Luka Kyerɛwtohɔ a Wahyehyɛ no Pɛpɛɛpɛ
Oduyɛfo kɛse no Asɛmpa, a ayamhyehye ahyɛ no ma ama ahiafo, wɔn a wɔapo wɔn, ne wɔn a wɔayera. Ɛkura ɔba a ɔyeraa no ho bɛ no ne Yesu mmɔborohunu ho mfonini a ɛyɛ bɛtɛɛ sen biara.
1 1Esiane sɛ nnipa bebree apere sɛ wɔbɛhyehyɛ nneɛma a aba mu wɔ yɛn mu no ho kyerɛwtohɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ nti. 2Sɛnea wɔn a wɔde wɔn ani huu ho fi mfiase no ne asɛm no ho asomfo de saa nsɛm yi maa yɛn no, 3me nso, bere a mafi mfiase ahwehwɛ biribiara mu yiye no, misii gyinae sɛ mɛkyerɛw ahyehyɛ ama wo, Teofilo a wodi mu sen biara, 4sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubehu nneɛma a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ wo no mu nokware pintinn.
Agya no Hyɛ Sakaria Bɔ sɛ Ɔbɛnya Ɔbabarima
5Herode a na ɔyɛ Yudea hene no bere so no, na ɔsɔfo bi a ne din de Sakaria wɔ Abia asɔfo kuw mu. Ne yere Elisabet fi Aaron abusua mu. a a v5 Wɔhyehyɛɛ asɔfo no ma wɔyɛɛ akuw aduonu anan a wɔsesa wɔn ho som wɔ asɔredan mu; Abia kuw no na na ɛtɔ so awotwe. 6Wɔn baanu nyinaa yɛ atreneefo wɔ yɛn Agya anim, na wɔnantee ne mmara nsɛm ne nʼahyɛde nyinaa mu a sɛmmɔne biara nni wɔn ho. 7Nanso na wonni ba, efisɛ na Elisabet yɛ obonin, na wɔn baanu nyinaa anyinyin yiye.
8Bere a ne kuw no adwumayɛ bere duu, na ɔresom sɛ ɔsɔfo wɔ yɛn Agya anim no, 9sɛnea asɔfo amanne te no, ntonto a wɔbɔe no yii no sɛ ɔnkɔ ne kronkronbea mu nkɔhyew aduhuam. 10Na nnipakuw no nyinaa gyinaa abɔnten rebɔ mpae wɔ aduhuam hyew bere no mu. b b v10 Wɔhyew aduhuam wɔ kronkronbea no mu anɔpa ne anwummere biara, bere a nnipa no ahyia abɔnten rebɔ mpae wɔ saa nnɔnhwerew no mu.
11Afei yɛn Agya bɔfo bi yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no, na ɔgyina aduhuam afɔremuka no nifa so. 12Bere a Sakaria hui no, ne ho popoe, na ehu kaa no. 13Ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nsuro, Sakaria—wɔate wo mpaebɔ. Wo yere Elisabet bɛwo ɔbabarima ama wo; to ne din Yohane. 14Wobɛnya anigye ne ahosɛpɛw; nnipa bebree ani bɛgye ne awo ho. 15Ɔbɛyɛ kɛse wɔ yɛn Agya anim; ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔnom nsa anaa nsaden biara da, na Honhom Kronkron no bɛhyɛ no ma mpo fi ne na yam. 16Na ɔbɛma Israel mma bebree asan aba wɔn Agya nkyɛn. 17Ɔbɛdi yɛn Agya anim akɔ wɔ Elia honhom ne tumi mu, de agyanom akoma asan akɔ wɔn mma so, na ɔde asoɔdenfo asan aba atreneefo nyansa mu, sɛnea ɔbɛsiesie nnipa a wɔayɛ krado ama yɛn Agya.”
18Sakaria ka kyerɛɛ ɔbɔfo no se, “Ɛdɛn na ɛbɛma mahu sɛ eyi bɛba mu? Mabɔ akwakoraa, na me yere nso anyin yiye.”
19Ɔbɔfo no buaa no se, “Mene Gabriel a migyina yɛn Agya anim no, na ɔsomaa me sɛ memmɛkasa nkyerɛ wo, na memmɛbɔ wo saa asɛmpa yi. 20Na afei wobɛyɛ mum, na worentumi nkasa kosi da a saa nneɛma yi bɛba mu, efisɛ woannye me nsɛm a ɛbɛba mu wɔ ne bere mu no anni.”
