Seth * yɔɔdaa se: “Ma nɛ ma-halʋ ɖilesi ɖa-tʋma alɩwaatʋ kʋyʋmtʋ taa. Pɩnzɩ naalɛ nzɩ sɩtɩŋ pʋwayɩ yɔ sɩ-taa lɛ, ɖɩñakaɣ pana nɛ ɖihikiɣ nesi tɛɛ tʋma cikpena naayɛ wiɖii wiɖii nɛ ɖɩlakɩ, nɛ ɖɔ-hɔʋ taa ñɩma nabɛyɛ ɖʋwaɣ-ɖʋ nesi ɖɔɖɔ. Wɛtʋ ndʋ tiyeba nɛ ma-halʋ Priscilla ɛza paɣzɩ ñɩŋʋʋ nɛ ma lɛ, pitibi-m yɔɔɔ.

Ɛbɛ sɩnɩ-wɛ kaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-taa? Paa ɛzɩmtaa lɛ, Priscilla ñakaɣ pana nɛ ɛtɔzʋʋ Yesu tɔm ndʋ tɩwɛ Maatiyee 6:34 taa yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ. Yesu yɔɔdɩ peeɖe se pɩtɩpɔzɩ se ɖɩnɩɣzɩ cee wayɩ yɔɔ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, paa kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ lɛ, kɩ nɛ kɩ-nɩɣzɛ. Pɩtasɩ lɛ, adɩma wena ɛlakaɣ ɖoŋ ɖoŋ nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ pilim yɔ, akpazɩ-ɩ ɖoŋ nɛ ɛpɩzɩ nɛ ɛɖɔkɩ ɛ-tɩ kaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-taa. Ma lɛ, tɔm ndʋ tɩwɛ Keɣa 54:23 taa yɔ, ndʋ hɛzɩnɩ ma-laŋɩyɛ. Ɛzɩ keɣa maɖʋ kaalabʋ yɔ, mansʋʋ Yehowa man-sʋʋtʋ nɛ mana se toovenim taa lɛ ɛsɩnɩ-m. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, mehiɣ tʋmɩyɛ kɩfaɖɛ, paa mbʋ yɔ, ɖiyeba nɛ ɖe-wezuu caɣʋ wɛɛ kɛlɛʋ ɛzɩ Yesu tasʋʋ-ɖʋ lɔŋ Maatiyee 6:20-22 taa yɔ. Mbʋ pɩkpaɖɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ yɔ lɛ se ma nɛ ma-halʋ ɖa-taabalɩyɛ cɛyɩsɩ camɩyɛ nɛ ɖa-naalɛ ɖɩñɔtɩnɩ ɖɔɖɔ Ɛsɔ.

Jonathan yɔɔdaa se: “Sɔɔndʋ kaawɛɛ nɛ pɩkpaɣ-m nɛ cee wayɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ liidiye paɣzɩ-ɖʋ tɛɖʋʋ tadɩyɛ cikpeɖe nɖɩ ɖɔ-hɔʋ lakaɣ yɔ ɖɩ-taa. Liidiye kʋñɔŋ ŋgʋ kɩɩkɔm ajɛɛ sakɩyɛ taa alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa yɔ, kiyeba nɛ tʋmɩyɛ sɔsɔyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩlabɩ pɩnzɩ 20 taa yɔ, ɖɩɖʋ lɩm. Peeɖe nɔɔhɔnɖɛ paɣzɩ kɔm ma nɛ ma-halʋ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa pɩlɩɩnɩ liidiye yɔɔ. Ðɩtaapɩzɩɣ ɖɔɖɔ se ɖɩya wondu kɩmɩyɛ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, faɣlɛɛ ñʋndɩnaa maɣzaɣ se pɩtɩla yɔ, ɖɩɩkaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ ɖɩhɛyɩ.

