1, 2. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man Biblë -ɛ -e -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈyi -Zö -o -han tsa?

SA kɛ ˈkö ˈnun -o sɛ -han tsa -ka, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -yɛ tsa -le? -Yɛ tsa dzhi lë -kpe ˈnun. -A -yɛ la ˈkun ˈa tshu ˈe ˈmɛn fafa -hën -kɛ -pɛ ˈˈyɛ. Nanmɛ -ka ˈyi -o -han tsa fɛnfɔ, ˈa -le ˈo -nansɛn.

² Biblë -ɛ, -e -le -ka ˈyi -Zö -o -nɔn -han tsa. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -yɛ tsa ˈkë, a ˈsɛ ˈˈhën ˈkɛ -bo fë mii. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun -Zö man kɛ -bo zapɛn, kɛ -bo -zöfɔn, nanmɛ kɛ -bo Adan e Ɛvë -man. -A sɛ hɔn bɛn ˈla ˈnun, ˈkue ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe sɛ bokan tsa, -e hɔn ˈe ˈla. Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈkun -Zö ˈo -le -le -kɛ ˈyi -o bobo kɔ ˈe nɛn ˈɲɔn zapɛn -ɛn ˈe nɔn ˈkiɛ ˈˈman fɛnfɛn, -a dzhui. Biblë -ɛ, -e -le -kahan ˈyi ˈyɛ dzhilë sɛsɛ!

3. Mɔn sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈmun -bë -hën?

³ Mɔn sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë, ˈmun -bë -hën ˈkun -Zö -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈmun kiɛ ˈo kɛ. ˈO dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -mɔn lɔ, yɛ sɛ fɛn ko, ˈe -le ˈze mun ama ˈmun dzhueya ˈe -da gbɛgbɛ ˈnun.

4. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man yɛ kuɛn -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?

⁴ -A ɲɛnɲɛn Biblë -ɛ ˈla titi -e -kɔ ˈbu 2.800 dzhi. Nanmɛ Biblë ˈkɛ ˈyi -a tën bu, -e -kɔ -akpömömö -akpömömö -kɛke mii dzhi. A sɛ -tsɛ ˈˈman ˈkö fɛn -nɔn tsabiɛ ya ˈnun, ˈba 90 -ba -pɔn Biblë. Lëtsɛn ˈkö ˈla, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -a Biblë ˈze, -ba tsabiɛ -akpumun ˈkö dzhi kɔ. Latɔ ˈyi ˈe -ba kɔ Biblë -ɛ ˈˈnun, -e ˈˈman nɛn dubɛ.

5. Biblë -ɛ la bɛn ˈkɛ, ‘-Zö ˈkökögbɛ ˈo dzhui -ze -a lɛlɛ.’ ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn?

 ⁵ Biblë -ɛ ˈe la bɛn ˈkɛ, ‘-Zö ˈkökögbɛ ˈo dzhui -ze -a lɛlɛ.’ (-Kë 2 Timote 3:16.) ˈE man tsabiɛ tën, ˈba sɛ -shi bɛn ˈˈyi -akunda: ‘Tsabiɛ man ˈba lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ. Nɛn, kë man -e -le -le -Zö ˈkökögbɛ ˈo -ye e?’ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈmɛn shuɔ ˈe -bɛ: “ˈˈWɛnsɛn ˈfɛnfrɛn ˈˈwɔ tsabiɛ sɛnhën ˈze, ˈo ma ˈo -le -ze tsabiɛ -kɔ -Zö ˈhinˈa dzhu -Zö bi.” (2 Piɛr 1:21) -E -ba kɔ -giman ˈpayi ˈkö ˈwɛn ˈo -she ˈo -kalɛlɛsɛ -ɔ -nda ˈkun kɛ lɛlɛ latɔ ˈze ˈo ˈnun. latɔ ˈyi ˈo lɛlɛ, ˈhe man ˈo -le ˈo -ye? -Giman ˈpayi -ɔ man ˈo -le ˈo -ye, -e ˈˈle -kalɛlɛsɛ -ɔ -ye. ˈE kökö ˈˈyɛ ˈnun, Biblë -ɛ, -Zö -ye, -e ˈˈle tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -o -nɔn lɛlɛ -ɛ, ˈba -ye. -Zö -o shunshun mmiɛ nɛn -ze mmiɛ lɛlɛ ˈo -akunda ˈkɛ. Biblë -ɛ, -e -le “-Zö ˈkönköngba ˈmiˈa bidzhu” dubɛ.—1 Tesalonik 2:13; -tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 2ˈla.

