18 Nso na Yudafoɔ he nnye ne ho nsɛm he nni, sɛ na nka ɔyɛ nifirani na seesei ohu adeɛ, kosii sɛ bɛfrɛɛ deɛ ohuu adeɛ he awofoɔ,
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ defoɔ he sɛ, ‘Sɛ bɛantie Mose ne adiyifoɔ he a, saa ne sɛ bi sɔre firi awufoɔ mu kɔ bɛ nkyɛne mpo a, bɛnnye no nni.’ ”
Na yei ne adanseɛ a Yohane diiɛ berɛ a Yudafoɔ he somaa asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ firi Yerusalem baa ne nkyɛne bebisaa no sɛ, “Wone hwane?”
Hobɛyɔ dɛ na hoagye adi berɛ a hogye animuonyam firi hoaa ho ho, na honnye animuonyam mfiri Nyankopɔn korɔ he nkyɛne?
na bebisaa bɛ sɛ, “Ho ba a hoka sɛ howoo no nifirani he di? Afei ɔyɛɛ dɛ ne ohuu adeɛ yi?”
Deɛ nti a n’awofoɔ kaa saa ne sɛ, na besuro Yudafoɔ he; efiri sɛ, na Yudafoɔ he apam dada sɛ, sɛ bi paem ka sɛ Yesu ne Kristo he a, bebetu no afiri hyiadane he mu.
Nti homma yɛmmɔ mmɔdene nhyɛne saa ahomegyeɛ he mu bi, sɛnea ɔbɛyɛ a biaa ɔnyɔ asoɔdene korɔ heaa bi nhwe ase sɛdeɛ bɛyɔeɛ he.