1. Adɛn nti na Babilonfo no adwene kɔɔ odiyifo Daniel so?

 BERE a Babilonfo bɛfaa odiyifo Daniel sɛ deduani fii Yerusalem na wɔde no kɔɔ Babilon a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no, na ɔyɛ aberante. Ɛwom sɛ na Daniel yɛ aberante, nanso Babilon atumfoɔ no adwene kɔɔ no so. Wɔhwɛɛ “nea etua aniwa,” kyerɛ sɛ, na ‘dɛm biara nni Daniel ho, na na ne ho yɛ fɛ.’ Afei nso, na ofi adehye abusua mu. (1 Sam. 16:7) Ɛno nti, Babilonfo no tetee no ma ɔkɔsomee wɔ wɔn ahemfie.—Dan. 1:3, 4, 6.

2. Ná Yehowa te nka sɛn wɔ Daniel ho? (Hesekiel 14:14)

² Ná Yehowa dɔ Daniel; ɛnyɛ n’ahoɔfɛ anaa dibea a na ɔwɔ wɔ ahemfie hɔ nti na na ɔdɔ no, na mmom sɛnea ɔbɔɔ ne bra nti. Nokwasɛm ne sɛ, bere a Yehowa kaa sɛ Daniel yɛ ɔtreneeni te sɛ Noa ne Hiob a na wɔde mfe bebree abɔ bra pa ama wɔanya din pa wɔ Onyankopɔn anim no, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na Daniel nnya nnii mfe 20 anaa na wadi mfe 20 ne kakra. (Gen. 5:32; 6:9, 10; Hiob 42:16, 17; kenkan Hesekiel 14:14.) Daniel nyin kyɛe, na ɔbɔɔ bra pa nso, na ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu no, Yehowa kɔɔ so dɔɔ no.—Dan. 10:11, 19.

3. Dɛn na yebesusuw ho wɔ adesua yi mu?

³ Adesua yi mu no, yɛbɛhwɛ Daniel suban mmienu bi a ɛma ɔbɛyɛɛ obi a ɔsom bo ma Yehowa. Nea edi kan, yɛbɛkyerɛkyerɛ suban no biara mu, na yɛahwɛ mmere a ɔdaa no adi. Ɛno akyi no, yɛbɛhwɛ nea ɛboaa Daniel ma onyaa suban a ɛte saa. Ne korakora no, yɛbɛhwɛ sɛnea yebetumi asuasua no. Ɛwom sɛ yɛkyerɛw adesua asɛm yi maa mmerante ne mmabaa, nanso yɛn nyinaa betumi asuasua Daniel nhwɛso no.

4. Sɛn na Daniel kyerɛe sɛ ɔwɔ akokoduru? Ma ho nhwɛso.

⁴ Obi wɔ akokoduru a, ehu betumi aka no, nanso nea ɛsɛ  sɛ ɔyɛ de, ɔyɛ. Ná Daniel yɛ ɔbarima a ɔwɔ akokoduru paa. Yɛnhwɛ tebea mmienu bi a ohyiae a ɔkyerɛe sɛ ɔwɔ akokoduru. Babilonfo sɛee Yerusalem no, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ mfe mmienu akyi na nea edi kan no sii. Babilon hene Nebukadnesar soo dae huhuuhu bi a ɛfa ohoni kɛse bi ho. Ɔka kyerɛɛ n’anyansafo nyinaa a Daniel nso ka ho sɛ, sɛ wɔantumi anka dae a ɔsoe no ankyerɛ no, na wɔankyerɛ ase a, obekunkum wɔn nyinaa. (Dan. 2:3-5) Ná ɛsɛ sɛ Daniel yɛ ho biribi ntɛm, anyɛ saa a na nkurɔfo bewu. Ɔkɔɔ “ɔhene nkyɛn kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔmma no bere na ɔmmɛkyerɛ ase nkyerɛ ɔhene.” (Dan. 2:16) Wei kyerɛ sɛ na Daniel wɔ akokoduru ne gyidi. Biribiara nni hɔ a na ɛkyerɛ sɛ Daniel akyerɛ dae ase pɛn. Ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nnamfo a na Babilonfo ato wɔn din Sadrak, Mesak ne Abed-Nego no sɛ, “wɔmmɔ ɔsoro Nyankopɔn no mpae na onhu wɔn mmɔbɔ wɔ ahintasɛm yi ho.” (Dan. 2:18) Yehowa tiee saa mpaebɔ no. Onyankopɔn boaa Daniel ma otumi kyerɛɛ Nebukadnesar dae no ase. Ɛno nti, Daniel ne ne nnamfo no anhwere wɔn nkwa.

