< Yeremia 2 >
1 Awurade asɛm baa me so:
Pea naʻe toe hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,
2 “Kɔpae mu ka ma Yerusalem nte: “Mekae sɛdeɛ wode wo ho maa me wo mmabunu berɛ mu, sɛdeɛ wo dɔɔ me wʼayeforɔ berɛ mu na wodii mʼakyi wɔ ɛserɛ so, asase a wɔnnuaa so hwee.
“ʻAlu ʻo kalanga ki he telinga ʻo Selūsalema, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova; “ʻOku ou manatuʻi koe, ko e angalelei naʻe fai kiate koe ʻi hoʻo kei siʻi, mo e ʻofa naʻe fakahā ʻi hoʻo fakanofo, ʻi hoʻo muimui kiate au ʻi he toafa, ʻi he fonua naʻe ʻikai tūtuuʻi.
3 Na Israel yɛ kronkron ma Awurade, ne twaberɛ mu abukan; wɔn a wɔdii nʼani no, wɔbuu wɔn fɔ, na amanehunu baa wɔn so,” sɛdeɛ Awurade, seɛ nie.
Naʻe fakatapui ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, ko e ʻuluaki fua ʻo hono tupu: ʻe halaia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻauha ia;’” ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻE hoko ʻae kovi kiate kinautolu.”
4 Montie Awurade asɛm, Ao Yakob fiefoɔ, mo Israel mmusuakuo nyinaa.
ʻE fale ʻo Sēkope, pea mo e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, mou fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova.
5 Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Mfomsoɔ bɛn na mo agyanom hunuu wɔ me ho a ɛma wɔtwee wɔn ho kɔɔ akyirikyiri sei? Wɔdii ahoni a wɔn ho nni mfasoɔ akyi, ma wɔn ankasa bɛyɛɛ ahuhufoɔ.
ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko e hā ʻae kovi kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe hoʻomou ngaahi tamai ʻiate au, koeʻuhi kuo nau liʻaki au, pea muimui ki he meʻa noa pe, pea kuo nau hoko ʻo vale?
6 Wɔammisa sɛ, ‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ? Deɛ ɔyii yɛn firii Misraim na ɔde yɛn faa ɛserɛ wesee so, anweatam ne amenamena asase a awo na ayɛ owubɔn no. Na ɛyɛ asase a obiara mfa so na obiara nte soɔ no.’
Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau pehē, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻakimautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ʻaia naʻa ne tataki ʻakimautolu ʻi he toafa; ʻi he fonua lala pea luoluo, ʻi he fonua mōmoa, mo e malumalu ʻoe mate, ʻi he fonua kuo ʻikai fononga ki ai ha tangata, pea ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha tangata?’
7 Mede mo bɛduaa asase bereɛ so sɛ monni so nnuaba ne ɛso nnepa. Nanso mobɛguu mʼasase ho fi na moyɛɛ mʼagyapadeɛ akyiwadeɛ.
Pea naʻaku ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ki he fonua mahu, ke kai hono fua, mo hono lelei ʻo ia; ka ʻi hoʻomou hū ki ai, kuo mou fakakoviʻi hoku fonua, pea ngaohi hoku tofiʻa ko e meʻa fakalielia.
8 Asɔfoɔ no ammisa sɛ, ‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ?’ Wɔn a wɔde mmara yɛ adwuma no anhwehwɛ me; ntuanofoɔ sɔre tiaa me. Adiyifoɔ no de Baal hyɛɛ nkɔm, na wɔdii ahoni huhuo akyi.
Naʻe ʻikai pehē ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, ‘Ko e fē ʻa Sihova?’ Pea naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi au ʻekinautolu naʻe maheni ai ʻi he fono: pea naʻe angatuʻu kiate au ʻae kau tauhi foki, pea naʻe kikite ʻae kau palōfita ʻi he hingoa ʻo Peali, pea nau muimui ki he ngaahi meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”
9 “Ɛno enti, merebɔ mo kwaadu bio,” deɛ Awurade seɛ nie. “Na mɛbɔ mo mma mma kwaadu.
Ko ia ʻoku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “Te u toe lea kiate kimoutolu, pea te u kole ki hoʻomou fānau, pea mo e fānau ʻa hoʻomou fānau.
10 Montwa nkɔ Kitim mpoano nkɔ hwɛ, monsoma nkɔ Kedar nkɔhwehwɛ mu yie; monhwɛ sɛ biribi a ɛte sei asi wɔ hɔ:
Koeʻuhi, ke mou ʻalu ki he ngaahi motu ʻo Kitimi, ʻo mamata; pea fekau ki Keta, pea fakakaukau lahi, pea vakai, pe ʻoku ai ha meʻa pehē.
