se ɖɛ-ɛhʋyɛ ɛhʋʋ ɖa-maɣmaɣ ɖɔ-tɔm na, pɩtaakɛ lalaa ñɩndʋ. Ðɩtɔzɩ Yesu tɔm tʋnɛ tɩ-yɔɔ: “Ɩtaahʋʋnɩ nɔɔyʋ nɛ Ɛsɔ ɛtaahʋʋnɩ-mɩ” (Maatiyee 7:1, ABT ) Paa weyi ɛgbɛyɛ taa lɛ, pɩtɩmʋna se ɛɖʋ ɛ-nɔɔ lalaa ɛhʋyɛ tɔm taa. Pʋpɔzʋʋ se ɖɩñaɣ pana nɛ sɔɔlɩm nɛ nɔɔ kʋɖʋmaɣ pɛwɛɛ ɛgbɛyɛ taa nɛ ɖɩkpazɩɣ ɖama ɖoŋ, ɖɩtaacɩyɩɣ ɖama.​—Roma 14:19.

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17. Ɛbɛ talɩ ɛyaa sakɩyɛ ɛhʋyɛ sɔnɔ?

¹⁷ Apostoloo Pɩyɛɛrɩ mawa se: “Ɩcɔna nɛ ɩwɛɛnɩ laŋɩyɛ [ɛhʋyɛ] kɩbanɖɛ.” (1 Pɩyɛɛrɩ 3:16) Ɛhʋyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ cɩɖɩ cɩɖɩ Yehowa Ɛsɔ ɛzɩdaa yɔ, ɖɩkɛ wazaɣ sɔsɔɔ. Pɔɔlɩ yɔɔdɩ ɛyaa nabɛyɛ tɔm nɛ ɛtɔ se “pama pa-laŋa [pɛ-ɛhʋyɛ] taa mayaɣ nɛ miŋ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ.” (1 Timootee 4:2) Ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ ɛñaɣ ɛyʋ tomnaɣ yɔ, pɩlakɩ tɔndɔlʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩsɩbɩ kpindilim yem yɔ. Ɛyaa sakɩyɛ ɛhʋyɛ sɩba ɛzɩ tɔndɔlʋʋ ŋgʋ yɔ, nɛ ɖɩɩtasɩɣ-wɛ heyuu natʋyʋ. Nɛ ɛyaa mba, pa-taa wɛ leleŋ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛ-ɛhʋyɛ ɛɛtasɩɣ-wɛ hʋnaʋ natʋyʋ.

18, 19. (a) Wazasɩ nzɩ ɖihikiɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɖɛ-ɛhʋyɛ cɛyɩɣ-ɖʋ yaa ɖɩlakɩ nɛ fɛyɛ kpaɣ-ɖʋ yɔ? (b) Ɛbɛ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩla ye ɖɛ-ɛhʋyɛ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɖɩcɛyɩɣ-ɖʋ kɩwɛɛkɩm mbʋ ɖɩtɛm pɩ-yɔɔ kpiɖiɣ yɔ, pɩ-yɔɔ?

¹⁸ Ye ɖɩlabɩ nabʋyʋ nɛ ɖɛ-ɛhʋyɛ cɛyɩɣ-ɖʋ yɔ, pɩwɩlɩɣ se mbʋ ɖɩlaba yɔ, pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu. Ye kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛhʋyɛ ɛcɛyɩɣ-ɩ nɛ pɩ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɛlɛɣzɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ yɔ, paa ɛ-kɩwɛɛkɩm ɛpaɣlɩ ɛzɩma yɔ, pekpeɣ-i pʋ. Ye ɖɩkpaɣ ɛzɩ Wiyaʋ Daviid yɔ, ɛɛlabɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm sɔsɔm nabʋyʋ kpem; ɛlɛ pakpaɣ-pʋ nɛ pekpeɣ-i mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛwɩlaa se ɛlɛɣzɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ. Ɛzɩma ekpiɖi ɛ-lakasɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ yɔɔ nɛ ɛñaɣ pana nɛ ɛɖaɣnɩ paɣzʋʋ ɖɔm Ɛsɔ paɣtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɩsɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛna se Yehowa ‘wɛ ɖeu nɛ ekpeɣu.’ (Keɣsi 50:3-21; 85:5) Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛbɛ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩla ye ɖikpiɖi ɖa-kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔɔ nɛ pekpeɣ-ɖʋ ɛlɛ ɖɛ-ɛhʋyɛ ɖiɣni-ɖʋ cɛyʋʋ mbʋ?

