Kristo Kaa Owu Hwɛ Maa Yɛn Nyinaa
1Eyi nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yeso nokware a yɛate no mu dennen, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a biribi rentu yɛn aso. 2Nsɛm a abɔfo no kae no yɛ nokware, enti obiara a wanni so no nyaa asotwe a ɛfata no. 3Na sɛ yɛantie saa nkwagye yi a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛatumi aguan? Awurade no ankasa na odii kan kaa saa nkwagye yi ho asɛm na wɔn a wotiee no no ama yɛahu sɛ ɛyɛ nokware. 4Saa bere koro no ara mu na Onyankopɔn nam ne nsɛnkyerɛnne ne nʼanwonwadwuma so dii ho adanse. Bio, ɔkyɛɛ Honhom Kronkron no sɛnea ɔpɛ.
5Onyankopɔn amma abɔfo anni wiase a na wayɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔrebɛbɔ no so; saa wiase a yɛka ho asɛm no. 6Na mmom wɔaka wɔ Kyerɛwsɛm no mu baabi se,
“Onipa ne hena a wokae no;
na onipa ba nso ne hena a wʼani ku ne ho?
7Wobɔɔ no ma ɔyɛɛ akumaa kakra sen abɔfo;
na wode wʼanuonyam ne nidi abɔ no abotiri,
8sɛ onni nneɛma nyinaa so.”
Ɛka se Onyankopɔn bɔɔ onipa sɛ, “Nneɛma nyinaa sodifo,” eyi da no adi sɛ biribiara ka ho. Nanso yenhu sɛ mprempren onipa di nneɛma nyinaa so. 9Nanso yehu Yesu! Mmere tiaa bi, wɔbɔɔ no hyɛɛ abɔfo ase sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a esiane Onyankopɔn ahummɔbɔ nti ɛsɛ sɛ owu ma nnipa nyinaa no. Yehu no sɛ esiane owu a owui no nti, wɔahyɛ no anuonyam.
10Eye sɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔbɔɔ nneɛma nyinaa na ɔhwɛ so no bɛma Yesu afa nʼamanehunu no mu ayɛ pɛ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛma ne mma nyinaa akɔ saa anuonyam no mu bi. Efisɛ Yesu no nko ara ne Onipa a obedi wɔn anim akɔ nkwagye no mu. 11Ɔma nnipa yɛ kronkron fi wɔn bɔne mu. Na ɔne wɔn a wayɛ wɔn kronkron no nyinaa wɔ Agya baako. Ɛno nti na Yesu mfɛre sɛ ɔfrɛ wɔn anuanom no. 12Ɔka se,
“Mɛka wo ho asɛm akyerɛ me nuanom,
mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.”
13Ɔsan ka bio se,
“Mede me ho bɛto Onyankopɔn so.”
Na ɔno nso ka se,
“Mma a Onyankopɔn de wɔn ama me no ni.”
14Esiane sɛ mma no wɔ ɔhonam ne mogya nti, Yesu nso baa onipa tebea mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔnam ne wu no so bɛsɛe ɔbonsam a okura owu tumi no ahoɔden. 15Na ɔnam so agye wɔn a esiane sɛ wosuro owu nti, wɔayɛ akoa wɔ wɔn asetena nyinaa mu no. 16Ɛyɛ nokware turodoo sɛ ɛnyɛ abɔfo na ɔboa wɔn. Na mmom sɛnea Kyerɛwsɛm no ka no, “Ɔboa Abraham asefo.”2.16 Kristo begyee Abraham asefo a wɔwɔ gyidi sɛ Abraham no. (1 Mose 12.2-3) 17Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɔkwan biara so no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ sɛ ne nuanom, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛyɛ wɔn Sɔfopanyin nokwafo ne mmɔborɔhunufo wɔ Onyankopɔn som mu, na anam so ma wɔde nnipa bɔne akyɛ wɔn. 18Enti afei, obetumi aboa wɔn a wɔasɔ wɔn ahwɛ no, efisɛ wɔsɔɔ ɔno ankasa hwɛe, ma ohuu amane.
A Warning to Pay Attention
1So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it. 2Even the message God spoke through angels had to be obeyed. Every time people broke the Law, they were punished. Every time they didn’t obey, they were punished. 3Then how will we escape if we don’t pay attention to God’s great salvation? The Lord first announced this salvation. Those who heard him gave us the message about it. 4God showed that this message is true by signs and wonders. He showed that it’s true by different kinds of miracles. God also showed that this message is true by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. God gave them out as it pleased him.
Jesus Was Made Fully Human
5God has not put angels in charge of the world that is going to come. We are talking about that world. 6There is a place where someone has spoken about this. He said,
“What are human beings that you think about them?
What is a son of man that you take care of him?
7You made them a little lower than the angels.
You placed on them a crown of glory and honor.
8You have put everything under their control.” (Psalm 8:4–6)
So God has put everything under his Son. Everything is under his control. We do not now see everything under his control. 9But we do see Jesus already given a crown of glory and honor. He was made lower than the angels for a little while. He suffered death. By the grace of God, he tasted death for everyone. That is why he was given his crown.
10God has made everything. He is now bringing his many sons and daughters to share in his glory. It is only right that Jesus is the one to lead them into their salvation. That’s because God made him perfect by his sufferings. 11And Jesus, who makes people holy, and the people he makes holy belong to the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. 12He says,
“I will announce your name to my brothers and sisters.
I will sing your praises among those who worship you.” (Psalm 22:22)
13Again he says,
“I will put my trust in him.” (Isaiah 8:17)
And again he says,
“Here I am. Here are the children God has given me.” (Isaiah 8:18)
14Those children have bodies made out of flesh and blood. So Jesus became human like them in order to die for them. By doing this, he could break the power of the devil. The devil is the one who rules over the kingdom of death. 15Jesus could set people free who were afraid of death. All their lives they were held as slaves by that fear. 16It is certainly Abraham’s children that he helps. He doesn’t help angels. 17So he had to be made like people, fully human in every way. Then he could serve God as a kind and faithful high priest. And then he could pay for the sins of the people by dying for them. 18He himself suffered when he was tempted. Now he is able to help others who are being tempted.
