Judith na ɔkyerɛwee
16:1 Afei Yudit fii ase too aseda dwom yi wɔ Israel nyinaa ne aman nyinaa mu
nkurɔfo too ayeyi dwom yi wɔ n’akyi.
16:2 Na Yudit kaa sɛ: Fa sankuo hyɛ aseɛ ma me Nyankopɔn, fa dwom ma m’Awurade
sankuo: monto dwom foforɔ mma no: momma no so, na mommɔ ne din.
16:3 Na Onyankopɔn bubu akodi, ɛfiri sɛ nsraban a ɛwɔ mfimfini
nkurɔfo agye me afi wɔn a wɔtaa me no nsam.
16:4 Asur fi mmepɔw so fi atifi fam bae, na ɔde du bae
n’asraafo mpempem pii, nnipadɔm a wosiw nsubɔnten no ano, na
wɔn apɔnkɔsotefo akata nkoko so.
16:5 Ɔhoahoaa ne ho sɛ ɔbɛhye m’ahyeɛ, na ɔde akum me mmeranteɛ
nkrante, na fa mmofra a wɔnom nufu no bɔ fam, na yɛ
me nkokoaa sɛ aboa, na me mmaabun sɛ asade.
16:6 Nanso ade nyinaa so Tumfoɔ Awurade nam ɔbaa nsa so ama wɔn abam abu.
16:7 Na ɔhoɔdenfoɔ no anhwe ase wɔ mmeranteɛ no ho, na mma no nso anhwe ase
Titanfo no mu mmɔ no, na abran a wɔkorɔn mfa wɔn ho nhyɛ no so: na Judith de
Merari babea de n’anim fɛfɛ maa no yɛɛ mmerɛw.
16:8 Na ɔyii ne kunafoɔ atadeɛ de maa wɔn no so
wɔn a wɔhyɛɛ wɔn so wɔ Israel, na wɔde ngo sraa n’anim, na
ɔkyekyeree ne ti nhwi wɔ tae mu, na ɔfaa nwera atade de daadaa no.
16:9 Ne mpaboa twitwiw n’ani, n’ahoɔfɛ faa n’adwene dommum, na
fauchion no faa ne kɔn mu.
16:10 Persiafoɔ no wosow wɔ n’akokoɔduro no ho, na Mediafoɔ no ho popoeɛ wɔ ne ho
hardiness a ɛyɛ den.
16:11 Ɛnna m’amanehunufoɔ de anigyeɛ teɛteɛɛm, na m’ahoɔdenfoɔ teateaam denneennen; nanso
wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn: eyinom maa wɔn nne so, nanso wɔyɛɛ saa
wɔatu agu.
16:12 Mmabaa no mma abɔ wɔn mu, na wɔapirapira wɔn sɛ
fugatives mma: Awurade ko no na wɔyerae.
16:13 Mɛto dwom foforɔ ama Awurade: O Awurade, woyɛ kɛseɛ na
anuonyam, nwanwa wɔ ahoɔden mu, na wontumi nni so nkonim.
16:14 Ma abɔdeɛ nyinaa nsom wo, ɛfiri sɛ wo na wokasa, na wɔyɛɛ wɔn, wo
somaa wo honhom, na ɔbɔɔ wɔn, na obiara nni hɔ a ɛte saa
betumi ako atia wo nne.
16:15 Na mmepɔ no ne nsuo bɛtu afiri wɔn fapem, .
abotan no bɛwosow sɛ nwura wɔ w’anim, nanso wohu mmɔbɔ
wɔn a wosuro wo no.
16:16 Na afɔrebɔ nyinaa sua dodo sɛ ɛyɛ huam ma wo ne ne nyinaa
srade no nnɔɔso mma wo ɔhyew afɔre, na nea osuro no
Awurade yɛ kɛse bere nyinaa.
16:17 Aman a wɔsɔre tia m’abusuafoɔ no nnue! Awurade Tumfoɔ
bɛtɔ wɔn so were atemmuda no, wɔ ogya ne
nwansena wɔ wɔn honam mu; na wɔbɛte wɔn nka, na wɔasu daa.
16:18 Na wɔduruu Yerusalem ara pɛ na wɔsom Awurade;
na sɛ nkurɔfo no tew wɔn ho ara pɛ a, wɔde wɔn ɔhyew bɔɔ afɔre
afɔrebɔde, ne wɔn afɔrebɔde a wontua hwee, ne wɔn akyɛde ahorow.
16:19 Yudit nso hyiraa Holofernes nneɛma a ɔman no wɔ nyinaa so
de maa no, na ɔde nkataho a oyii firii ne de mu no maa no
mpa, sɛ akyɛdeɛ ma Awurade.
16:20 Enti ɔman no toaa apontoɔ wɔ Yerusalem wɔ kronkronbea no anim
asram abiɛsa ntam na Yudit tenaa wɔn nkyɛn.
16:21 Saa berɛ yi akyi no, obiara san kɔɔ n’agyapadeɛ so, ne Yudit
ɔkɔɔ Betulia, na ɔtenaa n’ankasa ne nsam, na ɔtenaa ne mu
bere a nidi wom wɔ ɔman no nyinaa mu.
16:22 Na nnipa bebree hwehwɛɛ no, nanso obiara anhunu no ne nkwa nna nyinaa, ɛno akyi
sɛ ne kunu Manase awu, na wɔaboaboa no ano akɔ ne nkurɔfo nkyɛn.
16:23 Na ɔbaa animuonyam mu yɛɛ kɛseɛ, na ɔbɔɔ akwakoraa wɔ ne mu
okunu fie, na wadi mfe ɔha ne nnum, na ɔyɛɛ no abaawa
de ho; enti owui wɔ Betulia, na wɔsiee no wɔ ne bodan mu
okunu Manase.
16:24 Na Israel fie dii ne ho awerɛhoɔ nnanson, na ansa na ɔrewu.
ɔkyekyɛɛ n’agyapadeɛ maa wɔn a wɔbɛn wɔn abusuafoɔ nyinaa ampa
Manases ne kunu ne wɔn a wɔbɛn n’abusuafoɔ.
16:25 Na obiara nni hɔ a ɔmaa Israelfoɔ suro bio wɔ mu
Yudit nna mu, anaa ne wu akyi bere tenten biara.