1, 2. ˗Mën ˈö ˗kë ˈö Biblö ˈdhö gbɔɔpë ˗së ˈö go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈, ˈö mɛn zuʋ̈ˈˈ ˈˈgblü ˗dhi ˗a ˈka?

KÖ Ü ˈˈtɔŋdë do ˗yö ˈˈkan ü ˈgü, kö ˗yö gbɔɔdhe do ˈbha kë ü ˗gɔ, ˗yö ˗dho kë ü ˈgü ꞊dhɛ? Ü ˗dho ˈto ˈˈshia˗ mü ˈü˗ bho pë ˈgü, ˈö ü zuʋ̈ˈˈ ꞊nii ˗da ö ˗zota ˈö ü ˈˈtɔŋdë ˗ya wo ü ˗wɔn ˈgü bhë˗ ˗wɔn ˈgü. Ü ˗dho ˗a ˈˈnuɛ bho ꞊dedewo pë ˈö˗ ˗kë ü ˗dhɛ bhë˗ ˗wɔn ˈgü.

² Biblö bhë, gbɔɔpë ˈö go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈ yö ˗mü. ˈWɔn ˗nu ˈö kwa ˈti ˗dho ˗an ˈgüman ˗dhɛ ˈˈwɛɛ ˈgü bhë, ˗yö ˗an ˗zɔn kwa ˗dhɛ. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ꞊nɛn: ˗Ya ˗pö kwa ˗dhɛ ꞊dhɛ ˗Zlan ˈnën dhaŋ˗, ˈˈsɛ, dhe waa gɔɔn˗ ˗blɛɛsü ˗da. ˈTɔŋ˗ ˗gɛngbandhɛ ˗nu ˈwo ˗dho kwa ˗takun kwa ˗bha ˈwɔn ˈˈgbɩɩ˗ ˗nu ˈgü, ˗yö ˗an ˗zɔn kwa ˗dhɛ. ˗Kɔ ˈö ˗Zlan dho ö dhɔɔbhaawɔn yökodhiʋ̈˗ ˈka, kö ˗yö ˈˈkpɔnŋtaadhɛ kë ˗dhɛ ˗së ˈka, ˗yö Biblö ˈgü. Biblö ˗yö gbɔɔpë ˈö mɛn zuʋ̈ˈˈ ˈˈgblü ˗dhi ˗a ˈka ꞊dedewo.

3. Ü Biblö draanˈˈ ˗ni ˈgü ü ˈdho ˗ni ˈgü ˗a ˈka ˈˈdhiʋ̈, ˗mën ü ˗dho ˗a yö?

³ Ü Biblö draanˈˈ ˗ni ˈgü, ü ˗dho ˗a yö ꞊dhɛ ˗Zlan ˗ya ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˈü kë ö ˈˈtɔŋdë ˈka. ˈWɔn ˗nu ˈwo ˗gban ˗a ˗bha ü ˗an draanˈˈ ˗ni ˈgü ü ˈdho ˗ni ˈgü ˗a ˈka ˈˈdhiʋ̈, ka ˗bha ˈˈtɔŋdëdhɛ ˗dho ˈyɔ˗.

4. ˗Mën ˈö˗ ˗wɔn ü kun ˈö ˗gban Biblö ˗bha?

⁴ ꞊Wa Biblö ꞊dhiëëta ˗wo ˈö ˗mɔɔn ˗wo 2.600 ˗bha ˗an ˈgü, ˈyö ꞊waa˗ ˗be ˈˈmliya ꞊va ˗pëkë. Kö ˗wo mɛn ˗nu ˈwo ˈˈkpɔnŋ ꞊taa ˗an ꞊këŋ do ˈsü, ˗an ˈmɛn ˈwo ˗ʒiö 90 ˗ta, ˗wo ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈwo Biblö ˗wo pö wo ˗de ˗wo ˈgü. ˈˈDhoogɔ ˈˈpɛpɛ ˈka, ˈmɛn ˈwo ˗ʒiö mɛn ˈˈmliɲɔn do ˗ta, ˈyö ˈwo Biblö nu ˗an ˗dhɛ. ˈSëëdhɛ ˗be ˈˈwɛɛ ˈö ˗dho kë ꞊dhɛ Biblö ˈdhö ˈyaa ˈdhö.

