28 – Abɔfoɔ

Ɔpamoo onipa no. Na Eden turo no apueeɛ fam hɔ no, ɔde Kerubim ne afena a ɛredɛre twa ne ho fa baabiara no sii hɔ sɛ, ɛnwɛn ɛkwan a ɛkɔ nkwa dua no ho.

Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kaa ho sɛ, “Mɛma wʼase afɛe a, wɔkan a, ɛnyɛ yie.” AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no sane ka kyerɛɛ Hagar sɛ, “Woanyinsɛn, na wobɛwo ɔbabarima. Wobɛto no edin Ismael, ɛfiri sɛ, AWURADE ate wʼamanehunu. Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ ɛserɛ so afunumu. Ɔbɛtia nnipa nyinaa, na nnipa nyinaa nso bɛtia no; atutupɛ so na ɔne ne nuanom bɛtena.”

Awia ketee bi a Abraham te ne ntomadan a ɛwɔ Mamrɛ odum kwaeɛ ɛkwan ano no, AWURADE yii ne ho adi bio kyerɛɛ no. Abraham maa nʼani so no, ɔhunuu sɛ mmarima baasa bi apue ne ntentenesoɔ. Ɔhunuu wɔn no, ɔtuu mmirika firii ne ntomadan no kwan ano kɔhyiaa wɔn, kotoo wɔn.

Ɔsoro abɔfoɔ baanu no maa mpanin ne mmɔfra a wɔgyinagyina ɛpono no akyiri no ani firafiraeɛ enti, wɔanhunu ɛpono no koraa. Afei, ɔsoro abɔfoɔ baanu no bisaa Lot sɛ, “Wowɔ abusuafoɔ bi wɔ kurom ha sɛ ɛyɛ wo nsenom, wo mmammaa, wo mmammarima anaa obi foforɔ bi a ɔyɛ wo ho onipa? Yi wɔn nyinaa firi ha, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛrebɛsɛe saa kuro yi pasaa. Amumuyɛsɛm a ɛtia nnipa yi a aduru AWURADE anim no ano den enti, wasoma yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛsɛe kuro yi.” Enti, Lot firii adi, kɔbɔɔ mmarima bi a wɔahyɛ bɔ sɛ wɔbɛwareware ne mmammaa no amaneɛ. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monyɛ no ntɛm, na momfiri kuro yi mu, ɛfiri sɛ, AWURADE Onyankopɔn rebɛsɛe kuro yi!” Nanso, na saa mmarima yi susu sɛ ɔredi fɛ bi. Anɔpahema no, ɔsoro abɔfoɔ no hyɛɛ Lot sɛ, “Ntɛm! Ka wo ho, na fa wo yere ne wo mmammaa baanu a wɔwɔ ha no firi ha kɔ; anyɛ saa a, wɔde mo bɛfra kuro no, asɛe mo.”

Ɛhɔ ara na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ frɛɛ no firi soro sɛ, “Abraham! Abraham!” Ɛnna Abraham gyee so sɛ, “Me nie.” AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Mfa wo nsa nka abɔfra no. Ɛnyɛ no bɔne biara. Esiane sɛ woamfa wo dɔ ba, wo ba korɔ no ankame me no enti, mahunu sɛ wosuro Onyankopɔn.”

AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no frɛɛ Abraham firii soro deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu kaa sɛ, “Maka me ho ntam sɛ, ɛsiane sɛ woayɛ yei, na woamfa wo ba, wo ba korɔ no ankame me enti, hyira na mɛhyira wo na mama wʼase adɔre sɛ ɔsoro nsoromma ne mpoano anwea. Na wʼasefoɔ bɛgye wɔn atamfoɔ nkuropɔn adi so. Wɔnam wʼasefoɔ so na wɔbɛhyira ewiase amanaman nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ, woadi mʼasɛm so.”

Ɔdaeɛ no, ɔsoo daeɛ bi. Daeɛ no mu, ɔhunuu sɛ atwedeɛ bi si fam a nʼatifi ka ewiem, na Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ redi so aforosiane.

Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ frɛɛ me wɔ daeɛ no mu ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Yakob!’ Ɛnna megyee so sɛ, ‘Me nie!’

Yakob ne ne fiefoɔ toaa nʼakwantuo no so. Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ bɛhyiaa no. Yakob hunuu wɔn no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Ɛha yɛ Onyankopɔn fie!” Enti ɔtoo saa beaeɛ hɔ edin “Mahanaim,” a asekyerɛ ne Onyankopɔn asase.

Prɛko pɛ, na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ daa ne ho adi sɛ gyaframa wɔ wira no mu kyerɛɛ no. Mose hunuu sɛ wira no redɛre nanso na ɛnhye. Enti, Mose kaa sɛ, “Mɛkɔ akɔhwɛ anwanwadeɛ yi ahunu deɛ enti a wira no nhye.”

Afei, Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔdi Israelfoɔ anim no twee ne ho bɛdii Israelfoɔ no akyi. Na omununkum dum nso bɛdii Israelfoɔ no akyi. Ɛbɛtwaa Israelfoɔ no ne Misraimfoɔ no ntam. Na anadwo no, ɛdanee ogya maa esum tɔɔ Misraimfoɔ no so maa ne hann no kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no ɛkwan. Enti Misraimfoɔ no anhunu Israelfoɔ no akyiri kwan.

“Meresoma ɔbɔfoɔ na wadi mo anim de mo akɔ asase a masiesie ama mo no so dwoodwoo.

Me ɔbɔfoɔ bɛdi mo anim de mo aba Amorifoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Kanaanfoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ asase so na moatena hɔ. Na mɛsɛe saa nnipa no nyinaa wɔ mo anim.

Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔaboro nyɛ Kerubim mmienu. Momfa ɔbaako nsi adaka no nkatasoɔ atifi na momfa ɔbaako nsi anafoɔ. Fa Kerubim no tetare adaka no ti ne nʼanafoɔ na ɛne adaka no nkatasoɔ no nyɛ mua. Kerubim a wɔyɛ abɔfoɔ no bɛdi nhwɛanimu a wɔasisi wɔn ti ase rehwɛ mpatadwa no na wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn ntaban mu akata so. Momfa ɛboɔ twerɛpono a mede bɛma mo no nto adaka no mu, na momfa ne ti no nkata so. Na mɛhyia mo wɔ hɔ na makasa afiri mpata beaeɛ wɔ soro hɔ afa abɔfoɔ no ntam. Na adaka no mu na wɔbɛkora mʼapam no ho mmara. Ɛhɔ na mɛda me mmaransɛm a mode bɛma Israelfoɔ no adi akyerɛ mo.

Enti afei, kɔ na di nkurɔfoɔ no anim kɔ beaeɛ a mekyerɛɛ woɔ no na mehyɛ wo bɔ sɛ, mɛma me ɔbɔfoɔ adi wʼanim; nanso sɛ mebɛsra nkurɔfoɔ no a, mɛtwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne no ho.”

Mɛsoma ɔbɔfoɔ adi wʼanim na wapam Kanaanfoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ.

Ɛberɛ a Mose kɔɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu sɛ ɔne AWURADE rekɔkasa no, ɔtee nne bi firi soro a ɛrekasa kyerɛ no firi Mpata Beaeɛ no atifi hɔ, wɔ adaka no ho baabi a Kerubim mmienu no sisi no ntam.

Nanso, yɛsu frɛɛ AWURADE no, ɔtiee yɛn na ɔsomaa ɔbɔfoɔ ma ɔbɛyii yɛn firii Misraim. “Seesei yɛwɔ Kades wɔ mo asase hyeɛ so.

Nanso, Onyankopɔn bo fuu Balaam ahopere a ɔde kɔeɛ no; enti ɔsomaa ɔsoro AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ kɔgyinaa akwantemfi sɛ ɔnkum no wɔ hɔ. Ɛberɛ a Balaam ne asomfoɔ baanu rekorɔ no, prɛko pɛ, Balaam afunumu no hunuu AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ ɔkura sekan gyina ɛkwan no mfimfini. Aboa no kwae faa wiram nanso Balaam kaa ne so sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbɛfa ɛkwan mu. Baabi a na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no gyina hɔ no yɛ bobefuo afasuo mmienu ntam. Ɛberɛ a afunumu no hunuu AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no, ɔde ne ho twee ɔfasuo no ho maa Balaam nan pɛkyɛeɛ. Nanso, Balaam kɔɔ so hwee aboa no bio. Afei, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no kɔɔ ɛkwan no anafoɔ kɔgyinaa baabi a ɛhɔ kyere pa ara a na afunumu no nnya baabi mfa. Enti, ɔbutuu ɛkwan no mu. Balaam de abufuo kaa aboa no mmaa. Afei, AWURADE hyɛɛ afunumu no ma ɔkasaeɛ! Ɔbisaa ne wura no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na mayɛ enti a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwe me mprɛnsa?” Balaam nso buaa no sɛ, “Ɛfiri sɛ, woama masɛ ɔkwasea. Na sɛ mekura sekan a, anka mɛkum wo.” Afunumu no nso bisaa no sɛ, “Me ne wo tenaeɛ yi, mayɛ sei pɛn?” Ne wura no buaa sɛ, “Dabi.”

Afei, AWURADE buee Balaam ani ma ɔhunuu ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ watwe sekan gyina ɛkwan no mfimfini enti ɔkɔbutuu nʼanim. AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no bisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wohwe wʼafunumu no mprɛnsa saa? Maba sɛ merebɛka ama woagyae, ɛfiri sɛ, worepɛ adeɛ asɛe. Afunumu no hunuu me mprɛnsa a emu biara ɔkwae faa baabi; anyɛ saa a, anka mɛkum wo na magyaa no.” Afei, Balaam ka kyerɛɛ AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Mafom. Na mennim sɛ wowɔ hɔ. Sɛ wompɛ sɛ metoa mʼakwantuo no so deɛ a, meresane akɔ efie.” Nanso, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Wo ne nnipa no nkɔ, nanso asɛm a mɛka akyerɛ wo no nko na ka.” Enti Balaam ne wɔn kɔeɛ.

Ɛberɛ a Yosua rebɛn Yeriko kuropɔn no, ɔpagyaa nʼani hunuu ɔbarima bi a ɔkura akofena rehyia no. Yosua kɔɔ ne nkyɛn bisaa no sɛ, “Wowɔ yɛn afa anaa woyɛ ɔtamfoɔ?” Na ɔbarima no buaa sɛ, “Menyɛ wɔn mu biara, meyɛ AWURADE asraadɔm so safohene.” Yosua tee yei no, ɔdaa hɔ de nʼanim butuu fam wɔ anidie mu na ɔkaa sɛ, “Kyerɛ me deɛ menyɛ, ɛdeɛn na wopɛ sɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ yɛ?” AWURADE asraadɔm safohene no buaa sɛ, “Yi wo mpaboa na ɛha yɛ asase kronkron.” Na Yosua yɛɛ deɛ ɔkyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.

Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ kasa wieeɛ no Israelfoɔ no suu denden.

Nsoromma firi soro koeɛ. Nsoromma nam wɔn kyenenee so ko tiaa Sisera.

AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Gideon, kaa sɛ, “Dɔmmarima, AWURADE ka wo ho.”

Afei, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no de poma a ɛkura no no kaa ɛnam ne burodo no, na ogya pue firii ɔbotan no mu hyee deɛ ɔde baeɛ no nyinaa. Na ɔbɔfoɔ no yeraeɛ. Ɛberɛ a Gideon hunuu sɛ ɛyɛ AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no, ɔteaam sɛ, “Asafo AWURADE, mahunu AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ animu ne animu.”

Ɔbaa no de mmirika kɔɔ ne kunu nkyɛn kɔbɔɔ no amaneɛ sɛ, “Onyankopɔn onipa bi yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ me. Na ɔte sɛ Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ no mu baako a ne ho yɛ hu yie. Mammisa no baabi a ɔfiri baeɛ, na ɔno nso ammɔ ne din ankyerɛ me.

AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no bisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wobisa me din? Sɛ mebɔ me din kyerɛ wo a, worente aseɛ.” Afei, Manoa faa abirekyie ba no ne aduane afɔrebɔdeɛ de bɔɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ ɔbotan bi so maa AWURADE. Na Manoa ne ne yere rehwɛ no, Awurade yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ bi. Egyadɛreɛ a ɛwɔ afɔrebukyia no mu no tene kɔɔ ewiem no, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no faa mu foro kɔeɛ. Na Manoa ne ne yere hunuu saa no, wɔde wɔn anim butubutuu fam.

Enti, AWURADE too ɔyaredɔm guu Israel so anɔpa no ma ɛdii nnansa. Na nnipa ɔpeduɔson firii Dan kɔsi Beer-Seba wuwuiɛ. Ɛberɛ a ɔbɔfoɔ no reyɛ ahoboa akɔsɛe Yerusalem no, AWURADE nuu ne ho wɔ asɛm no ho, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ! Gyae.” Saa ɛberɛ no na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no aduru Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ. Ɛberɛ a Dawid hunuu ɔbɔfoɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ AWURADE sɛ, “Me na mayɛ bɔne. Yeinom deɛ wɔnnim ho hwee, ɛdeɛn na wɔayɛ? Ma wo ɔbɔfoɔ nsɛe me ne me fiefoɔ.”

Na ɔdaa dua no ase. Na ne nna mu no, ɔbɔfoɔ bɛkaa no, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɔre na didi.” Ɔhwɛɛ ne ho hyiaeɛ hunuu burodo bi a wɔato no ogyasramma so, ne kuruwa a nsuo wɔ mu. Enti, ɔdidiiɛ, nom nsuo no, sane daa bio. Na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no sane baa bio bɛkaa no kaa sɛ, “Sɔre na didi pii ka ho, na ɛkwan a ɛda wʼanim no ware.” Enti, ɔsɔre didiiɛ, nomee. Aduane no maa no nyaa ahoɔden a ɔde bɛtwa ɛkwan adaduanan, awia ne anadwo akɔ Horeb a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn bepɔ no so.

Mikaia toaa so sɛ, “Tie deɛ AWURADE ka. Mehunuu AWURADE sɛ ɔte nʼahennwa so a ne sorofoɔ akodɔm nyinaa atwa ne ho ahyia wɔ ne nifa ne ne benkum so.”

Na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ, “Nsuro. Wo ne no nkɔ.” Na Elia sɔre kɔɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn.

Wɔnam na wɔredi nkɔmmɔ no, prɛko pɛ, ogya teaseɛnam baeɛ a ogya apɔnkɔ retwe. Ɛfaa wɔn ntam ma wɔn ntam teteeɛ, na ahum bi faa Elia de no kɔɔ ɔsoro. Elisa hunuiɛ, teaam sɛ, “Mʼagya! Mʼagya! Israel nteaseɛnam ne nteaseɛnamkafoɔ!” Na wɔyeraeɛ no, Elisa suanee nʼatadeɛ mu mmienu.

Afei, Elisa bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, “Ao, AWURADE, bue nʼani na ma ɔnhunu adeɛ,” AWURADE buee ne ɔsomfoɔ ani, na ɔpagyaa nʼani no, ɔhunuu sɛ Elisa nkyɛn mu a ɛkyerɛ bepɔ no, ogya apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam na ayɛ hɔ ma.

Na Hesekia bɔɔ mpaeɛ kyerɛɛ AWURADE sɛ: “Ao, AWURADE, Israel Onyankopɔn a wodi ɔhene firi Kerubim ntam, wo nko ara na woyɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ asase so ahennie nyinaa so. Wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase.

Saa anadwo no, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ kɔɔ Asiria sraban mu, kɔkumm Asiria akodɔm no mpem ɔha aduɔwɔtwe enum. Asiriafoɔ a wɔkaeɛ no nyanee anɔpa no, wɔhunuu sɛ afunu gugu mmɔntene so baabiara.

Na AWURADE maa ɔyaredɔm baa Israel so, maa nnipa ɔpeduɔson wuwuiɛ. Afei, Onyankopɔn somaa ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ sɛ ɔnkɔsɛe Yerusalem. Na ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ no reyɛ ahoboa asɛe no no, AWURADE nyaa ahummɔborɔ ka kyerɛɛ owuo soro ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Gyae! Ɛno ara dɔɔso!” Saa ɛberɛ no na ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ no gyina Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ. Dawid pagyaa nʼani hunuu sɛ AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no gyina ɔsoro ne asase ntam a, watwe nʼakofena de akyerɛ Yerusalem so. Enti, Dawid ne Israel mpanimfoɔ firaa ayitoma de kyerɛɛ wɔn ahoyera, na wɔhwehwee fam de wɔn anim butubutuu hɔ.

Saa ɛberɛ no na AWURADE Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan ne afɔrebukyia a Mose sii wɔ ɛserɛ so hɔ no sisi Gibeon sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ. Nanso, Dawid antumi ankɔ hɔ ankɔbisa Onyankopɔn ase, ɛfiri sɛ, akofena a AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no tweeɛ no bɔɔ no hu.

Salomo yɛɛ Kerubim sɛso mmienu, de sikakɔkɔɔ amapa guu ho. Wɔde yeinom sisii Kronkron mu Kronkron hɔ. Kerubim mmienu no a wɔsisi hɔ no ntaban ka bɔ mu a, ne ntrɛmu yɛ anammɔn aduasa. Kerubim baako ataban baako a ɛpem ɔfasuo no tentene yɛ anammɔn nson ne fa. Ataban baako no nso a ɛyɛ anammɔn nson ne fa no, ɛne Kerubim baako no ataban hyia.

Kerubim no trɛɛ wɔn ntaban mu wɔ Adaka no so, ma ɛyɛɛ sɛ kyiniiɛ wɔ Adaka no ne ne nnua a ɛsosɔ mu no so.

Afei, ɔhene Hesekia ne Amos babarima odiyifoɔ Yesaia bɔɔ mpaeɛ denden, frɛɛ ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn no. Na AWURADE somaa ɔbɔfoɔ, bɛsɛee Asiria akodɔm ne wɔn asahene ne wɔn mpanimfoɔ nyinaa. Na Sanaherib de aniwuo sane kɔɔ ne kurom. Na ɔwuraa ne nyame abosonnan mu no, ɔno ankasa mmammarima no mu baako twee ne so akofena, kumm no.

Wo nko ara ne AWURADE. Wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne ɔsoro mu ɔsoro ne nsoromma nyinaa. Wo na wobɔɔ asase ne deɛ ɛwɔ so nyinaa ne ɛpo ne deɛ ɛwɔ mu nyinaa. Wo na wokora biribiara so ma no nkwa, na ɔsoro abɔfoɔ nyinaa som wo.

Ɛda bi, abɔfoɔ no de wɔn ho bɛkyerɛɛ AWURADE, na Satan kaa wɔn ho baeɛ.

Ɛda foforɔ bi, abɔfoɔ no baa AWURADE anim bio na Satan nso kaa wɔn ho baeɛ.

ɛberɛ a anɔpa nsoromma bɔɔ mu too dwom, na abɔfoɔ nyinaa de anigyeɛ teaam no?

onipa ne hwan a wokae no, na onipa ba nso ne hwan a wʼani ku ne ho? Wobɔɔ no ma ɔyɛɛ akumaa kakra sene abɔfoɔ na wode wʼanimuonyam ne anidie abɔ no abotire.

AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ wɛn wɔn a wɔsuro no, na ɔgye wɔn.

Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ntɛtɛ a mframa bɔ guo wɔn a AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ repam wɔn. Ma wɔn akwan so nnuru sum na ɛso nyɛ toro, na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ ntaa wɔn so. Esiane sɛ wɔde atena sum me afidie kwa na wɔtuu amena maa me a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee no enti

Onyankopɔn nteaseɛnam yɛ ɔpedu mpem mpem ne ɔpepem mpem mpem; Awurade firi Sinai aba ne kronkronbea.

Ɔtɔɔ mana firi soro maa nnipa no sɛ wonni, ɔmaa wɔn ɔsoro aduane. Nnipa dii abɔfoɔ aduane; ɔmaa wɔn aduane a wɔbɛtumi adi nyinaa.

Ɔhwiee nʼabufuhyeɛ guu wɔn so, abufuo, anibereɛ ne ahohia; abɔfoɔ asɛefoɔ kuo no.

Ɛfiri sɛ ɔbɛhyɛ nʼabɔfoɔ a wɔhwɛ wo so no abɛbɔ wo ho ban wʼakwan nyinaa mu; wɔde wɔn nsa bɛpagya wo, na wo nan rensunti ɔboɔ.

AWURADE di ɔhene, momma amanaman no ho mpopo; ɔte nʼahennwa so wɔ Kerubim ntam, ma asase nwoso.

Monkamfo AWURADE, mo a moyɛ nʼabɔfoɔ, mo atumfoɔ a moyɛ nʼahyɛdeɛ, mo a motie nʼasɛm. Monkamfo AWURADE, ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, nʼasomfoɔ a moyɛ nʼapɛdeɛ.

Ɔsoma nʼabɔfoɔ sɛ mframa, na ɔsoma nʼasomfoɔ sɛ ogyadɛreɛ.

Nʼabɔfoɔ nyinaa, monkamfo no, ne ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, monkamfo no.

Afe a ɔhene Usia wuiɛ mu no, mehunuu AWURADE sɛ ɔte ahennwa a, ɛkorɔn na wapagya so na nʼatadeɛ mmuano ayɛ asɔrefie hɔ ma. Na serafim a wɔn mu biara wɔ ntaban nsia wɔ nʼAtifi. Wɔde ntaban no mmienu kata wɔn anim, na wɔde mmienu nso kata wɔn nan ho ɛnna wɔde mmienu nso tu. Na obiara team kyerɛ ne yɔnko sɛ, “Kronkron! Kronkron! Kronkron ne Asafo AWURADE; Nʼanimuonyam ahyɛ asase nyinaa so ma!” Wɔn nne nnyegyeeɛ maa apono ne aboboano wosooɛ, na wisie yɛɛ asɔrefie hɔ ma. Meteam kaa sɛ, “Me nnue! Memfata! Meyɛ onipa a mʼano ho nteɛ, na mete nnipa a wɔn ano ho nteɛ mu, Ɔhene, Otumfoɔ AWURADE na mʼani ahunu no yi.” Na serafim no mu baako a ɔkura gyasramma, a ɔde daban kɔfa firii afɔrebukyia no so tu baa me nkyɛn. Ɔde yei kaa mʼano kaa sɛ, “Hwɛ, yei aka wʼanofafa, wɔayi wʼafɔdie na wɔatua wo bɔne so ka.”

“Ao, Asafo AWURADE, Israel Onyankopɔn a wodi ɔhene firi Kerubim ntam, wo nko ara na woyɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ asase so ahennie nyinaa so. Wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase.

Mɛko agye saa kuropɔn yi, ɛsiane mʼankasa mʼanimuonyam ne mʼakoa Dawid enti!” Afei AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ firii adi na ɔkunkumm asraafoɔ ɔpeha aduɔwɔtwe enum wɔ Asiria nsraban mu. Ɛberɛ a nnipa no sɔree anɔpa no, wɔhunuu sɛ afunten gugu baabiara!

