Obon Mu Nnompe A Ho Akokwaw
1Na Awurade nsa wɔ me so na ɔde ne Honhom faa me fii adi de me besii obon no mfimfini, na nnompe ayɛ no ma. 2Ɔde me dii akɔneaba wɔ mu na mihuu nnompe bebree wɔ obon no ase, nnompe a ɛho akokwaw. 3Obisaa me se, “Onipa ba, saa nnompe yi betumi anya nkwa ana?”
Mekae se, “Otumfo Awurade, wo nko ara na wunim.”
4Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Hyɛ nkɔm wɔ nnompe yi ho na ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Nnompe a mo ho akokwaw, muntie Awurade asɛm! 5Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade ka kyerɛ saa nnompe yi: Mɛma ɔhome aba mo mu na mubenya nkwa. 6Mɛma ntin abesuso mo mu, na mede nam agu mo so na mede were akata mo ho. Mede ɔhome begu mo mu na moaba nkwa mu. Afei mubehu sɛ mene Awurade.’ ”
7Ɛno nti mehyɛɛ nkɔm sɛnea wɔhyɛɛ me no. Na migu so rehyɛ nkɔm no, nne bi bae, ɔwosow bi, na nnompe no keka bobɔɔ mu, dompe bɛkaa ne dompe ho. 8Na mehwɛ huu sɛ ntin baa so, na nam baa ho na were bɛkataa so, nanso na ɔhome biara nni mu.
9Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se: “Hyɛ nkɔm kyerɛ home, hyɛ nkɔm, onipa ba na ka kyerɛ no se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Ɔhome fi mframa anan no mu bra bɛhome gu saa awufo yi mu na wonnya nkwa.’ ” 10Enti mehyɛɛ nkɔm sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ me no, na ɔhome hyɛn wɔn mu; na nkwa baa wɔn mu ma wɔsɔre gyinagyinaa wɔn anan so, dɔm kɛse pa ara.
11Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, saa nnompe yi yɛ Israelfi nyinaa. Wɔka se: ‘Yɛn nnompe ho akokwaw na yɛn anidaso asa, wɔatwa yɛn agu korakora.’ 12Ɛno nti hyɛ nkɔm na ka kyerɛ wɔn se: ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Me nkurɔfo, merebebuebue mo nna na mayiyi mo afi mu apue. Mede mo bɛsan aba Israel asase so. 13Afei mo, me nkurɔfo, sɛ mibuebue mo nna na miyiyi mo fi mu a, mubehu sɛ mene Awurade no. 14Mede me Honhom bɛhyɛ mo mu na mubenya nkwa, na mede mo bɛtena mo ankasa asase so. Afei mubehu sɛ me, Awurade na makasa na mayɛ nso, Awurade asɛm ni.’ ”
Ɔman Baako A Ɛhyɛ Ɔhene Baako Ase
15Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se: 16“Onipa ba, fa dua na kyerɛw ho se, ‘Yuda ne Israelfo a wɔka ne ho de.’ Afei fa dua foforo na kyerɛw ho se, ‘Efraim dua a ɛyɛ Yosef ne Israelfi a wɔka ne ho nyinaa de.’ 17Ka abien no bɔ mu na ɛnyɛ dua baako wɔ wo nsam.
18“Sɛ wo nkurɔfo ka se, worenkyerɛ yɛn nea wode eyi kyerɛ ana a, 19ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Merebɛfa Yosef dua a ɛhyɛ Efraim ne Israel mmusuakuw a wɔka ne ho no nsa, na mede abɔ Yuda dua no mu ayɛ abien no baako, na wɔbɛyɛ baako wɔ me nsam.’ 20Ma nnua a woakyerɛkyerɛw ho no so kyerɛ wɔn 21na ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Meyi Israelfo afi amanaman a wɔakɔ so no so. Mɛboaboa wɔn ano afi mmaa nyinaa na mede wɔn asan aba wɔn ankasa asase so. 22Mɛyɛ wɔn ɔman baako wɔ asase no so wɔ Israel mmepɔw so. Ɔhene baako bedi wɔn nyinaa so na wɔrenyɛ aman abien bio, na wɔrenkyɛ mu nyɛ wɔn ahenni abien. 23Wɔremfa wɔn ahoni ne nsɛsode tantan no, anaasɛ wɔn nnebɔne no mu bi ngu wɔn ho fi bio, na megye wɔn nkwa afi wɔn akyirisan bɔne mu na mɛtew wɔn ho. Wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfo na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.
24“ ‘Me somfo Dawid bedi wɔn so hene na wɔn nyinaa benya oguanhwɛfo baako. Wobedi me mmara so na wɔahwɛ mʼahyɛde ayɛ. 25Wɔbɛtena asase a mede maa me somfo Yakob, asase a mo agyanom tenaa so. Wɔne wɔn mma ne wɔn mma mma bɛtena hɔ afebɔɔ, na me somfo Dawid bɛyɛ wɔn birɛmpɔn afebɔɔ. 26Me ne wɔn bɛyɛ asomdwoe apam, ɛbɛyɛ apam a ɛte hɔ daa. Mɛma wɔatim na mama wɔadɔ na mede me kronkronbea besi wɔn mu afebɔɔ. 27Me tenabea bɛwɔ wɔn mu, mɛyɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn na wɔayɛ me nkurɔfo. 28Afei amanaman no behu sɛ me Awurade, me na meyɛ Israel kronkron, bere a me kronkronbea si wɔn mu afebɔɔ no.’ ”
The Valley of Dry Bones
1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath37:5 The Hebrew for this word can also mean wind or spirit (see verses 6-14). enter you, and you will come to life. 6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
7So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’ ” 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
11Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ 12Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’ ”
One Nation Under One King
15The word of the Lord came to me: 16“Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, ‘Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.’ 17Join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand.
18“When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’ 19say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’ 20Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on 21and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. 22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. 23They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
24“ ‘My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees. 25They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. 26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. 27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’ ”
