Bɔne, Gyidi Ne Asɛde
1Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Ɛyɛ dɛn ara a hintinnua no bɛba, nanso obiara a ebi bɛfa ne so aba no nnue. 2Eye ma saa onipa no sɛ wɔde ɔbo a mu yɛ duru bi bɛsen ne kɔn mu atow no akyene po mu sen sɛ ɔbɛto nkumaa yi mu baako hintidua. 3Enti monhwɛ mo ho so yiye.
“Sɛ wo nua fom wo a, ka nʼanim na sɛ onu ne ho a, fa ne bɔne kyɛ no. 4Sɛ nso ɔfom wo mpɛn ason da koro na mpɛn dodow a ɔfom wo no nyinaa, ɔde ahonu srɛ wo a fa kyɛ no.”
5Asomafo no ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Awurade, to yɛn gyidi so.”
6Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Sɛ mowɔ gyidi te sɛ onyaa aba a, anka mubetumi aka akyerɛ ankye yi se, ‘Tutu kogu po mu,’ na ɛbɛba mu saa.
7“Mo mu hena na ɔwɔ ɔsomfo a ɔyɛ nʼafuw mu adwuma anaasɛ ɔhwɛ ne mmoa na ofi afum ba a, ɔbɛka akyerɛ no se, ‘Wʼaduan si hɔ na kodidi?’ 8Na mmom ɔrenka nkyerɛ no se, ‘Noa aduan ma me na sɛ mididi wie a, wo nso woakodidi?’ 9Sɛ ɔsomfo yi yɛ nʼasɛde yi a ne wura no bɛda no ase ana? 10Saa ara nso na sɛ mo nso moyɛ mo asɛde a, ɛsɛ sɛ moka se, ‘Yɛyɛ asomfo a ayeyi mfata yɛn; yɛn asɛde a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ na yɛayɛ no.’ ”
Akwatafo Du No Ayaresa
11Bere bi a Yesu rekɔ Yerusalem no, ɔfaa Samaria ne Galilea hye so. 12Ɔrebɛn akuraa bi ase no, akwatafo du bi a na wogyinagyina kurotia no huu no 13teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Yesu, yɛn wura, hu yɛn mmɔbɔ!”
14Yesu huu wɔn no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Momfa mo ho nkɔkyerɛ ɔsɔfo!” Bere a akwatafo no rekɔ no, wɔn ho yɛɛ wɔn den.
15Wɔn mu baako huu sɛ ne ho ayɛ no den no, ɔsan nʼakyi de ahurusi yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ se, “Anuonyam nka Onyankopɔn, wama me ho ayɛ me den!” 16Ɔbɛkotow Yesu anim daa no ase. Na saa ɔbarima yi yɛ Samariani.
17Yesu bisae se, “Ɛnyɛ nnipa du na wɔn ho yɛɛ wɔn den? Baakron a wɔaka no wɔ he? 18Adɛn nti na ɔmamfrani yi nko na wasan aba sɛ ɔrebeyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ?” 19Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɔre kɔ, wo gyidi ama wo ho ayɛ wo den.”
20Da bi Farisifo bi bisaa Yesu se, “Bere bɛn na Onyankopɔn ahenni no bɛba?” Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Onyankopɔn ahenni no nnam nsɛnkyerɛnne bi a mubehu so na ɛbɛba, 21obi rentumi nkyerɛ mo sɛ, ‘Ɛwɔ ha anaa hɔ!’ Efisɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni no te mo mu.”
22Na ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Mmere bi bɛba a mo ani begyina sɛ mubehu me bere tiaa bi wɔ mo nkyɛn, nanso morenhu me. 23Sɛ nnipa ka kyerɛ mo se Onipa Ba no wɔ ha anaa baabi foforo a, munnni wɔn akyi. 24Sɛnea anyinam pa gya wɔ wim ma nnipa nyinaa hu no, saa ara nso na me ba a mɛsan aba no bɛyɛ. 25Nanso ansa na eyinom nyinaa bɛba mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ mihu amane na me nkurɔfo nso po me.
26“Sɛnea Noa bere so nnipa yɛɛ asoɔden no, saa ara nso na sɛ meba a ɛbɛyɛ ne no. 27Saa bere no, nnipa didi nomee, wareware kosii sɛ Noa kɔhyɛɛ hyɛn no mu na nsuyiri bɛfaa saa nnipa no nyinaa.
28“Saa ara nso na Lot bere so no, na ɛte. Nnipa didi nomee, dii gua, yɛɛ mfuw, sisii adan, 29kosii sɛ Lot fii Sodom, na ogya ne sufre fii soro bɛhyew saa nnipa no nyinaa.
30“Saa ara nso na da a mɛsan aba no bɛyɛ. 31Saa da no, ɛnsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔwɔ adwuma mu, afuw mu anaa gua so san nʼakyi ba fie sɛ ɔrebɛsesa nʼahode. 32Monkae asɛm a ɛtoo Lot yere. 33Obiara a ɔdɔ ne kra no, ebefi ne nsa. Na nea ɔbɛhwere ne kra no benya. 34Da no, wɔbɛfa nnipa baanu a wɔda faako no mu baako agyaw ɔbaako. 35Saa ara nso na wɔbɛfa mmea baanu a wɔrenoa aduan no mu baako agyaw ɔbaako. 36Mmarima baanu a wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ afuw mu no nso, wɔbɛfa ɔbaako agyaw ɔbaako.”
37Asuafo no bisaa Yesu se, “Awurade, ɛhe na wɔde wɔn bɛkɔ?”
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Baabi a funu wɔ no, apete mpa hɔ!”
Sin, Faith and Duty
1Jesus spoke to his disciples. “Things that make people sin are sure to come,” he said. “But how terrible it will be for anyone who causes those things to come! 2Suppose people lead one of these little ones to sin. It would be better for those people to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck. 3So watch what you do.
“If your brother or sister sins against you, tell them they are wrong. Then if they turn away from their sins, forgive them. 4Suppose they sin against you seven times in one day. And suppose they come back to you each time and say, ‘I’m sorry.’ You must forgive them.”
5The apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith!”
6He replied, “Suppose you have faith as small as a mustard seed. Then you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up. Be planted in the sea.’ And it will obey you.
7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. And suppose the servant came in from the field. Will you say to him, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8No. Instead, you will say, ‘Prepare my supper. Get yourself ready. Wait on me while I eat and drink. Then after that you can eat and drink.’ 9Will you thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10It’s the same with you. Suppose you have done everything you were told to do. Then you should say, ‘We are not worthy to serve you. We have only done our duty.’ ”
Jesus Heals Ten Men Who Have a Skin Disease
11Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. He traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was going into a village, ten men met him. They had a skin disease. They were standing close by. 13And they called out in a loud voice, “Jesus! Master! Have pity on us!”
14Jesus saw them and said, “Go. Show yourselves to the priests.” While they were on the way, they were healed.
15When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back. He praised God in a loud voice. 16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan.
17Jesus asked, “Weren’t all ten healed? Where are the other nine? 18Didn’t anyone else return and give praise to God except this outsider?” 19Then Jesus said to him, “Get up and go. Your faith has healed you.”
The Coming of God’s Kingdom
20Once the Pharisees asked Jesus when God’s kingdom would come. He replied, “The coming of God’s kingdom is not something you can see. 21People will not say, ‘Here it is.’ Or, ‘There it is.’ That’s because God’s kingdom is among you.”
22Then Jesus spoke to his disciples. “The time is coming,” he said, “when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man. But you won’t see it. 23People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ Or, ‘Here he is!’ Don’t go running off after them. 24When the Son of Man comes, he will be like the lightning. It flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25But first the Son of Man must suffer many things. He will not be accepted by the people of today.
26“Remember how it was in the days of Noah. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. 27People were eating and drinking. They were getting married. They were giving their daughters to be married. They did all those things right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28“It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking. They were buying and selling. They were planting and building. 29But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven. And all the people were destroyed.
30“It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is shown to the world. 31Suppose someone is on the housetop on that day. And suppose what they own is inside the house. They should not go down to get what they own. No one in the field should go back for anything either. 32Remember Lot’s wife! 33Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life will keep it. 34I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed. One person will be taken and the other left. 35-36Two women will be grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other left.”
37“Where, Lord?” his disciples asked.
He replied, “The vultures will gather where there is a dead body.”
