Sirak 45

1 na Onyankopɔn ne nnipa dɔɔ no,

Mose a ne ho nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira.

2 Ɔmaa no nyaa animuonyam te sɛ akronkronfoɔ no mu bi ara pɛpɛɛpɛ,

na ɔyɛɛ no kɛseɛ, na ɔmaa n’atamfoɔ suroo no.

3 Ɔnam n’asɛm so yɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ɔhare so;

Awurade hyɛɛ no animuonyam wɔ ahemfo anim.

Ɔde mmara maa no maa ne nkurɔfoɔ,

na ɔyii n’animuonyam kyerɛɛ no.

4 Na ɔnam ne nokorɛdie ne ne dwoɔ so tee ne ho,

na ɔyii no firii nnipa nyinaa mu.

5 Ɔmaa no kwan maa ɔtee ne nne,

na ɔdii n’anim kɔɔ esum mununkum mu,

na ɔde mmara maa no anim ne anim,

nkwa ne nimdeɛ mmara no,

sɛ ɔde bɛkyerɛ Yakob n’apam no,

ne Israel n’ahyɛdeɛ.

Aaron

6 Ɔkorɔnn Aaron, onipa kronkron te sɛ Mose

a na ɔyɛ ne nua, a ɔne no firi Lewi abusua mu.

7 Ɔne no yɛɛ mmerɛ santen apam,

na ɔde ne nkurɔfoɔ mu asɔfodie maa no.

Ɔde ahofadeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ hyiraa no,

na ɔde animuonyam atadeɛ hyɛɛ no.

8 Ɔde ahofadeɛ mapa hyɛɛ no,

na ɔde tumi nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ hyɛɛ no den,

nwera twakoto, atadeɛ tentene ne asɔfotadeɛ.

9 Na ɔde atoaa aba twaa ne ho kɔntɔnkrɔn

ne sika nnɔmma twaa ne ho hyiaeɛ,

na sɛ ɔnam a awoso ayɛ dede,

na wɔate ne nnyegyeeɛ no nka wɔ asɔrefie hɔ

de ayɛ nkaeɛ ama ne nkurɔfoɔ no;

10 atadeɛ kronkron, deɛ wɔde sika,

bibiri ne ɛbere dum, ntomawemfoɔ adwuma,

atemmuo abisadeɛ, Urim ne Tumim,

11 a ɛhyehyɛ sika mu, sikadwumfoɔ nsa ano adwuma,

de ayɛ nkaeɛ wɔ atwerɛdeɛ a wɔakurukyire

Israel mmusuakuo mu biara;

12 a sika ahenkyɛ si n’abɔtire no so,

wɔatwerɛ so sɛ: Kronkron, sɛ sika nsɔano,

adeɛ a ɛda nso na ɛwɔ boɔ, ɔbenfoɔ nsa ano adwuma,

deɛ ɛyɛ aniwa fɛ, na wɔayɛ no hyɛnhyɛn.

13 Ansa na ɔrebɛba no na nnoɔma fɛfɛ a ɛtete saa nni hɔ.

Onipa foforɔ biara amfa yeinom ansiesie wɔn ho

ka ne mma nko ara

ne n’asefoɔ daa afebɔɔ.

14 N’afɔrebɔ nnoɔma no wɔnhye ne nyinaa

mprenu da biara, saa afebɔɔ.

15 Mose hyɛɛ no sɔfoɔ,

na ɔde ngo kronkron sraa no;

na ɛyɛ daa apam ma no

ne ne n’asefoɔ wɔ berɛ dodoɔ a ɔsoro bɛtena hɔ no,

sɛ wɔsɔre Awurade na ɔnsom sɛ ɔsɔfoɔ

na ɔnhyira ne nkurɔfoɔ wɔ ne din mu.

16 Ɔyii no firii ateasefoɔ nyinaa mu

sɛ ɔmmɔ afɔdeɛ mma Awurade,

aduhwam ne ɛhwa a ɛsɔ ani sɛ nkaeɛ kyɛfa,

na ɛnyɛ mpatadeɛ mma nkurɔfoɔ no.

17 Ne mmara mu no, ɔmaa no

tumi ne ahyɛdeɛ ne atemmuo

sɛ wɔmfa nkyerɛkyerɛ Yakob wɔ adansesɛm no ho,

na wɔmfa mmara nkyerɛkyerɛ Israel.

18 Ahɔhoɔ pamm ne tiri so,

na wɔn ani beree no wɔ ɛserɛ so,

Datan ne Abiram ne wɔn akyidifoɔ

ne Kora asafokuo, wɔ abufuhyeɛ ne abufuo.

19 Awurade hunuu no na ne bo annwo so,

na n’abufuo mu no, ɔsɛee wɔn;

ɔyɛɛ anwanwadeɛ tiaa wɔn

sɛ wɔnsɛe wɔn wɔ ogya a ɛredɛre mu.

20 Ɔde animuonyam maa Aaron

na ɔmaa no agyapadeɛ;

na ɔde nnuabakan mu deɛ a ɛyɛ no maa no,

na ɔde nnuabakan no yɛɛ paanoo pii;

21 ɛfiri sɛ wɔdii Awurade afɔrebɔdeɛ

a ɔde maa ɔno ne n’asefoɔ.

22 Na mmom nkurɔfoɔ no asase no so deɛ, ɔnni agyapadeɛ wɔ mu,

Pinehas

23 Eleasa ba Pinehas animuonyam tɔ so mmiɛnsa,

sɛ ɔrebɔ mmɔden wɔ Awurade suro ho mmɔden,

na ɔgyinaa pintinn ne kra akokoɔduro pa no nti,

wɔ berɛ a nnipa no tee wɔn ho no, na ɔpata maa Israel.

24 Saa nti ɔne no pamm ayɔnkofa apam,

sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔkannifoɔ wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ kronkronbea hɔ,

sɛ ɔno ne n’asefoɔ nya

asɔfodie mu anidie afebɔɔ.

25 Sɛdeɛ apam a wɔne Dawid a ɔyɛ

Yisai ba a ɔfiri Yuda abusua mu pamooɛ no,

sɛ ahennie agyapadeɛ mfiri ɔbabarima so nkɔ ɔbabarima so,

enti Aaron agyapadeɛ yɛ ne mma nko ara dea.

26 Afei hyira Awurade

a ɔde animuonyam abɔ wo abotire no.

Awurade ma wo nyansa adwene

a wode bɛbu ne nkurɔfoɔ atɛntenenee,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na wɔn yiedie nyera,

na ama wɔn animuonyam no atena hɔ wɔ wɔn awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu.