1, 2. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba va, ˈba -kan ˈba va nɛn?

-ZÖ JOOVA man ˈo -le -ze tsabiɛ ˈkɛmuën -ba va ˈe hɛnnɛn. Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a tsa -nda -shɛ ˈkun kɛ -bo shimuɛn ˈkö, ˈakö “kɛ -nɔn kɛ -ze sɛnbi -ɔ.” ˈKun -e lë Adan dzhi -sɛsɛ, -e -le -ze -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈO ˈwɛn -ye -ɛ, mɛn ˈkökögbɛ man, mɛn dzhantɔ ˈyi -mɛn -pɔn man.” (Genèse 2:22, 23) ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba va, ˈba -kpë dzhilë ˈla.

² ˈE man tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun, ˈba va ˈla, -ba ˈˈlɔ ˈe dzhilë ˈˈyɛ lëke nɛn. ˈE man ˈkue ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla, -yɛ tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba va ˈkpakpa bokan ze ˈba va ˈkɛ, -yɛ ˈba lë. Nanmɛ -yɛ -le ˈze ˈba e ˈba ˈˈve ˈba ama, -ba dzhilë ˈla -kpë ˈba -sawua ˈkɛ fɛn.—Luk 11:28.

3, 4. (a) ˈKi -ɔ, kë man ˈo -le -le ˈo shi? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈki e shi -man, ˈba bɛn bɛn han ˈbakö?

³ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun sɛnbi ˈwɛn ˈo -le ˈki gbɔgbɔ, ˈo -yɛ ˈo shi ˈla, nanmɛ ˈo ho kɛ. ˈMun -kë Efɛz 5:25-29. Lëfɛn ˈkpakpa, ˈkun sɛnbi -ɔ ˈo -le -le ˈo shi, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈe -le ˈlayɛ nɛn. ˈO sasa kɛ, ˈo tsɛ kɛ fɛn. Nanmɛ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe sɛ -le ˈo -kɛ ˈnun, -wɔ ˈˈle ˈe mii.

⁴ ˈE man shimuɛn -ɔn -o sɛ -le -kɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈlëdzhën ˈnun, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈo ˈki ˈo -le? -A -bo ˈkiɛ ˈba -zën ˈˈyi: “ˈKiɛ ˈmu [pa] -yɛ ˈmu shɔ- ˈla, ˈmu ˈˈma ˈba dzhi -kɛ ˈshu, ˈmu ˈˈma ˈba ˈfɛ.” (Kolɔs 3:19) ˈKiɛ ˈba, ˈe -sɔn ˈmun hɛn ˈkun ˈe ˈˈle -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa man -mɔn lɔbɛn ˈmun -ye -le. ˈE ˈyi -mun sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun -Zö ˈo bɛn bɛn han ˈmun -ye, -e -le -dɔa ˈkun ˈmun bɛn ˈmun -ye bɛn han ˈmun shɔ ˈba. (Matie 6:12, 14, 15)  ˈKi e shi -man, ˈba sɛ bɛn bɛn ˈbakö han, ˈe bokan ˈba ˈze ˈba -kpë dzhilë ˈla.

5. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈki ˈo bu ˈo shi -kɛ?

⁵ Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun sɛnbi kɛ bu kɛ shi -kɛ. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi shimuɛn -ɔn -o mian nɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈo ˈki ˈo nɔn ˈkɛ ˈze kɛ. -O ˈˈman nɔn ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ vö. ˈE ˈyi sɛnbi -ɔ -o ˈsɛ ˈˈlɔbɛn ˈˈnɔn ˈo shi gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, ˈe sɛ -le ˈze Joova wɔ ˈˈtɛn kɛ saka ˈyi kɛ ˈyɛ. (1 Piɛr 3:7) ˈLa ˈyi tsabi -wɔ Joova -yɛ fɛnfɔ man, ˈe -le -ze Joova -wɔ tsabiɛ ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈlayɛ. -O ˈˈman san ˈla -yɛ shɔmuan hɛn.

