Ecclesiastes 2 (BOATCB)

1 Mekaa mʼakomam sɛ, “Afei bra, mede anigyeɛ bɛsɔ wo ahwɛ na yɛahunu deɛ ɛyɛ.” Nanso, ankɔsi hwee. 2 Mekaa sɛ, “Ɔsereɛ yɛ nkwaseadeɛ. Na ɛdeɛn na anigyeɛ tumi yɛ?” 3 Mepɛɛ sɛ mehunu deɛ ɛyɛ pa ara ma yɛn wɔ ɛberɛ tiawa a yɛwɔ wɔ asase yi so. Enti meyɛɛ mʼadwene sɛ mede nsã bɛsɛpɛ me ho na mahwehwɛ, ahunu nkwaseasɛm asekyerɛ, a mʼankasa deɛ, mennyɛ ɔkwasea. 4 Mede me nsa hyɛɛ nnwuma akɛseɛ ase; mesisii adan yɛɛ bobe nturo. 5 Meyɛɛ nturo ne ahomegyebea na meduaduaa nnuaba ahodoɔ bebree wɔ mu. 6 Mesisii nsukoraeɛ a mɛtwe nsuo afiri mu, de agugu nnua a ɛrenyini no so. 7 Metɔɔ nkoa ne mfenaa, na menyaa ebinom nso a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ me fie. Afei nso menyaa anantwie ne nnwan bebree sene obiara a wadi mʼanim wɔ Yerusalem. 8 Mepɛɛ dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ, gyegyee ahemfo ne amantam no ademudeɛ kaa ho. Mefaa mmarima ne mmaa nnwomtofoɔ, pɛɛ mmaa atenaeɛ nso; deɛ ɛyɛ ɔbarima akoma anigyedeɛ biara. 9 Megyee edin sene obiara a wadi mʼanim wɔ Yerusalem. Yeinom nyinaa mu no, me nimdeɛ kɔɔ so yɛɛ adwuma. 10 Deɛ mʼani hwehwɛeɛ biara, mamfa ankame no;mansi mʼakoma anigyeɛ ho ɛkwan.Mʼakoma ani gyee me nnwuma nyinaa ho,na yei yɛ mʼadwumayɛ so akatua. 11 Nanso sɛ mehwɛ deɛ me nsa ayɛ nyinaane deɛ mabrɛ anya a,ne nyinaa nka hwee, ɛte sɛ deɛ wɔtu mmirika taa mframa.Mannya mfasoɔ biara wɔ owia yi ase. 12 Mede mʼadwene kɔɔ nimdeɛ,abɔdamsɛm ne nkwaseasɛm so.Ɛdeɛn bio na deɛ wɔadi ɔhene adeɛ bɛtumi ayɛasene deɛ wɔayɛ dada no? 13 Mehunuu sɛ, nimdeɛ yɛ sene nkwaseasɛm,sɛdeɛ hann yɛ sene esum no. 14 Onyansafoɔ ani wɔ ne tirim,na ɔkwasea deɛ, ɔnante esum mu;nanso mehunuu sɛwɔn nyinaa hyɛberɛ yɛ pɛ. 15 Afei mesusuu mʼakomam sɛ,“Ɔkwasea hyɛberɛ bɛto me nso.Enti sɛ mehunu nyansa a, mfasoɔ bɛn na menya?”Mekaa wɔ mʼakomam sɛ,“Yei nso nka hwee.” 16 Te sɛ ɔkwasea no, ɔnyansafoɔ nso, wɔrenkae no daa;nna a ɛreba no mu, wɔrenkae wɔn baanu no.Te sɛ ɔkwasea no, onyansafoɔ nso bɛwu! 17 Ɛno enti asetena fonoo me, na adwuma a yɛyɛ wɔ owia yi ase no haa me. Ne nyinaa yɛ ahuhudeɛ, te sɛ deɛ wɔtu mmirika taa mframa. 18 Mekyirii deɛ mayɛ adwuma apɛ nyinaa wɔ owia yi ase, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ megya hɔ ma deɛ ɔbɛdi mʼadeɛ. 19 Na hwan na ɔnim sɛ onipa ko no bɛyɛ onyansafoɔ anaa ɔkwasea? Nanso deɛ mabiri me mogya ani apɛ wɔ owia yi ase nyinaa bɛkɔ ne nsam. Yei nso yɛ ahuhudeɛ. 20 Enti mepaa aba wɔ owia yi ase adwumaden ho. 21 Na onipa bɛfiri ne nimdeɛ, nyansa ne adwumayɛ ho nimdeɛ mu ayɛ nʼasɛdeɛ, na afei ɛsɛ sɛ ogya nʼadwumayɛ so aba ma obi a ɔnyɛɛ adwuma biara. Yei nso yɛ ahuhudeɛ, na ɛha adwene. 22 Ɛdeɛn na onipa nya firi ne brɛ ne dadwene a ɔde yɛ adwuma wɔ owia yi ase mu? 23 Ne nkwa nna nyinaa, nʼadwumayɛ yɛ ɔyea ne ɔhaw; anadwo mpo nʼadwene yɛ adwuma. Yei nso yɛ ahuhudeɛ. 24 Biribiara nsene sɛ onipa bɛdidi na wanom na wanya ahomeka wɔ adwumayɛ mu. Yei nso mehunuu sɛ ɛfiri Onyankopɔn, 25 ɛfiri sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, anka hwan na ɔbɛtumi adidi anaasɛ ɔbɛnya ahomeka? 26 Onipa a ɔsɔ Onyankopɔn ani no, ɔma no nimdeɛ, nyansa ne anigyeɛ, nanso omumuyɛfoɔ deɛ, ɔma ɔboaboa ahonyadeɛ ano ma deɛ ɔsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Yei nso yɛ ahuhudeɛ, sɛdeɛ wɔde mmirikatuo taa mframa.

Ecclesiastes 2 (BOATCB)

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