Frɛ, Nhwe Ase
Sɛ yɛfrɛ Onyankopɔn a, medi adanseɛ sɛ yɛrenhwe ase.
Ɛnnɛ mɛpɛ sɛ mɛhyɛ aseɛ afiri adanseɛ a akyinnyeɛ nni ho wɔ m’akoma mu sɛ Onyankopɔn te yɛn mpaebɔ na ɔbua wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfa ankorankoro ho so.
Wɔ wiase a ɛrefa mmerɛ a adwenemu naayɛ, ɛyaw, abasambuo, ne akoma a ɛredi yaw mu no, ebia yɛbɛte nka sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn ho to ankorankoro tumi ne nneɛma a yɛpɛ so kɛseɛ, ne nimdeɛ ne ahobammɔ a ɛfiri wiase no mu ba nso. Yei bɛtumi ama yɛde mmoa ne mmoa farebae ankasa a ɛbɛtumi ako atia honam asetena yi mu ɔhaw ahodoɔ no ato akyire.
Mekae berɛ bi a yareɛ bi maa wɔgyee me too ayaresabea, na ɛyɛ den ma me sɛ mɛda. Berɛ a medumm nkanea no na dan no mu yɛɛ sum no, mehunuu sɛnkyerɛnneɛ bi a ɛma hann wɔ dan no soro wɔ m’anim a na ɛka sɛ, “Frɛ, nhwe ase.” Ɛyɛɛ me nwanwa sɛ adeɛ kyeeɛ no mehunuu nkrasɛm korɔ no ara sɛ ɛsan wɔ dan no mmeaeɛ pii.
Deɛn nti na na saa nkrasɛm no ho hia saa? Berɛ a mebisaa ɔyarehwɛfoɔ no ɛho asɛm no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛsi adeɛ bi a ɛbɛtumi ama yea a wowɔ dada no ayɛ kɛseɛ no ano.”
Saa asetena yi, sɛnea ɛteɛ no, de suahunu ahodoɔ a ɛyɛ yea ba, ɛbi wɔ yɛn honam nipadua mu, ɛbi firi yɛn mmerɛyɛ anaa amanehunu, ɛbi firi kwan a afoforɔ fa so de wɔn fahodie di dwuma, ɛna ɛbi nso firi sɛnea yɛde yɛn fahodie di dwuma.
So bɔhyɛ bi wɔ hɔ a tumi wom sene deɛ Agyenkwa no ankasa de maeɛ berɛ a Ɔpaee mu kaa sɛ, “Mommisa, na wɔde bɛma mo; monhwehwɛ, na mobɛhunu; mommɔ mu,” anaa momfrɛ, “na wɔbɛbue ama mo”?
Mpaebɔ yɛ kwan a yɛne yɛn Soro Agya di nkutaho a ɛma yɛn kwan ma “yɛfrɛ na yɛnhwe ase.” Nanso, tebea ahodoɔ bi wɔ hɔ a yɛbɛtumi asusu sɛ wɔntee ɔfrɛ no esiane sɛ yɛnnya mmuaeɛ ntɛm ara anaasɛ baako a yɛhwɛ kwan nti.
Ɛtɔ mmerɛ bi a, yei de dadwene, awerɛhoɔ, anaa abasambuo ba. Nanso kae Nifae gyedie a ɔdaa no adi wɔ Awurade mu berɛ a ɔkaa sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔntumi nkyerɛ me, sɛ mensi hyɛn?” Afei, mebisa mo sɛ, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Awurade ntumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mo, sɛ monhwe ase?
Onyankopɔn mmuaeɛ mu ahotosoɔ kyerɛ sɛ yɛbɛgye atom sɛ N’akwan nyɛ yɛn akwan na “nneɛma nyinaa ba mu wɔ ne berɛ mu.”
Ɛsɛ sɛ awerɛhyem a ɛwɔ hunu a yɛbɛhunu sɛ yɛyɛ Ɔsoro Agya a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ ne mmɔborɔhunu mma no yɛ nea ɛkanyan yɛn ma “yɛfrɛ” wɔ ahofama mu mpaebɔ mu a yɛwɔ adwene a ɛne sɛ “yɛbɛbɔ mpaeɛ daa, na yɛantotɔ; sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a [yɛn] dwumadie no bɛyɛ [yɛn] [a]kra yiedie. .” Fa w’adwene bu Ɔsoro Agya atenka berɛ a wɔ mpaebɔ biara mu no yɛbɔ nkotosrɛ wɔ Ne Ba, Yesu Kristo din mu no ho hwɛ. Megye di sɛ tumi ne ayamyɛ bɛn ara na wɔda no adi berɛ a yɛyɛ saa no!
