Onyankopɔn Akasa
1Mmere a atwa mu no, na Onyankopɔn nam akwan ahorow bebree so fa adiyifo so kasa kyerɛ yɛn mpanyimfo no. 2Mmom, mmere a edi akyiri no de,1.2 Mmere a bɔhyɛ a wodii ho dwuma wɔ Apam Dedaw mu no baa mu. ɔnam ne Ba no so akasa akyerɛ yɛn. Ɔyɛ obi a Onyankopɔn nam ne so bɔɔ wiase. Na ɔno na Onyankopɔn ayi no sɛ awiei no, nneɛma nyinaa bɛyɛ ne de. 3Ɔnam hyerɛn a Onyankopɔn anuonyam hyerɛn no so haran. Ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn sɛso pɛpɛɛpɛ, na ɔde nʼasɛm a tumi wɔ mu no so wiase mu. Ɔtew nnipa ho fii wɔn bɔne mu wiei no, ɔtenaa Otumfo Nyankopɔn nifa so wɔ ɔsoro. 4Ɛno nti ɔyɛɛ ɔkɛse sen abɔfo no, efisɛ din a Onyankopɔn de too no no yɛ kɛse sen wɔn de no.
5Efisɛ Onyankopɔn nso anka ankyerɛ nʼabɔfo no mu biara se,
“Woyɛ me Ba;
nnɛ mayɛ wʼAgya.”
Na wanka ankyerɛ ɔbɔfo biara se,
“Mɛyɛ wʼAgya na woayɛ me Ba.”
6Bere a Onyankopɔn pɛɛ sɛ ɔsoma nʼabakan no ba wiase no, ɔsan kae se,
“Ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn abɔfo nyinaa som no.”
7Asɛm a Onyankopɔn ka faa abɔfo no ho ne sɛ,
“Onyankopɔn soma nʼabɔfo sɛ mframa,
na ɔsoma nʼasomfo sɛ gyaframa.”
8Nea ɛfa Ɔba no ho no, Onyankopɔn kae se,
“Ao, Onyankopɔn, wʼahengua bɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa;
wʼAhenni yɛ atɛntrenee.
9Wodɔ trenee, na wukyi bɔne,
ɛno nti Onyankopɔn, wo Nyankopɔn no, de wo asi wo mfɛfo so,
na ɔde anigye ngo asra wo.”
10Onyankopɔn san kae se,
“Mfiase no wotoo asase fapem,
na ɔsoro yɛ wo nsa ano adwuma.
11Ne nyinaa betwa mu; na wo de, wobɛtena hɔ daa;
wɔbɛtetew sɛ atade.
12Wɔbɛbobɔw no sɛ ntama;
na wɔbɛsesa no sɛ ntade.
Nanso wote sɛnea wote,
na wo mfe to rentwa da.”
13Onyankopɔn anka ankyerɛ nʼabɔfo no se,
“Montena me nifa so
nkosi sɛ mede mo atamfo bɛyɛ
mo anan ase ntiaso.”
14Sɛ saa a, na abɔfo no yɛ dɛn? Wɔn nyinaa yɛ ahonhom a wɔsom Onyankopɔn na ɔsoma wɔn ma wɔkɔboa wɔn a wɔrehwehwɛ nkwagye no.
God’s final word: his Son
1In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
The Son superior to angels
5For to which of the angels did God ever say,
‘You are my Son;
today I have become your Father’1:5 Psalm 2:7?
Or again,
‘I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son’1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13?
6And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
7In speaking of the angels he says,
‘He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.’1:7 Psalm 104:4
8But about the Son he says,
‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.’1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
10He also says,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.’1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
13To which of the angels did God ever say,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet’1:13 Psalm 110:1?
14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
