Deuteronômio 21

Awudie A Wɔnnim Owudifoɔ No Ho Mpata

1 Sɛ wɔhunu sɛ wɔakum obi da afuom wɔ asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no so, na sɛ monnim owudifoɔ no a, 2 mo ntuanofoɔ ne atemmufoɔ bɛkɔ akɔsusu ɛkwan a ɛda deɛ owufoɔ no da hɔ ne kuro a ɛbɛn no ntam. 3 Afei, mpanimfoɔ a wɔwɔ kuro a ɛbɛn owufoɔ no pɛɛ no mfa nantwie ba a ɔnyɛɛ adwuma da na ɔntwee funtumfidie da, 4 na wɔnni nʼanim mfa no nkɔ subɔnhwa a wɔmfuntum anaa wɔnnuaa hwee wɔ hɔ da na nsuo resene wɔ mu mu. Subɔnhwa no mu na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu nantwie ba no kɔn mu. 5 Lewifoɔ asɔfoɔ bɛba hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ayi wɔn sɛ wɔnka asɛm na wɔnhyira wɔ Awurade din mu. Na wɔn na wɔsi asɛnnie ne asotwe so dua. 6 Kuro a ɛbɛn efunu no mu mpanimfoɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhohoro wɔn nsa gu nantwie ba a wɔbuu ne kɔn mu no so. 7 Na afei wɔbɛka sɛ, "Ɛnyɛ yɛn nsa na yɛhwiee mogya yi guiɛ na yɛanhunu nso. 8 Ao, Awurade, fa kyɛ wo ɔman Israel a wogyee wɔn no. Mfa mogya a ɛdi bem yi ho so nto wo nnipa Israel so." Wɔwie yei a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ, wɔayi ɛso a ɛda wɔn so no afiri wɔn so. 9 Sɛ wɔdi saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi so na wɔyɛ deɛ ɛtene wɔ Awurade ani so a, na moayi awudie no ho afɔbuo afiri mo atenaeɛ hɔ.

Mmaa Nnommumfoɔ Awadeɛ

10 Sɛ mokɔ ɔko tia mo atamfoɔ na Awurade mo Onyankopɔn dane wɔn hyɛ mo nsa na mofa wɔn nnomum, 11 na sɛ wɔn mu no, mohunu ɔbaa ɔhoɔfɛfoɔ bi a mopɛ sɛ mofa no sɛ ɔyere a, motumi ware no. 12 Momfa no mmra mo fie na monyi ne ti, ntwitwa ne mmɔwerɛ, 13 na monyi ntadeɛ a na ɛhyɛ no wɔ ɛberɛ a mokyeree no no ngu hɔ. Na watena mo fie asu nʼagya ne ne maame bosome akyi no, motumi kɔ ne ho ma ɔyɛ ɔyere. 14 Sɛ mo ani nnye ne ho a, momma no nkɔ baabiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkɔ. Monntɔn no na monnyɛ no sɛ afenaa, ɛfiri sɛ, moagu nʼanim ase.

Abakan Ho Asɛm

15 Sɛ ɔbarima wɔ yerenom baanu na ɔdɔ ɔbaako kyɛn deɛ ɔka ho no, na wɔn baanu no nyinaa, wɔn mu biara ne no wɔ ɔbabarima nanso nʼabakan no yɛ ɔyere a ɔmpɛ nʼasɛm no babarima, 16 na sɛ ɔhyɛ nsamanseɛ de ma ne mmammarima a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔde kyɛfa kɛseɛ no ma ɔbabarima kumaa a ɔyɛ ne yere a ɔdɔ no no babarima. 17 Ɔbɛfa ne babarima a ɔyɛ ɔyere a ɔmpɛ nʼasɛm no sɛ nʼabakan no, na wanam so ama no nʼagyapadeɛ no mmɔho mmienu. Saa ɔbabarima no yɛ nʼagya no ahoɔden nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛdi ɛkan. Ɛno enti, abakan kyɛfa yɛ ne dea.

Ɔbabarima A Ɔte Atua

18 Sɛ ɔbarima bi wɔ ɔbabarima a ɔyɛ asoɔden ne otuatefoɔ a ɔntie nʼagya ne ne maame asɛm a nso wɔtene ne so a, 19 deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba ara ne sɛ, agya no ne maame no de wɔn babarima no bɛkɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔhwɛ kuro no so no anim. 20 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ, "Yɛn babarima yi yɛ asoɔden ne otuatefoɔ a ɔntie yɛn asɛm. Ɔyɛ onipa teta kɔwensani." 21 Ɛba saa a, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ kuro no mu nyinaa si no aboɔ kum no. Ne saa no, monam so bɛpamo saa bɔne a aba mo mu no, na Israel nyinaa bɛte, na abɔ wɔn hu.

Mmara Ahodoɔ

22 Sɛ obi yɛ amumuyɛsɛm bi a ɛfata owuo na enti wɔkum no na wɔde no sɛn dua so a, 23 ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔsɛne dua no so ma adeɛ kye so. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛda no ara, wɔsie amu no, ɛfiri sɛ, obiara a wɔsɛn no dua so saa no yɛ Onyankopɔn nnome. Monngu asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo sɛ agyapadeɛ sononko no ho fi.