¹⁹ Nabʋyʋ taa lɛ, kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛhʋyɛ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩkʋʋ ɛ-tɔm kadadayaɣ. Ye mbʋ yɔ, pʋpɔzʋʋ se ɖɩhɛzɩ ɖa-laŋɩyɛ nɛ ɖɩtaa liu se ndʋ Yehowa maɣzɩɣ yɔ, pɩkpaɖɩ ɛyaa lɩmaɣza. Ɛzɩ ɖiseɣtiɣ lalaa se petisi yɔ, pʋpɔzʋʋ se ɖitisi se Yehowa kɛ sɔɔlɩm tɛ Ɛsɔ nɛ ekpeɣu faaa. (Kalɩ 1 Yohanɛɛsɩ 3:19, 20) Pɩtasɩ lɛ, ɛhʋyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ cɩɖɩ cɩɖɩ yɔ, ɖɩkɔŋnɩ laŋhɛzɩyɛ, ɖiɣɖiɣ wɛtʋ nɛ taa leleŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi pɩwɛ kaɖɛ se pehiɣ ɛjaɖɛ yɔɔ sɔnɔ yɔ. Ɛyaa sakɩyɛ mba paalabɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔ, papɩzaa nɛ pɛhɛzɩ pa-laŋa nɛ pɔ-yɔɔ cɛ nɛ pɛsɛɣ Yehowa sɔnɔ nɛ ɛhʋyɛ kɩbanɖɛ.​—1 Kɔrɛntɩ 6:11.

20, 21. (a) Palɩzɩ takayaɣ kanɛ se kasɩnɩ-ŋ nɛ ŋla we? (b)  Ɛzɩma tɩyɛ Krɩstʋ mba wɛ pa-tɩ yɔɔ? Nɛ ɛzɩma pɩwɛɛ se pakpaɣ tɩ-yɔɔ wɛʋ waɖɛ nɖɩ nɛ palabɩnɩ tʋmɩyɛ?

²⁰ Palɩzɩ takayaɣ kanɛ se kasɩnɩ-ŋ nɛ ŋhiɣ taa leleŋ nɛ ŋɖɔkɩ ɛhʋyɛ kɩbanɖɛ Sataŋ ɛjaɖɛ ɖɩnɛ ɖɩ-kɛdɛzaɣ kɩyakɩŋ taa. Ɛlɛ takayaɣ kanɛ kaatazɩɣ Bibl paɣtʋ nɛ paɣtʋ kila tɩŋa pa-taa. Pɩtasɩ lɛ, hɔɔlɩŋ weyi ɩ-taa pʋpɔzʋʋ se paa weyi ewelisini ɛ-ɛhʋyɛ yɔ, taamaɣzɩ se paɖʋ paɣtʋ natʋyʋ se tɩsɩnɩ-ŋ kɛlɛʋ yem. Takayaɣ kanɛ kakaɣ-ŋ sɩnʋʋ nɛ ŋkpɛlɩkɩ ɛzɩma ŋkpaɣ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ ŋlabɩnɩ tʋmɩyɛ paa evemiye nɖɩ ñe-wezuu caɣʋ taa yɔ; nɛ ŋtɩŋnɩ pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ŋfalɩsɩ ñɛ-ɛhʋyɛ. Moyizi paɣtʋ sazɩɣ ɛyaa se pɔɖɔ paɣtʋ ndʋ pama-tʋ yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ, ɛlɛ “Krɩstʋ paɣtʋ” ñawɩlɩɣ ɛyaa ɛzɩma pala tʋmɩyɛ nɛ pɛ-ɛhʋyɛ nɛ paɣtʋ kila yɔ. (Galaatɩ 6:2) Ye mbʋ Yehowa ha Krɩstʋ mba waɖɛ se pɛwɛɛ pa-tɩ yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ ɛ-Tɔm tɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ se tɩ-yɔɔ wɛʋ waɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩtaakɛnɩ-ɖʋ “kɛdɛɛka ŋga pohuuzuuni lɔŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩŋ yɔɔ yɔ.” (1 Pɩyɛɛrɩ 2:16) Pʋpɔzʋʋ se ɖɩla tʋmɩyɛ kɩbanɖɛ nɛ tɩ-yɔɔ wɛʋ waɖɛ nɖɩ, nɛ ɖɩtɩŋnɩ pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɖɩwɩlɩ se ɖɩsɔɔlɩ Yehowa nɛ laŋɩyɛ pilim.