6. A sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈki e shi -man -ba -le “tsabi mikpakön,” ˈe zɔ man ˈe -le ˈˈɲan?

⁶ Jesu -o ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun ˈki e shi -man, “-ba ˈpa ˈˈle tsabiɛ ˈˈkɛmuë, -ba cɛ tsabi mikpakön.” (Matie 19:6) -Ba ˈmɛnkö -shɛ ˈbakö dzhi, ˈakö lëke nɛn ˈba ˈˈkɔ ˈbakö dzhi ˈze ˈˈkö tsabi fë. (Proverbes 5:15-21; Hebre 13:4) ˈKiɛ ˈba e ˈba shɔ ˈba ama, ˈbakö la nɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈba tɛn ˈbakö ˈla gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. (1 Korɛntë 7:3-5) ˈE -sɔn sɛnbi -ɔ hɛn ˈkun “lëke tsako mii ˈhunhun ˈo ˈkönköngba dzhantɔ -yɛyɛ dzhi. Ma ˈze -wɔ ˈo dzhantɔ -ɛ hɛn dzhi ko, -wɔ ˈe sisa.” ˈEyɛ fɛnfɔ, ˈo -yɛ ˈo shi ˈla gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈo lɔbɛn -le kɛ kiɛkiɛ. -Kɛ ˈyi shimuɛn -wɔ ˈla -yɛ sɛsɛ man ˈe -le ˈkun ˈo ˈki ˈo -lë kɛ -pia dzhi, nanmɛ ˈo -yɛ kɛ ˈla gbɛgbɛ ˈnun.—Efɛz 5:29.

7. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun -sawua ˈkɛ ˈe pɔn ˈpayɔ?

⁷ -Sawua ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa fɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈpayi ˈkö ˈo -kpë ˈe fɛn. ˈAkö ˈo shunshun -sawuafɛnsɔ ˈba nɛn ˈze ˈba -le -giman gbɛgbɛ ˈnun -bishikö. ˈA sɛ 1 Korɛntë 11:3 ˈla ˈkë, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Kris -le tsabiɛ ˈkpakpa ˈPayi, ˈki -le ˈo shi ˈpayi, ˈkön -Zö -le Kris ˈPayi.”

8. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun shimuɛn ˈo ho ˈo ˈki gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

 ⁸ San ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -pɔn shɔ, -e ˈˈle -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa man -ba lɔbɛn -le. ˈE man -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi sɛnbi -ɔ -o sɛ -she -akunda ˈkun ˈo -le, ˈo shi -wɔ sɛ ˈe fɛn nɔn, nanmɛ wɔ sɛ kɛ bokan ˈe nɛn, ˈe -le ˈze ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈba -kan ˈe nɛn -kɛgbɛ. (1 Piɛr 3:1-6) Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Shimui ole, ˈo ho- ˈo ˈki.” (Efɛz 5:33) Nɛn, sɛnbi -ɔ -o sɛ ˈˈman ˈo shi kɛ -Zö ˈyi kɛ ˈsɔn ˈla -yɛ e? -E -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈo pa ho kɛ ˈkökö. Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Shɔmɔa ˈmu ole ˈmu ho ˈmu ˈkiɛ, yɛle ˈba ˈke ˈba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈba ˈbu -Zö bi -ɛ -shi -anumahrɔɛ, -ba nɔ- kɔ ˈmu -kale ˈla nu woye hun- -Zö fin. -Mɔˈ sɛn ˈenö -le, -yɛˈ ˈpa ˈˈbie ˈmu ˈkön ˈmu kɛshi -kpën lɔ ˈˈdzhu bi ˈpɛ, ˈekön ˈˈba -bë -hën ˈenö ˈmu -kale -le -fan -wuö lɔ, -e -le -pun ho-.” (1 Piɛr 3:1, 2) Shimuɛn -ɔn, ˈo -kɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈo -le, ˈe sɛ -le -ze ˈo ˈki ˈo tɛn kɛ ˈla, ˈakö ˈo -yɛ kɛ -Zö ˈyi kɛ ˈsɔn ˈla.

