T hen shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
1 Bere no ɔsoro ahennie no bɛte sɛ mmaa du a wɔfaa wɔn fitaa kɔɔ awaredwomfo barima no ho akwankyerɛ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Na wɔn mu anum yɛɛ nyansafoɔ, na anum yɛɛ nkwaseafoɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Wɔn a wɔyɛɛ nkwaseafoɔ no faa wɔn fitaa, na wɔn ankasa annfa ngo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Nanso nyansafoɔ no faa ngo wɔ wɔn aboa mu ne wɔn fitaa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Na bere a awaredwomfo barima no ko akyiri no, wɔn nyinaa dareree na wɔdaee. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Na ɔda fa no teɛɛ su sɛ: Hwɛ, awaredwomfo barima no reba; munkɔ akwankyerɛ no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Afei mmaa baawɔtwe no nyinaa sɔree, na wɔsiesiee wɔn fitaa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Na nkwaseafoɔ no kaa kyerɛɛ nyansafoɔ no sɛ: Ma yɛn mo ngo bi; efisɛ yɛn fitaa rewie. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Nanso nyansafoɔ no buaa kaa sɛ: Dabi; anyɛ nea ɛbɛdɔ yɛn ne mo nyinaa: na mmom munkɔ wɔn a wɔtɔne nkyɛn na motɔ mo ho. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Na bere a wɔkɔɔ retɔ no, awaredwomfo barima no baa; na wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn ho aseɛ no kɔɔ n'anim kɔɔ ware afurow no mu: na wɔpiee pono no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Akyire no mmaa afoforo no nso baa kaa sɛ: Awurade, Awurade, bue yɛn ma. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Nanso ɔbuaa kaa sɛ: Nokware meka kyerɛ mo sɛ, minnim mo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Enti monhwɛ, efisɛ monnim ɛda no anaa dɔnhwere no a Onipa Ba no bɛba. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Efisɛ ɔte sɛ onipa a ɔrekɔ akyirikyiri asase so, a ɔfrɛɛ n'ankasa n'asomfoɔ, na ɔde n'agyapadeɛ maa wɔn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Na ɔde talenta anum maa baako, na talenta abiɛn maa baako, na talenta baako maa baako; onipa biara sɛdeɛ ɔtumi so; na ɔkɔɔ ntɛm ara. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Afei ɔnea ɔnyaa talenta anum no kɔɔ na ɔdwetee de no yɛɛ adwuma, na ɔnyaa talenta afoforo anum. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Saa ara nso ɔnea ɔnyaa abiɛn no, ɔnyaa afoforo abiɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
18 Nanso ɔnea ɔnyaa baako no kɔɔ na ɔkɔtew asase mu, na ɔhɔɔ n'awurade sika no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
19 Ɛberɛ bi akyiri no asomfoɔ no awurade no baa, na ɔhyɛɛ akɔunta ne wɔn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
20 Na ɔnea ɔnyaa talenta anum no baa de talenta afoforo anum brɛɛ no, kaa sɛ: Awurade, wogyaa talenta anum maa me; hwɛ, manya talenta afoforo anum bio. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
21 N'awurade no kaa kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Yiye, osumdwireni ne gyidie ofoɔ akoa; woyɛɛ osumdwireni wɔ nneɛma kakra mu, mɛde wo siesie wɔ nneɛma bebree so: kɔ wo awurade ahurisɛ mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
22 Na ɔnea ɔnyaa talenta abiɛn no nso baa kaa sɛ: Awurade, wogyaa talenta abiɛn maa me; hwɛ, manya talenta afoforo abiɛn bio. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
23 N'awurade no kaa kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Yiye, osumdwireni ne gyidie ofoɔ akoa; woyɛɛ osumdwireni wɔ nneɛma kakra mu, mɛde wo siesie wɔ nneɛma bebree so: kɔ wo awurade ahurisɛ mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
24 Afei ɔnea ɔnyaa talenta baako no nso baa kaa sɛ: Awurade, minim wo sɛ woyɛ onipa tenten, a woreyi baabi a wonasow, na woboaboa baabi a wonasaa: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
