1Ɛwɔ deɛ wɔtu dwetɛ
ne beaeɛ a wɔhoa sika kɔkɔɔ ho.
2Wɔtu dadeɛ firi fam,
na wɔnane kɔbere firi dadeben mu.
3Onipa ma esum ba awieeɛ;
na ɔhwehwɛ kɔ akyirikyiri asase mu
kɔpɛ dadeben wɔ esum kabii mu.
4Baabi a ɛne deɛ ɔdasani teɛ ntam ɛkwan ware no, ɔtu amena de fagudeɛtuo afidie hyɛ hɔ,
mmeammea a onipa nan sii hɔ akyɛre
baabi a ɛmmɛn nnipa no, ɛhɔ na ɔdi aforosiane.
5Asase a ɛbɔ aduane no,
wɔnane aseɛ no te sɛ deɛ wɔde ogya na ayɛ;
6aboɔdemmoɔ firi nʼabotan mu
na sikakɔkɔɔ mpɔ nso wɔ ne mfuturo mu.
7Ɔkɔdeɛ biara nnim saa kwan a ahinta no,
akorɔma biara ani nhunuiɛ.
8Mmoa ahantanfoɔ nnante wɔ hɔ
na agyata nkɔdɛɛdɛɛ wɔ hɔ.
9Onipa nsa paapae abotan denden
na ɔma mmepɔ ase da hɔ.
10Ɔtwa aka fa abotan mu,
na ɔhunu nʼademudeɛ nyinaa.
11Ɔhwehwɛ baabi a nsubɔntene ti wɔ
na ɔda nneɛma a ahinta adi.
12Nanso ɛhe na yɛbɛhunu deɛ nyansa hyɛ?
Ɛhe na nteaseɛ teɛ?
13Onipa renhunu ne bo a ɛsom;
wɔrenhunu wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
14Na ebunu ka sɛ, “Ɛnni me mu”;
na ɛpo nso sɛ, “Ɛnni me nkyɛn.”
15Wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa ntɔ,
na wɔrentumi mfa dwetɛ nkari ne boɔ.
16Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sikakɔkɔɔ ntɔ
apopobibirieboɔ anaa aboɔdemmoɔ nso saa ara.
17Wɔrentumi mfa ahwehwɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ntoto ho,
na wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ nnwinneɛ nsesa.
18Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ ahwene panin ne ahwehwɛboɔ din;
nyansa boɔ sene nhwene pa.
19Etiopia akarateboɔ ne no nsɛ;
wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ kronn ntɔ.
20Ɛnneɛ na ɛhe na nyansa firie?
Ɛhe na nteaseɛ teɛ?
21Wɔde asie abɔdeɛ biara ani,
wɔde asie ewiem nnomaa mpo.
22Ɔsɛeɛ ne Owuo ka sɛ,
“Yɛate no huhuhuhu kɛkɛ.”
23Onyankopɔn te ɛkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ ase,
na ɔno nko ara na ɔnim baabi a ɛteɛ,
24ɛfiri sɛ ɔhwɛ kɔduru nsase ano
na ɔhunu biribiara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase.
25Ɛberɛ a ɔhyɛɛ mframa ano den too hɔ
na ɔsusuu nsuwa no,
26ɛberɛ a ɔkaa no ɔhyɛ so kyerɛɛ osutɔ
na ɔtwaa ɛkwan maa aprannaa no,
27afei ɔhwɛɛ nyansa na ɔkarii no hwɛeɛ;
na ɔgyee no too mu na ɔsɔɔ no hwɛeɛ.
28Na ɔka kyerɛɛ onipa sɛ,
“Awurade suro, ɛno ne nyansa;
na sɛ wɔkyiri bɔne a, wowɔ nteaseɛ.”
128:1 Thab 12:6; Dan 11:35“Nĩ kũrĩ handũ harĩa betha yenjagwo
o na nĩ harĩ handũ harĩa thahabu ĩtheragĩrio.
2Kĩgera kĩrutagwo kuuma tĩĩri-inĩ,
nakĩo gĩcango kĩrutagwo mahiga-inĩ gĩgatwekio.
328:3 Koh 1:13Mũndũ nĩkũniina aniinaga nduma;
acaragia mahiga macio nginya kũrĩa kũriku mũno,
o kũu nduma ĩrĩ ndumanu mũno.
