Genesis

17 Berɛ a Abram dii mfeɛ 99 no, Yehowa yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no kaa sɛ: “Mene adeɛ nyinaa so Tumfoɔ Nyankopɔn. Nante m’akwan so, na mma asɛm biara mmma wo ho.* 2 Mɛma apam a me ne wo ayɛ no aba mu,+ na mɛma w’asefoɔ adɔɔso papaapa.”+

3 Ɛnna Abram de n’anim butuu fam, na Onyankopɔn toaa so ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: 4 “Hwɛ, me na me ne wo ayɛ apam;+ wobɛyɛ aman pii agya.+ 5 Wɔremfrɛ wo Abram* bio, na mmom wɔbɛfrɛ wo Abraham* ɛfiri sɛ mɛma woayɛ aman pii agya. 6 Mɛma w’ase atrɛ kɛse paa na mɛma woayɛ aman, na ahemfo bɛfiri wo mu aba.+

7 “Na mɛma apam a me ne wo ne w’aseni* ayɛ no atena hɔ+ sɛ daa apam de akɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛbɛba nyinaa so, na wo ne w’aseni* a ɔbɛdi w’akyi aba nyinaa, mɛyɛ mo Nyankopɔn. 8 Kaanan asaase a wobɛsoɛɛ so sɛ hɔhoɔ no,+ mede ne nyinaa bɛma wo ne w’asefoɔ* a wɔbɛdi w’akyi aba no sɛ mo agyapadeɛ daa; na mɛyɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.”+

9 Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham bio sɛ: “Di m’apam so, wo ne w’asefoɔ* ne wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a wɔbɛdi akyire aba nyinaa. 10 Apam a me ne wo ayɛ a wo ne w’asefoɔ* a wɔbɛdi w’akyi aba nyinaa bɛdi so no nie: Mo mu ɔbarima biara ntwa twetia.*+ 11 Montwa twetia na ɛnyɛ apam a me ne mo ayɛ no ho sɛnkyerɛnne.+ 12 Mo awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu no, sɛ mo mu ɔbarima biara di nnawɔtwe a, wɔwoo no wo fie oo, ɔnyɛ w’aseni* nanso wode sika tɔɔ no firii ɔhɔhoɔ hɔ oo, montwa no twetia.+ 13 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima biara a wɔawo no wo fie ne obiara a wode sika atɔ no no twa twetia;+ na m’apam ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛwɔ mo honam mu yi bɛyɛ daa apam. 14 Ɔbarima biara a wɔntwaa no twetia no, saa onipa* no, sɛ wantwa twetia a, wɔnku no.* Wabu m’apam so.”

15 Ɛnna Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham sɛ: “Wo yere Sarai*+ nso, mfrɛ no Sarai bio, ɛfiri sɛ afei deɛ wɔbɛfrɛ no Sara.* 16 Mɛhyira no na mama no awo ɔbabarima nso ama wo;+ mɛhyira no na mama no ayɛ aman; na n’asefoɔ bɛyɛ ahemfo.” 17 Na Abraham teeɛ no, ɔde n’anim butuu fam sereeɛ, na ɔkaa wɔ n’akomam sɛ:+ “Ɔbarima a wadi mfeɛ 100 bɛtumi anya ba, na Sara nso, ɔbaa a wadi mfeɛ 90 no bɛwo anaa?”+

18 Enti Abraham ka kyerɛɛ nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no sɛ: “Menyae a, anka woahyira Ismael!”+ 19 Ɛnna Onyankopɔn kaa sɛ: “Hu sɛ wo yere Sara bɛwo ɔbabarima ama wo, na to ne din Isak.*+ Mɛma me ne n’apam agyina, na ayɛ daa apam ama n’asefoɔ.*+ 20 Na w’abisadeɛ a ɛfa Ismael ho no nso, mate. Hwɛ, mɛhyira no ama n’ase atrɛ na n’asefoɔ ayɛ pii. Mpanimfoɔ 12 bɛfiri ne mu aba, na mɛma no ayɛ ɔman kɛseɛ.+ 21 Nanso m’apam no deɛ, ɛbɛba mu wɔ Sara ba Isak+ a ɔbɛwo no afe sɛsɛɛ no so.”+

22 Berɛ a Onyankopɔn ne Abraham kasa wieeɛ no, ɔgyaa no hɔ kɔɔ soro. 23 Ɛnna Abraham faa ne ba Ismael ne mmarima a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ ne fie no nyinaa ne obiara a ɔde sika tɔɔ no, ɔbarima biara a ɔwɔ Abraham fie, na ɔtwaa wɔn twetia saa da no ara sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no no.+ 24 Wɔtwaa Abraham twetia+ no, na wadi mfeɛ 99. 25 Na ne ba Ismael nso, berɛ a wɔtwaa no twetia no, na wadi mfeɛ 13.+ 26 Enti saa da no ara na wɔtwaa Abraham ne ne ba Ismael nyinaa twetia. 27 Ne fie mmarima nyinaa, wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn efie hɔ ne wɔn a ɔde sika tɔɔ wɔn firii ahɔhoɔ hɔ nyinaa nso, wɔtwaa wɔn twetia.