Ma Onyankopɔn Ntra Wo Aware Mu
“Hama a ɛbɔ ho abiɛsa no rentew ntɛm so.”—Ɔsɛnk. 4:12.
1. Kyerɛwsɛm mu nnyinasosɛm bɛn a wɔada no adi wɔ Dwom 127:1 na wobetumi de ato aware ho
HIA a ɛho hia sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn ba biribiara a yɛyɛ mu no yɛ nea wɔasi so dua mpɛn pii wɔ Kyerɛwnsɛm mu. Enti yɛkenkan wɔ Dwom 127:1 sɛ: “Sɛ [Yehowa] ansi dan no a, wɔn a wosi yɛ ho adwuma kwa. Sɛ [Yehowa] anwɛn kurow no a, ɔwɛmfo si ho pɛ kwa.” Israel man no abakɔsɛm tenteenten no dii saa nnyinasosɛm no ho adanse. Bere a Israel maa Onyankopɔn baa wɔn nsɛm mu denam ahofama a edi mu a wɔde maa no so no, mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wɔbɛbɔ wɔn ho ban afi wɔn atamfo ho no dii nkonim. Nanso bere a wogyaee nokware som kodii anyame afoforo akyi no, wɔn awɛmfo wɛn wɔn nkurow no kwa. Saa nnyinasosɛm koro no ara fa yɛn aware a yɛbɛma akɔ so yiye ho.
AWARE ƆDOM AKYƐDE NO
2. Dɛn nti na yebetumi abu aware sɛ ɔdom akyɛde?
2 Onyankopɔn Asɛm ka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ ɔno ne “akyɛde pa nyinaa ne adekyɛde a ɛyɛ pɛ nyinaa” Mafo. (Yak. 1:17) Nea ɛka akyɛde pa ne adekyɛde a ɛyɛ pɛ a ɛtete saa ho ne aware ɔdom akyɛde a ɛyɛ nhyira no. Hwɛ anigye ara a ebetumi de aba! Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ ɛyɛ nhyira akɛse a Ɔbɔadeɛ no de ama adesamma no mu biako. Ɛno nti na bere a awiei koraa no wɔde Hawa maa Adam no ɔteɛɛm kae sɛ: “Afei me nnompe mu dompe ne me honam mu nam ni. Oyi na wɔbɛfrɛ no ɔbea, efisɛ ɔbarima mu na woyii no fii”! —Gen. 2:23.
3. Dɛn na mmaranimfo bi kae wɔ Nyankopɔn aware akyɛde no ho?
3 Ná Adam ani betumi agye wɔ ɔdɔfo hokafo, obi a ɔte sɛ ɔno ara a obetumi ne no abɔ nkɔmmɔ, ayɛ adwuma, ayɛ nhyehyɛe, a wɔde no brɛɛ no no ho—na ɔyɛ ne boafo a ɔyɛ pɛ! Afei nso nkitahodi mu anigye ahorow a ɛwɔ aware mu no di ɔbɔadeɛ no nyansa ne ne dɔ ho adanse ampa. Enti mmaranimfo I. Linton kaa ɔkwan a Onyankopɔn nam so bɔɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea no ho asɛm sɛ nea edi adanse sɛ ɔbarima nyɛ ade a efi adannandi ara kwa mu bae. Linton kyerɛwee sɛ:
“Ayamye ne tumi kɛse a Onyankopɔn a ɔkãe sɛ enye sɛ ɔbarima nko tra, na ɔde ɔbea ho dɔ hyɛɛ ɔbarima komam na ɔde ɔbarima ho dɔ hyɛɛ ɔbea komam, maa wɔn adwene, nipadua ne nkate ahorow a edi nsɛ ma enti wotumi yɛ ahokafo, nanso ɛsono wɔn mu biara ma obiara tumi boa ne yɔnko, no akanyan m’anisɔ sɛ ade a edi abɔde mu nhyehyɛe ankasa ho adanse; na asomdwoe ne anigye a ɛba aware mu bere a Onyankopɔn wɔ mu no ma tumi kɛse a Onyankopɔn wɔ sɛ obetumi de anigye aba no da adi.” (A Lawyer Examines the Bible) Hyɛ asɛm “bere a Onyankopɔn wɔ mu” no nsow. Eyi betumi ayɛ nokware, sɛ yɛma Onyankopɔn tra yɛn aware mu a.