428:4 2Sam 5:8Mũndũ atũrĩkagia irima thĩ kũraya na kũrĩa andũ matũũraga,
agakinya kũndũ kũrĩa mũndũ aariganĩirwo nĩgũthiiaga;
kũu kũraihanĩrĩirie na andũ nĩkuo acunjuuraga akĩereeraga.28:4 Enji a marima magĩcaria tũhiga twa goro maikaragĩra itĩ ciacunjuuragio na mĩkanda.
528:5 Thab 104:14; 145:15Thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga irio,
no na kũu thĩinĩ mũhuro kũgarũrũkĩte gũkahaana ta gũcinĩtwo na mwaki;
628:6 Isa 54:11mahiga-inĩ ma thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu,
na mũthanga wayo ũkoragwo na ngũmba cia thahabu.
7Gũtirĩ nyoni ndĩa-nyama yũĩ gacĩra kau kahithe,
na gatirĩ konwo nĩ riitho rĩa hũngũ.
828:8 Isa 35:9Nyamũ iria ciĩtĩĩaga itirĩ ciagathiĩra,
o na gũtirĩ mũrũũthi ũkageragĩra.
928:9 Gũcook 8:15; Jon 2:6Guoko kwa mũndũ gũtharĩkagĩra gũkanyiita ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ,
na gũkaguũria itina cia irĩma.
10Enjaga mungu ũgatũrĩkia rwaro rwa ihiga;
maitho make makĩonaga igĩĩna ciaruo ciothe.
11Ethaga itwe cia njũũĩ,
na indo iria hithe agaciumĩria ũtheri-inĩ.
1228:12 Koh 7:24“No ũũgĩ-rĩ, ũngĩoneka kũ?
Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
1328:13 Thim 3:15; Jer 11:19Mũndũ ndangĩmenya thogora wa ũũgĩ;
ndũngĩoneka bũrũri wa arĩa marĩ muoyo.
14Kũrĩa kũriku mũno kuugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ thĩinĩ wakwa’;
narĩo iria rĩkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ gũkũ gwakwa.’
1528:15 Thim 3:13-14; Atũm 8:20Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno,
kana thogora waguo ũthimwo na betha.
1628:16 Kĩam 10:29; Thaam 24:10Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ya Ofiri,
kana ũgũrĩke na onigithi ĩrĩa ĩrĩ goro mũno,
o na kana yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu.
17Thahabu kana icicio-rĩ, itingĩhota kũgerekanio naguo;
o na kana ũkũũranio na mathaga ma thahabu.
1828:18 Ezek 27:16; Kũg 21:11Maricani kana ngenyekenyi iria cia goro itiagĩrĩire kũgwetanio naguo;
thogora wa ũũgĩ ũkĩrĩte wa ruru ĩrĩa ndune.
19Yakuti ya Kushi ndĩngĩigananio naguo;
o na ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno.
20“Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, ũũgĩ ũngĩkiuma nakũ?
Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
21Nĩmũhithe kũrĩ maitho ma ciũmbe ciothe iria itũũraga muoyo,
ũkahithwo o na nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.
2228:22 Ayub 20:26; Thim 8:32-36Mwanangĩko na gĩkuũ ciugaga atĩrĩ,
‘No mũhuhu waguo ũkinyĩte matũ-inĩ maitũ.’
2328:23 Koh 3:11Ngai nĩooĩ njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũrĩ,
na nowe wiki ũũĩ kũrĩa ũtũũraga,
2428:24 Josh 3:11; Ahib 4:13nĩgũkorwo nĩonaga mũthia wa thĩ,
na nĩonaga maũndũ marĩa mothe marĩ rungu rwa igũrũ.
25Rĩrĩa aathimĩire rũhuho nditi yaruo,
o na agĩthima maaĩ-rĩ,
2628:26 Ayub 36:28; Isa 35:7rĩrĩa aarutĩire mbura watho ĩrũmagĩrĩre,
na agĩtemera rũheni na marurumĩ njĩra-rĩ,
27nake nĩonire ũũgĩ na akĩũthima;
aũrũmirie na akĩũthuthuuria.
2828:28 Gũcook 4:6Agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ,
‘Gwĩtigĩra Mwathani-rĩ, ũcio nĩguo ũũgĩ,
Nakuo gũtheemaga ũũru nĩ ũmenyo.’ ”
