Mateo 7
1 “Mègadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ame bubuwo o, ne menye nenema o la, woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wò hã,
“Do not judge, so that you be not judged.
2 elabena ale si nèdrɔ̃a ʋɔnu ame bubuwoe la, nenema tututue woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wò hãe, eye dzidzenu si ŋu dɔ nèwɔ la, dzidzenu ma ke ŋu dɔ woawɔ atsɔ adzidze nu na wò hã.
Because with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
3 “Nu ka ta nèkpɔa ati fefi si le nɔviwò ƒe ŋku dzi, gake mèkpɔa atikpo si le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋku dzi o mahã?
So why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
4 Aleke wɔ nàgblɔ na nɔviwò be, ‘Na maɖe ati fefi le wò ŋku dzi,’ le esime atikpo le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋku dzi?
Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when hey, there is a plank in yours?
5 Wò, alakpanuwɔla, ɖe atikpo le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋku dzi gbã, ekema àkpɔ nu nyuie ale be nàte ŋu aɖe ati fefi si le nɔviwò ƒe ŋku dzi la.
Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6 “Migatsɔ miaƒe nu kɔkɔewo na avuwo o, eye migatsɔ miaƒe dzonu xɔasiwo ƒu gbe na hawo o. Ne menye nenema o la, woanya avuzi le wo dzi, atrɔ ɖe mia ŋu, eye woavuvu mi.
“A Do not give what is holy to the dogs, B nor cast your pearls before the pigs; B lest they trample them with their feet, and A turning around they tear you to pieces.
7 “Mibia nu, eye woana mi; midi nu, eye miakpɔe; miƒo ʋɔa, eye woaʋui na mi.
“Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
8 Elabena ame sia ame si biaa nu la, wonanɛ; ame sia ame si dia nu la, ekpɔnɛ, eya ta ne mieƒo ʋɔa ko la, woaʋui na mi.
For each one asking, receives; and the one seeking, finds; and to the one knocking it will be opened.
9 “Mia dometɔ kae li nenye be Via ŋutsu bia aboloe la, wòatsɔ kpe nɛ?
Or which man is among you who, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone?
10 Alo nenye be ebia tɔmelãe la, wòatsɔ dalã nɛ?
Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake?
11 Ke nenye be mi ame vɔ̃ɖiwo mienya ale si miana nu nyui mia viwo la, ɖe mia Fofo si le dziƒo la mana nu nyuiwo ame siwo bianɛ geɖe wu oa?
If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!
12 Le nu sia nu me la, nu siwo ke miedina be amewo nawɔ na mi la, miwɔ nu mawo ke na ame bubuwo hã, elabena esiae nye Se la kple Nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe nufiafia ƒe taƒonya.
So then, whatever you want people to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
13 “Mige ɖe eme to agbo xaxɛ la me, elabena agbo la keke, mɔ la hã le gbadzaa, eye wòkplɔa ame yina ɖe tsɔtsrɔ̃ me, eye ame geɖewoe le eme tom le gegem ɖe eme.
“Go in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate and broad is the way which leads away into perdition, and those who are going in through it are many.
14 Ke agbo si le xaxɛe, mɔ la hã le buie la kplɔa amewo yina ɖe agbe me, eye ame ʋɛ aɖewo koe toa mɔ sia.
How narrow is the gate and confined the way which leads away into life, and those who are finding it are few!
15 “Mikpɔ nyuie le aʋatsonyagblɔɖilawo ŋuti. Wovaa mia gbɔ abe alẽwo ene, ke le wo me la, wonye amegaxi nyanyrawo.
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 Woƒe kutsetse miatsɔ adze si woe. Ɖe woate ŋu agbe waintsetse le aŋɔka dzi alo gbotsetse le ŋuti dzia?
You will know them by their fruits. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Nenema ke ati nyui sia ati nyui tsea ku nyui, ke ati manyomanyo tsea ku gbegblẽ.
Just so, every good tree produces good fruits, but the rotten tree produces evil fruits.
18 Ati nyui mate ŋu atse ku gbegblẽ o, eye ati manyomanyo mate ŋu atse ku nyui o.
A good tree cannot produce evil fruits, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruits.
19 Ati sia ati si metsea ku nyui o la, wolãnɛ dea dzo me,
So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 eya ta woƒe kutsetse miatsɔ adze si woe.
Therefore, you will know them by their fruits.
21 “Menye ame sia ame si le yɔyem be, ‘Aƒetɔ, Aƒetɔ’ lae ayi dziƒofiaɖuƒe la me o, negbe ame siwo le Fofonye si le dziƒo la ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu wɔm la koe.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
22 Ame geɖewo agblɔ nam le ŋkeke ma dzi be, ‘Aƒetɔ, Aƒetɔ, ɖe menye wò ŋkɔ mee míegblɔ nya ɖi le, míenya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo do goe le, eye míewɔ nukunu geɖewo le oa?’
Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many mighty works in Your name?’
23 Ekema maɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Nyemenya mi o, mite ɖa le gbɔnye, mi nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo!’
And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me you practitioners of lawlessness!’
24 “Ame sia ame si sea nye nya, eye wòwɔna ɖe edzi la le abe nunyala si tu eƒe xɔ ɖe agakpe sesẽ dzi ene.
“Therefore whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will compare him to a prudent man who built his house on the bedrock;
25 Togbɔ be tsi dza sesĩe, tɔwo ɖɔ, eye ahom tu hã la, xɔa meʋã o, elabena woɖo egɔme anyi ɖe agakpe sesẽ dzi.
and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and attacked that house; and it did not fall, because it was founded on the bedrock.
26 Gake ame si sea nye nyawo, eye metsɔa ɖeke le wo me o la sɔ kple ŋutsu movitɔ si tu eƒe xɔ ɖe ke me.
But every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;
27 Azɔ esi tsi dza, tɔwo ɖɔ eye ahom tu, lɔ xɔ sia ɖe eme ko la, emu dze anyi gbloo.”
and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall!”
28 Esi Yesu wu nya siawo gbɔgblɔ nu la, ameha la ƒe nu ku le eƒe nufiafia la ta,
And so it was, when Jesus had ended these words, that the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
29 elabena efia nu wo kple kakaɖedzi blibo. Le nyateƒe me la, ale si wòfia nui la to vovo sãa tso ale si woƒe agbalẽfialawo fianɛ la gbɔ.
for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
