Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
39:1 Na deɛ ɔde n’adwene ma Ɔsorosoroni no mmara, na ɔyɛ adwuma
wɔ n’adwene mu no, bɛhwehwɛ tetefo nyinaa nyansa, .
na momfa mo ho nhyɛ nkɔmhyɛ ahorow mu.
39:2 Ɔbedi nnipa a wɔagye din no nsɛm so, na mfatoho a ɛyɛ anifere
are, ɔbɛba hɔ nso.
39:3 Ɔbɛhwehwɛ ahintasɛm a ɛwɔ kasamu a emu yɛ den mu, na wanim
mmebu a ɛyɛ sum.
39:4 Ɔbɛsom wɔ nnipa akɛseɛ mu, na wayi ne ho adi wɔ mmapɔmma anim
akwantu a ɛfa aman a wonnim ho; ɛfiri sɛ wasɔ papa ne deɛ
bɔne wɔ nnipa mu.
39:5 Ɔde n’akoma bɛma de ne ho akɔhyɛ Awurade a ɔyɛɛ no no nkyɛn ntɛm, na
bɛbɔ mpae wɔ Ɔsorosoroni no anim, na wabue n’ano mpaebɔ mu, na
srɛ ne bɔne.
39:6 Sɛ Awurade kɛseɛ no pɛ a, honhom bɛhyɛ no ma
ntease: obehwie kasamu a nyansa wom agu, na wada ase
Awurade wɔ ne mpaebɔ mu.
39:7 Ɔbɛkyerɛ n’afotuo ne ne nimdeɛ kwan, na n’ahintasɛm mu na ɔbɛkyerɛ
dwennwen nneɛma ho.
39:8 Ɔbɛda deɛ wasua adi, na ɔbɛhoahoa ne ho wɔ
mmara a ɛfa Awurade apam ho.
39:9 Nnipa pii bɛkamfo ne nteaseɛ; na mmerɛ dodoɔ a wiase no tena mu no, .
ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔpopa; ne nkaeɛ renkɔ, na ne deɛ
din bɛtena ase firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so akɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.
39:10 Amanaman bɛda ne nyansa adi, na asafo no bɛka
n’ayeyi.
39:11 Sɛ owu a, ɔbɛgya din a ɛkyɛn apem
tra ase, ɔbɛma ayɛ kɛse.
39:12 Nanso mewɔ pii ka, nea masusuw ho; ɛfiri sɛ wɔahyɛ me ma sɛ
ɔsram no bere a ɛyɛ ma.
39:13 Mo mma kronkron, muntie me, na momfifi sɛ nhwiren a ɛrenyin wɔ hɔ
wuram asubɔnten no:
39:14 Na momma hua dɛdɛ te sɛ aduhuam, na monyɛ frɔmfrɔm sɛ sukooko, soma
to hua, na to ayeyi dwom, hyira Awurade wɔ ne nyinaa mu
adwuma.
39:15 Ma ne din so, na fa w’ano nnwom nkyerɛ n’ayeyi;
na momfa sankuo, ne no ayeyi mu no, mobɛka sei sɛ:
39:16 Awurade nnwuma nyinaa ye boro so, ne nea ɔyɛ biara
commandeth no, wɔbɛyɛ no wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu.
39:17 Na obiara ntumi nka sɛ: Dɛn ne eyi? adɛn nti na ɛte saa? efisɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a
ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn nyinaa: N’ahyɛde so nsu no
gyinaa hɔ sɛ akuwakuw, na n’anom nsɛm so no, na nkukuo a ɛwɔ
nsuo mu.
39:18 N’ahyɛdeɛ so na wɔyɛ biribiara a ɛsɔ n’ani; na obiara ntumi nsiw kwan, .
bere a obegye nkwa.
39:19 Ɔhonam nyinaa nnwuma wɔ n’anim, na biribiara ntumi nsie ne de
ani.
39:20 Ɔhwɛ ade firi daapem kɔsi daa; na biribiara nni hɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa
n’anim.
39:21 Ɛho nhia sɛ onipa ka sɛ: Dɛn ne eyi? adɛn nti na ɛte saa? ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na wayɛ
nneɛma nyinaa a wɔde bedi dwuma.
39:22 Ne nhyira kataa asase kesee no so sɛ asubɔnten, na ɛmaa so nsuo sɛ nsuyiri.
39:23 Sɛdeɛ wadan nsuo nkyene no, saa ara na amanaman nso bɛnya agyapadeɛ
n’abufuw.
39:24 Sɛdeɛ n’akwan mu da hɔ ma kronkronfoɔ no; saa ara na wɔyɛ hintidua ma
abɔnefo.
39:25 Na papa yɛ nneɛma pa a wɔbɔɔ firii mfitiaseɛ, saa ara na nnebɔne nso
nnebɔneyɛfo de.
39:26 Nneɛma titire a wɔde di dwuma wɔ onipa nkwa mu nyinaa ne nsuo, ogya, .
dade ne nkyene, awi esiam, ɛwo, nufusu ne bobe mogya, .
ne ngo, ne ntadeɛ.
39:27 Eyinom nyinaa yɛ papa ma wɔn a wosuro Onyankopɔn, saa ara na ɛte ma nnebɔneyɛfo
danee bɔne.
39:28 Ahonhom bi wɔ hɔ a wɔabɔ wɔn ama aweredi, a wɔn abufuw mu da hɔ
wɔ akisikuru a ɛyɛ yaw so; ɔsɛe bere mu no wohwie wɔn ahoɔden gu, .
na momma deɛ ɔyɛɛ wɔn no abufuo dwo.
39:29 Ogya, ne asukɔtweaa, ne ɔkɔm ne owuo, na wɔbɔɔ yeinom nyinaa maa
aweredi a wɔde di dwuma;
39:30 Wiram mmoa sẽ, ne akekant, awɔ, ne nkrante a ɛtwe aso
abɔnefo kɔ ɔsɛe mu.
39:31 Wɔbɛdi ahurusi wɔ n’ahyɛdeɛ mu, na wɔasiesie wɔn ho wɔ so
asase, bere a ɛho hia; na sɛ wɔn bere du a, wɔrennyɛ
bu n’asɛm so.
39:32 Ɛno nti firi mfitiaseɛ no, na mabɔ me tirim, na medwene yeinom ho
nneɛma, na wɔagyaw wɔ nkyerɛwee mu.
39:33 Awurade nnwuma nyinaa ye, na ɔde biribiara a ɛhia bɛma
wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu.
39:34 Enti onipa ntumi nka sɛ: Eyi yɛ bɔne sen eyi, efisɛ bere kɔ so no, wɔn
wɔbɛpene ne nyinaa so yiye.
39:35 Na ɛno nti momfa akoma ne ano nyinaa yi Awurade ayɛ, na
monhyira Awurade din.