1. Namɛi Yohane ŋma amɛ agbɛnɛ lɛ, ni namɛi ŋmɛnɛ esa akɛ amɛna nɛkɛ shɛɛ saji nɛɛ ahe miishɛɛ waa lɛ?

ESA akɛ nɔ ni nyiɛ sɛɛ nɛɛ afee nɔ ko ni mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni kɛ ehe ebɔ Nyɔŋmɔ webii asafoi lɛ ahe ŋmɛnɛ lɛ ana he miishɛɛ waa. Naa shɛɛ saji sɔrɔtoi. Amɛkɔɔ nibii pɔtɛɛ ahe yɛ be mli ni “be ni ato” lɛ bɛŋkɛɔ lɛ. (Kpojiemɔ 1:3) Eji nɔ ni yɛ kɛha wɔnaanɔ sɛɛnamɔ akɛ wɔɔbo nakai wiemɔi lɛ atoi. Nɔ ni aŋma afɔ shi lɛ kaneɔ akɛ: “Yohane ŋma yaha asafoi kpawo ni yɔɔ Asia lɛ: Duromɔ kɛ hejɔlɛ aha nyɛ, kɛjɛ mɔ ni yɔɔ lɛ kɛ mɔ ni yɛ lɛ kɛ mɔ ni baaba lɛ dɛŋ, ni kɛjɛ mumɔi kpawo ni yɔɔ emaŋtsɛsɛi lɛ hiɛ lɛ ŋɔɔ, ni kɛjɛ Yesu Kristo . . . dɛŋ.”—Kpojiemɔ 1:4, 5a.

3. (a) Yɛ Yohane ŋamɔ lɛ mli lɛ, nɛɛgbɛ “duromɔ kɛ hejɔlɛ” baa kɛjɛɔ? (b) Mɛɛ bɔfo Paulo wiemɔi komɛi tamɔ Yohane ŋamɔi nɛɛ nɔŋŋ?

³ “Duromɔ kɛ hejɔlɛ”—kwɛ bɔ ni asumɔɔ enɛɛmɛi ahaa titri lɛ kɛ wɔyoo he ni amɛjɛ lɛ! “Mɔ” ni enɛɛmɛi fɛɛ jɛ eŋɔɔ ji Nuŋtsɔ Maŋtsɛ Yehowa diɛŋtsɛ, mɔ ni ji “naanɔi a-Maŋtsɛ” lɛ, ni hiɔ shi “kɛjɛ naanɔ kɛyaa naanɔ” lɛ. (1 Timoteo 1:17; Lala 90:2) Mɛi ni enɛ kɔɔ amɛhe yɛ biɛ hu ji “mumɔi kpawo” ni tsɔɔ Nyɔŋmɔ nifeemɔ hewalɛ loo mumɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛ nitsumɔ yɛ emuuyeli mli yɛ be mli ni ekɛ shishinumɔ kɛ jɔɔmɔ bahaa mɛi fɛɛ ni boɔ gbalɛ lɛ mli wiemɔi lɛ atoi lɛ. Mɔ ni ekɔɔ ehe titri hu ji “Yesu Kristo,” ni Yohane ŋma yɛ ehe yɛ sɛɛ mli nɛkɛ lɛ: “Ni duromɔ kɛ anɔkwale eyi lɛ obɔ.” (Yohane 1:14) No hewɔ lɛ, nɔ ni yɔɔ Yohane ŋamɔi lɛ amli lɛ tamɔ nɔ ni bɔfo Paulo tsi ta ekɛgbe wolo ni ji enyɔ ni eŋma eyaha Korinto asafo lɛ naa lɛ: “Nuŋtsɔ Yesu Kristo duromɔ lɛ kɛ Nyɔŋmɔ suɔmɔ lɛ kɛ mumɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛ naanyobɔɔ lɛ kɛ nyɛ fɛɛ ahi shi.” (2 Korintobii 13:13) Eba akɛ nɛkɛ wiemɔi nɛɛ hu aaakɔ wɔteŋ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni sumɔɔ anɔkwale lɛ ŋmɛnɛ lɛ he!—Lala 119:97.

