Hesekia Sunsuan Ne Ntade Mu
Hesekia de Sanherib krataa no kɔ yɛn Agya fie, na ɔtrɛw mu wɔ n'anim. Yesaia de mmuae no ba: ɔhohoahoafo no, wɔde dade a ɛkyea bɛhyɛ ne hwene mu, na ɔbɛfa ɔkwan a ɔfaa so bae no so asan akɔ fie. Kurotwa no ba awiei anadwo baako pɛ; ne mma ankasa kum no.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 6–7, 21–35
37 1Bere a Ɔhene Hesekia tee saa no, ɔsunsuan ne ntade mu, hyɛɛ awerɛhow ntade, na ɔkɔɔ yɛn Agya fi. 2Ɔsomaa ahemfi sohwɛfo Eliakim, ɔkyerɛwfo Sebna ne asɔfo mpanyimfo a wɔhyehyɛ atweaatam no kɔɔ odiyifo Yesaia, Amos ba no nkyɛn. 3Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛɛ na Hesekia se: Ɛnnɛ yɛ ahohiahia, animka ne animguase da. Mmofra adu awo so, nanso ahoɔden nni hɔ a wɔde bɛwo wɔn. 4Ebia wʼAgya bɛte Rabsake nsɛm a ne wura Asiria hene somaa no sɛ ɔmmɛdi Agya teasefo no ho fɛw no, na wakasa atia nsɛm a wate no. Enti bɔ mpae ma nkaefo a wɔaka no.” a a v4 Rabsake yɛ abodin — Asiria hene asraafo panin — ɛnyɛ onipa bi din.
5Bere a Ɔhene Hesekia nkoa no baa Yesaia nkyɛn no,
6Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monka nkyerɛ mo wura se: Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya se: Nsuro nsɛm a woate no, a Asiria hene nkoa no de ayeyaw me no. 7Hwɛ, mede honhom bi bɛhyɛ no mu, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛte asɛm bi, asan akɔ nʼankasa asase so, na ɛhɔ na mɛma afoa akum no.”
8Rabsake san baa, na ɔbɛtoo Asiria hene sɛ ɔreko atia Libna, efisɛ na wate sɛ ɔhene no afi Lakis. 9Ɔhene no tee Kus hene Tirhaka ho asɛm se, “Wapue sɛ ɔrebɛko atia wo.” Bere a ɔtee yei no, ɔsomaa abɔfo kɔɔ Hesekia nkyɛn se: 10“Monka nkyerɛ Yuda hene Hesekia se: Mma Onyankopɔn a wode wo ho ato no so no nnaadaa wo se, ‘Yerusalem rentɔ Asiria hene nsa mu.’ 11Woate nea Asiria ahemfo ayɛ nsase nyinaa, sɛ wɔasɛe wɔn koraa. Na wo—wɔbɛgye wo anaa? 12Aman no anyame gyee wɔn a mʼagyanom sɛee wɔn no anaa: Gosan, Haran, Resef ne Eden nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ Telasar no? 13Hamat hene, Arpad hene, ne Sefarwaim, Hena ne Iwa hene wɔ he?”
Wɔtrɛw Mu wɔ Agya no Anim
14Hesekia gyee krataa no fii abɔfo no nsam, kenkanee, na ɔforo kɔɔ yɛn Agya fi, kɔtrɛw mu wɔ yɛn Agya anim. 15Na Hesekia bɔɔ yɛn Agya mpae se: 16“Ɔsoro asafo Agya, Israel Agya, wo a wotena ahengua so wɔ kerubim no atifi—wo nko ara ne yɛn Agya wɔ asase so ahenni nyinaa so; wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase. 17Kotow, yɛn Agya, na tie; bue wʼani, yɛn Agya, na hwɛ; tie Sanherib nsɛm nyinaa a ɔde soma sɛ ɔmfa nni Agya teasefo no ho fɛw. 18Ɛyɛ nokware, yɛn Agya, Asiria ahemfo asɛe aman no nyinaa ne wɔn nsase, 19na wɔatow wɔn anyame agu ogya mu—ɛnyɛ anyame, na mmom nnipa nsa ano adwuma, nnua ne abo; enti wɔsɛee wɔn. 20Afei, yɛn Agya, gye yɛn fi ne nsam, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asase so ahenni nyinaa behu sɛ wo nko ara ne yɛn Agya.”
