Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
8:1 Mma wo ne ɔhotefoɔ npere' na woanhwe ne nsam.
8:2 Mma wo ne ɔdefoɔ nnkasa, na wamfa wo ho nnhyɛ wo so, na sika kɔkɔɔ
asɛe nnipa bebree, na wakyinkyim ahemfo akoma.
8:3 Mma mo ne obi a ne tɛkrɛma ayɛ no npere, na monnboaboa nnua ngu ne de so
ogya.
8:4 Mma wo ne ɔbarima a ɔyɛ ɔkwasea nni fɛw, na w’agyanom anwu ase.
8:5 Mommmɔ onipa a ɔdane firi bɔne ho ahohora, na mmom monkae sɛ yɛn nyinaa yɛ
a ɛfata asotwe.
8:6 Munmmu onipa ni ne nkwakoraabere mu, na yɛn mu binom mpo abɔ akwakoraa.
8:7 Mma w’ani nnye wo tamfo kɛseɛ no awuo ho, na mmom kae sɛ yɛwuwu
nyinaa.
8:8 Mmmu anyansafoɔ kasa animtiaa, na mmom hu wɔn
mmɛ: wɔn mu na wobɛsua nkyerɛkyerɛ ne sɛdeɛ wɔsom
mmarima akɛse a wɔn ho nyɛ den.
8:9 Mma mpanimfoɔ no kasa nnyae, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nso wɔhunuu wɔn
agyanom, na wɔn mu na wobɛsua nteaseɛ ne mmuaeɛ
sɛnea hia hwehwɛ no.
8:10 Nsɔ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ fango, na ogyaframa anhye wo
ne gya.
8:11 Monnsɔre [wɔ abufuw mu] wɔ obi a wapira anim, na anyɛ saa
da hɔ twɛn sɛ wobɛkyere wo wɔ wo nsɛm mu
8:12 Mfɛm nea ne ho yɛ den sen wo ho; ɛfiri sɛ sɛ wobɔ bosea a
no, kan no nanso ayera.
8:13 Mma wo ho nnyɛ den nsen wo tumi, na sɛ wobɔ wo ho ban a, hwɛ yie sɛ wobɛtua
ɛno.
8:14 Mma wo ne ɔtemmufoɔ nkɔ asɛnnibea; ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛbu atɛn ama no sɛdeɛ ne deɛ teɛ
animuonyamhyɛ.
8:15 Mma wo ne obi a ɔwɔ akokoɔduro ntu kwan, na wanyɛ awerɛhoɔ
wo: ɛfiri sɛ ɔbɛyɛ sɛdeɛ n’ankasa pɛ, na wobɛyera
ɔne no nam ne nkwaseasɛm so.
8:16 Mma wo ne obi a ne bo afuw mmɔ apere, na wo ne no nkɔ ankonam.
ɛfiri sɛ mogya te sɛ biribiara wɔ n’anim, na baabi a mmoa nni hɔ no, ɔno
bɛtu wo agu.
8:17 Mma wo ne ɔkwasea nsusuw ho; ɛfiri sɛ ɔrentumi nni afotuo so.
8:18 Monnyɛ kokoam ade wɔ ɔhɔho anim; efisɛ wunnim nea ɔpɛ
fa ba.
8:19 Mma obiara mmue w’akoma mu, na wamfa anifere amfa ntua wo ka
mane.