2 Esdras
2:1 Sɛ Awurade se ni: Meyii ɔman yi firii nkoasom mu, na mede maeɛ
wɔn me mmaransɛm a ɛnam mmarima nkoa nkɔmhyɛfoɔ so; wɔn a wɔmpɛ
tie, nanso wobuu m’afotu animtiaa.
2:2 Ɛna a ɔwoo wɔn no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mo mma, monkɔ; ma
Meyɛ okunafo na wɔagyaw me hɔ.
2:3 Mede anigye tetee mo; na awerɛhow ne emu duru na mewɔ
ayera mo, ɛfiri sɛ moayɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade mo Nyankopɔn anim, na moayɛ saa
adeɛ a ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ n’anim.
2:4 Na afei deɛn na menyɛ mo? Meyɛ okunafo na wɔagyaw me: kɔ wo
kwan, O me mma, na mommisa Awurade mmɔborɔhunu.
2:5 Me deɛ, agya, mefrɛ wo sɛ adansedie wɔ ne maame so
mmofra yi, a wɔmpɛ sɛ wodi m’apam so no, .
2:6 Sɛ wode wɔn bɛba basabasa, na wɔde wɔn maame akɔ asade mu, sɛ
ebia wɔn asefo biara nni hɔ.
2:7 Ma wɔnhwete amanaman mu, ma wɔn din nhyɛ
fi asase so, efisɛ wɔabu m’apam no animtiaa.
2:8 Wo nnue, Assur, wo a wode wɔn a wɔnteɛ sie wo mu! O
mo nnipa bɔne, monkae deɛ meyɛɛ Sodom ne Gomora;
2:9 Ɔno na n’asase da atɛkyɛ ne nsõ akuwakuw mu, saa ara nso na ɛbɛyɛ
Meyɛ wɔn a wɔntie me,” Ade Nyinaa so Tumfoɔ Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2:10 Sɛ Awurade se Esdras ni: Ka kyerɛ me man sɛ mɛma wɔn
Yerusalem ahennie a anka mede bɛma Israel no.
2:11 Wɔn animuonyam nso mɛfa me, na mede daa deɛ ama yeinom
ntamadan a na masiesie ama wɔn no.
2:12 Wɔbɛnya nkwa dua no sɛ ngo a ɛyɛ dɛ; wɔn
renyɛ adwuma, na wɔremmrɛ.
2:13 Monkɔ, na mo nsa bɛka: mommɔ mo mpaeɛ nna kakraa bi, na wɔayɛ
shortened: ahenni no asiesie ama mo dedaw: monw.
2:14 Fa ɔsoro ne asase nni adanseɛ; efisɛ mabubu bɔne no asinasin, .
na ɔbɔɔ papa, ɛfiri sɛ mete aseɛ, Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2:15 Ɛna, yɛ wo mma atuu, na fa anigye tete wɔn, yɛ
wɔn nan yɛ den sɛ adum, ɛfiri sɛ mapaw wo, Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2:16 Na wɔn a wɔawuwu no, mɛnyane wɔn afiri wɔn tenabea, na
momfa wɔn mfi adamoa mu, efisɛ mahu me din wɔ Israel.
2:17 Nsuro, wo mma na, ɛfiri sɛ meyi wo, na saa
Owura.
2:18 Wo mmoa nti na mɛsoma me nkoa Esau ne Jeremy a wɔdi wɔn akyi
afotuo mayɛ kronkron na masiesie nnua dumienu a wɔde adesoa ama wo
divers nnuaba, .
2:19 Na nsuten bebree a nufusu ne ɛwo sen, ne ason a ɛyɛ den
mmepɔw so, na nhwiren ne sukooko nyin wɔ so, na ɛno so na mɛhyɛ no ma
wo mma de anigyeɛ.
2: 20 Monyɛ okunafoɔ tenenee, bu nyisaa atɛn, na fa ma ahiafoɔ, .
bɔ nyisaa ho ban, hyɛ nea ɔda adagyaw ntade, .
2:21 Sa wɔn a wɔabubu ne wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛw yare, nserew obubuafo a wommu no animtiaa, bɔ wɔn ho ban
mmubuafo, na ma onifuraefo mmra m’anim pefee.
2:22 Fa mpanyin ne mmofra sie w’afasu mu.
2:23 Baabiara a wobɛhunu awufoɔ no, fa wɔn na sie wɔn, na mepɛ
ma wo dibea a edi kan wɔ me wusɔre mu.
2:24 Mo me man, tena hɔ dinn, na gye w’ahome, ɛfiri sɛ wo kommyɛ da so ara
bra.
