Twi - The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

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KrataaaIgnatiusde kɔmaaEfesofono

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1Ignatius,awɔsanfrɛnoTheophorus,dekɔmaasafo aɛwɔEfesowɔAsiano;anigyeaɛfatasenbiara; WɔnamAgyaNyankopɔnnokɛseyɛnenemãyɛso nhyirawɔn,nawɔahyɛwɔnatohɔansanawiaseno refiase,amaayɛanuonyamaɛtrahɔdaanaɛnsakra berenyinaa;ɔnamnenokwareamanehunusoayɛ biakonawɔapawno,sɛneaAgyanoneYesuKristo yɛnNyankopɔnpɛte;anigyenyinaa,ɛnamYesu Kristoso,nen’adomaefĩnniho.

2MatewodinawodɔnopiiwɔOnyankopɔnmu;a ɛnamteneneesusoanyanopɛpɛɛpɛ,sɛdeɛgyidiene ɔdɔaɛwɔyɛnAgyenkwaYesuKristomunoteɛ.

3HwɛsɛdeɛmoyɛOnyankopɔnakyidifoɔ,namonam Kristomogyasokanyanmohono,moawieadwumaa naɛyɛmoayɔnkofanopɛpɛɛpɛ.

4NameteesɛwɔakyekyeremefiSiriabaeɛ,na menammompaebɔsodemehoatososɛmene mmoabɛkowɔRoma.sɛneaɛbɛyɛamenam amanehunusoabɛyɛneaɔdenehomaaOnyankopɔn, afɔrebɔneafɔrebɔmayɛnnosuaniampa;(moyɛɛ ntɛmhuume)Enti,mensakaamonnipakuono nyinaawɔOnesimomuwɔOnyankopɔndinmu.

5Ɔnamɔdɔawontuminkyerɛkyerɛmusoyɛyɛndea, naɔhonammude,mobishopyɛ;ɔnonamenamYesu Kristososrɛmosɛmonnɔno;nasɛmonyinaabɛbɔ mmɔdensɛmobɛyɛsɛɔno.Nanhyiranka Onyankopɔnawamamo,amofatanosaano,sɛ mommamoaninnyeɔsɔfopɔnaɔkyɛnsosaa 6NadeɛɛfameyɔnkoakoaBurrhus,nemodeacona wɔahyiranopaawɔOnyankopɔnhonsɛmmu;Mesrɛ mosɛɔbɛtenahɔakyɛ,amamodeɛ,nemobishop anuonyam.

7NaCrocusnsoaɔfatayɛnNyankopɔnnemoa manyamosɛmodɔnhwɛsoɔno,amameahomewɔ nneɛmanyinaaramu,sɛdeɛyɛnAwuradeYesu KristoAgyansobɛmanoahomegyeɛno;wɔne Onesimo,neBurrhus,neEuclus,neFrontoamahu monyinaawɔwɔnmu,wɔmoadɔehoNaɛmmrasɛ daa,menyamoanigyeɛ,sɛmɛfataa.

8EntiɛfatasɛmomfaɔkwanbiarasohyɛYesuKristo aɔhyɛɛmoanuonyamnoanuonyam,naɛnamosetie korosoabɛkamoabompɛpɛɛpɛ,adwenekorone atemmukoromu,namonyinaaakaasɛmkoro biribiara

9Nasɛmobrɛmohoasemamobishop,ne presbyteryno,mobɛtumiatewmohokoraa.

10Yeinomnamerekaakyerɛmo,ɛnyɛsɛmeyɛobia ɔyɛsoronko,ɛfirisɛɛwomsɛnedinntiwɔakyekyere medeɛ,nansomennyanyɛɛpɛwɔKristoYesumu.

Nansoseeseideɛ,merefiaseɛasua,namenemokasa sɛmfɛfoɔasuafoɔ.

11Naɛsɛsɛmokanyanme,wɔgyidie,afotuo, boasetɔneabodwokyɛremu;nammomsɛneaɔdɔ mmamekwansɛmenyɛkommnkyerɛmono,madi kanafamesosɛmɛtumofo,sɛmonyinaabɛbomatu mmirikasɛdeɛOnyankopɔnpɛteɛ

12NaYesuKristo,yɛnnkwaaɛntetewmumpo, Agyanopɛnaɔsomaano;sɛneaasɔfopɔnno,awɔayi wɔnakɔasaasenoanono,wɔnamYesuKristopɛso yɛno

13Ɛnontiɛbɛyɛmosɛmobɛbomatummirikasɛdeɛ mobishoppɛteɛ,sɛdeɛmonsomoyɛno.

