ˈEFAN 5
-Kpën -giman ˈkɛ,ˈe dzhi bɛn -ɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn
1. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba -lɔ ˈkun -kpënshi, za ko, nanmɛ za dzhi hɔn ama, -e hɔn nɛn?
LATƆ ˈyi -a ˈkpɛ La religion traditionnelle africaine ˈe ˈla, -a dzhui ˈkun “Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, -a ˈˈman ˈpa ˈe bie ˈyɛ kpënsɔ mmiɛ hɔn nɛn e. ˈEkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa, -ba -lɔ ˈkun -kpënsɔ mmiɛ hɔn nɛn.” ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba ˈ e ˈbuë -anumanhɔɛ -shɛ ˈkun -kpënshi, za ko, nanmɛ za dzhi hɔn ama e hɔn nɛn, ˈba ˈla ˈbatën -ba -ze -shuku, nanmɛ ˈbatën -ba ˈˈze mii. -Zösɔan ˈpayɔ ˈba, nanmɛ kanmo sakayisɔ ˈba ˈpayɔ ˈba, ˈba ˈkpakpa, -ba kiɛ ˈba -ye ˈe ˈbuë -anumanhɔɛ -shɛ.
2. Tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba za -giman ˈkɛ -le, ˈfo man ˈba sɛnhën -e -tshɔ?
2 Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, sɛnhën -kaka ˈkö -e hɔn nɛn. -Zö man kɛ sɛnhën ˈˈyɛ ˈkɔa. ˈWuënsɔ ˈba e sa nansɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö ama, mmiɛ sɛ nɛɛn -le -kɛ. Nanmɛ tsabiɛ tën ˈpɛ, mmiɛ -lɔ ˈkun mmiɛ -le nɔn mmiɛ -ye -le -kɛ. -Kɛsɛ -yɛ sɛ ˈe gbɛ -le o, -aniin yɛ sɛ ˈe puɛn -le o.
3. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -a tsabi -za ko? Nanmɛ tsabiɛ ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, ˈˈɲan kɛ man a sɛ kɔ za nɛn -le?
3 Tsabi ˈwɛn -a ˈˈman ˈla -yɛ man -a za ko. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba za ko, ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, ˈba -pɔn sɛnhënˈyi ˈba nɔn ˈɲɛn -akpanɛn, ˈˈbe, -ɲinbë, nanmɛ nannan fë ama ˈze -le tsabiɛ -kɛpuɛn. Tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, a sɛ kɔ za nɛn ko lo fɔ tsabi dzhi, a sɛ kɔ ˈe nɛn ko -kue fɔ tsabiɛ ya, a sɛ kɔ ˈe nɛn kɔ tsabi bi ho hɛn, nanmɛ a sɛ kɔ ˈe nɛn -kun tsabi.
4. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba dzhuɔ -kpënsɔ ˈba dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn? ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kɔfɛn -she -kpën ˈba ˈmɛnɲɛn ˈla, ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man -ba dzhu?
4 Tsabi za ko e -kpënshi -man, -e dzho ˈe ˈkö. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -beshekɛbi nɛn ˈba ˈtshuɔ ˈba ˈtoboe ˈla ˈɲɛn, ˈakö ˈba -fë ˈze ˈba kɛ ˈba -kan, -aniin tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -ba -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba -kun, ˈba ˈze mmiɛ ˈla -shɛ. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kɔfɛn -she -kpën, -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun ˈba ˈpa ˈba -ndɛ ˈkɛ fɛn -kpë, ˈakö ˈba ˈze -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ -le. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, shɔkɛtɛn -pɛkö ˈba -kɔfɛn -she -kpën, ˈmɛn ˈyi -ba ˈɲɛn, junalë ˈkö -e -bo ˈe ˈmɛn. ˈBa ˈmɛnɲɛn ˈla, -ba dzhu bɛn ˈkɛ ˈˈyi: “-Mɛn -le -ze tsabiɛ 150 -ba -wuö -asidan nɛn.” “-Mɛn -mën mmetɛn ˈkɛbën -vën -ɲɛn ˈba dzhan, ˈakö -ba -wuö.” “ˈKun mɛn kɛ ˈkɛhan -ba ˈˈman ˈpa ˈgbu mɛn dzhi -da fɛn, -mɛn -kuën ˈba.”
5. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man tsabiɛ ba nɔn za dzhi hɔn? Nanmɛ kë man tsabiɛ ˈba -ba -le ˈe -le?
5 ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba nɔn za dzhi hɔn, ˈbakö sasa fɛnfɔ man -ba ˈe -le. ˈEtën nɛn, -ba ˈe -akɛ ko. -Ba ˈe za ˈmën, -ba ˈe za dzhi ˈwuö, ˈba nɛɛn ˈba -sɔn ˈkɛ ˈla fɔ, nanmɛ -ba ˈetën lɔ ko. ˈBa hɛnlö -ye nɛn, -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ -e -pɔn sɛnhën ˈyi ˈe sɛ sasa ˈba. Za tshuntshun ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -nɔn ˈba woye hɔn fɛn, ˈe ˈla bɛn ˈkɛtën, -e ˈˈsɛ ˈˈtshɔ Kolan (Koran) ˈla, ˈe tshun Biblë -ɛ ˈla.
-Zɔkpɛ bɛn, nanmɛ lala bɛn
6. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Satan e ˈo ˈwuënsɔ ˈba ama, -ba -le tsabiɛ ˈba ˈepɛnnɛn ˈlö? Nanmɛ kë man ˈa -le -hën ˈba sɛnhën -ɛn?
6 Dubɛ bɛn -ye nɛn, Satan e ˈo ˈwuënsɔ ˈba ama, -ba -le tsabiɛ ˈba hɛndasɔ. Sɛnhën ˈyi -ba -pɔn, ˈba sɛ nɛɛn -le ˈze tsabi ˈo -akunda e ˈo -kale ˈkɛ ama ˈe ˈpiɛn. ˈEpɛnnɛn ˈlö, -ba -wuën tsabiɛ ˈba e nannan ˈba ama ˈla. (Matie 12:43-45) -A -lɔ ˈkun -ba -pɔn sɛnhën, ˈe man -kpa, -a ˈˈman ˈe ˈbu ˈkun ˈba sɛnhën ˈˈyɛ, -e -sɛ -hën sɛnhën ˈkpakpa.
7. ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈe -wun tsa hɛn? Nanmɛ bɛn ɲɔn man a sɛ nɛɛn ˈkë ˈe ˈla?
7 Tsa lala ˈe ˈpayi man ˈe -le Satan. -Wɔ tsabiɛ ˈba lala ˈze mmiɛ ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun ˈo -pɔn sɛnhën -kpe ˈnun. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, -kue ˈkö -e -kuö tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkö fɛn. -Nsafɔ ˈba, ˈba nɔn -le ˈze pɔɛ ˈe ko ˈba hɛndasɔ ˈba dzhi, -ba -nɔn bafë -kaka -ze -kue nɛn. -Kue ˈe nɔn -bo wɛn, tu ˈkɛ ˈe ˈla bui, -ba -fui -kɔ bafë ˈkɛ ˈla, ɲɔn mmiɛ nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun tu ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈba nɔn mmiɛ -nunmën ˈɲɛn -e ˈˈle ˈe fofoe. ˈE ˈkökö ˈyɛ ˈnun ˈpɛ, Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun ˈo sɛnhën -ɛn, -e ˈˈpɔn kaan. ˈE ˈyi -wɔ kö man ˈe -le ˈkun ˈo -le ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba, mmiɛ fan Joova kɛ -kɛ ˈyi kɛ ˈla -yɛ -le -hunlɔ, ˈakö mmiɛ -le ˈo -ye -ɛ. ˈMun -le ˈze -a -hën -zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkɛhan ˈyi Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ ˈbu -shi -anumanhɔɛ.
8. -Zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkö ɲɔn man Satan -wɔ dzhuɔ?
8 -Zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi Satan -wɔ dzhudzhuɔ, ˈekö man ˈˈyi: -Kɛpuɛn -e ˈˈman -kpë yɛyɛ ˈnun tsa -kan, ˈe ˈyi -e sɛ ˈˈle -kpën bɛn. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, shilo ˈe sɛ -kun -bitshɔ ˈkö ˈnun. ˈO nɛn -o -lɔ ˈkun wɛntɛnwɛntɛn ˈba man mmiɛ shilo ˈze, ˈe man ˈo sɛ nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun kpënsɔ ˈba man mmiɛ -kɔ wɛntɛnwɛntɛn ˈba ˈla -bë -kë ˈo biɛn -ɔ.
-Kɛ ˈe sɛ -kpë yɛyɛ ˈnun -le
9. Kë man Biblë -yɛ -le ˈe kë ˈkun -e ˈˈle Satan man kɛ hɔn sa bɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa ˈzɔ?
9 Dubɛ, bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ tsa -kan, Satan -wɔ nɔn ˈo sɛnhën -ɛn ˈkɛtën -le. ˈE man -e ˈˈle ˈkun ˈa nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ tsa -kan ˈkpakpa, ˈo ˈwɛn man ˈo hɔn ˈkɛ ˈzɔ. Bible -ɛ ˈla -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-E ˈˈle ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba tiɛn ba -fëtshu -i -kan, -e ˈˈle ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba sɛnhën ba -kue ˈkɔa, bɛnlɔsɔ ˈba, ˈˈle ˈba mikö man ba -hën -ka -shɛ, -e ˈˈle -ye. -E ˈˈle -shikasɔ ˈba man ba bɛn ˈla tɛn, nanmɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -a -pia dzhi lë, -e ˈˈle ˈba man ba -ka lɔ. ˈEkun bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a ˈˈbobo, -yɛ tsa ˈkpakpa -kan.” (Ecclésiaste 9:11) -Fëtshusɔ ˈba ˈla, ˈokö ˈo sɛ tiɛn hën ˈba fan ˈba, ˈe man ˈelɔsɔn nɛn, -wɔ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈkan ˈe. “Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a ˈˈbobo,” ˈetën ˈe sɛ -kan ˈo, ˈakö ˈe -le ˈze -wɔ ˈˈkan. Kölö ˈo sɛ fian -tö lɔ, lo ˈe sɛ ˈgba tö ˈo fɛn, -aniin ˈo -wɛ ˈe sɛ ˈfo ˈla ˈnun. -Kɛ tshun ˈkɛyɛ, ˈe sɛ -le tsabiɛ ˈkpakpa. -A ˈˈsɛ ˈˈdzhue ˈkun Satan, -aniin ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ man ˈba hɔn ˈkɛ ˈzɔ. Yɛyɛ ˈnun man -e -le.
10. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, ˈba dzhi bɛn ɲɔn man -a tɛn? Nanmɛ kë man -a -le -lɔ ˈkun -zɔkpɛ bɛn -le e?
10 -Zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi Satan -wɔ dzhudzhuɔ, ˈe ˈkɛmuën fɛn man ˈˈyi: ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, -beshekɛbi nɛn -ba ˈtshuɔ ˈba ˈtoboe ˈla ˈɲɛn ˈze ˈba kɛ ˈba -kan.ˈAkö ba ze tsabiɛ -vën mën dzhan ˈɲɛn, -aniin -ba mmiɛ ˈla -shɛ. Mun bie ˈmunkö bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, ˈe ˈyi ˈba sɛ sɛ -kɛ ˈˈyɛ -le, -kɛ ɲɔn man ˈyɛ ˈtshi ˈba ˈla ˈɲɛɛn ˈze e?’ Kɔ -a -nɔn hɛɛn ˈnun, tsabi -o ˈˈpɔn ˈwuënsɛ ˈke ɲɔn ˈe nɔn ˈtshi ˈɲɛn ˈo ˈla ˈze -bobo. ˈE -nunmën ˈpɛ, pu ˈyi -Zö -o -ze tsa, ˈeyɛ man ˈe -le -ze -a hɔn hɛnpuɛn. ˈE man pu ˈˈyɛ, -e sɛ -tshe -ɲɛn tsabi ˈla, ˈe mikö -e ˈˈman sɛ -kɛ -le.