²¹ Tɩmnɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ ŋkpɛlɩkɩ ɛzɩma ŋkpaɣ Bibl paɣtʋ kila nɛ ŋlabɩnɩ tʋmɩyɛ camɩyɛ yɔ nɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ, ŋla ɛzɩ ŋsɛtɩɣ ña-tɩ tɔm taa yɔ. Ye ŋlakɩ mbʋ yɔ, ŋwoki pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ŋcakɩ wezuu kɩbaŋʋ ŋgʋ ŋpaɣzɩ caɣʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ŋsɩm Yehowa yɔ. ‘Pɩmalɩɣnɩ-ŋ nɛ ŋsɩ kɩbam nɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩm.’ (Ebree 5:14) Paa evemiye nɖɩ lɛ, ­ñɛ-ɛhʋyɛ nɖɩ ŋkpaɣ Bibl nɛ ŋfalɩsɩna yɔ, ɖɩkaɣ-ŋ wazʋʋ. Ɛzɩ haɣ kpeziɣ ɖoo hɛkʋ taa se pɩsɩnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩtɩlɩ se kɩdɛkɛdɩm nabʋyʋ caɣ labʋ yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ñɛ-ɛhʋyɛ sɩɣnɩ-ŋ nɛ ŋsɛtɩ ña-tɩ tɔm taa nɛ ŋla mbʋ pɩkɛdɩɣnɩ ña-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ. Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ye ŋlakɩ mbʋ yɔ, pɩsɩɣnɩ-ŋ nɛ ŋɖɔkɩ ña-tɩ kpam Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩm taa.

1, 2. Toovenim tɔm ndʋ Bibl yɔɔdʋʋ?

NABƲYƲ taa lɛ, papɩzɩɣ pakpaɣ ɛyaa nɛ pamaɣzɩnɩ kpootu. Mbʋ mbʋ pʋcɔ-wɛ nɛ pɩta yɔ, pɩsʋʋ-wɛ ɛzɩ lɩm sʋʋ kpootu yɔ. Paa ɖɩtɩsɔɔlɩ yɔ, ɛyaa mba ɖa nɛ wɛ ɖɩkatɩɣ ɖoŋ ɖoŋ yɔ, pa-lɩmaɣza, pe-wezuu caɣʋ nɛ pɛ-wɛtʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ pɩwɛɛnɩ ɖoŋ nɩɩyɩ ɖɔ-yɔɔ.

² Bibl yɔɔdɩ toovenim tɔm na se: “Weyi ɛ nɛ lɔŋsɩnɖaa pɔɖɔŋ yɔ, ɛkaɣ kɛʋ lɔŋsɩnɖʋ, kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ ɛgbaɣdʋ kaɣ pɩsʋʋ kañatʋ tʋ.” (Aduwa 13:20) Eduuye ɖɩnɛ ɖɩɩyɔɔdʋʋ taabalaa mba ɖɩkatɩɣ wiɖiyi wiɖiyi yɔ, pɔ-tɔm na. Tɔm loyaɣ “pɔɖɔŋ yɔ” wɩlɩɣ se pɩkɛ taabalɩyɛ sɔsɔyɛ tɔm na.a Bibl taa tazɩyʋ nɔɔyʋ yɔɔdɩ kalɩtʋ ndʋ tɩ-yɔɔ tɔm nɛ ɛtɔ se: “Pɔtɔm se nɔɔyʋ nɛ lɛlʋ pɔɖɔŋ yɔ, pɩwɩlɩɣ se sɔɔlɩm nɛ ɖama nɩnaʋ wɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa.” Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ɖoŋ ɖoŋ lɛ, mba ɖɩsɔɔlaa yɔ, pa-lakasɩ ɖɩkpakɩɣ. Ðɩñɔtʋʋnɩ mba ɖɩsɔɔlaa yɔ kpam, pɩ-yɔɔ lɛ pɛwɛnɩ ɖoŋ ɖɔ-yɔɔ se pɛlɛɣzɩ ɖa-lakasɩ nɛ sɩpɩsɩ kɩbanzɩ yaa kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ.

3. Ɛbɛ pɩwɛɛ se ɖɩla nɛ ɖɩwɛɛnɩ taabalaa mba pasɩɣnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩla mbʋ pɩwɛ ɖeu yɔ?