9. (a) Shimuɛn ˈwɛn ˈo ˈki -wɔ sɛ -kɛ -le ɲɔn -e sɛ ˈˈman ˈo hɛn lë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈo -le? (b) -Zën ɲɔn man -a -bo san shɔ ˈba Titë 2:4, 5 ˈla?

⁹ Shimuɛn ˈwɛn ˈo ˈki wɔ sɛ -kɛ -le ɲɔn -e sɛ ˈˈman ˈo hɛn lë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈo -le? -E -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈo  -shi kɛ ˈyi -nda ˈmɛn -bɛtɛ nɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, Sala -o dzhu bɛn ˈkö, ˈakö -e ˈˈlë Abahamën hɛn. ˈE man Joova -o dzhu bɛn ˈyi -she Abahamën -nda: “-Tɛn ˈo bɛn ˈyi -wɔ dzhuɔ.” (Genèse 21:9-12) ˈKi ˈwɛn ˈo -le -zösɔansɛ gbɔgbɔ, ˈo sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈo -le -kɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ nɛn lë. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈo shi ˈo nɔn ˈe fɛn ˈze ˈba -le -kɛ ˈˈyɛ. (Actes 5:29; Efɛz 5:24) Shimuɛn ˈwɛn ˈo -le ˈo gbɔgbɔ, -wɔ ˈo ˈki e ˈo ˈˈve ˈba ama hɛndzhi ko kiɛkiɛ. (-Kë Titë 2:4, 5.) ˈO ˈki e ˈo ˈˈve ˈba ama, ˈba sɛ -giman -kpe ˈyi kɛ -le -hën, ˈakö ˈba kɛ ˈla -yɛ, nanmɛ -ba kɛ ho -kpe ˈnun.—Proverbes 31:10, 28.

10. ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ lɔ gba e shi bɛn -man -ye nɛn?

¹⁰ ˈEtën nɛn, -e ˈˈman za kuku ˈki e shi -man -ba lɔ gba. -E ˈˈman za kuku -ba ˈbakö bɛn. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun “-e ˈˈze -bɔsɔn ˈkön shimui ˈo va, ˈo gba ˈo ˈki lɔ,” nanmɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈpɛ ˈkun ‘-e ˈˈze ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun ˈki ˈpɛ ˈo bɛn ˈo shi.’ (1 Korɛntë 7:10, 11) Bɛn -kaka tën ˈe sɛ -le ˈze ˈki e shi -man ˈba gba lɔ. ˈE man ˈba nɔn gba lɔ ˈˈyɛ, -e bie ˈkun ˈba -shi ˈe dzhi -akunda gbɛgbɛ ˈnun -sën. Nɛn, -a sɛ dzhu ˈkun a bɛn shi e? Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun sɛnbi -ɔ, -aniin shimuɛn -ɔn, -o sɛ -kɔ ˈo kɛ dzhi -ze -la tsabi fë mikö man ˈba sɛ bɛn ˈbakö.—Matie 19:9.

11. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈˈve ˈba, -ba mian nɛn -kpe ˈnun?

¹¹ ˈˈVe -hɛn, ˈˈve -nɛn, ˈmun -gbu ˈmun ˈˈve ˈba -da dzhi -kpe ˈnun. ˈMun ˈˈve ˈba, -ba mian ˈmun nɛn -hën -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. -Ba mian ˈe nɛn ˈkun ˈmun ˈkë ˈba Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn.—Deutéronome 6:4-9.

12. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈˈve -hɛn, ˈˈve -nɛn, ˈba -le ɲɔn ˈba nɔn sasa ˈba ˈˈve ˈba?

