“Abop pan Jiova ɛn Du Wetin Gud”
“Abop pan Jiova ɛn du wetin gud . . . ɛn du tin fetful wan.”—SAM 37:
SIŊ DƐN: 150, 124
1. We Jiova mek wi, us spɛshal tin dɛn i mek wi ebul fɔ du?
JIOVA mek mɔtalman wan kayn we we mek wi ebul fɔ du spɛshal tin dɛn. I mek wi ebul fɔ tink, ɛn dat de ɛp wi fɔ sɔlv prɔblɛm dɛn ɛn plan fɔ tumara bambay. (Prɔvabs 2:
2. Aw Jiova want lɛ wi du di tin dɛn we wi ebul fɔ du?
2 Jiova want lɛ wi du di tin dɛn we wi ebul fɔ du di rayt we. Wetin mek? Bikɔs i lɛk wi ɛn i no se wi go gladi we wi yuz di gift dɛn we i dɔn gi wi. Fɔ ɛgzampul, insay di Ibru Skripchɔ dɛn, wi rid se: “Wɛn yu tek tɛm plan ɛn wok soba wan, yu de prɔfit,” ɛn “mek shɔ se we yu Prɔvabs 21:
3. Wetin mɔtalman nɔ ebul fɔ du?
3 Jiova want mek wi du di tin dɛn we i dɔn mek wi ebul fɔ du, bɔt i no se nɔto ɔltin wi go ebul fɔ du. Fɔ ɛgzampul, wi nɔ go ebul fɔ pul sin, day, ɛn mek wisɛf pafɛkt. (Fɔs Kiŋ 8:
4. Wetin wi go tɔk bɔt na dis atikul?
4 Wi fɔ alaw Jiova fɔ gayd wi ɔltɛm, ɛn abop se i go sɔpɔt wi ɛn ɛp wi fɔ du wetin wi nɔ ebul fɔ du. Bɔt Jiova want wi fɔ tink bɔt wetin wi go ebul fɔ du fɔ sɔlv wi prɔblɛm dɛn ɛn ɛp ɔda pipul dɛn. (Rid Sam 37:
WE BAD BAD TIN DƐN DE APIN ARAWND WI
5. Ɛksplen aw tin bin tan lɛk fɔ Noa?
5 Di tɛm we Noa bin de an di wɔl, na soso “fɛt fɛt” bin de apin ɛn pipul dɛn bin de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs di we aw Gɔd nɔ want. (Jɛnɛsis 6:
6, 7. (a) Wetin Noa nɔ bin ebul fɔ du? (b) Aw wi yon tɛm tan lɛk Noa in yon?
6 Wetin Noa nɔ bin ebul fɔ du: Noa bin de prich bɔt Jiova in mɛsej fɔ wɔn di pipul dɛn, bɔt i nɔ go fos di pipul dɛn fɔ biliv. Ɛn i nɔ bin ebul fɔ mek di Ɛbi Ɛbi Ren kam kwik kwik wan. Noa bin nid fɔ biliv se Jiova go du wetin i dɔn prɔmis ɛn dɔnawe wit di bad pipul dɛn, ɛn i bin nid fɔ biliv se Gɔd go du am di rayt tɛm.—Jɛnɛsis 6:
7 Di wɔl we wisɛf de tide fulɔp wit pipul dɛn we de du bad, ɛn wi no se Jiova dɔn prɔmis fɔ kam dɔnawe wit dɛn. (Jɔn In Fɔs Lɛta 2:
Jɔs lɛk Noa, wi nid fɔ gɛt mɔ fet, ɛn biliv se i nɔ go te igen, Gɔd go dɔnawe wit ɔl di bad pipul dɛn
8. Wetin Noa bin put in maynd pan? (Luk di pikchɔ nia dis atikul in taytul.)
8 Wetin Noa bin ebul fɔ du: Noa nɔ bin givɔp fɔseka wetin i nɔ ebul fɔ du, bifo dat, i bin put in maynd pan wetin i ebul fɔ du. Noa bin kɔntinyu fɔ wɔn di pipul dɛn bɔt wetin Jiova go du. (Pita In Sɛkɛn Lɛta 2:
9. Aw wi go falamakata Noa in ɛgzampul?
9 Jɔs lɛk Noa, wisɛf bizi de “du Gɔd in wok ɔltɛm.” (Fɔs Lɛta Fɔ Kɔrint 15:
WE WI SIN
10. Ɛksplen wetin bin apin to Devid.
