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.