Yeremia 42:1-22
42 Ɛnna asahene no nyinaa ne Karea ba Yohanan+ ne Hosaia ba Yesania* ne nnipa no nyinaa, efi akumaa so kosi ɔkɛse so bae,
2 na wɔka kyerɛɛ odiyifo Yeremia sɛ: “Yɛpa wo kyɛw, tie yɛn adesrɛ yi, na bɔ Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn mpae ma yɛn, yɛn a yɛaka yi nyinaa. Efisɛ nnipa bebree no, kakraa bi na aka,+ sɛnea wuhu yi.
3 Ma Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn nkyerɛ yɛn ɔkwan a yɛmfa so ne nea yɛnyɛ.”
4 Ɛnna odiyifo Yeremia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Mate nea moaka no, na mɛbɔ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn mpae sɛnea moaka no. Na mmuae biara a Yehowa de bɛma mo no, mɛka akyerɛ mo. Meremfa asɛm baako mpo nsie mo.”
5 Na wɔka kyerɛɛ Yeremia sɛ: “Akwankyerɛ a Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn bɛsoma ama woabɛka akyerɛ yɛn no, sɛ yɛanni so pɛpɛɛpɛ a, Yehowa ne yɛn dansefo nokwafo a onni huammɔ.
6 Papa oo, bɔne oo, yebetie Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn a yɛresoma wo ne nkyɛn no, na asi yɛn yiye, efisɛ Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn na yetie n’asɛm.”
7 Nnafua du akyi no, Yehowa ne Yeremia kasae.
8 Enti ɔsoma kɔfrɛfrɛɛ Karea ba Yohanan ne asahene a wɔka ne ho nyinaa ne nnipa no nyinaa bae, efi akumaa so kosi ɔkɛse so.+
9 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Nea Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn a mosomaa me sɛ memfa mo adesrɛ nkɔto n’anim no aka ni:
10 ‘Sɛ mokɔ so tena asaase yi so a, me nso mɛma mo so asi hɔ, na merennwiriw mo ngu; medua mo, na merentu mo ase, efisɛ menu me ho* sɛ mede mmusu aba mo so.+
11 Munnsuro Babilon hene a ne nti moabɔ hu no.’+
“‘Munnsuro no,’ Yehowa asɛm ni, ‘efisɛ meka mo ho, na megye mo na mayi mo afi ne nsam.
12 Na mehu mo mmɔbɔ,+ na ɔno nso behu mo mmɔbɔ na wasan de mo akɔ mo asaase so.
13 “‘Na sɛ moka sɛ: “Daabi, yɛrentena asaase yi so!” na sɛ moantie Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn asɛm,
14 na moka sɛ: “Daabi, Egypt asaase so na yɛbɛkɔ,+ na ɛhɔ de, yɛrenhu ɔko, yɛrente abɛn nnyigyei, na ɔkɔm renne yɛn; ɛhɔ ara na yɛbɛtena” a,
15 ɛnde muntie Yehowa asɛm, O Yudafo a moaka. Nea asafo Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no aka ni: “Sɛ moasi mo bo sɛ Egypt na mobɛkɔ, na sɛ mokɔ kɔtena hɔ* ampa a,
16 ɛnde sekan a musuro no, ɛbɛtoa mo wɔ Egypt asaase so hɔ, na ɔkɔm a musuro no, ebedi mo akyi akɔ Egypt, na ɛhɔ na mubewuwu.+
17 Na wɔn a wɔde asi wɔn ani so sɛ wɔbɛkɔ Egypt akɔtena hɔ no nyinaa, sekan ne ɔkɔm ne nsanyare a edi awu* na ebekunkum wɔn. Mmusu a mede reba wɔn so no, obiara remfi mu nka, na obiara rennya ne ti nnidi mu.”’
18 “Na nea asafo Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no aka ni: ‘Sɛnea mihwiee m’abufuw ne m’abufuhyew guu Yerusalemfo so no,+ saa ara na sɛ mokɔ Egypt a, mehwie m’abufuhyew agu mo so, na mobɛyɛ nnome, na moadan biribi a ɛyɛ hu, ne abusude, na mo anim begu ase,+ na morenhu ɛha yi bio.’
19 “Yehowa akasa akyerɛ mo, O Yudafo a moaka. Munntu mo nan nnsi Egypt. Munhu paa sɛ mabɔ mo kɔkɔ nnɛ sɛ
20 mo bɔne nti, mode mo nkwa* betwa so. Efisɛ mosomaa me kɔɔ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn nkyɛn sɛ, ‘Bɔ Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn mpae ma yɛn, na asɛm biara a Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn bɛka no, ka kyerɛ yɛn, na yɛbɛyɛ.’+
21 Maka akyerɛ mo nnɛ, nanso morentie Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn asɛm, na nea wasoma ama mabɛka akyerɛ mo nso, morenyɛ mu biara.+
22 Enti munhu pefee sɛ, sekan ne ɔkɔm ne nsanyare a edi awu na ebekunkum mo wɔ baabi a mopɛ sɛ mokɔ na mokɔtena hɔ no.”+
