Esra 4:1-24
4 Bere a Yuda ne Benyamin atamfo+ tee sɛ atukɔfo+ mma no resi asɔrefie ama Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no,
2 ntɛm ara na wɔkɔɔ Serubabel+ ne agyanom mmusua mu atitiriw+ no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Momma yɛne mo nsi dan no,+ efisɛ yɛhwehwɛ mo Nyankopɔn akyi kwan te sɛ mo ara,+ na efi Asiria hene Esar-Haddon+ a ɔde yɛn baa ha+ no bere so na yɛabɔ afɔre ama no.”
3 Nanso Serubabel ne Yesua+ ne Israel agyanom mmusua mu atitiriw+ nkae no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Yɛne mo nni hwee yɛ wɔ yɛn Nyankopɔn dan a yɛresi no mu,+ yɛn nkutoo besi ama Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no, sɛnea Persia hene Kores+ ahyɛ yɛn no.”
4 Ɛnna asase no sofo maa Yudafo no nsam gowee+ na wotuu wɔn koma wɔ adansi+ no ho daa,
5 na wɔbɔɔ afotufo paa+ ma wɔsɛee wɔn agyinatu wɔ Persia hene Kores nna nyinaa mu de kosii Persia hene Dario+ bere so.
6 Na Ahasweros ahenni mu no, wɔkyerɛw krataa de bɔɔ wɔn a wɔtete Yuda ne Yerusalem sobo+ wɔ n’ahenni no mfiase.
7 Na Artasasta bere so nso, Bislam, Mitredat, Tabeel ne ne mfɛfo kyerɛw krataa kɔmaa Persia hene Artasasta; wɔkyerɛɛ ase kɔɔ Aram+ kasa mu, ɛnna wɔde Aram nkyerɛwde kyerɛwee.
8 Ɔhene soafo panyin Rehum ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai kyerɛw krataa kɔmaa Ɔhene Artasasta de tiaa Yerusalemfo.
9 Wɔn a wɔka ho ni: Ɔhene soafo panyin Rehum+ ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo nkae no ne atemmufo ne amansin asoafo a wɔwɔ asubɔnten kɛse+ no agya, akyerɛwfo,+ wɔn a wofi Erek,+ Babilonia,+ Susa,+ kyerɛ sɛ, Elamfo,+
10 ne aman a aka+ a onuonyamfo kɛse Asenapar+ faa wɔn nnommum de wɔn kɔtenaa Samaria nkurow+ mu ne wɔn a wɔaka a wɔwɔ asubɔnten kɛse no agya no, ——; afei
11 krataa no mu nsɛm ni:
“De kɔma Ɔhene Artasasta;+ efi wo nkoa a wɔwɔ asubɔnten kɛse no agya no hɔ:
12 Ma ɔhene nhu sɛ Yudafo a wofi wo nkyɛn baa ha no aba Yerusalem, na wɔresi atuatewfo kurow bɔne no; wɔreto afasu+ no na wɔresan ato fapem no.
13 Enti ma ɔhene nhu sɛ, sɛ wɔsan kyekye kurow yi na wosi n’afasu no wie a, wɔrentua tow+ anaa amanne+ anaa akwan so tow biara, na ahene no rennya hwee wɔ wɔn akorade+ mu.
14 Na esiane sɛ w’ahemfie na yedi nkyene nti, yɛrentumi nhwɛ mma nea ɛsɛ ɔhene mmɔ no, enti na yɛasoma sɛ wɔmma ɔhene nhu,
15 na ma wɔnhwehwɛ w’agyanom kyerɛwtohɔ+ mu, na wubehu wɔ kyerɛwtohɔ no mu sɛ saa kurow no yɛ atuatewfo kurow a wɔma ahene ne amantam hwere ade, na efi tete na emu nnipa apiapia nkurɔfo ama wɔatew atua. Ɛno nti na wɔsɛee kurow no pasaa no.+
16 Enti yɛrema ɔhene ahu sɛ, sɛ wɔsan kyekye saa kurow no na wowie n’afasu no a, ɛremma wunnya kyɛfa biara wɔ asubɔnten kɛse yi agya ha.”+
17 Ɔhene no soma ma wɔde mmuae brɛɛ ɔhene soafo panyin Rehum+ ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo+ nkae a wɔtete Samaria ne wɔn a wɔaka a wɔtete asubɔnten kɛse no agya no sɛ:
“Asomdwoe nka mo!+
18 Krataa a mode brɛɛ yɛn no, wɔakenkan no fann wɔ m’anim.
19 Me nso mahyɛ ma wɔahwehwɛ mu,+ na wɔahu sɛ efi tete na kurow no ne ahene adi asi, na ɔsɔretia ne atuatew akɔ so wɔ hɔ.+
20 Ahene akɛse+ na wodii Yerusalem so, na wodii wɔn a wɔtete asubɔnten kɛse+ no agya nyinaa nso so; wotuaa tow ne amanne ne akwan so tow maa wɔn.+
21 Enti monhyɛ mma saa mmarima no nnyae adwuma no; wɔnnkyekye kurow no kosi sɛ mede ahyɛde bɛma.
22 Na monhwɛ yiye na moantoto ahyɛde yi ase na ahene anhwere ade kɛse.”+
23 Bere a wɔkenkanee Ɔhene Artasasta krataa no wɔ Rehum+ ne ɔkyerɛwfo Simsai+ ne wɔn mfɛfo+ anim no, ntɛm ara na wɔkɔɔ Yudafo no nkyɛn wɔ Yerusalem kɔhyɛɛ wɔn ma wogyaee adwuma no.+
24 Saa bere no na wogyaee Onyankopɔn fie no ho adwuma a na wɔreyɛ wɔ Yerusalem no; wogyaee kosii Persia hene Dario+ afe a ɛto so abien so.
