Kwasiɖagbe
Tedoxe 31 lia
1. KRISTO ƑE YƆA ÐOÐO
a. Ƒo nu tso Simon Petro ƒe gododo kple Yesu zi gbãtɔ ŋu. Yohanes 1:40–42 .
“Andrew di be yeana dzidzɔ si yɔ yeƒe dzi me. Esi wòyi nɔvia Simon dim la, edo ɣli be, ‘Míeke ɖe Mesia la ŋu.’ Simon melala be yemagaƒlee zi evelia o. Ese Yohanes Amenyrɔɖetsimela ƒe gbeƒãɖeɖe hã kpɔ, eye wòwɔ kaba yi Ðela la gbɔ. Kristo ƒe ŋku nɔ edzi, nɔ eƒe nɔnɔme kple eƒe agbenɔnɔ ŋutinya xlẽm. Eƒe nuwɔwɔ kpata, eƒe dzi si lɔ̃a ame, si sea veve ɖe ame nu, eƒe didi vevie be yeaxɔ ŋkɔ kple kakaɖedzi le eɖokui ŋu, eƒe anyidzedze ŋutinya, eƒe dzimetɔtrɔ, eƒe kutrikuku, kple eƒe xɔsetaku—ɖela la xlẽ wo katã.”— The Desire of Ages, axa 10. 139. Ƒe 139.
b. Nɔnɔme kawo mee Yesu yɔ Petro kple nɔvia le se nu be woava zu Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo? Mateo 4:18–20 .
“Edze abe ŋutsu siawo ƒe toɖoɖo kabakaba, ɖikekemanɔmee, eye womedo fetu ƒe ŋugbe aɖeke o ene; gake Kristo ƒe nyawo nye amekpekpe si tsɔ ŋusẽ si ʋãa ame ɖe asi. Kristo ana tɔƒodela ɖokuibɔbɔla siawo, le Eya ŋutɔ gome, nanye mɔ si dzi wòato aɖe amewo le Satana ƒe subɔsubɔdɔa me, eye wòatsɔ wo ade Mawu subɔsubɔ me.”— Gospel Workers, axa 10. 24. Ƒe 1999 me.
Dzoɖagbe
Afɔfiɛ 1 lia
2. NUSRƆ̃LA SI ÐE NU KPƆKPƆ KPLE DZƆDZƆDZƆ
a. Aleke Petro kpɔ eɖokui le eƒe nusrɔ̃lanyenye ƒe gɔmedzedze? Luka 5:8 .
“Le Kristo ƒe ŋkekeawo me la, dukɔa ƒe subɔsubɔhakplɔlawo se le wo ɖokui me be gbɔgbɔmekesinɔnu geɖe le yewo si. Farisitɔ la ƒe gbedodoɖa be, ‘Mawu, meda akpe na wò, be nyemele abe ame mamlɛawo ene o’ (Luka 18:11, RV), ɖe eƒe hatsotso kple, le agbɔsɔsɔ gã aɖe me la, dukɔ bliboa ƒe seselelãme fia. Gake le ameha si ƒo xlã Yesu dome la, ame aɖewo nɔ anyi siwo se le wo ɖokui me be yewonye gbɔgbɔme ahedada. Esi woɖe Kristo ƒe mawumeŋusẽ fia le tɔmelãwo ƒe ʋuʋu nukutɔe me la, Petro dze anyi ɖe Ðela la ƒe afɔ nu, henɔ ɣli dom be, ‘Midzo le gbɔnye; elabena nu vɔ̃ wɔlae menye, Oo Aƒetɔ’ (Luka 5:8); ale le ameha siwo ƒo ƒu ɖe toa dzi la me la, luʋɔ aɖewo nɔ anyi, siwo le Eƒe dzadzɛnyenye ŋkume la, wose le wo ɖokui me be yewonye ‘nublanuitɔwo, nublanuitɔwo, ame dahewo, ŋkuagbãtɔwo, kple amamawo’ (Nyaɖeɖefia 3:17).”— Thoughts From Yayra Toa, axa 6, 7.
b. Nuka dzie Petro xɔ se le amesi Yesu nye ŋu? Mateo 16:13–16 .
