Agya no Nsa Soma Nehemia
Ɔhene nsãkurafo anim a ayɛ mmɔbɔ no, wohu, na n'Agya nsa pa wɔ ne so nti, Nehemia srɛ ɔhene no nnua ne ɔkwan a ahobammɔ wom sɛ ɔbɛsan akyekye n'agyanom kurow a abubu no. Anadwo ɔnam Yerusalem mmubuiɛ mu nko ara ansa na ɔbɛka akyerɛ obi, na afei ɔboaboa adansifo ano bere a Sanbalat ne Tobia di wɔn ho fɛw.
2 1Ɔhene Artasasta ahenni afe a ɛto so aduonu mu, Nisan bosome mu, na nsa si nʼanim; mefaa no de maa ɔhene no. Na minnii awerɛhow wɔ nʼanim da. a a v1 Nisan ne Hebrifo afe no bosome a edi kan, na ɛtɔ asusow bere no ahyɛase (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem–Oforisuo). 2Ɔhene no bisaa me se, “Adɛn nti na wʼanim ayɛ awerɛhow saa, bere a wonyare yi? Eyi nyɛ biribi foforo sɛ koma mu awerɛhow.” Afei ehu kɛse kaa me.
3Meka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Ɔhene ntena ase daa! Adɛn nti na mʼanim nnyɛ awerɛhow, bere a kurow a me nananom nna hɔ no abubu, na wɔde ogya ahyew nʼapon?”
4Ɔhene no bisaa me se, “Dɛn na wopɛ?” Afei mebɔɔ yɛn Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no mpae, 5na meka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene ani, na sɛ wo somfo anya wʼanim dom a, soma me nkɔ Yuda, kurow a me nananom nna hɔ no mu, na menkɔsan nsi bio.”
6Ɔhene no a ɔhemmaa no te ne nkyɛn no bisaa me se, “Wʼakwantu no bɛkyɛ sɛn, na bere bɛn na wobɛsan aba?” Ɛsɔɔ ɔhene no ani sɛ ɔbɛsoma me, enti mekyerɛɛ no bere.
7Afei nso meka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene ani a, ma me nkrataa mmrɛ amradofo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten no Agya mantam no mu no, na wɔma me kwan mfa wɔn mantam mu nkosi sɛ mɛduru Yuda. 8Ma me krataa nso mmrɛ Asaf a ɔhwɛ ɔhene kwae so no, na ɔmfa nnua mma me, mfa nyɛ nnua akɛse mma abandenden a ɛbɛn asɔredan no apon, kurow no fasu, ne ofi a mɛtena mu no.” Ɔhene no yɛɛ nea mesrɛe nyinaa maa me, efisɛ mʼAgya nsa pa wɔ me so.
9Mekɔɔ amradofo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten no Agya mantam no mu no nkyɛn, na mede ɔhene nkrataa no maa wɔn. Ɔhene no nso de asraafo mpanyimfo ne apɔnkɔsotefo kaa me ho. 10Bere a Sanbalat a ɔyɛ Horonni ne Tobia a ɔyɛ Amonni ɔpanyin no tee eyi no, ɛyɛɛ wɔn yaw kɛse sɛ obi aba abɛhwehwɛ Israelfo yiyedi.
Ɔnam Afasu a Abubu no Ho Anadwo
11Enti miduu Yerusalem, na metenaa hɔ nnansa. 12Mesɔree anadwo, me ne mmarima kakra bi. Manka nea mʼAgya de ahyɛ me koma mu sɛ menyɛ mma Yerusalem no ankyerɛ obiara. Aboa biara nni me nkyɛn, gye nea mete so no nko ara. 13Anadwo no, mefaa Bon Pon no mu pue, kɔɔ Sakraman Abura no fam, kosii Sumina Pon no ho, na mehwehwɛɛ Yerusalem afasu a abubu ne nʼapon a ogya ahyew no mu. 14Afei metwaam kɔɔ Asubura Pon no ne Ɔhene Nsuwa no ho, nanso kwan nni hɔ a aboa a mete so no betumi afa. 15Anadwo no ara, meforo faa bon no mu, hwehwɛɛ fasu no mu, na afei mesan faa Bon Pon no mu, na mesan baa fie. 16Mpanyimfo no nnim baabi a mekɔe anaa nea na mereyɛ; na saa bere no, na menkaa biribiara ankyerɛ Yudafo, asɔfo, atitiriw, mpanyimfo, anaa afoforo a na wɔbɛyɛ adwuma no. 17Afei meka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Muhu ɔhaw a yɛwom yi: Yerusalem abubu, na ogya ahyew nʼapon. Mommra, momma yɛnsan nsi Yerusalem fasu no, na yɛnnyɛ animguase bio.” 18Mekaa sɛnea mʼAgya nsa pa wɔ me so ne nea ɔhene no kae no kyerɛɛ wɔn. Wɔkae se, “Momma yɛnsɔre na yɛnsi.” Enti wɔhyɛɛ wɔn nsa den maa adwuma pa no.
19Bere a Sanbalat a ɔyɛ Horonni, Tobia a ɔyɛ Amonni ɔpanyin, ne Gesem a ɔyɛ Arabni tee no, wɔdii yɛn ho fɛw, buu yɛn animtiaa, kae se, “Dɛn ne eyi a moreyɛ yi? Moretew atua atia ɔhene anaa?”
20Mebuaa wɔn se, “Yɛn Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no bɛma yɛadi yiye. Yɛn a yɛyɛ ne nkoa no bɛfi ase asi bio, nanso mo de, munni kyɛfa, hokwan, anaa biribiara a mobɛka se ɛyɛ mo de wɔ Yerusalem.”