Yeremia
6 O Benyamin mma, mompɛ baabi nhintaw, munguan mfi Yerusalem.
Efisɛ mmusu bi fi atifi fam reba, ɔsɛe kɛse bi.+
2 Sion babea te sɛ ɔbea hoɔfɛfo a wogyigye no so.+
3 Nguanhwɛfo ne wɔn nguankuw bɛba.
4 “Munsiesie mo ho* ne no nkɔko!
Monsɔre mma yɛnkɔtow nhyɛ no so awia ketee!”
“Asɛm ato yɛn! Efisɛ ade resa,
Na anwummere sunsuma reyɛ tenten!”
6 Na nea asafo Yehowa aka ni:
“Muntwitwa nnua na monto Yerusalem ho akoban.*+
Ɛyɛ kurow a ɛsɛ sɛ etua ne bɔne so ka;
Nhyɛso nko ara na ɛwɔ ne mu.+
7 Sɛnea abura ma nsu a ɛwom yɛ nwini no,
Saa ara na ɔma ne bɔne yɛ nwini.
Wɔte sɛ basabasayɛ ne ɔsɛe rekɔ so wɔ ne mu;+
Ɔyare ne ɔhaw na ɛwɔ m’anim daa.
8 O Yerusalem, hwɛ yiye, anyɛ saa a, wo ho bɛyɛ me abofono ama matwe me ho* afi wo ho;+
Mɛma woayɛ amamfo, asaase a obiara nte so.”+
9 Nea asafo Yehowa aka ni:
“Wɔbɛsesaw Israelfo a aka no akɔ korakora, sɛnea wɔtetew bobe a aka wɔ ne dua so no.
Ma wo nsa nni akɔneaba sɛ obi a ɔretetew bobe afi bobe dua so.”
10 “Henanom na menkasa nkyerɛ wɔn na memmɔ wɔn kɔkɔ?
Henanom na wobetie?
Hwɛ! Wɔasisiw wɔn aso* sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛrente asɛm.+
Hwɛ! Yehowa asɛm yɛ wɔn ahĩ;+
Wonni ho anigye biara.
“Hwie gu abofra a ɔnam abɔnten so,+
Ne mmerante a wɔaboa wɔn ano so.
Na mɛteɛ me nsa wɔ asaase no sofo so,” Yehowa asɛm ni.
13 “Efisɛ efi akumaa so kosi ɔkɛse so, obiara pɛ mfaso bɔne;+
Efi odiyifo so kosi ɔsɔfo so, wɔn nyinaa bu nkurɔfo fa so.+
Nanso asomdwoe biara nni hɔ.+
15 Akyiwade a wɔayɛ no, ɛyɛ wɔn aniwu anaa?
Ɛnyɛ wɔn aniwu koraa!
Wɔn ani mmu wɔn dwɛ!*
Ɛno nti, wɔbɛhwehwe ase wɔ wɔn a wɔahwehwe ase mu.+
Na ɛda a mɛba abɛtwe wɔn aso no, wobehintihintiw,” Yehowa na waka.
16 Nea Yehowa aka ni:
“Munkogyina nkwanta so na monhwɛ.
Mummisa tete akwantempɔn no ho asɛm,
Mummisa baabi a ɔkwan pa no wɔ, na momfa so,+
Na mo ho nnwo mo.”*
Nanso wɔkae sɛ: “Yɛremfa so.”+
Nanso wɔkae sɛ: “Yɛrentie.”+
18 “Ɛno nti, O amanaman, muntie!
O asafo, munhu
Nea ɛbɛto wɔn.
19 O asaase, yɛ aso!
Mede amanehunu reba ɔman yi so;+
Ɛyɛ wɔn adwemmɔne so aba na wɔretwa,
Efisɛ wɔantie me nsɛm,
Na wɔpoo me mmara.”*
20 “Sɛ mode ɛhyɛ* fi Saba ba a, ɛfa me ho bɛn?
Na mode sibiri huamhuam* fi akyirikyiri asaase so ba a, dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ ama me?
Mempɛ mo hyew afɔre,
Na mo afɔre nso nsɔ m’ani.”+
21 Enti nea Yehowa aka ni:
“Mede hintidua bɛto ɔman yi anim,
Na ɛbɛma wɔahintiw,
Agyanom ne mma nyinaa,
Ofipamfo ne ne yɔnko,
Na wɔn nyinaa bɛsɛe.”+
22 Nea Yehowa aka ni:
“Hwɛ! Ɔman bi fi atifi asaase so reba,
Wɔbɛkanyan ɔman kɛse bi afi asaase ano akyirikyiri aba.+
23 Wɔde agyan ne peaw na ɛbɛba.
Wɔn tirim yɛ den, na wɔrenhu obiara mmɔbɔ.
Wɔn nne begyigye te sɛ ɛpo,
Na wɔtete apɔnkɔ so.+
Wɔbɛboaboa wɔn ho ano aba wo so te sɛ ɔsabarima, O Sion babea.”
24 Yɛate ho asɛm.
Di awerɛhow te sɛ obi a ɔresu teɛteɛm di ne ba baako pɛ wu ho awerɛhow,+
Efisɛ prɛko pɛ na ɔsɛefo no bɛba yɛn so.+
27 “Mede wo* asi hɔ sɛ obi a ɔsɔ dade hwɛ wɔ me man mu,
Obi a ɔhwehwɛ nneɛma mu yiye;
Fa w’ani to fam hwɛ wɔn yiye, na hwehwɛ wɔn akwan mu.
Wɔte sɛ kɔbere ne dade;
Wɔn nyinaa asɛe.
Sumpii* na wonya fi wɔn gya mu.