Twi - The Protevangelion

Protevangelion no na ɔkyerɛwee TI 1. NKYEKYƐMU 1 Israel mmusuakuw dumien no abakɔsɛm mu a yɛkenkan no, na onipa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yoachim, a esiane sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdefo kɛse nti, ɔbɔɔ afɔre mmɔho abien 1 maa Awurade Nyankopɔn, bere a wasi gyinae yi: m’ahode bɛyɛ nea ɛbɛboa ɔman no nyinaa , na ama manya mmɔborɔhunu afiri Awurade Nyankopɔn hɔ ama me bɔne fafiri.

2 Nanso wɔ Awurade afahyɛ kɛseɛ bi mu, berɛ a Israelfoɔ de wɔn akyɛdeɛ maeɛ, na Yoakim nso de ne deɛ maeɛ no, ɔsɔfoɔ panin Ruben sɔre tiaa no kaa sɛ, mmara mma ho kwan sɛ wode w’akyɛdeɛ bɛbɔ, ɛfiri sɛ woannya bi ɔwoo ɔsɛmpɔw biara wɔ Israel.

3 Yei nti na Yoakim haw no paa no, ɔkɔɔ mmusuakuo dumienu no din mu kɔhwɛɛ sɛ ɔno nko ara ne onipa a wanwo aba anaa.

4 Nanso bere a obisabisaa no no, ohui sɛ treneefo nyinaa asɔre asefo wɔ Israel.

5 Afei ɔkaee tete agya Abraham sɛ: Sɛnea Onyankopɔn de ne ba Isak maa no wɔ ne nkwa nna awiei no; ɛno nti na ɛhaw no paa, na ne yere ampɛ sɛ obehu no.

6 Na ɔkɔɔ sare so, na ɔde ne ntomadan sii hɔ, na odii mmuada awia aduanan ne anadwo, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne ho sɛ: 7 Merensian nkɔdidi anaa mennom kɔsi sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn bɛhwɛ me animtiaa, na mpaebɔ bɛyɛ m’aduane ne m’anom.

TI 2. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Saa bere no mu no, ne yere Ana ho yeraw no na n’adwene tu frae wɔ nsɛm abien ho, na ɔkae sɛ mɛdi awerɛhow wɔ me kunafo ne me obonin nyinaa ho.

2 Ɛnna Awurade afahyɛ kɛseɛ bi bɛn hɔ, na n’abaawa Yudit kaa sɛ: Ɛbɛsi da bɛn na wobɛtena wo kra saa? Awurade afahyɛ no adu seesei, bere a mmara mma ho kwan sɛ obiara bedi awerɛhow.

3 Enti fa saa akatasoɔ yi a obi a ɔyɛ nneɛma a ɛte saa de maeɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ me a meyɛ akoa no hyɛ, na mmom ɛfata onipa a ɔte mo suban kɛseɛ.

4 Nanso Ana buaa sɛ: Fi me nkyɛn, mensuaa nneɛma a ɛtete saa; ɛno da nkyɛn a, Awurade abrɛ me ase kɛseɛ.

5 Mesuro sɛ onipa bi a ɔmfa adwemmɔne ama wo yei, na woaba sɛ wode me bɔne bɛgu me ho fĩ.

6 Ɛnna n’abaawa Yudit buaa sɛ: Bɔne bɛn na mɛpɛ wo bere a worentie me?

7 Mintumi mma nnome a ɛkyɛn wo ase, efisɛ Onyankopɔn ato wo yafunu mu, na woannyɛ ɛna wɔ Israel.

8 Yei mu no, Ana ho yeraw no paa, na ɔhyɛɛ n’ayeforohyia atadeɛ, na ɔkɔɔ bɛyɛ awia nnɔn mmiɛnsa sɛ ɔrekɔkyinkyin ne turo mu.

9 Na ɔhunuu laurel dua bi, na ɔtenaa ase bɔɔ Awurade mpaeɛ sɛ.

10 O m’agyanom Nyankopɔn, hyira me na bu me mpaebɔ sɛdeɛ wohyiraa Sara yam, na womaa no ɔbabarima Isak.

TI 3. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na ɔhwɛɛ ɔsoro no, ɔhunuu nkasanoma berebuw wɔ ɔsoro mu.

2 Na ɔdii awerɛhoɔ wɔ ne mu no, ɔkaa sɛ: Due ne me, hwan na ɔwoo me? na awotwaa bɛn na ɛwoo me, sɛ wɔdome me saa wɔ Israelfoɔ anim, na wɔbu me animtiaa na wɔdi me ho fɛw wɔ me Nyankopɔn asɔredan mu: Due ne me, ɛdɛn na wɔbɛtumi de me atoto ho?

3 Memfa me ntoto asase so mmoa ankasa ho, ɛfiri sɛ asase so mmoa mpo sow aba w’anim, O Awurade! Wo ne me, dɛn na wobetumi de me atoto ho?

4 Memfa me ntoto mmoa a wɔn ho yɛ den ho, ɛfiri sɛ mmoa a wɔn ho yɛ den mpo wo wɔ w’anim, O Awurade!

Wo ne me, dɛn na wɔde me toto ho?

5 Wɔrentumi mfa me ntoto nsuo yi ho, ɛfiri sɛ nsuo mpo sow aba w’anim, O Awurade! Wo ne me, dɛn na wobetumi de me atoto ho?

