Mmebusɛm
23:1 Sɛ wo ne sodifoɔ bi tena adidi a, hwɛ deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ yie
w’anim:
23:2 Na fa sekan to wo menewam, sɛ woyɛ onipa a wopɛ aduane a.
23:3 Mma n’ani nnye n’aduane ho, ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaa aduane.
23:4 Mmɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛyɛ ɔdefoɔ, gyae w’ankasa wo nyansa.
23:5 Wode w’ani besi deɛ ɛnni hɔ so anaa? efisɛ ahonyade ampa
yɛ wɔn ho ntaban; wotu kɔ sɛ ɔkɔre kɔ soro.
23:6 Nni deɛ ɔwɔ aniwa bɔne no paanoo, na wompɛ
ne nam a ɛyɛ dɛ:
23:7 Na sɛdeɛ ɔdwene n’akoma mu no, saa ara na ɔte sɛ: Di na nom, ɔse
wo; nanso n’akoma nka wo ho.
23:8 Nsuo a woadi no, wobɛfe, na woahwere wo dɛ
nsɛmfua.
23:9 Nka ɔkwasea asom, ɛfiri sɛ ɔbɛbu wo nyansa animtia
nsɛmfua.
23:10 Monnyi asase agyiraehyɛde dedaw no mfi hɔ; na mma monnhyɛn mfuo mu
agya a wonni:
23:11 Na wɔn gyefoɔ no yɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ; ɔno na ɔbɛdi wɔn asɛm akyerɛ wo.
23:12 Fa w’akoma hyɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ mu, na fa w’aso hyɛ nsɛm a
nimdeɛ.
23:13 Nsiw nteɛsoɔ mfi abofra no so, ɛfiri sɛ sɛ wode a
poma, ɔrenwu.
23:14 Wode poma hwe no, na wogye ne kra fi hellgya mu.
23:15 Me ba, sɛ w’akoma yɛ onyansafoɔ a, m’akoma bɛdi ahurisie, me deɛ mpo.
23:16 Aane, m’akyi bɛdi ahurisie, berɛ a w’ano ka nsɛm a ɛtene.
23:17 Mma w’akoma nntwe nnebɔneyɛfoɔ, na mmom suro AWURADE
da mũ no nyinaa.
23:18 Na ampa ara, awiei wɔ hɔ; na w’anidasoɔ no rentwa.
23:19 Tie wo, me ba, na yɛ onyansafoɔ, na kyerɛ w’akoma kwan wɔ kwan so.
23:20 Mma nnka nsanomfoɔ mu; wɔ wɔn a wodi nam a wɔyɛ basabasa no mu:
23:21 Na ɔsadweam ne ɔdidwemma bɛba ohia mu, na ɔdae
ɔde ntama bɛhyɛ ɔbarima.
23:22 Tie w’agya a ɔwoo wo no, na mmu wo maame animtiaa berɛ a
wabɔ akwakoraa.
23:23 Montɔ nokware no, na monntɔn; nyansa, ne nkyerɛkyerɛ nso, ne
ntease.
23:24 Ɔtreneeni agya bɛdi ahurisie kɛseɛ, na deɛ ɔwo
abofra onyansafo ani begye ne ho.
23:25 W’agya ne wo na ani begye, na nea ɔwoo wo no nso ani begye
momma mo ani nnye.
23:26 Me ba, ma me w’akoma, na ma w’ani nhwɛ m’akwan.
23:27 Na aguaman yɛ abura a emu dɔ; na ɔbaa ɔhɔho yɛ amoa teateaa.
23:28 Ɔde ne ho da hɔ te sɛ afumfoɔ, na ɔma mmaratofoɔ dɔɔso
nnipa mu.
23:29 Hena na ɔwɔ nnue? hena na ɔwɔ awerɛhow? hena na ɔwɔ akasakasa? hena na ɔwɔ nsɛm a wɔka?
hena na ɔwɔ akuru a ntease nnim? hena na n’ani ayɛ kɔkɔɔ?
23:30 Wɔn a wɔtena nsã no ho kyɛ; wɔn a wɔkɔhwehwɛ bobesa a wɔadi afra no.
23:31 Nhwɛ bobesa no bere a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, bere a ɛma ne kɔla
kuruwa no, bere a etu ne ho tẽẽ no.
23:32 Awiei koraa no, ɛka sɛ ɔwɔ, na ɛkeka sɛ ɔwɔ.
23:33 W’ani bɛhunu ahɔhoɔ mmaa, na w’akoma bɛka
nneɛma a ɛnteɛ.
23:34 Aane, wobɛyɛ sɛ deɛ ɔda epo mfimfini, anaa sɛ
nea ɔda adum atifi.
23:35 Wɔabɔ me, wobɛka sɛ, na mannyare; wɔanya
ɔhwee me, na mante nka sɛ: bere bɛn na mɛsɔre? Mebɛhwehwɛ no da so ara
bio.