Mehwɛeɛ na mehunuu sɛ ahum kɛseɛ bi firi atifi fam reba, omununkum kɛseɛ bi a ɛrete ayerɛmo na hann bi a ano yɛ den atwa ho ahyia. Ogya no mfimfini te sɛ dadeɛ a asɔ kɔɔ. Na ogya no mu na na wɔhunu biribi te sɛ ateasefoɔ ɛnan. Na wɔn su te sɛ onipa, wɔn mu biara anim yɛ ɛnan na wɔwowɔ ntaban ɛnan ɛnan. Wɔn nan yɛ kyirebenn, wɔn anammɔn te sɛ nantwie ba deɛ, na ɛhyerɛn te sɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ a wɔahoa ho. Wɔwowɔ nnipa nsa wɔ ntaban a ɛwowɔ afa afa ɛnan no ase. Wɔn mu biara wɔ nnipa nsa ɛnan a baako wɔ ntaban biara ase, na wɔn ntaban keka sisi anim. Wɔn nyinaa kɔ wɔn anim tee a wɔnnanedane wɔn ho. Na sei na wɔn anim teteɛ: Wɔn mu biara wɔ onipa anim, wɔwɔ gyata anim wɔ nifa so, wɔwɔ nantwie anim wɔ benkum so; na wɔn mu biara nso wɔ ɔkɔdeɛ anim. Saa na na wɔn anim teteɛ. Wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn ntaban mu kɔ ɔsoro; na wɔn mu biara wɔ ntaban mmienu mmienu, a emu biara si ɔfoforɔ deɛ anim wɔ benkum ne nifa, na ntaban mmienu nso katakata wɔn ho. Obiara kɔ nʼanim tee. Baabiara a honhom no bɛkɔ no, ɛhɔ na wɔbɛkɔ a wɔnnane wɔn ho. Ateasefoɔ no suban te sɛ ogyasramma a ɛrederɛ anaa ogyatɛn. Ogya di akɔneaba wɔ ateasefoɔ no mu; ɛhyerɛn na emu na anyinam firi dwidwa. Na ateasefoɔ no di akɔneaba mmirika so te sɛ anyinam a ɛredwidwa.

Ɛberɛ a merehwɛ ateasefoɔ no, mehunuu sɛ ntwahonan si fam wɔ ateasefoɔ a wɔn mu biara anim yɛ ɛnan no nkyɛn mu. Sei na na ntwahonan no bɔberɛ teɛ: ɛtwa yerɛ yerɛ te sɛ sikabereɛboɔ, na ɛnan no nyinaa sesɛ. Wɔayɛ emu biara te sɛ ntwahonan a ɛbea ntwahonan foforɔ mu. Sɛ ntwahonan no nam a, wɔkɔ faako a ateasefoɔ no ani kyerɛ; ntwahonan no, ɛnnanedane ɛberɛ a ateasefoɔ no nam. Wɔn nhankra no korɔn, na ɛyɛ nwanwa, na aniwa tuatua nhankra ɛnan no nyinaa ho. Sɛ ateasefoɔ no nante a, ntwahonan a ɛbatabata wɔn ho no nso kɔ saa ara; sɛ ateasefoɔ no ma wɔn ho so firi fam a, ntwahonan no nso ma wɔn ho so. Baabiara a honhom no bɛkɔ no, ateasefoɔ no nso bɛkɔ, na ntwahonan no bɛka wɔn ho ama wɔn ho so, ɛfiri sɛ ateasefoɔ no honhom wɔ ntwahonan no mu. Sɛ ateasefoɔ no tu tene a, ntwahonan no nso kɔ saa ara; sɛ ateasefoɔ no gyina a, wɔn nso gyina; sɛ ateasefoɔ no pagya wɔn ho a, ntwahonan no ne wɔn pagya wɔn ho, ɛfiri sɛ ateasefoɔ no honhom wɔ ntwahonan no mu.

Na ntrɛmu bi wɔ ateasefoɔ no atifi a ɛpa yerɛyerɛ te sɛ nsukyeneeɛ, na ɛyɛ nwanwa. Na wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn ntaban no mu asisi anim wɔ ntrɛmu no ase, na ateasefoɔ no mu biara wɔ ntaban mmienu a ɛkata ne ho. Ateasefoɔ no tu teneeɛ no, metee wɔn ntaban no nnyegyeɛ, a ɛte sɛ nsuo a ɛreworo so, te sɛ Otumfoɔ no nne, anaa akodɔm hooyɛ. Sɛ wɔgyina a, wɔgyaagyaa wɔn ntaban mu. Na ɛnne bi firi ntrɛmu a ɛkata wɔn so no atifi baeɛ, ɛberɛ a wɔagyaagyaa wɔn ntaban mu na wɔgyinagyina hɔ no.

Na ɛyɛ nnyegyeeɛ a ɛfiri ateasefoɔ no ntaban a ɛtwitwi ho ne ntwahonan a ɛwowɔ wɔn ho no. Nnyegyeɛ denden a ɛworo soɔ.

Mehwɛeɛ, na mehunuu biribi te sɛ aboɔdemmoɔ ahennwa a ɛhoho ntrɛmu a ɛwɔ Kerubim apampam no so. Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔfira nwera no sɛ, “Kɔhyɛ ntwahonan a ɛwɔ Kerubim ase no mu. Fa egyasramma nsabuo firi Kerubim no mu na to pete kuropɔn no so.” Megu so rehwɛ no, ɔkɔhyɛɛ mu. Afei na Kerubim no gyinagyina asɔredan no anafoɔ fam ɛberɛ a ɔbarima no kɔhyɛnee mu no, na omununkum kɔhyɛɛ emu fam adihɔ hɔ ma. Na AWURADE animuonyam pagyaa ne ho firii Kerubim no atifi kɔɔ asɔredan no aboboano. Omununkum no yɛɛ asɔredan no ma na AWURADE animuonyam hyerɛn yɛɛ adihɔ hɔ ma. Kerubim ntaban no nnyegyeeɛ no, na wɔte wɔ mfikyire fam adihɔ hɔ te sɛ Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn nne, ɛberɛ a ɔrekasa. Ɛberɛ a AWURADE hyɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔfira nwera no sɛ, “Yi egyasramma firi ntwahonan no mu, firi Kerubim no ase no,” ɔbarima no kɔɔ mu kɔgyinaa ntwahonan no baako ho. Afei, Kerubim no mu baako tenee ne nsa hyɛɛ egyasramma a ɛwɔ wɔn mu no mu. Ɔfaa mu bi de hyɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔfira nwera no nsam, na ɔno nso gyeeɛ de firii adi. (Na wɔhunu biribi te sɛ onipa nsa wɔ Kerubim no ntaban ase.)

Mehwɛeɛ, na mehunuu ntwahonan ɛnan a baako biara gyina Kerubim nkyɛn, na ntwahonan no pa yerɛ yerɛ te sɛ sikabereɛboɔ. Sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ no deɛ, na ntwahonan no nyinaa sesɛ; ebiara wɔ ntwahonan foforɔ hyɛ mu. Sɛ wɔnam a, wɔn nyinaa de wɔn anim kyerɛ deɛ Kerubim baako de nʼanim bɛkyerɛ. Ntwahonan no nnane wɔn ho ɛberɛ a Kerubim no nam. Kerubim no kɔ tee deɛ etire no anim kyerɛ a ɔnnane ne ho. Wɔn ho nyinaa, wɔn akyi, wɔn nsa ne wɔn ntaban nyinaa, aniwa tuatua ho. Saa ara na ntwahonan ɛnan no nso teɛ. Metee sɛ wɔrefrɛ ntwahonan no, “kyinhyia ntwahonan.” Kerubim no mu biara wɔ anim ɛnan. Anim baako te sɛ kerub, deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu te sɛ onipa anim, deɛ ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa te sɛ gyata anim, deɛ ɛtɔ so ɛnan te sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ anim. Afei, Kerubim no pagyaa wɔn ho. Yeinom na na wɔyɛ ateasefoɔ a na mahunu wɔn wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no. Sɛ Kerubim no keka wɔn ho a, ntwahonan a ɛwowɔ wɔn ho no nso keka wɔn ho; na sɛ Kerubim no trɛtrɛ wɔn ntaban mu pagya wɔn ho kɔ ewiem a, ntwahonan no ka wɔn ho ara. Sɛ Kerubim no gyinagyina dinn a, ntwahonan no nso gyinagyina dinn, na sɛ Kerubim no pagya wɔn ho a, wɔne wɔn pagya wɔn ho, ɛfiri sɛ, ateasefoɔ no honhom wɔ wɔn mu.

Afei, AWURADE animuonyam no firii asɔredan no aboboano na ɛkɔgyinaa Kerubim no atifi. Merehwɛ no, Kerubim no trɛtrɛɛ wɔn ntaban mu pagyaa wɔn ho firii fam na ntwahonan no ne wɔn kɔɔeɛ. Wɔkɔgyinaa AWURADE efie ɛpono a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam no ano, na na Israel Onyankopɔn animuonyam wɔ wɔn atifi. Yeinom ne ateasefoɔ a na mahunu wɔn wɔ Israel Onyankopɔn ase wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no, na medwene hunuiɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kerubim. Wɔn mu biara wɔ animu ɛnan ne ataban ɛnan na biribi a ɛte sɛ onipa nsa wowɔ wɔn ntaban ase. Wɔn nyinaa animu te sɛ deɛ na mahunu wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no. Wɔn mu biara kɔ nʼanim tee.

Afei, Kerubim no ne wɔn ntwahonan trɛtrɛɛ wɔn ntaban mu, na Israel Onyankopɔn animuonyam konkɔnn wɔn so.

Na Sadrak, Mesak ne Abednego a wɔakyekyere wɔn pampee no hwehwee ogya fononoo a ɛrederɛ no mu. Nebukadnessar gu so rehwɛ no, prɛko pɛ, ɔhuri teaam ahodwirie so guu nʼafotufoɔ no so sɛ, “Ɛnnyɛ mmarima baasa na yɛkyekyeree wɔn too wɔn guu fononoo no mu?” Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Aane, Nana, yɛyɛɛ saa pɛpɛɛpɛ.” Nebukadnessar teaam sɛ. “Monhwɛ! Mehunu nnipa baanan a biribiara nkyekyeree wɔn sɛ wɔnenam ogya no mu. Egya dɛreɛ no nhyee wɔn. Onipa a ɔtɔ so ɛnan no te sɛ anyame ba bi!” Na Nebukadnessar twe bɛnee fononoo a ogya redɛre wɔ mu no ɛpono ano, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛtumi, teaam sɛ, “Sadrak, Mesak ne Abednego, ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn asomfoɔ, momfiri mmra! Mommra ha!” Ɛno enti, Sadrak, Mesak ne Abednego firii ogya no mu baeɛ. Afei, ahenemma, mpanimfoɔ, amradofoɔ ne afotufoɔ bɛtwaa wɔn ho hyiaeɛ, na wɔhunuu sɛ, ogya no anka wɔn. Wɔn tirinwi mpo ho anka. Na wɔn ntadeɛ anhye. Na wisie mpo mmɔn wɔn ho. Afei, Nebukadnessar kaa sɛ, “Ayɛyie nka Sadrak, Mesak ne Abednego Onyankopɔn. Ɔsomaa ne ɔbɔfoɔ, ma wɔbɛgyee nʼasomfoɔ a wɔgye no die. Wɔbuu me ɔhene mmara so, na wɔde wɔn honam maeɛ, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrensom na wɔrensɔre anyame biara gye wɔn Onyankopɔn.

“Meda me mpa so no, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ kronkron bi a ɔfiri soro reba fam wɔ mʼanisoadehunu no mu.

“ ‘Asomafoɔ asi gyinaeɛ dada; na akronkronfoɔ abu atɛn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ateasefoɔ nyinaa bɛte aseɛ sɛ, Ɔsorosoroni no na ɔdi ewiase ahemman so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ, mpo, sɛ ɔyɛ onipa teta.’

Me Onyankopɔn somaa ne ɔbɔfoɔ bɛkataa agyata no ano, sɛdeɛ wɔrentumi nyɛ me bɔne, ɛfiri sɛ, wahunu sɛ, medi bem wɔ nʼanim. Na wo, Nana nso, menyɛɛ wo bɔne biara.”

Na ogya a ɛte sɛ asubɔnten tene firii nʼanim baeɛ. Abɔfoɔ mpempem kotoo no, na ɔpepe nso gyinagyinaa nʼanim. Abadwafoɔ no tenaa ase, na wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ buebuee nwoma mu.

Na metee onipa nne a ɛrefrɛ firi Ulai mu sɛ, “Gabriel, kyerɛ saa ɔbarima yi anisoadehunu no ase.” Ɔrebɛn baabi a na megyina no, mesuroeɛ, na mede mʼanim butuu fam. Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, te aseɛ sɛ anisoadehunu no fa awieɛberɛ no ho.”

na megu so rebɔ mpaeɛ no, Gabriel a mehunuu no kane anisoadehunu mu no de ahoɔherɛ baa me nkyɛn bɛyɛ anwummerɛ afɔrebɔ berɛ mu. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Daniel, maba ha sɛ merebrɛ wo nhunumu ne nteaseɛ.

Nsa bi sɔɔ me mu, pagyaa me a me nsa ne me kotodwe rewoso biribiribiri. Ɔkaa sɛ, “Daniel, wo a wɔbu wo yie, dwene nsɛm a merebɛka akyerɛ wo yi ho. Gyina pintinn, na wɔasoma me wɔ wo nkyɛn.” Ɔkaa saa asɛm yi kyerɛɛ me no, mede ahopopoɔ sɔreeɛ. Afei, ɔkɔɔ so kaa sɛ, “Nsuro, Daniel. Ɛfiri da a ɛdi ɛkan a wopɛɛ sɛ wote anisoadehunu no ase na wobrɛɛ wo ho ase wɔ wo Onyankopɔn anim no na ɔtee wo nsɛm, na ɛno enti na maba yi. Nanso, ɔhene babarima a ɔfiri Persia ahennie mu sii me ɛkwan nnafua aduonu baako. Afei, Mikael a ɔyɛ ahenemma atitire no mu baako bɛboaa me, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔde me asie wɔ Persia ɔhene nkyɛn. Seesei, maba sɛ merebɛkyerɛkyerɛ wo deɛ ɛbɛba wo nkurɔfoɔ so daakye, ɛfiri sɛ saa anisoadehunu yi fa berɛ bi a ɛrebɛba ho.”

Ɛberɛ a ɔreka yei akyerɛ me no, mebɔɔ me mu ase, na metɔree mum. Afei, obi a ɔte sɛ onipa de ne saa kaa mʼano, na mebuee mʼano, hyɛɛ aseɛ kasaeɛ. Meka kyerɛɛ deɛ ɔgyina mʼanim no sɛ, “Anisoadehunu no ama me ho adwiri me, me wura, na menni ɔboafoɔ biara. Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wʼakoa bɛtumi ne wo akasa, me wura? Mʼahoɔden asa, na mentumi nhome.” Deɛ ɔte sɛ onipa no de ne nsa kaa me bio, na ɔmaa me ahoɔden. Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Nsuro, wo a wɔbu wo bebree. Asomdwoeɛ nka wo. Hyɛ wo ho den. Yɛ den.” Ɔkasa kyerɛɛ me no, menyaa ahoɔden na mekaa sɛ, “Sɛ woama me ahoɔden yi, kasa, me wura.” Enti ɔbisaa sɛ, “Wonim deɛ enti a maba wo nkyɛn? Ɛrenkyɛre, mɛsane akɔ na me ne Persia ɔhene babarima akɔko, na sɛ mekɔ a, Hela ɔhene babarima bɛba; nanso, mɛdi ɛkan aka deɛ wɔatwerɛ wɔ Nokorɛ Nwoma no mu no akyerɛ wo. (Obiara nni mʼafa a ɔko tia wɔn, gye sɛ Mikael a ɔyɛ wo henebabarima no.

“Saa ɛberɛ no, Mikael, ɔhene babarima titire a ɔbɔ wo nkurɔfoɔ ho ban no bɛsɔre. Ahohia ɛberɛ bi bɛba a, ɛfiri aman no ahyɛaseɛ bɛsi saa da no, biribiara saa nsiiɛ da. Nanso saa ɛberɛ no, wo nkurɔfoɔ, obiara a wɔbɛhunu sɛ wɔatwerɛ ne din wɔ nwoma no mu no, wɔbɛgye no nkwa.

Hyɛn totorobɛnto no wɔ Sion; hyɛn abɛn no wɔ me bepɔ kronkron no so. Ma wɔn a wɔte asase no so nyinaa ho mpopo, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE ɛda no reba, na abɛn koraa. Esum ne kusukuukuu ɛda. Omununkum ne esum kabii ɛda. Sɛdeɛ adekyeeɛ hann trɛtrɛ wɔ mmepɔ so no, saa ara na asraadɔm a wɔ dɔɔso na wɔyɛ den ba no teɛ. Wɔnhunuu wɔn sɛso bi da, na wɔrenhunu ne sɛso nso da. Egya rehye wɔ wɔn anim, ogyaframa dɛre wɔ wɔn akyi, asase a ɛda wɔn anim no te sɛ Eden turo, deɛ ɛda wɔn akyi no te sɛ anweatam, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛpa wɔn ani so. Wɔte sɛ apɔnkɔ. Wɔhurihuri te sɛ apɔnkɔsotefoɔ asraadɔm. Wɔyɛ gyegyeegye te sɛ nteaseɛnam na wɔtu fa mmepɔ atifi, wɔte sɛ ogyaframa a ɛrehyeɛ wira dwaneeɛ, wɔte sɛ asraadɔm akantinka a wɔrekɔ ɔsa. Aman ani bɔ wɔn so a, ehu bɔ wɔn; na wɔn anim to hoa. Wɔko kɔ wɔn anim te sɛ akofoɔ; wɔforo afasuo te sɛ asraafoɔ na wɔn nyinaa kɔ wɔn anim tee, na wɔmmane benkum anaa nifa. Obiara ntwintwane ɔfoforɔ anan mu; obiara nante kɔ nʼanim tee. Wɔbu fa banbɔeɛ so, na wɔpem kɔ wɔn anim ara. Wɔto hyɛ kuropɔn no so wɔtu mmirika fa afasuo no so wɔforo kɔ afie mu, wɔfa mpoma mu te sɛ akorɔmfoɔ. Asase woso wɔ wɔn anim, na ɔsoro hinhim. Owia ne ɔsrane duru sum, na nsoromma nnhyerɛn bio. AWURADE bobom de di nʼasraadɔm no anim. Nʼakodɔm no dɔɔso bebree, ahoɔdenfoɔ ne wɔn a wɔdi nʼahyɛdeɛ so. AWURADE ɛda no yɛ kɛseɛ na ɛyɛ hu; hwan na ɔbɛtumi agyina ano?

Anadwo no menyaa anisoadehunu, mehunuu ɔbarima bi a ɔte ɔpɔnkɔ kɔkɔɔ so wɔ mʼanim! Na ɔgyina ohwam nnua bi ntam wɔ bɔnhwa tiaa a emu dɔ mu. Na apɔnkɔ kɔkɔɔ, nnodoeɛ ne fitaa wɔ nʼakyi. Mebisaa sɛ, “Yeinom ase ne sɛn, me wura?” Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔne me rekasa no buaa sɛ, “Mɛkyerɛ wo adekodeɛ a wɔyɛ.” Enti, ɔbarima a ɔgyina ohwam nnua ntam mu no kyerɛɛ aseɛ sɛ, “Wɔyɛ wɔn a AWURADE asoma wɔn sɛ wɔnkɔ ewiase afanan nyinaa no.” Na wɔbɛka kyerɛɛ AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔgyina ohwam nnua no mu no sɛ, “Yɛakyin afa asase no so nyinaa, na yɛhunuu sɛ ewiase nyinaa wɔ ahomegyeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ.” Afei, AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Asafo AWURADE, ɛnkɔsi da bɛn na wobɛyi wʼahummɔborɔ afiri Yerusalem ne Yuda nkuro a wo bo afu wɔn mfirinhyia aduɔson yi so?” Enti, AWURADE kaa abodwosɛm ne awerɛkyekyesɛm kyerɛɛ ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔne me kasaeɛ no. Afei ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔne me rekasa no kaa sɛ, “Pae mu ka saa asɛm yi: Yei ne deɛ Asafo AWURADE seɛ: ‘Metwe Yerusalem ne Sion ho ninkunu yie,

Afei memaa mʼani so, na mehunuu ɔbarima bi a ɔkura susuhoma sɛ ɔgyina mʼanim! Mebisaa no sɛ, “Ɛhe na worekɔ?” Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Merekɔsusu Yerusalem, ahunu ne tɛtrɛtɛ ne ne tentene.” Na ɔbɔfoɔ a na ɔne me rekasa no kɔɔeɛ, na ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ bɛhyiaa no na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Tu mmirika, ka kyerɛ saa aberanteɛ no sɛ, ‘Yerusalem bɛyɛ kuropɔn a ɛnni afasuo ɛsiane nnipa ne mmoa dodoɔ a wɔwɔ mu enti. Na mʼankasa mɛyɛ ogya fasuo, atwa ho ahyia,’ sɛdeɛ AWURADE seɛ nie, ‘na mayɛ ne mu animuonyam.’

Afei, ɔkyerɛɛ me ɔsɔfopanin Yosua a ɔgyina AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ anim, na Satan gyina ne nifa so rebɛbɔ no soboɔ. Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Satan sɛ, “AWURADE nka wʼanim, Satan! AWURADE a Yerusalem yɛ ne dea no nka wʼanim. Saa ɔbarima yi nyɛ gyentia a wɔatu afiri ogya mu anaa?” Na Yosua hyɛ ntadeɛ fi ɛberɛ a ɔgyina ɔbɔfoɔ no anim. Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔgyinagyina nʼanim no sɛ, “Monnyi ne ho ntadeɛ fi no.” Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Yosua sɛ, “Hwɛ, mayi wo bɔne afiri wo so, na mede ntadeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ bɛhyɛ wo.” Afei, mekaa sɛ, “Momfa abotire a ani teɛ mmɔ ne ti.” Enti, wɔde abotire a ani teɛ bɔɔ no, na wɔhyɛɛ no atadeɛ, ɛberɛ a AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ no gyina hɔ. Na AWURADE ɔbɔfoɔ de saa akwankyerɛ yi maa Yosua: “Yei ne deɛ Asafo AWURADE seɛ: ‘Sɛ wobɛyɛ ɔsetie ama me na woayɛ mʼapɛdeɛ a, ɛnneɛ wobɛdi me fie so na woahwɛ mʼabannwa so, na mɛma wo baabi atena wɔ nnipa a wɔgyinagyina ha yi mu.

Mebisaa ɔbɔfoɔ a na ɔne me rekasa no sɛ, “Me wura, yeinom yɛ ɛdeɛn?” Ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa me sɛ, “Yeinom yɛ ahonhom ɛnan a wɔfiri soro, na wɔrefiri ewiase nyinaa AWURADE no anim akɔ.

Ɛberɛ a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwene no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ bɛyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no daeɛ mu. Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yosef, Dawid aseni, nnyae Maria awadeɛ ɛfiri sɛ, ne nyinsɛn no firi Honhom Kronkron. Ɔbɛwo ɔbarima na wɔato no edin Yesu, aseɛ ne Agyenkwa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔno na ɔbɛgye ne nkurɔfoɔ nkwa afiri wɔn bɔne mu.” Yei nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ deɛ Awurade nam odiyifoɔ no so kaeɛ no ma sɛ: “Ɔbaabunu no bɛnyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no edin Immanuel” a aseɛ ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.” Ɛberɛ a Yosef nyaneeɛ no, ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fie ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.

Anyansafoɔ no kɔeɛ akyiri no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ soo Yosef daeɛ sɛ, “Sɔre fa abɔfra no ne ne maame na monkɔ Misraim nkɔtena hɔ nkɔsi sɛ mɛkyerɛ mo ɛberɛ a mobɛsane aba. Ɛfiri sɛ, Ɔhene Herode rehwehwɛ abɔfra no akum no.”

Herode wuiɛ akyiri no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yosef wɔ daeɛ mu wɔ Misraim ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɔre na fa abɔfra no ne ne maame kɔ Israel asase so, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔkum abɔfra no awuwu.”

na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ wone Onyankopɔn Ba no ampa ara a, huri firi deɛ wogyina hɔ si fam, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔatwerɛ sɛ, “ ‘Onyankopɔn bɛsoma nʼabɔfoɔ abɛsɔ wo, na woammɛhwe abotan so.’ ”

Yesu ano siiɛ no, ɔbonsam gyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ. Ɛno akyi, abɔfoɔ baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛsom no.

