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<strong>ENWERE</strong> M<br />
<strong>OLILEANYA</strong><br />
<strong>NA</strong> <strong>CHINEKE</strong><br />
GA-AZOPUTA M<br />
Nke Harold Camping Dere<br />
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Enwere m Olileanya Na Chineke Ga-azọpụta m<br />
(I Hope God Will Save Me – Igbo)<br />
Nke Harold Camping dere<br />
Ndị Kwadebere ma bipụta ya bụ;<br />
<strong>Family</strong> Stations, Inc.<br />
Oakland, California 94621<br />
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( kwa : Amaokwu nile nke Akwụkwọ Nsọ e hotara n’ime akwụkwọ a<br />
sitere na Baịbụl<br />
nke Union Igbo.)<br />
Mbipụta Nke Mbụ Eprel 2007<br />
Mbipụta Nke Abụọ Maach 2008<br />
Mbipụta Nke Atọ Eprel 2009<br />
08-28-2012<br />
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IHE DI <strong>NA</strong> YA<br />
Okwu mbido ............................................................................................... v<br />
Enwere m olileanya na Chineke ga-azoputa m ....................................... 1<br />
Gini Ka Chineke Nweburu Ime iji zoputa Mmadu? ............................... 3<br />
Ndi Chineke Hotara .................................................................................... 4<br />
E Were Ndi A Hotara Nye Kraist .............................................................. 5<br />
Onye Ahu Buru Nmehie ............................................................................. 6<br />
Oke Igwe Ndi Mmadu A na-akabeghi Zoputa bu Ndi<br />
Chineke Na-apughi Ibibi ............................................................................ 7<br />
Mmadu Nile Nwuru Anwu n’ime Mmuo site n’afo Nne ha ................. 9<br />
A Ghaghi Inye Anyi Nkpuru obi Ohuru ................................................ 10<br />
Ihe Nzoputa Nke Ndi A hoputara Bu n’ezie ......................................... 12<br />
Oru ebube nke di N’ Omumu Ohuru ahu ............................................. 13<br />
Oru nke Ime Mmuo Dika Baibul si akowa Ya ....................................... 14<br />
Kraist Ruru Oru Nile A choro maka Nzoputa Anyi ............................. 16<br />
Gini Meziri Chineke Ji Enye Anyi Iwu Ndi a? ...................................... 16<br />
Di Omimi nke di n’etiti Chineke na Mmadu ......................................... 17<br />
Chineke Na-anwale Mmadu .................................................................... 20<br />
Oke mkpa Izu ike nke Ubochi nke Asaa Di ........................................... 20<br />
Ngozi nile nke Di N’atumatu Nwale Chineke ...................................... 22<br />
Chineke na-eme ka Atumatu Nwale Ya Rawanye ahu ........................ 23<br />
Anyi apuru Inu Ihe Baibul na-ekwu mana ghara Inu Ya? ................. 26<br />
Jiri Otu Akuku Akwukwo nso tulekota Ya na<br />
Akuku ozo n’Akwukwo Nso .................................................................. 27<br />
A na-enye Mmadu Nile Iwu ka Ha Kpokuo Chineke ......................... 29<br />
Oru Nke Ikwere ........................................................................................ 31<br />
