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1. BIBLIA ƑE NƆNƆME SI WOŊLƆ ŊU ŊU ÐE ŊU ZI GEÐE

a. Gɔmeɖose vevi kae nyɔnuwo gbena egbea na ƒomea ƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ zi geɖe? Petro I, 3:1 (afã gbãtɔ); Efesotɔwo 5:22–24; Kolosetɔwo 3:18 .

“Nɔvinyɔnu, nukae nèkpɔ mɔ na tso srɔ̃wò gbɔ esime nèɖee? Ðe nèkpɔ mɔ be yeaxɔ dziɖuɖu ƒe asi le ye ŋutɔ yeƒe asi me, eye yeana yeƒe lɔlɔ̃nu nawɔ ɖeka kple yeƒe lɔlɔ̃nu totro, dzimesesẽtɔ ma? Gbɔɖeme, dzidzeme, ŋutifafa, kple dzidzɔ ka gbegbee srɔ̃wò kpɔ le eƒe srɔ̃ɖeɖe me? Gake ʋɛ ŋutɔ. . . . Mele be srɔ̃nyɔnua nabu eɖokui be yenye fefenuvi, si dzi woalé be na o, ke boŋ nyɔnu, amesi atsɔ eƒe abɔta ade agba ŋutɔŋutɔwo te, ke menye esi wosusuna o, eye wòanɔ agbe si me gɔmesese le, si me wobua tame le, ne míebu eŋu be nu bubuwo li siwo ŋu woabu wu eya ŋutɔ.

“Èsusu be menye dziɖeleameƒo na srɔ̃wò be wòakpɔ nusi Mawu ɖe fiam be nènye la wò oa? Ðe wòɖe wò kple mɔkpɔkpɔ be màtsɔ agba aɖeke o, màkpɔ gome le tɔtɔ aɖeke me o, eye màwɔ nugbegbe le ɖokuiwò ŋu oa? Ðe wòsusu be màse le ɖokuiwò me be agba aɖeke mele ye dzi be yeaɖu ye ɖokui dzi, yeanye dzidzɔ, dɔmenyotɔ, kple dzigbɔɖi, eye yeawɔ nuŋububu nyuie oa?”— Manuscript Releases, babla 1, axa 100. 17, axa 310, axa 311.

b. Mɔ kae wɔa dɔ nyuie wu si dzi srɔ̃nyɔnu si trɔ dzime ate ŋu ato aɖo srɔ̃a dzimaxɔsetɔ gbɔ? Petro I, 3:1, 2; Korintotɔwo I, 7:10, 13, 14.

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2. ƑOMEDODO SI ME ÐOÐO LE DODO ÐE ŊGƆ

a. Biblia me kpɔɖeŋu kae Petro zã abe kpɔɖeŋu ene na srɔ̃nyɔnu kple srɔ̃a dome ƒomedodo? Petro I, 3:4–6. Ðe dadasɔ si woɖe fia le ƒomedodo sia me la me. Mose I, 21:9–12 .

“Nufiame si wona Abraham ku ɖe srɔ̃ɖeɖe ƒe ƒomedodoa ƒe kɔkɔenyenye ŋu lae nye be wòanye nusɔsrɔ̃ na ƒe ɖesiaɖe me tɔwo. Eɖe gbeƒãe be ele be woakpɔ ƒomedodo sia ƒe gomenɔamesiwo kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ ta nyuie, le vɔsa gã aɖe gɔ̃ hã me. Sara koe nye Abraham srɔ̃ vavã. Eƒe gomenɔamesi abe srɔ̃nyɔnu kple vidada ene la, ame bubu aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ akpɔ gome le eme o. Ede bubu srɔ̃a ŋu, eye le esia me la, woɖee fia le Nubabla Yeyea me be enye kpɔɖeŋu si dze. Gake nyɔnua medi be woatsɔ Abraham ƒe vividodoɖeameŋu ana ame bubu o, eye Aƒetɔ la meka mo nɛ le esi wòbia be woanya yeƒe hoʋlila la ɖa o.”— Patriarchs and Prophets, axa 10. 147. Ƒe 147.

b. Nukae nana srɔ̃ŋutsu nye nublanuitɔ le ƒomea me zi geɖe eye wògblẽa ŋkɔ nyui si le eŋu le hadome? Lododowo 14:1; 25:24; 27:15; tsɔ esia sɔ kple Petro I, 3:4.

