Akyɛde a Efi Babilonia
Babilon abɔfo nkamfo nti, Hesekia kyerɛɛ wɔn nea ɔwɔ nyinaa. Yesaia de yɛn Agya asɛm bae sɛ eyinom nyinaa ne ne mma bɛkɔ Babilon. Hesekia ka sɛ asɛm no ye — efisɛ ɔhwere no bɛba ne nkwa nna akyi. Saa mmuae no da hɔ a wɔnka ho hwee.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 6–7
39 1Saa bere no, Babilonia hene Merodak-Baladan a ɔyɛ Baladan ba no somaa nkrataa ne akyɛde bi kɔmaa Hesekia, efisɛ ɔtee sɛ na Hesekia yare, na wanya ahoɔden bio. 2Hesekia de anigye gyee wɔn, na ɔkyerɛɛ wɔn ne fotodan no mu nneɛma nyinaa: dwetɛ, sika, nnuhuam, ngo pa, nʼakodekoradan nyinaa ne biribiara a ɛwɔ nʼakorae mu. Biribiara nni ne fi anaa nʼahenni mu a Hesekia ankyerɛ wɔn. 3Afei odiyifo Yesaia kɔɔ ɔhene Hesekia nkyɛn kɔbisaa no se, “Dɛn na saa mmarima yi kae, na ɛhe na wofi bae?” Hesekia kae se, “Wofi asase bi a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri so, Babilonia na wofi.”
4Yesaia bisaa no se, “Dɛn na wɔahu wɔ wo fi?” Hesekia buae se, “Wohuu biribiara a ɛwɔ me fi. Biribiara nni mʼakorae mu a mankyerɛ wɔn.”
5Afei Yesaia ka kyerɛɛ Hesekia se, “Tie ɔsoro asraafodɔm Agya asɛm:
6Nna bi reba a wɔbɛfa biribiara a ɛwɔ wo fi, ne nea wo nananom akora asie de besi nnɛ nyinaa, akɔ Babilonia. Hwee renka, yɛn Agya na ɔse. 7Wɔbɛfa wo mma mmarima no bi, wʼankasa wʼasefo, akɔ, na wɔayɛ adwuma mpanyimfo wɔ Babilonia hene ahemfi mu.”
8Afei Hesekia ka kyerɛɛ Yesaia se, “Yɛn Agya asɛm a woaka no yɛ papa.” Efisɛ ɔdwenee se, “Asomdwoe ne ahobammɔ bɛba me nkwa nna mu.”
