Kristo Nsɛm ne Sunsum Kronkron no De Yɛn Bɛkɔ Nokorɛ no ho
Saa nhyehyeɛ a ɛyɛ nwanwa yi a yɛbɛhunu no bɛboa yɛn ama yɛahunu sɛ yɛyɛ Onyankopɔn mma na yɛbɛtumi abɛyɛ sɛ Ɔno.
Onyankopɔn ne yɛn Agya a ɔwɔ Ɔsoro. Yɛyɛ Ne honhom mma, na wɔbɔɔ yɛn wɔ Ne suban so. Enti, yɛn mu biara, sɛ Onyankopɔn ba no, wɔ ɔsoro tumi a yɛde bɛyɛ sɛ Ɔno.
Yɛne No tenaa ase sɛ ahonhom ansa na yɛreba asase yi so. Ɔsoro Agya, sɛ yɛn sunsum mu ɔwofoɔ no, ɔdɔ yɛn, ɔpɛ deɛ ɛyɛ ma yɛn, na ɔsiesiee nhyehyɛeɛ maa yɛn sɛ yɛbɛnya Ne nhyira akɛseɛ, a ɛyɛ ɛnwuo tebea ne nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ. Sɛdeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no teɛ no, wɔbɛma yɛn kwan, sɛ honhom mma no, sɛ yɛbɛfa Ne nhyehyɛeɛ no. Ɛnam asase so a yɛbɛba no, anka yɛbɛfiri Onyankopɔn anim, yɛn werɛ bɛfiri yɛn asetena ansa na yɛrewu, anya honam ne nnompe nipadua, anya yɛn ankasa suahunu, na yɛanya gyedie. Sɛ yɛde yɛn nipadua a ɛyɛ honam ne nnompe, sɛ honam fam nipa no, anka yɛbɛma yɛn ho atɔ yɛn ho wɔ sɔhwɛ mu, yɛn ho ate na yɛatwe yɛn ho afiri Onyankopɔn ho, na yɛrentumi nsan nkɔ N’anim kronkron no. Esiane Ɔsoro Agya dɔ a ɛnni ano ma yɛn nti, Ɔsomaa N’abakan, Yesu Kristo, sɛ ɔmmɛyɛ yɛn Agyenkwa. Yesu Kristo nam N’afɔrebɔ, Mpata no so maa ɛyɛɛ yie sɛ wɔbɛgye yɛn afiri yɛn bɔne mu na wɔanyane yɛn na yɛanya daa nkwa.
M’ani sɔ paa wɔ saa animuonyam nokorɛ yi ho—deɛ yɛfrɛ no Agya no nkwagyeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ, Ne mmɔborɔhunu nhyehyɛeɛ, anaa N’anigyeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ kɛseɛ. Nokorɛ ahodoɔ a ɛho hia yi a masua no aboa me ma mahu me nipasu ankasa ne nhyira akɛseɛ a ɛfa ɔsoro ne daa nkwa ho a Onyankopɔn asiesie ama yɛn no. Sɛnea nkɔmhyɛni Nephi kyerɛkyerɛɛ yɛn no, ɛsɛ sɛ “yɛdi Kristo nsɛm so; ɛfiri sɛ hwɛ, Kristo nsɛm bɛkyerɛ mo nneɛma nyinaa deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ” Ɔde kaa ho sɛ, “Sɛ mobɛfa kwan so akɔ mu, na moanya Sunsum Kronkron no a, ɛbɛkyerɛ mo nneɛma nyinaa deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ.” Ɛnnɛ, mepɛ sɛ mekyɛ sɛdeɛ Kristo ne Sunsum Kronkron ne nsɛm boaa me maa mehunuu saa nokorɛ a ɛho hia yi wɔ me mmabunu berɛ mfitiaseɛ mu.
