“Nsidi Akpanikọ?”

IREN iba ẹmi ẹsakde iso ẹse kiet eken ẹma ẹnen̄ede ẹkpụhọde. Kiet ekedi owo mbre ukara emi ekedide ibụk, owo ikpọ udọn̄, owo inyene, eben̄e idem ndinam n̄kpọ ekededi man okụt unen ke ubọkọkọ esie. Enye eken ekedi andikpep emi ekesede inyene ye uku ke ndek okonyụn̄ odude ke mben̄eidem ndiwa uwem esie man anyan̄a uwem mmọ en̄wen. Ufọn idụhe ndidọhọ, owo iba ẹmi ẹkenyene nsio nsio ekikere! Odu n̄kpọ kiet akpan akpan emi mmọ ẹkesịnde ndinyịme ofụri ofụri—kpa n̄kpọ aban̄ade akpanikọ.

Iren oro ẹkedi Pontius Pilate ye Jesus Christ. Jesus akada ke iso Pilate nte abiatibet emi ẹbiomde ikpe. Ntak-a? Jesus ama anam an̄wan̄a ete ke ntak kaban̄a emi—ke akpanikọ, kpa ata akpan ntak emi akanamde enye edi isọn̄ onyụn̄ edinam utom ukwọrọikọ esie—ekedi n̄kpọ kiet: akpanikọ. Enye ọkọdọhọ ete: “N̄kamana kaban̄a ntak emi, n̄konyụn̄ ndụk ke ererimbot kaban̄a n̄kpọ emi, man ndi ntiense nnọ akpanikọ.”—John 18:37.

Ibọrọ Pilate ekedi n̄wọrọnda mbụme kiet: “Nsidi akpanikọ?” (John 18:38) Nte enye ama enen̄ede oyom ibọrọ? Ekeme ndidi ikoyomke. Jesus ekedi orụk owo emi ekemede ndibọrọ mbụme ekededi emi ẹbụpde enye ke esịt akpanikọ, edi enye ikọbọrọke Pilate. Ndien Bible ọdọhọ ete ke enye ama okobụp mbụme esie okụre, Pilate ama ọkpọn̄ efe oro mme owo ẹkebonode ke ebe oro. Eyedi andikara Rome oro okobụp mbụme emi ke nsahi otode unana edinịm ke akpanikọ, nte n̄kpọ eke ọkpọdọhọde ete, “Akpanikọ? Nso idi oro? Utọ n̄kpọ oro idụhe!”a