ADESUA ASƐM 47
Ɔdɔ a Yɛwɔ Ma Yɛn Ho Yɛn Ho No, Yɛbɛyɛ Dɛn Ahyɛ Mu Den?
“Momma yɛnkɔ so nnodɔ yɛn ho, efisɛ ɔdɔ fi Onyankopɔn.”—1 YOH. 4:7.
DWOM 109 Momfa Mo Koma Nyinaa Nnɔ Anuanom
NEA YƐREBESUA a
1-2. (a) Su a ɔsomafo Paul bobɔɔ din no, adɛn nti na ɔkaa sɛ ɔdɔ na ɛyɛ “kɛse wom paa”? (b) Nsɛmmisa bɛn na yebesusuw ho?
BERE a ɔsomafo Paul reka gyidi, anidaso, ne ɔdɔ ho asɛm no, owiee n’asɛm no sɛ “nea ɛyɛ kɛse wom paa ne ɔdɔ.” (1 Kor. 13:13) Adɛn nti na Paul kaa saa? Daakye, sɛ Onyankopɔn bɔhyɛ a ɛfa wiase foforo no ho no bam a, ɛho renhia sɛ yenya gyidi sɛ saa bɔhyɛ no bɛbam bio, efisɛ ebedu saa bere no na nea yɛhwɛ kwan no nyinaa abam. Nanso, ɛho behia sɛ yɛkɔ so dɔ Yehowa ne nnipa bere nyinaa. Nea ɛwom ne sɛ, ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma wɔn no mu bɛkɔ so ayɛ den afebɔɔ.
2 Esiane sɛ ehia sɛ yɛkɔ so dɔ yɛn nuanom afebɔɔ nti, yebesusuw nsɛmmisa mmiɛnsa ho. Nea edi kan, adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho? Nea ɛtɔ so mmienu, sɛn na yɛda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho? Nea ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa, ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn ho yɛn ho no, yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahyɛ mu den?
ADƐN NTI NA ƐSƐ SƐ YƐDODƆ YƐN HO?
3. Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho?
3 Adɛn nti na ɛho hia sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho? Ade baako ne sɛ, ɔdɔ na ɛma nkurɔfo hu sɛ yɛyɛ nokware Kristofo. Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’asomafo no sɛ: “Sɛ mododɔ mo ho a, ɛno na ɛbɛma nnipa nyinaa ahu sɛ moyɛ m’asuafo.” (Yoh. 13:35) Afei nso, sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho a, ɛma yɛyɛ baako. Paul kaa sɛ ɔdɔ yɛ “hama a edi mu a ɛde nkabom ba.” (Kol. 3:14) Nanso, ade foforo wɔ hɔ a ɛho hia a enti ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho. Ɔsomafo Yohane kyerɛw ne nuanom Kristofo sɛ: “Nea ɔdɔ Onyankopɔn no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔdɔ ne nua nso.” (1 Yoh. 4:21) Sɛ yɛda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ Onyankopɔn.
4-5. Ma mfatoho a ɛkyerɛ sɛ, sɛ yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom Kristofo a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ Onyankopɔn.
4 Adɛn nti na yebetumi aka sɛ, sɛ yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom Kristofo a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ Onyankopɔn? Yɛnhwɛ mfatoho yi. Yɛn nipadua akwaa no bi wɔ hɔ a ɛma yetumi hu sɛ yɛn koma reyɛ adwuma yiye anaa ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye. Sɛ dɔkta de ne nsa mia yɛn abakɔn anaa ɔde afiri si hɔ a, otumi hu sɛ yɛn koma bɔ yiye anaa ɛmmɔ yiye. Ɔyɛ saa a, ɛbɛma watumi ahu sɛ yɛn koma wɔ ahoɔden anaa. Ɔkwan bɛn so na yebetumi de saa asɛm yi atoto ɔdɔ ho?
