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{\MTB Odiyifoɔ

\par }{\MT Sefania

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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ND{Awurade}} asɛm a ɛbaa Sefania a ɔyɛ Kusi ba, Gedalia ba, Amaria ba, Hesekia ba nkyɛn nie. Ɛbaa Yudahene Yosia a ɔyɛ Amon ba berɛ so.


\par }{\SH Atemmuo A Ɛtia Yuda
\par }
{\Q \VS{2}“Mɛpra biribiara afiri asase so”

\par }{\QB deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie,


\par }{\Q \VS{3}“Mɛpra nnipa ne mmoa nyinaa;

\par }{\QB mɛpra nnomaa a wɔwɔ ewiem

\par }{\Q ne mpataa a wɔwɔ ɛpo mu nyinaa.

\par }{\QB Atirimuɔdenfoɔ bɛnya wira a ɛsum hɔ nko ara

\par }{\Q sɛ mesɛe adasamma a wɔwɔ asase yi so a,”

\par }{\QB deɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}“Mɛtene me nsa wɔ Yuda

\par }{\QB ne wɔn a wɔte Yerusalem nyinaa so;

\par }{\Q na mɛsɛe Baal ho biribiara a aka wɔ ha,

\par }{\QB na masɛe abosonsomfoɔ ne abosomfoɔ asɔfoɔ no din


\par }{\Q \VS{5}wɔn a wɔkoto sɔre wɔn adan atifi,

\par }{\QB de sɔre abɔdeɛ a ɛwɔ ewiem,

\par }{\Q wɔn a wɔkoto de
{\ND{Awurade}} ka ntam

\par }{\QB na wɔde Molek nso ka ntam,


\par }{\Q \VS{6}wɔn nso a wɔgyae
{\ND{Awurade}} akyiridie

\par }{\QB na wɔnhwehwɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} anaa wɔmmisa nʼase.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{7}Monyɛ komm wɔ Asafo
{\ND{Awurade}} anim,

\par }{\QB ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ɛda no abɛn.

\par }{\Q {\ND{Awurade}} asiesie afɔrebɔdeɛ;

\par }{\QB wadwira wɔn a wato nsa afrɛ wɔn no ho.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}“{\ND{Awurade}} afɔrebɔ ɛda no,

\par }{\QB mɛtwe mmapɔmma

\par }{\QB ne ahenemma

\par }{\Q ne wɔn a wɔhyehyɛ

\par }{\QB ananafoɔ ntadeɛ nyinaa aso.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Saa ɛda no mɛtwe wɔn

\par }{\QB a wɔkwati aponnwa no nyinaa aso.

\par }{\Q Wɔn a wɔde akakabensɛm

\par }{\QB ne nsisie hyehyɛ wɔn abosomfie ma no.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}“Saa ɛda no,”

\par }{\QB sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie,

\par }{\Q “Esu bɛfiri Mpataa Ɛpono ano,

\par }{\QB agyaadwotwa bɛfiri Atenaeɛ Foforɔ

\par }{\QB na nnyegyeeɛ a ano yɛ den afiri nkokoɔ no so aba.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Montwa adwo, mo a mote adetɔnbea hɔ no

\par }{\QB wɔbɛtɔre wɔn a mo ne wɔn di dwa ase,

\par }{\QB dwetɛ adwadifoɔ nyinaa nso wɔbɛsɛe wɔn.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Mede nkanea bɛkyini ahwehwɛ Yerusalem mu

\par }{\QB na matwe wɔn a wɔgyaagyaa wɔn ho aso,

\par }{\QB wɔn a wɔte sɛ bobesa puo no,

\par }{\Q a wɔdwene sɛ, ‘{\ND{Awurade}} nnyɛ wɔn hwee

\par }{\QB sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne.’


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Wɔbɛfom wɔn ahonyadeɛ,

\par }{\QB na wɔabubu wɔn afie agu.

\par }{\Q Wɔbɛsisi afie, nanso wɔrentena mu

\par }{\QB wɔbɛyɛ bobe mfuo

\par }{\QB nanso wɔrennom emu nsã.”


\par }{\SH {\ND{Awurade}} Ɛda Kɛseɛ No
\par }
{\Q \VS{14}{\ND{Awurade}} ɛda kɛseɛ no abɛn,

\par }{\QB abɛn na ɛreba ntɛm so.

