1. ˈKun -a -le -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, ˈhe man ˈo sɛ ˈkë tsa ˈyi?

-ZÖSƆN -kpe ˈnun ˈla, tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun ˈba -Zö dzhi bɛn ˈkë -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn. ˈE man yɛ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈle dubɛ. ˈEkun -zösɔn ˈkɛyɛ ˈla, -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a ˈkë, -e -le ˈe tshuntshun. Nanmɛ ˈkun ˈa -le ˈsɔn -Zö, -ba ˈe dzhi -ka tshuntshun ˈkë ˈpɛ. ˈKun -a -le -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, kë man ˈa -le lɔɛ? Joova mikpankö man ˈo sɛ ˈkë tsa ˈyi ˈkun -a -le ˈsɔn ˈo.

2. Kë man ˈmun -le lɔ ˈkun -a -le -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

² Joova -o -nɔn Biblë -ɛ -ze tsa ɲɔn ˈe nɔn bokan tsa ˈze a lɔ ˈkun -a -le ˈo ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈmun -kë Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈakö Joova ˈo bokan ˈmun ˈze ˈmun -kan ˈo -ka ˈyi -wɔ ˈkë, ˈe nɛn -kɛgbɛ. ˈEkun -wɔ ˈmun -akunda dzhi -shɛ -kpe ˈnun.—Isaïe 48:17.

3. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man -Zö -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -le?

³ Tsabiɛ tën -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -Zö kɛ -zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈla -yɛ. ˈE man -e ˈˈle ˈeyɛ man Jesu -o ˈkë tsa. Bɛn ˈyi -o dzhu man ˈˈyi: “ˈBa ˈˈyi ˈˈba ˈmɛ ˈˈkpɛ: ‘ˈPayi, ˈPayi,’ -e ˈˈle ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈkön ˈˈba -bë -wun ˈfun ˈlö hobishi -ɛ ˈla. Ma tsabiɛ ˈˈyi ˈˈba mɛ Yi ˈo hun ˈfun ˈlö -ɔ -kaˈ -wɔ ˈla -yɛ -le, ˈba ma ˈˈba -bë -wun ˈe ˈla -ɔ.” ˈEyɛ fɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa lɔ -kɛ ˈyi -Zö -wɔ ˈla -yɛ, ˈakö ˈa -le ˈe. -A ˈˈman kiɛ nɔn ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ vö, ˈekun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈman -kɛ ˈyi -Zö -wɔ dzhuɔ -le, Jesu -waayo mmiɛ -le “-kayanyanlesɔn.”—Matie 7:21-23.

4. A sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun a -le -kɛ ˈyi -Zö -wɔ ˈla -yɛ, ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man Jesu -o dzhu ˈkun ˈe -kan tsa?

⁴ Jesu -o -she tsa -nda ˈkun a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun a  -le -kɛ ˈyi -Zö kɛ ˈla -yɛ, ˈa kɔ mianmian ˈla. -O dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈMu -kɔ -sunmi ˈˈcɔ -ɛ ˈla -wun. ˈEkön -sunmi -kpe -ɛ, ˈe ma ˈe -le ˈˈpɛyin -bosɔn, ˈe ˈla ma tsabiɛ -bobrobe ˈnö -ba kɔ ɛ -wuën -ɔ. Ma -sunmi ˈˈcɔ -ɛ, ˈe ma ˈe -le -bosɔn mama ˈˈyi, -a ˈkɔɛ ˈla ɛ ze hɛnpuin -kan, ma ˈe -bosɔn -pɛ -ɛ, tsabiɛ ˈˈcɔ ˈnö ˈkön ˈˈba ˈe -kan.” (Matie 7:13, 14) ˈKun -a -le -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, ˈe man ˈe -le -bɔsɔ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe manman. -Yɛ -le ˈze -a hɛnpuɛn ˈyi ˈe ˈˈman ˈgbɛ -kan. -Zö ˈsɔn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈle ˈe gbɛgbɛ, ˈeyɛ man ˈe -le ˈpɛɲin -bɔsɔɛ. -Yɛ -le ˈze -a ˈwi -kan. ˈE man Joova -ye -ɛ, -o ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun tsako mii kɛ ˈwu. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -o -ze tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈyi -bɔsɔ ˈkun mmiɛ -lɔ ˈo dzhi bɛn.—2 Piɛr 3:9.

