1“Nnome nka nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔsɛe na wɔhwete me nnwankuo no” Awurade* na ɔseɛ.
2Ɛno enti yei ne deɛ Awurade*, Israel Onyankopɔn, ka kyerɛ ahwɛfoɔ a wɔhwɛ me nkurɔfoɔ so nie: “Esiane sɛ, moabɔ me nnwankuo ahweteɛ, na moapam wɔn na moanhwɛ wɔn so yie no enti, mede asotwe bɛbrɛ mo wɔ mo bɔne a moayɛ no nti,” deɛ Awurade* seɛ nie.
3“Me ara ankasa mɛboaboa me nnwan nkaeɛ no afifiri aman a mapam wɔn akɔ hɔ nyinaa no so na mede wɔn bɛsane aba wɔn adidibea bio, baabi wɔbɛwowo na wɔn ase atrɛ.
4Na mɛyi nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔbɛhwɛ wɔn so, na wɔrensuro na wɔremmɔ hu bio na wɔn mu baako mpo renyera.” Awurade* na ɔseɛ.
5“Nna bi reba,” Awurade* na ɔseɛ,
6Ne mmerɛ so, wɔbɛgye Yuda nkwa
7Na afei nna bi reba,” Awurade* na ɔseɛ, “a nnipa renka bio sɛ, ‘Nokorɛm sɛ Awurade* te ase yi, deɛ ɔyii Israelfoɔ firii Misraim,’
8na mmom, wɔbɛka sɛ, ‘Nokorɛm sɛ Awurade* te ase yi, deɛ ɔyii Israel asefoɔ firii atifi asase so ne aman nyinaa a ɔpamoo wɔn kɔɔ hɔ no so.’ Na afei wɔbɛtena wɔn ankasa asase so.”
9Ɛfa adiyifoɔ no ho no:
10Awaresɛefoɔ ahyɛ asase no so ma;
11“Odiyifoɔ ne ɔsɔfoɔ nyinaa nsuro Onyankopɔn;
12“Ɛno enti, wɔn ɛkwan so bɛyɛ torotorotoro;
13“Samaria adiyifoɔ mu no
14Na Yerusalem adiyifoɔ mu no
15Ɛno enti, yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade* seɛ fa adiyifoɔ no ho:
16Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade* seɛ:
17Wɔkɔ so ka kyerɛ wɔn a wɔbu me animtia sɛ,
18Na wɔn mu hwan na waka Awurade* agyinatufoɔ ho
19Hwɛ, Awurade* ahum
20Awurade* abufuo rennwo
21Mansoma saa adiyifoɔ yi,
22Sɛ wɔkaa mʼagyinatufoɔ ho a,
23“Meyɛ Onyankopɔn a mebɛn nko ara anaa,”
24Obi bɛtumi de ne ho asie baabi a
25“Mate deɛ adiyifoɔ a wɔde medin hyɛ nkɔmtorɔ no keka. Wɔkeka sɛ, ‘Mesoo daeɛ! Mesoo daeɛ!’
26Yei bɛkɔ so akɔsi da bɛn wɔ atorɔ adiyifoɔ yi akoma mu? Wɔn a wɔbɔ wɔn tirim hyɛ nnaadaa nkɔm?
27Wɔdwene sɛ daeɛ a wɔkeka kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ho no bɛma me nkurɔfoɔ werɛ afiri me din, sɛdeɛ Baalsom enti wɔn agyanom werɛ firii me din no.
28Ma odiyifoɔ a waso daeɛ no nka nʼadaeso, na ma deɛ ɔwɔ mʼasɛm no nka no nokorɛm. Na ɛdeɛn na ntɛtɛ ne ayuo wɔ yɛ?” Awurade* na ɔseɛ.
29“Na mʼasɛm nte sɛ ogya?” Awurade* na ɔseɛ, “Ɛnte sɛ asaeɛ a ɛpaapae ɔbotan mu nketenkete anaa?
30“Ɛno nti,” Awurade* na ɔseɛ, “mekyi adiyifoɔ a wɔfa nsɛm a ɛfiri wɔn yɔnkonom nkyɛn, na wɔpae mu ka no sɛdeɛ ɛfiri me nkyɛn no.
31Aane,” Awurade* asɛm nie, “mekyi saa adiyifoɔ a wɔde wɔn ankasa tɛkrɛmawoɔ ka sɛ, ‘Awurade* na ɔseɛ.’
32Nokorɛm, mekyi wɔn a wɔhyɛ adaeɛso ho nkɔmtorɔ,” Awurade* na ɔseɛ. “Wɔka kyerɛ wɔn na wɔde atorɔ nsɛm daadaa me nkurɔfoɔ ma wɔfom ɛkwan, nso mensomaa wɔn na mennyii wɔn. Wɔn ho nni mfasoɔ mma saa nnipa yi koraa,” Awurade* na ɔseɛ.
33“Sɛ saa nnipa yi, anaa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔsɔfoɔ bisa mo sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn ne Awurade* adiyisɛm no a?’ Monka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Adiyisɛm bɛn? Mɛpo mo, Awurade* na ɔseɛ.’
34Sɛ odiyifoɔ bi, ɔsɔfoɔ bi anaa obi foforɔ si so dua sɛ, ‘Awurade* adiyisɛm ni’ a, mɛtwe saa ɔbarima no ne ne fiefoɔ aso.
35Yei ne deɛ mo mu biara kɔ so ka kyerɛ ne yɔnko anaa ne busuani: ‘Awurade* mmuaeɛ ne sɛn?’ Anaa ‘Ɛdeɛn na Awurade* aka?’
36Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ mobɔ ‘Awurade* adiyisɛm’ so bio; ɛfiri sɛ, obiara asɛm bɛyɛ nʼadiyisɛm, ne saa enti modanedane nsɛm a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn, Teasefoɔ, Asafo Awurade* yɛn Onyankopɔn nkyɛn mu.
37Yei ne deɛ mokɔ so ka kyerɛ odiyifoɔ: ‘Mmuaeɛ bɛn na Awurade* de ama mo?’ Anaa ‘Ɛdeɛn na Awurade* aka?’
38Ɛwom, mosi so dua sɛ, ‘Yei ne Awurade* adiyisɛm’ nanso sei na Awurade* ka: Mokaa sɛ, ‘Yei yɛ Awurade* adiyisɛm,’ wɔ ɛberɛ a maka akyerɛ mo sɛ monnka saa nsɛm yi bio.
39Afei, nokorɛm, me werɛ bɛfiri mo, na mapam mo ne kuropɔn a mede maa mo ne mo agyanom afiri mʼani so.