“Ɛlɛ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ e-fezuu pasɩnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩkpaɣ lɩmaɣza kɩbana. Wɛtʋ ndʋ, tɩkpɛlɩkɩ-m se pɩwɛɛ se mentisi nɛ mala paa tʋmɩyɛ nɖɩ, nɛ tɩkpɛlɩkɩ-ɖʋ ɖɔɖɔ se pɩmʋnaa se ɖɩyakɩ mbʋ pɩ-tɔm kɩlɩ cɛyʋʋ yɔ, pi-ɖeke. Ðɩkɛ Yehowa Aseɣɖe Tɩnaa, nɛ ɖɛ-ɛgbɛyɛ taa koobiya  lalaa sɩnɩ-ɖʋ ɖɔɖɔ. Pakpazaɣ-ɖʋ ɖoŋ nɛ paɖʋʋ-ɖʋ nesi alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pɩsaɣaɣ-ɖʋ miŋ siŋŋ yɔ.”

Raquel yɔɔdaa se: “Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ma-walʋ ɖɛwa nɛ eyebi-m yɔ, mamʋ pana siŋŋ.” Piyeba nɛ mansʋʋ kʋñɔŋ sɔsɔʋ nakʋyʋ taa. Ɛlɛ mɔñɔtɩnɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ ɛhɛzɩ man-laŋɩyɛ. Paa evemiye nɖɩ mantɩmɩɣnɩ laŋhɛzɩyɛ tɛ Ɛsɔ lɛ, pɩhɛzɩɣ ma-laŋɩyɛ siŋŋ. Pɩɩlakaɣ-m ɛzɩ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛwaɣ ma-laŋɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩmʋ heŋ yɔ.

“Nɛ pɩtɩŋnɩ Bibl yɔɔ lɛ, manpɩzaa nɛ malʋbɩnɩ pana mʋʋ nɛ ma-walʋ caɣnʋʋ. Mankpaɣ tɔm ndʋ apostoloo Pɔɔlɩ yɔɔdɩ Roma 12:21 taa yɔ nɛ malabɩnɩ tʋmɩyɛ: ‘Taayele ña-tɩ nɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩm wabɩ-ŋ, ɛlɛ wa kɩdɛkɛdɩm nɛ kɩbandʋ labʋ.’”

“Nɛ taabalʋ kɩbanʋ nɔɔyʋ sɩnɩ-m nɛ manɩɩ pɩ-taa se pɩcɛyaa se mɔnɖɔkɩ man-tɩ nɛ mantaayele nɛ pitibi-m yɔɔɔ. Ɛhɔm ma-lɩmaɣza nɛ nɔɔ kɩbaŋa nɛ ewoni Eklesɩyastɩ 3:6 yɔɔ nɛ eheyi-m se alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ taa ɛyʋ lesiɣ mbʋ ɛsɔɔlaa yɔ. Pɩɩwɛ kaɖɛ se mamʋ lɔŋ tasʋʋ mbʋ, ɛlɛ lɔŋ tasʋʋ mbʋ ɖeyi ɖeyi pɩɩpɔzɩ-m. Piyeba nɛ ma-lɩmaɣza tɩtasɩ wɛʋ kʋñɔŋ ŋgʋ kɩ-yɔɔ.”

Elizabeth yɔɔdaa se: “Ye ña nɛ ña-walʋ yaa ña-halʋ mi-nesi ɖɔkʋʋ ɛcɛba yɔ, pɩkɛnɩ kaɖɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa pɩcɛyaa se lalaa ɩɖʋʋ-ŋ nesi yɔ. Maawɛnɩ taabalʋ kɩbanʋ weyi ɛkpazaɣ-m ɖoŋ paa evemiye nɖɩ yɔ. Ɛnɩɣaɣ ma-wɩzasɩ nɛ halɩ ewiliɣ nɛ ɛhɛzɩɣ ma-laŋɩyɛ nɛ ɛwɩlɩɣ se ɛsɔɔlɩ-m siŋŋ. Piyeba nɛ pɩtɩtasɩ-m labʋ ɛzɩ mɛwɛ men-ɖeke yɔ. Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se Yehowa tɩŋnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛwaa ma-laŋɩyɛ taa heŋ.”

Luis weyi ɛ-tɔm ɖɩɩyɔɔdɩ takayaɣ kanɛ ka-kajalaɣ ñʋʋ taa yɔ, ɛɛwɛnɩ laŋɩyɛ kʋdɔŋ nɛ halɩ ecoɖi sɩm tam nabʋlɛ. Paa evemiye nɖɩ lɛ, paɖʋʋ-ɩ helim mbʋ payaɣ se oxygène yɔ ñɩɣtʋ 16. Ɛtɔm se: “Mantɩmɩɣnɩ Yehowa paa ɛzɩmtaa. Nɛ mantɩmɩɣ nɛ pɩtɛ lɛ, Yehowa tɩŋɩɣnɩ e-fezuu kiɖeɖeu yɔɔ nɛ ɛkpazɩɣ-m ɖoŋ. Mɛwɛnɩ tisuu ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ manawa se ɛmaɣzɩɣ mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛsɩɣnɩ-m, mbʋ yebina nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mantɩmɩɣnɩ-ɩ yɔ, mehikiɣ abalɩtʋ.”

Petra wɛnɩ pɩnzɩ 80 mbʋ yɔ; ɛyɔɔdaa se: “Mɔnsɔɔlaa se mala tʋma sakɩyɛ, ɛlɛ maapɩzɩɣ. Pɩcɛyɩɣ-m kpem se mon-ɖoŋ wɛɛ nɛ ɛtɛŋ. Mantɩtasɩ ɖoŋ wɛʋ nɛ pɩɩwɛɛ se mankpakɩɣ kɔ nɛ pɩsɩnɩ-m. Pɩtɔzʋʋ-m alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Yesu kaatɩmnɩ ɛ-Caa se ye pɩsaŋ yɔ, eyele nɛ kaɖɛ nɖɩ  ɖɩcaɣaɣ ɛ-yɔɔ kɔm yɔ, ɖɩtaakɔɔ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ. Ɛlɛ Yehowa kaakpazɩ Yesu ɖoŋ nɛ mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛwɛɛ ɛkpazɩɣ-m ɖoŋ sɔnɔ. Adɩma kɛnɩnɩ kɔyɛ nɖɩ mankpakɩɣ paa evemiye nɖɩ yɔ. Mɔyɔɔdʋʋnɩ Ɛsɔ adɩma taa nɛ pɩtɛ lɛ, ma-wɩzasɩ pasɩɣ siŋŋ.”​—Maatiyee 26:39.

Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩwɛɛ pɩlakɩ Julian weyi ɛwɛɛ ɛlʋkɩnɩ sclérose kʋdɔmɩŋ pɩnzɩ 30 yɔ. Ɛyɔɔdaa se: “Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ paa pɔbɔla kpelaɣ taa mɛwɛɛ yɔ, manɩɣ leleŋ me-wezuu caɣʋ taa mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mankpakɩɣ ma-alɩwaatʋ nɛ mansɩɣnɩ ɛyaa lalaa. Haʋ pɩzɩɣ piyele nɛ ɛyʋ wɩzasɩ pasɩ, nɛ Yehowa wɛɛ ɛɖɔŋ ɛ-tɔm ndʋ ɛɛyɔɔdaa se ɛkpazɩɣ-ɖʋ ɖoŋ kaɖɛ alɩwaatʋ taa yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ. Ɛzɩ apostoloo Pɔɔlɩ yɔ, manpɩzɩɣ mɔyɔɔdɩ se: ‘Manpɩzɩɣ pɩtɩŋa payɩ, weyi ɛsɔzʋʋ-m ɖoŋ yɔ ɛ-yɔɔ.’”​—Filiipu 4:13.

Antonio weyi elesi ɛ-caa yɔ, ɛtɔm se: “Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ man-caa lesi e-wezuu kɛgbɛdɩsaɣ nakɛyɛ taa yɔ, kajalaɣ taa lɛ pɩlakaɣ-m ɛzɩ pɩtɩkɛ toovenim yɔ.” Pɩɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ pimuli-i mbʋ: Ɛbɛ ɛlaba nɛ pɩwɛɛ se lɔɔɖɩyɛ ɛmabɩ-ɩ habɩyɛ kpɛŋa yɔɔ peeɖe? Ɛlɛ mantaapɩzɩɣ se mala nabʋyʋ. Efiɣnaa nɛ pɩla kɩyakɩŋ kagbanzɩ lɛ ɛsɩ. Mɔnɖɔkaɣ man-tɩ mon-ɖoo ɛzɩdaa, ɛlɛ mɔnkɔŋ mɛwɛ men-ɖeke lɛ, manpaɣzɩ wiu nɛ mɔnpɔzʋʋ man-tɩ se: ‘Ɛbɛ yɔɔ? Ɛzɩ ɛbɛ yɔɔ kpem?’

“Kaɖɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa, maawɛɛ mɔnpɔzʋʋ Yehowa tam se ɛsɩnɩ-m nɛ manpɩzɩ mɔnɖɔkɩ man-tɩ nɛ ɛha-m ɖɔɖɔ laŋhɛzɩyɛ. Pɩsɩnɩ-m nɛ ma-lɩmaɣza paɣzɩ hɛʋ pazɩ pazɩ. Mɔntɔzaa ɖɔɖɔ se Bibl yɔɔdaa se kaɖɛ nɖɩ ɛyʋ tɩɖʋna yɔ, ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩkɔɔ ɖa-taa paa anɩ ɛ-yɔɔ. Maapɩtɩɣ kaaʋ se sɩɖaa fezuu alɩwaatʋ talɩɣ lɛ, mankaɣ ɖaɣnʋʋ naʋ man-caa, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Ɛsɔ ɛɛcɛtɩɣ.”—Eklesɩyastɩ 9:11; Yohanɛɛsɩ 11:25; Tiiti 1:2.

Robert weyi ɖɩyɔɔdɩ ɛ-tɔm takayaɣ kanɛ ka-kajalaɣ ñʋʋ taa yɔ, ɛwɛnɩ ɖɔɖɔ lɩmaɣza ana. Ɛyɔɔdaa se: “Ma nɛ ma-halʋ Maribel ɖɩkɔm ɖɩwɛɛnɩ lɩmaɣza taa laŋhɛzɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-tɔm pɔyɔɔdɩ Filiipu 4:6, 7 taa yɔ. Yehowa tɩmnʋʋ sɩnɩnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩwɛɛnɩ laŋhɛzɩyɛ nɖɩ. Laŋhɛzɩyɛ nɖɩ, ɖɩsɩnɩ-ɖʋ nɛ ɖɩpɩzɩ ɖiheyi tɔm kɛdɩyaa sɩɖaa fezuu lidaʋ ŋgʋ ɖɩwɛɛna yɔ, kɩ-tɔm. Paa ɛsɔdaa lɔɔɖɩyɛ kɛgbɛdɩsaɣ ŋga kalɩzɩ ɖa-pɩyalʋ wezuu yɔ, ɖɩñakɩ pana se ɖa-lɩmaɣza ɩwɛɛ alɩwaatʋ kɩbandʋ ndʋ ɖa nɛ ɩ ɖɩkaɣ wɛʋ yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ.

“Ðo-koobiya Yehowa aseɣɖe Tɩnaa nabɛyɛ heyi-ɖʋ se pana-ɖʋ teelee yɔɔ, ɖɩwɛɛ nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ ɖe-tisuu tɔm nɛ abalɩtʋ lɛ, ɖicosi-wɛ se ɖɩɩpɩtɩɣ kaaʋ se adɩma sakɩyɛ wena palabɩ ɖɔ-yɔɔ yɔ, ana hanɩ-ɖʋ ɖoŋ. Toovenim lɛ Yehowa kaatɩŋnɩ laŋɩyɛ hɛzʋʋ tɔm ndʋ ɖo-koobiya maɣaɣ-ɖʋ yɔ, tɩ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛhɛzɩɣ ɖa-laŋa.”

Ɛzɩ kɩɖaŋ ndɩ ndɩ ɛnɛ ɩwɩlʋʋ yɔ, Ɛsɔ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛhɛzɩ ɖa-laŋa paa kʋñɔŋ ŋgʋ lɛ kɩ-taa! Paa kaɖɛ nɖɩ taa ŋwɛɛ yɔ, tɩlɩ se ŋpɩzɩɣ ŋtɩŋnɩ nʋmɔʋ nakʋyʋ yɔɔ nɛ ŋhiɣ laŋɩyɛ hɛzʋʋ. * Ye mbʋ pɩsɩnɩ Yehowa yɔɔ nɛ ŋhiɣ laŋɩyɛ hɛzʋʋ kaɖɛ alɩwaatʋ taa. Ɛkɛ Ɛsɔ weyi “ɛhɛzɩɣ ɖa-laŋa pɩtɩŋa pɩ-taa yɔ.”​—2 Kɔrɛntɩ 1:3; ABT.