\par }{\Q Tie! Osu a wɔbɛsu
{\ND{Awurade}} ɛda no bɛyɛ ya,

\par }{\QB ɔkofoɔ a ɔwɔ hɔ nso nteamu bɛyɛ saa ara.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Saa ɛda no bɛyɛ abufuo ɛda,

\par }{\QB ɛyɛ ahoyera ne ɔyea ɛda;

\par }{\QC ɛyɛ amanehunu ne ɔsɛeɛ ɛda,

\par }{\QB ɛyɛ esum ne kusukuukuu ɛda

\par }{\QC ɛyɛ omununkum ne kusuuyɛ ɛda,


\par }{\QB \VS{16}ɛyɛ totorobɛnto hyɛn ne ɔko nteam

\par }{\Q a ɛtia nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ banbɔ

\par }{\QB ne ntwɛtwɛaso abantenten ɛda.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{17}“Mede awerɛhoɔ bɛba nnipa no so

\par }{\QB na wɔbɛnante sɛ anifirafoɔ,

\par }{\QB ɛfiri sɛ wɔayɛ bɔne atia
{\ND{Awurade}}.

\par }{\Q Wɔbɛhwie wɔn mogya agu sɛ mfuturo,

\par }{\QB na wɔn ayamdeɛ nso sɛ atantanneɛ.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Wɔn dwetɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ

\par }{\QB rentumi nnye wɔn nkwa

\par }{\Q wɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} abufuo ɛda no.”

\par }{\BB \par }
{\QB Ne ninkuntwe mu ogya no

\par }{\Q bɛhye ɔman no nyinaa,

\par }{\QB na ɔbɛma asase no so tefoɔ nyinaa nkwa

\par }{\QB aba awieeɛ mpofirim.




\par }\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Mommoaboa mo ho ano, mommoaboa mo ho ano,

\par }{\QB Ao, animguaseɛ ɔman,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}ansa na ɛberɛ a wɔahyɛ no aduru,

\par }{\QB na ɛda no resene te sɛ ntɛtɛ,

\par }{\Q ansa na
{\ND{Awurade}} abufuhyeɛ no

\par }{\QB aba mo so,

\par }{\Q ansa na
{\ND{Awurade}} abufuo ɛda no

\par }{\QB aba mo so.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Monhwehwɛ
{\ND{Awurade}}, ahobrɛasefoɔ a mowɔ asase so,

\par }{\QB mo a moyɛ nʼahyɛdeɛ.

\par }{\Q Monhwehwɛ tenenee, monhwehwɛ ahobrɛaseɛ;

\par }{\QB ebia ɔbɛkora mo

\par }{\QB {\ND{Awurade}} abufuo ɛda no.


\par }{\SH Atemmuo A Ɛtia Filistia
\par }
{\Q \VS{4}Wɔbɛgya Gasa

\par }{\QB na wɔagya Askelon sɛ kurofo.

\par }{\Q Owigyinaeɛ na ɔbɛma Asdod ada mpam

\par }{\QB na wɔatutu Ekron ase.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Monnue mo a mote mpoano,

\par }{\QB Ao, mo Keretifoɔ;

\par }{\Q {\ND{Awurade}} asɛm tia mo.

\par }{\QB Ao, Kanaan, Filistifoɔ asase.

\par }{\Q Mɛtɔre mo ase,

\par }{\QB na obiara renka.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Asase a ɛda mpoano, baabi a Keretifoɔ teɛ

\par }{\QB bɛyɛ atenaeɛ ama nnwanhwɛfoɔ

\par }{\QB ne wɔn nnwammuo.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Saa asase no bɛyɛ Yudafie nkaeɛfoɔ no dea;

\par }{\QB ɛhɔ na wɔbɛnya mmoa adidibea.

\par }{\Q Anwummerɛ wɔbɛdeda wɔ

\par }{\QB Askelon afie mu.

\par }{\Q Na
{\ND{Awurade}}, wɔn Onyankopɔn bɛhwɛ wɔn,

\par }{\QB na ɔde wɔn ahonyadeɛ nyinaa bɛsane ama wɔn.


