Hesekia Abɛn Owu Ano
Bere a yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ Hesekia sɛ ɔrenyare nkɔ yiye no, ɔdan n'ani kyerɛɛ ɔfasu no na osu. Wɔde mfe dunum ka ne nkwa nna ho, na owia sunsuma no san n'akyi sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne. Mpaebɔ a ɔkyerɛwee no ka owu ho hu no pefee a ɛnkora hwee so, na ɛwie sɛ ɔnim sɛ ateasefo na wɔkamfo no.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 1, 5–8
38 1Saa nna no mu, Hesekia yarewee a anka ɔrebewu. Odiyifo Yesaia, Amos ba, baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya se: Hyehyɛ wo fie nsɛm pɛpɛɛpɛ, efisɛ wobewu; worenyɛ yie.”
2Afei Hesekia dan nʼani kyerɛɛ ɔfasu no, na ɔbɔɔ yɛn Agya mpae, 3na ɔkae se, “Mesrɛ wo, mʼAgya, kae sɛnea mede nokwaredi ne koma pɛ anantew wʼanim, na mayɛ nea ɛyɛ papa wɔ wʼani so.” Hesekia sui denneennen.
4Afei yɛn Agya asɛm baa Yesaia nkyɛn se:
5“Kɔka kyerɛ Hesekia se, ‘Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya, wo nana Dawid Agya, se: Mate wo mpaebɔ, na mahu wo nusu. Mede mfe dunum reka wo nkwa nna ho.’ 6Megye wo ne kurow yi afi Asiria hene nsam; mɛbɔ kurow yi ho ban.
7“Yei ne sɛnkyerɛnne a efi yɛn Agya hɔ ma wo sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nea wahyɛ ho bɔ no: 8Hwɛ, sunsuma a owia no ama asian anammɔn du wɔ Ahas atrapoe so no, mɛma asan akɔ nʼakyi anammɔn du.” Enti owia no san kɔɔ nʼakyi anammɔn du a na ɛsian no.
9Nea Yuda hene Hesekia twerɛe bere a ɔyarewee na ɔsan nyaa ahoɔden no akyi: 10Mekae se, “Wɔ me nna mfinimfini, ɛsɛ sɛ mefa damoa apon mu kɔ; wɔawia me mfe a aka me no.” 11Mekae se, “Merenhu yɛn Agya ankasa wɔ ateasefo asase so; merenhwɛ nnipa bio, wɔ wɔn a wɔte wiase a ɛretwam yi so no mu. 12Wɔatu me tenabea na wɔde afi me nkyɛn akɔ sɛ oguanhwɛfo ntamadan. Mabobɔ me nkwa sɛ ntamanwenefo; watwa me afi nwenedua no so; efi awia kosi anadwo wode me ba awiei. 13Metɔɔ me bo ase twɛn kosii anɔpa, nanso obubu me nnompe nyinaa sɛ gyata; efi awia kosi anadwo wode me ba awiei. 14Sɛ asomfena anaa anomaa tenten bi no, metete nne; mesi apini sɛ aborɔnoma. Mʼani abrɛ sɛ mehwɛ soro. Ao Otumfo Agya, wɔhyɛ me so denneennen; bɛdi me ho awowa ma me nkwa!” 15Dɛn na metumi aka? Wakasa akyerɛ me, na ɔno ankasa na wayɛ. Mɛnantew brɛoo me mfe nyinaa me kra yaw no nti. 16Ao Otumfo Agya, eyinom na nnipa nam so te ase, na eyinom nyinaa mu na nkwa wɔ ma me honhom. Enti san ma me apɔw na ma me ntena ase! 17Nokware, me ankasa yiyedi nti na mehunuu awerɛhow a ɛte saa. Wo dɔ mu, wokoraa me nkwa ma anhwe ɔsɛe amoa mu, efisɛ woato me bɔne nyinaa wʼakyi. 18Efisɛ damoa ntumi nkamfo wo; owu ntumi nto wo ayeyi dwom. Wɔn a wɔsian kɔ amoa mu no ntumi nni wo nokwaredi ho anidaso. 19Ateasefo, ateasefo—wɔn na wɔkamfo wo, sɛnea meyɛ nnɛ yi; agya ma ne mma hu wo nokwaredi. 20Yɛn Agya bɛgye me nkwa, na yɛde sankuo bɛbɔ me nnwom yɛn nkwa nna nyinaa, wɔ yɛn Agya fi.
21Yesaia kae dedaw se, “Wɔmfa borɔdɔma a wɔakyekyere bom mfa nhyɛ kuru no so, na ɔbɛsan anya ahoɔden.” 22Hesekia bisaa dedaw se, “Sɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ mɛforo akɔ yɛn Agya fi?”