5. Kë man ˈa -le lɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

⁵ Jesu waayo ˈa sɛ lɔ tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn mmiɛ -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. -Ka ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈkë, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba lele, ˈe nɛn man ˈa kɔ lɔ ˈba. Jesu -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈBa -kale ˈla ma ˈˈmɔ kɔ lɔ ˈba -ɔ.” ˈE -nunmën -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -ko ˈe nɛn ˈpɛ: “Zakɔɛ -wun gbagba, -yɛ -biɔn gbagba -huë.” (Matie 7:16, 17) -E ˈˈle ˈkun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, -ba -le ˈba fɛnfɛn. ˈE man lëfɛn ˈkpakpa, -ba ˈe -kɛkɛ ˈla -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ -le. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe bokan tsa ze ˈa lɔ tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -Zö ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, ˈmun -le ˈze -a -hën ˈkɛ nanmɛ.

6, 7. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -zösɔnsɔ gbangban ˈba, ˈba -ka ˈyi -ba ˈkë -yɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla -tshuɔ? ˈE ˈyi Jesu -o -le, ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man -yɛ tsa ˈkë?

⁶ -Zö bɛn ˈyi -a ˈkë, ˈe -tshu Biblë -ɛ ˈla. Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Zö bi ˈkpakpa -a lilɛ, -Zö ˈkönköngba ˈo ˈsuin -bë, yɛle ˈa ˈni kë- -anumahrɔɛ bi, ˈa ˈni lɔ -kayanyan ˈˈyi -a -le, ˈa nɔ- ˈfui lɔ. ˈA nɔ- lɔ ˈe ˈˈyi ˈe -le -anumahrɔɛ -bosɔn, ˈkön ˈa në ˈkɔɛ ˈla, yɛle tsabi ˈo -le -zökalesɛn, ˈo nɔ- ˈˈshu ni -wu lɔ, ˈo nɔ- ˈpun -ka gbagba -le dzhi -kpe ˈnö.” (2 Timote 3:16,  17) -Gbɛsɛ Pɔlë -o lɛlɛ bɛn ˈˈyi ku -zösɔansɔ ˈba: “-Han kɛshi -ɛ -Zö -nasin -le -dɔ ˈkpakpa ˈla, ˈekön ˈelabɔ ˈˈyi -han nɔ- dzhu -Zö -nda gba bi -ze -mu -tɛn, ˈmu ˈˈni fin ba- tsabi bidzhu ˈnö, ma -mu -niˈ fin ba- -Zö ˈkönköngba ˈmiˈa bidzhu ˈnö.” (1 Tesalonik 2:13) -Zösɔnsɔ gbangban ˈba, -ka ˈyi -ba ˈkë, -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn -ɛn ˈla mikö man -yɛ -tshɔ. -Ba ˈˈman tsabi -akunda, tsabi ˈkue, -aniin -kɛ fë ˈpɛ nɔn tsabiɛ -ka ˈkë.

⁷ -Ka ˈyi Jesu -o ˈkë ˈkpakpa, -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn -ɛn ˈla man -e -tshɔ. (-Kë Jan 17:17.) -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn -ɛn man -wɔ nɔn bɛn ˈmɛn shuɔ. (Matie 4:4, 7, 10) -Zö -kalösɔ gbangban ˈba, -ba Jesu shuan, ˈakö -e -le -ze -ka ˈyi ˈba ˈkë, Biblë -ɛ ˈla man -yɛ ˈe -ye -tshɔ.

