Botae Ne Nsɛmpɔw
1Dawid babarima Salomo, Israelhene, mmebusɛm ni:
2Ne botae ne sɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ nnipa nyansa ne ahohyɛso;
ne sɛ ɛbɛboa ama wɔate nsɛm a emu dɔ ase;
3sɛ wobenya akwankyerɛ wɔ abrabɔ pa mu,
a ɛbɛma wɔayɛ ade pa, nea ɛteɛ na ho nni asɛm;
4sɛ ɛbɛma nea nʼadwene mu nnɔ anya nyansa
na mmabun anya nimdeɛ ne adwene,
5anyansafo ntie na wɔmfa nka nea wonim ho,
na nea ɔwɔ nhumu nya akwankyerɛ a
6ɛbɛma wate mmɛ ne kasammebu,
anyansafo nsɛnka ne abisaa ase.
7Awurade suro yɛ nimdeɛ mfiase,
na nkwaseafo bu nyansa ne ahohyɛso animtiaa.
Nyansapɛ Ho Afotusɛm
Nnaadaa Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
8Me ba, tie wʼagya akwankyerɛ
na mpo wo na nkyerɛkyerɛ.
9Ɛbɛyɛ wo ti anuonyam abotiri
ne wo kɔn mu atweaban.
10Me ba, sɛ nnebɔneyɛfo twetwe wo a,
mma wɔn ho kwan.
11Sɛ wɔka se, “Bra ma yɛnkɔ;
ma yɛnkɔtetɛw na yenkum obi,
ma yɛnkɔtɛw ntwɛn mmɔborɔni bi;
12ma yɛmmemene wɔn anikann sɛ ɔda,
koraa, te sɛ wɔn a wɔkɔ ɔda mu;
13yebenya nneɛma a ɛsom bo ahorow
na yɛde asade ahyɛ yɛn afi ma;
14fa wo ho bɛhyɛ mu,
na wubenya wo kyɛfa wɔ ahonyade no mu.”
15Me ba, wo ne wɔn nnantew,
mfa wo nan nsi wɔn akwan so;
16Wɔn anan de ntɛmpɛ kɔ bɔne mu,
na wɔde ahoɔhare ka mogya gu.
17So nni mfaso sɛ obi besum nnomaafiri
wɔ beae a anomaa biara hu!
18Saa nnipa yi tetɛw pɛ wɔn ankasa mogya;
wɔtetɛw wɔn ankasa wɔn ho!
19Saa na wɔn a wodi akorɔnne akyi no awiei te;
ɛma wɔhwere wɔn nkwa!
Nyansa A Wɔpo Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
20Nyansa teɛ mu wɔ mmɔnten so,
ɔma ne nne so wɔ aguabɔbea,
21ɔteɛ mu wɔ afasu no atifi,
ɔkasa wɔ kuropɔn no apon ano se,
22“Mo adwenharefo, mobɛyɛ adwenhare akosi da bɛn?
Fɛwdifo bedi fɛw akosi da bɛn?
Nkwaseafo bekyi nimdeɛ akosi da bɛn?
23Sɛ mutiee mʼanimka a,
anka mekaa me koma mu nsɛm nyinaa kyerɛɛ mo
ma muhuu me nsusuwii.
24Nanso sɛ muyii mo aso, bere a mefrɛɛ mo
na amfa obiara ho, bere a meteɛɛ me nsa mu,
25sɛ mopoo mʼafotu,
na moampɛ mʼanimka nti,
26me nso mɛserew mo wɔ mo amanehunu mu;
sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so a, midi mo ho fɛw,
27sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so te sɛ ahum,
na amanehunu bi bɔ fa mo so sɛ mfɛtɛ,
na awerɛhow ne ɔhaw mene mo a,
28“Afei wɔbɛfrɛ me, nanso meremmua;
wɔbɛhwehwɛ me, nanso wɔrenhu me.
29Esiane sɛ wokyii nimdeɛ
na wɔampɛ sɛ wobesuro Awurade,
30sɛ wɔpoo mʼafotu,
na wobuu me nteɛso animtiaa nti,
31wobedi wɔn akwan so aba;
na wɔn nhyehyɛe mu aduan bɛmee wɔn.
32Na ntetekwaafo asoɔden bekum wɔn,
na nkwaseafo tirimudɛ bɛsɛe wɔn;
33Nanso obiara a obetie me no, ɔbɛtena ase asomdwoe mu
na ne ho bɛtɔ no a ɔrensuro ɔhaw biara.”
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