2 Ahene
16:1 Remalia ba Peka a ɔyɛ ne ba Ahas afe a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe mu
Yuda hene Yotam fii ase dii ade.
16:2 Ahas dii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ aduonu, na ɔdii hene dunsia
mfeɛ pii wɔ Yerusalem, na wɔanyɛ deɛ ɛtene wɔ n’ani so
AWURADE ne Nyankopɔn, te sɛ n’agya Dawid.
16:3 Nanso ɔnam Israel ahemfo kwan so, aane, na ɔyɛɛ ne ba
sɛ wɔbɛfa ogya mu, sɛnea amanaman akyide te, .
AWURADE tuu no fii Israelfoɔ anim.
16:4 Na ɔbɔɔ afɔre na ɔhyew aduhuam wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea ne
nkoko so, ne dua biara a ɛyɛ ahabammono ase.
16:5 Afei Siria hene Resin ne Israel hene Remalia ba Peka bae
wɔforo kɔɔ Yerusalem sɛ wɔrekɔko, na wɔkaa Ahas ho hyiae, nanso wɔantumi anni so nkonim
ɔno.
16:6 Saa berɛ no na Siria hene Resin san gyee Elat kɔɔ Siria, na ɔpam
Yudafoɔ firi Elat, na Siriafoɔ baa Elat, na wɔtenaa hɔ
da yi.
16:7 Enti Ahas somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Asiria hene Tiglat-pileser nkyɛn sɛ: Mene!
w’akoa ne wo ba: bra na gye me fi ne nsam
Siria hene ne Israel hene a wɔsɔre no nsam
tia me.
16:8 Na Ahas faa dwetɛ ne sika kɔkɔɔ a wɔhunuu wɔ fie
AWURADE, ne ɔhene fie akoradeɛ mu, na ɔsomaa no sɛ a
a wɔde rekɔma Asiria hene.
16:9 Na Asiria hene tiee no, ɛfiri sɛ Asiria hene kɔeɛ
sɔre tiaa Damasko, na wɔfaa no, na wɔfaa emufo nnommum
de kɔ Kir, na okum Resin.
16:10 Na Ɔhene Ahas kɔɔ Damasko sɛ ɔrekɔhyia Asiria hene Tiglat-pileser.
na ɔhunuu afɔrebukyia bi a ɛwɔ Damasko, na Ɔhene Ahas soma kɔɔ Uria a
ɔsɔfoɔ afɔrebukyia no nsɛsoɔ ne ne nsɛsoɔ, sɛdeɛ obiara teɛ
adwumayɛ a wɔde yɛ adwuma no.
16:11 Na ɔsɔfoɔ Uria sii afɔrebukyia sɛdeɛ Ɔhene Ahas wɔ nyinaa teɛ
wɔsomaa no fii Damasko, enti ɔsɔfo Uria de ne ho hyɛɛ Ɔhene Ahas so
efi Damasko.
16:12 Na ɔhene no firii Damasko baeɛ no, ɔhene huu afɔrebukyia no
ɔhene no bɛn afɔremuka no, na ɔbɔɔ afɔre wɔ so.
16:13 Na ɔhyee ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne n’aduane afɔdeɛ, na ɔhwiee ne deɛ
nom afɔrebɔde, na ɔde n’asomdwoe afɔrebɔde mogya petepetee, guu
afɔremuka.
16:14 Na ɔde kɔbere afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ AWURADE anim no nso firii
ofie no anim, efi afɔremuka no ne fie no ntam
AWURADE, na fa si afɔrebukyia no atifi fam.
16:15 Na Ɔhene Ahas hyɛɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Uria sɛ: Afɔrebukyia kɛseɛ no so
hyew anɔpa ɔhyew afɔre, ne anwummere aduan afɔre, ne
ɔhene ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne n’aduane afɔdeɛ ne ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no
asase no so nnipa nyinaa mu ne wɔn aduane afɔdeɛ ne wɔn anonneɛ
afɔrebɔde ahorow; na fa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ mogya nyinaa petepete so, na
afɔrebɔ no mogya nyinaa, na kɔbere afɔremuka no bɛyɛ ma me
bisa denam.
16:16 Saa na ɔsɔfoɔ Uria yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ɔhene Ahas hyɛɛ no nyinaa.
16:17 Na Ɔhene Ahas twaa afahyɛ no hyeɛ, na ɔyii asaawa no
efi wɔn so; na ɔyii ɛpo no firii kɔbere anantwinini a na wɔwɔ hɔ no so
n’ase, na fa si aboɔ a wɔde ayɛ apon so.
16:18 Na homeda a wɔde asie wɔ fie no mu ne
ɔhene hyɛn akyi no, ɔdanee firii AWURADE fie maa ɔhene
Asiria ho asɛm.
16:19 Na Ahas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ a ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔankyerɛw wɔ mu
Yuda ahemfo beresosɛm nhoma no?
16:20 Na Ahas kɔdaa n’agyanom nkyɛn, na wɔsiee no kaa n’agyanom ho wɔ
Dawid kuro, na ne ba Hesekia bɛdii n’ananmu.