Yesaia
40 “Monkyekye me man werɛ, monkyekye wɔn werɛ,” mo Nyankopɔn asɛm ni.+ 2 “Monka mma Yerusalem koma ntɔ ne yam+ sɛ ne nkoadwuma aba awiei,+ na watua ne bɔne so ka awie.+ Na wanya ne bɔne so akatua nyinaa afi Yehowa nsam.”+
3 Tie! Obi reteɛm wɔ sare so sɛ:+ “Munsiesie Yehowa kwan!+ Momma yɛn Nyankopɔn tempɔn nteɛ wɔ asase pradada so.+ 4 Momma abon nyinaa so,+ na mommrɛ mmepɔw ne nkoko nyinaa ase.+ Ma nea ayɛ afuafu no nyɛ asasetamaa na abonkyiabonkyi nyɛ toromtorom.+ 5 Afei wobeyi Yehowa anuonyam adi,+ na ɔhonam nyinaa behu prɛko,+ efisɛ Yehowa ankasa ano na aka.”+
6 Hwɛ, obi se: “Teɛm!”+ Na obisae sɛ: “Menteɛm nka dɛn?”
“Ɔhonam nyinaa te sɛ sare, na wɔn adɔe nyinaa te sɛ wuram nhwiren.+ 7 Wura momono awo, na nhwiren ahyew,+ efisɛ Yehowa honhom ahuw afa so.+ Ampa ara ɔman no te sɛ wura momono.+ 8 Wura momono awo, na nhwiren ahyew,+ nanso yɛn Nyankopɔn asɛm de, ebetim hɔ daa.”+
9 Ɔbea a wode asɛmpa ba Sion,+ foro kɔ bepɔw tenten so.+ Ɔbea a wode asɛmpa ba Yerusalem, ma wo nne so denneennen.+ Ma so. Nsuro.+ Ka kyerɛ Yuda nkurow sɛ: “Mo Nyankopɔn ni.”+ 10 Hwɛ, Awurade Tumfoɔ Yehowa bɛba sɛ ɔhoɔdenfo, na ne basa bedi tumi ama no.+ Hwɛ, n’akatua wɔ ne nkyɛn,+ nea ɔde tua ka di n’anim.+ 11 Ɔbɛhwɛ ne nguan sɛ oguanhwɛfo.+ Ɔbɛma ne nguammaa so wɔ ne basa so+ na waturu wɔn ne kokom.+ Wɔn a wɔma nufu no, ɔbɛka wɔn brɛoo.+
12 Hena na osusuw nsu wɔ ne nsayam+ ne ɔsoro wɔ ne nsam,+ na ɔde susukora susuw asase so mfutuma,+ na ɔde nsenia kari mmepɔw anaa abrammo kari nkoko? 13 Hena na onim Yehowa honhom mu, na onipa bɛn na obetumi atu no fo ma wahu biribi?+ 14 Hena na ɔne no atu agyina na wama wate biribi ase, anaa ɔkyerɛ no atɛntrenee kwan anaa ɔkyerɛ no nimdeɛ+ anaa ɔma ohu ntease kwan ankasa?+
15 Hwɛ, amanaman te sɛ bokiti mu nsuko biako, na obu wɔn sɛ nsenia so mfutuma bi kɛkɛ.+ Hwɛ, ɔma nsupɔw so sɛ mfutuma muhumuhu.+ 16 Lebanon nnua nyinaa mpo rensõ nnyina a wɔde bɛsɔ gya, na ne mmoadoma+ rensõ ɔhyew afɔre.+ 17 Aman nyinaa te sɛ biribi a enni hɔ wɔ n’anim;+ obu wɔn sɛ adehunu bi a ɛmmae da.+
18 Hena ho na mubetumi de Onyankopɔn atoto,+ na dɛn na mode besusuw no?+ 19 Odwumfo gu ohoni,+ ɔtomfo de sika dura ho,+ na ɔde dwetɛ ntweaban gugu ho.+ 20 Ɔpaw dua a ɛmporɔwee sɛ ayɛyɛde.+ Na ɔhwehwɛ odwumfo a ne ho akokwaw ma osen ohoni+ a enhinhim.+
21 So munnim? So montee? So wɔnka nkyerɛɛ mo mfii mfiase? So efi asase nhyɛase montee nneɛma ase?+ 22 Obi wɔ hɔ a ɔte asase kurukuruwa so,+ na wɔn a wɔte mu no te sɛ mmebɛw. Ɔno na ɔtwe ɔsoro mu te sɛ ntontantam, na ɔtrɛw mu te sɛ ntamadan a wɔtena mu.+ 23 Ɔno na ɔbrɛ abirɛmpɔn ase ma wɔba fam koraa a wɔnsɛ hwee, na ɔma asase so atemmufo yɛ sɛ adehunu bi kɛkɛ.+
24 Sɛ wonya tɛw wɔn, na wodua wɔn, na wonya nya ntini wɔ asase mu,+ na obi huw mframa gu wɔn so ara pɛ a, na wɔakisa,+ na ahum soa wɔn kɔ te sɛ ntɛtɛwa.+
25 “Hena ho na mode me bɛto ma ɔne me asɛ?” Ɔkronkronni no na waka.+ 26 “Momma mo ani so nhwɛ soro. Hena na ɔbɔɔ eyinom nyinaa?+ Ɔno na obu wɔn asafodɔm ano yi wɔn adi, na ɔbobɔ wɔn nyinaa din frɛfrɛ wɔn.+ Na n’ahoɔden+ dodow ne ne tumi mmoroso nti, wɔn mu biako mpo nyera.
27 “Yakob, dɛn nti na wokasa; Israel, dɛn nti na woka sɛ, ‘Me kwan ahintaw Yehowa,+ na m’atemmu ayera me Nyankopɔn ankasa anim’?+ 28 So wunnim, na wontee?+ Yehowa a ɔbɔɔ asase anoano nohoa no yɛ daa Onyankopɔn.+ Ɔmmrɛ na ɔmmotow.+ Na obiara ntumi nhwehwɛ ne ntease mu nwie.+ 29 Ɔma nea wabrɛ no tumi,+ na nea onni ahoɔden+ pii no ɔma onya no mmoroso. 30 Mmarimaa bɛbrɛ na wɔabotow, na mmerante behintiw, 31 nanso wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to Yehowa+ so no benya ahoɔden foforo.+ Wɔde ntaban betu te sɛ akɔre.+ Wobetu mmirika nso wɔremmotow, wɔbɛnantew nso wɔremmrɛ.”+