A na-enye Mmadu Nile Iwu ka ha Kwere Chineke ............................ 33<br />
Kraist Ruru Oru Nile- Kwudosiri ike n’Okwukwe-iji<br />
Zoputa Anyi .............................................................................................. 34<br />
Oru Nke Ikachite Ihe Akara Bu Oru Nke Chineke Mgbe Nile .......... 35<br />
Oge Ufodu, A ghaghi Idezighari Ntughari Asusu Ahu ..................... 36<br />
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Abraham O Kweere Chineke a we Zoputa ya n’ihi nke a? ................ 39<br />
Anyi kwere Kraist, O puru Izoputa Anyi ............................................. 40<br />
Mgbaghoju anya di N’ighota Okwu a bu“Kwere” .............................. 43<br />
Ekwensu Na-abia Dika Muo Ozi nke Ihe ............................................. 44<br />
A Kaara Imebu ka Nzuko Uka nile digide Ocha? ............................... 46<br />
Mgbanwe Di Uku ..................................................................................... 48<br />
Onye A zoputara Na-ebi Ndu n’ime Ahu a na-azoputaghi ............... 49<br />
Ochicho obi nke Onye ahu A zoputara ................................................. 50<br />
Egwu na Ima Jijiji ...................................................................................... 51<br />
Mana Ihunanya zuru oke Na-achupu Egwu ........................................ 54<br />
Olileanya O dikwara M? .......................................................................... 56<br />
Indeks nke Akwukwo Nso .................................................................... 64<br />
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OKWU MBIDO<br />
Otutu ndi mmadu na-asi, “achoro m ka a zoputa m.” Ya<br />
mere, n’ime ntakiri akwukwo a, anyi ga-agbali iji eziokwu zuru oke,<br />
we leba anya n’ajuju a: Olee ihe m na-aghagi ime iji buru onye a<br />
zoputara? N’ihi na anyi ga-amuta na o nweghi onye o bula puru ime<br />
ihe o bula iji buru onye a zoputara, nke a nwere ike ime ka obi daa<br />
otutu ndi na-agu akwukwo mba bu ndi ga-ekpebi na olileanya<br />
adighizi nakwa na o nweghi onye o bula a ga-azoputa. Mana nke bu<br />
eziokwu bu na, ihe gbasara ndi mmadu iburu ndi a zoputara<br />
n’ubochi anyi a abughi nke olileanya na-adighi. N’eziokwu, dika anyi<br />
na-elezi anya nke oma na-amu Baibul anyi na-achoputa na ihe akaebe<br />
nke Baibul na-egosi anyi na e nwere oke owuwe ihe ubi nke ndi<br />
mmadu iburu ndi a zoputara n’oge a n’uwa.<br />
Ihe akaebe nke Baibul bu na n’ubochi anyi a, ndi mmadu hiri<br />
nne ka a na-azoputa karia ndi a zoputabugoro n’oge o bula ozo<br />
kemgbe uwa dibara. Mana a naghi azoputa ha site na ha igbaso<br />
atumatu nzoputa nke uka o bula ma o bu onye nkwusa ozioma o<br />
bula bu onye kwenyere n’atumatu nzoputa nke nzuko ya. Anyi gaamuta<br />
na o di oke mkpa na ndi ahu na-akuzi atumatu nzoputa nke<br />
Chineke ga-eme nke a site n’ikwudosi ike n’atumatu nzoputa nke<br />
Chineke guzobere dika e siri detuo ya n’ime Baibul.<br />
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Enwere m Olileanya Na<br />
Chineke Ga-azoputa m<br />
Chineke kere uwa n’ihe dika afo 13,000 gara aga. N’oge<br />
ahu, malite na ndi mbu muru anyi, bu Adam na Iv, O kere mmadu<br />
n’oyiyi Ya nakwa n’onyinyo Ya. Mana mmadu nupuru isi megide<br />
Chineke, iji nye ha ntaramahuhu, oke iwe nke Chineke dakwasiri<br />
mmadu nile. Nnupu isi nke a di oke njo nke na dika iwu nke Chineke<br />
si mebe ya, o bughi nani na mmadu etufuola ohere ya onwe ya na<br />
Chineke ino ruo mgbe ebighi ebi kama a ga-ebibikwa ya ruo mgbe<br />
ebighi ebi site n’ikpochapu ya kpamkpam n’ubochi ikpeazu nke<br />
odidi uwa a. Ya mere, otutu ndi mmadu na-akwa akwa si, achoro m<br />
nnoo ibu onye a zoputara puo n’omuma ikpe nke mbibi ebighi ebi.”<br />
Mmadu o bula di ndu maara na e nwere Chineke bu onye naagukoro<br />
ya nmehie ya nile. Nke a bu n’ihi na e kere mmadu n’oyiyi<br />
nakwa onyinyo nke Chineke. Obuna n’agbanyeghi na nkewa adila<br />
n’etiti ya na Chineke n’ihi nnupu isi ya megide Chineke, ma n’ime<br />
uche ya o maara Chineke ma marakwa na Chineke na-agukoro ya ihe<br />
nile o na-eme. Anyi na-aguta na Ndi Rom 2:13 ruo 15, n’ime<br />
amaokwu ndi a okwu a bu “Ndi mba ozo” na-arutu aka na ndi<br />
mmadu nile nke uwa bu ndi na-amaghi ihe o bula gbasara Baibul:<br />
N’ihi na o bughi ndi na-anu iwu bu ndi ezi omume n’ebe Chineke<br />
no, kama o bu ndi na-edebe iwu ka a ga-agu na ndi ezi omume:<br />
n’ihi na mgbe o bula ndi mba ozo ndi na-enweghi iwu na-eme ihe<br />
nile di n’iwu site ka e si mu ha, ndi ahu, o bu ezie na ha enweghi<br />
iwu, ma ha onwe ha bu iwu e nyere onwe ha; n’ihi na ha na-egosi<br />
olu iwu na e dewo ya n’obi ha, ako na uche ha na-esokwa ya naagba<br />
ama, ihe ha na-atule n’obi ha n’etiti onwe ha na-ebokwa ha<br />
ebubo ma o bu eleghi anya na-agopu ha;<br />
N’ihi nke a, mmadu nile, maara n’ime mmuo ha na o bu<br />
nmehie; ya bu, ime njehie n’iwu nke Chineke, bu igbu ochu, izu ohi,<br />
ikwa iko, w.d.g. O makwara n’ime mmuo ya na Chineke mebere<br />
ntaramahuhu maka nmehie nile nke onye ahu. Ya mere, mmadu o<br />
bula di ndu na-agbali ichota uzo isi me ka ya na Chineke di n’udo. Ya<br />
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u, o na-agu ya agu ichota uzo o ga-esi gbanahu ntaramahuhu<br />
jogburu onwe ya maka nmehie nile ya.<br />
Ufodu na-agbali igbo nsogbu a joro oke njo site n’igwa onwe<br />
ha na o nweghi Chineke o bula di ha ga-aza ajuju. N’ihi nke a ha naagbalisi<br />
ike ibu ndi na-ekwenyeghi na Chineke di ma o bu ndi naekwu<br />
na mmadu malitere site n’anu ohia ma o bu ndi na-ekwu na o<br />
nweghi onye puru ima ma Chineke o di.<br />
Ndi ozo emebela chi ndi nke ha na-efe. Ha na-emebe chi nke<br />
osisi ma o bu nkume, dika ndi na-efe Buddha, ma o bu, dika ndi naagu<br />
ihe di na kpakpando, ha na-elegara kpakpando anya dika chi ha,<br />
ma o bu dika otutu ndi mmadu, ha na-achota otu okpukpere chi nke<br />
obi ha nabatara. Usoro okpukpere chi ahu nwekwara ike o nweghi<br />
ihe ga-ejiko ya na Baibul ma oli ma o bu o nwere ike jiri ufodu<br />
amaokwu ndi di na Baibul iji kwado ya. Ya mere, ha na-achota usoro<br />
okpukpere chi nke ha kwenyere na o bu ya kacha nma iji me ka ha na<br />