¹² -Kpën -ɔn ˈo ˈˈman ˈˈyi, -yɛ pa ˈe puɛn -le ze. ˈAkö tsabiɛ tën -ba ˈe kö ˈkun ˈba -le sa ˈˈve ˈba -abɔɛ. ˈBa sɛ kö ˈe ˈkun ˈba lala mmiɛ  ze la bɔbɔ, nanmɛ ˈkun ˈba tshitshi mmiɛ ˈzɔ ˈkɛ dzhi. ˈˈVe -hɛn tën, nanmɛ ˈˈve -nɛn -tën, ˈba nɔn -shi ˈba ˈˈve ˈba bɛn ˈkɛyɛ ˈnun -nda, -yɛ ˈba ˈmɛn kuku -le. ˈE man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈˈve -hɛn e ˈˈve -nɛn ama, ˈba -le ˈze ˈba ˈˈve ˈba ˈba lɔɛ ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈˈwɔ ˈnun, mmiɛ hɔn nɛn. Nanmɛ ˈkun ˈba -le sasa ˈbakö, ˈba ˈkë mmiɛ ˈyi. ˈˈVe -hɛn, ˈˈve -nɛn, -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈmun sasa ˈmun ˈˈve ˈba. *—1 Piɛr 5:8.

13. Kë man ˈˈve -hɛn e ˈˈve -nɛn ama, ˈba -le ˈkë ˈba ˈˈve ˈba -ka?

¹³ ˈˈVe -hɛn, ˈˈve -nɛn, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈmun ˈˈve ˈba ˈba -le, ˈmun man ˈmun ˈkë ˈba ˈyi. Kë man ˈmun -le ˈkë ˈba -ka ˈˈyɛ? Mmetɛn ˈba, -ba mian ˈe nɛn ˈkun ˈa gbu ˈba te. ˈE man ˈmun ˈˈman kiɛ ˈe -le -abɔɛ -ye nɛn. (Jérémie 30:11)  ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈmun sɛ hɔn kunkɔ ˈla, ˈmun ˈˈman kiɛ ˈtsɛ ˈe -dɔ ˈˈyɛ nɛn ˈba -zën -bo. ˈMun ˈˈman kiɛ -le ˈze ˈmun ˈmɛn bɛn dzhui, -e ˈˈman “ˈtshɔ ˈmɛn” ˈnun -ba, nanmɛ ˈmun ˈˈman -le ˈze -e ˈˈman ˈba -ngashi -le. (Proverbes 12:18) -Kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -e bie ˈkun ˈba ho ˈmun, ˈmun ˈkë ˈba ˈyi ˈze -ba lɔɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈnun.—Efɛz 6:4; Hebre 12:9-11; ˈmun -tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 30ˈla.

14, 15. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈˈve ˈba, ˈba ho ˈba -yɔ e ˈba -nɛn ama?

¹⁴ -Kɛ ˈkpakpa nɛn, Jesu -o -tɛn ˈo Yi ˈmɛn bɛn -ɛn. -Kɛsɛ -e -sho -kɛ -ze ˈo ˈetën nɛn bɔbɔ, -o -le ˈe -kɔ ˈe nɛn ˈkökö. (Luk 22:42; Jan 8:28, 29) Joova -wɔ ˈˈve ˈba -ye bie ˈkun mmiɛ -tɛn mmiɛ -yɔ e mmiɛ -nɛn ama ˈmɛn bɛn.—Efɛz 6:1-3.

¹⁵ ˈˈVe, ˈe ˈyi ˈmun -yɔ e ˈmun -nɛn ama ˈba ho ˈe -yɛ sɛ ˈmun dzhi -wuën, ˈe -sɔn ˈmun hɛn ˈkun mɔn sɛ ˈba ˈmɛn bɛn -ɛn tɛn, ˈmun dzhi bɛn -yɛ ˈba e Joova -man dzhi lë. *—Proverbes 1:8; 6:20; 23:22-25.

