16 Ɛba saa a, wubegye wɔn mmabea ama wo mmabarima aware,+ na sɛ wɔn mmabea no ne wɔn anyame bɔ aguaman a, wɔbɛma wo mmabarima no nso ne wɔn anyame no abɔ aguaman.+
12 Na mommfa mo mmabea mmma wɔn mmabarima aware,+ na munnnye wɔn mmabea aware mmma mo mmabarima; monnhwehwɛ asomdwoe+ ne yiyedi mmma wɔn da biara da, na moayɛ den+ na moadi asase no so nnepa, na moafa de agyaw mo mma daa.’+
2 Ɛnna Yehiel+ ba Sekania a ofi Elam+ mma mu ka kyerɛɛ Esra sɛ: “Yɛn de, yɛato yɛn Nyankopɔn mmara sɛ yɛakɔwareware ananafo mmea a wɔwɔ asase no so+ ne wɔn abɛtena. Nanso anidaso+ wɔ hɔ ma Israel wɔ asɛm yi mu.