25 Na esiane suro nti, makɔ hɔɔ wo talenta wɔ asase mu: hwɛ, wo dea wɔ ha. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
26 N'awurade no buaa kaa kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Akoa bɔne ne borofoɔ, wunim sɛ mereyi baabi a minaasow, na meboaboa baabi a minaasaa: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
27 Enti ɛsɛ sɛ wogyaa m'sika maa sika gye foɔ, na bere a mɛba a, mɛnya m'dea ne n'akamfo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
28 Enti tow talenta no afiri no, na de ma ɔnea ɔwɔ talenta du no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
29 Efisɛ obiara a ɔwɔ biribi no, wɔbɛma no na ɔbɛnya dɔɔso: nanso obiara a ɔnni biribi no, biribiara a ɔwɔ no nso wɔbɛfaa no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
30 Na tow akoa a ɔnni mfasoɔ no kɔ amanfirimu sum mu: hɔ na agyaadwow ne asikyiri bɛwɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
31 Na bere a Onipa Ba no bɛba wɔ n'anuonyam, ne kronkron abɔfoɔ nyinaa ne no, bere no ɔbɛtena n'anuonyam ahengua so: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
32 Na amanaman nyinaa bɛboaboa wɔn ho n'anim: na ɔbɛhyɛ wɔn sɛ sɛ ɔguanhwɛfoɔ a ɔhyɛ nguante ne mframa ntam: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
33 Na ɔbɛde nguante to n'nifa so, na mframa nso de wɔn to n'benkum so. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
34 Afei Ohene no bɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ n'nifa so sɛ: Mommra, mo a m'Agya ahyiraa mo, nni ahennie a wɔasiesiee ma mo firi wiase fitiase: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
35 Efisɛ kɔm dii me, na momaɛ me aduan: nom kɔm dii me, na momaɛ me nsa: obiara maa me ahoɔden, na moyee me ahote: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
36 Mewɔ ntade a mɛhyɛ, na mohyɛɛ me: Meyareyaree, na mobaa m'nkyɛn: Mewɔ afiase, na mobaa me nkyɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
37 Afei teneneefoɔ no bɛbuaa no sɛ: Awurade, bere bɛn na yɛhuu wo a kɔm dii wo, na yɛmaa wo aduan? anaa wɔn nom kɔm dii wo, na yɛmaa wo nsa? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
38 Bere bɛn na yɛhuu wo sɛ obiara maa wo ahoɔden, na yɛyee wo ahote? anaa wɔ ntade a wohyɛɛ, na yɛhyɛɛ wo? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
39 Anaa bere bɛn na yɛhuu wo a woyareyaree, anaa wɔ afiase, na yɛbaa wo nkyɛn? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
40 Na Ohene no bɛbuaa, na ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Nokware meka kyerɛ mo sɛ, bere a moyɛɛ no wɔ m'nuanom ketewa yi baako ho no, moyɛɛ no wɔ m'ho. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
41 Afei ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ n'benkum so nso sɛ: Munkɔ me ho, mo a wɔdom mo, kɔ ogya a enni awiei no mu, a wɔasiesiee ma Bonsam ne n'abɔfoɔ: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
42 Efisɛ kɔm dii me, na moammaa me aduan: nom kɔm dii me, na moammaa me nsa: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
43 Obiara maa me ahoɔden, na moanyee me ahote: mewɔ ntade a mɛhyɛ, na moanhyɛɛ me: meyareyaree na mewɔ afiase, na moannba m'nkyɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
44 Afei wɔn nso bɛbuaa no sɛ: Awurade, bere bɛn na yɛhuu wo a kɔm anaa nom kɔm anaa obiara maa wo ahoɔden anaa ntade a wohyɛɛ anaa woyareyaree anaa wɔ afiase, na yɛansom wo? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
45 Afei ɔbɛbuaa wɔn sɛ: Nokware meka kyerɛ mo sɛ, bere a monyɛɛ no wɔ ketewa yi baako ho no, monyɛɛ no wɔ m'ho. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
46 Na wɔn no bɛkɔ ɔhaw a enni awiei mu: nanso teneneefoɔ no bɛkɔ nkwa a enni awiei mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn