Apam a Yɛn Agya ne Dawid Yɛe
Dawid pɛ sɛ ɔsi fi ma yɛn Agya, na Natan pene so ansa na ɔte fi ne hɔ. Mmuae no dan no: wo Agya besi fi ama wo, na wo ba na obesi me de. Dawid kɔ kɔtena ase, na ne ho dwiriw no sɛ eyinom nyinaa fa ne ho.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 4–14
17 1Bere a Dawid tenaa ne fi mu no, ɔka kyerɛɛ odiyifo Natan se, “Hwɛ, mete sida dan mu, nanso yɛn Agya apam adaka no si ntamadan mu.”
2Natan buaa Dawid se, “Yɛ biribiara a ɛwɔ wo koma mu, efisɛ yɛn Agya ka wo ho.”
3Nanso anadwo no ara, yɛn Agya asɛm baa Natan nkyɛn se:
4Kɔka kyerɛ me somfo Dawid se, “Sɛɛ na wʼAgya se: Ɛnyɛ wo na wobɛsi efi ama me ma mate mu.” 5Mentenaa efi mu da, efi da a mede Israel bae no besi nnɛ; mefi ntamadan mu kɔ ntamadan mu, fi tenabea kɔ tenabea.
6Baabiara a me ne Israel nyinaa kɔɔ no, so mekaa asɛm bi kyerɛɛ Israel atemmufo a mehyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnhwɛ me nkurɔfo no mu bi da se, ‘Adɛn nti na moansi sida dan amma me?’
7Enti ka kyerɛ me somfo Dawid se, “Sɛɛ na ɔsoro asraafo Agya se: Miyii wo fii adidibea, fii nnwan akyi, sɛ mede wo bɛyɛ me nkurɔfo Israel so sodifo. 8Me ne wo anantew wɔ baabiara a wokɔe, na matwa wʼatamfo nyinaa afi wʼanim. Afei mɛma wo din ayɛ sɛ asase so akɛseɛfo din. 9Mɛyi baabi ama me nkurɔfo Israel na mede wɔn adua hɔ, sɛ wɔntena wɔn ankasa fi, na obiara nhaw wɔn bio. Amumɔyɛfo renhyɛ wɔn so bio sɛ kan no, 10efi bere a meyii atemmufo sii me nkurɔfo Israel so no; mɛbrɛ wʼatamfo nyinaa ase. Meka kyerɛ wo se: wʼAgya bɛsi efi ama wo. 11Sɛ wo nna du so na wokɔka wo nananom ho a, mɛma wʼasefo bi asɔre wɔ wʼakyi, wo mma mmarima no mu baako, na mɛma nʼahenni atim. 12Ɔno na ɔbɛsi efi ama me, na mɛma nʼahengua atim daa. 13Mɛyɛ nʼAgya; ɔbɛyɛ me ba. Merenyi mʼadɔe mfi ne so sɛnea meyii fii nea odii wʼanim kan no so no. 14Mede no bɛsi me fi ne mʼahenni so daa; nʼahengua bɛtim daa.”
15Natan kaa saa nsɛm yi nyinaa ne saa anisoadehu yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ Dawid.
Dawid Tena Yɛn Agya Anim a Ne Ho Dwiriw No
16Afei Ɔhene Dawid kɔɔ mu, kɔtenaa yɛn Agya anim kae se, “MʼAgya, mene hena, na me fi nso yɛ dɛn, a wode me aba akyiri saa? 17Na ɛte sɛ nea eyi yɛ ade ketewa wɔ wʼani so, mʼAgya, woaka wo somfo fi ho asɛm de akɔ daakye akyirikyiri, na woahwɛ me sɛ nnipa mu kɛseɛ, mʼAgya. 18Dɛn bio na Dawid betumi aka akyerɛ wo wɔ anuonyam a wode ahyɛ wo somfo no ho? Efisɛ wonim wo somfo. 19MʼAgya, wo somfo nti ne wo ankasa wo koma pɛ nti, woayɛ saa nneɛma akɛse yi nyinaa, ada saa bɔhyɛ akɛse yi nyinaa adi. 20MʼAgya, obiara nte sɛ wo, Agya foforo biara nni hɔ ka wo ho, sɛnea yɛde yɛn aso ate no nyinaa. 21Hena na ɔte sɛ wo nkurɔfo Israel, ɔman koro a ɛwɔ asase so a yɛn Agya kɔgyee wɔn sɛ ne nkurɔfo, na wode nneyɛe akɛse a ɛyɛ nwonwa gyee din maa wo ho, na wopam aman fii wo nkurɔfo a wogyee wɔn fii Misraim no anim? 22Wode wo nkurɔfo Israel yɛɛ wo dea daa, na wo, mʼAgya, wobɛyɛɛ wɔn Agya. 23Afei, mʼAgya, ma asɛm a woaka afa wo somfo ne ne fi ho no nnyina daa; yɛ sɛnea woaka no. 24Ma ennyina, na wo din nyɛ kɛse daa, na wɔaka se, ‘Ɔsoro asraafo Agya no ne yɛn Agya wɔ Israel so.’ Ma wo somfo Dawid fi ntim wɔ wʼanim. 25Efisɛ wo, mʼAgya, woada no adi akyerɛ wo somfo sɛ wobɛsi efi ama no; enti wo somfo nyaa akokoduru sɛ ɔbɛbɔ mpae wɔ wʼanim. 26Afei, mʼAgya, wo ne yɛn Agya; wohyɛɛ wo somfo saa ade pa yi ho bɔ. 27Afei woapɛ sɛ wobɛhyira wo somfo fi, na atena hɔ wɔ wʼanim daa; efisɛ wo, mʼAgya, woahyira no, na wɔahyira no daa.”