Romans 16
1 [By means of this letter] I am introducing and recommending to you our fellow believer Phoebe, [who will be taking this letter to you]. She is a deacon in the congregation in Cenchrea [city].
Mede yɛn nuabaa Foibe a ɔsom Kenkrea asafo no hyɛ mo nsa.
2 [I request that] you receive her because of her relationship with the Lord. [You should do that because] those who are God’s people ought to receive [their fellow believers]. [I am also requesting] that you help her [by giving her] [EUP] whatever she needs, because she has helped many people, including me.
Monnye no Awurade din mu sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn manfoɔ yɛ, na mmoa biara a ɛho hia no wɔ mo nkyɛn no, momfa mmoa no. Ɛfiri sɛ, waboa nnipa bebree ne me nso.
3 Tell Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila that I (send greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. They worked with me for Christ Jesus,
Mekyea Priska ne Akwila a wɔyɛ me nuanom adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ Kristo Yesu mu
4 and they were even willing to die [IDM] in order [to save] my life. It is not only I who thank them [for helping me], but the people in all [HYP] the non-Jewish congregations also [thank them for saving my life].
a wɔpaa wɔn nkwa akyi maa me no. Meda wɔn ase bebree, ɛnyɛ me nko, na mmom, amanamanmufoɔ asafo no nyinaa.
5 Also tell the congregation [that meets] in their house that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. Tell my dear friend Epaenetus the same thing. He is the first man in Asia [province] who [believed] in Christ.
Asafo a wɔhyia wɔ wɔn fie no nso, mekyea wɔn. Monkyea mʼadamfo pa Epaineto a ɔno ne onipa a ɔdii ɛkan gyee Kristo dii wɔ Asia mantam mu no mma me.
6 Tell Mary, who has worked hard [for Christ] in order to [help] you, that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) her.
Afei, mekyea Maria a ɔyɛɛ adwuma denden maa me no nso.
7 Tell the same thing to Andronicus and [his wife] Junia (OR, and [his sister] Junia) who are my fellow Jews and who were also [previously] in prison with me. They are well-known/respected (OR, respected by the) apostles, and they became Christians before I did.
Mekyea Androniko ne Yunia. Mekyea me nuanom Yudafoɔ a me ne wɔn daa afiase a wɔagye din yie wɔ asomafoɔ no mu, na wɔdii me ɛkan Kristo mu no.
8 I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
Mekyea mʼAwurade mu dɔfo Amplia.
9 I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, and to my dear friend Stachys.
Mekyea Ubano a yɛne no someeɛ wɔ Kristo mu. Saa ara nso na mekyea mʼadamfo pa Staki.
10 I also send my greetings to Apelles, whom Christ has approved [because Apelles successfully endured trials]. Tell the [believers] who [live in the house] of Aristobulus that I send my greetings to them.
Mekyea Apele a ne Kristosom mu nokorɛ ada adi no, Mekyea Aristobulo abusuafoɔ nyinaa.
11 Also tell Herodion, who is my fellow Jew, that I send my greetings to him. Tell the same thing to those who [live in the house] of Narcissus who belong to the Lord.
Mekyea me kuromni Yudani Herodion ne ne nuanom Akristofoɔ a wɔfiri Narkiso fie.
12 Tell the same thing to Tryphaena and [her sister] Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. I also send my greetings to Persis. [We all] love her and she has worked very hard for the Lord.
Mekyea Trifaina ne Trifosa mmaa a wɔbɔ Awurade som mu mmɔden no. Saa ara nso na mekyea mʼadamfo Persi a ɔno nso yɛ ɔbaa a wabɔ mmɔden aboa Awurade som no.
13 Tell Rufus, who is an outstanding Christian, that I send my greetings to him. [Tell the same thing to] his mother, [who has treated me as though] I [were her son] [MET].
Mekyea Rufo a wadi dwuma kɛseɛ Awurade som mu no. Mekyea Rufo maame a ɔfaa me sɛ ne ba no nso.
14 Tell Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and the fellow believers who [meet] with them that I am sending my greetings to them.
Mekyea Asinkrito, Flegon, Herme, Patroba, Herma, ne anuanom Akristofoɔ a wɔka wɔn ho nyinaa.
15 I also send my greetings to Philologus, to [his wife] Julia (OR, [his sister] Julia), to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and to all God’s people who [meet] with them.
Mekyea Filologo ne Yulea, Nereo ne ne nuabaa ne Olimpa ne Onyankopɔn manfoɔ a wɔne no wɔ hɔ no nyinaa.
16 Greet one another affectionately, but in a pure way, [when you gather together]. The [believers in] all the Christian congregations [HYP] [in this area (send their] greetings to/say they are thinking fondly of) you.
Momfa mfeano kronkron nkyeakyea mo ho mo ho. Kristo asafo no nyinaa kyea mo.
17 My fellow believers, I exhort you that you beware of those people who are causing divisions among you and who cause people to turn away [from God] [MTY] [because they teach things that] are contrary to the message [about Christ] that you have learned (OR, that others taught you). Keep away from such people!
Anuanom, metu mo fo sɛ, monhwɛ wɔn a wɔde mpaapaemu ne wɔn a wɔsɛe afoforɔ gyidie na wɔtia nkyerɛkyerɛ a moanya no yie; montwe mo ho mfiri wɔn ho.
18 They do not serve our Lord Christ! On the contrary, they only want to satisfy their own desires [MTY]! Also, by all the eloquent things that they say [DOU] they deceive those people who do not realize [that their teaching is false].
Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a wɔyɛ saa no nsom Kristo, yɛn Awurade no; na mmom, wɔsom biribiara a wɔpɛ na ɛyɛ ma wɔn. Wɔdɛfɛdɛfɛ wɔn a wɔnnim hwee.
19 [Believers] everywhere know that you have paid attention to [the good message about Christ], with the result that I rejoice about you. But I also want you to be wise, [with the result that you do] what is good. I also want you to avoid doing what is evil.
Obiara ate gyidie a mowɔ wɔ Asɛmpa no mu. Ɛno enti, ɛma mʼani gye mo ho. Mepɛ sɛ mo ani te wɔ nneɛma pa ho na mokata mo ani wɔ bɔne ho.
20 [If you avoid people who teach what is false], what will [soon happen] [MET] [will be as though] God, who causes us to be peaceful, will be crushing Satan under your feet! [I pray that] our Lord Jesus will continue to act kindly towards you.
Na Onyankopɔn a ɔbrɛ yɛn asomdwoeɛ no bɛpɛkyɛ Ɔbonsam wɔ mo nan ase. Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo adom nka mo.
21 Timothy, who works with me, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, who are my fellow Jews, [want you to know that they are] (sending their greetings to/thinking fondly of) you.
Me yɔnko Timoteo se ɔkyea mo. Saa ara nso na Lukio, Yason ne Sosipatro a wɔyɛ me nuanom Yudafoɔ no nso kyea mo.
22 I, Tertius, [one who belongs to] the Lord, [also want you to know] that I am (sending my greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. [I am writing this letter as Paul tells me what to write for him].
Me Tertio, a meyɛ ɔtwerɛfoɔ ma Paulo yi nso, mede Awurade din mekyea mo.
23 I, [Paul], am staying in the house of Gaius, and the whole congregation [here meets] in his house. He [also wants you to know] that he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Erastus, the treasurer of [this] city, also [wants you to know that] he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Our fellow believer Quartus also (sends his greetings to you./says he is thinking fondly of you.)
Gaio a asafo no hyia wɔ ne fie no nso kyea mo. Erasto a ɔyɛ kurom ha sikakorafoɔ ne yɛn nua Kwarto se wɔkyea mo.
Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo adom nka mo nyinaa.
25 As [I] proclaim [the good message about] Jesus Christ, [I tell about God], the one who is able to strengthen you [spiritually]. I also proclaim the [truth] that was not revealed {which [God] did not reveal} in all previous ages/times (aiōnios g166)
Momma yɛnyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ! Ɔno na ɔtumi ma mo gyina pintinn wɔ mo gyidie mu sɛdeɛ mekaa wɔ Asɛmpa a ɛfa Yesu Kristo ho kyerɛɛ mo no. Sɛdeɛ medaa nokorɛ ahintasɛm a ɛfiri teteete no adi kyerɛɛ mo no, (aiōnios g166)
26 but which has now been {which [he] has now} revealed. [I, along with others, have proclaimed] what the prophets wrote [about Christ]. We are doing what the eternal God commanded [us(exc)/me to do]. We want [people in] all ethnic groups to know [Christ] so that they can believe [in him] and obey [him]. (aiōnios g166)
wɔnam adiyifoɔ atwerɛsɛm a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn Teasefoɔ no nkyɛn ada ahintasɛm yi adi ama wɔahunu sɛdeɛ aman nyinaa bɛgye adi na wɔayɛ ɔsetie ama no. (aiōnios g166)
