Papayɛ
1Anuanom, sɛ obi kɔtɔ bɔne mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ mo a moyɛ honhom mufo no fa odwo kwan so teɛ no. Nanso monhwɛ yiye na mo nso wɔansɔ mo anhwɛ. 2Monsoa mo ho mo ho nnesoa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, na mudi Kristo mmara no so. 3Sɛ obi dwene sɛ ɔyɛ otitiriw nanso ɔnsɛ hwee a, na ɔdaadaa ne ho. 4Yɛ wʼadwuma yiye na woanya biribi agyina so de ahoahoa wo ho. Na mfa wo ho ntoto afoforo ho; 5efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ obiara soa nʼadesoa. 6Wone nea ɔkyerɛkyerɛ wo Onyankopɔn asɛm no nkyɛ ade pa biara a wowɔ.
7Monnnaadaa mo ho; obiara rentumi nsi Onyankopɔn atwetwe. Nea onipa dua no, ɛno ara na otwa. 8Sɛ mudi mo akɔnnɔ bɔne akyi a mobɛkɔ ɔsɛe mu, nanso sɛ monantew Honhom mu a, mubenya daa nkwa. 9Ne saa nti, mommma yɛmmmrɛ papayɛ ho, efisɛ bere a ɛsɛ mu no, sɛ yɛampa abaw a yebetwa nnɔbae no. 10Enti mmere dodow a yɛwɔ akwannya no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ obiara papa, ne titiriw no, wɔn a yɛne wɔn bɔ gyidifo abusua.
Ɛnyɛ Twetiatwa Na Mmom Abɔde Foforo
11Monhwɛ nkyerɛw akɛse a mede mʼankasa me nsa akyerɛw abrɛ mo.
12Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhoahoa wɔn ho no ara na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ mo ma mutwitwa twetia. Nea enti a wɔyɛ eyi ne sɛ, wɔmpɛ sɛ Kristo asennua no nti wɔtaa wɔn. 13Wɔn a wotwa twetia no mpo nni mmara no so. Pɛ ara na wɔpɛ sɛ wotwa mo twetia sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi de mo ahoahoa wɔn ho sɛ wɔn akyidifo. 14Nanso me de, Awurade Yesu Kristo asennua no nko ara na mede bɛhoahoa me ho; nʼasennua no nti, nea mede hoahoa me ho wɔ wiase no awu, na saa ara na nea wiase de hoahoa ne ho wɔ me mu no nso awu. 15Sɛ obi atwa twetia anaa ontwaa twetia no nka hwee. Nea ɛho hia ne abɔde foforo. 16Onyankopɔn adɔe ne nʼasomdwoe nka wɔn a wodi saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi so nyinaa; wɔne Onyankopɔn mu nnipa foforo.
17Efi saa bere yi rekɔ, obiara nhaw mʼadwene bio, efisɛ mewɔ ɔhonam ani twã a ɛkyerɛ sɛ meyɛ Yesu de.
18Me nuanom, Awurade Yesu Kristo adom no nka mo nyinaa. Amen.
Do Good to Everyone
1Brothers and sisters, what if someone is caught in a sin? Then you who live by the Spirit should correct that person. Do it in a gentle way. But be careful. You could be tempted too. 2Carry one another’s heavy loads. If you do, you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves. 4Each person should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves. They won’t be comparing themselves to someone else. 5Each person should carry their own load. 6But those who are taught the word should share all good things with their teacher.
7Don’t be fooled. You can’t outsmart God. A man gathers a crop from what he plants. 8Some people plant to please their desires controlled by sin. From these desires they will harvest death. Others plant to please the Holy Spirit. From the Spirit they will harvest eternal life. 9Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don’t give up. 10So when we can do good to everyone, let us do it. Let’s try even harder to do good to the family of believers.
Not Circumcision but the New Creation
11Look at the big letters I’m using as I write to you with my own hand!
12Some people are worried about how things look on the outside. They are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do it for only one reason. They don’t want to suffer by being connected with the cross of Christ. 13Even those who are circumcised don’t obey the law. But they want you to be circumcised. Then they can brag about what has been done to your body. 14I never want to brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through that cross the ways of the world have been crucified as far as I am concerned. And I have been crucified as far as the ways of the world are concerned. 15Circumcision and uncircumcision don’t mean anything. What really counts is that the new creation has come. 16May peace and mercy be given to all who follow this rule. May peace and mercy be given to the Israel that belongs to God.
17From now on, let no one cause trouble for me. My body has marks that show I belong to Jesus.
18Brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
