Pọl du ujiwe n̄a ọna ka neke gbibenu n̄wu uchẹnyọ ejẹ
1, 2. (a) Ẹn̄wu ch’amihaiyi ki Pọl d’efu n̄wu? (b) Ẹn̄wu ch’amene ki lugbo apili ki Pọl chen̄wu Sisa?
1 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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“Ọgba ẹdẹ kʼu dago-i” (Ẹwñ 25:1-12) 3, 4. (a) Todu ẹn̄wu aboJu ka kuma du Pọl wa Jẹrusalẹm, ẹn̄wu Fẹstus che ki gbi Pọl kw’efọwọ ukwu? (b) Ẹn̄wu Jihofa a du chatẹko am’adu n̄wu en̄ini alu ki che n̄wu Pọl?
3 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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5. Ẹn̄wu Fẹstus ka n̄wu Pọl?
5 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
6, 7. Todu ẹn̄wu Pọl ch’apili n̄wu Sisa, ẹn̄wu la ch’ujiwe ọmẹmẹlẹ ki Pọl du tanẹ n̄wu abo Kraist en̄ini-i?
6 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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If court no judge our case well, we de carry the case go court wey high pass that one
“U kọ egbʼọla lẹ gbọ n” (Ẹwñ 25:13–26:23) 8, 9. Ẹn̄wu chi k’onu Agripa lo ti Sẹsaria?
8 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
COURT AND TRUE WORSHIP FOR OUR TIME Sometimes Jehovah Witness people de carry case go another court wey high pass the first court wey no judge their matter well. This na because them want dey free to preach the good news about the Kingdom of God. See two examples.
For March 28, 1938, U.S. Supreme Court cancel wetin one court for Georgia decide and e still talk say the brothers wey them arrest for Griffin, Georgia, U.S.A. no break the law because them de give people our book. This na the first case among many case wey concern our right to preach the good news, wey the brothers carry go this supreme court.
Another case na the one about brother Minos Kokkinakis for Greece. For about 48 years, them arrest-am more than 60 times because “e de help people to be Jehovah Witness.” Na 18 times them carry-am go court. E dey prison for many years and them send-am go prison for far-far islands wey dey Aegean sea. For 1986, the appeal court and supreme court for Greece take decision against Brother Kokkinakis. This one make-am carry im case go European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). For May 25, 1993, this Court decide say Greece dey wrong and Brother Kokkinakis get right to practice im religion.
Jehovah people don carry many case go ECHR and them win many. For ECHR, no other organization don succeed like Jehovah Witness people to defend the rights wey every person get.
Other people de gain from all this case wey Jehovah people win? Professor Charles C. Haynes write say: “All of us suppose thank Jehovah Witness people. No matter how many times people insult them or pursue them comot from town or even beat them, them no de ever stop to fight for their right (and the right of every other person) to dey free to practice their religion. And when them win, na all of us win.”
9 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
10, 11. Ẹn̄wu Pọl ka ki du n̄a k’i d’ojima n̄wu Agripa, ẹn̄wu la chẹn̄wu ki Pọl che akwobi ki ka n̄wu onu Agripa?
10 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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12, 13. (a) Ẹn̄wu kẹrẹ bi Pọl ki jẹn̄wu rida t’ẹnẹ Kraist? (b) Abu Pọl dọmọ a “rʼẹrẹ dʼẹwñ ku ma du gwunyu”?
12 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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14, 15. Ẹn̄wu Pọl ka lugbo arida ki ch’efu olayi n̄wu?
14 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
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16. Abu a neke lebọ ujiwe Pọl alu ka k’ọla n̄wu am’akajọ kpai am’onu lugbo ẹn̄wu ka kẹdọno?
16 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
“Ef ẹwñ re oñ ẹ gbʼumi ibe kʼu mud ẹnẹ Kraist” (Ẹwñ 26:24-32) 17. Ẹn̄wu Fẹstus ka lugbo ọla ki Pọl ka, abu amonẹ adu ali lẹ n̄a en̄ini?
17 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
18. Abu Pọl d’ohi ọla ki Fẹstus ka, ẹn̄wu e-lẹ jẹn̄wu Agripa ki ka?
18 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
19. Ẹn̄wu ch’ibe ki Fẹstus kpai Agripa kpẹ lugbo Pọl?
19 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
20. Ẹn̄wu ch’ile ki dọmọ alu ki Pọl gb’ibenu ọgba ab’ọda?
20 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
21. Ẹn̄wu ch’ile ka neke li alu ka dọmọ aja ka neke j’uchẹnyo lugbo ojanẹ Ọjọ alo?
21 Gba al’ichi Pidgin , Ẹnẹfu
ROMAN GOVERNOR PORCIUS FESTUS The only direct information from people wey see Porcius Festus dey for the book of Acts and for wetin Flavius Josephus write about Festus. After Felix, na Festus rule as governor of Judea around 58 C.E. and e die two or three years after e start to rule as governor.
Felix rule before Festus and Albinus rule after Festus. But e be like say the way Festus rule as governor better pass their own. For the time when Festus start to rule, robbers many for Judea. Josephus talk say: “To make the area dey safe, na wetin Festus take serious. So e catch many of the robbers and kill many of them.” When e still be governor, Jew people build wall to block King Agrippa make e no fit see wetin de happen inside the temple area. Festus be command them say make them scatter the wall but as the Jew people tell-am say them want ask Emperor Nero if them fit leave the wall, Festus gree.
E be like say Festus take strong action to show say e really dey serious to comot criminals and people wey de go against the government. But because e really want get good relationship with Jew people, e no ready to do wetin correct for the matter wey concern apostle Paul.
KING HEROD AGRIPPA II The Agrippa wey Acts chapter 25 talk about na King Herod Agrippa II. Agrippa na great-grand pikin of Herod the Great. Im papa na the Herod wey attack the congregation for Jerusalem 14 years before the things wey dey for Acts chapter 25 and 26 happen. (Acts 12:1) Agrippa na the last king from Herod family line.
E dey 17-years when im papa die for 44 C.E. Agrippa dey for Rome and e school for Emperor Claudius palace. The people wey de advise the emperor see Agrippa as small pikin wey no go fit rule im papa kingdom, so Rome come appoint another person as governor. Even with this one, Flavius Josephus talk say, when Agrippa still dey for Rome, e talk to defend Jew people.
Around 50 C.E., Claudius make Agrippa king to rule Chalcis. For 53 C.E., e add Ituraea, Trachonitis, and Abilene to the places wey Agrippa de rule. E still give-am power to control the temple for Jerusalem, so e get the power to appoint high priests for Jew people. Nero wey rule after Claudius still add parts of Galilee and Perea join the places wey Agrippa de rule. By the time wey e meet Paul, Agrippa dey Caesarea with im sister Bernice, wey abandon im husband the king of Cilicia.—Acts 25:13.
For 66 C.E., when Agrippa no fit stop Jew people wey de fight against Rome government, e come dey for danger so e decide to support Rome. After Rome government win Jew people wey de fight against them, the new emperor, Vespasian, give Agrippa more place to rule to pay Agrippa for wetin e do.