25. (a) Dɛn ho sɛnkyerɛnne na wɔde nea ɛwɔ ‘sika kuruwa a akyide ayɛ mu ma’ no yɛ? (b) Ɔkwan bɛn so na sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so aguaman no abow?

²⁵ Afei hwɛ nea aguaman no kurae wɔ ne nsam. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ Yohane baee n’anom wɔ nea ohui no ho—sika kuruwa a “akyide ne n’aguamammɔ fĩ ayɛ no ma”! Eyi ne kuruwa a “n’aguamammɔ abufuw nsa” wom a ɔde ama amanaman nyinaa anom abow no. (Adiyisɛm 14:8; 17:4) Ɛho yɛ fɛ nanso nea ɛwɔ mu no yɛ akyide, ɛyɛ efĩ. (Fa toto Mateo 23:25, 26 ho.) Afide ne atoro a aguaman kɛse no de adi dwuma de adaadaa amanaman no de wɔn aba ne nkɛntɛnso ase no nyinaa na ɛwom. Nea enye koraa no, Yohane hu sɛ aguaman no ankasa nso abow, Onyankopɔn nkoa mogya abow no! Ampa, akyiri yi yɛkenkan sɛ “ne mu na wohuu adiyifo ne ahotefo ne wɔn a wɔakunkum wɔn asase so no nyinaa mogya.” (Adiyisɛm 18:24) Mogya ho afodi bebrebe bɛn ara ni!

26. Adanse bɛn na ɛwɔ hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Babilon Kɛse no di mogya ho fɔ?

²⁶ Mfehaha no mu no, wiase atoro som ahemman no ahwie mogya bebree agu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ Japan wɔ mfinimfini mfe no mu no, wɔsakraa asɔredan ahorow a ɛwɔ Kyoto de yɛɛ abannennen, na nkokorafo akofofo a wɔpae “Budha din kronkron no” ne wɔn ho wɔn ho koe araa kosii sɛ mogya maa mmɔnten so beree kɔɔ. Afeha a ɛto so 20 no mu no, Kristoman asɔfo ne wɔn aman no mu asraafo tuu aprenten, na eyinom kunkum wɔn ho, na anyɛ yiye koraa no akra ɔpepem ɔha totɔe. October 1987 mu no, kan U.S. ɔmampanyin Nixon kae sɛ: “Afeha a ɛto so 20 no na ayɛ nea wɔahwie mogya agu wom sen biara wɔ abakɔsɛm mu. Wɔakunkum nnipa pii wɔ afeha yi mu akodi ahorow no mu sen nea wɔakunkum akodi ahorow nyinaa mu ansa na afeha yi refi ase no mu.” Onyankopɔn bu wiase nyamesom ahorow no fɔ wɔ kyɛfa a wonyae wɔ eyi nyinaa mu no ho; Yehowa kyi “nsa a ehwie mogya a edi bem gu.” (Mmebusɛm 6:16, 17) Ansa na eyi reba no, Yohane tee nteɛm bi fii afɔremuka no mu se: “Awurade, ɔkronkronni ne ɔnokwafo, woremmu atɛn, na worenni wɔn a wɔte asase so no yɛn mogya so were kosi da bɛn?” (Adiyisɛm 6:10) Babilon Kɛse, nguaman ne asase so akyide nã no ho bɛba mu kɛse bere a bere du sɛ wobebua saa asemmisa no.

1. (a) Dɛn na Yohane yɛ bere a ohu aguaman kɛse no ne n’aboa huhu a ɔte no so no, na dɛn ntia? (b) Ɔkwan bɛn so na Yohane kuw a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no yɛ ade bere a nsɛm a esisi ma nkɔmhyɛ anisoadehu no nya mmamu no?

DƐN na Yohane yɛ bere a ohu aguaman kɛse no ne aboa huhu a ɔte no so no? Ɔno ankasa bua sɛ: “Na mihuu no no, ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa kɛse.” (Adiyisɛm 17:6b) Ná ɔdesani adwenem mfoniniyɛ ara kwa rentumi nyɛ biribi a ɛte saa da. Nanso, na ɛwɔ hɔ—sare so hɔ—aguaman hohwini bi te aboa kɔkɔɔ bi a ne ho yɛ hu so! (Adiyisɛm 17:3) Ɛyɛ Yohane kuw no nso nwonwa kɛse bere a nneɛma ahorow a esisi no ma nkɔmhyɛ anisoadehu no ba mu no. Sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase tumi hu a, anka wɔbɛteɛm sɛ, ‘Ɛdɛn ni!’ na wiase atumfo begye so aka sɛ, ‘Ɛyɛ nwonwa!’ Nanso anisoadehu no bɛba mu wɔ yɛn bere yi mu ma nnipa ho adwiriw wɔn. Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo anya anisoadehu no mmamu mu kyɛfa bi a ɛyɛ nwonwa dedaw, na eyi ma wɔn awerɛhyem sɛ nkɔmhyɛ no bɛkɔ so ara akodu n’awiei a ɛyɛ nwonwa.