Rekabfo di wɔn agya ni
Yeremia de nsa ma Rekabfo no, na wɔpow, efisɛ wɔn nana Yonadab ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnnom. Wɔn osetie ma nnipa agya bi a wawu akyɛ no gyina Yuda a wɔpow sɛ wɔbɛtie yɛn Agya a waka mpɛn pii no anim. Wɔhyɛ bɔ sɛ Yonadab asefo benya daa gyinabea.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 2, 13–19
35 1Asɛm a efi yɛn Agya nkyɛn baa Yeremia nkyɛn wɔ Yosia ba Yehoiakim a na ɔyɛ Yuda hene no bere so ni:
2“Kɔ Rekabfo fie, kɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn, fa wɔn bra me fie dan nkyɛnmu bi mu, na ma wɔn nsa nnom.”
3Enti mefaa Yeremia ba Yaasania, Habasinia nana, ne ne nuanom ne ne mmabarima nyinaa ne Rekabfo fiefo nyinaa, 4na mede wɔn baa yɛn Agya fie, Igdalia ba Hanan, yɛn Agya nipa no, mmabarima dan mu; ɛwɔ adwumayɛfo mpanyin dan no nkyɛn, Salum ba Maaseia, ɔpon ano hwɛfo no, dan no atifi. 5Afei mede kuruwa akɛse a nsa ayɛ ma ne nkuruwa sisii Rekabfo fiefo mma no anim, na mekae se, “Monnom nsa kakra.”
6Nanso wɔkae se, “Yɛrennom nsa, efisɛ yɛn agya Rekab ba Yonadab hyɛɛ yɛn se: Mo ne mo mma rennom nsa da. 7Monnsi fie, monnndua aba, na monnyɛ bobe turo; mo nni ebi biara. Montena ntamadan mu mo nna nyinaa, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mobɛtena asase a motena so no so nna pii.’ 8Enti yɛatie yɛn agya Rekab ba Yonadab wɔ biribiara a ɔhyɛɛ yɛn no mu: sɛ yɛnnom nsa yɛn nna nyinaa—yɛn, yɛn yerenom, yɛn mmabarima ne yɛn mmabea, 9na yɛnsi afie ntena mu. Yɛnni bobe turo anaa afuw anaa aba, 10na mmom yɛatena ntamadan mu, atie na yɛayɛ biribiara a yɛn agya Yonadab hyɛɛ yɛn no. 11Nanso bere a Babilon hene Nebukadnessar tow hyɛɛ asase no so no, yɛkae se, ‘Mommra, momma yɛnkɔ Yerusalem nkɔguan Babiloniafo ne Aramfo akodɔm no.’ Enti yɛte Yerusalem.”
12Afei yɛn Agya asɛm baa Yeremia nkyɛn se:
13Sɛɛ na ɔsoro dɔm Agya, Israel Agya, se: Kɔka kyerɛ Yudafo ne Yerusalemfo se: Morennye nteɛso na montie me nsɛm anaa? Yɛn Agya na ose. 14Wɔadi Rekab ba Yonadab ahyɛde a ɔhyɛɛ ne mma sɛ wɔnnom nsa no so; de besi nnɛ yi wɔnnom bi, efisɛ wɔtiee wɔn agya ahyɛde. Nanso maka makyerɛ mo mpɛn pii, na moantie me.
15Mesomaa me nkoa adiyifo no nyinaa baa mo nkyɛn mpɛn pii se, ‘Mo mu biara nsan mfi ne kwan bɔne so, na monsiesie mo nneyɛe. Monnni anyame foforo akyi nsom wɔn, na mobɛtena asase a mede maa mo ne mo agyanom no so.’ Nanso moantie me anaa moanyɛ aso amma me. 16Rekab ba Yonadab asefo adi wɔn agya ahyɛde so, nanso nnipa yi antie me.
17Enti sɛɛ na ɔsoro dɔm Agya, Israel Agya, se: “Mede amanehunu biara a maka atia wɔn no reba Yuda ne Yerusalemfo nyinaa so, efisɛ mekasa kyerɛɛ wɔn na wɔantie, mefrɛɛ wɔn na wɔannye so.”
18Yeremia ka kyerɛɛ Rekabfo fiefo se, “Sɛɛ na ɔsoro dɔm Agya, Israel Agya, se: Esiane sɛ moatie mo agya Yonadab ahyɛde, moadi ne nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa so, na moayɛ biribiara a ɔhyɛɛ mo no nti, 19sɛɛ na ɔsoro dɔm Agya, Israel Agya, se: Rekab ba Yonadab benya ne aseni bi a ɔbɛgyina mʼanim daa.”