Ahemfo II 1

Ɔhene Ahasia adebisa

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Na Ahab wuo akyiri no Moab tee Israel so atua. 2Na Ahasia firii n'abansoro dan a
ɛwɔ Samaria no mpomma mu te hwee fam, na ɔyaree; na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ
wɔn sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔbisa Ekron nyame Baalsebub, sɛ mɛnya yadeɛ yi mu nkwa anaa?
3Na AWURADE bɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ Tisbini Elia sɛ: Sɔre foro kɔhyia Samariahene abɔfoɔ
no,
na bisa wɔn sɛ: Onyankopɔn bi nni Israel nti na morekɔ akɔbisa Ekron nyame
Baalsebub hɔ adeɛ yi anaa?
4 Enti AWURADE se: Mpa a woaforɔ no, woremfiri so nsiane, na wuo na wobɛwuo! Na
Elia kɔeɛ.
5 Ɛnna abɔfoɔ no sane baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ: Adɛn na moasane aba yi?
6Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɔbarima bi foro bɛhyiaa yɛn, na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ: Monsane
nkɔ ɔhene a ɔsomaa mo no nkyɛn nkɔka nkyerɛ no sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Aso onyame
bi nni Israel nti na woasoma rekɔ Ekron nyame Baalsebub hɔ adebisa yi? Yei nti, mpa
a woaforɔ no, woremfiri so nsiane, na wuo na wobɛwuo.
7Na ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ: Ɔbarima a ɔforo ba bɛhyiaa mo na ɔkaa mo nsɛm yi no te sɛn?
8Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Atadeɛ a ɔhyɛ no yɛ aboa nwi, na nwoma abɔsoɔ bɔ n'asene. Na
ɔse: Ɛyɛ Tisbini Elia.
Elia ne asafohene baasa no
9Na ɔsomaa aduonum so safohene ne n'aduonum no kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Na ɔforo kɔɔ Elia
nkyɛn, na hwɛ, na ɔte bepɔ no atifi. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Nyankopɔn nipa, ɔhene se:
Siane bra. 10 Na Elia bua see aduonum so safohene no sɛ: Sɛ Nyankopɔn nipa ne me a,
ogya mfiri soro nsiane mmɛhye wo ne w'aduonum no! Na ogya firi soro ba bɛhyee ɔno
ne n'aduonum no.
11 Na ɔsane somaa aduonum so safohene foforɔ ne n'aduonum no kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Na ɔsee
no sɛ, Nyankopɔn nipa, ɔhene ahyɛ sɛ: Yɛ ntɛm siane bra. 12 Na Elia bua see wɔn sɛ:
Sɛ Nyankopɔn nipa ne me a, ogya mfiri soro nsiane mmɛhye wo ne w'aduonum! Na
Nyankopɔn gya firi soro ba bɛhyee ɔno ne n'aduonum no.
13 Na ɔhene somaa aduonum so safohene a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa ne n'aduonum. Na aduonum so
safohene a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no foro kɔe, na ɔkɔkotoo ne nankoroma anim Elia anim, na
ɔpaa no kyɛw sɛ: Nyankopɔn nipa, ma me kra ne wo nkoa aduonum yi kra boɔ nyɛ den
w'ani so.
14Hwɛ, ogya afiri ɔsoro aduru abɛhye akane aduonum so asafohene baanu no ne wɔn
aduonum aduonum no, na afei ma me kra boɔ nyɛ den w'ani so.
15 Ɛnna AWURADE bɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ: Ɛne no nsiane nkɔ, nsuro n'anim. Na
ɔsɔree ne no siane kɔɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn.
Ahasia wuo
16 Na Elia ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Ɛsiane sɛ woasoma abɔfoɔ sɛ
wɔnkɔbisa Ekron nyame Baalsebub hɔ adeɛ, sɛdeɛ onyame bi nni Israel a wɔkɔbisa no
asɛm nti, mpa a woaforɔ no, woremfiri so nsiane, na wuo na wobɛwuo.
17Na ɔwui, sɛ AWURADE asɛm a Elia kaeɛ no. Na Yehoram sii n'ananmu dii hene,
Yudahene Yehosafat ba Yehoram afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu so, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔnni ɔbabarima.18
Na Ahasia ho nsɛm nkaeɛ, deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔntwerɛɛ no Israel Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma
no mu anaa?

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Ahemfo II 2

Elia sorokorɔ
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Na AWURADE rebɛfa Elia ahum mu akɔ ɔsoro no, na Elia ne Elisa firi Gilgal rekɔ. 2Na
Elia ka kyerɛɛ Elisa sɛ: Mesrɛ wo tena ha ɛ, na AWURADE asoma me Betel. Na Elisa
kaa sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ na wo kra te aseɛ yi, merennya wo hɔ. Na wɔsii mu kɔɔ
Betel. 3Na adiyifoɔ mma a wɔwɔ Betel no firii adi baa Elisa nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ:
Wonim sɛ ɛnnɛ AWURADE rebɛfa wo wura afiri wo nkyɛn akɔ? Na ɔse: Aane, me nso
menim; monyɛ komm!
4Na Elia ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Elisa, tena ha ɛ, na AWURADE asoma me Yeriko.
Na ɔse: Sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ na wo kra te aseɛ yi, merennya wo hɔ. Na wɔkɔɔ Yeriko.
5Na adiyifoɔ mma a wɔwɔ Yeriko no twe baa Elisa nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wonim sɛ
ɛnnɛ AWURADE bɛfa wo wura afiri wo nkyɛn? Na ɔse: Aane, me nso menim; monyɛ komm!
6Na Elia ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Tena ha ɛ, AWURADE asoma me Yordan ano. Na ɔse: Sɛ
AWURADE te aseɛ na wo kra te aseɛ yi, merennya wo hɔ. Na wɔn baanu no kɔe.
7Na adiyifoɔ mma no mu aduonum kɔ kɔgyinagyinaa wɔn ntentensoɔ akyirikyiri, na wɔn
baanu no gyinaa Yordan ano.
8Na Elia faa ne ngusoɔ bobɔ de bɔɔ nsuo no mu, na ɛpae kɔɔ ha ne ha, na wɔn baanu
no nam asase pɛsɛɛ so twae.
9Na ɛbaa sɛ wɔtwaeɛ no, Elia ka kyerɛɛ Elisa sɛ: Bisa deɛ menyɛ mma woɔ ansa na
wɔafa me afiri wo nkyɛn akɔ. Na Elisa kaa sɛ: Ma wo honhom abupɛn mmienu mmra me
so.
10 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Woabisa adeɛ a ɛyɛ den; sɛ wohu me sɛ wɔrefa me afiri wo nkyɛn a,
ɛbɛyɛ saa ama wo; na sɛ anyɛ saa a, ɛrenyɛ. 11 Na wɔnam rekorɔ na wɔrekasa no, hwɛ,
ogya teaseɛnam ne ogya apɔnkɔ ba bɛpaee wɔn baanu no ntam, na Elia faa ahum mu foro
kɔɔ ɔsoro.
12 Na Elisa hwɛe na ɔteaa mu sɛ: M'agya, m'agya! Israel teaseɛnam ne
n'apɔnkɔsotefoɔ na ɔrekorɔ no! Na wanhu no bio.
Na ɔsɔɔ n'atadeɛ mu suanee mu mmienu.
13 Na ɔmaa Elia ngusoɔ a ɛfiri ne ho guiɛ no so, na ɔsane bɛgyinaa Yordan ano.
14 Na ɔde Elia ngusoɔ a ɛfiri ne ho guiɛ no bɔɔ nsuo no mu kaa sɛ: Ɛhe na AWURADE,
Elia Nyankopɔn no ara wɔ? Na ɔbɔɔ nsuo no mu, na ɛpae kɔɔ ha ne ha, na Elisa twae.
15 Na adiyifoɔ mma a wɔwɔ Yeriko a wɔwɔ ntentensoɔ no hunuu no, na wɔkaa sɛ: Elia
honhom abɛsi Elisa so. Na wɔba bɛhyiaa no, na wɔkotoo no butuu fam. 16 Na wɔka
kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ, mmarima aduonum a wɔn ho yɛ den wɔ wo nkoa mu, ma wɔnkɔ
nkɔhwehwɛ wo wura; na ebia sɛsɛɛ AWURADE honhom ama ne so kɔ de no akɔto mmepɔ no
bi so, anaa mmonhwa no bi mu. Na ɔse: Monnsoma!
17Na wɔhyɛɛ no ara maa no yɛɛ no ahometeɛ no, ɔkaa sɛ: Monsoma! Na wɔsomaa mmarima
aduonum, na wɔkɔhwehwɛ no nnansa, nanso wɔanhu no.
18 Na wɔsane baa ne nkyɛn berɛ a ɔretwɛn wɔ Yeriko. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Manka
mankyerɛ mo sɛ monnkɔ anaa?
Elisa yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ
19 Na kuro no mufoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Elisa sɛ: Hwɛ, kuro yi dabea yɛ fɛ, sɛdeɛ me wura
hunu yi; nanso nsuo no nyɛ, na asase no nso awu.
20 Na ɔse: Mommrɛ me ayowa foforɔ, na momfa nkyene ngu mu. Na wɔde brɛɛ no.
21 Na ɔfirii adi kɔɔ nsuo aniwa no ho, na ɔkɔhwiee nkyene no guu mu hɔ, na ɔkaa sɛ:
Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Masa nsuo yi yadeɛ, owuo anaa apɔn biara remfiri mu hɔ mma bio.
22 Na nsuo no yɛɛ yie de bɛsi nnɛ da yi, sɛdeɛ Elisa kaeɛ no.
23 Na ɔfirii hɔ foro kɔɔ Betel; na ɔreforo akɔ ɔkwan no soɔ no, mmɔfra nketewa bi
firii kuro no mu ba bɛgoroo ne ho ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Atipa, foro bra ɛ, atipa, foro
bra ɛ!
24Ɛnna ɔdanee ne ho, na ɔhunuu wɔn no, ɔde AWURADE din domee wɔn. Na asisirebereɛ
mmienu firi kwaeɛ no mu ba bɛtetee wɔn mu mmɔfra aduanan mmienu.
25 Na ɔfiri hɔ kɔɔ Bepɔ Karmel ho, na ɔfirii hɔ nso sane baa Samaria.
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Ahemfo II 3

Yehoram ne Yehosafat ko tia Moab

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Na Ahab ba Yehoram bɛdii Israel so hene Samaria, Yudahene Yehosafat afe a ɛtɔ so
dunwɔtwe so; na ɔdii hene mfeɛ dummienu.
2Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne deɛ, nanso na ɛnte sɛ n'agya ne ne na deɛ no; na ɔyii
Baal honi a n'agya yɛeɛ no hɔ.
3Nanso ɔbataa Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne ho, na wansane
amfiri ho.
4Na Moabhene Mesa yɛ nnwanyɛnfoɔ, na ɔmaa Israel hene nnwanten mma mpemha ne
adwennini mpemha ho nwi.
5Na Ahab wuiɛ no, Moabhene tee Israel hene anim atua.
6Na Ɔhene Yehoram firii Samaria da no ara, na ɔkɔkanee Israel nyinaa.
7Na ɔkɔe, na ɔsoma ma wɔkɔɔ Yudahene Yehosafat nkyɛn sɛ: Moabhene ate m'anim atua,
na wo ne me bɛkɔ ne Moab akɔko anaa? Na ɔse: Mɛkɔ, mete sɛ wo, me man te sɛ wo man,
m'apɔnkɔ te sɛ w'apɔnkɔ.
8Na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɔkwan bɛn so na yɛbɛfa akorɔ? Na ɔse: Edom serɛ so kwan no.
9Ɛnna Israel hene, Yuda hene ne Edomhene sii mu kɔeɛ; na wɔtwaa nnanson kwan, na
nsuo nni hɔ mma dɔm no ne mmoa a wɔdi wɔn akyire.
10 Na Israel hene kaa sɛ: Ao, AWURADE afrɛ ahemfo baasa yi ahyia sɛ wɔde wɔn
rekɔhyɛ Moab nsa.
11 Na Yehosafat se: AWURADE diyifoɔ bi nni ha a yɛbɛkɔ ne nkyɛn akɔbisa AWURADE? Na
Israel hene nkoa mu baako buaa sɛ: Ɛha na Safat ba Elisa a ɔhwiee nsuo guu Elia nsa
soɔ no wɔ.
12 Na Yehosafat kaa sɛ: Ampa, ɔyɛ AWURADE diyifoɔ kɛseɛ. Ɛnna Israel hene ne
Yehosafat ne Edomhene siane kɔɔ ne nkyɛn.
13 Na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ Israel hene no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na me ne wo wɔ yɛ? Kɔ w'agya
adiyifoɔ ne wo na adiyifoɔ no nkyɛn! Na Israel hene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Dabi, na
AWURADE afrɛ ahemfo baasa yi ahyia sɛ ɔde wɔn rekɔhyɛ Moab nsa.
14 Na Elisa kaa sɛ: Sɛ asafo AWURADE a megyina n'anim te aseɛ yi, sɛ ɛnyɛ Yudahene
Yehosafat anim na mehwɛ a, anka merenhwɛ wo na mahu wo.
15 Na afei momfa sankubɔni mmrɛ me. Na sankubɔni no rebɔ no, AWURADE nsa baa ne so,
16 na ɔkaa sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Mɛma nsuo ahyɛ amena a emu aweɛ yi ma.
17Na sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Morenhunu mframa na morenhunu osuo, nanso nsuo bɛyɛ bonhwa
yi ma; na moanom, mo ne mo nantwikuo ne mo mmoa.
18 Na yei nso yɛ mmrɛ wɔ AWURADE ani so, na ɔbɛyi Moab nso ahyɛ mo nsa.
19 Na mobɛbubu wɔn nkuro akɛseɛ ho afasuo, na moafa nkuro a ɛyɛ fɛ nyinaa, na
moabubu wɔn nkuro akɛseɛ nyinaa, na moasisi nsuo aniwa nyinaa, na mode aboɔ asɛe
mfu pa nyinaa.
20 Na anɔpa a wɔrebɔ aduane afɔdeɛ no, hwɛ, nsuo firii Edom kwan so bae, na nsuo no
yɛɛ asase no ma.
21 Na Moabfoɔ nyinaa tee sɛ ahemfo no reforo aba ne wɔn abɛko no, wɔfrɛfrɛɛ wɔn a
wɔbɛtumi amia amiadeɛ nyinaa, ɛfiri mmɔfra so de kɔsi mpanimfoɔ so, na wɔbɛgyinaa
ɛhyeɛ so.
22 Na wɔsɔree anɔpatutu a owia repue nsuo no soɔ no, Moabfoɔ hunuu nsuo no agya
nohoa sɛ ɛbere sɛ mogya,
23 na wɔkaa sɛ: Mogya nie! Ahemfo no ne wɔn ho adi nnɔmmata akunkum wɔn ho, na
afei, Moabfoɔ, monkɔfa asadeɛ! 24 Na wɔbaa Israel nsraban mu no, Israel sɔre
kunkumm Moabfoɔ, na wɔdwanee wɔn anim, na wɔtaa wɔn kɔkunkumm Moabfoɔ.
25 Na nkuro no, wɔdwirii, na mfu pa nyinaa, wɔtotoo aboɔ guguu so mmaako mmaako
kɔsii sɛ ɛso kataeɛ, na wɔsisii nsuo aniwa nyinaa, na wɔbubuu nnua pa nyinaa; gye
Kir-Haraset na wɔgyaa n'aboɔ, na ntɔmmoɔtofoɔ kɔtwaa ho hyiae bɔɔ no.
26 Na Moabhene hunuu sɛ ɛdɔm no ano ayɛ den papa ama no no, ɔfaa mmarima ahanson a
wɔtwe nkrantɛ kaa ne ho, sɛ ɔrete mu akɔ Edomhene ho, nanso wɔantumi. 27Ɛnna ɔfaa
n'abakan a anka ɔbɛsi n'ananmu adi hene no, na ɔde no bɔɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ɔfasuo no
so. Na abufuo kɛseɛ baa Israel mu, na wɔfirii ne ho sane baa wɔn asase so.
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Ahemfo II 4