4. Dɛn nti na wobetumi aka sɛ aware akyɛde no di adanse sɛ Onyankopɔn nhwɛ anim?
4 Aware akyɛde ne nhyira no nso di animhwɛ a enni Onyankopɔn fam ne n’atɛntrenee ho adanse. Dɛn ntia? Efisɛ aware mu anigye horow yi, sɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ mu a, ennyina wiase nneɛma te sɛ honam fam ahonyade, nhomanim kɛse, nipadua mu ahoɔden kɛse anaasɛ ahoɔfɛ so. Na aware mu nhyira horow nso nyɛ nea ɛyɛ abusua anaasɛ ɔman bi mufo nkutoo de, na ennyina wim tebea pɔtee bi nso so. Sɛ awarefo te mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini o, ɛhɔ yɛ hyew o, ɛno mfa ho.
ONYANKOPƆN A WOBƐMA WATRA W’AWARE MU
5, 6. Dɛn na ɛka Onyankopɔn a obi bɛma watra n’aware mu no ho?
5 Salomo kyerɛwee sɛ: “Baanu ye sen obiako, efisɛ wɔn brɛ mu akatua pa wɔ hɔ ma wɔn. Na hama a ɛbɔ ho abiɛsa no rentew ntɛm so.” (Ɔsɛnk. 4:9, 12) Aware yɛ nea wobetumi de ato hama a ɛkyekyere okunu ne ɔyere bom ho, na sɛ yɛma Onyankopɔn ba mu a, ɛyɛ ‘hama a ɛbɔ ho abiɛsa a wontumi ntew mu ntɛm’ ampa. Sɛ́ wobɛma Onyankopɔn atra w’aware mu no kyerɛ dɛn? Ɛda adi sɛ ɛyɛ aware mu ahokafo ahiasɛm sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn ho wɔn ho ani agye na obiara anya nea ohia. Ɛyɛ okunu no ahiasɛm sɛ ɔbɛsɔ ne yere ani ma wanya anigye, awerɛkyekye ne ahotɔ, na ɛyɛ ɔyere no ahiasɛm sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nneɛma a ne kunu hia ama no na wasɔ n’ani sɛnea obetumi, sɛnea ɔsomafo Paulo ka no. (1 Kor. 7:33, 34) Sɛ wobɛma Onyankopɔn atra mo aware mu no kyerɛ sɛ wubedi n’ahyɛde ahorow ma awarefo ho dwuma. Ne tiaa mu no, ɛne sɛ: “Ɔyerenom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo kununom, sɛnea ɛsɛ, Awurade mu. Okununom, monnɔ mo yerenom, na monnhyɛ wɔn ahometew.”—Kol. 3:18, 19.
6 Nea ɛsen saa no, sɛ yɛbɛma Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu no kyerɛ sɛ nnipa baanu no ne Yehowa Nyankopɔn benya abusuabɔ ankasa, a wommu ani ngu mpae a wɔbɛbom abɔ so. Monka mo anigye, mo awerɛhow, mo huammɔdi ne mo amanehunu ahorow ho asɛm nkyerɛ no. Te sɛ Onipa no, momma ɛnyɛ mo ahiasɛm sɛ mobɛma n’ani agye na ne koma atɔ ne yam. Wɔ Dwom 147:11 no yɛkenkan sɛ: “[Yehowa] ani sɔ wɔn a wosuro no.” Na Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛ yɛn wɔ Mmebusɛm 27:11 sɛ ɛdenam anyansafo a yɛbɛyɛ so no yebetumi ama ne koma atɔ ne yam. Enti ɛnyɛ ahyɛde horow a ɔde ama yɛn no ho nko na ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw, na mmom sɛnea ɔte nka wɔ dwuma a yɛde di no ho nso. Onyankopɔn a yɛbɛma watra yɛn aware mu no bɛma emu ayɛ den kɛse na ama yɛanya ahotoso sɛ ebedi yiye na anigye aba mu. Yiw, na ayɛ ‘hama a ɛbɔ ho abiɛsa a wontumi ntew mu ntɛm.’—Ɔsɛnk. 4:12.
AYAMYE HO AHYƐDE NO
7. Dɛn nti na ayamye ho hia na yɛama Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu?
7 Nea ɛka nneɛma a Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ afi n’abɔde a wɔwɔ asase so nyinaa nkyɛn, a ɛho hia ma awarefo titiriw, ho ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyi ayamye adi kyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho. Yehowa Nyankopɔn ankasa yɛ nhwɛso ma yɛn, sɛnea n’Asɛm si so dua kyerɛ yɛn no, sɛ “oye ma bonniayɛfo ne nnipa bɔne” mpo. (Luka 6:35) Nokwarem no, yɛkenkan ‘n’ayamye a ɛnsɛ’ no ho asɛm bɛboro mpɛn ahasa wɔ n’Asɛm mu, ne “n’adɔe” nso ho asɛm bɛyɛ eyi mmɔho abien. Sɛ yebenya Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ ayamye yi ma watra yɛn aware mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ yetie afotu a ɛwɔ Kolosefo 3:12 no: “Monhyɛ ayamhyehye, ayamye, ahobrɛase adwene, odwo, abodwokyɛre.”
8. Dɛn ne akwan horow a ɛnyɛ den koraa a aware mu ahokafo betumi afa so ayi ayamye adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho no mu biako?
8 Ɔkwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so ayi ayamye adi akyerɛ yɛn ahokafo na yɛnam so ama Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu? Sɛ́ yɛbɛyɛ ayamye no kyerɛ sɛ obiara bedi ne yɔnko ahiade ho dwuma. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ obiara besusuw ne yɔnko yiyedi ho. Esiane sɛ, mpɛn pii no, yɛmpɛ sɛ yɛn nkutoo tra nti, akwan horow a ɛnyɛ den a yebetumi afa so ayi ayamye adi akyerɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho sɛ awarefo ne sɛ yɛne yɛn ho bɛbom atra, ne yɛn ho abɔ fekuw. Bere a yɛwɔ faako no, yebetumi ahyɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho nkuran, ama obiara ate nka sɛ ne ho hia na ɔsom bo ma yɛn. Wɔ aware bi a mfe bebree akyi egui mu no, na ɔyere no taa gyaw ne kunu kodi akwamma bere tenten.
9, 10. (a) Dɛn ne nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ okununom ne ɔyerenom Kristofo ani gye sɛ wɔbɛbom ayɛ no mu binom? (b) Akwan afoforo bɛn so na aware mu ahokafo betumi ada ayamye adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho?
9 Sɛ́ wɔbɛbom anantew ara kwa no ye, nanso nea eye kyɛn so ne nneɛma pii a wɔbɛbom ayɛ sɛnea wobetumi. So wo nkutoo wokenkan Bible no? Dɛn nti na wonkan no kɛse mma wo hokafo no nte bi? So wusiesie wo ho ma Kristofo nhyiam horow? Baabi a ɛbɛyɛ yiye no, dɛn nti na mommɔ mu nsua? Wo, okunu no, so wowɔ afã wɔ dwumadi nhyehyɛe no mu? Dɛn nti na womma wo yere nnyina atiefo anan mu na wonka nkyerɛ no? Mommɔ mu ntra ase wɔ nhyiam horow ase, ne mmere afoforo. Mommɔ mu nnya Kristofo asɛnka adwuma a wɔhyɛ da fi adi kɔyɛ no mu kyɛfa. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ akwan afoforo a yebetumi afa so ayi ayamye adi akyerɛ, ahyɛ yɛn aware mu den na yɛama Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu.
10 Ɛyɛ ayamye nso sɛ aware mu ahokafo ne wɔn ho wɔn ho bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ, ama wɔn mu biara ahu nea ɛwɔ ne yɔnko komam ne n’adwenem. Yiw, eyi nkyerɛ nsɛm ara kwa a wɔbɛka akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho, na mmom sɛ wɔbɛda sɛnea wɔte nka wɔ nneɛma ho nso adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho. Munsusuw nneɛma a ɛhyɛ nkuran a mobɛka wɔ mo nkɔmmɔbɔ mu ho, sɛnea ɛbɛ no ka no: “Onyansafo tɛkrɛma sa yare.” (Mmeb. 12:18) Okunu ne ɔyere nyɛ ɔhonam koro ara kwa, na mmom ɛsɛ sɛ wonya adwenkoro ne koma koro, sɛnea Yesu bɔɔ mpae na n’akyidifo ayɛ biako mpo no. (Yoh. 17:21) Nkɔmmɔbɔ ho hia ma biakoyɛ a ɛte sɛɛ.
11. Kyerɛwsɛm mu afotu fɛfɛ bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ awarefo di akyi bere a obi afom ne yɔnko?
