Doing good for the sake of the gospel
1You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no-one will malign the word of God.
6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
9Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Saviour attractive.
11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope – the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
Nkyerɛkyerɛ Pa
1Ɛsɛ sɛ woma nkyerɛkyerɛ pa a wɔagye ato mu. 2Ka kyerɛ nkwakoraa na wɔmma wɔn ani nna hɔ, wɔnyɛ anyansafo, na wɔnhyɛ wɔn ho so; wɔn gyidi mu nyɛ den, wonnya ɔdɔ na wontumi ntena ɔhaw mu.
3Saa ara nso na ka kyerɛ mmerewa na wɔmmɔ ɔbra a ɛyɛ kronkron. Wonnni nseku na wɔnnyɛ asadweam nso. Wɔnkyerɛ akyerɛ pa, 4sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔnam so betumi ama mmabaa adɔ wɔn kununom ne wɔn mma, 5ama wɔatumi ahyɛ wɔn ho so, ayɛ kronkron na wɔayɛ awarefo pa a wotie wɔn kununom asɛm, na obi anka bɔne amfa Onyankopɔn asɛm no ho.
6Saa ara na hyɛ mmerante na wonnya ahohyɛso. 7Nneɛma nyinaa mu no, fa wo ho yɛ nhwɛso pa wɔ nnwuma payɛ mu. Di nokware na ma wʼani nku wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho. 8Ka nsɛm a ho tew na obi antumi antia mu na ama atamfo ani awu sɛ wonnya asɛm bɔne nka mfa yɛn ho.
9Ɛsɛ sɛ asomfo tie wɔn wuranom, na ade nyinaa mu no, wɔsɔ wɔn wuranom ani. Ɛnsɛ sɛ woyiyi nsɛm ano 10anaa wɔbɔ wɔn korɔn. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ papa mmere nyinaa na wodi nokware na anam so ama biribiara a wɔyɛ no de anuonyamhyɛ aba nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛfa Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn Agyenkwa no ho no.
11Onyankopɔn adom a ɛde nkwagye ba no ayi no ho adi akyerɛ nnipa nyinaa. 12Nʼadom no kyerɛ yɛn sɛ, yɛmpa asetena a ɛho ntew no ne wiase akɔnnɔ akyi na yɛntena ase ahohyɛso, kronkronyɛ ne Onyamesuro mu wɔ wiase ha. 13Yɛwɔ anidaso wɔ bere a yɛretwɛn Onyankopɔn tumfo a ɔne Agyenkwa Yesu Kristo no ba a ɔbɛba bio wɔ anuonyam mu no. 14Ɔde ne ho maa yɛn de gyee yɛn fii bɔne mu, ɔyɛɛ yɛn nnipa a yɛpɛ papayɛ no kronkron de yɛn yɛɛ ne nko ara de.
15Kyerɛkyerɛ saa nneɛma yi na gyina wo tumi so hyɛ wʼatiefo nkuran, ka wɔn anim. Mma wɔn mu bi mmmu wo abomfiaa.
