Sirak 42

1 Ma w’ani nwu sɛ woreti deɛ woate no mu,

ne sɛ wobɛda ahuntasɛm adi.

Ɛno na wobɛkyerɛ aniwuo ankasa,

na woanya nnipa nyinaa anim adom.

Mma w’ani nwu wɔ nnoɔma a ɛdidi soɔ yi ho,

na ɛnyɛ bɔne mfa mpɛ anim pa:

2 Mma w’ani nwu wɔ Ɔsorosoroni no mmara ne n’apam ho,

ne sɛ worebu atɛn de asan obusuyɛfoɔ ti;

3 sɛ wo ne ɔhokani anaasɛ deɛ wo ne no retu kwan bɛbu nkonta;

4 sɛ wode nsania ne abrammoɔ a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ,

ne sɛ worenya pii anaasɛ ketewa;

5 wɔ mfasoɔ a wobɛnya wɔ adwadifoɔ hɔ,

ne asotwe a wɔtaa de ma nkwadaa,

na ɛhweɛ yayaaya a wɔde hwe akoa omumuyɛni.

6 Na baabi a ɔyere a wɔntumi nnye no nnie no, nsɔano yɛ adepa;

na faako a nsa bebree wɔ no, wɔto nnoɔma mu.

7 Ɛberɛ a wode sika bɛto hɔ no, hwɛ hunu sɛ wɔakan na wɔakari,

na sɛ woma anaasɛ wogye a, twerɛ to krataa so.

8 Mma w’ani nnwu sɛ wotene ɔkwasea anaasɛ ogyimfoɔ

anaasɛ ɔpanin a ɔdi fɔ wɔ adwamammɔ ho.

Afei na wobɛda wo nteteeɛ pa no adi,

na ɛbɛsɔ nnipa nyinaa ani.

Mmammaa ne agyanom

9 Ɔbabaa yɛ n’agya kokoam haw,

ne ne dadwene a ɔmma no ntumi nna;

ɛberɛ a ɔsua no, na ɔsuro sɛ ebia ɔnware,

anaasɛ sɛ ɔware a, ɔsuro sɛ wɔmpɛ n’asɛm;

10 ɔda so yɛ ɔbaabunu no, ɔsuro sɛ wɔbɛtumi adaadaa no ama wayɛ bɔne

na wanyinsɛn wɔ n’agya fie;

anaasɛ ɔnya kunu a, ɔsuro sɛ ɔbɛfa okunu akyi ayɛ bɔne,

anaasɛ, waware deɛ nanso na wayɛ bonini.

11 Ma w’ani nkɔ ɔbabaa tirimuɔdenfoɔ so yie,

anyɛ saa a ebia na wayɛ aseredeɛ ama w’atamfoɔ,

ɛfene wɔ kuro ne nnipadɔm mu,

na wagu w’anim ase wɔ ɔmanfoɔ nhyiamu.

Hwɛ sɛ aniahunuankansa biara nni ne dan mu hɔ,

sɛ nkekaeɛ biara nkyerɛ ɔkwan a ɛde kɔ ɛdan no mu.

12 Mma ɔmfa n’ahoɔfɛ ɛnkyerɛ ɔbarima biara,

# anaasɛ ɔsɛe ne berɛ wɔ mmaa awarefoɔ ho;

13 ɛfiri sɛ ntadeɛ mu na nweweeɛ firi ba,

na ɔbaa mu na ɔbaa atirimuɔden firi ba.

14 Ɔbaa a ɔyɛ papa deɛ fanyinam ɔbarima amumuyɛ;

na ɛyɛ ɔbaa na ɔde aniwuo ne animguaseɛ ba.

Onyankopɔn nnwuma a ɛwɔ abɔdeɛ mu

15 Afei merebɛtwe adwene aba Awurade nnwuma ho,

na mede deɛ mahunu no bɛto dwa.

Ɛnam Awurade asɛm so na wɔyɛ ne nnwuma;

na n’abɔdeɛ nyinaa yɛ n’apɛdeɛ.

16 Owia de ne hann hwɛ nnoɔma nyinaa,

na Awurade animuonyam ahyɛ ne nnwuma ma.

17 Awurade mmaa n’akronkronfoɔ mpo kwan

sɛ wɔnka n’anwanwa dwuma nyinaa,

na Awurade Otumfoɔ no ahyɛ

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na wiase bɛgyina hɔ pintinn wɔ animuonyam mu.

18 Ɔhwehwɛ ebunu ne onipa akoma mu;

na ɔte wɔn kokoam nsɛm ase.

Ɛfiri sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no nim deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhu no nyinaa;

# ɔfiri nnoɔma a ɛwɔ hɔ tete no hunu nnoɔma a ɛrebɛba.

19 Ɔka deɛ aba ne deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba no kyerɛ,

na ɔda nnoɔma a ahunta no akwan adi.

20 Adwenemusɛm biara nni hɔ a ɔnnim,

na biribiara nni hɔ a ahunta no.

21 Wahyehyɛ ne nyansa animuonyam no pɛpɛɛpɛ;

na ɔte saa ara wɔ mmerɛ santen nyinaa mu.

Biribiara nni hɔ a wɔtumi de ka ho, anaasɛ wɔyi firi mu,

na ɔnhia obiara sɛ ne futufoɔ.

22 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ ne nnwuma nyinaa si yɛ akɔnnɔ,

na sɛ wohwɛ a, sɛdeɛ ɛsi hyerɛn fa!

23 Nnoɔma yeinom nyinaa te hɔ na ɛbɛwɔ hɔ afebɔɔ;

# wɔkora abɔdeɛ biara de ma botaeɛ bi.

24 Nnoɔma nyinaa nam mmienu mmienu, oyi ne oyi bɔ abira,

na biribiara nni hɔ a wama no atɔ sini.

25 Emu biara boa nnoɔma pa a ɛwɔ ɔfoforɔ mu no.

Hwan ara na ɔbɛbrɛ wɔ n’animuonyam hwɛ ho?

Sirak 43

Owia animuonyam

1 Ɔsorosoro ahohyehyɛ ne ewiem nsamsoɔ hann no,

sɛ animuonyam a wɔhwɛ sɛ ɔsoro ahwɛeɛ.

2 Sɛ owia pue a, ɛka berɛ a ɛrepue,

hwɛ sɛdeɛ ɛsi yɛ nwanwa, Ɔsorosoroni no nsa ano adwuma.

3 Awiaberɛ ɛma asase so wo,

na hwan na ɔbɛtumi agyina ne hyeɛ denden no ano?

4 Onipa a ɔhwɛ fononoo soɔ no yɛ adwuma wɔ egya hyeehyeɛ ho,

nanso owia hyeɛ wɔ mmepɔ soɔ no yɛ ne mmɔho mprɛnsa,

ɛpu ntutuo a ano yɛ hyeɛ,

na ne hann nsensaneeɛ fira ani.

5 Awurade a ɔyɛeɛ no yɛ kokroko;

na ne nhyehyɛɛ so na ɛnante ɔhare so.

