< Ecclesiastes 12 >
1 And remember creator your in [the] days of youth your until that not they will come [the] days of evil and they will arrive years which you will say not [belongs] to me in them pleasure.
Kae wo Bɔfoɔ wɔ wo mmeranteberɛ mu, ansa na nnabɔne no aba na mfeɛ a wobɛka sɛ, “Menni mu anigyeɛ biara” no reba,
2 Until that not it will become dark the sun and the light and the moon and the stars and they will return the clouds after the rain.
ansa na owia ne hann, ɔsrane ne nsoromma aduru sum, na omununkum asane aba osutɔ akyi.
3 In the day when they will tremble [the] keepers of the house and they will bend themselves [the] people of strength and they will cease the [female] grinders for they have become few and they will grow dim the [women who] look in the windows.
Ɛberɛ a efie no awɛmfoɔ ho popo, na mmarima ahoɔdenfoɔ akom, ɛberɛ a ayamfoɔ agyae adwumayɛ, sɛ wɔsua enti na wɔn a wɔhwɛ mpoma mu no ani so ayɛ kusuu;
4 And they will be shut up [the] doors on the street when becomes low [the] sound of the grinding mill for someone may arise to [the] sound of bird and they may be reduced all [the] daughters of song.
ɛberɛ a wɔatoto abɔntene no apono mu na ayammeeɛ nnyegyeeɛ ano abrɛ ase; ɛberɛ a nnipa te nnomaa su na wɔanyane, nanso wɔn nnwontoɔ ano brɛ ase;
5 Also from a high [place] people will be afraid and terrors [are] in the way and it may blossom the almond tree so it may drag itself along the grasshopper and it may fail the caper-berry for [is] going humankind to [the] house of perpetuity its and they will go about (in the street *L(abh)*) the mourners.
ɛberɛ a nnipa suro ɛsoro kɔ ne mmɔntene so amanenyasɛm; ɛberɛ a sorɔno dua bɛgu nhyerɛnne na abɛbɛ wea korɔ na nkatedeɛ ho adwodwoɔ. Afei onipa kɔ ne daa homeɛ mu na agyaadwotwafoɔ tu gu mmɔntene so.
6 Until that not (it will be snapped *Q(K)*) [the] cord of silver so it may be crushed [the] bowl of gold so it may be broken [the] jar at the water spring and it will be crushed the [water] wheel to the well.
Kae no, ansa na dwetɛ ahoma no ate, anaasɛ sikakɔkɔɔ ayowaa no abɔ; ansa na sukuruwa no abobɔ wɔ asutene ho, anaasɛ asubura so nkyimiiɛ abubu,
7 And it will return the dust to the earth like which it was and the spirit it will return to God who he gave it.
na dɔteɛ sane kɔ asase a ɛfiri mu baeɛ, na honhom no tu kɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔde maeɛ no nkyɛn.
8 Futility of futilities he said the Teacher everything [is] futility.
“Ahuhudeɛ mu ahuhudeɛ” ɔsɛnkafoɔ no na ɔseɛ. “Biribiara yɛ ahuhudeɛ!”
9 And besides that he was Teacher wise again he taught knowledge the people and he weighed and he searched out he arranged in order proverbs [surely] a multitude.
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ no yɛ onyansafoɔ na ɔde nimdeɛ maa nnipa nso. Ɔdweneeɛ na ɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu na ɔbubuu mmɛ bebree.
10 sought Teacher to find words of delight and [what] was written uprightness [was] words of truth.
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ no hwehwɛɛ sɛ ɔbɛnya nsɛm a ɛfata, na deɛ ɔtwerɛeɛ no yɛ pɛ na ɛyɛ nokorɛ nso.
11 [the] words of Wise [people] [are] like goads and [are] like nails firmly fixed masters of collections they are given from a shepherd one.
Anyansafoɔ nsɛm te sɛ anantwikafoɔ mpea. Wɔn nsɛm a wɔaboa ano te sɛ nnadewa a wɔde abobɔ dua mu ma akɔ mu yie. Saa nsɛm yi nyinaa firi Odwanhwɛfoɔ baako nkyɛn.
12 And excess more than them O child my be warned to make books many there not [is] an end and study much [is] weariness of flesh.
Mebɔ wo kɔkɔ sɛ twe wo ho firi biribiara a ɛka yeinom ho, me babarima. Nwoma bebrebe atwerɛ nni awieeɛ, na ne sua pii no ma honam yɛ mmerɛ.
13 [the] end of [the] matter Everything it has been heard God fear and commandments his keep for this [is] all humankind.
Afei ne nyinaa atɔ asom; nsɛm no awieeɛ nie: Suro Onyankopɔn na di nʼahyɛdeɛ so, na onipa asɛdeɛ nyinaa nie.
14 For every deed God he will bring in judgment with every hidden thing whether good and or evil.
Onyankopɔn bɛbu adeyɛ biara atɛn, deɛ wɔayɛ asie nso ka ho, sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne.