Colossians 3
1 If however you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, enthroned at God's right hand.
Wɔanyan mo ne Kristo aba nkwa mu. Afei munnwen ɔsoro nneɛma ho, faako a Kristo te, Onyankopɔn nifa so, di hene no.
2 Give your minds to the things that are above, not to the things that are on the earth.
Saa nneɛma no na momma mo adwene nkɔ so, na ɛnyɛ asase yi so nneɛma.
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Efisɛ moawu na wɔde mo nkwa ne Kristo ahintaw wɔ Onyankopɔn mu.
4 When Christ appears--He is our true Life--then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Na sɛ Kristo a ɔyɛ mo nkwa no ba a, mo ne no bɛba wɔ nʼanuonyam mu.
5 Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
Munyi wiase akɔnnɔ te sɛ aguamammɔ, afideyɛ, bɔne, ne anibere a ɛyɛ abosonsom no mfi mo abrabɔ mu.
6 It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
Eyinom nti Onyankopɔn abufuw reba.
7 and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.
Bere bi a atwam no, esiane mo akɔnnɔ nti na mobɔ saa bra yi.
8 But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.
Afei munnyae saa nneyɛe yi nyinaa: abufuw, bɔnepɛ, ne ɔtan. Monnyeyaw obi anaa mommma kasa a ɛho ntew mmfi mo anom.
9 Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
Munnnidi atoro nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho, efisɛ moatow nipadua dedaw ne ne su no akyene
10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it.
de nipadua foforo asi anan mu. Moayɛ nnipa afoforo a daa Onyankopɔn a ɔbɔɔ mo no resakra mo wɔ ne suban so, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Onyankopɔn ho nimdeɛ bɛhyɛ mo ma.
11 In that new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free man, but Christ is everything and is in all of us.
Esiane saa nti, amanamanmufo ne Yudafo, twetiatwafo ne momonotoyɛ, awudifo, nkoa ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho no nni hɔ bio. Kristo wɔ biribiara mu. Kristo te yɛn nyinaa mu.
12 Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
Moyɛ Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo. Ɔpɛ mo asɛm nti na oyii mo sɛ ne de, enti monyɛ timmɔbɔ, ayamye, mommrɛ mo ho ase, munnwo na monyɛ abodwokyɛre.
13 bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive.
Mommoaboa mo ho mo ho na momfa mo ho mo ho mfomso nkyekyɛ mo ho mo ho. Momfa nkyɛ sɛnea Awurade de kyɛ mo no.
14 And over all these put on love, which is the perfect bond of union;
Eyi nyinaa akyi no, momfa ɔdɔ a ɛde koroyɛ ba no nka mo abrabɔ ho.
15 and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.
Momma Kristo asomdwoe no ntena mo koma mu. Saa asomdwoe yi ho na wɔafrɛ mo nyinaa aba Kristo nipadua koro mu. Monyɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ ayeyi.
16 Let the teaching concerning Christ remain as a rich treasure in your hearts. In all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and sing with grace in your hearts to God.
Kristo asɛm no ne mu nnepa nyinaa ntena mo koma mu. Momfa nyansa nkyerɛkyerɛ. Monto asanku so nnwom ne ayeyi nnwom ne honhom mu nnwom. Mumfi mo koma mu nto aseda nnwom mma Onyankopɔn.
17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, and let it be through Him that you give thanks to God the Father.
Biribiara a moyɛ anaa moka no, monyɛ wɔ Awurade Yesu din mu na momfa ne so nna Agya Onyankopɔn ase.
18 Married women, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Ɔyerenom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo kununom sɛnea ɛsɛ wɔ Awurade mu.
19 Married men, be affectionate to your wives, and do not treat them harshly.
Okununom, monnodɔ mo yerenom na monnhyɛ wɔn ahometew.
20 Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.
Mma, ade nyinaa mu, muntie mo awofo asɛm na eyi na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani.
21 Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.
Agyanom, munnyi mo mma abufuw na ammu wɔn aba mu.
22 Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, because you fear the Lord.
Asomfo, muntie mo wuranom asɛm wɔ ade nyinaa mu. Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔn ani tua mo nti na ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ na wɔpene mo, na mmom esiane sɛ mudi Awurade ni no nti, momfa koma pa nyɛ.
23 Whatever you are doing, let your hearts be in your work, as a thing done for the Lord and not for men.
Biribiara a moyɛ no, momfa mo koma nyinaa nyɛ na momfa no sɛ moreyɛ ama Awurade na monnyɛ mma nnipa.
24 For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.
Monkae sɛ Awurade bɛkyɛ mo so ade. Mo nsa bɛka ade a ɔde asie ama ne nkurɔfo no bi. Kristo ne owura a mosom no.
25 The man who perpetrates a wrong will find the wrong repaid to him; and with God there are no merely earthly distinctions.
Na obiara a ɔyɛ nea ɛnteɛ no, bɔne a ɔyɛ no so akatua na obenya a nhwɛanim biara nni mu.
