Wɔhyɛ Yerusalem Gye Ho Nkɔm
1Bere a ɔhene Hesekia tee eyinom no, osunsuan ne ntade mu, na ofuraa atweaatam, na ɔkɔɔ Awurade asɔredan mu. 2Na ɔsomaa Eliakim a ɔhwɛ ahemfi ntotoe so, Sebna, a ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛwfo ne asɔfo akunini a wɔn nyinaa furafura atweaatam, kɔɔ Amos babarima Odiyifo Yesaia nkyɛn. 3Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛnea ɔhene Hesekia ka ni: Saa da yi yɛ ɔhaw, animka ne animguase da. Ayɛ te sɛ nea mmofra awo du so, na ahoɔden a wɔde bɛwo wɔn nni hɔ. 4Nanso ebia Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn ate sɛ Asiria nanmusini no regu Onyankopɔn teasefo no anim ase, na wɔbɛtwe nʼaso wɔ ne nsɛnkeka no ho. Enti bɔ mpae ma yɛn a yɛaka no!”
5Bere a Ɔhene Hesekia mpanyimfo no de ɔhene no nkra brɛɛ Yesaia no, 6Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ka kyerɛ wo wura se, ‘Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Mma abususɛm a Asiriahene asomafo no ka tiaa me no nhaw wo. 7Muntie! Mede honhom bi rebɛhyɛ ne mu, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a sɛ ɔte asɛm bi a ɔbɛsan akɔ ne man mu na hɔ na mɛma wɔde afoa akum no.’ ”
8Bere a ɔsahene no tee sɛ Asiriahene afi Lakis no, ɔsan nʼakyi kohuu sɛ ɔhene no ne Libna reko.
9Ankyɛ, ɔhene Sanaherib nyaa nkra se, Tirhaka Etiopiani a ɔyɛ Misraimhene di asraafo anim rebɛko atia no. Bere a ɔtee no, ɔsomaa abɔfo kɔɔ Hesekia nkyɛn de nkra kɔmaa no se, 10“Monka nkyerɛ Yudahene Hesekia se: Mma onyame a wode wo ho ato no so no nnaadaa mo nka se, ‘Wɔremfa Yerusalem mma Asiriahene.’ 11Moate nea Asiria ahemfo ayɛ amanaman no nyinaa. Wɔasɛe wɔn pasaa. Na mo de, wobegye mo ana? 12Anyame a wɔwɔ aman a me nenanom sɛee wɔn no, aman te sɛ, Gosan, Haran, Resef ne Edenfo a na wɔwɔ Talasar no anyame gyee wɔn ana? 13Nsɛm bɛn na ɛtotoo Hamathene ne Arpadhene? Nsɛm bɛn nso na ɛtotoo Sefarwaim, Hena ne Iwa ahemfo?”
Hesekia Mpaebɔ
14Hesekia nsa kaa krataa a abɔfo no de bae no, ɔkenkanee. Afei ɔforo kɔɔ Awurade asɔredan no mu kɔtrɛw mu wɔ Awurade anim. 15Na Hesekia bɔɔ mpae kyerɛɛ Awurade se, 16“Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn a wɔasi wo hene wɔ Kerubim ntam. Wo nko ara na woyɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ asase so ahenni nyinaa so. Wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase. 17Brɛ wʼaso ase, Awurade, na tie! Bue wʼani, Awurade, na hwɛ. Tie nsɛm a Sanaherib asoma de abɛsopa Onyankopɔn teasefo no.
18“Awurade, ɛyɛ nokware sɛ Asiria ahemfo asɛe aman yi nyinaa, sɛnea nkra no ka no. 19Na wɔatow anyame a wɔwɔ saa aman yi so no agu gya mu, ahyew wɔn, efisɛ wɔnyɛ anyame, na mmom wɔyɛ nnua ne abo a nnipa de wɔn nsa ayɛ. 20Afei Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, gye yɛn fi ne nsam, na ama ahenni a ɛwɔ asase so nyinaa ahu sɛ, wo nko ara, Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn.”
Sanaherib Asehwe
21Na Amos babarima Yesaia de saa nkra yi kɔmaa Hesekia se, “Sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: Esiane sɛ woabɔ me mpae afa Asiriahene Sanaherib ho nti, 22eyi ne asɛm a Awurade aka atia no:
“Ɔbabeabun Sion sopa wo,
na ɔserew wo.
Ɔbabea Yerusalem di wo ho fɛw,
na ɔwosow ne ti bere a woreguan.
23Hena na wugye di sɛ woyeyaw no, di ne ho fɛw nso?
Hena na womaa wo nne so tiaa no
na wohwɛɛ no ahantan so?
Ɛyɛ Israel ɔkronkronni no!
24Wonam wʼasomafo so
adi Awurade ho fɛw.
Na woaka se,
‘Me nteaseɛnam dodow nti
maforo mmepɔw atenten.
Yiw Lebanon mmepɔw a ɛwoware pa ara no.
Matwitwa ne sida atenten no,
ne nʼapepaw a ɛyɛ fɛ no agu fam.
Madu ne mmepɔw a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no so,
ne ne kwaeberentuw mu.
25Matutu mmura wɔ ahɔho nsase bebree so
de ne nsu pa no adwudwo me ho.
Mpo, mepaee Misraim nsubɔnten mu
sɛnea mʼakofo betumi atwa!’
26“Na Montee ɛ?
Bere tenten a atwam, na mehyɛ too hɔ.
Bere bi a atwam no na medwenee ho;
afei mama aba mu sɛ,
moadan ɔman a mosɛe nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ
ho ban.
27Wɔn nkurɔfo a tumi afi wɔn nsa no
ho adwiriw wɔn, na animguase aka wɔn.
Wɔte sɛ afuw so nnua,
ne afifide foforo a ɛyɛ mmrɛw.
Wɔte sɛ sare a efifi ɔdan atifi
a ɛhyew ansa na anyin.
28“Nanso minim nea wote
bere a woba ne bere a wokɔ
ne sɛnea wo bo huru tia me.
29Na esiane sɛ wo bo huru tia me
na wʼahantan adu mʼasom nti,
mede me darewa bɛhyɛ wo hwenem,
na mede akwankyerɛ dade ahyɛ wʼanom,
mɛma wo afa ɔkwan a wofaa so bae no so
asan wʼakyi.
30“Eyi na ɛbɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ama wo, Hesekia:
“Saa afe yi wubedi nea ɛno ankasa fifii.
Afe a ɛto so abien no, wubedi nea efi mu ba.
Nanso afe a ɛto so abiɛsa no de, wo ara dua na twa,
yɛ bobe nturo na di so aba.
31Bio, nkae bi a ofi Yuda fi
begye ntin wɔ fam na wasow aba wɔ soro.
32Na nkae bi befi Yerusalem aba,
na nkae dɔm afi Bepɔw Sion so.
Asafo Awurade pɛ mu na eyi bɛyɛ.
33“Eyi ne asɛm a Awurade ka fa Asiriahene ho:
“Ɔrenhyɛn saa kuropɔn yi mu
na ɔrentow bɛmma wɔ ha.
Ɔremfa nkatabo mmegyina kuropɔn no akyi
na ɔrensi pie ntua nʼano.
34Ɔhene no kwan a ɔfaa so bae no ara so na ɔbɛsan afa akɔ nʼankasa man mu.”
Awurade ka se,
“Ɔrenwura saa kurow yi mu.
35Esiane mʼankasa mʼanuonyam ne mʼakoa Dawid nti,
mɛbɔ ho ban.”
36Afei Awurade bɔfo fii adi na okunkum asraafo mpem ɔha aduɔwɔtwe anum wɔ Asiria nsraban mu. Bere a nnipa no sɔree anɔpa no, wohuu sɛ amu gugu baabiara! 37Enti Asiriahene Sanaherib pɔn nʼakofo. Ɔsan kɔɔ Ninewe kɔtenaa hɔ.
38Da bi a na ɔresɔre ne nyame Nisrok wɔ abosonnan mu no, ne mma mmarima baanu, Adramelek ne Sareser de afoa kokum no, na woguan kɔɔ Ararat asase so. Na ne babarima Esarhadon bedii nʼade sɛ Asiriahene.
