1, 2. ˈˈƝan -kɛ nɛn man -a tsɛ bɛn biebie ˈetën nɛn?

MMETƐN ˈba, -ba bɛn -kpe ˈnun biebie ˈla -yɛ. -A sɛ ˈba -kɛ ˈnun ˈla ˈkë, ˈetën nɛn -ba tsa ˈyi ˈekaan ˈbie. Nanmɛ -a sɛ ˈba ˈyi ˈmɛn shuɔ gbɛgbɛ ˈnun -bë, ˈba kiɛ bie tsa ˈyi ˈekaan ˈpɛ.

² -Kɛsɛ -a -le mmetɛn, -aniin -kɛsɛ -a -kuö, tsa ˈkpakpa -a bɛn biebie. -Ka ˈyi -a -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -shi, ˈa sɔ, -aniin ˈa fe ˈnun, -a ˈe nɛn bɛn biebie. Hɛnpuɛn ˈyi -a hɔn, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -bë lele ˈpɛnlö, -a ˈe nɛn bɛn biebie ˈpɛ. ˈE man bɛn ˈkɛyɛ, -a sɛ ˈˈman tsa ˈyi ˈmɛn shu gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, ˈe sɛ ˈfu tsa dzhɛn lɔ ˈakö ˈe -le ˈze -a ˈpa ˈˈkö ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ ˈˈze ˈpɛn.

3. Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ -ba ˈbakö biebie, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man -ba ˈˈman ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ kö?

³ Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a tsakö biebie, ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ, -e hɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla e? Tsabiɛ tën ˈba -lɔɛ ˈkun ˈe hɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla. ˈE man -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun ˈe ˈla tɛn yɛ -kɛshuɔ -kpe nun. ˈBa hɛnlö -ye nɛn, -zösɔan -kakësɔ ˈba, nanmɛ pɛlu ˈba mikö man mmiɛ sɛ tɛn ˈe ˈla lɔ ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ. Nanmɛ ˈbatën -ye -ɛ, -ba ˈe -hën ˈkun a sɛ -lɔ ˈkun ˈba ˈˈlɔ ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ, ˈe -shi ˈba hɛn. Kë man -mɔn -le ˈmun -ye ˈe -hën?

4, 5. Bɛn ˈɲɔn ˈnun man ˈmun sɛ biebie ˈmunkö -ye? ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun ˈkö ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ ze ˈpɛn?

⁴ Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈˈyi ˈnun, kölö -mɔn ˈmun -ye ˈemɛnshu kö: ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -mɛn hɔn zapɛn fɛn e? ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -bë -le mɛn ˈwi kaan e? Kë man -Zö -o -ba e? Jesu ˈwɛn ˈo -le -kakësɛ -kaka, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈMu -bie -ka, ˈkön ˈˈa -bë ˈze ˈmu ˈyi;ˈmu kö -ka, ˈkön ˈˈmɔ -bë -kan ˈye; ˈmu -dɔ -sunmi, ˈkön ˈˈa -bë ˈfiɛn ˈmu ˈyi.” (Matie 7:7) ˈMun ˈsɛ ˈˈhën  ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -anumanhɔɛ gbɛkpo, ˈmun kö ˈkɛ ˈze ˈpɛn.

⁵ Dubɛ, mɔn sɛ bɛn ˈkɛyɛ ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ “kö” ˈpɛn ze, ˈmun -bë -hën ˈkɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla. (Proverbes 2:1-5) ˈEmɛnshu ˈkɛ, ˈe latɛn -ɛn -e ˈˈman -kɛ ˈshu. -Yɛ -le ˈze -a dzhilë ˈla -kpë -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla, nanmɛ -yɛ -le ˈze -a nɔn hinmɛ -kɛ gbɛgbɛ nɛn hɔn. -A -hën bɛn ˈkö ˈyi tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈˈman -ɲan ˈla tɛn.

6. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man tsabiɛ tën, ˈbayo -Zö kɛ ˈˈman ˈba ˈfɛ ˈkɛ -hën?

