Nsonoe A Ɛda Foforo Ne Dedaw No Ntam
1Mmara no yɛ nneɛma pa nsusuwso a ɛreba, na mmom ɛnyɛ nneɛma pa no ankasa nen. Wɔbɔ afɔre koro no ara afe biara, efisɛ saa afɔre koro a wɔbɔ no afe afe no rentumi mma nnipa a wɔsom no nyɛ pɛ da. 2Sɛ nnipa a wɔresom Onyankopɔn no tumi fi wɔn bɔne mu yɛ pɛ a, ɛno de anka wɔrenni bɔne ho fɔ bio, na ne saa nti afɔrebɔ nyinaa to betwa. 3Nea saa afɔrebɔ yi yɛ ne sɛ, ɛkae wɔn wɔn bɔne afe biara. 4Anantwi ne mmirekyi mogya rentumi mpepa bɔne.
5Esiane saa nti, bere a Kristo rebɛba wiase no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn se:
“Wompɛ afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛde
nanso woasiesie ɔhonam ama me.
6Wʼani nnnye
ɔhyew ne bɔne afɔre anaa afɔre a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne ho.
7Afei mekae se, ‘Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ nea wopɛ sɛ meyɛ
sɛnea wɔakyerɛw afa me ho wɔ Mmara nhoma no mu no.’ ”
8Kan no ɔkae se, “Wompɛ, na wʼani nso nnnye afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛde a wɔde pepa bɔne ho.” Ɛwɔ mu, na Mmara no kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ saa. 9Na ɔkae se, “Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ nea wopɛ sɛ meyɛ.” Ɛno nti, Onyankopɔn agu tete afɔrebɔ no nyinaa na ɔde Kristo afɔrebɔ no asi anan mu. 10Esiane sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛɛ sɛnea Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ sɛ ɔnyɛ no nti, ɔnam ne honam a ɔde bɔɔ afɔre prɛko maa yɛn no so ama yɛn ho atew afi bɔne ho.
11Da biara Yudani sɔfo sɔre yɛ nʼasɔfodwuma na wabɔ afɔre mpɛn pii. Nanso saa afɔre yi rentumi mpepa bɔne. 12Kristo de, ɔbɔɔ bɔne ho afɔre. Afɔre a ɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa. Na ɛno akyi, ɔtenaa Onyankopɔn nifa so. 13Ɛhɔ na ɔretwɛn mprempren kosi sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛma nʼatamfo ayɛ nʼanan ase ntiaso. 14Ɔnam afɔrebɔ baako so ama nnebɔneyɛfo ho atew daa nyinaa.
15Na Honhom Kronkron no nso di adanse. Nea edi kan no, ɔka se,
16“Eyi ne apam a me ne wɔn bɛpam
wɔ bere a ɛreba no mu. Awurade na ose:
Mede me mmara bɛhyɛ wɔn koma mu
na makyerɛw agu wɔn adwene mu.”
17Na afei waka se,
“Merenkae wɔn bɔne
ne wɔn amumɔyɛ bio.”
18Sɛ wɔde eyinom nyinaa kyɛ a, na afɔre a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne no ho nhia bio.
Momma Yɛmmɛn Onyankopɔn
19Anuanom, esiane Yesu wu no nti, yɛade yɛn ho koraa sɛ yɛbɛkɔ Kronkronbea hɔ. 20Ɔnam ɔno ara ne honam so abue ɔkwan foforo a nkwa wɔ mu ama yɛn. 21Yɛwɔ ɔsɔfo kɛse bi a ɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn fi so. 22Momma yɛmfa koma pa ne gyidi a mu yɛ den ntwiw mmɛn Onyankopɔn. Efisɛ wɔde Yesu mogya atew yɛn tiboa afɔbu ho, na wɔde nsu a ɛyɛ kronkron aguare yɛn nipadua. 23Momma yennyina gyidi a yɛaso mu no mu dennen, efisɛ nea ɔhyɛɛ yɛn bɔ no yɛ ɔnokwafo. 24Momma yɛn ho yɛn ho asɛm nhia yɛn na yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho na yɛnyɛ papa. 25Mommma yennnyae yɛn ho yɛn ho nhyiamu da sɛnea afoforo bi yɛ no. Mmom, momma yɛnhyɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho nkuran denneennen, efisɛ mo ara muhu sɛ ɛrenkyɛ na da no aba.
26Sɛ mohyɛ da kɔ so yɛ bɔne a, afɔrebɔ biara nni hɔ a ɛbɛpepa mo bɔne, efisɛ wɔada nokware no adi akyerɛ yɛn. 27Nea ɛwɔ hɔ ma wɔn a wotia Onyankopɔn ara ne atemmu ne ogya a ɛbɛba abɛhyew wɔn no. 28Obiara a obu Mose Mmara no so no, sɛ nnansefo baanu anaa baasa adansedi nti, wobu atɛn tia no a, wobekum no a wɔrenhu no mmɔbɔ. 29Na obi a watiatia Onyankopɔn Ba no so, na ɔmmfa Onyankopɔn mogya apam no a egyee no fii bɔne mu no nyɛ hwee anaa nea otiatia Honhom a ɔma adom no anim no, dɛn na ɛbɛto no? Asotwe a onii no benya no nyɛ adewa. 30Yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn kae se, “Me na aweretɔ wɔ me, na me na mitua ka,” na ɔno ara na ɔsan kae se, “Awurade bebu ne nkurɔfo atɛn.” 31Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsam amanenya yɛ hu.
