Matatias ne ne mma
1 Ɛberɛ no mu, Matatias a n’agya ne Yohane, a n’agya ne Simeon a ɔyɛ ɔsɔfoɔ a ɔfiri Yoarib firii Yerusalem bɛtenaa Modein.
2 Ɔwoo mmammarima nnum, Yohane a ne din pa ne Gadi,
3 Simon a wɔfrɛ no Tasi,
4 Yuda a wɔfrɛ no Makabeus,
5 Eleasa a wɔfrɛ no Awaran, ne Yonatan a wɔfrɛ no Afus.
6 Ɔhunuu abususɛm a na wɔreyɛ no wɔ Yuda ne Yerusalem,
7 na ɔkaa sɛ:
Ampa ara! Adɛn nti koraa na wɔwoo me sɛ menhu yei,
me nkurɔfoɔ sɛeɛ, kuro kronkron no sɛeɛ,
na metena hɔ wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔadane ama m’atamfoɔ,
na wɔde kronkronbea no ama ananafoɔ?
8 N’asɔredan adane ayɛ sɛ onipa a ɔnni animuonyam;
9 wɔasesa n’animuonyam nnoɔma de kɔ dommum mu.
Wɔakunkum ne mmɔtafowa wɔ mmɔntene so,
na wɔde ɔtamfo no afena akunkum ne mmabunu.
10 Ɔman bɛn na wɔnnyaa kyɛfa wɔ ne nhemfiemu
na wɔnnyee n’asadeɛ?
11 Wɔafa n’ahyehyɛdeɛ nyinaa kɔ;
ɔnne ne ho bio, wabɛdane akoa.
12 Na hwɛ, yɛn kronkronbea, yɛn ahoɔfɛ,
ne yɛn animuonyam abɛda hɔ mpan;
Amanaman mufoɔ agu ho fi.
13 Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkɔ so tena aseɛ?
14 Afei Matatias ne ne mmammarima no sunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu, na wɔfiraa ayitoma, na wɔsui pa ara.
Wɔpo abosonsomfoɔ som
15 Ɔhene asomfoɔ a na wɔhwɛ ma ahuhusɛm kɔ so no baa Modein kuro mu sɛ wɔrebɛma wɔn abɔ afɔdeɛ.
16 Nnipa bebree firi Israel baa wɔn nkyɛn; na Matatias ne ne mmammarima no bɔɔ dwa.
17 Afei ɔhene asomfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Matatias sɛ: Woyɛ ɔkannifoɔ a wowɔ animuonyam na woyɛ kɛseɛ wɔ kuro yi mu, na wo mmammarima ne wo nuanom taa w’akyi.
18 Di kan bra seesei ara na bɛyɛ deɛ ɔhene ahyɛ no, sɛdeɛ Amanaman mufoɔ ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda nyinaa ne nnipa nkaeɛ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no ayɛ no. Ɛno ansa na wɔbɛkan wo ne wo mmabarimanom aka ɔhene Adɔfoɔ ho, na wɔde sika ne dwetɛ ne akyɛdeɛ bebree bɛhyɛ wo animuonyam.
19 Nanso Matatias de nne kɛseɛ bua kaa sɛ: Sɛ aman a wɔhyɛ ɔhene ase no nyinaa tie no, na wɔpene sɛ wɔbɛdi ne mmara so, na obiara agya wɔn nananom som mpo a,
20 me ne me mmammarima ne me nuanom bɛkɔ so ara atena yɛn nananom apam no mu.
21 Ɛmpare yɛn sɛ yɛbɛgya mmara ne ahyɛdeɛ no.
22 Yɛrentie ɔhene nsɛm no sɛ yɛredane afiri yɛn som ho akɔ nifa anaasɛ benkum.
23 Ɛberɛ a ɔwiee nsɛm yi ka no, Yudani bi firii adi berɛ a aniwa nyinaa tua no, na ɔbɔɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ afɔrebukyia no so wɔ Modein, sɛdeɛ ɔhene mmara no teɛ no.
24 Ɛberɛ a Matatias hunuiɛ no, ninkunu dɛree ne mu na n’akoma kanyanee. Ɔde anibereɛ kasaa wɔ tenenee abufuo so; na ɔtuu mmirika kɔkumm no wɔ afɔrebukyia no so.
