Mateo 10
1 Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ dumienu no baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔmaa wɔn tumi sɛ wɔntu ahonhommɔne na wɔnsa nyarewa ne ahoɔmmerɛ nyinaa.
And he called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
2 Yesu asuafoɔ dumienu no din nie: Simon a ne din baako ne Petro ne ne nua Andrea; Yakobo ne ne nua Yohane a wɔyɛ Sebedeo mma no,
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Filipo ne Bartolomeo, Toma ne ɔtogyefoɔ Mateo, Yakobo, Alfeo ba ɛne Tadeo,
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon a ɔfiri Kana ne Yuda Iskariot a akyire yi, ɔyii Yesu maeɛ no.
Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 Yesu somaa asuafoɔ dumienu no hyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnkɔ deɛ amanamanmufoɔ wɔ anaa Samariafoɔ kuro biara mu,
Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, "Do not go among the non-Jews, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans.
6 na mmom, monkɔ Onyankopɔn nnwan a wɔwɔ Israel a wɔayera no nkyɛn.
Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 Monkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Onyankopɔn Ahennie no abɛn!’
And as you go, proclaim, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
8 Monsa ayarefoɔ yadeɛ, monnyane awufoɔ, momma akwatafoɔ ho nte, na montu ahonhommɔne. Sɛdeɛ monyaa no kwa no, saa ara na mo nso momfa mma kwa.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
9 “Mommfa sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ anaa kɔbere biara mmɔ mo ho.
Do not take any gold, nor silver, nor copper in your money belts.
10 Mommfa akwantubɔtɔ anaa ntadeɛ anaa mpaboa anaa poma mmienu. Ɛsɛ sɛ odwumayɛfoɔ didi.
Take no bag for your journey, neither two tunics, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
11 Kuro biara a mobɛkɔ mu anaa akuraa biara a mobɛkɔ aseɛ no, monhwehwɛ onipa a onyamesuro wɔ ne mu akyiri kwan na montena ne nkyɛn kɔsi da a mobɛfiri hɔ akɔ baabi foforɔ.
And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.
12 Sɛ mokɔ efie bi mu a, monkyea wɔn sɛ, ‘Asomdwoeɛ nka mo!’
And as you enter into the household, greet it.
13 Sɛ saa efie no mufoɔ gye mo fɛ so a, monhyira wɔn, na sɛ wɔannye mo deɛ a, monnhyira wɔn.
And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 Sɛ morefiri efie anaa kuro biara a wɔannye mo wɔ mu no mu akɔ a, momporoporo efie no anaa kuro no mu mfuturo a ɛwɔ mo nan ase no ngu hɔ.
And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as you leave that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
15 Nokorɛ nie, Atemmuo da no, Sodom ne Gomora mpo bɛnya baabi agyina wɔ Onyankopɔn anim sene saa kuro no.
Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 “Monkae sɛ meresoma mo sɛ nnwan akɔ mpataku mu. Monyɛ anifire sɛ awɔ na monnwo sɛ mmorɔnoma.
"Look, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be cunning as snakes and innocent as doves.
17 Nanso, monhwɛ yie wɔ nnipa ho! Wɔbɛkyere mo, adi mo asɛm, abɔ mo mmaa wɔ wɔn asɔredan mu.
But beware of people: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
18 Me enti, wɔde mo bɛkɔ atumfoɔ ne ahene anim. Yei bɛma mo anya ɛkwan aka asɛmpa no akyerɛ wɔn ne amanamanmufoɔ no.
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19 Sɛ wɔkyere mo a, monnnwene asɛm a mobɛka de ayi mo ho ano. Wɔde asɛm a mobɛka no bɛma mo ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.
But when they deliver you over, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
20 Asɛm a mobɛka no remfiri mo, na mmom, mo ɔsoro Agya no honhom na ɔnam mo so bɛkasa.
For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 “Onua bɛyi onua ama sɛ wɔakum no. Saa ara na agyanom nso bɛyi wɔn mma ama. Mma bɛsɔre atia wɔn awofoɔ ama wɔakum wɔn.