\par }{\SH Atemmuo A Ɛtia Moab Ne Amon
\par }
{\Q \VS{8}“Mate Moab nsopa ne

\par }{\QB Amonfoɔ atweetweɛ;

\par }{\Q wɔn a wɔsopaa me nkurɔfoɔ

\par }{\QB na wɔhunahunaa wɔn wɔ wɔn asase ho.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Enti, sɛ mete ase yi,”

\par }{\QB sɛdeɛ Asafo
{\ND{Awurade}},

\par }{\QB Israel Onyankopɔn, seɛ nie,

\par }{\Q “Ampa ara Moab bɛyɛ sɛ Sodom,

\par }{\QB na Amonfoɔ ayɛ sɛ Gomora,

\par }{\Q baabi a ewira ne nkyɛn amena wɔ,

\par }{\QB asase a ɛda mpan afebɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Me ɔman nkaeɛ bɛfom wɔn afa;

\par }{\QB me manfoɔ a wɔbɛnya wɔn ti adidim bɛfa wɔn asase.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Wɔn ahantan so akatua a wɔbɛnya nie,

\par }{\QB sɛ wɔsopa na wɔtwetwe Asafo
{\ND{Awurade}} nkurɔfoɔ enti.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ND{Awurade}} ho suro bɛba wɔn so

\par }{\QB ɛberɛ a ɔbɛsɛe asase no so anyame nyinaa.

\par }{\Q Mpoano aman nyinaa bɛsɔre no,

\par }{\QB wɔ wɔn ankasa wɔn asase so.


\par }{\SH Atemmuo A Ɛtia Kus
\par }
{\Q \VS{12}“Mo Etiopiafoɔ nso,

\par }{\QB mʼakofena ano na wɔbɛkunkum mo.”


\par }{\SH Atemmuo A Ɛtia Asiria
\par }
{\Q \VS{13}{\ND{Awurade}} bɛtene ne nsa wɔ atifi aman so

\par }{\QB na wasɛe Asiria,

\par }{\Q na wama Ninewe ada mpan koraa

\par }{\QB na ɛso awo wesee sɛ anwea pradada so.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Nnwankuo ne anantwie bɛdeda hɔ,

\par }{\QB mmoadoma nyinaa.

\par }{\Q Ɛserɛ so patuo ne ɔbonsam anoma

\par }{\QB bɛtena nʼadum no so.

\par }{\QB Wɔn su bɛgyegye mpomma mu,

\par }{\Q mmubuiɛ bɛsisi apono ano akwan,

\par }{\QB mpunan a wɔde ntweneduro ayɛ no ho bɛdeda hɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Yei ne kuropɔn a ɛdi ahurisie

\par }{\QB na ɛte asomdwoeɛ mu.

\par }{\Q Ɔhoahoa ne ho sɛ,

\par }{\QB “Me ne no, obiara nte sɛ me.”

\par }{\Q Hwɛ sɛ deɛ atete apansam,

\par }{\QB na ayɛ nkeka mmoa atenaeɛ!

\par }{\Q Obiara a ɔtwam hɔ no sere no,

\par }{\QB hugya ne nsa fɛdie so.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Yerusalem Daakye
\par }
{\Q \VerseOne{1}Nnome nka nhyɛsofoɔ kuropɔn

\par }{\QB atuateɛ kuropɔn a ɛho agu fi!


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ɔnnyɛ ɔsetie mma obiara

\par }{\QB ɔnnye nteɛsoɔ biara nto mu.

\par }{\Q Ɔmfa ne ho nto
{\ND{Awurade}} so.

\par }{\QB Ɔntwi mmɛn ne Onyankopɔn.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Nʼakandifoɔ yɛ agyata a wɔbobɔ mu,

\par }{\QB ne sodifoɔ yɛ mpataku a wɔnam anadwo,

\par }{\Q a wɔnnya biribiara mma adekyeɛ.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ne nkɔmhyɛfoɔ yɛ ahantan;

\par }{\QB wɔyɛ afatwafoɔ.

\par }{\Q Nʼasɔfoɔ gu kronkronbea ho fi.

\par }{\QB Wɔnam mmara no so di nsɛmmɔne.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ND{Awurade}} a ɔte ne mu no yɛ ɔteneneeni;

\par }{\QB ɔnnyɛ mfomsoɔ biara.

\par }{\Q Adekyeeɛ biara ɔda ne tenenee adi,

\par }{\QB na ɔnni hwammɔ da,

\par }{\QB nanso amumuyɛfoɔ deɛ wonnim aniwuo.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Masɛe amanaman;

\par }{\QB madwiri wɔn abandenden agu.

\par }{\Q Wɔn mmorɔno so adeda mpan,

\par }{\QB a obiara ntwa mu hɔ.

\par }{\Q Wɔaseɛ wɔn nkuropɔn;

\par }{\QB a obi biara renka.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Meka kyerɛɛ kuropɔn no sɛ,

\par }{\QB ‘ampa ara wobɛsuro me

\par }{\Q na woagye nteɛsoɔ ato mu!’

\par }{\Q Na afei ne tenaberɛ rensɛe,

\par }{\QB na mʼasotwe biara nso remma ne so.