Kristo Nsɛm Bɛkyerɛ Wo Nneɛma Nyinaa Nea Ɛsɛ sɛ Woyɛ
Sɛdeɛ Nephi kaa wɔ 1 Nephi nwoma no nkyekyɛmu a ɛdi kan no mu no, me nso “awofoɔ pa na wɔwoo me.” Menyinii wɔ Nagano, Japan, wɔ efie bi a na wɔhyɛ nokorɛdie, nsiyɛ, ne ahobrɛaseɛ ho nkuran dendennden, na wɔdi amaneɛ dada no so ketee. Na me papa yɛ obi a ɔpɛ nyamesom paa. Na mehwɛ sɛnea ɔrebɔ mpaeɛ wɔ Shintofoɔ ne Buddhafoɔ afɔrebukyia no anim anɔpa biara ne anadwo biara. Ɛwom sɛ na mennim onii ko a ɔrebɔ mpaeɛ ne nea nti ɔrebɔ mpaeɛ deɛ, nanso na megye di sɛ tumi bi a yɛnhu anaasɛ Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ “ahoɔden sɛ ɔbɛgye” anaasɛ ɔbɛboa yɛn sɛ yɛfiri akoma mu bɔ mpaeɛ a.
Te sɛ mmabunu afoforɔ no, mehyiaa ahokyerɛ pii. Meperee, na mesusuiiɛ sɛ asetena nyɛ na ɛwɔ nkɔsoɔ ne ɔhaw pii. Metee nka sɛ mayera, na menni akwankyerɛ ho adwene wɔ m’asetena mu. Na ɛte sɛ nea asetena yɛ berɛ tiaa mu deɛ ɛfirisɛ na ɛbɛwie berɛ a mawu no. Abrabɔ a na mennim nkwagyeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no yɛɛ me basaa.
Berɛ a mefirii aseɛ suaa Borɔfo kasa wɔ ntoasoɔ sukuu mu akyi berɛ tiaa bi no, sukuufoɔ a wɔwɔ yɛn sukuu no mu nyinaa nsa kaa Apam Foforɔ no bi. Ɛwom sɛ na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ yɛafiri yɛn Borɔfo adesua ase deɛ, nanso yɛn kyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsua Borɔfo kasa ɛnam akenkan so. Mebuee mu na mesan hwɛɛ emu nsɛm no. Nsɛm a ɛwɔ Apam Foforɔ no mu no yɛɛ den yie maa me. Na nsɛmfua a ɛwɔ Japan kasa mu no yɛ den saa ara. Nanso, wɔtwee me kɔɔ ɔkra ho nsɛmmisa a wɔahyehyɛ a na wɔde aka ho ansa na Twerɛ Kronkron mu nsɛm reba wɔ Gideon Twerɛ Kronkron yi mu—nsɛmmisa a ɛfa ankonamyɛ a wɔte nka, ahotosoɔ a wonni, adwene a ɛyɛ basaa, asetena mu sɔhwɛ ahodoɔ a wohyia, ne nea ɛkeka ho no. Wɔde nkyekyɛmu ne nkratafa a ɛwɔ Apam Foforɔ no mu ho asɛm dii adeɛ biara a ɛwɔ din no akyi. Asɛm “Berɛ a woabrɛ” no na ɛtwetwee me titire. Nkyerɛkyerɛmu no maa mebuee Mateo 11:28–30, a Yesu ka kyerɛɛ N’asuafoɔ wɔ mu sɛ:
“Mommra me nkyɛn, mo a moyɛ adwuma na wɔasoa mo nnesoa nyinaa, na mɛma mo ahome.
“Momfa me kɔnnua nto mo ho so, na sua wɔ me hɔ; ɛfiri sɛ medwo na mebrɛ me ho ase wɔ akoma mu, na mobɛnya ahomegyeɛ ama mo kra.
“Na me kɔnnua yɛ mmerɛ, na m’adesoa yɛ hare.”
Yei ne berɛ a ɛdi kan a mekae sɛ mekenkanee Yesu Kristo nsɛm no. Ɛwom sɛ mante nsɛm a Ɔkaeɛ no nyinaa ase deɛ, nanso Ne nsɛm no kyekyee me werɛ, maa me kra so, na ɛmaa me anidasoɔ. Mmerɛ dodoɔ a mekenkanee Ne nsɛm no, dodoɔ no ara na metee nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mesɔ Ne nsɛm no su pa hwɛ. Na mennte nka da sɛ metee nka saa da no. Metee nka sɛ ɔdɔ me. Metee nka sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛ obi a menim no.
Berɛ a mekɔɔ so suaa adeɛ no, metee nka sɛ ɔne me rekasa tee berɛ a Ɔkaa sɛ: “Nhyira ne wɔn a tenenee ho kɔm ne sukɔm de wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn amee.”
Ne nsɛm no hyɛɛ m’akoma ma ɛwom mpo sɛ na mentumi nkyerɛkyerɛ me atenka mu yie saa berɛ no. Ɛwom sɛ Yesu Kristo tenaa ase mfeɛ ɔha pii a atwam ni wɔ asase a mennim so deɛ, nanso mesusuii sɛ mɛtumi de me akoma nyinaa de me ho ato Ne nsɛm so. Na mewɔ anidasoɔ sɛ daakye bi, ebia mɛsua Yesu Kristo nsɛm pii.
Sunsum Kronkron Bɛkyerɛ Wo Nneɛma Nyinaa Nea Ɛsɛ sɛ Woyɛ
Ɛno baeɛ da bi wɔ mfeɛ kakra bi akyi. Mehyiaa Yesu Kristo Asɔre a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Nna a Ɛdi Akyire Ahotefoɔ a wɔatu wɔn ho ama paa, mmeranteɛ, berɛ nyinaa asɛmpatrɛfoɔ. Na ankyɛre na mehyiaa Nna a Ɛdi Akyire Ahotefoɔ kuo ketewa bi a wɔn yam yɛ na wɔn ani gye, a wɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛdi Yesu Kristo akyi. Ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛgyee me berɛ kakra ansa na mede me ho ato wɔn so koraa no, mebaa sɛ mɛhunu wɔ asɛmpa a wɔasan de aba no mu deɛ na me kɔn dɔ berɛ a mesua Apam Foforɔ no—Yesu Kristo nsɛm ne anidasoɔ ne asomdwoeɛ a ɛfiri mu ba no.
Suahunu kronkron titire bi ne berɛ a asɛmpatrɛfoɔ no kyerɛɛ me mpaebɔ. Mebɛhunuu sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ Onyankopɔn din. Sɛ yɛbɔ mpaeɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛfiri yɛn akoma mu kasa, da yɛn anisɔ adi, na yɛka yɛn anidasoɔ ne yɛn akɔnnɔ ho asɛm. Sɛ yɛka nea yɛpɛ sɛ yɛka nyinaa wie a, yɛde yɛn mpaebɔ no ba awieeɛ ɛnam ka a yɛka sɛ, “Yesu Kristo din mu, amen.” Yɛyɛ yei ɛfiri sɛ Yesu hyɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ wɔ ne din mu. Mpaebɔ a mebɔɔ Ɔsoro Agya no boaa me ma mehunuu onipa ko a Ɔyɛ ne me ne No ntam abusuabɔ—sɛ meyɛ Ne honhom ba a ɔdɔ no. Mesuaa sɛ, ɛnam sɛ Ɔsoro Agya nim na ɔdɔ me nti, ɔbɛkasa akyerɛ me ankasa, sononko, ne akwan a yɛnam Sunsum Kronkron so te aseɛ.
Berɛ bi wɔ hɔ a nokorɛ mu no m’antumi anhu Sunsum Kronkron no. Mante aseɛ, na mesusuii sɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ ara ne sɛ medi mpaebɔ anammɔn akyi na biribi a ɛyɛ nwanwa asi. Da bi, berɛ a na me ne asɛmpatrɛfoɔ no reyɛ adesua no, mefirii adesua no mu sɛ merekɔgye m’ahome. Na madwene ayɛ me basaa wɔ deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mede m’abrabɔ yɛ ho sɛ Yesu Kristo asɛmpa a wɔasan de aba no yɛ nokorɛ ampa a.
Berɛ a na meresan akɔ dan a na asɛmpatrɛfoɔ no retwɛn no mu no, metee asɛmpatrɛfoɔ no mu baako nne. Metee me din. Sɛ anka mɛbue ɛpono no, metiee ɛnne a ɛwɔ ɛpono no fa foforɔ no. Me ho dwirii me. Na wɔrebɔ Ɔsoro Agya mpaeɛ ara kwa. Na nea ɔrebɔ mpaeɛ no resrɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔntie me mpaebɔ. Ɛwom sɛ na ne Japan kasa nnkɔ nkan deɛ, nanso ne mpaebɔ a ɛfiri akomam a metee no maa m’ akoma yɛɛ mmrɛ. Mesusuii nea enti a wɔdwene me ho saa no ho. Afei mehunuu sɛ wɔn mpaebɔ a wɔgyinaa me ananmu no yii Ɔsoro Agya ne Agyenkwa no dɔ ma me no adi. Saa ɔdɔ no maa menyaa anidasoɔ, na ɛno akyi no, mede gyedie ne adwene ankasa bisaa Onyankopɔn ampa. Berɛ a meyɛɛ saa no, metee anigyeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ nka sɛ ampa ara meyɛ Onyankopɔn ba na mewɔ ɔsoro tumi ne nkrabea. Nkwagyeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no siane kɔɔ m’akoma mu tɔnn.
Titenani Russell M. Nelson aka sɛ, “Ɔkwan a wofa so dwene onipa ko a woyɛ ho no ka agyinasie biara a wobɛsi da.” Ɛyɛ nokorɛ paa ma me. Gyinaeɛ a mesii sɛ mɛdi Agyenkwa Yesu Kristo akyi ɛnam asubɔ ne Honhom Kronkron akyɛdeɛ a menyaeɛ no so hyiraa m’abrabɔ sene sɛdeɛ mesusuu pɛn. Berɛ a yɛne Onyankopɔn hyɛ asubɔ apam no mu no, yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ yɛwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ yɛbɛfa Yesu Kristo din ato yɛn ho so, adi Onyankopɔn mmaransɛm so, na yɛasom No wɔ yɛn nkwa nna a aka nyinaa mu. Yɛn Soro Agya no nso, ɔhyɛ yɛn bɔ sɛ yɛbɛtumi anya Ne Honhom berɛ nyinaa sɛ ɔne yɛn bɛtena —akwankyerɛ a ɛkɔ so a ɛfiri Honhom Kronkron no hɔ.
Meto nsa frɛ mo sɛ mo nya gyedie wɔ nkrasɛm a Nephi kyerɛɛ yɛn—sɛ Kristo ne Sunsum Kronkron no nsɛm bɛkyerɛ mo “nneɛma nyinaa deɛ [wo] bɛyɛ.” Biribiara! Yei yɛ akyɛdeɛ a ɛyɛ nwanwa a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ.
Anuanom mmarima ne mmaa, M’ani sɔ wɔ yɛn Soro Agya no nkwagyeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ no ho. Esiane sɛ Ɔdɔ yɛn nti, Ɔnam Ne Ba a Ɔwoo no Koro, Yesu Kristo so siesiee ɔkwan a yɛbɛfa so asan aba N’anim. Saa nhyehyeɛ a ɛyɛ nwanwa yi a yɛbɛhunu no bɛboa yɛn ama yɛahunu sɛ yɛyɛ Onyankopɔn mma na yɛbɛtumi abɛyɛ sɛ Ɔno. M’ani sɔ nokorɛ a ɛho hia yi. Medi mo adanseɛ sɛ Yesu Kristo nsɛm ne Honhom Kronkron no bɛdi yɛn anim ama yɛanya daa nkwa. Menim sɛ saa nneɛma yi yɛ nokorɛ. Wɔ Yesu Kristo din kronkron no mu, amen.