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Wobɛtumi afi ase a ɛnhia sɛ woyɛ wo ho papa ansa

@restfulriver Narrated by Emmylou Birmingham 2:02 27 shots

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Woanna yiye, nanso ɛda no aba ara. Wonim deɛ wohyɛɛ wo ho bɔ sɛ wobɛyɛ nnɛ. Afei nso wonim pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛnea wote kwan firi onipa a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ saa adeɛ no ho. Hann wɔ dan no mu, kukuo bi wɔ hɔ, na gyinaeɛ bi a ɛsua sene sɛnea ɛte no retwɛn wo.

Nsukyene abɔ mfɛnsere so kakra. Akonwa bi a wɔatwe afiri nʼafa firi anadwo a atwam no. Ɔdan bi a ne nnyegyeeɛ kyerɛ sɛ ɔnnyaneɛ koraa. Wo mpaboa wɔ ɛpono ho, baako akyea kakra, sɛnea ɛtɔɔ hɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Woatwɛn sɛ wobɛyɛ onipa a wahome yie ansa na woafiti ase, nanso saa onipa no nkɔ baabiara. Deɛ eyi de ba yɛ den, na ɛboro so ntɛm sene sɛnea ɛteɛ: tebea a ɛfata ma wofi ase no da kwan bɔ da baako wɔ nna enum mu, ɛno de mmara a ɛhwehwɛ saa tebea no de nna ɛnan firi nna enum no mu nyinaa ma obiara nni ho. Sɛ woka afe baako ho a, ɛyɛ afe no mu fa kɛseɛ. Adwuma no ntwɛnee wo sɛ woyɛ wo ho papa; na mmom ɔtwɛnee wo sɛnea wote biara, na wode kaseɛ na ɛsesa ananmu.

Ma yɛnhwɛ no wɔ ɛkwan foforɔ so kakra. Wonim dada sɛ berɛ a woayɛ adwuma wɔ ɔbrɛ mu no yɛ sene berɛ a wopoo no koraa, ɛfiri sɛ woayɛ deɛ ɛnyinaa na deɛ baako pɛ ne deɛ agya biribi akyi. Enti gyinabea no nyɛ mmɔdenbɔ, na mmom ɛyɛ sɛ wowɔ hɔ, na wowɔ hɔ no wobɛtumi ada no adi wɔ ahoɔden biara a wowɔ da. Adeɛ bi fa nyɛ adeɛ a wɔatwa mu; ɛyɛ adeɛ no ankasa, wɔ nnɛ kɛseɛ mu. Nnipa a wɔkɔ so no ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔahome sene wo. Wɔgyaee sɛ wɔde ahomegyeɛ yɛ gyinaeɛ ansa na wɔafiti ase.

Enti nnɛ, ma ɛnyɛ kakraabi. Nkyɛmu mmiɛnsa mu baako wɔ deɛ wohyehyɛeɛ mu, wɔ ahoɔden biara a honam yi wɔ, a wonhwehwɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ papa. Sɛ woyɛ wie a, gyaa mu na nhwɛ mu bio. Deɛ woayɛ na wo brɛ deɛ, ɛda so yɛ deɛ woawie. Obiara a ɔbɛbu wo atɛn no rentumi nhu nsonsonoeɛ akyire yi, na wo nso wo rennhu wɔ dapɛn baako akyi.

Wo a woahome yie no anka ɔbɛyɛ pii sene. Saa onipa no nni ha, na nnɛ da so wɔ hɔ. Kɔ so, sɛ ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ara, na ma ɛno nkoaa nyɛ gyinabea a ɛwɔ hɔ.