1. -Zö ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ tën -ba ˈsɔn, -a -nɔn ˈe ku -nkɔ -kaka ˈkö nɛn. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn?

TABIBI ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈba -zö ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈsɔn, -a -nɔn ˈkɛ ku -nkɔ -kaka ˈkö nɛn. -Zö sɛnhënsɛ -ɔ, -o hɔn ˈe ˈmɛn nɛn ˈlö. -Zö puepue ˈba, -aniin ˈwuënsɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -le -Zö -kalösɔ, -ba hɔn ˈe -pidzhi ˈkɛ nɛn. ˈAkö sa nansɔ ˈba, -ba hɔn mmiɛ -ye dzhi. ˈBa -ye -ɛ, -ba ˈba tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn zapɛn fɛn -akunda dzhi -shɛ. Nanmɛ -maji e shɔbo e -kpën -shi -man, ˈe ˈwuënsɔ ˈba man ˈba hɔn -nkɔ -ɛ ˈe ˈzɔ ˈlö.

2. -Zösɔansɔ tën, ˈba -kale ˈkɛ -e -tshɔ ˈba -zö ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈsɔn nɛn. Bɛn ɲɔn man -yɛ ˈe ˈkë?

² Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, -zösɔn ˈkɛtën ˈla, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈba -kale ˈkɛ -e -tshɔ -zö ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈsɔn nɛn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈba -kɔɛ ˈkö fɛn, -ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Han yɔ ˈba, ˈba -zö ˈyi -han ˈsɔn, ketiɛn ˈyi han kiɛ, -aniin -kanmo saka ˈyi -han ˈyɛ, -e ˈˈman ˈˈsɛ han ˈyi hɛn kɔ.”

3. -Zöfɔnlösɔ ˈba, ˈba dzhi bɛn -anumanhɔɛ, ˈfo man ˈa ˈtsɛ lɔɛ?

³ Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba, ˈba -zö ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈsɔn, -e -le ˈe gbɛgbɛ e? ˈBa -zö ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba ˈsɔn, -kɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn ˈe kaan, Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë gbɛgbɛ ˈnun.

4. Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa -ba -lɔ?

⁴ Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba, -kɛsɛ -ba -Zö ˈsɔn, -kɛsɛ -ba ˈˈman -Zö ˈsɔn -ba -lɔ ˈkun -Zö kɛ hɔn nɛn. Nanmɛ -ba -lɔ ˈkun kɛ man kɛ ˈkɔa -kɛ ˈkpakpa. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -Zö ˈkö ˈkiɛ man ˈo -le -Zö -kɔkɔɛ. ˈO dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-O ˈkɔa -zö ˈba ˈkpakpa, nanmɛ -o ˈkɔa ˈpayɔ ˈba ˈkpakpa, -Zö -kɔkɔɛ, sɛnhënsɛ, nanmɛ -Zö ˈwɛn ˈa ho -fu.” (Deutéronome 10:17) Kanmo sakayisɔ ˈba -ye ˈpɛ, -ba -ye ˈe wo ˈkun -Zö -kɔkɔɛ ˈkö kiɛ man ˈo hɔn nɛn. -Zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, Pofesë Geoffrey Parrinder -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba ˈe fɛn -shɛ ˈkun -Zö kɛ hɔn nɛn. Kɛ ˈˈwɔ man kɛ ˈkɔa -kɛ ˈkpakpa, kɛ -le -zö ˈba e tsabiɛ ˈba ama yi, nanmɛ kɛ -bo -zöfɔn e zapɛn -man.”

5. ˈHɛn tshuntshun ɲɔn tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba nɔn -Zö ˈkpɛ?

⁵ -Kɛsɛ tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba -lɔ ˈkun -Zö -kɔkɔɛ ˈkö man kɛ hɔn nɛn bɔbɔ, ˈba ˈla, ˈba -kpe ˈnun -ba ˈˈlɔ ˈkun kɛ -ba. ˈA sɛ tsabi lɔ -bë, ˈo ˈhɛn man -a kɔfɛn lɔ. ˈE man -Zö ˈo ˈhɛn ˈyi -o -she, -zösɔansɔ -kpe ˈnun, -ba ˈˈman ˈˈnɛɛn kɛ ˈkpɛ. Ketiɛn -kpe ˈnun -ba kɛ ˈkpɛ -Zö. ˈE man ˈeyɛ, tsabi ˈhɛn ˈbua -ye -le ˈe. ˈE ˈzɔ man ˈe -le “Sɛnhënsɛ.” Kanmo sakayisɔ ˈba, -ba kɛ ˈkpɛ Ala. ˈˈMan ˈkɛtën fɛn, ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈman -zösɔan ˈze, ˈkun -ba -le -Zö ˈwɛn ˈo ˈkɔa -kɛ ˈkpakpa ˈkpɛ ˈba ˈbu ˈkɛ nɛn, -e hɔn nɛn. John S Mbiti ˈo latɔ ˈyi -o lɛlɛ Angɛ nɛn ɲɔn bɔfɔɛ nɛn -a ˈkpɛ Concepts de Dieu en Afrique ˈe ˈla, -o dzhui ˈkun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn tsabibi ˈˈman ˈkɛ fɛn, ˈhɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi mmiɛ nɔn -Zö ˈkpɛ, nanmɛ mmiɛ nɔn kɛ ˈhɛn ˈbua, ˈe -she 500 -kɛke mi. ˈE -kɛnɛnku -ye nɛn, Yoluba ˈba (Nigeria), -ba -Zö ˈkpɛ Olodumale (Olodumare). Kikuyu ˈba (Kenya), -ba kɛ ˈkpɛ Ngayë (Ngaï). Nanmɛ Zulu ˈba (Afrique du Sud) -ba kɛ ˈkpɛ Unkulunkulu.

6, 7. Kë man -Zö ˈo ˈhɛn -she? Nanmɛ kë man -a -le -lɔɛ?

 ⁶ ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man -Zö ˈkökögbɛ -o dzhu ˈo ˈhɛn ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn? -Zö -o -nɔn -ɲɛn Moyizë ˈkun kɛ -nɛn ˈze ˈtën Izaɛlësɔ ˈba bu ˈɲɛn Ejitë ˈˈman fɛn, Moyizë -o -bie kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi: “-E ˈyi -mɛn sɛ Izaɛlë ˈˈve ˈba -shɔ ˈlö ze ɲɔn, -mɛn sɛ ˈba -nda shɛ ˈkun ‘ˈmun nansɔ ˈba, ba -Zö -ɔ man ˈo -ɲɛn ˈmɛn -bë,’ ˈakö -ba sɛ bie ˈmɛn, ‘kë man kɛ ˈhɛn ˈe -she?’ Kë man mɛn -le shu ˈba ˈmɛn?”—Exode 3:13.

⁷ ˈE ˈyi -Zö -o dzhu man ˈˈyi: “Bɛn ˈyi bu dzhu -shi Izaɛlë ˈˈve ˈba -nda man ˈˈyi: ‘ˈMun nansɔ ˈba, ˈba -Zö Joova [...] man ˈo -ɲɛn ˈmɛn -bë.’ Joova man ˈe -le mɛn ˈhɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈE -kpë ˈmun hɛn ˈakö, bie ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ -bë ˈmun kaan ˈmun dzhu -shi ˈba -ye -nda.” (Exode 3:15) Biblë -ɛ ˈelaɲɛnsɔ ˈbatën, -ba ˈpiɛn -Zö kɛ ˈhɛn, ˈakö -ba -nɔn “-Zö” -aniin “ˈPayi” hɔn ˈe nɛn. ˈE man -a -nɔn lɛlɛ Biblë -ɛ, ˈo ˈhɛn Joova ˈˈyɛ, -e hɔn ˈe ˈla titi -e -she 7.000 -kɛke mii.

8. Kë man Joova -o -ba? Nanmɛ -a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo -yɛ tsa ˈla, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈa -le?

⁸ Kë man Joova -o -ba gbɛkpo e? -O -le ˈwuënsɛ, -o pɔn sɛnhën -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈhɛnbua ˈkpakpa -e -le ˈo -ye. -O -sɛ -hën -kɛ ˈkpakpa, nanmɛ -o ˈˈpɔn kɛ. (Deutéronome 6:4; Isaïe 44:6) Joova -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -she Moyizë -nda: “Mɛn Joova bu -Zö, -mɛn -le -Zö ˈwɛn wɔ ˈe bie ˈkun ˈa ˈsɔn ˈo mikö kiɛ.” -A sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun Joova ˈo -yɛ tsa ˈla, -e bie ˈkun ˈa ˈsɔn ˈo mikö. -O ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa kɔ ˈo dzhi ˈze ˈsɔn -kɛ ˈfë, -aniin tsabi fë ˈnun.—Exode 20:3-5.

9. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈa sɛ dzhu ˈkun Jesu e Joova -man, mmiɛ ˈˈle mmiɛ kököa?

⁹ Nanma -ye nɛn, bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi tsabiɛ ˈba -ba dzhuɔ Jesu ˈo dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, -e ˈˈman ˈe keke -le. Ketiɛn -kpe ˈnun -ba ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈkɛhan mmiɛ tshɔn nɛn kiɛ -zö ˈkö, ˈakö Jesu kɛ -le mmiɛ ˈla tsabi ˈkö. Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e ˈˈman Biblë -ɛ ˈla. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe kë ˈkun Jesu e Joova -man, mmiɛ ˈˈle mmiɛ ˈkököa. Jesu ˈo ˈkökögbɛ -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Yi -sɛ mi -hën ˈmɛ.”—Jan 14:28.

10. ˈFo man Jesu -o -kɔfɛn hɔn puën -o -bë zapɛn fɛn?

¹⁰ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe kë ˈkun Jesu kɛ -kɔfɛn -le ˈwuënsɛ -sɛnhënsɛ -zöfɔn ˈlö puën kɛ -bë zapɛn fɛn. Joova -o -bo ˈwuënsɔ ˈba hɔn -zöfɔn ˈlö kɔ -o -nɔn -bo Adan e Ɛvë -man -ye hɔn zapɛn fɛn ˈnun. Jesu man ˈo -le ˈwuënsɛ ˈwɛn Joova -o -kɔfɛn -bo.—Jan 17:5; Kolɔs 1:15.

11. Kë man -a -le -ho Jesu?

¹¹ ˈWuënsɛ ˈˈwɔ, Joova -o -bo kɛ ˈkiɛn -tshɔ -zöfɔn ˈlö -bë -fɔ shimuɛn ˈkö ˈwɛn ˈo ˈˈlɔ sɛn -sën, -a ˈkpɛ Mali kɛ hoboe ˈla. -O -nɔn -le -kɛ ˈˈyɛ, -e -she ˈgbömën 2.000 -kɔ. ˈWuënsɛ ˈwɛn -a ˈkpɛ Gabiyɛlë, -o -she Mali bɛn ˈyi -nda: “ˈˈBɔ -bë ˈpun -pi, ˈkön ˈˈbɔ -bë ho sɛnbi [tshɔ] ˈkön, ˈˈbɔ -bë ko ˈo ˈhin Jezu. [ . . . ] ˈO hobishi -yɛˈ ˈbë ˈˈgbɛn ˈanana.”—Luk 1:31, 33. *

12. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man Jesu -o -bë zapɛn fɛn?

¹² ˈKun -a -le -ho Jesu man kiɛ. -O -bë -sɛ mi, ˈakö Joova ˈo -kɛ ˈyi -wɔ ˈla -yɛ, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o bobo ˈkun ˈo -le, -o kë tsabiɛ ˈba ˈyi. -O dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -she Lomɛ ˈba, ba -kɔɛshisɛ ˈkö -nda: “ˈHo -a -ho ˈmɛ, zape ˈfin -bɛ ˈˈyi -mɛ -bë, -anumahrɔɛ -ndafɔɛ -mɛ -bë -shi” pa. (Jan 18:37) -Ka ˈyi Jesu -o kë, a sɛ ˈe hɛndzhi ko, ˈa lɔ -Zö ˈo dzhi bɛn -ɛn -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn, nanmɛ ˈa lɔ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o bobo ˈkun ˈo -le. ˈE -le ˈze ˈa lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈa -le ɲɔn -Zö ˈo nɔn -yɛ tsa ˈla.

13. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn ˈpɛ man Jesu -o -bë zapɛn fɛn?

¹³ -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze Jesu -o -bë zapɛn fɛn, ˈekö ˈpɛ man ˈe -le ˈkun ˈo nɔn ˈo hɛnpuɛn -ɛn ˈɲɛn ˈˈmanfɛnsɔ ˈba kpakpa ˈˈpɛ.  (Matie 20:28) -O -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ɲɔn -kaɲanɲan ˈyi sa nansɛ Adan -o -le -ze ˈe -tën tsa, ˈe nɔn tshi ˈɲɛn tsa fɛn. ˈEyɛ man ˈe -le ˈze ˈa -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. -Gbɛsɛ Jan -o lɛlɛ bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Zö -yɛ ˈˈmlafinsɔn ˈla -sɛsɛ ˈbɛtsuun -o -nu ˈo Biɛn kpaki -ye -tɛˈ -ze mɔ-, yɛle tsabi ˈˈwɔ sɛn ˈbu kɛ ɛ -anumahrɔɛ -shɛ, -o ˈˈma nɔ- ˈwu, ma -o -kan hɛnpuin ˈˈyi ˈe ˈˈma ˈgbɛn -ɔ.”—Jan 3:16.

