Acceptable Dressing (Part 2) - Bro. Paul Offin

Nnyinasoɔ Mmoano (Summary)

Saa ɔkasɛm yi fa sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofoɔ, titiriw mmaa, siesie wɔn ho na wɔhyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛfata (Modest Dressing). Ɔkasafoɔ no de Genesis asɛm firii aseɛ kyerɛe sɛ onipa na ɔbɔɔ ntadeɛ hyɛe kyerɛe firii Genesis berɛ no, ɛnyɛ Nyankopɔn na ɔhyɛɛ dressing code bi pɔtee maa onipa. Ɔkyerɛmu sɛ atadeɛ hyɛ gyina amammerɛ (culture) ne asafo ne mpɔtam a obi wɔ so. Ɛwom sɛ "adeɛ nyinaa ho da kwan" sɛdeɛ Ɔsomafoɔ Paul bɔɔ so kyerɛe wɔ 1 Korintofoɔ 6:12 mu deɛ, nanso ɛnyɛ nneɛma nyinaa na ɛbɔ nipa pahi. Ɔkasafoɔ no bɔɔ kɔkɔɔ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtwe yɛn ho firi ntadeɛ a ɛda honam adi (revealing clothes) anaa ɛtwe mmarima adwene kɔ adwamanmɔ so. Ɔde wiee adwene sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwehwɛ yɛn mfɛfoɔ yiyedi, na yɛanhyehyɛ yɛn ho wɔ kwan a ɛbɛto afoforɔ ntotofe.

Nkyekyɛmu ne Berɛ (Chapters with Timestamps)

• 0:00 - Nfitiaseɛ: Adam ne Eva nneɛma a wɔde kataa wɔn adagya so wɔ Genesis mu.
• 01:22 - Nteaseɛ a ɛwɔ ntadeɛ (trouser) hyɛ mu maa mmarima ne mmaa ne amammerɛ mu nsonsonoeɛ.
• 03:01 - Sɛnea 1 Timoteo ne 1 Petro kyerɛ fa ahosiesie a boɔ mbra ne modest dressing ho.
• 04:31 - Amammerɛ ne mpɔtam mu nnyesoɔ (Social and Cultural acceptance) wɔ ahosiesie mu.
• 06:16 - Ntadeɛ a ɛda honam adi (revealing clothes) ne asiane a ɛde ba wɔ adwamanmɔ mu.
• 08:01 - Kwankyerɛ a ɛwɔ 1 Korintofoɔ ne Romafoɔ mu fa afoforɔ ntotofe ho (not making your brother stumble).
• 09:41 - Timothy twetwe akyete ne Paul afutuo: Pɛ afoforɔ yiyedi wɔ wo dressy ne make-up mu.

Creators and Guests

Host

Paul Offin

What is TruthFM Ghana (Akan Language)?

I became a Christian 44 years ago in Ghana. A married man with 3 young adult children, all believers.
I am a staff Nurse in Scotland, UK but have been actively involved in teaching and preaching the gospel for many years. Also very active from the last 7 years on social media with the gospel. I'm on Facebook, YouTube, tiktok, and Spotify. The name I use online is Paul Offin Bible Class or Paul Offin Teaching.

Meneana m'adɔfoɔ mamo nyinaa

bio monia pɔ ɛna masaba mu nkyɛn.

Dɔfo mamo te sɛn ni,

mɛdiɛ me ho ayɛ mene m'abusiafoɔ nyinaa.

Ɛberɛ Nyankopɔn ɛbɔɔ onipa deɛ ɛdi kan no,

onipa Bible se na ɔda de gya.

Wo kenkan Genesis ti mmiensa ti kyɛ mu a yɛn so no a,

ɛhɔ na kyerɛ sɛ ɛdi kan yɛ onipa

opened and they knew that they were naked.

Ɔse na woni bɛ hwan na ohunu sɛ ɔda de gya

and they sold fig leaves together

and made themselves loin cloth.

Fig n'aba yi ɛna ɔka kabɔɔ mu ɛna ɔde kataa wɔn adegya so.

