Frɛ, Mma Mmbɔ Famu
Sɛ yɛkã mu frɛ Nyankopɔn a, megye dase dɛ yɛrommbɔ famu.
Ndɛ mepɛ dɛ mehyɛ ase ber a megye dase wɔ nokwar emudzi mu a ɔwɔ m’akoma mu dɛ Nyankopɔn tsie hɛn mpaabɔ na Oyi ano wɔ hɛnankasa hɛn kwan mu.
Wiadze a ɔrodua mber a yennyim dza ɔreba, yaw, enyimguase, na awerɛhow mu no, obotum aba no dɛ yɛndan hɛnankasa hɛn ahoɔdzen na dza yɛpɛ horow do, dɛmara dɛ nyimdzee na ahobanbɔ a ofi wiadze mu ba no do. Iyi botum ayɛ ama yɛdze nokwar mboa na abamba no nokwar fibea no a obotum etsia ɔnnkyebo abrabɔ yi no nsɔhwɛ horow no ato nkyɛn.
Mekaa mber a meyaree ma wɔgyee me too asopitsi, na nna ɔyɛ dzen ma me dɛ mebɛda. Sɛ nna mudum nkandzea no ma dan mu hɔ ayɛ sum a, muhun sɛnkyerɛdze bi a nna ɔgyegye wɔ dan n’etsifi wɔ m’enyim a ɔkã dɛ, “ Frɛ, mma mbɔ famu.’’ M’ahobow mu no, da a odzi do no muhun asɛm kor noara a woesisi do wɔ dan no n’afã beberee mu.
Ebɛnadze ntsi na dɛm asɛm no hia dodow? Mber a mibisa nɛɛse no ho asɛm no, ɔkãa dɛ, “Osiw epira kwan a obotum ama yaw a ewɔ mu dadaw no akɔ sor.’’
Abrabɔ yi, ɔnoara ma ɔtse no, dze sũahu horow yaayaw, bi osian hɛn nyimpadua no ntsi ɔka hɛnho, bi osian hɛn mberɛwyɛ anaa atseetsee ntsi, bi osian kwan a binom dze hɔn pɛ dzi dwuma ntsi na binom osiandɛ yɛdze hɛn pɛ dzi dwuma ntsi.
Ana anohoba bi wɔ hɔ a tum kɛse wɔ mu kyɛn dza Agyenkwa Nankasa yɛe mber a Ɔpaa mu kãa dɛ, “Hom mbisa, na wɔbɛma hom; hom nhwehwɛ, na hom bohu; hom mbɔ mu,’’ anaa hom mfrɛ, “na wobobue hom’’?
Mpaabɔ yɛ kwan a yɛnye hɛn Ɔsor Egya nya nkitahodzi na ɔma hɛn kwan ma “yɛfrɛ na yɛmmbɔ famu.’’ Naaso, gyinabew horow binom wɔ hɔ a yebotum adwen dɛ ɔfrɛ no wɔnntsee osiandɛ yennya mbuae ntsɛmara anaa nnyɛ dza mbrɛ hɛn enyidadoadze tse no.
Ɔtɔfabi a iyi ma ahoper, awerɛhow, na enyimguase ba. Mbom kaa Nephi ne gyedzi a ɔkyerɛe wɔ Ewuradze mu mber a ɔkãa dɛ, “Ebɛnadze ntsi na onnkotum akyerɛ me kwan a memfa do mpam hɛn no?’’ Sesei, mibisa hom, osi dɛn yɛ na Ewuradze nnkotum akyerɛ hom, amma hom ammbɔ famu?
Ahotɔdo wɔ Nyankopɔn ne nyiano mu kyerɛ dɛ yɛregye ato mu dɛ N’akwan nnyɛ hɛn akwan na ɔwɔ dɛ “ ndzɛmba nyinara ba mu wɔ hɔn aber do.’’
Nokwar turodoo dɛ yenyim dɛ yɛyɛ Ɔsor Egya dɔfo na mbɔbɔrhufo mba no wɔdɛ okenyan hɛn ma “yɛfrɛ’’ wɔ nokwar mpaabɔ mu a yɛdze [yɛrobɔ] mpaa daa na yɛronntɔ [bahaw] su; …ama [hɛn] ndzeyɛɛ aayɛ ama [hɛn] [a]kra ne yieyɛ.’’ Susu Ɔsor Egya ne nkãtse ho sɛ mpaabɔ kor biara mu no yɛtotɔ serɛ wɔ Ne Ba, Jesus Christ ne dzin mu a. Ebɛn tum na adɔyɛ, sɛ yɛyɛ a, megye dzi dɛ yɛda no edzi!
