Mmebusɛm 30:1-33
30 Yake ba Agur nsɛm a emu yɛ duru. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Itiel, Itiel ne Ukal.
2 Me na minnim hwee koraa wɔ nnipa mu,+Na ntease a ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa nya no, minni bi.
3 Minsuaa nyansa,Na minni Ɔkronkronni no nimdeɛ no bi.*
4 Hena na waforo akɔ soro na wasian?+
Hena na ɔde ne nsa abien akyere mframa?
Hena na ɔde ne ntama akyekyere nsu?+
Hena na ɔde asaase ano nyinaa tintim hɔ?*+
Sɛ wunim a, ne din de dɛn, na ne ba din de dɛn?
5 Onyankopɔn asɛm biara ho tew.+
Ɔyɛ ɔkyɛm ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ ahobammɔ wɔ ne nkyɛn.+
6 Mfa biribiara nka ne nsɛm ho,+Anyɛ saa a, ɔbɛka w’anim,Na wobɛyɛ ɔtorofo.
7 Nneɛma abien na mesrɛ fi wo hɔ.
Bere a minwui yi, mfa nkame me.
8 Yi nkontompo ne atoro fi me ho kɔ akyirikyiri.+
Mma me ohia anaa ahonyade.
Ma me aduan a ɛbɛso me na minni,+
9 Na mammee anka sɛ minnim wo, na mammisa sɛ, “Hena ne Yehowa?”+
Na mma ennhia me, na manwia ade angu me Nyankopɔn din ho fĩ.*
10 Nsɛe akoa din nkyerɛ ne wura,Na wannome wo amma woanni fɔ.+
11 Nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a, wɔdome wɔn papa,Na wonhyira wɔn maame.+
12 Nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a, wɔn ho tew wɔn ankasa ani so,+Nanso wɔnhohoroo wɔn ho fĩ.*
13 Nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔn ani tra wɔn ani ntɔn,Na wɔn ani nsɔ ade koraa!+
14 Nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔn se yɛ sekan,Wɔn apantan yɛ sekan a wɔde di awu,Na wɔde we mmɔborɔwafo a wɔwɔ asaase soNe ahiafo fi nnipa mu.+
15 Amemem* wɔ mma mmea baanu a wɔteɛm sɛ: “Fa bra! Fa bra!”
Nneɛma abiɛsa bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛmmee da,Na nneɛma anan bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛnka sɛ: “Ayɛ yiye!”
16 Ɔdamoa*+ ne ɔyafunu a ɛnwo,Asaase a ennya nsu,Ne ogya a ɛnka da sɛ,“Ayɛ yiye!”
17 Ani a edi ne papa ho fɛw na ebu ne maame asɛm animtiaa no,*+Subon mu kwaakwaadabi betutu,Na ɔkɔre mma abedi.+
18 Nneɛma abiɛsa bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛboro m’adwene so,*Na anan na mente ase:
19 Ɔkɔre kwan wɔ wim,Ɔwɔ kwan wɔ abotan so,Ɛhyɛn kwan wɔ ɛpo so,Ne ɔbarima kwan wɔ ababaa ho.
20 Ɔbea waresɛefo kwan ni:
Odidi, ɔpopa n’ano;Na ɔka sɛ, “Menyɛɛ bɔne biara.”+
21 Nneɛma abiɛsa na ɛwosow asaase,Na anan yi na entumi nnyina ano:
22 Bere a akoa abedi hene,+Bere a ɔkwasea adidi aboro so,*
23 Bere a ɔbea a obiara tan no* anya kunu,Ne bere a abaawa apam n’awuraa na wakɔhyɛ n’anan.+
24 Nneɛma anan yi yɛ asaase so nneɛma a esusua no bi,Nanso wɔde nyansa ahyɛ wɔn mu:*+
25 Ntɛtea yɛ abɔde a wonni ahoɔden,*Nanso wosiesie wɔn aduan ahohuru bere mu.+
26 Nkukuban+ nyɛ abɔde akɛse,*Nanso wɔyɛ wɔn dan wɔ abotan mu.+
27 Ntutummɛ+ nni ɔhene,Nanso sɛ wɔrekɔ a, wɔn nyinaa hyehyɛ wɔn ho akuwakuw.+
28 Ɔdannena+ de ne nan so ade mu denneennen,Na ɔkɔ ɔhene ahemfi.
29 Nneɛma abiɛsa na sɛ wɔretutu wɔn nan a, woyi akyẽa,Na anan yi na wɔn nantew yɛ fɛ:
30 Gyata, mmoa mu ɔhoɔdenfoA ɔnnan ne ho mfi obiara anim;+
31 Ɔkraman a wɔde no kɔ ahayɔ; ɔpapo;Ne ɔhene a n’asraafo ka ne ho.
32 Sɛ woadi nkwaseasɛm ama wo ho so,+Anaa woabɔ pɔw sɛ wobɛyɛ saa a,Fa wo nsa to w’ano.+
33 Efisɛ wunu nufusu mu ara a,* bɔta na ɛba,Na wumia hwene a, mogya na ɛba,Saa ara na sɛ wohwanyan abufuw a, akasakasa na ɛba.+
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Anaa “Ɔkronkronni no ho nimdeɛ.”
^ Nt., “ɔpagyaw asaase ano nyinaa.”
^ Anaa “manwia ade amma wɔankasa antia me Nyankopɔn din.”
^ Nt., “tiafi.”
^ Aboa bi a ɔte sɛ osunson a ɔwɔ nsu mu. Otumi wura onipa anaa aboa mu twe ne mogya.
^ Anaa “Sheol,” kyerɛ sɛ, adasamma damoa. Hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛmu afã hɔ.
^ Anaa “entie ne maame asɛm no.”
^ Anaa “ɛyɛ me nwonwa dodo.”
^ Anaa “adidi amee.”
^ Anaa “obiara nnɔ no.”
^ Anaa “Nanso wonim nyansa paa.”
^ Nt., “ɔman a wonni ahoɔden.”
^ Nt., “nyɛ ɔman kɛse.”
^ Anaa “wowosow nufusu ara a.”