8. Joova ˈo ˈsɔn -ɛn ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man Jesu -o ˈkë tsa?

⁸ Joova mikö man ˈa ˈsɔn. ˈA sɛ Psaume 83:18 ˈla kë, -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabiɛ ˈˈba, ˈba lɔɛ ˈkun bu ˈwɛn bu ˈhɛn ˈe -she Joova, bu mikpankö man bu Kɔa -hën -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn zapɛn fɛn ˈkpakpa.” Jesu -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ lɔ ˈkun -Zö gbɔgbɔ -ɔ kɛ -ba kiɛkiɛ. -E -le -ze -o dzhu -Zö kɛ ˈhɛn -ze mmiɛ -tɛn. (-Kë Jan 17:6.) Jesu -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈBu ˈsun bu Kpɛnyi -Zö [Joova], ˈbu lö- ˈo mikpakön hinˈa -ka.” (Matie 4:10) -Zö -kalösɔ ˈba, -ba Jesu shuan. Joova mikö man -ba ˈba -ye ˈsɔn, nanmɛ -ba nɔn kɛ ˈhɛn kɛ ˈkpɛ. ˈKun -Zö ˈo ˈhɛn -e -she, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈo -bë -le ˈze tsa, -ba tsabiɛ fë ˈyi ˈkëkë ˈpɛ.

9, 10. Kë man -han -le ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -han hankö ˈla -yɛ?

⁹ -E bie ˈkun ˈa -yɛ tsabi ˈla -kpe ˈnun. Jesu -o -she ˈo -kɔasɔ ˈba -nda ˈkun mmiɛ -yɛ mmiɛkö ˈla. ˈEyɛ man -han -le. (-Kë Jan 13:35.) -Kɛsɛ -han -le ˈˈman tshuntshun fɛn tsabiɛ, -kɛsɛ han -kɛle ˈkɛ -e ˈˈle ˈe mɛnkö, -kɛsɛ han ˈla ˈbatën -ba -le yasɔn, nanmɛ ˈbatën -ba -le -shikasɔ, ˈhan ˈˈman -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ tsɛ. A sɛ tsa ˈkö ˈla -yɛ, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun tsa ˈkpakpa ˈa -ba kɔ nɛnsan e nɛnshɔ ama ˈnun. (Kolɔs 3:14) ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze ˈhan ˈˈman ze -kue  kuö, nanmɛ han ˈˈman tsabi -kun. Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈMu -hɛnˈ ˈnö -a -le ɛ ˈe lɔ ˈkön tsabiɛ tën -le -Zö ˈˈvin, ˈetɛn -ba -le -kpë ˈˈvin ma ˈe -leˈ ˈˈyi: Tsa ˈˈyi ˈo ˈˈma nishu -ka -le ˈetɛn ˈo ˈˈma ˈo nɛsɛn ˈla -yɛ, -o ˈˈle -Zö Biɛn.” Nanmɛ -e kiɛ dzhu ˈe ˈˈyi -da ˈe nɛn ˈpɛ: “ˈHan -yɛ hankön ˈla. ˈHan ˈˈma -le ba- Kaɛn ˈnö. ˈEkön ˈo -ye -ɛ, -o -le -kayanyanlesɛn yi -ɔ tsabi, ˈe ˈhuinfin ˈo -kuën ˈo nɛsɛn.”—1 Jan 3:10-12; 4:20, 21.

¹⁰ Han -alagie, han sɛnhën -ɛn, nanmɛ han -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -han -pɔn, -han nɔn ˈkɛ hankö bokan, -han nɔn ˈkɛ hankö sɛnhën dzhi ko. (Hebre 10:24, 25) -Han -kɛ ‘gbɛgbɛ -le tsabiɛ ˈkpakpa dzhi.’—Galat 6:10.

11. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -han ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun Jesu mikö man ˈo -le -ze ˈa sɛ -kan -nkɔan?

¹¹ -E bie ˈkun ˈa -le -kɛ ˈyi Jesu -wɔ bie, ˈekun ˈo ˈla man ˈa kɔ -kan -nkɔan. Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Jezu kpakön ˈla ma ˈa sɛn kɔ -kan -nkɔan -ɔ. ˈEkön zape fin -bo ˈkpakpa, Jezu ˈkpakön ma -Zö -yɛn -bë, ˈo sɛn nu tsabiɛ -nkɔan -ɔ.” (Actes 4:12) Latɔ ˈˈyi ˈEwɛn 5ˈla, -a hɛɛn ˈkun Joova -o -ɲɛn Jesu -bë, ˈakö tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -Zö ho, -o -nɔn ˈo hɛnpuɛn -ɲɛn mmiɛ ˈpɛ. (Matie 20:28) Nanmɛ Joova -o -ko Jesu hobi ɲɔn kɛ nɔn -shi -kɔɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn zapɛn fɛn ˈkpakpa. ˈEyɛ fɛn man Biblë -ɛ ˈla, -a tsa -nda -shɛ ˈkun ˈa sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan, -e bie ˈkun ˈa tɛn Jesu kɛ ˈmɛn bɛn -ɛn.—-Kë Jan 3:36.

12. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man han ˈˈman potikë bɛn ˈkɛ nɛn?

¹² A ˈˈkpë potikë bɛn ˈkɛ nɛn. Jesu -o ˈˈle potikë. -A -nɔn -pɔn ˈo ɲɔn -a nɔn ˈo ˈfɛ, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -she Lomɛ ˈba ˈba hobi Pilatë -nda: “Mɛ Hobishi ˈˈtshuën zape ˈfin -bɛ ˈˈyi.” (-Kë Jan 18:36.) Kɔ Jesu ˈnun, -zöfɔn ˈlö Hobishi -i man -han hɔn han -ye -nunmën. ˈEyɛ fɛn man -kɛsɛ -bo ˈyi han sɛ -kpë, han ˈˈman potikë bɛn ˈkɛ nɛn lëke nɛn. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈkue ˈyi -a -she -ze tsa ˈkun ˈa ho “-kɔɛyɔ ˈke ˈba hun -kɔɛ ˈˈkɛ fin,” -han ˈe ho. -Kɔɛyɔ ˈba ˈˈwɔ man ˈba -le tsa  ˈˈmanshisɔ ˈba. (Romɛ 13:1) ˈˈMan ˈkɛ ˈyi -han hɔn fɛn, ˈe ˈkue ˈkɛ ˈyi -a sheshe, -han ˈkɛ ho. ˈE man ˈkue ˈkɛyɛ, ˈekö -e ˈˈsɛ ˈˈman -Zö ˈo ˈkue -ye -ɛ nɛn lë, Jesu ˈo -gbɛsɔ ˈba man -han shuan. -Ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Zö ˈhan ho-, -e ˈˈle tsabiɛ ˈhan ho-.”—Actes 5:29; Mak 12:17.

13. ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man -han dzhuɔ -Zö Hobishi -i ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?

¹³ ˈA ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö Hobishi -i mikö man ˈe -le ˈze ˈfɛ ˈkɛ ˈe ˈgbɛ ˈˈman ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa fɛn. Jesu waayo “-zöfun ˈlö hobishi -nda gba” bɛn -ɛn, ˈa dzhui ˈˈman ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa fɛn. (-Kë Matie 24:14.) Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ba ˈˈman ˈkɛ -shɛ, ˈo mii wɔ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈbokan tsa. (Psaume 146:3) Jesu -o dzhui ˈkun a -ye saka ˈze -Zö Hobishi -i. -O dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Bu hobishi -ɛ, ˈe -bë, bu -kaˈ -bɔ ˈla -yɛ ˈe -le zape ˈfin -bɛ ba- ˈfun ˈlö -yɛ nɔ- le ˈnö.” (Matie 6:10) Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun -Zö Hobishi -i ˈe -le ˈze tsabi ˈˈmanshi ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈe ˈgbɛ, ˈakö ˈelasɔ ˈba “mikö man ˈba -shi ˈˈman titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan.”—Daniel 2:44.

