Asɔredan No Sɛe Ne Awieimmere No Nsɛnkyerɛnne
1Yesu refi asɔredan no mu hɔ no, nʼasuafo no mu baako kae se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, adan yi yɛ fɛ papa. Hwɛ sɛnea wɔde abo asiesie afasu no.”
2Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɛyɛ nokware de, nanso wobedwiriw saa dan yi agu pasaa.”
3Bere a ɔte Ngo Bepɔw no so a nʼani tua Yerusalem no, Petro, Yakobo, Yohane ne Andrea baa ne nkyɛn bebisaa no se, 4“Bere bɛn na nea woreka fa asɔredan yi ho no bɛba mu. Na nsɛnkyerɛnne bi bedi kan aba ansa ana?”
5Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Monhwɛ yiye na obi annaadaa mo. 6Nnipa bebree de me din bɛba abɛka se wɔne Agyenkwa no, na wɔadaadaa mo mu pii. 7Akokoakoko besisi mmaa nyinaa, nanso ɛnyɛ ɛno ne awiei no ho nsɛnkyerɛnne. 8Aman bɛsɔre aman so, na ahenni asɔre ahenni so na asasewosow ne ɔkɔm bɛba mmeaemmeae. Eyinom nyinaa bɛyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ hu a ɛbɛba no mfiase.
9“Nanso sɛ eyinom fi ase sɛ ɛreba a, monhwɛ yiye! Mobɛkɔ ɔhaw akɛse mu. Esiane sɛ mudi mʼakyi nti, wɔbɛtwe mo akɔ asennii; wɔbɛhwe mo wɔ asɔredan mu, na wɔaka nsɛm agu mo so wɔ ahemfo ne mpanyimfo anim. Saa bere no ne bere pa a ɛsɛ sɛ moka Asɛmpa no kyerɛ wɔn. 10Na ɛsɛ sɛ Asɛmpa no di kan du ɔman biara so ansa na awiei no aba. 11Na sɛ wɔkyere mo de mo begyina asennii a, munninwene nea mobɛka de ayi mo ho ano ho. Monka nea Onyankopɔn bɛkyerɛ mo sɛ monka no. Na ɛnyɛ mo na mobɛkasa, na Honhom Kronkron no na ɔbɛkyerɛ mo nea monka.
12“Onua beyi onua ama sɛ wonkum no; agyanom nso beyi wɔn mma ama; mma nso beyi wɔn awofo ama sɛ wonkum wɔn. 13Na esiane sɛ moyɛ me de nti, nnipa nyinaa bɛtan mo. Nanso wɔn a wobegyina pintinn akodu awiei no, wobegye wɔn nkwa.
14“Enti sɛ muhu akyiwade a ɛbɔ ɔman wɔ asɔredan mu hɔ a, ɔkenkanfo, hwɛ yiye! Wɔn a wɔwɔ Yudea no nguan nkɔ mmepɔw no so. 15Wɔn a wɔwɔ wɔn afi mu no nguan a wɔnnsan nnkɔ fie hɔ bio nkɔfa biribiara mmfi hɔ. 16Wɔn a wɔwɔ mfuw mu no nso nnsan wɔn akyi mmɛfa sika anaa ntama wɔ fie. 17Na wɔn a wɔafa afuru ne wɔn a woturu mma saa bere no mu no nnue. 18Na mommɔ mpae na bere a ɛsɛ sɛ muguan no anyɛ awɔw bere. 19Na ahohia a ɛbɛba saa mmere no mu no, efi bere a Onyankopɔn bɔɔ ade no bi nsii da, na bi nso rensi da.
20“Gye sɛ Awurade twa saa amanehunu no so, anyɛ saa a ɔkra baako koraa rentena ase. Nanso esiane wɔn a wɔayi wɔn no nti, obetwa nna no so. 21Na sɛ obi ka kyerɛ mo se, ‘Agyenkwa no ni’ a, mummmua. 22Atoro agyenkwanom ne atoro adiyifo bɛsɔre wɔ mo mu na wɔayɛ anwonwade ahorow, na sɛ ebetumi a, wɔadaadaa Onyankopɔn no ankasa ara mma. 23Monhwɛ yiye, efisɛ maka biribiara akyerɛ mo!
24“Ahohia no akyi no,
“ ‘owia beduru sum,
na ɔsram renhyerɛn,
25na nsoromma bɛtetew ahwe,
na wɔbɛwosow wim abɔde ahorow no.’
26“Na nnipa nyinaa behu me, Agyenkwa no, sɛ mede tumi ne anuonyam nam omununkum mu reba. 27Na mɛsoma mʼabɔfo akɔ wiase mmaa nyinaa, fi ɔsoro ano akɔka asase ano, na wɔabɛboaboa wɔn a mayi wɔn no ano.
28“Afei munsua biribi mfi borɔdɔma dua no ho asɛm no mu. Sɛ eyi mman foforo, san yi nhaban foforo a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ asusow abɛn. 29Sɛ muhu sɛ saa nneɛma yi a maka ho asɛm akyerɛ mo yi nyinaa afi ase resisi a, mubehu sɛ me ba a mɛsan aba no abɛn. 30Nokware mise mo sɛ, awo ntoatoaso yi rentwa mu, gye sɛ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa aba mu ansa. 31Ɔsoro ne asase betwa mu akɔ, nanso me nsɛm de, ɛrentwa mu da.
32“Nanso da anaa dɔn ko a awiei no bɛba de, obiara nnim. Ɔsoro abɔfo ne me ankasa mpo nnim. Agya no nko ara na onim. 33Esiane sɛ munnim bere ko a asɛm yi besi nti, munsiesie mo ho. Monwɛn, ntwɛn me ba no. 34Me ba no te sɛ ɔbarima bi a otuu kwan kɔɔ ɔman foforo bi so. Ɔrebɛkɔ no, ɔkyɛɛ adwuma maa ne nkoa. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne ɔwɛmfo nso se, ɔnwɛn hɔ yiye nkosi sɛ ɔbɛba.
35“Enti mo nso monwɛn, efisɛ munnim bere ko a ofiwura no bɛba. Ebetumi aba sɛ ɔbɛba anwummere, ɔdasu mu, ahemadakye anaa awia. 36Sɛ ofu mu ba a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbɛto mo sɛ moadeda. 37Asɛm a mede agyaw mo ne nnipa nyinaa ni. ‘Monwɛn!’ ”
The destruction of the temple and signs of the end times
1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!’
2‘Do you see all these great buildings?’ replied Jesus. ‘Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, 4‘Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?’
5Jesus said to them: ‘Watch out that no-one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name, claiming, “I am he,” and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth-pains.
9‘You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12‘Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14‘When you see “the abomination that causes desolation”13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 standing where it13:14 Or he does not belong – let the reader understand – then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15Let no-one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16Let no-one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19because those will be days of distress unequalled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now – and never to be equalled again.
20‘If the Lord had not cut short those days, no-one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21At that time if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Messiah!” or, “Look, there he is!” do not believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
24‘But in those days, following that distress,
‘ “the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
25the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.”13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
26‘At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
28‘Now learn this lesson from the fig-tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it13:29 Or he is near, right at the door. 30Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The day and hour unknown
32‘But about that day or hour no-one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alert13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: he leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35‘Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back – whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the cock crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: “Watch!” ’