Ɔtamfoɔ a ɔduaa ewira fraa aburoo no ne ɔbɔnefoɔ no. Otwa berɛ no yɛ ewiase awieeɛ; atwafoɔ no ne abɔfoɔ. “Sɛdeɛ asɛnka no mu, wɔtutuu wira no firi aburoo no mu kɔhyee no no, saa ara na ɛbɛyɛ ewiase awieeɛ. Onipa Ba no bɛsoma nʼabɔfoɔ, na wɔabɛboaboa wɔn a wɔpɛ bɔne, nsɛmmɔnedifoɔ nyinaa ano afiri Ahennie no mu, na wɔato wɔn agu ogyatannaa no mu, ahye wɔn. Ɛhɔ na esu ne agyaadwoɔ wɔ.

Saa ara na ewiase awieeɛ bɛyɛ. Abɔfoɔ no bɛba abɛpa abɔnefoɔ no afiri ateneneefoɔ no mu, na wɔato abɔnefoɔ no agu ogyatannaa no mu; ɛhɔ na esu ne agyaadwoɔ wɔ.

Na me, Onipa Ba no, mɛba wɔ mʼagya animuonyam mu a mʼabɔfoɔ ka me ho na mabɛbu obiara nneyɛeɛ ho atɛn.

“Monhwɛ yie na moammu saa mmɔfra nketewa yi mu baako koraa animtia. Mereka akyerɛ mo sɛ, ɔsoro hɔ no, wɔn abɔfoɔ wɔ mʼagya nkyɛn daa.

Na owusɔreberɛ no, awadeɛ nni hɔ; obiara bɛyɛ sɛ abɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro no.

Na mɛsoma mʼabɔfoɔ a wɔrebɔ totorobɛnto aba, na wɔbɛboaboa wɔn a mayi wɔn no ano firi ɛsoro ano kɔka asase ano.

“Nanso, ɛda anaa dɔn ko a awieeɛ no bɛba deɛ, obiara nnim. Ɔsoro abɔfoɔ ne Onyankopɔn Ba no mpo nnim. Agya no nko na ɔnim.

“Na sɛ Onipa Ba no ba nʼanimuonyam mu a abɔfoɔ nyinaa ka ne ho a, saa ɛberɛ no na ɔbɛtena nʼanimuonyam ahennwa no so.

Monnim sɛ mɛtumi aka akyerɛ mʼAgya na wasoma nʼabɔfoɔ mpempem aba ntɛm so, na wɔabɛbɔ yɛn ho ban?

Amonom, asase wosoo denden; na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ siane firii ɔsoro baeɛ bɛpiree ɛboɔ no firii ɛda no ano, na ɔtenaa so. Nʼanim hyerɛn te sɛ kanea na nʼatadeɛ yɛ fitaa te sɛ nwera. Awɛmfoɔ no hunuu no no, ehu maa wɔn ho popoeɛ, na wɔhwehwee ase, danee sɛ awufoɔ. Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ mmaa no sɛ, “Monnsuro! Menim sɛ, morehwehwɛ Yesu a wɔbɔɔ no asɛnnua mu no, nanso ɔnni ha. Wasɔre kɔ sɛdeɛ ɔkaeɛ no. Mommra mmɛhwɛ deɛ na ɔda hɔ no. Afei, monkɔ ntɛm nkɔka nkyerɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, ‘Wasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu, na ɔredi mo anim ɛkan akɔ Galilea akɔhyia mo wɔ hɔ.’ Yei ne nkra a mewɔ de ma mo.”

Ɔtenaa hɔ adaduanan a na obiara nka ne ho ka wiram mmoa nko ara. Ɛhɔ na ɔbonsam sɔɔ no hwɛeɛ. Akyire yi, abɔfoɔ ba bɛsom no.

Na obiara a saa nna bɔne yi mu nʼani wu me ne me nsɛm ho no, ne ho bɛyɛ me, Onipa Ba no, aniwu ɛberɛ a me ne mʼabɔfoɔ kronkron no bɛsane aba wɔ mʼAgya animuonyam mu no.”

Sɛ anuanom baason yi ne ɔbaa no sɔre firi awufoɔ mu a, wɔrenware; wɔbɛyɛ sɛ abɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro no.

Na mɛsoma mʼabɔfoɔ akɔ ewiase afanan nyinaa, firi ɔsoro ano akɔka asase ano, na wɔabɛboaboa wɔn a mayi wɔn no ano.

“Nanso ɛda anaa dɔn ko a awieeɛ no bɛba deɛ, obiara nnim. Ɔsoro abɔfoɔ ne mʼankasa mpo nnim. Agya no nko ara na ɔnim.

Wɔkɔɔ ɛda no mu kɔhunuu aberanteɛ bi sɛ ɔhyɛ atadeɛ fitaa te nifa so hɔ. Wɔhunuu no no, wɔbɔɔ birim. Nanso, aberanteɛ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnsuro. Ɛnyɛ Nasareni Yesu a wɔbɔɔ no asɛnnua mu no na morehwehwɛ no no? Ɔnni ha! Wasɔre! Monhwɛ faako a wɔde no toeɛ hɔ! Afei, monkɔ na monkɔka yei nkyerɛ nʼasuafoɔ no ne Petro sɛ, ‘Yesu redi mo anim akɔ Galilea. Ɛhɔ na mobɛhunu no, sɛdeɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ mo ansa na ɔrewu no!’ ”

Sakaria gu so rehye aduhwam no, prɛko pɛ, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ bɛgyinaa afɔrebukyia no nkyɛn mu wɔ nifa so. Sakaria hunuu no no, ɔbɔɔ birim na ne ho popoeɛ. Nanso, ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sakaria, nsuro, Awurade Onyankopɔn ate wo mpaeɛbɔ. Wo yere Elisabet bɛwo babarima na ɛsɛ sɛ woto ne din Yohane. Nʼawoɔ bɛma wʼani agye na wo ho asɛpɛ wo. Saa ara na ɛbɛma nnipa bebree nso ani agye. Ɔbɛyɛ kɛse Awurade anim. Ɔrennom nsã biara da, na Honhom Kronkron bɛyɛ no ma afiri ne maame yam. Israelfoɔ pii nam nʼasɛnka so bɛnya adwensakyera asane aba Awurade, wɔn Onyankopɔn, nkyɛn. Ɔbɛnya Odiyifoɔ Elia honhom ahoɔden no bi, na ɔbɛdi Agyenkwa no ba no anim abɛsiesie nnipa ama ne ba a ɔbɛba no. Nʼasɛnka bɛma nteaseɛ aba agyanom ne wɔn mma ntam. Na ɔbɛdane Awurade asɛm no ho asoɔdenfoɔ adwene akɔ Awurade pɛ ho.” Sakaria buaa ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yei aba mu? Mabɔ akɔkoraa na me yere nso abɔ aberewa.” Ɔbɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Mene Gabriel a megyina Onyankopɔn anim daa no. Ɔno na ɔsomaa me sɛ memmɛka asɛmpa yi nkyerɛ wo. Esiane sɛ woagye akyinnyeɛ enti, wobɛtɔ mumu kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛwo abɔfra no. Na deɛ maka akyerɛ wo yi nyinaa bɛba mu pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ ne berɛ a ɛsɛ mu.”

Elisabet nyinsɛnee abosome nsia no, Onyankopɔn somaa ɔbɔfoɔ Gabriel kɔɔ Galilea akuraa bi a wɔfrɛ no Nasaret no ase sɛ, ɔnkɔ ɔbaa kronkron bi a wɔfrɛ no Maria a na wɔde no ama Yosef a ɔfiri Ɔhene Dawid abusua mu no awadeɛ no nkyɛn. Gabriel hunuu no ara pɛ, ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Asomdwoeɛ nka wo! Awurade ka wo ho, wo a Awurade adom wo.” Ɔbɔfoɔ no asɛm no maa Maria adwenem yɛɛ no nnaa ma ɔbisaa ne ho sɛ, “Na saa nkyea yi, ase ne sɛn?” Ɔbɔfoɔ no sane ka kyerɛɛ Maria bio sɛ, “Maria, nsuro, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade adom wo. Tie! Ɛrenkyɛre biara wobɛnyinsɛn na woawo ɔbabarima na woato ne din Yesu. Ɔbɛyɛ ɔkɛseɛ, na wɔbɛfrɛ no Ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn Ba. Na Awurade de ne nana Dawid ahennwa no bɛma no. Na ɔbɛdi Yakob efie so ɔhene daa; na nʼahennie to rentwa da.” Maria bisaa ɔbɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mawo wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔbarima nhunuu me da?” Ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Honhom Kronkron bɛba wo so na Ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn tumi abɛkata wo so, yei enti abɔfra a wobɛwo no no bɛyɛ kronkron na wɔbɛfrɛ no Onyankopɔn Ba. Ɛbɛyɛ abosome nsia ni a wo busuani Elisabet mpo a ɔyɛ obonini anyinsɛn ɔbabarima wɔ ne mmerewaberɛ mu. Ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn deɛ, biribiara nso no yɛ.” Maria kaa sɛ, “Me deɛ, meyɛ Awurade afenaa. Deɛ Awurade pɛ na ɛnyɛ.” Ɛno akyi, ɔbɔfoɔ no gyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ.

Anadwo no ara, na nnwanhwɛfoɔ bi nso wɔ ɛserɛ no so baabi rewɛn wɔn nnwan. Mpofirim, ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ baa wɔn nkyɛn, na Onyankopɔn animuonyam hyerɛn twaa wɔn ho hyiaeɛ, na ɛmaa wɔn ho dwirii wɔn. Ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnsuro, mede anigyesɛm rebrɛ mo ne amansan nyinaa. Ɛnnɛ wɔawo Agyenkwa a ɔne Kristo Awurade no ama mo wɔ Dawid kurom. Yei ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a mobɛhunu. Mobɛhunu akɔkoaa a wɔde kuntu akyekyere ne ho a ɔda mmoa adididaka mu.” Amonom hɔ ara, abɔfokuo bɛkaa ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔwɔ hɔ no ho na wɔtoo ayɛyie dwom sɛ, “Animuonyam nka Ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn, na asomdwoeɛ mmra wɔn a wɔsɔ nʼani wɔ asase so no so.” Ɛberɛ a abɔfokuo yi sane kɔɔ ɔsoro no, nnwanhwɛfoɔ no keka kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Momma yɛnkɔ Betlehem hɔ na yɛnkɔhwɛ saa anwanwasɛm a asi wɔ hɔ a Awurade ada no adi akyerɛ yɛn yi.”

Ɛfiri sɛ wɔatwerɛ sɛ, “ ‘Onyankopɔn bɛsoma nʼabɔfoɔ abɛbɔ wo ho ban; na wɔabɛsɔ wo na woammɛhwe abotan no so.’ ”

Na deɛ nʼani bɛwu me ne me nsɛm ho no, ɔno nso, da a me, Kristo bɛba wɔ me ne Agya no ne abɔfoɔ kronkron no animuonyam mu no, mʼani bɛwu ne ho.

“Na mereka akyerɛ mo sɛ, obiara a ɔbɛbɔ me din wɔ nnipa anim no, Kristo no nso bɛbɔ ne din wɔ Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ anim. Na deɛ ɔbɛpa me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛpa no, Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ anim.

Saa ara nso na sɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ baako nu ne ho a, ɔsorofoɔ nyinaa ani gye sene sɛ ateneneefoɔ aduɔkron nkron wɔ hɔ a ahonu ho nhia wɔn no.

Saa ara nso na sɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ baako nu ne ho a, Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ ani gye ara ne no.”

“Ohiani no wuiɛ maa abɔfoɔ bɛfaa no kɔtenaa Abraham nkyɛn. Ɔdefoɔ no nso wuiɛ ma wɔsiee no.