14. (a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -le Jesu ˈo ˈwi -i kaan? (b) -Dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man Jesu -wɔ -le -zöfɔn ˈlö?

¹⁴ Jesu -o -nɔn -wuö, -Zö -o tan kɛ -ze -zöfɔn ˈlö ˈkiɛ ˈwuënsɛ sɛnhënsɛ -kaka ˈpɛ. (Actes 2:32, 33) ˈE -nunmën, Joova -o -ze kɛ “ˈkɔa, ˈhɛntën, nanmɛ hobishi ɲɔn tsabiɛ ˈkpakpa, -wo ˈkpakpa ˈla tsabiɛ, nanmɛ ˈbu ˈkpakpa ˈla tsabiɛ ama, ˈba nɔn lö kɛ -ka.” (Daniel 7:13, 14) Jesu -o kiɛ Hobi sɛnhënsɛ. ˈO ˈwɛn man ˈo -le Hobi Joova ˈo hobishi -i ˈla. -Yɛ ˈpa ˈˈza, ˈo ˈkë -ɛ zapɛn ˈkpakpa fɛn ˈkun ˈo -pɔn sɛnhën.

15. ˈE kie ɲɔn nɛn man -a -tsɛ -bo ˈwuënsɔ ˈba? Nanmɛ ˈfo man -a -bo ˈba hɔn?

¹⁵ Joova e Jesu -man, -e ˈˈle ˈba mikö kiɛ man ˈba hɔn -zöfɔn ˈlö. Joova -o -bo ˈwuënsɔ fë. ˈBa ˈla, ˈokö man -a ˈkpɛ Gabiyɛlë. ˈO ˈwɛn man ˈo dzhu bɛn -she Mali -nda. ˈWuënsɔ ˈba, -ba ˈˈkɔfɛn ˈˈwuën -kɔɛ zapɛn fɛn kɔ tsabiɛ ˈnun. -A -bo ˈba hɔn -zöfɔn ˈlö -e za puën -a -bë -bo tsabiɛ ˈba -ye -fɔ zapɛn fɛn. (Job 38:4-7) ˈWuënsɔ ˈba, -ba sɛ -kpe ˈnun. -Ba -she -akpumun -akpumun -kɛke mii.—Daniel 7:10.

16. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e ˈˈbie ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba, ba ˈsɔn ˈwuënsɔ ˈba?

¹⁶ ˈWuënsɔ ˈmɛnköshisɔ ˈba, -ba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa ˈsɔn ˈba. ˈE tshun ˈkɛmuën mimi fɛn, -gbɛsɛ Jan -o -nɔn köe ˈkun ˈo ˈsɔn ˈwuënsɔ ˈba, -ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “-Bu ˈˈma ˈeyɛ -le. [...] -Zö ma -e -bie ˈkön ˈbu -sun -ɔ.”—Apokalis 19:10; 22:8, 9.

17. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈwuënsɔ ˈba, ba sɛ sasa -Zö ˈo -kalösɔ ˈba? Namɛ ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ tsa sɛnhën dzhi ko?

¹⁷ ˈWuënsɔ ˈba, -ba ˈˈman ˈpa ˈbakö ˈbutën ˈze -Zö ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn zapɛn fɛn -ba ˈˈman -hën, kɔ -ba -nɔn tën ˈbakö bu -pɔn Jesu ˈo -gbɛsɔ ˈba -ɲɛn -sɔankosɔan ˈnun. (Actes 5:18, 19) ˈE man -kpa, a sɛ Joova ˈsɔn ˈo Mɛn Bɛn nɛn kɔ, ˈa sɛ ˈye ˈe wo ˈkun ˈo ˈwuënsɔ sɛnhënsɔ ˈba, ba sasa tsa. Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba ho Joova -fuë, ˈo ˈwuënsɛ -ɔ, -o hɔn mmiɛ dzhi, ˈakö -wɔ mmiɛ ˈˈpɛ ˈɲɛn.” (Psaume 34:7; 91:11) ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ tsa sɛnhën dzhi ko. ˈEkun ˈwuënsɔ hɛndasɔ -pɛkö, -ba ˈe kö ˈkun ˈba -le tsa -kɛpuɛn.

18 .(a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈwuënsɛ ˈkö -o -le -Zö -tutue dzhi? (b) ˈHɛn ɲɔn man -a -ko ˈwuënsɛ -tutuelesɛ ˈˈwɔ?

¹⁸ ˈWuënsɔ ˈba, ba ˈkpakpa -ba ˈˈshe ˈmɛnkö -Zö dzhi. ˈBatën -ba -le kɛ -tutue dzhi. ˈBa kökögbɛ -ba kiɛ -Zö e ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn zapɛn fɛn -bɛ ama hɛndasɔ.  Kë man -ba -le kiɛ ˈeyɛ ˈnun? ˈWuënsɔ ˈba ˈwɛn Joova -o -bo ˈkpakpa, -ba shun nɛn, nanmɛ -ba -le ˈba gbangban. ˈE man ˈba ˈla, ˈokö -o -yɛ la ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ ˈsɔn ˈo. ˈAkö -o -mɔn -akunda puɛn ˈˈyɛ -shi fɛn. ˈWuënsɛ ˈˈwɔ, -a -bë -ko ˈo ˈhɛn Satan. ˈE ˈzɔ man ˈe -le “Bɛnkaanbusɛ” ˈekun -o -nɔn bɛn -kan -Zö. -A kiɛ ˈkpɛ ˈo ˈpɛ -Kpën. ˈE ˈzɔ man ˈe -le “ˈHɛnwɔsɛ” ˈekun -e -tshɔ ˈanannan ˈlö puën -wɔ ˈtu ˈtshɛ Joova dzhi ko.

19. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man Satan -o -fɛ Jɔbë? Nanmɛ kë man -o -le -le ˈe?

¹⁹ Satan -wɔ tsabiɛ ˈba giegie ɲɔn mmiɛ nɔn -da ˈo -nunmën ˈze ˈba -le -Zö -tutue dzhi. ˈMun -le ˈze -a -hën -kɛ ˈyi -o -le -Zö ˈo -kalösɛ ˈmɛnköshisɛ Jɔbë. Jɔbë -o -pɔn -ka -kpe ˈnun. -O -pɔn ˈgban 7.000, -gbɔngɔ ˈkaankɔɛsɔ 3.000, ˈwun 1.000, nanmɛ -afumundu 500 -kɛke mi. -O kiɛ -pɔn ˈˈve ˈkɛnwun, nanmɛ -kalösɔ -kpe ˈnun. ˈEwɛnbo nɛn, Satan -o -le -ze -a -kuën Jɔbë ˈo nannan ˈba -da ˈo -kalösɔ ˈba -kpe ˈnun nɛn. ˈE -nunmën, -o -le -ze “-fɔsɔn -kaka -kpe ˈkö” -e ˈgba -sɔn -kuën Jɔbë ˈˈve ˈba ˈkpakpa. Satan -o -nɔn -le ˈeyɛ gbɛ, -o -ko “lo puɛn ˈkö -fɔ kɛ dzhi”.—Job 1:3-19; 2:7.

20. (a) Jɔbë ˈo mɛnkö ˈyi -o -she fɛnfɔ, kë man -Zö -o -le ˈɲɛn kɛ -to? (b) Jɔbë -o -she mɛnkö -Zö dzhi, ˈe man ˈˈɲan -kɛ man Satan -o -le -ze tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun mmiɛ -le?

²⁰ -Kadzhiwun ˈkɛyɛ ˈkpakpa ˈla, Jɔbë -o pa -she ˈmɛnkö -Zö dzhi kökö. ˈEyɛ fɛn, Joova -o san kɛ, nanmɛ “Jɔbë ˈo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe ˈˈwɔ ˈkpakpa, -o dzhɔ -sën ˈkɛ ˈnun tshun ˈkɛmuën -ze kɛ.” (Job 42:10) -Zö ˈo ˈmɛn bɛn ˈyi Jɔbë -wɔ fɛn nën kiɛkiɛ, Satan -o ˈˈsɛ ˈˈkɔ kɛ ˈyi hɛn. ˈE man -o -le -ze tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun mmiɛ -tshe -ɲɛn -Zö -nunmën. Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Zape fin tsabiɛ ˈˈba -ye -ɛ, -ba -le -abrɔɛsɛn yi -ɔ tsabiɛ.”—1 Jan 5:19.

