< Mmebusɛm 1 >
1 Dawid babarima Salomo, Israelhene, mmebusɛm ni:
Hiche hi Israel leng David chapa Solomon thuchih ho ahi.
2 Ne botae ne sɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ nnipa nyansa ne ahohyɛso; ne sɛ ɛbɛboa ama wɔate nsɛm a emu dɔ ase;
Hiche hi mihemten chihna le kigah chahna, thuchih kiseiho hi ipi kiseina ham, ti ahetdoh theina diu ahi.
3 sɛ wobenya akwankyerɛ wɔ abrabɔ pa mu, a ɛbɛma wɔayɛ ade pa, nea ɛteɛ na ho nni asɛm;
Chule ahoi-apha adihlam’a kihilna kisan them’a adih le thudih agom’a kisanlut ding,
4 sɛ ɛbɛma nea nʼadwene mu nnɔ anya nyansa na mmabun anya nimdeɛ ne adwene,
Chuteng milham ho dinga lunglim-geh’a hinna, chule khangdong hon hetna le thil detkhen themna anei diu ahi.
5 anyansafo ntie na wɔmfa nka nea wonim ho, na nea ɔwɔ nhumu nya akwankyerɛ a
Miching jeng jong khodah’a thepna alambe ding, hetkhenna nei mihem in jong kihilchahna alambe ding ahi.
6 ɛbɛma wate mmɛ ne kasammebu, anyansafo nsɛnka ne abisaa ase.
Hiche thuchih kiseiho le thil umdan hetthemna anei ding, miching hon thu asei teng, thulem aseidoh jouseu hettheina tha anei ding ahi.
7 Awurade suro yɛ nimdeɛ mfiase, na nkwaseafo bu nyansa ne ahohyɛso animtiaa.
Pakai ginna hi hetna dinga abulpi ahin, mingol hon vang chihna le hilchah nan asang thei poi.
8 Me ba, tie wʼagya akwankyerɛ na mpo wo na nkyerɛkyerɛ.
Kachapa, napan nahilna ngaijin lang, nanun nahilna jong sang teijin,
9 Ɛbɛyɛ wo ti anuonyam abotiri ne wo kɔn mu atweaban.
Ijeh inem itileh, amanin nahilna jouse khotona lallukhuh’a nakikhuh ding, chule jana na ngong changa khivui oa naki’o ding ahi.
10 Me ba, sɛ nnebɔneyɛfo twetwe wo a, mma wɔn ho kwan.
Kachapa michonseten jol lhah ding nago jong leu, athu’u nangai lou hel ding ahi.
11 Sɛ wɔka se, “Bra ma yɛnkɔ; ma yɛnkɔtetɛw na yenkum obi, ma yɛnkɔtɛw ntwɛn mmɔborɔni bi;
Amahon na henga ahin seidiu, “Hung’in cheu hitin mihem thadin ngah-ute; suhkhel neilou ho jong chu inop chabep uva ibol diuvin nga lhih tauhite.
12 ma yɛmmemene wɔn anikann sɛ ɔda, koraa, te sɛ wɔn a wɔkɔ ɔda mu; (Sheol )
Ahing changa lhankhuh in aval lhum’a abah gam bang in, eihon jong ahing in bahgam-u hitin, thina kokhuh’a lhalutsa bang in, apum chang in val lhum gam tauhite. (Sheol )
13 yebenya nneɛma a ɛsom bo ahorow na yɛde asade ahyɛ yɛn afi ma;
Chuteng thil thupi tahtah imu diu, mi thil lelo ichomdoh hou chu in dimset’a isit diu ahi.
14 fa wo ho bɛhyɛ mu, na wubenya wo kyɛfa wɔ ahonyade no mu.”
Keiho kom’a chan hung neijin lang, sumdip kikhong in sum khol khom u-hite, tia ahinsei diu ahi.”
15 Me ba, wo ne wɔn nnantew, mfa wo nan nsi wɔn akwan so;
Hinlah kachapa, amaho toh kilhon khom hih hel’in, amaho lam lhahna akon chun kidalse jon,
16 Wɔn anan de ntɛmpɛ kɔ bɔne mu, na wɔde ahoɔhare ka mogya gu.
Ajeh chu amaho thilpha lou bolnan akeng-u ajangkhai in, gangtah in thisan aso jiuve.
17 So nni mfaso sɛ obi besum nnomaafiri wɔ beae a anomaa biara hu!
Hijeh chun vachan ao nading thang kikam amu teng, pannabei asoh jitai.
