17. (a) Te abaatsɛ Nyɔŋmɔ Israel mli bii lɛ aha tɛŋŋ? (b) Mɛni ji afɔleshaa pɛ ní he hiaa kɛha eshaifaa?

¹⁷ Ni Nyɔŋmɔ Israel lɛ hu? Yehowa tsɔ Yesaia nɔ ekɛɛ amɛ akɛ: “Nyɛ lɛ, aaatsɛ́ nyɛ Yehowa osɔfoi, ni aaakɛɛ nyɛ akɛ: Wɔ-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ sɔɔlɔi ji nyɛ; nyɛaaye jeŋmaji lɛ anii, ni amɛnunyam lɛ aaatsɔ nyɛnɔ̃.” (Yesaia 61:6) Yɛ blema Israel lɛ, Yehowa kɛ Levibii osɔfoyeli gbɛjianɔtoo lɛ ha koni amɛshã afɔlei amɛha osɔfoi lɛ diɛŋtsɛ kɛ amɛnanemɛi Israelbii lɛ hu. Shi, yɛ afi 33 Ŋ.B. lɛ, Yehowa kɛ Levibii osɔfoyeli gbɛjianɔtoo lɛ kpa nitsumɔ ni eje gbɛjianɔtoo ko ní hi fe no shishi. Ekpɛlɛ Yesu wala ní eye emuu lɛ nɔ ákɛ afɔleshaa kɛha adesai ahe eshai. Kɛjɛ no nɔ kɛbaa nɛɛ, afɔleshaa kroko he ehiaaa dɔŋŋ. Yesu afɔleshaa lɛ yɛ hewalɛ kɛmiiya naanɔ.—Yohane 14:6; Kolosebii 2:13, 14; Hebribii 9:11-14, 24.

18. Mɛɛ osɔfoyeli gbɛjianɔtoo Nyɔŋmɔ Israel lɛ feɔ, ni mɛɛ nitsumɔ akɛwo amɛdɛŋ akɛ amɛtsu?

¹⁸ Belɛ, Nyɔŋmɔ Israel mli bii lɛ ji “Yehowa osɔfoi” yɛ mɛɛ gbɛ nɔ mɔ? Beni bɔfo Petro ŋmaa wolo eyaha enanemɛi Kristofoi ní afɔ amɛ mu lɛ, ekɛɛ akɛ: “Nyɛ lɛ, weku ní ahala ji nyɛ, maŋtsɛmɛi ní yeɔ osɔfoi, jeŋmaŋ krɔŋkrɔŋ, maŋ ní eŋɔfee enɔ̃, koni nyɛjaje mɔ ni tsɛ́ nyɛ kɛjɛ duŋ lɛ mli kɛba lɛ diɛŋtsɛ enaakpɛɛ la lɛ he lɛ agbojee lɛ.” (1 Petro 2:9) No hewɔ lɛ, ákɛ kuu lɛ, Kristofoi ní afɔ amɛ mu lɛ feɔ osɔfoyeli gbɛjianɔtoo ní akɛ nitsumɔ pɔtɛɛ ko ewo amɛdɛŋ: no ji, ní amɛwie Yehowa anunyam lɛ he amɛtsɔɔ jeŋmaji lɛ. Esa akɛ amɛfee edasefoi. (Yesaia 43:10-12) Kristofoi ní afɔ amɛ mu lɛ kɛ anɔkwayeli etsu nitsumɔ ní he hiaa waa nɛɛ, yɛ naagbee gbii lɛ amli fɛɛ. Nɔ ni ejɛ mli eba ji akɛ, amrɔ nɛɛ gbɔmɛi akpekpei abɔ fataa amɛhe yɛ Yehowa Maŋtsɛyeli lɛ he odaseyeli nitsumɔ lɛ mli.

19. Mɛɛ sɔɔmɔ Kristofoi ní afɔ amɛ mu lɛ baaná hegbɛ akɛ amɛkɛaaha?

¹⁹ Kɛfata he lɛ, Nyɔŋmɔ Israel mli bii lɛ yɛ gbɛkpamɔ akɛ amɛaasɔmɔ akɛ osɔfoi yɛ gbɛ kroko hu nɔ. Yɛ amɛgbele sɛɛ lɛ, ateeɔ amɛ shi kɛyaa mumɔŋ wala ní gbele bɛ mli lɛ mli yɛ ŋwɛi. Amɛsɔmɔɔ yɛ jɛmɛ, jeee akɛ Yesu hefatalɔi nɔyelɔi yɛ e-Maŋtsɛyeli lɛ mli kɛkɛ, shi moŋ ákɛ Nyɔŋmɔ osɔfoi hu. (Kpojiemɔ 5:10; 20:6) No hewɔ lɛ, amɛbaaná hegbɛ akɛ amɛkɛ Yesu kpɔmɔ afɔleshaa lɛ mli sɛɛnamɔi lɛ baatsu adesai anɔkwafoi lɛ ahe nii yɛ shikpɔŋ nɔ. Awie amɛhe yɛ bɔfo Yohane ninaa ní aŋma yɛ Kpojiemɔ yitso 22 lɛ mli lɛ hu akɛ “tsei.” Ana “tsei” 144,000 lɛ fɛɛ yɛ ŋwɛi, ni amɛwoɔ “yibii shii nyɔŋma kɛ enyɔ, ni nyɔŋ fɛɛ nyɔŋ nɔ lɛ ewoɔ yibii, ni tso lɛ yibaai lɛ akɛtsaa jeŋmaji lɛ.” (Kpojiemɔ 22:1, 2) Mɛɛ osɔfoyeli gbɛjianɔtoo ní yɔɔ naakpɛɛ po nɛ!