“Tso gɔmedzedzea me ke la, Petro xɔe se be Yesue nye Mesia la. Ame bubu geɖe siwo wobu fɔe to Yohanes Amenyrɔɖetsimela ƒe gbeƒãɖeɖe me, eye woxɔ Kristo la, te ɖikeke le Yohanes ƒe dɔdasi ŋu esime wodee gaxɔ me hewui; eye woke ɖi azɔ be Yesue nye Mesia la. . . . Nusrɔ̃la siwo nɔ mɔ kpɔm vevie be Yesu ava xɔ ɖe Dawid ƒe fiazikpui dzi la dometɔ geɖe gblẽe ɖi esi wokpɔe be tameɖoɖo ma tɔgbe aɖeke menɔ esi o. Gake Petro kple eƒe zɔhɛwo metrɔ tso woƒe nuteƒewɔwɔ gbɔ o. Amesiwo kafu etsɔ eye wobu fɔe egbea ƒe mɔ si nɔ ʋuʋum la megblẽ Ðela la yomedzela vavã la ƒe xɔse me o. Petro ɖe gbeƒãe be, ‘Wòe nye Kristo, Mawu gbagbe la ƒe Vi.’ Melala fia ƒe bubu be yeatsɔ fiakuku aɖo yeƒe Aƒetɔ la o, ke boŋ exɔe le Eƒe ŋukpe me. . . .
“Yesu ɖo eŋu na Petro be, ‘Woayra wò, Simon Bar-Yona, elabena menye ŋutilã kple ʋue ɖee fia wò o, ke Fofonye, si le dziƒo la ko.”
“Nyateƒe si Petro ʋu eme lae nye xɔsetɔ ƒe xɔse ƒe gɔmeɖoanyi. Enye nusi Kristo ŋutɔ gblɔ be enye agbe mavɔ. Gake sidzedze sia ƒe amesinɔnɔ menye nusi dzi woanɔ te ɖo atsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe aɖo eɖokui ŋu o. Wometo eya ŋutɔ ƒe nunya alo nyuiwɔwɔ aɖeke me ɖee fia Petro o. Amegbetɔƒomea, le eɖokui si, mate ŋu aɖo mawume sidzedze gbɔ gbeɖe o. . . . Vixɔxɔnyi ƒe gbɔgbɔ koe ate ŋu aɖe Mawu ƒe nu gogloawo afia mí. . . . Nyateƒe si wònye be Petro de dzesi Kristo ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe nye kpeɖodzi be ‘Mawu ye fia nui.’ ”— Ɣeyiɣiwo ƒe Didi, axa 411, 412.
Braɖagbe
Afɔfiɛ 2 lia dzi
3. DIDI BE WOAÐO ŊUÐOÐOWO
a. Biblia me kpɔɖeŋu kawoe ɖe Petro ƒe susu si biaa nya la fia eye wòɖe alesi míate ŋu atsi to nɔnɔme ma ke tutuɖo me fia? Mateo 15:15; 18:21; 19:27; Marko 13:3, 4 .
“Nusɔsrɔ̃ bubu aɖeke made bubu tamesusu, seselelãme, kple didi ɖesiaɖe ŋu abe Ŋɔŋlɔawo sɔsrɔ̃ ene o. . . . Afisiae míesrɔ̃a alesi míawɔ ana fifi agbenɔnɔ nanyo ɖe edzi kple alesi míana etsɔme agbenɔnɔ nanɔ dedie. Agbalẽ bubu aɖeke mate ŋu aɖi kɔ na susu ƒe nyabiasewo kple dzi ƒe dzodzro o. To Mawu ƒe nya la ŋuti sidzedze xɔxɔ, kple toɖoɖo edzi me la, amegbetɔwo ate ŋu atso tso manyamanya kple ameɖiɖi ƒe gogloƒe si bɔbɔ wu me azu Mawu viwo. . . .
“Abe nufiameŋusẽ ene la, Biblia la, hoʋlila aɖeke mele eŋu o. Naneke mana ŋusẽ nasu nufialawo katã si ale gbegbe be wòabia tso sukuviwo si be woase ɖeɖefia ƒe nyateƒe wɔnukuawo gɔme o. Susu trɔna ɖe nɔnɔme siwo ŋu woɖe mɔ nɛ be wòanɔ ŋu vivivi. Ne nya siwo bɔ ɖeɖeko xɔ aƒe ɖe eme, negbe tanya gãwo kple kɔkɔwo koe mele eme o la, azu nusi mebɔ o eye wòagbɔdzɔ. Ne mebia tso esi gbeɖe be wòawɔ avu kple kuxi sesẽwo o, alo atsɔe awɔ afɔɖeɖe be wòase nyateƒenya veviwo gɔme o la, le ɣeyiɣi aɖe megbe la, tsitsi ƒe ŋusẽ maganɔ eŋu kloe o. . . .
“Le Mawu ƒe nya me la, susu kpɔa tameɖoɖo deto, didi kɔkɔtɔ kekeake.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 1, axa 100. 5, axa 24, 25 lia.
“Amesiwo dina be yewoanya nu geɖe wu ate ŋu asrɔ̃ nusi aɖo kpe woƒe fifi kple mavɔ nyui mavɔ dzi le Kristo ƒe sukua me dedie.”— An Appeal to Mothers, axa 10. 32. Ƒe 1999 me.
b. Togbɔ be wodea biabia didi le gbɔgbɔmenuwo me ƒe dzi ƒo hã ( Yohanes 5:39 ), ɣekaɣie seɖoƒe li na amegbetɔ ƒe didi be yeanya nu le lãmesẽ me? Mose V, 29:29 .