Elisa ne ɔbaa kunafoɔ no

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Na adiyifoɔ mma no mu baako yere teaa mu ka kyerɛɛ Elisa sɛ: W'akoa, me kunu, awu,
na wo ara wonim sɛ na w'akoa suro AWURADE; na ɔkafoɔ aba rebɛfa me mma baanu akɔyɛ
ne nkoa.
2Na Elisa bisaa no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na menyɛ memma woɔ? Kyerɛ me ɛ, ɛdeɛn na wowɔ wɔ efie?
Na ɔbuaa sɛ: W'afenaa nni hwee fie, gye ngo ahina baako pɛ.
3Na Elisa kaa sɛ: Firi adi kɔfemfɛm nhina wɔ wɔn a wɔtete bɛn woɔ nyinaa nkyɛn,
nhina hunu, ma no nnɔɔso. 4Na sɛ woba mu a, to wo ne wo mma no pono mu, na hwiehwie
gu nhina no nyinaa mu, na fa deɛ ayɛ ma no sisi nkyɛn.
5Na ɔfirii ne nkyɛn kɔe, na ɔkɔtoo ne ho ne ne mma pono mu. Wɔn deɛ, wɔde nhina no
brɛɛ no, na ɔno nso hwiehwie guguu mu. 6Na ɛbaa sɛ nhina no yeyɛɛ amaama no, ɔka
kyerɛɛ ne ba sɛ: Fa ahina bi brɛ me bio! Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ahina biara nni hɔ
bio; na ngo no twae.
7Ɛnna ɔba bɛka kyerɛɛ Nyankopɔn nipa no. Na ɔkaa sɛ: Kɔ na kɔtɔn ngo no, na fa tua
wo ka, na wo ne wo mma nni deɛ aka no ntena ase.
Elisa ne Sunemni baa bi
8Na da bi Elisa sene kɔɔ Sunem. Na ɔbaa ɔdefoɔ bi wɔ hɔ a ɔhyɛɛ no ma ɔdidiiɛ. Na
daa ɔretwam a, ɔmane hɔ kɔdidi. 9Na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne kunu sɛ: Hwɛ, mahunu sɛ Nyankopɔn
nipa kronkron ne oyi a ɔbɛsene yɛn nkyɛn daa yi;
10 ma yɛnyɛ abansoro fasuo mu pia ketewa bi, na yɛmfa mpadua, ɛpono, adwa ne
kaneadua nsisi hɔ mma no, na sɛ ɔba yɛn nkyɛn a, wamane akɔ hɔ.
11 Na da bi ɔbaa hɔ, na ɔmane kɔɔ abansoro pia no mu kɔdaa hɔ. 12 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ
n'abɔfra Gehasi sɛ: Kɔfrɛ Sunemni no bra! Na ɔkɔfrɛɛ no bae, na ɔbɛgyinaa n'anim.
13 Na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ Gehasi sɛ: Bisa no sɛ: Hwɛ, wode ɔhaw yi nyinaa aha wo ho ama
yɛn: Ɛdeɛn na yɛnyɛ mma woɔ? Wowɔ asɛm bi a wɔnkɔka nkyerɛ ɔhene anaa ɔsafohene? Na
ɔse: Me deɛ, mete me nkurɔfoɔ mu.
14 Na ɔbisaa sɛ: Na Gehasi, ɛdeɛn na wɔnyɛ mma no? Na Gehasi kaa sɛ: Ampa, ɔnni ba,
na ne kunu nso anyini.
15 Na Elisa kaa sɛ: Frɛ no! Na ɔfrɛɛ no, na ɔbɛgyinaa ɛpono ano.
16 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Afeda sɛsɛberɛ yi mu no, wobɛwo ɔba. Na ɔse: Nyɛ saa, me wura,
Nyankopɔn nipa, nni atorɔ nkyerɛ w'afenaa.
17Nanso ɔbaa no nyinsɛnee, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima afeda no mu, berɛ a Elisa ka kyerɛɛ no
no mu.
18 Na abɔfra no nyinii. Na da bi ɔfirii adi kɔɔ n'agya nkyɛn wɔ ayutwafoɔ nkyɛn.19
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n'agya sɛ: Me ti, me ti! Na agya no ka kyerɛɛ aberanteɛ bi sɛ: Ma no
so kɔma ne na.
20 Na ɔmaa no so de no brɛɛ ne na; na ɔde no tenaa ne srɛ so kɔsii awigyina, na
ɔwui.
21 Na ɔforo de no kɔtoo Nyankopɔn nipa no mpa no so, na ɔtoo ɛpono no mu na ɔfirii
adi.
22 Na ɔkɔfrɛɛ ne kunu sɛ: Mesrɛ wo, soma mmeranteɛ no mu baako ne mfunumu abereɛ no
mu baako brɛ me, na mentutu mmirika menkɔ Nyankopɔn nipa no nkyɛn na memmra.
23 Na ɔbisaa no sɛ: Adɛn nti na wopɛ sɛ wokɔ ne nkyɛn nnɛ yi? Ɛnyɛ ɔsrane foforɔ,
na ɛnyɛ homeda. Na ɔbaa no kaa sɛ: Ɛnyɛ hwee.
24 Na ɔhyehyɛɛ afunumubereɛ no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ n'abɔfra no sɛ: Ka no kɔ ara, ngo
ammirikatuo no mu, gye sɛ meka mekyerɛ wo.
25 Na ɔsii mu, na ɔbɛduruu Nyankopɔn nipa no nkyɛn Karmel bepɔ so. Na Nyankopɔn
nipa no hunuu no akyirikyiri no, ɔka kyerɛɛ n'abɔfra Gehasi sɛ: Hwɛ, Sunemni no
nie.
26 Afei tu mmirika kɔhyia no, na bisa no sɛ: Wo ho yɛ? Wo kunu ho yɛ? Abɔfra no ho
yɛ? Na ɔbuaa sɛ: Ɛyɛ.
27Na ɔduruu Nyankopɔn nipa no nkyɛn bepɔ no soɔ no, ɔbɛsosɔɔ ne nan. Na Gehasi twe
pinii sɛ ɔrebɛsum no. Na Nyankopɔn nipa no kaa sɛ: Gyaa no, na ne kra werɛ aho wɔ
ne mu, na AWURADE de ahunta me, na wanka ankyerɛ me.
28 Na ɔbaa no kaa sɛ: Mebɛsrɛɛ me wura hɔ ɔba? Manka sɛ: Nnaadaa me!
29Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ Gehasi sɛ: Bɔ abɔsoɔ, na fa me poma kura na kɔ; woto obi a, nkyea
no, nso obiara kyea wo a, nnye no so; na fa me poma yi kɔto abɔfra no anim.
30 Na abɔfra no na kaa sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ na wo kra te aseɛ yi, merennya wo hɔ.
Ɛnna ɔsɔre dii n'akyi.
31 Na Gehasi dii wɔn anim kɔe, na ɔde poma no kɔtoo abɔfra no anim; nanso wante
nne biara, na wanhunu nkwa ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ biara. Na ɔsane kɔhyiaa no, na ɔka
kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Abɔfra no nnyaneeɛ.
32 Na Elisa duruu fie hɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ, abɔfra no awu da ne mpa so.
33 Ɛnna ɔkɔɔ mu, na ɔtoo wɔn baanu pono mu, na ɔbɔɔ AWURADE mpaeɛ.
34 Na ɔforo kɔbutuu abɔfra no so, na ɔde n'ano butuu n'ano, na ɔde n'ani butuu
n'ani so, na ɔde ne nsam totoo ne nsam, na ɔponoo ne mu, abɔfra no so, na abɔfra no
honam yɛɛ hye.
35 Ɛnna ɔsane ba bɛnantee ɛdan no mu dii hɔ akɔneaba. Na ɔforo kɔɔ bio kɔponoo ne
mu wɔ ne so: Ɛnna abɔfra no nwansii mprɛnson, na abɔfra no buee n'ani.
36 Na ɔfrɛɛ Gehasi sɛ: Frɛ Sunemni no! Na ɔfrɛɛ no, na ɔbaa ne nkyɛn. Na ɔkaa sɛ:
Fa wo ba no! 37Ɛnna ɔba bɛhwee ne nan ase kotoo no butuu fam, na ɔfaa ne ba no
firii adi.
Owuo a ɛwɔ ɛsɛn no mu. Aduane ma
38 Na Elisa sane baa Gilgal. Na ɛkɔm aba asase no so, na adiyifoɔ mma no tete
n'anim. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n'abɔfra sɛ: Fa ɛsɛnkɛseɛ si so noa aduane ma adiyifoɔ mma
no.39 Na ɔbaako firi kɔɔ wiram sɛ ɔrekɔtete fan, na ɔkɔhunuu wiram homa bi, na
ɔtetee so wiram ɛferɛ ne ntoma ma, na ɔba bɛtwitwaa mu guu ɛsɛn a aduane wɔ mu no
mu; nso na ɔnnim n'adeban.
40Ɛnna wɔhwie maa nnipa no sɛ wɔnni. Na wɔredi aduane no bie no, wɔteaa mu sɛ:
Awuduro wɔ ɛsɛne no mu, Nyankopɔn nipa! Na wɔantumi anni. 41 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɛnneɛ
momfa esiam mmra. Na ɔde guu ɛsɛn no mu, na ɔkaa sɛ: Hwie ma nkurɔfoɔ no na wɔnni.
Na biribi bɔne bi nni ɛsɛn no mu bio.
42 Na ɔbarima bi nso firi Baal-salisa bae, na ɔbrɛɛ Nyankopɔn nipa no aba a ɛdi kan
paanoo, atokoɔ paanoo aduonu ne ayuo foforɔ a wɔnhwaneeɛ. Na ɔkaa sɛ: Fa ma
nkurɔfoɔ no na wɔnni.
43 Na ne somfoɔ no bisaa sɛ: Ɛdeɛn? Memfa yei mensi nnipa ɔha anim anaa? Na ɔkaa
bio sɛ: Fa ma nkurɔfoɔ no na wɔnni. Na sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Wɔbɛdi na wɔagya bi.
44 Ɛnna ɔde sii wɔn anim; na wɔdii, na wɔgyaa bi, sɛdeɛ AWURADE asɛm no teɛ no.
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Ahemfo II 5
Naaman ayaresa
5
Na Siriahene sahene Naaman yɛ onipa kɛseɛ wɔ ne wura anim, na ɔwɔ animuonyam, ɛfiri
sɛ ɔno so na AWURADE nam gyee Siria; na onipa no yɛ dɔmmarima a ɔtumi ne ho, nso na
ɔyare kwata.
2Na Siria asafo no mu bi akɔto ahyɛ Israelfoɔ so afa
abaayewa kumaa bi dommum aba; na ɔsom Naaman yere. 3Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n'awuraa sɛ: A,
sɛ anka me wura wɔ odiyifoɔ a ɔwɔ Samaria no anim a, ɛnneɛ anka ɔbɛsa ne kwata yi
ama no.
4Ɛnna ɔkɔ kɔka kyerɛɛ ne wura sɛ: Sɛɛ ne sɛɛ na abaayewa a ɔfiri Israel asase soɔ
no ka.
5Na Siriahene no kaa sɛ: Kɔ na bra, na mɛtwerɛ Israel hene no nwoma.
Na ɔsii mu kɔe, na ɔfaa dwetɛ dwetikɛseɛ du ne sika nnwetɛbena mpemnsia ne ntadeɛ
nsakyeraho du kurae.
6Na ɔde nwoma no brɛɛ Israel hene sɛ: Sɛ nwoma yi ka wo nsa a, hwɛ, masoma m'akoa
Naaman aba wo nkyɛn sɛ sa ne kwata no ma no.
7Na Israel hene kenkan nwoma no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu kaa sɛ: Onyankopɔn ne me
na makum na mama nkwa, sɛ oyi resoma ama wɔaba me nkyɛn sɛ mensa obi kwata yi?
Ampa, monhwɛ nhunu sɛ, asɛm na ɔrepɛ me.
8Na Nyankopɔn nipa Elisa tee sɛ Israel hene asunsuane ne ntadeɛ mu no, ɔsoma maa
wɔkɔɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn sɛ: Adɛn nti na woasunsuane wo ntadeɛ mu? Ma no mmra me nkyɛn
ɛ, na ɔnhunu sɛ odiyifoɔ bi wɔ Israel.
9 Ɛnna Naaman ne n'apɔnkɔ ne ne nteaseɛnam ba bɛgyinaa Elisa fie pono akyi.
10 Na Elisa somaa ɔbɔfoɔ maa no kɔɔ ne nkyɛn sɛ: Kɔ na kɔdware mprɛnson Yordan wɔ
mu, na wo ho bɛsane aba wo ho, na wo ho afi.
11 Ɛnna Naaman bo fuiɛ, na ɔsii mu kɔe, kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, mesusuu sɛ: Fire na ɔbɛfiri
aba abɛgyina hɔ abɔ AWURADE ne Nyankopɔn din, na ɔde ne nsa asra hɔ, na wasa kwata
no.
12 Damasko nsubɔntene Abana ne Parpar nyɛ nsene Israel nsuo nyinaa? Anka merennware
mu na me ho mfi anaa? Na ɔdanee ne ho de abufuo sii mu.
13 Na ne nkoa twe pinii bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: M'agya, sɛ ade kɛseɛ bi na odiyifoɔ no
ka kyerɛɛ wo a, anka worenyɛ anaa? Na nkantom sɛ waka akyerɛ wo sɛ: Kɔdware na wo
ho mfi!
14 Ɛnna ɔsiane de ne ho kɔbɔɔ Yordan mu mprɛnson, sɛdeɛ Nyankopɔn nipa asɛm no teɛ
no; na ne ho sane baa mu sɛ abɔfra ketewa honam, na ne ho firiiɛ.
15 Na ɔsane baa Nyankopɔn nipa no nkyɛn, ɔno ne n'asafo nyinaa, na ɔba bɛgyinaa
n'anim kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, mahunu sɛ Onyankopɔn bi nni asase biara so sɛ Israel nko, na
afei gye akyɛdeɛ yi w'akoa nsam.
16 Na ɔse: Sɛ AWURADE a megyina n'anim te aseɛ yi, merennye hwee. Na ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ
ɔnnye, na wampene.
17Na Naaman kaa sɛ: Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ma wɔmfa dɔteɛ a mfunumupɔnkɔ mmienu bɛtumi asoa
mma w'akoa, na w'akoa remmɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ anaa afɔdeɛ biara mma onyame biara bio sɛ
AWURADE nko.
18 Asɛm yi mu nko na AWURADE mfa nkye w'akoa, sɛ me wura rekɔ Rimon fie akɔsɔre hɔ,
na ɔtwere me nsa soɔ, na mekoto Rimon fie. Sɛ mekoto Rimon fie a, AWURADE mfa mfiri
w'akoa, asɛm yi mu.
19 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Kɔ asomdwoeɛ mu.
Gehasi sikapɛ ne ɛho asotwe
Na Naaman firii ne nkyɛn kɔɔ kwantiaa bi.
20 Na Nyankopɔn nipa Elisa abɔfra Gehasi kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, me wura agyaa Siriani Naaman
yi, sɛ wannye deɛ ɔde baeɛ no ne nsam; sɛ AWURADE te aseɛ yi, mɛtu mmirika mati no
makɔgye ne hɔ biribi.
21 Na Gehasi tii Naaman. Na Naaman hunuu sɛ obi de mmirika di n'akyire no, ɔfiri
teaseɛnam no mu sii fam bɛhyiaa no kaa sɛ: Asomdwoeɛ mu anaa?
22 Na ɔse: Asomdwoeɛ mu. Me wura asoma me sɛ: Hwɛ, seesei mmeranteɛ baanu a wɔfiri
adiyifoɔ mma no mu firi Efraim bepɔ so aba
me nkyɛn, mesrɛ wo, ma wɔn dwetɛ talente baako ne ntadeɛ nsakyeraho mmienu. 23 Na
Naaman kaa sɛ: Pene na gye talente mmienu. Na ɔhyɛɛ no, na ɔkyekyeree dwetɛ talente
mmienu no mmoa mmienu ne ntadeɛ nsakyeraho mmienu no, na ɔde soaa ne mmeranteɛ mu
baanu, na wɔsoa dii n'anim.
24 Na ɔduruu kokoɔ no ho no, ɔgyee wɔn nsam, na ɔde kɔguu fie, na ɔgyaa mmarima no
kwan maa wɔkɔe.
25 Na ɔno deɛ, ɔba bɛgyinaa ne wura anim. Na Elisa bisaa no sɛ: Gehasi, ɛhe na
wofire? Na ɔse: W'akoa nkɔɔ baabiara! 26 Na ɔbisaa no sɛ: M'akoma ne wo ankɔ berɛ a
ɔbarima no danee ne ho firii ne teaseɛnam mu bɛhyiaa woɔ no? Berɛ a wɔgye dwetɛ na
wɔgye ntadeɛ ne ngo nnua ne bobe nturo ne nnwan ne anantwie ne nkoa ne mfenaa nie?
27 Na Naaman kwata no bɛfam wo ne w'asefoɔ ho daa. Na ɔfirii n'anim firii adie, na
kwata ayɛ no fitaa sɛ sukyerɛmma.

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Ahemfo II 6

Elisa ma dadeɛ bi tɛ nsuo ani

6
Na adiyifoɔ mma no ka kyerɛɛ Elisa sɛ: Hwɛ, w'anim ha a yɛteɛ yi yɛ hiahiaa papa ma
yɛn.
2 Ma yɛnkɔ Yordan ano na yɛnkɔfa mpuna mmaako mmaako mfiri hɔ, na yɛnsiesie baabi
wɔ hɔ ntena hɔ. Na ɔse: Monkɔ ɛ! 3 Na ɔbaako kaa sɛ: Pene na ɛne wo nkoa nkɔ. Na
ɔbuaa sɛ: Me nso mɛkɔ.
4Na ɔne wɔn sii mu kɔe. Na wɔduruu Yordan ano no, wɔbubuu nnua no.
5Na ɔbaako rebu dua no, n'akuma no ti firi tɔɔ nsuo mu. Na ɔteaa mu sɛ: Ao, me
wura! Wɔkɔfɛmee oo.
6Na Nyankopɔn nipa no bisaa sɛ: Ɛhe na ɛtɔeɛ? Na ɔkyerɛɛ no hɔ. Na ɔtwaa dua bi too
hɔ, na dadeɛ no bɛtɛɛ ani.
7Na ɔkaa sɛ: Ma so fa! Na ɔtenee ne nsa fae.
Wɔde anifira bɔ Siriafoɔ
8Na Siriahene ne Israel bɛdii ako; na ɔne ne nkoa tuu agyina sɛ: Ɛha ne ha na mɛbɔ
me nsraban. 9Na Nyankopɔn nipa no soma maa wɔkɔɔ Israel hene nkyɛn sɛ: Hwɛ yie, na
wɔamfa saa bea yi so, ɛfiri sɛ ɛhɔ na Siriafoɔ nam reba.
10 Na Israel hene soma maa wɔkɔɔ faako a Nyankopɔn nipa no ka kyerɛɛ no na ɔtuu no
ɛho foɔ no hɔ, na ɔsraa hɔ, ɛnyɛ prɛko na ɛnyɛ mprenu nko.
11 Ɛnna Siriahene akoma peree no asɛm yi ho; na ɔfrɛɛ ne nkoa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ:
Morenkyerɛ me yɛn mu deɛ ɔwɔ Israel hene afa? 12 Na ne nkoa no mu baako kaa sɛ: Me
wura Ɔhene, ɛnte saa, na mmom Odiyifoɔ Elisa a ɔwɔ Israel no na ɔka nsɛm a woka no
wo dabekyire no kyerɛ Israel hene.
13 Na ɔse: Monkɔ nkɔsra baabi a ɔwɔ, na mensoma mma wɔnkɔfa no mmra. Na wɔkyerɛɛ no
sɛ: Hwɛ, ɔwɔ Dotan.
14 Ɛnna ɔsomaa apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ne dɔm kɛseɛ kɔɔ hɔ, na wɔduruu anadwo, na
wɔbɛtwaa kuro no ho hyiae.
15 Na Nyankopɔn nipa no somfoɔ tuaa nhema sɛ ɔresɔre afiri adie no, na hwɛ, ɛdɔm ne
apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam atwa kuro no ho ahyia. Na n'abɔfra no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ao, me
wura, yɛbɛyɛ dɛn?
16 Na ɔse: Nsuro, na wɔn a wɔka yɛn ho dɔɔso sene wɔn a wɔka wɔn ho no.
17Na Elisa bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ: AWURADE, bue n'ani na ɔnhunu! Na AWURADE buee aberanteɛ no
ani, no ɔhunui, na hwɛ, ogya apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ayɛ bepɔ no so ma atwa Elisa ho
ahyia.
18 Ɛnna Siriafoɔ siane baa ne so, na Elisa bɔɔ AWURADE mpaeɛ sɛ: Mesrɛ wo, fa
anifira bɔ dɔm yi; na ɔde anifira bɔɔ wɔn, sɛdeɛ Elisa asɛm no teɛ no.
19 Na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Ɛnyɛ ɔkwan nie, na ɛnyɛ kuro no nie, monni m'akyi, na
memfa mo nkɔ ɔbarima a morehwehwɛ no no nkyɛn. Na ɔde wɔn kɔɔ Samaria.
20 Na ɛbaa sɛ wɔduruu Samaria no, Elisa bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ: AWURADE, bue wɔn ani, na
wɔnhunu; na AWURADE
buee wɔn ani, na wɔhunui, na hwɛ, na wɔwɔ Samaria mfimfini.
21 Na Israel hene hunuu wɔn no, ɔbisaa Elisa sɛ: M'agya, memmobɔ wɔn anaa?
22 Na ɔbuaa sɛ: Dabi, mmobɔ wɔn. Deɛ wode wo nkrantɛ ne wo tadua afa no dommum no
na wobɔ no. Fa aduane ne nsuo sisi wɔn anim na wɔnni na wɔnnom, na wɔnkɔ wɔn wura
nkyɛn.
23 Na ɔtoo ɛpono kɛseɛ maa wɔn; na wɔdidiiɛ na wɔnomeeɛ no, ɔgyaa wɔn kwan, na
wɔsii mu kɔɔ wɔn wura nkyɛn. Na Siria fomfafoɔ asafo no antoa so amma Israel asase
so bio.
Skɔm ba Samaria
24 Na ɛno akyiri no Siriahene Ben- hadad boaa ne dɔm nyinaa ano hyiae, na ɔforo ba
bɛtuaa Samaria.
25 Na ɛkɔm kɛseɛ baa Samaria, na hwɛ, wɔkaa wɔn hyɛɛ mu ara de kɔsii sɛ wɔtɔn
afunumu ti gyee nnwetɛbena aduɔwɔtwe, na mmuruburo bini kab abupɛn nnan mu baako
gyee nnwetɛbena nnum
26 Na Israel hene retwam fasuo soɔ no, ɔbaa bi bɔn no sɛ: Owura Ɔhene, boa me!
27Na ɔse: Sɛ AWURADE ammoa wo a, mɛfiri he na maboa woɔ? Ɛmfiri ayuporebea anaa
nsa-kyi-amena mu? 28 Na Ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na ayɛ woɔ? Na ɔse: Ɔbaa yi ka
kyerɛɛ me sɛ: Fa wo ba ma yɛnni ne nam nnɛ, na yɛadi me ba nam ɔkyena.29 Na yɛnoaa
me ba no weeɛ; na adeɛ kyeeɛ no, mesee no sɛ: Fa wo ba bra ma yɛnwe; na ɔde ne ba
no ahunta.
30 Na ɔhene tee ɔbaa no nsɛm no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu. Na ɔretwam ɔfasuo no soɔ
no, nkurɔfoɔ no hwɛe, na ɔfira ayitoma wɔ aseɛ de akata ne honam ani.
31Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: Sɛ wɔankum Safat ba Elisa nnɛ da yi a, Onyankopɔn nyɛ me sei na
ɔnto so sei.
32Nanso na Elisa te ne fie, na mpanimfoɔ no tete ne nkyɛn. Na ɔhene somaa onipa dii
n'anim. Na ɔbɔfoɔ no nnya nnuruu ne nkyɛn no, ɔno ara ka kyerɛɛ mpanimfoɔ no sɛ: Sɛ
moahunu sɛ owudini ba yi asoma sɛ wɔmmɛtwa me tire? Monhwɛ, sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no ba a,
monto pono mu, na mompia no nkɔ pono ano. Ɛnyɛ ne wura nan ase pim pim na ɛdi
n'akyire yi?
33 Na ɔda so ne wɔn rekasa no, hwɛ, na ɔbɔfoɔ no resiane aba ne nkyɛn. Na ɔkaa sɛ:
Hwɛ, bɔne yi firi AWURADE nkyɛn, ɛdeɛn na mentwɛn AWURADE mennye bio?
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Ahemfo II 7

Berɛ pa wɔ Samaria
7
Ɛnna Elisa kaa sɛ: Montie AWURADE asɛm: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ ayuosiam
susuo adeɛ baako bɛdi dwetɛbena, na atokoɔ susuo adeɛ mmienu bɛdi dwetɛbena Samaria
kuro pono ano.
2 Ɛnna okunini a ɔhene twere ne nsa soɔ no buaa Nyankopɔn nipa no sɛ: Hwɛ, sɛ
AWURADE reyɛ mpomma ɔsoro mpo a, saa asɛm yi bɛbam anaa? Na ɔse: Wo ara wode w'ani
bɛhunu, na worenni bi.
3 Na mmarima akwatafoɔ baanan wɔ kuro no pono ano, na wɔsesee wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ:
Adɛn na yɛtete ha kɔsi sɛ yɛbɛwuwuo? 4Sɛ yɛse: Yɛbɛhyɛne kuro no mu a, ɛnneɛ ɛkɔm
wɔ kuro no mu na yɛbɛwuwu hɔ; na sɛ yɛtete ha yi nso a, yɛbɛwuwu; na afei mommra
mma yɛnkɔhwɛ Siriafoɔ nsraban no mu, sɛ wɔgye yɛn nkwa a, yɛbɛtena ase, sɛ wɔku yɛn
nso a, yɛawu.
5Na wɔsɔree anwummerɛ fɔmm sɛ wɔrekɔ Siriafoɔ nsraban mu: Na wɔduruu Siriafoɔ
nsraban no ano, na hwɛ, onipa biara nni hɔ.
6Na AWURADE ama Siriafoɔ dɔm ate nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔ ne dɔm kɛseɛ nka, na wɔsesee
wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ: Hwɛ, Israel hene akɔgye Hetifoɔ ahemfo ne Misraim ahemfo adɔm
atia yɛn sɛ wɔmmra yɛn so.
7Enti anwummerɛ no wɔasɔre adwane, na wɔagyigya
wɔn ntomadan ne wɔn apɔnkɔ ne wɔn mfunumu ne nsraban no sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ no, na wɔn nkwa
nti wɔadwane.
8Na akwatafoɔ no duruu nsraban no ano no, wɔkɔɔ ntomadan baako mu kɔdidii nomee,
na wɔfaa dwetɛ ne sika ne ntoma firii hɔ kɔe de kɔhuntae, na wɔsane ba bɛhyɛnee
ntomadan foforɔ mu, na wɔfaa hɔ adeɛ nso, na wɔde kɔ kɔhuntae.
9Ɛnna wɔsesee wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ: Deɛ yɛreyɛ yi nyɛ, ɛnnɛ da yi yɛ asɛmpa da, na yɛn
deɛ, yɛayɛ komm yi; na sɛ yɛtwɛn kɔsi adekyeeɛ a, asotwe bi bɛda yɛn so; na afei
momma yɛnkɔ ahemfie nkɔka!
10 Na wɔba bɛfrɛɛ kuro no apono ano ahwɛfoɔ, na wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Yɛkɔɔ Siriafoɔ
nsram, na hwɛ, onipa biara ne onipa nne biara nni hɔ gye apɔnkɔ a wɔasesa wɔn ne
mfunumu a wɔasesa wɔn ne ntomadan no, sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ.
11 Na ɛpono ano ahwɛfoɔ no frɛe maa wɔkɔkaa no ahemfie.
12 Ɛnna ɔhene sɔree anadwo no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nkoa sɛ: Mɛkyerɛ mo deɛ Siriafoɔ
ayɛ yɛn yi: Wɔnim sɛ ɛkɔm de yɛn, enti na wɔafiri nsram hɔ korɔ sɛ wɔrekɔhunta
wiram, na sɛ wɔfiri kuro no mu ba a, yɛakye wɔn animono, na yɛakɔhyɛne kuro no mu.
13 Na ne nkoa no mu baako buaa sɛ: Ɛnneɛ ma wɔmfa apɔnkɔ nkaeɛ a wɔaka kurom ha no
mu nnum, hwɛ, wɔte sɛ Israel dodoɔ a wɔaka mu no, hwɛ wɔte sɛ Israel dodoɔ a
wɔahyeɛ no, na ma yɛnsoma wɔn na yɛnhwɛ.
14 Na wɔfaa apɔnkɔ nteaseɛnam mmienu na ɔhene somaa wɔn maa wɔdii Siriafoɔ dɔm no
akyiri sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔhwɛ!
15 Na wɔdii wɔn akyi de kɔduruu Yordan ano, na hwɛ, ntadeɛ ne nnoɔma nnoɔma a
Siriafoɔ atoto agu wɔn ntɛmpɛ no mu ayɛ ɔkwan no nyinaa so ma. Na abɔfoɔ no sane ba
bɛka kyerɛɛ Ɔhene.
16 Ɛnna nkurɔfoɔ no firii adie kɔfom Siriafoɔ nsraban no. Na esiam susuo adeɛ baako
tiriboɔ bɛyɛɛ dwetɛbena, na ɛmo susuo adeɛ mmienu nso yɛɛ dwetɛbena, sɛdeɛ AWURADE
asɛm no teɛ no.
17Na ɔhene yii okunini a ɔtwere ne nsa soɔ no sɛ ɔnhwɛ ɛpono ano; na nkurɔfoɔ no
tiatiaa ne so ɛpono no mu, na ɔwui, sɛdeɛ Nyankopɔn nipa no kasa a ɔhene siane baa
ne nkyɛn no, ɔkaeɛ no.
18 Na ɛbaa mu sɛdeɛ Nyankopɔn nipa no ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ: Atokoɔ susuo adeɛ bɛyɛ
dwetɛbena, na ayuosiam susuo adeɛ baako nso ayɛ dwetɛbena ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ Samaria kuro
pono ano.
19 Na ɔsafohene no buaa Nyankopɔn nipa no sɛ: Na hwɛ, sɛ AWURADE reyɛ mpomma ɔsoro
mpo a, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ saa asɛm yi anaa? Na ɔse: Hwɛ, wo deɛ, wode w'ani bɛhunu, na
worenni bi.
20 Na ɛyɛɛ no saa ara, na nkurɔfoɔ no tiatiaa no kuro pono no mu, na ɔwui.
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Ahemfo II 8

Elisa ne Sunemni baa no

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Na Elisa aka akyerɛ ɔbaa a ɔnyanee ne ba no sɛ: Sɔre kɔ, wo ne wo fie, na kɔyɛ
ɔhɔhoɔ baabiara a wobɛtumi, na AWURADE rema ɛkɔm aba, na ɛbɛba asase yi so mfeɛ
nson.
2Na ɔbaa no sɔree yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Nyankopɔn nipa no asɛm no teɛ no, na ɔne ne fiefoɔ sii
mu kɔ kɔyɛɛ ahɔhoɔ Filistifoɔ asase so mfeɛ nson.
3Na ɛbaa sɛ mfeɛ nson no awieeɛ no, ɔbaa no sane firii Filistifoɔ asase so bae, na
ɔfiri adi kɔsrɛɛ ɔhene sɛ ɔregye ne fie ne n'asase.
4Nso na ɔhene ne Nyankopɔn nipa no abɔfra Gehasi rekasa sɛ: Ka me nnoɔma akɛseɛ a
Elisa ayɛ no ɛ!
5Na ɔgu so reka kyerɛ ɔhene sɛdeɛ Elisa nyanee owufoɔ no, hwɛ, ɔbaa a ɔnyanee ne
ba maa no no bɛsrɛɛ ɔhene sɛ ɔregye ne fie ne n'asase. Na Gehasi kaa sɛ: Me wura
Ɔhene, ɔbaa no nie, na ne ba a Elisa maa no nyaa nkwa no nie.
6Na ɔhene bisaa ɔbaa no no, ɔka kyerɛɛ no. Ɛnna ɔhene yii opiani bi maa no sɛ:
Hwehwɛ deɛ ɛyɛ
ne deɛ nyinaa, ne n'afuo no aba nyinaa, ɛfiri da a ɔgyaa asase yi hɔ de bɛsi nnɛ ma
no.
Hasael di Siria so hene
7Na Elisa kɔɔ Damasko; nso na Siriahene Ben-hadad yare; na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ:
Nyankopɔn nipa no aba ha.
8Na ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Hasael sɛ: Fa ayɛyɛdeɛ kura wo nsam, na kɔ kɔhyia Nyankopɔn
nipa no, na kɔbisa AWURADE adeɛ ne hɔ sɛ: Mɛnya yadeɛ yi mu nkwa anaa?
9Na Hasael ba bɛhyiaa no, na ɔfaa ayɛyɛdeɛ kurae, ɛyɛ Damasko nnoɔma pa nyinaa mu
bi, yoma aduanan na ɛsoso wɔn. Na ɔba bɛgyinaa n'anim sɛ: Wo ba Ben-hadad,
Siriahene na ɔsomaa me wo nkyɛn sɛ: Mɛnya yadeɛ yi mu nkwa anaa?
10 Na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Kɔ kɔka kyerɛ no sɛ: Nkwa deɛ, wobɛnya, na AWURADE
akyerɛ me sɛ wobɛwu ara.
11 Na ɔgyenee n'ani hwɛɛ no dinn kɔsii sɛ n'ani wuiɛ, na Nyankopɔn nipa no sui.
12 Na Hasael bisaa sɛ: Adɛn nti na me wura resu? Na ɔse: Ɛfiri sɛ menim bɔne a
wobɛyɛ Israelfoɔ. Wɔn nkuro a ɛyɛ den no, wobɛtoto mu gya, na wode nkrantɛ bɛkunkum
wɔn mmeranteɛ, na woatete wɔn nkɔkoaa ahwehwe fam, na woapaepae wɔn anyinsɛnfoɔ mu.
13 Na Hasael kaa sɛ: Na w'akoa ne deɛn, ɔkraman yi a, sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adeɛ kɛseɛ yi? Na
Elisa se: AWURADE ama mahu wo sɛ Siriahene.
14 Na ɔfirii Elisa nkyɛn kɔ kɔduruu ne wura nkyɛn. Na ɔbisaa no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na Elisa
ka kyerɛɛ woɔ? Na ɔse: Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: Nkwa deɛ, wobɛnya.
15 Na adeɛ kyeeɛ no, ɔfaa mmuatoma no bɔɔ nsuo mu de kataa n'anim, na ɔwui. Na
Hasael sii n'ananmu dii hene.
Yoram di Yuda so hene
16 Na Israelhene Ahab ba Yoram afe a ɛtɔ so nnum mu berɛ a Yehosafat dii
Yuda hene no, na Yudahene Yehosafat ba Yehoram bɛdii hene.
17 Ɔbɛdii hene no na wadi mfirinhyia aduasa mmienu, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ nwɔtwe wɔ
Yerusalem.
18 Na ɔfaa Israel ahemfo kwan so sɛdeɛ Ahab fie yɛeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ na ne yere yɛ Ahab
ba. Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne.
19Nanso n'akoa Dawid nti AWURADE ampɛ sɛ ɔsɛe Yuda, sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛma no ne
ne mma nna nyinaa.
20Ne berɛ so na Edom tee atua firii Yuda nsa aseɛ, na wɔkɔsii wɔn so hene.
21 Na Yoram twaa mu kɔɔ Sair, ne nteaseɛnam nyinaa ka ne ho; na ɔsɔree anadwo,
kɔkunkumm Edomfoɔ a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia ne nteaseɛnam so asafohene no; na nkurɔfoɔ
no dwane kɔɔ wɔn ntomadan mu.
22 Na Edom tee atua firii Yuda nsa ase de bɛsi nnɛ. Ɛnna Libna nso tee atua berɛ no
ara mu.
23 Na Yoram ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda ahemfo berɛsosɛm
nwoma no mu? 24 Na Yoram tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no kaa n'agyanom ho
Dawid kuro mu; na ne ba Ahasia sii n'ananmu dii hene.
Ahasia di Yuda so hene
25 Na Israelhene Ahab ba Yoram afe a ɛtɔ so dummienu mu na Yudahene Yehoram ba
Ahasia bɛdii hene.
26 Ahasia dii mfeɛ aduonu mmienu na ɔbɛdii hene no, na ɔdii hene afe baako
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Atalia a ɔyɛ Israelhene Omri ba.
27Na ɔfaa Ahab fiefoɔ kwan so, na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛ Ahab fie, ɛfiri sɛ na
Ahab ase ne no.
28 Na ɔne Ahab ba Yoram ne Siriahene Hasael kɔkoeɛ wɔ Ramot-gilead. Na Siriafoɔ
piraa Yoram.
29 Na Ɔhene Yoram sane baa sɛ ɔrebɛsa pira a Siriafoɔ piraa no Rama, berɛ a ɔne
Siriahene Hasael reko no wɔ Yesreel. Na Yudahene Yehoram ba Ahasia siane
kɔɔ sɛ ɔrekɔhwɛ Ahab ba Yoram wɔ Yesreel, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔyare.
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Ahemfo II 9

Wɔsra Yehu ngo si no Israel so hene

9
Na Odiyifoɔ Elisa frɛɛ adiyifoɔ mma no mu baako ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Bɔ abɔsoɔ, na fa
ngo toa yi kura wo nsam, na kɔ Ramot-gilead.
2 Na sɛ woduru hɔ a, hwehwɛ Nimsi ba Yehosafat ba Yehu hɔ, na kɔ mu, na ma no nsɔre
mfiri ne nuanom mu, na fa no kɔ mpiakyire pia mu,
3 na fa ngo toa no hwie gu n'atifi, na ka sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Masra wo ngo asi
Israel so hene; na hini ɛpono no na dwane, na nnyina.
4Ɛnna aberanteɛ a ɔyɛ odiyifoɔ aberanteɛ no sii mu kɔɔ Ramot-gilead.
5Na ɔduruiɛ no, na hwɛ, ɛdɔm so asafohene tete hɔ; na ɔkaa sɛ: Mewɔ asɛm bi mese
wo, ɔsafohene. Na Yehu bisaa sɛ: Wone yɛn nyinaa mu hwan? Na ɔse: Mene wo,
ɔsafohene.
6Ɛnna ɔsɔre kɔɔ ɛdan no mu, na ɔhwiee ngo no guu n'atifi, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ
AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Masra wo masi wo AWURADE man Israel so hene.
7Na wobɛbɔ wo wura Ahab fie, na matɔ me nkoa adiyifoɔ no mogya ne AWURADE nkoa
nyinaa mogya so were Isebel nsam; 8na Ahab fie nyinaa asɛe, na matwa Ahabni barima
biara atwene, akoa oo, ɔdehyeɛ oo, Israel mu.
9Na mɛyɛ Ahab fie sɛ Nebat ba Yeroboam fie ne Ahia ba Baasa fie.
10 Na akraman bɛwe Isebel nam, Yesreel asase so, na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛsie no. Na
ɔhinii ɛpono no dwanee.
11 Na Yehu firii adi baa ne wura nkoa nkyɛn. Na obi bisaa no sɛ: Ɛyɛ anaa? Adɛn nti
na ɔbɔdamfoɔ yi baa wo nkyɛn yi? Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mo ara monim ɔbarima no ne
ne nsɛnkeka.
12 Na wɔse: Atorɔ! Ka kyerɛ yɛn ɛ! Na ɔse: Sɛɛ ne sɛɛ na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ:
Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Masra wo ngo masi wo Israel so hene.
13 Ɛnna wɔyɛɛ ntɛm yiyii wɔn ntadeɛ de hyehyɛɛ n'ase wɔn nan ase wɔ ntwedeɛ no ara
soɔ, na wɔhyɛnee totorobɛnto sɛ: Yehu adi hene!
Yehu di Yehoram ne Ahasia awu
14 Na Nimsi ba Yehosafat ba Yehu pam Yoram tiri so; nso na Yoram ne Israel nyinaa
rewɛn wɔ Ramot- gilead, Siriahene Hasael nti;
15 na Ɔhene Yehoram deɛ, na wasane aba Yesreel sɛ ɔrebɛsa pira a ɔne Siriahene
Hasael reko no, Siriafoɔ piraa no no. Na Yehu kaa sɛ: Sɛ sei ne w'adwane a, ɛnneɛ
mommma obiara mmfiri adi nnnwane mmfiri kuro yi mu nnkɔka no wɔ Yesreel.
16 Na Yehu tenaa teaseɛnam mu kɔɔ Yesreel. Na ɛhɔ na na Yoram da, na Yudahene
Ahasia asiane aba sɛ ɔrebɛhwɛ Yoram.
17Na ɔwɛmfoɔ gyina Yesreel abantenten so; na ɔhunuu Yehu asafokuo no sɛ wɔreba, na
ɔkaa sɛ: Mehunu asafokuo bi. Na Yehoram se: Fa ɔpɔnkɔsoteni soma no ma no nkɔhyia
wɔn, na ɔmmisa sɛ: Asomdwoeɛ anaa?
18 Na ɔpɔnkɔsoteni bi kɔ kɔhyiaa no, na ɔkaa sɛ: Sɛ ɔhene seɛ nie: Asomdwoeɛ anaa?
Na Yehu se: Wo ne asomdwoeɛ wɔ deɛn na ɛyɛ? Bra bɛdi m'akyi! Na ɔwɛmfoɔ no de nkra
kɔmaa ɔhene sɛ: Ɔbɔfoɔ no aduru wɔn nkyɛn, nso ɔnsane mma.
19Ɛnna ɔsomaa ɔpɔnkɔsoteni a ɔtɔ so mmienu; na ɔkɔduruu wɔn nkyɛn no, ɔkaa sɛ: Sɛ
ɔhene seɛ nie: Ɛyɛ asomdwoeɛ anaa? Na Yehu se: Asomdwoeɛ fa wo ho bɛn? Bra bɛdi
m'akyi!
20 Na ɔwɛmfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Waduru wɔn nkyɛn, nso ɔnsane mma. Na ɔka pɔnkɔ no sɛdeɛ
Nimsi ba Yehu ka no, na ɔka no denden pa ara.
21 Ɛnna Yehoram kaa sɛ: Monsiesie! Na wɔsiesiee ne teaseɛnam no. Na
Israelhene Yehoram ne Yudahene Ahasia firii adi, wɔn nteaseɛnam mu, na wɔfiri
kɔhyiaa Yehu, na wɔkɔtoo no Yesreelni Nabot asase no so.
22 Na Yehoram hunuu Yehu no, ɔbisaa sɛ: Yehu, asomdwoeɛ anaa? Na ɔse: Asomdwoeɛ
bɛyɛ dɛn aba, berɛ a wo na Isebel adwamammɔ ne n'abayigorɔ bebree no rekɔ soɔ yi?
23Ɛnna Yehoram danee ne ho dwaneeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Ahasia sɛ: Atirisopamsɛm nie,
Ahasia!
24 Na Yehu de ne nsa sɔɔ agyan mu to bɔɔ Yehoram abasa ntam, na agyan no hwiree
n'akoma mu, na ɔhwee ne teaseɛnam mu.
25Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ ne kunini Bidkar sɛ: Ma no so to no twene Yesreelni Nabot asase
no so! Na kae sɛ me ne wo te apɔnkɔ so bɔɔ anan dii n'agya Ahab akyiri no, AWURADE
de atemmusɛm yi too ne so sɛ:
26Ampa ara, mehunuu Nabot mogya ne ne mma mogya nnora! AWURADE na ɔseɛ: Na mɛtua wo
ɛso ka, asase yi so! AWURADE na ɔseɛ. Na afei ma no so to no twene asase yi so,
sɛdeɛ AWURADE asɛm no teɛ no.
27 Na Yudahene Ahasia hunuiɛ no, ɔfaa turom dan kwan so dwanee. Na Yehu tii no, na
ɔkaa sɛ: Mommɔ ɔno nso teaseɛnam no mu. Wɔyɛɛ saa Gur aforoeɛ a ɛwɔ Yibleam ho no;
na ɔdwane kɔɔ Megido, na ɔkɔwuu wɔ hɔ.
28 Na ne nkoa de no nam teaseɛnam mu kɔɔ Yerusalem; na wɔsiee no n'asieeɛ kaa
n'agyanom ho, Dawid kuro mu.
29 Na Ahab ba Yoram afe a ɛtɔ so dubaako mu na Ahasia bɛdii Yuda so hene.
Isebel awieeɛ a ɛyɛ hu
30 Ɛnna Yehu baa Yesreel. Na Isebel teeɛ no, ɔkekaa n'ani ho adubire, na ɔhyehyɛɛ
ne ti, na ɔhwɛɛ mpomma mu.
31 Na Yehu duruu ɛpono no ano no, ɔbisaa sɛ: Ɛyɛ asomdwoeɛ anaa, wo Simri a, wokumm
wo wura?
32 Na ɔmaa n'ani so hwɛɛ mpomma no, na ɔbisaa sɛ: Hwan na ɔwɔ m'afa, hwan? Ɛnna
pia mufoɔ baanu anaa baasa firi bɔɔ wɔn ani kyerɛɛ no.
33 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Monto no nhwe fam! Ɛnna wɔtoo no hwee fam, na ne mogya bi petee
ɔfasuo ho ne apɔnkɔ no ho, na ɔde teaseɛnam faa ne so.
34 Na ɔhyɛnee mu; na ɔdidiiɛ na ɔnomeeɛ no, ɔkaa sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔhwɛ ɔbaa a wɔadome no
no, na monsie no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ ɔhene babaa.
35 Na wɔkɔɔ sɛ wɔrekɔsie no, na wɔanhunu ne ho biribiara gye ne tikwankoraa ne ne
nan ne ne nsayam. 36 Na wɔsane bɛka kyerɛɛ no; na ɔkaa sɛ: AWURADE asɛm a ɔnam
n'akoa Elia Tisbini no so kaeɛ no nie sɛ: Yesreel asase so na akraman bɛwe Isebel
nam,
37na Isebel funu bɛhwete ayɛ sɛ sɛbeɛ wɔ wiram, Yesreel asase no so, na obiara
anhunu anka sɛ: Isebel nie!

