1-3. Tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man -a tsakö ˈbiebie? Nanmɛ -zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ tën ˈla, kë man -a -le ˈkɛ ˈmɛn shuɔ?

BIBLË -ɛ -e dzhui ˈkun lë ˈkö ˈwi -i, ˈe -bë ˈgbɛ. (Apokalis 21:4) ˈEwɛn 5ˈla, -a hɛɛn ˈkun ˈˈpɛ ˈyi -Zö - o -ɲɛn tsa fɛnfɔ, ˈa sɛ -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈE man tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈpa ˈwuë kökö. (Ecclésiaste 9:5) ˈEyɛ fɛn, -a tsakö bɛn ˈˈyi bie: ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈyɛ -le sa ˈwi kaan e?

² Tsabi ˈo sɛ -wuö tsa dzhi man -a ˈe kö ˈkun ˈa tɛn bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈla gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. -A tsakö bie: ‘ˈFo man -o -ze e? -Wɔ tsa fɛn tsɛ e? ˈO sɛ bokan tsa e? ˈO sɛ -bë -kan tsa ˈpɛ lë ˈkö e?’

³ -Zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ ˈla tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈmɛn ˈyi -ba ˈe ˈshuɔ, -e ˈˈman ˈe mɛnkö -le. ˈBatën -ba ˈe ˈkë ˈkun bu ˈwɛn bu sɛ -le bu gbɔgbɔ, bu ˈze -zöfɔn ˈlö, bu ˈwɛn bu sɛ -le bu puɛn, ˈa tɔ bu tshɛn ˈla. ˈBatën -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun a sɛ -wuö, ˈa ˈkiɛ ˈɲin, ˈakö ˈa ze ˈwuën ˈlö ze -kan sa tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -kɔ. Nanmɛ ˈbatën -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun a sɛ -wuö, ˈa ˈɲɛn tsa dzhi bɛn, ˈakö ˈa dzhɔ ho tsa ˈpɛ. ˈEtën nɛn a sɛ -bë ˈkiɛ tsabi fë ˈnun, -aniin nannan ˈnun bɔbɔ.

4. Bɛn ɲɔn ˈnun man -zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈla -a ˈkë?

⁴ -Zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ ˈla, ˈe nɛn -ka ˈyi -ba ˈkë, -e -le ˈe -yemi -yemi. ˈE man, ˈe ˈkpakpa, -e -pɔn -akunda tshun ˈkö. -Ba ˈe ˈkë ˈkun tsabi kɛ sɛ -wuö, kɛ ˈla -kɛ ˈkö, -e ˈˈman ˈwu. Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -le dubɛ e?

5, 6. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈyɛ -le sa ˈwi kaan?

⁵ -Kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le sa ˈwi kaan, Joova -o -lɔɛ. ˈAkö -o -she tsa -nda ˈkun tsabi kɛ sɛ -wuö, kɛ -wuö man, kɛ ˈˈman -bobo ˈze. A sɛ -wuö, -a ˈˈman ˈpa fɛn -kpë. Tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, -o ˈˈman ˈɲin kiɛ -bobo -kpë. * A sɛ -wuö, -a ˈˈman ˈpa -miɛn -hën, -a ˈˈman pa bɛn tɛn, -a ˈˈman pa -akunda -shi.

⁶ Hobi Salomɔn -o lɛlɛ -ɛ ˈkun “ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -ye -ɛ, -ba ˈpa ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii.” ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, -ba ˈˈman pa sɛ tsabi ˈla -yɛ, -ba ˈˈman ˈpa sɛ tsabi hɛn -da. ˈDzhui ˈla ˈlö, “-giman -le, -akunda -shi, -kalɔ, nanmɛ bɛnlɔ, ˈe mii -e ˈˈman hinlö.” (-Kë Ecclésiaste 9:5, 6, 10.) Nanmɛ Psaume 146:4 ˈla, Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun tsabi -wɔ sɛ ˈwuë, “ˈo -akunda ˈkɛ,” -yɛ lɔ yɛyɛ.

7. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Jesu -o -nɔn ˈwi -i ku nɛn?

⁷ Jesu ˈo kɛ gbɔgbɔ Laza -o -nɔn -wuö, -o -she ˈo kɔasɔ ˈba bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “Han kɛ Lazar -wɔ la.” -E ˈˈle ˈkun Laza -o la lɔ -wɔ la -man Jesu -wɔ dzhuɔ. Jesu -o -bë -gba bɛn -ɛn ˈla dzhu: “Lazar -wuö.” (Jan 11:11-14) Jesu -o -nɔn ˈwi -i ku la nɛn. -O ˈˈdzhue ˈkun Laza kɛ -ze -zöfun ˈlö, -aniin kɛ -ze -kan kɛ tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn mmiɛ -wuö -kɔ. Nanmɛ -o ˈˈdzhue ˈkun Laza kɛ hɔn tshɛn ˈla kɛ ˈfɛ, -aniin a dzhɔ -ho kɛ ˈkiɛ tsabi fë ˈnun, -aniin nannan ˈnun. Laza -wɔ la fofo. ˈE fë nɛn ˈpɛ, Jesu -o -nɔn ˈwi -i ku la nɛn. Jesu -o -nɔn -ze Jayilisë kɛ biɛn shimuɛn -ɔn  tan ˈpa, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-O ˈˈwuö, ma ˈla -wɔ la.”—Luk 8:52, 53.

8. Kë man -a -le -lɔɛ ˈkun -Zö -o ˈˈbo ˈwi ˈˈda tsa nɛn?

⁸ -Zö -o -bo ˈwi -da Adan e Ɛvë -man nɛn e? ˈˈAan ˈˈaan. Joova -o -bo mmiɛ ˈkun mmiɛ -kpë hɛnpuɛn, nanmɛ mmiɛ pɔn dzhan -kɛshu titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. Tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈKun Joova -o -le -bo mmiɛ -ye man. (Ecclésiaste 3:11) ˈˈVe -hɛn e ˈˈve -nɛn ama, -ba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba ˈˈve ˈba, mmiɛ ˈku, mmiɛ tso, nanmɛ mmiɛ ˈwu. Joova -o ˈˈyɛ ˈo -ye ˈe ˈla ˈpɛ ˈkun -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ, ˈe -kan tsa. Joova -o -bo tsa ˈkun -a -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe -le ˈanannan. Nɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈe -le -ze -a ˈwuë e?

9. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man kue ˈyi Joova -o -she -ze Adan e Ɛvë -man, ˈe hoe yɛ ˈˈsho -kɛ?

⁹ Edɛnën ˈlö, Joova -o -she Adan bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “Zakɔɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn gbɛn -ɛn ˈla ˈkpakpa, bu sɛ -shi ˈe -biɛn ˈkɛ ˈze ˈe -da bu. ˈE man -kɛgbɛ e -kɛpuɛn -man lɔ zakɔɛɲin -ye -ɛ, -bu ˈˈman ˈe -shi, ˈekun lë ˈyi bɔ sɛ ˈe -shɛ, bu ˈˈɲan ˈwu.” (Genèse 2:9, 16,  17) -Kɛ ˈyi Joova -o dzhu ˈkun mmiɛ ˈˈman -le, ˈe ho yɛ ˈˈshuo -kɛ. -Kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -kɛgbɛ, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -kɛpuɛn, Joova -o -pɔn ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun ˈo ˈkë Adan e Ɛvë -man ˈyi. Bɛn ˈyi Joova -o dzhu, ˈba sɛ ˈe fɛn nën, -ba ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈba kɛ ho man. -Ba -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈe ˈkë ˈpɛ ˈkun, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi kɛ -le -ze ˈba fɛnfɔ, ˈba kɛ ˈye dzhi lɔ.

10, 11. (a) Kë man Satan -o -le lala Adan e Ɛvë -man? (b) -Kɛ ˈyi Adan e Ɛvë -man -ba -le, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man a ˈˈsɛ ˈˈbɛn ˈe ˈˈhan ˈba?

