Ahene Nhoma a Ɛto So Abien
1 Ahab wu akyi no, Moab+ tew atua tiaa Israel.
2 Saa bere no, Ahasia fi ne fi a ɛwɔ Samaria no atifi dan mu bɛhwee fam, na opirae. Enti ɔsomaa nkurɔfo, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Monkɔ Ekron+ nyame Baal-Sebub hɔ nkobisa mma me sɛ opira a mapira yi, mɛsan anya ahoɔden anaa.”+ 3 Nanso Yehowa bɔfo ka kyerɛɛ Tisbini Elia*+ sɛ: “Sɔre kohyia nkurɔfo a Samaria hene asoma wɔn no, na ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Onyankopɔn nni Israel nti na morekɔ Ekron nyame Baal-Sebub hɔ abisa yi?+ 4 Enti nea Yehowa aka ni: “Mpa a woda so no, worensi mfi so, efisɛ owu na wubewu.”’” Ɛnna Elia fii hɔ kɔe.
5 Bere a nkurɔfo a ɔsomaa wɔn no san baa ne nkyɛn no, ɛhɔ ara na obisaa wɔn sɛ: “Adɛn nti na moasan aba?” 6 Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Ɔbarima bi behyiaa yɛn, na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, ‘Monsan nkɔ ɔhene a ɔsomaa mo no nkyɛn, na monkɔka nkyerɛ no sɛ, “Nea Yehowa aka ni: ‘Onyankopɔn nni Israel nti na morekɔ Ekron nyame Baal-Sebub hɔ abisa yi? Eyi nti mpa a woda so no, worensi mfi so, efisɛ owu na wubewu.’”’”+ 7 Ɛnna obisaa wɔn sɛ: “Ɔbarima a obehyiaa mo a ɔkaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ mo no, na ɔte dɛn?” 8 Na wobuaa no sɛ: “Ɔyɛ ɔbarima bi a ɔhyɛ ataade a wɔde aboa nwi ayɛ,+ na ɔde aboa nhoma abɔso* abɔ ne mu.”+ Ɛhɔ ara na ɔkae sɛ: “Ɛyɛ Tisbini Elia.”
9 Na ɔhene somaa 50 so panyin ne n’asraafo 50 kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Bere a ɔkɔe no, ɔkɔtoo no sɛ ɔte bepɔw no so. Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Nokware Nyankopɔn nipa,+ ɔhene se, ‘Sian bra.’” 10 Ɛnna Elia ka kyerɛɛ 50 so panyin no sɛ: “Sɛ meyɛ Onyankopɔn nipa a, ɛnde ogya mfi soro mmɛhyew wo ne w’asraafo 50 no.” Na ogya fii soro+ bɛhyew ɔne n’asraafo 50 no.
11 Afei ɔhene somaa 50 so panyin foforo ne n’asraafo 50 kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Ɔno nso kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Nokware Nyankopɔn nipa, ɔhene se, ‘Sian bra ntɛm.’” 12 Ɛnna Elia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Sɛ meyɛ nokware Nyankopɔn nipa a, ɛnde ogya mfi soro mmɛhyew wo ne w’asraafo 50 no.” Na Onyankopɔn gya fii soro bɛhyew ɔne n’asraafo 50 no.
13 Ɛnna ɔhene san somaa 50 so panyin a ɔto so abiɛsa ne n’asraafo 50. Bere a 50 so panyin a ɔto so abiɛsa no kɔe no, okobuu nkotodwe wɔ Elia anim paa no kyɛw sɛ: “Nokware Nyankopɔn nipa, mesrɛ wo, ma me nkwa ne wo nkoa 50 yi nkwa* nsom bo wɔ w’ani so. 14 Ogya fi soro bae, na ɛbɛhyew 50 so mpanyimfo baanu a wodii kan bae no ne asraafo 50 a wɔn mu biara de wɔn bae no. Nanso me de, ma me nkwa* nsom bo wɔ w’ani so.”
15 Ɛnna Yehowa bɔfo ka kyerɛɛ Elia sɛ: “Sian na wo ne no nkɔ. Nsuro no.” Enti ɔsɔree, na osian ne no kɔɔ ɔhene nkyɛn. 16 Afei Elia ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: “Nea Yehowa aka ni, ‘Wosomaa nkurɔfo sɛ wɔnkɔ Ekron+ nyame Baal-Sebub hɔ abisa. Onyankopɔn nni Israel anaa?+ Adɛn nti na woammisa n’anom asɛm? Eyi nti mpa a woda so no, worensi mfi so, efisɛ owu na wubewu.’” 17 Enti owui, na Yehowa asɛm a Elia kae no baa mu. Na esiane sɛ na onni ɔbabarima nti, Yehoram*+ bedii n’ade wɔ Yuda hene Yehosafat ba Yehoram ahenni afe a ɛto so abien no mu.+
18 Ahasia+ ho nsɛm a aka ne nea ɔyɛe nyinaa, wɔakyerɛw wɔ Israel ahemfo abakɔsɛm nhoma no mu.