Kwadwom 2
Lamentations 2 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020
1Sɛdeɛ Awurade de nʼabufuhyeɛ omununkum
akata Ɔbabaa Sion so nie?
Wato Israel animuonyam
firi soro abɛhwe fam;
wankae ne nan ntiasoɔ
wɔ nʼabufuo da no. 2Awurade annya ahummɔborɔ
na wamene Yakob atenaeɛ nyinaa;
nʼabufuhyeɛ mu, wadwiri
Yuda Ɔbabaa aban denden no agu fam.
Wagu nʼahennie ne ne mmapɔmma
ho fi. 3Ɔde abufuhyeɛ atwitwa
Israel mmɛn nyinaa.
Wayi ne banbɔ
wɔ ɛberɛ a atamfoɔ no reba.
Wasɔ wɔ Yakob mu sɛ ogyadɛreɛ
a ɛhye biribiara a atwa ho ahyia. 4Wapoma ne bɛmma te sɛ ɔtamfoɔ;
ne nsa nifa ayɛ krado.
Sɛdeɛ ɔtamfoɔ yɛ no, wakunkum
wɔn a wɔyɛ fɛ wɔ anisoɔ nyinaa;
wahwie nʼabufuhyeɛ sɛ ogya
agu Ɔbabaa Sion ntomadan so. 5Awurade ayɛ sɛ ɔtamfoɔ;
wamene Israel.
Wamene nʼahemfie nyinaa
asɛe nʼabandenden.
Wama awerɛhoɔdie ne agyaadwotwa adɔɔso
ama Yuda Ɔbabaa. 6Wama nʼatenaeɛ ada mpan sɛ turo;
wasɛe ne dwabirem.
Awurade ama Sion werɛ afiri
nʼafahyɛ ne home nna;
wɔ nʼabufuhyeɛ mu no
wabu ɔhene ne ɔsɔfoɔ animtia. 7Awurade apo nʼafɔrebukyia
na wagyae ne kronkronbea mu.
Ɔde nʼahemfie afasuo
ahyɛ nʼatamfoɔ nsa.
Wɔteam wɔ Awurade efie
te sɛ afahyɛ da. 8Awurade sii nʼadwene pi sɛ ɔbɛsɛe
Ɔbabaa Sion ɔfasuo a atwa ne ho ahyia no.
Ɔde susuhoma too ho
na wannyae ɔsɛeɛ no.
Ɔmaa apie ne afasuo dii abooboo;
wɔn nyinaa sɛeɛ. 9Nʼapono amem fam;
wɔn adaban nso, wabubu mu asɛe no.
Ne ɔhene ne ne mmapɔmma, watwa wɔn asuo kɔ amanaman no mu,
mmara nni hɔ bio,
na nʼadiyifoɔ nnnya anisoadehunu a
ɛfiri Awurade hɔ bio. 10Ɔbabaa Sion mpanimfoɔ
tete fam ayɛ komm;
wɔde mfuturo agu wɔn tirim
afirafira ayitoma.
Yerusalem mmabaawa
asisi wɔn tiri ase. 11Mʼani rentumi nnyae nisuteɛ,
me yafunu mu retwa me,
mʼakoma rete atɔ fam,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔasɛe me nkurɔfoɔ,
ɛfiri sɛ mmɔfra ne mmotafowa totɔ piti
wɔ kuropɔn no mmɔntene so. 12Wɔbisa wɔn maamenom sɛ,
“Ɛhe na aduane ne nsã wɔ?”
Ɛberɛ a wɔtotɔ piti sɛ apirafoɔ
wɔ kuropɔn no mmɔntene so,
ɛberɛ a wɔn nkwa resa
wɔ wɔn maamenom abasa so. 13Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi aka ama woɔ?
Ɛdeɛn ho na mɛtumi de wo atoto,
Ao, Yerusalem Ɔbabaa?
Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi de asusu woɔ,
de akyekyere wo werɛ,
Ao, Sion Ɔbabaa Bunu?
Wʼapirakuro so sɛ ɛpo.
Hwan na ɔbɛtumi asa ama woɔ? 14Wʼadiyifoɔ anisoadehunu
yɛ atorɔ a ɛho nni mfasoɔ;
wɔanna mo amumuyɛ adi
ansi mo nnommumfa ano.
Nkɔmhyɛ a wɔde maa mo no
yɛ atorɔ ne nnaadaa. 15Wɔn a wɔtwam wo ɛkwan soɔ nyinaa
bobɔ wɔn nsam gu wo so;
wɔdi wo ho fɛ na wɔwoso wɔn tiri
gu Yerusalem Ɔbabaa so ka sɛ,
“Yei ne kuropɔn a na wɔfrɛ no
ahoɔfɛ a ɛdi mu no?
Asase nyinaa anigyedeɛ no nie?” 16Wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa baeɛ wɔn anom
kakraa tia wo;
wɔsere na wɔtwɛre wɔn se
na wɔka sɛ, “Yɛamene no.
Ɛda a na yɛretwɛn no nie;
Yɛatena ase ahunu.” 17Awurade ayɛ deɛ ɔhyehyɛeɛ;
wama nʼasɛm a
ɔhyɛɛ dadaada no aba mu.
Watu wo agu a wanhunu wo mmɔbɔ,
wama ɔtamfoɔ no ani agye
wama wʼatamfoɔ no mmɛn so. 18Nnipa no akoma
su frɛ Awurade.
Ao, Sion Ɔbabaa fasuo,
ma wo nisuo nsene sɛ asubɔnten
awia ne anadwo;
nnye wʼahome
mma wʼani nso nnya ahomeɛ. 19Sɔre, su denden anadwo
ɔdasuom mfitiaseɛ;
hwie wʼakoma mu nsɛm sɛ nsuo
gu Awurade anim.
Ma wo nsa so kyerɛ no
wo mma nkwa enti,
wɔn a ɛkɔm ama wʼatotɔ baha
wɔ mmɔntene so. 20“Hwɛ na dwene ho, Ao, Awurade:
Hwan na wode no afa saa ɛkwan yi so pɛn?
Ɛsɛ sɛ mmaa we wɔn yafunu mma nam anaa,
mma a wɔahwɛ wɔn?
Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔsɔfoɔ ne odiyifoɔ
wɔ Awurade kronkronbea anaa? 21“Mmɔfra ne mpanin adeda abɔ mu
mfuturo mu wɔ mmɔntene so,
me mmeranteɛ ne mmabaawa
atotɔ wɔ akofena ano.
Wakum wɔn wɔ wʼabufuo da;
wayam wɔn na wannya ahummɔborɔ. 22“Sɛdeɛ wotoo wo nsa frɛ wɔ apontoɔ da no,
saa ara na wofrɛfrɛɛ
amanehunu firi afanan nyinaa tiaa me.
Awurade abufuo da no,
obiara annwane na obiara anka:
wɔn a mehwɛɛ wɔn na metetee wɔn no,
me ɔtamfoɔ adwerɛ wɔn.”
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