5 Sɛ dɔkta de ne nsa mia yɛn abakɔn anaa ɔde afiri si hɔ a, otumi hu sɛ yɛn koma wɔ ahoɔden anaa enni ahoɔden. Yɛn nso, sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yehu sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma Onyankopɔn no mu yɛ den a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ sɛnea ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma afoforo no te. Enti sɛ yehu sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom Kristofo ano rebrɛ ase a, ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma Onyankopɔn no nso ano rebrɛ ase. Nanso sɛ yɛda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ yɛn nuanom Kristofo bere nyinaa a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma Onyankopɔn no mu yɛ den.
6. Sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom Kristofo ano rebrɛ ase a, adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw yɛn? (1 Yohane 4:7-9, 11)
6 Sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom Kristofo ano rebrɛ ase a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw yɛn. Adɛn ntia? Efisɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛne Yehowa ntam reyɛ asɛe. Asɛm a ɔsomafo Yohane kae no ma emu da hɔ pefee. Ɔkaa sɛ: “Nea ɔnnɔ ne nua a ohu no no, ɔrentumi nnɔ Onyankopɔn a onhu no no.” (1 Yoh. 4:20) Dɛn na yesua fi mu? Sɛ “yɛdodɔ yɛn ho” a, ɛma Yehowa ani gye.—Kenkan 1 Yohane 4:7-9, 11.
SƐN NA YƐDA ƆDƆ ADI KYERƐ YƐN HO YƐN HO?
7-8. Nneɛma bɛn na yebetumi ayɛ de akyerɛ sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho?
7 Yɛhwɛ Onyankopɔn Asɛm no mu a, yehu sɛ ɛka no mpɛn pii sɛ ‘yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho.’ (Yoh. 15:12, 17; Rom. 13:8; 1 Tes. 4:9; 1 Pet. 1:22; 1 Yoh. 4:11) Nanso ɔdɔ wɔ koma mu, na onipa biara rentumi nhu nea ɛwɔ yɛn koma mu. Ɛnde, yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ama afoforo ahu sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn? Yɛn kasa ne yɛn nneyɛe na ɛbɛkyerɛ.
8 Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ayɛ ama yɛn nuanom ahu sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn. Ebi na edidi so yi: “Obiara nka nokware nkyerɛ ne yɔnko.” (Sak. 8:16) “Mo ne mo ho ntena asomdwoe mu.” (Mar. 9:50) “Obiara nni kan mfa nidi mma ne yɔnko.” (Rom. 12:10) “Obiara nnye ne yɔnko ntom.” (Rom. 15:7) “Obiara mfa ne yɔnko bɔne nkyɛ no.” (Kol. 3:13) “Monkɔ so mmoa mo nuanom na mo ne wɔn nsoa wɔn nneɛma a emu yɛ duru no.” (Gal. 6:2) ‘Monkɔ so ara nkyekye mo ho werɛ.’ (1 Tes. 4:18) “Monkɔ so . . . nhyehyɛ mo ho den.” (1 Tes. 5:11) “Mommɔ mpae mma mo ho.”—Yak. 5:16.
9. Sɛ yɛkyekye afoforo werɛ a, ɛyɛ ɔkwan baako a ɛho hia a yɛfa so kyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn. Adɛn ntia? (Hwɛ mfoni no nso.)
9 Akwan a yɛfa so da ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ afoforo a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ nkyekyɛm 8 no, momma yensusuw emu baako ho. Ɛno ne Paul asɛm a ɛne sɛ: ‘Monkɔ so ara nkyekye mo ho werɛ’ no. Sɛ yɛkyekye afoforo werɛ a, ɛyɛ ɔkwan baako a ɛho hia a yɛfa so kyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn. Adɛn ntia? Nhoma bi a ɛkyerɛkyerɛ Bible mu ka sɛ, asɛmfua a Paul de dii dwuma a wɔakyerɛ ase “awerɛkyekye” no, ɛkyerɛ sɛ ‘wobɛkɔ obi nkyɛn akɔhyɛ no nkuran bere a ɔwɔ sɔhwɛ a emu yɛ den mu.’ Enti sɛ yɛn nua Kristoni bi rehu amane na yɛkyekye ne werɛ a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛreboa no ama wabɔ ne ho so na wakɔ so afa nkwa kwan no so. Bere biara a yɛbɛma yɛn nua Kristoni bi ahu sɛ ne sũ yɛ yɛn sũ na ne haw yɛ yɛn haw no, na yɛrema wahu sɛ yɛdɔ no.—2 Kor. 7:6, 7, 13.
10. Adɛn nti na yebetumi aka sɛ, sɛ yebetumi akyekye afoforo werɛ a, gye sɛ yenya ayamhyehye ma wɔn?
10 Sɛ yebetumi akyekye afoforo werɛ a, gye sɛ yenya ayamhyehye ma wɔn. Adɛn nti na yɛreka saa? Sɛ obi wɔ ayamhyehye a, ɔbɛkyekye afoforo a wɔrehu amane no werɛ na waboa ma wɔn ho adwo wɔn. Enti sɛ yenni ayamhyehye a, yɛrentumi nkyekye afoforo werɛ. Paul ma yehu sɛ ayamhyehye a Yehowa wɔ ma nnipa no, ɛno na ɛma ɔkyekye yɛn werɛ. Paul ka Yehowa ho asɛm sɛ, “ɔyɛ mmɔborɔhunu Agya ne awerɛkyekye nyinaa Nyankopɔn.” (2 Kor. 1:3) Ɛha yi, Paul de asɛmfua “mmɔborɔhunu” dii dwuma de kyerɛkyerɛɛ ayamhyehye a yenya ma afoforo mu. Ɛno nti, Bible ka sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ mmɔborɔhunu Agya, anaa mmɔborɔhunu Farebae, efisɛ ɔwɔ ayamhyehye kɛse ma nnipa. Saa ayamhyehye no kanyan no ma “ɔkyekye yɛn werɛ wɔ yɛn amanehunu nyinaa mu.” (2 Kor. 1:4) Sɛnea nsu a ani tew a efi ɔbotan mu kum nkurɔfo sukɔm ma wɔn ho dwo wɔn no, saa ara na Yehowa nso kyekye wɔn a wɔwɔ ahohia mu werɛ ma wɔn ho dwo wɔn. Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn asuasua Yehowa ayamhyehye ne sɛnea ɔkyekye nkurɔfo werɛ no? Ɔkwan baako a yebetumi afa so ayɛ saa ne sɛ, yebenya suban a ɛbɛma yɛanya ayamhyehye na yɛakyekye afoforo werɛ. Saa suban no bi ne nea ɛwɔ he?
11. Sɛnea Kolosefo 3:12 ne 1 Petro 3:8 kyerɛ no, suban afoforo bɛn na ehia sɛ yenya na ama yɛakɔ so adɔ afoforo na yɛakyekye wɔn werɛ?
11 Dɛn na ɛbɛboa yɛn ma yɛakɔ so adodɔ yɛn ho na ‘yɛakɔ so ara akyekye yɛn ho werɛ’ da biara da? Ehia sɛ yenya suban pa te sɛ tema, onuadɔ, ne ayamye. (Kenkan Kolosefo 3:12; 1 Petro 3:8.) Yenya saa suban yi a, ɛbɛboa yɛn sɛn? Sɛ yenya ayamhyehye ne suban pa a ɛtete saa a, ebepusuw yɛn ma yɛakyekye wɔn a wɔrehu amane no werɛ. Sɛnea Yesu kae no, “nea ayɛ koma mã no na ano ka. Onipa pa yi adepa fi nneɛma pa a waboaboa ano mu ba.” (Mat. 12:34, 35) Yɛn nuanom Kristofo a wɔrehu amane no, sɛ yɛkyekye wɔn werɛ a, ɛyɛ ɔkwan titiriw baako a yɛfa so kyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn.
ƆDƆ A YƐWƆ MA YƐN HO YƐN HO NO, YƐBƐYƐ DƐN AHYƐ MU DEN?
12. (a) Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma yɛn ani da hɔ? (b) Asɛmmisa bɛn na yɛrebesusuw ho?
12 Yɛn nyinaa pɛ sɛ ‘yɛkɔ so dodɔ yɛn ho.’ (1 Yoh. 4:7) Nanso ɛho hia sɛ yɛkae sɛ, Yesu bɔɔ yɛn kɔkɔ sɛ “nnipa dodow no ara dɔ ano bedwo.” (Mat. 24:12) Ɛnyɛ nea na Yesu reka ne sɛ n’asuafo dodow no ara dɔ ano bedwo. Nanso sɛnea nnipa a ɛwɔ wiase no mu dɔ ano adwo no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma yɛn ani da hɔ na anwiawia yɛn. Bere a saa asɛm no wɔ yɛn adwene mu no, momma yensusuw asɛmmisa a ɛho hia yi ho: Dɛn na ɛbɛboa yɛn ama yɛahu sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom no, emu yɛ den anaa ano abrɛ ase?
13. Dɛn na ebetumi asɔ yɛn dɔ ahwɛ?
13 Sɛ nsɛm bi sisi wɔ yɛn abrabɔ mu a, sɛnea yebedi ho dwuma no yɛ ɔkwan baako a yɛbɛfa so ahu sɛ yɛn dɔ mu yɛ den anaa ano abrɛ ase. (2 Kor. 8:8) Afoforo sintɔ ne wɔn mmerɛwyɛ betumi asɔ yɛn dɔ ahwɛ. Sɛ biribi a ɛte saa si a, ɔsomafo Petro kaa sɛ: “Nea ɛsen biribiara no, monnodɔ mo ho denneennen, efisɛ ɔdɔ kata bɔne pii so.”—1 Pet. 4:8.
14. Sɛnea 1 Petro 4:8 kyerɛ no, sɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom? Fa mfatoho kyerɛkyerɛ mu.
14 Momma yensusuw asɛm a Petro kae no ho nkɔ akyiri. Petro nhoma a edi kan ti 4 nkyekyɛm 8 no fã a edi kan no ka sɛ “monnodɔ mo ho denneennen.” Asɛmfua a Petro de dii dwuma a wɔakyerɛ ase “denneennen” no, wofa no traa a, ɛkyerɛ “biribi a wɔatwe mu paa.” Nkyekyɛm 8 no fã a ɛtɔ so mmienu no ma yehu sɛ, sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho denneennen a, ɛbɛkanyan yɛn ma yɛakata yɛn nuanom bɔne so. Momma yɛmfa ɔpon bi a ɛso atwitwiw paa nyɛ mfatoho. Sɛ yenya ntama a, yebetumi atwe mu ama akata baabi a atwitwiw no nyinaa so. Yɛn nuanom nso, sɛ yɛdɔ wɔn denneennen a, ɛnyɛ wɔn mfomso baako anaa mmienu bi pɛ na yɛbɛkata so anaa yɛde bɛkyɛ wɔn, na mmom yɛde wɔn “bɔne pii” bɛkyɛ wɔn.
15. Sɛ ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom Kristofo no mu yɛ den paa a, dɛn na yɛbɛyɛ? (Kolosefo 3:13)
15 Ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn nuanom Kristofo no, ɛsɛ sɛ emu yɛ den paa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yɛde wɔn bɔne bɛkyɛ wɔn; sɛ ɛyɛ den paa sɛ yɛbɛyɛ saa mpo a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ. (Kenkan Kolosefo 3:13.) Sɛ yɛde afoforo bɔne kyɛ wɔn a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛn dɔ mu yɛ den, na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛsɔ Yehowa ani. Dɛn bio na ebetumi aboa yɛn ma yɛabu yɛn ani agu afoforo mfomso ne nneɛma a wɔyɛ a ɛhaw yɛn no so?
16-17. Dɛn bio na ɛbɛboa yɛn ma yɛabu yɛn ani agu bɔne nketenkete a afoforo yɛ tia yɛn no so? Fa mfatoho kyerɛkyerɛ mu. (Hwɛ mfoni no nso.)
