Matthew 7
1 Don't judge others, so that you won't be judged.
“Mummmu ntɛn, na afoforo ammu mo ntɛn.
2 For whatever standard you use to judge others will be used to judge you, and whatever measurement you use to measure others will be used to measure you.
Nea mode yɛ afoforo no, ɛno ara na wɔde bɛyɛ mo.
3 Why do you see the speck that's in your brother's eye? Don't you notice the plank that's in your own eye?
“Adɛn na woma dua ntɛtɛ a ɛda wo nua ani so no haw wo, bere a mpuran a ɛda wo de so no mfa wo ho?
4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take out that speck from your eye’ when you have a plank in your own eye?
Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woatumi aka akyerɛ wo nua se, ‘Ma minyi ntɛtɛ a ɛda wʼani so no mma wo,’ bere a mpuran da wʼani so daa.
5 You're being hypocritical! First get rid of the plank that's in your own eye. Then you'll be able to see clearly to take out the speck from your brother's eye.
Nyaatwomni! Di kan yi mpuran a ɛda wʼankasa ani so no ansa na woatumi ahu ntɛtɛ a ɛda wo nua ani so no yiye na woayi ama no.
6 Don't give dogs what's holy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs. That way the pigs won't trample them underfoot, and the dogs won't turn and attack you.
“Mommfa nea ɛho tew mma akraman. Saa ara nso na monntow mo nhene pa ngu mprako anim! Wobetiatia so, na wɔadan wɔn ho atow ahyɛ mo so.
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
“Mummisa, na wɔbɛma mo; monhwehwɛ, na mubehu; mompem, na wobebue mo.
8 Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.
Na obiara a obisa no, onya. Obiara a ɔhwehwɛ no, ohu; na nea ɔpem no, wobue no.
9 Would any of you give your son a stone if he asked for bread?
“Na hena na ne ba bisa no brodo a ɔbɛma no ɔbo?
10 Or if he asked for fish, would you give him a snake?
Anaasɛ obisa no nsumnam a ɔbɛma no ɔwɔ? Ɛremma saa da!
11 So if even you who are evil know to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.
Na sɛ mo a moyɛ abɔnefo mpo nim sɛnea moma mo mma nnepa a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no mfa nnepa mma ne mma wɔn a wobisa no no?
12 Treat others the way you want them to treat you. This sums up the law and the prophets.
Enti sɛnea mmara no ne adiyifo no ka no, ade biara a mopɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ mma mo no, mo nso monyɛ mma wɔn saa ara.
13 Enter by the narrow entrance. For the entrance is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many travel that way.
“Ɔkwan teateaa no nko ara so na wubetumi afa akɔ ɔsoro! Ɔkwan a ɛkɔ ɔbonsam kurom no trɛw, na nʼapon nso mu bae ma nnipadɔm a wɔfa so kɔ ɔsɛe mu.
14 But the entrance is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Ɔpon a wowura mu de kɔ nkwa mu no yɛ hiahiaa na ɔkwan a wɔfa so no nso yɛ teateaa, na nnipa kakraa bi na wohu fa so.
15 Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep's clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves.
“Monhwɛ mo ho yiye wɔ atoro akyerɛkyerɛfo a wɔba mo nkyɛn ahobrɛase mu sɛ nguan, nanso wɔyɛ mpataku a wonya mo a, wɔbɛtetew mo pasaa no ho.
16 You can recognize them by their fruits. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
Wɔn nneyɛe na mode behu wɔn, sɛnea mutumi de dua bi aba hu dua ko a ɛyɛ no. Worentumi ntew bobe wɔ nsɔe so; saa ara nso na worentumi ntew borɔdɔma wɔ nnɛnkyɛnse so.
17 So every good tree produces good fruit, while a bad tree produces bad fruit.
Dua a ɛwɔ nnyinaso pa no tumi sow aba pa; na dua a enni nnyinaso pa no nso sow aba bɔne.
18 A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.
Dua pa ntumi nsow aba bɔne; saa ara nso na dua bɔne ntumi nsow aba pa.
19 Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Dua biara a ɛnsow aba pa no, wotwa de gu gya mu hyew no.
20 So you'll recognize them by their fruits.
Onipa nneyɛe na ɛma wohu ne suban.
21 Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven—only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.
“Ɛnyɛ obiara a ɔbɔ me din ‘Awurade, Awurade’ no na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsoro ahemman mu.
22 Many will say to me at the Day of Judgment, ‘Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name and drive out demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?’
Atemmu da no, nnipa pii bɛka akyerɛ me se, ‘Awurade, yɛkaa wo ho asɛm kyerɛɛ afoforo. Yɛnam wo din nso so tuu ahonhommɔne, san yɛɛ anwonwade, ahorow.’
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Leave me, you people who practice wickedness!’
Na mabua wɔn se, ‘Minnim mo da. Mumfi me so nkɔ, nnebɔneyɛfo!’
24 Everyone that hears the words I say, and follows them, is like a wise man who built his house on solid rock.
“Wɔn a wotie nea meka, na wodi so no te sɛ onyansafo a osi ne dan si ɔbotan so.
25 The rain poured down, and the floods rose, and the winds blew hard against the house, but it didn't fall down, because its foundations were on solid rock.
Osu tɔe, na osuframa bɔe, na nsu yirii, na emu biara kaa ɔdan no nanso ammu da, efisɛ wosi sii ɔbotan so.
26 Everyone that hears the words I say, and doesn't follow them, is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
Nanso wɔn a wotie nea meka na wonni so no te sɛ ɔkwasea bi a osii ne dan sii nwea so.
27 The rain poured down, and the floods rose, and the winds blew hard against the house, and it fell down—it totally collapsed.”
Osu tɔe, na osuframa bɔe, na nsu yirii, na emu biara kaa ɔdan no. Na edwiriw guu fam, bubuu pasaa.”
28 When Jesus finished explaining these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
Yesu asɛnka no maa nnipadɔm a wotiee no no nyinaa ho dwiriw wɔn,
29 for he taught like someone with authority, and not like their religious teachers.
efisɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ te sɛ obi a okura tumi, na ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no nte sɛ nea Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no kyerɛ no.
