Esra
9:1 Na yeinom wiee no, mmapɔmma no baa me nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: The
Israelfoɔ ne asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ no nntetew mu
wɔn ankasa fi nsase no so nnipa mu, na wɔyɛ sɛnea wɔn
akyiwadeɛ mpo, Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, ne
Yebusifo, Amonfo, Moabfo, Misraimfo ne Amorifo.
9:2 Na wɔafa wɔn mmabea bi ama wɔn ho ne wɔn
mma: sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asefo kronkron no afrafra nnipa a wɔwɔ
saa nsase no: aane, mmapɔmma ne atumfoɔ no nsa ayɛ adeɛ titire wɔ mu
saa mmarato yi.
9:3 Na metee saa asɛm yi no, metetew m’atade ne m’atade mu, na
ɔtetew me ti ne m’abogyesɛ nwi, na ɔtenaa ase a ne ho dwiriw me.
9:4 Afei obiara a ne ho popoeɛ wɔ nsɛm a wɔkaeɛ no ho no hyiaam baa me nkyɛn
Israel Nyankopɔn, esiane wɔn a na wɔadi kan no mmarato nti
wɔde kɔ; na metenaa ase ahodwiriw kosii anwummere afɔrebɔ no.
9:5 Na anwummere afɔrebɔ no mu no, mesɔre firii me duru mu; ne sɛ wowɔ
tetew m’atade ne m’atade mu, mebuu nkotodwe, na metrɛw me
nsa mfa mma AWURADE me Nyankopɔn, .
9:6 Na ɔkaa sɛ: O me Nyankopɔn, m’ani awu na me ho ayɛ me hyew sɛ mɛma m’ani so akyerɛ wo.
me Nyankopɔn: ɛfiri sɛ yɛn amumuyɛ adɔɔso wɔ yɛn tiri so, na yɛn mfomsoɔ adɔɔso
anyin akɔ soro.
9:7 Efi yɛn agyanom bere so na yɛayɛ bɔne kɛse wɔ eyi ho
da; na yɛn amumuyɛ nti, yɛn, yɛn ahemfo, ne yɛn asɔfoɔ, yɛayɛ
wɔde hyɛɛ nsase no so ahemfo nsa, ma nkrante, ma
nnommumfa, ne asade, ne anim twitwiw, sɛnea ɛte nnɛ yi.
9:8 Na afei deɛ, wɔada adom adi afiri AWURADE yɛn Nyankopɔn hɔ kakra.
sɛ ɔbɛgya yɛn nkaefoɔ ama yɛaguan, na wama yɛn nnadewa wɔ ne kronkron mu
bea, ama yɛn Nyankopɔn ama yɛn ani ayɛ hann, na wama yɛn nkwa kakra
wɔ yɛn nkoasom mu.
9:9 Na yɛyɛ nkoa; nanso yɛn Nyankopɔn nnyaw yɛn nkoasom mu, .
na mmom watwe mmɔborɔhunu akyerɛ yɛn wɔ Persia ahemfo ani so, sɛ
ma yɛn nkannyan, na yɛnsi yɛn Nyankopɔn fie, na yɛnsiesie
amamfõ, na ama yɛanya ɔfasuo wɔ Yuda ne Yerusalem.
9:10 Na afei, O yɛn Nyankopɔn, dɛn na yɛbɛka wɔ yei akyi? ɛfiri sɛ yɛagyae
wo mmaransɛm, .
9:11 Ɛno na wonam wo nkoa adiyifoɔ so ahyɛ sɛ: The
asase, a mokɔ so kɔfa no, yɛ asase a ɛho ntew ne
nsase no so nkurɔfoɔ ho fĩ, ne wɔn akyiwadeɛ, a
wɔde wɔn fĩ ahyɛ mu ma fi n’awiei.
9:12 Afei mommfa mo mma mmaa mma wɔn mmabarima, na mommfa
wɔn mmammaa mma mo mmammarima, na monhwehwɛ wɔn asomdwoeɛ anaa wɔn ahonyadeɛ mma
daa: na moanya ahoɔden, na moadi asase no so papa, na moagyae
sɛ agyapadeɛ mma mo mma daa.
9:13 Na deɛ aba yɛn so nyina ara akyi no, yɛn nnwuma bɔne ne yɛn akɛseɛ nti
yɛ mmarato, ɛfiri sɛ wo yɛn Nyankopɔn na woatwe yɛn aso a ɛsua sene yɛn
amumuyɛ fata, na ama yɛn ogye a ɛte sɛ yei;
9:14 So ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsan bu w’ahyɛdeɛ so bio, na yɛne...
nnipa a wɔyɛ saa akyide yi? anka woremfa yɛn bo renkɔsi sɛ
na woasɛe yɛn, ama nkaefoɔ biara nni hɔ na wɔrennyae?
9:15 AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn, woyɛ ɔtreneeni, ɛfiri sɛ yɛda so ara guan, sɛdeɛ
ɛyɛ ɛnnɛ: hwɛ, yɛwɔ w’anim wɔ yɛn mfomsoɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ yɛn
ntumi nnyina w’anim esiane eyi nti.