16 Fa w’adwene si wo nuanom Kristofo suban pa so, na ɛnyɛ wɔn mfomso. Yɛnhwɛ mfatoho yi. Yɛmfa no sɛ wo ne anuanom bi ahyiam regye mo ani. Mo ani gyei ara ma muwiei no, moboom twaa mfoni. Mutwaa mmienu kaa ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a sɛ nea edi kan no anyɛ fɛ a, mubenya foforo a ɛyɛ fɛ. Enti afei de woanya mfoni mmiɛnsa. Nanso bere a wohwɛɛ emu baako no, wuhui sɛ onua baako anyinya n’anim. Saa mfoni no, wobɛyɛ no dɛn? Wubeyi afi mu, efisɛ mmienu a aka no, obiara a ɔwom no reserew fɛfɛɛfɛ.
17 Nea yɛreka yi, momma yɛmfa ntoto nneɛma a esisi wɔ yɛn asetenam a yɛkaakae no ho. Mpɛn pii no, sɛ yɛne yɛn nuanom bɔ a, nneɛma pa a ɛkɔɔ so no, ɛyɛ a yetumi kaakae. Nanso fa no sɛ bere bi a wo ne anuanom bɔe no, onua anaa onuawa bi yɛɛ biribi anaa ɔkaa asɛm bi ma ɛyɛɛ wo yaw. Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ? Sɛnea wubeyi mfoni a ɛnyɛ fɛ no afi nea aka no mu no, adɛn nti na wommɔ mmɔden nyi wei nso mfi w’adwenem? (Mmeb. 19:11; Efe. 4:32) Bɔne ketewa a yɛn nua Kristoni no de ayɛ yɛn no, yebetumi ayi afi yɛn adwenem, efisɛ yɛne no abom ayɛ nneɛma pii ama yɛn ani agye a yebetumi akaakae. Nneɛma a ɛma yɛn ani gye saa na yɛpɛ sɛ ɛtena yɛn adwenem na yɛkaakae, efisɛ ɛsom bo ma yɛn.
NEA ENTI A ƐNNƐ PAA NA EHIA SƐ YƐDODƆ YƐN HO
18. Dɛn na yɛasua afa ɔdɔ ho wɔ adesua yi mu?
18 Ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn ho yɛn ho no, adɛn nti na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ mu den? Sɛnea yɛahu no, sɛ yɛda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ yɛn nuanom a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ Yehowa. Dɛn na yɛyɛ de kyerɛ sɛ yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom Kristofo? Ɔkwan baako a yɛfa so yɛ saa ne sɛ yɛkyekye wɔn werɛ. Sɛ yɛwɔ ayamhyehye a, ebepusuw yɛn ma ‘yɛakɔ so ara akyekye yɛn ho werɛ.’ Ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn ho yɛn ho no, yɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahyɛ mu den? Ɛne sɛ yɛbɛyɛ nea yebetumi biara de yɛn nuanom mfomso akyɛ wɔn.
19. Adɛn nti na ɛnnɛ paa na ehia sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho?
19 Adɛn nti na ɛnnɛ paa na ehia sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho? Hyɛ nea Petro kae yi nsow: “Ade nyinaa awiei abɛn. Enti . . . monnodɔ mo ho denneennen.” (1 Pet. 4:7, 8) Bere a wiase bɔne yi awiei bɛn ara na ɛrebɛn no, dɛn na yebetumi ahwɛ kwan? Yesu kaa n’akyidifo ho asɛm sɛ: “Me din nti aman nyinaa bɛtan mo.” (Mat. 24:9) Sɛ yebetumi agyina saa ɔtan no ano a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkɔ so yɛ baako. Yɛyɛ saa a, mmɔden a Satan rebɔ sɛ ɔbɛma yɛn mu apaapae no bɛyɛ ɔkwa, efisɛ ɔdɔ a ɛyɛ “hama a edi mu a ɛde nkabom ba” no, aka yɛn abom denneennen.—Kol. 3:14; Filip. 2:1, 2.
DWOM 130 Fa Bɔne Kyɛ
a Ɛnnɛ paa na ehia sɛ yɛda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ yɛn nuanom Kristofo. Adɛn ntia, na dɛn na yebetumi ayɛ de akyerɛ sɛ yɛdodɔ yɛn ho paa?