XOOSSAA asay 537 K.K. Baabilooneppe kiyiyo wode, eti Yerusalaame baana ogiyaabay Yihoowa qofissiis. I eta, “Asaayyo ogiyaa kessite! Kessite, wogga ogiyaa kessite! SHuchchatakka diggite” yaagiis. (Isi. 62:10) Issi issi Ayhuda asati hegaa waatidi polidaakko qoppa. Sinttati biida amaridaageeti geella boohuwaa kunttiyoogaaninne geli kessa sohuwaa salallissiyoogan ogiyaa giigissennan waayi aggana. Yaatiyoogee eta geeduwaa kaallidi bantta biitti biya eta ishantta maaddiyaaba.

Ayyaanaaban halchidobaa polanawu biyo ogiyaa hegan leemisana danddayoos. Yihooway ba ashkkarati ubbay bessennaban xubettiyoogaappe attidi he ogiyan hemettanaadan koyees. A Qaalay nuna, “Ne gediyaassi ogiyaa salallissa; suure oge xalaalan hemetta” yaagidi zorees. (Lee. 4:26) Neeni yelaga gidin gidana xayin, Xoossay hegaadan giidoogee eratetta zore gidiyoogaa akeekana danddayaasa.

Asay issi yelaga uraabaa, ‘A darobaa oottawusu’ woy qassi ‘I darosaa bees’ giishin siyana danddayaasa. Yelagati darotoo payya, issibaa eesuwan akeekoosonanne banttawu injjetanaadan keehi koyoosona. Geeshsha Maxaafay, “Yelagatu bonchchoi eta wolqqaa” yaagees. (Lee. 20:29) Ba eraanne ba wolqqaa Yihoowayyo haggaazanawu goˈettana koyiya yelagi ayyaanaaban halchidobaa polana danddayiyo gishshawu, tumu ufayssaa demmees.

SHin neeni akeekiyoogaadan, yelagatu wolqqay alamiyan keehi koyettiyaaba. Issi yelaga Yihoowa Markkay timirttiyan gooba gidiyo wode, timirttiyaaban zoriya uri, a tamaarissiya woy aara tamaariya uri i ha alamiyan injjetido ura gidana mala xoqqa timirttiyaa tamaaranaadan minttettana danddayees. Woy qassi ispporttiyan gooba gidida yelaga michiyo woy yelaga ishaa harati ispporttiyan erettidaagaa gidanaadan labana danddayoosona. Nena hegaa  malabay gakkidee, woy hegaa malabay gakkiyo ura eray? Issi Kiristtaanee suurebaa kuuyanaadan maaddanabi aybee?

Issi uri ba deˈuwan keehi loˈˈo ogiyan hemettanawu giigettanaadan Geeshsha Maxaafay tamaarissiyoobay maaddana danddayees. Eranchchaa 12:1y, “Ne yelagatettaa laittan nena Medhdhidaagaa qoppa” yaagees. Neeni woy neeni eriyo yelagi waatidi ‘inttena Medhidaagaa qoppana’ danddayeetii?

Arggo Afirkkan deˈiya Erika * gakkidabaa ane qoppa. I tohuwaa kuwaasiyaa kaaˈiyoogaa dosees. Erikawu layttay 15 gidido wode, ba biittawu kaaˈanaadan doorettiis. Yaagiyoogee i guuttaa takkidi, Awurooppan ispporttiyan loohidi geella he ispporttiyan erettida ura gidana danddayees giyoogaa. SHin “Nena Medhidaagaa qoppa” yaagiya zoriyaa waatidi kaallana danddayii? Qassi a hanotaappe neeni woy amarida yelagati ay tamaarana danddayeetii?

Eriki timirtte keettan deˈiyo layttatun Yihoowa Markkatuura Geeshsha Maxaafaa xannaˈiyoogaa doommiis. Yaatiyo gishshawu, bana Medhidaagee asaa naatu metuwaa merinawu qaaranaagaa eriis. Eriki ba eraanne ba wolqqaa Xoossaa sheniyaa polanawu goˈettiyoogee keehi koshshiyaaba gidiyoogaa akeekiis. He aadhida eraappe denddidaagan Eriki Ispporttiyan erettanawu koyibeenna. I ubba xammaqettidi ayyaanaabaa minnidi oottiis. Guyyeppe, gubaaˈiyawu oottiyaagaa gidiis; qassi takkidi Machibeenna Ishati Loohiyo Timirtte Keettan tamaaranaadan shoobettiis.

Eriki Ispporttiyan erettanawu baaxetidaba gidiyaakko duretananne hayttatana danddayees. SHin i Geeshsha Maxaafay, “Dure asatussi eta duretettai yuushoi gimbbettido katamaa mala; eta qofan eta duretettai mino dirssaadan eta naagiyaabaa milatees” yaagiyo maaray tuma gidiyoogaa akeekiis. (Lee. 18:11) Ee, duretettay issi ura naagiyaaba milatiyoogee hada. Hegaa bollikka, duretanawu bichaariyaageeti darotoo ‘daro metuwan banttana qohoosona.’—1 Xim. 6:9, 10.