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Ahemfo II 10

Yehu sɛe Ahab fie

Na Ahab wɔ mmammarima aduɔson wɔ Samaria. Na Yehu twerɛtwerɛɛ nwoma na ɔsoma maa
wɔde kɔɔ Samaria kɔmaa Yesreel asafohene, mpanimfoɔ ne Ahab mmagyegyefoɔ no sɛ:
2Sɛ nwoma yi ka mo nsa a, sɛ mo wura mma wɔ mo nkyɛn na nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔ ne
nkuro a wɔato ho afasuo ne akodeɛ nso wɔ mo nkyɛn yi;
3monhwehwɛ mo wura mma no mu deɛ ɔyɛ, ne deɛ ɔtene, na momfa no ntena n'agya adwa
so, na monko mma mo wura fie.
4Na wɔsuroo pa ara kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, ahemfo baanu no annyina n'anim, na yɛn deɛ,
yɛbɛgyina sɛn?
5Na deɛ ɔhwɛ ahemfie no soɔ, ne deɛ ɔdi kuro no soɔ no, mpanimfoɔ ne mmagyegyefoɔ
no soma maa wɔkɔɔ Yehu nkyɛn sɛ: Wo nkoa ne yɛn, na deɛ wobɛka akyerɛ yɛn nyinaa,
yɛbɛyɛ; yɛrensi ɔhene biara; yɛ deɛ
wopɛ.
6Ɛnna ɔtwerɛɛ wɔn nwoma a ɛtɔ so mmienu sɛ: Sɛ mowɔ m'afa na mobɛtie me a, momfa
nnipa no, mo wura mma no tiri mmra me nkyɛn ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ wɔ Yesreel. Nso na ɔhene
mma no yɛ mmarima aduɔson; kuro no mu nnipa akɛseɛ no nkyɛn na wɔyɛnee wɔn.
7Na ɛbaa sɛ nwoma no kaa wɔn nsa no, wɔfaa ɔhene mma no kunkumm nnipa aduɔson no,
na wɔde wɔn tiri guu nkɛntɛn mu, na wɔsoma maa wɔde kɔmaa no wɔ Yesreel.
8Na ɔbɔfoɔ no ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wɔde ɔhene mma no tiri no aba. Na ɔse: Monhɔre
no akuo mmienu ɛpono no ano nkɔsi anɔpa.
9Na anɔpa no, ɔfirii adi kɔgyinaa hɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔman no nyinaa sɛ: Modi bem,
hwɛ, me na mepamm me wura tiri soɔ na mekumm no; na hwan na ɔkunkumm yeinom nyinaa?
10Monhunu afei, sɛ AWURADE asɛm a ɔkaa no Ahab fie ho no mu biara bɛba mu, na
AWURADE ayɛ deɛ ɔnam n'akoa Elia so kaeɛ no.
11 Na Yehu kumm Ahab fie nnipa a wɔkaa wɔ Yesreel no nyinaa ne ne nnipa akɛseɛ ne
n'amannifoɔ ne n'asɔfoɔ nyinaa kɔsii sɛ wannya no obiara amma wamfiri mu amfire.
12 Na ɔsɔre sii mu kɔɔ Samaria; na ɔduruu Bet-eked nnwanhwɛfoɔ nsraban mu, ɔkwan mu
no, 13Yehu hyiaa Yudahene Ahasia nuanom, na ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ: Hwannom ne mo? Na wɔse:
Ahasia nuanom ne yɛn, na yɛresiane akɔ akɔhwɛ ɔhene mma ne ɔhemmaa mma no sɛ wɔte
sɛn.
14 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Monkye wɔn anikan so! Na wɔkyeree wɔn anikan, na wɔkunkumm wɔn wɔ
Bet-eked amena ho, nnipa aduanan mmienu, na wɔannyae wɔn mu biara.
15 Na ɔfiri hɔ rekorɔ no, ɔhunuu Rekab ba Yehonadab sɛ ɔreba abɛhyia no; na ɔkyeaa
no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wodɔ me sɛdeɛ medɔ woɔ no? Na Yehonadab se: Medɔ wo! Na sɛ ɛte
saa a, sɔ me nsa mu ɛ! Na ɔsɔɔ mu; na ɔmaa no foro kɔɔ ne nkyɛn teaseɛnam no mu.
16 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɛne me nkɔ, na kɔhwɛ me ninkunu a metwe mema AWURADE. Na ɔmaa no
tenaa ne teaseɛnam no mu.
17Na ɔduruu Samaria no, ɔkumm nnipa a wɔka maa Ahab, Samaria no nyinaa kɔsii sɛ
ɔtɔree wɔn ase, sɛdeɛ AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Elia no.
Yehu sɛe Baal
18 Na Yehu boaboaa ɔman no nyinaa ano hyiae, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Ahab somm Baal
kakraa bi, na Yehu deɛ, ɔbɛsom no bebree.
19Na afei, Baal adiyifoɔ nyinaa, ne n'asomfoɔ nyinaa ne n'asɔfoɔ nyinaa, momfrɛ
wɔn mmra me nkyɛn, mommma obiara nnka, na mewɔ afɔdeɛ kɛseɛ bi bɔ mema Baal; obiara
a ɔremma no rennya nkwa. Na Yehu yɛɛ no aniteɛ mu, sɛ ɔrebɛsɛe Baal asomfoɔ.
20 Na Yehu kaa sɛ: Mompae nhyia kronkron mma Baal. Na wɔpaee.
21 Na Yehu soma maa wɔkɔkyinii Israel nyinaa, na Baal nkoa nyinaa bae, wɔannya
obiara a wamma. Na wɔbaa Baal fie, na Baal fie yɛɛ ma firi ano kɔpem ano.
22 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ deɛ ɔhwɛ ntadeɛ dan soɔ no sɛ: Yiyi ntadeɛ brɛ Baal nkoa nyinaa.
Na ɔkɔyii ntadeɛ no de brɛɛ wɔn.
23Ɛnna Yehu ne Rekab ba Yehonadab kɔɔ Baal fie, na ɔka kyerɛɛ Baal nkoa no sɛ:
Mompeepee mu nhunu na AWURADE nkoa mu bi ammɛka mo ho ha sɛ Baal nkoa nko.
24 Na ɔkɔɔ mu sɛ ɔrekɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ne ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ.
Na Yehu de mmarima aduɔwɔtwe agyina adihɔ sɛ: Sɛ mmarima a mede wɔn merehyɛ mo nsa
yi mu biara firi mu kɔ a, deɛ ɔmaa no kɔeɛ no kra bɛsi ne kra ananmu.
25 Na ɔwiee ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no bɔ no, Yehu ka kyerɛɛ awɛmfoɔ ne akunini no sɛ: Monkɔ
nkɔkunkum wɔn, mommma obiara mmfi. Na awɛmfoɔ ne akunini no de
nkrantɛ ano kunkumm wɔn totoo wɔn gui.
26 Na wɔkɔɔ Baal fie ban no mu, na wɔyii Baal fie adum no, na wɔhyeeɛ;
27 na wɔbubuu Baal dum no, na wɔdwirii Baal fie no gui, na wɔde yɛɛ tiafi de bɛsi
nnɛ.
28 Saa na Yehu sɛee Baal firii Israel.
29Nanso Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne akyiri deɛ, Yehu amfi, ɛne
sika nantwie mma a ɛwɔ Betel ne Dan no.
30 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Yehu sɛ: Ɛsiane sɛ woayɛ yei, sɛ woayɛ deɛ ɛtene m'ani soɔ,
na woayɛ Ahab fie sɛdeɛ ɛwɔ m'akoma mu nyinaa nti, wo mma a wɔbɛtɔ so nnan no
bɛtena Israel adwa so.
31Nanso Yehu anhwɛ amfa n'akoma nyinaa anni AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn mmara so;
wamfiri Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne ho.
32 Nna no mu na AWURADE firii aseɛ twitwaa Israel soɔ, na Hasael dii wɔn so Israel
ahyeɛ nyinaa so,
33 ɛfiri Yordan owiapueeɛ, Gilead asase nyinaa, Gadfoɔ ne Rubenfoɔ ne Manasefoɔ
deɛ, firi Aroer a ɛwɔ Arnon subonhwa ano ne Gilead ne Basan.
34 Na Yehu ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa ne ne mmaninneɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no
Israel Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu anaa?
35 Na Yehu tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no Samaria; na ne ba Yehoahas sii
n'ananmu dii hene.
36 Na nna a Yehu de dii Israel so hene Samaria no yɛ mfirinhyia aduonu nwɔtwe.
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Ahemfo II 11

Atalia ahennie ne ne wuo

11
Na Ahasia ne na Atalia hunuu sɛ ne ba awuo no, ɔsɔree na ɔsɛee adehyeɛ abusua no
nyinaa.
2Na Ɔhene Yoram babaa Yehoseba, Ahasia nuabaa, faa Ahasia ba Yoas, na ɔwiaa no
firii ɔhene mma a wɔreku wɔn no mu de no ne ne ɔbagyegyefoɔ kɔɔ pia mu, na ɔde no
hunta firii Atalia anim na wɔanku no.
3Na ɔne no huntaa AWURADE fie mfeɛ nsia. Na Atalia dii asase no so hemmaa.
4Na afe a ɛtɔ so nson mu no, Yehoiada soma maa wɔkɔfaa Karifoɔ ne awɛmfoɔ no ɔha ha
so asafohene baa ne nkyɛn AWURADE fie, na ɔne wɔn pamee, na ɔmaa wɔkekaa ntam
AWURADE fie, na ɔde ɔhene ba no kyerɛɛ wɔn.
5Na ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Adeɛ a monyɛ nie: Mo mu nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako mmra adwuma
homeda, na mommɛwɛn ɔhene fie,
6 (na nkyɛmu baako ntena Sur pono ano, na nkyɛmu baako nso ntena awɛmfoɔ akyiri
pono no ano); na monwɛn efie no mmɔ ho ban.
7Na mo mu asafokuo mmienu, wɔn a homeda wɔwɛn AWURADE fie no nkɔwɛn ɔhene no.
8Na montwa ɔhene no ho nhyia, monkurakura mo akodeɛ mo nsam; na deɛ ɔbɛba mo kuo no
mu no, monku no; na montena ɔhene ho, n'adifire ne ne muba mu.
9Na asafohene no yɛɛ sɛdeɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada hyɛeɛ no nyinaa, na wɔfaa wɔn nnipa a
wɔba adwuma homeda ne wɔn a wɔmma homeda no, na wɔbaa Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada nkyɛn.
10 Na ɔsɔfoɔ no de Ɔhene Dawid mpea ne akyɛm a ɛwɔ AWURADE fie no maa ɔha asafohene
no.
11 Na awɛmfoɔ no gyinagyina ho kurakura wɔn akodeɛ wɔn nsam, ɛfiri ɛdan no anafoɔ
fam ntwea so kɔsi ɛdan no atifi fam ntwea so, afɔrebukyia no ho ne ɛdan no ho, atwa
ɔhene no ho ahyia.
12 Na ɔyii ɔhene ba no firii adi, na ɔde ahemmotire no bɔɔ ne ti, na ɔde adanseɛ
nwoma no hyɛɛ ne nsa, na wɔsii no hene, na wɔsraa no ngo, na wɔbobɔɔ wɔn nsam sɛ:
Ɔhene tiri nkwa!
13 Ɛnna Atalia tee awɛmfoɔ ne ɔman no gyegyeegye no, ɔbaa nkurɔfoɔ no
nkyɛn AWURADE fie;
14 na ɔbɛhunui, na hwɛ, na ɔhene no gyina simpie no so sɛdeɛ ne yɛbea teɛ no, na
asafohene no ne ntotorobɛntohyɛnfoɔ wɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn, na asase no so nkurɔfoɔ no
nyinaa ani agye, na wɔhyenhyɛnee ntotorobɛnto. Ɛnna Atalia sunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu,
na ɔteaa mu sɛ: Atirisopam, atirisopam!
15 Na Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada hyɛɛ ɔha ha so asafohene a wɔhwɛ dɔm no soɔ no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ
wɔn sɛ: Monyi no mfa mo mu mfi, na deɛ ɔbɛdi n'akyire no, momfa nkrantɛ nku no. Na
ɔsɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Wɔnnku no AWURADE fie.
16Enti wɔsɔɔ ne mu de no kɔfaa kwan a apɔnkɔ nam so ba ahemfie no so; na wɔkumm no
hɔ.
17Na Yehoiada de apam too AWURADE ne ɔhene ne ɔman no ntam, sɛ wɔnyɛ AWURADE man;
na ɔde too ɔhene ne ɔman no nso ntam.
18 Ɛnna asase no so nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa kɔɔ Baal fie kɔdwirii n'afɔrebukyia ne n'ahoni
no, wɔbubuu no pasaa, na Baal sɔfoɔ Matan nso, wɔkum no afɔrebukyia no anim. Na
ɔsɔfoɔ no de awɛmfoɔ gyinagyinaa AWURADE fie no ho.
19 Na ɔfaa asafohene ne Karifoɔ ne awɛmfoɔ ne asase no so nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa, na wɔde
ɔhene no firii AWURADE fie siane bɛfaa awɛmfoɔ pono ano kwan so baa ahemfie, na
ɔtenaa ahennwa no so.
20 Na asase no so nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa ani gyee, na kuro no mu dwoe; na Atalia deɛ, wɔde
nkrantɛ kumm no ɔhene fie hɔ.
21Yehoas bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia nson.
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Ahemfo II 12
Yehoas di Yuda so hene
12
Yehu afe a ɛtɔ so nson so na Yehoas bɛdii hene, na ɔdii hene mfirinhyia aduanan wɔ
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Sibia a ɔfiri Beer-seba.
2Na Yehoas yɛɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE ani so, ɛfiri sɛ Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada na ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ
no.
3Nanso sorɔnsorɔmmea no deɛ, wanyi; na ɔman no kɔɔ so bɔɔ afɔdeɛ na wɔhyee aduhwam
sorɔnsorɔmmea no so.
4Na Yehoas ka kyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ no sɛ: Akronkronneɛ sika a wɔde ba AWURADE fie nyinaa
ne obiara kra tiri sika sɛ wɔbɔ no boɔ no, ne sika biara nso a ɛba obi akoma mu sɛ
ɔde bɛba AWURADE fie no,
5 asɔfoɔ no nnyegye no wɔn amannifoɔ nkyɛn, na wɔmfa nsiesiee efie no baabi a ayɛ
agoɔ no ne baabiara a wɔbɛhunu sɛ agoɔ bi wɔ hɔ.
6Na Ɔhene Yehoas afe a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmiɛnsa soɔ no, na asɔfoɔ no nnya nsiesiee
efie no mu adango no.
7Ɛnna Ɔhene Yehoas frɛɛ Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada ne asɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Adɛn nti na
monsiesiee efie no mu adango no? Afei monnnyegye sika amannifoɔ nkyɛn bio, na monyi
mma na wɔmfa nyɛ efie no adango no. 8Na asɔfoɔ no penee sɛ wɔrennye ɔman no hɔ
sika, na wɔrenyɛ efie no mu adango no bio.
9Ɛnna Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada faa adaka bi, na ɔtuu ne mmuasoɔ mu tokuro, na ɔde sii
afɔrebukyia ho, deɛ wɔfa ba AWURADE fie no nifa; na asɔfoɔ a wɔhwɛ ɛpono no ano no
de sika a wɔde ba AWURADE fie no nyinaa guu mu.
10 Na sɛ wɔhunu sɛ sika pii wɔ adaka no mu a, ɔhene atwerɛfoɔ ne ɔsɔfoɔ panin no
foro ba, na wɔbɛkyekyere, na wɔkan sika a wɔhu no AWURADE fie no. 11 Na wɔde sika a
wɔakarie no hyɛɛ wɔn a wɔyɛɛ adwuma no a wɔde wɔn sisii AWURADE fie so ahwɛfoɔ no
nsa, na wɔyi maa nnua adwumfoɔ ne adansifoɔ a wɔyɛ AWURADE fie no,
12 ne abantofoɔ, ne abotwafoɔ, ne sɛ wɔde bɛtɔ nnua ne aboɔ a wɔatwa, sɛ wɔde
bɛpempam AWURADE fie adango no, ne sɛ wɔde bɛtua efie no adango no bɛsiesie ho adeɛ
a wɔhwereɛ
nyinaa ka. 13Nanso wɔamfa sika a wɔde ba AWURADE fie no mu bi anyɛ AWURADE fie
dwetɛ nyowaa, adumgya, nkoraa, ntotorobɛnto anaa sika ne dwetɛ adeɛ biara.
14 Na wɔde maa wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma no, na wɔde siesie AWURADE fie no.
15Nanso wɔne nnipa a wɔde sika hyɛɛ wɔn nsa sɛ wɔmfa mma adwumayɛfoɔ no ammu
nkonta, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛɛ no nokorɛ mu.
16Asodie afɔdeɛ sika ne bɔne ho afɔdeɛ sika deɛ, wɔamfa amma AWURADE fie; ɛyɛ
asɔfoɔ no dea.
Hasael tu Yerusalem so sa
17Ɛberɛ no mu na Siriahene Hasael foro bɛnee Gat koeɛ, na ɔfae; na Hasael de n'ani
kyerɛɛ sɛ ɔreforo aba Yerusalem.
18 Ɛnna Yudahene Yehoas faa akronkronneɛ nyinaa a n'agyanom Yuda ahemfo Yehosafat,
Yehoram ne Ahasia yɛɛ no kronkron no ne n'akronkronneɛ ne sika a wɔhunuu no AWURADE
fie ne ahemfie akoradeɛ mu nyinaa, na ɔsoma maa wɔde kɔmaa Siriahene Hasael; ɛnna
ɔfirii Yerusalem ho kɔeɛ.
19 Na Yehoas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔatwerɛ no Yuda ahemfo berɛsosɛm
nwoma no mu.
20 Na ne nkoa sɔre pam ne tiri so, na wɔkumm Yehoas wɔ Milo dan a ɛwɔ kwan a ɛde
rekɔ Sila no mu.
21 Na ne nkoa Simeat ba Yosakar ne Somer ba Yehosabad bɔɔ no na ɔwui; na wɔsiee no
kaa n'agyanom ho, Dawid kuro mu; na ne ba Amasia bɛdii n'adeɛ.
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Ahemfo II 13

Yehoahas di Israel so hene

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Yudahene Ahasia ba Yoas afe a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmiɛnsa so na Yehu ba Yehoahas bɛdii
Israel so hene Samaria mfeɛ dunson.
2Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, na ɔdii
Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne akyi; wamfiri ho. 3Na AWURADE bo
fu tiaa Israel, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ Siriahene Hasael nsa ne Hasael ba Ben-hadad nsa nna
nyinaa.
4Na Yehoahas koto srɛɛ AWURADE, na AWURADE tiee no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔhunuu ɔhaw a
Siriahene de reha Israel no.
5Na AWURADE maa Israel ɔgyefoɔ, na wɔfirii Siriafoɔ nsa ase, na Israel mma tenaa
wɔn ntomadan mu sɛ akane no. 6Nanso wɔamfiri Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no fie
bɔne ho; emu na wɔnanteeɛ. Na Asera nnua no nso sisii Samaria.
7Na wɔannya dɔm biara amma Yehoahas gye apɔnkɔsotefoɔ aduonum ne nteaseɛnam du ne
anammɔnmufoɔ mpem du, ɛfiri sɛ na Siriahene asɛe wɔn, na wayɛ wɔn sɛ mfuturo a
wɔtiatia soɔ.
8Na Yehoahas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa ne ne mmaninneɛ, wɔantwerɛ no Israel
ahemfo berɛsosɛm nwoma no mu?
9Na Yehoahas tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no Samaria; na ne ba Yoas bɛdii
n'adeɛ.
Yehoas di Israel so hene
10Yudahene Yoas afe a ɛtɔ so aduasa nson so na Yehoahas ba Yehoas bɛdii Israel so
hene wɔ Samaria mfeɛ dunsia.
11 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne
no bɔne nyinaa ho; emu na ɔnanteeɛ.
12 Na Yoas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa ne ne mmaninneɛ, sɛ ɔne Yudahene
Amasia dii ako no, wɔantwerɛ no Israel ahemfo berɛsosɛm nwoma no mu?
13 Na Yoas tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na Yeroboam bɛtenaa n'adwa so; na wɔsiee Yoas
Samaria kaa Israel ahemfo ho.
Elisa nkɔmhyɛ ne ne wuo
14Nso na Elisa yare ne yadeɛ a ɔde wuiɛ no. Na Israelhene Yoas siane baa ne nkyɛn
bɛsuu n'anim, na ɔkaa sɛ: M'agya, m'agya! Israel nteaseɛnam ne n'apɔnkɔsotefoɔ!
15 Ɛnna Elisa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Kɔfa tadua ne agyan! Na ɔde tadua ne agyan brɛɛ no.
16Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Israel hene no sɛ: Fa wo nsa sɔ tadua no mu. Na ɔde ne nsa sɔɔ mu;
na Elisa de ne nsa guu ɔhene no nsa so. 17Na ɔkaa sɛ: Hini apueeɛ mpomma no! Na
ɔhiniiɛ. Na Elisa se: To! Na ɔtoe. Na ɔse: AWURADE nkonimdie agyan, Siria so
nkonimdie agyan! Na wobɛbɔ Siria wɔ Afek akɔsi sɛ wobɛdwerɛ wɔn.
18 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Fa agyan no! Na ɔtasee. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Israel hene no sɛ: To bɔ fam!
Na ɔto bɔɔ fam mprɛnsa, na ɔgyaeɛ.
19Ɛnna Nyankopɔn nipa no bo fuu no kaa sɛ: Anka ɛsɛ sɛ woto no mprɛnnum anaa nsia;
ɛno na anka wobɛbɔ Siria akɔsi sɛ wobɛdwerɛ wɔn; enti nso mprɛnsa pɛ na wobɛbɔ
Siria.
20 Na Elisa wui, na wɔsiee no. Na afe no baeɛ no, Moabfoɔ afomfafoɔ asafo baa asase
no so.
21 Na wɔrekɔsie onipa bi, na hwɛ, wɔhunuu asafokuo no, wɔtoo onipa no twenee Elisa
da mu; na onipa no kɔkaa Elisa nnompe pɛ, ɔnyaa nkwa, na ɔsɔre gyinaa ne nan so.
Yehoas di Ben-hadad so nkonim
22 Na Siriahene Hasael haa Israel, Yehoahas nna nyinaa.
23Nanso AWURADE dom wɔn, na ne yam hyehyee no maa wɔn, na ɔdanee ne ho kyerɛɛ wɔn
n'apam a ɔne Abraham, Isak ne Yakob pameeɛ no nti, na wampɛ sɛ ɔsɛe wɔn, na wanto
wɔn antwene amfiri n'anim de bɛsi seesei.
24Na Siriahene Hasael wuiɛ; na ne ba Ben-hadad bɛdii n'adeɛ.
25 Na Yehoahas ba Yehoas sane kɔgyee Hasael ba Ben- hadad nsam nkuro a ɔde ɔko
bɛgyee no n'agya Yehoahas nsam no; mprɛnsa na Yoas bɔɔ no, na ɔgyee Israel nkuro
no.
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Ahemfo II 14

Amasia di Yuda so hene

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lsraelhene Yoahas ba Yoas afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu mu na Yudahene Yoas ba Amasia bɛdii
hene.
2 Ɔbɛdii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ aduonu nnum, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ aduonu nkron wɔ
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Yehoadin a ɔfiri Yerusalem.
3Na ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE ani so, nanso na ɛnte sɛ n'agya Dawid; sɛdeɛ n'agya Yoas
yɛeɛ no nyinaa na ɔno nso yɛeɛ,
4nanso sorɔnsorɔmmea no deɛ, wɔanyi. Ɔman no kɔɔ so bɔɔ afɔdeɛ na wɔhyee aduhwam
sorɔnsorɔmmea no so.
5Na ahennie no timm ne nsam no, ɔkumm ne nkoa a wɔkumm n'agya ɔhene no.
6Na awudifoɔ no mma no deɛ, wanku wɔn, sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ no Mose mmara no mu sɛdeɛ
AWURADE hyɛɛ sɛ: Wɔnnkum agyanom mma nti a, nso wɔnkum mma agyanom nti, na mmom
obiara bɔne so na wɔnkum no.
7Ɔno na ɔkumm Edom mu nnipa mpemdu Nkyene-Bonhwa mu, na ɔde ɔko faa Sela, na ɔtoo
ne din Yokteel de bɛsi nnɛ.
Israelhene Yehoas di Amasia so nkonim
8Ɛberɛ no mu na Amasia somaa abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Israelhene Yehu ba Yehoahas ba Yehoas
nkyɛn sɛ: Bra, ma yɛnsɔ yɛn ho nhwɛ.
 9Na Israelhene Yehoas soma maa wɔbaa Yudahene Amasia nkyɛn sɛ: Nkasɛɛ dua a ɛwɔ
Lebanon no soma maa wɔkɔɔ tweneduro a ɛwɔ Lebanon no nkyɛn sɛ: Fa wo babaa ma me ba
nware. Na wiram mmoa a wɔwɔ Lebanon no sene bɛtiatiaa nkasɛɛ dua no so.
10 Kum deɛ woakum Edom, na w'akoma ama wo
so. Ma w'animuonyam nnɔɔso mma wo na tena wo fie, na adɛn nti na wo ne mmusuo
rebɛdi aperepereɛ na woahwe aseɛ, wo ne Yuda nyinaa?
11 Na Amasia antie. Ɛnna Israelhene Yehoas foro baeɛ, na wɔbɛhyiaam koe, ɔno ne
Yudahene Amasia wɔ Bet-semes a ɛyɛ Yuda dea hɔ. 12 Na Yuda dii nkoguo wɔ Israel
anim, na wɔdwane kokɔɔ wɔn ntomadan mu. 13 Na Israelhene Yoas kyeree Ahasia ba
Yehoas ba Yudahene Amasia wɔ Bet-semes; na ɔbaa Yerusalem bɛdwirii Yerusalem fasuo
firi Efraim pono no ho de kɔsii ntwea pono no ho basafa ahanan.14 Na ɔfaa sika ne
dwetɛ nyinaa ne nnwinneɛ a ɔhunuu no AWURADE fie, ne ahemfie akoradeɛ mu, ne
nnommum pii, na ɔsane kɔɔ Samaria.
15 Na Yoas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ, deɛ ɔyɛeɛ ne ne mmaninneɛ ne sɛdeɛ ɔne Yudahene Amasia
koeɛ no, wɔantwerɛ no Israel Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu? 16 Na Yehoas tii
n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no Samaria kaa Israel ahemfo ho, na ne ba Yeroboam
bɛdii n'adeɛ.
17Yoas ba Yudahene Amasia tenaa ase Yehoahas ba Israelhene Yehoas wuo akyi
mfirinhyia dunum. 18 Na Amasia ho nsɛm nkaeɛ no, wɔatwerɛ no Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm
Nwoma no mu.19 Na wɔpam ne tiri so Yerusalem, na ɔdwane kɔɔ Lakis; na wɔsoma maa
wɔtii no kɔɔ Lakis, na wɔkɔkumm no wɔ hɔ. 20 Na wɔde no too apɔnkɔ so bae, na
wɔsiee no Yerusalem kaa n'agyanom ho, Dawid kuro mu.
21 Ɛnna Yuda man no nyinaa faa Asaria a wadi mfeɛ dunsia no na wɔsii no hene sii
n'agya Amasia ananmu.
22 Ɔno na ɔkyekyeree Elat na ɔdane maa Yuda, na akyire yi no ɔhene no tii n'agyanom
wɔ asamando.
Yeroboam a ɔtɔ so mmienu di Israel so hene
23 Yudahene Amasia, Yoas ba, afe a ɛtɔ so dunum so na Israelhene Yeroboam, Yoas ba,
bɛdii hene, Samaria, na ɔdii adeɛ mfeɛ aduanan baako.
24 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no
bɔne nyinaa ho.
25 Ɔno na ɔkɔgyee Israel hyeɛ sane maa wɔn de firi Hamat de bɛsi Araba po ano, sɛ
AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn asɛm a ɔnam n'akoa Amitai ba Yona, odiyifoɔ a ɔfiri Gat-
Hefer so kaeɛ no.
26 Na AWURADE hunuu Israel amanehunu, sɛ ɛyɛ nwono papa, na ɔdehyeɛ ne akoa nyinaa
kɔ a Israel nni ɔboafoɔ biara.
27Nso na AWURADE nkaa sɛ ɔbɛpepa Israel din afiri ɔsoro ase, na ɔnam Yoas ba
Yeroboam so gyee wɔn.
28 Na Yeroboam ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa ne ne mmaninneɛ, sɛdeɛ ɔkoeɛ, ne
sɛdeɛ ɔdanee Damasko ne Hamat a na ɛyɛ Yuda dea no maa Israel no, wɔantwerɛ no
Israel Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu?
29 Na Yeroboam tii n'agyanom Israel ahemfo wɔ asamando, na ne ba Sakaria bɛdii
n'adeɛ.

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Ahemfo II 15
Asaria di Yuda so hene

Israelhene Yeroboam afe a ɛtɔ so aduonu nson mu na Yudahene Amasia ba Asaria bɛdii
hene.
2 Ɔbɛdii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ dunsia, na ɔdii hene mfirinhyia aduonum mmienu wɔ
Yerusalem. Na ne na din ne Yekolia a ɔfiri Yerusalem. 3Na ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE
ani so, sɛdeɛ n'agya Amasia yɛeɛ no nyinaa;
4 gye sorɔnsorɔmmea no na wɔanyie; na ɔman no kɔɔ so bɔɔ afɔdeɛ na wɔhyee aduhwam
wɔ
sorɔnsorɔmmea no so.
5Na AWURADE bɔɔ ɔhene no maa no yaree kwata de kɔsii ne wuda; na ɔkɔtenaa fie
foforɔ a obiara nte mu, na ɔhene ba Yotam na ɔdii efie no soɔ na ɔbuu asase no
sofoɔ atɛn.
6Na Asaria ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm
Nwoma no mu?
7Na Asaria tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no kaa n'agyanom ho Dawid kuro mu;
na ne ba Yotam bɛdii n'adeɛ.
Sakaria di Yuda so hene
8 Yudahene Asaria afe a ɛtɔ so aduasa nwɔtwe mu na Yeroboam ba Sakaria bɛdii Israel
so hene Samaria. Ɔdii hene abosome nsia.
9Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛdeɛ n'agyanom yɛeɛ no; wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam
bɔne a ɔmaa Israel yɛeɛ no ho. 10 Na Yabes ba Salum pam ne tiri so, na ɔbɔɔ no
Ibleam kumm no, na ɔsii n'ananmu dii hene.
11 Na Sakaria ho nsɛm nkaeɛ no, hwɛ, wɔatwerɛ no Israel Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no
mu.
12 (Ɛno ne AWURADE asɛm no a ɔka kyerɛɛ Yehu sɛ: W'awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛtɔ so nnan mu
mma bɛtena Israel adwa so no baa mu.)
Salum di Israel so hene
13Yabes ba Salum bɛdii hene, Yudahene Usia afe a ɛtɔ so aduasa nkron mu; na ɔdii
hene bosome wɔ Samaria.14 Na Gadi ba Menahem firii Tirsa foro baa Samaria, na
ɔbɛbɔɔ Yabes ba Salum wɔ Samaria kumm no, na ɔsii n'ananmu dii hene.
15 Na Salum ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne n'apam a ɔpameeɛ no, hwɛ, wɔatwerɛ no Israel Ahemfo
Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu.
16 Ɛberɛ no mu no Menahem firii Tirsa kɔkum Tifsa ne deɛ ɛwɔ mu nyinaa ne ɛho
asase, ɛfiri sɛ wɔanhini no nti, ɔkum wɔn, na ɔpaepaee emu anyinsɛnfoɔ nyinaa mu.
Menahem di Israel so hene
17Yudahene Asaria afe a ɛtɔ so aduasa nkron mu na Gadi ba Menahem bɛdii Israel so
hene mfeɛ du wɔ Samaria. 18 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam
a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne ho ne nna nyinaa. 19Asiriahene Pul baa asase no so,
na Menahem maa Pul dwetɛ dwetikɛseɛ apem, sɛ ɔmmoa no nhyɛ ne nsa mu den, n'ahennie
no mu.
20 Na Menahem gyegyee Israel hɔ toɔ, mmarima a wɔbɛtumi nyinaa hɔ dwetɛ nnwetɛbena
aduonum aduonum, sɛ ɔde rekɔma Asiriahene. Ɛnna Asiriahene nsa kaeɛ no ɔsaneeɛ, na
wannyina asase no so hɔ.
21 Na Menahem ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Israel Ahemfo
Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu?
22 Na Menahem tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na ne ba Pekahia bɛdii n'adeɛ.
Pekahia di Israel so hene
23Yudahene Asaria afe a ɛtɔ so aduonum mu na Menahem ba Pekahia bɛdii Israel so
hene Samaria mfeɛ mmienu.
24 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne. Wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no
bɔne ho.
25 Na ne kunini Peka a ɔyɛ Remalia ba pam ne tiri so, na ɔbɔɔ no Samaria ahemfie
aban mu, ɔne Argob ne Arie, na Gileadfoɔ mma mu mmarima aduonum ka ne ho; na ɔkumm
no, na ɔbɛdii n'adeɛ.
26 Na Pekahia ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, hwɛ, wɔatwerɛ no Israel Ahemfo
Berɛsosɛm Nwoma mu.
27Yudahene Asaria afe a ɛtɔ so aduonum mmienu mu na Remalia ba Peka bɛdii Israel so
hene Samaria mfeɛ aduonu.
28 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so
bɔne. Wamfiri Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel yɛɛ bɔne no bɔne ho. 29Israelhene
Peka berɛ so na Asiriahene Tiglat-pileser ba bɛfaa Iyon, Abel-bet- maaka, Yanoa,
Kedes, Hasor, Gilead ne Galilea, Naftali asase nyinaa, na ɔtuu wɔn kɔɔ Asiria.
30 Na Ela ba Hosea pam Remalia ba Peka tiri so, na ɔbɔɔ no kumm no, na ɔbɛdii
n'adeɛ Usia ba Yotam afe a ɛtɔ so aduonu mu. 31 Na Peka ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ
nyinaa, hwɛ, wɔatwerɛ no Israel ahemfo berɛsosɛm nwoma no mu.
Yotam di Yuda so hene
32 Israelhene Remalia ba Peka afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu mu na Yudahene Usia ba Yotam
bɛdii hene.
33Ɔbɛdii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ aduonu nnum, na mfirinhyia dunsia na ɔdii hene
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Yerusa a ɔyɛ Sadok babaa. 34 Na ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE
ani so, sɛdeɛ n'agya Usia yɛeɛ nyinaa na ɔyɛeɛ;
35gye sorɔnsorɔmmea na wanyiyie, na ɔman no kɔɔ so bɔɔ afɔdeɛ, hyee nnuhwam wɔ so.
Ɔno na ɔsii AWURADE fie pono a ɛkorɔn no.
36 Na Yotam ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda ahemfo berɛsosɛm
nwoma no mu?
37Nna no mu na AWURADE firii aseɛ somaa Siriahene Resin ne Remalia ba Peka baa Yuda
soɔ.
38 Na Yotam tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no kaa n'agyanom ho, n'agya Dawid
kuro mu, na ne ba Ahas bɛdii n'adeɛ.
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Ahemfo II 16

Ahas di Yuda so hene

Remalia ba Peka afe a ɛtɔ so dunson mu na Yudahene Yotam ba Ahas bɛdii hene. ‘2
Ahas bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu, na ɔdii hene mfirinhyia dunsia
Yerusalem. Na wanyɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE, ne
Nyankopɔn, ani so sɛ n'agya Dawid.
3Na ɔfaa Israel ahemfo kwan so, na ne ba mpo ɔde no bɔɔ abɔdeɛ sɛ amanaman a
AWURADE tuu wɔn firii Israel mma anim no akyiwadeɛ a na wɔyɛ.
4Na ɔbobɔɔ afɔdeɛ na ɔhyee nnuhwam sorɔnsorɔmmea ne nkokoɔ so ne nnua frɔmfrɔm
nyinaa ase.
5Ɛberɛ no mu na Siriahene Resin ne Israelhene Remalia ba Peka foro baa Yerusalem
bɛkoeɛ; na wɔkaa Ahas hyɛɛ mu, nanso wɔantumi anni ne so.
6 Ɛberɛ no mu ara na Siriahene Resin gyee Elat sane maa Siria, na ɔpamm Yudafoɔ no
firii Elat, na Edomfoɔ baa Elat bɛtenaa hɔ de bɛsi nnɛ.
7Na Ahas somaa abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Asiriahene Tiglat-pileser nkyɛn sɛ: W'akoa ne wo ba
ne me; foro bra bɛgye me Siriahene ne Israel hene a wɔasɔre atia me yi nsam.
8Na Ahas faa dwetɛ ne sika a wɔhunuu no AWURADE fie ne ahemfie akoradeɛ mu no soma
maa wɔde kɔmaa Asiriahene sɛ ayɛyɛdeɛ.
9Na Asiriahene tiee no, na Asiriahene foro baa Damasko, na ɔbɛfae, na ɔtuu wɔn
kɔduaa Kir, na ɔkum Resin.
10 Na Ɔhene Ahas sii mu kɔhyiaa Asiriahene Tiglat-pileser wɔ Damasko; na ɔkɔhunuu
afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Damasko no, na Ɔhene Ahas de afɔrebukyia no nsɛsoɔ ne nsususoɔ
sɛdeɛ ne yɛbea nyinaa teɛ soma maa wɔde brɛɛ Ɔsɔfoɔ Uria.
11 Na Ɔsɔfoɔ Uria sii afɔrebukyia no sɛdeɛ Ɔhene Ahas soma firii Damasko de brɛɛ no
no, saa na Ɔsɔfoɔ Uria yɛ twɛnee ba a Ɔhene Ahas firi Damasko baeɛ.
12 Na ɔhene firi Damasko baeɛ no, ɔhene bɛhunuu afɔrebukyia no, na ɔhene twe pinii
afɔrebukyia no, na ɔbɔɔ so ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ.
13 Na ɔhyee ne hyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne n'aduane afɔdeɛ, na ɔhwiee n'ahwiesa, na ɔde
n'asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ mogya
petee afɔrebukyia no so. 14 Na kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia a ɛsi AWURADE anim no,
ɔtwe firii asɔredan no anim, afɔrebukyia foforɔ no ne AWURADE dan no ntam de kɔsii
afɔrebukyia no nkyɛn mu atifi fam.
15 Na Ɔhene Ahas hyɛɛ Ɔsɔfoɔ Uria sɛ: Afɔrebukyia kɛseɛ no so na hye anɔpa hyeɛ
afɔdeɛ ne anwummerɛ aduane afɔdeɛ ne ɔhene hyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne n'aduane afɔdeɛ ne asase
yi sofoɔ nyinaa hyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne wɔn aduane afɔdeɛ ne wɔn ahwiesa, na fa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ
mogya nyinaa ne okum afɔdeɛ nyinaa mogya pete so; na kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia
no nsi me hɔ na makɔ so abisa.
16 Na Ɔsɔfoɔ Uria yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Ɔhene Ahas hyɛɛ no no nyinaa.
17 Na Ɔhene Ahas twitwaa nnaka no nhyehyɛmu no, na ɔyiyii so nnwaresɛn no, na ɔyii
dwaresɛn no firii kɔbere mfrafraeɛ anantwie a ɛwɔ aseɛ no so, na ɔde sii mmoseaa bi
so.
18 Na ɔkwan a wɔakata soɔ a wɔfa so homeda a wɔyɛɛ no efie no mu, ne ɔhene
mfikyikwan no, Asiriahene nti ɔyi kɔtoo AWURADE fie.
19 Na Ahas ho nsɛm nkaeɛ, deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no
mu?
20 Na Ahas tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no kaa n'agyanom ho Dawid kuro mu;
na ne ba Hesekia bɛdii n'adeɛ.
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Ahemfo II 17

Hosea yɛ Israel hene a ɔdi akyire

Yudahene Ahas afe a ɛtɔ so dummienu mu na Ela ba Hosea bɛdii Israel so hene wɔ
Samaria mfeɛ nkron.
2Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, nanso na ɛnte sɛ Israel ahemfo a wɔdii n'anim no.
3 Ɔno so na Asiriahene Salmaneser baeɛ, na Hosea bɛyɛɛ n'akoa, na ɔtuaa apeatoɔ maa
no.
4Na Asiriahene hunuu sɛ Hosea apam ne tiri so, sɛ wasoma abɔfoɔ ama wɔakɔ
Misraimhene So nkyɛn, na wamfa apeatoɔ ankɔma Asiriahene sɛ daa afe no. Na
Asiriahene bɛkyekyeree no kɔtoo nneduadan mu.
5Na Asiriahene tu baa asase no nyinaa so, na ɔbaa Samaria bɛkaa no hyɛɛ mu mfeɛ
mmiɛnsa.
6Hosea afe a ɛtɔ so nkron mu na Asiriahene faa Samaria, na ɔtuu Israel kɔɔ Asiria,
na ɔde wɔn kɔduaa Hala ne Habor, Gosan asubɔnten ho, ne Media nkuro mu.
Asiria tukorɔ
7Na ɛbaa saa, ɛfiri sɛ na Israelfoɔ ayɛ AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn a ɔyii wɔn Misraim
asase soɔ Misraimhene Farao nsam baeɛ no bɔne, na wɔakɔsom anyame foforɔ,
8 na wɔanante amanaman a AWURADE tuu wɔn firii Israel mma anim no amammerɛ ne
Israel ahemfo deɛ a wɔhyehyɛeɛ no mu.
9Na Israelfoɔ no nam aseɛ dii nsɛm a ɛmfata, na ɛne AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn dii asie,
na wɔsisii sorɔnsorɔmmea, wɔn nkuro nyinaa mu, ɛfiri awɛmfoɔ abantenten so kɔsi
afasuo nkuro so,
10 na wɔyeyɛɛ adum ne Asera nnua, nkokoɔ a ɛkorɔn nyinaa so, ne nnua frɔmfrɔm
nyinaa ase maa wɔn ho.
11 Na ɛhɔ na wɔhyee nnuhwam sorɔnsorɔmmea nyinaa, sɛ amanaman a AWURADE tutuu wɔn
firii wɔn anim no, na wɔdii nsɛmmɔne de huruu AWURADE bo.12 Na wɔsonsom ahonihuhuo
a AWURADE aka wɔn ɛho asɛm sɛ: Monnni saa asɛm yi, no.
13 Na AWURADE nam n'adiyifoɔ nyinaa ne adehunufoɔ nyinaa so dii Israel ne Yuda
adanseɛ sɛ: Monsane mfiri mo akwammɔne no so, na monni me mmara nsɛm ne m'ahyɛdeɛ
so, sɛ mmara a mehyɛɛ mo agyanom a menam me nkoa adiyifoɔ no so memaa wɔde brɛɛ mo
no nyinaa.
14Nanso wɔantie, na wɔsensenee wɔn kɔn sɛ wɔn agyanom a wɔannye AWURADE
wɔn Nyankopɔn annie no kɔn. 15 Na wɔpoo n'ahyɛdeɛ ne n'apam a ɔne wɔn agyanom
pameeɛ ne n'adanseɛ a ɔdii wɔn no, na wɔkɔdii ahuhudeɛ akyi dii ahuhusɛm, na
wɔkɔdii amanaman a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia a AWURADE hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnyɛ sɛ wɔn no akyi.
16 Na wɔgyaa AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn mmara nyinaa, na wɔyɛɛ ahoni a wɔaguo, nantwie
mma mmienu fae, na wɔyɛɛ Asera nnua, na wɔsɔree ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, na wɔsom Baal.
17 Na wɔmemaa wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa fefaa ogya mu, na wɔhyehyɛɛ nkɔm
bisabisaa adeɛ, na wɔtontɔn wɔn ho sɛ wɔbɛyɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne de ahuru ne bo.
18 Enti na AWURADE faa Israel abufuo sɛɛ, na ɔyii wɔn firii n'anim, wannya obiara
sɛ Yuda abusuakuo nko.
19Yuda nso anni AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn mmara nsɛm so, na wɔnantee Israel ahyɛdeɛ a
wɔyɛeɛ no mu.
20£nti na AWURADE poo Israel asefoɔ nyinaa, na ɔbrɛɛ wɔn ase, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ
afomfafoɔ nsa kɔsii sɛ ɔtoo wɔn firii n'anim guiɛ.
21 Na Israel te firii Dawid fie ho, na wɔde Nebat ba Yeroboam sii hene, na Yeroboam
twee Israel firii AWURADE akyiridie ho, maa wɔyɛɛ bɔne kɛse.
22 Na Israelfoɔ kɔnantee Yeroboam bɔne a ɔyɛeɛ no nyinaa mu; wɔamfiri ho
23 de kɔsii sɛ AWURADE yii Israel firii n'anim, sɛdeɛ ɔnam ne nkoa adiyifoɔ no
nyinaa so kaeɛ no. Ɛno na wɔtuu Israel firii n'asase so kɔɔ Asiria de bɛsi nnɛ.
Samariafoɔ asefire
24 Na Asiriahene kɔfaa nnipa firii Babel ne Kuta ne Awa ne Hamat ne Sefarwaim de
wɔn bɛduaa Samaria nkuro mu sii Israelfoɔ no ananmu, na wɔdii Samaria so na wɔtenaa
ne nkuro mu.
25 Na ɛbaa sɛ wɔn hɔ tena mfitiaseɛ mu no na wɔnsuro AWURADE, na AWURADE somaa
agyata maa wɔbaa wɔn mu a wɔkunkumm wɔn mu binom. 26 Na wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Asiriahene
sɛ: Amanaman a woatutu wɔn de wɔn abɛdua Samaria nkuro mu yi, wɔnnim asase no so
Nyankopɔn no atemmudeɛ, enti wasoma agyata ama wɔaba wɔn mu, na hwɛ, wɔrekunkum
wɔn, ɛsiane sɛ wɔnnim asase no so Nyankopɔn atemmudeɛ.
27Ɛnna Asiriahene no hyɛɛ sɛ: Momma asɔfoɔ a moatu wɔn hɔ no mu baako nkɔ hɔ, na
ɔnkɔ nkɔtena hɔ, na ɔnkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn asase no so Nyankopɔn no atemmudeɛ.28 Na
asɔfoɔ a wɔtuu wɔn firii Samaria no mu baako ba bɛtenaa Betel, na ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn
sɛdeɛ wɔnsuro AWURADE.
29 Nanso amanaman no yeyɛɛ wɔn anyame, na wɔde wɔn sisii sorɔnsorɔmmea adan a
Samariafoɔ yeyɛeɛ no mu; ɔman biara, wɔn nkuro a wɔte mu no mu.
30 Na Babelfoɔ no yɛɛ Sukot Benot, na Kutfoɔ no yɛɛ Nergal, na Hamatfoɔ no yɛɛ
Asima, 31 na Awifoɔ no yɛɛ Nibhas ne Tartak. Na Sefarwifoɔ de ogya hyehyee wɔn mma
maa Adramelek ne Anamelek, Sefarwaim anyame no.
32 Na wɔsuroo AWURADE nso, na kuro biara yii nipa yɛɛ no sorɔnsorɔmmea sɔfoɔ, wɔn
na wɔbobɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa wɔn sorɔnsorɔmmea afie no mu.
33 Wɔsuroo AWURADE deɛ, nanso wɔsonsom wɔn ara wɔn anyame, sɛ amanaman a wɔtuu wɔn
firii hɔ baeɛ no amanneɛ teɛ.
34Ɛde bɛsi nnɛ yi ara, wɔyɛ sɛ kane nneyɛɛ no.
Wɔnsuro AWURADE, nso wɔnyɛ sɛdeɛ wɔn ahyɛdeɛ, anaa wɔn atemmudeɛ, anaa mmara, anaa
ɛmom a AWURADE hyɛɛ Yakob a ɔtoo no din Israel no mma no.
35 Wɔn na AWURADE ne wɔn pameeɛ, na ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monnsuro anyame foforɔ, na
monnsɔre wɔn na monnsom wɔn, na mommmɔ wɔn
afɔdeɛ,
36 na mmom AWURADE a ɔde ahoɔden kɛseɛ ne basa a watene mu kɔyii mo firii Misraim
asase so baeɛ no, ɔno na monsuro no, na ɔno na monsɔre no, na ɔno na mommɔ no
afɔdeɛ.
37Na ahyɛdeɛ ne atemmudeɛ ne mmara ne ɛmom a ɔtwerɛ maa mo no, monni so nyɛ no mo
nna nyinaa, na monnsuro anyame foforɔ.
38 Na apam a me ne mo pameeɛ no, mommma mo werɛ mmfi, na monnsuro anyame foforɔ,
39 na mmom AWURADE mo Nyankopɔn na monsuro no, na ɔno na ɔbɛyi mo afiri mo atamfoɔ
nyinaa nsam.
40Nanso wɔantie, na mmom sɛ wɔn kane yɛbea teɛ no ara na wɔyɛeɛ.
41Sɛɛ na amanaman yi suro AWURADE, na wɔsonsom wɔn ahoni a wɔasensene no, wɔn mma
ne wɔn mma mma nso, sɛdeɛ wɔn agyanom yɛeɛ no, saa ara na wɔn nso wɔyɛ de bɛsi nnɛ.
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Ahemfo II 18

Hesekia di Yuda so hene

18
Na Israelhene Ela ba Hosea afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa mu na Yudahene Ahas ba Hesekia
bɛdii hene.
2 Ɔbɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu nnum, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ aduonu nkron wɔ
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Abi a ɔyɛ Sakaria babaa.
3Na ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene AWURADE ani so, sɛdeɛ n'agya Dawid yɛeɛ nyinaa.
4 Dyiyii sorɔnsorɔmmea no, na ɔbubuu adum no, na ɔtwitwaa Asera nnua no guiɛ, na
ɔbubuu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ wɔ a Mose yɛeɛ no; ɛfiri sɛ saa berɛ no, na Israelfoɔ hye
aduhwam ma no, na wɔfrɛ no Nehustan.
5AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn so na ɔde ne ho toeɛ, na n'akyiri no, obiara amma sɛ ɔno
Yuda ahemfo nyinaa mu, na obiara anni n'anim saa.
6Na ɔbataa AWURADE ho, wansane amfiri n'akyi, na ɔdii mmara nsɛm a AWURADE hyɛɛ
Mose no so.
7Na AWURADE dii n'akyi; baabiara a na ɔfiri korɔ no, ɔnya siadeɛ; na ɔtee
Asiriahene so atua, na wansom no.
8 Ɔno na ɔkunkumm Filistifoɔ kɔduruu Gasa ne ɛho asase so, de firi awɛmfoɔ
abantenten so kɔsii kuro a afasuo atwa ho ahyia no so.
9Na Ɔhene Hesekia afe a ɛtɔ so nnan a ɛyɛ Israelhene Ela ba Hosea afe a ɛtɔ so nson
mu no, Asiriahene Salmaneser foro baa Samaria so bɛkaa no hyɛɛ mu,
10 na mfeɛ mmiɛnsa awieeɛ no wɔfae. Hesekia afe a ɛtɔ so nsia a ɛne Israelhene
Hosea afe a ɛtɔ so nkron no mu na wɔfaa Samaria.
11 Na Asiriahene tuu Israel kɔɔ Asiria, na ɔde wɔn kɔguu Hala ne Habor, Gosan
asubɔnten ho, ne Media nkuro mu,
12 ɛfiri sɛ wɔantie AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn, na wɔtoo n'apam ne deɛ AWURADE akoa Mose
hyɛeɛ no nyinaa, na wɔantie na wɔanyɛ.
Sanaherib tua Yerusalem
13 Na Ɔhene Hesekia afe a ɛtɔ so dunan mu na Asiriahene Sanaherib tu baa Yuda nkuro
a ɛyɛ den nyinaa so bɛfae?. 14 Na Yudahene Hesekia soma maa wɔkɔɔ Asiriahene nkyɛn
wɔ Lakis sɛ: Mayɛ bɔne; sane firi me so, na deɛ wode bɛto me soɔ no, mɛsoa. Na
Asiriahene hyɛɛ sɛ Yudahene Hesekia ntua dwetɛ dwetikɛseɛ ahasa ne sika dwetikɛseɛ
aduasa.
15 Na Hesekia de dwetɛ a wɔhunuu no AWURADE fie ne ahemfie akoradeɛ mu no nyinaa
mae. 16Ɛberɛ no mu na Hesekia twitwaa AWURADE aban apono ne adum ho sika a Yudahene
Hesekia de duraduraa ho no, na ɔde maa Asiriahene.
17Ɛnna Asiriahene somaa ne sahene anaa Tartan, ne piafoɔ panin anaa Rabsaris, ne
nsahyɛfoɔ panin anaa Rabsake no firi Lakis ne dɔm a emu
yɛ duro baa Ɔhene Hesekia so wɔ Yerusalem; na wɔforo baa Yerusalem. Na wɔforo baeɛ
no, wɔbɛgyinaa atifi tareɛ a ɛwɔ Ntomasifoɔ Asasewa no tempɔn ho no suka ho.18 Na
wɔbɛfrɛɛ ɔhene. Ɛnna Hilkia ba Eliakim a ɔdi efie no soɔ ne Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne
ɔsɛnkaefoɔ Asaf ba Yoa firii adi kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
19 Na Rabsake no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monka nkyerɛ Hesekia sɛ: Sɛ ɔhenkɛseɛ no,
Asiriahene no seɛ nie: Ɛdeɛn koraa na wode wo ho to soɔ yi?
20 Wosusu sɛ anosɛm nko yɛ akodie ho nyansa ne mmaninyɛ! Na afei, hwan so na wode
wo ho toɔ a enti wote me so atua yi?
21Afei, hwɛ, wode wo ho to demmire a abuo yi so, ɛne Misraim a sɛ obi twere no a,
ɛwɔ ne nsam hwire mu! Saa na Misraimhene Farao teɛ ma wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to ne soɔ
nyinaa.
22 Na sɛ moka kyerɛ me sɛ: AWURADE yɛn Nyankopɔn so na yɛde yɛn ho toɔ a, ɛnyɛ ɔno
na Hesekia ayi ne sorɔnsorɔmmea ne n'afɔrebukyia, na wase Yuda ne Yerusalem sɛ:
Afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Yerusalem yi anim na monsɔreɛ?
23 Na afei bra na ɛne me wura Asiriahene nto nkyea ɛ, na mɛma wo apɔnkɔ mpennu, sɛ
wobɛtumi anya nnipa atenatena wɔn so anaa.
24 Na nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔfoɔ nti, wode wo ho akɔto Misraim soɔ yi, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na
woadane me wura nkoa nketewa mu safohene baako ani?
25Afei, mekwatii AWURADE na mebaa ha yi sɛ merebɛsɛe ha anaa? AWURADE na ɔka kyerɛɛ
me sɛ: Tu kɔ asase yi so kɔsɛe no.
26 Na Hilkia ba Eliakim ne Sebna ne Yoa ka kyerɛɛ Rabsake no sɛ: Ɛne wo nkoa nkasa
Aramaik kasa, na yɛn deɛ, yɛte, na ɛne yɛn nnkasa Yuda kasa nkurɔfoɔ a wɔboa ɔfasuo
soɔ no aso mu.
27Na Rabsake no bisaa wɔn sɛ: Wo wura ne wo nkyɛn na me wura somaa me sɛ memmɛka
nsɛm yi? Ɛnyɛ mmarima a wɔtete ɔfasuo soɔ yi nkyɛn sɛ wɔnni wɔn ara wɔn sɛbeɛ na
wɔnnom wɔn dwonsɔ sɛ mo ara?
28Ɛnna Rabsake no gyinaeɛ na ɔde ɛnne kɛseɛ teaa mu Yuda kasa mu kaa sɛ: Montie
ɔhenkɛseɛ no, Asiriahene no asɛm: 29 Sɛ ɔhene seɛ nie: Mommma Hesekia nnnyegye mo,
na ɔrentumi nnye mo mfiri ne nsam,
30 nso mommma Hesekia mmma mommfa mo ho nnto AWURADE so sɛ: Gyeɛ na AWURADE bɛgye
yɛn, na wɔremfa kuro yi nhyɛ Asiriahene nsa.
31 Monntie Hesekia, na sɛ Asiriahene seɛ nie: Mo ne me nni asomdwoeɛsɛm, na momfiri
mmra me nkyɛn, na monni mo bobe ne mo borɔdɔma no bi, na monnom mo mmura mu nsuo
32nkɔsi sɛ mɛba mabɛfa mo akɔ asase a ɛte sɛ mo asase yi soɔ, ayuo ne nsa asase,
aduane ne bobe nturo asase, ngodua ne ɛwoɔ asase so, na moanya nkwa na moanwu. Na
sɛ Hesekia to mo tɛkyerɛmakyene sɛ: AWURADE bɛgye yɛn a, monntie.
33Amanaman anyame no mu bi agye n'asase afiri Asiriahene nsam pɛn?
34 Ɛhe na Hamat ne Arpad anyame no wɔ? Ɛhe na Sefarwaim, Hena ne Iwa anyame no wɔ?
Wɔagye Samaria me nsam?
35Nsase no so anyame nyinaa mu hwannom na wɔagye wɔn nsase afiri me nsam, na
AWURADE bɛgye Yerusalem afiri me nsam anaa?
36 Na ɔman no muaa wɔn ano, na wɔammua no asɛm biara, ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ ɔhene asɛm a
ɔhyɛɛ sɛ: Mommmua no!
37Ɛnna Hilkia ba Eliakim a na ɔdi efie no soɔ no ne Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne Asaf ba
ɔsɛnkaefoɔ Yoa de wɔn ntadeɛ a wɔasunsuane mu baa Hesekia nkyɛn bɛkaa Rabsake no
nsɛm no kyerɛɛ no.
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Ahemfo II 19

