Anidaso a Ɛbɛbam
“Sɛ wonya wo obi pɛ a, ɛyɛ ade a ɛda hɔ sɛ obetumi awu bere biara; na ɛda adi sɛ eyi yɛ nokwasɛm a ɛbɛbam.”—ARNOLD TOYNBEE, BRITANIANI ABAKƆSƐM KYERƐWFO.
1. Nokwasɛm bɛn na adesamma agye atom, na ɛma nsɛmmisa bɛn na ɛsɔre?
HENA na obetumi agye abakɔsɛm mu nokwasɛm yi a wɔaka wɔ atifi hɔ no ho kyim? Adesamma agye nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ hu a ɛne sɛ wobewu no atom bere nyinaa. Na hwɛ sɛnea yentumi nyɛ yɛn ho hwee bere a obi a yɛdɔ no awu no! Ɛte sɛ nea yentumi nyɛ nea yɛahwere no ho hwee koraa. So ebetumi aba sɛ yebehu yɛn adɔfo a wɔawuwu no bio? Anidaso bɛn na Bible wɔ ma awufo? Susuw asɛm a edi so yi ho.
‘Yɛn Adamfo no Awu’
2-5. (a) Bere a Yesu adamfo Lasaro wui no, ɔkwan bɛn so na ɔdaa ne pɛ ne tumi a ɔwɔ sɛ ɔde benyan no no adi? (b) Lasaro a wɔde no baa nkwa mu akyi no, dɛn na wɔnam anwonwade a ɛne owusɔre so tumi yɛe?
2 Ná ɛyɛ afe 32 Y.B. Ná Lasaro ne ne nuabeanom Marta ne Maria te kurow ketewa Betania a ɛne Yerusalem ntam kwan yɛ kilomita 3 no mu. Ná wɔyɛ Yesu nnamfo paa. Da koro, Lasaro yaree denneennen. Ne nuabeanom a wodwen ne ho no soma kɔkaa asɛm yi kyerɛɛ Yesu a na ɔwɔ Yordan Asubɔnten agya no ntɛm ara. Ná Yesu dɔ Lasaro ne ne nuabeanom no, ma enti bere bi akyi no osiim kɔɔ Betania. Wɔ kwan so no Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no sɛ: “Yɛn adamfo Lasaro ada; na merekɔ makonyan no.” Esiane sɛ asuafo no ante asɛm a Yesu kae yi ase ntɛm ara nti, ɔkae pefee sɛ: “Lasaro awu.”—Yohane 11:1-15.
3 Bere a Marta tee sɛ Yesu reba Betania no, otuu mmirika kohyiaa no. Bere a na awerɛhow a na ɔredi no aka Yesu koma no, ɔmaa no awerɛhyem sɛ: “Wo nua no bɛsɔre.” Marta buae sɛ: “Minim sɛ owusɔre mu, da a edi akyiri no, ɔbɛsɔre.” Afei Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Mene sɔre ne nkwa; nea ogye me di no, sɛ wawu po a, obenya nkwa.”—Yohane 11:20-25.
4 Afei Yesu kɔɔ ɔboda no ho na ɔhyɛe sɛ wonyi ɔbo a ehini ano no. Bere a ɔbɔɔ mpae dennen wiei no, ɔteɛm sɛ: “Lasaro, fi bra!” Bere a na wɔn nyinaa agyen wɔn ani rehwɛ ɔboda no, Lasaro fi bae ampa. Yesu nyanee Lasaro—ɔmaa onipa a wawu nnannan no san baa nkwa mu!—Yohane 11:38-44.
5 Ná Marta wɔ owusɔre ho bɔhyɛ no mu gyidi dedaw. (Yohane 5:28, 29; 11:23, 24) Anwonwade a ɛne nkwa mu a wɔmaa Lasaro san bae no hyɛɛ ne gyidi den, na ɛmaa afoforo nyaa gyidi. (Yohane 11:45) Nanso dɛn pɔtee na asɛmfua “owusɔre” no kyerɛ?
