Christ Nkyerɛkyerɛ Ahotsew Kɔntɔnkrɔn a Ɔyɛ Ndam no
Moto nsa frɛ wo dɛ ebɔkɔ do, nkakrankakra na enyidahɔ mu ara edze Jesus Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ abɔ bra na aboa nkaafo so a wɔnam hɔn kwan do no.
Mfe pii a wɔabɛsen kɔ no, Emi na me yer, Ruth; na hɛn babaa, Ashley; kãa nserahwɛfo binom ho a wɔdze kayak hɛmba rokɔ nserahwɛ wɔ Hawaii mansin a ɔwɔ United States. Kayak yɛ hɛmba a ɔda nsu no do pɛɛ, na nyimpa a ɔkwan no ɔtsena ase hwɛ n’enyim na ɔdze tabon a n’ano ebien dze twe no enyim kɔ ekyir wɔ afã-kor na nkyii wɔ kor no so. Nna nhyehyɛɛ no nye dɛ yɛbɔkwan akɔ esupruw nkakramba ebien no a ɔbɛn Oahu mpoano no do na yɛasan aba. Nna mowɔ awerɛhyɛmu, osiandɛ ber a meyɛ aberantsɛba no, mokwaan kayak pii twaa bepɔw mbaka no. Ahantan nnwie yie dabiarada, anaa?
Hɛn kwankyerɛnyi no maa hɛn nkyerɛkyerɛ na ɔkyerɛɛ hɛn mbrɛ yɛbɛkã po do kayak no. Nna iyinom nntse dɛ dza makwan dadaw no. Iyi nna ɔwɔ dɛ metsena kayak no do, kyɛn dɛ mebɛtsena mu. Ber a mekɛtsenaa kayak no do no, nna mesensan sor koraa kyɛn dza minyim, nna ɔmma mentae yie wɔ nsu no do.
Yesii mu no, mokwaan ntsɛntsɛm kyɛɛn Ruth na Ashley. Annkyɛr, nna midzii hɔn kan koraa. Nna mutuw moho wɔ m’akwabran nkwanee ho dze, naaso migyaa kwan na motweɔɔn hɔn dɛ wɔmbɔto me. Asorɛkye kɛse bi—bɛyɛ centimeter 13—bɔhwee me kayak n’afã na obotuuw me hyɛɛ nsu no mu. Ber a medaan kayak no yie na meperee kɛtsena do no, nna Ruth na Ashley abɛpa moho, naaso nna m’ahom apaa koraa dɛ mebɛsan akwan. Ansaana mebɛgye m’ahom ewie no, asorɛkye kor so, iyi dze kakraka ampaara—annyɛ yie koraa no bɛyɛ centimeter 20—bɔhwee me kayak no na obutuuw me bio. Ber a mutumii tseen kayak no yie no, nna m’ahom apa ara ma musuroi dɛ munnkotum afow atsena no sor bio.
Ohun me gyinabew no, kwankyerɛnyi no kwanee baa me kyɛn na osuoo me kayak no mu ma ɔyɛɛ mberɛw dɛ mobɔfow akɛtsena do. Ber a ohun dɛ m’ahom apa ara ma mankasa munnkotum akwan no, ɔdze ahoma a wɔdze twe no bɔɔ me kayak no ho na ɔhyɛɛ ase kwanee, a ɔrotwe me nye me rokɔ. Annkyɛr na megyee m’ahom na mankasa mehyɛɛ ase kwanee a nna oye. Oyii ahoma no, na mukodur nsupruw no a odzi kan no do a manngye mboa biara bio. Mukodurii no, migyaa moho too anhwea no do a, nna maberɛ ara yie.
Kuw no gyee hɔn ahom wiei ekyir no, kwankyerɛnyi no kãa kyerɛɛ me kommyɛ mu dɛ, “Owura Renlund, sɛ ekɔ do ara kwan, isie w’ahoɔhar a, ɔbɛyɛ yie ama wo.” Midzii n’afotu no do ber a yɛkwanee kɔr nsupruw no a otsĩa ebien no do na nkyii yɛsanee baa bea a yɛhyɛɛ ase fii no. Mpɛn ebien no, kwankyerɛnyi no kwanee baa me nkyɛn na ɔkãa kyerɛɛ me dɛ mereyɛ adze dodow. Asorɛkye akɛse koraa mpo bɔhwee me kayak n’afã, naaso woemmbutuw me.
