Ester
1:1 Afei ɛbaa sɛ Ahasweros nna mu, (oyi ne Ahasweros a
dii hene, fi India kosi Ethiopia mpo, bɛboro ɔha ne ason ne
amantam aduonu:)
1:2 Saa nna no mu, bere a ɔhene Ahasweros te n’ahengua so no
ahennie a na ɛwɔ Susan ahemfie no, .
1:3 N’ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa mu no, ɔtoo apontoɔ maa ne mmapɔmma nyinaa na
n’asomfo; Persia ne Media tumi, atitiriw ne mmapɔmma a wɔwɔ
amantam a ɛwɔ n’anim no.
1:4 Bere a ɔdaa n’anuonyam ahenni ahonyade ne ne nidi adi no
anuonyam a ɛkyɛn so nna pii, nna ɔha aduɔwɔtwe mpo.
1:5 Na nna yi twaam no, ɔhene no too pon maa wɔn nyinaa
nnipa a na wɔwɔ Susan ahemfie hɔ, de kɔsi akɛseɛ ne
nketewa, nnanson, wɔ ɔhene ahemfie turo no adiwo;
1:6 Ɛhe na na fitaa, ahabammono ne bruu, asɛnka a wɔde nhama a ɛyɛ fɛ akyekyere no wɔ
nwera ne kɔkɔɔ kɔsi dwetɛ nkaa ne adum a wɔde aboɔden aboɔ ayɛ: mpa no yɛ
sika kɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ, wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ne bruu, ne fitaa, ne tuntum so, .
marble a wɔfrɛ no marble.
1:7 Na wɔmaa wɔn nomee wɔ sika nkukuo mu, (nkukuo no gu ahodoɔ
biako fi ne yɔnko hɔ,) ne adehye bobesa a ɛdɔɔso, sɛnea ɔman no te
ɔhene no ho.
1:8 Na ɔnom no yɛɛ sɛdeɛ mmara no teɛ; obiara anhyɛ: efisɛ saa na
na ɔhene ahyɛ ne fie mpanimfoɔ nyinaa sɛ wɔnyɛ
sɛnea onipa biara ani gye ho.
1:9 Ɔhemmaa Wasti nso too pon maa mmea a wɔwɔ ahemfie hɔ
a na ɛyɛ Ɔhene Ahasweros dea.
1:10 Da a ɛtɔ so nson no, ɔhene akoma ani gyee nsã ho no, ɔ
hyɛɛ Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, ne Abagta, Zetar, ne
Karka, ahemfie ahwɛfo baason a wɔsom wɔ Ahasweros anim no
ɔhene no, .
1:11 Ɔde ɔhemmaa Wasti bɛba ɔhene anim, na ɔde ahemfie abotiri bɛkyerɛ
nkurɔfoɔ ne mmapɔmma no n’ahoɔfɛ, ɛfiri sɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ no.
1:12 Nanso ɔhemmaa Wasti ampene sɛ ɔbɛba wɔ ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ so
chamberlains: ɛno nti ɔhene no bo fuwii paa, na n’abufuhyeɛ hyeɛ
ɔno.
1:13 Afei ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ anyansafoɔ a wonim mmerɛ no sɛ, (ɛfiri sɛ saa ara na ɛteɛ
ɔhene no kwan a ɔfa so kyerɛɛ wɔn a wonim mmara ne atemmuo nyinaa.
1:14 Na deɛ ɔdi n’akyi ne Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres.
Marsena, ne Memucan, Persia ne Media mmapɔmma baason a wɔhunuu no
ɔhene anim, na nea odi kan tenaa ahenni no mu;)
1:15 Dɛn na yɛbɛyɛ ɔhemmaa Wasti sɛdeɛ mmara teɛ, ɛfiri sɛ ɔno
nyɛɛ ɔhene Ahasweros ahyɛde no so denam
chamberlains a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ?
1:16 Na Memukan buaa ɔhene ne mmapɔmma no anim sɛ: Ɔhemmaa Wasti
anyɛ ɔhene nko ara bɔne, na mmom wayɛ mmapɔmma nyinaa nso, na
de kɔma nnipa a wɔwɔ Ɔhene Ahasweros amantam nyinaa mu.
1:17 Na ɔhemmaa no adeyɛ yi bɛba mmea nyinaa nkyɛn, ma
wɔbɛbu wɔn kununom animtiaa wɔ wɔn ani so, berɛ a ɛbɛba no
bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ, Ɔhene Ahasweros hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa ɔhemmaa Wasti mmra
n’anim, nanso ɔbea no amma.
1:18 Saa ara na Persia ne Media mmaa bɛka nnɛ akyerɛ nnipa nyinaa
ɔhene mmapɔmma a wɔate ɔhemmaa no adeyɛ no. Saa na ɛbɛyɛ
animtiaabu ne abufuw pii sɔre wɔ hɔ.
1:19 Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene ani a, ma ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ bi mfi ne hɔ nkɔ, na
momma wɔntwerɛ no wɔ Persiafoɔ ne Mediafoɔ mmara mu sɛ ɛyɛ
mma wo nnsesa, Na Wasti mma Ɔhene Ahasweros anim bio; na ma
ɔhene de n’ahemfie ma obi foforo a oye sen no.
1:20 Na berɛ a wɔbɛtintim ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ a ɔbɛhyɛ no
n’ahemman nyinaa mu, (efisɛ ɛyɛ kɛse,) ɔyerenom nyinaa bɛma
wɔn kununom anuonyam, akɛse ne nketewa nyinaa.
1:21 Na asɛm no sɔɔ ɔhene ne mmapɔmma no ani; na ɔhene no yɛɛ saa
sɛnea Memucan asɛm kyerɛ no:
1:22 Ɔde nkrataa kɔmaa ɔhene amantam nyinaa, amantam biara
sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ no teɛ, ne ɔman biara sɛdeɛ wɔn
kasa, sɛ obiara bedi tumi wɔ ne fie, na ɛno
ɛsɛ sɛ wotintim sɛnea nnipa biara kasa te.