5. Dɛn bio na esii a na ehia sɛ Daniel nya akokoduru?

⁵ Bere a Daniel kyerɛɛ ohoni kɛse no ho dae ase wiei no, bere bi akyi no, asɛm foforo sii a na ehia sɛ onya akokoduru. Nebukadnesar san soo dae a na ɛyɛ hu. Ná saa dae yi fa dua kɛse bi ho. Daniel de akokoduru kyerɛɛ dae no ase kyerɛɛ ɔhene no; ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no mpo sɛ ɔbɛbɔ dam na wɔbegye n’ahenni afi ne nsam akosi bere bi. (Dan. 4:25) Ná ɔhene no betumi anya adwene sɛ Daniel retew no so atua, enti anka obetumi akum no. Nanso Daniel nyaa akokoduru kyerɛɛ dae no ase.

6. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ dɛn na ɛboaa Daniel ma onyaa akokoduru?

⁶ Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ dɛn na ɛboaa Daniel ma onyaa akokoduru ne nkwa nna nyinaa? Daniel yɛ abofra no, ɛda adi sɛ osuasuaa ne maame ne ne papa nhwɛso. Akwankyerɛ a Yehowa de maa awofo a ɛwɔ Israel sɛ wɔmfa Onyankopɔn Mmara nkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn mma no, wɔtiei. (Deut. 6:6-9) Ɛnyɛ Mmara Nsɛm Du no nko ara na na Daniel nim, na mmom mmara a ɛkyerɛ  nea na Israelni betumi adi ne nea ɛnsɛ sɛ odi nso, na onim. b (Lev. 11:4-8; Dan. 1:8, 11-13) Afei nso, Daniel suaa Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo ho abakɔsɛm na ohuu nea ɛtoo wɔn bere a wɔantie Yehowa no. (Dan. 9:10, 11) Nea Daniel faa mu wɔ n’asetena nyinaa mu no, ɛma onyaa awerɛhyem sɛ Yehowa ne n’abɔfo no taa n’akyi.—Dan. 2:19-24; 10:12, 18, 19.

7. Dɛn bio na ɛboaa Daniel ma onyaa akokoduru? (Hwɛ mfoni no nso.)

⁷ Daniel suaa nhoma ahorow a Onyankopɔn adiyifo kyerɛwee no; ebi ne nkɔm ahorow a Yeremia hyɛe no. Nea Daniel suae no nti, ɛma obehui sɛ Yudafo a na wɔakodi Babilon bere tenteenten no, na ɛrenkyɛ na wɔanya wɔn ho atetew. (Dan. 9:2) Bere a Daniel hui sɛ Bible nkɔmhyɛ aba mu no, ɛhyɛɛ ne gyidi den. Wɔn a wɔn gyidi yɛ den nso de, wɔtumi nya akokoduru soronko. (Fa toto Romafo 8:31, 32, 37-39 ho.) Nea ɛsen ne nyinaa no, na Daniel taa bɔ ne soro Agya no mpae. (Dan. 6:10) Ɔkaa ne bɔne ne sɛnea ɔte nka kyerɛɛ Yehowa. Afei nso, Daniel srɛɛ Yehowa sɛ ɔmmoa no. (Dan. 9:4, 5, 19) Ná ɔyɛ onipa te sɛ yɛn ara, enti wɔamfa akokoduru anwo no. Mmom nea ɛma onyaa akokoduru ne sɛ, osuaa ade, ɔbɔɔ mpae na ɔde ne ho too Yehowa so.

8. Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn anya akokoduru?

⁸ Sɛ yebenya akokoduru a, dɛn na ehia sɛ yɛyɛ? Yɛn awofo betumi ahyɛ yɛn nkuran sɛ yennya akokoduru, nanso akokoduru nte sɛ abusua agyapade bi a wɔde gyaw nkyirimma. Akokoduru a obi benya no te sɛ nea ɔresua biribi foforo afi ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo bi hɔ. Ɔkwan baako a obetumi afa so asua no yiye ne sɛ, ɔbɛto ne bo ase ahwɛ onii a ɔrekyerɛ no no, na wasuasua no. Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na akokoduru a yebenya no nso te; ɛsɛ sɛ yɛto yɛn bo ase hwɛ sɛnea afoforo da akokoduru adi na yesuasua wɔn. Enti, dɛn na yɛasua afi Daniel hɔ? Sɛnea Daniel yɛe no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nso yesua Onyankopɔn Asɛm no yiye. Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛne Yehowa fa adamfo denneennen, kyerɛ sɛ, yɛbɛbɔ no mpae daa, na yɛaka sɛnea yɛte nka akyerɛ no. Afei nso, ɛsɛ sɛ yegye Yehowa di, na yenya awerɛhyem sɛ ɔtaa yɛn akyi. Ɛba saa na yehyia yɛn gyidi ho sɔhwɛ a, yebenya akokoduru.

9. Sɛ yɛda akokoduru adi a, ɛboa yɛn sɛn?

⁹ Sɛ yɛda akokoduru adi a, ɛboa yɛn wɔ akwan bebree so. Momma yɛnhwɛ Ben. Sukuu bi a ɔkɔe wɔ Germany no, na obiara gye adannandi di, na na wɔte nka sɛ adebɔ ho asɛm a ɛwɔ Bible mu no nyɛ nokware. Da bi, wɔmaa Ben begyinaa sukuufo no nyinaa anim, na wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkyerɛ nea enti a ogye di sɛ obi na ɔbɔɔ ade. Ɔde akokoduru kyerɛkyerɛɛ ne gyidi mu. Dɛn na efii mu bae? Ben ka sɛ: “Me kyerɛkyerɛfo no yɛɛ aso tiei, na nhwehwɛmu a mede kyerɛkyerɛɛ m’asɛm no mu no, ɔyɛɛ fotokɔpe maa sukuuni biara nsa kaa bi.” Sɛn na Ben sukuufo no yɛɛ wɔn ade? Ben ka sɛ: “Wɔn mu pii yɛɛ aso tiei, na wɔkaa sɛ wɔn ani gyee nea meyɛe no ho.” Ben suahu yi ma yehu sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ akokoduru no, ɛyɛ a nkurɔfo bu wɔn. Afei nso, wɔn akokoduru no tumi twetwe komapafo ba Yehowa nkyɛn. Ampa, yɛda akokoduru adi a, mfaso wɔ so paa.

10. Dɛn ne nokwaredi?

¹⁰ Yɛhwɛ Bible mu a, yebehu sɛ Hebri  asɛmfua a wɔkyerɛ ase “nokwaredi” anaa “ɔdɔ a enni huammɔ” no, nea ɛkyerɛ ne sɛ, obi de ne ho bɛbata obi ho denneennen esiane ɔdɔ a ɔwɔ ma no nti. Wɔtaa de kyerɛ ɔdɔ a Onyankopɔn wɔ ma n’asomfo. Ɔdɔ a Onyankopɔn asomfo yi no adi kyerɛ wɔn ho no, saa asɛmfua koro no ara na wɔde ka ho asɛm. (2 Sam. 9:6, 7) Sɛ yɛyere yɛn ho sɛ yebedi Yehowa nokware a, nkakrankakra ebedu baabi no, ɛbɛyɛ mmerɛw ama yɛn sɛ yebedi Yehowa nokware daa. Momma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea Daniel yɛɛ wei ho nhwɛso.