5. ˗Mën ˈö ˗kë ˈkwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa˗ pö ꞊dhɛ Biblö ‘˗yö ˗go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈’?

 ⁵ Pë ˈˈpɛpɛ ˈö Biblö ˈgü, “˗yö ˗go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈.” (2 Timote 3:16 ˗wo pö.) ˈˈKɛɛ mɛn ˈbhaa ˗nu ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈwo˗ pö ꞊dhɛ, ‘Biblö ˈö mɛnbhɩɩdhe ˗nu ˈnën ˈwo˗ ˗bɛn zë bhë, ˗yö ˗go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗kɔ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ?’ Biblö ꞊dede ˗ya ˗yɔ ˗bɔ ˈö˗ pö ꞊dhɛ: “˗Wʋ ˈpɛpɛ ˈwo˗ ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ꞊loo bha mɛ ˈbha ˈyii˗ bho ö ˗dɩ ˈgü tongtongdhö, ˈˈkɛɛ ˗a ˗bha ˈNii˗ ˈˈslʋ̈ʋ̈slʋ̈ ꞊në zun˗ ˗nu ˗dhɛ ˈˈdhiʋ̈.” (2 Piɛdhö 1:21) ˗Yö kë ˗sü ˈka ꞊dhɛ pë ˈö ˗dhutii do ˗ya pö ö ˗bha ˈsëëdhɛbɛnzëmɛn ˗dhɛ ˗yö ö ˗bha ˈsëëdhɛ do ˈbha ˗bɛn zë ˗a ˈdhö. ˈDe ˈö ˈtɔ˗ ˗a ˈsëëdhɛ dëmɛn? ˗Dhutii ˗bha ˈsëëdhɛ ˗mü, mɛn ˈö˗ ˗bɛn zë ˗a ˗bhaa ˈyaa ˗mü. ˗Kɔ do ˈö bhë˗ ˈgü, ˗Zlan ˈnën ˗tɔ Biblö Dëmɛn, mɛn ˗nu ˈwo˗ ˗bɛn zë ˈwaa ˗mü. ˗Zlan ˗yö ˈˈdhiʋ̈sü ˗an ˈka kö ˗wa ˗zopiʋ̈wɔn ˗ya. ˗Dhɛ ˈö ˈˈdhʋ̈, ‘˗Zlan ˗wʋ’ ˗mü ꞊dedewo Biblö ˈka.—1 Tesadhonikö 2:13, ˗bhö kpɔɔˈˈ ˗zoto ˗a ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗wɔn 2˗bha.

6, 7. ˗Mën ˈö ˗kë ˈkwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa˗ pö ꞊dhɛ Biblö ˗wo ˗yö do?

⁶ ˗Wo Biblö ˗bɛn ˗zë ˗kwɛ ˈwo ˗ʒiö ˗kwɛ 1.600 ˗ta ˗an ˈˈpiʋ̈. ˗A ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˈwaa kun ˈˈtʋ̈ŋ do ˈgümɛn ˗nu ˈka. ˗An mɛn ˈbhaa ˗nu ˗wo ꞊klaŋ ꞊gblɛɛn ˗kë, ˈö˗ mɛn ˈbhaa ˗nu wo ˈti ꞊klaŋ kë. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ˈtɔ˗ ꞊dhɛ ˗a mɛn do ˗kun ˗dhɔtrɔɔ ˈka. ˗An mɛn ˈbhaa ˗nu ˗kun ˈbhlayökëmɛn ˗nu, ˈˈyiblɩɩkëmɛn ˗nu, ˗tuëmaankëmɛn ˗nu, ˗Zlan ˗wodhiʋ̈lomɛn ˗nu, zakanmɛn ˗nu waa ˗gblüdë ˗nu ˈka. ˈKö ˗kë ꞊dhɛ Biblö ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˈwaa kun do, ˗a ˈˈpian ꞊gban ˈˈpɛpɛ ˗wo ˗yö do. ˈYaa ˗wo do ˈbha pö ˗a ˈwɔn ˗gɔ do ˈgü, kö ˗yö ˗a ˈˈwɛɛ ˈbha pö ˗a ˈwɔn ˗gɔ ˈˈwɛɛ ˈgü. *

⁷ ˗Kɔ ˈö mɛnbhɩɩdhe ˗nu ˗bha saanˈˈ züdɔ ˗a ˈka, Biblö ˈgü ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˗blɛɛsü ˗a ˗wɔn ˗blɛɛ. ˗Kɔ ˈö ˈˈkpɔnŋtaadhɛ ˗todhʋ̈sü dho kë ꞊bhɔɔ ˈˈsɛ ɛɛnˈˈ ˈˈdhüdhɛɛdhɛ ˗së ˈka˗ ˗bha, ˗a ˈgü ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˗totaabhasü ˗ya ˗zɔn. ˗Kwɛ ˈˈgblü ꞊va ˗kwɛzlan ˗yö Biblö ˗todhʋ̈sü ˈgü. ꞊Ya ˈgo ˗a ˈgü, ˗ya ˗zɔn ꞊dhɛ ˗Zlan ˗dhɔɔbhaawɔn ˗yö ˗kë kpɔɔkpɔdhö.

8. Biblö ˗yö ˈwɔn ˗nu ˈwo ˗gban ꞊klaŋ ˈˈgblʋ̈gblʋ̈ ˗nu draanpë ˗bha ˗a gagade ˗pö. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ˗nu ˗zɔn.

⁸ Biblö ˈyaa ꞊klaŋ ˈˈgblʋ̈gblʋ̈ ˗nu ˗bha ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈka. ˈˈKɛɛ ˈwɔn ˗nu ˈwo ˗gban ꞊klaŋ ˈˈgblʋ̈gblʋ̈ draanˈˈ ˗wɔn ˗nu ˗bha, ꞊ya˗ pö, ˗yö ˗kë gagade ˈka kpɔɔkpɔdhö. ˗Kɔ ˈö ˈkwa˗ ˈˈpiʋ̈ kö ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈö go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗yö kë˗ ˗bha, yö bhë. ˗Kɔ ˈö Izraɛdhö ˗mɛn ˗nu dho˗ kë˗ ˈka kö ˈˈyua ˈya ˗dho ˗pɛn ˗an ˈgü, ˗a ˈtɔŋ˗ ˗nu ˈö ˗Zlan -ya dɔ, ˗wo ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈwo˗ ˗dhɛ Lévitique bhë˗ ˈgü. ˗Wa ˗ya ˈö˗ yi ꞊gwëë ˈyö mɛnbhɩɩdhe ˗nu ˈdhö ꞊kun˗ pë ꞊plüün ˗nu ˈwo nu ˈˈyua ˈka ˗an dɔ ˗ni. Biblö ˗ya ˗pö gagade ˈka ˈzü ꞊dhɛ, ˈˈsɛ ˗yö dun ˗sü ˈka ˈdhöŋ˗ ˗ta. (Job 26:7) ˈˈTʋ̈ŋ ˈbha ˈgü, mɛn ꞊vadhɛ ˗kun wo ˗zota ˗ni ˈgü ꞊dhɛ ˈˈsɛ  ˗yö ˈˈpɛɛpɛ. ˈˈKɛɛ Biblö ˗zë ˗ya ˗pö ˈˈsɛ ˗yö ˈˈglɔɔglɔ.—Isaïe 40:22.