¹⁰ Adan e Ɛvë -man, -ba ˈˈho Joova. Satan -o -bie Ɛvë bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Zö -o -she ˈmun -nda ˈkun ˈmun ˈˈman gbɛn -ɛn ˈla zakɔɛ -biɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa -shi dubɛ?” Ɛvë -o -sho kɛ ˈmɛn: “Zakɔɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn gbɛn ˈla, han sɛ -shi ˈe -biɛn ˈkɛ. ˈE man ˈe ˈyi ˈe -nɔn -le gbɛn ya ˈlö zakɔɛɲin -ye -ɛ, -Zö -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈMun ˈˈman ˈe biɛn -ɛn -shi, ˈmun ˈˈman ˈe dzhi tshi, ɲɔn ˈmun ˈˈman nɔn ˈwu.’”—Genèse 3:1-3.

¹¹ ˈE -nunmën Satan -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Mɔn ˈˈwuö lëke nɛn. ˈEkun -Zö -o -lɔɛ ˈkun lë ˈyi mɔn sɛ ˈe biɛn -ɛn -shɛ, ˈmun hian ˈe gba, ˈakö ˈmun -ba kɔ -Zö ˈnun, ˈmun lɔ -kɛgbɛ e -kɛpuɛn -man.” (Genèse 3:4-6) Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo -le ˈze Ɛvë ˈkökögbɛ, kɛ hɛɛn ˈkun kɛ sɛ lɔ -kɛgbɛ e -kɛpuɛn -man. Ɛvë -o sɛ ˈˈho -Zö, -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈo, -o kiɛ ˈlala kɛ ˈe nɛn ˈpɛ. Satan -o dzhui ˈkun Ɛvë kɛ ˈˈwuö. -E -le -ze Ɛvë -o -she -zakɔɛ -biɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈakö -o -ze ˈo ki -ye. Adan e Ɛvë -man, -ba -lɔɛ ˈkun Joova kɛ dzhui ˈkun ˈba ˈˈman -zakɔɛ -biɛn ˈˈyɛ -shi. -Ba -nɔn -she zakɔɛ -biɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈba ˈkökögbɛ hɛnfun man ˈba ˈˈho -Zö ˈo ˈkue tshɔ ˈˈyɛ. -Ba -nɔn -she ˈe, -ba -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun, ˈba ˈˈman ˈba Yi ˈwɛn ˈo hɔn -zöfɔn ˈlö -kɛke mii ˈbu. -Kɛ ˈyi -ba -le ˈe -bɔ, -a ˈˈsɛ ˈˈbɛn ˈe bɛn -ɛn ˈˈhan ˈba lëke!

12. Adan e Ɛvë -man, ho ˈyi -ba ˈˈho Joova, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man ˈe bɛn -ɛn -yɛ dzhɛn lɔ fuë -kpe ˈnun?

¹² Sa kiekie -hɛn Adan e Ɛvë -man, -ba -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun kë -ɛ ˈkun ˈba ˈˈman Tsabi ˈwɛn ˈo -bo mmiɛ -kɛke ˈbu. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ dzhɛn lɔ -fuë -sɛsɛ! ˈMun -hën ˈkun -mun -le ˈe -kɛkɛ ˈla -pɔn -bi sɛnbi ˈkö e -bi -shimuɛn ˈkö -man -kɔɛ. ˈAkö -ba ˈmun -tutue dzhi -le nanmɛ. -Kɛ ˈyi -mɔn ˈba bie, -ba ˈˈman ˈe -le. ˈE ˈyi ˈmun ˈˈbie ˈba, ˈeyɛ man -ba -le. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -le ˈmun? ˈE ˈˈɲan sɛn ˈmun -kpe ˈnun.