Daro yelagati kumetta wodiyaa haggaazuwaa doorido gishshawu, ufayttoosonanne merinaa naaguwaa demmidosona. Eriki hagaadan giis: “Taani Yihoowayyo kumetta wodiyaa haggaaziya coratu ‘citan’ deˈays. Hegee taayyo ay citappenne aadhiya cita; qassi tumu ufayssaa demmiyoonne injje deˈuwaa deˈiyo ogiyaa tana bessido gishshawu Yihoowa galatays.”

Neeni shin? Alamiyaaban halchidobaa polanawu bichaariyoogaappe aqinye gidada ne ogiyaa Yihoowa sinttan ayssi minttikkii?—“Yuniversttiyan Demmana Danddayenna Goˈˈaa Demmiyoogaa” giya saaxiniyaa xeella.

Issi azinaynne machiyaa Amarkkaa biittaa macara biiruwaa beˈanawu biidi, yan Yihoowawu haggaaziya Beeteele keettaa yarati ufayttiyoogaa akeekidosona. Michiyaa guyyeppe, “Nuuni kase meezetidobaa keehi dosoos” gaada xaafaasu. He azinaynne machiyaa haggaazuwan daro maataa demmanawu wodiyaanne wolqqaa kaseegaappe gujjanawu qofaa qachidosona.

Issi wode, ha aqo laggeti laammanawu koyidobay etawu keehi deexxiyaaba milatiis. SHin issi gallassi he gallassaa xiqisiyaa wotti denttidi qoppidosona. He xiqisee Yesuusi, “Intte taani tamaarissiyoogau azazettikko, tumu tana kaalliyaageeta” yaagido, Yohaannisa 8:31n deˈiyaagaa. Eti hegaa hassayidi, “Nuuni nu deˈoy undduwaalettennaadan giidi aybanne aggibayikko hegee bessiyaaba” giidi qoppidosona. Eti bantta gita keettaa bayzzidosona, hara toohuwaa bantta bollappe wottidosona, yaatidi maadoy koshshiyo gubaaˈiyaa maaddanawu biidosona. Haˈˈi eti aqinye gididi haggaaziiddi deˈoosona; qassi Kawotettaa Addaraashaa keexxiyoogaaninne awuraajjaa shiiquwaa wode bantta dosan oottiyoogan maaddoosona. Haˈˈi banttawu siyettiyaabaa hagaadan goosona: “Yihoowa dirijjitee minttettiyoogaadan undduwaalettibeenna deˈuwaa deˈiyoogee ay keena ufayssiyaabakko beˈidi garamettida.”

Solomoni, “Sitti gaada sinttau xeella; ne aifee ne sinttan de7iyaabaa tishshi oottidi xeello” yaagiis. (Lee. 4:25) Nuuni ogiyaa sinttawu tishshi oottidi xeelliiddi kaamiyaa laaggiya uradan, ayyaanaaban halchennaadaaninne halchidobaa polennaadan diggiyaabaappe haakkana koshshees.

Neeni ayyaanaaban halchana danddayiyoobaynne hegaa polanawu baaxetana danddayiyoobay aybee? Kumetta wodiyaa haggaaziyoogee hegawu maaddiya loˈˈoba. Haray qassi matan deˈiya gubaaˈee  ba aaho moottaa gattanawu sabbakiyoogaa meezetida uri maaddanaadan koyikko, eta maaddiyoogaa. Woy qassi issi gubaaˈiyan aassiyoogan qara gidida daroti deˈikkonne, cimatinne gubaaˈiyawu oottiyaageeti guutta gidana danddayoosona. Hegeetuppe issuwan maaddana danddayay? Neeni maaddana danddayiyaakkonne eranawu woradaa xomoosiyaagaa ayssi oychikkii? Neeni haahosaa baada maaddanawu koyikko, maadoy koshshiyo, haahuwan deˈiya gubaaˈetubaa oychana danddayaasa. *

Isiyaasa 62:10n odettida hanotaa ane zaarettidi qoppoos. Ayhudatuppe amaridaageeti Xoossaa asay ba biyoosaa gakkanaadan bantta biitti simmiyo ogiyaa salallissanawu minnidi oottennan aggokkona. Neeni geeshsha haggaazuwan halchidobaa polanawu minnada baaxetaydda deˈikko, hidootaa qanxxoppa. Neenikka Xoossay maaddin he halchuwaa polana danddayaasa. Ne sinttappe xubbiyaabaa digganawu maliyo wode, Yihooway aadhida eratettaa immanaadan ubbatoo woossa. “Ne gediyaassi ogiyaa” salallissanaadan i nena waatidi maaddana danddayiyaakko sinttappe akeekana.—Lee. 4:26.