Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
16:1 Mma mopɛ mma a wɔn ho nni mfasoɔ bebree, na mommma mo ani nnye ho
mma a wonsuro Onyankopɔn.
16:2 Ɛwom sɛ wɔdɔɔso deɛ, nanso mommma mo ani nnye, gye sɛ Awurade suro
wo ne wɔn ntra.
16:3 Mfa wo ho nto wɔn asetena mu, na mmu wɔn dodoɔ, na obiako
nea ɛyɛ pɛ no ye sen apem; na eye sɛ wubewu a wonni hɔ
mma, sene sɛ wobɛnya wɔn a wɔyɛ amumɔyɛfoɔ.
16:4 Na deɛ ɔwɔ nhumu na ɛbɛhyɛ kuro no ma
abɔnefoɔ abusuafoɔ bɛdan amamfõ ntɛm.
16:5 Mede m’ani ahunu saa nneɛma bebree, na m’aso ate
nneɛma akɛse a ɛsen eyinom.
16:6 Wɔbɛsɔ ogya wɔ amumɔyɛfo asafo mu; na wɔ a
wɔde ogya to ɔman atuatewfo abufuw mu.
16:7 Na ne ho dwo no amma abran dedaw a wɔhwee ase wɔ ahoɔden mu no
wɔn nkwaseasɛm ho.
16:8 Na wamfa Lot atenaeɛ no ankyɛ, na mmom ɔtan wɔn
wɔn ahantan.
16:9 Wanhu ɔsɛeɛ mu nnipa a wɔfaa wɔn wɔ wɔn mu no mmɔbɔ
bɔne: .
16:10 Saa ara nso na asraafoɔ a wɔnam fam mpem ahansia a wɔaboaboa wɔn ho ano wɔ
wɔn koma a ɛyɛ den.
16:11 Na sɛ obi a ne kɔn yɛ den wɔ nkurɔfoɔ no mu a, ɛyɛ anwonwadeɛ sɛ ɔno
guan a wontwe n’aso, efisɛ mmɔborohunu ne abufuw ka ne ho; ɔyɛ otumfoɔ ma
fa kyɛ, na wohwie animtiaabu gu.
16:12 Sɛdeɛ n’adɔeɛ yɛ kɛseɛ no, saa ara na ne nteɛsoɔ nso teɛ: ɔbu onipa atɛn
sɛnea ne nnwuma te
16:13 Ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ rennyae n’asadeɛ, ne boasetɔ a
onyamesom pa renyɛ abasamtu.
16:14 Momma kwan mma mmɔborɔhunu adwuma biara, na obiara bɛhunu sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ
ne nnwuma.
16:15 Awurade pirim Farao, na wanhu no, sɛ ne de
ebia na wiase no behu tumi nnwuma.
16:16 Ne mmɔborɔhunu da adi ma abɔdeɛ biara; na watetew ne hann no mu
fi sum mu a ɔde pintinn.
16:17 Nka sɛ: Mede me ho behintaw Awurade: obi bɛkae me
efi soro? Wɔrenkae me nnipa bebree mu: deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ no nti
me kra wɔ abɔde dodow a enni ano saa mu?
16:18 Hwɛ, ɔsoro ne ɔsoro ɔsoro, bun ne asase, .
na deɛ ɛwɔ mu nyina ara, wɔbɛkanyan wɔn berɛ a ɔbɛsra no.
16:19 Mmepɔ ne asase fapem nso nwosow
wɔn ho popo, berɛ a Awurade hwɛ wɔn.
16:20 Koma biara ntumi nnwen eyinom ho sɛnea ɛfata, na hena na obetumi
nyinsɛn n’akwan?
16:21 Ɛyɛ ahum a obiara ntumi nhunu, ɛfiri sɛ ne nnwuma dodoɔ no ara yɛ
de asie.
16:22 Hena na obetumi aka n’atɛntrenee nnwuma ho asɛm? anaa hena na obetumi agyina wɔn ano? ma
n’apam no wɔ akyirikyiri, na adeɛ nyina ara sɔhwɛ wɔ awieeɛ.
16:23 Deɛ ɔmpɛ nhumu bɛdwene hunu, na ɔkwasea
onipa a odi mfomso susuw nkwaseasɛm ho.
16:24 ɔba, tie me, na sua nimdeɛ, na fa wo hyɛ me nsɛm agyirae
akoma.
16:25 Mɛda nkyerɛkyerɛ adi wɔ emu duru mu, na maka ne nimdeɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
16:26 Awurade nnwuma yɛ atemmuo mu firi mfitiaseɛ, ne firi
bere a ɔyɛɛ wɔn no ɔtow emu afã horow no gui.
16:27 Ɔsiesiee ne nnwuma daa, na ne nsam na emu atitire wɔ
de kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa so: wɔnyɛ adwuma, na wɔmmrɛ, na wɔnnyae
wɔn nnwuma.
16:28 Wɔn mu biara nsiw ɔfoforo kwan, na wɔrentie n’asɛm da.
16:29 Eyi akyi no, Awurade hwɛɛ asase no, na ɔde ne de hyɛɛ so ma
nhyira.
16:30 Ɔde abɔdeɛ a nkwa wom nyinaa akata n’anim; ne
wɔbɛsan akɔ mu bio.