1-3. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -ko tsa ˈkpakpa -sɔan? Nanmɛ kë man Joova ˈo -le ˈɲɛn tsa ˈˈpɛ?

ˈMUN -hën bɛn ˈkö o: -Kɛ ˈyi lëke nɛn ˈmun ˈˈle, ˈa -kpë ˈe fɛn -a -ko ˈmun -sɔan titi ˈmun ˈwu fɔ hinlö. ˈMun -ye -e -gbɛ man. -Mɔn ˈpa ˈsɛ ˈˈnɔn hinmɛ ˈˈhɔn ˈe nɛn ˈkun ˈa tën ˈmun bu, nanmɛ -mɔn ˈpa ˈˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈe nɛn -kɛke. ˈE man -bo ˈyi dzhɛn -e -tsɛ -fuö ˈmun lɔ ˈe -bɔ ˈakö, -mun -hën tsabi ˈkö, -o -pɔn sɛnhën ˈyi ˈo nɔn ˈɲɛn ˈmun ˈˈpɛ. ˈAkö -wɔ ˈmun -nda -shɛ ˈkun -pia ˈe ˈˈman ˈmun -shi, ˈo bokan ˈmun. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈe -le ˈmun e?

² ˈWi -i, -e -ko tsa ˈkpakpa -sɔan. -Kɛsɛ ˈa -le ˈe, ˈa -le ˈe, ˈa ˈˈɲan ˈwu. ˈE man Joova -ye -ɛ, -o -pɔn sɛnhën ˈyi ˈo sɛ nɔn ˈɲɛn tsa ˈˈpɛ ˈɲɛn ˈwi ˈla. Eyɛ fɛn, -o dzhui ˈkun “hɛndasɛn ˈˈyi ˈˈa -bu ˈnu [-aniin ˈa -kpë nɔn] ˈˈwɔ lɔ ma ˈe -le ˈwi.”—1 Korɛntë 15:26.

³ ˈMun -hën ˈkun lë ˈkö, a ˈpa ˈˈshe ˈwi bɛn -akunda dzhi! ˈE kie ˈˈyɛ nɛn, dzhan ˈe san tsa sɛsɛ! ˈE man -e ˈˈle ˈkun Joova ˈo ˈpɔn ˈwi ˈɲɛn mikö ˈakö -e -gbɛ man. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -kɔ, ˈo kiɛ ˈtan mmiɛ -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ -e sɛ -le, dzhilë ˈyi ˈmun -kan ˈe nɛn, ˈmun -ko hinmɛ ˈsɔn ˈe nɛn tshɔke! -O dzhui ˈkun “ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö” ˈo tan mmiɛ -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ. (Isaïe 26:19) ˈEyɛ man Biblë -ɛ ˈla -a ˈkpɛ ˈwilatshufɔnɲɛn.

4. (a) Sa tsabi ˈnun, -aniin sa kɛ ˈnun -o sɛ -wuö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈe sɛ -da sa kutsëbën lɔ? (b) ˈHe man ˈba -le ˈba -ye Jesu ˈo kɛ gbangban?

⁴ Sa tsabi ˈnun, -aniin sa kɛ gbɔgbɔ ˈnun -o sɛ -wuö,  -yɛ tsa dzhi -wuën -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ -yɛ tsa sɛn -sɛsɛ. -E ˈˈle ˈe nɛn -kɛke ˈkö ˈa sɛ -le. -E ˈˈpɔn -kɛ ˈyi ˈa sɛ -le ɲɔn tsabi ˈˈwɔ ˈo nɔn tan -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ. ˈE man bɛn ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö ˈba dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, ˈe sɛ -le ˈze ˈa fu -pia lɔ. (-Kë 2 Korɛntë 1:3, 4.) Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun Joova e Jesu -man, -ba -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba ˈtan sa tsabiɛ ˈba -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ, ˈmun -le ˈze -a -hën ˈekö. Jesu -o -nɔn hɔn zapɛn fɛn -bɛ, lëtën nɛn, -wɔ ze Laza, nanmɛ ˈo nɛnshɔ Mali e Matë -man nɛn ˈtsɛ. ˈBa ˈkɛhan ˈba ˈkpakpa, -ba -le Jesu ˈo kɛ gbangban. Biblë -ɛ ˈla, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Jezu -wɔ Martë ˈle kɛ nɛnshi -amu ˈla -yɛ, -wɔ Lazar ole ˈla -yɛ.” Lë ˈkö ˈakö, Laza -o -wuö.—Jan 11:3-5.

