Sirak 9 - Twer? Kronkron（ASWDC）

Afotuo a ɛfa Mmaa ho

1Ntwe ninkunu wɔ ɔyere a ɔda wo koko mu no ho,

anyɛ saa a wobɛkyerɛ no biribi bɔne bi a akyire yi ɛbɛha w’ankasa.

2Mfa wo ho mma ɔbaa

na amma wɔantiatia w’ahoɔden so.

3Nka nkɔ ɔbaa dwamammɔfoɔ ho,

anyɛ saa a wobɛtɔ ne fidie mu.

4Nni odwammamfoɔ ho agorɔ,

anyɛ saa a ne nnaadaa no bɛma ne nsa aka wo.

5Mfa w’ani nhwɛ ɔbaabunu haa,

anyɛ saa a ne nti wobɛsunti na woanya asotwe.

6Mfa wo ho mma nwammamfoɔ,

anyɛ saa a wobɛhwere apɛgyadeɛ.

7Ntoto w’ani nhwɛ kuro abɔntene so,

anaasɛ nkyinkyini wɔ n’aborɔno so a adwamamfoɔ wɔ.

8Dane w’ani firi ɔbaa a ne bɔbea yɛ fɛ ho,

na mfa w’ani nhwɛ ɔhoɔfɛni a ɔyɛ obi foforɔ dea;

nnipa bebree na ɔbaa ahoɔfɛfoɔ adane wɔn adwene ama wɔayɛ bɔne,

na ɛno nti akɔnnɔ a ɛwɔ mu no dɛre te sɛ ogya.

9Wone ɔbarima foforɔ yere nnidi mmɔ mu,

anaasɛ wone no nnom nsa nnye mo ani;

anyɛ saa a w’akoma bɛkɔ akɔdi n’akyi,

na mogya mu na wobɛnya wo wuo.

Wɔn a ɛsɛ sɛ wofa wɔn nnamfoɔ

10Nto ayɔnkofoɔ dada no ntwene,

ɛfiri sɛ afoforɔ no ne wɔn nsɛ.

Ɔyɔnkoɔ foforɔ te sɛ nsa foforɔ;

ɛberɛ a akyɛ no, wonom de nya anigyeɛ.

11Mma w’ani mmere abɔnefoɔ nkɔsoɔ ho,

ɛfiri sɛ wonnim sɛdeɛ ɛbɛwie wɔn.

12Mma w’ani nnye deɛ ɛsɔ amumuyɛfoɔ ani ho;

kae sɛ wɔremmu wɔn bem wɔ wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu.

13Twe wo ho firi wɔn a wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔkum no ho,

na amma owuo ho suro amma wo so.

Na mmom sɛ wobɛn wɔn a, hwɛ yie,

anyɛ saa a wɔbɛgye wo nkwa afiri wo nsam.

Hunu sɛ mfidie mu na wotiatia no,

na worenante wɔ kuro a wɔagyegye ban wɔ ho mu.

14Bɔ mmɔden biara hwehwɛ sɛ wobɛhu wɔn a wɔtete bɛne woɔ no,

na kɔpɛ akwankyerɛ firi onyansafoɔ nkyɛn.

15Ma wo nkɔmmɔdie nka mmadwemma mu,

na ma wo nkɔmmɔdie nyinaa mfa Ɔsorosoroni no mmara ho.

16Ma ateneneefoɔ nyɛ ayɔnkofoɔ a wone wɔn didi anwummerɛ,

na ma w’animuonyam nyɛ Awurade suro.

17Wɔkamfo odwumfoɔ ne nimdeɛ wɔ n’adwuma ho;

ɛno nti nkurɔfoɔ kannifoɔ no, wɔde n’anom nsɛm na ɛbɛhunu ne nyansa.

18Wɔsuro ano a ɛkasa pii wɔ kuro mu,

na wɔtane onipa a ɔkasa a ɔnsusu ho.