“Ɔbɛsɔre”
6. Asɛmfua “owusɔre” kyerɛ dɛn?
6 Wɔkyerɛ asɛmfua “owusɔre” ase fi Hela asɛmfua a·naʹsta·sis a nea ɛkyerɛ ankasa ne “sɔre a obi san sɔre gyina hɔ” no mu. Hebri nsɛm asekyerɛfo a wɔkyerɛɛ Hela ase no kyerɛɛ a·naʹsta·sis ase sɛ techi·yathʹ ham·me·thimʹ wɔ Hebri mu, a nea ɛkyerɛ ne “owufo a wonyan no.”a Enti, owusɔre kyerɛ onipa a wonyan no fi owu tebea a nkwa nnim mu—onipa no asetra kwan a wɔma ɛyɛ adwuma bio.
7. Dɛn nti na nnipa ankorankoro wusɔre renyɛ den mma Yehowa Nyankopɔn ne Yesu Kristo?
7 Esiane sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn nyansa nni ano na otumi kae biribiara pɛpɛɛpɛ nti, obetumi anyan onipa a ɔmmrɛ ho. Awufo asetra kwan—wɔn nipasu, wɔn asetra mu nsɛm, ne wɔn ho biribiara a ɔbɛkae no—nyɛ den mma no. (Hiob 12:13; fa toto Yesaia 40:26 ho.) Yehowa yɛ Nkwamafo nso. Enti, obetumi de onipa koro no ara aba nkwa mu ntɛm ara, na wama no nipasu koro no ara wɔ nipadua foforo mu. Afei nso, sɛnea Lasaro suahu no kyerɛ no, Yesu Kristo pɛ sɛ onyan awufo na obetumi ayɛ saa nso.—Fa toto Luka 7:11-17; 8:40-56 ho.
8, 9. (a) Dɛn nti na owusɔre ne adwene a ɛne sɛ ɔkra nwu da no bɔ abira? (b) Dɛn ne owu ano aduru?
8 Nanso, Kyerɛwnsɛm no nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛne owusɔre no ne ɔkra a enwu da nkyerɛkyerɛ no bɔ abira. Sɛ ɔkra nwu da a, ɛnde enhia sɛ wonyan obiara anaa wɔde no san ba nkwa mu. Nokwarem no, Marta anka asɛm biara amfa ɔkra bi a enwu da a ɔte baabi foforo wɔ ne wu akyi ho. Na wannye anni sɛ Lasaro akɔ honhom atrae bi dedaw rekɔtoa n’asetra so. Mmom no, ɔkyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn atirimpɔw a ɛne sɛ obesiesie nea owu de aba no mu gyidi. Ɔkae sɛ: “Minim sɛ owusɔre mu, da a edi akyiri no, ɔbɛsɔre.” (Yohane 11:23, 24) Saa ara na Lasaro ankasa nso anka owu akyi asetra ho asɛm biara. Na onni hwee a ɔbɛka.
9 Sɛnea Bible kyerɛ no, ɛda adi pefee sɛ ɔkra wu na owu ano aduru ne owusɔre. Nanso, nnipa ɔpepepem pii awu fi bere a onipa a odi kan, Adam, traa asase so no. Enti henanom na wobenyan wɔn, na wobenyan wɔn akɔ he?
‘Wɔn a Wɔwɔ Nkae Ada Mu Nyinaa’
10. Bɔ bɛn na Yesu hyɛe wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ nkae ada mu no ho?
10 Yesu Kristo kae sɛ: “Dɔn no reba a wɔn a wɔwɔ nkae ada mu nyinaa bɛte [Yesu] nne, na wɔafi adi.” (Yohane 5:28, 29, NW) Yiw, Yesu Kristo hyɛɛ bɔ sɛ wobenyan wɔn a wɔwɔ Yehowa nkae mu nyinaa. Nnipa ɔpepepem pii atra ase na wɔawuwu. Wɔn mu henanom na wɔwɔ Onyankopɔn nkae mu a wɔretwɛn owusɔre?
11. Henanom na wobenyan wɔn?
11 Wobenyan wɔn a wɔayɛ adetrenee sɛ Yehowa nkoa no. Nanso nnipa foforo ɔpepem pii awuwu a wɔanna no adi sɛ ebia wobedi Onyankopɔn trenee gyinapɛn ahorow so. Ebia na wonnim Yehowa ahwehwɛde ahorow anaasɛ wɔannya bere a ɛfata anyɛ nsakrae ahorow a ehia no. Eyinom nso wɔ Onyankopɔn nkae mu ma enti wobenya owusɔre, efisɛ Bible hyɛ bɔ sɛ: “Owusɔre a wɔn a wɔteɛ ne wɔn a wɔnteɛ bɛsɔre no bɛba.”—Asomafo no Nnwuma 24:15.
12. (a) Owusɔre ho anisoadehu bɛn na ɔsomafo Yohane nyae? (b) Dɛn na ‘wɔtow gu ogya tare no mu,’ na saa asɛm no kyerɛ dɛn?
12 Ɔsomafo Yohane nyaa nnipa a wɔanya owusɔre a wogyinagyina Onyankopɔn ahengua anim ho anisoadehu a ɛyɛ anigye. Ɔreka ho asɛm no, ɔkyerɛwee sɛ: “Na ɛpo yii n’awufo a ɛwɔ mu no mae, na owu ne asaman yii awufo a ɛwɔ mu no nso mae, na wobuu wɔn mu biara atɛn sɛnea wɔn nnwuma te. Na wɔtow owu ne asaman kyenee ogya tare no mu; eyi ne owuprenu no.” (Adiyisɛm 20:12-14) Susuw nea ɛno kyerɛ no ho! Wobeyi awufo a wɔwɔ Onyankopɔn nkae mu no nyinaa afi Hades anaa Sheol, adesamma damoa mu. (Dwom 16:10; Asomafo no Nnwuma 2:31) Afei wɔbɛtow “owu ne asaman” agu nea wɔfrɛ no “ogya tare” a ɛkyerɛ ɔsɛe pasaa no mu. Adesamma damoa rentra hɔ bio.
Wobenyan Wɔn Akɔ He?
13. Dɛn nti na Onyankopɔn ayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wonnyan ebinom nnkɔ soro, na nipadua bɛn na Yehowa de bɛma wɔn?
13 Wobenyan mmarima ne mmea kakraa bi ma wɔakɔtra soro. Eyinom ne Kristo bedi tumi sɛ ahene ne asɔfo na wobenya nea owu a adesamma nya fii onipa a odi kan, Adam, hɔ de aba nyinaa a wobesiesie no mu kyɛfa. (Romafo 5:12; Adiyisɛm 5:9, 10) Sɛnea Bible no kyerɛ no, wɔn dodow yɛ 144,000 pɛ, na wɔpaw wɔn fi Kristo akyidifo no mu, na asomafo anokwafo no na wodii kan paw wɔn. (Luka 22:28-30; Yohane 14:2, 3; Adiyisɛm 7:4; 14:1, 3) Yehowa bɛma saafo a wobenyan wɔn yi mu biara honhom nipadua na wɔatumi atra ɔsoro.—1 Korintofo 15:35, 38, 42-45; 1 Petro 3:18.
14, 15. (a) Asetra bɛn na wɔn a wɔawuwu a wobenyan wɔn no mu dodow no ara benya? (b) Nhyira horow bɛn na adesamma asoɔmmerɛfo benya?
14 Nanso, wobenyan wɔn a wɔawuwu no mu dodow no ara ma wɔabɛtra asase so. (Dwom 37:29; Mateo 6:10) Asase bɛn? Ntawntawdi, mogyahwiegu, efĩ, ne basabasayɛ ahyɛ asase so ma nnɛ. Sɛ awufo bɛba nkwa mu wɔ asase a ɛte saa so a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ anka anigye biara a wobenya no renkyɛ. Nanso Ɔbɔadeɛ no ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɛrenkyɛ ɔbɛsɛe adesamma abusua a ɛwɔ wiase mprempren a Satan di wɔn so no. (Mmebusɛm 2:21, 22; Daniel 2:44) Afei adesamma abusua foforo a wɔyɛ atreneefo—“asase foforo”—bɛba ankasa. (2 Petro 3:13) Saa bere no “ɔmanfo no mu biara renka sɛ: ‘Meyare.’” (Yesaia 33:24, NW) Wobeyi ɛyawdi a owu de ba no mpo afi hɔ, efisɛ Onyankopɔn ‘bɛpopa wɔn aniwam nusu nyinaa. Na owu nni hɔ bio, na awerɛhow ne osu ne ɛyaw bi nni hɔ bio, efisɛ kan nneɛma no atwam.’—Adiyisɛm 21:4.
15 Wɔ wiase foforo a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔde bɛba no mu no, ahobrɛasefo ‘begye wɔn ani asomdwoe bebree mu.’ (Dwom 37:11) Yesu Kristo ne ne mfɛfo 144,000 no soro nniso no de adesamma asoɔmmerɛfo bɛba pɛyɛ a yɛn awofo a wodi kan, Adam ne Hawa, hweree no mu nkakrankakra. Wɔn a wobenyan wɔn no ka wɔn a wɔbɛtra asase so no ho.—Luka 23:42, 43.
16-18. Anigye bɛn na owusɔre bɛma mmusua anya?
16 Bible ma yehu anigye a owusɔre no bɛma mmusua anya no ho biribi. Susuw anigye a okunafo a na ɔwɔ Nain no nyae no ho bere a Yesu gyinaa wɔn a wɔrekosie funu no na onyan ne babarima koro no! (Luka 7:11-17) Akyiri yi a Yesu nyan abeawa bi a wadi mfe 12 baa nkwa mu wɔ Galilea Po ho no, n’awofo “ho dwiriw wɔn kɛse.”—Marko 5:21-24, 35-42; hwɛ 1 Ahene 17:17-24; 2 Ahene 4:32-37 nso.
17 Wɔ nnipa ɔpepem pii a seesei wɔadeda wɔ owu mu fam no, owusɔre bɛma wɔatra ase wɔ wiase foforo a asomdwoe wom mu. Wo de, susuw anidaso a ɛyɛ anigye a Tommy ne adwumawura a yɛkaa wɔn ho asɛm wɔ nhomawa yi mfiase benya no ho! Sɛ Tommy nyan ba nkwa mu wɔ Paradise wɔ asase so a, ɔbɛyɛ Tommy koro no ara a ne maame nim no no—a ɔnyare. Obetumi de ne nsa aso no mu, ɔde no ato ne nsa so, na wayi ɔdɔ adi akyerɛ no. Saa ara nso na sɛ anka wɔbɛkɔ so awo adwumawura a ofi India no bere nyinaa no, ɔwɔ anidaso a ɛyɛ anigye sɛ obebue n’ani wɔ Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no mu na wahu ne mmabarima no.
18 Nokwasɛm a ɛfa ɔkra no, nea ɛba yɛn so bere a yɛawu, ne owusɔre ho anidaso a yebehu ho no betumi anya wɔn a wɔte ase nnɛ no so nkɛntɛnso kɛse. Ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea ɛbɛba.
[Ase hɔ asɛm]
a Ɛwom sɛ asɛmfua “owusɔre” mpue wɔ Hebri Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu de, nanso wɔka ho asɛm pefee wɔ Hiob 14:13, Daniel 12:13, ne Hosea 13:14.
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