1 Yesu nam no, ɔhunuu aberanteɛ bi a wɔwoo no onifirani, 2 Nʼasuafoɔ no bisaa no sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, saa onifirani yi awofoɔ bɔne a wɔyɛeɛ anaa ɔno ankasa bɔne enti na ama nʼani afira yi?”

3 Yesu buaa sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ nʼawofoɔ anaa nʼankasa bɔne enti na nʼani afira. Na mmom, nʼani afira sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a Onyankopɔn tumi bɛyɛ ne ho adwuma. 4  Esiane sɛ adesaeɛ nkyɛre ba no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ deɛ ɔsomaa me no adwuma a ɔde ahyɛ yɛn nsa no. Sɛ adeɛ sa a, obiara ntumi nyɛ adwuma. 5  Ɛberɛ a mewɔ ewiase yi deɛ, mene ewiase hann no.”

6 Ɔkaa saa no, ɔtee ntasuo guu fam de fotɔɔ dɔteɛ na ɔde dɔteɛ no sraa onifirani no ani so. 7 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kɔ ɔtadeɛ Siloa no mu, na kɔhohoro wʼanim.”* 9.7 Siloa nkyerɛaseɛ ne “Somaa”. Onifirani yi kɔ kɔhohoroo nʼanim san baeɛ a, afei deɛ ohunu adeɛ.

8 Onifirani no afipamfoɔ a wɔhunuu no sɛ ɔte ɛkwan ho srɛsrɛ adeɛ no hunuu no no, wɔbisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ aberanteɛ a na ɔsrɛsrɛ adeɛ no ni?”

9 Ebinom kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ ɔno,” na afoforɔ nso kaa sɛ, “Dabi, ɛnyɛ ɔno, na mmom, sɛ na ɔsɛ no.”

Aberanteɛ yi kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ me.”

10 Nnipa no bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na afei wohunu adeɛ yi?”

11 Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Yesu no fotɔɔ dɔteɛ na ɔde sraa mʼani so na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Kɔ ɔtadeɛ Siloa mu na kɔhohoro wʼanim’. Enti, mekɔeɛ. Mehohoroo mʼanim wieeɛ pɛ na mehunuu adeɛ.”

12 Wɔsane bisaa no bio sɛ, “Saa Yesu no wɔ he?”

Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Mennim.”

13 Wɔde aberanteɛ a na nʼani afira no brɛɛ Farisifoɔ no. 14 Ɛda a Yesu saa onifirani no yadeɛ no, na ɛyɛ homeda. 15 Farisifoɔ no nso bisaa aberanteɛ no sɛdeɛ ɛyɛeɛ a afei deɛ ɔhunuu adeɛ. Aberanteɛ no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛdeɛ Yesu de dɔteɛ a wɔafɔtɔ sraa nʼani so na ɔkɔhohoroeɛ na ɔhunuu adeɛ no.

16 Farisifoɔ no mu bi kaa sɛ, “Onipa a ɔyɛɛ saa adeɛ yi mfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔnni homeda mmara no so.”

Afoforɔ nso kaa sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ a ɔte sɛɛ yi bɛtumi ayɛ saa anwanwadwuma yi?” Saa akyinnyeɛ yi maa mpaapaemu baa wɔn mu.

17 Afei Farisifoɔ yi sane bisaa aberanteɛ no sɛ, “Wo na wose ɔma wohunuu adeɛ, ɛdeɛn asɛm na woka fa ne ho?”

Aberanteɛ yi buaa sɛ, “Megye di sɛ ɔyɛ odiyifoɔ a ɔfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn.”

18 Yudafoɔ no annye anni ara da sɛ, na saa aberanteɛ no yɛ onifirani a afei deɛ ɔhunu adeɛ, kɔsi sɛ wɔsoma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ nʼawofoɔ baeɛ 19 ma wɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Mo ba ni anaa? Mokyerɛ sɛ mowoo no no, na ɔyɛ onifirani anaa? Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na afei deɛ ɔhunu adeɛ yi?”

20 Nʼawofoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Yɛgye tom sɛ ɔyɛ yɛn ba, na yɛwoo no no nso, na ɔyɛ onifirani. 21 Nanso yɛnnim deɛ enti a afei deɛ ɔhunu adeɛ yi. Saa ara nso na yɛnnim onipa ko a ɔma ɔhunuu adeɛ no. Ɔno ara ni, nʼani nso afi a ɔbɛtumi akasa ama ne ho enti mommisa no.” 22 Deɛ ɛmaa nʼawofoɔ no kaa saa ne sɛ, na wɔsuro Yudafoɔ mpanimfoɔ no a wɔaka sɛ, obiara a ɔbɛka sɛ Yesu ne Agyenkwa no no, wɔbɛpam no afiri asɔredan no mu hɔ no. 23 Yei enti na nʼawofoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Nʼani afi a ɔbɛtumi akasa ama ne ho enti mommisa no” no.

24 Wɔsane frɛɛ aberanteɛ a na ɔyɛ onifirani no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Hyɛ bɔ wɔ Onyankopɔn din mu sɛ, asɛm a yɛrebɛbisa wo yi wobɛdi nokorɛ. Yɛnim sɛ saa ɔbarima yi yɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ.”

25 Aberanteɛ no buaa wɔn sɛ, “Me deɛ, sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ o, sɛ nso ɔyɛ onipa pa o, ɛno deɛ, mennim. Deɛ menim ara ne sɛ, kane no na meyɛ onifirani na afei deɛ mehunu adeɛ.”

26 Wɔbisaa no bio sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na ɔyɛɛ wo ma wohunuu adeɛ?”

27 Aberanteɛ no de abufuo buaa wɔn sɛ, “Maka nokorɛ no akyerɛ mo, nanso moantie. Ɛdeɛn bio na mopɛ sɛ meka kyerɛ mo? Anaasɛ mo nso mopɛ sɛ mobɛyɛ nʼasuafoɔ?”

28 Mpanimfoɔ no yeyaa no sane kaa sɛ, “Wo mmom na woyɛ saa akoa no suani; na yɛn deɛ, yɛyɛ Mose asuafoɔ. 29 Yɛnim pefee sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ Mose, nanso saa Yesu yi deɛ, faako a ɔfiri mpo, yɛnnim!”

30 Aberanteɛ yi ka kyerɛɛ mpanimfoɔ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ me nwanwa yie sɛ obi a ɔtumi ma onifirani hunu adeɛ no, motumi ka sɛ monnim faako a ɔfiri. 31 Yɛnim sɛ Onyankopɔn ntie nnebɔneyɛfoɔ asɛm; na mmom ɔtie nnipa a wɔdi no ni na wɔyɛ nʼapɛdeɛ no. 32 Ɛfiri adebɔ ahyɛaseɛ yɛntee da sɛ obi ama onifirani ahunu adeɛ da; 33 sɛ ɔbarima yi mfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ a, anka ɔrentumi nyɛ anwanwadeɛ a ɛte sei.”

34 Mpanimfoɔ no nso de abufuo buaa no sɛ, “Ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ te sɛ wo na wopɛ sɛ wokyerɛkyerɛ yɛn?” Wɔsunsum no firii asɔredan no mu hɔ.

35 Ɛberɛ a Yesu tee sɛ wɔsunsum aberanteɛ no firii asɔredan no mu hɔ no no, ɔhwehwɛɛ no bisaa no sɛ, “Wogye Onipa Ba no di anaa?”

36 Aberanteɛ no buaa no sɛ, “Me wura, kyerɛ me saa Onipa Ba no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mɛgye no adi!”

37 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Woahunu no dada; ɔno na ɔne wo rekasa yi.”

38 Aberanteɛ no de anigyeɛ kaa sɛ, “Awurade, megye medi.” Afei, ɔkotoo Yesu.

39 Yesu kaa sɛ, “Mebaa ewiase ha sɛ merebɛbu atɛn, na mama wɔn a wɔyɛ anifirafoɔ no ahunu adeɛ, na makyerɛ wɔn a wɔgye di sɛ wɔhunu adeɛ no sɛ, wɔyɛ anifirafoɔ.”

40 Farisifoɔ a na wɔgyinagyina hɔ no bisaa no sɛ, “Wopɛ sɛ wokyerɛ sɛ yɛyɛ anifirafoɔ anaa?”

41 Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ. “Sɛ mogye tom sɛ moyɛ anifirafoɔ a, ɛnneɛ anka monni deɛ maka no ho fɔ. Esiane sɛ mogye to mu sɛ mohunu adeɛ enti motena afɔbuo mu.”