Hesekia bɔ mpaeɛ, na Yesaia hyɛ no aboɔduro

Na Ɔhene Hesekia teeɛ no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu na ɔfiraa ayitoma na ɔsii mu kɔɔ
AWURADE fie. 2Na ɔsomaa Eliakim a na ɔdi efie no soɔ ne Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne asɔfoɔ
mu mpanimfoɔ a wɔfirafira ayitoma kɔɔ Amos ba Odiyifoɔ Yesaia nkyɛn,
3na wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ Hesekia seɛ nie: Ahohiahia ne asotwe ne nsopa da ne
nnɛ, na mma aduru awotwaa ano, na ahoɔden nni hɔ a wɔde bɛwoɔ.
4Ebia AWURADE wo Nyankopɔn bɛte Rabsake no a ne wura Asiriahene asoma no sɛ
ɔmmɛsopa Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no nsɛm, na nsɛm a AWURADE wo Nyankopɔn ateɛ no nti,
watwe n'aso. Enti ma wo mpaebɔ so ma nnipa nkaeɛ a wɔwɔ hɔ no.
5Na Ɔhene Hesekia nkoa no baa Yesaia nkyɛn. 6Na Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Sɛ monka
nkyerɛ mo wura nie: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Nsuro nsɛm a woteeɛ a Asiriahene nkoa de
abɛya me no anim.
7Hwɛ, mede honhom bi bɛhyɛ ne mu, na wate nsɛm bi, na wasane akɔ n'asase so, na
mama no atɔ nkrantɛ ano n'asase so.
8Na Rabsake no sanee, na ɔkɔtoo Asiriahene sɛ ɔne Libna reko, ɛfiri sɛ na wate sɛ
watu afiri Lakis. 9Na ɔtee Etiopiahene Tirhaka nka sɛ: Hwɛ, watu ne wo rebɛko. Na
ɔsane somaa abɔfoɔ baa Hesekia nkyɛn bio sɛ:
10 Sɛ monkɔka nkyerɛ Yudahene Hesekia nie: Mma wo Nyankopɔn a wode wo ho ato ne soɔ
no nnnyegye wo sɛ: Wɔremfa Yerusalem nhyɛ Asiriahene nsa. 11 Hwɛ, wo ara woate deɛ
Asiria ahemfo ayeyɛ nsase nyinaa, asɛe no pasapasa no, na wo na wɔbɛgye woɔ anaa?
12 Amanaman a m'agyanom asɛe wɔn, Gosan, Haran, Resef ne Edenfoɔ a wɔwɔ Telasar no
anyame no gyee wɔn anaa? 13Ɛhe na Hamathene ne Arpadhene ne Sefarwaim kuro ne Hena
ne Iwahene no wɔ?
14 Na Hesekia gyee nwoma no abɔfoɔ no nsam, na ɔkenkanee; na ɔforo kɔɔ AWURADE fie,
na Hesekia trɛɛ mu too AWURADE anim. 15 Na Hesekia bɔɔ AWURADE anim mpaeɛ sɛ:
AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn a wote Kerubim soɔ, wo nko wone Onyankopɔn asase so
ahennie nyinaa mu; wo na woyɛɛ ɔsoro ne asase.
16Brɛ w'aso ase, AWURADE, na tie! Bue w'ani, AWURADE, na hwɛ! Na tie Sanaherib nsɛm
a wasoma sɛ wɔmfa mmɛsopa wo, Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no. 17Ɛwom, AWURADE, Asiria
ahemfo asɛe amanaman ne wɔn nsase,
18 na wɔatoto wɔn anyame agu ogya mu, ɛfiri sɛ wɔnyɛ anyame, na ɛyɛ onipa nsa ano
adwuma, dua ne ɔboɔ nko ara, na wɔasɛe wɔn. 19Enti afei, AWURADE yɛn Nyankopɔn, gye
yɛn firi ne nsam, na asase so ahennie nyinaa nhunu sɛ wo, AWURADE, ne Onyankopɔn,
wo nkutoo ara nko!
20Ɛnna Amos ba Yesaia soma maa wɔkɔɔ Hesekia nkyɛn sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn
seɛ nie: Deɛ wobɔɔ me ɛho mpaeɛ Asiriahene Sanaherib ho no, mate.
21 Yei ne asɛm a AWURADE aka agu ne soɔ no:
Ɔbaabunu Sion babaa no
bu wo animtia yi wo ahi, Yerusalem babaa rewoso ne ti wɔ w'akyiri.
22 Hwan na woasopa no na woaya
no?
Na hwan so na woama wo nne soɔ na woama w'ani atra wo ntɔn? Wode atia Israel
Kronkronni no.
23 W'abɔfoɔ so na wonam asopa
AWURADE,
na woaka sɛ: Mede me nteaseɛnam dodoɔ no maforo kɔ mmepɔ atifi
Lebanon mu nohoa tɔnn; na mɛtwitwa ne ntweneduro atentene ne pepeaa a ɛyɛ fɛ no agu
na makɔduru, n'atenaeɛ a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri, ne kwaeɛbirentuo mu.
24 Me na matutu mmura
manom amannɔne nsuo, na mede me nammuromu mawe Misraim nsubɔntene nyinaa.
25 Adɛn wontee,
sɛ mefiri meyɛeɛ akyɛreɛ? Na mefiri tete mmerɛ mu na mehyɛɛ no saa, na mama no aba
mu, sɛ wɔnsɛe nkuro a afasuo atwa ho ahyia mma no nnanedane akurofo akuakuo,
26 na emufoɔ no, wɔn nsa anso
hwee yɛ, wɔn akoma tui na wɔn ani wui,
wɔdanedanee mfofowa so ahahan ne wira mono, adan atifi wira ne ayuo a amma ne ho
soɔ na ahoa.
27 Na menim w'asetena,
ne w'adifire ne wo muba no, ɛne wo dam a wobɔ no me soɔ no.
28 Ɛsiane sɛ wobɔ me so dam,
na w'ahoahoa aforo abɛduru m'aso mu nti, mede me kaa bɛhyɛ wo hwenem na mede me
nnareka bɛto w'ano mu, na masane wo afa ɔkwan a wonam
so baeɛ no so akɔ.
29 Na yei nyɛ wo sɛnkyerɛnneɛ: Afe yi mu monni ntwakaeɛ a ɛfifiriiɛ, na afe a ɛtɔ
so mmienu no mu, deɛ ɛbɛdi akyire aba. Na afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa mu no, mongu na
montwa, na montɛ bobe nturo, na monni mu aba.
30 Na Yuda fie mu wɔn a wɔagye wɔn afiri mu a wɔaka no, wɔn ase bɛgye nhini bio, na
wɔaso aba wɔ soro.
31 Na Yerusalem na nnipa nkaeɛ bi bɛfire, na nnipa a wɔafiri mu anya nkwa nso afiri
Sion bepɔ so, AWURADE ninkuntwe na ɛbɛyɛ yei.
32 Enti sɛ AWURADE se Asiriahene ho nie: Ɔremma kuro yi mu, na ɔrento agyan mma ha,
na ɔremfa ɛkyɛm mmɛhyia no, na ɔrenhɔre pie ntia no.
33 Ɔkwan a ɔnam so baeɛ no so na ɔnam bɛsane akorɔ, na kuro yi deɛ, ɔremma mu,
AWURADE na ɔseɛ. 34 Na mɛbɔ kuro yi ho ban na magye no, me ara ne m'akoa Dawid nti!
Asiriafoɔ di nkoguo
35 Na anadwo no ara AWURADE bɔfoɔ firi kɔkumm Asiria nsra mu nnipa mpemha aduɔwɔtwe
nnum; na wɔsɔree anɔpa no, na hwɛ, na wɔn nyinaa yɛ awufoɔ afunu.
36Ɛnna Asiriahene Sanaherib sii mu saneeɛ, na ɔkɔtenaa Ninewe.
37Na ɔresɔre ne nyame Nisrok fie no, ne mma Adramelek ne Sareser de nkrantɛ kumm
no, na wɔfiri hɔ dwane kɔɔ Ararat asase so. Na ne ba Esarhadon bɛdii n'adeɛ.
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Ahemfo II 20

Hesekia yadeɛ ne n'ayaresa

20
Nna no mu no Hesekia yaree owuyadeɛ. Na Amos ba, Odiyifoɔ Yesaia baa ne nkyɛn bɛka
kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Hyɛ wo fie nsamanseɛ, na worebɛwu na worennya
nkwa.
2 Ɛnna Hesekia danee
n'ani kyerɛɛ ɔfasuo, na ɔbɔɔ AWURADE mpaeɛ sɛ:
3Ao, AWURADE, kae sɛdeɛ manante w'anim nokorɛ ne akoma a ɛyɛ pɛ mu, na mayɛ deɛ ɛyɛ
wɔ w'ani soɔ. Na Hesekia suu esu kɛseɛ.
4Na Yesaia nnya mfirii mfimfini abannwa no mu no, AWURADE asɛm baa ne nkyɛn sɛ:
5 Sane kɔka kyerɛ Hesekia, me man so hwɛfoɔ no sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE, w'agya Dawid
Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Mate wo mpaebɔ, mahunu wo nisuo, hwɛ, me na mɛsa wo yadeɛ. Da a
ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no wobɛforo akɔ AWURADE fie.
6Na mede mfirinhyia dunum bɛto wo nna so, na mɛgye wo ne kuro yi afiri Asiriahene
nsam, na mabɔ kuro yi ho ban, me ara ne m'akoa Dawid nti.
7Na Yesaia se: Momfa borɔdɔma a wɔabɔ no ɛtoa mmra. Na momfa ntare mpɔmpɔ no so na
ɔnya nkwa.
8Na Hesekia bisaa Yesaia sɛ: Ɛdeɛn ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ sɛ AWURADE bɛsa me yadeɛ, na da
a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no mɛkɔ AWURADE fie? 9Na Yesaia se: Yei nyɛ wo AWURADE nsam
nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ sɛ AWURADE bɛyɛ adeɛ a waka no: Sunsum no nkɔ anim ntwedeɛ du anaasɛ
ɛnsane n'akyi ntwedeɛ du?a
10 Na Hesekia se: Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ma sunsum sɛ ɛsiane ntwedeɛ du, dabi, na ma sunsum no
nsane n'akyi ntwedeɛ du.
11 Ɛnna Odiyifoɔ Yesaia frɛɛ AWURADE, na ɔmaa sunsum no sane n'akyi ntwedeɛ du,
Ahas owia dɔn so ntwedeɛ a asiane dada no so.
Hesekia ahokyerɛ
12Ɛberɛ no mu no, Babelhene Baladan ba Merodak-Baladan soma maa wɔde nwoma ne
ayɛyɛdeɛ brɛɛ Hesekia, ɛfiri sɛ ɔtee sɛ Hesekia yareeɛ.
13 Na Hesekia tiee wɔn, na ɔkyerɛɛ wɔn n'akoradeɛ dan nyinaa, dwetɛ ne sika ne
nnuhwam ne ngo pa ne n'akodeɛ dan nyinaa ne deɛ wɔhunu n'akoradeɛ mu nyinaa.
Biribiara nni ne fie ne deɛ ɔdi soɔ nyinaa mu a Hesekia amfa ankyerɛ wɔn.
14Ɛnna Odiyifoɔ Yesaia baa Ɔhene Hesekia nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ: Nnipa yi se sɛn, na
ɛhe na wɔfiri baa wo nkyɛn yi? Na Hesekia se: Wɔfiri akyirikyiri asase bi so na
ɛbaeɛ, wɔfiri Babel.
15 Na ɔbisaa sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na wɔahunu wɔ wo fie? Na Hesekia buaa sɛ: Deɛ ɛwɔ me fie
nyinaa, wɔahunu; biribiara nni m'akoradeɛ mu a mamfa mankyerɛ wɔn.
16 Na Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ Hesekia sɛ: Tie AWURADE asɛm:
17 Hwɛ, nna bi reba a wɔbɛsoa deɛ ɛwɔ wo fie nyinaa ne deɛ w'agyanom akora de abɛsi
nnɛ yi akɔ Babel; biribiara renka, AWURADE na ɔseɛ.
18 Na wo mma a wɔfiri wo mu a woawo wɔn no mu binom, wɔbɛfa wɔn na wɔakɔyɛ Babel
hene aban mu apiafoɔ.
19Ɛnna Hesekia ka kyerɛɛ Yesaia sɛ: AWURADE asɛm a woaka no, ɛyɛ. Na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɛnyɛ
sɛ asomdwoeɛ ne nokorɛ na ɛbɛwɔ hɔ me nna mu?
20 Na Hesekia ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne ne mmaninneɛ nyinaa ne sɛdeɛ ɔyɛɛ tareɛ ne suka na
ɔde nsuo no baa kuro no mu no, wɔatwerɛ no Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu.
21 Na Hesekia tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na ne ba Manase bɛdii n'adeɛ.
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Ahemfo II 21

Manase di Yuda so hene

21
Manase bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia dummienu, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ aduonum nnum
wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Hefsibah. 2Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛ amanaman a
AWURADE tuu wɔn firii Israelfoɔ anim no akyiwadeɛ.
3Na
ɔsane sisii sorɔnsorɔmmea a n'agya Hesekia sɛesɛee no na ɔsisii afɔrebukyia maa
Baal, na ɔyɛɛ Asera nnua sɛdeɛ Israelhene Ahab yɛeɛ no, na ɔsɔree ɔsoro asafo
nyinaa na ɔsom wɔn. 4Na ɔsisii afɔrebukyia AWURADE fie a AWURADE kaa ho asɛm sɛ:
Yerusalem na mede me din bɛto hɔ, no mu.
5Na ɔsisii afɔrebukyia maa ɔsoro asafo nyinaa AWURADE fie abannwa mmienu no so. 6Na
ɔmaa ne babarima faa ogya mu de bɔɔ afɔdeɛ, na ɔyɛɛ abayideɛ ne adebisadeɛ, na
ɔhyehyɛɛ asamanfrɛfoɔ ne adunsinfoɔ, ɔmaa bɔne a ɔyɛeɛ no dɔɔso AWURADE ani so de
huruu ne bo.
7Na ɔde Asera ohoni a ɔyɛeɛ no sii efie no mu, efie a AWURADE kaa ho asɛm kyerɛɛ
Dawid ne ne ba Salomo no sɛ: Efie yi ne Yerusalem na mayi Israel mmusuakuo nyinaa
mu na mede me din bɛto daa.
8Nanso meremma Israel nan ntu nkyini mfiri asase a mede mama wɔn agyanom no so bio.
Na deɛ wɔnyɛ nkutoo ne sɛ wɔhwɛ yɛ sɛdeɛ mahyɛ wɔn nyinaa ne sɛdeɛ mmara a m'akoa
Mose hyɛɛ wɔn no nyinaa teɛ.
9Nanso wɔantie, na Manase de wɔn yerae maa wɔyɛɛ bɔne sene amanaman a AWURADE sɛee
wɔn firii Israel soɔ no.
10 Na AWURADE nam ne nkoa adiyifoɔ no so kaa sɛ:
11 Ɛsiane sɛ Yudahene Manase ayɛ saa akyiwadeɛ yi, na wayɛ bɔne asene deɛ Amorifoɔ
a wɔdii n'anim yɛeɛ nyinaa, na ɔde n'abosonhuhuo ama Yuda nso ayɛ bɔne nti, 12 sɛ
AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Hwɛ, mede bɔne mereba Yerusalem ne Yuda so a
obiara a ɔbɛteɛ no, n'aso mmienu mu bɛyɛ no kyeoo.
13Na mɛtwe Samaria susuhoma mu, ne Ahab fie so taahoma mu aba Yerusalem so, na
mɛpepa Yerusalem mu sɛdeɛ wɔpepa ayowa mu, wɔpepa na wɔdane butuo; 14 na mɛpo
m'agyapadeɛ nkaeɛ no, na mede wɔn ahyɛ wɔn atamfoɔ nsa, na wɔayɛ fonam ne fomfa
adeɛ ama wɔn atamfoɔ nyinaa,
15 ɛfiri sɛ wɔayɛ m'ani so bɔne na wɔahuru me bo firi da a wɔn agyanom firii
Misraim baeɛ de bɛsi nnɛ.
16 Afei nso, mogya a ɛdi bem nso Manase kaa pii pa gui kɔsii sɛ ɔde hyɛɛ Yerusalem
ma firi ano kɔpem ano, ɛsono ne bɔne a ɔde maa Yuda yɛɛ bɔne, sɛ wɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛnyɛ
AWURADE ani soɔ no.
17Na Manase ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa ne ne bɔne a ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔatwerɛ no
Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm Nwoma no mu.
18 Na Manase tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na wɔsiee no ne fie turo a ɛne Usa turo no
mu; na ne ba Amon bɛdii n'adeɛ.
Amon di Yuda so hene
19Amon bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu mmienu, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ mmienu
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Mesulemet a ɔyɛ Harus a ɔfiri Yotba ba.
20 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛdeɛ n'agya Manase yɛeɛ no,
21 na ɔnantee ɔkwan a n'agya nantee mu no nyinaa mu, na ɔsom abosonhuhuo a n'agya
someeɛ no, na ɔsɔree wɔn;
22 na ɔgyaa AWURADE n'agyanom Nyankopɔn, na wannante AWURADE kwan mu.
23 Na Amon nkoa pam ne tiri so, na wɔkumm ɔhene no wɔ ne fie.
24 Na asase no sofoɔ no kunkumm wɔn a wɔpamm Ɔhene Amon tiri soɔ no nyinaa, na
asase no sofoɔ no de ne ba Yosia sii hene n'ananmu.
25 Na Amon ho nsɛm nkaeɛ, deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda ahemfo berɛsosɛm nwoma no
mu?
26 Na wɔsiee no ne da mu, Usa turom, na ne ba Yosia bɛdii n'adeɛ.

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Yosia di Yuda so hene
Yosia bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia nwɔtwe, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ aduasa baako wɔ
Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Yedida a ɔyɛ Adaia a ɔfiri Boskat ba. 2Na ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛtene
AWURADE ani so, na ɔnantee n'agya Dawid kwan nyinaa mu, na wammane ankɔ nifa anaa
benkum.
3Na Ɔhene Yosia afe a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe no mu no, ɔhene somaa Mesulam ba Asalia ba
Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Safan maa no kɔɔ AWURADE fie sɛ: 4Kɔ ɔsɔfo panin Hilkia nkyɛn, na ɔmmu
sika a wɔde baa AWURADE fie a ɛpono ano ahwɛfoɔ aboa ano afiri ɔman no nsam no ho
nkonta mma wo,
5na wɔmfa nhyɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma no a wɔde wɔn asisi AWURADE fie soɔ no nsam, na
wɔmfa mma AWURADE fie mu adwumayɛfoɔ no sɛ wɔnsiesie efie no mu adango no,
6ne nnua adwumfoɔ ne adansifoɔ ne abantofoɔ no, na wɔmfa ntotɔ nnua ne aboɔ a
wɔatwa, na wɔmfa nsiesie efie no; 7nanso wɔne wɔn mmmu sika a wɔde ahyɛ wɔn nsa no
ho nkonta, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ no nokorɛ mu.
Wɔhunu mmara nwoma no
8Na ɔsɔfo panin Hilkia ka kyerɛɛ Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Safan sɛ: Mahunu mmara nwoma no AWURADE
fie. Na Hilkia de nwoma no maa Safan, na ɔkenkanee. 9Na Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Safan baa ɔhene
nkyɛn, na ɔde mu asɛm brɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: Wo nkoa ahwie sika a wɔhunuu no efie no mu no
agu hɔ, na wɔde ahyɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma no a wɔde wɔn asisi AWURADE fie soɔ no nsa.
10 Na Ɔtwerɛfoɔ Safan bɔɔ din kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: Ɔsɔfoɔ Hilkia de nwoma bi ama me. Na
Safan kenkanee no ɔhene anim.
11 Na ɛbaa sɛ ɔhene tee mmara nwoma no mu nsɛm no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu.
12 Na ɔhene hyɛɛ Ɔsɔfoɔ Hilkia ne Safan ba Ahikam ne Mikaia ba Akbor ne Ɔtwerɛfoɔ
Safan ne ɔhene akoa Asaia sɛ:
13Monkɔ nkɔbisa AWURADE mma me, ne ɔman yi ne Yuda nyinaa, nwoma a moahunu yi mu
nsɛm no nti, na AWURADE abufuhyeɛ a adɛre atia yɛn no yɛ kɛseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ yɛn
agyanom antie nwoma yi mu nsɛm no, sɛ wɔbɛyɛ sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ no yɛn ho no.
Odiyifoɔ baa Hulda
14 Na Ɔsɔfoɔ Hilkia ne Ahikam ne Akbor ne Safan ne Asaia kɔɔ Odiyifoɔ baa Hulda a
ɔyɛ Harhas ba Tikwa ba, ntadeɛ sohwɛfoɔ Salum yere nkyɛn, (nso na ɔte Yerusalem Fa
a ɛtɔ so Mmienu mu), na wɔne no kasae.
15Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Monkɔka nkyerɛ ɔbarima
a ɔsomaa mo me nkyɛn no sɛ:
16 Sɛ AWURADE seɛ nie: Hwɛ, mede bɔne bɛba ha ne ɛhafoɔ so, sɛdeɛ nwoma a Yuda hene
akenkan no mu nsɛm nyinaa teɛ,
17ɛsiane sɛ wɔagya me, na wɔakɔhye aduhwam ama anyame
foforɔ, sɛ wɔde wɔn nsa ano adwuma nyinaa rehuru me bo, enti m'abufuhyeɛ bɛdɛre
atia ha yi, na ɛrennum.
18 Na Yuda hene a ɔsomaa mo sɛ mommɛbisa AWURADE no deɛ, sɛ monka nkyerɛ no nie: Sɛ
AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Nsɛm a woateɛ no deɛ,
19ɛsiane sɛ w'akoma yɛ bɛtɛɛ na woabrɛ wo ho ase AWURADE anim, sɛ wotee deɛ maka
no, ɛha yi ne ɛhafoɔ ho, sɛ wɔbɛdane amamfo ne nnome, na woasunsuane wo ntadeɛ mu
na woasu m'anim nti, me nso mate, AWURADE na ɔseɛ.
20Enti hwɛ, wobɛwu aka w'agyanom ho, na wɔsie wo damena mu asomdwoeɛ mu, na w'ani
renhunu bɔne a mede reba ha yi soɔ no nyinaa. Na wɔde asɛm no bɛsee ɔhene.
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Yosia ti Nyankopɔn apam no mu