Ɔsrane ahoɔfɛ

6 Ɛyɛ ɔsrane na ɔkyekyɛ ɛberɛ nsesaeɛ,

ɛdi ɛberɛ so, wɔn mmerɛ santen nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ.

7 Ɛfiri ɔsrane na afahyɛ nna nya ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ,

hann a ɛyera wɔ ɛberɛ a wawie ne nanteɛ no.

8 Ɔsrane foforɔ sɛdeɛ ne din kyerɛ no, yɛ ne ho foforɔ;

sɛdeɛ ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ saa nsesa yi mu,

kanea a ɛda ewiem asafo no mu,

na ɛrehyerɛn wɔ ɔsoro wiem!

Nsoromma ne nyankontɔn animuonyam

9 Nsoromma animuonyam ne ɔsoro ahoɔfɛ,

hyerɛnhyerɛn a ahyehyɛ wɔ Awurade sorosoro.

10 Ɔkronkronni no ahyɛdeɛ so na wɔgyinagyina wɔn mmeaeɛ;

wɔnnye wɔn ahome wɔ wɔn wɛn mu.

11 Hwɛ nyankontɔn, na yi deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no ayɛ;

ɛyɛ fɛ boro so wɔ ne hran mu.

12 Ɛde n’animuonyam kɔntɔnkrowifa atwa ewiem kɔntɔnkrɔn;

Ɔsorosoroni no nsa na atwe mu.

Abɔdeɛ nwanwa a ɛyɛ

13 Ɛnam n’ahyɛdeɛ so na sukyerɛmma tɔ

na n’atemmuo so na anyinam twam hyew.

14 Saa nti wɔabue adekoradan no,

na mununkum tu firi mu sɛ nnomaa.

15 Ne tumi so na ɔde ahoɔden ma mununkum,

na wɔabubu asukɔtweaa mu nketenkete.

17a N’aprannaa nne ka asase anim;

16 sɛ ɔyi ne ho adi a, mmepɔ woso.

Ne pɛ mu na anafoɔ mframa bɔ;

17b na saa ara na atifi ahum ne kyinhyia mframa yɛ.

Ɔhwete sukyerɛmma mu gu fam sɛ nnomaa a wɔretuo,

na wɔn saneeɛ te sɛ ntutummɛ a wɔrebɛsisi fam.

18 Ne fitaa a ɛyɛ fɛ no ma aniwa so yɛ nyinamnyinam,

na ɛyɛ nwanwa wɔ adwenem ɛberɛ a ɛretɔ fam no.

19 Ɔhwie bosuo gu asase so sɛ nkyene,

na nsukyɛneeɛ yɛ sɛ nkasɛɛ hwirenhwiren.

20 Atifi mframa nwununwunu bɔ,

na asukɔtweaa kyenkyen wɔ nsuo so;

ɛgugu nsutareɛ biara so,

na nsuo no de to so sɛ nkataboɔ.

21 Ɔmemememene mmepɔ no, na ɔhye ɛserɛ,

na ɛma nwira mono hye sɛ ogya.

22 Kusukuukuu sa nnoɔma nyinaa yareɛ ntɛmntɛm;

bosuo a ɛreguo no ma ɔhyeɛ ano dwo.

23 Ne nhyehyɛɛ so na ɔmaa ebunu yɛɛ dinn

na ɔde nsupɔ sisii mu.

24 Wɔn a wɔtu kwan fa po soɔ no ka ehu a ɛwɔ mu,

na nsɛm a yɛteɛ no yɛ yɛn nwanwa.

25 Emu na abɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ hu na ɛyɛ nwanwa wɔ,

nnoɔma ahodoɔ a ɛhome nyinaa, ne asuboa kɛseɛ.

26 Ɛnam ne so nti n’asomafoɔ di yie,

na ɛnam n’asɛm so na nnoɔma nyinaa bɔ mu tena hɔ.

27 Anka yɛbɛtumi aka bebree nanso ɛnyɛ adeɛ a yɛbɛtumi aka ne nyinaa;

ma awieeɛ asɛm nyɛ: “Ɔno ne ade nyinaa.”

28 Ɛhe fa na yɛbɛnya ahoɔden de ayi no ayɛ?

Ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ kɛseɛ sene ne nnwuma nyinaa.

29 Awurade ho yɛ hu, na ɔyɛ kɛseɛ,

na ne tumi yɛ nwanwa.

30 Hyɛ Awurade animuonyam na ma no so sɛdeɛ wobɛtumi biara,

na ɔboro saa mpo.

Ɛberɛ a worema no soɔ no, fa w’ahoɔden nyinaa,

na mmrɛ ara da, ɛfiri sɛ worentumi nyi no ayɛ nwie.

31 Hwan na wahu no a ɔbɛtumi akyerɛ sɛdeɛ ɔteɛ?

Anaasɛ hwan na ɔbɛtumi akamfo no sɛdeɛ ɔteɛ?

32 Nnoɔma bebree a ɛsene yeinom asie a wɔnhunu,

na mahunu, nanso ɛyɛ ne nnwuma no mu kakra bi.

33 Ɛfiri sɛ Awurade ayɛ nnoɔma nyinaa,

na ɔde nyansa ama deɛ ɔwɔ nyamesuro.

Sirak 44

Dwom a wɔde hyɛ tetefoɔ animuonyam

1 Afei momma yɛnto ayeyie dwom ma nnipa akunini,

yɛn tetefoɔ wɔ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ mu.

2 Awurade na ɔde animuonyam kɛseɛ memaa wɔn,

ne tumi firi mfitiaseɛ no.

3 Wɔn mu binom de wɔn akokoɔduro dii tumi wɔ wɔn ahemman mu,

na wɔnam wɔn akokoɔduro so gyee din maa wɔn ho;

wɔn a wɔmaa afotuo ɛsiane sɛ wɔyɛ mmadwemma nti;

wɔn a wɔnam nkɔmhyɛ so kasaeɛ;

4 wɔn a wɔnam nnipa adwentoatoa so dii wɔn kan

ne wɔn a wɔnam wɔn nimdeɛ so nyaa nkurɔfoɔ nimdeɛ;

na wɔyɛ anyansafoɔ wɔn kasa nkyerɛkyerɛ mu;

5 wɔn a wɔhyehyɛɛ dwom,

anaasɛ wɔtwerɛɛ emu nsɛm too hɔ;

6 adefoɔ a wɔwɔ agyapadeɛ ahodoɔ,

na wɔte wɔn afie mu wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu,

7 wɔhyɛɛ yeinom nyinaa animuonyam wɔ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ berɛ so,

na wɔyɛɛ wɔn berɛ so animuonyam.

8 Wɔn mu binom agya wɔn din hɔ,

a saa nti afoforɔ bɔ wɔn abodin.

9 Nanso ebinom deɛ wɔnni nkaeɛ biara;

wɔayera sɛdeɛ wɔntenaa ase pɛn mpo;

wɔabɛyɛ sɛdeɛ wɔanwo wɔn mpo;

wɔn ne wɔn mma a wɔdi wɔn akyi no.

10 Nanso na yeinom nso yɛ nyamesurofoɔ,

a nnipa werɛ mfirii wɔn tenenee adeyɛ;

11 wɔn ahonya bɛka wɔn asefoɔ so,

na wɔn agyapadeɛ aka wɔn mma mma so.

12 Wɔn asefoɔ di apam ahodoɔ no so,

ne wɔn mma nso, ɛsiane wɔn nti.

13 Wɔn asefoɔ bɛtena ase afebɔɔ,

na wɔn animuonyam rempepa da.

14 Wɔsie wɔn amu no asomdwoeɛ mu,

nanso wɔn din wɔ hɔ firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so de kɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.

15 Wɔka wɔn nyansa wɔ badwa mu,

na asafo no ka wɔn ayeyie.

Henok

16 Henok sɔɔ Awurade ani na wɔmaa no so kɔɔ soro,

adwensakyera mfatoho a ɛwɔ hɔ ma awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa.

Noa

17 Wɔhunuu Noa sɛ ɔyɛ pɛ na ɔtene;

abufuhyeɛ berɛ no, wɔmaa akansie no kɔɔ so;

saa nti wɔgyaa nkaefoɔ wɔ asase no so

ɛberɛ a nsuyire no baeɛ no.

18 Wɔn ne no yɛɛ mmerɛ santen apam

sɛ wɔmfa nsuyire nsɛe honam nyinaa bio.

Abraham

19 Na Abraham yɛ aman pii agya kɛseɛ,

na wɔnhunuu obiara a n’animuonyam te sɛ no.

20 Ɔdii Ɔsorosoroni no mmara so,

na ɔne no yɛɛ apam;

ɔdii apam no ho adanseɛ wɔ ne honam mu,

na ɛberɛ a wɔsɔɔ no hwɛeɛ no, wɔhunuu no sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ.

21 Saa nti Awurade de nsedie hyɛɛ no bɔ

sɛ ɛnam n’asefoɔ so na wɔbɛhyira aman;

na ɔbɛma no adɔɔso sɛ asase so mfuturo,

na wɔakorɔn n’aseni sɛ nsoromma,

na wɔama wɔn agyapadeɛ a ɛfiri po ano kɔsi po ano,

ne ɛfiri Eufrate ho kɔsi asase ano.

Isak ne Yakob

22 Na Isak nso ɔmaa no saa bɔhyɛ yi ara

ɛsiane n’agya Abraham nti.

Ɔmaa nnipa nyinaa nhyira ne apam

23 a ɔyɛɛ no gyinaa Yakob so;

ɔde ne nhyira yii no kyerɛeɛ,

na ɔde n’agyapadeɛ maa no,

ɔkyekyɛɛ ne kyɛfa mu,

na ɔkyekyɛ maa mmusua dummienu.

Mose

Ɛfiri n’asefoɔ mu na Awurade yii onipa a ɔwɔ nyamesuro,

a ɔnyaa anisɔ wɔ nnipa nyinaa ani so.

Sirak 45

1 na Onyankopɔn ne nnipa dɔɔ no,

Mose a ne ho nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira.

2 Ɔmaa no nyaa animuonyam te sɛ akronkronfoɔ no mu bi ara pɛpɛɛpɛ,

na ɔyɛɛ no kɛseɛ, na ɔmaa n’atamfoɔ suroo no.

3 Ɔnam n’asɛm so yɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ɔhare so;

Awurade hyɛɛ no animuonyam wɔ ahemfo anim.

Ɔde mmara maa no maa ne nkurɔfoɔ,

na ɔyii n’animuonyam kyerɛɛ no.

4 Na ɔnam ne nokorɛdie ne ne dwoɔ so tee ne ho,

na ɔyii no firii nnipa nyinaa mu.

5 Ɔmaa no kwan maa ɔtee ne nne,

na ɔdii n’anim kɔɔ esum mununkum mu,

na ɔde mmara maa no anim ne anim,

nkwa ne nimdeɛ mmara no,

sɛ ɔde bɛkyerɛ Yakob n’apam no,

ne Israel n’ahyɛdeɛ.

Aaron

6 Ɔkorɔnn Aaron, onipa kronkron te sɛ Mose

a na ɔyɛ ne nua, a ɔne no firi Lewi abusua mu.

7 Ɔne no yɛɛ mmerɛ santen apam,

na ɔde ne nkurɔfoɔ mu asɔfodie maa no.

Ɔde ahofadeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ hyiraa no,

na ɔde animuonyam atadeɛ hyɛɛ no.

8 Ɔde ahofadeɛ mapa hyɛɛ no,

na ɔde tumi nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ hyɛɛ no den,

nwera twakoto, atadeɛ tentene ne asɔfotadeɛ.

9 Na ɔde atoaa aba twaa ne ho kɔntɔnkrɔn

ne sika nnɔmma twaa ne ho hyiaeɛ,

na sɛ ɔnam a awoso ayɛ dede,

na wɔate ne nnyegyeeɛ no nka wɔ asɔrefie hɔ

de ayɛ nkaeɛ ama ne nkurɔfoɔ no;

10 atadeɛ kronkron, deɛ wɔde sika,

bibiri ne ɛbere dum, ntomawemfoɔ adwuma,

atemmuo abisadeɛ, Urim ne Tumim,

11 a ɛhyehyɛ sika mu, sikadwumfoɔ nsa ano adwuma,

de ayɛ nkaeɛ wɔ atwerɛdeɛ a wɔakurukyire

Israel mmusuakuo mu biara;

12 a sika ahenkyɛ si n’abɔtire no so,

wɔatwerɛ so sɛ: Kronkron, sɛ sika nsɔano,

adeɛ a ɛda nso na ɛwɔ boɔ, ɔbenfoɔ nsa ano adwuma,

deɛ ɛyɛ aniwa fɛ, na wɔayɛ no hyɛnhyɛn.

13 Ansa na ɔrebɛba no na nnoɔma fɛfɛ a ɛtete saa nni hɔ.

Onipa foforɔ biara amfa yeinom ansiesie wɔn ho

ka ne mma nko ara

ne n’asefoɔ daa afebɔɔ.

14 N’afɔrebɔ nnoɔma no wɔnhye ne nyinaa

mprenu da biara, saa afebɔɔ.

15 Mose hyɛɛ no sɔfoɔ,

na ɔde ngo kronkron sraa no;

na ɛyɛ daa apam ma no

ne ne n’asefoɔ wɔ berɛ dodoɔ a ɔsoro bɛtena hɔ no,

sɛ wɔsɔre Awurade na ɔnsom sɛ ɔsɔfoɔ

na ɔnhyira ne nkurɔfoɔ wɔ ne din mu.

