Yosua 23:1-16
23 Yehowa maa Israelfo no home fii wɔn atamfo a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia nyinaa nsam.+ Ɛno akyi nna pii a na Yosua mfe akɔ anim na wabɔ akwakoraa no,+
2 Yosua frɛɛ Israelfo nyinaa,+ mpanyimfo ne ahwɛfo ne atemmufo ne atitiriw,+ na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Me de, me mfe akɔ anim, na mabɔ akwakoraa.
3 Na mo ara moahu nea mo nti Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn de yɛɛ aman yi nyinaa; Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn na ɔko maa mo.+
4 Monhwɛ, mebɔɔ ntonto+ kyɛɛ aman a aka yi ne wɔn a mituu wɔn ase no nyinaa+ nsaase maa mo.+ Mede maa mo mmusuakuw no sɛ agyapade, efi Yordan kosi Ɛpo Kɛse* no ho wɔ atɔe fam.*
5 Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn na opiapiaa wɔn fii mo anim,+ na mo nti, ɔpam wɔn ma mofaa wɔn nsaase* sɛnea Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn hyɛɛ mo bɔ no.+
6 “Enti munnya akokoduru, na monhwɛ sɛ mubedi nea wɔakyerɛw wɔ Mose Mmara nhoma no+ mu nyinaa so, na mommman nnkɔ nifa anaa benkum.+
7 Na mommfa mo ho mmmɔ aman a aka wɔ mo nkyɛn yi ho.+ Mommmɔ wɔn anyame din mpo,+ mommfa wɔn din nnka ntam, monnsom wɔn, na monnkotow wɔn da.+
8 Mmom, momfa mo ho mmata Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn ho,+ sɛnea moayɛ de abesi nnɛ da yi.
9 Yehowa bɛpam aman akɛse a wɔn ho yɛ den afi mo anim;+ efisɛ ɛde besi nnɛ, onipa biara ntumi nnyinaa mo anim.+
10 Mo mu baako pɛ betiw nnipa apem,+ efisɛ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn na ɔko ma mo+ sɛnea wahyɛ mo bɔ no.+
11 Enti monnɔ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn+ na ama mo ani ada hɔ bere nyinaa.*+
12 “Nanso sɛ mosan mo akyi de mo ho kɔbata aman a aka a mo ne wɔn te yi ho,+ na mowareware wɔn*+ anaa mo ne wɔn bɔ a,
13 ɛnde munhu sɛ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn renkɔ so mpam* aman yi mfi mo anim.+ Na wɔbɛdan afiri ama mo, na wɔabɛyɛ abaa* wɔ mo akyi,+ ne nsɔe wɔ mo aniwa mu, akosi sɛ mo ase bɛtɔre afi asaase pa a Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn de ama mo yi so.
14 “Hwɛ! Merebewu,* na munim mo koma nyinaa mu ne mo kra* nyinaa mu sɛ, nneɛma pa a Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn de ahyɛ mo bɔ no mu asɛm baako mpo nni hɔ a ɛmmaa mu. Ne nyinaa aba mu ama mo; baako mpo nni hɔ a amma mu.+
15 Na sɛnea nneɛma pa a Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn de ahyɛ mo bɔ no nyinaa aba mu no,+ saa ara na Yehowa de nnome a ɔkae sɛ ɔde bɛba mo so no nyinaa bɛba akosi sɛ ɔbɛtɔre mo ase afi asaase pa a Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn de ama mo yi so.+
16 Sɛ mubu Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn apam a ɔde ama mo sɛ munni so no so, na mokɔsom anyame foforo na mokotow wɔn a, Yehowa abufuhyew bɛba mo so,+ na ɛrenni da bi na mo ase ahyew koraa afi asaase pa a ɔde ama mo yi so.”+
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Kyerɛ sɛ, Mediterranea Po.
^ Anaa “owiatɔe.”
^ Anaa “ogyee wɔn nsaase maa motenaa so.”
^ Anaa “Enti monnɔ Yehowa mfa nhwɛ mo kra so yiye daa.”
^ Anaa “mo ne wɔn di ayeware.”
^ Anaa “mpire
^ Anaa “ntu.”
^ Nt., “Merekɔ asaase sofo nyinaa kwan.”
^ Hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛmu afã hɔ.