10 Kiŋ Devid na bin man we fetful, ɛn Jiova bin rili lɛk am. (Di Apɔsul Dɛn Wok [Akt] 13:
11, 12. (a) Afta Devid sin, wetin i nɔ bin ebul fɔ du? (b) Wetin Jiova go du fɔ wi if wi chenj?
11 Wetin Devid nɔ bin ebul fɔ du: Devid nɔ bin ebul fɔ rivas wetin i bin dɔn du. Infakt, sɔm bad tin dɛn bin gɛt fɔ apin to am te i day fɔseka in sin. (Sɛkɛn Samiɛl 12:
Lɛta Fɔ Galeshya 6:
13. Aw Devid bin mek in ɛn Jiova bi padi bak?
13 Wetin Devid bin ebul du: Devid bin want mek in ɛn Jiova bi padi bak. Aw i bin du dat? Devid alaw Jiova fɔ ɛp am. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we Netan, we na Jiova in prɔfɛt tɛl am se i dɔn sin, i bin gri se na tru (Sɛkɛn Samiɛl 12:
14. Wetin wi kin lan frɔm Devid in ɛgzampul?
14 Wetin wi kin lan frɔm Devid in ɛgzampul? If wi sin siriɔs wan, wi nid fɔ chenj fɔ tru, tɛl Jiova wi sin, ɛn beg am lɛ i fɔgiv wi. (Jɔn In Fɔs Lɛta 1:
WE ƆDA TIN DƐN APIN
15. Wetin wi lan frɔm Ana in ɛgzampul?
15 Sɔntɛm yu go tink bɔt ɔda fetful savant dɛn na di Baybul we bin abop pan Jiova ɛn du wetin dɛn ebul we prɔblɛm bin de mit dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, tɛm bin de we Ana nɔ bin ebul fɔ bɔn pikin. I nɔ bin ebul fɔ chenj wetin bin de apin to am. Bɔt i bin biliv se Jiova go kɔrej am. So i bin kɔntinyu fɔ wɔship na di tabanakul ɛn pre to Jiova ɛn tɛl am aw i de fil. (Fɔs Samiɛl 1:
Ana bin abop pan Jiova, so i bin kɔntinyu fɔ wɔship na di tabanakul ɛn pre to Jiova
16. Wetin mama ɛn papa dɛn kin lan frɔm Samiɛl?
Fɔs Samiɛl 8:
17. Wetin mek di po uman in ɛgzampul ɛnkɔrej wi?
17 Wan ɔda fayn ɛgzampul na wan po uman we i man bin dɔn day. (Rid Lyuk 21:
18. Gi ɛgzampul bɔt wan brɔda we bin tink di rayt we.
18 Plɛnti pan wi brɔda ɛn sista dɛn tide de sho se dɛnsɛf abop pan Jiova bay we dɛn nɔ de put dɛn atɛnshɔn pan wetin dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ du, bifo dat dɛn de put dɛn maynd pan wetin dɛn ebul fɔ du. Tink bɔt wan brɔda we nem Malkɔm, we bin fetful to Jiova te i day insay 2015. Insay di tɛm dɛn we in ɛn in wɛf bin de sav Jiova, gud tin ɛn bad tin dɛn bin de apin to dɛn. I bin se: “Sɔntɛnde, yu nɔ kin no wetin go apin to yu na layf, ɛn layf kin tranga, bɔt Jiova de blɛs di wan dɛn we abop pan am.” Us advays Malkɔm bin gi? I bin se: “Pre fɔ mek yu ebul fɔ du mɔ ɛn fɔ mek yu kɔntinyu fɔ sav Jiova as lɔng as yu ebul. Put yu maynd pan wetin yu ebul fɔ du, nɔ put yu maynd pan wetin yu nɔ ebul fɔ du.” *—Luk di futnot.
19. (a) Wetin mek wi iatɛks fɔ 2017 rili fayn? (b) Aw yu go du wetin di iatɛks fɔ 2017 se?
19 Dis wikɛd wɔl de “wɔs mɔ ɛn mɔ,” so wi go de gɛt mɔ ɛn mɔ prɔblɛm dɛn. (Sɛkɛn Lɛta To Timoti 3:
Wi iatɛks fɔ 2017: “Abop pan Jiova ɛn du wetin gud . . . ɛn du tin fetful wan.”—Sam 37:
^ par. 18 Rid Di Wachtawa, Ɔktoba 15, 2013, pej 17 to pej 20.