Na owuo nso nni hɔ mma wɔn bio, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔbɛyɛ sɛ ɔsoro abɔfoɔ. Esiane sɛ wɔasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu no enti, wɔyɛ Onyankopɔn mma.

Ɔgu so rebɔ mpaeɛ no, ɔbɔfoɔ firi ɔsoro bɛhyɛɛ no den.

Wɔde ahodwirie gyina hɔ no, amonom hɔ ara, mmarima baanu bi a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ fitafitaa a ani hyerɛn bɛgyinagyinaa wɔn nkyɛn. Mmaa yi akoma tuiɛ na wɔkotokotoo wɔn na mmarima no bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn enti na morehwehwɛ ɔteasefoɔ wɔ awufoɔ mu? Ɔnni ha. Wasɔre! Monnkae asɛm a ɔka kyerɛɛ mo ɛberɛ a na ɔwɔ Galilea no sɛ, ‘Ɛtwa sɛ wɔde Kristo no hyɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nsa na wɔbɔ no asɛnnua mu na ne nnansa so wasɔre bio no?’ ”

nanso wɔanhunu nʼamu no. Wɔsane bɛka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, wɔahunu ɔsoro abɔfoɔ ma wɔaka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, Yesu te ase.

Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo sɛ, mobɛhunu sɛ ɔsoro abue na Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ redi aforosiane Onipa Ba no soɔ.”

Na ɔtadeɛ bi wɔ kuro no mu a wɔfrɛ no Betesda a na ɛbɛn kuro no ano ɛpono kɛseɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no Nnwan Ɛpono no. Na wɔabɔ apata ahodoɔ enum atwa ho ahyia. Saa apata yi ase na na ayarefoɔ pii sɛ, anifirafoɔ, mpakye ne mmubuafoɔ wɔ retwɛn sɛ Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ firi ɔsoro bɛba abɛhono nsuo no. Deɛ ɛteɛ ne sɛ, sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no hono nsuo no wie a, ɔyarefoɔ a ɔbɛdi ɛkan atɔ nsuo no mu no nya ayaresa.

Maria deɛ na ɔda so gyina ɔboda no ho resu. Ɔgu so resu no, ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase hwɛɛ ɔboda no mu, na ɔhunuu ɔsoro abɔfoɔ baanu a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ fitafitaa a ɔbaako te atifi na ɔbaako nso te anafoɔ wɔ faako a na Yesu amu no da no. Wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Ɔbaa, adɛn na woresu sɛɛ yi?” Maria de awerɛhoɔ buaa sɛ, “Nnipa bi abɛfa mʼAwurade na mennim faako a wɔde no akɔto.”

Ɔkasa wieeɛ no, asuafoɔ no hunuu no sɛ ɔnam omununkum mu rekɔ ɔsoro na wɔanhunu no bio. Wɔgu so rehwɛ ewiem no, amonom hɔ ara, mmarima baanu bi a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ fitafitaa bɛgyinaa wɔn nkyɛn, kaa sɛ, “Mo mmarima a mofiri Galilea, adɛn enti na mogyina ha rehwɛ ewiem? Yesu a wɔafa no afiri mo nkyɛn kɔ ɔsoro no, sɛdeɛ ɔsi kɔɔ ɔsoro no, saa ara na ɔbɛsane aba bio.”

Ɛno enti, wɔkyeree asomafoɔ no de wɔn kɔguu afiase. Ɛda no ara anadwo, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ bɛbuee afiase apono no dii asomafoɔ no anim ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monkɔ asɔredan mu nkɔka nkwa foforɔ yi ho asɛm nkyerɛ nnipa no.”

Mo ara ne nnipa a monam abɔfoɔ so nyaa Onyankopɔn mmara no, nanso moanni so.”

Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ Filipo sɛ, “Sɔre siesie wo ho kɔ anafoɔ ɛkwan a ɛfiri Yerusalem kɔ Gasa no so.”

Ɛda bi awia bɛyɛ nnɔnmiɛnsa no, ɔhunuu Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ wɔ anisoadehunu mu sɛ waba ne nkyɛn abɛfrɛ no sɛ, “Kornelio!” Kornelio de hu hwɛɛ no dinn. Ɔbisaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ ɛdeɛn Awurade?” Ɔbɔfoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Wo mpaeɛ ne wʼadɔeɛ a woyɛ ahiafoɔ no aduru Onyankopɔn anim sɛ nkaeɛ adeɛ.

Ɛberɛ a na Petro da afiase no nyinaa, na asafo no bɔ mpaeɛ denden, srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnhwɛ ne so. Anadwo a adeɛ rebɛkye ama Herode adi Petro asɛm wɔ ɔman no anim no, na Petro da asraafoɔ baanu ntam a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mmienu agugu no asesa asraafoɔ baanu a wɔwɛn no no. Na asraafoɔ baanu nso rewɛn afiase ɛpono no ano. Amonom hɔ ara, Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ bɛgyinaa afiase hɔ maa ɛhɔ hyerɛneeɛ. Ɔbɔfoɔ no wosoo Petro, nyanee no, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɔre ntɛm!” Ɛhɔ ara, nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn no tete firii Petro nsa. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Hyɛ wʼatadeɛ ne wo mpaboa. Petro wieeɛ no, ɔbɔfoɔ no sane ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Fira wo ntoma na di mʼakyi.” Petro dii nʼakyi firii adi. Wɔrekɔ no, na ɛyɛ no sɛ adaeɛso anaa anisoadehunu, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔnnye nni sɛ ɛyɛ asɛm pa ara. Wɔtwaa awɛmfoɔ a wɔdi ɛkan no ne wɔn a wɔtɔ so mmienu no ho bɛduruu dadeɛ ɛpono a ɛda kuro no ano no ho. Wɔduruu hɔ no ɛpono no ankasa bue maa wɔfaa mu kɔeɛ. Wɔfaa borɔno bi so kɔɔ animu kakra, na afei ɔbɔfoɔ no gyaa Petro hɔ.

Petro ani baa ne ho so maa ɔkaa sɛ, “Afei, mahunu sɛ deɛ ɛsiiɛ no nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ! Awurade somaa ne ɔbɔfoɔ na ɔbɛgyee me firii Herode nsam ne deɛ Yudafoɔ hwehwɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ me no mu.” Petro hunuu deɛ asi no, ɔkɔɔ Yohane a na wɔfrɛ no Marko no maame a ne din de Maria no fie. Saa ɛberɛ no, na nnipa bebree ahyia wɔ hɔ rebɔ mpaeɛ. Petro bɔɔ abɔntenpono no mu, na abaayewa bi a wɔfrɛ no Roda bɛtieeɛ. Ɛberɛ a ɔtee nne no, anigyeɛ enti, wammue ɛpono no. Ɔsane nʼakyi kɔbɔɔ amaneɛ sɛ, “Petro gyina ɛpono no akyi.” Wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyama worebɔ dam.” Nanso, ɔkɔɔ so kaa sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ. Wɔn nso ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyama ne saman.” Petro kɔɔ so bɔɔ ɛpono no akyi. Wɔbueeɛ a wɔhunuu Petro no, wɔn ho dwirii wɔn.

Wɔtuu da bi sii hɔ maa Herode penee so. Ɛda no duruiɛ no, ɔhyɛɛ nʼahentadeɛ tenaa nʼahennwa so, kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn. Herode kasa wieeɛ no, nnipa no kaa sɛ, “Ɔkasa sɛ onyame bi.” Ɛhɔ ara Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ bɛbɔɔ no maa ɔyareeɛ. Ɔdɔree mmoa ma ɔwuiɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wamfa obuo amma Onyankopɔn.

ɛfiri sɛ, na Sadukifoɔ no nnye owusɔreɛ, abɔfoɔ ne honhom nni. Nanso, Farisifoɔ no de, wɔgye saa nneɛma mmiɛnsa no di.

Nnora anadwo, Onyankopɔn a mesom no no ɔbɔfoɔ baa me nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Paulo, nsuro! Deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara wobɛduru Kaesare anim ama wadi wʼasɛm. Wɔn a wɔka wo ho yi nso, Onyankopɔn adom enti, biribiara renyɛ wɔn.’

Monnim sɛ yɛbɛbu abɔfoɔ atɛn? Mpɛn ahe na yɛmmu asetena mu nneɛma atɛn?

Esiane saa asɛm yi ne abɔfoɔ no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbaa nya nkatasoɔ bi wɔ ne tiri so, de kyerɛ sɛ ɔhyɛ tumi bi ase.

Sɛ mede nnipa ne abɔfoɔ tɛkrɛma kasa na menni dɔ a, na mete sɛ yaawa a ɛregyegyeɛ anaa akasaeɛ a ɛrewoso kɛkɛ.

Na sɛ yɛn, anaa ɔbɔfoɔ firi ɔsoro bɛka asɛmpa a nsonsonoeɛ da ɛno ne yɛn Asɛmpa no ntam a, onii no bɛkɔ afɔbuo a ɛnni awieeɛ mu.

Mommma nnipa a wɔboa pa brɛ wɔn ho ase anaa wɔsom abɔfoɔ nnaadaa mo; wɔhoahoa wɔn ho sɛ wɔanya anisoadehunu. Saa ahantanfoɔ yi wɔ anifire su.

Awurade no ankasa de ɔhyɛ a ano yɛ den, ɔbɔfoɔ panin nteamu ne Onyankopɔn totorobɛnto nnyegyeeɛ firi ɔsoro bɛba fam. Wɔn a wɔawuwu wɔ Kristo mu no bɛsɔre kane,

Ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn nso anka ankyerɛ nʼabɔfoɔ no mu biara sɛ, “Woyɛ me Ba; na ɛnnɛ, mayɛ wʼAgya.” Ɛnna wanka ankyerɛ ɔbɔfoɔ biara sɛ, “Mɛyɛ wʼAgya na wayɛ me Ba.”

Ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn pɛɛ sɛ ɔsoma nʼabakan no ba ewiase no, ɔsane kaa sɛ, “Ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ nyinaa som no.”

Asɛm a Onyankopɔn ka faa abɔfoɔ no ho ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn soma nʼabɔfoɔ sɛ mframa, na ɔsoma nʼasomfoɔ sɛ gyadɛreeɛ.”

Onyankopɔn anka ankyerɛ nʼabɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Montena me nifa so kɔsi sɛ mede mo atamfoɔ bɛyɛ mo nan ntiasoɔ.” Sɛ saa a, na abɔfoɔ no yɛ dɛn? Wɔn nyinaa yɛ ahonhom a wɔsom Onyankopɔn na ɔsoma wɔn ma wɔkɔboa wɔn a wɔrehwehwɛ nkwagyeɛ no.

Onyankopɔn amma abɔfoɔ anni ewiase a na wayɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔrebɛbɔ no so; saa ewiase a yɛka ho asɛm no. Na mmom, wɔaka no Atwerɛsɛm no mu baabi sɛ: “Onipa ne hwan a wokae no; na onipa ba nso ne hwan a wʼani ku ne ho? Wobɔɔ no maa ɔyɛɛ akumaa kakra sene abɔfoɔ; na wode wʼanimuonyam ne anidie abɔ no abotire,

Ɛyɛ nokorɛ turodoo sɛ ɛnyɛ abɔfoɔ na ɔboa wɔn. Na mmom, sɛdeɛ Atwerɛsɛm no ka no, “Ɔboa Abraham asefoɔ.”

Adaka no so hɔ nso na animuonyam Kerubim a wɔatrɛ wɔn ntaban mu akata Adaka no nkatasoɔ no so si. Nanso, yɛrentumi nka nneɛma yi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri seesei.

Na mo deɛ moaba Sion Bepɔ so ne Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no kuro, ɔsorosoro Yerusalem a ɔsoro abɔfoɔ mpempem wɔ mu no mu. Moaba Onyankopɔn asafo mma dada a wɔn ani gye wɔn ho a wɔatwerɛ wɔn din wɔ ɔsoro no mu. Moaba Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ nnipa nyinaa ɔtemmufoɔ ne ateneneefoɔ a wɔayɛ wɔn pɛ no mu.