Twerɛsɛm no mu no, wɔn a wɔfrɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrenhwe aseɛ no ho nhwɛsoɔ ahyɛ mu ma. Helaman ne n’asraafoɔ no, berɛ a na wɔrehyia wɔn amanehunu no, “wɔfrɛɛ” Onyankopɔn, firii wɔn akra mu bɔɔ mpaeɛ. Wɔnyaa awerɛhyemu, asomdwoeɛ, gyedie, ne anidasoɔ, nyaa akokoɔduro ne gyinaeɛsie kɔsii sɛ wɔduruu wɔn botaeɛ ho.
Susu sɛnea anka Mose ‘bɛfrɛ’ Onyankopɔn na wateam akyerɛ Onyankopɔn berɛ a ɔhunuu sɛ ɔwɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no ne Misrimfoɔ a wɔrebɛn sɛ wɔbɛto ahyɛ wɔn so no ntam, anaa Abraham berɛ a ɔdii ahyɛdeɛ a ɛne sɛ ɔmfa ne ba Isak mmɔ afɔdeɛ no so no ho hwɛ.
Megye di sɛ mo mu biara anya suahunu na ɔbɛnya suahunu a ɔfrɛ bɛyɛ mmuaeɛ a ɛbɛma yɛanhwe ase.
Mfeɛ aduasa a atwam no, berɛ a na me ne me yere resiesie yɛn ho ama yɛn aban mu awareɛ ne yɛn tɛmpol awareɛ no, yɛn nsa kaa ɔfrɛ a ɛbɔɔ yɛn amaneɛ sɛ wɔatwa aban awareɛ mu ɛnam adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔagyae adwumayɛ nti. Yɛn nsa kaa ɔfrɛ no nnansa ansa na dwaso dwumadie a wɔayɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no reba. Berɛ a yɛbɔɔ mmɔden mpɛn pii wɔ ɔfese afoforɔ na yɛannya berɛ a yɛahyɛ no, yɛfirii aseɛ tee ahoyera ne adwene mu naayɛ nka sɛ yɛbɛtumi aware ankasa sɛnea yɛayɛ ho nhyehyɛeɛ no anaa.
Me ne m’ayeforɔkunu “frɛɛ,” na yɛfiri yɛn akra mu bɔɔ mpaeɛ kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn. Awieeɛ no, obi kaa ɔfese bi a na ɛwɔ kuro ketewa bi a ɛwɔ kuro no akyi a na obi a yɛnim no yɛ kuro so hwɛfoɔ ho asɛm kyerɛɛ yɛn. Yɛantwentwɛn yɛn nan ase, yɛkɔɔ ne nkyɛn kɔbisaa no sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yie sɛ yɛbɛware anaa. Ɔpenee so, maa yɛn ani gyeeɛ. Ne twerɛfoɔ no sii so dua kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnya adansedie krataa wɔ saa kuro no mu na yɛde nkrataa no nyinaa kɔma ansa na adekyeeɛ awiaberɛ aduru.
Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, yɛkɔɔ kuro ketewa no mu na yɛkɔɔ apolisifoɔ asoɛeɛ kɔsrɛɛ krataa a wɔrehwehwɛ no. Ɛyɛɛ yɛn nwanwa sɛ polisini panin no kaa sɛ ɔremfa mma yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ na awarefoɔ nkumaa pii adwane afiri wɔn mmusua nkyɛn akɔware wɔ kokoam wɔ saa kuro no mu, a nokorɛ mu na yɛn deɛ no nte saa. Bio, ɛhu ne awerɛhoɔ kaa yɛn.
Mekae sɛnea mefrɛɛ me Soro Agya komm sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a merenhwe ase. Menyaa nteaseɛ pefee wɔ m’adwene mu, a na ɛrekɔ so ka sɛ, “Tɛmpol kamfoɔ krataa, Tɛmpol kamfoɔ krataa.” Ntɛm ara na meyii me tɛmpol kamfoɔ krataa no na mede maa polisi panin no, na ɛmaa m’ayeforɔkunu no ho dwirii no.
Ɛyɛɛ yɛn nwanwa berɛ a yɛtee sɛ polisi panin no reka sɛ, “Adɛn nti na moanka ankyerɛ me sɛ mofiri Yesu Kristo Asɔre a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Nna a Ɛdi Akyire Ahoteefoɔ mu? Menim mo asɔre no yie.” Ntɛm ara na ɔfirii aseɛ siesiee krataa no. Ɛyɛɛ yɛn nwanwa kɛseɛ mpo berɛ a polisi panin no firii asoɛeɛ hɔ a wanka hwee no.
Simma aduonum twaam, na wansan amma bio. Na abɔ anɔpa nnɔn 11:55 dada, na na yɛwɔ ansa na awiaberɛ pɛ na yɛde nkrataa no akɔma. Mpofirim ara ɔde kraman ba fɛɛfɛ bi pueeɛ na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ɛyɛ ayefohyia akyɛdeɛ na ɔde maa yɛn kaa krataa no ho.