11 Ɛyɛ ayamye titiriw sɛ wɔbɛbɔ nneɛma ho nkɔmmɔ bere a ntease anyɛ adwuma wɔ biribi ho anaasɛ biribi ayɛ wɔn mu bi yaw no. Yesu daa nnyinasosɛm bi adi a ɛfa nnipa ntam nkitahodi ho a awarefo taa bu wɔn ani gu so ma edi wɔn awu. So wote nka sɛ wɔayɛ wo biribi a ɛmfata anaasɛ wɔafom wo wɔ ɔkwan bi so? Ɛnde sɛnea Mateo 18:15 kyerɛ no, nya akokoduru sɛ wobɛda asɛm no adi bere a ɛfata, wɔ ayamye ne anifere kwan so. Ebia wubetumi asua biribi mpo afi Ɔhemmaa Ester a ɔfaa anifere kwan so siesiee ne kunu ansa na ɔde asɛm a emu yɛ duru akɔto n’anim no. (Ester 5:1-8; 7:1-10) Anaasɛ, so ɛda adi sɛ wo mmom na woafom wo dɔfo no? Ɛnde mmu ani ngu so, na mmom ahobrɛase mu, ayamye mu ne anifere kwan so no, ka ho asɛm sɛnea Mateo 5:23, 24 kyerɛ no. Eyi bɛma asomdwoe, biakoyɛ ne anigye asan aba.
12. Dɛn na yebetumi aka wɔ hia a ehia sɛ aware mu ahokafo no mu biako tie bere a ɔfoforo no kasa no ho?
12 Nanso, ɛnyɛ ɔkasa, nkɔmmɔ a wɔne wɔn ho wɔn ho bɔ, so nko na wɔnam yi ayamye adi kyerɛ, na mmom tie a wɔyɛ asõ tie wɔ obu mu nso ka ho. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ yebetie bere a yɛn hokafo no kasa. Wɔada no adi pefee sɛ asɛm a wotie ankasa yɛ ade a wosua yɛ. Ɛnyɛ tie nko na yɛpɛ sɛ yetie na yɛte asɛm a onii reka no ase, na mmom nkate a wɔde ka no nso. Nea ɛsen saa no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na yɛayɛ atiefo pa no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ nea onii nka no nsow. Yiw, ɛsɛ sɛ okununom ne ɔyerenom yɛ atiefo pa. Ɛyɛ atirimɔden sɛ obi remfa n’adwene nkɔ so bere a ne hokafo rekasa. Ampa, ɛtɔ da bi a ɛbɛyɛ den kakra esiane sɛ ebia onii a ɔrekasa no reworow nsɛm ara kwa mmom sen sɛ ɔbɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔne wo besusuw nneɛma ho. Sɛ ɛda adi sɛ eyi ne asɛm no a, ɛnde hyɛ da ka biribi te sɛ “Ɔdɔ,” “John,” anaasɛ “Mary” di w’asɛm no anim bere nyinaa.
13. Dɛn ne akwan horow a eye sen biara a aware mu ahokafo betumi afa so ada ayamye adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho no mu biako?
13 Bio nso, akwan a eye sen biara a awarefo betumi afa so ada ayamye adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho ne sɛ wobetie ɔsomafo Paulo afotu no: “Momma mo yam nyɛ yiye na ɛnhyehye mo mmoma mo ho, momfa mfirifiri mo ho, sɛnea Onyankopɔn nam Kristo so de firii mo no.” (Efe. 4:32) Na bere a moreyi mmɔborohunu adi de afiri nso no, monnyɛ no amemenemfe kwan so, na mmom “sɛ mmɔborohunufo a, ma ɔmfa animtew nyɛ.” (Rom. 12:8) Eyi a mobɛyɛ no yɛ Onyankopɔn a morema watra mo aware mu, efisɛ yɛkenkan sɛ ‘ne firi a ɔde firi dɔɔso.’ (Yes. 55:7) Sɛ yɛde firi bere a yɛn hokafo afom a, ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ fafiri kwan bere a yɛn nso yɛafom. Ɛno nti na wɔaka sɛ ‘aware a anigye wom ne nnipa baanu a wotumi de mfomso firi yiye no nkabom.’
NOKWARE A MUBEDI AKYERƐ MO HO MO HO
14. Dɛn ne su foforo a ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo da no adi na wɔama Onyankopɔn atra wɔn aware mu?
14 Onyankopɔn Asɛm da no adi sɛ ne Kyerɛwfo kɛse no yɛ trenee Nyankopɔn. Ɛka wɔ Yehowa ho sɛ: “Ɔbotan no, n’adeyɛ yɛ pɛ, n’akwan nyinaa yɛ trenee; ɔyɛ nokware Nyankopɔn na nkontompo nni no mu; ɔtreneeni ne teefo ne no.” (Deut. 32:4) Sɛ yɛbɛma Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nso yɛyɛ trenee na yedi yɛn ho yɛn ho nokware. Nea eyi kyerɛ titiriw ne sɛ yɛde Mmara Pa no bedi dwuma: “Sɛnea mopɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ mo no, mo nso monyɛ wɔn saa ara.”—Luka 6:31.