Wɔka Yerusalem Gyeɛ Ho Asɛm
1Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Hesekia tee yeinom no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu, ɛnna ɔfiraa ayitoma, na ɔkɔɔ Awurade asɔredan mu. 2Na ɔsomaa ahemfie sohwɛfoɔ Eliakim, ɔtwerɛfoɔ Sebna ne asɔfoɔ mpanin a wɔn nyinaa hyehyɛ ayitadeɛ kɔɔ Amos babarima odiyifoɔ Yesaia nkyɛn. 3Wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛdeɛ ɔhene Hesekia ka nie: Saa ɛda yi yɛ ɔhaw, animka ne animguaseɛ da. Ayɛ te sɛ deɛ mmɔfra awoɔ duru so na ahoɔden a wɔde bɛwo wɔn nni hɔ. 4Nanso, ebia Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn ate sɛ Asiria ɔnanmusini no regu Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no anim ase, na wɔbɛtwe nʼaso wɔ ne nsɛnkeka no ho. Enti mommɔ mpaeɛ mma nkaeɛfoɔ a wɔte nkwa mu no.”
5Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Hesekia mpanimfoɔ no kɔkaa ɔhene nkra no kyerɛɛ Yesaia no, 6Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ka kyerɛ wo wura sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: Mma abususɛm a Asiriahene asomafoɔ no ka tiaa me no nha wo. 7Montie! Mede honhom bi rebɛhyɛ ne mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a sɛ ɔte asɛm bi a ɔbɛsane akɔ ne ɔman mu na ɛhɔ na mɛma wɔde akofena akum no.’ ”
8Ɛberɛ a ɔsahene no tee sɛ Asiriahene afiri Lakis no, ɔsanee nʼakyi kɔhunuu sɛ ɔhene no ne Libna reko.
9Ankyɛre, ɔhene Sanaherib nyaa nkra sɛ, Tirhaka Etiopiani a ɔyɛ Misraimhene di akodɔm anim rebɛko atia no. Ɛberɛ a ɔteeɛ no, ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Hesekia nkyɛn de nkra kɔmaa no sɛ: 10“Monka nkyerɛ Yudahene Hesekia sɛ: Ɛmma onyame a wode wo ho ato no so no nnaadaa mo nka sɛ, ‘Asiriahene rentumi mfa Yerusalem.’ 11Moate deɛ Asiria ahemfo ayɛ amanaman no nyinaa. Wɔasɛe wɔn pasaa. Na mo deɛ wɔbɛgye mo anaa? 12Anyame a wɔwɔ aman a me nananom sɛee wɔn no, aman te sɛ Gosan, Haran, Resef ne Edenfoɔ a na wɔwɔ Telasar no anyame gyee wɔn anaa? 13Ɛhe na Hamathene ne Arpadhene, kuropɔn Sefarwaim anaa Hena anaa Iwa ahemfo no wɔ?”
Hesekia Mpaeɛbɔ
14Hesekia nsa kaa krataa a abɔfoɔ no de baeɛ no, ɔkenkaneeɛ. Afei ɔforo kɔɔ Awurade asɔredan no mu kɔtrɛɛ mu wɔ Awurade anim. 15Na Hesekia bɔɔ mpaeɛ kyerɛɛ Awurade sɛ: 16“Ao, Asafo Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn a wodi ɔhene firi Kerubim ntam, wo nko ara na woyɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ asase so ahennie nyinaa so. Wo na wobɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase. 17Brɛ wʼaso ase, Ao Awurade, na tie! Bue wʼani, Ao Awurade, na hwɛ. Tie nsɛm a Sanaherib asoma de abɛsopa Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no.
18“Ɛyɛ nokorɛ, Awurade, sɛ, Asiria ahemfo asɛe saa aman yi ne wɔn nsase. 19Na wɔato anyame a wɔwɔ saa aman yi so no agu ogya mu, ahye wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ wɔnyɛ anyame na mmom wɔyɛ nnua ne aboɔ a nnipa de wɔn nsa ayɛ. 20Afei, Ao Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, gye yɛn firi ne nsam, na ama ahennie a ɛwɔ asase so nyinaa ahunu sɛ, wo nko ara, Ao, Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn.”
Sanaherib Asehweɛ
21Na Amos babarima Yesaia too saa nkra yi kɔmaa Hesekia sɛ, “Sɛdeɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn seɛ nie: Esiane sɛ woabɔ me mpaeɛ afa Asiriahene Sanaherib ho no, 22yei ne asɛm a Awurade aka atia no:
“Ɔbabaabunu Sion sopa wo,
na ɔsere wo.
Ɔbabaa Yerusalem di wo ho fɛ,
na ɔwoso ne ti ɛberɛ a woredwane.