“[Satana] le didim ɣesiaɣi be yeaʋã didi be yeanya nu bubumademade, didi si me dziɖeleameƒo, didi be yeage ɖe Mawu ƒe nunya kple ŋusẽ ƒe nya ɣaɣlawo me. Le agbagba siwo amehawo le agbagba dzem be yewoadi nu siwo wòdzɔ dzi na Mawu be yeaxe mɔ na la, woŋea aɖaba ƒua nyateƒenya siwo wòɖe fia, eye wole vevie na ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ la dzi.”— Patriarchs and Prophets, axa 54, 55.
“Mele be míadze agbagba atsɔ dada ƒe asi akɔ xɔmetsovɔ si megbe wòtsyɔa Eƒe gãnyenye dzi la dzi o. . . . Enye Eƒe nublanuikpɔkpɔ ƒe kpeɖodzi be Eƒe ŋusẽ ɣla eɖokui, be wotsɔ nya ɣaɣla kple viviti ƒe alilikpo dziŋɔwo tsyɔ edzi; elabena be woakɔ xɔmetsovɔ si ɣla Mawu ƒe Anyinɔnɔ la ɖe dzi la, enye ku.”— The Review and Herald, Afɔfiɛ 7, 1885.
Kuɖagbe
Afɔfiɛ 3 lia dzi
4. XƆSE VIE, AME ÐOKUI GEÐE
a. Nukae wòle be míasrɔ̃ tso Petro ƒe zɔzɔ le xɔse me ƒe nuteƒekpɔkpɔ gbãtɔ si woŋlɔ ɖi me? Mateo 14:28–31 .
“Ðe wòle be [Petro] nakɔ eƒe ŋku dzi ɖe Yesu ŋu hafi; ke eɖiɖi ŋku ɖe ƒutsotsoe siwo le fu ɖem na la ŋu, eye eƒe xɔse do kpo nu.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 1, axa 100. 2, axa 10 lia. 273. Ƒe 273.
“Negbe ɖe wòtsɔe wɔ eƒe agbemedɔ be yeakpɔ Ðela si wodo ɖe dzi la, eye to xɔse me be yeaxɔ nyonyo siwo wònye mɔnukpɔkpɔ nɛ be yeagblɔ la, nuvɔ̃wɔla mate ŋu akpɔ ɖeɖe wu alesi Petro mate ŋu azɔ tsia dzi o negbe ɖe wòlé ŋku ɖe eŋu madzudzɔmadzudzɔe hafi ɖe Yesu dzi. Fifia, enye Satana ƒe tameɖoɖo kplikpaa be yeaɖe Yesu ƒe nukpɔsusu ɖa eye yeana amewo nakpɔ amegbetɔ gbɔ. . . . Ƒe geɖe enye sia si sɔlemeha la le ŋku lém ɖe amegbetɔ ŋu hele mɔ kpɔm na nu geɖe tso amegbetɔ gbɔ, gake mekpɔa Yesu, amesi dzi míaƒe agbe mavɔ ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔwo le o.”— Testimonies to Ministers, axa 10. 93. Ƒe 1999 me.
b. Zi ale si Petro nɔ Yesu gbɔ ɣeyiɣi didi la, aleke wòbu eɖokui kple ŋutete si le esi be wòanɔ te ɖe dodokpɔ gã aɖe nu wògbɔ eme? Mateo 26:33-35, 69-75 ƒe agbalẽa me.
“Naneke meli si doa dziku na Mawu alo afɔku na amegbetɔ ƒe luʋɔ abe dada kple ɖokuidziɖuɖu ene o. Le nuvɔ̃wo katã dome la, eyae nye esi mɔkpɔkpɔ aɖeke meli na o, esi womate ŋu ada o wu.”— Christ’s Object Lessons, axa 10. 154. Ƒe 154.
“Nusrɔ̃lawo dometɔ aɖeke ƒe ŋutinya meɖe Kristo ƒe hehexɔxɔ ƒe mɔnu fia nyuie wu Petro ƒe ŋutinya o. Dzinɔameƒotɔ, adãwɔla, kple kakaɖedzi le eɖokui ŋu, ekpɔa nu kabakaba hewɔa nu doa ŋgɔ, ewɔa hlɔ̃biabia kabakaba evɔ wòtsɔa nuvɔ̃ kena dɔmenyotɔe, Petro wɔa vodada zi geɖe, eye woka mo nɛ zi geɖe. . . . Dzigbɔɖitɔe, kple lɔlɔ̃ si me vovototodedeameme le la, Ðela la wɔ nu kple Eƒe nusrɔ̃la si ʋãa ame, henɔ didim be yealé ŋku ɖe eƒe kakaɖedzi le eɖokui ŋu ŋu, eye yeafia ɖokuibɔbɔ, toɖoɖo, kple kakaɖeamedzie.