11. Daniel nokwaredi ho sɔhwɛ bɛn na ohyiae wɔ ne nkwakorabere mu? (Hwɛ mfoni a ɛwɔ Ɔwɛn-Aban yi anim no.)

¹¹ Daniel asetena nyinaa mu no, ohyiaa nokware a obedi ama Yehowa ho sɔhwɛ. Sɔhwɛ akɛse a ohyiae no, emu baako ne nea ɛbae bere a na wadi mfe 90 ne akyi no. Saa bere no, na Mediafo ne Persiafo adi Babilon so nkonim, na na Ɔhene Dario na odi wɔn so. Ná ahemfie mpanyimfo no mpɛ Daniel asɛm, na na wɔmmu ne Nyankopɔn a ɔsom no no. Enti wɔbɔɔ pɔw sɛ wɔbekum Daniel. Wɔmaa ɔhene no hyɛɛ mmara bi a na ɛbɛsɔ Daniel ahwɛ sɛ obedi Onyankopɔn nokware anaa obedi ɔhene no mmara no so. Nea na ɛsɛ sɛ Daniel yɛ de di ɔhene mmara no so ara ne sɛ, ɔremmɔ Yehowa mpae adaduasa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrentwe n’aso. Daniel anni ɔhene mmara no so. Nea ɔyɛe no nti, wɔde no kɔtoo gyata amena mu. Daniel nokwaredi nti, Yehowa gyee no fii agyata no anom. (Dan. 6:12-15, 20-22) Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛatumi abata Yehowa ho denneennen sɛnea Daniel yɛe no?

12. Dɛn na Daniel yɛe a ɛma otumi dii Yehowa nokware na ɔbataa ne ho denneennen?

¹² Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, sɛ yebetumi adi Yehowa nokware a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdɔ no paa. Nea enti a Daniel tumi dii Yehowa nokware anaa ɔbataa ne ho denneennen ne sɛ, na ɔdɔ no paa. Yehowa su ahorow ne sɛnea ɔdaa no adi no, Daniel pɛɛ bere dwinnwen ho; ɛda adi sɛ ɛno na ɛma onyaa ɔdɔ a ɛte saa maa Yehowa no. (Dan. 9:4) Afei nso, nneɛma pa biara a Yehowa yɛ maa Daniel ne ne nkurɔfo no, odwinnwen ho, na ɔkyerɛɛ ho anisɔ.—Dan. 2:20-23; 9:15, 16.

13. (a) Nneɛma bɛn na etumi sɔ mmerante ne mmabaa nokwaredi hwɛ? Ma ho nhwɛso. (Hwɛ mfoni no nso.) (b) Sɛnea video no kyerɛ no, mmarima a wɔne mmarima da ne mmea a wɔne mmea da no, sɛ obi bisa sɛ Yehowa Adansefo gye tom anaa wɔnnye ntom a, dɛn na wobɛka?

