Kae No wɔ Wo Mmabun Mu
Kae wo Bɔfo bere a woyɛ abofra, ansa na nipadua no ase abɛtɔ nkakrankakra — awɛmfo a wɔwosow, mfɛnsere a sum aduru wɔn, ahina a abubu — na mfutuma asan akɔ asase mu na honhom asan akɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn. Biribiara twam ntɛm; nanso suro Onyankopɔn na di ne mmaransɛm so. Wobebu ade a ahintaw biara atɛn.
12 1Kae wo Bɔfo wɔ wo mmabun mu nna mu, ansa na ɔhaw nna no aba, na mfe no abɛn a wobɛka ho asɛm se, “Minnya anigye biara wɔ wɔn mu,” 2ansa na owia ne hann ne ɔsram ne nsoromma ayɛ sum, na omununkum asan aba osu tɔ akyi; 3da a ofie no awɛmfo bɛpopo, na mmarima ahoɔdenfo no akotow, na mmea a wɔyam no agyae, efisɛ wɔn dodow ayɛ kakraa bi, na wɔn a wɔfa mfɛnsere mu hwɛ no ani so aduru sum; a a v3 Nkyekyem yi yɛ anwensɛm mfonini tenten a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea nipadua no mmerɛw wɔ nkwakoraa mu ne sɛnea owu bɛn — nsa a ɛposoposo, nipadua a akotow, ese a atutu, ne ani a ɛreduru sum. 4bere a wɔato abɔnten so apon mu, na ayammu nne no abrɛ ase; bere a onipa sɔre ɔnomaa nne ho, na nnwom mmabea nyinaa nne abrɛ ase; 5bere a wosuro sorɔnsorɔmmea, na ehu wɔ kwan so; bere a almond dua no gu nhwiren, na mmoadabi twe ne ho kɔ, na akɔnnɔ sa—efisɛ onipa rekɔ ne daa fie, na wɔn a wosu no kyinkyin mmɔnten so; 6ansa na dwetɛ hama no atew, anaa sika kɔkɔɔ kuruwa no abubu, anaa ahina no abɔ wɔ asuti ho, anaa nkyinkyimii a wɔde twe nsu no abubu wɔ abura no ano, 7na mfutuma no asan akɔ asase mu sɛnea na ɛte no, na honhom no asan akɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔde mae no nkyɛn. 8“Ɛtwam ntɛm koraa,” Ɔsɛnkafo no na ose. “Biribiara twam ntɛm.”
Ɔsɛnkafo no Adwuma Ho Nimdeɛ
9Ɔsɛnkafo no yɛɛ onyansafo, na ɔkyerɛɛ nkurɔfo nimdeɛ nso—ɔkarii, ɔhwehwɛɛ mu, na ɔhyehyɛɛ mmebusɛm pii. 10Ɔsɛnkafo no hwehwɛɛ sɛ obenya nsɛm a ɛyɛ dɛ, na nea ɔkyerɛwee no teɛ na ɛyɛ nokware. 11Anyansafo nsɛm te sɛ abaa a wɔde ka anantwi; mmebusɛm a wɔaboaboa ano no te sɛ nnadewa a wɔabɔ atim yiye—Oguanhwɛfo baako na ɔde ama. 12Eyinom akyi nso, me ba, hwɛ wo ho yiye: nhoma pii a wɔkyerɛw no nni awiei, na adesua bebree brɛ nipadua.
13Asɛm no awiei ni, wɔate ne nyinaa: suro Onyankopɔn, na di ne mmaransɛm so—eyi ne onipa asɛde nyinaa. b b v13 Ɔsɛnkafo nhoma no ba awiei wɔ baabi a efii ase — Qoheleth ka Onyankopɔn ho asɛm wɔ akyirikyiri kwan so, sɛ obi a ɔrehwehwɛ “owia ase” no. Yesu ba bɛtwee yɛn Agya bɛn yɛn (Yohane 14:9). 14Efisɛ Onyankopɔn de nneyɛe biara bɛba atemmu mu, a nneɛma a ahintaw nyinaa ka ho, sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne.