6 Memfa me ntoto ɛpo asorɔkye ho; ɛfiri sɛ yeinom, sɛ wɔyɛ komm, anaasɛ wɔretu, ne mpataa a ɛwɔ wɔn mu no, wɔyi wo ayɛ, O Awurade! Wo ne me, dɛn na wobetumi de me atoto ho?

7 Memfa me ntoto asase ankasa ho, ɛfiri sɛ asase sow n’aba, na ɛyi wo ayɛ, O Awurade!

TI 4. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Afei Awurade bɔfoɔ bi begyinaa ne nkyɛn kaa sɛ: Ana, Ana, Awurade ate wo mpaebɔ; wobɛnyinsɛn na woawo, na wɔbɛka w’asefoɔ ho asɛm wɔ wiase nyina ara mu.

2 Na Ana buaa sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te ase no, biribiara a mɛwo, sɛ ɛyɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa no, mede bɛma Awurade me Nyankopɔn, na asom no wɔ nneɛma kronkron mu, wɔ ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu.

3 Na hwɛ abɔfoɔ mmienu yii wɔn ho adi ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hwɛ wo kunu Yoakim ne ne nguanhwɛfoɔ reba.

4 Na Awurade bɔfoɔ bi nso asian aba ne nkyɛn bɛka sɛ: Awurade Nyankopɔn ate wo mpaebɔ, yɛ ntɛm kɔ ha, ɛfiri sɛ hwɛ wo yere Ana bɛnyinsɛn.

5 Na Yoakim sian kɔfrɛɛ ne nguanhwɛfoɔ no kaa sɛ Momfa nguammaa mma du a wɔnni nkekaeɛ anaa nkekaeɛ mmra me ha, na wɔbɛyɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn dea.

6 Na momfa anantwi mma dumienu a nkekae biara nni ho mmra me, na anantwi mma dumienu no nyɛ asɔfoɔ ne mpanimfoɔ.

7 Momfa mpapo ɔha brɛ me, na mpapo ɔha no bɛyɛ ɔman no nyinaa dea.

8 Na Yoakim ne nguanhwɛfoɔ no siane kɔeɛ, na Hana gyinaa pon no ho na ɔhunuu sɛ Yoakim ne nguanhwɛfoɔ no reba.

9 Na ɔtuu mmirika sɛn ne kɔn mu kaa sɛ: Afei mahunu sɛ Awurade ahyira me paa.

10 Na hwɛ, me a na meyɛ okunafoɔ no, menyɛ okunafoɔ bio, na me a na meyɛ obonin no bɛnyinsɛn.

TI 5. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Da a edi kan no Yoakim tenaa ne fie, na ade kyee no, ɔde n’afɔrebɔ bae na ɔkae sɛ: 2 Sɛ Awurade dom me a, ma prɛte a ɛwɔ ɔsɔfo no moma so 1 no nna adi.

3 Na ɔhwɛɛ prɛte a ɔsɔfoɔ no hyɛ no, na ɔhunuu sɛ wɔanhunu bɔne wɔ ne mu.

4 Na Yoakim kaa sɛ: Afei mahu sɛ Awurade adom me, na wayi me bɔne nyinaa afi hɔ.

5 Na ɔsiane firii Awurade asɔredan mu a wɔabu no bem, na ɔkɔɔ ne fie.

6 Asram nkron wieeɛ maa Ana woo no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ awogyefoɔ no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na mede aba?

7 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, abeawa bi.

8 Ɛnna Ana kaa sɛ: Ɛnnɛ Awurade ama me kra ayɛ; na ɔde no too mpa so.

9 Na ne ho tew nna no wiee no, ɔmaa abofra no nufu, na ɔtoo no din Maria.

TI 6. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na abofra no ahoɔden yɛɛ kɛse da biara, ma enti bere a odii asram nkron no, ne maame de no too fam sɛ ɔbɛsɔ ahwɛ sɛ obetumi agyina anaa; na ɔnantew anammɔn nkron no, ɔsan baa ne maame kɔn ho.

2 Ɛnna ne maame soo no kaa sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te ase yi, worennantew asase yi so bio kɔsi sɛ mede wo bɛba Awurade asɔredan mu.

3 Saa nti ɔmaa ne dan no yɛɛ kronkronbea, na wamma biribiara a ɛnteɛ anaa nea ɛho ntew mmɛn no, na mmom ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ Israel mmabea bi a wɔn ho ntew, na wɔtwee no kɔɔ nkyɛn.

4 Na abofra no dii afe no, Yoakim too apontoɔ kɛseɛ, na ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ asɔfoɔ, akyerɛwfoɔ, mpanimfoɔ ne Israelfoɔ nyinaa; 5 Afei Yoakim de abeawa no bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa asɔfoɔ mpanimfoɔ no, na wɔhyiraa no sɛ: Yɛn agyanom Nyankopɔn nhyira abeawa yi, na ɔmma no din a agye din na ɛkyɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu. Na ɔman no nyinaa buae sɛ: Ɛnyɛ saa ara, Amen.

6 Afei Yoakim de no bɔɔ afɔdeɛ ne mprenu so maa asɔfoɔ no, na wɔhyiraa no sɛ: O Ɔsorosoroni Nyankopɔn, bu ababaa yi, na fa daa nhyira nhyira no.

7 Yei so ne maame faa no, na ɔde nufu no maa no, na ɔtoo dwom a ɛdidi soɔ yi maa Awurade.

8 Mɛto dwom foforɔ ama Awurade me Nyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ wabɛsra me, na wagye m’atamfo ahohora afiri me so, na wama me ne tenenee aba, ama afei wɔaka akyerɛ Ruben mma , sɛ Anna ma suck.

