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Mmaeɛ bio no Nne: Sion Nsraban


“Mmaeɛ bio no Nne: Sion Nsraban,” Bra, Di M’akyi—De ma Efie ne Asɔre: Nkyerɛkyerɛ ne Apam 2025 (2025)

“Sion Nsraban,” Bra, Di M’akyi—De ma Efie ne Asɔre: 2025

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Sion Nsraban

Ɛnam sɛ Sion Nsraban ansan amfa Ahotefoɔ no ankɔ wɔn nsase so wɔ Jackson County nti, nnipa bebree dwenee sɛ wɔn mmɔdemmɔ no yɛɛ kwa. Nanso, bebree a na wɔka Sion Nsraban ho no kaee wɔn suahunu na wɔhunuu sɛdeɛ Awurade ahyɛ botaeɛ kɛseɛ bi ma wɔ wɔn abrabɔ mu ne N’ahemman mu. Wɔn adansedie no bi nie.

Joseph Smith

One drawing in pencil, charcoal and ink on paper.  A left profile, head/shoulders portrait of Joseph Smith; drawn basically in charcoal, highlighted with white paint and black ink.  titled at bottom "Jospeh Smith the Prophet."  Signed at left shoulder "Drawn from the most authentic sources by Dan Weggeland"  A drawn border surrounds it.  No date apparent.

Bɛboro mfeɛ 40 wɔ Sion Nsraban akyi no, Joseph Young, a na ɔka nsraban no ho no, bɔɔ amaneɛ sɛ Joseph Smith kaa deɛ ɛdidi soɔ yi:

“Anuanom, mo mu binom bo afu me, ɛfiri sɛ moanko wɔ Missouri; nanso momma menka nkyerɛ mo, na Onyankopɔn mpɛ sɛ moko. Na ɔrentumi mfa nnipa dummienu nhyehyɛ n’ahemman mmue asɛmpa no pono mma wiase aman, ne nnipa aduɔson wɔ wɔn akwankyerɛ ase sɛ wɔnni wɔn anammɔn akyi, gye sɛ na ɔfa wɔn firi nnipakuo bi a wɔde wɔn abrabɔ ama, na wɔabɔ afɔdeɛ kɛseɛ a ɛte sɛ deɛ Abraham yɛɛe no.

“Seesei, Awurade anya ne Dummienu ne n’Aduɔson, na wɔbɛfrɛ Aduɔson akuo foforɔ, a wɔbɛbɔ afɔdeɛ no, na wɔn a wɔmmɔɔ wɔ wɔn afɔdeɛ seesei no, bɛyɛ no no akyire yi.”

Brigham Young

Photograph of Brigham Young in stately side pose.

“Berɛ a yɛduruu Missouri no Awurade kasa kyerɛɛ n’akoa Joseph Smith na ɔkaa sɛ, ‘magye w’afɔdeɛ no,’ na yɛnyaa ankwanya sɛ yɛbɛsan bio. Mesaneeɛ no ayɔnkofoɔ bebree bisaa me sɛ mfasoɔ bɛn na ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔbɛfrɛ nnipa afiri wɔn nnwuma mu akɔduru Missouri na afei wɔasan, a wɔanhyɛ da anyɛ biribiara. ‘Hwan na aboa no?’ wɔbisaeɛ. ‘Sɛ Awurade na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ a, ɛdeɛn na na ɛsi n’ani so nti a ɔyɛɛ saa?’ … Meka kyerɛɛ saa anuanom no sɛ wɔtuaa me ka yie—wɔtuaae de nsiho kɛseɛ kaa ho—aane mesusu kuruwa yɛɛ ma buu so wɔ nimdeɛ a menyaeɛ sɛ me ne Nkɔmhyɛni tuu kwan.”

Wilford Woodruff

Photograph of Brigham Young in stately side pose.

“Na me ne Onyankopɔn Nkɔmhyɛni wɔ Sion Nsraban mu. Mehunu Onyankopɔn ne no nkutahodie. Mehunuu sɛ Onyankopɔn tumi ka ne ho. Mehunuu sɛ ɔyɛ Nkɔmhyɛni. Deɛ Onyankopɔn tumi daa no adi kyerɛɛ no fa saa akwantuo no ho som boɔ kɛseɛ ma me ɛne wɔn a wɔgyee ne nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa.”

“Berɛ a wɔfrɛɛ Sion Nsraban nkorɔfoɔ no na yɛn mu bebree nhunuu yɛn ho anim da; na yɛyeyɛ ahɔhoɔ mema yɛn ho na na bebree nhunuu nkɔmhyɛni no da. Na wɔato yɛn apete amannɔne, te sɛ aburoo a wɔapo so, wɔ wiase nyinaa. Na yɛyɛ mmarimaa, na wɔfrɛɛ yɛn wɔ ntɛm sɛ yɛnkɔgye Sion, na deɛ na ɛwɔ sɛ yɛyɛ biara na ɛwɔ yɛyɛ no gyedie mu. Yɛboaa yɛn ho ano bɔɔ mu firii State ahodoɔ mu wɔ Kirtland na yɛkɔɔ sɛ yɛrekɔgye Sion, sɛdeɛ yɛbɛyɛ Onyankopɔn mmarasɛm a ɔde ama yɛn. Onyankopɔn gyee yɛn nnwuma na Ɔyɛɛ Abraham nnwuma. Yɛyɛɛ nneɛma bebree, ɛwom sɛ awaefoɔ ne annye anniefoɔ bisaa mpɛn bebree sɛ ‘ɛdeɛn na moayɛ?’ Yɛnyaa suahunu a anka yɛrentumi nnya no [wɔ] kwan foforɔ biara so da. Yɛnyaa akwanya hunuu nkɔmhyɛni no anim, na yɛnyaa akwanya ne no tuu kwan akwansini mpempem, na yɛhunuu Onyankopɔn honhom a ɛne no reyɛ adwuma, ne Yesu Kristo adiyisɛm ma no ne saa adiyisɛm no mma mu. Na ɔboaboaa elderfoɔ ahanu ano firii wiase nyinaa wɔ saa mfitiaseɛ nna no ara mu na ɔsomaa yɛn kɔbɔɔ dawuro wɔ wiase na yɛkaa Yesu Kristo asɛmpa no. Sɛ anka me ne Sion Nsraban no ankɔ a anka menni ha ɛnnɛ [wɔ Salt Lake City, resom wɔ Asomafoɔ Dummienu Kuo mu] Yɛkɔɔ hɔ nti wɔtoo yɛn guu bobeturo no mu sɛ yɛnkɔka asɛmpa no, na Awurade gyee yɛn nnwuma. Na wɔ yɛn nnwuma ne ɔtaeɛ nyinaa mu, a na yɛn nkwa taa da asiane mu no, na ɛtwa sɛ yɛde gyedie yɛ adwuma na yɛtena ase.”

“Suahunu a [yɛ] nyaae sɛ yɛne Sion Nsraban tuu kwan no, na ɛsom boɔ kyɛn sikakɔkɔɔ .”

Atwerɛ

  1. Wɔ Joseph Young Sr., Aduɔson no Nhyehyɛeɛ Abakɔsɛm (1878), 14.

  2. “Nkɔmmɔdie,” Deseret News, Ɔpɛnima 3, 1862, 177.

  3. Wɔ Nhyiamu Amanebɔ mu, Oforisuo 1898, 29–30; san hwɛ Asɔre no Titenafoɔ Nkyerɛkyerɛ: Wilford Woodruff (2004), 135.

  4. “Nkɔmmɔdie,” Deseret News, Ɔpɛnima 22, 1869, 543; san hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛ: Wilford Woodruff, 138.

  5. Deseret News: Semi-Weekly, Kutawonsa 27, 1880, 2; san hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛ: Wilford Woodruff, 138.