Mma Ne Awofo
1Mma, muntie mo awofo asɛm wɔ Awurade mu efisɛ saa na eye. 2“Di wʼagya ne wo na ni,” eyi ne mmaransɛm a edi kan a bɔhyɛ ka ho, 3“na asi wo yiye na wo nna nso aware wɔ asase yi so.”
4Agyanom, monnhyɛ mo mma abufuw. Na mmom montetew wɔn wɔ Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ mu.
Nkoa Ne Awuranom
5Nkoa, momfa obu ne osuro mfi koma pa mu nyɛ osetie mma mo honam fam wuranom, sɛnea mobɛyɛ osetie ama Kristo no ara. 6Monyɛ osetie mma wɔn, ɛnyɛ sɛ mobɛsɔ wɔn ani wɔ bere a wɔrehwɛ mo nko ara, na mmom monyɛ sɛ Kristo nkoa a mufi mo koma mu reyɛ Onyankopɔn apɛde. 7Momfa mo koma nyinaa nsom sɛnea moresom Awurade a ɛnyɛ nnipa, 8efisɛ munim sɛ adwuma pa biara a obi yɛ no, sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsomfo anaa ɔde ne ho no, Awurade betua no so ka.
9Awuranom, saa ara na mo nso monyɛ mo asomfo. Munnyae wɔn ahunahuna efisɛ mo ne mo asomfo nyinaa wɔ owura baako a ɔwɔ ɔsoro; na ɔno de, ɔnhwɛ anim.
Nyankopɔn Akode
10Nea etwa to ne sɛ, monyɛ den wɔ ne tumi kɛse no mu. 11Monhyɛ Onyankopɔn akode nyinaa na moatumi agyina ɔbonsam nhyehyɛe ano. 12Efisɛ ɛnyɛ yɛne mogya ne ɔhonam na anya, na mmom yɛne mpanyinni ne tumidi ne wiase yi sum mu atumfo ne ahonhommɔne a ɛwɔ soro hɔ na anya. 13Eyi nti, monhyɛ Onyankopɔn akode nyinaa, na sɛ da bɔne no ba a moatumi agyina, na muwie biribiara a moagyina pintinn. 14Enti munnyina pintinn na momfa nokware mmɔ mo asen, na monhyɛ trenee nkatabo, 15na momfa Asɛmpa no asomdwoe no nhyehyɛ mo anan. 16Eyinom nyinaa akyi no, momfa gyidi kyɛm, nea mode bedum ɔbɔnefo bɛma a ɛredɛw no. 17Momfa nkwagye dade kyɛw ne Honhom no afoa a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn asɛm no.
18Mommɔ mpae mmere nyinaa mu wɔ Honhom mu, mpaebɔ ahorow ne nkotosrɛ mu. Eyi nti monna mo ho so, na mommɔ mpae mma ahotefo. 19Mommɔ mpae mma me nso na sɛ mibue mʼano a, wɔama me asɛm aka, na matumi akasa akokoduru so ada Asɛmpa no mu ahintasɛm adi. 20Mprempren meyɛ ho nanmusini a meda mpokyerɛ mu. Ɛno nti, mommɔ mpae mma me na matumi de akokoduru apae mu aka no sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ meka no.
Nkradi
21Yɛn nua dɔfo Tihiko a ɔyɛ Awurade adwumayɛ mu somfo nokwafo no bɛka biribiara akyerɛ mo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mubehu sɛnea me ho te ne dwuma a meredi. 22Eyi nti na meresoma no mo nkyɛn, ama moahu sɛnea yɛn ho te, na wahyɛ mo nkuran nso.
23Asomdwoe nka anuanom nyinaa, na Agya Nyankopɔn ne Awurade Yesu Kristo mma mo nokware dɔ.
24Onyankopɔn adom nka wɔn a wɔdɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo daa nyinaa no.
1Children, obey your parents as believers in the Lord. Obey them because it’s the right thing to do. 2Scripture says, “Honor your father and mother.” That is the first commandment that has a promise. 3“Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth.” (Deuteronomy 5:16)
4Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.
5Slaves, obey your masters here on earth. Respect them and honor them with a heart that is true. Obey them just as you would obey Christ. 6Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants. 7Serve your masters with all your heart. Work as serving the Lord and not as serving people. 8You know that the Lord will give each person a reward. He will give it to them in keeping with the good they do. It doesn’t matter whether they are a slave or not.
9Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. When you warn them, don’t be too hard on them. You know that the God who is their Master and yours is in heaven. And he treats everyone the same.
God’s Armor for Believers
10Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on his mighty power. 11Put on all of God’s armor. Then you can remain strong against the devil’s evil plans. 12Our fight is not against human beings. It is against the rulers, the authorities and the powers of this dark world. It is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly world. 13So put on all of God’s armor. Evil days will come. But you will be able to stand up to anything. And after you have done everything you can, you will still be standing. 14So remain strong in the faith. Put the belt of truth around your waist. Put the armor of godliness on your chest. 15Wear on your feet what will prepare you to tell the good news of peace. 16Also, pick up the shield of faith. With it you can put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Put on the helmet of salvation. And take the sword of the Holy Spirit. The sword is God’s word.
18At all times, pray by the power of the Spirit. Pray all kinds of prayers. Be watchful, so that you can pray. Always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19Pray also for me. Pray that whenever I speak, the right words will be given to me. Then I can be bold as I tell the mystery of the good news. 20Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.
Final Greetings
21Tychicus is a dear brother. He is faithful in serving the Lord. He will tell you everything about me. Then you will know how I am and what I am doing. 22That’s why I am sending him to you. I want you to know how we are. And I want him to encourage you.
23May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give peace to the brothers and sisters. May they also give the believers love and faith.
24May grace be given to everyone who loves our Lord Jesus Christ with a love that will never die.