"And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 Me enti, nnipa nyinaa bɛtan mo. Nanso, deɛ ɔbɛtumi agyina pintinn akɔsi awieeɛ no, wɔbɛgye no nkwa.
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
23 Sɛ wɔtaa mo kuro baako mu a, monnwane nkɔ kuro foforɔ mu. Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo sɛ, morenwie Israel nkuro nyinaa mu adwumayɛ ansa na Onipa Ba no aba.
But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the other. And if they persecute you in the other, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 “Osuani nsene ne ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, na akoa nso nsene ne wura.
"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25 Osuani sua ne ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, na akoa nso sua ne wura. Enti, sɛ me a meyɛ efie no ti no wɔfrɛ me ‘Ɔbonsam’ a, ɛdeɛn din na wɔremfa mfrɛ mo!
It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household.
26 “Monnsuro wɔn a wɔbɛhunahuna mo. Mmerɛ bi bɛba a nokorɛ no bɛda adi. Deɛ wɔyɛ no kɔkoam no nyinaa bɛda adi.
Therefore do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
27 Deɛ mereka makyerɛ mo wɔ esum mu yi, monka wɔ hann mu. Deɛ mereka agu mo asom yi, mompae mu nka wɔ adan atifi.
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 Monnsuro wɔn a wɔbɛtumi akum mo onipadua nanso wɔrentumi nkum mo kra no. Onyankopɔn a ɔbɛtumi akum onipadua no ne ɔkra wɔ amanehunu kurom no nko ara na monsuro no. (Geenna g1067)
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
29 Wɔtɔn akasanoma gye ahe? Mmienu boɔ nyɛ sika bi pɛ? Nanso akasanoma biara nni hɔ a ɔbɛwu a mo Agya no nnim ho biribi.
"Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
30 Mo tirinwi mpo, wɔakan ne nyinaa.
but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Enti, monnsuro! Mosom bo ma Onyankopɔn sene nkasanoma.
Therefore do not be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
32 “Obiara a ɔbɛka sɛ ɔnim me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛka sɛ menim no mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no anim.
Everyone therefore who confesses me before people, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
33 Nanso, obiara a ɔbɛka sɛ ɔnnim me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛka sɛ mennim no wɔ mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no anim.
But whoever denies me before people, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
34 “Monnsusu sɛ mede asomdwoeɛ na ɛbaa asase yi so! Ɛnyɛ asomdwoeɛ na mmom akofena na mede baeɛ.
"Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.
35 Maba sɛ mɛma “‘ɔbabarima asɔre atia nʼagya, na ɔbabaa asɔre atia ne maame, na ɔbaa warefoɔ nso asɔre atia nʼasebaa.
For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 Obiara ɔtamfoɔ a ne ho yɛ hu no bɛfiri nʼankasa ne fie.’
And a person's foes will be those of his own household.
37 “Deɛ ɔdɔ nʼagya anaa ne maame kyɛn me no rentumi nyɛ me deɛ. Saa ara na deɛ ɔdɔ ne babarima anaa ne babaa kyɛn me no rentumi nyɛ me deɛ ara no no.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 Sɛ obi amfa nʼasɛnnua na wammɛdi mʼakyi a, ɔrentumi nyɛ me deɛ.
And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 Sɛ woma wo ɔkra som wo bo a, wobɛhwere wo ɔkra no, nanso sɛ me enti wohwere wo ɔkra a, wo nsa bɛka.
Whoever seeks his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 “Obiara a ɔgye mo no gye me, na deɛ ɔgye me no nso gye Onyankopɔn a ɔsomaa me no.
Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
41 Sɛ wogye odiyifoɔ bi sɛ ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn onipa enti a, wɔbɛtua wo so ka sɛ odiyifoɔ no ara pɛ. Na sɛ wogye nnipa tenenee a, wobɛnya akatua sɛ onipa tenenee.
The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.
42 Na obiara a ɔbɛma mʼakyidifoɔ yi mu akumaa bi nsuo anom no, onii no akatua remmɔ no da.”
And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, truly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