15. Dɛn fam titiriw na ɛsɛ sɛ okununom ne ɔyerenom hwɛ yiye na wodi wɔn ho wɔn ho nokware, na nsɛm tebea bɛn na ɛma eyi yɛ den wɔ ɔkwan bi so?
15 Nneɛma pii wɔ nokwaredi mu. Ɛda adi sɛ, sikasɛm a ebetumi ahaw okununom ne ɔyerenom nyinaa ka ho. Nanso, nneɛma afoforo a ɛho hia kɛse mpo ka ho, titiriw nsɛm a ɛfa ɔbarima ne ɔbea ntam nneyɛe ho. Ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ okunu benya obi foforo ho akɔnnɔ, titiriw esiane sɔhwɛ ahorow a ohyia da biara da fi nnipa a wɔnteɛ ne nsɛm fĩ a wɔda no adi wɔ nkrataa ahorow mu no nti. Sɛnea Yehowa Nyankopɔn hwehwɛ ahofama a edi mu wɔ ne nkoa nyinaa fam no—“Oninkufo ne ne din”—saa ara na okununom ne ɔyerenom wɔ hokwan sɛ wɔhwehwɛ ahofama a edi mu fi wɔn ahokafo nkyɛn wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa ɔbarima ne ɔbea ntam nneyɛe ho fam, na ɛyɛ wɔn asɛyɛde sɛ wɔn ankasa da eyi adi. (Ex. 34:14) Mmebusɛm 5:15-20 wɔ afotu a emu da hɔ na tumi wom ma okununom wɔ eyi fam. Ɔkwan foforo so no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyerenom nso hwɛ yiye na wotie Paulo afotu a ɛwɔ 1 Korintofo 7:3-5 no na wɔamfa aware aboade a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ma no anni dwuma te sɛ nea wɔnam so nya nea wɔhwehwɛ wɔ ntama ne ade fam.
ƆDƆ A PƐSƐMENKOMINYA NNI MU—“A.GA’PE”
16. Hena na ɔyɛ a·gaʹpe a wobeyi adi akyerɛ ho nhwɛso ma okununom, na dɛn nti na ɛho hia saa?
16 Yehowa Nyankopɔn da ɔdɔ a egyina nnyinasosɛm so, nea pɛsɛmenkominya nni mu, a wɔfrɛ no Hela mu a·gaʹpe, adi. Ɛno nti na yɛkenkan sɛ “Onyankopɔn ne dɔ.” Enti sɛ yɛbɛma Onyankopɔn atra yɛn aware mu a, ɛnyɛ ɔdɔ a egyina akɔnnɔ so, ɔdɔ a ɔbarima nya ma ɔbea (eʹros) , ɔdɔ a egyina adwene ne suban a ehyia so (phi·liʹa) , so nko na ɛsɛ sɛ yenya, na mmom ɔdɔ a egyina nnyinasosɛm a pɛsɛmenkominya nni mu so no nso. Saa ɔdɔ yi bɛma aware no akɔ so, sɛ ɔdɔ afoforo abien no mpo kɔ fam a.—1 Yoh. 4:8.
17. Dɛn na asɛm a Paulo ka wɔ ɔdɔ ho no da no adi wɔ aware mu asɛyɛde ahorow ho?
17 Wɔ 1 Korintofo 13:4-8 no, ɔsomafo Paulo de sɛnea saa ɔdɔ yi da ne ho adi no ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu fɛfɛ ma: “Ɔdɔ wɔ abodwokyerɛ, ne yam ye; ɔdɔ nyɛ ahoɔyaw, ɔdɔ nyɛ ahoahoa, ɛnhoran, ɛnyɛ ne ho sɛnea ɛmfata, ɛnhwehwɛ nea ɛyɛ n’ankasa de, ne bo nhaw no, ɛmfa bɔne nhyɛ ne yam, n’ani nnye nea ɛnteɛ ho, na ɛne nokware ani gye. Etie ade nyinaa, egye ade nyinaa di, enya ade nyinaa mu anidaso, na ɛtɔ ne bo ase ade nyinaa mu. Ɔdɔ to ntwa da.” Esiane saa asɛm a Paulo kae no nti, yentumi nkwati ka a yɛbɛka sɛ Kristoni pa a obi bɛyɛ no kyerɛ aware mu ɔhokafo pa a ɔbɛyɛ. Na enti nkogu a obi di wɔ aware mu no ma Kristoni a ɔyɛ no ho ba asɛm. Ɛsɛ sɛ yebu aware mu nsɛm a emu yɛ den sɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛma yɛsow honhom mu aba, a nea ɛyɛ titiriw ne ɔdɔ. (Gal. 5:22, 23) Na kae, “ƆDƆ TO NTWA DA”!