2:25 Ma wo mma aduane, O ɔhwɛfoɔ pa; fa wɔn nan si hɔ.
2:26 Na nkoa a mede wɔn ama wo no deɛ, wɔn mu baako mpo remma
ɔsɛe; ɛfiri sɛ mɛhwehwɛ wɔn afiri wo dodoɔ mu.
2:27 Mommmrɛ, na sɛ ahohia ne duru da no du a, afoforo nso
bɛsu na woadi awerɛhoɔ, nanso w’ani begye na woanya adeɛ pii.
2:28 Amanaman ani bɛbere wo, nanso wɔrentumi nyɛ hwee
wo tia, Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2:29 Me nsa bɛkata wo so, na wo mma renhunu hell.
2:30 Wo ɛna, ma wo mma ani nnye; ɛfiri sɛ mɛgye wo, .
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2:31 Kae wo mma a wɔada no, ɛfiri sɛ mɛyi wɔn afiri
asase afanu, na monhu wɔn mmɔbɔ, ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ, na mese
Awurade Tumfoɔ.
2:32 Fa wo mma atuu kɔsi sɛ mɛba abɛhunu wɔn mmɔbɔ, m’abura nti
tu mmirika kɔ, na m’adom rensɛe.
2:33 Me Esdra nsa kaa Awurade ahyɛdeɛ wɔ Oreb bepɔ so, sɛ me
ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ Israel; na meduruu wɔn nkyɛn no, wɔbuu me animtiaa, .
na ɔbuu Awurade mmaransɛm no animtiaa.
2:34 Na ɛno nti mese mo sɛ, mo amanaman a mote na mote aseɛ.
hwɛ wo Guanhwɛfoɔ, ɔbɛma wo daa home; ɛfiri sɛ ɔte saa
abɛn, na ɛno bɛba wiase awiei.
2:35 Monsiesie mo ho mma ahennie akatua, ɛfiri sɛ daa hann no bɛba
hyerɛn wo so daa.
2:36 Guan wiase sunsuma, nya w’animuonyam anigyeɛ: I
di m’Agyenkwa ho adanse pefee.
2:37 O monnye akyɛdeɛ a wɔde ama mo no, na momma mo ani nnye, na monda ase
deɛ wadi mo anim akɔ ɔsoro ahennie no mu.
2:38 Sɔre na gyina hɔ, hwɛ wɔn dodoɔ a wɔasɔ wɔn ano wɔ
Awurade afahyɛ;
2:39 Wɔn a wɔafiri wiase sunsuma mu, na wɔanya
Awurade anuonyam ntade.
2:40 Fa wo dodoɔ, O Sion, na to wo mufoɔ a wɔhyɛ ntadeɛ mu
fitaa, a wɔadi Awurade mmara so.
2:41 Wo mma dodoɔ a wo kɔn dɔ wɔn no aba mu.
srɛ Awurade tumi, sɛ wo nkurɔfo a wɔafrɛ wɔn no
efi mfiase no, wobetumi atew ho.
2:42 Me Esdras, mehunuu nnipa kɛseɛ bi wɔ Sion bepɔ so a mantumi
dodow, na wɔn nyinaa de nnwom yii Awurade ayɛ.
2:43 Na aberanteɛ bi a ne tenten yɛ tenten wɔ wɔn mfimfini
sene wɔn a wɔaka nyinaa, na ɔde abotiri guu wɔn mu biara ti, na
na wɔama no so kɛse; a ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa kɛse.
2:44 Enti mebisaa ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ: Owura, yeinom ne dɛn?
2:45 Ɔbuaa see me sɛ: Yeinom ne wɔn a wɔayi onipa a ɔwuo afiri hɔ
ntade, na mohyɛ nea enwu da, na moaka Onyankopɔn din.
afei wɔde abotiri abɔ wɔn, na wɔagye nsateaa.
2:46 Ɛnna meka kyerɛɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ: Aberanteɛ bɛn na ɔbɔ wɔn abotiri;
na ɔma wɔn nsateaa wɔ wɔn nsam?
2:47 Enti obuaa me se: Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba a wɔwɔ no
kaa wɔn bɔne wɔ wiase. Afei mifii ase kamfoo wɔn a wogyina hɔ no kɛse
saa na ɛyɛ den ma Awurade din.
2:48 Afei ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: Kɔ wo kwan so na kɔkyerɛ me nkurɔfoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ
nneɛma ho, ne Awurade wo Nyankopɔn anwonwade akɛse a woahu.