Deuteronomium

18 “Lewifo a wɔyɛ asɔfo no, Lewi abusuakuw no nyinaa, wɔremma obiara kyɛfa anaa agyapade biara wɔ Israel. Yehowa kyɛfa a ɛne afɔre a wɔde ogya hyew ma no no, ɛno na wobedi.+ 2 Enti ɛnsɛ sɛ wonya agyapade biara wɔ wɔn nuanom mu. Yehowa ne wɔn agyapade, sɛnea waka akyerɛ wɔn no.

3 “Nea ɔman no de bɛma asɔfo no ni: Obiara a ɔde aboa bɛbɔ afɔre no, nantwi oo, oguan oo, ɔmfa n’abasa, n’abogye, ne n’afuru mma asɔfo no. 4 Fa wo nnɔbae a edi kan, wo bobesa foforo, wo ngo, ne wo nguan ho nwi a wubedi kan atwitwa ma no.+ 5 Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn ayi ɔne ne mma afi wo mmusuakuw no nyinaa mu sɛ wɔnsom wɔ Yehowa din mu daa.+

6 “Nanso sɛ Lewini bi te Israel nkurow no bi mu+ na ɔpɛ* sɛ ɔkɔ baabi a Yehowa apaw* no+ a, 7 ɛnde ɔno nso betumi asom wɔ Yehowa ne Nyankopɔn din mu sɛnea ne nuanom Lewifo a wogyina Yehowa anim no nyinaa som no.+ 8 Nea wobedi no, wɔbɛkyɛ mu pɛ ama ɔno nso anya ne kyɛfa,+ na nea obenya afi n’agyanom nneɛma a ɔbɛtɔn mu no, ɛno nso bɛyɛ ne dea.

9 “Sɛ wudu asaase a Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn de rema wo no so a, nsua akyiwade a saa aman no yɛ no bi.+ 10 Ɛnsɛ sɛ obi a ɔyɛ abusude yi bi tena mo mu: obi a ɔhyew ne babarima anaa ne babea wɔ ogya mu,*+ nea ɔhyɛ abosonkɔm anaa oyi nkonyaa,+ nea ɔkɔ abisa,+ nea odi asumansɛm,+ 11 nea ɔkyekyere* nkurɔfo, nea ɔkɔ akɔmfo anaa wɔn a wɔka daakye asɛm hɔ,+ anaa nea ɔne awufo kasa.+ 12 Yehowa kyi obiara a ɔyɛ saa nneɛma yi bi, na saa akyiwade yi nti na Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn repam wɔn afi w’anim. 13 Hwɛ na wo ho amma asɛm wɔ Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn anim.+

14 “Aman a worekotu wɔn no tie nkonyaayifo+ na wɔkɔ abisa.+ Nanso wo de, Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn mma kwan sɛ wobɛyɛ saa nneɛma yi. 15 Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn beyi odiyifo bi a ɔte sɛ me afi wo nuanom mu ama wo; ɛsɛ sɛ wutie no.+ 16 Ɛda a ɔman no bɔɔ gua no, eyi ne mmuae a wunyae bere a wode w’abisade too Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn anim wɔ Horeb no.+ Saa da no na wokae sɛ, ‘Mma mennte Yehowa me Nyankopɔn nne bio, na mma minnhu ogya kɛse yi bio na manwu.’+ 17 Ɛnna Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Nea wɔaka no ye. 18 Meyi odiyifo bi a ɔte sɛ wo afi wɔn nuanom mu ama wɔn,+ na mede me nsɛm bɛhyɛ n’ano,+ na nea mɛka akyerɛ no biara, ɔbɛka akyerɛ wɔn.+ 19 M’asɛm a ɔbɛka wɔ me din mu no, sɛ obi antie a, mebisa saa onipa no.+

20 “‘Na sɛ odiyifo bi di ahantansɛm de me din ka asɛm a mensomaa no sɛ ɔnka anaa ɔka asɛm bi wɔ anyame foforo din mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ saa odiyifo no wu.+ 21 Nanso ebia wobɛka wɔ wo komam sɛ: “Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahu sɛ asɛm no mfi Yehowa hɔ?” 22 Sɛ odiyifo no de Yehowa din ka asɛm bi na amma mu a, ɛnde na asɛm no mfi Yehowa. Ahantan na ɛmaa odiyifo no yɛɛ saa. Nsuro no.’