9. ˗Mën ˈö Biblö ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˗bha kpɛnŋdhödhɛ kwa ˗takun ˗a ˈgüman ˗sü ˗bha?

⁹ Kö Biblö ˗yö ˗kwɛzlan ˗nu bho, ˗wo ˗kë gagade ˈka kpɔɔkpɔdhö. ˈˈKɛɛ ˗kwɛzlan ˈsëëdhɛ ꞊vadhɛ ˈbhaa ˗nu ˈwaa gagade pö, ˈyö ˈtɔ˗ ꞊dhɛ ˗an ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˈwaa kun kpɛnŋdhö. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ꞊nɛn: ˈˈTʋ̈ŋ ˗nu ˈö ˗gblü ˗yö ˗shiö ˗an ˗bha ˈˈsɛ ˗nu ˗gɔ ˗a ˈka bhë, ˈwaa˗ ˗bɛn zë toŋtoŋdhö. ˈˈKɛɛ Biblö ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˗zë ˗wo ˗kun kpɛnŋdhö. ˗Gblü ˈö ˗shiö Izraɛdhö ˗mɛn ˗nu ˗gɔ, ˗wa ˗dhiaŋ ˗zë. ˗Wo wo ˗de ˗bha ˈwɔn yaa ˗nu ˈwo ˗an ˗kë ˗an ˗wɔn ˗blɛɛ. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ꞊nën ˈtɔ˗ ꞊dhɛ ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈwo˗ ˗dhɛ Nombres bhë˗ ˈgü, Moizö ˗ya pö kwa ˗dhɛ mü ꞊dhɛ ö ˈwɔn yaa ˗kë, ˈö ˗Zlan ˗yö ˗gbla ö ˗ta, ˈö ö ꞊dɔɔ ˗a ˗wɔn ˈgü. (Nombres 20:2-12) Biblö ˗bɛnzëmɛn ˗nu ˗bha ˗kë kpɛnŋdhö ˗sü ˗ya ˗zɔn ꞊dhɛ Biblö ˗go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈. ˈDhɛ ˈö ˈˈdhʋ̈ kwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa ˈdhaŋ˗ bho Biblö ˈˈdhiʋ̈.

10. ˗Mën ˈö ˗kë Biblö ˗bha ˗dhioo ˗nu ˈdhö kwa ˗takunpë ˈka ꞊dɛɛ?

¹⁰ ‘˗Wʋ ˈˈpɛpɛ ˈkö ˗bɛn zë ˗sü ˈka ˗Zlan ˗bha ˈsëëdhɛ ˈˈslʋ̈ʋ̈slʋ̈ bha˗ ˈgü bha˗ ꞊gban ꞊trɔɔn ˗së ˗yö ˗dhö, yö ꞊në˗ ˗ya mɛ ˈˈbhɩɩ˗ ˗nu zuëˈˈ ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˈyö ˈwo˗ ˗ya ˈsëëdhɛ ˈgü, kö ˗wo kwa draan˗ pë ˈö kpengdhö ˗a ˈka, kö˗ ˗dhɛ ˗nu ˈö ˈwaa ˗së kö ˈkwa˗ dɔ. ˗Wʋ ˗nu ˗bha ꞊në ˈwo kwa zun zian ˈö ˗së ˗a ˗bha’. (2 Timote 3:16) Biblö ˗bha ˗dhioo ˗nu ˗wo kwa ˗takunpë ˈka ꞊dɛɛ. Zoova ˗yö ˗kɔ ˈö kwa ˗da ˗a ˈka ˗a ˗dɔ. ˗A ˗wɔn ˈgü, ˗yö kwa zuʋ̈piʋ̈wɔn waa ˈwɔn ˗nu ˈwo kwa ˗bha ˗an ˗dɔ. ˗Yö kwa ˗dɔ ˗së ˈka ˈö ˗ʒiö ˗a ˈka kwa ꞊dede kwa ˗ta, ˗ya ˈˈpiʋ̈ kö ˈkwa kë zuʋ̈gblüdhi ˈgü. ˗Yö pë ˈö kwa ˗bha ˈwɔn ˗së waa kwa ˗bha ˈwɔn yaa ˈka ˗an ˗dɔ.

