2 Ahemfo 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹Saa bere no, Hesekia yarae, na ɔbɛn owu. Odiyifo Yesaia, Amos ba, baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya se: Hyehyɛ wo fi pɛpɛɛpɛ, efisɛ wubewu, na worenkɔ so ntena nkwa mu.”

²Afei Hesekia dan nʼani kyerɛɛ ɔfasu no, na ɔbɔɔ yɛn Agya mpae se, ³“Agya, kae sɛnea mede nokwaredi ne koma pɛ anantew wʼanim, na mayɛ nea ɛyɛ papa wɔ wʼani so.” Na Hesekia sui denneennen.

⁴Ansa na Yesaia bɛfi adihɔ a ɛwɔ mfinimfini no mu no, yɛn Agya asɛm baa ne nkyɛn se,

⁵“San kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ Hesekia, me nkurɔfo kannifo no se: WʼAgya, wʼagya Dawid Nyankopɔn, se: Mate wo mpaebɔ, na mahu wo nusu. Mɛsa wo yare. Ɛda a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa no, wobɛforo akɔ me fi. ⁶Mɛka mfe dunum aka wo nkwa nna ho, na mɛgye wo ne kurow yi afi Asiria hene nsam, na mɛbɔ kurow yi ho ban me ankasa ne mʼakoa Dawid nti.”

⁷Yesaia kae se, “Momfa borɔdɔma tɛtrɛ bi mmra.” Wɔde baa, de guu ɔkuru no so, na ne ho tɔɔ no.

⁸Hesekia bisaa Yesaia se, “Nsɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛn Agya bɛsa me yare, na ɛda a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa no, mɛforo akɔ yɛn Agya fi?”

⁹Yesaia kae se, “Eyi ne nsɛnkyerɛnne a efi yɛn Agya hɔ ma wo sɛ yɛn Agya bɛdi ne bɔhyɛ so: so sunsuma no nkɔ anim anammɔn du, anaasɛ ɛnsan nkɔ akyi anammɔn du?”

¹⁰Hesekia buaa se, “Ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ sunsuma no bɛtrɛw akɔ anim anammɔn du; dabi, ma ɛnsan nkɔ akyi anammɔn du.”

¹¹Enti odiyifo Yesaia su frɛɛ yɛn Agya, na ɔde sunsuma no san baa akyi anammɔn du a ɛsiane wɔ Ahas atrapoe no so no.

Hesekia Gye Babilon Abɔfo Fɛw

¹²Saa bere no, Babilon hene Berodak-Baladan, Baladan ba, tee sɛ Hesekia ayare, enti ɔsomaa nkrataa ne akyɛde bi kɔmaa Hesekia. ¹³Hesekia gyee wɔn fɛw, na ɔde wɔn kyinii ne sika korabea nyinaa mu kyerɛɛ wɔn: dwetɛ, sika kɔkɔɔ, nnuhwam, ngo pa, nʼakode korabea nyinaa, ne biribiara a ɛwɔ ne korabea ahorow mu. Biribiara nni nʼahemfi anaa nʼahenni nyinaa mu a Hesekia ankyerɛ wɔn.

¹⁴Afei odiyifo Yesaia baa ɔhene Hesekia nkyɛn bɛbisaa no se, “Dɛn na saa mmarima yi kae, na ɛhe na wofi bae?” Hesekia kae se, “Wofi asase bi a ɛwɔ akyiri, Babilon.”

¹⁵Yesaia bisae se, “Dɛn na wɔhuu wɔ wʼahemfi?” Hesekia buae se, “Wohuu biribiara a ɛwɔ mʼahemfi.” “Biribiara nni mʼagyapade mu a mankyerɛ wɔn.”

¹⁶Afei Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ Hesekia se, “Tie yɛn Agya asɛm:

¹⁷Nna bi reba a, biribiara a ɛwɔ wʼahemfi, ne nea wo nananom akora so de abesi nnɛ nyinaa, wɔde bɛkɔ Babilon. Biribiara renka, yɛn Agya na ose. ¹⁸Wo ankasa wo mma mmarima no bi, wʼasefo, wɔbɛfa wɔn akɔ, na wɔakɔsom sɛ piamfo wɔ Babilon hene ahemfi.”

¹⁹Hesekia kae se, “Yɛn Agya asɛm a woaka no yɛ papa.” Efisɛ ɔdwenee se, “Ɛnyɛ asomdwoe ne ahobammɔ na ɛbɛwɔ me nna mu ana?”

²⁰Hesekia nneyɛe a aka, nʼahoɔden nyinaa, ne sɛnea ɔyɛɛ ɔtare no ne ɔkwan a ɛfa asase ase no de nsu baa kurow no mu no—wɔankyerɛw no Yuda ahemfo abakɔsɛm nhoma mu ana? ²¹Afei Hesekia ne ne nananom kɔdae, na ne ba Manase bedii ade sii nʼanan mu.