Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
9:1 Mma w’ani nnye wo kokom yere ho, na nkyerɛkyerɛ no bɔne
adesua tia wo ho.
9:2 Mfa wo kra mma ɔbaa sɛ ɔmfa ne nan nsi w’ahodeɛ so.
9:3 Mma wo ne aguaman nnhyia, na woankɔ n’afiri mu.
9:4 Mfa ɔbea odwontofo fekubɔ pii, na wɔamfa wo ankɔ
ne mmɔden a ɔbɔe no.
9:5 Nhwɛ abaawa, na woanhwe ase wɔ nneɛma a ɛsom bo no ho
wɔ ne mu.
9:6 Mfa wo kra mma nguaman, na woanhwere w’agyapadeɛ.
9:7 Nhwɛ wo ho ntwa kuro no mmɔnten so, na nkyinkyin
wo a wowɔ baabi a ɛyɛ ankonam no.
9:8 Dan w’ani firi ɔbaa fɛfɛ bi so, na nhwɛ ɔfoforo deɛ
ahoɔfɛ; ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbaa ahoɔfɛ adaadaa nnipa bebree; ma
ɛnam yei so sɔ ɔdɔ sɛ ogya.
9:9 Mma wo ne ɔbarima foforo yere ntena koraa, na wo ne no ntena wo de mu
akodeɛ, na nsɛe wo sika ne no wɔ nsa no ho; anyɛ saa a w’akoma
twetwe wo ho kɔ ne nkyɛn, na saa ara na ɛnam w’akɔnnɔ so hwe ase wɔ ɔsɛe mu.
9:10 Nnyae adamfo dedaw bi; ɛfiri sɛ foforɔ no mfa ntoto no ho: foforɔ
adamfo te sɛ bobesa foforo; sɛ akyɛ a, fa nom
ahosɛpɛ.
9:11 Mma w’ani nnye ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ animuonyam ho, ɛfiri sɛ wunnim deɛ ɛbɛyɛ ne de
awieeɛ.
9:12 Mommma mo ani nnye ade a amumɔyɛfo ani gye ho; nanso kae
wɔrenkɔ wɔn adamoa mu a wɔrentwe wɔn aso.
9:13 Fa wo ho fi onipa a ɔwɔ tumi sɛ okum no ho; saa ara na wonyɛ
gye owuo suro ho kyim, na sɛ woba ne nkyɛn a, mmu mfomsoɔ biara, na amma
ɔgye wo kra seesei: kae sɛ worekɔ mfimfini
afiri afiri mu, ne sɛ wonam kuro no mu akodi so.
9:14 Sɛ wobɛbɛn sɛnea wobɛtumi no, susuw wo yɔnko ho, na wo ne
nyansa.
9:15 Ma wo kasa ne anyansafoɔ, na wo nkɔmmɔdie nyinaa ntena mmara mu
Ɔsorosoroni no.
9:16 Na ma nnipa pɛ ne wo nnidi na wɔnnom; na ma w’anuonyam nka
Awurade suro.
9:17 Na adwumfoɔ nsa na wɔbɛkamfo adwuma no, ne onyansafoɔ
ɔman sodifo esiane ne kasa nti.
9:18 Onipa a ne tɛkrɛma yɛ hu wɔ ne kurom; na nea ɔyɛ ntɛm wɔ mu no
wɔbɛtan ne kasa.