Mokɔr do kwaan me kayak no, misiee m’ahoɔhar na mokɔr kan, a ɔhwetsee asorɛkye no a ɔrohwe m’afã no nsunsuando no. Fapem kor yi ara dzi dwuma wɔ hɛn sunsum mu abrabɔ mu. Nsa tum kã hɛn sɛ yɛyɛ nyaa na nkanka sɛ yegyae a. Sɛ yesie hɛn sunsum mu ahoɔhar ber a yɛkɔ do ara “kwan” kɔ Agyenkwa no hɔ a, yenya ahotɔ na yetsim yie osiandɛ hɛn onnyiewiei nkwa gyina hɛn gyedzi wɔ No mu do.
Sunsum mu ahoɔhar ba “abrabɔ ber mu, ber a yesi do fua Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no.” President Russell M. Nelson kyerɛkyerɛɛ dɛ, yɛreyɛ dɛm no, dze “ahotsew kɔntɔnkrɔn a ɔyɛ ndam” ba. Nokwar, Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ mu asɛntsitsir—tse dɛ gyedzi wɔ Ewuradze Jesus Christ mu, nnuhu, irudua enuma do nye Ewuradze ahɛn ahyɛmudzi nkitahodzi mu, eregye Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn akyɛdze, na iritsim ekodu ewiei no—nnyɛ dza yebenya ho sũaho prɛko pɛr, dza osi ber kor na wɔayɛ ewie. Nkanka, “iritsim ekodu ewiei” nnyɛ adze soronko bi wɔ Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ mu—tse dɛ ma yewie asɛntsitsir anan no a odzi kan no, na yɛpa da, yɛtwer hɛn sẽ, na yɛtweɔn hɛn wu. Oho, iritsim ekodu ewiei yɛ dza wosi do yɛ a wɔdze Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ mu asɛntsitsir kɔ do dzi dwuma nkakrankakra, dze kyekyer “ahotsew kɔntɔnkrɔn a ɔyɛ ndam” a President Nelson kyerɛɛ mu no.
Yerisi do ayɛ kyerɛ dɛ yɛkɔ do ara nya Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ ho sũahu wɔ hɛn abrabɔ ber nyina mu. Nkakrankakra kyerɛ dɛ ber biara a yesi do yɛ no yɛtow wɔ do na yetu no mpon. Yesi do yɛ asɛntsitsir no dze, naaso yerinnkyin hɛnho ara kwa a yegyina fakor. Mbom, yɛtwe bɛn Jesus Christ yie wɔ kɔntɔnkrɔn kor biara a yetwa no.
Ntsɛmyɛ na bea a erokɔ nyina hyɛ ahoɔhar mu. Sɛ mokwaan me kayak no ntsɛntsɛm kɔr bea a omuo a, nkyɛ mibenya ahoɔhar kɛse, naaso munnkodu bea a mepɛ dɛ mokɔ no. Dɛm ara so, abrabɔ yi mu no, yehia dɛ “yɛkwan” kɔ Agyekwa ne nkyɛn dze ba No hɔ.
Hɛn gyedzi wɔ Jesus Christ mu hia daa daa edziban. Onya edziban ber a yɛbɔ mpaa daa daa, kenkan kyerɛwsɛm no daa daa, yɛdwendwen Nyame ne papayɛ ho daa daa, yenu hɛnho, na yedzi Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn ne nkenyan do daa daa. Tse dɛ mbrɛ ɔremma apɔwmudzen dɛ yennkedzi edziban biara gyedɛ Kwesida nko na yɛafee do edzi hɛn dapɛn edziban nyina no, ɔnnyɛ sunsum mu apɔwmudzen dɛ yebemia su a ɔnyɛn hɛn dasegye akɛhyɛ dakor wɔ dapɛn no mu.
Sɛ yɛfa hɛn dasegye ho asodzi to hɛnho do a, yenya sunsum mu ahoɔhar a ɔtow hɛn gyedzi wɔ Jesus Christ ɔbotan do, na Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no bɛyɛ hɛn abrabɔ botae ne fapem. Dɛm ara na ahoɔhar tu mpon ber a yɛbɔ mbɔdzen sie Nyankopɔn ne mbrasɛm na yenu hɛnho. Nnuho yɛ enyigyedze na ɔma hɛn kwan ma yesũa adze fi hɛn mfom ho, a ɔno nye mbrɛ yesi tu mpon afebɔɔ. Mbrɛ ɔbɛdan biara yebenya mber a hɛn kayak no bobutuw na yehu dɛ yɛhyɛ nsu a no mu dɔ mu. Yerudua nnuho mu no, yebotum asan aba sor na yɛakɔ do a, mber dodow a yɛahwe ase mmfa ho. Dza ohia tsitsir nye dɛ yɛmmpa aba.
Asɛntsitsir kor a odzi do wɔ Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ mu nye enuma, a nsumuhyɛ enuma na, wodua pisi do, nya Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn enuma kã ho. Enuma yɛ dza osi prɛko pɛr dze, naaso yekɔ do kenyan hɛn enuma ahyɛmu no ber a yedzi sacrament no. Sacrament no nnhyɛ enuma no anan mu, mbom ogya kɔ Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ ahyɛse asɛntsitsir—gyedzi na nnuho—nye Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn ne nyae ho Ber a yɛdze adwendahɔ dzi sacrament no, yɛto nsa frɛ Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn no ba hɛn abrabɔ mu, tse dɛ ber a wonumaa hɛn na wosii hɛn pi no ara. Ber a yesie ahyɛmu a wɔkã ho asɛm wɔ sacrament mpaabɔ mu no, Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn ba bɛyɛ hɛn daa daa nyɛnko.
Ber a Sunsum Krɔnkrɔn no nya nhyɛdo kɛse wɔ hɛn abrabɔ mu no, yɛkɔ hɛn enyim na nkakrankakra no yetu Christ saso suban horow no mpon. Hɛn akoma sesa. Hɛn pɛ dɛ yɛbɛyɛ bɔn no do huan. Hɛn pɛ dɛ yɛbɛyɛ papa kɔ do yɛ kɛse kɛpem dɛ yɛpɛ dɛ “yɛbɛyɛ papa aber nyina.” Na dɛm kwan do no yenya ɔsor tum a yehia dze etsim ekodu ewiei. Hɛn gyedzi enyin no, na yɛayɛ krado dɛ yebesi ahotsew kɔntɔkrɔn a ɔyɛ ndam no do bio.
Sunsum mu ahoɔhar a ɔkɔ kan no so gya hɛn ma yɛnye Nyankopɔn dzi ahyɛmu binom so kã ho wɔ Ewuradze ne fie. Ahyɛmudzi ahorow twe hɛn bɛn Christ ara yie na ɔnye hɛn nya nkitahodzi a no mu yɛ dzen. Yerudua ahyɛmudzi yinom mu no, yenya No tum ho kwan ara yie. Ama wɔayɛ pefee no, enuma na temple ahyɛmudzi no ankasa nnyɛ tum ne farbaa. Tum ne farbaa nye Ewuradze Jesus Christ na hɛn Ɔsor Egya. Yeridzi ahyɛmu na yerisie no bɔ kwan a Hɔn tum no bodua mu aba hɛn abrabɔ mu. Ber a yɛdze ahyɛmudzi yinom bɔ bra no, ewiei no yɛbɛyɛ adzedzifo wɔ dza Ɔsor Egya wɔ nyina mu. Ahoɔhar a edze Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ robɔ bra dze ba no, nnyɛ hɛn awosu krɔnkrɔn nko na ɔsesa bɛyɛ hɛn onnyiewiei nkrabea, mbom ɔhyɛ hɛn nkuran ma yɛboa nkaafo wɔ akwan a ɔfata do.
Hom nsusu ber a me kayak no butuwii no mbrɛ akwantu kwankyerɛnyi no sii boaa me. Oenngyina ekyir annkekamu emmbisa nsɛmbisa a ɔmmboa tse dɛ, “Owura Renlund, ebɛnadze na ereyɛ wɔ nsu no mu no?” Ɔannkwan ammba me nkyɛn emmbotwuw m’enyim, rese dɛ, “Owura Renlund, sɛ ewɔ apɔwmudzen a nkyɛ emmbegyina gyinabew yi mu.” Ɔannhyɛ ase anntwe me kayak no ber a morobɔ mbɔdzen afow akɛtsena do no. Na ɔanntsentsen me wɔ kuw no enyim. Mbom, ɔmaa me mboa a mehia wɔ ber a mihia mu no. Ɔmaa me afotu ber a nna mayɛ krado mebetsie no. Na ɔfaa kwan pa do hyɛɛ me nkuran.
Ber a yɛsom binom no, onnhia dɛ yebebisa nsɛmbisa horow a ɔmmboa anaa yɛbɛkã dza ɔda edzi pefee no. Nkorɔfo dodowara a woridzi aper no nyim dɛ woridzi aper. Onnyi dɛ yebu atsɛn: hɛn atsɛmbu no wonnhia anaa dɛ wɔronnhwehwɛ na no dodowara no yennyim nsɛm no mu yie.
Yɛdze hɛn ho rototo binom ho no botum egya hɛn ma yɛafom kɛsenara, nkanka sɛ yɛfa no dɛ yɛyɛ tsenenee kyɛn hɔn a wɔreper no a. Ntotoho a ɔtse dɛm tse dɛ eremem wɔ nsu anamɔn 3 mu a inntum nnyɛ ho hwee na iruhu obi a ɔremem wɔ nsu anamɔn 4 mu na irubua no dɛ ɔno nye ndzebɔnyɛnyi kɛse no, na ɔreyɛ wo dɛw wɔ ho. Ne nyina mu no, hɛn nyina yɛreper wɔ hɛnankasa hɛn akwan mu. Nkwagye mmfir hɛn mu biara no ndwuma do. Yennkotum dabiarada. Jacob, wɔ Mormon Nwoma no mu, kyerɛkyerɛɛ dɛ, “Hom nkaa dɛ [yɛ]dze [hɛn]ho [ama] Nyankopɔn ekyir no, dɛ ɔnam Nyankopɔn do na n’adom nko do na [ye]nya nkwagye.” Hɛn nyina yehia Agyenkwa no Werdambɔ a ɔmmbɔadze da no, nnyɛ ne fã bi ara.
Yehia hɛn ayamuhyehye, tsema, na ɔdɔ nyina mbra ber a yɛnye hɔn a wɔabɔ hɛnho aporɔw nya nkitahodzi. Hɔn a wɔreper no “hia dɛ wonya Jesus Christ no dɔ mapã no a ɔda edzi wɔ [hɛn] nsɛm na [hɛn] ndzeyɛɛ mu” no ho sũahu. Ber a yɛsom no, yɛhyɛ binom nkuran mpɛn pii na yɛma mboa. Sɛ obi mpo mma no ho kwan a, yɛkɔ do som no dɛ mbrɛ wɔbɛma ho kwan no. Agyenkwa no akyerɛ dɛ “oyi na ɔwɔ dɛ hom kɔ do som no; na hom nnyim, bɛyɛ na ɔasan enu noho, na ɔdze akoma a odzi mu aba me nkyɛn, na mebɛsa no yarba; na hom na wobodua hom do dze nkwagye bɛbrɛ hɔn.” Agyenkwa no n’edwuma nye dɛ Ɔsa yarba. Hɛn edwuma nye dɛ yɛdɔ—yɛdɔ na yɛsom wɔ kwan a ɔbɔtwe binom aba Christ hɔ do. Iyi nye Christ nkyerɛkyerɛ ahotsew kɔntɔnkrɔn a ɔyɛ ndam n’eduaba no mu kor.
Moto nsa frɛ wo dɛ ebɔkɔ do, nkakrankakra na enyidahɔ mu ara edze Jesus Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ abɔ bra na aboa nkaafo so a wɔnam hɔn kwan do no. Megye dase dɛ Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no yɛ Ɔsor Egya Ne nhyehyɛɛ ne fapem tsim, ne nyina ekyir no ɔyɛ, Ne nkyerɛkyerɛ. Ber a yɛdze gyedzi wɔ Jesus Christ mu na No Werdambɔ mu dzi dwuma no, wopia hɛn kɔ kan wɔ ahyɛmu anamɔn kwan no do na okenyan hɛn ma yɛboa nkaafo ma wɔbɛyɛ Jesus Christ esuafo anokwafo. Yebotum ayɛ Ɔsor Egya n’ahenman mu adzedzifo, a ɔyɛ edze Christ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ robɔ bra nokwar mu ara no nsunsuando. Jesus Christ ne dzin mu, amen.