14Efisɛmopresbyteryaagyedinaɛfata Onyankopɔnno,afatabishopnopɛpɛɛpɛ,sɛnea nhamanotesɛsankuno.

15ƐnontiwɔtoYesuKristodwomwɔmo asomdwoeɛneɔdɔmu;naobiaraaɔwɔmomunona ɔhyehyɛnnwontofokuwno:

16Nasɛmonyinaayɛnsɛsoɔwɔɔdɔmu,namofa Onyankopɔndwomno,momfannebaakobɛtodwom aɛyɛpɛmudeYesuKristoatodwomakyerɛAgyano; amawatiemo,nawafamonnwumamuahusɛmoyɛ nebanoakwaaampa

17Ɛnontiɛyɛmfasoɔsɛmobɛtenabaakoyɛaasɛm biarannihomu,sɛdeɛɛbɛyɛamoneOnyankopɔn bɛnyaayɔnkofadaa

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1Nasɛsaaberɛtiawayimumanyamobishopho nimdeɛaɛtesaaa,ɛnyɛhonamfamnipa,nammom honhommunimdeɛameneno;hwɛsɛneaɛsɛsɛ misusuwsɛmowɔanigyekɛseamobɛkanehosaa, sɛneaasɔrenoyɛmaYesuKristo,naYesuKristoyɛ maAgyano;sɛneaɛbɛyɛanneɛmanyinaabehyiawɔ biakoyɛkoromu?

2Mmaobiarannnaadaaneho;sɛobinniafɔrebukyia nomua,wɔmanoOnyankopɔnpaanoo.Nasɛobiako anaabaanumpaebɔyɛdensɛneawɔakaakyerɛyɛnno a;tumibɛnnaɛbɛyɛbishopneasɔrenonyinaadeɛ?

3Entideɛɔnenonhyiawɔbaabikorɔno,ɔyɛahantan, nawabunehofɔdada.Nawɔakyerɛwsɛ: OnyankopɔnkotiaahantanfoEntimommayɛnhwɛ yie,nayɛmmfayɛnhonhyɛɔsɔfopɔnnoso,nayɛabrɛ yɛnhoaseahyɛOnyankopɔnase.

4Dodowaobihusɛnebishopyɛkommno,dodow noaranaɔmmanoobuNaobiaraaofiewurabɛsoma nosɛɔmmɛhwɛnefiesono,ɛsɛsɛyɛgyenosɛdeɛ yɛbɛyɛdeɛɔsomaanono.Entiɛdaadisɛɛsɛsɛyɛhwɛ ɔsɔfopɔnno,sɛneayɛbɛyɛAwuradeankasampono 5Naampaara,Onesimoankasakamfomonhyehyɛe paamoyɛwɔOnyankopɔnmunokɛse:sɛmonyinaa traasesɛneanokwarenote,naatorontenamomu. NamonntieobiarasɛYesuKristoaɔkasanonokware kyerɛmono

6EbinomwɔhɔawɔdennaadaasoaKristodin,nanso wɔyɛnneɛmaaɛmfataOnyankopɔn;wɔnaɛsɛsɛ

moguan,sɛdeɛmobɛyɛwurammmoabebreenoNa wɔyɛakramanawɔkekawɔnwɔkokoam,naɛsɛsɛ mowɛnwɔnhosɛnnipaaɛyɛdensɛwɔbɛsawɔnyare 7Oduruyɛfobiakowɔhɔ,ɔhonamnehonhomfam; wɔayɛnawɔanyɛ;Onyankopɔnaɔdanehonammu; nokwareasetrawɔowumu;MarianeOnyankopɔn nyinaade;neaedikanno,wotumifamu,afei wontumimfaso;YesuKristoyɛnAwuradempo 8Entimommmaobiarannnaadaamo;sɛneaampaara, wɔnnnaadaamonsosɛwɔnnyinaayɛOnyankopɔn nkoaNasɛakasakasaanaaakasakasabiarannimo muaɛbɛhawmono,ɛsɛsɛmobɔmobrasɛdeɛ Onyankopɔnpɛteɛ.Mekranyɛwodea;nameara meyɛmpataafɔrebɔdemamoEfesoasafoaagyedin saawɔwiasenyinaa.

