Mommmu Atɛn
1Sɛ obi gyidie sua wɔ mo mu a, monnye no; mo ne no nnnye deɛ nʼadwene kyerɛ no no ho akyinnyeɛ. 2Obi gyidie ma ɔtumi di biribiara, nanso obi a ne gyidie sua no di afuomduane nko ara. 3Ɛnsɛ sɛ deɛ ɔdi biribiara no bu deɛ ɔnni biribiara no animtia; saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ obi a ɔdi afuomduane nko ara no bu deɛ ɔdi biribiara no atɛn; ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn agye no. 4Wo ne hwan a wobu obi ɔsomfoɔ atɛn? Ɛyɛ ɔno ankasa ne wura na ɔbɛka sɛ wadi nkonim anaasɛ wadi nkoguo. Na ɔbɛdi nkonim, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade bɛtumi ama wadi nkonim.
5Obi dwene sɛ da bi wɔ hɔ a ɛho hia sene nna a aka no. Saa ara nso na onipa foforɔ nso dwene sɛ nna nyinaa yɛ pɛ. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn mu biara si nʼadwene pi. 6Obiara a ɔbɛbu da bi kɛseɛ no yɛ saa de hyɛ Awurade animuonyam; obiara a ɔwe nam no we wɔ Awurade din mu, ɛfiri sɛ ɔda Onyankopɔn ase; saa ara na wɔn a wɔnwe nso yɛ saa wɔ Awurade din mu de da Onyankopɔn ase. 7Yɛn mu biara nte ase mma ne nko ara ho na obiara nwu mma ne nko ara ho; 8sɛ yɛte ase a yɛte ase ma Awurade; na sɛ yɛwu a, yɛwu ma Awurade. Enti, sɛ yɛte ase o, yɛwu o, yɛyɛ Awurade deɛ. 9Na yei enti na Kristo wuiɛ, na ɔsɔreeɛ, na ɔnyaa nkwa sɛ ɔbɛyɛ awufoɔ ne ateasefoɔwura.
10Na wo, afei, adɛn enti na wobu wo nua atɛn? Na wo, adɛn enti na wobu wo nua animtia? Yɛn nyinaa bɛgyina Onyankopɔn anim ama wabu yɛn atɛn. 11Ɛfiri sɛ, Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ,
“ ‘Awurade ka sɛ, mete ase yi,
obiara bɛbu nkotodwe wɔ mʼanim;
na obiara bɛpae mu aka sɛ, mene Onyankopɔn.’ ”
12Yɛn mu biara bɛbu ne ho akonta akyerɛ Onyankopɔn.
13Ɛno enti, momma yɛnnyae yɛn ho yɛn ho atemmuo. Mmom, deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ modwene ne sɛ, monnyɛ biribiara a ɛbɛma mo nua akɔ bɔne mu. 14Ahotɔsoɔ a mewɔ wɔ mʼAwurade Yesu mu no ma mehunu sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a ɛho nte. Na sɛ obi gye di sɛ biribiara ho nte a, na saa onipa no na ɛho nte mma no. 15Sɛ biribiara a wodi ha wo nua a, ɛnneɛ na wonte hɔ ɔdɔ mu. Mma aduane a wodi no nsɛe onipa a ne enti Kristo wuiɛ no. 16Mma adeɛ a wobu sɛ ɛyɛ no nnye din bɔne. 17Ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn Ahennie no nyɛ adidie ne ɔnom na mmom, ɛyɛ tenenee, asomdwoeɛ ne ahosɛpɛ a ɛwɔ Honhom Kronkron mu. 18Obiara a ɔsom Kristo saa ɛkwan yi so no, Onyankopɔn agye no ato mu, na nnipa bu no.
19Ɛno enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtumi tena asomdwoeɛ mu, na yɛboaboa yɛn ho yɛn ho ma obiara nya gyidie a emu yɛ den. 20Nnyina aduane so nsɛe deɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ. Aduane biara yɛ aduane, nanso sɛ wodi aduane a ɛde ɔfoforɔ bɛkɔ bɔne mu a, ɛyɛ bɔne. 21Ade tenenee a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ, wonwe ɛnam, nnom nsã anaasɛ wonyɛ biribi a ɛbɛto wo nua suntidua.
22Deɛ wogye di wɔ saa asɛm yi ho no, ma ɛnka wo ne Onyankopɔn ntam. Nhyira ne deɛ ɔyɛ nʼapɛdeɛ a ɔnte nka sɛ wɔabu no atɛn. 23Na sɛ ne tirim ntene no deɛ ɔdi ho a, sɛ ɔdi a, Onyankopɔn bu no atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, deɛ ɔyɛ no mfiri gyidie mu. Biribiara a ɛmfiri gyidie mu no nso yɛ bɔne.
The Weak and the Strong
1Accept the person whose faith is weak. Don’t argue with them where you have differences of opinion. 2One person’s faith allows them to eat anything. But another person eats only vegetables because their faith is weak. 3The person who eats everything must not look down on the one who does not. And the one who doesn’t eat everything must not judge the person who does. That’s because God has accepted them. 4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? Whether they are faithful or not is their own master’s concern. And they will be faithful, because the Lord has the power to make them faithful.
5One person considers one day to be more holy than another. Another person thinks all days are the same. Each of them should be absolutely sure in their own mind. 6Whoever thinks that one day is special does so to honor the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to honor the Lord. They give thanks to God. And whoever doesn’t eat meat does so to honor the Lord. They also give thanks to God. 7We don’t live for ourselves only. And we don’t die for ourselves only. 8If we live, we live to honor the Lord. If we die, we die to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9Christ died and came back to life. He did this to become the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10Now then, who are you to judge your brother or sister? Why do you act like you’re better than they are? We will all stand in God’s courtroom to be judged. 11It is written,
“ ‘You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord.
‘And you can be just as sure that everyone will kneel down in front of me.
Every tongue will have to tell the truth about God.’ ” (Isaiah 45:23)
12So we will all have to explain to God the things we have done.
13Let us stop judging one another. Instead, decide not to put anything in the way of a brother or sister. Don’t put anything in their way that would make them trip and fall. 14I am absolutely sure that nothing is “unclean” in itself. The Lord Jesus has convinced me of this. But someone may consider a thing to be “unclean.” If they do, it is “unclean” for them. 15Your brother or sister may be upset by what you eat. If they are, you are no longer acting as though you love them. So don’t destroy them by what you eat. Remember that Christ died for them. 16So suppose you know something is good. Then don’t let it be spoken of as if it were evil. 17God’s kingdom is not about eating or drinking. It is about doing what is right and having peace and joy. All this comes through the Holy Spirit. 18Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.
19So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another. 20Don’t destroy the work of God because of food. All food is “clean.” But it’s wrong to eat anything that might cause problems for someone else’s faith. 21Don’t eat meat if it causes your brother or sister to sin. Don’t drink wine or do anything else that will make them sin.
22Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the person who doesn’t feel guilty for what they do. 23But whoever has doubts about what they eat is guilty if they eat. That’s because their eating is not based on faith. Everything that is not based on faith is sin.
