Na me deɛ, anuanom, sɛ meda so ka twetiatwa ho asɛm a nka mmɛ nti ne bɛda so taa me? Sɛ nka meda so ka twetiatwa ho asɛm a, hedeɛ na nka asennua he nto sintidua bio.
Saa nnoɔma he nyinaa yɛ bɛ ankasa bɛ som mu adeɛ a nnipa anim he, ayɛ sɛ nea nyansa yam nso ɔyɛ kramane ahobrɛaseɛ a ɔma bɛ ankasa bɛ nipadua mpo, bedi no nya; nso tumi biaa nnim a obetumi ako atia honam akɔnnɔ.
Nti ɔka kyerɛɛ bɛ sɛ, “Ho ne hobu ho ho bem nnipa anim, nso Nyankopɔn nim ho akomam; efiri sɛ nea ɔsombo nnipa ani so he yɛ akyiwadeɛ Nyankopɔn ani so.
Nso berɛ a mehuu sɛ bɛ adwene nsi bɛ pi sɛnea asɛmpa he nɔkorɛ teɛ he, meka kyerɛɛ Kefa bɛ nyinaa bɛ anim sɛ, “Sɛ wo a, mpo woyɛ Yudani, wobɔ wo bra sɛ Amanamane muni na ɔnyɛ sɛ Yudani a, mmɛ nti ne wopɛ sɛ wohyɛ Amanamane mufoɔ sɛ bɛmmɔ bɛ bra sɛ Yudafoɔ?”
Na yentumi nkane yɛ ho mfra binom, na yentumi mfa yɛ ho ntoto binom a bɛkamfo bɛ ho kyerɛ he ho. Nɔkorem he, bɛ ho a bɛde yɛ susuhoma ma bɛ ho, na bɛde bɛ ho toto bɛ ankasa bɛ ho bɛ ho he kyerɛ sɛ benni nteaseɛ.
“Nti sɛ wooyɔ adɔeɛ adeɛ a, mmɔ dawuro nni w’anim, sɛnea nyaatwomfoɔ he yɔ no hyiadane mu ne mmɔntene so he, sɛdeɛ bebenya nipa anim animuonyam. Nɔkorɛ, meeka akyerɛ ho, bɛanya ba akatua dada.
“Honnue, atwerɛfoɔ ne Farisifoɔ, nyaatwomfoɔ! Efiri sɛ, hote sɛ nna a bɛatwa ho fitafita a ɔyɛ fɛ abɔntene, nso mu deɛ funu nnompe ne fi ahodoɔ ahyɛ no ma.