nnoɔma a ɛbɛba no. Aane, deɛ na wopɛ no baa mu;
6 na nnoɔma a wopɛeɛ no de wɔn ho baeɛ kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, yɛn nie! Ɛfiri sɛ w’akwan nyinaa yɛ deɛ wɔdii kan hyehyɛ too hɔ ansa, na w’atemmuo yɛ deɛ wonim dada.
7 Afei hwɛ Asiriafoɔ a wɔn ahoɔden so pa ara yi, wɔde wɔn apɔnkɔ ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ hoahoa wɔn ho, na wɔde wɔn anammɔn mu asraafoɔ ahoɔden hyehye wɔn ho yi, wɔn anidasoɔ ne akokyɛm ne pea, ntɔmmoɔ ne tadua. Wɔn deɛ, wɔnnim sɛ wo ne Awurade, ɔkofoni a wode ɔko ba awieeɛ.
8 Fa wo tumi no bubu wɔn ahoɔden, na fa w’abufuhyeɛ brɛ wɔn tumi ase; ɛfiri sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔgu wo kronkronbea ho fi, na wɔsɛe wo ntomadan a w’animuonyam din wɔ mu no, na wɔde nkrantɛ sɛe w’afɔrebukyia ho mmɛn no.
9 Hwɛ wɔn ahantan, na soma w’abufuhyeɛ kɔgu wɔn tiri so. Ma me a meyɛ okunani yi, ahoɔden nsa ma memfa nyɛ deɛ mɛhyehyɛ no.
10 Na ma m’anofafa nnaadaa nkum akoa ne ɔhene, ne ɔhene ne ne somfoɔ; fa ɔbaa nsa so bubu wɔn ahantan no.
11 Ɛfiri sɛ w’ahoɔden nnyina dodoɔ so, na w’ahoɔden nnyina nnipa a wɔn ho yɛ den soɔ. Na woyɛ mmɔborɔfoɔ Nyankopɔn, ne onipa a wɔhyɛ ne soɔ no boafoɔ, deɛ ɔyɛ mmerɛ no somufoɔ, deɛ ɔyɛ ankonam no banbɔfoɔ, ne wɔn a wɔn anidasoɔ asa no gyefoɔ.
12 Tie, O tie me, m’agya Nyankopɔn, Israel agyapadeɛ no Nyankopɔn, ɔsoro ne asase Wura, Deɛ ɔbɔɔ nsuo ahodoɔ, w’abɔdeɛ nyinaa so Hene, tie me mpaebɔ!
13 Ma me nnaadaa nsɛm mfa apirakuro ne akuro mmrɛ wɔn a wɔabɔ pɔ bɔne atia w’apam, atia efie a wɔate ho, atia Bepɔ Sion, atia efie a wo mma wɔ no.
14 Na ma ɔman no nyinaa ne abusuakuo biara nhunu na wɔnte aseɛ sɛ woyɛ Onyankopɔn, tumi ne ahoɔden nyinaa Nyankopɔn, na obiara nni hɔ, a ɔbɔ Israel ho ban sɛ wo nkutoo!