11 Ɔman bi asesa wɔn anyame pɛn anaa? Nso wɔnnyɛ anyame mpo. Nanso me nkurɔfoɔ de wɔn animuonyam asesa ahoni huhuo.
ʻOku ai ha kakai kuo fetongi honau ngaahi ʻotua, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻotua? Ka kuo fetongi ʻa hoku kakai honau nāunau ki he meʻa taʻeʻaonga.”
12 Ao ɔsorosoro, momma mo ho nnwiri mo yei ho, na mo ho nwoso akomatuo mu,” deɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, “ʻE ngaahi langi mou ofo ki he meʻa ni, pea mou manavahē fakailifia; pea tetetete lahi ʻaupito,
13 “Me nkurɔfoɔ ayɛ bɔne ahodoɔ mmienu: Wɔapa mʼakyi, me a meyɛ nkwa asutire no, na wɔatutu wɔn ankasa nsukora amena, amena a ɛho apaapae a ɛntumi nkora nsuo.
“He kuo fai ʻe hoku kakai ʻae meʻa kovi ʻe ua: kuo nau liʻaki au ko e matavai moʻui, pea kuo nau tā kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai, ko e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga vai mafōfoa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai faʻa maʻu ai ha vai.
14 Israel yɛ akoa anaa ɔsomfoɔ firi awoɔ mu anaa? Adɛn enti na wayɛ afodeɛ yi?
“Ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa ʻIsileli? Pe ko e hako ia ʻoe tamaioʻeiki? Ka ko e hā kuo fakamālohi ai ia?
15 Agyata abobɔ mu; wɔapɔ no so. Wɔasɛe nʼasase; wɔahyehye ne nkuro ayɛ no amanfo.
Naʻe ngungulu kiate ia ʻae fanga laione mui, kuo nau tangi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, kuo nau fakalala ʻae fonua: kuo tutu hono ngaahi kolo pea ʻoku ʻikai ha kakai.
16 Afei, Memfis ne Tapanhes mmarima ayi wo tiri so nwi.
Pea kuo fakavolu foki ho tumuʻaki, ʻe he fānau ʻo Nofi mo Tapanesi.
17 Ɛnyɛ wo na woama yei aba wo so sɛ wopaa Awurade wo Onyankopɔn akyi, wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔrekyerɛ wo ɛkwan?
“ʻIkai kuo hoko ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe ʻiate koe pe, ʻi hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻi heʻene tataki koe ʻi he hala?
18 Afei adɛn enti na mokɔ Misraim kɔnom Sihor mu nsuo? Na adɛn enti na mokɔ Asiria kɔnom Asubɔnten no mu nsuo?
Pea ko eni, ko e hā ʻaʻau te ke ʻalu ai ʻi he hala ki ʻIsipite, ke inu ʻi he ngaahi vai ʻo Sihoa? Pea ko e hā te ke ʻalu ai koe ʻi he hala ki ʻAsilia, ke inu ʻi he vai ʻoe vaitafe?
19 Wo amumuyɛ bɛtwe wʼaso; wʼakyirisane bɛka wʼanim. Enti dwene ho na hunu sɛ, sɛ wopa Awurade wo Onyankopɔn akyi na woannya ne ho suro a, ɛyɛ bɔne ne ɔyea ma wo.” Awurade, Asafo Awurade na ɔseɛ.
“ʻE tautea koe ʻe hoʻo angahala ʻaʻau, pea ʻe valokiʻi koe ʻe hoʻo fakaholomui: ko ia ke ke ʻilo mo vakai, ko e meʻa kovi mo fakamamahi, ʻa hoʻo liʻaki ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke manavahē kiate au,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.
20 “Mmerɛ bi atwam, wobubuu wo kɔnnua mu, na wotetee wo nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mu; na wokaa sɛ, ‘Merensom wo!’ Nokorɛm, wɔ kokoɔ biara so ne dua biara a adendan ase na wotena bɔɔ adwaman.
“He talu mei muʻa kuo u maumauʻi hoʻo haʻamonga, pea motuhi ho ngaahi haʻi; pea naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai te u fai kovi;’ ka kuo ke ʻeveʻeva ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga māʻolunga kotoa pē, pea ʻi he lolo ʻakau mata kotoa pē ʻo fai angahala.