9 Afei ɔde abofra no too ɔdan a ɔhyiraa no mu no mu, na ɔfirii adi kɔsom wɔn.

10 Na afahyɛ no wieeɛ no, wɔde ahurisie na wɔyii Israel Nyankopɔn ayɛ.

TI 7. NKYEKYƐMU 1 Nanso abeawa no nyinii, na bere a odii mfe abien no, Yoakim ka kyerɛɛ Hana sɛ: Momma yɛmfa no nkɔ Awurade asɔrefie hɔ, na yɛadi yɛn bɔhyɛ a yɛahyɛ Awurade Nyankopɔn bɔ no so, na anyɛ saa abufuw yɛn, na yɛn afɔrebɔ no nyɛ nea wonnye ntom.

2 Nanso Ana kaa sɛ: Momma yɛntwɛn afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no, na wanhu ne papa. Na Yoakim kaa sɛ: Ɛnde momma yɛntwɛn!

3 Na abofra no dii mfeɛ mmiɛnsa no, Yoakim kaa sɛ: Momma yɛmfrɛ Hebrifoɔ mmammaa a wɔn ho nni fĩ no, na momma wɔn mu biara mfa kanea, na wɔnsɔ wɔn, na abofra no ansan n’akyi bio, na mfa n’adwene nsi Awurade asɔredan no so.

4 Na wɔyɛɛ saa kɔsii sɛ wɔforo kɔɔ Awurade asɔredan mu.

Na ɔsɔfoɔ panin no gyee no, na ɔhyiraa no, na ɔkaa sɛ: Maria, Awurade Nyankopɔn ama wo din ayɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa, na Awurade nam wo so bɛkyerɛ ne gyeɛ akyerɛ Israelfoɔ akosi mmerɛ awieeɛ pɛɛ.

5 Na ɔde no too afɔrebukyia no anammɔn a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa so, na Awurade maa no adom, na ɔde ne nan saw, na Israel fiefoɔ nyinaa dɔɔ no.

TI 8. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na n’awofoɔ de ahodwiri yɛɛ wɔn ma, na wɔyii Onyankopɔn ayɛ, ɛfiri sɛ abeawa no ansan ankɔ wɔn nkyɛn.

2 Nanso Maria kɔɔ so traa asɔrefie hɔ sɛ aborɔnoma a ɔresua ade wɔ hɔ, na onyaa n’aduan fii ɔbɔfo nsam.

3 Na odii mfeɛ dumienu no, asɔfoɔ no hyiaam wɔ agyinatukuo bi mu kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, Maria adi mfeɛ dumienu; dɛn na yɛnyɛ no, na yɛsuro sɛ Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn kronkronbea rensɛe?

4 Afei asɔfoɔ no buaa ɔsɔfoɔ panin Sakaria sɛ: Wogyina Awurade afɔrebukyia no ho, na wohyɛne kronkronbea hɔ kɔsrɛ no, na biribiara a Awurade bɛda no adi akyerɛ wo no, monyɛ.

5 Afei ɔsɔfopanyin no hyɛnee Kronkron Kronkronbea hɔ, na ɔde atemmu nkatabo no kɔe 1 bɔɔ mpae faa ne ho; 6 Na hwɛ Awurade bɔfoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: Sakaria, Sakaria, Kɔ na kɔfrɛ akunafoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa, na wɔn mu biara mfa ne poma mmra, ne deɛ Awurade bɛfa no so akyerɛ a sɛnkyerɛnne bɛyɛ Maria kunu.

7 Na nteɛteɛm no faa Yudea nyinaa, na Awurade torobɛnto no hyɛnee, na ɔman no nyinaa tuu mmirika hyiaam.

8 Yosef nso tow poma no gui, na ɔfirii adi kɔhyiaa wɔn; na wɔhyiaa wɔn no, wɔkɔɔ ɔsɔfoɔ panin no nkyɛn, na obiara faa ne poma.

9 Bere a ɔsɔfo panyin no nsa kaa wɔn mpoma no, ɔkɔɔ asɔrefie hɔ kɔbɔɔ mpae; 10 Na ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ wieeɛ no, ɔfaa abaa no, Na ɔfirii adi kɔkyekyɛɛ mu, na anwonwadeɛ biara amma.

11 Yosef faa poma a otwa to no, na hwɛ, aborɔnoma bi fi poma no mu retu kɔfaa Yosef ti so.

12 Na ɔsɔfo panin no kaa sɛ: Yosef, Wo ne onipa a wɔayi no sɛ womfa Awurade Ɔbaabun no nkɔhwɛ no mma no.

13 Nanso Yosef ampene, na ɔkaa sɛ: Mayɛ akwakoraa, na mewɔ mma, nanso ɔyɛ abofra, na misuro sɛ merenyɛ fɛwdifo wɔ Israel.

14 Ɛnna ɔsɔfo panin no buae sɛ: Yosef, suro Awurade wo Nyankopɔn, na kae sɛnea Onyankopɔn ne Datan, Kora ne Abiram dii no, sɛnea asase buee na ɛmenee wɔn, esiane wɔn abirabɔ nti.

