18 Hwan na ɔte sɛ wo,

Onyankopɔn a wode bɔne kyɛ?

Wo a wode agyanom asefoɔ nkaeɛ amumuyɛ kyɛ wɔn.

Wʼabofuo nntena hɔ daa

na mmom wʼani gye sɛ wobɛda mmɔborɔhunu adi.

1 Ao Onyankopɔn hunu me mmɔbɔ,

sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no teɛ;

wʼahummɔborɔ kɛseɛ no enti,

pepa me mmarato.

2 Hohoro mʼamumuyɛ nyinaa

na te me ho firi me bɔne mu!

6 Kae, Ao Awurade, wo mmɔborɔhunu ne wo dɔ kɛseɛ

a ɛwɔ hɔ firi tete no.

7 Nkae me mmabunu berɛ mu bɔne

ne mʼatuateɛ akwan;

kae me sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ teɛ,

Ao Awurade, ɛfiri sɛ wo yɛ.

1 Ao Awurade, mefiri ebunu mu resu frɛ wo;

2 Ao Awurade tie me nne.

Wɛn wʼaso

ma me nkotosrɛ.

11 Ao Awurade, nyi wʼahummɔborɔ mfiri me so;

ma wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ mmɔ me ho ban daa.

6 Yie ne adɔeɛ nko na ɛbɛdi mʼakyi

me nkwa nna nyinaa;

na mɛtena Awurade fie

daa.

13 Sɛdeɛ agya yam hyehye no ne mma ho no,

saa ara na Awurade yam hyehye no ma wɔn a wɔsuro no,

15 Nanso, wɔn baanu no nyinaa nyɛ pɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn akyɛdeɛ a ɔde kyɛ kwa no nte sɛ Adam bɔne no. Ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ ɛsiane saa onipa baako no bɔne enti nnipa pii wuwuiɛ. Nanso, Onyankopɔn adom no dɔɔso; ɛno enti na ɔnam onipa baako a ɔne Yesu Kristo adom so dom bebree kwa no.

15 Ɛdeɛn bio? Esiane sɛ yɛnhyɛ mmara ase na yɛhyɛ adom ase no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkɔ so yɛ bɔne anaa? Dabi!

4 Nanso, ɛsiane nʼadɔyɛ a ɛdɔɔso ma yɛn enti, Onyankopɔn a nʼahummɔborɔ dɔɔso no 5 maa yɛn nkwa wɔ Kristo mu, wɔ ɛberɛ a anka yɛawuwu wɔ amumuyɛ mu mpo; adom enti na wɔagye mo nkwa.

9 Ne mmuaeɛ a ɔmaa me ne sɛ, "Mʼadom nko ara na ɛho hia wo, na ɛberɛ a woayɛ mmerɛ no na me tumi mu yɛ den pa ara." Enti, ɛyɛ me anigye pa ara sɛ mede me mmerɛyɛ hoahoa me ho, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mɛte Kristo banbɔ tumi a ɛbɔ me ho ban no nka.

13 Onipa a ɔkata ne bɔne soɔ no nnya nkɔsoɔ,

na deɛ ɔka ne bɔne na ɔgyae yɛ no nya ahummɔborɔ.

7 Ma omumuyɛfoɔ ntwe ne ho mfiri nʼakwan ho

na ɔbɔnefoɔ nso mfiri ne nsusuiɛ ho.

Ma ɔnnane nkɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na ɔbɛhunu no mmɔbɔ,

ɔnnane nkɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn nkyɛn, na ɔde ne ho bɛkyɛ no.

18 Nanso, Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔdom mo;

ɔbɛma ne ho so akyerɛ wo nʼahummɔborɔ.

Ɛfiri sɛ Awurade yɛ ɔteneneeni Onyankopɔn.

Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔtwɛn no nyinaa!

