1, 2. -Kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈze ˈa lɔ -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn -ɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, -a mian ˈe nɛn. -Kɛnɛnku ɲɔn man -yɛ ˈe ˈkë?

KË man a sɛ -le lɔ -Zö? -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn -ka ˈkɛ ˈyi -a kë -zösɔn -kpe ˈnun ˈla, ˈa fëfë ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈla -hën -aniin? A ˈˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈe ˈˈyɛ. -Kɛsɛ ˈa sɛ ˈe -le bɔbɔ, kë man ˈa -le lɔ -kakë tshun ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe gbɛgbɛ e?

² -Zö bɛn ˈyi -a kë -zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈla, -e -le ˈe tshuntshun. -Zö bɛn -ɛn, ˈe ˈyi ˈe -le -anumanhɔɛ ɲɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈba sɛ -shi fɛn, -a mian ˈe nɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, tsabi -o sɛ -ze -tisi mɛtë ˈkɛhan fe pa ˈnun, ɲɔn -tisi ˈe -lɔdu -i yɛ sɛ ˈo ˈwɛn e -kayiyisɛ -ɔ -man aɲingba -le, kë man ˈa -le lɔ ˈo ˈwɛn ˈo -she hogba? ˈA nɔn ˈbu ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa nɔn mɛtë ˈku tisi nɛn -hën.

3. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -a lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ?

³ -Zö bɛn -ɛn nɛn, -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -ba kɔ mɛtë ˈyi ˈe sɛ -le ˈze ˈa lɔ -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, -e hɔn nɛn e? Aan, -e hɔn nɛn. ˈEyɛ man ˈe -le Biblë -ɛ. -Zö -o -le -ze -a lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ ɲɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa, ˈba nɔn lɔ ˈo dzhi bɛn -ɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn. Biblë ˈkɛ ˈyi -a tën ˈbu, -e -she -akpömömö -kɛke mii. -A ˈɲɛn ˈe ˈla ˈbu 2600 nɛn. ˈEtën ˈe ˈla latɔ ˈkɛ, -e tsɛ mɛn, ˈetën -e -le ˈe fan. -Zö -o -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ɲɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa ˈba nɔn sɛ kë Biblë -ɛ ˈla ˈba ˈbu -i nɛn, ˈakö ˈba lɔ ˈo dzhi bɛn -ɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn.

4. Bɛn tshuntshun ɲɔn man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ kë?

⁴ Biblë -ɛ -e -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈyi -Zö -o -nɔn han tsa. Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -kɛke fë mii yɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈkë tsa lëke nɛn, ˈeyɛ man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa kë. ˈWuënsɔ ˈba, -yɛ ˈba dzhi bɛn dzhuɔ. ˈKun -Zö -wɔ -le -kɛ ˈkɛ -hën, ˈkun -o -ba, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o bobo ˈkun ˈo -le, -yɛ ˈe dzhi bɛn dzhuɔ. ˈKun -Zö -o -le -nɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈepɛnnɛn ˈlö, -yɛ ˈe dzhi bɛn dzhuɔ. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -bë -le ˈpɛnlö, nanmɛ ˈkun ˈa -le lɔ -bɔsɔ ˈyi ˈa nɔn ˈze -kan hɛnpuɛn ˈyi ˈe ˈˈman ˈgbɛ, -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈpɛ.

5. -Kɛnɛnku ɲɔn man yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Biblë -ɛ e siansë -man, -e lë ˈe ˈkö nɛn kiɛkiɛ?

⁵ -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn, -e -sɛ -kpe ˈnun. ˈEkö man ˈe -le ˈkun Biblë -ɛ yɛ sɛ -shuku -kakë ˈkɛtën ˈmɛn -bo kɔ siansë (science) ˈnun, -yɛ ˈe nɛn -le kiɛkiɛ. ˈEpɛnnɛn ˈlö tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba nɛɛn -buö ˈkun zapɛn -ɛn, ˈe kpë -kɛ ˈkö nɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba dzhui ˈkun zapɛn -ɛn ˈe hɔn -tshu ˈkɛdzhi fɛn. ˈAkö -tshu ˈkɛdzhi ˈba ˈˈwɔ, mmiɛ -tsho mmiɛ -ye fɛn -beshekɛ -kpo ˈkö fɛn. ˈE man siansë -ɛ, -e -bë ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun -e ˈˈle dubɛ. Biblë lɛlɛsɛ ˈkö, -o -kɔfɛn dzhu ˈo -ye ˈpɛ ˈkun -e ˈˈle dubɛ -e ˈgbömën 3.500 -kɔ. -O dzhui ˈkun -Zö kɛ ˈˈnɔn “zapɛn -ɛn ˈˈkpë -kɛke mii nɛn.”—Job 26:7.

6. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn gbɛkpo?

⁶ -Kɛ ˈyi yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈMɛn Bɛn gbɛkpo, ˈe man ˈe -le ˈpɛnlö -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -e -bë -le ˈe dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -e dzhu. Tsabiɛ ˈba ba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈlɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -bë -le ˈpɛnlö, ˈe man -Zö -ye -ɛ, -o -lɔ ˈpɛnlö bɛn ˈkɛ gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. Nanmɛ ˈpɛnlö bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -o dzhu ˈkpakpa, -yɛ -le ˈe nɛn kɔ kiɛkiɛ.