Ɛnno nti me feel sɛ yɛ m'ame Eve

sɛdeɛ ɔde bɛ kataa ɛde bɛ kataa ne nufu so ha na afei ɔde bi soso asene,

ɛfiri sɛ atadeɛ biara nni wiase.

Nyankopɔn nso berɛ a ohunu sɛ ɔmo da adagya no,

Nyame amanka ankyerɛ ɔmo sɛ ɛneɛ moda adagya deɛ a,

ɛneɛ sɛɛ na mɛpɛ sɛ mo dress nti ɛnni Nyankopɔn gya mɔɔ se na ɔmo ankasa.

Ɔkɔ asɔre sɛ yɛfrɛ Jericho hɔ o,

gye gye gye ne ntu, mo nyinaa mo nni sɛ kɔkɔɔ, mo nwise kɔ gyae, mo nyɛ sei,

sɛ wonhyɛ kɔkɔɔ ne biribiara a wontumi nwura hɔ.

Woi nnyɛ Nyankopɔn mbra,

ɛyɛ nipa ɛna ahyɛhyɛ na Yesu ka m'asɛm sɛ,

mogyae Nyankopɔn ahyɛ deɛ ɛna mudi mo atete sɛm so.

Meneam, ɛberɛ a Adam nni ne yere fa saa nneɛma yi

de kataa wɔn adegya so na ɛfiri hɔ kɔ no a,

afei nipa hyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ ɛdɔɔ so no,

onipa no ankasa ɛna yɛ deɛ ɔde bɛkata ne ho ɛnnyɛ Nyankopɔn.

Wate aseɛ? Ɛnnyɛ Nyankopɔn.

Mɛdiɛ mohunu sɛ Nyankopɔn ɛkaa ɛyɛ dressing code,

dressing m'asɛm afadeɛ a yɛhyɛ ntadeɛ

anaasɛ deɛ yɛde kata yɛn ho, ɛyɛ berɛ a Nyankopɔn faa Israel mma no

na afei no ɔkyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ no.

Sɛ na w'adwene yɛ sɛ trouser yɛ, o ɛyɛ trouser,

wate aseɛ?

Ahaa, but wɔn a wɔn hyɛ trouser mmarima ne mmaa nyinaa,

difference o mu a na sɛ ɔmo pam trouser no a,

ɔbaa ne trouser no, ɛto ɛyɛ wonsa bɛn kum,

ɛna barima nso trouser bɛbi a zip o ɛto wonsa nifa,

sɛ ɛfɔ ɔbaa no, sɛ barima na ɛwɔ yi,

nti ne nyinaa trouser na ɛhyɛ wɔn, just to protect-cover their skin

and also protect them from the cold.

trouser no ɛyɛ mmarima deɛ, you don't have any clue

ɛfise culture na ɔmo pam trouser no,

wɔn amampam deɛ ɛyɛ mmaa deɛ, ɛna wɔapam deɛ ɛyɛ mmarima deɛ.

Wate aseɛ?

Ɛno nti adɛn nti ɛna ɔbaa no hyɛ ɔno ne deɛ no a,

wokasɛ ɛyɛ mmarima deɛ, ɛyɛ ne mmaa na onim.

Ɛna ebia nso a, wo nso so wo kura a wonfiri mu no,

ɛsiane sɛ mma ɛnhyɛ mmarima deɛ nti no, ɛna w'adwene yɛ saa,

na mɛteaseɛ sɛ wose mma ɛnhyɛ mmarima deɛ a ɛwɔ wo kuro mu a,

that is fine, na yɛayɛ ɔbaa deɛ wɔ hɔ, yɛayɛ barima deɛ wɔ hɔ,

adɛn nti na ɔbaa wokɔfa barima deɛ de ahyɛ anaasɛ barima wokɔfɔ ɔbaa deɛ ahyɛ?

Ah, sɛ barima bɛto m'akɔfa ɔbaa pioto ahyɛ a,

I mean ɛnnyɛ nokorɛ m'anɔ.

Wate aseɛ?

Anaasɛ ɔbaa kɔfa barima pioto ahyɛ a ɛnnyɛ nokorɛ m'anɔ,

nti ɔsee ho bɛbi ebia.

Sɛ sɛ wɔbɛ krisosom mu a,

Bible no nnka ɛyɛ ɛkwan a yɛnfa so ɛnhyɛ ntadeɛ m'asɛm, sɛ

Ei

Likewise also that the women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel

with modesty and not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire.

Ɔse saa na mmaa no nso so no, mo ahosiesie momfa ɛnni awɔ adeɛ ɛsiesie mo ho.

Ɛnnyɛ mɛsane wɔ.

Okay, anaasɛ ɛntadeɛ a ɛwɔ boɔ mu,

ɛnnyɛ mɛsane wɔ anaasɛ sika anaasɛ ntadeɛ a ɛwɔ boɔ mu.

Na ɛno na wɔn a ɛnnyɛ Bible asɛm kyerɛ sɛ ɔse mmarima se "Hey Bible se mmaa ɛnnwɔ mɛsa".

Ɔno no, it should be a modest dressing.

Na atadeɛ no, yɛse ɛne boɔ sɛɛ a,

yɛse 200,000, 200,000 no, atadeɛ no ne kyɛ nyinaa yɛatwa ato agu.

Ne nufu ha gu hɔ nom, sɛbi na sene mo tɔ me nyinaa wohunu.

Wokaaeɛ sɛ yɛɔyɛ fashion,

ɔyɛ, ɔyɛ, ɔyɛ ɔmo kanteɛ sɛ ɔyɛ celebrity, ɛno nti na w'atɔ atadeɛ.

Sɛbi o mo anim.

Kan mma no anka woi yɛ ntoma bɔ, fise sɛbi ɔmpokua gu hɔ.

Sɛbi wɔn a ɛyɛ yɛɛ hyɛ, that is up to you.

Mmarima yi tutu tutu seɛ sɛ wɔfrɛ ɔse mmarima o.

Ɔde kɔgyina stage so ɛno ara o, ontumi mfa nkɔ bɛbiara da.

Wobɔ koraa otu ne nawa ontumi ntu.

Na ɛma Bible se mommma mo ntadeɛ hyɛ no ɛnnyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛwɔ boɔ mu.

Wate aseɛ?

Mɔ m'ahosiesie no ɛnnyɛ mɛsan wɔ,

ɔno nnkyerɛ sɛ mmarima ɛnnwɔ mɛsa anaasɛ sika sɛ ɛnnhyɛ kawa.

Sɛnea yɛsɛ Bible no kyerɛ sɛ ɛneɛ nnɛ ɛyɛ gold no, na ɛyɛ deɛ a,

anka me yere koraa mintumi mfa kawa nnhyɛ no,

anaasɛ me, me nso mintumi mfa kawa nnhyɛ sɛ kyerɛ sɛ don't waste your time on

sɛ w'ahu?

Don't waste much time on that, ɛfɛ, ɛsɛ wo,

ɔse Kristoni ba a, sane wɔ Kristoni ba dress yɛ

kɔlɔgya ne mu na ne yɛ m'amene mu no, itumi kyerɛ ntadeɛ a Kristoni ba

ɔhyɛ a, ɛfata na ɛyɛ society no gyetom saa.

The way a yɛn yi se dress yi a, yɛn yi hyɛ kaba fise kaba no ɛfɛ ama yɛn ho fɛ no.

Wobaso Scotland ha a, ɔmmo nni m'adeɛ yɛfrɛ no kama.

Nti sɛ w'adwene yɛ sɛ obiara nnhyɛ kaba wiase a, w'ate.

Ateseɛ sɛ Scotland, ɔhyɛ atadeɛ a ɔwɔ kaba no hyɛ mɛn dɔsi ha.

Ɔhyɛ nea ɛkata ne nsa ho nyinaa, gye sɛ summertime koto na ebia ɔbɛyɛ atadeɛ a ɛyɛ no bɛteaseɛ.

Nti no, nti memmoa no m'ano, wate aseɛ?

Atɛ Bible se mmaa momma mo ahosiesie no ɛnnkɔ yɛ mo.

Saa na Peter nso kaeɛ, Peter na ɛdi ka.

Deɛ Peter kaeɛ ne sɛ do not let your adorning be external,

ɔse mommma mo ahosiesie no ɛnnyɛ honam mɔni de, ɔkasɛ adorning no a.

Adorning no kyerɛ sɛ biribiara na atra wo sɛ deɛ m'ahof,

moho fɛ ɛne sɛ deɛ mopɛ sɛ,

mo pɛ sɛ ɔwɔ yɛ attractive, ɛmma nipa wo so wo kunu ɛne,

ɛna afei nipa a wɔ hɔ o ɔyɛ obi a ɔmo awareɛ nso so a,

pɛ sɛ osiesie no ho no ɔsɔ mmaranteɛ ne mma ba hwan nso so deɛ a ɛne.

Medeɛ no ho anyɛ ntia sɛ ɔbɛsiesie o ho o.

But Bible se m'ahosiesie no ɛnnyɛ akoma mu deɛ deɛ de kan,

the breeding of hair.

Adɛn nti na quotation mmienu no nyinaa kaa mmaa de ho asɛm?

Akyɛn sɛ m'asɛe adagye wɔ wo tire ho pa pa pa pa.

Ɔbaa biara a ɔtaa yɛ dɔɔso de tu asɔre biara no, na ne tire na ɔtwi kogua,

na ɔyɛ no sɛ wɔhu nea ɔnnnyɛ no a, ɔbɛyɛ attractive, na nso me nua no mmaa,

sɛdeɛ Nyankopɔn bɔɔ mo honam o fɛ dada.

Ɛnnyɛ make-up na ɔyɛ no ɛna ɛkyerɛ ɔbaa wo yɛ, wate aseɛ?

Na Bible se mma wo ahyɛhyɛdeɛ no ɛnnkɔ yɛ honam ani,

not breeding of the hair and putting of gold or jewelry or clothing that you wear,

but let your adorning be the hidden person in your heart.

Ɔse m'ahosiesie no ɛnyɛ nea ɛwɔ kɔm mɔ no,

sɛnea anka wo hoɔ fɛ sitye na w'akoma nso mu wɔ fɛ na Nyankopɔn ɛhwan asaa.

Wate aseɛ?

Ɔse nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ no a wɔde siesie o ho sei no a ɛyɛ perishable,

ne nyinaa bɛkɔ awie yɛ hair, ɛnna w'atɔ woi.

Hɛ mmaa ɔmo te dressing bi tumi ba so na obiara ɛyɛ bɛduru berɛ mɔ no,

ɔyɛ ayiseɛ pɔskilike na obiara ɛserɛ no na ɔwɔ gyae.

Duru berɛ bia, mmaa dress no yi yɛ loose na ɛyɛ kɔ,

duru berɛ bi, nanso ɔbaa yɛ ɔmo na yɛde srɔ ɔmo na wɔagyae.

Seesei a, akɔyɛ sɛ ɛtoɔ,

don't waste your time on this because,

nti Bible se don't waste your time on honam ahosiesie no,

ɛno nnkyerɛ sɛ nnsiesie o ho.

Menkase kɔyɛ otuo o.

Nti na meka no sɛ from these two scriptures,

bɛbiara nni hɔ nom a ɔkutia m'ahosiesie.

Woni mu a wɔfie,

yɛde ahyɛ nipa bi contentee ntesɛ sɛbi mmarima,

mma mmarima foɔ sɛ gye gyinaa ɔse wɔhyɛ hijab na wɔde kata wonim

ne hwan hwan no ansa na woi no ɛnnka Nyankopɔn ahyɛdeɛ koraa

ne sɛdeɛ osi bɔɔ onipa.

Ɔse kuro na wɔbɛhu saa hijab no baeɛ no,

nso sɛdeɛ wɔmo temperature ɛne wɔn weather teɛ.

Na wɔte Ghana koraa wie mu.

Ɔse atesere mu, osirem mantifi temperature ɛbɛyɛ 40 something degrees no,

na ɔde tuntum ɛkata ne ho nyinaa,

ɛse no sane, modest dressing maybe defined

as a dressing that is socially and culturally accepted.

Broni wɔn hyɛ kaba wɔ hɔ nom, wose aseɛ?

Aha.

Ɛna ɛtɔ da bi nso a because sɛ global,

what do you call it sɛ, globally wiase nyinaa no yɛde afrɛ no nti no,

ebinom kɔsua obi nom culture, sɛnea wɔntaar hyɛ sitye na ɔnom ahyɛ.

Na ɛno na ɛsɛ obi de ne deɛ ɔkɔsua

te sɛ mɛnfa no sɛ Ghanafoɔ yɛkɔsua yɛ trouser hyɛ na yɛde mma yɛ,

meduru Ghana no 70s wɔ hɔ nom no,

ei ashawofoɔ ɛna ɛhyɛ trouser.

But ɛnnɛ deɛ ɛma me sɛ nteaseɛ ba kakra,

Ghanafoɔ ɛwunɔ trouser ɛyɛ mmaa deɛ ɛna ɔmohu mmarima, so a?

Sɔno, ɛden koraa sɛ asɔre anaasɛ biribi, sɛ yɛn pɛnn fie,

but Nyankopɔn anim no, Nyame mprescribee ntoma

anaasɛ atadeɛ bi, nti Nyankopɔn anim no ɛnnyɛ amfomso.

But sɛ wo culture anaasɛ wo society no,

ebi nyinaa so amano wate nneɛma bi ase.

Wate aseɛ?

Ɛno nti any dressing, atadeɛ a ɛnsɛ sɛ wohyɛ,

even though ɛsnɔ sɛnea wobɛsi apam no ne deɛ ɛwɔ,

ɛno na ɛkɔɔ so problem no bɛba.

Nipa mmienu no wɔ ntoma the same yards,

ntoma no woi deɛ ne deɛ bɛhyɛ, ne ho nyinaa bɛgu hɔ.

Obi nso deɛ ne the same yards no bɛhyɛ ne ho nyinaa bɛkata.

Adɛn nti a?

Style ɛne sɛnea wɔsi atwa ne nti.

Ebi no ntumi pam ntadeɛ no na wɔapam adwamanfoɔ ntadeɛ,

adwamamɔfoɔ tam.

Okay, adwamamɔfoɔ tam saa na Bible no, I think wo hwɛ,

is it, um, I'm trying to remember,

as a sum Samuel no or something like that,

ɔka dwamamɔfoɔ tam wɔ hɔ nom.

Right.

Ebi no ntumi hyɛ atadeɛ wotumi hunu sɛ

this is sexually attractive dressing.

So any dressing that attracts sexual attention, must be avoided.

Wohyɛ atadeɛ w'atwitwa atadeɛ no sɛ kyɛ wei sɛ ɔbɛrema kɔm bɛdɔ wo a,

wo wo yɛ odwamamɔfoɔ dada.

Wonkɔ bɔyɛ odwamamɔfoɔ na saa ntadeɛ na wo hyɛ wɔ no nti no,

ɛmma wo bɛdi fɔ wɔ Nyankopɔn anim.

Wate asɛ, the same material wobɛte wo de bɛpamma atadeɛ bi a,

sei

wearing more revealing body clothes,

yɛkase revealing body clothes a, atadeɛ a wɔhyɛ a ɛgii wo nipedua no

ɛtwa abɔnten.

Wɔhyɛ atadeɛ o, nso ɛbɔɔ sɛ it so transparent

ɛmu da hɔ sɛ sɛbi amɔaseɛ koraa ɛhyɛ no no,

ɔbaa na mmarima ɛhunu na kyerɛ sɛ barima koraa dɔno.

Abonsam ntadeɛ no no.

Ɔmo bɔnsam deɛ atadeɛ bi wɔapam mɔ no wɔapam no saa,

fise w'adwene nyinaa ɛyɛ musuo adwene.