13 Ɔsane kaa bio sɛ, "Monkɔhwehwɛ yei ase wɔ Atwerɛ Kronkron no mu. Wɔatwerɛ sɛ, ‘Ɛnyɛ mo afɔdeɛ ne ayɛyɛdeɛ na mepɛ, na mmom, ahummɔborɔ.’ Mammɛfrɛ teneneefoɔ, na mmom, mebɛfrɛɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ sɛ wɔnsakra mmra Onyankopɔn nkyɛn."

21 Petro baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ, "Awurade, mpɛn ahe na sɛ me nua fom me a memfa nkyɛ no? Mpɛn nson anaa?"

22 Yesu buaa no sɛ, "Dabi! Mpɛn aduɔson ahodoɔ nson!

14 Sɛ mode wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomsoɔ kyɛ wɔn a, mo nso mo ɔsoro Agya de mo mfomsoɔ bɛkyɛ mo.

31 Nanso, wo mmɔborɔhunu a ɛdɔɔso enti, woantɔre wɔn ase anaa woannyaa wɔn afebɔɔ. Woyɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne ahummɔborɔ Onyankopɔn.

5 Yiedie bɛba deɛ ne tirim yɛ mmrɛ na ɔde fɛm kwa.

Yiedie bɛba deɛ ɔde atɛntenenee yɛ ne nneɛma so.

17 Ma Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn adom no ntena yɛn so;

na yɛn nsa ano adwuma nyɛ yie mma yɛn

aane, yɛn nsa ano adwuma nyɛ yie.

16 Momma yɛnsi yɛn bo na yɛmmra*) Onyankopɔn ahennwa a adom wɔ mu no anim, na ɛno na ɛbɛma yɛanya ahummɔborɔ ne adom a ɛbɛboa yɛn ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.

1 Ɛno enti, anuanom, ɛsiane Onyankopɔn ahummɔborɔ enti, mehyɛ mo sɛ momfa mo onipadua mmɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ kronkron na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Yei ne nokwasɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ mosɔ mu.

16 "Na sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn dɔɔ ewiase nie; sɛ ɔde ne Ba a ɔwoo no korɔ no maeɛ, na obiara a ɔgye no di no anyera, na mmom wanya nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ.

29 Na mo deɛ, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔadom mo sɛ monni Kristo akyi nko, na mmom, sɛ mobɛhunu amane nso.

1 Afei, ɔhene Hesekia de nkra kɔɔ Israel ne Yuda nyinaa, na ɔtwerɛɛ krataa too nsa de frɛɛ Efraim ne Manase. Ɔka kyerɛɛ obiara sɛ ɔmmra Awurade Asɔredan no mu wɔ Yerusalem, na wɔnni Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, Twam Afahyɛ no. 2 Ɔhene no, ne mpanimfoɔ ne ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem nyinaa yɛɛ adwene sɛ wɔbɛdi Twam Afahyɛ no wɔ bosome a ɛtɔ so mmienu no mu. 3 Na anka wɔdi Twam Afahyɛ no bosome ansa na bosome a ɛtɔ so mmienu ahyɛ aseɛ, nanso na asɔfoɔ no bebree ntumi nnwiraa wɔn ho, na ɔmanfoɔ no nso, na wɔmmoaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Yerusalem. 4 Adwene a wɔyɛeɛ sɛ wɔbɛdi Twam Afahyɛ no, na ɛyɛ ma ɔhene no ne ɔmanfoɔ no nyinaa. 5 Enti, wɔbɔɔ no dawuro wɔ Israel nyinaa firi Beer-Seba a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi Dan a ɛwɔ atifi fam sɛ, obiara mmra Yerusalem mmɛdi Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn Twam Afahyɛ no bi. Na nnipa dodoɔ nni Twam Afahyɛ no sɛdeɛ mmara no kyerɛ.

6 Ɔhene no hyɛ ma wɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Israel ne Yuda afanan nyinaa. Wɔmaa wɔn nkrataa a na emu nsɛm ka sɛ:

"Ao Israel manfoɔ, monsane mmra Awurade, Abraham, Isak ne Israel Onyankopɔn nkyɛn, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛsane aba yɛn mu, nnipa kakra a yɛanya yɛn tiri adidi mu wɔ Asiria ahemfo nkonim a wɔdii yɛn so no. 7 Monnyɛ sɛ mo agyanom ne mo abusuafoɔ a wɔgyaa Awurade, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn, a wɔyɛɛ aseredeɛ sɛdeɛ mo ankasa mohunu yi. 8 Monnyɛ asoɔden sɛdeɛ na wɔte no, na mmom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma Awurade. Mommra nʼAsɔredan a wɔayi asi hɔ sɛ ade kronkron daa nyinaa. Monsom Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ nʼabufuhyeɛ no bɛfiri mo so. 9 Na sɛ mosane ba Awurade nkyɛn a, mo abusuafoɔ ne mo mma bɛnya ahummɔborɔ wɔ wɔn a wɔfaa wɔn nnommum no nsam, na wɔbɛtumi asane aba asase yi so. Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔdɔ ne ahummɔborɔ. Sɛ mosane ba ne nkyɛn a, ɔrenyi nʼani mfiri mo so."

10 Abɔfoɔ no kyinii nkuro a ɛwɔ Efraim ne Manase kɔsi Sebulon so. Nanso, nnipa no mu bebree seree abɔfoɔ no, dii wɔn ho fɛw. 11 Nanso, wɔn a wɔfiri Aser, Manase ne Sebulon mu bi brɛɛ wɔn ho ase, kɔɔ Yerusalem. 12 Saa ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu, na Onyankopɔn nsa wɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda so. Na ɛhyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ baako, na wɔnyɛ ɔsetie mma Awurade asɛm a ɛfiri ɔhene ne ne mpanimfoɔ no nkyɛn.

13 Enti, ɛdɔm kɛseɛ hyiaa wɔ Yerusalem bosome a ɛtɔ so mmienu no mu, sɛ wɔrebɛdi Twam Afahyɛ no ne Apiti Afahyɛ no. 14 Wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ bubuu abosonsomfoɔ afɔrebukyia no nyinaa firii Yerusalem. Wɔyiyii nnuhwam afɔrebukyia nyinaa kɔto guu Kidron bɔnhwa mu.

15 Ɛda a wɔahyɛ wɔ bosome a ɛtɔ so mmienu no duruiɛ no, ɔmanfoɔ no kunkumm wɔn Twam Afahyɛ nnwammaa. Na asɔfoɔ no ne Lewifoɔ no ani wuiɛ enti, wɔdwiraa wɔn ho, na wɔde ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ baa Awurade Asɔredan mu. 16 Obiara kɔgyinaa nʼafa wɔ Asɔredan no mu, sɛdeɛ Mose a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no mmara no kyerɛ no. Lewifoɔ no de mogya afɔrebɔdeɛ no brɛɛ asɔfoɔ no, maa wɔn nso pete guu afɔrebukyia no so. 17 Esiane sɛ na ɔmanfoɔ no mu bebree nnwiraa wɔn ho enti, Lewifoɔ no na wɔkunkumm wɔn Twam Afahyɛ nnwammaa no maa wɔn, nam so tee ho maa Awurade. 18 Na wɔn a wɔfiri Efraim, Manase, Isakar ne Sebulon no mu fa kɛseɛ no ara nnwiraa wɔn ho. Nanso, ɔhene Hesekia bɔɔ mpaeɛ maa wɔn, na wɔmaa wɔn ɛkwan maa wɔdii Twam Afahyɛ aduane no bi a na anka ɛtia Onyankopɔn mmara. Hesekia bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, "Awurade a ɔyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ no mfa nnipa a 19 wɔasi wɔn adwene pi sɛ wɔbɛdi Awurade, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn akyi no bɔne nkyɛ wɔn, mpo, sɛ wɔnnwiraa wɔn ho yie mmaa afahyɛ no a." 20 Na Awurade tiee Hesekia na ɔsaa ɔmanfoɔ no yadeɛ.

21 Enti, ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no de nnanson dii Apiti Afahyɛ no anigyeɛ so. Ɛda biara, Lewifoɔ ne asɔfoɔ no too nnwom maa Awurade de nnwontodeɛ a ano yɛ den gyegyee ho.

22 Hesekia hyɛɛ Lewifoɔ no nkuran wɔ ɛkwan pa a wɔfa so som Awurade no ho. Na afahyɛ no kɔɔ so nnanson. Wɔbɔɔ asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ, na ɔmanfoɔ kaa wɔn bɔne kyerɛɛ Awurade, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn.

23 Badwa no nyinaa yɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ, wɔbɛtoa so adi afahyɛ no nnanson bio enti wɔde anigyeɛ toaa so nnawɔtwe. 24 Ɔhene Hesekia maa ɔmanfoɔ no anantwinini apem ne nnwan mpem nson sɛ wɔmfa mmɔ afɔdeɛ, na mpanimfoɔ no nso maa anantwinini apem ne nnwan ɔpedu. Ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu, asɔfoɔ no bebree dwiraa wɔn ho. 25 Yuda badwa nyinaa a asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ ne wɔn a wɔfiri Israel asase so nyinaa, ananafoɔ a wɔbɛdii afahyɛ no ne wɔn a na wɔte Yuda nyinaa ani gyeeɛ. 26 Anigyeɛ kɛseɛ baa kuropɔn no mu, ɛfiri sɛ, na Yerusalem nhunuu afahyɛ a ɛte sei bi da, ɛfiri Salomo ɔhene Dawid babarima berɛ so. 27 Na asɔfoɔ no ne Lewifoɔ sɔre hyiraa ɔmanfoɔ no, na Onyankopɔn tiee wɔn firi ne soro atenaeɛ kronkronbea hɔ.

1 "Sɛ ɔbarima gyaa ne yere

na ɔbaa no kɔware ɔbarima foforɔ a,

ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima no sane kɔ ɔbaa no nkyɛn anaa?

Ɛremma asase no ho ngu fi koraa anaa?

Nanso, wo ne adɔfoɔ bebree abɔ adwaman,

na seesei deɛ wobɛsane aba me nkyɛn anaa?"

Awurade na ɔseɛ.

2 "Ma wʼani so hwɛ nkokoɔ no so.

Baabi wɔ hɔ a wɔntoo wo monnaa da anaa?

Wotenaa kwankyɛn twɛnee adɔfoɔ,

wotenaa sɛ mmoahwɛfoɔ a wɔdi atutena wɔ anweatam so.

Woagu asase no ho fi

wode wʼadwamammɔ ne wʼamumuyɛ na ayɛ.

3 Enti wɔatwe obosuo asan,

na osutɔberɛ nsuo antɔ.

Nanso wʼanim ayɛ sɛ odwamanfoɔ a ɔmfɛre hwee;

wʼani nwu hwee.

4 Nanso, woka kyerɛ me sɛ:

‘Mʼagya, mʼadamfo firi me mmabunuberɛ mu,

5 wobo bɛfu biribiara anaa?

Wʼabofuhyeɛ no bɛkɔ so daa anaa?’

Sei na wokasa,

nanso woyɛ bɔne nyinaa sɛdeɛ wotumi."

6 Ɔhene Yosia adedie berɛ so no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, "Woahunu deɛ Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no ayɛ? Wakɔ nkokoɔ nyinaa so ne dua adendan nyinaa ase akɔsɛe awadeɛ wɔ hɔ. 7 Mesusuu sɛ, anka wayɛ yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ɔbɛsane aba me nkyɛn, nanso wamma, na ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔno nso nka nokorɛ no hunuiɛ. 8 Memaa Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no awaregyaeɛ nwoma na mepamoo no ɛsiane nʼawaresɛe abrabɔ. Nanso mehunuu sɛ ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔnni nokorɛ no ansuro; ɔno nso kɔbɔɔ awaresɛeɛ bra. 9 Esiane sɛ Israel adwamammɔ anyɛ no asɛm hia enti, ɔde efi kaa asase no na ɔne aboɔ ne nnua bɔɔ adwaman. 10 Yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔnni nokorɛ no ansane nʼakyi nokorɛm amma me nkyɛn. Ɔde nʼanim na ɛkyerɛeɛ," sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.

11 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, "Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no tene sene Yuda nkontompo ni. 12 Kɔ, fa wʼani kyerɛ atifi fam kɔka saa nsɛm yi kyerɛ wɔn:

" ‘Sane wʼakyi, Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ,’ Sei na Awurade seɛ,

‘Meremmuna nkyerɛ wo bio,

ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ,’ sei na Awurade seɛ,

‘Me bo renfu afebɔɔ.

13 Gye wo afɔdie to mu,

woayɛ dɔm atia Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn,

woakyekyɛ wʼadɔeɛ mu ama ananafoɔ anyame

wɔ dua biara a adendan ase,

na woanyɛ ɔsetie amma me,’ "

sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.

14 "Monsane mo akyi, mo akyirisanfoɔ," sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie, "ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ mo kunu. Mɛyi wo; ɔbaako bɛfiri kuro mu na mmienu afiri abusuakuo mu, na mede mo aba Sion. 15 Afei mɛma mo nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔda mʼakoma so, wɔn a wɔde nimdeɛ ne nteaseɛ bɛkyerɛ mo ɛkwan. 16 Saa nna no mu, sɛ mo dɔɔso bebree wɔ asase no so a," Awurade na ɔseɛ, "nnipa renka bio sɛ, ‘Awurade yɛn ani agyina apam adaka no.’ Ɛremma wɔn adwene mu anaa wɔrenka saa bio; na wɔrenyɛ apam adaka foforɔ nso. 17 Saa ɛberɛ no, wɔbɛfrɛ Yerusalem Awurade Ahennwa, na amanaman nyinaa bɛhyia wɔ Yerusalem abɛkamfo Awurade din. Na wɔrenni wɔn akoma bɔne a ɛma wɔn yɛ asoɔden no akyi bio. 18 Saa nna no mu, Yudafie bɛka Israel efie ho, na wɔabɔ mu afiri atifi fam asase bi so aba asase a mede maa mo agyanom sɛ agyapadeɛ no so.

19 "Mʼankasa mekaa sɛ,

‘Anka ɛbɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mɛyɛ mo sɛ mma

na mama mo asase a ɛyɛ,

agyapadeɛ a ɛdi mu ma ɔman biara.’

Mesusuiɛ sɛ mobɛfrɛ me ‘Agya’

na monnane mo ho mfiri mʼakyi.

20 Nanso, sɛdeɛ ɔbaa a ɔnni ne kunu nokorɛ no,

saa ara na moanni me nokorɛ, Ao Israel efie,"

sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.

21 Wɔte esu bi wɔ nkokoɔ no so,

ɛyɛ Israelfoɔ agyaadwotwa ne nkotosrɛ,

ɛfiri sɛ wɔakyeakyea wɔn akwan

na wɔn werɛ afiri Awurade, wɔn Onyankopɔn.

22 "Monsane mmra, ɔyera mma;

mɛsa mo akyirisane yadeɛ no."

"Aane, yɛbɛba wo nkyɛn,

ɛfiri sɛ wo ne Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn.

23 Nokorɛm, ahoni hooyɛ wɔ nkokoɔ

ne mmepɔ so no yɛ nnaadaa;

nokorɛm, Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn mu

na Israel nkwagyeɛ wɔ.

24 Ɛfiri yɛn mmɔfraase, anyame huhuo adi

yɛn agyanom nsa ano adwuma so aba,

wɔn nnwankuo ne anantwie,

wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa.

25 Momma yɛmfa yɛn aniwuo nneda fam

na yɛn ahohora nkata yɛn so.

Yɛayɛ bɔne atia Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn,

yɛn ne yɛn agyanom;

ɛfiri yɛn mmɔfraase bɛsi ɛnnɛ

yɛanyɛ ɔsetie amma Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn."