Ɔkɔm Den Wɔ Asase No So

Ɔkɔm nko na ɛma Yakob gyae Benyamin ma, ɔde no hyɛ yɛn Agya Ade Nyinaa So Tumfo nsa, na Yuda de ne nkwa si ho awowa ma no. Wɔ Misraim no, anuanom no hwɛ kwan sɛ wɔbɛkyere wɔn, na mmom wonya aponto, a wɔtena ase sɛnea wɔwoo wɔn. Yosef hu Benyamin, na ɛsɛ sɛ ofi dan no mu kɔsu.

Ti 43.

Ɔkɔm no ano yɛɛ den wɔ asase no so. Bere a wɔwee aburow a wɔde fi Misraim bae no wiei no, wɔn agya kae se, “Monsan nkɔ nkɔtɔ aduan kakra mma yɛn.”

Nanso Yuda ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɔbarima no bɔɔ yɛn kɔkɔ denneennen se, ‘Sɛ mo nuabarima nka mo ho a, morenhu mʼanim.’ Sɛ wode yɛn nuabarima no ka yɛn ho a, yɛbɛsian akɔtɔ aduan ama wo. Nanso sɛ worensoma no a, yɛrenkɔ, efisɛ ɔbarima no kae se, ‘Sɛ mo nuabarima nka mo ho a, morenhu mʼanim.’”

Israel kae se, “Adɛn nti na mode saa haw yi baa me so, sɛ moka kyerɛɛ ɔbarima no se mowɔ nuabarima foforo?”

Wɔkae se, “Ɔbarima no bisabisaa yɛn yɛn ho ne yɛn abusua ho asɛm yiye se, ‘Mo agya da so te ase anaa? Mowɔ nuabarima foforo bi?’ Na yɛbuaa no sɛnea obisae no. Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛahu se ɔbɛka se, ‘Momfa mo nuabarima no mmra’?”

Yuda ka kyerɛɛ nʼagya Israel se, “Ma abarimaa no ne me nkɔ; ma yɛnkɔ, na yɛanya nkwa a yɛanwuwu—yɛn ne wo ne yɛn mma. Mede me ho bɔ ne ho awowa—bisa no fi me nsam. Sɛ mamfa no ansan amma, na mamfa no annyina wʼanim a, me ara mɛsoa fɔ no wɔ wʼanim daa. Efisɛ sɛ yɛantwentwɛn yɛn nan ase a, anka seesei yɛakɔ aba mprenu.”

Wɔn agya Israel ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ saa a, monyɛ eyi: momfa asase yi so nnepa a ɛsen biara ngu mo nkotokuo mu, na momfa akyɛde nkɔma ɔbarima no—aduru ngo kakra, ɛwo kakra, nnuhuam, kurobo, pistakio aba ne almond aba. Momfa sika no mmɔho abien nkɔ, na momfa sika a wɔde sanee guu mo nkotokuo ano no nsan nkɔ—ebia na ɛyɛ mfomso. Momfa mo nuabarima no nso, na momsan nkɔ ɔbarima no nkyɛn. El Shaddai—yɛn Agya Otumfo—mma ɔbarima no nhu mo mmɔbɔ, na ɔmma mo nuabarima foforo no ne Benyamin kwan. Na me de, sɛ me mma fi me nsa a, ɛno de, wɔafi me nsa.”

Mmarima no faa akyɛde no ne dwetɛ no mmɔho abien ne Benyamin, sian kɔɔ Misraim, kɔgyinaa Yosef anim.

Bere a Yosef hui sɛ Benyamin ka wɔn ho no, ɔka kyerɛɛ ne fi sohwɛfo se, “Fa mmarima yi kɔ fie, kum aboa bi na noa, efisɛ wɔne me bɛdidi awia.” Ɔbarima no yɛɛ sɛnea Yosef kae no, na ɔde mmarima no kɔɔ Yosef fi. Mmarima no suroe, efisɛ wɔde wɔn kɔɔ Yosef fi. Wɔkae se, “Sika a wɔde sanee guu yɛn nkotokuo mu kan no nti na wɔde yɛn aba ha—sɛ wɔbɛtow ahyɛ yɛn so, aba yɛn so, akyekyere yɛn ayɛ yɛn nkoa, na wɔafa yɛn mfurum.” Enti wɔkɔɔ Yosef fi sohwɛfo no nkyɛn, kɔkasa kyerɛɛ no wɔ ɛpono ano, na wɔkae se, “Owura, yɛsrɛ wo, yɛsian bae ampa ara mfiase no sɛ yɛrebɛtɔ aduan. Bere a yɛduu ahohodan no mu buee yɛn nkotokuo ano no, yehuu obiara dwetɛ wɔ ne kotoku ano, ne mu duru nyinaa. Yɛde asan aba yɛn nsam. Yɛde sika foforo nso aba sɛ yɛde bɛtɔ aduan, nanso yennim onipa a ɔde sika no guu yɛn nkotokuo mu.”

Ɔkae se, “Asomdwoe nka mo, munnsuro. Mo Agya ne mo agya Nyankopɔn de ademude aguu mo nkotokuo mu ama mo; mo sika no duu me nsam.” Afei ɔde Simeon fii adi brɛɛ wɔn. Ɔbarima no de wɔn kɔɔ Yosef fi, de nsu maa wɔn, na wɔhohoroo wɔn nan ase; ɔmaa wɔn mfurum nso aduan. Enti wɔsiesiee akyɛde no too hɔ maa Yosef sɛ ɔbɛba awia no, efisɛ wɔtee sɛ wɔbɛdidi wɔ hɔ. Bere a Yosef baa fie no, wɔde akyɛde a ɛwɔ wɔn nsam no brɛɛ no, na wɔkotow no de wɔn ti duu fam. Obisaa wɔn ho asɛm, na afei ɔkae se, “Mo agya—akwakoraa a mokaa ne ho asɛm no—ho yɛ den? Ɔda so te ase?”

Wɔkae se, “Wo somfo, yɛn agya, ho yɛ den, ɔda so te ase.” Afei wɔbɔɔ wɔn mu ase, de wɔn anim butuw fam. Ɔmaa nʼani so hui ne nuabarima Benyamin, ne na ba, na obisaa se, “Eyi ne mo nuabarima kumaa a mokaa ne ho asɛm kyerɛɛ me no?” Afei ɔkae se, “Yɛn Agya nkyɛ wo adom, me ba.” Yosef yɛɛ ntɛm fii hɔ, efisɛ ne yam hyehyee no wɔ ne nuabarima no ho, na ɔhwehwɛɛ baabi a ɔbɛsu; ɔkɔɔ ne dan mu na ɔsuu wɔ hɔ. Afei ɔhohoroo nʼanim na ɔfii adi; ɔmiaa ne ho, na ɔkae se, “Momfa aduan no mmra.”

Wɔde nʼaduan maa no nko ara, ne nuanom nso nko ara, ne Misraimfo a wɔne no didi no nso nko ara—efisɛ Misraimfo ntumi ne Hebrifo nnidi, efisɛ ɛyɛ akyiwade ma wɔn. Wɔtenaa nʼanim: abakan no sɛnea ne kandi te, ne kumaa no sɛnea ne mmofraase te—na ɛyɛɛ mmarima no nwonwa, na wɔhwehwɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho. Ɔde aduan fii nʼapon so kɔmaa wɔn, na Benyamin kyɛfa no sen afoforo no de mmɔho anum. Wɔne no nomee, na wɔdii ahurusi.