\par }{\Q Nanso, wɔn ho peree wɔn

\par }{\QB sɛ wɔbɛkɔso ayɛ bɔne wɔn nneyɛeɛ nyinaa mu.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Enti, twɛn me,” sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} seɛ nie,

\par }{\QB “na ɛda no mɛsɔre adi adanseɛ.

\par }{\Q Mayɛ mʼadwene sɛ mɛboaboa amanaman

\par }{\QB ne ahennie ano

\par }{\Q na mahwie mʼabufuo agu wɔn so

\par }{\QB mʼabufuhyeɛ nyinaa.

\par }{\Q Me ninkuntwe abufuo ogya mu no,

\par }{\QB asase nyinaa bɛhye.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{9}“Afei mɛdwira nnipa no ano,

\par }{\QB na wɔn nyinaa abɔ
{\ND{Awurade}} din

\par }{\QB na wɔaka abɔ mu asom no.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Mʼasomfoɔ, me nkurɔfoɔ a wɔabɔ ahwete no

\par }{\QB bɛfiri nsubɔntene a ɛwɔ Kus nohoa

\par }{\QB de wɔn afɔrebɔdeɛ abrɛ me.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Saa ɛda no, wo Yerusalem, wɔrengu wʼanim ase

\par }{\QB wɔ nneyɛeɛ bɔne a woayɛ atia me ho,

\par }{\Q ɛfiri sɛ mɛyi afiri saa kuropɔn yi mu,

\par }{\QB wɔn a wodi ahantan mu ahurisie

\par }{\Q na worenyɛ ahantan bio

\par }{\QB wɔ me bepɔ kronkron no so.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Nanso mɛgya wɔ wo mu

\par }{\QB wɔn a wɔdwo na wɔbrɛ wɔn ho ase,

\par }{\QB na wɔde wɔn ho to
{\ND{Awurade}} so.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Israel nkaeɛfoɔ renyɛ bɔne

\par }{\QB Wɔrenka nkontonpo nsɛm,

\par }{\Q na wɔn ano renka nnaadaa nsɛm

\par }{\QB wɔbɛdidi na wɔada

\par }{\QB na obiara renyi wɔn hu.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{14}To dwom Ao, Ɔbabaa Sion;

\par }{\QB team denden Ao, Israel!

\par }{\Q Ma wʼani nnye, na di ahurisie wɔ wʼakoma nyinaa mu,

\par }{\QB Ao, Ɔbabaa Yerusalem!


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Ɛfiri sɛ,
{\ND{Awurade}} ayi wʼasotweɛ afiri wo so,

\par }{\QB wama wo ɔtamfoɔ asane nʼakyi.

\par }{\Q {\ND{Awurade}} Israelhene ka wo ho;

\par }{\QB worensuro ɔhaw biara bio.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Saa ɛda no, wɔbɛka akyerɛ Yerusalem sɛ,

\par }{\QB “Mma nsuro, Ao Sion!

\par }{\QB Mma wo nsa mu nhodwo.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ND{Awurade}} wo Onyankopɔn ne wo wɔ hɔ,

\par }{\QB Ɔyɛ ɔgyefoɔ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ.

\par }{\Q Nʼani bɛgye wo ho

\par }{\QB ɔfiri ne dɔ mu bɛdwodwo wo,

\par }{\QB ɔde nnwontoɔ bɛma nʼani agye wo ho.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{18}“Mo awerɛhoɔ to bɛtwa

\par }{\QB ɛfiri sɛ mobɛnya ɛkwan adi mo afahyɛ no;

\par }{\QB mo anim rengu ase bio.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Saa ɛberɛ no me ne wɔn

\par }{\QB a wɔhyɛɛ wo so nyinaa bɛdi;

\par }{\Q Mɛgye mmerɛyɛfoɔ

\par }{\QB na mɛboaboa wɔn a wɔabɔ wɔn ahwete no ano.

\par }{\Q Mɛkamfo wɔn ahyɛ wɔn animuonyam

\par }{\QB asase biara a wɔguu wɔn anim ase wɔ so no so.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Saa ɛda no, mɛboaboa wo ano,

\par }{\QB na mede wo aba fie.

\par }{\Q Mɛhyɛ wo animuonyam na makamfo wo

\par }{\QB wɔ asase so nnipa nyinaa mu

\par }{\Q na mede wʼahonyadeɛ bɛsane ama wo

\par }{\QB na wode wʼani bɛhunu,”

\par }{\QB sɛdeɛ
{\ND{Awurade}} ka nie.

\par }