 ¹³ Sɛnea na ɛte wɔ Daniel fam no, ɛnnɛ nso, wɔn a wɔmfa Yehowa ne ne mmara nyɛ hwee atwa yɛn mma ho ahyia. Obiara a obeyi n’anim sɛ ɔdɔ Onyankopɔn no, ebia saa nkurɔfo no ne no renni no yiye. Ebinom mpo tumi hunahuna yɛn mma no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbebu Yehowa mmara so. Wei ho nhwɛso ne nea ɛtoo aberante bi a ne din de Graeme a ɔte Australia no. Bere a ɔkɔɔ ntoaso sukuu no, ohyiaa ɔhaw bi. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no bisaa sukuufo no sɛ, sɛ wɔn adamfo barima ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ ɔne mmarima da anaa wɔn adamfo ɔbea ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ɔne mmea da a, dɛn na wɔbɛyɛ? Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no kaa sɛ sukuufo a wɔte nka sɛ mfomso biara nni ho sɛ wɔn adamfo no bebu saa bra no nnyina faako, na wɔn a ɛte nka sɛ ɛmfata no nso nnyina faako. Graeme ka sɛ, “Sukuufo no nyinaa kogyinaa ɔfa a wɔpene ɔbra a ɛte saa so no; me ne Ɔdansefo baako pɛ na yɛankɔka wɔn ho.” Nea esii wɔ ɛno akyi no sɔɔ Graeme nokwaredi hwɛe paa. Ɔka sɛ, “Dɔnhwerew baako a yɛde suaa ade no de, sukuufo no ne ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no mpo didii yɛn atɛm pɔtɔɔ. Meyɛɛ nea metumi biara de ntoboase kyerɛkyerɛɛ me gyidi mu, nanso asɛm a mekae nyinaa na egu wɔn aso akyi.” Graeme tee nka sɛn? Ɔka sɛ, “M’ani annye sɛnea wɔdidii me atɛm no ho, nanso ɛyɛɛ me dɛ paa sɛ me ne wɔn anyɛ adwene na mitumi kyerɛkyerɛɛ me gyidi mu.” c

14. Dɛn ne ɔkwan baako a yebetumi afa so adi Yehowa nokware na yɛabata ne ho denneennen?

¹⁴ Yɛn nso, sɛ yɛdɔ Yehowa paa te sɛ Daniel a, yebetumi adi Yehowa nokware na yɛabata ne ho denneennen. Yehowa suban ho ade a yebesua no na ɛbɛma yɛanya ɔdɔ a ɛte saa ama no. Ebi ne sɛ yebesua nneɛma a wabɔ ho ade. (Rom. 1:20) Sɛ wopɛ sɛ ɔdɔ ne obu a wowɔ ma Yehowa no yɛ kɛse a, wubetumi akenkan nsɛm ntiantia a ɛba toatoa so a yɛato din “Wɔbɔe Anaa?” no. Wopɛ nso a, wubetumi ahwɛ ɛho video no. Wubetumi nso akenkan nsɛm a ɛwɔ nhomawa a yɛato din, Was Life Created? ne The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking mu no. Onuawa bi a ne din de Esther a ofi Denmark no, hwɛ nea ɔka faa saa nhomawa no ho. Ɔkaa sɛ: “Sɛnea wɔakyerɛkyerɛ nsɛm mu no tɔ asom paa. Nhomawa no nka nea ɛsɛ sɛ wugye di nkyerɛ wo; nea ɛyɛ ara ne sɛ, ɛkyerɛkyerɛ nokwasɛm no mu, na agyaw ama wo sɛ wo ara si wo gyinae.” Ben a yɛadi kan aka n’asɛm no ka sɛ: “Nhomawa no mu nsɛm hyɛɛ me gyidi den paa. Ɛma minyaa adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔbɔɔ nkwa.” Sɛ wusua saa nhomawa yi wie a, ɛda adi sɛ wubegye nea Bible ka yi atom: “Yehowa, yɛn Nyankopɔn, wofata sɛ wugye anuonyam ne nidi ne tumi, efisɛ wo na wobɔɔ nneɛma nyinaa, na wo pɛ nti na ɛbae na wobɔe.”—Adi. 4:11. d

15. Ɔkwan bɛn bio na yebetumi afa so ne Yehowa afa adamfo denneennen?

