Yeremia
3 Wɔka sɛ: “Sɛ ɔbarima bi gyaa ne yere, na ɔbaa no firi ne nkyɛn kɔyɛ ɔbarima foforɔ yere a, ɔbarima no bɛtumi akɔ ne nkyɛn bio anaa?”+
Ɛnyɛ efĩ+ na wɔde aka asase no anaa?
“Nanso wo deɛ, wo ne adɔfoɔ pii na abɔ adwaman;+ wobɛtumi asan aba me nkyɛn bio?”+ Yehowa asɛm nie. 2 “Ma w’ani so kyerɛ akwan so na hwɛ.+ Ɛhe na wɔne wo nnaeɛ?+ Akwan nkyɛn na wote twɛn wɔn, sɛ Arabiani a ɔte serɛ soɔ,+ na wode w’adwamammɔ ne wo bɔne+ agu asase no ho fĩ. 3 Ɛno nti wɔasi asusɔ kwan,+ na adonsuo nso ntɔeɛ.+ Wo moma so te sɛ ɔbaa dwamanfoɔ deɛ, na wonnim aniwuo.+ 4 Afei deɛ, wofrɛ me sɛ, ‘Me papa,+ me mmabaaberɛ+ mu adamfoɔ ne wo! 5 Wode bɛhyɛ wo mu akɔsi daa, na w’ani bɛdi yɛn bɔne akyi akɔsi daa?’+ Hwɛ, woakasa, nanso woyɛ nneɛma bɔne a wobɛtumi nyinaa.”+
6 Na Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ me Ɔhene Yosia+ nna no mu sɛ: “‘Woahunu deɛ mmaratoni Israel ayɛ yi?+ Ɔkɔ bepɔ biara a ɛkorɔn so+ ne dua kusuu+ biara ase kɔbɔ adwaman wɔ hɔ.+ 7 Deɛ ɔyɛeɛ yi nyinaa akyi no, meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnsan mmra me nkyɛn, nanso wansan amma,+ na Yuda hwɛɛ ne nuabaa+ nkontomponi no ara. 8 Mehunuu saa no, mmaratoni Israel awaresɛeɛ nti megyaa no awareɛ,+ na memaa no awaregyaeɛ krataa,+ nanso ne nuabaa nkontomponi Yuda ansuro; ɔno nso kɔ kɔbɔɔ adwaman.+ 9 Ɔbɔɔ adwaman na wammu no hwee, na ɔguu asase no ho fĩ daa,+ na ɔne aboɔ ne nnua sɛee awareɛ.+ 10 Yei nyinaa akyi no, ne nuabaa nkontomponi Yuda amfa n’akoma nyinaa+ ansan amma me nkyɛn, na mmom ɔbɛdaadaa me,’+ Yehowa asɛm nie.”
11 Ɛnna Yehowa san ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: “Mmaratoni Israel akyerɛ sɛ ne kra tene koraa sene nkontomponi Yuda.+ 12 Kɔ na kɔka asɛm yi kyerɛ atifi+ famfoɔ sɛ:
“‘“San bra, O ɔkobɔfoɔ Israel,” Yehowa asɛm nie.’+ ‘“Meremmuna m’anim nkyerɛ mo bio,+ ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ,”+ Yehowa asɛm nie.’ ‘“Meremfa nhyɛ me mu nkɔsi daa.+ 13 Mo amumuyɔ no na monhunu, ɛfiri sɛ Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn na moafom no.+ Na mofaa akwan bebree so kɔɔ ananafoɔ+ nkyɛn wɔ nnua kusuu nyinaa ase,+ na me nne deɛ, moantie,” Yehowa asɛm nie.’”
14 “Monsan mmra, O mma akobɔfoɔ,”+ Yehowa asɛm nie. “Ɛfiri sɛ mene mo kunu,+ na mɛfa mo, kuro biara mu onipa baako ne abusua biara mu nnipa mmienu, na mede mo aba Sion.+ 15 Na mɛma mo nnwanhwɛfoɔ sɛdeɛ m’akoma pɛ,+ na wɔde nimdeɛ ne nhunumu bɛyɛn mo.+ 16 Na ɛbɛba sɛ mobɛdɔɔso na moaso aba asase no so saa nna no mu,” Yehowa asɛm nie.+ “Wɔrenka bio sɛ, ‘Yehowa apam adaka!’+ Ɛremma akomam na wɔrenkae bio,+ wɔn ani rennyina no, na wɔrenyɛ bio. 17 Saa berɛ no, wɔbɛfrɛ Yerusalem sɛ Yehowa ahennwa,+ na ɛhɔ na wɔbɛboaboa aman nyinaa ano abɛhyia+ ama Yehowa din wɔ Yerusalem,+ na wɔrenni wɔn atuateɛ akoma bɔne no akyi bio.”+
18 “Yuda fie ne Israel fie+ bɛbɔ anan+ anante saa nna no mu, na wɔn mmienu bɛfiri adi afiri atifi asase so akɔ asase a mede maa mo agyanom sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ no so.+ 19 Me na maka sɛ, ‘Hwɛ sɛdeɛ mede mo fraa mma mu na mede asase pa+ no maa mo, agyapadeɛ fɛfɛ a amanaman bebree ani bere no! Mesan kaa sɛ, ‘Mobɛfrɛ me sɛ, “M’agya!”+ na morensan mfiri m’akyi bio.’ 20 ‘Ampa ara, sɛdeɛ ɔyere twa nkontompo firi ne hokafoɔ+ akyi no, saa na mo Israel fie, mo ne me adi no nkontompo soɔ,’+ Yehowa asɛm nie.”
21 Akwan so na wɔate nnyegyeeɛ bi, Israel mma sũ ne wɔn nkotɔsrɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wɔakyea wɔn akwan;+ wɔn werɛ afiri Yehowa wɔn Nyankopɔn.+
22 “Monsan mmra, mma akobɔfoɔ,+ na mɛsa mo akobɔ no.”+
“Yɛn nie! Yɛaba wo nkyɛn, ɛfiri sɛ wo Yehowa, wone yɛn Nyankopɔn.+ 23 Ampa ara, nkokoɔ ne mmepɔ so+ gyegyeegye yɛ ɔkwa.+ Ampa ara, Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn ne Israel nkwagyeɛ.+ 24 Nanso aniwudeɛ+ no adi deɛ yɛn agyanom brɛ hwehwɛ firii yɛn mmɔfraase no, wɔn nnwan ne wɔn anantwie, wɔn mma mmarima ne wɔn mma mmaa. 25 Yɛn aniwuo+ mu na yɛda na yɛn animguaseɛ kata yɛn ho daa;+ Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn na yɛayɛ no bɔne,+ yɛne yɛn agyanom, ɛfiri yɛn mmɔfraase bɛsi nnɛ,+ na yɛantie Yehowa yɛn Nyankopɔn nne.”+