David n’asetsena mu no, ndzɛmba pii tseetsee no ma okyii nyinsuwa. Nna David n’atamfo dɔɔ so, na n’anyɛnkofo nye n’ebusuafo mpo a nna ɔgye hɔn dzi no maa ne nsa sii famu. (1 Sam. 19:​10, 11; 2 Sam. 15:​10-14, 30) Odur beebi mpo no, ɔkaa dɛ: “Maberɛ na m’apensi; anadwe biara mema me mpa taa nsu mu; medze me nyinsuwa fɔw me dabew.” (Ndw. 6:6) Ɔmmfa ho ɔhaw a David hyiae nyina ekyir no, nna onyim dɛ Jehovah dɔ no. Ɔkyerɛɛw dɛ: ‘Jehovah bɛtse mo sufrɛ.’ (Ndw. 6:8) Kyerɛwsɛm a ndɛ daa asɛm no gyina do no ma yehu dɛ Jehovah dɔ hɛn paa na ɔdwen mbrɛ yesi tse nka ho. David kaa dɛ nna ɔtse dɛ mbrɛ Jehovah dze ne nyinsuwa no egu toa mu anaa ɔrekyerɛw ho asɛm egu buukuu bi mu. Nna David nyim dɛ Jehovah hu yaw biara a ɔrefa mu no na no werɛ rimmfir. Nna David gye dzi dɛ no sor Egya no dɔ no. Afei so, nna David nyim dɛ ɔnnyɛ ɔhaw a ɔrefa mu no nkotsee na ohu, na mbom onyim mbrɛ osi tse nka so. w24.12 22 ¶11-12

Ɔsɛ dɛ yɛyer hɛnho dɛ yɛbɛma hɛnho akokwaa, na sɛ hɛnho kokwaa so a, ɔsɛ dɛ yɛbɔ hɛnho mbɔdzen na yɛanntsew annsan. Iyi kyerɛ dɛ sɛ hɛnho akokwaa a, ɔnnsɛ dɛ yɛgye hɛnho dzi dodoodow dɛ yeewie nyin. (1 Cor. 10:12) Mbom ɔsɛ dɛ ‘yɛpɛnsapɛnsa hɛn mu hwɛ’ dɛ yegu do ara rinya nkɔenyim anaa. Krataa a ɔsomafo Paul kyerɛwee kɛmaa Colossaefo no mu no, ɔsanee kaa siantsir a sɛ hɛnho kokwaa a ɔnnsɛ dɛ yenya adwen dɛ yeewie no ho asɛm. Nna Colossaefo no yɛ Christianfo a hɔnho akokwaa, naaso Paul bɔɔ hɔn kɔkɔ dɛ wɔnhwɛ yie na woennya adwen a hɔn a wɔnnsom Jehovah no wɔ no bi. (Col. 2:​6-10) Afei so, nna ɔda edzi dɛ Epaphras nyim hɔn a wɔwɔ asafo no mu no yie, ntsi nna ɔtaa bɔ mpaa ma hɔn mbrɛ ɔbɛyɛ a wobotum ‘egyina hɔ pi.’ (Col. 4:12) Ebɛnadze na yebotum esua efi mu? Ɔno nye dɛ, nna Paul na Epaphras nyina nyim dɛ sɛ yebotum akɔ do ama hɛnho akokwaa a, ɔsɛ dɛ yɛkɔ do yɛ ndzɛmba a ɔbɛma yɛnye Jehovah ntamu ebusuabɔ no mu akɔ do ara ayɛ dzen, na afei so yɛma Nyankopɔn boa hɛn. Nna wɔpɛ dɛ Colossaefo no yɛ ndzɛmba a ɔbɛma hɔnho akɔ do akokwaa, anaa wɔbɛda no edzi dɛ wɔyɛ nkorɔfo a woenyin ewie ɔmmfa ho ɔhaw a nna worihyia no. w24.04 6-7 ¶16-17

Sɛ yesuro Jehovah a, ɔkyerɛ dɛ yɛdɔ no paa na yɛmmpɛ dɛ yɛyɛ biribiara a n’enyi nngye ho. Yɛbɔ mbɔdzen dɛ yebohu papa na bɔn mu nsonsonee nye nsonsonee a ɔda nokwar na atorsɛm ntamu mbrɛ ɔbɛyɛ a yɛbɔsɔ Jehovah n’enyi. (Mbɛ. 2:3-6; Heb. 5:14) Sɛ yesuro nyimpa kyɛn Nyankopɔn a, obotum ama yaatwe hɛnho efi nokwar no ho. Israelmba mu etsitsir 12 a wɔsomaa hɔn dɛ wɔnkɔhwɛ asaase a nna Jehovah dze ahyɛ Israelfo no bɔ no, hom mma yensusu hɔn asɛm no ho nhwɛ. Hɔn mu du dze, osiandɛ nna wɔnndɔ Jehovah papa ntsi, wɔmaa Canaanfo no hɔnho hu tɔɔ hɔn do. Dɛm ntsi wɔkaa kyerɛɛ hɔn nuanom Israelfo no dɛ: ‘Yerunntum mmfow nnkɔto nnhyɛ ɔman no do, osiandɛ hɔn ho yɛ dzen sen hɛn.’ (Nka. 13:​27-31) Ɔwɔ mu, wɔ nyimpa enyi do dze, nna ɔyɛ nokwar dɛ Canaanfo no ho yɛ dzen kyɛn Israelfo no koraa. Naaso, ka a wɔkaa dɛ Israelfo no runntum nndzi hɔn atamfo no do konyim no, nna ɔakɛyɛ tse dɛ mbrɛ woeyi Jehovah esi nkyɛn. w24.07 9 ¶5-6