Mateo 3
1 Ɛberɛ a Yesu ne nʼawofoɔ wɔ Nasaret no, Yohane Osubɔni bɛkaa asɛm wɔ Yudea ɛserɛ so sɛ,
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 “Monnu mo ho; momfa mo ho mma Onyankopɔn na ɔsoro ahennie no abɛn”
saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven 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!’”
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare 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 John himself had his raiment of 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 went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;
6 Wɔkaa wɔn bɔne ma ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan mu.
and were 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?
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Monkɔbɔ ɔbra pa mfa nkyerɛ sɛ moasakyera ampa.
Bring forth therefore 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 within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 Onyankopɔn de nʼabonnua ato dua biara a ɛnso aba pa nhini ho sɛ ɔde bɛtwa, na ɔde agu ogya mu ahye no.
And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut 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 in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in 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.”
His winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up 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 the Jordan to John, 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.”
But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to 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 answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered 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, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.
17 Ɛhɔ ara, ɛnne bi firi ɔsoro kaa sɛ, “Yei ne me Dɔ Ba a ɔsɔ mʼani.”
And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
