Mika 2
1 Nnome nka wɔn a wɔfa amumuyɛ ho adwene, wɔn a wɔbɔ ɛpɔ bɔne wɔ wɔn mpa so! Wɔsɔre anɔpa kɔdi dwuma no ɛfiri sɛ wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔyɛ.
Woe to them that devise iniquity, And contrive evil upon their beds; When the morning is light, they practise it, Because it is in the power of their hand.
2 Wɔn ani bere mfuo na wɔgye. Na afie nso wɔfa. Wɔde nyansa korɔno gye nkurɔfoɔ afie, na ayɔnkofoɔ agyapadeɛ nso wɔgye.
They covet fields, and take them by violence; Houses, and take them from their owners. They defraud a man of his house; Yea, a man of his inheritance.
3 Enti, sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie, “Meredwene amanehunu a ɛtia saa nkurɔfoɔ yi ho na worentumi nnyi wo ho mfiri mu. Worentumi nnante ahantan so bio, ɛfiri sɛ ɛbɛyɛ ɛberɛ bɔne.
Therefore, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this race do I meditate evil. From which ye shall not remove your necks, nor lift up your heads; For it shall be a time of evil.
4 Saa ɛda no, nnipa bɛsere mo. Wɔde saa awerɛhoɔ dwom yi bɛdi mo ho fɛ sɛ: ‘wɔasɛe yɛn koraa; wɔakyekyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ ahodeɛ mu. Ɔgye firi me nsa mu! Na ɔde yɛn mfuo ma akɔnkɔnsafoɔ.’”
In that day shall this song be uttered concerning thee. And this sad lamentation be made: “We are utterly laid waste; He hath changed the portion of my people; How hath he torn it from me! He hath taken away and distributed our fields.”
5 Enti morennya obi wɔ Awurade asafo mu a ɔde ntontobɔ bɛkyɛ asase no.
Behold, thou shalt have no one henceforth Who shall draw out a line for a portion, In the congregation of Jehovah.
6 “Monnhyɛ nkɔm,” saa na wɔn nkɔmhyɛfoɔ no ka. “Monnhyɛ saa nneɛma yi ho nkɔm; animguaseɛ rento yɛn.”
“Prophesy not,” [[say they, ]] “O ye that prophesy!” If they prophesy not concerning these things, The shame will not depart.
7 Ao, Yakob efie, mma monnka nsɛm a ɛte saa. Awurade Honhom nni boasetɔ? Ɔyɛ nneɛma a ɛte sei anaa? “Ne nsɛm nyɛ deɛ nʼakwan tene no yie anaa?
O ye that are called the house of Jacob, Is the spirit of Jehovah impatient? Are these his doings? Are not my words kind to him that walketh uprightly?
8 Akyire no, me nkurɔfoɔ asɔre te sɛ asraafoɔ. Moworɔ ntadeɛ pa firi wɔn a wɔretwam a wɔnni adwemmɔne biara ho, ma wɔyɛ te sɛ asraafoɔ a wɔfiri akono.
But long since hath my people risen against me, as an enemy; Ye strip the mantle from the garment of those that pass by securely, as men returning from war.
9 Mopam mmaa a wɔwɔ me nkurɔfoɔ mu firi wɔn afie fɛfɛ mu. Mogye me nhyira firi wɔn mma nsam afebɔɔ.
The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant abodes; Ye deprive their children forever of the glory which I gave them.
10 Sɔre, firi ha kɔ! Ɛha nyɛ beaeɛ a wɔhome, ɛfiri sɛ ɛho agu fi, Wɔasɛe no, na ɛrenyɛ yie bio.
Arise and depart; This land is not your rest! On account of its pollution shall it be wasted, And given to utter destruction.
11 Sɛ ɔtorofoɔ ne ɔdaadaafoɔ ba bɛka sɛ, ‘Mɛhyɛ nkɔm ama moanya nsã bebree a’ ɔbɛyɛ odiyifoɔ a saa nkurɔfoɔ yi pɛ.
If a man follow wind, and invent falsehood, and say, “I will prophesy to thee of wine and strong drink!” He will be the prophet for this people.
12 “Mɛboaboa mo nyinaa ano Ao, Yakob; nokorɛm mɛka Israel nkaeɛfoɔ no nyinaa abɔ mu. Mɛka wɔn abɔ mu te sɛ nnwan a wɔgu nnwammuo mu, te sɛ nnwankuo a wɔwɔ adidibea; nnipa bɛhyɛ beaeɛ ho manyamanya.
Yet will I fully gather thee, O Jacob, I will surely assemble the residue of Israel! I will put them together like sheep in a fold; Like a flock in their fold shall they be in a tumult on account of the multitude of men.
13 Deɛ ɔbɔ ɛkwan no bɛdi wɔn anim wɔbɛbu apono no na wɔafiri akɔ. Wɔn ɔhene bɛsene adi wɔn anim, Awurade bɛyɛ wɔn ti.”
He that forceth a way goeth before them; They force their way, and pass through the gate, And go forth by it; And their king goeth before them, Even Jehovah at the head of them.
