Onipa a Ɔne Yehowa Dii Nkutaho
“Wɔhyiraa no sɛ ɔmmɛbue mmerɛ a ɛtwa toɔ yi ano, ”na wɔahyira yɛn sɛ ɔyɛeɛ.
Ɛnnɛ da yi ne berɛ biara me botaeɛ ne sɛ mɛdi Yesu Kristo ho adanseɛ sɛ Ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba, Ɔbɔadeɛ ne wiase Agyenkwa no, yɛn Gyefoɔ ne Odimafoɔ. Ɛsiane sɛ “yɛn som nnyinasosɛm titire ne adanseɛ a asomafoɔ ne adiyifoɔ di fa Yesu Kristo ho no,” ɛnnɛ me ne mo kyɛ me nimdeɛ ne adanseɛ a ɛfa Agyenkwa no ho sɛdeɛ wɔhyɛɛ no den na emu dɔ ɛnam ɔsomafoɔ ne nkɔmhyɛfoɔ titire baako abrabɔ ne ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so.
Nyansa Mfitiaseɛ
Wɔ 1820 fefɛ berɛ mu da fɛɛfɛ bi anɔpa hann mu, Joseph Smith a wadi mfeɛ 14 wuraa nnua kuo bi a ɛbɛn n’abusua fie kɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ faa ne bɔne ho na ɔbisaa asɔre ko a ɔbɛdɔm. Ne nokorɛ mpaebɔ a ɛfiri akoma mu a, ɔbɔɔ wɔ gyidie a ɛnhinhim mu no, twee amansan atumfoɔ akukudam adwene sii Agya no ne Ɔba no so. Na ɔbonsam no. Yeinom mu biara ani gyee saa mpaebɔ no ne saa abarimaa no ho kɛse.
Nea seesei yɛfrɛ no Yikyerɛ a Edi Kan no hyɛɛ nneɛma nyinaa a wɔsan de baeɛ no mfitiaseɛ wɔ saa mmerɛ a ɛtwa toɔ yi mu. Nanso wɔ Joseph fa mu no, na suahunu no nso yɛ n’ankasa ahosiesie. Deɛ na ɔpɛ nyinaa yɛ bɔnefakyɛ ne akwankyerɛ. Awurade maa no ne nyinaa. Akwankyerɛ sɛ “mmɛnnɔm [asɔre ahoroɔ no mu biara]” ne akwankyerɛ no. Nsɛmfua, “Wɔde wo bɔne akyɛ wo” no yɛ ɔgyeɛ.
Nokorɛ fɛɛfɛ a yɛbɛtumi asua afiri saa Yikyerɛ a Edi Kan no mu nyinaa nti, ebia dea Joseph de kɔeɛ pɔtee ne sɛ, “Mahunu sɛ Yakobo adanseɛ no yɛ nokorɛ —sɛ onipa a onni nyansa bɛtumi abisa Onyankopɔn, na wanya.”
Sɛnea nwomanimfoɔ bi kae no: “Nea Yikyerɛ a Edi Kan no nnyegyeeyɛ ankasa nnɛ ne sɛ wɔbɛhunu sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn su sɛ ɔde bɛma wɔn a wɔnni nyansa. Onyankopɔn a ɔda ne ho adi kyerɛ Joseph Smith wɔ nnuakuo kronkron no mu no yɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔbua mmabunu wɔ ɔhaw mmerɛ mu.”
Joseph suahunu a ɔnyaa wɔ nnuakuo no mu no maa ɔnyaa ahotosoɔ sɛ ɔbɛbisa bɔnefakyɛ ne akwankyerɛ wɔ ne nkwa nna aka mu. Ne suahunu no ama me ahotosoɔ sɛ mɛbisa bɔnefakyɛ ne akwankyerɛ wɔ me nkwa nna aka mu.
Daadaa Adwensakra
Wɔ Ɛbɔ 21, 1823 mu, Joseph bɔɔ mpaeɛ anibereɛ so srɛɛ bɔnefakyɛ, a na ɔwɔ awerɛhyɛmu sɛ ɛnam suahunu a ɔnyaeɛ wɔ nnuakuo no mu mfeɛ mmiɛnsa a atwam no nti, Ɔsoro bɛtie no bio. Na ɛbaa mu. Awurade somaa ɔbɔfoɔ bi, Moroni, sɛ ɔkyerɛ Joseph na ɔmmɔ no amanneɛ fa tete twerɛtohɔ bi a akyiri yi ɔnam Onyankopɔn akyɛdeɛ ne ne tumi so bɛkyerɛ aseɛ—Mormon Nwoma no.
Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mfeɛ 13 akyi no, Joseph ne Oliver Cowdery koto bɔɔ mpaeɛ ɔdwoɔso, komm wɔ Kirtland Tɛmpol a wɔahyira so foforɔ no mu. Yɛnnim deɛ wɔbɔɔ ho mpaeɛ, nanso ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na bɔnefakyɛ ho srɛ ka ho wɔ wɔn mpaebɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ, berɛ a wɔsɔreeɛ no, Agyenkwa no yii ne ho adi na ɔpaee mu kaa sɛ, “Hwɛ, wɔde mo bɔne akyɛ mo; ”
Wɔ bosome ne mfeɛ a ɛdi saa suahunu yi akyi no, Joseph ne Oliver bɛsan ayɛ bɔne bio. Na bio. Nanso saa berɛ no mu, de ma saa berɛ no, de buaa wɔn adesrɛ no ne ahosiesie ma nsafoa a wɔde bɛsan aba animuonyam mu a na ɛrebɛba no, Yesu maa wɔfirii bɔne.mu.
Joseph abrabɔ a ɔsakyera no daa no ma menya awerɛhyɛmu sɛ “mede akokoɔduro aba adom ahennwa no so, na [me] nsa aka mmɔborɔhunu.” Masua sɛ Yesu Kristo wɔ “fakyɛ su” ampa.” Ɛnyɛ Ne botaeɛ anaasɛ Ne su ne sɛ ɔbɛbu fɔ. Ɔbaa sɛ ɔrebɛgye nkwa.
Bisa Awurade no
Sɛ “nneɛma nyinaa a wɔbɛsan de ama” a wɔahyɛ ho bɔ no fa,” Awurade nam Joseph Smith so de Mormon Nwoma no ne adiyisɛm foforɔ a N’asɛmpa no mahyɛ wom baeɛ. Wɔmaa nokorɛ ahoroɔ a ɛho hia no mu nkyerɛmu ne ne muayɛ berɛ a Joseph hwehwɛɛ akwankyerɛ mpɛn pii firi Awurade hɔ. Dwene nsɛmmisa a ɛdidi soɔ yi ho.
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Agya no ne Ɔba no wɔ nipadua a wotumi hunu “te sɛ onipa deɛ.”
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Ɛnyɛ yɛn bɔne nko ara na Yesu fa too Ne ho so, mmom yɛn yareɛ, amanehunu ne yɛn mmerɛyɛ nso.
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Na Ne Mpata no yɛ yaa araa ma ɛmaa mogya tuu No firii tokuro biara mu.
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Wɔnam N’adom so gye yɛn nkwa “wɔ nea yɛbɛtumi ayɛ nyinaa akyi.”
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Sɛ yɛba Kristo nkyɛn a, ɔmmfa yɛn bɔne nko ara nkyɛ yɛn mmom ɔbɛsesa yɛn su ankasa nso, “sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a yɛn kɔn nnɔ sɛyɛbɛyɛ bɔne bio.”
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Kristo hyɛ ne nkorɔfoɔ berɛ nyinaa sɛ wɔnsi asɔredan, bea a ɔyi Ne ho adi kyerɛ wɔn na ɔkyɛ wɔn tumi firi soro.
Medi adanseɛ sɛ saa nneɛma yi yɛ nokorɛ na ɛho hia. Wɔgyina hɔ ma pɛyɛ a Yesu Kristo nam Joseph Smith so san de baeɛ de buaa Joseph akwankyerɛ a ɔbisaa no mpɛn pii no fa ketewa bi.
Retwa ne ho wɔ Saa Ahenni Yi so
Wɔ 1842 mu no, Joseph twerɛɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwanwa a ɛbɛba wɔ saa berɛ a ɛtwa to yi mu ho asɛm. Ɔpaee mu kaa sɛ yɛn mmerɛ yi mu no, “ɔsoro Asɔfodi no ne asase sofoɔ bɛka abom, de saa botaeɛ akɛseɛ no aba; na berɛ a yɛnam saa kwan yi so ayɛ baako wɔ asɛm baako mu no, sɛ yɛbɛbobɔ Onyankopɔn ahennie no, ɔsoro Asɔfodie no nyɛ adehwɛfoɔ a wɔnyɛ hwee.”
Akyire yi, wɔ asɛm bi a ɛfa n’adamfo Benjamin Johnson ho no, Joseph kae sɛ, “Benjamin, [sɛ mewu a] anka [memfiri] wo ho nkɔ akyirikyiri, na wɔ nkatanim no fa foforɔ ho, mɛkɔ so ara ne wo ayɛ adwuma,na tumi kɛseɛ a ɛka ho a ɛredɔɔso a yɛde bɛbobɔ ahemman no.”
Wɔ Ayɛwohomumu 27, 1844 mu, wɔkumm Joseph Smith ne ne nuabarima Hyrum. Wɔde Joseph amuu too hɔ sɛ ɔnhome, nanso n’adansedie kɔso woso wɔ wiase nyinaa ne me kra mu.
“Mahunu yikyerɛ bi; na menim na menim sɛ Onyankopɔn nim na mentumi ntwa ntorɔ.”
“Menka nkyerɛɛ mo sɛ mewie pɛyɛ da, nanso mfomsoɔ biara nni adiyisɛm a makyerɛkyerɛ mo no mu.”
Nkɔnhyɛni Joseph Smith nso kaa sɛ, “Yɛn som nnyinasosɛm ahoroɔ fapem yɛ Asomafoɔ ne Nkɔnhyɛfoɔ adansedie a ɛfa Yesu Kristo ho, sɛ Ɔwuui, wɔsiee no, na ɔsɔree bio ne nnansa soɔ, na ɔforo kɔɔ soro; na nneɛma a aka a ɛfa yɛn som yi ho nyinaa yɛ ne mmataho kɛkɛ.”
Nea wɔka faa Yohane Suboni ho no, wobɛtumi aka afa Joseph Smith nso ho sɛ: “Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a Onyankopɔn somaa no, a ne din de [Joseph]. “Na ɔnyɛ saa Hann no, mmom wɔsomaa no sɛ ɔmmɛdi saa Hann” no ho adanseɛ sɛ ɛnam ne so nnipa nyinaa bɛgye adi.”
Megye di. “Megye di na menim yie sɛ Yesu ne Kristo no, Onyankopɔn te asefoɔ no Ba no. Medi adanseɛ sɛ saa Nyankopɔn te asefoɔ no yɛ yɛn Agya dɔfoɔ. Menim yei ɛfiri sɛ Awurade nne na aka akyerɛ me, saa na N’asomfo, asomafoɔ, ne nkɔmhyɛfoɔ, a Joseph Smith ka ho nne hyɛ aseɛ firi ne so.
Medi adanseɛ sɛ na Joseph Smith yɛ Nyankopɔn nkɔnhyɛnyi na ɔyɛ, Awurade Yesu Kristo n’adansefoɔ na ɔyɛ n’akoa. “Wɔhyiraa no sɛ ɔmmɛbue mmerɛ a ɛtwa toɔ yi ano,” na wɔahyira yɛn sɛ ɔyɛeɛ.
Awurade hyɛɛ Oliver ne yɛn nyinaa, “momfa nokorɛdie nyina m’akoa Joseph akyi.” Medi adanseɛ sɛ Awurade gyina N’akoa Joseph ne Maeɛ bio a ɔnam ne so de baeɛ no akyi.
Seesei Joseph Smith saa ɔsoro asɔfodie a ɔkaa ho asɛm no. Sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ n’adamfo bɔ no, ɔnni akyirikyiri firi yɛn nkyɛn, na wɔ nkatanim no fa foforɔ no, ɔne yɛn kɔso yɛ adwuma, a tumi ɛredɔɔso kɛseɛ ka ho a de abobɔ saa ahennie yi. Mede anigyeɛ ne nnase, pagya me nne wɔ ayɛyie mu ma onipa a ɔne Yehowa kasaeɛ no.” Na ne nyinaa akyi no, ayɛyie nka Yehowa a ɔne saa onipa no kasaeɛ no! Wɔ Yesu Kristo din mu, amen.