9Wɔnawɔfiriɔhonammunontuminyɛhonhom nnwuma;nawɔnawofihonhommunonsonyɛ honamnnwumaSɛdeɛdeɛɔwɔgyidientuminyɛ onyigyefoɔ;saaaransonaneaonnyenninonni gyidieNadeɛmoyɛsɛdeɛɔhonamteɛmpoyɛ honhommudeɛ;ɛfirisɛmoyɛadeɛnyinaawɔYesu Kristomu.

10Nansomatesɛebinomatwamonkyɛnawɔwɔ nkyerɛkyerɛaɛnteɛ;ɔnonamoammakwansɛmongu nowɔmomu;nammommusiwmoaso,namoannya deɛwɔnamsoaguno;sɛɛbɛyɛAgyanoasɔredanabo, awɔasiesieamanedan;nawɔdeKristoAsɛnnuano atweakɔsoro,tesɛengine

11MomfaHonhomKronkronnyɛhama,mogyidie nyɛmo;namoadɔekwanaɛkɔOnyankopɔnnkyɛn.

12Entimonemoahokafoɔnyinaarawɔakwantuo korɔnoaramu,Onyankopɔnahyɛmoma;nehonhom muasɔredanaKristoahyɛmuma,kronkronyɛahyɛ muma:wɔdeKristoahyɛdeasiesienoadenyinaamu 13Ɔnonam’anigyensosɛwɔdesaakrataayiasusu sɛmefatasɛmenemobɔnkɔmmɔnam’anigye;sɛ nkwafoforonohono,monnɔbiribiaragye Onyankopɔnnkutoo

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1Mommɔmpaeɛnsoamonnyaemmaafoforɔ,ɛfirisɛ adwensakyerahoanidasoɔwɔwɔnmu,nawɔadu OnyankopɔnnkyɛnEntianyɛyiyekoraano,momma wɔmfamonnwumankyerɛkyerɛwɔn,sɛɛrenyɛ ɔkwanfoforobiaraa.

2Modwowɔnabufuomu;ahobrɛaseɛwɔwɔn ahohoahoaho;mompaebɔsankɔwɔnabususɛmso: wɔnmfomsoɔ,mogyidiemupintinn,sɛwɔyɛ atirimɔdenfoɔa,monyɛodwo;ɛnyɛsɛwɔbɛbɔ mmɔdensɛwobesuasuawɔnakwan

3Mommayɛnyɛwɔnnuanomwɔayamyene ahobrɛaseɛnyinaaramu,nansomommayɛnyɛ Awuradeakyidifoɔ;efisɛhenanawɔdediidwumawɔ ɔkwanaɛnteɛsosensaa?Wɔnawodihiakɛse?

Wobunoanimtiaakɛse?

4Nawɔanhuɔbonsamnhabannurubiarawɔmomu, namobɛtenakronkronyɛneahobrɛaseɛnyinaamuwɔ nipaduanehonhommu,KristoYesumu

5Mmereaediakyirinoabayenso:entimomma yenniobuoyienayensuroNyankoponabodwokyɛre, naanyɛyɛneafobuo.

6Namommayensuroabufuwaɛrebano,anaasɛ mommayɛnnɔadomayɛwɔmpremprenno,na yɛnameyinommubiakoanaafoforosoahuyɛnwɔ KristoYesumuakɔnokwarenkwamu

7Sɛɔnodankyɛna,mmabiribiaramfatamo;ɔnonso namesoasaankɔnsɔnkɔnsɔnyi,honhommuaboɔden aboamepɛsɛmedemompaebɔsosɔrewɔmuno. 8Ɛnonamesrɛmosɛmommamennimukyɛfadaa, nawɔahumewɔEfesoKristofoɔawɔneAsomafoɔ noayɛadwenedaanomu,wɔnamYesuKristotumi so

9Minimonipakoameyɛneneamekyerɛwkɔmano; Me,onipaawɔabunofɔ:moamoanya mmɔborɔhunu:Me,me,medaasianemu;mo,moahyɛ modenatiaasiane