⁶ Tsabiɛ -kpe nun ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, -Zö kɛ ˈˈman tsa -akunda dzhi -shi. -Ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun kɛ nɔn tsa -akunda dzhi -shɛ ˈnun, ˈˈman ˈe ˈˈba ˈe ˈˈyi ˈnun. A sɛ ˈˈman mimi tsɛ, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -sɛ ˈe fɛn man ˈe -le, -kue, yashi, nanmɛ tsakö hɛnda. -A lolo, -a ˈfɛ, tsabiɛ -ba tsa dzhi ˈwuë. ˈEyɛ fɛn man ˈba tën ˈbayo, ‘-Zö kɛ nɔn tsa -akunda dzhi -shɛ ˈnun, kɛ ˈˈman -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ hɛn -kɔ e?’

7. (a) Kë man -zösɔan ˈpayɔ ˈba, -ba -le ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö kɛ -abɔɛ -le? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö -o ˈˈman sa ˈfɛ ˈkɛ ˈzɔ?

⁷ -Zösɔan ˈpayɔ ˈba man ba -le ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun -Zö kɛ tsa -abɔɛ bobo. Bɛn puɛn -e sɛ -kan tsabiɛ ˈnun, -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -Zö man kɛ boboe. -Ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun kɛ -yɛ ˈla fɛnfɔ man e -le. -Ba -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö man kɛ hɔn -abɔɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈzɔ. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö kɛ ˈˈman -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈzɔ lëke nɛn. Jak 1:13 -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun, -Zö kɛ ˈˈman -kɛpuɛn ˈla kɔ tsabiɛ giegie. Bɛn ˈyi -yɛ dzhuɔ man ˈˈyi: “-Zö ˈˈma tsabi -kayanyan ˈbubo, -o ˈˈma -le ˈze tsabi ˈˈma -kayanyan ˈˈla tö, ˈe ˈhuinfin tsabi ˈˈyi -kayanyan -le -ɛ ki -wuën, -o ˈˈma ˈˈdzhu ˈkön -Zö man kɛ ˈo viɛ -ɔ.” -Kɛsɛ -Zö -o ˈˈman -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ  -le hɛn kɔ, -e ˈˈle ˈo ˈwɛn man ˈwɔ -le ˈze -yɛ -le. (-Kë Job 34:10-12.) ˈMun -le ˈze -a -hën bɛn ˈˈyi.

8, 9. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man a sɛ nɔn sa -kadzhiwun ˈkɛ -Zö ˈhɔn, -e ˈˈle ˈe nɛn? -Nɔn bɛn ˈkö ˈkë ˈe ˈla.

⁸ Sankɛtshɔ ˈkö, -o ˈpa hɔn ˈo yi kɛ -sawua fɛn. ˈO yi -ɔ, -wɔ kɛ ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun. Nanmɛ ˈkun ˈo -le -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ, -o ˈkë kɛ ˈyi. ˈEkaan, -o -bë -le ˈo yi tutue dzhi, ˈakö -o -tshe -ɲɛn -sawua fɛn. -O -nɔn -tsho -ze, -o lele -kɛpuɛn, ˈakö -e -nɔn ˈo -fɔ bɛn ˈla. Sankɛtshɔ ˈo nɔn ˈtshi ˈɲɛn kɔɛ ˈla, ˈo yi -o ˈˈkɔ kɛ hɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛnfɔ, bɛn ˈyi ˈe -kan ˈo, ˈa sɛ nɛn hɔn ˈo yi e? -E ˈˈle ˈe nɛn mii! (Luk 15:11-13) Kɔ -bi hɛn ˈˈwɔ ˈnun, tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba -nɔn dzhu ˈkun ˈba nɔn -kɛpuɛn -le -bɔsɔ, -Zö -o ˈˈkɔ mmiɛ hɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛnfɔ, -kɛpuɛn ˈnun -e sɛ -le, ˈe -sɔn tsa hɛn ˈkun -e ˈˈle -Zö man ˈo -le -ze -e -le. ˈA sɛ nɔn -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈyɛ -le -Zö ˈhɔn, -e ˈˈle ˈe nɛn.

⁹ -Kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -Zö -o ˈˈman -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ -le hɛn kɔ, -e ˈhɔn nɛn. ˈE ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ bɛn ˈˈyɛ nɛn, ˈa -bë hɛɛn latɔ ˈˈyi ˈEwɛn 11 ˈla. ˈE man ˈa sɛ -ye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö -wɔ tsa ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun. Nanmɛ -e ˈˈle dɔa ˈkun ˈa nɔn sa ˈfɛ ˈkɛ ˈhɔn ˈo lëke nɛn. ˈO mikpankö man ˈo sɛ -le ze ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈe gbɛ tsa fɛn.—Isaïe 33:2.

10. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ puɛn ˈba -ba ˈwɔwɔ ˈkpakpa, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö ˈo dzhɔ -le ˈkɛ?

¹⁰ -Zö -o -le ˈo fɛnfɛn. (Isaïe 6:3) -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -wɔ -le ˈkpakpa, -e -le ˈe fɛnfɛn, -yɛ tsan, nanmɛ -yɛ dzhɛn lë. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈo wo. Tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈˈba ˈeyɛ ˈnun. ˈEtën nɛn, -ba -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈledzhën lele. ˈBa ˈla, -kɛsɛ ˈo ˈwɛn ˈo -le ˈo gbɔgbɔ bɔbɔ wɔ sɛ ˈˈman -shɛ, -o ˈˈpɔn sɛnhën ˈyi ˈo nɔn dzhɔ -le -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ puɛn ˈba, -ba ˈwɔ. Tsako mii -o ˈˈpɔn sɛnhën -kpe ˈyi -Zö -o -pɔn. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈtsabiɛ puɛn ˈba, -ba wɔwɔ, ˈo sɛ dzhɔ -le ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. ˈO ˈˈɲan -le ˈkɛ. -O sɛ -bo ˈe wɛn, ˈo -kun -kɛpuɛnlesɔ ˈba ˈkpakpa ɲɛn, ˈakö ˈba ˈpa ˈˈkpë nɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan.—-Kë Psaume 37:9-11.

11. A sɛ ˈfɛ, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -yɛ -Zö -le?

¹¹ -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ -le ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, nanmɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ tsa -ye -le, -Zö wɔ sɛ ˈkɛ -hën, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -yɛ ˈo -le e? Biblë -ɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö kɛ “nɛnshun -kale ˈla -yɛ.” (Psaume 37:28) ˈEyɛ fɛn, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe puɛn, nanmɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe gbɛgbɛ, -wɔ ˈkɛ -akunda dzhi -shɛ -kpe ˈnun. A sɛ ˈfɛ, -o ˈˈman ˈe ˈla -yɛ mii. ˈAnannan ˈlö, -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ -e -nɔn -sɛ -kpe ˈnun zapɛn fɛn, Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ‘-sɛn kɛ -sɛsɛ’. (Genèse 6:5, 6) -Zö -o ˈˈpiɛn. (Malaki 3:6) Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -Zö kɛ tsa -akunda dzhi -shɛ -kpe ˈnun.—-Kë 1 Piɛr 5:7.

12, 13. (a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -a tsabi ˈla -yɛ, nanmɛ -a tsabi -akunda dzhi -shɛ? A sɛ ˈfɛ ˈkɛ -hën, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -a -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -le? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö ˈo ˈpɔn ˈfɛ ˈkɛ e -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ama ˈɲɛn?

¹² Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈpɛ ˈkun -Zö kɛ -tsɛ kɛkö nɛn -bo tsabi. (Genèse 1:26) ˈE ˈzɔ man ˈe -le ˈkun -Zö ˈo -kale gbɛgbɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o -pɔn, -o -nɔn ˈkɛ -da tsa nɛn -bo. ˈEyɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -a -kpë yɛyɛ ˈnun ˈfɛ, ˈe ˈyi ˈba dzhi bɛn yɛ sɛ tsa sɛn, ˈa -lɔɛ ˈkun sɛn ˈyi -yɛ -Zö -ye sɛn, -e -sɛ -hën ˈe ˈkpakpa. Kë man -a -le -lɔɛ?

