UMathewu 22
1 UJesu wakhuluma kubo njalo ngemizekeliso wathi:
Yesu de mmɛbuo ahodoɔ kyerɛɛ sɛdeɛ Ɔsoro Ahennie no teɛ.
2 “Umbuso wezulu unjengenkosi eyalungisela indodana yayo idili lomthimba.
Ɔse, “Ɔsoro Ahennie no te sɛ ɔhene bi a ne babarima hyiaa ayeforɔ na ɔtoo pon maa no.
3 Yathuma izinceku zayo kulabo ababenxusiwe edilini ukuba beze kodwa bala ukuza.
Ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ nnipa pii. Ɛberɛ no duruiɛ no, ɔsomaa nʼasomfoɔ sɛ wɔnkɔfrɛfrɛ nnipa no na wɔmmra. Nanso, nnipa no amma.
4 Yaphinda yathuma ezinye izinceku yathi, ‘Batsheleni labo abanxusiweyo ukuthi sengililungisile idili. Ngihlabe inkabi lenkomo ezinonisiweyo, konke sekulungile. Wozani edilini lomthimba.’
“Ɔsane somaa nʼasomfoɔ foforɔ sɛ, ‘Monkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔawie biribiara. Wɔakum mʼanantwie ne me nyɛmmoa de anoa aduane awie. Mommra ayeforɔ no ase mmɛdidi!’
5 Kodwa kabakunanzanga lokho, bazihambela, omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye emsebenzini wakhe.
“Nanso, ne ho yɛɛ wɔn a ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ wɔn no sere. Obiara kɔdii ne dwuma. Obi kɔɔ nʼafuom. Ɔfoforɔ nso kɔdii ne dwa.
6 Abanye bazibamba izinceku zayo, bazihlukuluza bazibulala.
Afoforɔ nso kyeree nʼasomfoɔ no hwee wɔn, pirapiraa wɔn, kunkumm ebinom nso.
7 Inkosi yathukuthela. Yathumela impi yayo yababhuqa labobabulali yatshisa idolobho labo.
Ɔhene no tee deɛ nnipa no ayɛ nʼasomfoɔ no, ne bo fuiɛ. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafoɔ ma wɔkɔkunkum awudifoɔ no, hyee wɔn kuro no pasaa.
8 Yasisithi ezincekwini zayo, ‘Idili lomthimba selilungile kodwa labo engibanxusileyo bebengasafanele ukuza.
“Ɔsane frɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Wɔawie ayeforɔ aduane no. Nanso, wɔn a mefrɛɛ wɔn no mfata sɛ wɔba apontoɔ no ase.
9 Hambani liye emahlanganweni ezindlela linxuse loba ngubani elimbonayo.’
Enti, monkɔ mmɔntene so na obiara a mobɛhunu no no, momfrɛ no mmra apontoɔ no ase.’
10 Ngakho izinceku zangena ezitaladini zabutha bonke abantu ezababonayo, abalungileyo lababi, indlu yomthimba yagcwala izethekeli.
Asomfoɔ no firii adi kɔɔ mmɔntene so kɔfrɛɛ nnipa dodoɔ a wɔhunuu wɔn no nyinaa. Wɔfrɛɛ nnipa pa ne nnipa bɔne, maa ɛdan a wɔtoo ɛpono wɔ mu no yɛɛ ma.
11 Kodwa kwathi inkosi ingena ukuzabona izethekeli, yananzelela khonapho indoda eyeyingavunulanga izigqoko zomthimba.
“Ɔhene no baa hɔ sɛ ɔrebɛhwɛ nnipa a wɔaba no, ɔhunuu obi a ɔnhyɛ ayeforɔhyia atadeɛ wɔ hɔ.
12 Yabuza yathi, ‘Mngane, ungene njani lapha ungelazigqoko zomthimba?’ Indoda yatsha amathe.
Ɔbisaa no sɛ, ‘Damfo, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wonhyɛ ayeforɔhyia atadeɛ, na wotumi baa ha?’ Nanso, damfo no antumi ammua.
13 Inkosi yasitshela izinceku zayo yathi, ‘Mbopheni izandla lezinyawo limphosele ngaphandle ebumnyameni, lapho okuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla kwamazinyo.’
