Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
51:1 Mɛda wo ase, O Awurade ne Ɔhene, na mayi wo ayɛ, O Onyankopɔn m’Agyenkwa: Me
kamfo wo din;
51:2 Na wo ne me banbɔfoɔ ne me boafoɔ, na woakora me nipadua so afiri
ɔsɛe, na efi kasatia tɛkrɛma afiri mu, ne fi
anofafa a ɛyɛ atoro, na ayɛ me boafoɔ atia m’atamfo.
51:3 Na wagye me, sɛdeɛ wɔn mmɔborɔhunu ne
wo din kɛseyɛ, efi wɔn a wɔasiesie wɔn ho sɛ wɔbɛmene wɔn sẽ mu
me, ne wɔn a wɔhwehwɛɛ me nkwa no nsam, ne wɔn a wɔfiri
amanehunu ahodoɔ a na mewɔ no;
51:4 Efi ogya a ɛmene wɔ afanu, ne ogya mfimfini
a mansɔ;
51:5 Efi hell yafunu mu, efi tɛkrɛma a ɛho ntew, ne fi
atoro nsɛm.
51:6 Ɛnam soboɔ a ɛfiri tɛkrɛma a ɛntene mu bɔɔ ɔhene no so twee me kra
bɛn owuo mpo, na m’asetena abɛn hellgya a ɛwɔ aseɛ no.
51:7 Wotwaa me ho hyiae wɔ afanu nyinaa, na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛboa me: I
hwehwɛɛ nnipa mmoa, nanso na obiara nni hɔ.
51:8 Afei medwene wo mmɔborɔhunu ho, O Awurade, ne wo tete nneyɛeɛ ho, sɛdeɛ
wogye wɔn a wɔretwɛn wo, na wogye wɔn firi wɔn nsam
atamfo no ho.
51:9 Afei memaa me nkotɔsrɛ so firii asase so, na mebɔɔ mpaeɛ
ogye a wonya fi owu mu.
51:10 Mefrɛɛ Awurade, m’Awurade Agya, sɛ onnyae
me wɔ m’ahohia nna mu, ne ahantan bere mu, bere a ɛwɔ hɔ no
na ɛnyɛ mmoa biara.
51:11 Mɛkamfo wo din daa, na mede ato ayeyi dwom
aseda a wɔde ma; na dɛm na wɔtiee me mpaebɔ:
51:12 Na wogye me firii ɔsɛeɛ mu, na wogyee me firii bɔne mu
bere: ɛno nti mɛda ase, na mayi wo ayɛ, na mahyira wɔn
din, O Awurade.
51:13 Bere a na meda so ara yɛ abofra, anaasɛ mekɔɔ amannɔne pɛn no, na mepɛ nyansa pefee wɔ mu
me mpaebɔ.
51:14 Mebɔɔ mpaeɛ maa no wɔ asɔredan no anim, na mɛhwehwɛ no akɔsi
awieeɛ.
51:15 Efi nhwiren so kɔsi sɛ bobe no bɛbere mpo, m’akoma ani agye
no: me nan faa ɔkwan pa so, efi me mmeranteberem na mehwehwɛɛ no.
51:16 Mekotow m’aso kakra, na megyee no, na menyaa adesua pii.
51:17 Menyaa mfasoɔ wɔ mu, ɛno nti mede animuonyam bɛma deɛ ɔma no
me nyansa.
51:18 Na mebɔɔ me tirim sɛ mɛdi n’akyi, na mede anibereɛ dii deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ no akyi
papa; saa ara na meremma m’ani nwu.
51:19 Me kra ne no adi aperepere, na me nneyɛɛ mu na meyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ: Me
metenee me nsa kɔɔ soro, na medii awerɛhoɔ wɔ me nimdeɛ a minni ho
ne ho.
51:20 Mekyerɛɛ me kra kwan kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, na mehunuu no wɔ ahotew mu, manya me
koma a ɛka ne ho fi mfiase, enti merenyɛ
wɔagye atom.
51:21 M’akoma yɛɛ me yaw sɛ mɛhwehwɛ no, ɛno nti manya papa
deɛ ɛwɔ wo.
51:22 Awurade ama me tɛkrɛma ama m’akatua, na mɛyi no ayɛ
ɛno nti.
51:23 Mo a wonsuaa nhoma, mommɛn me, na motena adesua fie.
51:24 Ɛno nti na moyɛ brɛoo, na deɛ moka fa yeinom ho, sɛ mohunu mo
akra ho sukɔm de wɔn paa?
51:25 Mebuee m’ano kaa sɛ: Montɔ no mma mo ho a monni sika.
51:26 Fa wo kɔn hyɛ kɔndua no ase, na ma wo kra nnya nkyerɛkyerɛ: ɔbaa
yɛ den sɛ wobenya.
51:27 Fa w’ani hwɛ sɛnea meyɛ adwumaden kakraa bi na mewɔ
anya ahomegye pii wɔ me nkyɛn.
51:28 Fa sika bebree sua adesua, na nya sika kɔkɔɔ pii mfiri ne hɔ.
51:29 Ma wo kra ani nnye ne mmɔborɔhunu ho, na mma w’ani nwu n’ayeyi ho.
51:30 Yɛ w’adwuma betimes, na ne bere mu no ɔbɛma wo w’akatua.