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Mateo 18
Nkwa Asem
Mateo 18
Nkwa Asem
Hena ne ɔkɛseɛ
18 Ɛbɛyɛ saa bere koro no ara mu, Yesu asuafo no baa ne nkyɛn bebisaa no se, wɔn mu hena na ɔbɛyɛ kɛse ɔsoro ahenni no mu.
2 Yesu frɛɛ abofra ketewa bi de no begyinaa wɔn mfinimfini. 3 Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Merema mo ate ase sɛ gye sɛ motwe mo ho fi mo bɔne ho, na moyɛ sɛ mmofra nketewa, na mode mo ho ma Onyankopɔn ansa na mobetumi akɔ ɔsoro ahenni no mu.” 4 Enti, obiara a ɔbɛbrɛ ne ho ase sɛ abofra yi no, ɔno ne kɛse koraa ɔsoro ahenni no mu. 5 Na mo mu biara a, me nti, obegye abofra ketewa biara te sɛ oyi no, wagye me nso aba ne nkyɛn. 6 Enti sɛ obi to mmofra nketewa a wogye me di yi bi hintidua a, eye ma no sɛ anka wɔde ɔbotan bɛsɛn ne kɔn mu atow no akyene ɛpo mu.
7 “Wiase nnue wɔ ne hintiduato ho! Hintiduato wɔ hɔ de, nanso nea ɛnam ne so bɛba no nnue. 8 Enti, sɛ wo nsa anaa wo nan ma woyɛ bɔne a, twa na tow kyene. Eye ma wo sɛ wode dɛm bɛkɔ soro sen sɛ wɔde wo nipa mu bɛto ogyatannaa mu. 9 Na sɛ w’ani ma woyɛ bɔne a, tu na tow kyene. Eye ma wo sɛ wode ani koro bɛkɔ ɔsoro sen sɛ wowɔ ani abien na wɔde wo bɛto ogyatannaa mu.
Oguan a wayera no ho bɛ
10 “Monhwɛ yiye, na moammu saa mmofra nketewa yi mu baako koraa animtia. Mereka akyerɛ mo se, ɔsoro hɔ no, wɔn abɔfo wɔ m’agya nkyɛn daa. 11 Na me, Agyenkwa no, mebae sɛ merebegye wɔn a wɔayera no nkwa.
12 “Sɛ onipa bi wɔ nguan ɔha, na wɔn mu baako kokyin na ɔyera a, dɛn na ɔbɛyɛ? Ɔrennyaw aduɔkron akron no hɔ nkokyinkyin mmepɔw so ne abon mu nhwehwɛ nea wayera no? 13 Na sɛ ɛba sɛ ohu saa oguan no a, n’ani gye no ho sen aduɔkron akron a wɔwɔ fie no. 14 Saa ara nso na m’agya a ɔwɔ soro no mpɛ sɛ nketewa yi mu baako bɛyera.
Onua fom wo a, w’asɛde
15 “Sɛ wo nua fom wo a, kɔ ne nkyɛn na wo ne no baanu no nka nea ɔyɛɛ wo a ɛnyɛ wo dɛ no. Sɛ otie nea woka no, na ɔte ne ho ase a, onua ayɛ onua. 16 Na sɛ wantie nso a, san fa onipa baako anaa baanu ka wo ho kɔ ne nkyɛn na wɔadi nea ebesi hɔ no nyinaa ho adanse. 17 Sɛ wantie wo ara a, fa asɛm no kɔma asafo. Na sɛ wudi bem asafo no anim na ɔnte ne ho ase ara a, asafo no mpam no mfi wɔn mu. 18 Mereka akyerɛ mo se, biribiara a mobɛkyekye wɔ asase so no, wɔakyekye wɔ soro; na biribiara a moasan wɔ asase so no, wɔasan wɔ soro.
19 “Meresan aka akyerɛ mo bio se, sɛ mo mu baanu biara a wɔte asase yi so hwehwɛ biribi, na wɔde nokware bisa m’agya a ɔwɔ soro no a, ɔbɛyɛ ama wɔn. 20 Na nea baanu anaa baasa ahyia wɔ me din mu no, na mewɔ wɔn mfinimfini.”
Ɔpaani tirimɔdenfo no
21 Petro baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se, “Awurade, mpɛn ahe na sɛ me nua fom me a, memfa nkyɛ no? Mpɛn ason anaa?”
22 Yesu buaa no se, “Dabi! Mpɛn aduɔson ahorow ason!
23 “Ɔsoro ahenni no te sɛ ɔhene bi a ɔpɛe sɛ ɔne n’apaafo bu nkontaa. 24 Nkontaabu no mu no, wɔde ɔpaani bi a ɔde no ka sidi ɔpepem du brɛɛ no. 25 Esiane sɛ na onni sika a ɔde betua ka no nti, ɔhene no hyɛe sɛ wɔntɔn ɔne ne yere ne ne mma ne biribiara a ɔwɔ na wɔmfa mmetua ka no.
26 “Ɔpaani no de n’anim butuw fam srɛɛ ne wura yi se, ‘Me wura, hu me mmɔbɔ, na tɔ wo bo ase ma me, na mɛba abetua ka a mede wo no nyinaa.’
27 “Ɔpaani yi asɛm a ɔkae yi yɛɛ ɔhene no mmɔbɔ, ma ogyaa no de ne ka no nyinaa nso kyɛɛ no.
28 “Saa ɔpaani yi fi hɔ no, okohuu ɔpaani foforo bi a ɔde no ka sidi mpenu. Otim no amenewa sɛ ontua no ka a ɔde no no wɔ hɔ ara.
29 “Ɔkafo no kotow, paa no kyɛw se ɔntɔ ne bo ase mma no na obetua no ka.
30 “Nanso, ɔno de, wampene. Ɔma wɔde ɔkafo yi kɔtoo afiase sɛ gye sɛ watua no ka a ɔde no no nyinaa ansa na ɔbɛma wɔagyaa no.
31 “Ɔkafo yi nnamfo kɔkaa asɛm a asi no nyinaa kyerɛɛ ɔhene no. 32 Ɔhene no tee no, ɔfrɛɛ saa ɔpaani a ɔde ne ho kyɛɛ no no baa n’anim. Ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Onipa bɔne ne otirimɔdenfo! Wosrɛɛ me no, mede ka kɛse a wode me no nyinaa kyɛɛ wo; 33 ɛnsɛ wo sɛ wo nso wuhu wo yɔnko mmɔbɔ sɛnea mihuu wo mmɔbɔ no anaa?’
34 “Ɔhene no de abufuw ma wɔde ɔpaani yi kɔtoo afiase kae se, gye sɛ watua ka a ɔde no no nyinaa ansa na ɔbɛma wɔayi no. 35 Saa ara na sɛ moamfa mo nuanom mfomso ankyɛ wɔn a, me soro Agya nso, remfa mo mfomso nkyɛ mo.”
Matthew 18
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Matthew 18
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The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven(A)
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(C) 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(D) 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(E)
Causing to Stumble
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(F) 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!(G) 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,(H) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(I) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.(J)
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(K)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(L) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Dealing With Sin in the Church
15 “If your brother or sister[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault,(M) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d](N) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(O) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(P)
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.(Q)
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(R) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(S)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(T) Up to seven times?”(U)
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g](V)
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(W) a king who wanted to settle accounts(X) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(Y) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(Z) to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(AA) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[i] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(AB)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
- Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
- Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
- Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).
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