Sakaria 8:1-23
8 Asafo Yehowa asɛm san bae bio sɛ:
2 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Mede ahokeka kɛse bedi ama Sion,+ na mede abufuw kɛse bedi ama no.’”
3 “Nea Yehowa aka ni, ‘Mɛsan aba Sion+ na mabɛtena Yerusalem;+ na wɔbɛfrɛ Yerusalem sɛ nokware kurow,+ na wɔafrɛ asafo Yehowa bepɔw no sɛ bepɔw kronkron.’”+
4 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Nkwakoraa ne mmerewa bɛsan abɛtenatena Yerusalem mmɔnten so bio, na onyinkyɛ nti* obiara bekura ne poma.+
5 Na mmarimaa ne mmeawa bɛhyɛ kurow no mmɔnten so ma, na wɔadi agoru wɔ hɔ.’”+
6 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Ɔman yi mu nnipa a aka saa bere no, sɛ ɛbɛyɛ den ama wɔn a, me nso ɛbɛyɛ den ama me anaa?’ asafo Yehowa asɛm ni.”
7 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Hwɛ, megye me man afi apuei asaase so ne atɔe asaase so.*+
8 Na mede wɔn bɛba, na wɔabɛtena Yerusalem;+ na wɔbɛyɛ me man na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn,+ ɔnokwafo ne ɔtreneeni no.’”
9 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Monhyɛ mo nsam den,*+ mo a seesei mote nsɛm yi fi adiyifo no anom no,+ nsɛm a wɔkae ɛda a wɔtoo asafo Yehowa fi fapem sɛ wɔresi asɔrefi no.
10 Efisɛ ansa na saa bere no reba no, na akatua biara nni hɔ mma onipa ne aboa;+ na ɔtamfo no nti, na ɛyɛ hu ma nea ɔrekɔ ne nea ɔreba nyinaa, efisɛ memaa nnipa nyinaa tentan wɔn ho.’
11 “‘Na seesei de, me ne nnipa a aka yi renni sɛnea me ne wɔn dii tete no,’+ asafo Yehowa asɛm ni.
12 ‘Wobedua asomdwoe aba; bobe bɛsow n’aba, na asaase bɛma ne nnɔbae,+ na ɔsoro bɛma ne bosu. Na mede eyinom nyinaa bɛma nnipa a aka no.+
13 O Yuda fi ne Israel fi, sɛnea moyɛɛ nnome wɔ amanaman mu no,+ saa ara na megye mo, na mobɛyɛ nhyira.+ Munnsuro!+ Monhyɛ mo nsam den.’*+
14 “Na nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘“Mebɔɔ me tirim sɛ mede mmusu bɛba mo so, efisɛ mo agyanom hyɛɛ me abufuw,” asafo Yehowa asɛm ni, “na mannu me ho.+
15 Na seesei de, mabɔ me tirim sɛ me ne Yerusalem ne Yuda fi bedi no yiye.+ Enti munnsuro!”’+
16 “‘Nea monyɛ ni: Obiara nka nokware nkyerɛ ne yɔnko.+ Na momfa nokware ne asomdwoe mmu atɛn wɔ mo kurow apon ano.+
17 Obiara mmmɔ ne yɔnko ho pɔw bɔne wɔ ne komam,+ na mommma mo ani nnnye ntam hunu ho,+ efisɛ mikyi eyinom nyinaa,’+ Yehowa asɛm ni.”
18 Asafo Yehowa asɛm san baa me nkyɛn bio sɛ:
19 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Akɔnkyen* a wɔyɛ no bosome a ɛto so anan,+ akɔnkyen a wɔyɛ no bosome a ɛto so anum,+ akɔnkyen a wɔyɛ no bosome a ɛto so ason,+ ne akɔnkyen a wɔyɛ no bosome a ɛto so du mu+ nyinaa bɛyɛ anigye ne ahurusi bere ama Yuda fi; ɛbɛyɛ afahyɛ ahorow a ɛyɛ anigye.+ Enti munni nokware na monhwehwɛ asomdwoe.’
20 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Ɛbɛba sɛ aman ne nkurow pii mufo bɛba;
21 na kurow baako mu nnipa bɛkɔ kurow foforo mu akɔka sɛ: “Momma yɛnkɔ na yɛnkɔsrɛ Yehowa sɛ onhu yɛn mmɔbɔ, na yɛnhwehwɛ asafo Yehowa akyi kwan. Me nso mɛkɔ bi.”+
22 Na aman pii ne aman akɛse bɛba abɛhwehwɛ asafo Yehowa akyi kwan wɔ Yerusalem,+ na wɔbɛkotow asrɛ Yehowa sɛ onhu wɔn mmɔbɔ.’
23 “Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni, ‘Saa bere no, nnipa du a wɔka amanaman no kasa horow nyinaa+ besuso Yudani* baako ataade* mu, yiw, wobesuso mu denneennen aka sɛ: “Yɛpɛ sɛ yɛne mo kɔ,+ efisɛ yɛate sɛ Onyankopɔn ka mo ho.”’”+
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Nt., “nna dodow nti.”
^ Anaa “afi owiapuei asaase so ne owiatɔe asaase so.”
^ Anaa “Munnya akokoduru.”
^ Anaa “Munnya akokoduru.”
^ Anaa “Mmuadadi.”
^ Nt., “Yudani barima.”
^ Anaa “ataade mmuano.”