Monkae na monnye ahɔhoɔ wɔ mo afie mu. Ebinom yɛɛ saa nam so gyee abɔfoɔ a na wɔnnim.

Onyankopɔn daa no adi kyerɛɛ saa adiyifoɔ no sɛ, wɔanyɛ wɔn adwuma no amma wɔn ho, na mmom, wɔyɛ de som mo. Wɔnam Honhom Kronkron a wɔsomaa no firii ɔsoro no tumi so kaa Asɛmpa no kyerɛɛ mo. Yei yɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ nwanwa yie, na abɔfoɔ mpo de anigyeɛ sononko rehwɛ anwanwadwuma a ɛrekɔ so yi.

Kristo kɔ ɔsoro afei, na ɔte Onyankopɔn nifa so na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ abɔfoɔ nyinaa ne ewiem atumfoɔ so.

Na abɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ ahoɔden ne tumi sene saa atorɔ akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ yi mpo nka nsɛmmɔne mmu wɔn atɛn wɔ Awurade anim.

Me nuanom adɔfoɔ monnnye honhom no nyinaa nni. Mmom monsɔ honhom no nhwɛ sɛ ɛfiri Onyankopɔn anaa. Ɛfiri sɛ, atorɔ adiyifoɔ bebree ahwete wɔ ewiase. Ɛkwan a wobɛtumi afa so ahunu sɛ obi wɔ Onyankopɔn Honhom no ne sɛ, ɔbɛpae mu aka sɛ, nokorɛm Yesu Kristo baa onipa tebea mu.

Ɔbɔfopanin Mikael mpo nyɛɛ saa da. Ɛberɛ a Mikael ne ɔbonsam repere Mose amu so a akasakasa sii wɔn ntam no mpo, wante ɔbonsam atua, na mmom, asɛm a ɔkaeɛ ara ne sɛ, “Awurade nka wʼanim.”

Nsoromma nson a wohunu wɔ me nsa nifa mu ne sika nkaneadua no nkyerɛaseɛ a ɛyɛ ahintasɛm no ni; Nsoromma nson no yɛ asafo nson no abɔfoɔ, ɛnna nkaneadua nson no nso yɛ asafo nson no.”

Deɛ ɔbɛdi nkonim no, wɔbɛhyɛ no atadeɛ fitaa, na merentwa ne din mfiri ateasefoɔ nwoma no mu. Na mɛda ne din adi wɔ mʼAgya no ne nʼabɔfoɔ anim sɛ ɔyɛ me dea.

Na ahennwa nketewa aduonu nan atwa ahennwa kɛseɛ no ho ahyia a mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan na wɔtete so a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ fitaa ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahenkyɛ. Na anyinam ne aprannaa bobom firi ahennwa no mu. Na nkanea nson a wɔasosɔ redɛre wɔ ahennwa no anim. Yeinom yɛ Onyankopɔn ahonhom nson.

Na biribi te sɛ ahwehwɛ ɛpo a ɛyɛ korɔgyenn sɛ ahwehwɛ da ahennwa no anim. Ahennwa no fa biara, na ateasefoɔ baanan a ani tuatua wɔn anim ne wɔn akyi atwa ahennwa no ho ahyia. Na ɔteasefoɔ a ɔdi ɛkan no te sɛ gyata; deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu no te sɛ nantwie ba; deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no anim te sɛ onipa; ɛnna deɛ ɔtɔ so nan no te sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ a ɔretu. Na ateasefoɔ baanan no mu biara wɔ ntaban nsia a ani tuatua akyire ne animu nyinaa. Anadwo ne awia nyinaa na wɔto dwom sɛ, “Kronkron, Kronkron ne Awurade Onyankopɔn Otumfoɔ a ɔtenaa hɔ na ɔwɔ hɔ na ɔrebɛba no.” Saa ateasefoɔ baanan no to nnwom de hyɛ deɛ ɔte ahennwa no so a ɔte hɔ daa daa no animuonyam, de ma no anidie, da no ase. Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a, mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan no butubutu deɛ ɔte ahennwa no so no anim som deɛ ɔte hɔ daa daa no. Wɔto wɔn ahenkyɛ gu ahennwa no anim ka sɛ: “Yɛn Awurade ne Onyankopɔn, wofata sɛ wonya animuonyam, anidie ne tumi, ɛfiri sɛ, wo na wobɔɔ nneɛma nyinaa, na wo pɛ mu enti na wɔte hɔ.”

Mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ bi a ɔde nne kɛseɛ kaa sɛ, “Hwan na ɔfata sɛ ɔte nsɔano no na ɔbue nwoma no mu?”

Afei, mehunuu Odwammaa bi sɛ ɔgyina ahennwa no mfimfini a ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ no atwa ne ho ahyia. Wɔhwɛ a na ɛsɛ deɛ wɔakum Odwammaa no. Na ɔwɔ mmɛn nson ne aniwa nson a ɛgyina hɔ ma Onyankopɔn ahonhom nson no a wɔasoma wɔn aba ewiase no. Odwammaa no kɔgyee nwoma no firii deɛ ɔte ahennwa so no nsa nifa mu. Ɔyɛɛ saa no, ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan no butubutuu Odwammaa no anim. Na wɔn mu biara kura sankuo ne sika ayowaa a aduhwam ayɛ no ma a ɛyɛ ahotefoɔ mpaeɛ.

Bio mehwɛeɛ, tee abɔfoɔ mpempem nka. Na wɔatwa ahennwa no ne ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ no ho ahyia reto dwom denden sɛ, “Odwammaa a wɔkumm no no fata sɛ ɔgye tumi, ahonya, nyansa ne ahoɔden ne anidie ne animuonyam ne nkamfoɔ!” Na metee sɛ abɔdeɛ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro, asase so, asase ase ne abɔdeɛ biara a wɔwɔ ɛpo mu ne abɔdeɛ biara a wɔwɔ ewiase nyinaa reto dwom sɛ, “Nhyira ne anidie ne animuonyam ne tumi, nka deɛ ɔte ahennwa no so ne Odwammaa no, daa daa!” Abɔdeɛ ɛnan no gyee so sɛ, “Amen!” Na mpanimfoɔ no butubutuu hɔ someeɛ.

Yei akyi no, mehunuu abɔfoɔ baanan sɛ, wɔgyinagyina asase ntweaa nan no so a wɔretwe mframa nan a ɛwɔ asase so no, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mframa biara remmɔ wɔ asase ne ɛpo so ne baabiara. Ɛnna mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ a ɔfiri apueeɛ reba a ɔkura Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsɔano. Ɔteaam frɛɛ abɔfoɔ baanan no a na Onyankopɔn ama wɔn tumi sɛ wɔnsɛe asase ne ɛpo no. Ɔbɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Monnsɛe asase ne ɛpo anaa nnua kɔsi sɛ yɛde nsɔano bɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn asomfoɔ no agyiraeɛ.”

Na abɔfoɔ no atwa ahennwa no ne mpanimfoɔ no ne ateasefoɔ baanan no ho ahyia. Afei wɔbutubutuu ahennwa no anim, somm Onyankopɔn kaa sɛ, “Amen! Nhyira ne animuonyam ne nyansa ne aseda ne anidie ne tumi ne ahoɔden yɛ Onyankopɔn dea daa daa. Amen!”

Afei mehunuu abɔfoɔ baason a wɔgyinagyina Onyankopɔn anim. Wɔmemaa wɔn ntotorobɛnto nson. Ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ a na ɔwɔ sikakɔkɔɔ aduhwam adaka bɛgyinaa afɔrebukyia no ho. Wɔmaa no aduhwam bebree sɛ ɔmfa mmɔ mpaeɛ nka Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ no deɛ ho, na ɔmmɔ sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛsi ahennwa no anim no so afɔdeɛ. Aduhwam no hwa ne Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ mpaeɛ firi abɔfoɔ no nsam kɔɔ soro. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ no faa aduhwam adaka no de ogya a ɛfiri afɔrebukyia no so hyɛɛ no ma, to twenee asase so. Na aprannaa ne nne ahodoɔ ne anyinam ne asasewosoɔ baeɛ. Na abɔfoɔ baason a wɔkurakura ntotorobɛnto nson no siesiee wɔn ho sɛ wɔrebɛhyɛne.

Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔdi ɛkan no hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Na asukɔtweaa ne ogya a ɛne mogya adi afra tɔ guu asase so. Asase nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako hyeeɛ. Nnua nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako hyeeɛ, ɛnna wira mono nyinaa nso hyeeɛ. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmienu no hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Wɔtoo biribi a ɛte sɛ bepɔ kɛseɛ a ɛrederɛ twenee ɛpo mu. Ɛpo no nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako danee mogya. Na abɔdeɛ a ɛwɔ nkwa a ɛwɔ ɛpo no mu nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako wuwuiɛ maa ahyɛn mu nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako bobɔeɛ. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Nsoromma kɛseɛ bi a ɛrederɛ sɛ egyatɛn te firi soro bɛhwee nsuo nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako mu. Nsoromma no din de “Ɔnwono”. Nsuo no nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako yɛɛ nwono, na nnipa a wɔnomeeɛ no mu bebree wuwuiɛ ɛfiri sɛ, na ayɛ nwono. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nan no hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Na wɔbɔɔ owia nkyekyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako, ne ɔsrane nkyekyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako ne nsoromma nkyekyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako seneeɛ maa no duduruu sum, enti adekyeeɛ mu nkyekyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako anhyerɛn, na anadwo nso saa ara. Na mehwɛeɛ na metee sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ bi a watu nam soro soro teaam sɛ, “Wɔn a wɔte asase so no nnue; wɔnnue, wɔnnue ɛsiane totorobɛnto a aka a abɔfoɔ baasa no rebɛhyɛn no enti.”

Afei ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so enum no hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Mehunuu nsoromma a wate firi soro abɛhwe asase so. Wɔmaa no ebunu a ase nni awieeɛ safoa.

Afei ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nsia no hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto. Metee nne bi firii sikakɔkɔɔ afɔrebukyia a ɛsi Onyankopɔn anim no ntweaso nyinaa. Nne no ka kyerɛɛ ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nsia a ɔkura totorobɛnto no sɛ, “Sanesane abɔfoɔ baanan a wɔasesa wɔn, Asubɔnten Eufrate ho no.” Wɔsanesanee abɔfoɔ baanan no. Wɔasiesie wɔn ama saa dɔnhwereɛ yi, saa da yi, saa bosome yi ne saa afeɛ yi sɛ wɔnkunkum adasamma mu nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako. Wɔdii akodɔm ɔpepem ahanu anim. Wɔbɔɔ wɔn dodoɔ no ho amaneɛ maa meteeɛ.

Afei, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ foforɔ bi a ɔfiri ɔsoro resiane ba fam. Na ɔhyɛ omununkum mu a nyankontɔn bɔ ne ti. Na nʼanim te sɛ owia, na ne nan te sɛ ogya fadum. Na nwoma ketewaa bi kura no a wabue mu. Ɔde ne nan nifa sii ɛpo so na benkum no si asase so. Ɔde nne kɛseɛ teaam sɛdeɛ gyata bobom. Ɔteaam no, aprannaa nson kasaeɛ. Wɔkasaeɛ pɛ, na mepɛ sɛ metwerɛ. Nanso, metee nne bi firii ɔsoro a ɛkaa sɛ, “Ma nsɛm a aprannaa nson no kaeɛ no nka wo tirim. Ntwerɛ!” Ɛhɔ ara ɔbɔfoɔ a mehunuu sɛ ɔgyina hɔ a ne nan baako si ɛpo so na baako si asase so no maa ne nsa nifa so kɔɔ soro, na ɔde Onyankopɔn a ɔte hɔ daa daa a ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase ne ɛpo ne deɛ ɛwɔ mu nyinaa no edin kaa ntam. Ɔbɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Ɛberɛ sɛeɛ biara nni hɔ. Na sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nson no hyɛne ne totorobɛnto no a ansa na Onyankopɔn bɛwie nʼahintasɛm mu nhyehyɛeɛ no, sɛdeɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ a wɔyɛ adiyifoɔ no.”

Afei, nne a metee sɛ ɛfiri ɔsoro no kasa kyerɛɛ me bio sɛ. “Kɔ na kɔgye nwoma a wabue mu a ɛkura ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔgyina ɛpo ne asase so no.” Mekɔɔ ɔbɔfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔmfa nwoma ketewa no mma me. Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Gye na kɔwe. Ɛbɛkeka wɔ wo yam, nanso wʼanomu deɛ, ɛbɛyɛ dɛ te sɛ ɛwoɔ.” Megyee nwoma ketewa no firii ne nsam weeɛ, na ɛyɛɛ dɛ te sɛ ɛwoɔ wɔ mʼanom. Nanso, memeneeɛ no akyi, ɛmaa me yam kaa me. Afei, wɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Kɔ so ka deɛ ɛbɛba kyerɛ aman bebree sofoɔ, kasa ahodoɔ ne ahemfo nso.”

Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nson hyɛnee ne totorobɛnto, na nne denden wɔ ɔsoro kaa sɛ, “Tumi a wɔde di ewiase so seesei no yɛ yɛn Awurade ne ne Kristo no dea, na ɔbɛdi ɔhene daa daa.” Afei, mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan a wɔte wɔn ahennwa so Onyankopɔn anim no de wɔn anim butubutu fam, somm Onyankopɔn, kaa sɛ, “Yɛda wo ase, Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn, wo a wowɔ hɔ na wowɔ hɔ dada, sɛ woafa wo tumi kɛseɛ, na wahyɛ aseɛ redi ɔhene.

Afei, ɔko sii ɔsoro hɔ. Mikael ne nʼabɔfoɔ ko tiaa ɔwɔ no, ɛnna ɔno nso ne nʼabɔfoɔ ko tiaeɛ. Nanso, wɔdii ɔwɔ no so nkonim na wɔamma ɔne nʼabɔfoɔ antena ɔsoro bio.

Wɔtoo dwom foforɔ bi wɔ ahennwa no ne ateasefoɔ baanan no ne mpanimfoɔ no anim. Nnipa ɔpeha aduanan ɛnan a wɔagye wɔn afiri asase so no nko ara na wɔtumi suaeɛ.

Afei mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ sɛ watu nam ɔsorosoro a ɔrekɔka Asɛmpa a ɛntwam da no akyerɛ asase so nnipa a aman ne mmusuakuo ne kasa ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa ka ho. Ɔteaam sɛ, “Monsuro Onyankopɔn na monkamfo ne kɛseyɛ. Ɛfiri sɛ, ɛberɛ no aduru sɛ ɔbu adasamma atɛn. Monsom deɛ ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro, asase, ɛpo ne nsutire no!” Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmienu dii deɛ ɔdi ɛkan no akyi kaa sɛ. “Wahwe ase! Babilonia kɛseɛ ahwe ase! Ɛfiri sɛ, wama amanaman nyinaa anom nʼadwamammɔ nsã no bi.” Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa a ɔdi baanu a wɔdi ɛkan no akyi teaam kaa sɛ, “Obiara a ɔsom aboa no ne ne sɛso ohoni a na ɔma wɔhyɛ ne nsa ho anaa ne moma so agyiraeɛ no ankasa bɛnom Onyankopɔn nsã, nʼabufuo nsã a ɔde nʼahoɔden nyinaa ahwie agu nʼabufuo kuruwa mu no. Wɔn a wɔbɛyɛ saa no nyinaa, wɔbɛhyɛ wɔn ahoyera wɔ ogya ne sɔfe mu wɔ abɔfoɔ ne Odwammaa no anim.

Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ bi firii asɔredan no mu pueeɛ, teaam kyerɛɛ deɛ ɔte omununkum no so no sɛ, “Fa wo kantankrankyi no twa ɛfiri sɛ otwaberɛ no aduru, asase no aso aba a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa!” Enti, deɛ ɔte omununkum so no hwim ne kantankrankyi asase so maa ɛtwaa asase so nnɔbaeɛ.

Afei, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ bi a ɔfiri ɔsoro asɔredan mu apue a ɔno nso kura kantankrankyi nnamnnam bi. Ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ bi a ɔno nso hwɛ ogya no firi afɔrebukyia no mu pueeɛ. Ɔteaa ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔkura kantankrankyi nnamnnam no sɛ, “Fa wo kantankrankyi nnamnnam no twa asase so bobe no esia esia ɛfiri sɛ, nʼaba no abere.” Enti, ɔbɔfoɔ no hwim ne kantankrankyi no wɔ asase so de twitwaa bobe aba no na ɔde kɔguu Onyankopɔn abufuo nsakyiamena kɛseɛ no mu. Wɔtiatiaa bobe no so wɔ nsakyiamena a ɛwɔ kuropɔn no mfikyire, na mogya firii bobe no mu teneeɛ sɛ asubɔnten akwansini ahaanu a emu dɔ nso bɛyɛ anammɔn enum.

Mehunuu ade foforɔ bi a ɛso na ɛyɛ nwanwa wɔ ɔsoro. Na wɔyɛ abɔfoɔ baason a wɔkura ɔhaw nson a ɛno ne ɔhaw a ɛtwa toɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛno na ɛkyerɛ Onyankopɔn abufuo a ɛtwa toɔ.

Abɔfoɔ baason a wɔmaa wɔn tumi sɛ wɔmfa ɔhaw nson mmra no pue firii asɔredan no mu, a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ fitafitaa a wɔbobɔ sikakɔkɔɔ abɔsoɔ wɔ wɔn koko so. Afei, ateasefoɔ baanan no mu baako maa abɔfoɔ baason no sikakɔkɔɔ nkuruwa nson a Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase daa daa no abufuo ahyɛ no ma. Wisie a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn animuonyam ne ne tumi mu no hyɛɛ asɔredan no ma. Na obiara antumi ankɔ asɔredan no mu kɔsii sɛ ɔhaw nson a abɔfoɔ baason no de baeɛ no to twaeɛ.

Afei, metee nne bi sɛ ɛrekasa firi asɔredan mu hɔ kyerɛ abɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Mo nkɔ nkɔhwie Onyankopɔn abufuo nson a ɛwɔ nkuruwa nson mu no ngu asase so.” Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔdi ɛkan no kɔhwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu asase so. Akuro a ɛyɛ hu na ɛyɛ yea tutuu wɔn a wɔde aboa no ahyɛ wɔn ho agyiraeɛ no ne wɔn a wɔsom ne sɛso ohoni no nso. Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmienu no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu ɛpo mu. Nsuo no danee sɛ owufoɔ mogya, na abɔdeɛ biara a nkwa wɔ mu wɔ ɛpo no mu no wuiɛ. Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu nsubɔntene ne nsuwa mu maa ne nyinaa danee mogya. Metee sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔhwɛ nsuo so no reka sɛ, “wʼatɛn a wobuo no yɛ atɛntenenee. Ɔkronkronni a wowɔ hɔ na wowɔ ha dada, ɛfiri sɛ wahwie mo ahotefoɔ ne adiyifoɔ mogya agu, woama wɔn mogya sɛ wɔnnom, sɛdeɛ ɛfata wɔn.” Afei, metee nne bi wɔ afɔrebukyia no so sɛ, “Aane, Awurade, Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn, atɛn a wobu nyinaa yɛ atɛntenenee!” Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so ɛnan no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu owia so na wɔmaa no tumi sɛ ɔnhye nnipa. Owia hyeɛ no anoden maa nnipa domee Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ saa ɔhaw yi nyinaa so tumi no din. Nanso, wɔannu wɔn ho anhyɛ Onyankopɔn animuonyam. Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so enum no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu aboa no ahennwa no so. Esum duruu aboa no ahemman mu, na ɛsiane yea enti, nnipa wee wɔn tɛkrɛma; na ɛsiane saa yea no ne akuro a ɛtutuu wɔn no enti, wɔdomee ɔsoro Onyankopɔn. Nanso, wɔantwe wɔn ho amfiri wɔn bɔne ho. Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nsia no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu Asubɔnten Eufrate mu. Asuo no weweeɛ, danee ɛkwan maa ahene a wɔfiri apueeɛ.

Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtɔ so nson no hwiee ne kuruwa no mu abufuo guu mframa mu. Nne denden bi firi ahennwa a ɛwɔ asɔredan no mu no kaa sɛ, “Wɔawie.”

Abɔfoɔ baason no mu baako a ɔkura nkuruwa nson no baa me nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ, “Bra na menkyerɛ wo kwan a wɔbɛfa so atwe odwamanfoɔ kɛseɛ a ɔte nsuo pii so no aso. Ewiase ahene ne no bɔɔ adwaman, na asase so nnipa aboto wɔ nʼadwaman nsã no mu.” Honhom no faa me maa ɔbɔfoɔ no de me kɔɔ ɛserɛ so. Ɛhɔ na mehunuu ɔbaa bi sɛ ɔte aboa kɔkɔɔ bi a wɔatwerɛ edin a ɛyɛ abususɛm agu ne ho nyinaa. Na aboa no wɔ tire nson, ne mmɛn edu.

Yei akyi, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ foforɔ sɛ ɔfiri ɔsoro reba fam. Na ɔwɔ tumi kɛseɛ na nʼanimuonyam hyerɛn asase so nyinaa.

Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ hoɔdenfoɔ bi faa ɛboɔ a ne kɛseɛ bɛyɛ sɛ owiyammoɔ to twenee ɛpo mu kaa sɛ, “Saa ahoɔden yi ara na wɔde bɛto Babilonia kɛseɛ no atwene, a wɔrenhunu no bio.

Mpanimfoɔ aduonu ɛnan ne ateasefoɔ baanan no butubutuu Onyankopɔn a ɔte nʼahennwa so no anim somm no. Na wɔteaam sɛ, “Amen, Haleluia!”

Afei, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ bi a ɔgyina owia mu. Ɔteaam guu nnomaa a wɔnam ewiem nyinaa so sɛ, “Mommra mmɛhyiam wɔ Onyankopɔn apontoɔ kɛseɛ no ase.

Afei, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ bi sɛ ɔfiri ɔsoro reba fam a na ɔkura ebunu no safoa ne nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn duruduru bi. Ɔkyeree ɔtweaseɛ kɛseɛ dada a ɔyɛ ɔbonsam no kyekyeree no mfeɛ apem.

Abɔfoɔ baason a wɔkurakura nkuruwa nson a ɔhaw nson a ɛtwa toɔ no ahyɛ ma wɔ mu baako baa me nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ, “Bra, na mɛkyerɛ wo Ayeforɔ a ɔyɛ Odwammaa no yere no.” Honhom no faa me, na ɔbɔfoɔ no de me kɔɔ bepɔ tenten bi atifi. Ɔkyerɛɛ me Yerusalem, Kuro Kronkron a ɛfiri ɔsoro, Onyankopɔn hɔ, resiane aba fam.

Ɔbɔfoɔ no susuu ɔfasuo no nso a na ne ɔsorokɔ nso bɛyɛ sɛ mita aduosia.

Me, Yohane, mate na mahunu saa nneɛma yi nyinaa. Na metee ne nyinaa, hunuu ne nyinaa wieeɛ no, mebutuu ɔbɔfoɔ no a ɔkyerɛɛ me saa nneɛma yi nyinaa nan ase pɛɛ sɛ mesom no. Nanso, ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Nyɛ saa! Meyɛ ɔsomfoɔ te sɛ wo nuanom adiyifoɔ ne wɔn a wɔdi nwoma yi mu nsɛm no so no ara pɛ. Som Onyankopɔn!”

“Me, Yesu, na masoma me ɔbɔfoɔ sɛ ɔmmɛbɔ mo saa nwoma yi nyinaa ho amaneɛ wɔ asafo mu. Meyɛ Dawid busuani. Mene anɔpa nsoromma a ɛhyerɛn no.”