16 Ɔyii no firii ateasefoɔ nyinaa mu

sɛ ɔmmɔ afɔdeɛ mma Awurade,

aduhwam ne ɛhwa a ɛsɔ ani sɛ nkaeɛ kyɛfa,

na ɛnyɛ mpatadeɛ mma nkurɔfoɔ no.

17 Ne mmara mu no, ɔmaa no

tumi ne ahyɛdeɛ ne atemmuo

sɛ wɔmfa nkyerɛkyerɛ Yakob wɔ adansesɛm no ho,

na wɔmfa mmara nkyerɛkyerɛ Israel.

18 Ahɔhoɔ pamm ne tiri so,

na wɔn ani beree no wɔ ɛserɛ so,

Datan ne Abiram ne wɔn akyidifoɔ

ne Kora asafokuo, wɔ abufuhyeɛ ne abufuo.

19 Awurade hunuu no na ne bo annwo so,

na n’abufuo mu no, ɔsɛee wɔn;

ɔyɛɛ anwanwadeɛ tiaa wɔn

sɛ wɔnsɛe wɔn wɔ ogya a ɛredɛre mu.

20 Ɔde animuonyam maa Aaron

na ɔmaa no agyapadeɛ;

na ɔde nnuabakan mu deɛ a ɛyɛ no maa no,

na ɔde nnuabakan no yɛɛ paanoo pii;

21 ɛfiri sɛ wɔdii Awurade afɔrebɔdeɛ

a ɔde maa ɔno ne n’asefoɔ.

22 Na mmom nkurɔfoɔ no asase no so deɛ, ɔnni agyapadeɛ wɔ mu,

Pinehas

23 Eleasa ba Pinehas animuonyam tɔ so mmiɛnsa,

sɛ ɔrebɔ mmɔden wɔ Awurade suro ho mmɔden,

na ɔgyinaa pintinn ne kra akokoɔduro pa no nti,

wɔ berɛ a nnipa no tee wɔn ho no, na ɔpata maa Israel.

24 Saa nti ɔne no pamm ayɔnkofa apam,

sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔkannifoɔ wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ kronkronbea hɔ,

sɛ ɔno ne n’asefoɔ nya

asɔfodie mu anidie afebɔɔ.

25 Sɛdeɛ apam a wɔne Dawid a ɔyɛ

Yisai ba a ɔfiri Yuda abusua mu pamooɛ no,

sɛ ahennie agyapadeɛ mfiri ɔbabarima so nkɔ ɔbabarima so,

enti Aaron agyapadeɛ yɛ ne mma nko ara dea.

26 Afei hyira Awurade

a ɔde animuonyam abɔ wo abotire no.

Awurade ma wo nyansa adwene

a wode bɛbu ne nkurɔfoɔ atɛntenenee,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na wɔn yiedie nyera,

na ama wɔn animuonyam no atena hɔ wɔ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu.

Sirak 46

Yosua ne Kaleb

1 Num ba Yosua yɛ ɔkatakyie wɔ ɔko mu,

na ɔsii Mose ananmu wɔ nkɔmhyɛ dwumadie mu.

Ɔbɛyɛɛ, te sɛdeɛ ne din kyerɛ no,

agyenkwa kɛseɛ a Onyankopɔn ayi no,

sɛ ɔntɔ wɔn atamfoɔ a wɔsɔre tiaa wɔn no so werɛ,

ama ɔde Israel agyapadeɛ ama wɔn.

2 Hwɛ animuonyam a na ɔwɔ wɔ berɛ a ɔmaa ne nsa soɔ no

na ɔnyamm ne nkrantɛ wɔ nkuro soɔ!

3 Hwan na ɔtumi gyinaa pintinn wɔ n’anim saa?

Ɛfiri sɛ ɔkoo Awurade ko.

4 Ana ɛnnam ne so na owia gyinaeɛ

na da koro waree te sɛ nnanu?

5 Ɔfrɛɛ Ɔsorosoroni, Otumfoɔ Baako no,

ɛberɛ a atamfoɔ hyɛɛ no so wɔ n’afa nyinaa,

na Awurade kokroko no

de ɔsoro aboɔ wɔ tumi ahoɔden so buaa no.

6 Ɔmaa ɔko siane baa saa ɔman no so,

na asianee so na ɔsɛee wɔn a wɔne no dii asie no,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na aman no bɛhunu n’akodeɛ,

sɛ ɔreko wɔ Awurade anim;

ɛfiri sɛ ɔtuu ne ho sii hɔ sɛ Otumfoɔ no okyidini.

7 Na Mose nna mu no, ɔdaa ne nokorɛdie adi,

ɔno ne Yefune ba Kaleb,

wɔsɔre tiaa asafo no,

na wɔasi nkurɔfoɔ no kwan ma wɔanyɛ bɔne,

na wɔama wɔn amumuyɛ anwiinwii no ayɛ dinn.

8 Na saa baanu yi nko ara na wɔgyaa wɔn

firii asraafoɔ a wɔnam anammɔn mu mpem ahansia,

sɛ wɔnni nnipa no anim mfa wɔn nkɔ wɔn agyapadeɛ mu,

asase a ɛsene nufosuo ne ɛwoɔ.

9 Awurade de ahoɔden maa Kaleb,

a ɛtenaa ne mu kɔduruu ne nkwakoraa berɛ mu,

enti ɔforo kɔɔ kokoɔ so man no mu,

na ne mma nsa kaeɛ sɛ agyapadeɛ,

10 sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na Israelfoɔ bɛhunu

yɛ a ɛyɛ sɛ wɔdi Awurade akyi.

Atemmufoɔ no

11 Atemmufoɔ no nso, wɔn din ahodoɔ,

wɔn akoma ankɔdi abosonsom akyi

na wɔannane wɔn ho amfiri Awurade ho

na ma wɔn nkaeɛ nyɛ nhyira!

12 Ma wɔn nnompe mfa nkwa foforɔ mfiri faako a wɔdeda hɔ no,

na wɔn a wɔahyɛ wɔn animuonyam no din

ntena hɔ bio wɔ wɔn mma mu!

13 Samuel a n’Awurade dɔ no no;

Awurade diyifoɔ no, ɔde ahennie no sii hɔ

na ɔsraa ahemfo ngo de wɔn dii wɔn nkurɔfoɔ so.

14 Ɔde Awurade mmara no buu ɛdɔm no atɛn,

na Awurade hwɛɛ Yakob so.

15 Ɛnam ne nokorɛdie so nti, wɔgyee no too mu sɛ ɔyɛ odiyifoɔ,

na ɛnam ne nsɛm so wɔhunuu no sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdehunufoɔ nokwafoɔ.

16 Ɔfrɛɛ Awurade, Otumfoɔ no,

ɛberɛ a n’atamfoɔ hyɛɛ no so wɔ n’afa nyinaa no,

na ɔde adwammaa a ɔnum bɔɔ afɔdeɛ.

17 Na Awurade de aprannaa bɔɔ mu firii ɔsoro,

na ɔnam ɛnne denden so maa wɔtee ne nne;

18 wɔkaa atamfoɔ no akannifoɔ no guiɛ

ne Filistifoɔ ahemfo no nyinaa.