Kpënsɔ ˈba, ba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈtsho ˈɲɛn ˈba ˈtoboe ˈla
11. Kë man -a -le -lɔ ˈkun kpënsɔ ˈba ba ˈsɛ ˈˈtshe ˈɲɛn ˈba ˈtoboe ˈkɛ ˈla? Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ ˈmun hɛn -wuën e?
11 ˈWuënsɛ, -aniin -kɛke fë ˈnun, -e ˈˈman -tshu tsabi ˈla ˈɲɛn ˈze -kɛpuɛn , -aniin -kɛgbɛ ˈnun -le. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, ba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈtshe ˈɲɛn ˈba ˈtoboe ˈkɛ ˈla. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba dzhuɔ ˈkun ˈba -le, -aniin ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -kɔfɛn -le, -yɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈle dubɛ.
12. Satan -wɔ -le ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun ˈba sɛ -le -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi lëke nɛn -ba ˈˈle. Kë man -wɔ -le ˈe -le?
12 ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -kɔfɛn -she -kpën, ˈba ˈmɛn ˈyi -ba ˈɲɛn, kë man ˈa -le ˈkë ˈe ˈla? Satan ˈo sɛ -le ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈba nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun ˈba -le -kɛtën, ˈe an ˈeyɛ -e ˈˈle dubɛ. -Miɛnhën ˈkɛ ˈla man Satan -wɔ kɔ ˈe -le. -Wɔ tsabiɛ ˈba -vɛn ˈakö, -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun ˈba -hën -kɛ ˈnun, ˈba -tɛn -kɛ ˈbu ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈba -le -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi lëke nɛn ˈba ˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈnun. ˈEyɛ ˈla man Satan -wɔ kɔ ˈe kö ˈkun ˈo pɔn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈɲɛn Joova -nunmën, nanmɛ mmiɛ nɛɛn ˈbu ˈkun bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ, -e -le -zɔkpɛ.
13. (a) Za dzhi hɔn -ɛn, -e -lëdzhën -aniin? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ za dzhi hɔn e za ko -man, ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?
13 -Zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkɛyɛ, ˈe ˈkɛhan fɛn man ˈˈyi: Za dzhi hɔn -ɛn, -e -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ. ˈEkun -yɛ tsa bokan ˈze a sɛ -ko tsa za ˈnun, -e ˈˈman -wun. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun za dzhi hɔn e za ko -man, -e -le -kɛ keke. -Zö -o -da ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa hɛn. Za dzhi hɔn, nanmɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈe dzhi -giman -le, kue ˈkɛ ˈyi Joova -o -she -ze Izaɛlësɔ ˈba ˈe nɛn, ˈmun -le ˈze -a -hën ˈkɛ.
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“Za dzhi hɔn, za ko, ˈmun ˈˈman ˈe mii -le.”—Lévitique 19:26.
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“Sɛnbi ˈwɛn, -aniin shimuɛn ˈwɛn ˈwɔ kë, -aniin shɔbo -giman -le, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun -a -kun ˈo.”—Lévitique 20:27.
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“Tsabi ˈwɛn ˈwɔ za dzhi hɔn e za ko -man -giman -le, ˈo ˈwɛn ˈwɔ ˈshɔ -bo, ˈwɔ -kpën shɛ, ˈwɔ tsabi ˈtshɛn, ˈwɔ ze ˈshɔ -bo -adzhofɔ, këshi, -aniin ˈkësɛn ˈnun -shɔ, -e ˈˈze ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun tsabi ˈˈwɔ ˈnun, ˈo -kpë ˈmun -shɔ.”—Deutéronome 18:10-14.
14. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛnfɔ man Joova -o -she kue za dzhi hɔn e za ko -man dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn e?
14 Kue ˈkɛyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë wie ˈkun -Zö -o ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba, mmiɛ -le za dzhi hɔn e za ko -man -giman. Joova -o -she kue ˈkɛyɛ -ze ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈekun -wɔ mmiɛ ˈla -yɛ. Nanmɛ -o ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun mmiɛ ˈkiɛ -kɛ ˈkɛyɛ ˈe kpesan. -O ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈpɛ ˈkun mmiɛ fan mmiɛkö -hunlɔ ˈze ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, ˈba mianmian.
15. Kë man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ -le ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Joova kɛ sɛnhën -kpe ˈnun -hën Satan?
15 Dubɛ bɛn -ye nɛn, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, ˈba sɛ -le, nanmɛ ˈe ˈyi ˈba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈle, Biblë -ɛ -e ˈˈman ˈe ˈkpakpa ˈla ˈkë. ˈE man -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö Joova kɛ sɛnhën -kpe ˈnun -hën Satan e kɛ ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ama. Joova -o -tshɔ -zöfɔn ˈlö -ko Satan -fɔ ˈzɔ. (Apokalis 12:9) ˈMun -lɔɛ ˈpɛ ˈkun, Satan -o -bie -Zö -bɔsɔ puën -o giegie Jɔbë. Nanmɛ -Zö -o -nɔn -she kɛ -nda ˈkun kɛ ˈˈman Jɔbë -kun, -o ˈho kɛ ˈmɛn bɛn.—Job 2:4-6.
16. ˈHe man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa ˈye wo ˈkun ˈo sasa tsa?
16 A sɛ Proverbes 18:10 ˈla kë, -a dzhui ˈkun “Joova ˈo ˈhɛn -ɛn, -e -ba kɔ -sɔn fɔnfɔn ˈyi ˈe -dzhelɔ gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. Nɛnshunsɛ -ɔ, -wɔ -fëtshuɔ ˈe nɛn ˈlö ˈze, ˈakö -yɛ ˈo sasa.” -E -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa ˈye Joova wo ˈkun ˈo sɛ sasa tsa. -E ˈˈbie ˈkun -Zö ˈo -kalösɔ ˈba, ˈba ˈye za wo ˈkun ˈe ˈˈyɛ man ˈe sasa ˈba, ˈakö Satan e ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ama, ˈba tshi ˈɲɛn mmiɛ dzhi. Nanmɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -kpën -shɛ, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba -le, -e ˈˈbie ˈkun ˈba -hën ˈkɛ -fu. -Zö ˈo -kalösɔ ˈba, bɛn ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu ˈe -bɛ, -ba ˈe woye: “Joova ˈo hinmɛ ˈkɛ -yɛ zapɛn ˈkpakpa fɛn ˈtsɛ tsɛ, ɲɔn ˈo nɔn nɔn ˈo sɛnhën -ɛn bokan tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -nɔn ˈba woye ˈkpakpa hɔn kɛ fɛn.”—2 Chroniques 16:9.
17. Bɛn ɲɔn man -a dzhu -ze tsa Jak 4:7 ˈla? Nanmɛ ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈa -le?
17 ˈMun -ye ˈpɛ, -mɔn sɛ Joova -ka lö, ˈmun sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun ˈo sasa ˈmun. -A dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi Jak 4:7 ˈla: “ˈMu -nu ˈmukön ˈze -Zö, ˈmu kuö -kpë -kue, ˈkön -kpë ˈˈwɔ -bë tö ˈpraa ze koko ˈyɛn ˈmu -shɔn.” ˈE ˈyi ˈmun sɛ -Zö gbɔgbɔ -ɔ -ka lö, ˈakö ˈmun sɛ nɔn ˈmunkö ˈo ˈze, ˈmun sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun Joova ˈo sasa ˈmun.