13. Joova -o -she Adan -nda ˈkun “bu -bë ze -fɔ -ɛ ˈla nɔn.” E ˈzɔ man -le ˈˈɲan?

¹³ Adan e Ɛvë -man, -ba ˈˈnɔn ˈpa ˈˈho -Zö, -e -le -ze hɛnpuɛn ˈyi ˈba -kpë titi ˈe nɔn -le ˈanannan, -e -kɔ ˈba. Joova -o -she Adan bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “-Fɔ -ɛ ˈla man -bu -tshɔ. ˈEyɛ fɛn man bu -bë ze -fɔ -ɛ ˈla nɔn.” (-Kë Genèse 3:19.) ˈE zɔ man ˈe -le ˈkun Adan ˈo ˈwu, ˈakö ˈo ˈkiɛ -fɔ ˈpɛ, -kɔ ˈkun -a ˈˈnɔn ˈˈbo ˈo lëke ˈnun. (Genèse 2:7) Adan -o -nɔn -le -kaɲanɲan gbɛ, ˈakö -o -wuö. -O ˈpa ˈˈkpë hɛnpuɛn ˈze -e ˈˈza.

14. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -le -ze -a tsa -ye ˈwuë?

 ¹⁴ Adan e Ɛvë -man, ˈba -nɔn ho -Zö ˈnun, ˈba ˈpa hɔn hɛnpuɛn -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla. -Zö ˈyi -ba ˈˈho man ˈe -le -kaɲanɲan ˈyi -ba -le, -e -le -ze -ba -wuö. -Kaɲanɲan -e -le -kɔ lo puɛn ˈyi Adan e Ɛvë -man, -ba -nɔn -tën tsa ˈnun. Tsa ˈba ˈwɛn -ba -ho ˈkpakpa, -a -le -kaɲanɲanlesɔ, ˈeyɛ fɛn man -a tsa -ye ˈwuë. (Romɛ 5:12) ˈE man -e ˈˈle ˈeyɛ man -Zö -o bobo -ze tsabiɛ ˈba. Lëke nɛn, -Zö -o ˈˈboboe ˈkun tsabi kɛ ˈwu. Biblë -ɛ ˈla, -a ˈwi -i ˈkpɛ “hɛndasɛn.”—1 Korɛntë 15:26.

15. -A sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le ˈwi -i kaan -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, kë man -yɛ -le tsa bokan?

¹⁵ Bɛn -kpe ˈnun -e ˈˈle -anumanhɔɛ. -A sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le ˈwi kaan -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, bɛn ˈkɛyɛ, -e ˈˈman ˈpa tsa hɛn -wun. Biblë -ɛ, -e ˈkë tsa ˈyi ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, -ba ˈpa ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii. Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a dzhuɔ -ba ˈˈman ˈpa ˈe tɛn, nanmɛ ba ˈpa ˈsɛ ˈˈdzhuo bɛn ˈze a ˈˈtɛn tsa -ye. A ˈpa ˈsɛ ˈˈbokan tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, nanmɛ ba ˈpa ˈsɛ ˈˈbokan tsa -ye. Ba ˈsɛ ˈˈle tsa -kɛpuɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -e ˈˈle dɔa ˈkun ˈa -hën ˈba -fu. ˈE man -zösɔansɔ -kpe ˈnun, -ba tsa -nda -shɛ ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, mmiɛ hɔn -bobo. ˈE ˈyi a sɛ gba -shika pɛlu ˈba ˈze, -aniin -Zö tsabiɛ fë ˈze ˈkun ˈba -ye saka ˈze mmiɛ, -a -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö bokan man. ˈE man, -a sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le ˈwi kaan -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, -tɔtu bɛn ˈkɛyɛ, -e ˈˈman ˈpa tsa hɛn -wun.

16. -Zɔkpɛ bɛn ɲɔn man -a ˈkë -zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ tën ˈla ˈwi dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?

¹⁶ Satan -wɔ -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla kɔ tsa ˈlala, ˈakö -wɔ -le ˈze -a ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, mmiɛ pa hɔn fɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, -zösɔn ˈkɛ tën ˈla, -a ˈe ˈkë ˈkun a sɛ -wuö, sa ˈwuënsɛ ke yɛ -bobo ˈze. -Zösɔn ˈyi -mun hɔn ˈla, ˈe ˈyi -a ˈmun ˈkë man e? -Aniin ˈe ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ ˈwi dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn man -a ˈmun ˈkë e? Satan -wɔ nɔn -tɔtu bɛn tsabiɛ lɔ gba Joova dzhi ˈɲɛn.

17. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man tsabi tɔ tshɛn ˈla, -yɛ -Zö ˈhɛn ˈwɔ?

 ¹⁷ ˈE ˈyi tsabiɛ ˈba -ba kë -zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ ˈla, -yɛ kuɛn -bo. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈbatën -ba ˈe kë ˈkun tsabiɛ puɛn ˈba, ˈa tɔ mmiɛ tshɛn ˈla titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈE -zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ Joova ˈhɛn ˈwɔ. Lëke nɛn, wɔ ˈˈle ˈˈze tsabiɛ ˈba ˈˈle ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈˈfɛ. (-Kë 1 Jan 4:8.) Sɛnbi ˈwɛn ˈwɔ sɛ ˈo biɛn -zën -bo ɲɔn ˈo ˈˈman ˈe tɛn, ˈakö ˈwɔ nɔn kɛ bɔ ˈkɛ tshɛn ˈla -sɔ, kë man ˈmun -le -hën ˈo? Tsabi ˈˈwɔ ˈnun, ˈmun sɛ hɛɛn ˈkun -o -pɔn -abɔɛ -sɛsɛ. Mɔn ˈsɛ ˈˈkö ˈe ˈkun ˈmun lɔ tsabi ˈˈwɔ bɔbɔ. ˈKun Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -le -hën Joova man ˈeyɛ ˈnun!

18. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man -e ˈˈze ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun ˈa -hën ˈba -fu?

¹⁸ -Zösɔn tshuntshun ˈkɛ tën ˈla, tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ sɛ ˈwuë, mmiɛ ɲin ˈkiɛ. -Zösɔn ˈkɛyɛ ˈla, -a ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈe -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa ho ˈɲin ˈba ˈˈwɔ, nanmɛ ˈa -hën mmiɛ -fu. ˈEkun a sɛ lɔbɛn mmiɛ -le, mmiɛ bokan tsa, ˈe man a sɛ ˈˈlɔbɛn ˈˈle mmiɛ, mmiɛ -bo tsa -mushue. ˈE -zɔkpɛ ˈbɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ tsabiɛ -bobobe ˈnun hɛn -wuën. -E -le -ze -ba -hën tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -fuë, -ba mmiɛ ˈsɔn, ˈakö -ba fɛ Joova. ˈE -sɔn tsa hɛn ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, ˈba ˈɲin -e ˈˈman nɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -e ˈˈle dɔa ˈkun ˈa -hën ˈba -fu. Joova man ˈo -bo tsa. ˈO ˈwɛn man ˈo -le -anumanhɔɛ -Zö, ˈo mikpankö man -e bie ˈkun ˈa ˈsɔn.—Apokalis 4:11.

19. -A sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le ˈwi -i kaan -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, kë man -yɛ -le tsa bokan?

¹⁹ -A sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le sa ˈwi kaan -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, -tɔtu bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ -ba ˈkë -zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈla, -e ˈˈman ˈpa tsa hɛn -wun. -Kɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi Joova -o dzhu ˈkun ˈo -bë -le ˈze tsa, -anumanhɔɛ bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ -le ˈze -a ˈe ˈla tɛn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun.

20. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈa -bë -hën ˈEwɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë ˈla?

²⁰ ˈAnannan ˈlö, -Zö -kalösɛ ˈwɛn -a ˈkpɛ Jɔbë, -o -bie bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, ˈo sɛ tan -bë nɔn ˈpɛ e?” (Job 14:14) Tsabi ˈwɛn ˈo -wuö -kɔ, ˈo sɛ tan -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ gbɛkpo e? -Zö -o -sho tsa ˈyi ˈmɛn Biblë -ɛ ˈla. ˈE ˈyi -o dzhu, -yɛ dzhilë -sɛsɛ. ˈEyɛ man ˈa -hën ˈewɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë ˈla.