¹³ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun “-Zö -le ˈlayɛ.” (1 Jan 4:8) ˈLayɛ nɛn man -Zö -wɔ ˈo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa -le. -Zö -wɔ tsabi ˈla -yɛ, ˈeyɛ fɛn man -a tsa -ye tsabi ˈla -yɛ. ˈMun -le ˈze -a -shi bɛn ˈˈyi -akunda dzhi: ˈFɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈhɔn ˈˈman fɛn e -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ama, ˈe ˈyi ˈa -nɔn -pɔn ˈe dzhi sɛnhën ˈnun, ˈa ˈˈpɔn ˈkɛ ˈɲɛn e? Tsabi ˈyi -a ˈla -yɛ fɛnfɔ, ˈa ˈˈɲan -pɔn ˈkɛ -ɲɛn. Nɛn -Zö e? -O -pɔn sɛnhën, nanmɛ ˈkun -wɔ tsa ˈla -yɛ fɛnfɔ, ˈo -bë ˈpɔn ˈfɛ ˈkɛ  e -kɛpuɛn ˈkɛ ama ˈɲɛn. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -Zö -o dzhu ˈkun ˈo -le ɲɔn ˈe hɔn ˈlatɔ ˈˈyi ˈebo ˈkɛdzhi e ˈkɛbën -man nɛn, ˈe ˈˈɲan -le dubɛ. ˈE man ˈmun nɔn ˈye ˈmun -ye -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ wo, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun lɔ -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn -kpe ˈnun.

14. Kë man -Zö ˈhɛn -she? Kë man -a -le -lɔɛ ˈkun -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa nɔn ˈhɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈkpɛ ˈo e?

¹⁴ ˈE ˈyi a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa nɔn tsabi -le kɛ, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈa kɔfɛn dzhu -shi ˈo -nda? Tsa ˈhɛn ˈyi -a -she. -Zö -o -pɔn ˈo -ye ˈhɛn e? -Zösɔnsɔ -kpe ˈnun, -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun kɛ ˈhɛn man ˈe -she “-Zö,” nanmɛ “Kpɛnyi.” ˈE man ˈkɛyɛ, -e ˈˈle ˈo ˈhɛn gbɛgbɛ -ɛ. Tsabi hɛnbua -ye -le ˈkɛ, kɔ -a nɔn tsabi ˈkpɛ “hobi,” -aniin “ˈpayi” ˈnun. -Zö -o -she tsa -nda ˈkun ˈo ˈhɛn man e -she Joova. A sɛ Psaume 83:18 ˈla kë, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈba lɔɛ ˈkun bu ˈwɛn bu ˈhɛn ˈe -she Joova, bu mikö kiɛ man bu ˈKɔa -kɛ ˈkpakpa zapɛn fɛn.” Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ, -ba lɛlɛ -Zö kɛ ˈhɛn -fɔ ˈe ˈla titi -e -kɔ 7000 dzhi. Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa lɔ ˈo ˈhɛn, ˈakö ˈa nɔn ˈe ˈkpɛ ˈo. -Wɔ ˈo ˈhɛn -dzhɔ ˈze -a tɛn ɲɔn ˈa nɔn sɛ kiɛ ˈo kɛ.

15. Hɛn Joova ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈzɔ man -le ˈˈɲan?

¹⁵ -Zö ˈhɛn Joova ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈzɔ hɔn nɛn. ˈE ˈzɔ man -le ˈkun -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -Zö -o dzhu ˈkun ˈo -le, ˈo sɛ -le ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o bobo ˈkpakpa, ˈo sɛ -le ze ˈe -le kɔ ˈe nɛn. -Kɛke mii ˈyɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈkɔ ˈo ˈyi ˈhɛn. Joova mikö kiɛ man ˈo sɛ -shi ˈhɛn ˈˈyɛ. *

16, 17. Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈˈyi, ˈe ˈzɔ man -le ˈˈɲan? (a) “-Zö sɛnhënsɛ”? (b) “ˈanana hobi” (c) “ˈbu -bo -ka ˈkpakpa.”

¹⁶ Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, -a hɛɛn nanmɛyi ˈkun Psaume 83:18 ˈla, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Bu mikö kiɛ man bu ˈKɔa.” A sɛ Apokalis 15:3 ˈla kë ˈpɛ, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Kpɛnyi -Zö sɛnhënsɛn, bu -ka ˈkpakpa -bɔ -le, -e -sɛ miɛ, -e -le -ka gbagba! -Bu -le ˈˈmla ˈkpakpa hobi, bu -ka -bɔ -le, -e -le nishu -ka, -e -le -anumahrɔɛ -ka.” A sɛ dzhu ˈkun -o -le “-Zö sɛnhënsɛn,” ˈe ˈzɔ man -le ˈˈɲan? ˈE ˈzɔ man -le ˈkun Joova mikpankö man ˈo -pɔn sɛnhën -kpe ˈnun. A sɛ 1 Timote 1:17 ˈla kë, -a ˈkpɛ Joova “ˈanana hobi.” ˈE ˈzɔ man -le ˈkun -e -nɔn -tshɔ ˈanannan ˈlö titi -e -nɔn -le nɛn, ˈo mikö man ˈo ˈpa hɔn fɛn. A sɛ Psaume 90:2 la kë, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -o -tshɔ ˈanannan hɔn nɛn, nanmɛ ˈo -kpë nɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e ˈˈman hian tan e?

¹⁷ Joova mikpankö man ˈo -bo -kɛ ˈkpakpa. A sɛ Apokalis 4:11 ˈla kë, -a dzhu ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈˈyi: “Han Kpɛnyi ˈle han -Zö -amu, -e -tsɛn -ka ˈkön ˈa nu hinbɔa, ho- ˈle sɛnhën ˈkpakpa ˈama ˈze bu. ˈEkön bu ma ˈbu -bo -ka ˈkpakpa -ɔ. Bu ma ˈbu -yɛ ˈla, ma ˈbu -le -ze -ba -kan hɛnpuin -ɔ.” ˈWuënsɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn -zöfɔn ɲɔn -a ˈˈman -hën, -zöpu ˈba ˈwɛn -a -hën -beshekɛbi nɛn, zakɔɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ -biɛn höhö, nanmɛ kën ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔnhɔn ˈsö ˈkɛ ˈla, Joova man ˈo -bo ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. -Kɛfë ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈa sɛ -shi -akunda dzhi ˈpɛ ˈkpakpa, ˈo ˈwɛn man ˈo -bo ˈkɛ.

18. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man tsabiɛ tën -ba ˈe -hën ˈkun ˈba ˈsɛ ˈˈkiɛ -Zö kɛ lëke nɛn? ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ nɛn?

¹⁸ Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a lɛlɛ, tsabiɛ tën ˈba sɛ ˈe kë, -yɛ -le ˈze -ba -hën kɛ -fuë, ˈakö -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈba -pia ˈlö ˈkun ‘-Zö ˈwɛn kɛ -pɔn sɛnhën ˈˈyi ˈnun, kɛ -le kɛ -kaka, nanmɛ kɛ hɔn -koko, kë man kɛ -le -shi ˈba -akunda dzhi e?’ ˈKun -Zö -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -le -hën ˈo man e? ˈE ˈˈle ˈeyɛ ˈnun mii. Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -bë ˈo -shɔ. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun “-Zö hun a ˈkpakpa -shɔn mëmë.” (Actes 17:27) -Zö -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈmun -bë ˈmun -ye ˈo -shɔ. ˈAkö ˈo “-bë -bë ˈmu -shɔn.”—Jak 4:8.

19. (a) Kë man ˈa -le kiɛ -Zö kɛ? (b) Joova ˈo -kale ˈɲɔn man -mɔn ˈla -yɛ sɛsɛ?

¹⁹ Kë man ˈa -le kiɛ -Zö ˈo kɛ e? Jesu -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Hɛnpuin ˈˈyi ˈe ˈˈma ˈgbɛn -ɔ ma ˈe -le, ˈlɔ ˈba lɔ bu kpakön ˈbu -le -anumahrɔɛ -Zö ˈle Jezu Kris ˈo -le tsa ˈˈyi -bu -yɛn -bë -amu.” (Jan 17:3) A sɛ pa Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë ˈpɛn ze, ˈe -le ˈze a lɔ Joova e Jesu -man, ˈakö ˈa sɛ -kan hɛnpuɛn ˈyi ˈe ˈˈman ˈgbɛ. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, -a -kɔfɛn hɛɛn ˈkun “-Zö -le ˈlayɛ.” (1 Jan 4:16) -E ˈˈle ˈeyɛ mikö. -O -pɔn -kale gbɛgbɛ fë -kpe ˈnun ˈpɛ. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun Joova ˈkɛ -le “-Zö wɛnvöhënsɛ e -Zö tsabi ˈlatɛnsɛ -man, -o ˈˈman kɔfɛn kunkɔ nɔn, nanmɛ ˈo -piˈa fitaa nɛn ˈlayɛ -ɛ e ˈo -anumanhɔɛ -man, -e -sɛsɛ.” (Exode 34:6) Joova ˈo “-le tsabi, nanmɛ -wɔ ˈe kö ˈkun ˈo bɛn bɛn han.” (Psaume 86:5) -Zö -wɔ sɛ -kɛ duë, nanmɛ -wɔ ˈmɛnkö -shɛ. (2 Piɛr 3:9; Apokalis 15:4) Mɔn sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë ˈo dzhi bɛn lɔ ˈpɛn ze, ˈmun -hën ˈo -kale gbɛgbɛ fë -kpe ˈnun ˈpɛ.

