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 that you do not do your righteousness before people, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is 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.
Therefore when you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from people. Truly I tell you, they have received their 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 practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,
4 na wʼagya a ɔnim kɔkoam nsɛm nyinaa no bɛtua wo ka.
so that your charitable giving may be in secret, then your Father who sees 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, you are not to be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their 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 you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees 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 in praying, do not use vain repetitions, as the unbelievers do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
8 Mo Agya Onyankopɔn nim deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa ansa na mobisa no.
Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things 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.
Therefore, you should pray this way: 'Our Father in heaven, holy be your name.
10 Wʼahennie mmra. Deɛ wopɛ nyɛ hɔ wɔ asase so, sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ wɔ ɔsoro.
Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Ma yɛn yɛn daa aduane ɛnnɛ,
Give us today 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 forgive our debtors.
13 Mma yɛnkɔ sɔhwɛ mu. Na yi yɛn firi ɔbɔnefoɔ no nsam.’
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'
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 people their wrongdoing, 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 people, neither will your Father forgive your wrongdoing.
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.
"Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by people to be fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
17 Sɛ wodi mmuada a, nunu wo tirim, na hohoro wʼanim, na ma wʼanim nyɛ frɔmm,
But you, 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 you are not seen by people to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees 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 treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and decay destroy, and where thieves break through 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 neither moth nor decay destroy, and where thieves do not break through 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 lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, 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 eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the 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, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
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 be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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?
See the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of much more value than they?
27 Mo mu hwan na adwene a ɔdwen no bɛtumi ato ne nkwa nna so simasin?
"And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his height?
28 “Adɛn enti na modwennwene ntoma ho? Monhwɛ afifideɛ bi sɛ sukooko. Wɔnnyɛ adwuma, anaasɛ wɔnwene ntoma ho.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil, neither do they spin,
29 Nanso, Ɔhene Salomo ahonya ne nʼanimuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na nʼahoɔfɛ nnuru sukooko yi.
yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed 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?
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
31 Enti, monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdie, deɛ mobɛnom anaasɛ deɛ mobɛfira ho.
"Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
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 unbelievers seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
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 given to you as well.
34 Enti, monnnwennwene ɔkyena ho. Onyankopɔn no ara de deɛ ɛhia mo bɛma mo. Ɛda biara ne mu nsɛm.
Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