19 Na ansa na ne nna a ɛnni awieeɛ reduru no,

Samuel dii adanseɛ wɔ Awurade ne deɛ wɔasra no anim:

Memfaa obiara agyapadeɛ,

mpaboa ɛfa ne fa mpo!

Na obiara ammɔ no soboɔ biara.

20 Na mpo ne wuo akyi no, ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm,

na ɔmaa ɔhene hunuu ne wuo no,

na ɔmaa ne nne so firii asase so

wɔ nkɔmhyɛ mu, sɛ ɔde repepa nnipa no amumuyɛ afiri hɔ.

Sirak 47

Natan

1 N’akyi na Natan a na ɔyɛ odiyifoɔ wɔ Dawid berɛ so baeɛ.

Dawid

2 Na sɛdeɛ wɔyi sradeɛ firi prɔmprɔmyɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ mu no,

saa ara na wɔyii Dawid firii Israelfoɔ mu.

3 Ɔne agyata dii agorɔ te sɛ deɛ wɔyɛ mmirekyiemma,

ne asisire te sɛ deɛ wɔyɛ nnwammaa wɔ nnwankuo mu.

4 Ne mmeranteberɛ mu no, ɛnyɛ ɔbrane na ɔkumm no,

na ɔde yii ɔman no animguaseɛ firii hɔ,

ɛberɛ a ɔde ɛboɔ hyɛɛ ntɔmmoɔ mu toeɛ

bɔɔ ohohoahoani Goliat hwee fam no?

5 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔfrɛɛ Awurade, Ɔsorosoroni no,

na ɔde ahoɔden hyɛɛ ne nsa nifa mu

de kumm ɔkofo brane no,

na ɔde ama ne nkurɔfoɔ tumi no so.

6 Ɛno nti wɔhyɛɛ no animuonyam wɔ mpem du du a wɔkaa wɔn guiɛ no ho,

na wɔyii no ayɛ wɔ nhyira a Awurade de ama no no,

ɛberɛ a wɔde animuonyam abotire bɔɔ no no.

7 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔpepaa n’atamfoɔ wɔ afa nyinaa,

na ɔhyee n’atamfoɔ Filistifoɔ no ase;

na ɔsɛee wɔn tumi de bɛsi yɛn berɛ so.

8 Wɔ deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa mu no, ɔde aseda

maa Ɔkronkronni no, Ɔsorosoroni no, de kaa n’animuonyam;

ɔde n’akoma nyinaa too ayeyidwom,

na ɔdɔɔ ne Bɔfoɔ no.

9 Ɔde adwontofoɔ gyinagyinaa afɔrebukyia no ho,

# sɛ wɔmfa wɔn nne nto dwom dɛdɛ.

10 Ɔmaa afahyɛ ahodoɔ no yɛɛ fɛ,

na ɔhyehyɛɛ ɛberɛ maa wɔn wɔ afe mu no nyinaa mu,

na wɔgu so reyi Onyankopɔn din kronkron ayɛ no,

na kronkronbea hɔ dede no hyɛɛ aseɛ firii anɔpa.

11 Awurade yii ne bɔne no firii hɔ,

na ɔpagyaa ne tumi no daa;

ɔmaa no ahennie apam

ne animuonyam ahennwa wɔ Israel.

Salomo

12 Ɔno n’akyi na ɔba nyansani bi baeɛ,

na ɛsiane ne nti, ɔba no tenaa ahotɔ mu:

13 Salomo dii adeɛ wɔ asomdwoeɛ berɛ mu,

ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn maa n’ahyeɛ so nyinaa yɛɛ dwoodwoo,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛsi ɛdan wɔ ne din mu

na wama no kronkronbea a ɛbɛsi hɔ afebɔɔ.

14 Hwɛ onyansafoɔ a na woyɛ ɛberɛ a na wosua no!

Wode nteaseɛ yirii sɛ Nil.

15 Wo tumi trɛɛ faa asase no so nyinaa,

na wode mmebuo a emu nteaseɛ dɔ hyɛɛ so ma.

16 Wo din hyetaa nsupɔ a ɛwowɔ akyiri nyinaa so,

na wɔdɔɔ wo ɛsiane w’asomdwoeɛ ahennie ho nti.

17 Wo nnwom, wo mmebusɛm ne wo kasatɔmmɛ,

ne mmuaeɛ a womaeɛ no yɛɛ aman no nwanwa.

18 Wɔ Awurade Nyankopɔn din mu,

ɔno a wɔfrɛ no Israel Nyankopɔn no,

woboaboaa sika ano sɛ sanya

na wonyaa dwetɛ sɛ sumpii.

19 Nanso wode mmaa bae bɛdaa wo nkyɛn,

na ɛnam wo honam so, ɛmaa wɔhyɛɛ wo so.

20 Wode nkekaeɛ baa w’animuonyam mu,

na woguu w’abusua ho fi,

na ɛno nti wode abufuhyeɛ baa wo mma so,

na wɔn werɛ hoo wɔ wo nkwaseadeɛ ho,

21 ɛfiri sɛ mpaepaemu baa wɔn ahennie mu,

na atuateɛ ahennie sɔre firii Efraim mu bae.

22 Nanso Awurade rennyae n’ahummɔborɔ ara da,

anaasɛ wamma ne nnwuma no mu biara anyera;

ɔrempepa deɛ wayi no n’asefoɔ mu mfiri hɔ,

anaasɛ ɔbɛsɛe deɛ ɔdɔ no abusua.

Saa nti, ɔmaa Yakob nyaa nkaefoɔ,

na ɔmaa Dawid nyaa nhini bi firi ɔno ara n’abusua mu.

Rehoboam ne Yeroboam

23 Salomo kɔɔ ne nsumankyire

na ɔgyaa ne mmabarima mu baako wɔ n’akyi,

nkwaseadeɛ abu no so na ɔnni nteaseɛ,

Rehoboam a ne nhyehyɛɛ maa ɔmanfoɔ no tee atua no.

Ɛnna afei Nebat ba Yeroboam de Israel kɔɔ bɔne mu

na ɔde Efraim hyɛɛ bɔne akwan aseɛ.

24 Wɔn bɔne kɔɔ so ara dɔɔso,

kɔsii sɛ wɔfaa wɔn dommum firii wɔn asase so.

25 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔhwehwɛɛ amumuyɛ ahodoɔ akyiri kwan

kɔsii sɛ aweretɔ baa wɔn so.

Sirak 48

Elia

1 Ɛnna afei Elia sɔreeɛ, odiyifoɔ a ɔte sɛ ogya,

na n’asɛm hyee sɛ ogyatɛnee.

2 Na ɔmaa ɛkɔm baa wɔn so,

na ɛnam ne nsiyɛ so, ɔmaa wɔn dodoɔ yɛɛ kakra bi.

3 Ɔnam Awurade anom asɛm so too ɔsoro mu,

na mprɛnsa so ɔmaa ogya firii soro baeɛ.

