17. (a) Nkra dennen bɛn na Yesu nsa ka bere a ogu so reka asɛm wɔ Perea no? (b) Dɛn na ɛkyerɛ sɛ Yesu nim atirimpɔw a ɛwɔ nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ no akyi ne bere a na nsɛm besisi no?

¹⁷ Nkra dennen no fi Marta ne Maria, Lasaro nuabeanom a wɔte Betania wɔ Yudea no nkyɛn. Ɔsomafo no ka sɛ: “Awurade, hwɛ, nea wodɔ no no yare.” Yesu bua sɛ: “Ɔyare yi nyɛ owuyare, na Onyankopɔn anuonyam ntia, sɛ wɔbɛfa so ahyɛ Onyankopɔn ba no anuonyam.” Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wadi atirimpɔw yi ho dwuma no, Yesu hyɛ da tra baabi a ɔwɔ no nnanu. Afei ɔka kyerɛ n’asuafo no sɛ: “Momma yɛnkɔ Yudea bio!” Wofi adwenem naayɛ mu bua sɛ: “Rabi, nnansa yi ara na Yudafo hwehwɛe sɛ wosiw wo abo, na worekɔ hɔ bio yi?” Nanso Yesu nim sɛ ‘dɔn a aka ama no,’ anaa bere a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ ama n’asase so som adwuma no yɛ tiaa. Onim nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ankasa, ne nea enti a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ.—Yohane 11:1-10.

21. Dɛn na Lasaro a wonyanee no no ma efii ase?

²¹ Enti ɛdenam Yesu nan ase a ɔtwentwɛnee ansa na ɔredu Betania so no, otumi yɛ anwonwade a obiara ntumi mmu n’ani ngu so. Yesu nam Onyankopɔn tumi so nyan ɔbarima a na wawu nnannan. Sanhedrin a wogye wɔn ho di no mpo hu eyi na wobu Anwonwadeyɛfo no kumfɔ! Enti anwonwade no di dwuma sɛ Yesu som adwuma no mu nsakrae bere titiriw—bere a na ne “dɔn nnya nnui” no dan yɛ bere a ne ‘dɔn adu.’