14. ˈHe man ˈmun hɛnlö ˈba -Zö -ɔ ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

¹⁴ ˈKun -a -hën -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ gbɛ nanmɛ, ˈmun -bie ˈmunkö bɛn ˈkɛ ˈˈyi: ‘ˈBa ɲɔn man ˈba -ka ˈyi -ba ˈkë, yɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla -tshuɔ? ˈBa ɲɔn man ˈba nɔn -Zö ˈhɛn tsabiɛ fë ˈkë? ˈBa ɲɔn man ˈba ˈbakö ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈba ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö kɛ -ɲɛn Jesu -bë -ɲɛn tsa ˈˈpɛ? ˈBa ɲɔn man ˈba ˈˈman potikë bɛn ˈkɛ nɛn? ˈBa ɲɔn man ˈba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -Zö Hobishi -i mikö man ˈe -le ˈze tsa ˈfɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈe ˈgbɛ?’ Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba mikö man.—Isaïe 43:10-12.

15. Tsa ˈsɔn ˈyi -a -Zö -ɔ ˈsɔn, ˈe ˈyi a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈe -lë ˈo hɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa -le?

¹⁵ ˈA sɛ lɔ ˈkun -Zö hɔn nɛn. ˈE man ˈeyɛ -e ˈˈsɛ. ˈWuënsɔ puɛn ˈba bɔbɔ, -ba -lɔ ˈba -ye ˈkun -Zö hɔn nɛn. Bɛn ˈyi -wɔ dzhuɔ, ˈeyɛ man -ba ˈˈman -le. (Jak 2:19) Tsa ˈsɔn ˈyi -a -Zö -ɔ ˈsɔn, ˈe ˈyi a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈe -lë ˈo hɛn, -e ˈˈle ˈkun ˈa lɔɛ ˈkun -o hɔn nɛn mikö.  -E -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa -le -kɛ ˈyi -wɔ dzhuɔ ˈpɛ.

16. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa ˈtshi ˈɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla?

¹⁶ -Zö ˈyi -a ˈsɔn ˈe nɔn -lë -Zö hɛn, -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa tshi ɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla. -Ketebosɛ Izayi -o lɛlɛ bɛn ˈˈyi: “-E -bie ˈkön ˈmu ˈtshi ˈyɛn ˈba -shɔn, ˈmu gba ˈba lɔ. -Ka ˈyi ˈe ˈˈle ˈe fɛnfrɛn, ˈmu ˈˈma ˈe mii dzhi ˈtshi.” (Isaïe 52:11; 2 Korɛntë 6:17) ˈEyɛ fɛn man -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba lele -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla ˈkpakpa, ˈa fan ˈkɛ -hunlɔ.

17, 18. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man -a ˈkpɛ ‘Babilɔnën -kɔɛ -kpe’? Nanmɛ ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun ˈtshi ˈɲɛn ˈe ˈla fafa?