4 Hwɛ animuonyam a na wowɔ, Elia, wɔ wo nnwuma nwanwa no mu!

Hwan animuonyam na ɛne wo deɛ sɛ?

5 Wonyanee efunu firii owuo mu

ne Asamando, ɛnam Ɔsorosoroni no asɛm so.

6 Wobrɛɛ ahemfo ase de wɔn kɔɔ ɔsɛeɛ mu,

ne akunini firii yadeɛ mpa so.

7 Wotee animka wɔ Sinai

ne aweretɔ atemmuo wɔ Horeb.

8 Wosraa ahemfo sɛ wɔntwe aso wɔ bɔne ho,

de adiyifoɔ hyɛɛ w’ananmu.

9 Wɔnam ogya kyinhyia-mframa mu faa wo kɔɔ soro,

wɔ teaseɛnam a ogya apɔnkɔ retwi mu.

10 Wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔahyɛ atɔ hɔ mu no, wɔatwerɛ sɛ wɔayi wo asi hɔ

sɛ dwodwo Onyankopɔn abufuhyeɛ ano ansa na ɛde anibereɛ abu aba,

na abɛdane awofoɔ akoma de akɔ wɔn mma ho,

na wode Yakob mmusua asisi hɔ bio.

11 Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔhunuu woɔ

# na wɔde wo ho dɔ siesieewɔ ho fɛfɛɛfɛ!

Ɛfiri sɛ yɛn nso bɛtena ase bi.

Elisa

12 Ɛberɛ a wɔde kyinhyia-mframa kataa Elia so no,

ne honhom kɔhyɛɛ Elisa ma.

Na ɔyɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ahodoɔ ne mmɔho mprenu,

na asɛm biara a ɛfirii n’anom baeɛ biara yɛɛ nnipa nwanwa.

Ne nkwa nna mu nyinaa, amma sɛ ne ho popoo ɔhene bi anim,

anaasɛ obi de ahunahuna baa ne so.

13 Biribiara nni hɔ a na ɛyɛ den ma no,

na ɛberɛ a na wawuo no, ne nipadua hyɛɛ nkɔm.

14 Ne nkwa nna mu no, ɔyɛɛ anwanwadeɛ bebree,

na ne wuo mu no na ne nnwuma yɛ nwanwa.

15 Yeinom nyinaa akyi no, nkurɔfoɔ no ansakyera,

anaasɛ wɔannyae wɔn bɔne yɛ,

kɔsii sɛ wɔfaa wɔn sɛ afomdeɛ firii wɔn asase so,

na wɔpetee wɔn wɔ asase no so nyinaa.

Nnipa no dodoɔ bɛkaa kakra bi,

na mmom wɔnyaa ɔhene firii Dawid fie.

16 Wɔn mu binom yɛɛ deɛ na ɛtene,

nanso afoforɔ deɛ wɔkɔɔ so ara yɛɛ bɔne.

Hesekia

17 Hesekia bɔɔ ne kuro ho ban,

na ɔde nsuo baa ne mfimfini;

ɔde dadeɛ twitwaa aka wɔ ɔbotan mu,

na ɔde sii abura maa nsuo no.

18 Ne berɛ so no, Senakerib tuu ɔman no so sa;

ɔsomaa n’asafohene na ɔfirii hɔ kɔe;

ɔmaa ne nsa so de tiaa Sion,

na ɔkekaa nsɛm akɛseɛ wɔ n’ahantan mu.

19 Afei wɔn akoma tui na wɔn nsa popoeɛ,

na wɔn ho dwanee wɔn sɛ mmaa a wɔakɔ awoeɛ.

20 Nanso wɔfrɛɛ Awurade a ɔyɛ mmɔborɔhunu no,

trɛtrɛɛ wɔn nsam kyerɛɛ no.

Ɔkronkronni no yɛɛ ntɛm tiee wɔn firii ɔsoro,

na ɔnam Yesaia so gyee wɔn nkwa.

21 Awurade bɔɔ Asiriafoɔ nsraban hwee fam,

na ne bɔfoɔ pepaa wɔn firii hɔ.

22 Ɛfiri sɛ Hesekia yɛɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani,

na ɔgyinaa agya Dawid akwan so pintinn,

sɛdeɛ Odiyifoɔ Yesaia hyɛɛ no no,

ɔno a na ɔyɛ okunini ne ɔnokwafoɔ wɔ n’ani so.

Yesaia

23 Yesaia berɛ so no, owia sanee n’akyi,

na ɔmaa ɔhene no nkwa waree.

24 Ɔnam n’akokoɔduro honhom so hunuu daakye,

na ɔkyekyee asufoɔ a wɔwɔ Sion no werɛ.

25 Ɔdaa nnoɔma a ɛsɛsɛ ɛba na awieeɛ berɛ no ba no adi,

ne nnoɔma a ahunta adi ansa na aba mu.

Sirak 50

Onia ba Simon

1 Ne nuanom mu ɔkannifoɔ ne ne man mu ahohoahoadeɛ

yɛ ɔsɔfo panin, Onia ba Simon,

a ne nkwa berɛ mu ɔsiesiee efie no,

na ne berɛ so ɔbɔɔ asɔrefie no ho ban no.

2 Ɔtoo afasuo atenten mmienu no ho fapem,

sumpii atenten a wɔde wowa afasuo a ɛtwa asɔrefie no ho hyia no.

3 Ne berɛ so na wɔtuu abura,

nsu korabea a ɛte sɛ ɛpo hankra.

4 Ɔdwenee sɛdeɛ ɔbɛsi agye ne nkurɔfoɔ afiri ɔsɛeɛ mu,

na wabɔ kuro no ho ban afiri ntua ho.

5 Sɛdeɛ na n’animuonyam teɛ, na ɛdɔm atwa ne ho ahyia,

ɛberɛ a ɔfirii twamtam dan mu baeɛ no.

6 Te sɛ anɔpa nsoromma a ɛwɔ mununkum mu,

sɛ ɔsrane afiri adie awieeɛ wɔ afahyɛ berɛ mu;

7 sɛ owia a ɛrehyerɛn wɔ Ɔsorosoroni no asɔrefie atifi,

sɛ nyankontɔn a ɛrehran mununkum mu animuonyam mu;

8 sɛ rose nhwiren wɔ aduabakan nna mu,

sɛ nsukooko a ɛsisi nsuo aniwa ho,

sɛ dua a ɛrefefɛ wɔ Lebanon wɔ ɔhyeɛ berɛ mu;

9 sɛ ogya ne aduhwam wɔ kukuo mu,

sɛ kyɛnsee a wɔde sika ayɛ

na wɔde aboɔden aboɔ asisi mu;

10 sɛ ngo dua a aso aba,

ɛnna ɛte sɛ papea a ayɛ tentene wɔ mununkum mu.

