16 “Nso hwane ho ne mede nemmafoɔ yi bɛtoto? Bɛte sɛ mmɔfra a bɛɛteam frɛ bɛ mfɛfoɔ sɛ,
Afei Yesu toaa so sɛ, “Sɛ ne Nyankopɔn ahennie teɛ? Na ɛɛne ho ne mede bɛto?
Ɔkaa bio sɛ, “Mmɛ ne yebetumi de atoto Nyankopɔn ahennie he ho, anaa mmɛ mfantoho ne yɛbɛyɔ afa ahennie he ho?
Nɔkorɛ meeka akyerɛ ho, yei nyinaa bɛba nnɛ mma yi so.
Nankatia mma! Ɔbɛ yɛ dɛ na hoaka nsɛm pa, berɛ a hoyɛ abɔnefoɔ? Nea abu so akoma mu he ne ano ka.
Nɔkorɛ meeka akyerɛ ho, awoɔntoatoasoɔ yi ontwam ansa na yeinom abam.
Deɛ ɔwɔ aso he ntie!
‘Yɛabɔ mmɛne amma ho, nso hoansa; yɛatwa adwo, nso hoannsu.’
ne dwa so nkyea a anidie yam, ɔne sɛ nipa bɛfrɛ bɛ Rabi!
Ɔɔkyerɛkyerɛ he ɔkaa sɛ, “Honhwɛ ho ho yie atwerɛfoɔ he ho, bɛ a bɛpɛ sɛ bɛde ntaadeɛ atentene nenam, sɛ bɛde anidie bɛkyea bɛ dwa so,
Honnue, ho Farisifoɔ, efiri sɛ hopɛ hyia adane mu nkonnwa a osisi animu ne dwa so nkyea!