¹⁷ -Zösɔn ˈkɛ, ˈkɛ ɲɔn ˈnun man -a ˈkpɛ -zösɔn puɛn? -Zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe puɛn, ˈe man -le -zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈelasɔ ˈba, ˈba -Zö bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈkë, ˈe ˈˈman -Zö ˈMɛn bɛn -ɛn nɛn lë. -Zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛyɛ ˈkpakpa, Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a ˈkɛ ˈkpɛ “Babilɔn -kɔɛ -kpe.” (Apokalis 17:5) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -a -ko ˈkɛ ˈhɛn ˈˈyɛ? Nowe kie ˈlö, -Zö -o -nɔn -nɔn ˈsö ˈwɔ ˈˈman ˈgbɛ, -zösɔn -kpe ˈnun -e -tsɛ fɛn Babilɔnën -kɔɛ fɛn ˈlö. -Zösɔn ˈkɛyɛ ˈla, -a ˈkëkë -ka tshuntshun -kpe ˈnun. -Zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛyɛ man ˈe -tsɛ ˈˈman ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa fɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn Babilɔnën ˈlö, ˈbayo -zö ˈkɛhan mmiɛ -tshɔn nɛn kiɛ -zö ˈkö. ˈAkö -zö ˈˈwɔ ˈnun man -ba -sɔn. Nanma -ye nɛn ˈpɛ, -zösɔn -kpe ˈnun ˈla, tsabiɛ -ba ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -zö ˈkɛhan man mmiɛ -tshɔn nɛn kiɛ -Zö fi -kpo -ɔ. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö mikpankö kiɛ man kɛ hɔn nɛn. ˈO man -a ˈkpɛ Joova, ˈakö Jesu kɛ -le kɛ Biɛn. (Jan 17:3) Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn Babilɔnën -kɔɛ fɛn ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, tsabi kɛ sɛ -wuö, kɛ -kɛke yɛ -bobo ze, -e ˈˈman wu. Nanmɛ kɛ -kɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈe sɛ ze -kpë ˈtshɛn ˈla ˈfɛ. ˈEyɛ -zɔkpɛ -le ˈe.—-Tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 14, 17, nanmɛ 18 ˈla.

¹⁸ -Zö -o -kɔfɛn dzhui ˈkun yɛ ˈpa ˈˈza, ˈo ˈwɔ -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. (Apokalis 18:8) ˈEyɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun ˈtshi ˈɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla fafa. Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈmun ˈtshi ˈɲɛn ˈkɛ ˈla puën ˈe -dɔ ˈˈyɛ e sɛ tsɛ.—Apokalis 18:4.

19. Mɔn sɛ Joova ˈsɔn -bë, kë man ˈo -le bokan ˈmun?

¹⁹ -Mun sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈmun ˈtshi ˈɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn  ˈkɛ ˈla ɲɔn ˈmun -bë ˈsɔn Joova, ˈmun kɛ ˈba, -aniin ˈmun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈnun, ˈbatën -ba ˈsɛ ˈˈtɛn ˈmun ˈla. ˈAkö ˈba sɛ mianmian ˈmun. ˈE man Joova wɔ ˈsɛ ˈˈfan ˈmun -hunlɔ lëke nɛn. Tsabiɛ -akpumun -akpumun -kɛke mii ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈbakö ˈla gbɛkpo -yɛ ˈˈman ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa fɛn, ˈmun -bë kiɛ ˈba ˈla tsabi ˈkö. Nanmɛ ˈmun ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun ˈmun -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan, -Zö ˈo ˈˈman pɔpɔɛ ˈla. (Mak 10:28-30) ˈMun kɛ, nanmɛ ˈmun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈmun ˈsɔn Joova, kölö ˈe sɛ za ˈba sɛ ˈkë ˈba -ye Biblë -ɛ ˈla.

20. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

²⁰ Yɛ ˈpa ˈˈza, -Zö ˈo -kun tsabiɛ puɛn ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈɲɛn. ˈAkö ˈo hobishi -i ˈelasɔ ˈba, ˈba -shi zapɛn fɛn -kɔɛ ˈkɛ. (2 Piɛr 3:9, 13) ˈE kie ˈˈyɛ nɛn, dzhi ˈe lë tsa -sɛsɛ. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa, ˈba ˈsɔn Joova kɔ ˈo -ye ˈyi -wɔ ˈla -yɛ nɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈmun -le ɲɔn ˈmun nɔn ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun -le ˈkɛ -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla.