Akan (Twi) Bible

matIo Uo dpU Adinkra dIe csre wOc nO, ma nO; na dIe cpe se cfem wO hc adIe nO, nnanI wO hO mfiri nI hO. English (KJV) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

matIo Uo dsU Adinkra na obiara a cbeSe wO se enI nO nnantI qAnsini biakO nO, enI nO nkc mmiEnu. English (KJV) And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

matECo Uo dgU aCdinkra na dECe cpe se cnEC woC di asem na cZEC w’ataDECe nSeasECe noC, ma noC mfa w’atadECe nkatasoCc noC nsoC. English (KJV) And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

matECo Uo afU aCdinkra na mEC dECe, mECsEC moC se, moC nEC cbcnECfoCc noC nnni aCsiE, na dECe cbepaEC w’asoC nifa mu noC, danEC biakoC noC nsoC ma noC. English (KJV) But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other…

matECo Uo aqU aCdinkra moCatEC se wckaa se: aCni nsi aCni ananmu, na esEC nsi esEC ananmu. English (KJV) Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

matECo Uo auU aCdinkra na moCmma moC asem Ne aanEC, aanEC, daCbi, daCbi! na dECe eboCroC yEi soCc noC firi bcnEC mu. English (KJV) But let your communication be, Yea, year; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

matECo Uo aCU aCdinkra nansoC nka woC tiri ntam, efiri se woCrECntumi Ne EMi biakoC fufuo anaa tuntum. English (KJV) Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

matECo Uo aoU aCdinkra moCnnka asasEC, efiri se eye nEC nan ntiasoCc. moCnnka yErusalem, efiri se eye chECnkesECe kuro. English (KJV) Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

matECo Uo adU aCdinkra na mEC dECe, mECsEC moC se: moCnnka ntam koCraa! moCnnka csoCroC, efiri se eye NankoCpcn ahECnMa. English (KJV) But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

matECo Uo aaU aCdinkra bio, moCatEC se wcsECEC tECtECfoCc noC se: nka ntanhunu, ma fa woC ntankadECe ma aCwuradEC. English (KJV) Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: