Yohane Adiyisɛm
17 Na abɔfoɔ nson a wɔkurakura nkyɛnsee nson+ no baako baeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: “Bra, na mɛkyerɛ wo tuutuuni kɛseɛ a ɔte nsuo pii so no atemmuo.+ 2 Ɔno na asaase so ahemfo ne no abɔ adwaman,*+ na n’adwamammɔ* nsã no ama wɔn a wɔtete asaase so no abobo.”+
3 Na ɔnam* honhom no tumi so de me kɔɔ serɛ so. Na mehuu ɔbaa bi sɛ ɔte akekaboa kɔkɔɔ bi so. Ná abusudin ayɛ akekaboa no ma, na na ɔwɔ ti nson ne mmɛn du. 4 Ná ɔbaa no hyɛ ataadeɛ afasebire+ ne ataade kɔkɔɔ, na na ɔde sika kɔkɔɔ ne aboɔden aboɔ ne abohene ahyehyɛ ne ho.+ Afei nso, na ɔkura sika kɔkɔɔ kuruwa wɔ ne nsam, na na akyiwadeɛ ne n’adwamammɔ* a ɛyɛ tan ayɛ no ma. 5 Ná wɔatwerɛ din bi a ɛyɛ ahintasɛm wɔ ne moma so sɛ: “Babilon Kɛseɛ, tuutuufoɔ+ ne asaase so akyiwadeɛ maame.”+ 6 Na mehuu sɛ akronkronfoɔ mogya ne Yesu adansefoɔ mogya+ ama ɔbaa no aboro.
Berɛ a mehuu no no, me ho dwirii me paa. 7 Enti ɔbɔfoɔ no bisaa me sɛ: “Adɛn nti na wo ho adwiri wo? Mɛka ɔbaa+ no ne akekaboa a ɔbaa no te ne so a ɔwɔ ti nson ne mmɛn du+ no ho ahintasɛm akyerɛ wo: 8 Aboa a wohuu no no, na ɔwɔ hɔ, nanso ɔnni hɔ, na ɔrebɛfiri amena donkodonko+ no mu apue, na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsɛeɛ mu. Na sɛ wɔn a wɔtete asaase so no, kyerɛ sɛ, wɔn a ɛfiri berɛ a wɔhyɛɛ wiase ase no wɔntwerɛɛ wɔn din wɔ nkwa nwoma mmobɔeɛ+ no mu no hu sɛdeɛ na aboa no wɔ hɔ, nanso ɔnni hɔ, na ɔbɛsan aba no a, ɛbɛyɛ wɔn nwanwa pii.
9 “Ɛhia nyansa* na obi ate asɛm yi ase: Ti nson+ no gyina hɔ ma mmepɔ nson a ɔbaa no te so no. 10 Ahemfo nson na ɛwɔ hɔ: nnum ahwe ase, baako wɔ hɔ, na foforɔ no nnya mmaeɛ; na sɛ ɔba a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena hɔ kakra. 11 Na akekaboa a na ɔwɔ hɔ nanso ɔnni hɔ no,+ ɔsan yɛ ɔhene a ɔtɔ so nwɔtwe, na ɔfiri nson no mu na ɛbaeɛ, na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsɛeɛ mu.
12 “Mmɛn du a wohunuiɛ no yɛ ahemfo du a wɔnnya nnyaa ahennie, nanso wɔne akekaboa no nya tumi sɛ ahemfo dɔnhwere baako. 13 Weinom wɔ adwenkorɔ, enti wɔde wɔn ahoɔden ne tumi ma akekaboa no. 14 Weinom ne Adwammaa+ no bɛko, nanso ɛsiane sɛ Adwammaa no yɛ awuranom mu Awurade ne ahemfo mu Hene+ nti, ɔbɛdi wɔn so nkonim.+ Afei, wɔn a wɔka ne ho a wɔafrɛ wɔn na wɔayi wɔn na wɔdi no nokorɛ no nso bɛdi nkonim.”+
15 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: “Nsuo a wohunuiɛ a tuutuuni no te so no, ɛgyina hɔ ma nkurɔfoɔ ne nnipakuo ne aman ne kasa* hodoɔ.+ 16 Na mmɛn du+ a wohunuiɛ no, ne afei akekaboa+ no, weinom bɛtan tuutuuni+ no na wɔayɛ no pasaa na wɔama no ada adagya, na wɔbɛdi ne nam na wɔde gya ahye no dwerɛbee.+ 17 Onyankopɔn na ɔde hyɛɛ wɔn akomam sɛ wɔmma ne nsusuiɛ mmra mu,+ aane, sɛ wɔnyɛ adwenkorɔ mfa wɔn ahennie mma akekaboa+ no nkɔsi sɛ Onyankopɔn nsɛm bɛba mu. 18 Na ɔbaa+ a wohuu no no gyina hɔ ma kuro kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ ahennie a ɛdi asaase so ahemfo so no.”