Sirak 21

Bɔne ahodoɔ 1 Me ba, woayɛ bɔne anaa? Ɛnyɛ saa bio, na mmom srɛ wo bɔne dada no ho fakyɛ. 2 Dwane firi bɔne ho sɛ ɔwɔ; ɛfiri sɛ wobɛn bɔne ho a, ɛbɛka wo. Ne se yɛ gyata se, na ɛbɛtumi asɛe nnipa nkwa. 3 Mmaratoɔ nyinaa te sɛ sekan anofanu; aduro biara nni […]

Sirak 22

Ɔkwadwofoɔ 1 Ɔkwadwofoɔ te sɛ ɛboɔ a ɛho wɔ fi, na obiara tweetwee no wɔ n’animguaseɛ ho. 2 Ɔkwadwofoɔ te sɛ sumina ahodoɔ; obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛsɔ mu no bɛporoporo afiri ne nsa ho. Nkwadaa akyirisanfoɔ 3 Ɛyɛ animguaseɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ akwadaa a ɔnni nteteeɛ agya, na ɔbabaa awoɔ yɛ adehwereɛ. 4 Ɔbabaa […]

Sirak 23

1 O Awurade, m’Agya ne me nkwa Wura, nnyae me mma wɔn nhyehyɛɛ, na mma me nnhwe ase ɛsiane wɔn nti! 2 Hwan na ɔbɛbɔ m’adwene mmaa, ne nyansa ahohyɛsoɔ wɔ m’adwene so, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na ɔmfa me ho nkyɛ me wɔ me mfomsoɔ mu, na ɔmmu n’ani nngu me bɔne so? 3 Anyɛ saa […]

Sirak 24

Nyansa ho ayeyie 1 Nyansa no ara yi ne ho ayɛ, na waka n’animuonyam akyerɛ wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ mu. 2 Ɔsorosoroni no badwa mu na ɔbue n’ano kasa, na n’asafo anim na ɔka n’animuonyam kyerɛ sɛ: 3 Mefiri Ɔsorosoroni no anom na ɛbaeɛ, na mekataa asase so sɛ kusukuukuu. 4 Metenaa ɔsoro a ɛkorɔn, na […]

Sirak 25

Wɔn a wɔfata ayeyie 1 Menya anigyeɛ wɔ nnoɔma mmiɛnsa mu, na ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn ne nnipa mma anim, nteaseɛ a ɛwɔ nuammarima ne nuammaa ntam, ayɔnkoyɛ a ɛwɔ efipamfoɔ mu, ne ɔyere ne okunu a wɔte wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu. 2 Metane nnipa ahodoɔ mmiɛnsa, na mekyiri sɛdeɛ wɔsi bɔ wɔn bra: Ohiani a […]

Sirak 26

Ɔyere pa anigyeɛ 1 Nhyira ne okunu a ɔwɔ yere pa; ne nna dodoɔ bɛyɛ mmɔho. 2 Ɔbaa nokwafoɔ ma ne kunu ani gye, na ɔbɛma wadi ne mfeɛ wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu. 3 Ɔyere pa yɛ nhyira kɛseɛ; wɔbɛma wanya kyɛfa wɔ nhyira a onipa a ɔsuro Awurade nya no mu. 4 Sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdefoɔ […]

Sirak 27

1 Bebree ayɛ bɔne de ahwehwɛ mfasoɔ, na wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ adefoɔ no bɛdane wɔn ani. 2 Sɛdeɛ wɔbɔ dua so pintinn kɔ asase a aboɔ wɔ mu no, saa ara na wɔde bɔne tim adetɔn ne adetɔ ntam. 3 Sɛ onipa bi nnyina pintinn wɔ Awurade suro mu a, wɔbu ne dan […]

Sirak 28

1 Deɛ ɔtɔ were no bɛhyia Awurade aweretɔ, ɛfiri sɛ ɔbu wɔn bɔne ho nkonta pintinn. 2 Fa wo yɔnko bɔne a wayɛ wo no kyɛ no, ɛno na wɔde wo bɔne bɛkyɛ wo ɛberɛ a wobɛbɔ mpaeɛ no. 3 Obi de ɔfoforɔ ho abufuo ahyɛ ne mu, a ɔhwehwɛ ayaresa firi Awurade hɔ? 4 […]

Sirak 29

Ɛfa boseabɔ ho 1 Mmɔborɔhunufoɔ de fɛm wɔn ayɔnkofoɔ, na deɛ ɔtene ne nsa boa no di mmara no so. 2 Bɔ wo yɔnko bosea ɛberɛ a ɔwɔ ahokyere mu; tua wo yɔnko ka ɛberɛ a deɛ ɔde fɛm wo no aduru. 3 Di wo bɔhyɛ so na di nokorɛ ma no, na ɛberɛ biara […]