21 Meduaa wo sɛ bobe amapa a ɛfiri bobe ase a ɛyɛ pa ara mu. Na ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wodanee wʼakyi kyerɛɛ me bɛyɛɛ bobe a anyini asɛeɛ wɔ wura mu yi?
Ka naʻaku tō koe, ko e vaine lelei, ko e tenga lelei ʻaupito: pea ʻoku fēfē ai haʻo liliu ko e ʻakau kovi, ko e vaine kehe kiate au?”
22 Sɛ wode soda ne samina bebree dware mpo a, wʼafɔdie nkekaawa da so wɔ hɔ ara,” sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie.
He ʻoku pehē mai ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sihova, “Kapau te ke fufulu koe ʻaki ʻae naita, pea toʻo kiate koe ʻae koa lahi, ka ʻoku kei ʻilonga ʻa hoʻo hia ʻi hoku ʻao.
23 “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woaka sɛ, ‘Meho nguu fi; mennii Baalnom akyi’? Hwɛ sɛdeɛ woyɛɛ wo ho wɔ bɔnhwa no mu; dwene deɛ woayɛ no ho. Woyɛ yoma bereɛ hoɔharefoɔ a wotu mmirika kɔ ha ba ha,
“ʻE fēfē koā ʻa hoʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻuli, ʻoku ʻikai te u muimui kia Peali’? Vakai ki hoʻo ʻulungāanga ʻi he teleʻa, ke ke ʻilo ʻaia kuo ke fai: ko e kāmeli veʻe vave koe, ʻoku feʻaluʻaki ʻi hono ngaahi hala;
24 wiram afunumu a anweatam so tena akokwa no, ɔhuahua ɛberɛ a ɔpɛ sɛ onini hyia no. Sɛ nʼakɔnnɔ no ano yɛ den a hwan na ɔbɛsianka no? Anini biara a wɔtaa no no nha wɔn ho bebree; ɛduru ɛberɛ a wɔhyia no a, wɔbɛnya no.
Ko e ʻasi hehengi ʻoku maheni ai mo e toafa, ʻaia ʻoku ne folohifo ʻae matangi ʻi heʻene holi; pea ʻi heʻene pehē ko hai ʻoku faʻa fakafoki ia? ʻE ʻikai kumi fakafiuʻi ia ʻe ha taha; ka te nau ʻilo ia ʻi hono māhina.
25 Ntu mmirika kɔsi sɛ wobɛyi wo mpaboa na wo mene mu bɛwe. Nanso wokaa sɛ, ‘Ɛho nni mfasoɔ! Mepɛ ananafoɔ anyame, na ɛsɛ sɛ medi wɔn akyi.’
“Taʻofi ho vaʻe mei he taʻetopuvaʻe, pea mo ho kia mei he fieinu: ka naʻa ke pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki:’ ʻoku ʻikai; he kuo u ʻofa ki he kau muli, pea te u muimui pe kiate kinautolu.’
26 “Sɛdeɛ wɔkyere ɔkorɔmfoɔ a wɔgu nʼanim ase no, saa na wɔagu Israel efie anim ase, wɔn ankasa, wɔn ahemfo ne wɔn adwumayɛfoɔ, wɔn asɔfoɔ ne wɔn adiyifoɔ.
Hangē ʻoku mā ʻae kaihaʻa ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ia, ʻoku pehē ʻae mā ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli; ko kinautolu, mo honau ngaahi tuʻi, mo honau houʻeiki, mo honau kau taulaʻeiki, mo honau kau palōfita.
27 Wɔka kyerɛ dua sɛ, ‘Woyɛ mʼagya,’ ne ɛboɔ sɛ, ‘Wo na wowoo me.’ Wɔadane wɔn akyi akyerɛ me na ɛnyɛ wɔn anim; nanso sɛ amanehunu bi ba wɔn so a, wɔka sɛ, ‘Bra bɛgye yɛn!’
Ko kinautolu ʻoku pehē ki he ʻakau, ‘Ko ʻeku tamai koe;’ pea ki he maka, ‘Naʻa ke fāʻeleʻi au:’ he kuo nau fulituʻa kiate au, pea ʻoku ʻikai hanga mai honau mata: ka ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau mamahi te nau lea, ʻo pehē mai, ‘Tuʻu hake, ʻo fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu.’
28 Anyame a moyɛ maa mo ho no wɔ he? Momma wɔmmra sɛ wobɛtu agye mo ɛberɛ a mowɔ amanehunu mu! Ɛfiri sɛ mowɔ anyame bebree te sɛ deɛ mowɔ nkuro bebree no, Ao Yuda.