Agya no Bua
21Afei Amos ba Yesaia de asɛm kɔmaa Hesekia se: Sɛɛ na Israel Agya se: Esiane sɛ wobɔɔ me mpae wɔ Asiria hene Sanherib ho nti,
22yei ne asɛm a yɛn Agya aka atia no: “Ɔbu wo animtiaa, ɔdi wo ho fɛw—Sion babea ɔbabun no; wʼakyi na ɔwosow ne ti—Yerusalem babea no. 23Hena na woadi ne ho fɛw na woayeyaw no? Hena na woama wo nne so atia no na woama wʼani so ahantan mu? Ɛyɛ Israel Kronkronni no! 24Wode wo nkoa adi Agya Otumfo no ho fɛw, na woaka se, ‘Mede me nteaseɛnam bebree aforo akɔ mmepɔ no atifi, akɔ Lebanon ano nohoa. Matwa ne sida nnua atenten, ne pepeaa nnua a eye sen biara; maduru ne sorɔnsorɔmmea a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri, ne kwaebirentuw a emu yɛ kusuu. 25Matu abura na manom nsu; mede me nan ase ahata Misraim nsubɔnten nyinaa.’ 26Wontee anaa? Tete na meyɛɛ no; fi tete nna mu na mehyehyɛɛ no. Afei mama aba mu, sɛ wobɛdan nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ bammɔ ayɛ mmubuiɛ akuakuo. 27Wɔn mu atefo a wɔagye wɔn ahoɔden no, wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn na wɔn anim guu ase; na wɔte sɛ wuram afifide, sɛ sare momono, sɛ sare a efifi adan atifi, a ewu ansa na anyin. 28Nanso minim bere a wotena ase, bere a wopue, ne bere a woba mu, ne bere a wo bo fuw tia me. 29Esiane sɛ wo bo fuw tia me, na wʼahantan adu mʼasom nti, mede me darewa bɛhyɛ wo hwene mu na mede me nnareka bɛhyɛ wʼano, na mɛdan wo asan afa ɔkwan a wofaa so bae no so.
30“Yei ne wo nsɛnkyerɛnne: afe yi mobedi nea efifi ankasa, afe a ɛto so abien no, nea efi mu fifi; afe a ɛto so abiɛsa no, monnua na montwa, monyɛ bobe nturo na monni ne aba. 31Na nkaefo a wɔaka wɔ Yuda fi no bɛsan agye ntini akɔ fam, na wɔasow aba akɔ soro. 32Efisɛ Yerusalem mu na nkae bi befi aba, na Sion Bepɔw so nso na nkwagyefo kuw bi befi. Ɔsoro asafo Agya ahopere na ɛbɛyɛ yei.
33Enti sɛɛ na yɛn Agya ka fa Asiria hene ho se: Ɔremmra kuropɔn yi mu, na ɔrentow agyan wɔ ha; ɔremfa kyɛm mmɛhyia no, na ɔrenkyekyere pampim ntia no. 34Ɔbɛfa ɔkwan a ɔfaa so bae no so asan akɔ; ɔremmra kuropɔn yi mu, yɛn Agya na ose. 35Efisɛ mɛbɔ kuropɔn yi ho ban de agye no, me ankasa me nti ne mʼakoa Dawid nti.”
36Afei yɛn Agya bɔfo puei kɔkunkum nnipa 185,000 wɔ Asiria nsraban mu; bere a nnipa sɔree anɔpa ntɛm no, na afunu gugu baabiara. 37Enti Asiria hene Sanherib tuu nʼatenae, san kɔɔ fie, na ɔtenaa Ninewe. 38Bere a ɔresom wɔ ne nyame Nisrok asɔredan mu no, ne mma Adramelek ne Sareser de afoa kum no, na wɔdwane kɔɔ Ararat. Ne ba Esarhadon dii hene sii nʼanan mu.