20-22. (a) -Kɛsɛ -a ˈˈman -Zö -hën, kë man ˈmun -le -hën kun -mun -tshe -da ˈo dzhi? (b) A sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈmun ˈˈman pa Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun -le?

²⁰ A ˈˈsɛ ˈˈhën -Zö. Nɛn, kë man ˈmun -le -hën kun -mun -tshe -da ˈo dzhi e?  (Jan 1:18; 4:24; 1 Timote 1:17) Mɔn sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ lɔ, ˈe -le ˈze ˈmun -hën ˈkun -o -le tsabi ˈwɛn ˈo ˈhɔn nɛn dubɛ. (Psaume 27:4; Romɛ 1:20) Mɔn sɛ Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn -kpe ˈnun lɔ ˈpɛn ze, ˈe -le ˈze ˈla ˈyi -mɔn ˈo -yɛ, ˈe ko fɛn, nanmɛ ˈe -le ˈze ˈmun -hën ˈkun -mun ˈhɔn ˈo dzhi mënmën.

²¹ ˈMun -bë tɛn ˈe ˈla ˈkun Joova -o -le sa Yi. (Matie 6:9) ˈO ˈwɛn man ˈo -le -ze -a hɔn hɛnpuɛn, nanmɛ -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa -kpë ˈe gbɛ nɛn ˈpɛ. -Kɛ ˈkɛyɛ man -bi hɛn ˈˈve ˈlayɛsɛ ˈkpakpa, -wɔ bobo ˈo ˈˈve ˈba ˈze. (Psaume 36:9) Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈa sɛ kiɛ Joova ˈo kɛ. (Jak 2:23) ˈMun -hën ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ. Joova ˈwɛn ˈo -bo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa kiɛ ˈo kɛ!

²² Tsabiɛ tën, -ba sɛ dzhui ˈkun ˈmun ˈˈman pa Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë ˈpɛn ze. ˈE sɛ -shi ˈba -pia ˈkun mɔn kɔ -zösɔn fë ˈla ze. ˈE man Joova ˈo kɛ ˈyi -mɔn kiɛ -bë, ˈmun ˈˈman tsako mii -hunlɔ fan ˈze -o ˈˈman ˈmun ˈyi hɛn kɔ. Kɛshi tshun ˈˈyɛ, -e ˈˈpɔn kaan.

23, 24. (a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun pa biebie bɛn ze ˈpɛn? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈa dzhu dzhi bɛn ˈEwɛn ˈyi yɛ -bëˈla?

²³ Mɔn sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë, -e -pɔn -kɛ tën ˈyi mɔn ˈsɛ ˈˈtɛn ˈla ˈe hɛn nɛn. ˈMun -bie ˈe nɛn kosa, ˈmun -le ˈze -a bokan ˈmun ˈe nɛn. -E ˈˈman kiɛ ˈmun hɛn -shi. Jesu ˈwaayo a -le tsakö kɔ mmetɛn ˈnun, a ˈˈman tsakö ˈkë. (Matie 18:2-4) ˈEkun mmetɛn ˈba, -ba bɛn biebie ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun. -Zö -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa lɔ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a tsakö biebie, ˈemɛnshu ˈkɛ. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈmun ko Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë -ɛ hɛndzhi ɲɔn ˈmun nɔn hɛɛn ˈkun -ka ˈyi -mɔn kë, -e -le -anumanhɔɛ.—-Kë Actes 17:11.

²⁴ A sɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë man, ˈa sɛ lɔ Joova gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. ˈEwɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë, ˈe ˈkë tsa -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze Biblë -ɛ, -e ˈˈba ˈlatɔ ˈkɛ yalö ˈnun.