21Saa bere no, nnipa no retwɛn Sakaria, na wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn sɛ adɛn nti na ɔkyɛɛ saa wɔ kronkronbea no mu. 22Bere a ofii adi no, wantumi ankasa ankyerɛ wɔn, na wohuu sɛ wahu anisoadehu wɔ kronkronbea no mu. Ɔde ne nsa kɔɔ so yɛɛ wɔn nsɛnkyerɛnne, na ɔyɛɛ mum. 23Na bere a ne som nna no twaam no, ɔsan kɔɔ ne fie. 24Saa nna yi akyi no, ne yere Elisabet nyinsɛnee, na ɔde ne ho siee asram anum, kae se, 25“Eyi na yɛn Agya ayɛ ama me wɔ nna a ɔhwɛɛ me so no mu, sɛ ɔbɛyi mʼanimguase afi nnipa mu.”
Agya no Soma Gabriel Kɔ Maria Nkyɛn
26Ɔsram a ɛtɔ so asia no mu, yɛn Agya somaa ɔbɔfo Gabriel kɔɔ Galilea kurow bi a wɔfrɛ no Nasaret mu, 27kɔɔ ɔbaabun bi a wɔasi no ama ɔbarima bi a ne din de Yosef a ofi Dawid fi no nkyɛn; ɔbaabun no din de Maria. 28Na ɔbɔfo no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nkyia nka wo, wo a wɔadom wo! Yɛn Agya ka wo ho.”
29Nanso ne nsɛm no haw no yiye, na odwennwen sɛ nkyia bɛn na eyi yɛ. 30Ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nsuro, Maria, efisɛ woanya adom wɔ yɛn Agya hɔ. 31Wobɛnyinsɛn wɔ wo yam na woawo ɔbabarima, na wobɛto ne din Yesu. 32Ɔbɛyɛ kɛse, na wɔbɛfrɛ no Ɔsorosoroni no Ba, na yɛn Agya de nʼagya Dawid ahengua bɛma no, 33na obedi Yakob fi so hene daa; nʼahenni no renwie da.”
34Na Maria ka kyerɛɛ ɔbɔfo no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na eyi aba mu, esiane sɛ meyɛ ɔbaabun nti?”
35Ɔbɔfo no buaa no se, “Honhom Kronkron no bɛba wo so, na Ɔsorosoroni no tumi bɛkata wo so; enti abofra kronkron a wobɛwo no no, wɔbɛfrɛ no yɛn Agya Ba. 36Hwɛ, wo busuani Elisabet nso anyinsɛn ɔbabarima wɔ ne mmerewabere mu—ɔno a na wɔfrɛ no obonin no, seesei ne nyinsɛn abɔ asram asia. 37Efisɛ biribiara nni hɔ a ɛbɛyɛ den ama yɛn Agya.”
38Maria kae se, “Mene yɛn Agya afenaa; ma ɛnyɛ me sɛnea woaka no.” Afei ɔbɔfo no fii ne nkyɛn kɔe.
Maria Kɔsra Elisabet
39Saa nna no mu, Maria sɔre ntɛm kɔɔ bepɔw so mantam no mu, kurow bi mu wɔ Yuda, 40na ɔkɔɔ Sakaria fi kɔkyiaa Elisabet. 41Bere a Elisabet tee Maria nkyia no, abofra a ɔwɔ ne yam no huruhuruwii, na Honhom Kronkron no hyɛɛ Elisabet ma. 42Ɔteɛɛm denneennen se, “Wɔahyira wo wɔ mmaa mu, na wɔahyira wo yam aba! 43Na adɛn nti na wɔde saa adom yi ama me, sɛ mʼAwurade maame bɛba me nkyɛn? 44Efisɛ bere a mitee wo nkyia no ara pɛ, abofra a ɔwɔ me yam no de anigye huruhuruwii. 45Nhyira nka nea ogye dii sɛ nea yɛn Agya aka akyerɛ no no bɛba mu.”