23Hwan na wasopa no na woagu ne ho fi yi?
Hwan na woama wo nne so atia no
na wohwɛɛ no ahantan so?
Ɛyɛ Israel ɔkronkronni no!
24Wonam wʼabɔfoɔ so
asoa nsopa agu Awurade so.
Na woaka sɛ,
‘Me nteaseɛnam dodoɔ enti
maforo mmepɔ atentene,
aane Lebanon mmepɔ a ɛwoware pa ara no.
Matwitwa ne ntweneduro atentene no,
ne ne pepeaa a ɛyɛ fɛ no agu fam.
Maduru ne mmepɔ a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no so,
ne ne kwaeɛbirentuo mu.
25Matutu nsubura wɔ ahɔhoɔ nsase bebree so
de ne nsu pa no adwodwo me ho.
Mpo, mepaee Misraim nsubɔntene mu
sɛdeɛ mʼakodɔm bɛtumi atwa!’
26“Na Monteeɛ?
Ɛberɛ tentene a atwam na mehyɛ too hɔ.
Ɛberɛ bi a atwam no na medwenee ho;
afei mama aba mu sɛ,
moadane nkuropɔn a mosɛe nkuro a wɔwɔ banbɔ
ma wɔdane aboɔ asie.
27Wɔn nkurɔfoɔ a tumi afiri wɔn nsa no
ho adwiri wɔn na animguaseɛ aka wɔn.
Wɔte sɛ afuo so nnua,
ne afifideɛ foforɔ a ɛyɛ mmrɛ;
wɔte sɛ ɛserɛ a ɛfifiri ɛdan atifi.
Ɛhye ansa na anyini.
28“Nanso, menim deɛ woteɛ
ɛberɛ a woba ne ɛberɛ a wokorɔ
ne sɛdeɛ wo bo huru tia me.
29Na ɛsiane mo ahomasoɔ a ɛtia me,
na mʼankasa mate no enti,
mede me darewa bɛsɔ mo hwene mu,
na mede nnareka ato mo ano,
na mama mo afa ɛkwan
a mofaa so baeɛ no so, asane mo akyi.”
30Yei na ɛbɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ama woɔ, Ao Hesekia:
“Saa afe yi wobɛdi deɛ ɛno ankasa fifirie,
afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu no, wobɛdi deɛ ɛfiri mu ba.
Na afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa so no, mobɛdua mfudeɛ, na moatwa.
Mobɛyɛ bobe nturo, na moadi nʼaba no.
31Na mo a moaka Yuda a moatumi agyina ntua no mu ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ no ano no,
mobɛsane atena mo asase so, na mobɛdi yie na moadɔre.
32Na nkaeɛfoɔ bi bɛfiri Yerusalem aba,
na nkaeɛfoɔ dɔm afiri Bepɔ Sion so.
Asafo Awurade di nsiyɛ bɛhwɛ ama yei aba mu.
33“Yei ne asɛm a Awurade ka fa Asiriahene ho:
“Ɔrenhyɛne saa kuropɔn yi mu
na ɔrento bɛmma wɔ ha.
Ɔremfa akokyɛm mmɛnnyina kuropɔn no akyi
na ɔrensi otua pie ntia no.
34Ɔhene no kwan a ɔfaa so baeɛ no ara so na ɔbɛsane afa akɔ nʼankasa ɔman mu.”
Awurade ka sɛ,
“Ɔrenwura saa kuro yi mu.
35Mɛko agye saa kuropɔn yi,
ɛsiane mʼankasa mʼanimuonyam ne mʼakoa Dawid enti!”
36Afei Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ firii adi na ɔkunkumm asraafoɔ ɔpeha aduɔwɔtwe enum wɔ Asiria nsraban mu. Ɛberɛ a nnipa no sɔree anɔpa no, wɔhunuu sɛ afunten gugu baabiara! 37Enti Asiriahene Sanaherib pɔnn nʼakodɔm. Ɔsane kɔɔ Ninewe kɔtenaa hɔ.
38Ɛda bi a na ɔresɔre ne nyame Nisrok wɔ abosomdan mu no, ne mma mmarima baanu, Adramelek ne Sareser de akofena kɔkumm no, na wɔdwane kɔɔ Ararat asase so. Na ne babarima Esarhadon bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ Asiriahene.