6, 7. Biblë -ɛ ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ -e lë ˈekö nɛn. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn?

⁶ ˈGbömën 1.600 man -a -nɔn lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ gbɛ. ˈE lɛlɛsɔ ˈba, ˈba kie ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -tsɛ nɛn hɔnhɔn fɛn, -e ˈˈle ˈe ˈkeke. ˈBatën -ba -lɔ -ka -kpe ˈnun, ˈe man ˈbatën -ba ˈˈze -shuku. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈokö -o -le dɔtë. ˈBatën -ba -le gbɛnshisɔ, kënpɔnsɔ, nanantasɔ, -ketebosɔ, bɛnɲɛnsɔ, nanmɛ hobiɛ. Biblë -ɛ, ˈe lɛlɛsɔ ˈba, -ba ˈˈle ˈba ˈkököa, ˈe man ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, -e lë ˈekö nɛn kiɛkiɛ. -E ˈˈman tsɛ -bo ˈkö bɛn ˈkö dzhu, ˈakö -e ˈˈman tsɛ -bo fë ˈe ˈkiɛn -bo. *

⁷ Tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈkun ˈba ˈfɛ ˈkɛ -e -le -bo wɛn, Biblë -ɛ, ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ yi -a -kɔfɛn lɛlɛ, -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë. Nanmɛ ˈkun -Zö ˈo -le pɔn ˈfɛ ˈkɛyɛ ɲɛn, ˈɲɔn ˈo nɔn -le ˈze zapɛn -ɛn ˈe kiɛ paladi, ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -kpë nɔn lɛlɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë. Tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a dzhu Biblë -ɛ ˈla -e -sɛsɛ, nanmɛ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -Zö kɛ bobo, yɛ -le ˈe nɛn kɔ.

8. ˈMun dzhu -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -shuku bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ, -e -le -anumanhɔɛ.

⁸ Biblë -ɛ, -e ˈˈle -shuku latɔ, ˈe man ˈa sɛ -shuku ze, -ka ˈyi -a tsa ˈkë, -yɛ sɛ ˈkɛ tën mɛn -bo, ˈe ˈkpakpa -yɛ ˈe nɛn -le kiɛkiɛ. Latɔ ˈyi ˈe -le -Zö ˈmɛn bɛn, ˈkun ˈe -ba man. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈkun Izaɛlësɔ ˈba, ˈba -le -le ˈe ˈɲɔn lo -kpe ˈnun yɛ ˈˈnɔn ˈˈkan ˈba, -Zö -o ˈkë mmiɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ ˈe -bo ˈyi -a ˈkpɛ Lévitique ˈla. -A lɛlɛ bɛn ˈkɛyɛ -e ˈza kpae tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba -bë -lɔ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -a ˈlo. Biblë -ɛ, -e kiɛ dzhui ˈpɛ ˈkun zapɛn -ɛn, ˈe ˈˈkpë -kɛke mii nɛn. (Job 26:7) ˈEkie ˈkö ˈyi tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba nɔn ˈe buë ˈkun zapɛn -ɛn ˈe -le ˈe  tafa, Biblë -ɛ, -e -kɔfɛn dzhui ˈkun ˈe -le ˈe ˈpipi.—Isaïe 40:22.

9. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man -anumanhɔɛ ˈyi Biblë lɛlɛsɔ ˈba -ba ka, -yɛ tsa ˈkë?