“Srɔ̃ŋutsu kple ɖevi geɖe ŋutɔ siwo mekpɔa naneke si dzea ame ŋu le aƒeme o, siwo wotsɔa kaƒoƒo kple liʋiliʋilili doa gbe na wo ɣesiaɣi la, dia akɔfafa kple modzakaɖeɖe le adzɔge tso aƒe gbɔ. . . . Srɔ̃nyɔnua kple vidadaa, siwo tsia dzi ɖe eƒe aƒemedɔwo ŋu la, mebua ameŋububu sue siwo nana aƒea vivina na srɔ̃ŋutsua kple viawo ŋu o zi geɖe, ne eƒo asa na eƒe fuɖename tɔxɛwo kple kuxi tɔxɛwo ŋu bubu le wo ŋkume gɔ̃ hã. Esi wòƒo eɖokui ɖe nane dzadzraɖo me be yeaɖu alo ado la, srɔ̃ŋutsua kple viaŋutsuawo gena ɖe eme hedoa go abe amedzrowo ene.

“Togbɔ be aƒea ƒe aƒenɔ ate ŋu awɔ eƒe gotagomedɔwo pɛpɛpɛ hã la, ate ŋu anɔ ɣli dom atraɖii ɖe kluvinyenye si me wotso afia nɛ la ŋu, eye wòagbɔ eƒe agbanɔamedziwo kple mɔxeɖenuwo ŋu to eƒe nɔnɔme tsɔtsɔ sɔ kple alesi wòtrɔ asi le nyɔnu ƒe agbenɔnɔ si kɔ wu ŋu me. . . . Togbɔ be agbe bubu nɔnɔ dim vevie madzemadzee hã la, ele nu vɔ̃ ƒe dzimaɖitsitsi aɖe nyim eye wòna eƒe aƒe megavivina na srɔ̃a kple viawo kura o.”— The Adventist Home, axa 10. 249. Ƒe 1999 me.

“Subɔla la srɔ̃ si metsɔ eɖokui na Mawu o la menye kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke na srɔ̃a o. Togbɔ be enɔa nu ƒom tso alesi wòhiã be wòatsɔ atitsoga la ŋu, eye wòƒonɛ ɖe ame ɖokui nugbegbe ƒe vevienyenye nu hã la, zi geɖe la, srɔ̃a ƒe gbesiagbe kpɔɖeŋu tsi tre ɖe eƒe gbeƒãɖeɖe ŋu eye wògblẽa eƒe ŋusẽ me.”— Gospel Workers, axa 10. 210. [ƒe 1892 ƒe tata.]

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3. DADA ƑE AFƆKUWO

a. Aleke srɔ̃nyɔnu Kristotɔ nana eɖokui dzea ame ŋu? Lododowo 31:25–29.

“Ele be [srɔ̃nyɔnua] nawɔ nusianu si wòate ŋui atsɔ veviedodo abla srɔ̃a ɖe eɖokui ŋu to nuteƒewɔwɔ sesẽtɔ kekeake nɛ kple nuteƒewɔwɔ le eƒe aƒea wɔwɔ be wòanye dzidzɔ kple nusi dzea ame ŋu me.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 1, axa 100. 5, axa 10 lia. 598. Ƒe 598.

“Mawu mekpɔa dzidzɔ ɖe tɔtɔ, kuviawɔwɔ, kple ame aɖeke ƒe nuƒoƒo tsitotsito ƒe anyimanɔmanɔ ŋu o. Gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ siawo nye vɔ̃ɖinyenye gãwo, eye wodina be yewoaɖe srɔ̃ŋutsua ƒe lɔlɔ̃nyawo ɖa le srɔ̃nyɔnua ŋu ne srɔ̃ŋutsua lɔ̃ ɖoɖowɔwɔ. . . . Srɔ̃nyɔnu kple vidada mate ŋu ana aƒeme nalɔ̃ ɖe edzi ahakpɔ dzidzɔ o negbe ɖe lɔlɔ̃ na ɖoɖo le esi, ekpɔ eƒe bubu ta, eye dziɖuɖu nyui le esi hafi; eyata ele be amesiwo katã do kpo nu le nya siawo me nadze wo ɖokui fiafia gɔme zi ɖeka le mɔ sia nu.”— The Adventist Home, axa 22, 23.

b. Amekawoe nyɔnu matrɔmatrɔ dzea agbagba be yeahe zi geɖe—eye emetsonu kawoe dona tso eme? Lododowo 7:6, 7, 10, 18, 19; 2 Fiawo 9:30; Yesaya 3:16–26 .

“Nyɔnu aɖewo anɔ anyi siwo ava zu tetekpɔlawo, eye woawɔ woƒe ŋutete ɖesiaɖe be woahe ŋutsuwo ƒe susu ava wo ɖokui dzi ahahe woƒe susu.”— The Review and Herald, Dame 17, 1887.

“Awudodo si me woɖea nu le, si gbɔ eme akpa dea dzodzro ƒe dzi ƒo zi geɖe le edola ƒe dzi me eye wònyɔa dzodzro tsɛwo ɖe ekpɔla ƒe dzi me. Mawu kpɔnɛ be dada kple toflokododo le awudodo me doa ŋgɔ na amea ƒe gbegblẽ zi geɖe.”— Child Guidance, axa 10. 416. Ƒe 416.

c. Togbɔ be ɖewohĩ Kristotɔ nyɔnu akpa gãtɔ madi le nyanya me be yewoable ŋutsuwo be woawɔ ahasi o hã la, dada ka ƒomevie woxlɔ̃ nu wo katã tsoe? Petro I, 3:3; Timoteo I, 2:9 .

“Naneke mexe mɔ na wò [kple srɔ̃wò] siaa abe wò dada ene o. Mi ame evea siaa mielɔ̃a nuɖeɖefia; esia mekpɔa akpa aɖeke le subɔsubɔha nyui si bɔbɔa eɖokui me o.”— Testimonies for the Church, babla 1, axa 100. 2, axa 10 lia. 493. Ƒe 493.

“Biblia fia ɖokuibɔbɔ le awudodo me. . . . Esia xe mɔ ɖe nusiwo woɖena fiana le awudodo, amadede dzeaniwo, atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo gbogbo aɖewo me nu. Woɖea mɔ̃ ɖesiaɖe si wowɔ be wòahe edola ƒe susu alo be wòana amewo nakpɔ ŋudzedze ɖe eŋu la ɖa le awu ʋlaya si mebɔ o si Mawu ƒe Nya de se na la me.

“Ðokuigbegbe le awudodo me nye míaƒe Kristotɔwo ƒe dɔdasi ƒe akpa aɖe. Be míado awu nyuie ahaƒo asa na atsyɔ̃ɖonuwo kple atsyɔ̃ɖonuwo ƒomevi ɖesiaɖe ɖeɖefia le ɖekawɔwɔ me kple míaƒe xɔse.”— Child Guidance, axa 10. 423. Ƒe 423.

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4. SRƆ̃A ƑE DƆDASI

a. Esi Petro tsɔ nya ɖe srɔ̃nyɔnuwo ŋu vɔ la, nuxlɔ̃ame vevi kae wòɖo na srɔ̃ŋutsuwo—kple gbɔgbɔ me emetsonu si ne wometsɔ ɖeke le eme o? Petro I, 3:7 .

