Mateo 3
1 Ɛberɛ a Yesu ne nʼawofoɔ wɔ Nasaret no, Yohane Osubɔni bɛkaa asɛm wɔ Yudea ɛserɛ so sɛ,
In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 “Monnu mo ho; momfa mo ho mma Onyankopɔn na ɔsoro ahennie no abɛn”
saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.
3 Yohane ne deɛ odiyifoɔ Yesaia kaa ne ho asɛm sɛ, “Nne bi reteam wɔ ɛserɛ so sɛ, ‘Monsiesie ɛkwan mma Awurade; momma nʼatempɔn ntene!’”
This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.
4 Saa ɛberɛ no na Yohane fira yoma ho nwi ntoma, bɔ aboa nhoma abɔsoɔ. Na nʼaduane yɛ ntutummɛ ne ɛwoɔ.
And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Yerusalemfoɔ ne Yudeafoɔ ne nnipa a wɔte Asubɔnten Yordan ho no nyinaa kɔɔ ne nkyɛn wɔ ɛserɛ no so hɔ kɔtiee asɛm no bi.
Then Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, were coming out to him,
6 Wɔkaa wɔn bɔne ma ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan mu.
and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Yohane hunuu sɛ Farisifoɔ ne Sadukifoɔ pii reba ne nkyɛn ma wɔabɔ wɔn asu no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Awɔ mma! Hwan na ɔka kyerɛɛ mo sɛ monnwane mfiri Onyankopɔn abufuo a ɛreba no ano?
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Monkɔbɔ ɔbra pa mfa nkyerɛ sɛ moasakyera ampa.
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance;
9 Na monnhoahoa mo ho sɛ moyɛ Abraham asefoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn bɛtumi ama saa aboɔ yi adane nnipa ma wɔabɛyɛ Abraham asefoɔ.
and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 Onyankopɔn de nʼabonnua ato dua biara a ɛnso aba pa nhini ho sɛ ɔde bɛtwa, na ɔde agu ogya mu ahye no.
But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.
11 “Me deɛ, mede nsuo na ɛrebɔ wɔn a wɔasakyera wɔn su no asu. Nanso deɛ ɔdi mʼakyi reba no deɛ, ɔso sene me a ne mpaboa mpo mensɛ sɛ mekura. Ɔno deɛ, sɛ ɔba a, ɔde Honhom Kronkron ne ogya na ɛbɛbɔ mo asu.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.
12 Ɔbɛhuhu aburoo no so ayiyi mu aba pa no afiri ntɛtɛ no mu, na ɔde aba pa no akɔsie, na ɔde ogya a ɛnnum da ahye ntɛtɛ no pasaa.”
Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purify His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the garner, and will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Yesu tee Yohane Osubɔni nka no, ɔfiri Galilea baa Asubɔnten Yordan ho sɛ Yohane mmɔ no asu.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him.
14 Yohane hunuu sɛ ɔmfata sɛ ɔbɔ Yesu asu. Yei enti, ɔkaa sɛ, “Wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ me asu, na ɛnyɛ me.”
And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?
15 Ɛnna Yesu nso ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛtwa ara na ɛtwa sɛ wobɔ me asu sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a deɛ Onyankopɔn ahyɛ ato hɔ no bɛba mu.” Yesu asɛm a ɔkaeɛ no enti, Yohane bɔɔ no asu.
And Jesus responding said to him; Suffer it now; for thus it is becoming us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers Him.
16 Wɔbɔɔ Yesu asu wieeɛ no, ɔfirii nsuo no mu, na hwɛ ɔsoro bueɛ. Ɔhunuu Onyankopɔn Honhom sɛ ɛresiane ba ne so sɛ aborɔnoma.
And Jesus having been baptized, came up straightway from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming on Him.
17 Ɛhɔ ara, ɛnne bi firi ɔsoro kaa sɛ, “Yei ne me Dɔ Ba a ɔsɔ mʼani.”
And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.