32Monkae ahohia a mokɔɔ mu bere a muhuu hann no, mumiaa mo ani huu ɔko bebree mu amane. 33Ebi ne sɛ, wɔyeyaw mo mpɛn pii, guu mo anim ase wɔ bagua mu; na ɛtɔ da bi mpo a, na moasiesie mo ho sɛ mobɛka wɔn a wɔrehu amane no ho. 34Mo ne nneduafo daa afiase na wɔfaa mo ahode nyinaa no mpo, munyaa ho boasetɔ, efisɛ munim sɛ ɛyɛ dɛn ara a mowɔ ade pa bi a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa. 35Mommma mo koma ntutu na moanhwere mo akatua.
36Ɛsɛ sɛ motɔ mo bo ase na moatumi ayɛ Onyankopɔn apɛde ama mo nsa aka nea wɔahyɛ mo ho bɔ no. 37Efisɛ
Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Ɛrenkyɛ koraa
na nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔba no aba;
ɔrentwentwɛn.
38Na,
“Nea ɔteɛ no fi gyidi mu benya nkwa,
na sɛ ɔtwe ne ho a,
me kra ani rensɔ no.”
39Yɛnyɛ nnipa a yɛsan yɛn akyi na yɛyera. Mmom yɛwɔ gyidi na wɔagye yɛn nkwa.
Christ’s Sacrifice Is Once and for All Time
1The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming. It is not the real things themselves. The same sacrifices have to be offered over and over again. They must be offered year after year. That’s why the law can never make perfect those who come near to worship. 2If the law could, wouldn’t the sacrifices have stopped being offered? The worshipers would have been made “clean” once and for all time. They would not have felt guilty for their sins anymore. 3But those offerings remind people of their sins every year. 4It isn’t possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5So when Christ came into the world, he said,
“You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings.
Instead, you prepared a body for me.
6You weren’t pleased
with burnt offerings and sin offerings.
7Then I said, ‘Here I am. It is written about me in the book.
I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ” (Psalm 40:6–8)
8First Christ said, “You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings. You weren’t pleased with them.” He said this even though they were offered in keeping with the law. 9Then he said, “Here I am. I have come to do what you want.” He did away with the shadow of the good things that were coming. He did it to put in place the good things themselves. 10We have been made holy by what God wanted. We have been made holy because Jesus Christ offered his body once and for all time.
11Day after day every priest stands and does his special duties. He offers the same sacrifices again and again. But they can never take away sins. 12Jesus our priest offered one sacrifice for sins for all time. Then he sat down at the right hand of God. 13And since that time, he waits for his enemies to be put under his control. 14By that one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15The Holy Spirit also speaks to us about this. First he says,
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts.
I will write my laws on their minds.” (Jeremiah 31:33)
17Then he adds,
“I will not remember their sins anymore.
I will not remember the evil things they have done.” (Jeremiah 31:34)
18Where these sins have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer necessary.
An Appeal and Warning to Remain Faithful
19Brothers and sisters, we are not afraid to enter the Most Holy Room. We enter boldly because of the blood of Jesus. 20His way is new because he lives. It has been opened for us through the curtain. I’m talking about his body. 21We also have a great priest over the house of God. 22So let us come near to God with a sincere heart. Let us come near boldly because of our faith. Our hearts have been sprinkled. Our minds have been cleansed from a sense of guilt. Our bodies have been washed with pure water. 23Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have. The God who promised is faithful. 24Let us consider how we can stir up one another to love. Let us help one another to do good works. 25And let us not give up meeting together. Some are in the habit of doing this. Instead, let us encourage one another with words of hope. Let us do this even more as you see Christ’s return approaching.
26What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins. 27All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies. 28Suppose someone did not obey the law of Moses. And suppose two or three witnesses made charges against them. That person would die without mercy. 29People who deserve even more punishment include those who have hated the Son of God. They include people who have said no to him. They include people who have treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that makes them holy. They also include people who have disrespected the Holy Spirit who brings God’s grace. Don’t you think people like this should be punished more than anyone else? 30We know the God who said, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back.” (Deuteronomy 32:35) Scripture also says, “The Lord will judge his people.” (Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 135:14) 31It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32Remember those earlier days after you received the light. You remained strong in a great battle that was full of suffering. 33Sometimes people spoke badly about you in front of others. Sometimes you were treated badly. At other times you stood side by side with people being treated like this. 34You suffered along with people in prison. When your property was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew that God had given you better and more lasting things. 35So don’t throw away your bold faith. It will bring you rich rewards.
36You need to be faithful. Then you will do what God wants. You will receive what he has promised.
37“In just a little while,
he who is coming will come.
He will not wait any longer.”
38And,
“The one who is right with God will live by faith.
And I am not pleased with
the one who pulls back.” (Habakkuk 2:3,4)
39But we don’t belong to the people who pull back and are destroyed. We belong to the people who believe and are saved.