15 Afei, Yosef, suro Onyankopɔn, na saa ara ansi w’abusua mu.

16 Na Yosef suro no, ɔde no kɔɔ ne fie, na Yosef ka kyerɛɛ Maria sɛ: Hwɛ, mafa wo afiri Awurade asɔredan mu, na afei mɛgya wo wɔ me fie; Ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ m’adwene mu adwuma a meyɛ wɔ adansi ho no. ɔno Awurade nka wo ho.

TI 9. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na ɛbaa sɛ, wɔ asɔfoɔ bagua bi mu no, wɔkaa sɛ: Momma yɛnyɛ nkatanim foforɔ mma asɔredan no.

2 Na ɔsɔfoɔ panin no kaa sɛ: “Momfrɛ mmabaa baason a wɔn ho nni fĩ a wɔfiri Dawid abusuakuo mu mmra me.”

3 Na nkoa no kɔeɛ na wɔde wɔn baa Awurade asɔredan mu, na ɔsɔfoɔ panin no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ Mommɔ ntonto m’anim seesei, mo mu hwan na ɔbɛtwa sika asaawa no, hwan na ɔntwam sika asaawa no, hwan na ɔnkɔyɛ kɔla, hwan na ɔno na ɔnwe nwera pa , ne nea ɔyɛ nokware kɔkɔɔ.

4 Afei ɔsɔfo panin no huu Maria sɛ ofi Dawid abusuakuw mu; na ɔfrɛɛ no, na nokorɛ kɔkɔɔ no hwee ne kyɛfa so sɛ ɔnkyinkyin, na ɔkɔɔ n’ankasa fie.

5 Nanso ɛfiri saa berɛ no, ɔsɔfoɔ panin Sakaria yɛɛ mum, na wɔde Samuel too ne dan mu kɔsii sɛ Sakaria kasa bio.

6 Nanso Maria faa nokorɛ kɔkɔɔ no, na ɔtwaa mu.

7 Na ɔfaa kukuo, na ɔfirii adi sɛ ɔrekɔtwe nsuo, na ɔtee nne bi a ɛka kyerɛ no sɛ: Ma wo a ɔdom ayɛ wo ma, 1 Awurade ka wo ho; wɔahyira wo wɔ mmaa mu.

8 Na ɔhwɛɛ nifa ne benkum (sɛ ɔbɛhunu) baabi a saa nne no firi baeɛ, na afei ɔde ahopopo kɔɔ ne fie, na ɔde nsuo kuruwa no too fam no, ɔfaa kɔkɔɔ no, na ɔtenaa n’akongua so yɛɛ ho adwuma .

9 Na hwɛ, Awurade bɔfoɔ no gyinaa ne nkyɛn, na ɔkaa sɛ: Nsuro, Maria, ɛfiri sɛ woanya Onyankopɔn anim adom; 10 Bere a ɔtee no, ɔne ne ho susuw nea saa nkyia no kyerɛ ho.

11 Na ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Awurade ka wo ho, na wobɛnyinsɛn.

12 Ɔbuaa no sɛ: Ɛdeɛn! so mɛfa Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no so anyinsɛn, na mawo sɛdeɛ mmaa afoforɔ nyinaa yɛ no?

13 Nanso ɔbɔfoɔ no san buaa sɛ: Ɛnte saa, Maria, na mmom Honhom Kronkron bɛba wo so, na Ɔsorosoroni no tumi bɛkata wo so; 14 Ɛno nti deɛ wɔbɛwo no bɛyɛ kronkron, na wɔbɛfrɛ no Onyankopɔn Teasefoɔ no Ba, na wobɛto ne din Yesu; ɛfiri sɛ ɔbɛgye ne nkurɔfoɔ afiri wɔn bɔne mu.

15 Na hwɛ wo wɔfa Elisabet, ɔno nso anyinsɛn ɔbabarima wɔ ne nkwakoraabere mu.

16 Na seesei yei ne bosome a ɛtɔ so nsia wɔ ne nkyɛn, deɛ wɔfrɛɛ no obonin no; ɛfiri sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a Onyankopɔn ntumi nyɛ.

17 Na Maria kaa sɛ: Hwɛ Awurade afenaa; ma ɛnyɛ me dea sɛnea w’asɛm te.

18 Na ɔyɛɛ ne kɔla kɔkɔɔ no, ɔde kɔmaa ɔsɔfoɔ panin no, na ɔsɔfoɔ panin no hyiraa no kaa sɛ: Maria, Awurade Nyankopɔn ama wo din ayɛ kɛseɛ, na wɔbɛhyira wo wɔ wiase mmerɛ nyinaa mu .

19 Ɛnna Maria a anigyeɛ ahyɛ no ma no kɔɔ ne wɔfase Elisabet nkyɛn kɔbɔɔ pon no mu.

20 Ɛberɛ a Elisabet tee no, ɔtuu mmirika buee n’ani kyerɛɛ no, na ɔhyiraa no sɛ: Ɛhe na yei firi ma me sɛ m’Awurade na bɛba me nkyɛn?

21 Na hwɛ! bere a wo nkyia nne duu m’aso ara pɛ na nea ɛwɔ me mu no huruw hyiraa wo.

22 Nanso Maria a na onnim saa ahintasɛm a ɔbɔfo panyin Gabriel ka kyerɛɛ no no nyinaa nti, ɔmaa n’ani so hwɛɛ soro kae sɛ: Awurade! Meyɛ dɛn na asase so awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa bɛfrɛ me nhyirafoɔ?

23 Na ɔhunuu sɛ da biara da sɛ ɔrenyin, na osuro nti, ɔkɔɔ fie kɔhuntaa Israelfoɔ; na wadi mfeɛ dunan berɛ a saa nneɛma yi nyinaa siiɛ.

