1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. 9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
13¶ No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19¶ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: 28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Ofi Sohwɛfo Okontomponi No
1Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Ɔdefo bi wɔ hɔ a na ɔwɔ ofi sohwɛfo bi. Ɔdefo yi tetee sɛ ne fi sohwɛfo no resɛe ne nneɛma. 2Ɔtee saa asɛm no, ɔfrɛɛ ne fi sohwɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Dɛn na metete fa wo ho yi? Bebu wʼadwuma ho akontaa kyerɛ me na merentumi ne wo nyɛ adwuma bio.’
3“Ofi sohwɛfo no kaa wɔ ne tirim se, ‘Menyɛ dɛn ni? Nnɛ a wɔrepam me afi fie ha yi, ɛhe na mɛfa? Minni ahoɔden a mede bɛdɔw, na mefɛre nso sɛ mɛsrɛsrɛ ade. 4Minim nea mɛyɛ a ɛbɛma wɔn a wɔdede me wura aka no behu me mmɔbɔ.’
5“Enti ɔfrɛfrɛɛ wɔn a wɔdede ne wura aka no mmaako mmaako. Obisaa nea odi kan no se, ‘Ɛka ahe na wode me wura?’
6“Obuae se, ‘Mede ngo nhina aduonu ka.’
“Enti ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Yɛ ntɛm tena ase na twa mu na kyerɛw sɛ, wode ngo nhina du ka.’
7“Ɛno akyi no, ɔfrɛɛ ɔfoforo bi nso bisaa no se, ‘Na wo nso, ka ahe na wode me wura?’
“Ɔno nso buae se, ‘Mede aburow nkotoku ɔha ka.’
“Ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Tena ase na twa mu na kyerɛw sɛ, wode nkotoku aduonum ka!’
8“Ɔdefo no huu nea ofi sohwɛfo no yɛe no akyi, nanso ɔnam fɛwdi so kamfoo no wɔ nʼanifiri no ho. Saa ara nso na wiase yi mma susuw sɛ wonim nyansa sen wɔn a wɔyɛ Onyankopɔn akyidifo no. 9Na me nso mise mo sɛ, momfa wiase ahonyade no bi nyɛ nnamfo, na sɛ ɛsa a wɔagye mo.
10“Nanso nea odi nokware wɔ kakraa bi ho no bedi nokware wɔ pii ho; na nea onni nokware wɔ kakraa bi ho no rentumi nni nokware wɔ pii ho. 11Sɛ moantumi anni nokware wɔ wiase nneɛma ho a, hena na ɔde ɔsoro nnepa bɛhyɛ mo nsa? 12Sɛ moanni nokware wɔ obi ade bi a wɔde ahyɛ mo nsa no ho a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔde nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ mo dea no bɛma mo?
13“Ɔsomfo biara rentumi nsom awuranom baanu, efisɛ ɔyɛ saa a, ɔbɛdɔ ɔbaako na watan ɔbaako anaasɛ, ɔbɛsom ɔbaako yiye na wabu ɔbaako animtiaa. Morentumi nsom Onyankopɔn ne ahonyade.”
14Farisifo sikaniberefo no tee nea Yesu kae no, wodii ne ho fɛw. 15Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Moyɛ nnipa a mubu mo ho atreneefo wɔ nnipa anim, nanso Onyankopɔn nim mo koma mu. Na nea ɛsom bo wɔ nnipa ani so no yɛ akyide wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
16“Ansa na Osuboni Yohane bɛba no na Mose mmara ne adiyifo no nsɛm no na mudi so. Na Osuboni Yohane bae no ɔbɛkaa Onyankopɔn ahenni ho nsɛm kyerɛɛ mo, nti nnipa repere sɛ wɔbɛkɔ saa ahenni no mu. 17Ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɔsoro ne asase betwa mu sen sɛ mmara no mu nsensanee ketewa baako mpo bɛyera.
18“Obiara a ogyaa ne yere aware na ɔware ɔfoforo no bɔ aguaman; na nea ɔware ɔbea biara a ne kunu agyaa no no nso, bɔ aguaman.”
Ɔdefo Bi Ne Lasaro
19Yesu toaa so kae se, “Ɔdefo bi tenaa ase a na daa ofura ntama pa na ogye nʼani yiye nso. 20Na ɔbarima hiani bi a akuru atutu no a wɔfrɛ no Lasaro no nso da nʼabobow ano. 21Ɔbarima yi kɔn dɔɔ sɛ anka obenya aduan a ɔdefo no adi ama aka no bi adi. Saa bere koro no ara mu na akraman ba faako a na ohiani no da hɔ no bɛtaforo nʼakuru no mu.
22“Ohiani no wu maa abɔfo bɛfaa no kɔtenaa Abraham nkyɛn. Ɔdefo no nso wu ma wosiee no. 23Ɔdefo no wɔ asaman a ne ho yeraw no no, ɔmaa nʼani so huu Lasaro sɛ ɔte Abraham nkyɛn. 24Ɔdefo no teɛɛ mu se, ‘Agya Abraham, mesrɛ wo hu me mmɔbɔ na soma Lasaro na ɔmfa ne nsateaa ano nkɔbɔ nsu mu mfa mmɛsɔ me tɛkrɛma so na me ho yeraw me.’
25“Abraham buaa no se, ‘Me ba, kae sɛ wote wiase no wudii dɛ na Lasaro dii yaw, nanso afei na ɔredi dɛ na wo nso woredi yaw. 26Ɛnyɛ eyi nko, obon kɛse da yɛn ne mo ntam a ɛno nti, wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wofi ha ba mo nkyɛn hɔ ne wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wofi mo nkyɛn hɔ ba ha no nso rentumi mma.’
27“Ɔdefo no san ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, ‘Agya, mesrɛ wo, soma Lasaro kɔ mʼagya fi, 28efisɛ mewɔ nuabarimanom baanum. Ma ɔnkɔbɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn mu biara remma saa ahoyeraw yi mu bi.’
29“Abraham buaa no se, ‘Wɔwɔ nsɛm a Onyankopɔn nam Mose ne adiyifo no so aka enti ma wontie na wonni so.’
30“Ɔdefo yi kaa bio se, ‘Agya Abraham, nea woreka yi wɔ mu de, nanso sɛ obi fi asaman ha kɔbɔ wɔn kɔkɔ de a, wɔbɛsakra wɔn adwene.’
31“Abraham buae se, ‘Sɛ wɔantie nea Onyankopɔn nam Mose ne adiyifo no so aka no a, saa ara nso na sɛ obi fi asaman ha kɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn a, wɔrentie no no.’ ”
