Matthew 6 (AKW)

1“Monhwɛ yiye na moanyɛ papa ankyerɛ nnipa amfa ampɛ anuonyam. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, morennya mfaso biara mfi mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no nkyɛn.“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2“Sɛ woyɛ papa a mmɔ no dawuru sɛnea nyaatwomfo yɛ wɔ asɔredan mu ne mmɔnten so no. Merema mo ate sɛ saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

3Sɛ woyɛ papa a, mma obiara nhu, mpo sɛ wode wo nsa nifa yɛ papa a, mma wo nsa benkum nhu,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4na wʼagya a onim kokoa mu nsɛm nyinaa no betua wo ka.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5“Na sɛ morebɔ mpae a, mommmɔ mpae sɛnea nyaatwomfo gyina asɔredan mu ne mmɔnten so bɔ mpae de pɛ nnipa anim anuonyam no. Merema moate ase sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

6Sɛ wobɔ mpae a, hyɛn wo dan mu, na to wo pon mu, na bɔ wʼAgya a wonhu no no mpae, na wʼAgya a onim kokoa mu nsɛm no betua wo ka.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

7Sɛ mobɔ mpae a, monnkasakasa bebree, nti nsɛm mu nsusuw sɛ, sɛ moyɛ saa a na Onyankopɔn betie mo.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Mo Agya Nyankopɔn nim nea ehia mo nyinaa ansa na mubisa no.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9“Enti saa ɔkwan yi so na momfa mmɔ mpae: “ ‘Yɛn Agya a wowɔ ɔsoro, wo din ho ntew.So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Wʼahenni mmra. Nea wopɛ nyɛ wɔ asase so, sɛnea ɛyɛ wɔ ɔsoro.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Ma yɛn, yɛn daa aduan nnɛ,Give us this day our daily bread.

12na fa yɛn aka kyɛ yɛn, sɛnea yɛde kyɛ wɔn a wɔde yɛn aka.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Nnyaa yɛn nkɔ sɔhwɛ mu. Na yi yɛn fi ɔbɔnefo no nsam.’And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14Sɛ mode wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomso kyɛ wɔn a, mo nso mo ɔsoro Agya no de mo mfomso bɛkyɛ mo.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Nanso sɛ moamfa wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomso ankyɛ wɔn a, mo ɔsoro Agya no nso remfa mo mfomso nkyɛ mo.”But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16“Sɛ mudi mmuada a, monnyɛ mo anim mmɔbɔmmɔbɔ sɛnea nyaatwomfo di mmuada a wɔyɛ de pɛ nnipa anim anuonyam no. Merema mo ate ase sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

17Sɛ wudi mmuada a, serɛn wo ti, na hohoro wʼanim, na ma wʼanim nyɛ frɔmfrɔm,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18na mma nnipa nhu sɛ woredi mmuada, gye wʼAgya a ohu nea woyɛ wɔ kokoa mu nyinaa no nko ara; na wʼAgya a onim kokoa mu nsɛm nyinaa no betua wo ka.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19“Monnhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ asase yi so, nea ntɛferɛw betumi awe, na ebetumi agye nkannare na asɛe, na akorɔmfo betumi awia.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Mmom monhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ ɔsoro, nea ntɛferɛw ntumi nwe, na entumi nnye nkannare nsɛe, na akorɔmfo ntumi nwia.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Na nea wʼagyapade wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wo koma nso wɔ.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22“Wʼani yɛ wo nipadua kanea. Ɛno nti sɛ wʼani ye a, na wo nipadua nyinaa yɛ hann.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Nanso sɛ wʼaniwa nye a, ɛma wo nipadua no nyinaa dan sum tumm. Enti sɛ hann a ɛwɔ wo mu no yɛ sum a, na wo nipadua no yɛ sum kabii.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24“Obiara ntumi 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.No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25“Eyi nti na mitu mo fo se, munnnwinnwen nea mubedi anaa nea mobɛnom anaa nea mubefura ho. Mowɔ ɔkra ne nipadua a ɛsom bo sen nea mubedi ne nea mubefura.Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26Monhwɛ wim nnomaa, wonnua aba na wontwa aba mmoaboa ano mfa nsie, nanso mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no ma wɔn aduan di. Monnsom bo nsen wɔn ana?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27Mo mu hena na ɔdwene a adwennwene no betumi ato ne nkwa nna so simmasin mpo?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28“Adɛn nti na mudwinnwen ntama ho? Monhwɛ afifide bi sɛ wuram nhwiren, wɔnnwene ntama ho.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Nanso Salomo ahonya ne nʼanuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na nʼahoɔfɛ nnu wuram nhwiren yi.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Na sɛ Onyankopɔn tumi fura afifide a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ na ɔkyena enni hɔ ntama a, mo a mo gyidi sua, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔrentumi mma mo nea ehia mo?If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31Enti munnnwinnwen nea mubedi, nea mobɛnom anaasɛ nea mubefura ho.Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Na wɔn a wonni gyidi no na bere biara wodwen saa nneɛma no ho. Na mo de, mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no nim sɛ eyinom nyinaa ho hia mo.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Enti monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni ne ne trenee kan, na ɔde nea ehia mo nyinaa bɛka mo ho.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Enti munnnwinnwen ɔkyena ho. Onyankopɔn no ara de nea ehia mo no bɛma mo. Ɛda biara ne mu nsɛm.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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