Yesu Soma Asuafo Dumien No
1Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafo dumien no baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔmaa wɔn tumi sɛ wontu ahonhommɔne na wɔnsa nyarewa ne ahoɔmmerɛw nyinaa.
2Yesu asuafo dumien no din ni:
Simon a ne din baako ne Petro ne ne nua Andrea;
Yakobo ne ne nua Yohane a wɔyɛ Sebedeo mma no,
3Filipo ne Bartolomeo,
Toma ne towgyefo Mateo,
Yakobo, Alfeo ba ne Tadeo,
4Simon a ofi Kana ne Yuda Iskariot a akyiri no, oyii Yesu mae no.
5Yesu somaa asuafo dumien no hyɛɛ wɔn se, “Monnkɔ nea amanamanmufo wɔ anaa Samariafo kurow biara mu, 6na mmom monkɔ Onyankopɔn nguan a wɔwɔ Israel a wɔayera no nkyɛn. 7Monkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Onyankopɔn Ahenni no abɛn!’ 8Monsa ayarefo yare, munnyan awufo, momma akwatafo ho mfi, na muntu ahonhommɔne. Sɛnea munyaa no kwa no, saa ara na mo nso na momfa mma kwa.
9“Mommmfa sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ anaa kɔbere biara mmɔ mo ho. 10Mommmfa akwantukotoku anaa ntade anaa mpaboa anaa pema. Ɛsɛ sɛ odwumayɛni didi. 11Kurow biara a mobɛkɔ mu anaa akuraa biara a mobɛkɔ ase no, monhwehwɛ onipa a onyamesuro wɔ ne mu akyi kwan na montena ne nkyɛn kosi da a mubefi hɔ akɔ baabi foforo. 12Sɛ mokɔ ofi bi mu a, munkyia wɔn se, ‘Asomdwoe nka mo!’ 13Sɛ saa ofi no mufo gye mo fɛw so a, munhyira wɔn, na sɛ wɔannye mo de a, momfa mo asomdwoe. 14Sɛ morefi ofi anaa kurow biara a wɔannye mo wɔ mu no mu akɔ a, momporoporow ofi no anaa kurow no mu mfutuma a ɛwɔ mo nan ase no ngu hɔ.10.14 Eyi yɛ nea Farisifo yɛ bere a wofi baabiara a wobu sɛ amanamanmufo atena hɔ nti ɛhɔ agu fi no. Ɛyɛ kɔkɔbɔ a emu yɛ den ma wɔn a wɔpo Awurade asɛm no. 15Nokware ni, atemmuda no, Sodom ne Gomora mpo benya baabi agyina wɔ Onyankopɔn anim sen saa kurow no.
16“Monkae sɛ meresoma mo sɛ nguan akɔ mpataku mu. Monyɛ anifere sɛ awɔ na munnwo sɛ mmorɔnoma. 17Nanso monhwɛ yiye wɔ nnipa ho! Wɔbɛkyere mo adi mo asɛm, abɔ mo mmaa wɔ wɔn asɔredan mu. 18Me nti, wɔde mo bɛkɔ atumfo ne ahene anim. Eyi bɛma moanya kwan aka asɛmpa no akyerɛ wɔn ne amanamanmufo no. 19Sɛ wɔkyere mo a, munnnwinwen asɛm a mobɛka de ayi mo ho ano ho. Wɔde asɛm a mobɛka no bɛma mo bere a ɛsɛ mu. 20Asɛm a mobɛka no remfi mo, na mmom, mo ɔsoro Agya no honhom na ɔnam mo so bɛkasa.
21“Onua beyi onua ama na wɔakum no. Saa ara na agyanom nso beyi wɔn mma ama. Mma bɛsɔre atia wɔn awofo ama wɔakum wɔn. 22Me nti, nnipa nyinaa bɛtan mo. Nanso nea obetumi agyina pintinn akosi awiei no na wobegye no nkwa. 23Sɛ wɔtaa mo kurow baako mu a, munguan nkɔ kurow foforo mu. Mereka nokware akyerɛ mo se morenwie Israel nkurow nyinaa mu adwumayɛ ansa na Onipa Ba no aba.
24“Osuani nsen ne kyerɛkyerɛfo, na akoa nso nsen ne wura. 25Osuani sua ne kyerɛkyerɛfo, na akoa nso sua ne wura. Enti sɛ me a meyɛ ofi no ti no wɔfrɛ me ‘Ɔbonsam’ a, dɛn din na wɔremfa mfrɛ mo!
26“Munnsuro wɔn. Mmere bi bɛba a nokware no bɛda adi. Nea wɔyɛ no kokoa mu no nyinaa bɛda adi. 27Nea mereka akyerɛ mo wɔ sum mu yi, monka wɔ hann mu. Nea mereka agu mo asom yi, mompae mu nka wɔ adan atifi. 28Munnsuro wɔn a wobetumi akum mo nipadua nanso wɔrentumi nkum mo kra no. Onyankopɔn a obetumi akum onipadua no ne ɔkra wɔ amanehunu kurom no nko ara na munsuro no. 29Wɔtɔn akasanoma gye ahe? Nkasanoma abien bo nyɛ sika kakraa bi pɛ? Nanso akasanoma biara nni hɔ a obewu a mo Agya no nnim ho biribi. 30Mo tinwi mpo, wɔakan ne nyinaa. 31Enti munnsuro! Mosom bo ma Onyankopɔn sen nkasanoma.
32“Obiara a ɔbɛka se onim me wɔ nnipa anim no, me nso mɛka se minim no mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no anim. 33Na obiara a ɔbɛka se onnim me wɔ nnipa anim no, me nso mɛka se minnim no wɔ mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no anim.
Ɛnyɛ Asomdwoe, Ɛyɛ Ɔko
34“Munnsusuw sɛ mede asomdwoe na ɛbaa asase yi so! Ɛnyɛ asomdwoe na mmom afoa na mede bae. 35Maba sɛ mɛma,
“ ‘ɔbabarima asɔre atia nʼagya,
na ɔbabea asɔre atia ne na,
na ɔbea warefo nso asɔre atia nʼasebea.
36Obiara tamfo a ne ho yɛ hu no befi nʼankasa ne fi.’
37“Nea ɔdɔ nʼagya anaa ne na kyɛn me no rentumi nyɛ me de. Saa ara na nea ɔdɔ ne babarima anaa ne babea kyɛn me no rentumi nyɛ me de ara ne no. 38Sɛ obi amfa nʼasennua na wammedi mʼakyi a, ɔrentumi nyɛ me de. 39Sɛ woma wo kra som wo bo a, wobɛhwere wo kra no, nanso sɛ me nti wohwere wo kra a, wo nsa bɛka.
40“Obiara a ogye mo no gye me, na nea ogye me no nso gye Onyankopɔn a ɔsomaa me no. 41Sɛ wugye odiyifo bi sɛ ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn nipa nti a, wobetua wo so ka sɛ odiyifo no ara pɛ. Na sɛ wugye nnipa trenee a, wubenya akatua sɛ onipa trenee. 42Na obiara a ɔbɛma mʼakyidifo yi mu akumaa bi nsu anom no, onii no akatua remmɔ no da.”
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples
1Jesus called for his 12 disciples to come to him. He gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every illness and sickness.
2Here are the names of the 12 apostles.
First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew.
Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
3Next were Philip and Bartholomew,
and also Thomas and Matthew the tax collector.
Two more were James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.
4The last were Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. Judas was the one who was later going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.
5Jesus sent these 12 out with the following orders. “Do not go among the Gentiles,” he said. “Do not enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Instead, go to the people of Israel. They are like sheep that have become lost. 7As you go, preach this message, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8Heal those who are sick. Bring those who are dead back to life. Make those who have skin diseases ‘clean’ again. Drive out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.
9“Do not get any gold, silver or copper to take with you in your belts. 10Do not take a bag for the journey. Do not take extra clothes or sandals or walking sticks. A worker should be given what he needs. 11When you enter a town or village, look for someone who is willing to welcome you. Stay at their house until you leave. 12As you enter the home, greet those who live there. 13If that home welcomes you, give it your blessing of peace. If it does not, don’t bless it. 14Some people may not welcome you or listen to your words. If they don’t, leave that home or town, and shake the dust off your feet. 15What I’m about to tell you is true. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
16“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves. 17Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues. 18You will be brought to governors and kings because of me. You will be witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19But when they arrest you, don’t worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the right words to say. 20It will not be you speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.
21“Brothers will hand over brothers to be killed. Fathers will hand over their children. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death. 22You will be hated by everyone because of me. But anyone who remains strong in the faith will be saved. 23When people attack you in one place, escape to another. What I’m about to tell you is true. You will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24“The student is not better than the teacher. A slave is not better than his master. 25It is enough for students to be like their teachers. And it is enough for slaves to be like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, what can the others who live there expect?
26“So don’t be afraid of your enemies. Everything that is secret will be brought out into the open. Everything that is hidden will be uncovered. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What is whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Aren’t two sparrows sold for only a penny? But not one of them falls to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30He even counts every hair on your head! 31So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
32“What if someone says in front of others that they know me? I will also say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I know them. 33But what if someone says in front of others that they don’t know me? I will say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I don’t know them.
34“Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth. I didn’t come to bring peace. I came to bring a sword. 35I have come to turn
“ ‘sons against their fathers.
Daughters will refuse to obey their mothers.
Daughters-in-law will be against their mothers-in-law.
36A man’s enemies will be the members of his own family.’ (Micah 7:6)
37“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. Anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38Whoever does not pick up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life because of me will find it.
40“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41Suppose someone welcomes a prophet as a prophet. They will receive a prophet’s reward. And suppose someone welcomes a godly person as a godly person. They will receive a godly person’s reward. 42Suppose someone gives even a cup of cold water to a little one who follows me. What I’m about to tell you is true. That person will certainly be rewarded.”
