Genesis

44 Akyire yi, ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔhwɛ ne fie so no sɛ: “Fa aduane a mmarima no mu biara bɛtumi asoa gu ne kotokuo mu na fa obiara sika hyɛ mu.+ 2 Kumaa no deɛ, fa me dwetɛ kuruwa no hyɛ ne kotokuo mu, na fa aduane no sika ka ho.” Na ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ Yosef kaeɛ no.

3 Adeɛ kyee a animu teteeɛ no, wɔgyaa mmarima no kwan maa wɔne wɔn mfunumu kɔeɛ. 4 Berɛ a wɔfirii kuro no mu no, wɔannuru baabiara na Yosef ka kyerɛɛ ɔbarima a ɔhwɛ ne fie so no sɛ: “Sɔre! Ti mmarima no na kɔbisa wɔn sɛ, ‘Adɛn nti na mode bɔne atua papa so ka? 5 Adeɛ a me wura nom mu na ɔhwɛ mu hu wiem nsɛm na moafa yi? Moayɛ bɔne kɛseɛ.’”

6 Enti ɔkɔtoo wɔn kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ wɔn. 7 Nanso wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Adɛn nti na me wura reka asɛm a ɛte saa? Ɛmpare wo nkoa sɛ yɛbɛyɛ saa. 8 Hwɛ, sika a yɛhuu no yɛn nkotokuo mu no yɛsan de firii Kaanan asaase so brɛɛ wo.+ Enti ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛawia dwetɛ anaa sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ wo wura fie? 9 Wo nkoa yi mu biara a wobɛhu wɔ ne nkyɛn no, ma no nwu, na ma yɛn a yɛaka no nyɛ me wura nkoa.” 10 Enti ɔkaa sɛ: “Momma yɛnyɛ no sɛdeɛ moaka no. Deɛ yɛbɛhu wɔ ne nkyɛn no bɛyɛ m’akoa, na mo a moaka deɛ, mo ho sɔnn.” 11 Ntɛm ara na obiara yii ne kotokuo too fam, na wɔsanesanee ano. 12 Na ɔtoo ne bo ase hwehwɛɛ obiara deɛ mu. Ɔde firi panin so kɔsii kumaa so. Ɛwiee aseɛ no, ɔhuu kuruwa no wɔ Benyamin kotokuo mu.+

13 Ɛnna wɔsunsuanee wɔn ntaadeɛ mu, na obiara maa n’adesoa so too n’afunumu so, na wɔsan wɔn akyi kɔɔ kuro no mu. 14 Berɛ a Yuda+ ne ne nuanom kɔɔ Yosef fie no, na ɔda so wɔ hɔ; na wɔde wɔn anim butubutuu fam wɔ n’anim.+ 15 Afei Yosef ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na moayɛ yi? Monnim sɛ onipa a ɔte sɛ me nim wiem anaa?”+ 16 Ɛnna Yuda kaa sɛ: “Asɛm bɛn ara na yɛbɛtumi aka akyerɛ me wura? Na deɛn koraa na yɛbɛka? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛadi bem? Nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no ama wo nkoa bɔne ada adi.+ Seesei yɛabɛyɛ me wura nkoa; yɛne deɛ wɔhuu kuruwa no wɔ ne nkyɛn no nyinaa!” 17 Ɛnna ɔno nso kaa sɛ: “Ɛmpare me sɛ mɛyɛ saa! Deɛ yɛhuu kuruwa no wɔ ne nkyɛn no, ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ m’akoa.+ Mo a moaka no mfa asomdwoeɛ nkɔ mo papa nkyɛn.”

18 Afei Yuda twe bɛn no kaa sɛ: “Me wura, mesrɛ wo, ma w’akoa nkasa na tie, na mma wo bo mmfu w’akoa, ɛfiri sɛ wote sɛ Farao.+ 19 Me wura bisaa ne nkoa sɛ, ‘Mowɔ papa anaa nua foforɔ bi?’ 20 Ɛnna yɛbuaa me wura sɛ, ‘Yɛn papa akɔkoraa ne ne ba a ɔwoo no ne nkɔkoraaberɛ mu wɔ hɔ; ɔno ne kumaa koraa.+ Nanso ne nua a ɔne no firi maame baako+ awu agya no,+ enti aka ɔno nko ara, na ne papa dɔ no.’ 21 Ɛnna woka kyerɛɛ wo nkoa sɛ, ‘Monkɔfa no mmra na menhu no.’+ 22 Na yɛka kyerɛɛ me wura sɛ, ‘Abɔfra no ntumi mfiri ne papa nkyɛn. Sɛ ɔfiri ne nkyɛn a, owuo na ne papa bɛwuo.’+ 23 Na woka kyerɛɛ wo nkoa sɛ, ‘Sɛ mo nua kumaa no ne mo amma a, monnsi m’anim bio.’+

24 “Enti yɛkɔɔ w’akoa, me papa nkyɛn kɔkaa me wura asɛm no kyerɛɛ no. 25 Akyire yi, yɛn papa kaa sɛ, ‘Monsan nkɔtɔ aduane kakra mmra.’+ 26 Nanso yɛkaa sɛ: ‘Yɛrentumi nsan nkɔ, gye sɛ yɛn nua kumaa no ka yɛn ho, ɛfiri sɛ sɛ yɛn nua kumaa no nka yɛn ho a, yɛrentumi nkɔ ɔbarima no anim.’+ 27 Afei w’akoa, me papa ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, ‘Mo ara monim sɛ me ne me yere woo mmɔfra mmienu pɛ.+ 28 Akyire yi, baako firii me nkyɛn na mekaa sɛ: “Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ aboa bi atete ne mu pasaa!”+ na manhu no bio de bɛsi nnɛ. 29 Na sɛ mode wei nso firi me nkyɛn kɔ na sɛ asiane bi kɔto no a, mobɛma madi awerɛhoɔ+ ara kɔsi sɛ mede me tiri so dwene bɛkɔ Adamena* mu.’+

30 “Na sɛ ɛba sɛ mesan kɔ w’akoa, me papa nkyɛn na abɔfra no nka yɛn ho a, sɛdeɛ n’akoma da ne so* no, 31 sɛ ɔnya hu sɛ abɔfra no nka yɛn ho a, ɔbɛwu, na ampa ara wo nkoa bɛma w’akoa, yɛn papa adi awerɛhoɔ ara kɔsi sɛ ɔde ne tiri so dwene bɛkɔ Adamena* mu. 32 Berɛ a abɔfra no refiri ne papa nkyɛn no, w’akoa dii no agyinamu sɛ, ‘Sɛ mamfa no ammrɛ wo a, mɛdi fɔ wɔ w’anim daa.’+ 33 Enti mesrɛ wo, ma me mmom menka ha na menyɛ me wura akoa, na ma abɔfra no ne ne nuanom nkɔ. 34 Sɛ abɔfra no nka me ho a, mɛyɛ dɛn akɔ me papa anim? Merentumi nhwɛ me papa amanehunu saa!”