Esra
7:1 Yeinom akyi no, Persia hene Artasasta Esra ahennie mu
Seraia ba, Asaria ba, Hilkia ba.
7:2 Salum ba, Sadok ba, Ahitub ba.
7:3 Amaria ba, Asaria ba, Meraiot ba.
7:4 Serahia ba, Usi ba, Buki ba.
7:5 Abisua ba, Finehas ba, Eleasar ba, ne ba
Ɔsɔfo panyin Aaron:
7:6 Saa Esra yi firii Babilon kɔeɛ; na ɔyɛ ɔtwerɛfoɔ a wasiesie ne ho wɔ mmara a
Mose a AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn de ama no, na ɔhene maa no kwan
n’abisadeɛ nyinaa, sɛdeɛ AWURADE ne Nyankopɔn nsa a ɛwɔ ne so no teɛ.
7:7 Na Israelfoɔ bi ne asɔfoɔ no bi foro kɔɔ hɔ.
ne Lewifoɔ ne nnwontofoɔ ne apono ano ahwɛfoɔ ne Netinimfoɔ.
de kɔ Yerusalem, ɔhene Artasasta afe a ɛtɔ so nson mu.
7:8 Na ɔbaa Yerusalem bosome a ɛtɔ so nnum a ɛyɛ da a ɛtɔ so nson no mu
ɔhene no afe.
7:9 Na bosome a ɛdi kan no da a ɛdi kan no, ɔfirii aseɛ foro kɔeɛ
Babilon, na bosome a ɛtɔ so nnum da a ɛdi kan no, ɔduruu Yerusalem.
sɛnea ne Nyankopɔn nsa pa a ɛwɔ ne so no te.
7:10 Na Esra asiesie ne koma sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ AWURADE mmara na wadi so
ɛno, na wɔkyerɛkyerɛ mmara ne atemmuo wɔ Israel.
7:11 Afei yei ne krataa a ɔhene Artasasta de maa no no bi
Ɔsɔfo Esra, ɔkyerɛwfo, mpo ɔkyerɛwfo a ɔkyerɛw nsɛm no
AWURADE ahyɛdeɛ ne n’ahyɛdeɛ a ɔde maa Israel.
7:12 Artasasta, ahemfo hene, de kɔmaa ɔsɔfo Esra, mmara kyerɛwfo
ɔsoro Nyankopɔn, asomdwoe a edi mũ, ne bere a ɛte saa.
7:13 Mehyɛ mmara sɛ Israel man ne ne de nyinaa
asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ, wɔ m’ahemman mu, a wɔdwene wɔn ankasa pɛ mu
sɛ worekɔ Yerusalem a, wo ne wo nkɔ.
7:14 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔhene ne n’afotufoɔ baason na wɔsomaa wo sɛ kɔ
bisa Yuda ne Yerusalem ho asɛm, sɛdeɛ wo Nyankopɔn mmara teɛ
deɛ ɛwɔ wo nsam;
7:15 Na sɛ wɔbɛsoa dwetɛ ne sika a ɔhene ne n’afotufoɔ no
wɔde abɔ afɔre ama Israel Nyankopɔn a ne tenabea no kwa
Yerusalem, .
7:16 Na dwetɛ ne sika a wobɛhunu wɔ mantam no nyinaa mu nyinaa
Babilon ne ɔman no ne asɔfoɔ no pɛ mu afɔrebɔ, .
Momfi wɔn pɛ mu mmɔ afɔre mma wɔn Nyankopɔn fie a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no.
7:17 Na wode sika yi atɔ anantwinini, adwennini, nguammaa, .
de wɔn aduan afɔrebɔde ne wɔn anonne afɔrebɔde ka ho, na momfa so bɔ afɔre
mo Nyankopɔn fie afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no.
7:18 Na biribiara a ɛbɛyɛ wo ne wo nuanom sɛ ɛyɛ papa no, sɛ monyɛ
dwetɛ ne sika nkaeɛ a moyɛ mo Nyankopɔn apɛdeɛ.
7:19 Nkukuo a wɔde ama wo sɛ wo fie som adwuma no nso
Nyankopɔn, wɔn a wode wɔn begye Yerusalem Nyankopɔn anim.
7:20 Na biribiara a ɛbɛhia ama wo Nyankopɔn fie a
wobɛnya hokwan de akyɛ, de ama afiri ɔhene akoradeɛ mu
fie.
7:21 Na me, me ɔhene Artasasta, mehyɛ mmara ma wɔn nyinaa
sikakorafoɔ a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no agya, sɛ biribiara a ɔsɔfoɔ Esra, .
ɔsoro Nyankopɔn mmara kyerɛwfo no, bɛhwehwɛ afi mo hɔ, sɛ
wɔyɛ no ntɛmntɛm, .
7:22 Dwetɛ talente ɔha ne awi susudua ɔha.
ne bobesa aguaree ɔha, ne ngo aguaree ɔha, ne
nkyene a wɔankyerɛw dodow a wɔde ma.
7:23 Biribiara a ɔsoro Nyankopɔn ahyɛ no, momma wɔnyɛ nsiyɛ
na ɔsoro Nyankopɔn fie, na adɛn nti na abufuw bɛba
ɔhene ne ne mma ahemman no so?
7:24 Afei nso, yɛregye mo adanseɛ sɛ, sɛ ɛfa asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ no mu biara ho.
nnwontofoɔ, apon ano ahwɛfoɔ, Netinimfoɔ, anaa Onyankopɔn fie yi mu asomfo, ɛbɛyɛ
mma mmara kwan so de tow, tow, anaa amanne, to wɔn so.
7:25 Na wo, Esra, wo Nyankopɔn nyansa a ɛwɔ wo nsam no, si hɔ
atemmufoɔ ne atemmufoɔ, a wɔbɛtumi abu nnipa a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri nyinaa atɛn
asubɔnten no, wɔn a wonim wo Nyankopɔn mmara nyinaa; na monkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn saa
nnim wɔn.
7:26 Na obiara a ɔrenni wo Nyankopɔn mmara ne ɔhene mmara so no.
momma atemmuo mmra no so ntɛm, sɛ ɛyɛ owuo anaa
sɛ wɔbɛpam obi, anaasɛ wɔbɛfa nneɛma afi ne nsam, anaasɛ wɔde no bɛto afiase.
7:27 Nhyira nka AWURADE yɛn agyanom Nyankopɔn a ɔde adeɛ a ɛte sɛɛ
yei wɔ ɔhene akoma mu, sɛ ɔde bɛhyɛ AWURADE fie a ɛwɔ mu no fɛfɛɛfɛ
Yerusalem:
7:28 Na wahu me mmɔborɔhunu wɔ ɔhene ne n’afotufoɔ anim.
ne ɔhene mmapɔmma akokoɔdurofoɔ nyinaa anim. Na wɔhyɛɛ me den sɛ
AWURADE me Nyankopɔn nsa wɔ me so, na meboaboaa ano firii
Israel atitire sɛ wɔne me nkɔ.