Yeremia 37:1-21
37 Na Yosia ba Ɔhene Sedekia+ besii Yehoiakim ba Konia*+ anan, na ofii ase dii ade, efisɛ Babilon hene Nebukadnesar* sii no hene wɔ Yuda asaase so.+
2 Nanso ɔno ne ne nkoa ne asaase no so nnipa antie Yehowa asɛm a ɔnam odiyifo Yeremia so kae no.
3 Na Ɔhene Sedekia somaa Selemia+ ba Yehukal ne ɔsɔfo Maaseia ba Sefania+ kɔɔ odiyifo Yeremia nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Yɛpa wo kyɛw, bɔ Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn mpae ma yɛn.”
4 Saa bere no, na Yeremia tumi kɔ baabiara a ɔpɛ wɔ ɔman no mu, efisɛ na wonnya mfaa no ntoo afiase.+
5 Ná Farao asraafo asim fi Egypt reba,+ na Kaldeafo a na wɔabetwa Yerusalem ho ahyia no tee ho asɛm. Enti wofii Yerusalem kɔe.+
6 Ɛnna Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ odiyifo Yeremia sɛ:
7 “Nea Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no aka ni, ‘Monkɔka nkyerɛ Yuda hene a ɔsomaa mo bebisaa asɛm wɔ me hɔ no sɛ: “Hwɛ! Farao asraafo a wɔreba abɛboa mo no, wɔbɛsan akɔ Egypt, wɔn asaase no so.+
8 Na Kaldeafo no bɛsan aba, na wɔne kurow yi bɛko, na wɔbɛfa, na wɔde ogya ahyew.”+
9 Nea Yehowa aka ni, “Monnnaadaa mo ho* nnka sɛ, ‘Sɛnea ɛte biara, Kaldeafo no befi yɛn so akɔ,’ efisɛ wɔrenkɔ.
10 Sɛ mukunkum Kaldeafo asraafo a wɔne mo reko no nyinaa ma ɛka wɔn mu apirafo mpo a, wɔbɛsɔre afi wɔn ntamadan mu na wɔde ogya abɛhyew kurow yi.”’”+
11 Bere a Farao asraafo nti, Kaldeafo asraafo twee wɔn ho fii Yerusalem kɔe no,+
12 Yeremia siim wɔ Yerusalem sɛ ɔrekɔ Benyamin asaase so+ na wakogye ne kyɛfa wɔ ne nkurɔfo mu.
13 Nanso bere a oduu Benyamin Pon no ano no, awɛmfo so panyin a ɔwɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yiria, Hanania ba Selemia ba no soo odiyifo Yeremia mu, na ɔkae sɛ: “Woreguan akɔ Kaldeafo no nkyɛn!”
14 Na Yeremia kae sɛ: “Ɛnyɛ nokware! Ɛnyɛ Kaldeafo nkyɛn na mereguan akɔ.” Nanso Yiria antie no. Ɛnna ɔkyeree Yeremia, na ɔde no kɔmaa mpanyimfo no.
15 Mpanyimfo no bo fuw Yeremia,+ na wɔhwee no, na wɔde no kɔtoo afiase*+ wɔ ɔkyerɛwfo Yehonatan fi, efisɛ na wɔde hɔ ayɛ afiase.
16 Wɔde Yeremia kɔtoo afiase,* amoa mu hɔ, na ɔdaa hɔ nna pii.
17 Na Ɔhene Sedekia soma kɔfaa no bae, na ɔhene bisabisaa no nsɛm kokoam wɔ ne fi* hɔ.+ Obisaa no sɛ: “Woate asɛm bi afi Yehowa hɔ anaa?” Ɛnna Yeremia kae sɛ: “Yiw!” Na ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Wɔde wo bɛhyɛ Babilon hene nsa!”+
18 Ɛnna Yeremia bisaa Ɔhene Sedekia sɛ: “Bɔne bɛn koraa na mayɛ wo ne wo nkoa ne ɔman yi a enti mode me ato afiase yi?
19 Mo adiyifo a wɔhyɛɛ mo nkɔm sɛ, ‘Babilon hene remma mo so, na wɔremma asaase yi so’ no, ɛhe na wɔwɔ?+
20 Enti afei me wura ɔhene, mepa wo kyɛw tie. Mesrɛ wo, yɛ m’abisade yi ma me. Nsan mfa me nkɔ ɔkyerɛwfo Yehonatan fi+ hɔ, anyɛ saa a, mewu wɔ hɔ.”+
21 Enti Ɔhene Sedekia kae sɛ wɔmfa Yeremia nkɔto afiase wɔ Awɛmfo Aban no mu.+ Na wɔmaa no paanoo nkuruwankuruwa a efi paanootofo borɔn so daa+ kosii sɛ kurow no mu paanoo nyinaa sae.+ Na Yeremia kɔɔ so tenaa Awɛmfo Aban no mu hɔ.
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Ɔno ara na wɔfrɛ no Yehoiakin anaa Yekonia no.
^ Nt., “Nebukadresar.” Ɛyɛ ɔkwan foforo a wɔfa so kyerɛw edin Nebukadnesar.
^ Anaa “mo kra.”
^ Nt., “wɔde no kɔtoo nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn fi.”
^ Nt., “abura dan.”
^ Anaa “n’ahemfi.”