TI 10 NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na ne bosome a ɛtɔ so nsia dui no, Yosef san firii n’adan a ɔsi wɔ amannɔne, a na ɛyɛ n’adwuma no mu, na ɔhyɛnee fie hɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ Ɔbaabun no ayɛ kɛseɛ.

2 Afei ɔbɔɔ n’anim kaa sɛ: Anim bɛn na metumi de ahwɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn? anaa, dɛn na mɛka afa ababaa yi ho?

3 Ɛfiri sɛ megyee no Ɔbaabun afiri Awurade me Nyankopɔn asɔredan mu, na menkoraa no saa!

4 Hena na wadaadaa me saa? Hwan na wayɛ saa bɔne yi wɔ me fie, na ɔdaadaa Ɔbaabun no afiri me so, na wagu ne ho fi?

5 So Adam abakɔsɛm nwiei wɔ me mu pɛpɛɛpɛ?

6 Na ɔwɔ anuonyam no ara pɛ na ɔwɔ no bɛhunuu Hawa nko ara, na ɔdaadaa no.

7 Saa ara na ɛtoo me ara pɛ.

8 Ɛnna Yosef sɔre firii fam frɛɛ no kaa sɛ: Wo a Onyankopɔn adom wo paa, adɛn nti na woayɛ yei?

9 Adɛn nti na woagu wo kra ase saa, a wosuaa ade wɔ Kronkron Kronkronbea hɔ, na onyaa w’aduan fii abɔfo nsam no?

10 Nanso ɔno de nusuo buaa sɛ: Me ho nni asɛm, na mennim onipa biara.

11 Ɛnna Yosef bisaa sɛ: Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na woanyinsɛn?

12 Maria buaa sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te ase yi, minnim nea ɛnam so.

13 Afei Yosef suro paa, na ɔfirii ne nkyɛn kɔdwene deɛ ɔbɛyɛ no ho; na saa na ɔne ne ho susuw ho sɛ: 14 Sɛ mede ne bɔne sie a, Awurade mmara bɛbu me fɔ; 15 Na sɛ mihu no kyerɛ Israelfo a, misuro sɛ, sɛ ɔbɔfo bi nyinsɛn a, wobehu me sɛ mede obi a ne ho nni asɛm kra bɛma.

16 Enti dɛn na menyɛ? Mede no bɛpam no wɔ kokoam.

17 Ɛnna anadwo dui no, na hwɛ, Awurade bɔfoɔ bi yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ daeɛ mu kaa sɛ.

18 Nsuro sɛ wobɛfa saa ababaa no, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɛwɔ ne mu no firi Honhom Kronkron mu; .

19 Na ɔbɛwo ɔbabarima, na woato ne din Yesu, ɛfiri sɛ ɔbɛgye ne nkurɔfoɔ afiri wɔn bɔne mu.

20 Afei Yosef sɔre firii ne nna mu, na ɔhyɛɛ Israel Nyankopɔn a ɔyii no adom saa, na ɔkoraa Ɔbaabun no so no anuonyam.

TI 11. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Ɛnna ɔtwerɛfoɔ Anas ba bɛbisaa Yosef sɛ: Adɛn nti na yɛnhunuu wo firi berɛ a wosan baeɛ?

2 Na Yosef buaa sɛ: Ɛfiri sɛ na mabrɛ wɔ m’akwantuo no akyi, na megyee m’ahome da a ɛdi kan no.

3 Nanso Anas danee ne ho huu Ɔbaabun no sɛ wanyinsɛn kɛse.

4 Na ɔkɔɔ ɔsɔfo no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Yosef a wode wo ho too no so kɛse no adi fɔ wɔ bɔne bi a agye dimmɔne ho, efisɛ wagu Ɔbaabun a ogyee no fii Awurade asɔredan mu, na waware no kokoam no ho fi no, na wanhu no ankyerɛ Israelfoɔ.

5 Ɛnna ɔsɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Yosef ayɛ yei anaa?

6 Anas buaa sɛ: Sɛ wosoma w’asomfo bi a, wubehu sɛ wanyinsɛn.

7 Na nkoa no kɔhunuu sɛdeɛ ɔkaa no.

8 Yei so no, wɔde ɔne Yosef baa wɔn asɛnnibea, na ɔsɔfo no bisaa no sɛ: Maria, dɛn na woayɛ?

9 Adɛn nti na woagu wo kra ase, na wo werɛ afi wo Nyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ wɔtetee wo wɔ Kronkronbea Kronkron mu, na wo nsa kaa w’aduane firii abɔfoɔ nsam, na wotee wɔn nnwom?

10 Adɛn nti na woayɛ yei?

11 Ɔde nusuo buaa no sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te aseɛ yi, me ho nni asɛm n'anim, ɛfiri sɛ mennim obiara.

12 Ɛnna ɔsɔfoɔ no bisaa Yosef sɛ: Adɛn nti na woayɛ yei?

13 Na Yosef buaa sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te ase yi, memfa ne ho nnwen ho.

14 Nanso ɔsɔfo no kaa sɛ: Monnni atoro, na monnka nokware; woaware no kokoam, na woanhu no amma Israelfoɔ, na woabrɛ wo ho ase wɔ Onyankopɔn nsa a ɛyɛ den no ase, ama w’asefoɔ ahyira wɔn.