Pɛ sɛ mmarima ɛhu, miniskirt atadeɛ no

wɔatwa masebi, ɛkɔduru ne toasɛ hɔ

so that ɔkɔto a na barima ahwɛ no anaasɛ ne kɔndɔ no,

so a ho?

Ɛna, ɔfrɛ no dɛn? dressing bi soso a

sɛbi wobɛyi wo mpokua gu hɔ na yɛka ka.

Na yɛka wei nyinaa deɛ nti a Bible quotation mmienu a ɛnkenka yi nyinaa

mma ahosiesie na Bible no ka, w'anka mmarima ahosiesie o,

mma ahosiesie.

Adɛn nti a?

Fise mmaa party no so sensitive sɛ ɛbɛtumi ama nipa ayɛ bɔne.

Ɛno nti Bible no se ɔnnkyerɛ wo atadeɛ a hyɛ,

na mmom ɛwɔ sɛ wɔhyɛ atadeɛ a ɛsɛ na wo de ɛnni awɔ adeɛ.

Wate aseɛ?

Nti saa ɛkwan so no ɛna Nyankopɔn ɛka yɛn ntadeɛ ho asɛm,

sɛnea bɛyɛ na yɛnnhyɛ ntadeɛ biara a ɛbɛtwa nipa akɔ bɔne mu,

fise Bible no se sitidie no yɛ wɔ hɔ da.

Na sɛ mmarima te sɛ sukuu ne a meka m'asɛm yi,

mmpɛsɛ mmpɛsɛ a seesei yi, asɛkyerɛ ne sɛ

mmpɛsɛ mmpɛsɛ no anka yɛakɔmfoɔ na ɛyɛ.

Na wo yɛ abrantie na w'atwa mmpɛsɛ mmpɛsɛ no de kɔtena asɔre deɛ m'a,

ei wabɔ musuo.

But wokɔ Jamaica ɛnne that kind of Caribbean country no mu,

mmpɛsɛ mmpɛsɛ akɔyɛ part of their culture, but yɛkuro mu ha no.

Nti American se bɛbi a yɛn culture no doesn't support no,

mɛnkase a me wɔ Jamaica metumi yɛ nti ha soso mɛyɛ na sɔ.

Wokɔɔ so tension, even though sɛ ɛnnyɛ bɔne, asasɛ kyerɛ ne sɛ

Bible no bɛbiara nni ho a w'aka saa.

Na it's a part of your dressing.

Yɛ se tattoo yɛ bɔne, I don't know what it is.

Ididi.

You may not have any Bible quotation to condemn the way you dress,

but once your society front over this,

Sɛnea wɔ hɛdi kan ka no, ɔse na monnim sɛ monipa dua no,

ɛyɛ honhom kronkron no na asɔre fie anaana.

Monnim ɔse you are not of your own, you were bought with a price.

Ɔse wɔtɔ mo m'abɔdeɛ nti fa wo nipedua no hyɛ Nyankopɔn

ɛnwu Nyame, nti sɛ wo dressy a, yɛannkyene saa.

Wate aseɛ?

Sɛ yɛn hwɛ yɛn ɛna biribiara a yɛnyɛ sɛ ɛwɔ ho kwan koraa sɛ barima,

na anto binom se ntu deɛ.

Ɔkaa First Corinthians chapter 6 verse 12 a,

ɔse all things are lawful but not all things are helpful.

Ɔse adeɛ nyinaa ho da kwan, nanso nnyɛ adeɛ nyinaa na ɛmma ɛnnkɔ soɔ,

ɛhu da kwan nti no wobɛtumi ayɛ.

But Paul se ebia na ɛnnmankɔsoɔ.

Aha na obi a ɛnnmankɔsoɔ, wokɔ Jamaica na wɔyɛ wo ti dreadlock no,

ɛhɔ deɛ it's acceptable in that society.

But wobɛduru bɛbi no wo de kɔwura school mu,

na akɔsɔ akɔlɔ, ɔwɔ sɛ wohunu sɛ society no a wabamu no,

they don't entertain that.

Menia, wogyae a, it will not cause any problem,

wate aseɛ?

Rather sɛ wofɔsoɔ sɛ wɔbɛbɛ, ɛkɔfa saa problem yi aba.

Nti Paul no se nneɛma nyinaa wɔ hɔ nom a yɛɔhɔ kwan

nanso nneɛma a ɛnmankɔsoɔ no,

yɛnhwɛ sɛ yɛnnyɛ. First Corinthians chapter 6 verse 12.

Afei Paul bio.

Akyɛrɛ ɔmma, kyerɛ sɛ w'anhwɛ kuro bɛsɔ ne hwene,

ebi koraa na ɛgye cobino koraa bɔno.

Wate aseɛ?

Ɛno nti me mebɛkɔ adwuma mu na mebɛdi me kuro mu aduane a,

mɛnfa nnkɔtena saa nipa no ɔno ɔmpɛ n'anim.

Ɛnnyɛ sɛ ɛyɛ bɔne, ɛnnyɛ sɛ yɛyɛ hwee nanso no Paul se

you are allowed to do all things but you have to be very careful

where you are doing it and what you are doing, okay?

Nti Paul se,

Romans chapter 14 verse 15 to 16 no ɔse

"For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in life."

Sɛ wo nua hwera hɔ ɛsɛ aduane a wodiɛ nti a,

ɛneɛ na ɛnnyɛ ɔdɔm na m'anam anam.

Deɛ Paul kaeɛ no no, adɛn nti a?

Wɔ saa asafo no a ɔkyerɛ ɔkora ataa kɔm mɔm no,

na aduane obi bɛdie a yɛɔyɛ, obi se ɔne o ɔbɛkyerɛ wei,

ɔmmo nso se "Ah mɛ bɔ m'anom, sɛ mio, ɛne sɛ Asanteni

ɔkɔtena asere m'a ɔwewe nka, wonim sɛ wɔmmo nso so ɔmpɛ mma,

anaasɛ siri mu mli w'aba asantena ɔwewe nanka, wonim sɛ wɔmmo nso so ɔmpɛ".

Nti Paul no se na nka na wɔyɛ no firi mu,

bɛt wo de akɔ akɔtena asantene hira bɔbɔ wɔn.

Ɛnnyɛ nkyɛ sɛ nka wɔwewe nanka no, wate aseɛ?

Nti ntariɛ wɔ hɔ m'o "or if your brother is grieved what,

by what you eat, you are no longer walking in life, but what you eat do not,"

but what you eat do not destroy the one whom Christ died.

Ɔse nneɛma a wodiɛ nti no, fɛ na w'a fane sɛ nnea Kristo Yesu wu m'anɔ no.

M'atariɛ a me hyɛ no, memma no nnkɔto obi sitye deɛ,

me nua baa, wɔhyɛ atadeɛ a sɛbi,

na wo nufu a asigu hɔ nom, Sei,

so do not let your, do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.

Ɔse deɛ wo sususuu sɛ ɛyɛ no, hwɛ no amanyɛ anka ho asɛm bɔne.

Ah, me dress wei nka yɛdeɛ,

but wokɔduru bɛbi no ɛbɛyɛ asɛm bɔne wɔ hɔ nom.

Ɔse gyae.

Uh do not, for the sake of what, food destroy the work of God.

Ɔse everything is indeed clean, but it will be wrong for,

for anyone to make another stumble by what you eat.

Ɔse aduane nti sei Nyankopɔn adwuma.

Ɔse biribiara na wɔ aduane a yɛ die no ɛhu ɔte deɛ,

nanso woi na wɔɛnni a ɛbɛtu obi sitye deɛ.

Nti deɛ m'pakyɛrɛ ne sɛ sɛnea wobɛsi adressiɛ no,

sɛ nnyɛ sɛ dress no a ɛyie wo nipedua

bɛbi a wɔsɛ sɛ wɔkata su sye mma mma ba hwa ɔkataa m'wosie,

yie wo ho tɔ hɔ nom a ɛbɛyɛ bɔne wɔ Nyankopɔn anim.

Let me tell you, ɛnnyɛ atadeɛ no a w'apam no na ɛyɛ bɔne o wɔ Nyankopɔn anim,

na mmom sɛ ɛexpose wo o na w'atwe nipa adwene apɛ adwaman soɔ no,

nti ɛfrɛ no sɛ adwamamɔfoɔ tam no,

ɛnɛ na ɛma wo wo yɛ bɔne wobɛgyina wo so ɔbɔneɛfoɔ.

Nti mɛmma ɔbonsam kwan m'ano nnyuse ɛma wonntu binom sitye deɛ,

deɛ Bible kan.

Nti Paul no se, sɛ aduane a me die no ɛbɛtu obi sitye deɛ,

ɔse ɛsɔnam koraa na mɛnnwe.

Wate aseɛ?

But it will be wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything

that will cause your brother to stumble.

Ɛnnyɛ sɛ wo nni aduane, wonnyɛ nam anaasɛ wonnomm anɔneɛ biara a,

ɛbɛma atu wo nua sitye deɛ, ah nɛ sɛ modest dressing.

Nti me nuanom, mede m'asɛm no ɛbɛwie no,

mɛtwi w'adwene asiedie nti a meka saa, adeɛ bi wɔ hɔ nom a

na ɛnnyɛ bɔne wɔ ne kwan so, nanso sɛ wɔyɛ no bɛtu wo nua bi sitye deɛ a

mɛnnyɛ.

Paul ɛkyerɛ yɛn pɛfɛɛ sɛ akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ, sɛbi,

sɛ obi a yɛtwa no wɔ sɛ w'ansan, ɛtwa ne deɛ a,

Bible Israel foɔ mpen mɔ no, akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ ka wɔn religion ho,

wɔn mɔ som ho, Nyankopɔn ne wɔn mɔ yɛ apam no wɔde akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ

ɛnni siɛ apan no ɛgyina yɛ, nti ɔbɛ bɛbi a ɛbɛwu no Israel mɔm biara

na yɛtwa no akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ.

Yɛbɛduru Kristosom mu na Paul ɔse ɛneɛ akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ no

ɛnnyɛ biribi.

But Paul pɛ sɛ ɔka Nyame sɛm akyerɛ ɔmo, ɛne Timothy,

ɔkyerɛ Timothy ase, Timothy soso ɔbɛkɔɔ sɛ ɔkyɛrɛ ɛnfa ho hwee,

but sɛnea bɛyɛ a ɔbɛnya kwan akɔka Nyame sɛm akyerɛ wɔn nti no,

m'amyɛ nkyɛ wo deɛ a, ɛna ɔtwaa Timothy deɛ ansa na ɔne no ɛkɔɔ.

Deɛ m'pakyɛrɛ nyinaa ne sɛ akyete kyerɛ kyerɛ no a wɔtwaa yɛ no

ɛnfa hwee wɔ Nyame som mu, na mmom sɛnea bɛyɛ a wɔm bɛgyina to mu.

Nti deɛ m'amene sɛ, sɛ wo dressy dressy bi

na wo de kɔ bɛbi na ɛbɛtu nkurɔfoɔ sitye deɛ a, ɔwɔ sɛ wo gyae saa dressing no,

amɛ sɛ all things are lawful but not all things are helpful,

ɔse but not all things, bɛ m'ahu adeɛ nyinaa mo da kwan nɛse nnyɛ ne nyinaa na ɛma.

24 no sɛ let no one seek his own good but seek the good of his neighbor too.

Always check your outfit and your make-ups if they are culturally acceptable and helpful.

Me nuanom, nsia, Onyankopɔn nhyira wo,

fa de siane kɔ mu wɔ obi, Awurade bɛsira wo pii,

Moniapɔ m'akram, monya d'adagya a hwɛ Church of Christ wɔgye kwan,

na kɔsra wɔn na ɛbɛte nsem o a ɛkyɛɛ sei, m'aboawɔ asetrɛ no mu,

bye-bye.