Esra
4:1 Na Yuda ne Benyamin atamfo tee sɛ mmofra no
nnommumfa mu na wosii asɔredan no maa AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn;
4:2 Afei wɔbaa Serubabel ne agyanom mpanimfoɔ nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ
monka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ: Momma yɛne mo nsi, na yɛhwehwɛ mo Nyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ mo hwehwɛ no; na yɛn nso
mommɔ afɔre mma no fi Asur hene Esarhaddon bere so, a
de yɛn baa ha.
4:3 Na Serubabel ne Yesua ne agyanom mpanimfoɔ nkaeɛ no
Israel, ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mo ne yɛn nni hwee yɛ sɛ yɛbɛsi dan
de kɔma yɛn Nyankopɔn; na yɛn ankasa na yɛbɛbom asi ama AWURADE Nyankopɔn a
Israel, sɛnea Persia hene Kores ahyɛ yɛn no.
4:4 Afei asase no sofoɔ maa Yudafoɔ nsa yɛɛ mmerɛ, .
na ɔhaw wɔn wɔ adansi mu, .
4:5 Na ɔfaa afotufoɔ tiaa wɔn, sɛ wɔmfa wɔn atirimpɔw nsɛe, wɔn nyinaa
Persia hene Kores nna, kosii sɛ Dario hene wɔ
Persia.
4:6 Na Ahasweros ahennie mu, n’ahennie mfitiaseɛ no, wɔtwerɛɛ
no soboɔ a wɔde tia Yuda ne Yerusalemfoɔ.
4:7 Na Artasasta nna mu no, wɔkyerɛw Bislam, Mitredat, Tabeel, ne
wɔn mfɛfoɔ nkaeɛ, de kɔmaa Persia hene Artasasta; ne nea
wɔkyerɛw krataa no kyerɛw wɔ Siria kasa mu, na wɔkyerɛɛ ase
wɔ Siria kasa mu.
4:8 Ɔmanpanyin Rehum ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai kyerɛw krataa tiaa
Yerusalem de kɔmaa ɔhene Artasasta wɔ saa kwan yi so.
4:9 Afei ɔmanpanyin Rehum ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn a wɔaka no kyerɛw krataa
wɔn ahokafoɔ no ho; Dinafo, Afarsatkifo, Tarpelifo, .
Afarsifo, Arkewifo, Babilonfo, Susankifo, ne
Dehawifo, ne Elamfo, .
4:10 Na amanaman nkaeɛ a Asnapper kɛseɛ ne ɔdehyeɛ no de wɔn baeɛ no
so, na fa wɔn kɔto Samaria nkuro ne nkaeɛ a ɛwɔ yei so no mu
asubɔnten no nkyɛn, ne bere a ɛte saa mu.
4:11 Yei ne krataa a wɔde kɔmaa no no bi, mpo
Ɔhene Artasasta; Wo nkoa mmarima a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no agya, ne wɔ
bere a ɛte saa.
4:12 Ma ɔhene nhunu sɛ Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri wo nkyɛn baa yɛn nkyɛn no
aba Yerusalem, na wɔrekyekyere atuatewfoɔ ne kuro bɔne, na
wɔasisi n’afasu, na wɔaka fapem no ho.
4:13 Ma ɔhene nhunu seesei sɛ, sɛ wɔkyekyere kuro yi, na
afasu a wɔbɛsan asisi bio, ɛnde wɔrentua tow, tow, ne amanne, .
na saa na wobɛsɛe ahemfo no sika.
4:14 Afei ɛfiri sɛ yɛwɔ nsiesie firi ɔhene ahemfie, na ɛnte saa
hyia ma yɛn hunu ɔhene animguaseɛ, ɛno nti na yɛasoma na
ɔhene no dii adanse;
4:15 Na wɔbɛhwehwɛ w’agyanom kyerɛwtohɔ nwoma no mu
wobɛhunu wɔ twerɛtohɔ nwoma no mu, na woahunu sɛ saa kuro yi yɛ a
atuatew kuro, na ɛyɛ ahemfo ne amansin bɔne, na sɛ wɔn
atu atuatew wɔ tete bere koro no ara mu: ɛno nti na ɛde bae
kurow yi sɛee.
4:16 Yɛdi ɔhene no adanseɛ sɛ, sɛ wɔsan si kuro yi ne afasuo
emu a wode asi hɔ no, ɛnam yei so nnya kyɛfa biara wɔ ɔfã yi
asubɔnten no.
4:17 Ɛnna ɔhene soma sɛ ɔmfa mmuaeɛ nkɔma ɔmanpanin Rehum ne Simsai
ɔkyerɛwfo no ne wɔn mfɛfo nkae a wɔtete Samaria no, .
na wɔn a wɔaka wɔ asubɔnten no agya no, Asomdwoeɛ, ne mmerɛ a ɛte saa.
4:18 Krataa a mode kɔmaa yɛn no, wɔakenkan no pefee wɔ m’anim.
4:19 Na mehyɛɛ, na wɔahwehwɛ mu, na wɔahu sɛ yei
tete kuro no ayɛ atuatew atia ahemfo, na ɛno
wɔayɛ atuatew ne atuatew wɔ mu.
4:20 Ahene ahoɔdenfoɔ nso wɔ Yerusalem so a wɔadi so
aman a ɛwɔ asubɔnten no akyi nyinaa; na wotua tow, tow, ne amanne
de kɔma wɔn.
4:21 Ma afei mmara sɛ momma saa mmarima yi nnyae, na saa kuro yi
mma wɔnnsi, kɔsi sɛ wɔde mmaransɛm foforɔ bɛfiri me hɔ.
4:22 Monhwɛ yie seesei na moantumi anyɛ yei: adɛn nti na ɔsɛeɛ benyin akɔ
ahemfo no yaw?
4:23 Afei bere a wɔkenkan Ɔhene Artasasta krataa no bi wɔ Rehum anim no, na
Ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo no, wɔde ahopere foro kɔɔ hɔ
Yerusalem de maa Yudafoɔ no, na ɔnam ahoɔden ne tumi so gyaee wɔn.
4:24 Afei wogyaee Onyankopɔn fie a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no adwuma. Enti ɛyɛ
ogyaee kosii Persia hene Dario ahenni afe a ɛto so abien mu.