11, 12. (a) ˗Dhioo ˗së ˗mɛɛn ˗nu ˈö Yesu ˗yö ˗an dɔ ˈwo Matiö ˈˈɲan ˈˈgblʋ̈gblʋ̈ 5 ˈö yö˗ ˈka˗ 7 ˗bha ˗an ˈgü? (b) ˗Mën ˈˈwɛɛ ˈbha ˈkwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈzü ˈkwa˗ ꞊draan Biblö ˈgü?

¹¹ ˗Dhioo ˗së ˈö Yesu ˗ya dɔ, kwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa˗ yö Matiö 5 ˈö yö˗ ˈka 7 ˗bha, ˗an ˈgü. ˗A ˗dhioo ˗nu ˈwo bhë, ˗yö ˗gban ˗kɔ ˈö ˈkwa ˗dho zuʋ̈gblüdhi ꞊slɔɔ˗ ˗bha, ˈö ˈkwa ˗dho kë kwa ˈko ˈˈpiʋ̈˗ ˗bha, ˈö ˈkwa ˗dho bhɛɛˈˈ ˗a ˗bha, waa ˗kɔ ˈö ˈkwa ˗dho  ˈwëëga yö˗ ˗bha, ˗an ˗bha. ˈKö ˗kë ꞊dhɛ ˗dhioo ˗nu ˈwo bhë ˈdhɛ ˈö ˗an dɔ, ˗a ˗kwɛ ˗ya ꞊mɔɔn ˗kwɛ 2.000 ˗bha ꞊wɛ, ꞊faan ꞊kun ˗a ˗bha, ˈö mɛn ˗takunpë ˈka ꞊dɛɛ.

¹² Biblö ˈgü, ˈtɔŋ˗ ˗gɛngbandhɛ ˗nu ˈwo ˗dho kwa ˗takun kö kwa ˗bha ˗tosɛta kë ˗kɔ ˗yö kë ˗së ˈkɔdhi ˈgü, kö ˈkwa kë yökëmɛn ˗së ˈka, kö kwaa mɛn ˈˈwɛɛ ˗nu ˈkwa kë kwa ˈko ˗dhɛ ˗së, Zoova ˗yö ˗an ˗zɔn kwa ˗dhɛ. Kwa ˗kë mɛn suu ˈˈoo ˗suu ˈka, ˗dhɛ suu ˈˈoo ˗suu ˈgü, ɛɛnˈˈ ˈwɔn ˈˈgbɩɩ˗ suu ˈˈoo ˗suu ˈgü, Biblö ˗bha ˈtɔŋ˗ ˗gɛngbandhɛ ˗nu ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈwo kwa ˗takun ˈˈtʋ̈ŋ ꞊gban ˈka.—Isaïe 48:17 ˗wo pö; ˗bhö kpɔɔˈˈ ˗zoto ˗a ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗wɔn 3˗bha.

13. ˗Mën ˈö Izai ˗ya pö ˗yö ˗dho kë Babidhɔnö ˗pö ˈka?