³ Ye ɖɩsɔɔlaa se ɖɩɖɔkɩ ɖa-tɩ Ɛsɔ sɔɔlɩm taa yɔ, pɩcɛyɩ siŋŋ se ɖɩñɩnɩ taabalaa mba pasɩɣnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩla kɩbandʋ yɔ. Ɛbɛ pɩwɛɛ se ɖɩla nɛ ɖɩwɛɛnɩ taabalaa mba? Tobi lɛ, pʋpɔzʋʋ se ɖɩɖʋ taabalɩyɛ nɛ mba pɔsɔɔlɩ Ɛsɔ yɔ, nɛ ɛ-taabalaa kɛ ɖa-taabalaa. Maɣzɩ nɛ ŋna. Nɔɔyʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛkɛ taabalʋ kɩbanʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ weyi ɛwɛnɩ wɛtʋ kɩbandʋ ndʋ Yehowa sɔɔlaa yɔ? Ye mbʋ, yele nɛ ɖɩtazɩ nɛ ɖɩna se ɛyaa mba tɔm Ɛsɔ sɔɔlaa. Ye ɖɩsɩm Yehowa lɩmaɣza camɩyɛ yɔ, pɩsɩɣnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩñɩnɩ taabalaa kɩbama.

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4. Ɛbɛ yɔɔ Yehowa wɛnɩ toovenim se ɛtaalɩzɩ ɛyaa tɩŋa se pɛkɛ ­ɛ-taabalaa? Nɛ ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɛya Abraham se “mɛ-ɛgbaɣdʋ”?

⁴ Pɩtɩkɛ ɛyaa tɩŋa Yehowa lɩzɩɣ se pɛkɛ ɛ-taabalaa. Ɛfɛyɩnɩ toovenim se ɛla mbʋ yaa we? Toovenim taa lɛ, Yehowa kɛnɩ kedeŋa kpeekpe Kɩbaɣlʋ nɛ pɩkɛnɩ ɛyʋ hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ kpem se ɛkɛ ɛ-taabalʋ. Ye mbʋ, mba Yehowa lɩzɩɣ se pɛkɛ ɛ-taabalaa? Yehowa ñɔtʋʋnɩ ɛyaa mba pataɣ-ɩ liu nɛ petisiɣ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ pa-laŋɩyɛ pilim yɔ. Ðɩkpaɣ ɛzɩ caanaʋ taa caja Abraham weyi e-tisuu paɣlɩ kpem yɔ. Nabʋyʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ pɩtakɩ caja nɔɔyʋ tisuu pɩkɩlɩ se pɔpɔzɩ-ɩ se ɛkpaɣ ɛ-pɩyalʋ nɛ ɛlaa kɩlaʋ yaa we?b Ɛlɛ, Abraham kaawɛnɩ tisuu se “Ɛsɔ . . . pɩzɩɣ nɛ efezi sɩɖaa taa” Izaaki, pɩ-yɔɔ etisaa se ɛkpaɣ-ɩ nɛ ɛlaa kɩlaʋ. (Ebree 11:17-19) Abraham kaawɩlaa se e-tisuu paɣlaa nɛ ɛñaŋ Ɛsɔ pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ, pɩ-yɔɔ Yehowa ya-ɩ nɛ sɔɔlɩm se “mɛ-ɛgbaɣdʋ.”​—Izaayii 41:8; Yakubu 2:21-23.

5. Suwe Yehowa maɣzɩɣ mba pañaŋɩ-ɩ nɛ laŋɩyɛ pilim yɔ, pɔ-yɔɔ?

⁵ Ñamtʋ cɛyɩ Yehowa ɛzɩdaa siŋŋ. Ɛsɔɔlɩ mba pañakɩ pana siŋŋ se pɔɖɔkɩ pe-siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ yɔ. (Kalɩ 2 Samɩyɛɛlɩ 22:26) Ɛzɩ ɖɩɩtɛm naʋ takayaɣ kanɛ ka-Ñʋʋ 1 taa yɔ, Yehowa taa wɛ leleŋ siŋŋ nɛ mba pɔsɔɔlɩ-ɩ nɛ pañaŋɩ-ɩ yɔ. Aduwa 3:32 tɔm se: “Ɛ-ɛgbɛyɛ tɩnaa kɛlɛ mba pa-taa fɛyɩ