[1] Na ɛbae sɛ Yesu wiee n’asuafo dumien no kasakyerɛ no, ofii hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔkyerɛkyerɛ na waka asɛm no nkurow mu.
[2] Na Yohane tee Kristo nnwuma wɔ afiase no, ɔsomaa n’asuafo
[3] kobisaa no sɛ: Wone nea ɔreba no anaasɛ yɛnhwɛ ɔfoforo kwan?
[4] Na Yesu bua see wɔn sɛ: Monkɔ na monkɔka nea mote na muhu yi nkyerɛ Yohane:
[5] Anifuraefo hu ade, na mmubuafo nantew, akwatafo ho fi, na asotifo te asɛm, awufo nyan, na wɔka asɛmpa kyerɛ ahiafo.
[6] Na nhyira ne nea merento no hintidua.
[7] Na eyinom rekɔ no, Yesu fii ase kaa Yohane ho asɛm kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo akuwakuw no sɛ: Ɛdɛn na mufii adi kɔɔ sare so kɔhwɛe? Mmɛw ahaban a mframa rehim anaa?
[8] Anaasɛ ɛdɛn na mufii adi kɔhwɛe? Onipa a ɔhyɛ ntade bɔkɔɔ anaa? Hwɛ, wɔn a wɔhyɛ ntade bɔkɔɔ no wɔ ahemfo afi mu.
[9] Anaasɛ adɛn nti na mufii adi? Mokɔhwɛɛ odiyifo anaa? Yiw, mise mo sɛ, ɔsen odiyifo mpo.
[10] Oyi ne nea wɔakyerɛw ne ho asɛm sɛ: Hwɛ, meresoma me bɔfo adi w’anim a obesiesie w’anim kwan.
[11] Nokware mise mo sɛ, wɔn a mmea awo wɔn nyinaa mu biara nsɔree a ɔsen Yohane suboni; nanso nea ɔyɛ aketewa koraa ɔsoro ahenni mu no yɛ kɛse sen no.
[12] Na efi Osuboni Yohane bere so besi nnɛ, wɔyɛ ɔsoro ahenni ho ade anibere so, na wɔn a wɔn ani abere no fa no anuɔden so.
[13] Na adiyifo no nyinaa ne mmara no hyɛɛ nkɔm besii Yohane so.
[14] Na sɛ mopɛ sɛ mugye a, oyi ne Elia a ɔreba no.
[15] Nea ɔwɔ aso no, ma ontie!
[16] Na hena ho na mede nnɛ mma yi bɛtoto? Wɔte sɛ mmofra a wɔtete gua so refrɛfrɛ wɔn mfɛfo sɛ:
[17] Yɛahyɛn atɛntɛbɛn ama mo, na moansaw; yɛatwa agyaadwo ama mo, na mo werɛ anhow.
[18] Na Yohane bae, onnidi na ɔnnom, na wose: Ɔwɔ honhommɔne.
[19] Onipa ba no bae, odidi na ɔnom, na wose: Hwɛ, odidifo ne ɔsanomfo, towgyefo ne nnebɔneyɛfo adamfo. Nanso nyansa nam ne nnwuma so di bem.
[20] Ɛnna ofii ase kaa nkurow a wayɛ ne tumidi pii wom no anim sɛ wɔnnsakraa wɔn adwene, ɔkae sɛ:
[21] Korasin, due! Betsaida, due! Efisɛ tumide a wɔayɛ no mo mu yi, sɛ wɔyɛɛ no Tiro ne Sidon a, anka wɔasakra wɔn adwene ayitoma ne nso mu dedaw.
[22] Nso mise mo sɛ, atemmu da no, ɛbɛfanim Tiro ne Sidon asen mo.
[23] Na wo Kapernaum, wɔbɛma wo so akɔ soro anaa? Hwɛ wɔbɛbrɛ wo ase akɔ Asamando; efisɛ tumide a wɔayɛ no wo mu yi, sɛ wɔyɛɛ no Sidon a, anka ɛwɔ hɔ de besi nnɛ.
[24] Nso mise mo sɛ, atemmu da no, ɛbɛfanim Sodom asase asen wo.
[25] Saa bere no ara mu Yesu kae sɛ: Agya, ɔsoro ne asase wura, miyi wo ayɛ sɛ wode nneɛma yi ahintaw anyansafo ne animdefo, na woayi akyerɛ nkokoaa.
[26] Yiw, agya, ne saa na ɛyɛ anisɔ w’anim.
[27] M’agya de nneɛma nyinaa ahyɛ me nsa; na obiara nnim ɔba no, gye agya no, na obiara nnim agya no, gye Ɔba no ne nea Ɔba no pɛ sɛ oyi no adi kyerɛ no.
[28] Mo a moayɛ adwuma abrɛ na wɔasoa mo nnosoa nyinaa, mommra me nkyɛn, na mɛma mo ahome.
[29] Momfa me kɔnnua nto mo ho so, na munsua me, sɛ midwo na mebrɛ me ho ase koma mu; na mubenya ɔhome ama mo kra.
[30] Na me kɔnnua yɛ mmerɛw, na m’adesoa yɛ hare.