Turn Away From Sin or Die
1Some people who were there at that time told Jesus about certain Galileans. Pilate had mixed their blood with their sacrifices. 2Jesus said, “These people from Galilee suffered greatly. Do you think they were worse sinners than all the other Galileans? 3I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too. 4Or what about the 18 people in Siloam? They died when the tower fell on them. Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too.”
6Then Jesus told a story. “A man had a fig tree,” he said. “It was growing in his vineyard. When he went to look for fruit on it, he didn’t find any. 7So he went to the man who took care of the vineyard. He said, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree. But I haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year. I’ll dig around it and feed it. 9If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
Jesus Heals a Disabled Woman on the Sabbath Day
10Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on a Sabbath day. 11A woman there had been disabled by an evil spirit for 18 years. She was bent over and could not stand up straight. 12Jesus saw her. He asked her to come to him. He said to her, “Woman, you will no longer be disabled. I am about to set you free.” 13Then he put his hands on her. Right away she stood up straight and praised God.
14Jesus had healed the woman on the Sabbath day. This made the synagogue leader angry. He told the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days. But do not come on the Sabbath day.”
15The Lord answered him, “You pretenders! Doesn’t each of you go to the barn and untie your ox or donkey on the Sabbath day? Then don’t you lead it out to give it water? 16This woman is a member of Abraham’s family line. But Satan has kept her disabled for 18 long years. Shouldn’t she be set free on the Sabbath day from what was keeping her disabled?”
17When Jesus said this, all those who opposed him were put to shame. But the people were delighted. They loved all the wonderful things he was doing.
The Stories of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
18Then Jesus asked, “What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it to? 19It is like a mustard seed. Someone took the seed and planted it in a garden. It grew and became a tree. The birds sat in its branches.”
20Again he asked, “What can I compare God’s kingdom to? 21It is like yeast that a woman used. She mixed it into 60 pounds of flour. The yeast worked its way all through the dough.”
The Narrow Door
22Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching the people. He was on his way to Jerusalem. 23Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24“Try very hard to enter through the narrow door. I tell you, many will try to enter and will not be able to. 25The owner of the house will get up and close the door. Then you will stand outside knocking and begging. You will say, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from.’
26“Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you. You taught in our streets.’
27“But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you. And I don’t know where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil!’
28“You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out. 29People will come from east and west and north and south. They will take their places at the feast in God’s kingdom. 30Then the last will be first. And the first will be last.”
Jesus’ Sadness Over Jerusalem
31At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus. They said to him, “Leave this place. Go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”
32He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons. I will keep on healing people today and tomorrow. And on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day. Certainly no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
34“Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me. 35Look, your house is left empty. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ” (Psalm 118:26)
Sakra Wʼadwene; Anyɛ Saa A Wubewu
1Saa bere no na nnipa bi bɛka kyerɛɛ Yesu se Pilato akum Galileafo bi a wɔrebɔ afɔre ama Onyankopɔn na ɔde wɔn mogya afra afɔrebɔ no. 2Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Mugye di sɛ saa Galileafo no yɛ nnebɔneyɛfo sen wɔn a aka no nyinaa nti na wokum wɔn no? 3Dabi da, sɛ mo nso moansakra mo adwene a, wobekunkum mo saa ara. 4Anaasɛ mususuw sɛ nnipa dunwɔtwe a Siloa abantenten no bu guu wɔn so, kunkum wɔn no yɛ nnebɔneyɛfo sen nnipa a na wɔte Yerusalem no? 5Dabi da, mo nso moansakra a, mubewuwu saa ara.”
6Afei Yesu buu wɔn bɛ yi se, “Ɔbarima bi duaa borɔdɔma wɔ ne turo mu. Da bi ɔkɔɔ turo no mu hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔtew so aba no bi nanso wannya bi. 7Ɛno akyi, ɔfrɛɛ turo no sohwɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Mfe abiɛsa ni, bere biara a mɛba sɛ merebɛtew borɔdɔma no bi no, minnya bi. Adɛn nti na ɛresɛe kwa yi? Twa kyene.’
8“Turo no sohwɛfo no srɛɛ no se, ‘Me wura, ma ensi hɔ afe yi nso na mingugu ase sumina nhwɛ 9sɛ ebia, ɛbɛsow aba bi ana, na sɛ antumi ansow a ɛno de metwa akyene.’ ”
Yesu Sa Yare Homeda
10Homeda bi a Yesu rekyerɛkyerɛ wɔ hyiadan mu no, 11na ɔbea bi wɔ hɔ a honhommɔne mu ɔyare bi akyere no mfe dunwɔtwe ama ne mu akoa a ontumi nteɛ ne mu koraa. 12Yesu huu no no, ɔfrɛɛ no fii nnipa no mu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɔbea, wo ho nyɛ wo den.” 13Ɔde ne nsa guu ne so, na amono mu hɔ ara otumi teɛɛ ne mu. Na ɔbea no yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ.
14Hyiadan no so panyin a ohuu ɔbea no ayaresa no de abufuw kae se, “Nnansia na ɛsɛ sɛ mode yɛ adwuma a saa nna no mu na ɛsɛ sɛ moba ma wɔsa mo yare, na ɛnyɛ homeda.”
15Na Awurade buaa no se, “Nyaatwomfo! Mo mu hena na ɔnsan ne nantwi anaa nʼafurum na ɔnka no nkɔnom nsu homeda? 16Adɛn nti na Abraham aseni yi a ɔbonsam afa no nnommum mfe dunwɔtwe ni no ɛnsɛ sɛ mesa no yare homeda?”
17Ɔkaa saa no, wɔn a na wɔne nʼadwene nhyia no nyinaa ani wui. Nnipa no nso a na wɔwɔ hyiadan no mu nyinaa ani gyee nʼanwonwade ahorow a ɔyɛe no nyinaa ho.
Onyaa Aba Ne Mmɔkaw Ho Bɛ
18Afei Yesu fii ase kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn ahenni no ho asɛm, na obisaa wɔn se, “Onyankopɔn ahenni no te dɛn? Na dɛn na memfa nto ho nkyerɛkyerɛ ase? 19Onyankopɔn ahenni no te sɛ onyaa aba ketewa bi a obi duaa wɔ nʼafuw mu na enyin yɛɛ dutan kɛse maa nnomaa kɔnwen wɔn mmerebuw wɔ so.”
20Obisaa bio se, “Dɛn bio na memfa ntoto ho nkyerɛ ase? 21Ɛte sɛ mmɔkaw bi a brodotofo de fɔtɔw mmɔre ma etu.”
Ɔpon Teateaa No
22Bere a Yesu rekɔ Yerusalem no, ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ nkurow so ne nkuraa ase ansa na ɔredu hɔ. 23Ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no mu no, obi bisaa no se, “Awurade, nnipa kakraa bi na wobegye wɔn nkwa ana?”
Obuaa no se, 24“Mompere nhyɛn ɔpon teateaa no mu, efisɛ nnipa pii bɛhwehwɛ sɛ wobewura mu, nanso wɔrentumi. 25Sɛ ɛba sɛ ofiwura no ato ɔpon no mu a, mobɛba abegyina akyi abɔ mu, aka se, ‘Owura, yɛsrɛ wo bue yɛn.’
“Na ɔno nso abisa mo se, ‘Mufi he? Minnim mo?’
26“Na mo nso moaka akyerɛ no se, ‘Yɛne wo too nsa didii na wokyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ yɛn mmorɔn so.’
27“Na ofiwura no nso bebisa mo bio se, ‘Mufi he? Minnim mo. Mumfi mʼani so nkɔ, mo nnebɔneyɛfo!’
28“Na sɛ muhu Abraham, Isak, Yakob ne nkɔmhyɛfo no nyinaa sɛ wɔwɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu a, mode mo nsa begu mo ti atwa agyaadwo, efisɛ wɔbɛtow mo agu sum kabii mu. 29Nnipa fi apuei ne atɔe nyinaa behyia wɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu hɔ ato nsa adidi. 30Na monkae sɛ akyikafo bi wɔ hɔ a, wobedi kan, na adikanfo bi nso wɔ hɔ a, wɔbɛka akyi.”
Yesu Twa Yerusalem Ho Agyaadwo
31Saa bere no ara mu na Farisifo bi baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Fi ha kɔ, efisɛ Herode rehwehwɛ wo akum wo.”
32Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔka nkyerɛ sakraman no se, ‘mitu ahonhommɔne, na masa nyarewa nnɛ ne ɔkyena na ne nnansa so no, medu Yerusalem.’ 33Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ menantew nnɛ ne ɔkyena ne nʼadekyee, na otwa ara na etwa sɛ odiyifo bewu wɔ Yerusalem!
34“Yerusalem, Yerusalem, wo a wukum adiyifo na wusiw wɔn a wɔsoma wɔn wo nkyɛn no abo! Mpɛn ahe ni a mepɛɛ sɛ meboaboa wo mma ano sɛ akokɔbeatan boaboa ne mma ano wɔ ne ntaban ase nanso moampene so. 35Na mo afi bɛdan afituw na morenhu me kosi sɛ mobɛka se, ‘Nhyira ne nea ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no!’ ”
