Berɛsosɛm Nwoma a Ɛtɔ So Mmienu
28 Ahas+ bɛdii hene no, na wadi mfeɛ 20, na ɔdii adeɛ mfeɛ 16 wɔ Yerusalem. Wanyɛ deɛ ɛtene wɔ Yehowa ani so sɛdeɛ ne nana Dawid yɛeɛ no.+ 2 Mmom no, Israel ahemfo akwan so na ɔfaeɛ,+ na mpo ɔde dadeɛ yeyɛɛ Baal ahoni.*+ 3 Afei nso, ɔhyee afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ Hinom Ba Bɔn* no mu, na ɔhyee ne mma wɔ gya mu;*+ enti akyiwadeɛ a amanaman a Yehowa pamoo wɔn firii Israelfoɔ anim yɛeɛ no, ɛno ara bi na ɔyɛeɛ.+ 4 Ɔsan bobɔɔ afɔreɛ na ɔhyee afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea,*+ nkokoɔ so, ne nnua kusuu nyinaa bi ase.+
5 Ɛnna ne Nyankopɔn Yehowa de no hyɛɛ Siria hene nsa+ maa no dii ne so nkonim, na wɔkyee nnipa bebree kɔɔ Damasko.+ Afei nso, Onyankopɔn de no hyɛɛ Israel hene nsa maa no kunkum ne nkurɔfoɔ pii. 6 Saa berɛ no, Remalia ba Peka+ kunkum mmarima akokoɔdurofoɔ 120,000 da koro wɔ Yuda, ɛfiri sɛ wɔgyaa Yehowa, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn.+ 7 Afei nso, Efraim katakyie Sikri kum ɔhene ba Maaseia, ahemfie* panin Asrikam, ne ɔhene abadiakyire Elkana. 8 Bio nso, Israelfoɔ no kyee wɔn nua mmaa ne mmɔfra 200,000 kɔe, na wɔsesaa wɔn nneɛma pii, na wɔde kɔɔ Samaria.+
9 Nanso na Yehowa diyifoɔ bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Oded. Ɔfirii adi kɔhyiaa asraafoɔ a wɔreba Samaria no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Hwɛ! Mo agyanom Nyankopɔn Yehowa bo fuu Yuda, enti na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ mo nsa,+ na mode abufuo a emu yɛ den akunkum wɔn ama no akɔduru Onyankopɔn anim. 10 Afei mopɛ sɛ mode Yuda ne Yerusalemfoɔ yɛ mo nkoa ne mo mfenaa.+ Na mo nso, monyɛɛ bɔne ntiaa Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn anaa? 11 Afei montie me, na monsan mfa mo nuanom a mokyee wɔn no nkɔ, ɛfiri sɛ Yehowa bo afu mo paa.”
12 Ɛnna Efraim mma mu atitire bi, Yehohanan ba Asaria, Mesilemot ba Berekia, Salum ba Yehiskia, ne Hadlai ba Amasa kɔhyiaa wɔn a wɔakɔ ɛko reba no, 13 na wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Mommfa nnipa a mokyee wɔn no mma ha, na ɛbɛma yɛadi fɔ wɔ Yehowa anim. Yɛn asodie dɔɔso dada, na morebɛyɛ ama yɛn bɔne ne yɛn asodie no bi abɛka ho, na Onyankopɔn bo afu Israel paa.” 14 Enti asraafoɔ no de nnipa a wɔkyee wɔn no ne nneɛma a wɔsesaeɛ+ no maa mpanimfoɔ no ne asafo no nyinaa. 15 Ɛnna mmarima a wɔbobɔɔ wɔn din yiyii wɔn no sɔreeɛ, na wɔfaa nnipa a wɔakye wɔn no, na wɔn a wɔdeda adagya no nyinaa, wɔyiyii ntaadeɛ firii nneɛma no mu maa wɔhyɛe. Enti wɔmaa wɔn ntaadeɛ ne mpaboa hyɛeɛ, na wɔmaa wɔn aduane ne deɛ wɔbɛnom, na wɔmaa wɔn ngo srae. Afei nso, wɔn a wɔntumi nnante nyinaa, wɔde wɔn tenatenaa mfunumu so de wɔn brɛɛ wɔn nuanom wɔ Yeriko, mmɛ kuro no mu. Ɛno akyi no, wɔsan wɔn akyi kɔɔ Samaria.
16 Saa berɛ no, Ɔhene Ahas srɛɛ Asiria ahemfo sɛ wɔmmɛboa no.+ 17 Edomfoɔ nso bae, na wɔbɛto hyɛɛ Yuda so na wɔkyee ebinom kɔe. 18 Filistifoɔ+ nso bɛto hyɛɛ Sefela+ ne Negeb nkuro a ɛwɔ Yuda no so, na wɔfaa Bet-Semes,+ Ayalon,+ Gederot, Soko ne ɛho nkuro, Timna+ ne ɛho nkuro, ne Gimso ne ɛho nkuro, na wɔtenatenaa hɔ. 19 Yehowa brɛɛ Yuda ase, ɛfiri sɛ Israel* hene Ahas maa Yuda tee atua, na wɔyɛɛ Yehowa bɔne kɛse.
20 Akyire yi, Asiria hene Tilgat-Pilneser*+ baeɛ, nanso wammɛhyɛ no den, na mmom ɔbɛteetee no.+ 21 Ná Ahas apra Yehowa fie ne ahemfie+ ne ɔman mpanimfoɔ no afie mu nneɛma nyinaa de akyɛ Asiria hene, nanso ankɔsi hwee. 22 Berɛ a Ɔhene Ahas refa ateetee mu no, afei koraa na na ɔreyɛ Yehowa bɔne. 23 Ɔfirii aseɛ bɔɔ afɔreɛ maa Damasko anyame+ a wɔkaa no guiɛ+ no; asɛm a ɔkaeɛ ne sɛ: “Siria ahemfo anyame reboa wɔn, enti me nso mɛbɔ afɔreɛ ama wɔn na wɔaboa me.”+ Nanso wɔmaa ɔno ne Israel nyinaa hwee ase. 24 Afei nso, Ahas boaboaa nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no fie hɔ nneɛma ano, ɔtwitwaa nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no fie hɔ nneɛma mu asinasini,+ ɔtotoo Yehowa fie apono mu,+ na ɔsisii ɔno ara n’afɔrebukyia wɔ Yerusalem mmantwea baabiara. 25 Bio nso, ɔyeyɛɛ sorɔnsorɔmmea wɔ Yuda nkuro nyinaa mu sɛ wɔnhye afɔrebɔdeɛ mma anyame foforɔ,+ na ɔhyɛɛ Yehowa, n’agyanom Nyankopɔn abufuo.
26 Ne ho nsɛm a aka ne n’akwan nyinaa, ɛfiri mfitiaseɛ kɔsi awieeɛ, wɔatwerɛ no Israel ne Yuda Ahemfo Nwoma no mu.+ 27 Ahas ne n’agyanom kɔdae, na wɔsiee no wɔ Yerusalem kuro no mu, nanso wɔamfa no ankɔ Israel ahemfo asieeɛ hɔ.+ Ɛnna ne ba Hesekia bɛdii n’adeɛ.