Mfatoho ahyɛ kyerɛwsɛm no mã fa hɔnnom a “wɔfrɛɛ Nyankopɔn ama wɔammbɔ famu’’ no hɔn ho.’’ Helaman na no nsordaafo, mber wogyina hɔn atseetsee enyim no, frɛɛ Nyankopɔn, a wohue hɔn akra wɔ mpaabɔ mu. Wonyaa awerɛhyɛmu, asomdwee, gyedzi, enyidado, a wonyaa akokodur na enyimpisi kɛpem dɛ wonyaa hɔn botae.
Susu mbrɛ nkyɛ Moses besii frɛe na osũii frɛɛ Nyankopɔn mber a ohun noho wɔ Epo Memen na Egyptfo a nna wɔrebɛn abɔtoa ntamu, anaa Abraham a ɔyɛ setsie wɔ nhwɛdo do dɛ ɔmfa ne ba Isaac mbɔ afɔr no ho.
Minyim ankasa dɛ hɛn mu kor biara enya na obenya sũahu horow a ɔfrɛ’ bɛyɛ mma mmbɔ famu ne nyiano.
Mfe eduosa a abasen kɔ no, ber a nna emi na me yer reyɛ aban mu awar na hɛn temple awar ho ahoboaboa no, yenyaa foon do ɔfrɛ a ɔbɔ hɛn amandzeɛ dɛ ɔnam etuatsew ntsi oetwa aban mu awar mu. Yɛhyehyɛɛ ayɛdze no nda ebiasa ansaana yerenya foon do ɔfrɛ no. Yɛbɔɔ mbɔdzen beberee dɛ yebenya kwan wɔ ɔfese ahorow bi hɔ no na yennya bi wɔ hɔ no, ɔhyɛɛ ase yɛɛ hɛn ahomtsew na ekyingye dɛ yennkotum awar dɛ mbrɛ yɛahyehyɛ no.
Menye ɔbaa a morobɔwar no “frɛe,’’ a yehue hɛn akra wɔ mpaabɔ mu maa Nyankopɔn. Ewiei no, obi kãa ɔfese bi ho asɛm wɔ kurow kakraba mu kyerɛɛ hɛn a nna nyɛnko bi na ɔyɛ krakye wɔ hɔ. Yɛanntweɔntweɔn no, yɛkɔɔr no hɔ na yebisaa no sɛ ɔwar hɛn a ɔbɛyɛ yie a. Hɛn enyi gyee, dɛ ɔpenee. Ne kyerɛwfo no tsii mu kyerɛɛ hɛn dɛ ɔwɔ dɛ yenya dasedzi krataa wɔ dɛm kurowpɔn no mu na yɛdze nkrataa a ohia no nyinara ba ansaana ɔabɔ adzekyee duebien.
Adzekyee no, yetuii kɔr kurow kakraba hɔ na yɛkɔr porisifo hɔn bea kebisaa krataa a ohia no. Hɛn ahobow mu no, ɔfesa kãa dɛ ɔnnkɛfa ama hɛn, osiandɛ awarfo nkumabaa guan fi hɔn ebusua ebusua nkyɛn na wɔkɔwar wɔ nsumaamu wɔ dɛm kurow no mu, a nokwar nna hɛn dze no nntse dɛm. Bio, suro na awerɛhow hyɛɛ hɛn do.
Mekaa mbrɛ kommyɛ mu no misii frɛɛ mo Ɔsor Egya amma mammbɔ famu. Menyaa nkenyan pefee wɔ m’adwen mu, osii do kãa dɛ, “Temple recommend, temple recommend.’’ Ntsɛmara na miyii me temple recommend na medze maa ɔfesa no, a ɔbaa a morobɔwar no ɔyɛɛ no ahobow.
Ebɛn ahobow na ɔkãa hɛn mber a yɛtsee ɔfesa no a ɔkãa dɛ, “Ebɛnadze ntsi na annkã annkyerɛ me dɛ ifi Jesus Christ N’Asɔr a ɔwɔ hɔ ma Nda a Odzi Ekyir Ahotseweefo hɔ no bae? Minyim w’asɔr no yie.’’ Ntsɛmara ɔhyɛɛ ase dɛ ɔreyɛ krataa a ohia no ho edwuma. Ahobow kɛsenara mpo kãa hɛn mber a ɔfesa no fii bea hɔ a ɔannkã hwee.
Sima eduonum twaa mu, nna ɔnnsanee mbae. Nna ɔabɔ 11:55 dada anapa no, a nna yɛwɔ kɛpem duebien dɛ yɛdze nkrataa no kɔ. Awerɛfir mu ara, ɔdze bɔdɔmba fɛɛfɛw bi bae na ɔkãa kyerɛɛ hɛn dɛ ɔyɛ ayefor akyɛdze na ɔdze kaa nkrataa a ohia ho no maa hɛn.
Yetuu mbirika kɔɔr ɔdzekurow no ɔfese, a yɛdze hɛn krataa a ohia na hɛn bɔdɔm fofor no. Nkyii yehun dɛ edwuma mu kaar bi reba hɛn nkyɛn. Migyinaa n’enyim. Hɛn no gyinae, na yehun dɛ krakyenyi no tsena mu. Ohun hɛn no, ɔkãa dɛ, “Hom ammba ntsɛm, mekãa kyerɛɛ hom dɛ ewiaber duebien. Otwar dɛ mokɔ kɛyɛ edwuma bi so.’’
Mebrɛɛ moho adze wɔ kommyɛ mu, medze m’akoma nyinara frɛɛ mo Ɔsor Egya, mibisaa no mboa bio dɛ “mma mo mmbɔ famu.’’ Awerfir mu ara, anwanwadze no sii. Krakye no kãe kyerɛɛ hɛn dɛ, “Ebɛn bɔdɔm fɛɛfɛw na hom wɔ. Henfa na mubotum enya bi a ɔtse dɛm atɔ ama me babanyin?
Ntsɛmara yebuaa dɛ “Ɔyɛ wo dze.’’
Krakye no dze ahobow hwɛɛ hɛn na ɔkãa dɛ, “Oye, hom mma yɛnkɔ ɔfese na yɛnkɛyɛ nhyehyɛɛ.’’
Nda ebien ekyir no, emi na Carol waree wɔ mbra kwan mu, dɛ mbrɛ yɛhyehyɛɛ no, na nkyii wɔsɔɔw hɛn ano wɔ Lima Peru Temple mu.
Nokwar, yehia dɛ yɛkaa dɛ ɔfrɛ yɛ gyedzi na nyɛe asɛm—gyedzi a yɛdze bohu dɛ yɛwɔ Ɔsor Egya a oyi hɛn mpaabɔ ano dɛ mbrɛ Ne nyansa a ɔmmbɔadze tse, na nkyii, nyɛe a ɔnye dza yebisae no kɔ do. Erobɔ mpaa—erefrɛ—botum ayɛ hɛn enyidado sɛnkyerɛdze. Mbom yɛabɔ mpaa na yeridzi dwuma ekyir no yɛ sɛnkyerɛdze dɛ hɛn gyedzi yɛ nokwar—gyedzi a wɔsɔ hwɛ wɔ yaw, suro, anaa enyimguase mber mu.
Mususu dɛ hom bɔhwɛ dza odzi do no:
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Aber nyina dwen Ewuradze ho dɛ wo mboa a odzi kan.
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Frɛ, mma mmbɔ famu. Fa nokwar mpaabɔ kɔ Nyankopɔn hɔ.
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Abɔ mpaa ekyir no, yɛ dza ibotum nyinara fa nya nhyira a ibɔ ho mpaa no.
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Brɛ woho adze dɛ ibɛgye nyiano no wɔ Ne mber na N’akwan mu.
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Mma Nngyae! Kɔdo kɔ kan wɔ ahyɛmu anamɔn kwan no do ber a etweɔn nyiano.
Ebia sesei obi wɔ hɔ a, osian gyinabew horow ntsi, ɔtse dɛ ɔreyɛ ɔabɔ famu na ɔbɛpɛ dɛ “ɔfrɛ’’ tse dɛ mbrɛ Joseph Smith yɛɛ no mber osuii dɛ, “O Nyankopɔn, ewɔ hen? … Ibesianka wo nsa ekodu dabɛn?”
Mpo wɔ gyinabew horow a ɔtsetse dɛm mu no, fa “susum mu ahoɔhar pa’’ bɔ mpaa dɛ mbrɛ President Nelson kyerɛkyerɛɛ no, osiandɛ wɔtse wo mpaabɔ aber nyina!
Kaa asɔr ndwom yi:
Ber a ifii wo dan mu anapa yi,
Edween ho bɔɔ mpaa?
Wɔ Christ hɛn Agyenkwa, dzin mu,
Ana ibisa n’ehumbɔbɔr
Dze yɛ akokyɛm ndɛ?
O, mpaabɔ yɛ ahomgye ma brɛfo!
Mpaabɔ ma sum dan kan.
Sɛ ɔbra yɛ kadoo nwenwen a,
Kaa dɛ ebɔbɔ mpaa.9
Sɛ yɛbɔ mpaa a, yebotum atse hɛn Ɔsor Egya, nyia a ɔsomaa Ne Ba Kortonoo dɛ ɔmbɛgye hɛn adzesoadze, dɛ woetu efua hɛn, osiandɛ sɛ “sɛ yɛfrɛ Nyankopɔn’’ a, megye dase dɛ yɛremmbɔ famu. Jesus Christ ne dzin mu, amen.