10MonewɔnawɔakumwɔnamaOnyankopɔnno kwan;PauloahokafoɔawɔwɔAsɛmpanomu ahintasɛmmu;Kronkronni,mogyadansefo,Pauloa ɔwɔanigyesenbiaraaɔfata:neawobetumiahume wɔnenanase,bereamaduOnyankopɔnnkyɛnno; ɔnonaɔbɔmohoasɛmwɔnekrataanonyinaamuwɔ KristoYesumu

11Entimommamonyɛmoadwenesɛmobɛhyiam koraa,deahyɛOnyankopɔnayeyinen’anuonyam.Na sɛmohyiamkoraawɔbeaeɛkorɔa,ɔbonsamtumisɛe, nawɔngyidiebaakoyɛntinemmusuonogui

12Naampaara,biribiarannihɔaeyekyɛn asomdwoeɛ,aɛnamsoyihonhomneasasesoakodie nyinaarafihɔ

13SɛmowɔgyidieneɔdɔaɛdimuwɔKristoYesua ɛyɛnkwamfitiaseɛnen’awieeɛnomua,biribiara nhintawmo

14Namfitiaseɛnegyidie;awieinoyɛadɔe.Nasaa mmienuyiawɔakaabomnofiriOnyankopɔn,na nneɛmafoforɔaɛfankwakronkronhonyinaayɛ yeinommunsunsuansoɔ

15Obiarannihɔaɔkyerɛsɛɔwɔnokwaregyidiea ɔnyɛbɔne;saaaransonaneaɔwɔɔdɔnkyiobiara

16Duanonamn’abasodaadi;entiwɔnawɔkyerɛsɛ wɔyɛKristofono,wɔnamneawɔyɛsonimwɔn.

17EfisɛKristosomnyɛadwumaaobiyɛwɔakyi;na mmomɛdanehoadiwɔgyidietumimu,sɛwɔhunu onipasɛɔdinokorɛkɔsiawieɛa.

18Ɛyɛpapasɛonipabɛkɔsoayɛkomm,nawayɛ;sen sɛɔbɛkasɛɔyɛKristoninaɔnyɛsaa

19Ɛyɛpapasɛyɛbɛkyerɛkyerɛ;sɛneaɔkanoyɛsaa araa.

20Entiowurabaakowɔhɔaɔkasaeɛ,naɛbaamu;na mpodeɛɔyɛɛawankasano,ɛfataAgyano

21DeɛɔwɔYesuasɛmnotumitenekommyɛankasa, nawayɛpɛ;nawɔnbaanunyinaayɛsɛneaɔkasa,na wɔnamnneɛmaaɔyɛkommnosohuwɔn

22BiribiarannihɔawɔdeasieOnyankopɔn,nanso yɛnahintasɛmmpobɛnno.

23Entimommayɛnyɛnnoɔmanyinaasɛdeɛɛfata wɔnaOnyankopɔntewɔnmuno;nayɛayɛ n’asɔredan,naɔnonsoayɛyɛnNyankopɔn,sɛdeɛɔno nsoteɛ,naɔnamnneɛmaayɛdɔnoyiesobɛdaneho adiyɛnanim

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1Menuanom,mommmawɔnnnaadaamo,wɔna wɔsɛemmusuanonyaawaresɛeɛno,wɔrennya Onyankopɔnahennie.

2Entisɛwɔnawɔyɛyeisɛneaɔhonamtenoa,wɔahu owuo;ɔnoaɔnamnenkyerɛkyerɛbɔnesosɛe OnyankopɔngyidieawɔbɔɔKristoasɛnnuamuno, ɔnonsobɛwubio?

3Neanehoagufĩsaano,ɔbɛkɔogyaaentumidum mu,nasaaarananeaotienononsobɛkɔ.

4YeintinaAwurademaakwanmawɔhwieengono guunetiriso;sɛneaɛbɛyɛaɔbɛhomeahomeaenwu daaman’asɔre.

5Entimommfawiaseɔhenebankyerɛkyerɛhuabɔne nsramo,mmaɔmfamonnommummfirinkwaawɔde asimoanimnomu.

