Mateo 6
1 “Monhwɛ yie na moanyɛ papa ankyerɛ nnipa, amfa ampɛ animuonyam. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, morennya mfasoɔ biara mfiri mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no nkyɛn.
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “Sɛ woyɛ papa a, mmɔ no dawuro sɛdeɛ nyaatwomfoɔ yɛ wɔ asɔredan mu ne mmɔntene so no. Merema mo ate sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dada.
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
3 Sɛ woyɛ papa a, mma obiara nhunu, mpo sɛ wode wo nsa nifa yɛ papa a, mma wo nsa benkum nhunu,
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 na wʼagya a ɔnim kɔkoam nsɛm nyinaa no bɛtua wo ka.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 “Ɛfa mpaeɛbɔ ho nso, sɛ morebɔ mpaeɛ a, mommmɔ mpaeɛ sɛdeɛ nyaatwomfoɔ gyina asɔredan mu ne mmɔntene so bɔ mpaeɛ de pɛ nnipa anim animuonyam no. Merema mo ate aseɛ sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dada.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
6 Sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ a, hɔ wo dan mu, na to wo ɛpono mu, na bɔ wʼAgya a wɔnhunu no mpaeɛ, na wʼAgya a ɔnim kɔkoam nsɛm no bɛtua wo ka.
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7 Sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, monnkasakasa bebree ntiti nsɛm mu, nsusu sɛ, sɛ moyɛ saa a na Onyankopɔn bɛtie mo.
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
8 Mo Agya Onyankopɔn nim deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa ansa na mobisa no.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 “Enti, saa ɛkwan yi so na momfa mmɔ mpaeɛ: “‘Yɛn Agya a wowɔ ɔsoro, wo din ho nte.
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
10 Wʼahennie mmra. Deɛ wopɛ nyɛ hɔ wɔ asase so, sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ wɔ ɔsoro.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Ma yɛn yɛn daa aduane ɛnnɛ,
Give us this day our daily bread.
12 na fa yɛn bɔne kyɛ yɛn, sɛdeɛ yɛde wɔn a wɔfom yɛn no bɔne kyɛ wɔn no.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 Mma yɛnkɔ sɔhwɛ mu. Na yi yɛn firi ɔbɔnefoɔ no nsam.’
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
14 Sɛ mode wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomsoɔ kyɛ wɔn a, mo nso mo ɔsoro Agya de mo mfomsoɔ bɛkyɛ mo.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 Nanso, sɛ moamfa wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomsoɔ ankyɛ wɔn a, mo ɔsoro Agya no nso remfa mo mfomsoɔ nkyɛ mo.”
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 “Sɛ modi mmuada a, monnyɛ mo anim mmɔbɔmmɔbɔ sɛdeɛ nyaatwomfoɔ mmuada a wɔyɛ de pɛ nnipa anim animuonyam no. Merema mo ate aseɛ sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dada.
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
17 Sɛ wodi mmuada a, nunu wo tirim, na hohoro wʼanim, na ma wʼanim nyɛ frɔmm,
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 na mma nnipa nhunu sɛ woredi mmuada, agye wʼAgya a ɔhunu deɛ woyɛ wɔ kɔkoam nyinaa no nko ara; na wʼAgya a ɔnim kɔkoam nsɛm nyinaa no bɛtua wo ka.
so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
19 “Monnhyehyɛ mo agyapadeɛ wɔ asase yi so, deɛ ntɛferɛ bɛtumi awe, na ɛbɛtumi awe nnaakye na asɛeɛ, na akorɔmfoɔ bɛtumi awia.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Mmom, monhyehyɛ mo agyapadeɛ wɔ ɔsoro, deɛ ntɛferɛ ntumi nwe, na ɛntumi nwe nnaakye nsɛeɛ, na akorɔmfoɔ ntumi nwia.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 Na deɛ wʼagyapadeɛ wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wʼakoma nso wɔ.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “Ani yɛ onipadua kanea. Ɛno enti sɛ wʼani yɛ a, na wo onipadua nyinaa yɛ hann.
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
23 Nanso sɛ wʼani nyɛ a, ɛma wo onipadua no nyinaa dane esum tumm. Enti, sɛ hann a ɛwɔ wo mu no yɛ esum deɛ a, na wo onipadua no yɛ esum kabii.
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “Obiara ntumi nsom awuranom baanu; sɛ ɔyɛ saa a, ɔbɛtan ɔbaako, na wadɔ ɔbaako anaasɛ ɔbɛsom ɔbaako yie, na wabu ɔbaako animtia. Morentumi nsom Onyankopɔn ne ahodeɛ.
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
25 “Yei enti na metu mo fo sɛ, monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdi anaa deɛ mobɛnom anaa deɛ mobɛfira ho. Mowɔ ɔkra ne onipadua a ɛsom bo sene deɛ mobɛdi, deɛ mobɛnom ne deɛ mobɛfira.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
26 Monhwɛ ewiem nnomaa, wɔnnua aba ɛnna wɔntwa aba mmoaboa ano mfa nsie, nanso mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no ma wɔn aduane di. Monnsom bo nsene wɔn anaa?
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27 Mo mu hwan na adwene a ɔdwen no bɛtumi ato ne nkwa nna so simasin?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28 “Adɛn enti na modwennwene ntoma ho? Monhwɛ afifideɛ bi sɛ sukooko. Wɔnnyɛ adwuma, anaasɛ wɔnwene ntoma ho.
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
29 Nanso, Ɔhene Salomo ahonya ne nʼanimuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na nʼahoɔfɛ nnuru sukooko yi.
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
30 Na sɛ Onyankopɔn tumi fira afifideɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ ɛnnɛ na ɔkyena ɛnni hɔ ntoma a, mo a mo gyidie sua, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔrentumi mma mo deɛ ɛhia mo?
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 Enti, monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdie, deɛ mobɛnom anaasɛ deɛ mobɛfira ho.
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 Na wɔn a wɔnni gyidie no na ɛberɛ biara wɔdwene saa nneɛma no ho. Na mo deɛ, mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no nim sɛ yeinom nyinaa ho hia mo.
For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 Enti, monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie ne ne tenenee kane, na ɔde deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa bɛka mo ho.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
34 Enti, monnnwennwene ɔkyena ho. Onyankopɔn no ara de deɛ ɛhia mo bɛma mo. Ɛda biara ne mu nsɛm.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