7. -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈkɛ ɲɔn man ˈe -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn?

⁷ -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn, -e -she ya -kɛke mii. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, ˈBiblë -e dzhui ˈkun Bɛtelɛmën -kɔɛ fɛn ˈlö man ˈa ˈtsɛ ho Jesu. -E -nɔn dzhu bɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈe gbömën 700 -e -kɔ ˈakö -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn dubɛ. (Mika 5:2; Matie 2:3-9) Jesu ˈo dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, -a kiɛ -bo -kete -kpe ˈnun fë. Biblë -ɛ -e -kɔfɛn dzhui ˈkun shimuɛn ˈwɛn kɛ ˈˈlɔ sɛn -sën man kɛ ho Jesu. Nanmɛ a fe kɛ -shi giɛtɛ fi 30. -Ketebo ˈkɛyɛ, -e -le -kɔ ˈe nɛn kiɛkiɛ ˈpɛ. Dubɛ bɛn -ye nɛn, tsabi mii wɔ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈdzhuo bɛn ˈkɛyɛ ˈnun ˈze yɛ ˈˈle kɔ ˈe nɛn, ˈe ˈyi -e ˈsɛ ˈˈle -Zö.—Isaïe 7:14; Zekaria 11:12, 13; Matie 1:22, 23; 27:3-5.

8. -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈkɛ ɲɔn man yɛ -le -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla? Nanmɛ ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man -yɛ ˈkë?

⁸ -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo Biblë -ɛ ˈla, ˈe -kpe ˈnun -yɛ -le tsa kie ˈˈyi nɛn. ˈKɛtën man ˈe -le ˈkɛ ˈˈyi:

• “ˈˈMlafinsɔn ˈˈba -bë nu -kue -kan ˈbakön.  Zape ˈˈyɛ -bë ˈˈtshe, lo -pɛpɛ ˈˈyɛ -bë -dɔ ˈfu ˈˈmla fin. -Kuin ˈˈyɛ -bɛ ˈsun. Pɔɛdzhiko -ka ˈˈyɛ -bë ˈtën bu ˈze ˈˈa -bë -hën -zöfun ˈlö.”—Luk 21:10, 11.

• “-Kayanyan ˈˈyɛ -bë sɛ.”—Matie 24:12.

• “Nu ˈlö lë ˈˈkɛ la [ . . . ] tsabiɛ ˈˈba -bë -yɛ ˈba könköngba -ka la, ˈˈba -bë -yɛ -shika ˈla, ˈˈba -bë nu bi -kan ˈba yɔ ˈle ˈba nɛ ˈama, [ . . . ], ˈba -bë kuö -na, ˈˈba -bë ˈˈyɛ -ka gbagba -le ˈla [ . . . ] ˈˈba -bë -yɛ dzhilë -kale la sɛ ˈhën -Zö.”—2 Timote 3:1-5.

ˈMun ˈˈman ˈe -hën ˈkun -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ -yɛ -le ˈe nɛn kɔ -dɔ ˈyi ˈla e? -Kete ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -bo hɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla, -e -le dubɛ bɛn, nanmɛ -yɛ kiɛ -le ˈe nɛn kɔ kiɛkiɛ. ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Biblë -ɛ, -e ˈˈba latɔ ˈkɛyalö ˈnun. Biblë -ɛ -e -le -Zö ˈo ˈMɛn Bɛn dubɛ.—2 Timote 3:16.

9, 10. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö -o ˈˈsho ˈˈze tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈˈpiɛn Biblë ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ?

⁹ ˈMun -hën bɛn ˈkö ˈˈyi: -Mun -le -shoshote ˈkö ˈla ˈpayi, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈmun -gimanlesɔ ˈba ˈba -le, -mun lɛlɛ ˈkɛ bɛn lɔ. ˈE ˈyi ˈmun hɛndasɛ ˈkö -o sɛ ˈpiɛn -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈmun lɛlɛ, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈmun -le? ˈE ˈyi -o ˈpiɛn, -mɔn dzhuɔ shunshun ˈe nɛn e? ˈE ˈkökö yɛ ˈnun, -Zö -o ˈˈsho ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba -ba ˈˈpiɛn -anumanhɔɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn ˈo ˈMɛn Bɛn -ɛn ˈla.

¹⁰ Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn -Zö ˈo ˈMɛn Bɛn -ɛn ˈla, tsabiɛ tën -ba kö ˈe ˈkun ˈba piɛn ˈkɛ. ˈE man ba -le ˈe, -e ˈˈlë. Biblë kuekue ˈkɛ, a sɛ nɔn ˈe ˈla bɛn -ɛn ˈe ˈyi -a -pɔn nanma nɛn ˈkuë, -e -le ˈe keke. ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈgbömën ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -kɔ ˈla, tsabiɛ ˈba -ba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈpiɛn Biblë -ɛ ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ.