Ɛsra.
9.
Na Yudafoɔ ntuanofoɔ no baa me nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ, “Israelfoɔ bebree, na mpo, asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ ntwee wɔn ho mfirii nnipa afoforɔ bi a wɔte asase no so no ho. Wɔdi akyiwadeɛ a na Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Yebusifoɔ, Amonfoɔ, Moabfoɔ, Misraimfoɔ ne Amorifoɔ yɛ no akyi. 
Na Israelfoɔ mmarima ware firi saa nnipa no mu, na wɔpɛ yerenom firi wɔn mu, ma wɔn mmammarima. Enti, mfrafrawadeɛ no ama nnipa kronkron no ho agu fi. Deɛ ɛsɛe asɛm no koraa ne sɛ, mpanimfoɔ ne ntuanofoɔ no koraa na wɔdi ho fɔ kɛseɛ.” 
Metee saa asɛm yi no, mesunsuanee me ntadeɛ mu, tutuu me tirinwi firii me tiri so, tutuu mʼabɔgyesɛ nso, te tenaa fam ahodwirie so. 
Na wɔn a wɔnyaa ayamhyehyeɛ wɔ Israel Onyankopɔn asɛm ho no bɛtenaa me nkyɛn wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nokorɛ a wɔanni no ho. Metenaa ase ahodwirie so, kɔsii anwummerɛ afɔrebɔberɛ. 
Ɛduruu afɔrebɔberɛ no, mesɔre gyinaa baabi a na mete hɔ awerɛhoɔ mu a masunsuane mʼatadeɛ mu, na mebuu nkotodwe, pagyaa me nsa kyerɛɛ Awurade, me Onyankopɔn. 
Mebɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ: “Ao me Onyankopɔn, mʼani awu yie, na mafɛre sɛ merepagya mʼani akyerɛ wo. Na yɛn bɔne asoa kɔ soro sene yɛn enti na yɛn afɔdie aduru ɔsorosoro. 
Yɛn abakɔsɛm nyinaa yɛ bɔne kɛseɛ fua. Ɛno enti na yɛn ne yɛn ahemfo ne yɛn asɔfoɔ de yɛn ho akɔhyɛ abosonsomfoɔ ahemfo a wɔwɔ asase no so ase no. Wɔakunkum yɛn, wɔakyere yɛn nnommum, wɔabɔ yɛn korɔno, agu yɛn anim ase sɛdeɛ yɛte ɛnnɛ yi ara. 
“Nanso, seesei, wɔahunu yɛn mmɔbɔ kakra, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, ama yɛn mu kakra atena nkwa mu sɛ nkaaseɛ. Wabɔ yɛn ho ban wɔ beaeɛ kronkron ha. Yɛn Onyankopɔn abue yɛn ani, ama yɛn ahomegyeɛ bi afiri yɛn nkoasom mu. 
Ɛfiri sɛ, na yɛyɛ nkoa nanso, ne dɔ a ɔde dɔ yɛn daa no enti, Onyankopɔn annyaa yɛn wɔ yɛn nkoasom mu. Mmom, ɔmaa Persiahene hwɛɛ yɛn yie. Ɔkanyanee yɛn, sɛdeɛ yɛbɛtumi asane asi yɛn Onyankopɔn asɔredan no, asiesie nʼamamfoɔ no. Wama yɛn banbɔ afasuo wɔ Yuda ne Yerusalem. 
“Na seesei Ao, yɛn Onyankopɔn, yeinom nyinaa akyi asɛm bɛn na yɛwɔ ka? Ɛfiri sɛ, yɛapo wo mmaransɛm bio. 
Wʼasomfoɔ adiyifoɔ no bɔɔ yɛn kɔkɔ sɛ, asase a yɛbɛfa no, nnipa a wɔte so no nam wɔn nneyɛɛ bɔne so agu ho fi koraa. Porɔeɛ ahyɛ asase no so ma, firi tire kɔsi tire. 
Woka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, yɛmmma yɛn mmammaa nnware wɔn mmammarima, na yɛn mmammarima nso nnware wɔn mmammaa, na ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛboa saa aman no kwan biara so. Wohyɛɛ bɔ sɛ, sɛ yɛgyae saa nneɛma yi yɛ a, yɛbɛyɛ ɔman kɛseɛ. Wohyɛɛ bɔ sɛ, yɛbɛdi asase no so nnepa, na yɛagya ama yɛn mma sɛ daapem agyapadeɛ. 
“Wɔretwe yɛn aso seesei wɔ yɛn amumuyɛsɛm ne yɛn afɔdie ho. Nanso, asotwe a wode ama yɛn no sua koraa sene sɛdeɛ ɛfata yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, wo Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn ama yɛn mu bi atena sɛ nkaeɛfoɔ. 
Nanso, seesei, yɛresane abu wo mmaransɛm so, na yɛne wɔn a wɔyɛ saa akyiwadeɛ no redi awadeɛ. Nokorɛm, wʼabufuo bɛsɛe yɛn ara akɔsi sɛ, nkaeɛfoɔ kakra no ase bɛtɔre. 
Ao Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn woyɛ teneneeni. Yɛnka hwee sɛ nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔafiri nkoasom mu. Yɛde yɛn afɔdie gyina wʼanim a anka saa tebea yi mu, yɛn mu biara rentumi nnyina wʼanim.” 