“Gake eƒe akpa aɖe koe wosrɔ̃ tso eme. Womeɖe kakaɖedzi le eɖokui ŋu ɖa o. . . .
“Le wo katã gome la, nusɔsrɔ̃ aɖe nɔ Peter ƒe nuteƒekpɔkpɔa me. Be woaka ɖe ame ɖokui dzi la, dodokpɔ nye dziɖuɖu. Vɔ̃ɖinyenye ƒe nuwuwu si ŋu kakaɖedzi le si womegblẽ ɖi haɖe o la, Kristo mete ŋu xe mɔ na o. Gake abe ale si wòdo Eƒe asi ɖa be yeaɖe ame esime ƒutsotsoeawo nɔ ƒoƒom ɖe Petro dzi ene la, nenema kee Eƒe lɔlɔ̃ do asi ɖa be yeaɖee esime tsi gogloawo kplɔ eƒe luʋɔ ɖo.”— Education, axa 88, 89.
c. Nukatae sɔlemeha me nɔnɔ ƒe geɖe mefia be ŋusẽ geɖe wu le xɔse me o? Romatɔwo 11:20–22; Korintotɔwo I, 10:12; 8:2.
Yawoɖagbe
Afɔfiɛ 4 lia dzi
5. APOSTOLO SI TRƆ TƆT
a. Nukatae Mawu mexea mɔ na mí ɣesiaɣi be míagati mía ŋutɔwo ƒe mɔ o, esi míenya be ate ŋu ava wu enu ɖe nuvɔ̃ kple ŋukpe me ta? Yesaya 48:17; Luka 22:31, 32 .
“Kristo gblɔ na Petro, do ŋgɔ na eƒe gbegbe be, ‘Ne ètrɔ dzime la, do ŋusẽ nɔviwòwo.’ Luka 22:32 . Nya siawo ɖe dzesi le dɔ si keke ta eye wòwɔa dɔ nyuie si wòle be apostolo sia nawɔ le etsɔme na amesiwo wòle be woava xɔse la me. Le dɔ sia ta la, Petro ŋutɔ ƒe nuvɔ̃ kple fukpekpe kpakple dzimetɔtrɔ dzrae ɖo. Esi wòva nya eƒe gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ la hafi wòate ŋu anya alesi xɔsetɔa hiã be wòanɔ te ɖe Kristo dzi. . . . Fifia, esi wotrɔ dzime eye woxɔe la, . . . . Ele nɛ be wòawɔ nu ɖe alẽ kple alẽvi siwo wotsɔ de asi nɛ ŋu abe alesi Kristo wɔ nu ɖe eŋu ene.”— The Acts of the Apostles, axa 515, 516.
b. Le eƒe ƒe mamlɛawo me la, dzideƒo kae Petro si trɔ dzime la de le lɛta siwo wòŋlɔ na xɔsetɔ siwo le dodokpɔ me? Petro I, 3:14; 4:12–14 me nyawo.
“Lɛta siawo wɔ dɔ ɖe ame dzi be ame aɖe si me Kristo ƒe fukpekpewo kple Eƒe akɔfafa hã sɔ gbɔ ɖo lae ŋlɔ wo; ame si ƒe amenyenye blibo trɔ to amenuveve me, eye eƒe agbe mavɔ ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ li ke, eye wòli ke.”— Ibid. , axa 10. 517. Ƒe 517.
Fiɖagbe
Afɔfiɛ 5 lia dzi
AME ÐOKUI ƑE NYABIASEWO
1. Ne mese Yesu ƒe gbe le yɔyɔm le agbeme nɔnɔme vovovowo me la, aleke mate ŋu aka ɖe edzi be maɖo eŋu enumake kple dzonɔameme abe alesi Petro wɔe ene?
2. Esi ƒe siwo metsɔ wɔ Kristotɔnyenye le didim la, nukae mele be maŋlɔ be gbeɖe o, gbeɖe o?
3. Le egbe ƒe ɣeyiɣi si me susuhenuwo nɔa ŋunye ɣesiaɣi me la, afikae wòhiã be mafia mɔ nye dzɔdzɔme didi vevie be mabia nu le ne metsɔ ɖe le eme vevie be woaɖem ɖa tegbee?
4. Agbe ƒe akpa kawo mee mate ŋu anɔ afɔku me be maka ɖe ɖokuinye dzi eye makpɔ ɖokuinye dzi?
5. Ne mewɔ vodada la, aleke mawɔ akpɔ nusɔsrɔ̃ nyuiwo tso nuteƒekpɔkpɔ ma me?