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.
But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with 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 thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to 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 thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;
4 na wʼagya a ɔnim kɔkoam nsɛm nyinaa no bɛtua wo ka.
that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
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 ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to 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 do thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
7 Sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, monnkasakasa bebree ntiti nsɛm mu, nsusu sɛ, sɛ moyɛ saa a na Onyankopɔn bɛtie mo.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.
8 Mo Agya Onyankopɔn nim deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa ansa na mobisa no.
Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 “Enti, saa ɛkwan yi so na momfa mmɔ mpaeɛ: “‘Yɛn Agya a wowɔ ɔsoro, wo din ho nte.
After this manner therefore pray ye: —Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
10 Wʼahennie mmra. Deɛ wopɛ nyɛ hɔ wɔ asase so, sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ wɔ ɔsoro.
thy kingdom come; thy 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 evil.
14 Sɛ mode wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomsoɔ kyɛ wɔn a, mo nso mo ɔsoro Agya de mo mfomsoɔ bɛkyɛ mo.
For if ye 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 ye do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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 ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.
17 Sɛ wodi mmuada a, nunu wo tirim, na hohoro wʼanim, na ma wʼanim nyɛ frɔmm,
But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy 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.
that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
19 “Monnhyehyɛ mo agyapadeɛ wɔ asase yi so, deɛ ntɛferɛ bɛtumi awe, na ɛbɛtumi awe nnaakye na asɛeɛ, na akorɔmfoɔ bɛtumi awia.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, 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 lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumeth, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
21 Na deɛ wʼagyapadeɛ wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wʼakoma nso wɔ.
For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart 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 thine eye he clear, thy whole body will be in 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 thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great 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; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or else he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve 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 say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
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?
Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?
27 Mo mu hwan na adwene a ɔdwen no bɛtumi ato ne nkwa nna so simasin?
But who of you by anxious thought can add to his life one cubit?
28 “Adɛn enti na modwennwene ntoma ho? Monhwɛ afifideɛ bi sɛ sukooko. Wɔnnyɛ adwuma, anaasɛ wɔnwene ntoma ho.
And why are ye anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin;
29 Nanso, Ɔhene Salomo ahonya ne nʼanimuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na nʼahoɔfɛ nnuru sukooko yi.
and yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed 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?
And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Enti, monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdie, deɛ mobɛnom anaasɛ deɛ mobɛfira ho.
Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he 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 after all these things do the gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 Enti, monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie ne ne tenenee kane, na ɔde deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa bɛka mo ho.
But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.
34 Enti, monnnwennwene ɔkyena ho. Onyankopɔn no ara de deɛ ɛhia mo bɛma mo. Ɛda biara ne mu nsɛm.
Be not then anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