Yɛde yɛn krataa ne yɛn kraman foforɔ no tuu mmirika kɔɔ kuro sohwɛfoɔ no ɔfese. Afei yɛhunuu aban lɔɔre bi sɛ ɛreba yɛn nkyɛn. Megyinaa anim. Ɛhyɛn no gyinaeɛ, na yehunuu ɔtwerɛfoɔ no wɔ emu. Berɛ a ohunuu yɛn no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Mepa wo kyɛw; Ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔyɛ adwuma foforɔ.”
Mebrɛɛ me ho ase wɔ kommyɛ mu, de m’akoma nyinaa frɛɛ me Soro Agya, srɛɛ mmoa bio sɛ I humbled myself in silence, calling with all my heart to my Heavenly Father, rebisa mmoa bio sɛ “ɔrenhwe aseɛ.” Mpofirim, anwanwadeɛ no sii. Ɔtwerɛfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ, “Mo kraman yi ho yɛ fɛ. Ɛhe na mɛtumi anya bi a ɛte saa ama me babarima?”
Yɛyii ano ntɛm ara sɛ: “Ɛyɛ wo dea.
Ɔtwerɛfoɔ no de ahodwiri hwɛɛ yɛn na ɔkaa sɛ, “ƐYƐ, momma yɛnkɔ ɔfese hɔ nkɔyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no.”
Nnanu akyi no, me ne Carol waree wɔ aban kwan so, sɛdeɛ yɛyɛɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no, na afei wɔsɔɔ yɛn ano wɔ Lima Peru Tɛmpol mu.
Nokorɛ, ɛwɔ sɛ yɛkae sɛ ɔfrɛ yɛ gyedie adeyɛ—gyedie ne sɛ yɛbɛkae sɛ yɛwɔ Ɔsoro Agya a ɔtie yɛn mpaebɔ ɛnam Ne nyansa a ɛnni awieɛ, and then action consistent with what we asked for. Mpaebɔ—ɔfrɛ—bɛtumi ayɛ yɛn anidasoɔ ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ. Nanso sɛ yɛyɛ biribi berɛ a yɛabɔ mpaeɛ awie a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛn gyedie yɛ nokorɛ—gyedie a wɔsɔ hwɛ wɔ mmerɛ a ɛyaw, ɛhuu, anaa abasambuo mu.
Mesusu sɛ dwene nea ɛdidi so yi ho:
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Berɛ nyinaa susu Awurade ho sɛ wo kwan a ɛdi kan a wode bɛpɛ mmoa.
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Frɛ, nhwe ase. Dane kɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn wɔ mpaebɔ a ɛfiri komam mu.
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Sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ wie a, yɛ nea wobɛtumi biara na ama woanya nhyira a wobɔɔ ho mpaeɛ no.
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Mommrɛ mo ho ase nnye mmuaeɛ no ntom wɔ Ne berɛ ne Ne kwan so.
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Nnyae! Kɔ so kɔ w’anim wɔ apam kwan no so berɛ a woretwɛn mmuaeɛ.
Ebia obi wɔ hɔ seesei ara, a ɛnam tebea bi nti, ɔte nka sɛ wɔrebɛhwe ase na ɔbɛpɛ sɛ “ɔfrɛ” sɛnea Joseph Smith yɛeɛ berɛ a ɔteaam sɛ, “O Onyankopɔn, ɛhe na wowɔ? Wo nsa bɛgyina akɔsi da bɛn?”
Mpo wɔ tebea a ɛte sei mu no, fa “honhom mu ahoɔden ,” bɔ mpaeɛ sɛnea Titenani Russell M. Nelson kyerɛkyerɛeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wɔte wo mpaebɔ mmerɛ nyinaa!
Kae dwom yi:
Ansa na worefirii wo dan mu anɔpa yi,
Wokae bɔɔ mpaeɛ?
Wɔ Kristo, yɛn Agyenkwa no din mu,
Wohwehwɛɛ ɔdɔ mu adom
Sɛ ɛkyɛm ɛnnɛ?
O, hwɛ sɛnea mpaebɔ ma wɔn a wɔabrɛ no home!
Mpaebɔ bɛsesa anadwo ayɛ no awia.
Enti, sɛ asetena mu yɛ sum na ɛyɛ awerɛhoɔ a,
Mma wo werɛ mmfiri sɛ wobɛbɔ mpaeɛ.9
Berɛ a yɛrebɔ mpaeɛ no, yɛbɛtumi ate yɛn Soro Agya, a ɔsomaa Ne Ba a Ɔwoo No Koro no sɛ ɔmmɛgye yɛn nnesoa no atuu nka, ɛfiri sɛ sɛ yɛfrɛ Onyankopɔn a, medi adanseɛ sɛ yɛrenhwe ase. Wɔ Yesu Kristo din mu, amen.