15 Na Yosef yɛɛ komm.

16 Ɛnna ɔsɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Ɛsɛ sɛ wosan kɔ Awurade Ɔbaabun asɔrefie a woyii no firii hɔ no mu.

17 Nanso osui denneennen, na ɔsɔfo no de kaa ho sɛ: Mɛma mo baanu nyinaa anom Yehowa nsu, 1 a ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ, na saa ara na mo amumuyɛ bɛda mo anim.

18 Afei ɔsɔfoɔ no faa nsuo no maa Yosef nomee, na ɔde no kɔɔ bepɔ bi so.

19 Na ɔsan baeɛ yie, na nkurɔfoɔ no nyinaa ho dwirii wɔn sɛ wɔanhunu n’afobuo.

20 Enti ɔsɔfo no kaa sɛ: Esiane sɛ Awurade anna mo bɔne adi nti, na me nso memmu mo fɔ.

21 Enti ɔgyaa wɔn kwan.

22 Afei Yosef faa Maria, na ɔkɔɔ ne fie, na ɔde ahosɛpɛw yii Israel Nyankopɔn ayɛ.

TI 12. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na ɛbaa sɛ Ɔhempɔn Augusto hyɛɛ mmara sɛ wontua Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea no nyinaa toɔ.

2 Na Yosef kaa sɛ: Mɛhwɛ ama wɔagye me mma toɔ, nanso dɛn na menyɛ ababaa yi?

3 Sɛ mɛma wɔabɔ no toɔ sɛ me yere a, ɛyɛ me aniwu; na sɛ metua no toɔ sɛ me babaa a, Israel nyinaa nim sɛ ɔnyɛ me babaa.

4 Sɛ Awurade hyehyɛ berɛ no du a, ɔnyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ no yie.

5 Na ɔkyekyeree afunumu no de no too so, na Yosef ne Simon dii n’akyi, na wɔduruu Betlehem wɔ akwansin mmiɛnsa mu.

6 Ɛnna Yosef danee ne ho huu Maria awerɛhow, na ɔkaa wɔ ne mu sɛ: Ebia nea ɛwɔ ne mu no rehu yaw.

7 Nanso bere a ɔsan danee ne ho no, ohui sɛ ɔreserew, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: 8 Maria, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɛtɔ da bi a mihu awerɛhow, na ɛtɔ da bi nso serew ne anigye wɔ w’anim?

9 Na Maria buaa no sɛ: “Mehunu nnipa mmienu wɔ m’ani so, obiako resu na ɔredi awerɛhoɔ, na ɔbaako nso reserew na ɔredi ahurusi.

10 Na ɔsan twaa kwan no, na Maria ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Sian me fi afunumu no so, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɛwɔ me mu no firi adi.

11 Na Yosef buaa sɛ: Ɛhe na mede wo bɛkɔ? ɛfiri sɛ beaeɛ no yɛ sare so.

12 Ɛnna Maria san ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ, fa me si fam, na deɛ ɛwɔ me mu no mia me denneennen.

13 Na Yosef de no sii fam.

14 Na ɔhunuu ɔbodan bi wɔ hɔ, na ɔmaa no kɔɔ mu.

TI 13. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Na Yosef gyaw ɔne ne mmabarima wɔ ɔbodan no mu no, ofii adi kɔhwehwɛɛ Hebrini awogyefo bi wɔ Betlehem akuraa ase.

2 Nanso bere a merekɔ no, Yosef kae sɛ, memaa m’ani so hwɛɛ wim, na mihuu sɛ mununkum no ho adwiriw wɔn, na wim nnomaa agyina wɔn a wɔretu no mfinimfini.

3 Na mehwɛɛ fam hwɛɛ fam, na mehunuu pon bi a wɔatrɛ mu, na nnipa a wɔyɛ adwuma tete so, nanso wɔn nsa wɔ pon no so, na wɔanhinhim sɛ wɔredidi.

4 Wɔn a na aduan wɔ wɔn anom no nnidi.

5 Wɔn a wɔmaa wɔn nsa so kɔɔ wɔn ti so no antwe wɔn akyi.

6 Na wɔn a wɔmaa wɔn so kɔɔ wɔn ano no amfa biribiara anhyɛ mu; 7 Nanso na wɔn nyinaa anim gyina soro.

8 Na mehunuu sɛ nguan no abɔ apete, nanso nguan no gyinaa hɔ.

9 Na oguanhwɛfoɔ no maa ne nsa so sɛ ɔrebɛbɔ wɔn, na ne nsa kɔɔ soro.

10 Na mehwɛɛ asubɔnten bi mu, na mehunuu mmɔfra no sɛ wɔn ano bɛn nsuo no, na wɔde wɔn nsa ka nsuo no, nanso wɔannom.

TI 14. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Afei mehunuu ɔbaa bi sɛ ɔfiri mmepɔ so resiane, na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: Ɛhe na worekɔ, O ɔbarima?

2 Na meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Merekɔhwehwɛ Hebrini awogyefoɔ bi.

3 Ɔbuaa me sɛ: Ɛhe na ɔbaa a wɔrebɛwo no wɔ?

4 Na mebuaa sɛ: Ɔbodan mu, na wɔahyɛ me bɔ.

5 Ɛnna awogyefoɔ no kaa sɛ: Ɛnyɛ wo yere anaa?

6 Yosef buaa sɛ: “Ɛyɛ Maria a wɔsuaa no wɔ Kronkronbea Kronkronbea, Awurade fie, na ɔhwee me kyɛfa mu, na ɔnyɛ me yere, na mmom wanyinsɛn Honhom Kronkron no mu.

7 Ɔwogyefoɔ no kaa sɛ: Yei yɛ nokware anaa?

8 Ɔbuaa sɛ: Mommra mmɛhwɛ.

9 Na awogyefoɔ no ne no kɔgyinaa ɔbodan no mu.

10 Afei mununkum a ɛhyerɛn kataa ɔbodan no so, na awogyefoɔ no kaa sɛ: Ɛnnɛ wɔama me kra ayɛ kɛseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ m’ani ahu anwanwadeɛ, na wɔde nkwagyeɛ aba Israel.

11 Nanso mpofirim ara mununkum no bɛyɛɛ hann kɛse wɔ ɔbodan no mu, ma enti wɔn ani antumi annyina ano.

12 Nanso hann no so tew nkakrankakra, kosii sɛ akokoaa no puei, na ɔnom ne maame Maria nufu.

13 Afei awogyefoɔ no teaam kaa sɛ: Hwɛ animuonyam da a m’ani ahunu adeɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi!

14 Na awogyefoɔ no firii ɔbodan no mu kɔhyiaa no.

15 Na awogyefoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Salome, Salome, mɛka adeɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa paa a mahunu no akyerɛ wo.

16 Ɔbaabun awo, a ɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛne abɔdeɛ bɔ abira.

17 Na Salome buaa sɛ: Sɛ Awurade me Nyankopɔn te ase a, gye sɛ mannya asɛm yi ho adanse pɔtee bi a, merennye nni sɛ ɔbaabun awo.

18 Afei Salome kɔɔ mu, na awogyefoɔ no kaa sɛ: Maria, yi wo ho adi, ɛfiri sɛ akasakasa kɛseɛ asɔre wɔ wo ho.

19 Na Salome nyaa abotɔyam.

20 Nanso ne nsa ayow, na osi apini denneennen.

21 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Me nnue, me amumuyɛ nti; ɛfiri sɛ masɔ Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ ahwɛ, na me nsa ayɛ krado sɛ ɛbɛtɔ fam.

22 Afei Salome srɛɛ Awurade kaa sɛ: “O m’agyanom Nyankopɔn, kae me, na mefiri Abraham ne Isak ne Yakob asefoɔ mu.”

23 Mma menyɛ ahohora wɔ Israelfoɔ mu, na mmom fa me ho nhyɛ m’awofoɔ anim.

24 Na wunim yie, O Awurade, sɛ mayɛ ɔdɔ adwuma bebree wɔ wo din mu, na manya m’akatua afiri wo hɔ.

25 Yei so na Awurade bɔfoɔ bi gyinaa Salome nkyɛn kaa sɛ: Awurade Nyankopɔn ate wo mpaebɔ, tene wo nsa kɔ abofra no so na soa no, na ɛnam saa kwan no so na wobɛsan asiesie wo.

26 Salome a anigyeɛ a ɛdɔɔso ahyɛ no ma no kɔɔ abofra no nkyɛn kɔkaa sɛ: Mede me nsa bɛka no.

27 Na ɔbɔɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛsom no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔkaa sɛ: Oyi yɛ ɔhene kɛseɛ a wɔawo no Israel.

28 Amonom hɔ ara, wɔsaa Salome yareɛ.

29 Afei awogyefoɔ no firii ɔbodan no mu, na Onyankopɔn penee so.

30 Na hwɛ! ɛnne bi baa Salome nkyɛn sɛ: Monnka anwonwade a woahu no nkɔsi sɛ abofra no bɛba Yerusalem.

31 Enti Salome nso kɔe, na Onyankopɔn penee no so.

TI 15 NKYEKYƐMU 1 Afei na Yosef resiesie ne ho sɛ ɔbɛkɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, 1 anyansafoɔ bi a wɔfiri apueeɛ baeɛ nti, basabasayɛ kɛseɛ baa Betlehem.

2 Hena na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɛhe na wɔwoo Yudafoɔ hene? Na yɛahu ne nsoromma wɔ apuei fam, na yɛaba sɛ yɛrebɛsom no.

3 Ɛberɛ a Herode tee yei no, ɛhaw no paa, na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ anyansafoɔ ne asɔfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔbisaa wɔn wɔ kuro no mu.

4 Na ɔsee wɔn sɛ: Ɛhe na moakyerɛw afa ɔhene Kristo ho, anaa ɛhe na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwo no?

5 Ɛnna wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea; ɛfiri sɛ sei na wɔatwerɛ sɛ: Na wo Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yuda asaase so no, wonyɛ akumaa wɔ Yuda mmapɔmma mu, ɛfiri sɛ wo mu na ɔpanin bi bɛfiri aba, a ɔbɛdi me nkurɔfoɔ Israel so.

6 Na ɔgyaa asɔfoɔ mpanin no kɔeɛ no, ɔbisaa mmarima a wɔwɔ kuro no mu no, na ɔsee wɔn sɛ: Nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ bɛn na mohunuu wɔ ɔhene a wɔawo no no ho?

7 Wɔbuaa no sɛ: Yɛhunuu nsoromma kɛseɛ bi a ɛhyerɛn wɔ ɔsoro nsoromma mu, na ɛhyerɛn sene nsoromma a aka no nyinaa, na wɔanhunu, na yɛnam so hunuu sɛ wɔwoo ɔhene kɛseɛ bi wɔ Israel, na ɛno nti yɛaba sɛ yɛrebɛsom no.