21. (a) Satan -o -yɛ la ˈkun a ˈsɔn ˈo. Kë man -o -le ˈkë -ɛ? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -le -ze Jesu -o ˈˈsɔn Satan?

²¹ Satan -o -yɛ la ˈkun ˈa ˈsɔn ˈo. -O -nɔn giegie Jesu, -e kë ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ wie. -O -nɔn -le kɛ ˈyi, ˈe ˈgbömën 2.000 man ˈyi. Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Kpë kɛshi -nu [Jesu] -ze -kön ˈfunfun -kpe ˈkön fin, -o -le -ze kɛ -hën ˈˈmla fin hobishi -ka ˈˈkɛ ˈkpakpa,ˈe misɛ ˈe ˈtsan ˈle ˈe ˈhintën ˈama. ˈKön -wɔ kɛ ˈˈdzhuë: ‘ˈEyipian -bɔˈ sɛn ˈhinkpɛ lɔ -kan mɛ hinˈa, -bɔˈ ˈmɛ ˈsɔn, ˈˈmɛ -bë nu ˈe ˈkpakpa ˈze bu.’ ˈKön Jezu dzhu kɛ: -Kpë -tshe ˈyɛn mɛ -shɔn! ˈEkön -Zö latɔ -piˈa -a lilɛ ˈe kön: ˈBu ˈsun bu Kpɛnyi -Zö, ˈbu lö- ˈo mikpakön hinˈa -ka.” (Matie 4:8-10) ˈKun Jesu -o -lɔ Joova kue gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, -e -le -ze -o ˈˈle -kɛ ˈyi Satan -wɔ la -yɛ.

22. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, -ba -le tsabiɛ?

²² ˈWuënsɔ fë -ba -da ˈba -ye Satan -nunmën kɛ -tutue -le ˈla. ˈWuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ˈˈwɔ, -ba kiɛ tsabiɛ ˈba hɛndasɔ. -Ba -le ˈba puɛn, nanmɛ -ba -le tsakunsɔ. ˈEpɛnnɛn ˈlö, -ba -le -ze tsabiɛ -pɛkö mmiɛ kiɛ -amuan nanmɛ hɛnboesɔ. (Matie 9:32, 33; 12:22) -Ba -ko lo -fɔ mmiɛ tën dzhi, nanmɛ -ba -le -ze mmiɛ tën, mmiɛ kiɛ wuanwɔsɔ. (Matie 17:15, 18; Mak 5:2-5) -Ba kiɛ giegie mmetɛn tën ˈpɛ.—Luk 9:42.

23. (a) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, -ba -yɛ ˈla ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ -le? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Satan e ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ama, -ba tsabiɛ ˈba lala ˈze mmiɛ -le?

²³ Kɔ Satan ˈnun, ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, -ba nɛɛn hɔn ˈba -akunda ˈla ˈkun ˈba -le ˈze tsabiɛ ˈba mmiɛ ˈsɔn ˈba. -Ba pa ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ -akunda -shɛ ˈze. -Ba tsabiɛ ˈba -vɛn ˈkun mmiɛ -sɔn ˈba. ˈE man -ba -lɔ ˈkun Joova mikö man -le dɔa a ˈsɔn. Satan e ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ama, -ba tsabiɛ lala, -ba tu tshɛ, nanmɛ -ba -le ˈze pɔɛ -yɛ mmiɛ dzhi ko. -E -le -ze tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba mmiɛ ˈsɔn. Dubɛ bɛn -ye nɛn, tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba ˈˈ lɔ ˈkun Satan e ˈwuënsɔn puɛn ˈba ama man -ba ˈsɔn. ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈe sɛ -bo tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun kuɛn ˈkun -zösɔn ˈyi -ba ˈla ze, -yɛ Satan ˈhɛn ˈbua. Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈBa tɛˈ -ba ˈyɛ, ˈˈwɛnsɔn yanyan -ba ˈyi ɛ ˈze, ma -e ˈˈle -Zö.”—1 Korɛntë 10:20.

24. -Kɛ ɲɔn nɛn man Satan -wɔ kɔ tsabiɛ ˈba lala?

²⁴ Satan ˈe ˈo ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba ama, -ba -kɛ kpe ˈnun nɛn kɔ tsabiɛ ˈba lala ze mmiɛ ˈba ˈsɔn. ˈEkö man ˈe -le -zɔkpɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba dzhuɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö dzhi. ˈMun -le ˈze -a -hën bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa kë ˈe nɛn.