¹⁵ Ɔkwan foforo a yebetumi afa so adɔ Yehowa paa ne sɛ yɛbɛto yɛn bo ase ahwɛ sɛnea ne Ba Yesu bɔɔ ne bra. Saa na onuawa  ababaa bi a ɔte Germany a ne din de Samira yɛe. Ɔka sɛ: “Yesu ho ade a misuae no boaa me ma mihuu Yehowa yiye.” Samira yɛ abofra no, na ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ ɔbɛte ase sɛ Yehowa wɔ atenka. Nanso Yesu de, anyɛ den amma no sɛ ɔbɛte ase sɛ ɔwɔ atenka. Ɔde ka ho sɛ, “Ná mepɛ Yesu asɛm efisɛ na ɔpɛ nnipa, na na ɔdɔ mmofra.” Ɔresua Yesu ho ade nyinaa, na ayɔnkofa a ɛwɔ ɔne Yehowa ntam no nso mu reyɛ den. Adɛn ntia? Ɔka sɛ: “Nkakrankakra mebɛtee ase sɛ, Yesu suasuaa n’Agya pɛpɛɛpɛ. Wɔsɛ paa. Mibehui sɛ wei ka ho bi nti na Yehowa somaa Yesu baa asaase so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a adasamma betumi ahu Yehowa yiye.” (Yoh. 14:9) Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo ne Yehowa adamfofa mu yɛ den a, wubetumi apɛ bere asua Yesu ho ade pii. Ɛba saa a, wobɛdɔ Yehowa paa, na woadi no nokware daa.

16. Sɛ yedi nokware a, ɛboa yɛn sɛn? (Dwom 18:25; Mika 6:8)

¹⁶ Wɔn a wɔdi nokware no, ɛyɛ a wɔne wɔn nnamfonom ntam ntaa ntetew. (Rut 1:14-17) Afei nso, wɔn a wɔdi Yehowa nokware no te nka sɛ wɔwɔ akomatɔyam. Adɛn ntia? Efisɛ Yehowa ahyɛ bɔ sɛ wɔn a wɔdi no nokware no, ɔno nso bedi wɔn nokware. (Kenkan Dwom 18:25; Mika 6:8.) Wo de, hwɛ oo, Ɔbɔadeɛ pumpuni no pɛ sɛ ɔne yɛn a yɛnsɛ hwee yi fa adamfo daa! Na sɛ ɔfa yɛn adamfo a, sɔhwɛ, ɔtamfo, anaa owu mpo rentumi ntetew yɛne ne ntam. (Dan. 12:13; Luka 20:37, 38; Rom. 8:38, 39) Hwɛ sɛnea ɛho hia sɛ yesuasua Daniel na yɛkɔ so di Yehowa nokware!

17-18. Dɛn bio na yebetumi asua afi Daniel hɔ?

¹⁷ Adesua yi mu no, yɛasusuw Daniel suban mmienu pɛ ho. Nanso, nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a yebetumi asua afi ne hɔ. Yɛbɛyɛ nhwɛso a, Yehowa maa Daniel nyaa anisoadehu ahorow, na ɔsosoo adae, na ɔma otumi kyerɛɛ nkɔmhyɛ ase. Saa nkɔmhyɛ no pii aba mu dedaw. Nkɔmhyɛ no bi nso kyerɛ nea ebesisi daakye, na ɛbɛka obiara a ɔte asaase so.

¹⁸ Adesua a edi hɔ no, yebesusuw Daniel nkɔmhyɛ no mu mmienu ho. Ɛmfa ho mfe a yɛn mu biara adi no, sɛ yɛte nkɔmhyɛ no ase a, ebetumi aboa yɛn ma yɛasisi gyinae pa nnɛ. Afei nso, saa nkɔmhyɛ no betumi aboa yɛn ma yɛanya akokoduru kɛse na yɛadi Yehowa nokware daa. Wei bɛma yɛatumi asiesie yɛn ho ama sɔhwɛ a ɛrebobɔ ba no.