16. (a) Kë man Satan -wɔ -le ˈe -le ɲɔn sankɛtɛn ˈba e shɔkɛtɛn ˈba ama, ˈba nɔn -le -kɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈlëdzhën? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -le ˈe-kɔkɔɛ -ze ˈkun ˈmun nɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba Joova ˈla -yɛ -le kɛ?

¹⁶ -Kpën -ɔn ˈo sɛ -le ˈze ˈmun kɛ ˈba, nanmɛ sankɛtɛn e shɔkɛtɛn fë ama, ˈba -le ˈze ˈmun -le -kɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈlëdzhën. -O lɔɛ ˈkun ˈba sɛ ˈmun ˈyi -le, ˈmun nɔn dzhu ˈkun ˈmun ˈˈnɔn ˈe fɛn ˈe sɛ -wun ˈmun dzhi -kpe ˈnun. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, Jakɔbë ˈo biɛn shimuɛn ˈwɛn -a ˈkpɛ Dina, ˈo kɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ama ˈba nën, -ba ˈˈyɛ Joova ˈla. -E -le -ze -e -nɔn ˈo ˈwɛn -da ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba ama -fɔ bɛn -kpe ˈkö ˈla. (Genèse 34:1, 2) ˈE ˈyi ˈmun kɛ ˈba, -ba ˈsɛ ˈˈman Joova ˈla -yɛ ˈba sɛ -le ˈze ˈmun -le -kɛ ˈyi Joova -o -da hɛn. ˈAkö bɛn ˈyi ˈe nɔn -bë, ˈe -wun ˈmun e ˈmun tsabiɛ ˈba ama dzhi. Nanmɛ ˈe -wun -Zö -ye dzhi ˈpɛ. (Proverbes 17:21, 25)  ˈEyɛ fɛn man -e -le ˈe -kɔkɔɛ -ze ˈkun ˈmun nɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba Joova ˈla -yɛ -le kɛ.—1 Korɛntë 15:33.

17. ˈKi, shi, ˈˈve, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈba lele?

¹⁷ ˈKi e shi e ˈˈve ama, ba sɛ -Zö ˈo bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -o dzhu -ze mmiɛ fɛn nën, ˈe -le ˈze ba ˈˈlele hö -kpe ˈnun. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈmun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈmun -pɔn shɔ, ˈmun -yɛ ˈba ˈla -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈmun -lɔbɛn -le ˈba gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. ˈMun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈmun -pɔn ˈkiɛ, ˈmun ho ˈba gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. Nanmɛ ba sɛ bɛn dzhuɔ, ˈmun -tɛn ˈe. Shimuɛn ˈwɛn ˈo va, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈo -le ɲɔn -a dzhu hɔn Proverbes 31:10-31 ˈla, ˈmun -le ˈkɛ. ˈMun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈmun -ho ˈˈve, ˈmun ˈkë ˈba -ka ze -ba nɔn -yɛ -Zö ˈla. (Proverbes 22:6) ˈMun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈmun -le ˈˈve -yɔ, ˈmun “-lɔ bi hunhun” ˈmun -sawua ˈkɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. (1 Timote 3:4, 5; 5:8) Nanmɛ ˈˈve, bɛn ˈyi ˈmun -yɔ e ˈmun -nɛn ama -ba dzhuɔ, ˈmun -tɛn ˈe. (Kolɔs 3:20) ˈE -sɔn ˈmun ˈkpakpa hɛn ˈkun ˈmun sɛ -le -kɛ ˈyi yɛ ˈˈlëdzhën. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈmun -nɔn ˈmunkö -bë zɔ, ˈmun nën ˈmunkö dzhu. Aan, Joova ˈo -zën ˈkɛ ˈyi -o -bo ˈki e shi e ˈˈve ama, -e hɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla.