Wɔ Mfeɛ Kakra Bi Ntam
Sɛ yɛanni nokorɛ annyɛ setie a, yɛbɛtumi adane Onyankopɔn yiedie nhyira no akɔ mmusuo a ɛyɛ ahomasoɔ a ɛkyea na ɛbɛdane yɛn.
Me nuanom mmaa ne mmarima, mete asɛnka adwa bea ɛnnɛ yi, mahwɛ saa Nhyiamu bea yi sɛ ɛreyɛ ma mprɛ mmiɛnsa firi COVID berɛ so. Moyɛ Yesu Kristo asuafoɔ adɔfoɔ a mowɔ nsiyɛ sɛ mobɛsua adeɛ. Me kamfo mo wɔ mo nokorɛdie ho. Na medɔ mo.
Ezra Taft Benson somm sɛ Yesu Kristo Asɔre a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Nna a ɛdi Akyire Ahotefoɔ Titenani firii Obubuo 1985 kɔsii Kɔtɔnima 1994. Na madi mfeɛ 33 berɛ a Titenani Benson bɛyɛɛ Asɔre no Titenani ne 42 berɛ a ɔfirii mu. Ahoɔden kwan so no, ne nkyerɛkyerɛ ne adanseɛ nyaa me so nkɛntɛnsoɔ kɛseɛ pa ara.
Nneɛma a ɛma Titenani Benson da nso wɔ ne som adwuma mu baako ne n’ani a ɔde sii botaeɛ ne Mormon Nwoma No ho hia a ɛhia so. Ɔkɔɔ so toaa so sii so dua sɛ, “Mormon Nwoma no ne yɛn som no nnyinasoɔ—yɛn adansedie nnyinasoɔ, yɛn nkyerɛkyerɛ nnyinasoɔ, ne yɛn adanseɛ wɔ yɛn Awurade ne Agyenkwa no mu nnyinasoɔ.” Ɔtaa nso san sii nkyerɛkyerɛ ne kɔkɔbɔ fa bɔne a ɛyɛ ahomasoɔ a yɛhunu no wɔ saa nna a ɛdi akyire adanseɛ fa Yesu Kristo ho no so dua.
Titenani Benson nkyerɛkyerɛ titire bi hyɛɛ me so kɛse a ɛkɔ so kɛntɛn me Mormon Nwoma no sua so. Ɔkaa sɛ:
“Mormon Nwoma no wɔtwerɛ maa yɛn da yi. Nephifoɔ no anya nwoma no da; saa ara na tete mmerɛ mu Lamanfoɔ no anya. Wɔyɛ maa yɛn. Mormon twerɛɛ berɛ a ɛbɛnee Nephifoɔ asetena nkɔsoɔ awieeɛ hɔ. Wɔ nkanyan a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn, ɔno a ɔhunu nneɛma nyinaa firi ahyɛaseɛ no, Mormon yɛɛ mfeɛ haha twerɛtohɔsɛm ntiantia, hwɛɛ mu yiyii abakɔsɛm, nkasaeɛ, ne abasɛm dodoɔ a ɛbɛboa yɛn kɛse pa ara.
Titenani Benson toaa so sɛ: “Mormon Nwoma no atwerɛfoɔ titire no mu biara dii adanseɛ sɛ ɔtwerɛ maa daakye awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ. Sɛ wɔhunuu yɛn da yi, na wɔyii saa nneɛma yi a ɛbɛsom boɔ kɛseɛ ama yɛn yi a, ɛnyɛ saa na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsua Mormon Nwoma no? Ɛwɔ sɛ yɛbisa yɛn ho daadaa sɛ, ‘Adɛn na Awurade kanyanee Mormon ma ɔde [saa amanebɔ] yi kaa ne twerɛtohɔ ho? Asuadeɛ bɛn na mɛtumi asua afiri [saa afotuo] yi mu a ɛbɛboa me sɛ mɛtumi atena saa da ne berɛ yi mu?’”
Titenani Benson nsɛm boa yɛn sɛ yɛbɛte aseɛ sɛ Mormon Nwoma no ɛnyɛ abakɔsɛm twerɛtohɔ kumaa a ɛkyerɛ deɛ atwa mu. Mmom, saa twerɛsɛm dodoɔ yi kyerɛ daakye na ɛkura nkyerɛkyerɛ, kɔkɔbɔ, a ɛho hia ne asuadeɛ a asusu ama yɛn da yi mu tebea ahodoɔ ne nsɛm denden. Ɛno nti, Mormon Nwoma no yɛ nwoma a ɛfa yɛn daakye ho ne mmerɛ a yɛwɔ mu yi ne deɛ yɛbɛtena mu.
Mebɔ mpaeɛ srɛ Sunsum Kronkron no mmoa berɛ a seesei yɛresusu asuadeɛ a ɛho hia ma yɛn ɛnnɛ firi Helaman nwoma mu wɔ Mormon Nwoma no mu.
Nephites ne Lamanites no
Helaman ne ne mma mmarima twerɛtohɔ ka nkorɔfoɔ bi a wɔrehwɛ Yesu Kristo awoɔ no anim kwan ho asɛm. Amanneɛ a wɔbɔɔ wɔ afe ha fa mu wɔ twerɛsɛm twerɛtohɔ apɔ so apɔ so no kyerɛ Lamanfoɔ nsakraeɛ ne teneneeyɛ, ne Nephifoɔ no atirimuɔdensɛm, ɔwaeɛ, ne akyiwasɛm.
Nephifoɔ ne Lamanfoɔ ntotoho ne nsonoeɛ ahodoɔ a ɛda wɔn ntam firi saa tete twerɛtohɔ yi mu yɛ adekyerɛ kɛseɛ ma yɛn ɛnnɛ
“Lamanfoɔ no mu dodoɔ no ara abɛyɛ ateneneefoɔ kɛse ama wɔn teneneeyɛ no abɛboro Nephifoɔ no deɛ so, ɛnam wɔn denyɛ ne sɛdeɛ na wɔagyina pintinn wɔ gyedie mu.
“[Na] Nephifoɔ no bebree wɔ hɔ a wɔabɛyɛ asoɔden na wɔnni nsakraeɛ, ne atirimuɔden kɛseɛ, ma ɛboro so mpo sɛ wɔpo Onyankopɔn asɛm ne asɛmpaka ne nkɔmhyɛ biara a ɛbaa wɔn ntam.”
“Na yei ma yɛhunu sɛ Nifaefoɔ no hyɛɛ aseɛ tɔɔ sini wɔ annye annie mu, na wɔnyinii wɔ atirimuɔdensɛm ne akyiwadeɛ mu, berɛ a Lamanfoɔ no hyɛɛ aseɛ nyinii mmorosoɔ wɔ Onyankopɔn ho nimdeɛ mu; aane, wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ dii ne mmara ne mmaransɛm so, nantee wɔ nokorɛ ne teneneeyɛ mu wɔ n’anim.
“Na saa yɛhunu sɛ Awurade Honhom no hyɛɛ aseɛ twee ne ho firii Nephifoɔ no ho, ɛnam wɔn atirimuɔdensɛm ne wɔn akoma denyɛ nti.
“Na saa yɛhunu sɛ Awurade hyɛɛ aseɛ hwiee ne Honhom guu Lamanfoɔ no so, ɛnam wɔn nteaseɛ a ɛnyɛ den ne ɔpɛ pa sɛ wɔbɛgye ne nsɛm adi.”
Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ deɛ ɛyɛ ahodwiri na anibere wom kɛse titire fa saa Nephifoɔ akyiri sane kɔ ɔwaeɛ mu ne asɛm sɛ “saa amumuyɛ yi nyinaa baa wɔn so wɔ mfeɛ kakra bi ntam.”
Nephifoɔ Danee wɔn ho Firii Onyankopɔn Nkyɛn
Sɛn na berɛ bi nkorɔfoɔ bi a na wɔyɛ ateneneefoɔ tumi bɛyɛ aniammɔhofoɔ ne atirimuɔdenfoɔ wɔ berɛ tiawa bi ntam saa? Sɛn na nkorɔfoɔ werɛ bɛtumi afiri Onyankopɔn a wahyira wɔn mmorosoɔ no ntɛm so saa?
Tumi ne nteaseɛ kɛseɛ mu, Nephifoɔ no kasatia nhwɛsoɔ no yɛ adesuadeɛ ma yɛn ɛnnɛ.
“Ahomasoɔ hyɛɛ aseɛ wuraa nkorɔfoɔ a wɔgye too mu sɛ wɔka Onyankopɔn asɔre ho no akoma mu ɛnam wɔn ahonyadeɛ mmorosoɔ kɛseɛ ne yiedie a ɛwɔ asase no so nti.”
“[Wɔn] de [wɔn] akoma ato ahonyadeɛ ne nneɛma hunu a ɛwɔ saa wiase yi so” “ɛnam saa ahomasoɔ a [wɔn] maa kwan ma ɛwura [kɔɔ wɔn] akoma mu, a ɛmaa [wɔn] so traa deɛ na ɛyɛ papa ɛnam [wɔn] ahonyadeɛ mmorosoɔ kɛseɛ nti!”
Tetefoɔ nne firi mfuturo mu ɛnnɛ resrɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnsua saa daapem asuadeɛ yi: yiedie, ahodeɛ, ne ateyie kabom yɛ mfrafraeɛ nnamnnam a ɛtumi di mpo ateneneefoɔ anim kɔ nom ahomasoɔ a ɛyɛ honhom mu awuduro.
Yɛrema ahomasoɔ awura yɛn akoma mu bɛtumi ama yɛasi deɛ ɛyɛ kronkron atwetwe; wonnye nkɔmhyɛ honhom ne adiyisɛm nni; tiatia Onyankopɔn mmaransɛm so wɔ yɛn nan ase; po Onyankopɔn asɛm; pamo, si atwetwe; na yɛsopa nkɔmhyɛfoɔ; na yɛwerɛ firi Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn; na “yɛmpɛ sɛ Awurade [yɛn] Nyankopɔn, ɔno a wɔabɔ [yɛn], bɛdi yɛn so na wadi hene wɔ [yɛn] so.”
Ɛnti, sɛ yɛanni nokorɛ annyɛ setie a, yɛbɛtumi adane Onyankopɔn yiedie nhyira no akɔ mmusuo a ɛyɛ ahomasoɔ a ɛkyea na ɛdane yɛn ani firi nokorɛ a ɛnni awieeɛ ne honhom mu nneɛma a ɛdi kan a ɛho hia kɛse. Ɛwɔ sɛ berɛ biara yɛyɛ ahwɛyie wɔ ahomasoɔ ne adwene bi sɛ yɛn ho hia sen obiara, nnaadaa gyinaeɛsie fa yɛn ho, hwehwɛ yɛn ankasa yiedie sen sɛ yɛbɛsom afoforɔ ho no.
Berɛ a yɛama yɛn ani asi yɛn ankasa so ahomasoɔ mu no, honhom mu anifira ne dodoɔ a yɛhwere, dodoɔ pa ara, anaa mpo deɛ ɛwɔ yɛn mu ne deɛ atwa yɛn ho ahyia nyinaa nso bɛteetee yɛn. Yɛrentumi nhwɛ na yɛmfa yɛn ani nsi Yesu Kristo so sɛ “agyiraeɛ” no sɛ yɛhunu yɛn ankasa nko ara ho a.
Honhom mu anifira bi te saa nso bɛtumi ama yɛn adane afiri teneneeyɛ kwan no so, akɔtɔ akwan a wɔabara so, ama yɛabɛyera. Berɛ a yɛde anifira “dane kɔ [yɛn] ankasa akwan so” na yɛdi ɔsɛeɛ amane so no, yɛayɛ krado sɛ yɛbɛtwere yɛn ankasa nteaseɛ ho, hoahoa yɛn ho yɛn ankasa ahoɔden mu, na yɛde yɛn ho to yɛn ankasa nyansa so.
Samuel Lamanni no de nsɛm a ɛmu da hɔ bɔɔ Nephifoɔ no nnane firii Onyankopɔn ho no tɔfa: “Mo nkwa nna nyinaa mode ahwehwɛ adeɛ a morentumi nya; na moayɛ amumuyɛ de ahwehwɛ anigyeɛ, deɛ ɛne teneneeyɛ su a ɛwɔ yɛn Ɔnniawieeɛ Panin kɛseɛ no mu bɔ abira.”
Nkɔmhyɛni Mormon hyɛɛ no nso sɛ, “Na nkorɔfoɔ a wɔkaae no mu dodoɔ kɔɔ so tenaa wɔn ahomasoɔ ne atirimuɔdensɛm mu, na kakra a ɛkaae no nantee ahwɛyie mu Onyankopɔn anim.”
Lamanfoɔ no Dane kɔɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn
Wɔ Helaman nwoma no mu, Lamanfoɔ teneneeyɛ a ɛnyiniiɛ no ma nsonoeɛ kɛseɛ ba Nephifoɔ honhom mu mmerɛyɛ no siane ntɛm so.
Lamanfoɔ no dane kɔɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn na wɔnam gyedie wɔ twerɛnsɛm kronkron no nkyerɛkyerɛ ne nkɔmhyɛfoɔ no so de wɔn baa nokorɛ nimdeɛ no ho, rekyerɛ gyedie wɔ Awurade Yesu Kristo mu, resakyera firi wɔn bɔne ho, na wɔnya akoma nsesaeɛ kɛseɛ pa ara.
“Ɛno nti, wɔn mu dodoɔ a abɛhunu yei no, mo ankasa monim sɛ wɔgyina pintinn a wɔnhinhim wɔ gyedie no mu, ne adeɛ a ɛmu wɔnam so ama wɔanya fahodie.”
“Ɛwɔ sɛ mohunu sɛ [Lamanfoɔ] no mu dodoɔ a wɔwɔ dwumadie kwan so, na wɔde ahwɛyie nante Onyankopɔn anim, na wɔhwɛ sɛ wɔbɛdi ne mmaransɛm ne ne mmara ne n’atemmuo so.
“Wɔde nsiyɛ rebɔ mmɔden a wɔmmrɛ ho sɛ wɔbɛtumi de wɔn nnuanom a aka no aba nokorɛ nimdeɛ no ho.”
Sɛdeɛ ɛwieeɛ no, “[Lamanfoɔ no] teneneeyɛ boroo Nephifoɔ deɛ no so, ɛnam wɔn pintinnyɛ ne wɔn ase a atim wɔ gyedie no mu.”
Kɔkɔbɔ ne Bɔhyɛ bi
Moroni detoo dwa sɛ: “Hwɛ, Awurade ayi akyerɛ me, nneɛma nwanwasoɔ ne akɛseɛ a ɛfa deɛ ɛrenkyɛre ɛbɛba, wɔ da no a saa nneɛma yi bɛpue aba wɔ mo ntam no.
“Hwɛ, Mekasa kyerɛ mo te sɛdeɛ mowɔ ha, nanso monni ha. Mmom hwɛ, Yesu Kristo de mo akyerɛ me, na menim mo nnwuma.”
Mesrɛ, monkae sɛ Mormon Nwoma no hwɛ daakye mu na ɛkura nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛho hia, kɔkɔbɔ, ne asuadeɛ a wɔasusu ama me ne wo yɛn ɛnnɛ da yi tebea ne nsɛm denden mu.
Ɔwaeɛ tumi ba wɔ nsusuiɛ mmienu so—fekuo mu ne ankorankoro. Wɔ fekuo nsusuiɛ so no, Yesu Kristo Asɔre a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Nna a ɛdi Akyire Ahotefoɔ no remfa ɔwaeɛ so nyera anaa wɔmfa mfiri asase so.
Nkɔmhyɛni Joseph Smith bɔɔ dawuro: “Wɔama Nokorɛ Susudua no so; tumi biara rentumi nsi adwuma no nkɔsoɔ ho kwan Onyankopɔn nokorɛ no bɛfiri akɔ akokoɔduro so, animuonyam mu, ne fahodie mu, kɔsi sɛ ɛbɛwura asasepɔn biara mu, asra borɔno biara so, afa ɔman biara so, na agyegye wɔ aso biara mu, kɔsi sɛ Onyankopɔn botaeɛ bɛba mu na Yehowa, ɔkɛseɛ no bɛka sɛ yɛayɛ adwuma no.”
Wɔ ankorankoro nsusuiɛ so no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn mu biara yɛ “ahwɛyie wɔ ahomasoɔ ho, sɛdeɛ [yɛn] mmɛyɛ te sɛ tete Nephifoɔ no.”
Ma me nsusu yei, sɛ wo anaa me gye di sɛ yɛwɔ ahoɔden a ɛdɔɔso ne abrane a yɛbɛkwati ahantan ne ahomasoɔ a, ɛnneɛ na yɛyare firi saa honhom mu wuo yareɛ yi dada. Ne tiatwa mu no, sɛ me ne wo nnye nni sɛ ahomasoɔ bɛtumi ahaw yɛn a, ɛnneɛ na yɛyɛ mmerɛ a yɛwɔ honhom mu mmusuo mu. Wɔ nna, nnawɔtwe, anaa mfeɛ kakra bi ntam, yɛbɛtumi ahwere yɛn honhom mu awoɔ mpaninie agye deɛ ɛsua koraa kyɛn nkwan ase.
Mmom, sɛ, wo anaa me gyedi sɛ ahomasoɔ bɛtumi ahaw yɛn a, na ɛnneɛ yɛbɛyɛ berɛ biara nneɛma ɛyɛ nketewa ne ntiantia a ɛbɛbɔ yɛn ho ban na aboa yɛn ama yɛabɛyɛ “te sɛ akwadaa, ɔgyae ne ho ma, ɔdwo, ɔbrɛ ne ho ase, ɔnya aboterɛ, ɔdɔ ahyɛ no ma, nya ɔpɛ sɛ ɔgyae ne ho ma biribiara a Awurade hunu sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ ɔde ba [yɛn] so.” “Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔbrɛ wɔn ho ase berɛ a wɔnhyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔbɛbrɛ wɔn ho ase.”
Berɛ a yɛredi Titenani Benson afotuo so, na yɛbisa yɛn ho deɛ enti a Awurade kanyann Mormon ma ɔde Helaman Nwoma no tiatwa amanebɔ, afotuo, ne kɔkɔbɔ no tiatwa kaa ho no, mehyɛ bɔ sɛ yɛbɛhunu saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi so mfasoɔ ma yɛn ankorankoro asetena mu tebea pɔtee ne mmusua ɛnnɛ yi. Sɛ yɛsua na yɛdwennwene saa nkanyan twerɛtohɔ yi ho a, wɔbɛhyira yɛn ani ama yɛahunu, aso ama yɛate, adwene ama yɛanya nhumu, ne akoma sɛ yɛde bɛte aseɛ asuadeɛ a ɛwɔ sɛ yɛsua sɛ yɛbɛ “hwɛ yie ahomasoɔ ho, anyɛ saa a [yɛbɛ] kɔ sɔhwɛ mu.”
Mede ahurisie di adanseɛ sɛ Ɔnniawieeɛ Agya Nyankopɔn yɛ yɛn Agya. Yesu Kristo ne ɔno a Ɔwoo no Korɔ ne Ɔdɔ Ba no. Ɔyɛ yɛn Agyenkwa Na medi adanseɛ sɛ, sɛ yɛnante Awurade ahobrɛaseɛ Honhom no kwan so a, yɛbɛkwati na yɛadi ahomasoɔ so nkonim na yɛanya asomdwoeɛ wɔ Ne mu. Medi ho adanseɛ wɔ Awurade Yesu Kristo din kronkron no mu, amen.