“Kā ko e fē ho ngaahi ʻotua kuo ke ngaohi moʻou? Ke tuʻu hake ʻakinautolu, kapau te nau faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi: he ʻoku hangē ko hono lahi ʻo hoʻo ngaahi kolo, ʻE Siuta, ʻoku pehē hono tokolahi ʻo ho ngaahi ʻotua.
29 “Adɛn enti na mobɔ me soboɔ? Mo nyinaa ayɛ dɔm atia me,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
“Ko e hā te mou tukuakiʻi ai au? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Kuo angatuʻu kiate au ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē.”
30 “Metwee mo nkurɔfoɔ aso kwa; wɔamfa me ntenesoɔ. Wʼakofena akunkum wʼadiyifoɔ te sɛ gyata a nʼani abereɛ.
“Kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻeku taaʻi hoʻomou fānau; he ʻoku ʻikai te nau poto ai: kuo fakaʻauha homou kau palōfita, ʻaki hoʻomou heletā ʻamoutolu, ʻo hangē ko e laione fakaʻauha.
31 “Mo nnɛmmafoɔ, monnwene Awurade asɛm ho: “Mayɛ sɛ anweatam ama Israel anaa? Anaasɛ asase a ɛso aduru sum kabii anaa? Adɛn enti na me nkurɔfoɔ ka sɛ, ‘Yɛwɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ yɛkyinkyin; yɛremma wo nkyɛn bio.’
ʻAe toʻutangata, mou tokanga ki he folofola ʻa Sihova. He naʻaku hoko ko e toafa ki ʻIsileli? Pe ko e fonua fakapoʻuli? Pea ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻa hoku kakai, ‘Ko e houʻeiki ʻakimautolu; pea ʻe ʻikai te mau toe haʻu kiate koe?’
32 Ɔbaabunu werɛ firi ne mpompranneɛ, ayeforɔyere werɛ bɛfiri nʼahyehyɛdeɛ anaa? Nanso me nkurɔfoɔ werɛ afiri me, nna a wɔntumi nkan.
“ʻE faʻa fakangaloʻi ʻe he tāupoʻou ʻa ʻene teunga, pe ko e taʻahine taʻane ʻa ʻene teuteu? Kā kuo fakangalongaloʻi au ʻe hoku kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho taʻefaʻalaua.
33 Hwɛ nyansa a mowɔ de pɛ mo adɔfoɔ! Mmaa a wɔnsɛ hwee koraa tumi sua mo akwan.
Ko e hā ʻoku ke teuteu ai ho hala ke kumi ʻae ʻofa? Ko ia kuo ke akonaki ʻaki ho ngaahi hala ki he kau angahala foki.
34 Mo aduradeɛ mu, nnipa hunu ahiafoɔ a wɔdi bem mogya, nanso moankyere wɔn sɛ wɔrebubu akɔ mo dan mu. Yeinom nyinaa akyi
Kuo ʻiloʻi foki ʻae toto ʻoe ngaahi laumālie taʻehalaia ʻi he kapa ʻo ho kofu: ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ia ʻi he kumi lahi, ka ʻoku fakahāhā pe ia ʻiate kinautolu ni kotoa pē.
35 woka sɛ, ‘Medi bem; ne bo mfuu me.’ Nanso mɛbu wo atɛn ɛfiri sɛ wo ka sɛ, ‘Menyɛɛ bɔne biara.’
“Ka ʻoku ke pehē ʻe koe, ‘ʻOku ou taʻehalaia, pea ko ia ʻe fakaafe ʻa hono houhau ʻiate au.’ “Vakai, te u fakamaauʻi koe, koeʻuhi ʻoku ke pehē, ‘Naʻe ʻikai te ke fai kovi.’
36 Adɛn enti na wokyinkyini se, sesa wʼakwan? Misraim bɛdi wo hwammɔ sɛdeɛ Asiria yɛeɛ no.
Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻalu fano ai pe ke fetongi ho hala? Te ke mā foki ki ʻIsipite, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo mā ki ʻAsilia.
37 Afei wobɛfiri saa beaeɛ hɔ a wo nsa gu wo tiri so. Ɛfiri sɛ Awurade apo wɔn a wode wo ho too wɔn so no; wɔremmoa wo.
ʻIo, te ke ʻalu meiate ia, kuo ʻai ho nima ki ho ʻulu: he kuo liʻaki ʻe Sihova ho ngaahi falalaʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke monūʻia ai.”