11 Ɛberɛ a ɔhyɛ n’animuonyam atadeɛ no,

na ɔsiesiee ne ho wɔ ahoɔfɛ mapa mu,

ɛberɛ a ɔkɔɔ afɔrebukyia kronkron no ho no,

ɔmaa kronkronbea adihɔ hɔ baa nyam.

12 Na ɛberɛ a ne nsa aka kyɛfa no afiri asɔfoɔ no nsa mu no,

na ɔgyina afɔrebukyia gya no ho

a anuanom atwa ne ho ahyia,

na ɔte sɛ tweneduro foforɔ a ɛwɔ Lebanon

na mmɛ nnua atwa ne ho ahyia.

13 Na Aaron mmammarima no nyinaa wɔ wɔn animuonyam mu

kurakuraa Awurade afɔdeɛ wɔ wɔn nsam

wɔ Israel asafo no nyinaa anim.

14 Na ɔrewie afɔrebukyia so som no,

na ɔrehyehyɛ afɔdeɛ ama Ɔsorosoroni Tumfoɔ no,

15 ɔtenee ne nsa maa kuruwa no so

na ɔhwiee nsa afɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ obobe mogya no;

ɔhwie guu afɔrebukyia no ase,

ohwam a ɛsɔ Ɔsorosoroni no, adeɛ nyinaa so hene no ani.

16 Afei Aaron mma no teaa mu;

na wɔhyɛnee wɔn totorobɛnto a wɔ odwumfoɔ de dadeɛ ayɛ no;

wɔde yɛɛ dede kɛseɛ

a ɛyɛ nkaeɛ adeɛ wɔ Ɔsorosoroni no anim.

17 Ɛnna nnipa no nyinaa yɛɛ ntɛm

hwehwee fam de wɔn anim butubutuu fam

de sɔree wɔn Awurade,

Otumfoɔ Nyankopɔn, Ɔsorosoroni no.

18 Afei adwontofoɔ no de wɔn nne yii no ayɛ

wɔn ɛnne dɛdɛ ne ɛdwom a ɛwɔ soro.

19 Na Awurade Ɔsorosoroni nkurɔfoɔ no bɔɔ

wɔn mpaeɛ wɔ Mmɔborɔhunufoɔ no anim,

kɔsii sɛ wɔde Awurade somyɛbea no baa awieeɛ,

na wɔwiee ne som no.

20 Afei Simon siane bae na ɔmaa ne nsa so

wɔ Israel asafo no so, sɛ ɔde n’ano reka Awurade nhyira,

na wahyɛ ne din no animuonyam;

21 na wɔbɔɔ wɔn mu ase sɔree wɔ ne mprenu so,

de gyee nhyira firii Ɔsorosoroni no nkyɛn.

Nhyira

22 Na afei nhyira nka abɔdeɛ nyinaa Nyankopɔn,

ɔno a ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ akɛseɛ wɔ baabiara,

na ɔne yɛn di no sɛdeɛ ne mmɔborɔhunu teɛ no.

23 Ɔmma yɛn anigyeɛ akoma,

na asomdwoeɛ mmra yɛn berɛ so

wɔ Israel, sɛdeɛ na ɛteɛ wɔ tete nna no mu no.

24 Ma ɔmfa ne mmɔborɔhunu nnom yɛn,

na ɔnnye yɛn wɔ yɛn nna yi mu!

Awieeɛ

25 Aman mmienu na me kra kyiri wɔn,

na deɛ ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no mpo deɛ wɔnyɛ ɔman:

26 Wɔn a wɔte Seir, ne Filistifoɔ

ne nkwaseafoɔ a wɔte Sekem no.

27 Nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛwɔ nteaseɛ ne nimdeɛ ho

na matwerɛ no wɔ nwoma yi mu,

Sirak ba Eleasa, a n’agya ne Yesu wɔ Yerusalem,

ɔno na ɔfiri n’adwene mu ka nyansasɛm pii.

28 Nhyira ne wɔn a nnoɔma yeinom ho hia wɔn,

na wɔn a wɔde sie wɔn akoma mu no bɛyɛ anyansafoɔ.

29 Na sɛ wɔde yɛ adwuma a, wɔbɛyɛ te sɛ biribiara,

ɛfiri sɛ Awurade suro ne wɔn akwan.

Sirak 51

Sirak ba Yesu mpaeɛ

1 O Awurade ne Ɔhene, mede aseda ma wo,

na meyi wo ayɛ, O me Nyankopɔn ne m’Agyenkwa.

Mede aseda ma wo din,

2 ɛfiri sɛ wo na woayɛ me banbɔfoɔ ne me boafoɔ

na woagye me afiri ɔsɛeɛ

ne nsekuro tɛkyerɛma fidisum mu,

afiri anofafa a ɛka atorosɛm mu.

Wɔ m’atamfoɔ anim

na woayɛ me boafoɔ

3 na wogyee me,

wɔ wo mmɔborɔhunu ne wo din kɛseɛ no mu,

afiri ɛse a ɛretwerɛ abɛmene me no mu,

afiri wɔn a wɔrepɛ me aku me no nsam,

afiri amaneɛ bebree a mehunuiɛ no mu,

4 firii ogya a ɛredɛre wɔ afa biara,

na woagye me afiri ogya a ɛnyɛ me na mesɔeɛ mu,

5 afiri ebunu mu wɔ Asamando yam,

afiri tɛkyerɛma fi ne atorosɛm mu

6 ɔbɔnefoɔ nsekubɔ wɔ ɔhene nkyɛn.

Me kra twe bɛnee owuo,

na me nkwa duruu Asamando ase tɔnn.

7 Wɔtwaa me ho hyiaeɛ wɔ afa nyinaa,

na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛboa me;

mehwehwɛɛ onipa nkyɛn mmoa,

nanso na ebi nni hɔ.

8 Ɛnna mekae wo mmɔborɔhunu, o Awurade,

ne w’adɔeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ firi tete,

ɛfiri sɛ wogye wɔn a wɔtwɛn wo no

na wogye wɔn firi wɔn atamfoɔ nsam.

9 Na memaa me mpaebɔ firii asase so foro kɔɔ soro,

na mesrɛɛ sɛ wɔnnye me mfiri owuo mu.

10 Meteaam sɛ, Awurade wo ne m’Agya;

nnyae me wɔ m’ahohiahia nna mu,

ɛberɛ a mmoa biara nni hɔ mma ɔhantanfoɔ.

11 Mɛyi wo din no ayɛ da biara,

mɛto aseda ho nnwom.

Wɔtiee me mpaebɔ,

12 na wɔgyee me firii ahohia berɛ mu.

Saa nti meda wo ase na meyi wo ayɛ,

na meyi Awurade din no ayɛ.

Hebri no de ka ho sɛ:

[Da AWURADE ase, na ɔyɛ,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma ayeyie Nyankopɔn no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma Israel banbɔfoɔ no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔbɔɔ nnoɔma nyinaa no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma Israel gyefoɔ no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔboaboa Israelfoɔ a wɔabɔ wɔn ahweteɛ no ano no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔkyekyeree ne kuro ne ne kronkronbea no]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ ɔma abɛbɛn fifiri wɔ Dawid fie no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ wayi Sadok mmammarima de wɔn ayɛ asɔfoɔ,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma Abraham kyɛm no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma Isak botan no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma Yakob tumfoɔ no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma deɛ wayi Sion no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Fa aseda ma ahene mu hene Otumfoɔ no,]

[na n’adɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa;]

[Wama abɛbɛn so ama ne nkurɔfoɔ,]

[yi no ayɛ ma wɔn a wɔdɔ no no nyinaa.]

[Ɛsiane Israel mma no nti, nkurɔfoɔ a wɔbɛn no no.]

[Yi AWURADE ayɛ!]

Nyansa ho anwensɛm

13 Ɛberɛ a na meda so yɛ abɔfra no, ansa na meretutu akwan no,

mehwehwɛɛ nyansa pefee wɔ me mpaebɔ mu.

14 Asɔrefie hɔ na mebisaeɛ,

na mɛhwehwɛ no ara akɔduru awieeɛ.

15 Ɛfiri obobe aba nhyerɛne guo kɔsi ne bereɛ so

m’akoma ani gyee ne ho;

m’anammɔn nante faa ɔkwan tee so;

na mefiri me mmɔfraase dii n’anammɔn akyi.

16 Metwɛnn m’aso kakra na megyee no,

na menyaa nkyerɛkyerɛ bebree.

17 Menyaa nkɔsoɔ wɔ ne mu;

mede animuonyam bɛma deɛ ɔma nyansa no.

18 Ɛfiri sɛ mebɔɔ me tirim pɔ sɛ mede nyansa bɛtena ase,

na mebɔɔ mmɔden wɔ papa ho,

na ɛrenni me hwammɔ da.

19 Me kra de nyansa bebaree,

na meyɛɛ ketee wɔ me nneyɛɛ mu;

20 metwee me kra kɔɔ ne ho,

na ɛnam ahoteɛ so mehunuu no.

Ɔno nti menyaa nteaseɛ firii mfitiaseɛ no;

ɛno nti wɔrennya me mu.

21 Biribi kanyanee m’akoma sɛ ɔnhwehwɛ no;

saa nti manya agyapadeɛ akatua.

22 Awurade de me tɛkyerɛma maa me sɛ akatua,

na mɛyi no ayɛ wɔ ho.

23 Twe bɛn me, wo a wonni nteteeɛ,

na tena nkyerɛkyerɛ fie mu.

24 Adɛn nti na woka sɛ wonni nnoɔma yeinom,

na ɛdeɛn nti na woma osukɔm de wo pa ara saa yi?

25 Mebuee m’ano na mekaa sɛ,

monnye nyansa mma mo ho a momfa sika biara.

26 Fa wo kɔn hyɛ ne kɔnnua ase,

na ma mo akra nnye nkyerɛkyerɛ;

na mobɛhunu no wɔ mo nkyɛn hɔ ara.

27 Fa w’ankasa w’ani hwɛ hu sɛ mayɛ adwuma nanso ketewa bi

na manya asomdwoeɛ pii ama me ho.

28 Tie nanso me nkyerɛkyerɛ kakra bi

na ɛnam me so wobɛnya sika ne dwetɛ.

29 Wo kra nni ahurisie wɔ Onyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu mu,

na mma w’ani nnwu da sɛ wobɛyi no ayɛ.

30 Yɛ w’adwuma berɛ pa mu,

na Onyankopɔn ankasa ne berɛ mu no, ɔbɛma wo akatua.

Nyansa 1

Tenenee ho afotuo

1 Monnɔ tenenee, mo asase so atumfoɔ,

momfa papayɛ nnwene Awurade ho,

na momfa nokorɛdie akoma nhwehwɛ no;

2 ɛfiri sɛ wɔn a wɔnsɔ no nhwɛ no na wɔhu no,

na ɔda ne ho adi kyerɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ ne mu awerɛhyɛmu.

3 Na bɔne adwene tete nnipa ne Onyankopɔn ntam,

na sɛ wɔsɔ ne tumi hwɛ a, ɛma ɔkwasea ho da hɔ;

4 ɛfiri sɛ nyansa renhyɛne ɔkra daadaafoɔ mu,

anaa ɔrentena nipadua a ɛyɛ bɔne akoa mu.

5 Na kronkron ne ahohyɛsoɔ honhom bɛdwane afiri nnaadaa ho,

na agya nkwaseadwene wɔ akyiri,

na n’ani awu wɔ deɛ ɛntene ho.

6 Nyansa yɛ ayamyɛ honhom,

nanso ɛremma abususɛnkafoɔ nkwati wɔn nsɛm ho afodie;

ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔdanseni wɔ atenka a ɛwɔ wɔn mu ho,

ne deɛ ɔhunu wɔn akoma mu nokorɛ mu, na ɔte deɛ wɔn tɛkyerɛma ka.

7 Ɛfiri sɛ Awurade honhom ahyɛ wiase ma,

na deɛ ɔka nnoɔma nyinaa bɔ mu no nim nsɛm a wɔaka,

8 enti wɔn a wɔka nsɛm a ɛntene no mfa wɔn ho nni,

na ɛberɛ a atɛntenenee bɛtwe aso no, ɛrentwa no nnya.

9 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ onipa bɔne afotuo mu,

na ne nsɛm ho amanneɛ bɛba Awurade anim,

na wabu wɔn fɔ wɔ wɔn mmaratoɔ ho;

10 ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn ninkunu aso mpɛ ate nsɛm nyinaa,

na anwiinwii dede ntwa mu a ɔnteɛ.

11 Hwɛ yie wɔ anwiinwii hunu ho,

na kora wo tɛkyerɛma wɔ atorosɛm ho;

ɛfiri sɛ kokoa mu asɛm biara nni hɔ a ɛnni nsunsuansoɔ,

na nnaadaa ano sɛe ɔkra.

12 Mfa w’abrabɔ mu mfomsoɔ no mfrɛfrɛ owuo,

anaa mfa wo nsa ano nnwuma so mfa ɔsɛeɛ mma;

13 ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn ammɔ owuo amma yɛn,

na n’ani nnye ɔteasefoɔ wuo ho.

14 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na ɔbɔɔ nnoɔma nyinaa sɛ ɛbɛtena hɔ;

na ahoɔden a wɔde wo mma wɔ wiase no di mu,

na awuduro a ɛsɛe adeɛ biara nni wɔn mu,

na Asamando tumi nni asase so.

15 Ɛfiri sɛ tenenee yɛ adeɛ a ɛnwu da.

Sɛdeɛ abusufoɔ te abrabɔ ase

16 Nanso abusufoɔ nam wɔn nsɛm ne wɔn nnwuma so frɛfrɛ owuo;

wɔfaa no sɛ yɔnkoɔ no, wɔtwaa mu kɔeɛ

na wɔne no yɛɛ apam,

ɛfiri sɛ wɔfata sɛ wɔne no bɔ fekuo.