5, 6. (a) Jesu -o -nɔn -hën Laza kɛ tsabiɛ ˈba e kɛ kɛ ˈba ama mmiɛ bɛnsɛn ˈla, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -o -le? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man a sɛ -lɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈwi -i bɛn -ɛn -yɛ Jesu -le, -yɛ tsa -pia lɔ fuë?

⁵ Jesu -wɔ Matë e Mali -man yako -le ˈpa ze. Matë -o -nɔn -tɛn ˈkun Jesu kɛ -bë, ˈakö -o -ze -wɔn kɛ gbumën ˈlö. -O -nɔn -hën Jesu, -e lë ˈo dzhi -kpe ˈnun. ˈE man ˈe -nunmën, -o -she kɛ bɛn ˈyi -nda: “ˈBu hun ˈe -bɛ ˈnö, mɛ nɛsɛn -ɔ ˈo ˈˈwuö.” Matë hɛnlö -ye nɛn, Jesu kɛ ˈˈkɔfɛn ˈˈbë. ˈE -nunmën ˈpɛ, Jesu -o hɛɛn ˈkun kɛ nɛnshi Mali kɛ ˈwuën -wuën. -O -nɔn -hën mmiɛ bɛndzhiwun ˈˈyɛ, -e -tshe ˈo dzhi -kpe ˈnun, ˈakö -o -wuën ˈo -ye ˈwuën. (Jan 11:21, 33, 35) Sa tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, ˈe dzhi -kpe ˈyi -yɛ tsa -wuën, ˈeyɛ man Jesu -o -hën ˈo -ye hɛn.

⁶ Tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, ˈe dzhi -kpe ˈyi -yɛ tsa -wuën, -a -nɔn hɛɛn ˈkun Jesu -o -hën ˈo -ye hɛn, -yɛ tsa -pia lɔ fuë. Jesu -o -ba kɔ ˈo Yi ˈnun. (Jan 14:9) Joova -o -pɔn sɛnhën ˈyi ˈo nɔn ˈpɔn ˈwi ˈɲɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈEyɛ man yɛ ˈpa ˈˈza, ˈo -bë -le.

7, 8. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man Matë -o ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa pɔn bopɛ -ɛ ˈɲɛn Laza kɛ dzhui mɛn? ˈE man ˈˈɲan -kɛ man Jesu -o -le?

⁷ Jesu -o -nɔn -tsɛ Laza ˈo dzhui nɛn ˈlö, -o hɛɛn ˈkun a -nɔn bopɛ -kpe ˈkö -kan ˈe ˈmɛn.  ˈAkö Jesu -o dzhu bɛn ˈyi: “ˈMu -pun bo -ɛ ˈyɛn ˈdzhi -ɛ ˈˈmë.” ˈE man Matë -ye -ɛ, -o ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun mmiɛ pɔn ˈe ˈɲɛn, ˈekun Laza kɛ hɔn ˈdzhui ˈla, ˈe “-lë ˈˈkɛdzhi” man ˈyi. (Jan 11:39) -O ˈˈlɔ -kɛ ˈyi Jesu kɛ -bë -le ˈze ˈo nɛnsɛn.

⁸ Jesu -o -le ˈe ˈyi ˈnun ˈkpɛ Laza: ‘Laza, -tën bu!’ ˈE -nunmën, -kɛ ˈyi Matë e Mali -man -ba -hën, -e -bo ˈba kuɛn. Tsabi ˈwɛn ˈo -wuö, “-o -tën bu, ˈdzhɔ -fɔ pa ˈla tshitshɛn ˈo -bɔ ˈle ˈo -wɛ ama lɔ, ˈˈgban ˈkön ˈbuö ˈo hinˈa lɔ.” (Jan 11:43, 44) -A tan Laza -bë hɔn hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ! -O -bë -kan ˈo -wosɔ ˈba e ˈo kɛ ˈba ama. ˈBa sɛ tö kɛ fɛn, ˈba sɛ ˈtshitshi kɛ dzhi, nanmɛ ˈba ama ˈba sɛ ˈshishi -zɔ. Jesu -o tan Laza. Kunman gbɛkpo man -o -bo ˈe -bɔ!

9, 10. (a) ˈHe man ˈo -ze Jesu sɛnhën ˈyi -o -nɔn tan tsabiɛ? (b) ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈwilatshufɔnɲɛn bɛn ˈkɛ, -yɛ tsa dzhilë?

⁹ Sɛnhën ˈyi Jesu ˈo ˈkökögbɛ -o -pɔn man -o -nɔn tan tsabiɛ ˈba e? ˈˈAan ˈˈaan. Jesu ˈo nɔn tan Laza, -o -ye saka ˈkpɛ Joova, ˈakö Joova -o -ze kɛ sɛnhën -ze -o tan Laza. (-Kë Jan 11:41, 42.) -E ˈˈle Laza mikö man -a ˈɲɛn fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla. Biblë -ɛ ˈla, shikɛtshɔ ˈkö, ˈo ˈgbömën 12, -wɔ lo gbɛkpo lo. ˈO yi Jayilisë, -o ˈpa ˈˈlɔ ˈkun ˈo -le -le ˈe. ˈAkö -o -ze -hën Jesu, -o nën kɛ dzhu ˈkun kɛ san kɛ ˈze ˈo. ˈO -bi mikpankö ˈwɛn -o -ho man. -Wɔ nɔn ˈo bɛn -ɛn dzhuɔ Jesu -nda -shɛ, san -pɛkö -ba -bë, ˈakö -ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -ze Jayilisë: “Bu biɛn -ɔ, -o -wuö. -Bu ˈˈma pa- -kpën lɔ ɛ ˈPayi -wɔ kë-.” ˈE man Jesu -o -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “-Piˈa ˈˈma bu  -shi, -nu woye hun- mɛ fin ˈkönkön.” ˈAkö -o -da Jayilisë -nunmën -ze kɛ -kɔa ˈlö. -Ba -nɔn -tsɛ -kɔa mɛn ˈlö, Jesu -o -hën tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba ˈwuën -wuën. ˈAkö -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “ˈˈYan ˈe -leˈ -mɔ ˈwuën -wuën, -mɔ ˈhö ˈkuko? Shicɔ -ɔ, ˈo ˈˈwuö, ma ˈze -wɔ la.” ˈO yi e ˈo nɛn -man, -ba ɲan -bie ˈbakö bɛn ˈˈyi: ˈˈƝan -kɛ bɛn man Jesu -wɔ bë dzhu e? Jesu -o -le -ze tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa mmiɛ -tën bu. ˈAkö -o -nɔn kɛ yi e kɛ nɛn -man -ze -sɔn ˈyi -a la shimuɛn tshɔ lɔ ˈla ˈlö. Jesu -o -pɔn kɛ bɔɛ lɔ, ˈakö -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-Mɛ bu ˈˈdzhuë shicɔ, yɛn fun.” Shimuɛn tshɔ, -o -nɔn -bokpa ˈɲɛn fɔn, ɲɔn -wɔ nɔn nën -bë, a sɛ hinmɛ -ko, -a -lɔ ˈkun ˈe lë ˈo hɛn e ˈo nɛn -man dzhi -kpe ˈnun. Jesu -o ˈɲɛn mmiɛ -bishibi -ɔ fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla. (Mak 5:22-24, 35-42; Luk 8:49-56) -E -nɔn -tshɔ ˈeyɛ nɛn, ˈba sɛ ˈba biɛn shimuɛn tshɔ -hën, ˈakö -kɛ ˈyi Joova -o -kɔ Jesu ˈla -le -ze mmiɛ man ˈyɛ ˈba hɛn ˈsɔn. *

¹⁰ Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn Jesu -o tan -bë, -ba -bë -wuö ˈpɛ. ˈE man ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a kë, -yɛ -le ˈze -a ˈe wo ˈye ˈkun ˈwilatshufɔnɲɛn bɛn -ɛn, -e -le dubɛ. Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo tan tsabiɛ ˈba -bë, ˈo ˈˈɲan -le ˈe.

11. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Ecclésiaste 9:5, -yɛ tsa ˈkë Laza ˈo dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?

¹¹ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈla ˈkë wie ˈkun “ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -ye -ɛ, -ba ˈpa ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii.” Laza ˈo dzhi bɛn -ɛn, -e ˈkë -ɛ ˈkun bɛn ˈˈyɛ -e -le dubɛ. (Ecclésiaste 9:5) Kɔ Jesu -o -nɔn dzhui ˈnun, -e -le munse ˈkun Laza -o -nɔn -la ˈnun. (Jan 11:11) Laza -o -nɔn hɔn dzhui ˈla, -o “ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii.”

12. Kë man -a -le -lɔɛ ˈkun -a ˈɲɛn Laza fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla dubɛ?

¹² Jesu -o -nɔn tan Laza, tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -ba hɔn  ˈe nɛn. Jesu ˈo hɛndasɔ ˈba bɔbɔ, -ba -lɔɛ ˈkun kɛ -bo kunman ˈˈyɛ. -Ba Laza -hën ˈkun -o hɔn hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ, ˈeyɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë gbɛgbɛ ˈnun ˈkun -a ˈɲɛn ˈo fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla dubɛ. (Jan 11:47) Tsabiɛ -bobobe ˈnun -ba kiɛ -ze -hën Laza ˈpɛ. ˈAkö -e -le -ze -yɛ ˈba hɛn -wuën -bë ˈkun -Zö man kɛ -ɲɛn Jesu -bë dubɛ. ˈEyɛ, -e -kɔ Jesu ˈo hɛndasɔ ˈba kuɛn. ˈAkö -e -le -ze -ba ˈköe ˈkun ˈba -kun Jesu e Laza -man.—Jan 11:53; 12:9-11.

13. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man ˈa sɛ ye ˈe wo ˈkun Joova ˈo tan ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -bë?

¹³ Jesu -o dzhui ˈkun “tsabiɛ ˈba hun ˈdzhi -piˈa” ˈba -bë tan. (Jan 5:28) Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn Joova hɛn ˈkpakpa, ˈo tan mmiɛ -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ. ˈE man Joova ˈo nɔn tan tsabi kö, -e -le dɔa ˈkun ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, ˈe ˈsɔn Joova hɛn. ˈO sɛ -le -kɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈnun gbɛkpo e? Zöpu ˈba ˈwɛn Joova -o -bo, -ba -sɛsɛ. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun Joova kɛ -lɔ mmiɛ ˈkpakpa ˈhɛn. (-Kë Isaïe 40:26.) Zöpu ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -sɛsɛ, ˈe ˈyi -o sɛ -lɔ mmiɛ ˈkpakpa ˈhɛn, -e ˈˈle tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -wɔ -bë tan, ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ man ˈyɛ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈsɔn ˈo hɛn. ˈE ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe -kɔkɔɛ ˈpɛ man ˈe -le ˈkun, Joova man ˈo -bo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. ˈEyɛ fɛn, -a -lɔɛ ˈkun -o -pɔn ˈsɛnhën ˈyi ˈo nɔn tan tsabiɛ ˈba -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ.

14, 15. Bɛn ˈyi Jɔbë -o dzhu, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -yɛ tsa ˈkë ˈwilatshufɔnɲɛn -ɛ, ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn?

