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Ɔsoro kwan no yɛ hihiaa

13 Saa bere no ara mu, nnipa bi bɛka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, Pilato akum Galileafo bi a wɔrebɔ afɔre ama Onyankopɔn maa wɔn mogya fraa afɔrebɔ no.

Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Mugye di sɛ saa Galileafo no yɛ nnebɔneyɛfo sen wɔn a aka no nyinaa nti na wokum wɔn no? Dabida, sɛ mo nso moansakra mo adwene a, wobekum mo saa ara.

“Anaasɛ mususuw sɛ nnipa dunwɔtwe a Siloa abantenten no bu guu wɔn so, kum wɔn no yɛ nnebɔneyɛfo sen nnipa a na wɔte Yerusalem no? Dabida, mo nso moansakra a, mubewuwu saa ara.”

Afei, Yesu buu wɔn bɛ yi se, “Ɔbarima bi duaa akutu wɔ ne turo mu. Da bi ɔkɔɔ turo no mu hɔ sɛ ɔrekɔtew ɛso aba no bi nanso wannya bi. Ɛno akyi, ɔfrɛɛ turo no so hwɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Mfe abiɛsa ni, bere biara a mɛba sɛ merebɛtew akutu no bi no, minnya bi. Adɛn nti na ɛresɛe kwa yi? Twa kyene.’

“Turo no so hwɛfo no srɛɛ no sɛ, ‘Me wura, ma ensi hɔ afe yi nso na mingugu ase sumina nhwɛ sɛ ebia, ɛbɛsow aba bi anaa, na sɛ antumi ansow a, ɛnne metwa akyene.’”

Yesu sa yare homeda

10 Homeda bi a Yesu rekyerɛkyerɛ wɔ hyiadan mu no, 11 na ɔbea bi wɔ hɔ a hohommɔne mu yare bi akyere no mfe dunwɔtwe ama ne mu akoa a ontumi nteɛ ne mu koraa.

12 Yesu huu no no, ɔfrɛɛ no fii nnipa no mu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɔbea, wo ho nyɛ wo dɛn.” 13 Ɔde ne nsa guu no so, na amonom hɔ ara otumi teɛɛ ne mu. Na ɔbea no yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ.

14 Hyiadan no so panyin a ohuu ɔbea no ayaresa no de abufuw kae se, “Nnansia na ɛsɛ sɛ mode yɛ adwuma a saa nna no mu na ɛsɛ sɛ moba na wɔsa mo yare na ɛnyɛ homeda.”

15 Na Awurade buaa no se, “Nyaatwomfo! Mo mu hena na ɔnsan ne nantwi anaa n’afurum na ɔnka no nkɔnom nsu homeda? 16 Adɛn nti na Abraham aseni yi a ɔbonsam afa no dommum mfe dunwɔtwe ni no ɛnsɛ sɛ mesa no yare homeda?“

17 Ɔkaa saa no, wɔn a na wɔne n’adwene nhyia no nyinaa ani wui. Nnipa no nso a na wɔwɔ hyiadan no mu nyinaa ani gyei n’anwonnwade ahorow a ɔyɛe no nyinaa ho.

Onyaa aba ne mmɔkaw ho bɛ

18 Afei Yesu fitii ase kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛm, na obisaa wɔn se, “Onyankopɔn Ahenni no te dɛn? Na dɛn na memfa nto ho nkyerɛkyerɛ ase? 19 Onyankopɔn Ahenni no te sɛ onyaa aba ketewaa bi a obi dua wɔ n’afuw mu na enyin yɛ dutan kɛse ma nnomaa kɔnwene wɔn birebuw wɔ so.”

20 Obisaa bio se, “Dɛn bio na memfa ntoto ho nkyerɛ ase? 21 Ɛte sɛ mmɔkaw bi a abodootofo de fɔtɔw mmɔre ma etu.”

Ɔpon teɛteaa no

22 Bere a Yesu rekɔ Yerusalem no, ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ nkurow so ne nkuraa ase ansa na ɔredu hɔ.

23 Ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no mu obi bisaa no se, “Awurade, nnipa kakraa bi na wobegye wɔn nkwa anaa?” 24 Obuaa no se, “Mompere nhyɛn ɔpon teɛteaa no mu, efisɛ, nnipa pii bɛpere sɛ wobewura mu nanso wɔrentumi. 25 Sɛ ɛba sɛ ofiwura no ato ɔpon no mu a, mobɛba abegyina akyi abɔ mu, aka se, ‘Owura, yɛsrɛ wo, bue yɛn.’ Na ɔno nso abisa mo se, ‘Mufi he? Minnim mo?’

26 “Na mo nso moaka akyerɛ no se, ‘Yɛne wo too nsa didii na wokyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ yɛn mmorɔn so.’

27 “Na ofiwura no nso bebisa mo bio se, ‘Mufi he? Minnim mo. Mumfi m’ani so nkɔ, mo nnebɔneyɛfo!’

28 “Na sɛ muhu Abraham, Isak, Yakob ne nkɔmhyɛfo no nyinaa sɛ wɔwɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no mu na muntumi nkɔ hɔ bi a, mode mo nsa begu mo ti atwa agyaadwo. 29 Nnipa fi wiase afanan nyinaa behyia wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no mu hɔ ato nsa adidi. 30 Na monkae sɛ akyikafo bi wɔ hɔ a, wobedi kan, na adikanfo bi nso wɔ hɔ a, wɔbɛka akyiri.”

Yesu twa Yerusalem ho agyaadwo

31 Saa bere no ara mu Farisifo bi baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Fi ha kɔ, efisɛ, Herode rehwehwɛ wo akum wo.”

32 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔka nkyerɛ sakraman no se, metu ahohommɔne, na masa nyarewa ɛnnɛ ne ɔkyena na ne nnansa so no, medu Yerusalem. 33 Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ menantew ɛnnɛ ne ɔkyena ne n’adekyee na etwa ara na etwa sɛ odiyifo bewu wɔ Yerusalem!

34 “Yerusalem, Yerusalem, wo a wukum adiyifo na wusiw wɔn a wɔsomaa wɔn wo nkyɛn no abo! Mpɛn ahe ni a mepɛe sɛ meboaboa wo mma ano sɛ akokɔbeatan boaboa ne mma ano ne ntaban ase, nanso moampene so. 35 Na mo afi bɛdan afituw na morenhu me kosi sɛ mobɛka se, “Nhyira ne nea ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no!”

Repent or Perish

13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate(A) had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?(B) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(C) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent,(D) you too will all perish.”

Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.(E) So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!(F) Why should it use up the soil?’

“‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,(G) 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years.(H) She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her,(I) and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,(J) the synagogue leader(K) said to the people, “There are six days for work.(L) So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?(M) 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham,(N) whom Satan(O) has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(P) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(Q)(R)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(S) like?(T) What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree,(U) and the birds perched in its branches.”(V)

20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”(W)

The Narrow Door

22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.(X) 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(Y) because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(Z)

26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’(AA)

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth,(AB) when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west(AC) and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”(AD)

Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem(AE)(AF)

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod(AG) wants to kill you.”

32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’(AH) 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet(AI) can die outside Jerusalem!

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AJ) and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AK) I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[b](AL)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:21 Or about 27 kilograms
  2. Luke 13:35 Psalm 118:26