“Afei, ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ no sɛ, ‘Monkyekyere ne nan ne ne nsa na monkɔto no ntwene akyirikyiri esum mu, deɛ esu ne agyaadwoɔ wɔ no.’
14 Ngoba banengi ababiziweyo kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo.”
“Wɔafrɛ bebree, nanso kakra bi na wɔayi wɔn.”
15 Lapho-ke abaFarisi basuka baphuma bayaceba ukuthi bambambe ngamazwi akhe.
Farisifoɔ no tuu Yesu ho agyina, pɛɛ ɛkwan bi a wɔnam nʼanom asɛm so bɛnya no akyere no.
16 Bathuma abafundi babo kuye behamba lamaHerodiya. Bathi, “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uyindoda eqotho lokuthi ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Kawusuye uthathekile ngoba kawulani lokuthi bangobani.
Wɔsii no gyinaeɛ sɛ, wɔbɛsoma wɔn nnipa bi ne Herodefoɔ aba Yesu nkyɛn abɛbisa no sɛ, “Owura, yɛnim sɛ woyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ, na wonam nokorɛ kwan so kyerɛ nnipa ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn a wonsuro akyire asɛm, ɛfiri sɛ, wonhwɛ nnipa anim.
17 Sitshele-ke, uthini ngalokhu? Kusemthethweni na ukuthela kuKhesari kumbe hatshi?”
Ka ma yɛntie. Ɛyɛ sɛ wɔyi toɔ ma Roma Hempɔn Kaesare anaa ɛnyɛ?”
18 UJesu ngokwazi inhloso yabo embi wathi, “Lina bazenzisi, lenzani lizama ukungithiya na?
Yesu hunuu wɔn adwemmɔne no ma ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mo nyaatwomfoɔ! Adɛn enti na mopɛ sɛ mode nnaadaa sɔ me hwɛ?
19 Ake lingitshengise uhlamvu lwemali okuthelwa ngayo.” Bamlethela idenari,
Momfa sika a wɔde yi toɔ no bi nkyerɛ me.” Wɔde bi kyerɛɛ no.
20 wasebabuza wathi, “Ngumfanekiso kabani lo? Njalo luphawu lukabani lolu?”
Ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Hwan mfoni na ɛda so, na hwan din nso na ɛwɔ so?”
21 Baphendula bathi, “NgokukaKhesari.” Wasesithi kubo, “Phanini uKhesari okungokukaKhesari loNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”
Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Kaesare.” Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ, momfa Kaesare deɛ mma Kaesare, na momfa Onyankopɔn deɛ mma Onyankopɔn.”
22 Bathi besizwa lokhu bamangala. Ngakho basuka kuye bahamba.
Ne mmuaeɛ a ɔmaa wɔn no maa wɔn ho dwirii wɔn ma wɔgyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ.
23 Ngalelolanga abaSadusi, abathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, beza kuye belombuzo.
Ɛda no ara, Sadukifoɔ a wɔnnye owusɔreɛ nni no baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ,
24 Bathi, “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitshela wathi, nxa indoda ingafa ingazalanga mntwana, umfowabo kamthathe umfelokazi amzalele abantwana.
“Owura, Mose kaa sɛ, ‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi anwo na ɔwu a, ne nuabarima mfa ne yere no kunabaa na ɔne no nwo mma owufoɔ no.
25 Kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa phakathi kwethu. Wathatha owakuqala wasesifa, kwathi ngoba engazuzanga mntwana watshiyela umkakhe umfowabo.
Anuanom baason bi ne yɛn tenaa ha. Ɔpanin no wareeɛ a wanwo ba na ɔwuiɛ. Enti, ne nua a ɔtɔ so mmienu no faa ne yere no kunabaa.
26 Kwaphinda lokho kowesibili lowesithathu njalo kwaze kwaba ngowesikhombisa.
Deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu no nso wuiɛ, maa deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no faa ɔbaa no kunabaa. Ɔno nso wuiɛ a wanwo ba, maa ɔfoforɔ nso faa ɔbaa no kunabaa. Yei toaa so ara kɔsii sɛ anuanom baason no nyinaa waree ɔbaa no.
27 Ekucineni wafa lowomfazi.
Deɛ ɛdi akyire ne sɛ, ɔbaa no nso wuiɛ.
28 Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakuba ngumkabani phakathi kwabayisikhombisa njengoba bonke babemthethe?”
Ɛno enti, owusɔreberɛ no, nnipa baason yi mu hwan na ɔbaa no bɛyɛ ne yere? Ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nyinaa waree no!’”
29 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Liyalahleka ngoba kaliyazi imibhalo lamandla kaNkulunkulu.
Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ, “Mo mfomsoɔ a moayɛ no firi nim a monnim Atwerɛsɛm no ne Onyankopɔn tumi a ɔwɔ no!
30 Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abantu kabayikuthatha loba bendiswe; bazakuba njengezingilosi ezulwini.
Na owusɔreberɛ no, awadeɛ nni hɔ; obiara bɛyɛ sɛ abɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro no.
31 Kodwa mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, kalibalanga yini lokho uNkulunkulu akutsho kini ukuthi,
Afei, ɛfa owusɔreɛ no ho no nso, monnkanee deɛ Onyankopɔn aka afa ho no pɛn? Monhunu sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ mo ɛberɛ a ɔkaa sɛ,
32 ‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe’? KasuNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.”
‘Mene Abraham Onyankopɔn, Isak Onyankopɔn ne Yakob Onyankopɔn no?’ Yei kyerɛ sɛ. Onyankopɔn nyɛ awufoɔ Onyankopɔn na mmom, ateasefoɔ Onyankopɔn.”
33 Kwathi amaxuku abantu esizwa lokhu amangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe.
Nnipadɔm no tee ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no, ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwanwa.
34 AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesebathulisile abaSadusi, bahlangana ndawonye.
Farisifoɔ no tee sɛ Yesu abu afa Sadukifoɔ no so no, wɔkɔhyiaa Yesu.
35 Omunye wabo owayeyisazi somthetho wamlinga ngombuzo wathi,
Wɔn mu baako a ɔyɛ mmaranimfoɔ bisaa Yesu sɛ,
36 “Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo omkhulu kulayo yonke eMthethweni?”
“Owura, Mose mmaransɛm no mu deɛ ɛwɔ he koraa na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa?”
37 UJesu waphendula wathi, “‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke.’
Yesu buaa no sɛ, “‘Dɔ Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, wʼakoma nyinaa mu ne wo ɔkra nyinaa mu ne wʼadwene nyinaa mu.’
38 Yiwo owokuqala njalo odlula yonke imilayo.
Yei ne mmaransɛm no mu deɛ ɛdi ɛkan na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa.
39 Owesibili unjengawo: ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’
Deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu no te sɛ ɛno ara: ‘Dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho.’
40 Wonke uMthetho labaPhrofethi kweyeme kuyonale imilayo emibili.”
Mose mmaransɛm ne adiyifoɔ no nkyerɛkyerɛ no nyinaa gyina saa mmaransɛm mmienu yi so.”
41 Kwathi abaFarisi behlangene ndawonye uJesu wababuza wathi,
Farisifoɔ no twaa Yesu ho hyiaeɛ no, ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ,
42 “Licabangani ngoKhristu? Uyindodana kabani?” Baphendula bathi, “Yindodana kaDavida.”
“Ɛdeɛn na mowɔ ka wɔ Agyenkwa no ho? Hwan ba ne no?” Wɔbuaa no sɛ, “Dawid Ba.”
43 Wathi kubo, “Kungani pho uDavida wathi ekhuluma ngoMoya umbiza athi ‘Nkosi’? Ngoba uthi,
Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ “Ɛnneɛ, adɛn na Dawid nam Honhom Kronkron so frɛ no ‘Awurade’? Ɛfiri sɛ, Dawid kaa sɛ,
44 ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami ngize ngibeke izitha zakho ngaphansi kwenyawo zakho.”’
“‘Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me wura sɛ, “Tena me nifa kɔsi sɛ mɛma woadi wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa so.”’
45 Pho, nxa uDavida esithi kuye, ‘Nkosi,’ angaba yindodana yakhe njani?”
Sɛ Dawid frɛ no ‘Awurade’ a, ɛnneɛ ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na watumi ayɛ ne ba?”
46 Kakho loyedwa owaba lelizwi lokumphendula. Kwathi-ke kusukela ngalolosuku kakho owaqunga isibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.
Obiara antumi ammua. Yei akyi nso, obiara antumi ammisa no nsɛm bio.