¹⁴ Jɔbë ˈwɛn ˈo -le mɛnköshisɛ, -e -wuën ˈo hɛn ˈkun ˈa -bë tshun ˈwi ˈla ˈɲɛn tsabiɛ fɔn. -O bie bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabi -o sɛ -wuö, ˈo sɛ tan -bë nɔn ˈpɛ e?” ˈEkaan -o -she Joova bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “Bu -bë ˈkpɛ mɛn, ˈakö ˈmɛn ˈshu bu ˈmɛn. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -bu -bo, ˈba dzhi bɛn -ɛn, ˈe -bë ˈtshe bu dzhɛn.” Aan, Jɔbë -o -lɔ ˈkun -dɔ ˈyi Joova kɛ tsɛ nɛn tan tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, yɛ kɛ hɛn ˈza.—Job 14:13-15.

 ¹⁵ Mɔn sɛ hinmɛ ko, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö ˈba nɔn tan -bë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man -yɛ ˈmun -le e? ˈMun sɛ bie ˈmunkö bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Mɛn tsabiɛ ˈba e mɛn kɛ ˈba ama, ˈa tan ˈba ye -bë e?’ -A -lɔɛ ˈkun Joova -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈo tan tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö -bë ˈpɛ. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ tsa -pia -lɔ fuë. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈo tan -bë, nanmɛ -bo ˈyi ˈba -bë -kpë, ˈmun -le ze -a -hën bɛn ˈyi Biblë -ɛ -yɛ dzhuɔ ˈe nɛn.

16. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈa tan -bë, ˈˈman tshun ɲɔn ˈnun ˈla man ˈba -bë -kpë zapɛn fɛn -bɛ?

¹⁶ ˈAnannan ˈlö, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn -a tan -bë, ˈba -wosɔ ˈba e ˈba kɛ ˈba ama man -ba -ze -kan. ˈE ˈyi yɛ bë -le, ˈe dzho ˈeyɛ ˈnun, ˈe man ˈe -lë ˈhën ˈe. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn e? ˈEkun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈa -bë ˈtan ˈɲɛn ˈwi ˈla, ˈba sɛ -kɛ gbɛgbɛ -le, ˈba -kpë hɛnpuɛn titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. ˈAkö lëke nɛn, -ba ˈpa ˈˈwuö ˈpɛ. ˈˈMan ˈyi ˈba -kpë ˈla, yɛ ˈˈba kɔ ˈe ˈyi -a hɔn ˈla -dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla ˈnun. -Kue e tsakun e lo ama, yɛ ˈpa ˈˈkpë nɛn.

17. Tsabiɛ tshun ɲɔn ˈnun man ˈa -bë tan?

¹⁷ Tsabiɛ tshun ɲɔn ˈnun man ˈa -bë ˈtan e? Jesu -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabiɛ ˈba hun ˈdzhi -piˈa, [...] ˈˈba -bë -tshun ˈba ˈdzhi ˈˈkɛ -piˈa yɛn- fun.” (Jan 5:28, 29) ˈE -nunmën, Apokalis 20:13 ˈla, -a dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabiɛ ˈba -kpën ˈnjeˈa -wuö, ˈnje tën mɔ- ˈkpakpa bu. ˈWi ˈle ˈˈwin -kɔaˈ -amu, -ba tën ˈba tsabiɛ -ye bu.” Aan, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ, ˈba sɛsɛ. -Gbɛsɛ Pɔlë waayo “ˈba gbagba [-aniin nɛnshunsɔ, NW] ˈle ˈba yanyan [-aniin ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈle nɛnshunsɔ, NW] ˈama” mmiɛ -bë -tshu ˈwi ˈla ˈɲɛn fɔn. (-Kë Actes 24:15.) Bɛn ˈˈyɛ, ˈe ˈzɔ man ˈe -le ˈˈɲan?

18. “Nɛnshunsɔ” ˈba ˈwɛn ˈa tan -bë, ˈba man ˈba -le ˈba ˈɲɔn?

¹⁸ “Nɛnshunsɔ” ˈba, ˈbatën man ˈba -le tsabiɛ ˈba  ˈwɛn ˈba -kɔfɛn -sɔn Joova gbɛgbɛ ˈnun puën Jesu -o -bë zapɛn fɛn. ˈBatën man ˈe -le Nowe, Abahamën, Sala, Moyizë, Lutë, nanmɛ Ɛsitɛ. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈˈwɔ, ˈba -bë -tshu ˈwi ˈla ˈɲɛn fɔn -bë -kpë hɛnpuɛn ˈpɛ zapɛn fɛn -bɛ. ˈMun sɛ tsɛ Biblë -ɛ ˈla, Hebre 11 ˈla kë tsabiɛ tshun ˈba, ˈbatën ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ. Nɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ba Joova ˈsɔn gbɛgbɛ ˈnun sa kie ˈˈyi nɛn ɲɔn ˈba ˈwuë, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈa -le ˈze ˈba -ye e? ˈBa -ye ˈpɛ, -ba -le “nɛnshunsɔ.” ˈEyɛ fɛn, ˈa tan ˈba -ye -bë.

19. “ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈle nɛnshunsɔ,” ˈba man ˈba -le ˈba ˈɲɔn? ˈˈƝan -kɛ man Joova ˈo -bë -le ˈze mmiɛ -ye?

 ¹⁹ “ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈle nɛnshunsɔ,” ˈbatën man ˈba -le tsabiɛ -bobobe ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈlɔ Joova ɲɔn ˈba -wuö. -Kɛsɛ -ba -wuö -kɔ, -ba bɛn ˈˈɲan Joova hɛn. ˈO -bë tan mmiɛ, ˈakö ˈo -le ˈze mmiɛ lɔ ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ, ˈakö mmiɛ ˈsɔn ˈo.

20. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn man a ˈˈtan ˈba ˈkpakpa?

²⁰ ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö ˈkpakpa, ˈa tan ˈba -bë e? ˈˈAan ˈˈaan. Jesu waayo, tsabiɛ ˈba tën -ye -ɛ, a ˈˈtan mmiɛ ˈˈbë. (Luk 12:5) ˈHe man ˈo sɛ ˈze ˈe -bɔsɔ ˈkun a tan tsabi ˈˈwɛn ˈnun, -aniin a ˈˈman kɛ ˈˈtan e? Joova man ˈo -le Bɛnɲɛnsɛ ˈwɛn ˈwɔ bɛn ˈkɛ lɔ kɔ. ˈE man -o -ko Jesu ˈkun kɛ “ˈˈyɛn hɛnpuinsɔn ˈle ˈˈwin [ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö] ˈama dzhi bi.” (Actes 10:42) -Zö hian ˈlö, tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -le ˈba puɛn, nanmɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba ˈpiɛn mii ɲɔn ˈba -wuö, a ˈˈtan ˈba ˈˈbë.—-Tsɛ ˈEnɛntiɛn 19ˈla.

21, 22. (a) Tsabi ˈwɛn a sɛ tan kɔ -zöfɔn ˈlö ˈze, kë man -wɔ -ba? (b) ˈHe man -a -kɔfɛn -tshɔ ˈwi ˈla ˈɲɛn fɔn -ze -zöfɔn ˈlö?

²¹ Biblë -ɛ -yɛ tsa ˈyi ˈkë ˈkun tsabiɛ tën, mmiɛ ze -kpë -zöfɔn ˈlö. Tsabi ˈwɛn -a sɛ tan kɔ -zöfɔn ˈlö ze, -o ˈˈman pa tsabi dzhɛntɔ ˈpɔn. ˈA tan ˈo ˈkiɛ ˈwuënsɛ ze -kpë -zöfɔn ˈlö.

²² Jesu man -a -kɔfɛn -le ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈɲɛn fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla. (Jan 3:13) -A -nɔn -kuën Jesu ˈe -lë ˈkɛhan nɛn, Joova -o ɲɛn kɛ fɔn -ɲɛn ˈwi ˈla. (Psaume 16:10; Actes 13:34, 35) -A -nɔn tan Jesu, -o ˈpa ˈˈkiɛ tsabi. -Gbɛsɛ Piɛ, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “-A -kɔ dzhantɔˈa ˈˈle  -kuën ˈwo, ma -a -kɔ ˈˈwɛnsɛn ˈfɛnfrɛnˈa ˈlö -ze ˈo hɛnpuin.” (1 Piɛr 3:18) -Zö -o -tshɔ ˈwi ˈla ˈɲɛn Jesu fɔn kiɛ wuënsɛ sɛnhënsɛ -kaka. (1 Korɛntë 15:3-6) ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun yɛ ˈˈle kɛ mikö.

23, 24. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn Jesu -o ˈkpɛ “ˈgban -bu ˈˈcɔ” -ɛ, ˈhe -le ˈba? Nanmɛ ˈba -le tsabiɛ ˈkɛkë?

²³ Jesu ˈo nɔn ˈwu, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -she ˈo kɔasɔ mɛnköshisɔ ˈba -nda: “ˈMɛ ze hunhun -bo ˈkön hun- ˈmu lɔ.” (Jan 14:2) ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈa tan ˈo kɔasɔ ˈba tën ˈze, ˈba ze -kan kɛ -zöfɔn ˈlö. -Ba -le tsabiɛ ˈkɛkë? Jesu -o dzhui ˈkun mmiɛ ˈɲan ˈˈsɛ. -O ˈkpɛ mmiɛ “ˈgban -bu ˈˈcɔ.” (Luk 12:32) -Gbɛsɛ Jan, -o dzhu mmiɛ ˈmɛn ˈyi mmiɛ -she. Bɛn ˈyi -o dzhu man ˈˈyi: ‘-Mɛ -hën ˈGbanbiɛn -ɔ [Jesu], -o -tshuö fin [-zöfɔn ˈlö] Siɔn -kön -ɛ fin. -O -tshuö fin ˈwo ˈle tsabiɛ ˈˈyi -a nɔ- lilɛ ˈwo ˈle, ˈo Yi -amu ˈhin hun -gbanmë ˈama. -Ba -le tsabiɛ -akpɛn akpɛn -ya, tsabiɛ -akpɛn -akpɛn -abɔadzhin ˈˈkɛdzhi (144.000).’—Apokalis 14:1.

²⁴ ˈE kie ˈɲɔn nɛn man, ˈa -tshu tan -zösɔansɔ 144.000 ˈba ˈze hinlö? Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun, Jesu kɛ sɛ -bo kɛ hobishi -i ˈwɛn -zöfɔn ˈlö man ˈe tsɛ -le. (1 Korɛntë 15:23) ˈE kie ˈˈyɛ ˈla man -a hɔn ˈe -bɛ. Tsabiɛ 144.000 ˈba ˈˈwɔ, -a tan ˈba -kpe ˈnun -ze -zöfɔn ˈlö -kɔ. ˈBa ˈwɛn -e -kan, -ba ˈpa ˈˈsɛ. ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba pa hɔn zapɛn fɛn sa kie ˈˈyi nɛn, ba sɛ ˈwuë, -e ˈˈman ˈˈza kuku, -a ˈba tan -zöfɔn ˈlö ze. ˈE man, zapɛn fɛn -bɛ paladi ˈla man ˈa tan tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun -bë -kpë.

25. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man ˈa -hën ˈewɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë ˈla?

²⁵ Yɛ ˈpa ˈˈza, Joova ˈo pɔn ˈwi ɲɛn tsabiɛ ˈba ˈkpakpa fɛn, ˈakö ˈwi -i, ˈe gbɛ titi ˈe ˈˈɲan -le ˈanannan. (-Kë Isaïe 25:8.) Nɛn, ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈze -zöfɔn ˈlö, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈba ˈze -le e? Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈba ˈze -kan Jesu -zöfɔn ˈlö ˈze ˈba ama ˈba -shi hobi. ˈEwɛn ˈyi ˈyɛ -bë ˈla, ˈa dzhu Hobishi ˈˈyɛ ˈe dzhi bɛn -kpe ˈnun.