Maria Ayeyi Dwom
46Na Maria kae se, “Me kra kamfo yɛn Agya, 47na me honhom di ahurusi wɔ yɛn Agya, me Agyenkwa, mu, 48efisɛ wahwɛ nʼafenaa ahobrɛase so. Efisɛ efi seesei, awo ntoatoaso nyinaa bɛfrɛ me nhyiraniba; 49efisɛ Otumfoɔ no ayɛ nneɛma akɛse ama me, na ne din yɛ kronkron. 50Na ne mmɔborɔhunu wɔ wɔn a wosuro no no so, fi awo ntoatoaso kosi awo ntoatoaso. 51Ɔde ne basa ada ahoɔden adi; wabɔ ahantanfo apete wɔ wɔn akoma mu nsusuwii mu; 52watu atumfoɔ afi wɔn ahengua so, na wama ahobrɛasefo so; 53ɔde nneɛma pa amee wɔn a ɔkɔm de wɔn no, na adefo no, wapam wɔn nsapan. 54Waboa ne somfo Israel, ɔkaee ne mmɔborɔhunu, 55sɛnea ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn agyanom no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Abraham ne nʼasefo daa.”
56Na Maria ne Elisabet tenae bɛyɛ asram abiɛsa, na afei ɔsan kɔɔ ne fie.
Wɔwo Yohane
57Afei Elisabet awo bere duu, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima. 58Ne afipamfo ne ne busuafo tee sɛ yɛn Agya ahu no mmɔbɔ kɛse, na wɔne no dii ahurusi. 59Ɛda a ɛtɔ so awotwe no, wɔbaa sɛ wɔrebɛtwa abofra no twetia, na na wɔrebɛto no nʼagya din Sakaria, 60nanso ne maame buae se, “Dabi; wɔbɛfrɛ no Yohane.”
61Na wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wo busuafo mu biara nni hɔ a wɔfrɛ no saa din yi.” 62Na wɔyɛɛ nʼagya nsɛnkyerɛnne, bisaa sɛ din bɛn na Sakaria pɛ sɛ wɔto abofra no.
63Ɔsrɛɛ kyerɛwpon bi, na ɔkyerɛw se, “Ne din de Yohane.” Na ɛyɛɛ obiara nwonwa. 64Na amonom hɔ ara, nʼano buei, na ne tɛkrɛma sanee, na ɔkasae, hyiraa yɛn Agya. 65Ehu baa wɔn afipamfo nyinaa so, na wɔkaa saa nsɛm yi nyinaa ho asɛm wɔ Yudea bepɔw so mantam no nyinaa mu. 66Na wɔn a wɔtee nyinaa de saa nsɛm yi siee wɔn akoma mu, bisae se, “Ɛno de, abofra yi bɛyɛ dɛn?” Efisɛ na yɛn Agya nsa ka no.
Sakaria Hyɛ Nkɔm
67Na Honhom Kronkron no hyɛɛ nʼagya Sakaria ma, na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm se, 68“Nhyira nka yɛn Agya, Israel Agya, efisɛ waba abɛsra ne nkurɔfo, na wagye wɔn, 69na wanyan Agyenkwa tumfoɔ bi ama yɛn wɔ ne somfo Dawid fi mu, 70sɛnea ɔnam nʼadiyifo kronkron ano kae tete no, 71sɛ wobegye yɛn afi yɛn atamfo nsam ne wɔn a wɔtan yɛn nyinaa nsam; 72sɛ ɔbɛda mmɔborɔhunu a ɔhyɛɛ yɛn agyanom bɔ no adi, na ɔbɛkae nʼapam kronkron no, 73ntam a ɔdii kyerɛɛ yɛn agya Abraham no, sɛ ɔde bɛma yɛn, 74sɛ yɛn a wagye yɛn afi yɛn atamfo nsam no, yɛbɛsom no a yensuro, 75wɔ kronkronyɛ ne trenee mu nʼanim yɛn nna nyinaa. 76Na wo, abofra, wɔbɛfrɛ wo Ɔsorosoroni no odiyifo; efisɛ wobɛdi Awurade anim akɔ akosiesie nʼakwan, 77de nkwagye ho nimdeɛ ama ne nkurɔfo denam wɔn bɔne fafiri so, 78esiane yɛn Agya mmɔborɔhunu a ɛyɛ dɛ no nti, a ɛnam so ma adekyee a efi soro bɛba abɛsra yɛn, c c v78 ‘Adekyee a efi soro’ yɛ Yesu din bi — hann a ɛrepue a yɛn Agya soma kɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ sum mu nkyɛn, sɛ ɛnkyerɛ yɛn kwan nsan mma fie. 79sɛ ɔbɛhyerɛn ama wɔn a wɔte sum mu ne owu sunsuma mu, sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛ yɛn nan kwan de akɔ asomdwoe kwan so.”
80Abofra no nyinii, na ne honhom mu yɛɛ den, na ɔtenaa sare so kosii da a oyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Israel no.