⁹ Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -kɔ ˈanannan ˈlö ˈɲɔn Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu, ˈe ˈkpakpa -e -le dubɛ. ˈAnannan ˈlö bɛn ˈkɛ, ˈe dzhi latɔ -kpe ˈnun ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ -ba lɛlɛ, ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, -e ˈˈle -anumanhɔɛ. ˈEkun ˈelɛlɛsɔ ˈba, -ba ˈˈman -anumanhɔɛ ka. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈba ˈˈmanfɛnsɔ ˈba, -kue ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -kuö ˈɲɔn -a ˈkɔa ˈba, -ba ˈˈman ˈeyɛ lɛlɛ. Biblë lɛlɛsɔ ˈba -ye -ɛ, -ba ka -anumanhɔɛ. Izaɛlësɔ ˈba, ˈba -kue ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -kuö ˈɲɔn -a ˈkɔa ˈba, -ba lɛlɛ ˈe dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ. -Kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈba ˈkökögbɛ -ba -le ˈba -ye, -ba lɛlɛ ˈkɛ ˈpɛ. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, Moyizë -o dzhui Nombres latɔ -ɛ la ˈkun ˈo -piɛn -le -kɛpuɛn -kpe ˈkö, ˈakö -Zö kɛ -sho ˈo -dzhu. (Nombres 20:2-12) Biblë lɛlɛsɔ ˈba, ˈba -anumanhɔɛ ˈyi -ba ka, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈmɛn bɛn dubɛ, ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo.

10. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man Biblë -ɛ ˈe ˈla -zënbo ˈkɛ ˈe sɛ bokan tsa nanma -ye nɛn?

¹⁰ Biblë -ɛ ˈe la bɛn ˈkɛ, ‘-Zö ˈkökögbɛ ˈo -dzhui -ze -a lɛlɛ, yɛle ˈa ni kë -anumanhɔɛ bɛn, ˈa ni lɔ -kaɲanɲan ˈyi -a -le, ˈa fan ˈe -hun lɔ. ˈA ni lɔ ˈe ˈyi ˈe -le -anumanhɔɛ -bɔsɔ, ˈakö ˈa nën kɔ ˈe fɛn.’ (2 Timote 3:16) Aan, Biblë -ɛ ˈe ˈla -zënbo ˈkɛ, -yɛ pa tsa bokan -kpe ˈnun nanma -ye nɛn. Joova -o -lɔ ˈkun -o -le -bo tsa. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈkun -a -le -akunda -shɛ, nanmɛ ˈkun -a -ba, -o -lɔɛ. -O -lɔ tsa dzhi bɛn -hën tsa ˈkökögbɛ, nanmɛ -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -kpë dzhilë ˈla. -O -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe lë tsa, nanmɛ -o -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe puɛn ˈze tsa.

11, 12. (a) -Zën gbɛgbɛ ˈɲɔn man Jesu -o -bo Matie 5 titi 7 ˈla? (b) Kue fë ˈɲɔn man ˈa sɛ -hën Biblë -ɛ ˈla ˈpɛ?

¹¹ ˈA sɛ Matie 5 titi 7 ˈla ˈkë, ˈa –hën -zën gbɛgbɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi Jesu -o -bo. -O dzhu -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈa -le ˈɲɔn ˈa nɔn -lë, ˈkun ˈa -le tɛn tsakö ˈla, ˈkun ˈa -le ˈyi saka, nanmɛ ˈkun ˈa -le -hën  -shika bɛn ˈkɛ. -O -nɔn -bo -zën ˈkɛyɛ, ˈe ˈgbömën 2.000 -e -kɔ, ˈe man -yɛ pa tsa bokan -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla.

¹² Biblë -ɛ ˈla, Joova -o -ze tsa ˈkue ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈa nën fɛn ˈɲɔn ˈmɛntsɛ ˈe nɔn -kpë sa -sawua ˈkɛ fɛn, ˈa nɔn -le -gimanlesɔ gbangban, nanmɛ ˈa nɔn -wun -kɔɛ telɔfu ˈla. ˈKun -a -ba, -bo ˈyi -a sɛ -kpë, -aniin -a sɛ -kadzhiwun ˈla kɔ, Biblë -ɛ ˈe sɛ bokan tsa lëfɛn ˈkpakpa.—-Kë Isaïe 48:17; -tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 3ˈla.

13. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Izayi -o dzhu ˈkun ˈe -le Babilɔnën -kɔɛ?

¹³ -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈe -kpe ˈnun -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, Izayi -o -kɔfɛn dzhui ˈkun Babilɔnën -kɔɛ, ˈe ˈwɔ. (Isaïe 13:19) ˈKun -kɔɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈe -le ˈwɔ, -o dzhu ˈe ˈkpakpa kiɛkiɛ. -Kɔɛ ˈˈyɛ, ˈsö -kpe ˈkö -e piekën ˈe, nanmɛ -a -ko ˈe kpan -kpe ˈkö. ˈE man Izayi -o dzhui ˈkun ˈsö ˈˈyɛ, ˈe -ho, nanmɛ kpan ˈˈyɛ, ˈa ˈtshu ˈe mimi fɔ te. -Nsafɔ ˈba, mmiɛ nɔn nɔn Babilɔnën -kɔɛ, a ˈˈnɔn -kue ˈˈkan mmiɛ. Izayi -o dzhui bɔbɔ ˈkun sɛnbi ˈkö ˈwɛn a ˈkpɛ Silisë (Cyrus) man kɛ ˈwɔ Babilɔnën -kɔɛ.—-Kë Isaïe 44:27–45:2; -tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 4ˈla.

14, 15. Kë man -kete ˈyi Izayi -o -bo, -e -le -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn?

¹⁴ -A -nɔn -bo -kete ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈgbömën ya ˈkɛmuën -kɔ, ˈakö -nsafɔ -pɛkö -ba -bë Babilɔnën -kɔɛ nɔn pa. ˈHe man ˈo -le -nsafɔ ˈba ˈˈwɔ, ˈba ˈpayi e? -A ˈo ˈkpɛ Silisë, hɛn ˈyi -a -kɔfɛn dzhu man kiɛ, -o -le Pɛsë ˈba mmiɛ hobi. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈze bɛn ˈyi -a dzhu ˈe -le kɔ ˈe nɛn ˈkpakpa, -e tsɛ mɛn.

¹⁵ -Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, babilɔnënsɔ ˈba, -ba boɲan ˈkö -shɛ. ˈEyɛ nɛn man -a -tsɛ -nɔn ˈba -kɔɛ. ˈKun ˈba -kɔɛ, ˈe ˈkpan -an, nanmɛ ˈsö ˈyi ˈe -kɔ ˈe dzhi -yɛ ˈba sasa fɛnfɔ, ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, -kɛke mii yɛ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈba. ˈE man piɛnlö,  Silisë e ˈo -nsafɔ ˈba ama, -ba -kia -ɲin -ze ˈsöe -e gbɔn -ze -bo fë, ˈakö -e -ho. -E -le -ze Pɛsë -nsafɔ ˈba, -ba -nën -kɔ e ˈla -tën ˈsöe. Nanmɛ, kë man -nsafɔ ˈba, ˈba -le -tën Babilɔnën ˈkpan lɔ e? Kɔ ˈkun -kete ˈyi -a -bo -e -nɔn dzhui ˈnun, -a -tsho ˈe mimi -fɔ te, ˈakö -nsafɔ ˈba, -ba -ze -nɔn -kɔɛ, -a ˈˈnɔn -kue ˈˈkan ˈba dubɛ.

16. (a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Izayi -o dzhu ˈkun Babilɔnën kɔɛ ˈe -bë kiɛ? (b) Kë man -a -le lɔɛ ˈkun bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -le -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn?