8 Ɛnna Herode ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monkɔ nkɔbisabisa wɔn nsɛm yie. na sɛ mohunu abofra no a, momfa asɛm mmra me bio, na me nso mɛba abɛsom no.

9 Enti anyansafoɔ no firii adi, na hwɛ, nsoromma a wɔhunuu no apueeɛ no di wɔn anim kɔsii sɛ ɛbɛgyinaa ɔbodan a abofra kumaa no ne ne maame Maria wɔ no so 10 Ɛnna wɔde wɔn akoradeɛ no mu owi baeɛ, na wɔde sika ne aduhuam ne kuroboɔ bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa no.

11 Bere a ɔbɔfo bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ wɔ dae mu sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsan mfa Yudea nkɔ Herode nkyɛn no, wɔfaa ɔkwan foforo so kɔɔ wɔn man mu.

TI 16. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Ɛnna Herode hunuu sɛ anyansafoɔ no redi ne ho fɛw, na ne bo fuwii paa no, ɔhyɛɛ mmarima bi sɛ wɔnkɔ nkɔkunkum mmofra a wɔwɔ Betlehem nyinaa, ɛfiri wɔn a wɔadi mfeɛ mmienu ne wɔn akyire.

2 Nanso Maria tee sɛ wɔrebekum mmofra no, na ehu aka no kɛse no, ɔfaa abofra no de ntama kyekyeree no de no

too anantwinini adididan mu, efisɛ na baabiara nni ahɔhodan no mu.

3 Elisabet nso tee sɛ wɔrehwehwɛ ne ba Yohane no, ɔfaa no foro kɔɔ mmepɔ no so, na ɔhwehwɛɛ baabi a ɔde no bɛsie; 4 Na kokoam baabiara nni hɔ a wɔbɛhunu.

5 Afei ɔsii apini wɔ ne mu kaa sɛ: O Awurade bepɔ, gye ɛna no ne abofra no.

6 Ɛfiri sɛ Elisabet antumi anforo.

7 Na amonom hɔ ara bepɔ no mu paapaee na ɛgyee wɔn.

8 Na Awurade bɔfoɔ bi yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ ɔbɛkora wɔn so.

9 Na Herode hwehwɛɛ Yohane akyi, na ɔsomaa nkoa kɔɔ Sakaria nkyɛn bere a na ɔresom wɔ afɔremuka no ho no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ɛhe na wode wo ba no asie?

10 Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ: Meyɛ Onyankopɔn somfo, na meyɛ akoa wɔ afɔrebukyia ho; mɛyɛ dɛn ahu baabi a me ba no wɔ?

11 Enti nkoa no san kɔkaa ne nyinaa kyerɛɛ Herode; ɛno nti ne bo fuwii, na ɔkaa sɛ: Ne ba yi nte sɛ ɔhene wɔ Israel?

12 Ɛnna ɔsan somaa ne nkoa kɔɔ Sakaria nkyɛn sɛ: Ka nokware kyerɛ yɛn, ɛhe na wo ba no wɔ, efisɛ wunim sɛ wo kra wɔ me nsam.

13 Enti nkoa no kɔkaa yeinom nyinaa kyerɛɛ no.

14 Nanso Sakaria buaa wɔn sɛ: Meyɛ owufoɔ ma Onyankopɔn, na sɛ ɔhwie me mogya gui a, Awurade bɛgye me kra.

15 Afei nso, monhunu sɛ mohwie mogya a ɛho nni asɛm gui.

16 Nanso wɔkumm Sakaria wɔ asɔredan ne afɔrebukyia no ano ne mpaepaemu no ho; 17 Nanso Israelfoɔ no nnim berɛ a wɔkumm no.

18 Afei dɔn a wɔkyia no no, asɔfoɔ no kɔɔ asɔrefie hɔ, nanso Sakaria anhyia wɔn sɛdeɛ amanne teɛ no anhyira wɔn.

19 Nanso wɔda so ara twɛn sɛ ɔbɛkyia wɔn; 20 Na berɛ a wɔhunuu sɛ wamma nkyɛeɛ no, wɔn mu baako de ne ho kɔhyɛɛ kronkronbea a na afɔrebukyia no wɔ no, na ɔhunuu sɛ mogya da fam a ayɛ nwunu; 21 Na hwɛ, ɛnne bi fi soro kaa sɛ: Wɔakum Sakaria, na wɔrempopa ne mogya kɔsi sɛ ne mogya ho were bɛba.

22 Nanso berɛ a ɔtee yei no, ehu kaa no, na ɔfirii adi kɔkaa deɛ wahunu ne deɛ wate no kyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ no; na wɔn nyinaa kɔɔ mu, na wɔhunuu nokorɛ no.

23 Afei asɔredan no atifi teateaam, na ɛtetew fi soro kosii ase.

24 Na wɔantumi anhunu amu no, na mmom mogya a ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔboɔ nko ara.

25 Na wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ no sɛ wɔakum Sakaria, na Israel mmusuakuo nyinaa tee, na wɔdii ne ho awerɛhoɔ, na wɔdii awerɛhoɔ nnansa.

26 Afei asɔfoɔ no tuu afotuo faa obi a ɔbɛdi n’ade ho.

27 Na Simeon ne asɔfoɔ afoforɔ no bɔɔ ntonto, na ntonto no totoo Simeon so.

28 Na Honhom Kronkron ama no awerɛhyem sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔwu kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛhunu sɛ Kristo aba honam mu.