“Srɔ̃ŋutsu nakpe ɖe srɔ̃a ŋu to eƒe veveseseɖeamenu kple lɔlɔ̃ si nu metsina o me. Ne edi be yeana wòanɔ yeye eye wòakpɔ dzidzɔ, ale be wòanɔ abe ɣe ƒe keklẽ ene le aƒea me la, na wòakpe ɖe eŋu wòatsɔ eƒe agbawo. Eƒe dɔmenyonyo kple ameŋububu lɔlɔ̃tɔe anye dzideƒonya xɔasi aɖe nɛ, eye dzidzɔ si wòana la ahe dzidzɔ kple ŋutifafa vɛ na eya ŋutɔ ƒe dzi.”— The Adventist Home, axa 10. 218. Ƒe 218.

b. Gblɔ ale si srɔ̃ŋutsu si metrɔ dzime o ate ŋu ana srɔ̃a ƒe agbe nazu nublanuinya ƒe kpɔɖeŋu. Samuel I, 25:3, 14, 17, 23–25.

“Ne srɔ̃ŋutsua nye ŋutasẽla, nubiala, ɖea ɖeklemi srɔ̃a ƒe nuwɔnawo la, mate ŋu alé bubu kple lɔlɔ̃ ɖe asi nɛ o, eye srɔ̃ɖeɖea azu ŋunyɔnu nɛ. Malɔ̃ srɔ̃a o, elabena medzea agbagba be yeana ye ɖokui nadze lɔlɔ̃tɔe o. Ele be srɔ̃ŋutsuwo naɖɔ ŋu ɖo, alé to ɖe nu ŋu, anɔ anyi ɖaa, awɔ nuteƒe, eye woase veve ɖe ame nu. Ele be woaɖe lɔlɔ̃ kple veveseseɖeamenu afia. . . . Ne amenyenye ƒe bubume, dzi ƒe dzadzɛnyenye, susu ƒe kɔkɔme, si wòle be wòanɔ Kristotɔ vavã ɖesiaɖe si la le srɔ̃ŋutsua si la, woaɖee afia le srɔ̃ɖeɖe ƒe ƒomedodoa me. . . . Adi be yeana ye srɔ̃ nanɔ lãmesẽ me eye dzi nanɔ ye ƒo. Adze agbagba agblɔ akɔfafanyawo, ana ŋutifafa ƒe nɔnɔme nanɔ aƒe me.”—Ibid., axa 10. 228. Ƒe 228.

c. Nɔnɔme kae wòle be srɔ̃ŋutsu Kristotɔ vavãtɔ nanɔ ɖe srɔ̃a ŋu, be wòaʋãe be wòawɔ nu ɖe srɔ̃a ŋu nyuie le wo nɔewo yome? Efesotɔwo 5:25, 28, 33; Kolosetɔwo 3:19 .

“Ele be srɔ̃ŋutsuwo nasrɔ̃ Kpɔɖeŋua, eye woadi be yewoanya nusi dzesi si woɖe fia le Efesotɔwo me fia. . . . Ele be srɔ̃ŋutsua nanɔ abe Ðela ene le eƒe ƒomea me. Ðe wòatsi tre ɖe eƒe ŋutsunyenye bubume si Mawu na la me, anɔ didim gbeɖe be yeado ye srɔ̃ kple ye viwo ɖe dzia?. . . Srɔ̃ŋutsu kple vifofo ɖesiaɖe nasrɔ̃ nu be yease Kristo ƒe nyawo gɔme, menye le akpa ɖeka dzi o, be wòanɔ srɔ̃nyɔnua ƒe ɖokuibɔbɔ ɖe srɔ̃a te ŋu ko, ke boŋ le Kalvari ƒe atitsoga ƒe kekeli me asrɔ̃ nu tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe nɔƒe le ƒome ƒe ƒuƒoƒo.”— Manuscript Releases, babla 1, axa 100. 21, axa 10 lia. 216. Ƒe 216.

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5. “DƆTƆ” AƉEKE MELE KRISTOWO ƑE ƑOMEA ME O

a. Aleke gbegbee wòle be ƒomedodo si le srɔ̃ŋutsu kple srɔ̃nyɔnu dome nate ɖe wo nɔewo ŋui? Mose I, 2:23, 24; Mateo 19:4–6 .

“Mele be srɔ̃ŋutsu alo srɔ̃nyɔnu naɖe kuku be woaɖu dzi o. Aƒetɔ la ɖo gɔmeɖose si wòle be wòafia mɔ le nya sia me. Ele be srɔ̃ŋutsu nade asixɔxɔ srɔ̃a ŋu abe alesi Kristo dea asixɔxɔ hamea ŋu ene. Eye ele be srɔ̃nyɔnua nade bubu srɔ̃a ŋu ahalɔ̃e. Ele be wo ame evea siaa natu dɔmenyonyo ƒe gbɔgbɔ ɖo, eye woaɖoe kplikpaa be yewomalé nuxaxa alo awɔ nuvevi wo nɔewo gbeɖe o.”— The Adventist Home, axa 106, 107.

“Ele be Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ nanɔ mía si, ne menye nenema o la, míate ŋu awɔ ɖeka le aƒea me gbeɖe o. Srɔ̃nyɔnua, ne Kristo ƒe gbɔgbɔ le esi la, aɖɔ ŋu ɖo le eƒe nyawo ŋu; aɖu eƒe gbɔgbɔ dzi, abɔbɔ eɖokui, eye ke hã mase le eɖokui me be kluvi ye yenye o, ke boŋ zɔhɛ na ye srɔ̃. Ne srɔ̃ŋutsu nye Mawu ƒe subɔla la, maɖu fia ɖe srɔ̃a dzi o; mawɔ nu le eɖokui si ahabia nu geɖe tso ame si o. Míate ŋu ade asixɔxɔ aƒeme lɔlɔ̃ ŋu kple beléle akpa o; elabena aƒe la, ne Aƒetɔ la ƒe Gbɔgbɔ le afima la, enye dziƒo ƒe kpɔɖeŋu. . . . Ne ɖeka wɔ vodada la, evelia awɔ dzigbɔɖi abe Kristo tɔ ene eye mahe amea ɖa le eɖokui si vuvɔ o.

“Mele be srɔ̃ŋutsua alo srɔ̃nyɔnua nate kpɔ be yewoaɖu nɔvia dzi le wo ɖokui si o. Migadze agbagba be yewoazi mia nɔewo dzi be miaɖe asi le miaƒe didiwo ŋu o. Miate ŋu awɔ esia ahalé mia nɔewo ƒe lɔlɔ̃ me ɖe asi o. Nye dɔmenyotɔ, dzigbɔɖi, kple dzigbɔɖi, ame si bua ame ŋu, kple ameŋubula. Le Mawu ƒe amenuveve me la, miate ŋu akpɔ dzidzedze le mia nɔewo ƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ me, abe alesi miedo ŋugbe le miaƒe srɔ̃ɖetamkaka me ene.”—Ibid., axa 10. 118. Ƒe 118.

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AME ÐOKUI ƑE NYABIASEWO

1. Aleke nye nɔnɔme kple gbe ƒe gbe ɖe srɔ̃nye ŋu ate ŋu aɖe gɔmeɖose siwo Mawu fia mɔe wòdze ƒã la afia ɣesiaɣi wu?

2. Nukatae wòle be malɔ̃ ɖe nye vodadawo dzi kaba ahabia tsɔtsɔke tso srɔ̃nye gbɔ?

3. Nukatae Mawu yɔm be manɔ klalo/alɔ̃ faa be maku ɖe srɔ̃nye ta?

4. Aleke mawɔ aƒo asa na srɔ̃nye ƒe ametafatafa le nye tamesusuwo me gbeɖe o?

5. Nu ka tae nunya anɔ eme be mía kple srɔ̃nye míade ŋugble le gbedodoɖa me nenye be míate ŋu aɖi fɔ le dada si míeɖe fia—le awudodo, nuɖaɖa, alo nunɔamesiwo abe ʋu, elektrɔnikmɔ̃, aƒe, kple bubuawo ene ta?