“Odasefonyo Anɔkwafo Lɛ”

4. Te Yohane tee nɔ etsɔɔ bɔ ni Yesu Kristo ji lɛ mli eha tɛŋŋ, ni mɛni hewɔ bɔ ni etsɔɔ mli eha lɛ sa jogbaŋŋ lɛ?

⁴ Yɛ Yehowa sɛɛ lɛ, Yesu ji mɔ ni hiɛ yɔɔ nyam fe fɛɛ yɛ jeŋ muu fɛɛ taakɛ Yohane yɔseɔ lɛ ni etsɔɔ bɔ ni eji lɛ mli akɛ “‘Odasefonyo Anɔkwafo lɛ,’ ‘Gbohii ateŋ kromɔbi,’ kɛ ‘Shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ maŋtsɛmɛi lɛ anɔyelɔ lɛ.’” (Kpojiemɔ 1:5b) Akɛ lɛ ema shi shiŋŋ akɛ Odasefonyo kpeteŋkpele kɛha Nyɔŋmɔ ni Yehowa ji lɛ tamɔ nyɔŋtsere ni yɔɔ ŋwɛi lɛ. (Lala 89:38) Yɛ be mli ni ehiɛ emuuyeli mli aahu kɛtee afɔleshaa gbele mli lɛ sɛɛ lɛ, ebafee adesai ateŋ klɛŋklɛŋ mɔ ni atee lɛ shi kɛtee mumɔŋ wala ni gbele bɛ mli lɛ mli. (Kolosebii 1:18) Agbɛnɛ ni eyɔɔ Yehowa hiɛ nɛɛ, awo enɔ kɛteke shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ maŋtsɛmɛi fɛɛ, ni ‘aŋɔ ŋwɛi kɛ shikpɔŋ nɔ . . . hegbɛ fɛɛ aha lɛ.’ (Mateo 28:18; Lala 89:28; 1 Timoteo 6:15) Awo lɛ akɛ Maŋtsɛ yɛ 1914 koni eye shikpɔŋ nɔ jeŋmaji lɛ anɔ.—Lala 2:6-9.

5. (a) Yohane tee nɔ ejie hiɛsɔɔ kpo etsɔɔ Nuŋtsɔ Yesu Kristo yɛ mɛɛ gbɛ nɔ? (b) Yesu nikeenii ni ji ewala akɛ adesa ni yeɔ emuu lɛ he baa sɛɛnamɔ kɛhaa namɛi, ni Kristofoi ni afɔ amɛ mu lɛ ena jɔɔmɔi krɛdɛɛ mli gbɛfaŋnɔ yɛ mɛɛ gbɛ nɔ?

⁵ Yohane tee nɔ etsɔɔ hiɛsɔɔ eha Nuŋtsɔ Yesu Kristo yɛ nɛkɛ miishɛɛ wiemɔi nɛɛ amli: “Mɔ ni sumɔɔ wɔ, ni ekɛ lɛ diɛŋtsɛ ela etsuu wɔhe kɛjɛ wɔhe eshai lɛ amli,—ni eŋɔ wɔ efee maŋtsɛmɛi, kɛ osɔfoi eha e-Tsɛ Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ,—lɛ aŋɔ anunyam kɛ nɔyeli lɛ aha kɛyashi naanɔi anaanɔ! Amen.” (Kpojiemɔ 1:5d, 6) Yesu kɛ adesa wala ni yeɔ emuu ni eyɔɔ lɛ ha koni asaa akɛ adesai aje lɛ mli mɛi ni heɔ enɔ yeɔ lɛ aba wala ni yeɔ emuu mli ekoŋŋ. Bo, nikanelɔ ni asumɔɔ bo, obaanyɛ ofata enɛ he! (Yohane 3:16) Shi Yesu afɔleshaa gbele lɛ gbele gbɛ kɛha jɔɔmɔ krɛdɛɛ ko ni baaba mɛi ni batsɔmɔɔ Kristofoi ni afɔ amɛ mu tamɔ Yohane lɛ anɔ. Atsɔ Yesu kpɔmɔ afɔleshaa lɛ nɔ abu mɛnɛɛmɛi jalɔi. Akɛni amɛkpoo shikpɔŋ nɔ wala gbɛkpamɔi fɛɛ, taakɛ Yesu fee lɛ hewɔ lɛ, akɛ Nyɔŋmɔ mumɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ lɛ efɔ́ asafo kuu bibioo lɛ, kɛ gbɛkpamɔ akɛ abaatee amɛ shi ni amɛyasɔmɔ akɛ maŋtsɛmɛi kɛ osɔfoi kɛ Yesu Kristo yɛ e-Maŋtsɛyeli lɛ mli. (Luka 12:32; Romabii 8:18; 1 Petro 2:5; Kpojiemɔ 20:6) Mɛɛ hegbɛ kpeteŋkpele po nɛ! Ŋwanejee ko bɛ he akɛ no hewɔ ni Yohane jaje kɛ nɔmimaa akɛ anunyam lɛ kɛ hewalɛ lɛ ji Yesu nɔ lɛ!