25 Ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu, ɔkumm ɔhene somfoɔ a na ɔrehyɛ wɔn ama wɔabɔ afɔdeɛ no, na ɔbubuu afɔrebukyia no.
26 Saa nti, ɔtwee ninkunu wɔ mmara no ho, sɛdeɛ Pinehas yɛ tiaa Salu ba Simri no ara.
27 Afei Matatias de nne kɛseɛ teaam wɔ kuro no mu sɛ: Obiara a ɔtwe mmara no ne apam no ho ninkunu no mfiri adi mmɛka me ho!
28 Ɛnna ɔno ne ne mma no dwane kɔɔ mmepɔ no so, na wɔgyaa deɛ wɔwɔ nyinaa hɔ wɔ kuro no mu.
29 Saa berɛ no, obiara a ɔrehwehwɛ tenenee ne atɛntenenee no kɔɔ ɛserɛ so kɔtenaa hɔ,
30 wɔn, wɔn mma, wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mmoa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔkaa wɔn hyɛɛ amaneɛ mu kɛseɛ.
31 Na wɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene asomfoɔ no, ne asraafoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem a ɛyɛ Dawid kuro no mu, sɛ wɔn a wɔapo ɔhene mmara no adwane akɔsiesie ahunta mmeaeɛ wɔ ɛserɛ so.
32 Nnipa bebree tii wɔn, na wɔkɔsiane wɔn ho; wɔkyeree nsraban wɔ wɔn ntentensoɔ na wɔsiesiee wɔn ho sɛ wɔne wɔn rebɛko homeda mu.
33 Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Ayɛ yie! Momfiri adi mmra mmɛdi mmara a ɔhene ahyɛ no so, na mobɛtena ase.
34 Nanso wɔkaa sɛ: Yɛremfiri adi mma, ɛnna nso yɛrenyɛ deɛ ɔhene ahyɛ no mfa nngu homeda no ho fi.
35 Ɛhɔ ara na ɔtamfo no to hyɛɛ wɔn soɔ.
36 Nanso wɔammua wɔn, ɛnna nso wɔampa wɔn aboɔ anaasɛ wɔantuatua wɔn wɔn ahunta mmeaeɛ hɔ,
37 ɛfiri sɛ wɔkaa sɛ: Momma yɛn nyinaa nwu wɔ yɛn bemdie mu; ɔsoro ne asase di yɛn adanseɛ sɛ morekunkum yɛn a ɛmfata.
38 Ɛno nti, wɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so homeda mu, na wɔwui, wɔn ne wɔn yerenom, wɔn mma ne wɔn mmoa, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ apem.
39 Ɛberɛ a Matatias ne ne nnamfonom teeɛ no, wɔsuu wɔn yie.
40 Na obiara ka kyerɛɛ ne yɔnko sɛ: Sɛ yɛn nyinaa yɛ sɛdeɛ yɛn nuanom yi yɛeɛ yi na yɛn ne Amanaman mufoɔ yi anko annye yɛn nkwa ne yɛn ahyɛdeɛ yi a, wɔbɛsɛe yɛn afiri asase so ntɛm so.
41 Saa nti wɔsii saa agyinaeɛ yi da no sɛ: Momma yɛn ne obiara a ɔba bɛto hyɛ yɛn so homeda no nko; mommma yɛnnwunwu sɛdeɛ yɛn nuanom wuwuiɛ wɔ wɔn ahuntaeɛ hɔ no.
Wɔtu sa bio
42 Ɛnna afei wɔn ne Hasideafoɔ asafokuo, Israel nnɔmmarima, ne wɔn a wɔfiri wɔn pɛ mu de wɔn ho sii hɔ maa mmara no kaboom.
43 Na wɔn a wɔadwane afiri amanehunu mu na wɔabɔ asesa de wɔn ho bɛbɔɔ wɔn maa wɔnyaa ahoɔden.
44 Wɔboaboaa asraafoɔ ano, na wɔnam abufuo so kunkumm abɔnefoɔ, ne abufuhyeɛ so kunkumm atuatefoɔ; mfirimufoɔ dwane kɔɔ Amanaman mufoɔ no hɔ kɔhuntaeɛ.
45 Na Matatias ne ne nnamfonom nantenantee bubuu afɔremmukyia no;
46 wɔnam ɔhyɛ so twitwaa mmarimaa a wɔhunuu wɔn wɔ Israel ahyeɛ so, na wɔntwaa wɔn twetia no twetia.
47 Wɔtaataa ahantanfoɔ no, na dwumadie no yɛɛ prɔmprɔm wɔ wɔn nsam.
48 Wɔgyee mmara no firii Amanaman mufoɔ ne ahemfo no nsam, na wɔamma ɔdebɔneyɛni annya tumi biara bio.
Matatias nsɛm a ɛdi akyire
49 Afei Matatias rebɛwu no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne mma no sɛ: Afei ahomasoɔ ne animtiabuo ayɛ kɛseɛ; ɛyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ne anibereɛ abufuo berɛ.
50 Saa berɛ yi, me mma monkyerɛ nsiyɛ wɔ mmara no ho, na momfa mo nkwa nto hɔ mma yɛn nananom apam no.
51 Monkae nananom nnwuma no, deɛ wɔyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ berɛ so; na mobɛnya animuonyam ne edin a ɛwɔ hɔ daa.
52 Wɔanhu Abraham sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ, ɛberɛ a wɔsɔɔ no hwɛeɛ, na wɔbuu no sɛ ɔteneneeni?
53 Yosef ahokyere berɛ mu no ɔdii mmara no so, na ɔbɛyɛɛ owura wɔ Misraim.
54 Yɛn nana Pinehas, ɛsiane sɛ na ɔwɔ nsiyɛ kɛseɛ nti, ɔnyaa daa asɔfodie apam.
55 Yosua, ɛsiane sɛ ɔdii mmara no soɔ nti, ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔtemmuafoɔ wɔ Israel.
56 Kaleb, ɛsiane sɛ ɔdii adanseɛ wɔ badwam nti, ɔnyaa agyapadeɛ wɔ asase no so.
57 Dawid, ɛsiane sɛ na ɔyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ nti, ɔnyaa ahennie no mu ahennwa afebɔɔ.
58 Elia, ɛsiane ninkunu kɛseɛ a ɔtwee wɔ mmara no ho nti, wɔfaa no kɔɔ soro.
59 Hanania, Asaria ne Misael gye diiɛ na wɔgyee wɔn firii ogyaframa no mu.
60 Daniel, ɛsiane ne ho a na ɛnni asɛm nti, wɔgyee no firii agyata anom.
61 Ne saa nti, hyɛ no nso ɛfiri awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so sɛ, obiara nni hɔ a ɔde ne ho ato ne so na wannya ahoɔden.
62 Nsuro nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nsɛm no, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn ahoɔfɛ bɛdane ayɛ agyanan ne nsonsono.
63 Wɔbɛma wɔn so nnɛ, nanso, ɔkyena na wɔnhu wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔasane kɔ dɔteɛ mu, na wɔn nsusuiɛ bɛyera.
64 Me mma, mo bo nyɛ duru, na monyɛ den wɔ mmara no mu, ɛfiri sɛ ɛnam ɛno so na mobɛnya animuonyam.
65 Mo nua Simeon a menim sɛ ɔwɔ nyansa wɔ agyinatuo mu ni; daa montie no; ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ mo agya.
66 Yuda Makabeus ayɛ dɔmmarima firi ne mmɔfraase; ɔno na ɔbɛda asraadɔm no ano ama mo na ɔne nkurɔfoɔ ako.
67 Ma wɔn a wɔdi mmara no soɔ nyinaa ntwi mmɛn wo, na tɔ were wɔ bɔne a wɔde ayɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ no so.
68 Tua Amanaman mufoɔ no deɛ wɔayɛ nyinaa so ka, na di mmara ahyɛdeɛ no so.
69 Afei ɔhyiraa wɔn, na ɔtoaa ne nananom wɔ asamando.
70 Ɔwuiɛ no na wadi mfeɛ ɔha aduanan nsia,na wɔsiee no wɔ ne nananom da a ɛwɔ Modein no mu. Na Israel nyinaa de kwadwom suu no kɛseɛ.