6Naadɛnntinayɛnnyinaanyɛanyansafoɔ,ɛfirisɛ yɛanyaOnyankopɔnhonimdeɛaɔneYesuKristono? Adɛnntinayɛmayɛnhoamanenkwaseasɛmmusɛ yɛbɛyera;yɛrensusuwakyɛdeaAwuradedeasoma yɛnampanoho?

7Mommawɔmfamenkwammɔafɔremmaasɛnnua honkyerɛkyerɛ;ampaaranaeyeaniwuomaatiafoa no,nayende,nkwagyenedaankwaye.

8Ɛhenaonyansafowɔ?Ɛhenaakyinnyegyefonowɔ? Ɛhenawɔnawɔfrɛwɔnonyansafoahohoahoawɔ?

9NayɛnNyankopɔnYesuKristotenaaOnyankopɔn berɛaɔnamHonhomKronkronsonyinsɛnMariaa ɔyɛDawidasefoɔawotwaamunoteɛwɔwoonona wɔbɔɔnoasu,naɛnamn’amanehunusoatensuoho, amabɔneahohoro.

10AfeiwɔkoraMariaBabaabun,nedeɛɔwoonono sowɔkokoamwɔwiaseyimuɔhenebanoanim; sɛneanayɛnAwuradewunsoteno:ahintasɛmabiɛsa awɔkahoasɛmsenbiarawɔwiasenyinaa,nanso Onyankopɔnyɛewɔkokoam

11ƐndedɛnnawɔdaayɛnAgyenkwaadikyerɛɛ wiase?Nsorommabihyerɛnwɔsorosennsoromma afoforononyinaa,nanehannnoyɛneawontumi nkyerɛkyerɛmu,naneadefoforonomaaehukaa nnipaadwene.Nsorommaaakanyinaa,neowiane ɔsram,nanaɛyɛnsorommayinnwontofo;naɛnona ɛmaanehannfiriwɔnnyinaaso

12Nannipahyɛɛaseɛhawsɛwɔbɛdwenefaakoasaa nsorommafoforɔyifiribaeɛaɛntesɛafoforɔno nyinaa

13Ɛnontinankonyaayituminyinaagui;nawɔsɛee amumuyɛnkoabiara:woyiinnipanimdeɛawonni;na wɔtuuahemmandedawnogui;Onyankopɔnankasaa

ɔdanehoadiwɔonipatebeamu,amadaankwa foforo.

14ƐfirihɔnadeɛOnyankopɔnasiesienofiriiaseɛ, ɛfirisaaberɛno,nanneɛmaahaw;efisɛɔyɛɛ n’adwenesɛobetuowuafihɔno.

15NasɛYesuKristonammompaebɔsobɛmame adom,naɛyɛnepɛa,mebɔmetirimwɔkrataaaɛtɔ sommienuamɛtwerɛamamompofirimdeada mmerɛaseeseimahyɛaseɛrekahoasɛmnoadi akyerɛmoyieonipafoforoaɔneYesuKristo;ne gyidienenedɔmunyinaa;n’amanehunumu,nene wusɔremu.

16NetitiresɛAwuradebɛmamahunusɛmonyinaa modindemobomwɔgyidiebaakomu,neYesu Kristobaakomu;ɔnonaofiDawidabusuamuwɔ honamfam;onipaBaneOnyankopɔnBa;sɛwode ɔdɔnyinaabɛsetiewobishopnepresbyteryno; abodoobiakoneadekoroaɛyɛnkwaaenwuda aduruawɔbubu;yɛnanoaduruaɛnesɛɛnsɛsɛyewu, nammomyɛatenaasedaawɔKristoYesumu

17Mekrankamonewɔnamosomaawɔnsɛ wɔmmɛhyɛOnyankopɔnanuonyammunodea, Smirnampo;ɛhɔnsonamerekyerɛwmo;meda AwuradeasenamedɔPolycarpsɛneamedɔmono Kaeme,sɛneaYesuKristokaemono.

18MommɔmpaeɛmmaasafoaɛwɔSiriaawɔdeme awɔakyekyeremeafirihɔakɔRomano;nameyɛ akumaawɔanokwafoɔawɔwɔhɔnyinaamu,sɛdeɛ wɔsusuusɛmefatasɛwɔhunumedehyɛOnyankopɔn anuonyam.

19MonyɛyiewɔAgyaNyankopɔnneYesuKristo, yɛnAnidasoɔkorɔnomuAmen

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