 ¹⁶ Izayi -o -kɔfɛn dzhui ˈkun tsako mii kɛ ˈpa ˈˈkpë Babilɔnën -kɔɛ fɛn lëke nɛn. Bɛn ˈyi -o lɛlɛ man -le ˈˈyi: “Tsako mii -wɔ ˈpa ˈˈkpë ˈe -kɔɛ fɛn lëke nɛn, yɛ ˈpa ˈˈle -bo ˈyi tsabiɛ ˈba -kpë -wun -kɔɛ titi ˈe ɲan -le ˈanannan.” (Isaïe 13:20) Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn e? Ilakë (Irak) ˈˈman fɛn ˈlö, ˈe -kɔɛ ˈyi -a ˈkpɛ Badadë (Bagdad), a sɛ -gba lɔ -ze ˈe zɔ ˈlö -kilo 50 fɛn, -bo ˈyi Babilɔnën -kɔɛ -e -kɔfɛn ˈhɔn, ˈa -hën ˈkun -e kiɛ -kɔɛnën. Nanma -ye nɛn bɔbɔ, tsako mii -o ˈˈman -bo ˈˈyɛ nɛn. Joova -o -nɔn “-kawɔ ˈbösö ˈpie” Babilɔnën -kɔɛ -ɲɛn dubɛ.—Isaïe 14:22, 23. *

17. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -Zö -o dzhu ˈkpakpa, ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun ˈe -le?

¹⁷ Biblë -ɛ ˈla -kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo, ˈe -kpe ˈnun -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn kiɛkiɛ. -E -le -ze -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu ˈkun ˈe -bë -le ˈpɛ, ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈkɛ wo. ˈA sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun paladi ˈyi  Joova -o dzhu ˈkun ˈo -le zapɛn fɛn -bɛ, ˈe ˈɲan -le. (-Kë Titë 1:2.) Aan, ‘Joova -o sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈo -le -kɛ, ˈo ɲan -le ˈe.’—Nombres 23:19. *

18. ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man Pɔlë -o dzhu “-Zö ˈmiˈa bidzhu” nɛn?

¹⁸ -A hɛɛn ˈkun latɔ ˈyi ˈe -ba kɔ Biblë -ɛ ˈnun, -e ˈˈman nɛn. ˈE ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ, -e lë ˈekö nɛn kiɛkiɛ. -Ka ˈkɛ ˈyi -a ˈkë -shuku ˈlö, yɛ sɛ ˈkɛ tën mɛn -bo, nanmɛ yɛ sɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -kɔ ˈanannan ˈlö bɛn dzhuɔ, -yɛ ˈe nɛn -le dubɛ. -Yɛ kiɛ tsa -zën gbɛgbɛ -bo ˈpɛ, nanmɛ -kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo hɔn ˈe ˈla, ˈe -kpe ˈnun -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn kiɛkiɛ. ˈE man ˈe ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ -le ˈpɛ bɔbɔ, -e -kɔ ˈkɛyɛ ˈkpakpa dzhi. -Gbɛsɛ Pɔlë -o lɛlɛ bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Zö ˈmiˈa bidzhu, -e -le hɛnpuin, -e -pun sɛnhën -kpe ˈnö.” Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈzɔ man ˈe -le ɲan?—-Kë Hebre 4:12.

19, 20. (a) Kë man Biblë -ɛ ˈe sɛ -le bokan tsa ˈze ˈa lɔ tsakö? (b) Kë man ˈa sɛ -le ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun -a -kɛ ˈyi -Zö -o -han tsa ˈye dzhi lɔ?

¹⁹ Biblë -ɛ ˈe sɛ -le ˈze ˈa piɛn. ˈE sɛ -le ˈze ˈa lɔ ˈkun -a -ba ˈlake. ˈE sɛ bokan tsa ˈze a tɛn tsakö ˈla gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈa fëfë tsa -pia bɛn ˈkɛ ˈla. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈa sɛ dzhui ˈkun -a -Zö ˈla -yɛ. ˈE man ˈa nɔn ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun -a ˈo ˈla -yɛ, -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa -le -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ.

²⁰ Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈmɛn bɛn dubɛ. -O -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa kë ˈe ˈla, nanmɛ ˈa -yɛ ˈe ˈla. -Ka ˈyi -o -nɔn -han tsa ˈe -bɔ, ˈa -lɔ ˈo ˈyi ˈye dzhi, nanmɛ ˈa kë ˈe ˈla ˈze pɛn. ˈE -le ˈze ˈa lɔ -kɛ ˈyi -Zö -o bobo ˈɲɔn -o -bo tsabi. ˈEwɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë ˈla, ˈa dzhu -kɛ ˈˈyɛ, ˈe dzhi bɛn -kpe ˈnun.