Genesis
18 Akyire yi, berɛ a ɔte ne ntomadan ano awia ketee a ewiem ayɛ hye no, Yehowa+ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ Mamre nnua akɛseɛ+ no mu. 2 Ɔmaa n’ani so no, n’ani bɔɔ mmarima mmiɛnsa so sɛ wɔgyinagyina akyirikyiri.+ Berɛ a ɔhunuu wɔn no, ɔtuu mmirika firii ntomadan no ano kɔhyiaa wɔn, na ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase. 3 Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Yehowa, sɛ manya w’anim adom a, mesrɛ wo, nsiane w’akoa ho nkɔ. 4 Mesrɛ mo, momma wɔmfa nsuo kakra mmɛhohoro mo nan ho,+ na monhome wɔ dua yi ase. 5 Moanya aba mo akoa nkyɛn yi deɛ, momma mempɛ paanoo sini bi mma mo nni na monnwodwo mo ho.* Mowie a afei mobɛtumi akɔ mo kwan.” Ɛnna wɔkaa sɛ: “Yɛate. Yɛ sɛdeɛ woaka no.”
6 Enti Abraham yɛɛ ntɛm kɔɔ Sara nkyɛn wɔ ntomadan no mu, na ɔkaa sɛ: “Yɛ ntɛm! Fa esiam muhumuhu susukuruwa* mmiɛnsa na fete fa yɛ paanoo.” 7 Ɛno akyi no, Abraham tuu mmirika kɔɔ ne mmoa mu kɔkyee nantwie ba kama a ne nam yɛ mmerɛ de no maa n’akoa, na ɔno nso siesiee no ntɛm. 8 Afei ɔde bɔta ne nufosuo ne nantwie ba a ɔde ayɛ aduane no bɛsii wɔn anim. Na wɔredidi nyinaa na ɔgyina wɔn nkyɛn wɔ dua no ase.+
9 Afei wɔbisaa no sɛ: “Wo yere Sara+ wɔ he?” Na ɔbuaa sɛ: “Ɔwɔ ntomadan no mu.” 10 Enti wɔn mu baako kaa sɛ: “Afe sɛsɛɛ mɛsan aba wo nkyɛn saa berɛ yi, na ɛbɛduru hɔ no na wo yere Sara awo ɔbabarima.”+ Berɛ a ɔrekasa nyinaa na Sara wɔ ntomadan no kwan ano wɔ ɔbarima no akyi retie. 11 Ná Abraham ne Sara nyinaa anyinyini,+ na na wɔn mfeɛ akɔ animu. Ná Sara anyini dodo sɛ ɔbɛtumi awo.*+ 12 Enti Sara firii aseɛ seree ne mu sɛ: “Saa berɛ yi a mabɔ aberewa na me wura nso abɔ akɔkoraa yi, mɛtumi anya saa anigyeɛ yi?”+ 13 Ɛnna Yehowa bisaa Abraham sɛ: “Adɛn nti na Sara sere kaa sɛ, ‘Mabɔ aberewa yi, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn koraa na matumi awo ba?’ 14 Biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛboro Yehowa so anaa?+ Afe sɛsɛɛ mɛsan aba wo nkyɛn saa berɛ yi, na ɛbɛduru hɔ no na Sara awo ɔbabarima.” 15 Nanso na Sara suro, enti ɔkaa sɛ: “Mansere!” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Daabi, wosereeɛ.”
16 Mmarima no sɔree sɛ wɔrekɔ, na Abraham gyaa wɔn kwan kɔduruu baabi, na wɔtoo wɔn ani no, wɔhuu Sodom.+ 17 Yehowa kaa sɛ: “Deɛ merebɛyɛ yi, adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ mede sie Abraham?+ 18 Hwɛ, ɛkwan biara so Abraham bɛyɛ ɔman kɛseɛ a ɛyɛ den, na aman nyinaa nam ne so bɛnya nhyira.*+ 19 Me ne no anante sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛma ne mma ne ne fiefoɔ a wɔbɛba akyire yi afa Yehowa akwan so,+ na wɔayɛ deɛ ɛtene abu atɛntenenee. Ɛno bɛma Yehowa adi ɛbɔ a wahyɛ Abraham no so.”
20 Afei Yehowa kaa sɛ: “Esũ ne nteamu a Sodom ne Gomora ama no aba no ano yɛ den,+ na wɔn bɔne nso mu yɛ duru papaapa.+ 21 Mɛkɔ akɔhwɛ sɛ esũ ne nteamu a mate no, saa na wɔreyɛ anaa, na sɛ ɛnte saa nso a mɛhu.”+
22 Ɛnna mmarima no firii hɔ de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Sodom; nanso Yehowa+ deɛ, na ɔda so wɔ Abraham nkyɛn. 23 Afei Abraham twe bɛnee Onyankopɔn, na ɔbisaa no sɛ: “Enti ampa ara sɛ wobɛpra ateneneefoɔ aka abɔnefoɔ ho?+ 24 Fa no sɛ ateneneefoɔ 50 na ɛwɔ kuro no mu. Wobɛbu w’ani agu ateneneefoɔ 50 no so na woasɛe kuro no nyinaa a worenhu wɔn mmɔbɔ? 25 Worentumi nni asɛm a ɛte saa da! Worenkum ɔteneneeni nka ɔbɔnefoɔ ho mma ɛnwie ɔteneneeni sɛ ɔbɔnefoɔ.+ Worentumi nyɛ saa da.+ Asaase nyinaa Temmufoɔ no renyɛ deɛ ɛtene anaa?”+ 26 Ɛnna Yehowa kaa sɛ: “Sɛ mehunu ateneneefoɔ 50 wɔ Sodom kuro no mu a, wɔn nti mɛhu kuro no nyinaa mmɔbɔ.” 27 Nanso Abraham kaa sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, meyɛ dɔteɛ ne nsõ, nanso meremia m’ani ne Yehowa akasa. 28 Fa no sɛ aka nnipa nnum ansa na aduru ateneneefoɔ 50. Nnipa nnum a afiri so no nti wobɛsɛe kuro no nyinaa?” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Sɛ menya nnipa 45 wɔ hɔ a merensɛe no.”+
29 Ɔsan ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Fa no sɛ 40 na ɛwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Nnipa 40 no nti merensɛe no.” 30 Ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Yehowa, mesrɛ wo meresan akasa bio, na mma wo bo mmfu me:+ Fa no sɛ ateneneefoɔ 30 na ɛwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Sɛ menya 30 wɔ hɔ a, merensɛe no.” 31 Nanso ɔtoaa so sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo oo, meremia m’ani ne Yehowa akasa bio: Fa no sɛ 20 na ɛwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Nnipa 20 no nti merensɛe no.” 32 Afei ɔkaa sɛ: “Yehowa, mesrɛ wo mma wo bo mmfu me, na ma menka deɛ ɛtwa toɔ yi: Fa no sɛ ateneneefoɔ du na ɛwɔ hɔ.” Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Edu no nti merensɛe no.” 33 Berɛ a Yehowa ne Abraham kasa wieeɛ no, ɔkɔeɛ+ na Abraham nso san baa ne fie.