18, 19. (a) Dɛn na a·gaʹpe hwehwɛ wɔ ɔyere fam? (b) A·gaʹpe bɛma okunu ne ne yere adi wɔ ɔkwan bɛn so?
18 Dɛn na ɔdɔ a egyina nnyinasosɛm so a pɛsɛmenkominya nni mu hwehwɛ wɔ ɔyere fam? Ɛhwehwɛ sɛ obu ne kunu sɛ ne ti. (Efe. 5:22-24) Ebia eyi renyɛ mmerɛw bere nyinaa, nanso ɔdɔ bɛboa no; ɛbɛma ayɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɔde ne kunu nneɛma bedi n’ankasa ne de anim. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ɔyerenom a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ wɔ hɔ a, bere a wonim sɛ aduan pɔtee bi na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn kunu di no, wɔnnoa aduan biara a wɔn kununom rentumi nni bi. Wohu sɛ eyi a wɔyɛ mma wɔn ho nkyere wɔn, na mmom, ebi mpo a na eye ma wɔn.
19 Dɛn na ɔdɔ a pɛsɛmenkominya nni mu hwehwɛ wɔ okunu fam? Ɛhwehwɛ sɛ otie afotu yi: “Okununom, monnɔ mo yerenom, sɛnea Kristo nso dɔ asafo no na ɔde ne ho mae maa no. Saa ara nso na ɛsɛ okununom sɛ wɔdɔ wɔn ankasa wɔn yerenom sɛ wɔn ankasa nipadua.” (Efe. 5:25, 28) Hwɛ nneɛma ahorow ara a eyi hwehwɛ wɔ okunu no fam! Sɛnea ɔhwɛ n’ankasa ne nipadua wɔ aduan, ntama, dabere, ahomegye, agorudi ne honhom fam nneɛma ho fam no, saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ ne yere de. Sɛnea ɔrempɛ sɛ ogu n’ankasa n’anim ase wɔ afoforo anim no, saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ ogu ne yere anim ase wɔ afoforo anim. Dɔ a ɔbɛdɔ no sɛ n’ankasa ne nipadua no bɛhwehwɛ sɛ ɔne no tra nimdeɛ mu, yi ayamye adi kyerɛ no na osusuw ne ho wɔ aware mu kokoam nkitahodi ahorow no mu. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wotumi ka wɔ ne ho sɛ wayɛ ne yere nea ɛmfata.—1 Pet. 3:7.
20, 21. (a) Kyerɛwsɛm mu nnyinasosm foforo bɛn a wɔde bedi dwuma na ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ obi aware mu? (b) Dɛn ne asɛm a edi hɔ a yebesusuw ho, na dɛn ntia?
20 Hwɛ anigye hokwan ahorow ara a ɛwɔ aware mu! Yesu kae sɛ “ɔma mu wɔ nhyira mmom sen ogye,” na saa nnyinasosɛm yi nso fa awarefo ho. (Aso. 20:35) Hwɛ adema hokwan ahorow pii a okununom ne ɔyerenom wɔ, wɔn ho a wɔde bɛma, wɔn bere, wɔn adwene, wɔn nsusuwii, wɔn nkate horow, ne ɔhonam fam nneɛma a wɔde bɛma! Na nnyinasosɛm no fa wɔn nkitahodi nso ho: “‘Nea ogu nkyekye mu no betwa nkyekye mu, na nea ogu nhyira so no betwa nhyira so.” Momfa afotu a ɛtete sɛɛ nyinaa nni dwuma na mobɛma Onyankopɔn atra mo aware mu.—2 Kor. 9:6.
21 Nanso bere ne bere mu no wɔn a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo awarefo a wɔahyira wɔn ho so no tɔ sin wɔ saa nneɛma yi mu. Esiane eyi nti, ɛho hia sɛ yesusuw saa asɛm a edi so yi ho tee: “Ɔdɔ Nyankopɔn No Kyi Awaregu.”