Nehemia 5:7
Nehemiah 5:7 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020
Medwenee saa asɛm yi ho, na mekasa tiaa atitire ne adwumayɛfoɔ no. Meka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monam nsiho a mogye firi mo ara mo nkurɔfoɔ bosea a wɔbɔ so no hyɛ wɔn so.” Na mefrɛɛ ɔmanfoɔ nhyiamu kaa ho asɛm.
Nehemiah 5:7 in English
Nehemiah 5:7 · Berean Standard Bible
and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
Context
5Yɛfiri abusua korɔ mu, na yɛn mma te sɛ wɔn deɛ. Nanso, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtɔn yɛn mma, de wɔn kɔ nkoasom mu ansa na yɛanya sika de ahwɛ yɛn ho. Yɛatɔn yɛn mmammaa bi dada, na yɛrentumi nyɛ ho hwee, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛde yɛn mfuo ne bobefuo asisi awowa ama afoforɔ.” 6Metee wɔn anwiinwii no, me bo fuu yie. 7Medwenee saa asɛm yi ho, na mekasa tiaa atitire ne adwumayɛfoɔ no. Meka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monam nsiho a mogye firi mo ara mo nkurɔfoɔ bosea a wɔbɔ so no hyɛ wɔn so.” Na mefrɛɛ ɔmanfoɔ nhyiamu kaa ho asɛm. 8Nhyiamu no ase, meka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Yɛn a yɛaka no, yɛrebɔ yɛn ho mmɔden sɛ yɛbɛtumi agye yɛn abusuafoɔ Yudafoɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtɔn wɔn ho ma ahɔhoɔ abosonsomfoɔ. Nanso, moresan atɔn wɔn akɔ nkoasom mu bio. Ɛda biara na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛgye wɔn anaa?” Na wɔantumi anka asɛm biara anyi wɔn ho ano. 9Afei, mekɔɔ so kaa sɛ, “Deɛ moreyɛ no nyɛ. Ɛsɛ sɛ monante Onyamesuro mu, sɛdeɛ atamfoɔ aman no nnya kwan mfa mo nyɛ aseredeɛ.
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