¹³ ˗Wo ˗nu ˈö Biblö ˗an to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö ˗an ꞊blɛɛ, ˗an ꞊vadhɛ ꞊wa bo kë ˗sü ˈka. ˗A ˈwɔnzuan ꞊nɛn: Izai ˗ya ˗to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ pö ꞊dhɛ Babidhɔnö ˗pö ˈgü ˗dho shiʋ̈˗. (Isaïe 13:19) ˗Kɔ ˈö ˈˈkwipö ˈö bhë ˈö ˗dho ˗pö ˗a ˈka, ˗ya ˗wɔn ˗blɛɛ ˈkpakpadhö. ˗A ˈkwipö ˈö bhë ˈˈkwee ˈkpii˗ ˗nu ˗kun ˗a ˈˈdhiʋ̈, ˈö ˈˈyiga do kun ꞊klün ˗sü ˈka ˗a ˗zü. ˈˈKɛɛ Izai ˗ya ˗to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ pö ꞊dhɛ ˗a ˈˈyiga ˈö bhë, ˗yö ˗dho bhʋ̈ʋ̈˗, ˈö ˈˈkwee ˗nu ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˗yö ˗pʋ. ˗Nu ˗an ˗gɔ ˗mɛn ˗nu ˗dho ˈˈkwipö ˈö bhë ˗a ˈkun˗, ˈˈkɛɛ wo ˈti ˗dho ˗gblü gɔn. Izai ˗ya ˗to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˗ʒianwo ˈö˗ pö ˈmɛn ˗dho Babidhɔnö ˗pö ˈkun ˗wa ˗dhɛ Sidhisö.—Isaïe 44:27-45:2 ˗wo pö; ˗bhö kpɔɔˈˈ ˗zoto ˗a ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗wɔn 4˗bha.

14, 15. ˗Zlan ˗wo ˈö Izai ˗ya to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ ꞊blɛɛ bhë, ˗yö ˗kë gagade ˈka ˗kɔ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ?

¹⁴ ˈDhɛ ˈö ˗kwɛ ꞊këŋ ꞊plɛ ˗ya ʒiö, ˈyö ˈˈsɔla kpö ˈbha ˗yö nu Babidhɔnö ˗gɔ. ˈDe ˈö kun ˈˈsɔla ˗nu bhë ˗an ˗gɔ ˈˈdhiʋ̈? Sidhisö ˈö ˗kë Pɛsö ˗mɛn ˗nu ˗bha ˗gblüdë ˈka, yö ˈnën kun ˗an ˗gɔ ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ꞊dhɛ ˗kɔ ˈö ˗Zlan ˗wo ˗ya to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ ꞊blɛɛ˗ ˈka ˗a ˈdhö. Pë ꞊gban ˈˈpɛpɛ ˗yö ˗kë kö ˗Zlan ˗wo ˈö˗ to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ ꞊blɛɛ bhë, ˗yö kë gagade ˈka.

¹⁵ Gbeŋ ˈwo nu ˗an ˗gɔ ˗a ˈka bhë, kö Babidhɔnö ˗mɛn ˗nu ˗wo ˈwlaan˗ kë ˗ni ˈgü. ˗An ˗bhaa ˈgü, ˈdhɛ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ ˈkɔ ˈˈbhaŋ ꞊gblɛɛn waa ˈˈyiga ˗wo ꞊klün ˗sü ˈka ˗an ˗zü, kö wo wo ˈflëëgü.  ˈˈKɛɛ ˈˈkwipö ˈö bhë ˗a ˈˈkpɛnŋdhö, Sidhisö waa ö ˗bha ˈˈsɔla ˗nu ˗wo ˗kun ˈˈyiga ˈö bhë ˗a ˈˈgblʋʋ ˈˈwɛɛ ˈpɔn ˗ni ˈgü, kö ˗yö bhʋ̈ʋ̈ˈˈ, kö ˈwo ʒiö. ˈYö ˈˈyi ꞊bhʋ̈ʋ̈ ꞊dedewo kö Pɛsö ˈˈsɔla ˗nu ʒiö˗ ꞊bhaa. ˈˈKɛɛ ˈˈsɔla ˗nu ˗dho bɔ Babidhɔnö ˈkɔ ˈˈbhaŋ ˗gɔ ˈˈmɛn kö ˗wo ˗da ˈplöö? ˈˈKwipö bhë, ˗a ˈˈkwee ˗nu ˗to ˈˈpʋ ˗sü ˈka ꞊dhɛ ˗kɔ ˈö ˗Zlan ˗wo ˗ya to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ ꞊blɛɛ˗ ˈka ˗a ˈdhö.

16. ˗Mën ˈö Izai ˗ya to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ pö ˈö ˗gban Babidhɔnö ˗bha ˗dhɛkpaɔ dhiʋ̈ˈˈ ˗bha? (b) ˗Wo ˈö bhë kwa˗ ˈwɔn ˗dɔ ꞊dhɛ ˗yö ˗kë gagade ˈka ˗kɔ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ?

 ¹⁶ Izai ˗ya ˗to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö˗ pö ꞊dhɛ ˗a ˈˈdhiʋ̈todhɛ ˈgü mɛn ˈbha yö ˈti ˗dho ˗ya Babidhɔnö ˗pö ˈgü ˈzüdho toŋtoŋdhö. ˗Ya ˗bɛn ˗zë ˈö˗ pö: “Mɛn ˈbha yö ˈti ˗dho ˈkɔ dɔ mü ˈzüdho toŋtoŋdhö, mɛn ˈbha yö ˈti ˗dho ˗ya mü ˈzü toŋtoŋdhö ˈö to˗ ˈka ˈˈdhʋ̈ ˗tokpa ˈka.” (Isaïe 13:20) ˗Yö ˗kë ˈˈdhʋ̈ ꞊dede ˈka ˗ee? ˈBha ˈdho Irakö, Bagdadö ˗gɔ ˈˈshaŋ ˗ʒian ˈka, ˈˈkiɩdhʋ̈ŋ 80 ˗naan ꞊taa, ü ˗dho ˗kpan Babidhɔnö ˈˈkwipö ˈˈkpaandhɛ ˗bha. ˗A ˗dee ˗ʒian ꞊dɛɛ mɛn ga do ˈyaa mü. Zoova ꞊ya Babidhɔnö ˗dhɛ “꞊guö pë shiʋ̈ˈˈ ˗saan ˈka.”—Isaïe 14:22, 23. *

17. ˗Mën ˈö ˗kë pë ˈˈpɛpɛ ˈö ˗Zlan ˗ya ˈˈplüün bho, ˈkwa ˗dho kwa ˗zo yö ˗an ˗dhɛ?

¹⁷ Pë ꞊vadhɛ ˈö Biblö ˗yö ˗an to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö ˗an pö, ˗an ˗bha kë ˗sü ˗ya zɔn ꞊dhɛ kwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa ˈdhaŋ˗ bho pë ˈˈpɛpɛ ˈö Biblö ˗ya pö ˈwo ˗gban ˗dhɛkpaɔ dhiʋ̈ˈˈ ˗bha ˗an ˈˈdhiʋ̈. ˗Yö kë kwa ˈˈɲaan ꞊dhɛ pë ˈö  Zoova ˗ya ˈˈplüün bho, ˗yö ˗dho kë. ˗Yö ˗dho ˈˈkpɔnŋtaadhɛ kë ꞊bhɔɔ ˈˈsɛ ˈka. (Nombres 23:19 ˗wo pö.) ˗Kwa ˈdhaŋ˗ ˗bho ‘˗tosɛa ˈö ˈyaa yën ˗a ˗kë ˈdhö ˗sü ˗wɔn ˈˈdhiʋ̈. ˗A ˗gɛn ˗mü ꞊dhɛ ˗Zlan ˈö ˈyaa ꞊sua kë bha, ˗yö kë ˗tosɛa ˈö ˈˈdhʋ̈ bha˗ ˗wɔn ˈˈplüün ˗bho kwa ˗dhɛ kö ˈyii ˈˈkpʋngtaadhɛ ˗zian ˗da ꞊kö.’—Titö 1:1-4. *

18. Pɔdhö ˗yö “˗Zlan ˗wo” ˗wɔn ˗blɛɛ ˈö˗ pö ꞊dhɛ?

¹⁸ Kwa˗ ˗yö ꞊dhɛ ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈˈwɛɛ ˈbha ˈö ˗dho kë ꞊dhɛ Biblö ˈdhö, ˈyaa ˈdhö. ˗Wo ˈö˗ ˈgü ˗yo do. ˈWɔn ˗nu ˈwo ˗gban ꞊klaŋ ˈˈgblʋ̈gblʋ̈ ˗nu draanpë ˗bha, ɛɛnˈˈ ˗kwɛzlan ˗nu ˗bha, ꞊yaa˗ pö, ˗yö ˗kë gagade ˈka kpɔɔkpɔdhö. ꞊Ya ˈgo ˗a ˈgü ˈzü, ˗yö ˗dhioo ˗dɔ kwa ˗ta. ˗Zlan ˗wo ˗nu ˈö˗ to ˈˈdhiʋ̈ ˈö ˗an ꞊blɛɛ, ˗an ꞊vadhɛ ˈö ꞊wa kë, ˗wa ˈgü. ˈˈKɛɛ ˈpë ˈö ˗ʒiö ˗a ˈdhɛ ˈö bhë˗ ˗ta, Biblö ˗ya ˗kë. Bɔmɛn Pɔdhö ˗ya ˗pö: “˗Zlan ˗wo ˈö ˈka˗ ˗ga ˗na bhë ˗yö ˈbhee˗.” ˗A ˗gɛn ˈtɔ˗ ˗mën?—Eblö 4:12 ˗wo pö.

19, 20. (a) Biblö ˗dho ü ˗takun ˗kɔ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ kö ˈmɛn ˈü˗ ˈka, ˈü˗ dɔ? (b) Ü ˗dho ˗a ˗zɔn ꞊dhɛ Biblö gbɔɔ ˈö ˗Zlan ˗ya wo ü ˗gɔ, ü˗ ˈˈnuɛ ˗bho ˗a ˗wɔn ˈgü ˗kɔ ˗kë ꞊dhɛ?

¹⁹ Biblö ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈö ü ˗bha ˗tosɛta ꞊dhiëëta. ˗Yö ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈö ü ˗takun kö ˈpë ˈü˗ ˈka dedewo bhë, ˈü˗ dɔ ü ˗de ˗gɔ. ˗Yö ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈö ü ˗takun kö ˈü ü zuʋ̈piʋ̈wɔn waa ü ˗bha ˗zotadhe ˗nu dɔ. Kwa ꞊mɔɔn˗ ˗bha ˈkwa˗ pö kwa ˗de ˗dhɛ ꞊dhɛ ˗Zlan ˗dhɔ ˗yö kwa ˗kë. ˈˈKɛɛ, ˈkwa˗ pö ˈkwa˗ ˗zɔn ꞊dhɛ ˗a ˗dhɔ ˗yö kwa ˗kë ꞊dedewo, kwa dua ˗mü kö pë ˗nu ˈö Biblö ˗ya pö, ˈkwa ˗an ˗ya ꞊bhlëë ˈgü.

²⁰ Biblö ˗yö ˈsëëdhɛ ˗be ˈö go ˗Zlan ˈˈpiʋ̈ ˗a ˈka ꞊dedewo. ˗Ya ˈˈpiʋ̈ kö ˈü˗ ˗wo pö, kö ˈü˗ draanˈˈ, kö ˗a ˗dhɔ ˗yö ü kë. Gbɔɔdhe ˈö bhë, ˗bhö ˗a ˈˈnuɛ bho ˗a ˗bha, ˈü ˈdho ˗a draansü ˈka ˈˈdhiʋ̈. ˈBha˗ kë ˈˈdhʋ̈, ˗Zlan dhɔɔbhaawɔn ˈö ˗gban mɛnbhɩɩdhe ˗bha, ü ˗dho ˗a dɔ. ˈWɔn ˗gɔ ˈdhɛ ˈkwa ˗dho yö˗ bha bhë˗ ˈgü, pë ˈö ˗gban ˗Zlan dhɔɔbhaawɔn ˗bha, kwa ˗dho ˗a draanˈˈ.