18 Saa nnipa yi tetɛw pɛ wɔn ankasa mogya; wɔtetɛw wɔn ankasa wɔn ho!
Hitobang miho hin ama hole amaho thisan sodohna dinga midang achan lhih jiu ahin, amaho thina ding jenga bou mi achan jiu ahi.
19 Saa na wɔn a wodi akorɔnne akyi no awiei te; ɛma wɔhwere wɔn nkwa!
Koi hileh hitobang pumtho changa ama phatchomna ding ngaito bang bep ahiuvin, thil lelo neipa ahivang in thina atoh jitan ahi.
20 Nyansa teɛ mu wɔ mmɔnten so, ɔma ne nne so wɔ aguabɔbea,
Chihna hin lamlen lah’a kho asamjin, japi lah jenga jong ogin kithong tah’in apeng jin ahi.
21 ɔteɛ mu wɔ afasu no atifi, ɔkasa wɔ kuropɔn no apon ano se,
Chihna hi lamlen dunga jong apeng jah jeng in, khopi kelkot mai’a jong thu aphong doh jin ahi.
22 “Mo adwenharefo, mobɛyɛ adwenhare akosi da bɛn? Fɛwdifo bedi fɛw akosi da bɛn? Nkwaseafo bekyi nimdeɛ akosi da bɛn?
“Vo mihemte, itih chanpi mihem mei meiya hin ding nagot u-ham, anop nop’a paohon itih chanpi michunga nanop pao diu ham? Angol hon itih chanpi hetna nathet diu hitam?
23 Sɛ mutiee mʼanimka a, anka mekaa me koma mu nsɛm nyinaa kyerɛɛ mo ma muhuu me nsusuwii.
Kathumop nahi ngai phau vin, ajeh chu keiman nangho dinga kalunggel ngaito kasei ding, chuteng kathuseija kon chihna nalam doh diu ahi.
24 Nanso sɛ muyii mo aso, bere a mefrɛɛ mo na amfa obiara ho, bere a meteɛɛ me nsa mu,
Ijeh inem itileh keiman nang ho kakou un, nang hon nei donbut deh pouve. Kakhut ban in kahin sang uvin, iman jong nagel deh pouvin ahi.
25 sɛ mopoo mʼafotu, na moampɛ mʼanimka nti,
Kahilna abonchan nadonse pouvin, kagihsal na jouse jong khatcha nadonse pouvin ahi.
26 me nso mɛserew mo wɔ mo amanehunu mu; sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so a, midi mo ho fɛw,
Hijeh chun hahsatna dinmun nalhun teng uleh kanuisat diu, manthah nan nalhun den tengu jong leh kanuisat ding nahiuve.
27 sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so te sɛ ahum, na amanehunu bi bɔ fa mo so sɛ mfɛtɛ, na awerɛhow ne ɔhaw mene mo a,
Huipi hattah banga manthahnan nahin lhun khum diu, chimpei banga hahsatna nahin todiu, chule gim le hesoh hoise tah in nalhun dendiu hijongleh ka khohsah louhel ding nahi tauve.
28 “Afei wɔbɛfrɛ me, nanso meremmua; wɔbɛhwehwɛ me, nanso wɔrenhu me.
Hinlah amahon panpi ngaija eihin kou-diu, keiman kadonbut dehlou diu, gil tah’a eihol jing diu, ahin eihol doh jou deh lou diu ahi.
29 Esiane sɛ wokyii nimdeɛ na wɔampɛ sɛ wobesuro Awurade,
Ajeh chu amahon hetna athet uvin, Pakai gin ding jong alheng deh pouvin ahi.
30 sɛ wɔpoo mʼafotu, na wobuu me nteɛso animtiaa nti,
Amahon kahilna asang pouvin, kagih salna jouse jong pannabei aso tauvin ahi.
31 wobedi wɔn akwan so aba; na wɔn nhyehyɛe mu aduan bɛmee wɔn.
Chule amahon anop chabep uva atoh-gau aneh diu, thilpha lou angaito jouseu thao twi banga jol lha diu ahi.
32 Na ntetekwaafo asoɔden bekum wɔn, na nkwaseafo tirimudɛ bɛsɛe wɔn;
Ajeh chu amahon lamdih jot louvin, milham ho chunga thina alhung lo jitan, lungthim beiho kiletsahna chu amaho manthahna asoh jin ahi.
33 Nanso obiara a obetie me no, ɔbɛtena ase asomdwoe mu na ne ho bɛtɔ no a ɔrensuro ɔhaw biara.”
Koi hileh kasei phatah’a ngaija chun lungmonna anei ding, gin ding neiloua lungmong sel’a cheng jing ding ahi.”