Na ɔhene no soma maa wɔkɔboaboaa Yuda ne Yerusalem mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ano baa ne
nkyɛn.
2Na ɔhene kɔɔ AWURADE fie, na Yuda mmarima nyinaa ne Yerusalemfoɔ nyinaa ne asɔfoɔ
ne adiyifoɔ ne ɔman mu no nyinaa, ɛfiri nketewa so kɔsi akɛseɛ soɔ ka ne ho. Na
ɔkenkanee apam nwoma a wɔhunuu no AWURADE fie no mu nsɛm no nyinaa guu wɔn nyinaa
aso mu.
3Na ɔhene gyinaa simpie no so, na ɔpam AWURADE anim, sɛ ɔde n'akoma nyinaa ne ne
kra nyinaa bɛdi AWURADE akyi, na wadi ne mmara nsɛm ne n'adansesɛm ne n'ahyɛdeɛ so,
sɛ ɔbɛma apam yi mu nsɛm a wɔatwerɛ no nwoma yi mu no atim. Na ɔman no nyinaa
gyinaa apam no so hyɛɛ bɔ.
Yosia gu abosonsom
4Na ɔhene hyɛɛ ɔsɔfo panin Hilkia ne asɔfoɔ a wɔdi soɔ no ne apono ano hwɛfoɔ no sɛ
wɔnyi nnoɔma a wɔayɛ ama Baal ne Asera no nyinaa ne ɔsoro asafo nyinaa mfiri
AWURADE fie no mu. Na ɔde firii Yerusalem kɔhyee, Kidron ho mfofowa mu, na ɔde ɛho
nso no kɔɔ Betel.
5Na ɔtutuu asɔfoɔ hunu a Yuda ahemfo sisiiɛ a wɔhyee nnuhwam Yuda nkuro mu, ne
Yerusalem ho sorɔnsorɔmmea soɔ, ne wɔn a wɔhyee nnuhwam maa Baal ne owia ne ɔsrane
ne ɔsoro-nsoromma ne ɔsoro asafo no nyinaa.
6Na ɔyii Asera no firii AWURADE fie de firii Yerusalem kɔɔ Kidron subonhwa ho, na
ɔhyee no Kidron subonhwa mu, na ɔyam no sɛ mfuturo na ɔde ne mfuturo no guu
nkurɔfoɔ mma adamena so.
7Na ɔbubuu nnwaman adan a ɛwɔ AWURADE fie, a mmaa nwonoo ntwamutam maa Asera wɔ mu
no.
8Na ɔkɔfaa asɔfoɔ no nyinaa firii Yuda nkuro mu bae, na ɔguu sorɔnsorɔmmea a asɔfoɔ
no hyee hɔ nnuhwam no ho fi, firi Geba kɔsii Beer-seba, na ɔdwirii sorɔnsorɔmmea a
ɛwɔ deɛ wɔfa hyɛne Kuro no so hwɛfoɔ Yosua pono a ɛwɔ kuro pono no mu benkum soɔ
no.
9Nanso sorɔnsorɔmmea asɔfoɔ no ammɔ AWURADE afɔrebukyia so afɔdeɛ Yerusalem, na
wɔdii apiti no bi, wɔn nuanom mu.
10 Na ɔguu Tofetb a ɛwɔ Hinom mma bonhwa mu no ho fi, na obiara amma ne babarima
anaa ne babaa amfa ogya mu amma Molek bio. 11 Na ɔyii apɔnkɔ a Yuda ahemfo de ama
owia no, AWURADE fie no ano, de kɔɔ opiani Natan-Melek da a ɛwɔ akyire abannwa mu
no ho, na owia nteaseɛnam no, ɔde ogya hyee.
12 Na afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Ahas abansorodan atifi a Yuda ahemfo sisiiɛ ne afɔrebukyia
a Manase sisii no AWURADE fie abannwa mmienu no soɔ no, ɔhene dwirii, na ɔyi firii
hɔ, na ɔde ne mfuturo kɔguu Kidron subonhwa mu.
13 Na sorɔnsorɔmmea a ɛwɔ Yerusalem anim a ɛwɔ ɔsɛeɛ bepɔ nifa soɔ a Israelhene
Salomo si maa Sidonfoɔ Astoret a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ ne Moabfoɔ Kemos, a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ ne
Amon mma Milkom a ɛyɛ atantanneɛ no, ɔhene guu ho fi.
14 Na ɔbubuu adum no, na ɔtwitwaa Asera nnua no, na ɔde nnipa nnompe guguu ananmu.
15Bio nso afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Betel, sorɔnsorɔmmea a Nebat ba Yeroboam a ɔmaa Israel
yɛɛ bɔne no yɛeɛ no, afɔrebukyia no nso ne sorɔnsorɔmmea no, ɔdwirii, na ɔhyee
sorɔnsorɔmmea no yam no pasaa maa ɛyɛɛ mfuturo, na ɔhyee Asera nnua no.
16 Na Yosia danee ne ho na ɔhunuu adamena a ɛwowɔ bepɔ no so hɔ no, na ɔsoma maa
wɔkɔfaa nna no mu nnompe bɛhyee no afɔrebukyia no so guu ho fi, sɛ AWURADE asɛm a
Nyankopɔn nipa a ɔkaa nsɛm yi no paee mu kaeɛ no teɛ.
17Ɛnna ɔbisaa sɛ: Nkaeɛ boɔ bɛn na ɛwɔ hɔ a mehunu yi? Na kuro no mufoɔ ka kyerɛɛ
no sɛ: Ɛyɛ Nyankopɔn nipa a ɔfirii Yuda baeɛ, na ɔbɛkaa adeɛ a woayɛ Betel
afɔrebukyia yi no damena. 18 Na ɔse: Momma no nna hɔ, mma obiara nnhwanyan ne
nnompe. Enti wɔanka ne nnompe ne odiyifoɔ a ɔfiri Samaria no nnompe.
19 Na sorɔnsorɔmmea adan a ɛwɔ Samaria nkuro mu a Israel ahemfo yeyɛeɛ sɛ wɔde
rehuru AWURADE bo no nyinaa nso, Yosia yiyi kɔe, na ɔyɛɛ no sɛdeɛ ɔyɛɛ no Betel no
ara.
20 Na ɔde sorɔnsorɔmmea asɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa bobɔɔ afɔrebukyia no so afɔdeɛ,
na ɔhyehyee nnipa nnompe wɔ wɔn so na ɔsane baa Yerusalem.
Yosia di Twam afahyɛ
21 Na ɔhene hyɛɛ ɔman no nyinaa sɛ: Monni Twam mma AWURADE mo
Nyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ no apam nwoma yi mu no.
22 Na ɛfiri atemmufoɔ a wɔbuu Israel atɛn no berɛ so, ne Israel ahemfo ne Yuda
ahemfo nna nyinaa wɔnni Twam bi sɛ yei,
23gye Ɔhene Yosia afe a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe no mu na wɔdii Twam yi maa AWURADE wɔ
Yerusalem.
24Nanso asamanfrɛfoɔ ne adunsinfoɔ ne efie ahoni ne abosom ahoni ne akyiwadeɛ a
wɔhunuu no Yuda asase soɔ ne Yerusalem no nyinaa Yosia yi gui, sɛ ɔbɛma mmara nsɛm
a wɔatwerɛ no nwoma a Ɔsɔfoɔ Hilkia kɔhunuu no AWURADE fie no mu no atim.
25 Na ne nsɛso hene bi anni n'anim a ɔde n'akoma nyinaa ne ne kra nyinaa ne
n'ahoɔden nyinaa dane baa AWURADE nkyɛn sɛ Mose mmara no kyerɛ no, na n'akyiri nso
obi ansɔre a ɔte sɛ ɔno.
26Nanso AWURADE annane amfiri n'abufuhyeɛ kɛseɛ a ɛdɛre tiaa Yuda, abohuro a Manase
de huruu ne boɔ no nyinaa nti no mu.
27Na AWURADE kaa sɛ: Mɛyi Yuda nso afiri m'anim, sɛdeɛ meyii Israel no, na mapo
Yerusalem kuro a mafa yi ne efie a mekaa sɛ: Me din bɛtena hɔ, no.
28 Na Yosia ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda Ahemfo Berɛsosɛm
Nwoma no mu.
Yosia wuo
29 Ne berɛ so na Misraimhene Farao Neko tu ba bɛnee Asiriahene koeɛ Eufrate
asubɔnten ho. Na Ɔhene Yosia sii mu kɔhyiaa no. Na Yosia bɛtoo no no, Asiria hene
kumm no Megido.
30 Na ne nkoa twee ne funu no teaseɛnam mu firi Megido de no baa Yerusalem, na
wɔsiee no ne da mu. Na asase no sofoɔ no faa Yosia ba Yehoahas sraa no sii no hene
n'agya ananmu.
Yehoahas di Yuda so hene
31Yehoahas bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu mmiɛnsa,
na ɔdii hene abosome mmiɛnsa wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Hamutal a ɔyɛ Yeremia a
ɔfiri Libna babaa.
32 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛdeɛ n'agyanom yɛeɛ no ara.
33 Na Farao Neko kyekyeree no Ribla, Hamat asase so sɛ ɔnnni Yerusalem so hene, na
ɔde dwetɛ dwetikɛseɛ ha ne sika dwetikɛseɛ baako toɔ too asase no so.
Yehoiakim di Yuda so hene
34 Na Farao Neko de Yosia ba Eliakim sii hene n'agya Yosia ananmu, na ɔsakyeraa ne
din too no Yehoiakim. Na Yehoahas deɛ, ɔfaa no kɔɔ Misraim, na ɔkɔwuu wɔ hɔ.
35 Na dwetɛ ne sika no, Yehoiakim de maa Farao, nanso ɔbɔɔ asase no boɔ sɛ wɔmma
sika no sɛdeɛ Farao kaeɛ no, obiara sɛdeɛ ne boɔbɔ teɛ no, ɔgyee dwetɛ ne sika no
firii asase no so nkurɔfoɔ no nkyɛn, sɛ ɔde rekɔma Farao Neko.
36 Yehoiakim bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu nnum, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ
dubaako Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Sebuda a ɔyɛ Pedaia a ɔfiri Ruma babaa.
37Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛdeɛ n'agyanom yɛeɛ no ara.
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Yehoiakim
Yehoiakim berɛ so na Babelhene
Nebukadnessar tu baeɛ, na Yehoiakim yɛɛ no akoa mfeɛ mmiɛnsa; na ɔdanee tee
Nebukadnessar so atua. 2Na AWURADE somaa Kaldeafoɔ asafo ne Siriafoɔ asafo ne
Moabfoɔ asafo ne Amon asafo baa ne so, na ɔsomaa wɔn baa Yuda so sɛ wɔmmɛsɛe no,
sɛdeɛ AWURADE asɛm a ɔnam ne nkoa adiyifoɔ so kaeɛ no teɛ no.
3AWURADE anomu asɛm nko so na yei nam baa Yuda soɔ, sɛ ɔbɛyi wɔn afiri n'anim,
Manase bɔne nti, sɛ deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no nyinaa, 4ne mogya a ɛdi bem nso a ɔka guiɛ, na ɔde
mogya a ɛdi bem hyɛɛ Yerusalem ma no nti. Na AWURADE ampɛ sɛ ɔde kyɛ.
 5Na Yehoiakim ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, wɔantwerɛ no Yuda ahemfo
berɛsosɛm nwoma no mu? 6Na Yehoiakim tii n'agyanom wɔ asamando, na-ne ba Yehoiakyin
bɛdii n'adeɛ.
7Na Misraimhene amfiri n'asase so amma bio, ɛfiri sɛ na Babel hene agye deɛ ɛyɛ
Misraimhene dea nyinaa afiri Misraim subonhwa ano kɔsi Eufrate asubɔnten ho.
Yehoiakyin. Tukorɔ
8 Yehoiakyin bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia dunwɔtwe, na ɔdii hene abosome
mmiɛnsa wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Nehusta a ɔyɛ Elnatan a ɔfiri Yerusalem
babaa. 9Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne, sɛdeɛ n'agyanom yɛeɛ no ara.
10 Ɛberɛ no mu na Babelhene Nebukadnessar nkoa tu baa Yerusalem, na wɔtuaa kuro no.
11 Na Babelhene Nebukadnessar baa kuro no so, nso na ne nkoa aka no ahyɛ mu.
12Ɛnna Yudahene Yehoiakyin de ne ho kɔmaa Babel hene, ɔno ne ne na ne ne nkoa ne ne
mmapɔmma, ne n'apiafoɔ. Na Babel hene faa no, n'ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no mu.
13 Na ɔkɔfaa AWURADE fie akoradeɛ nyinaa ne ahemfie akoradeɛ firi hɔ kɔe, na
ɔtwitwaa sika nnoɔma a Israelhene Salomo yɛɛ no AWURADE aban mu no ho sika, sɛdeɛ
AWURADE kaeɛ no.
14 Na ɔtuu Yerusalem nyinaa ne mmapɔmma nyinaa ne mmarima a wɔbɛtumi nyinaa kɔe,
nnipa mpem du na ɔde wɔn kɔeɛ; adwumfoɔ ne atomfoɔ nyinaa ka ho, na wɔannya obiara,
gye asase no so nkurɔfoɔ ahiafoɔ nko.
15 Na ɔtuu Yehoiakyin kɔɔ Babel; na ɔhene na ne ɔhene yerenom ne n'apiafoɔ ne asase
no so atumfoɔ, ɔtuu wɔn firii Yerusalem de wɔn kɔɔ Babel,
16 ne mmarima akofoɔ nyinaa, mpemnson, ne adwumfoɔ ne atomfoɔ apem, wɔn nyinaa
mmarima a wɔtumi kɔ ɔsa, na Babel hene tuu wɔn de wɔn kɔɔ Babel.
17 Na Babel hene tuu Yehoiakyin adeɛ so, na ɔde ne wɔfa Matania a ɔsakyeraa ne din
frɛɛ no Sedekia no sii n'anan.
Sedekia di Yuda so hene
18 Sedekia bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu baako, na ɔdii hene mfeɛ
dubaako wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Hamutal a ɔyɛ Yeremia a ɔfiri Libna babaa.
19 Na ɔyɛɛ AWURADE ani so bɔne sɛ Yehoiakim yɛeɛ no ara.
20 Na ɛnam AWURADE abufuo so na ɔtuu Yerusalem ne Yuda firii n'anim guiɛ.
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Ahemfo II 25
Na Sedekia tee Babel hene so atua.
Ti 25

Yerusalem nkoguo

Na n'ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so nkron, bosome a ɛtɔ so du, da a ɛtɔ so du no, Babelhene
Nebukadnessar ne ne dɔm nyinaa baa Yerusalem so bɛkyeree so nsraban, na wɔtotoo ho
pie hyiae.
2Na wɔtuaa kuro no kɔsii Ɔhene Sedekia afe a ɛtɔ so dubaako no mu.
3Bosome a ɛtɔ so nnan da a ɛtɔ so nkron no, na ɛkɔm no mu ayɛ den kuro no mu, na
aduane biara nni hɔ mma asase no so nkurɔfoɔ no.
4Ɛnna wɔtuu kuro no fasuo mu tokuro, na ɔhene ne mmarima akofoɔ no nyinaa dwanee
anadwo faa afasuo mmienu a ɛwɔ ɔhene turo ho no ntam pono mu kɔe; nso na Kaldeafoɔ
no atwa kuro no ho ahyia; na wɔfaa Yordan bonhwa kwan so kɔe.
5Na Kaldeafoɔ dɔm tii ɔhene no, na wɔkɔtoo no Yeriko mpaperɛ so, na ne dɔm nyinaa
firii ne ho hwetee.
6Na wɔkyeree ɔhene no de no kɔmaa Babel hene wɔ Ribla, na ɔbuu no atɛn.
7Na wɔkunkum Sedekia mmammarima n'anim, na wɔbɔɔ Sedekia ani, na wɔguu no
nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn na wɔde no kɔɔ Babel.
8Na bosome a ɛtɔ so nnum da a ɛtɔ so nson a ɛne Babelhene Nebukadnessar afe a ɛtɔ
so dunkron mu no, ankɔbeahene Nebusaradan, Babelhene akoa no baa Yerusalem, 9na
ɔbɛhyee AWURADE fie ne ɔhene fie ne Yerusalem afie nyinaa, na ɔde ogya hyee afie
akɛseɛ nyinaa.
10 Na Kaldeafoɔ dɔm a wɔka ankɔbeahene no ho no dwirii Yerusalem afasuo no hyiae.
11 Na nkurɔfoɔ no nkaeɛ a wɔkaa kuro no mu, ne awaefoɔ a wɔwae kɔɔ Babel hene
nkyɛn, ne nkurɔfoɔ yuu no mu nkaeɛ no, ankɔbeahene Nebusaradan tuu wɔn kɔe.12 Na
asase no so ahiafoɔ no bi deɛ, ankɔbeahene no gyaa wɔn hɔ, sɛ wɔnyɛ bobeyɛfoɔ ne
akuafoɔ.
13 Na kɔbere mfrafraeɛ adum a ɛwɔ AWURADE fie no ne nsugyeɛ nnaka ne kɔbere
mfrafraeɛ po a ɛwɔ AWURADE fie no, Kaldeafoɔ bubui, na wɔsoaa kɔbere mfrafraeɛ no
kɔɔ Babel. 14 Na nkukuo ne sesa adeɛ ne adumgya ne nyowaa ne kɔbere mfrafraeɛ
nnoɔma a wɔde yɛɛ ɔsom adwuma no nyinaa, wɔfae.
15Saa nsramma kukuwa ne nkoraa no, deɛ ɛyɛ sika no, sika, ne deɛ ɛyɛ dwetɛ no dwetɛ
na ankɔbeahene no fa kɔeɛ.16 Adum mmienu no, ɛpo baako no ne nsugyeɛ nnaka a Salomo
yɛ maa AWURADE fie no, nnoɔma yi nyinaa kɔbere mfrafraeɛ no, wɔankari.
17Adum no baako korɔn yɛ basafa dunwɔtwe, na ɛso duntire no yɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ, na
duntire no korɔn yɛ basafa mmiɛnsa na ntentan ne atoaa aba nsɛsoɔ wowɔ duntire no
ho hyia, ne nyinaa yɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ. Na saa na odum a ɛtɔ so mmienu no nso teɛ,
ntentan no ho.
18 Na awɛmfoɔ panin no faa Ɔsɔfoɔ panin Seraia ne ɔsɔfoɔ a ɔdi soɔ, Sefania, ne
apono ano hwɛfoɔ baasa, 19 na kuro no mu nso ɔfaa opiani baako a wɔde no sii akofoɔ
no soɔ, ne ɔhene afotufoɔ mu mmarima baanum a wɔhunuu wɔn kuro no mu, ne ɔtwerɛfoɔ,
ɔsahene a ɔpɔn asase no so nkurɔfoɔ kɔ ɔsa no, ne asase no so nkurɔfoɔ mu mmarima
aduosia a wɔhunuu wɔn kuro no mu,
20 na ankɔbeahene Nebusaradan faa wɔn de wɔn kɔɔ Babel hene anim wɔ Ribla. 21 Na
Babel hene bobɔɔ wɔn kunkumm wɔn Ribla wɔ Hamat asase so. Saa na wɔtuu Yuda firii
wɔn asase soɔ.
Wɔdi Gedalia awu
22 Na nkurɔfoɔ a wɔkaa Yuda asase soɔ a Babelhene Nebukadnessar maa wɔkaeɛ no, ɔde
Safan ba Ahikam ba Gedalia sii wɔn so amrado. 23 Na dɔm no asafohene nyinaa, wɔn ne
wɔn mmarima tee sɛ Babel hene de Gedalia asi ɔhwɛfoɔ no, wɔbaa Gedalia nkyɛn wɔ
Mispa, Netania ba Ismael ne Karea ba Yohanan ne Netofani Tanhumet ba Seraia ne
Maakatni bi ba Yaasania, wɔn ne wɔn mmarima.
24 Na Gedalia kaa wɔn ne wɔn mmarima ntam, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monnsuro Kaldeafoɔ
nkoa no, montena asase yi so, na monsom Babel hene, na ɛbɛwie mo yie. 25 Na bosome
a ɛtɔ so nson no, Elisama ba Netania ba Ismael a ɔfiri ahemfo abusua mu bae, na
mmarima du ka ne ho, na wɔbɛkum Gedalia ne Yudafoɔ ne Kaldeafoɔ a wɔka ne ho Mispa
no nso.
26Ɛnna nkurɔfoɔ no nyinaa, ɛfiri akumaa so kɔsi ɔkɛseɛ soɔ, ne dɔm so asafohene no,
sɔre kɔɔ Misraim, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔsuro Kaldeafoɔ no.
Adom a wɔde dom Yehoiakyin
27 Na ɛbaa sɛ Yuda hene tukorɔ afe a ɛtɔ so aduasa nson bosome a ɛtɔ so dummienu da
a ɛtɔ so aduonu nson, ɛne afe a Babelhene Ewil-Merodak dii mu hene no, nam adom so
yii Yudahene Yehoiakyin firii nneduadan mu,
28 na ɔne no kasaa kasa pa, na ɔmaa n'adwa so maa no kyɛnee ahemfo a wɔne no wɔ
Babel no adwa,
29 na ɔmaa no yii n'afiase ntadeɛ, na ɔdidii n'anim daa ne nkwa nna nyinaa.
30 Na nnoɔma a ɛfiri ɔhene nkyɛn a wɔde ma no no, da biara no, wɔde maa no ne nkwa
nna nyinaa.

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