“Nohewɔ lɛ bɔni Yehowa Zebaot kɛɛ nɛ: Akɛni nyɛbooo miwiemɔi lɛ atoi hewɔ lɛ, naa, matsu ni ayaŋɔ kooyigbɛ wekui lɛ fɛɛ kɛba, Yehowa kɛɛ, kɛ Babel maŋtsɛ Nebukadnezar, mitsulɔ lɛ, ni mikɛ amɛ aaaba nɛkɛ shikpɔŋ nɛɛ kɛ emli bii kɛ jeŋmaji ni bɔle ehe nɛɛ fɛɛ nɔ, ni mafee amɛ musu, ni mafee amɛ amaŋfɔ kɛ nɔni haa aboɔ tsia kɛ naanɔ olɛŋlɛ. Ni asaŋ maha nyamɔ kɛ miishɛɛ gbee kɛ ayɛmforowu kɛ ayemforo gbee, wiɛ gbɛɛmɔ kɛ kane kpɛmɔ alaaje yɛ amɛteŋ. Ni nɛkɛ shikpɔŋ nɛɛ fɛɛ aaatsɔ olɛŋlɛ kɛ amaŋfɔ, ni nɛkɛ jeŋmaji nɛɛ fɛɛ aaasɔmɔ Babel maŋtsɛ lɛ afii nyɔŋmai-kpawo.”

 9. Mɛɛ be kroko je shishi yɛ Yuda amaŋfɔfeemɔ kwraa “afii nyɔŋmai-kpawo” lɛ shishijee mli; ni te ebalɛ eha tɛɛŋ ni efooo nakai be lɛ mli kɔkɔɔkɔ lɛ?

⁹ Babilon tawuu hewalɛ ni tsii lɛ fee Yuda maŋtsɛyeli lɛ shikpɔŋ amaŋfɔ afii 70. (Yer. 25:​11, 12; 29:​10; Dan. 9:​1, 2; 2 Kron. 36:​17-21) Nakai hiɛkpatamɔ butuu ni akɛba Yuda kɛ Yerusalem shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ ni aha shikpɔŋ lɛ kã shi amaŋfɔ afii 70 lɛ je shishi yɛ gbo-be nyɔŋ Tishri lɛ mli yɛ afi 607 D.Ŋ.B. mli. Nakai afi ni oshra ba yɛ mli lɛ kɛ afi 1914 Ŋ.B. ni oshra ba yɛ mli fe tsutsunɔ lɛ nyiɛ. Yɛ mɛɛ gbɛ nɔ? Yɛ afi 1914 Ŋ.B. gbo-be mli lɛ, Jeŋmaji lɛ ‘abei kpawo’ ni je shishi kɛ Yuda amaŋfɔfeemɔ yɛ afi 607 D.Ŋ.B. mli ni amɛsɛɛjɛkɛmɔ ji afii 2,520 lɛ ba naagbee. (Luka 21:​24; Dan. 4:​16, 23, 25, 32) Nakai “jeŋmaji abei” lɛ ji be ni Yehowa Jeŋ Muu Fɛɛ Nɔ Maŋtsɛyeli lɛ ŋmɛ Jeŋmaji lɛ agbɛ koni amɛye shikpɔŋ nɛɛ nɔ ni e-Mesia maŋtsɛyeli lɛ kɛ ehe wooo mli. Beni Nebukadnezar kpata Yerusalem hiɛ yɛ afi 607 D.Ŋ.B. mli lɛ, asaaa akɛ Nyɔŋmɔ maŋtsɛyeli lɛ henɔ ni yɔɔ shikpɔŋ nɔ lɛ emaaa shi ekoŋŋ yɛ shikpɔŋnɔ Yerusalem yɛ David maŋtsɛmɛi aweku lɛ nɔyeli shishi, beni afee ni akafo shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ ni Jeŋmaji lɛ yeɔ lɛ mli.

10. Eyɛ mli akɛ Koresh butu Nebukadnezar maŋtsɛyeli lɛ yɛ afi 539 D.Ŋ.B. mli moŋ, shi te fee tɛɛŋ ni Yuda kɛ maji krokomɛi lɛ sɔmɔ Babilon afii 70 kɛwula shi hu?

¹⁰ Pershianyo ni baye Babilon nɔ kunim ni atsɛɔlɛ Koresh Kpele lɛ esaaa ekɛ maŋtsɛyeli lɛ wooo David weku lɛ dɛŋ yɛ Yerusalem. Eji anɔkwale akɛ: eye Babilon Jeŋmaŋ lɛ nɔ yɛ afi 539 D.Ŋ.B. mli aloo aaatee afii enyɔ dani amaŋfɔfeemɔ “afii nyɔŋmai-kpawo” ni akɛba Yuda shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ lɛ ba naagbee. Ewo ehe “Babilon maŋtsɛ” ni shishijee mli lɛ, etsakeee maŋtsɛyeli gbɛjianɔtoo ni Maŋtsɛ Nebukadnezar kɛtsuɔ nii yɛ Babilon lɛ. Yɛ enɛ hewɔ lɛ maji ni Nebukadnezar ye amɛnɔ lɛ kã he amɛsɔmɔ “Babilon maŋtsɛ” lɛ afii 70. Yuda shikpɔŋ lɛ amaŋfɔfeemɔ afi ni ji nyɔŋmai-kpawo lɛ mli ji klɛŋklɛŋ ni Koresh Kpele lɛ ŋmɛɛ Yudafoi lɛ ahe kɛjɛ Babilon maŋtsɛ lɛ sɔɔmɔ mli tɛ̃ɛ ni eŋmɛ amɛ gbɛ koni amɛku amɛsɛɛ kɛya amɛmaŋ ni afeelɛ amaŋfɔ lɛ mli koni amɛyasaa amɛma maŋ lɛ kɛ emaŋwulu Yerusalem kɛ sɔlemɔwe ni yɔɔ jɛi lɛ ekoŋŋ. (Ezra 1:1 kɛyashi 3:⁠2) Yɛ nɛkɛ gbɛ nɔ lɛ, Yehowa “wo” Babilonbii lɛ “nyɔmɔ yɛ amɛnishaianii” ni amɛfee amɛshi Israel Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ hewɔ.​—Yer. 25:⁠12.