Chineke di na udo.<br />
Nke bu eziokwu bu na taa ihe dika otu uzo n’ime uzo ato nke<br />
onu ogugu ndi mmadu nke uwa na-akpo onwe ha “Ndi nke Kraist.”<br />
Nke a putara na ha so n’otu okpukpere chi nke na-eji ufodu akuku<br />
nke Baibul iji kwado okwu onu ha na nke ahu bu Ozioma nke gaadotara<br />
Chineke ndi mmadu. Otu okpukpere chi nile n’otu n’otu, ma<br />
o nwere nani ntakiri ihe jikoro ya na Baibul, ma o bukwanu na o<br />
dichasi nnoo ka o kwudosiri ike na Baibul, na-ekwuputa na ha nwere<br />
uzo kachasi buru nke ezie mmadu na Chineke idi n’udo. Nke a bu<br />
ihe a ga-ahu n’ime ekpemkepe ndi a ma ama nke oma dika ndi uka<br />
Roman Katolik, ndi uka Baptist, ndi uka Rifom, ndi Presbiterian, ndi<br />
Adventist, ndi ama Jihova, ndi Momon, w.d.g. Ma o di nwute na, o<br />
nweghi nke o bula n’ime ekpemekpe ndi a nwere nghota zuru ezu<br />
n’ihe gbasara ihe a choro iji me ka mmadu na Chineke di n’udo, ya<br />
bu, iji buru onye a zoputara puo n’oke iwe nke Chineke, nke bu<br />
ntaramahuhu maka nmehie ha.<br />
Ma o di nwute na, ndi ahu tinyegoro ntukwasi obi ha maka<br />
inwete nzoputa ha n’otu ekpemekpe o bula n’ime ndi a ka no n’ime nsogbu<br />
miri emi nke Chineke n’ihi na otu ekpemekpe ha apughi izoputa ha.<br />
Ma o di nwute na, ndi ahu tinyegoro ntukwasi obi ha maka<br />
inwete nzoputa n’otu ekpemekpe o bula n’ime ndi a ka no n’ime<br />
nsogbu miri emi nke Chineke n’ihi na otu ekpemekpe ha apughi<br />
izoputa ha, ha anaghikwa ege nti nke oma n’otu isi iyi nke eziokwu e<br />
nwere nani ya, bu Baibul.<br />
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N’ime akwukwo a, anyi ga-agbali iweputa ya kpomkwem,<br />
otu ga-ekwe omume, bu nkuzi nke Baibul gbasara atumatu Chineke<br />
nke bu n’ime ya ka otutu ndi mmadu ga-esi buruzi ndi ha na<br />
Chineke ga-adizi n’udo ma gbanahu ikpe joro oke njo nke gaadakwasi<br />
agburu mmadu n’oge nke isi njedebe uwa.<br />
Anyi aghaghi icheta na Baibul, dika o di n’asusu ndi mbu<br />
mbu ya, na o bu Chineke dere ya, mana Chineke jiri ndi ode<br />
akwukwo bucha mmadu de ya, dika II Pita 1:21, na-agwa anyi:<br />
N’ihi na o dighi amuma o bula nke e ji ochicho mmadu bu mgbe o<br />
bula: kama mmadu sitere na Chineke kwu okwu, mgbe Muo Nso<br />
na-eme ka ha kwue.<br />
Nkpuru okwu ndi nke ha deturu bu Chineke n’onwe Ya<br />
kwuputara ha (Jeremaia 36:1 ruo 4). Ya mere, site n’igu ma na-amu<br />
Baibul anyi na-enwete isi iyi nke eziokwu bu ya kachasi di uku ma<br />
buru nke ikpeazu. Ya mere, nghota o bula n’otu n’otu mmadu nwere<br />
n’ihe gbasara atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke aghaghi idabako<br />
kpomkwem na nkuzi nke Baibul. Ya mere, anyi ga-adiriri njikere<br />
inyochasi nkuzi nile nke mmadu weputara site n’itulekota ya na<br />
amaokwu o bula di na Baibul.<br />
Gini Ka Chineke Nweburu Ime iji zoputa Mmadu?<br />
Anyi ga-aga n’ihu n’omumu anyi a site n’ilezi anya nke oma<br />
we choputa ihe ahu Baibul na-ekwuputa gbasara ihe ga-egbo nsogbu<br />
nke onodu di oke njo nke chere mmadu ihu. Anyi ga-ahu na onodu<br />
mmadu joro oke njo nke na nani Chineke n’onwe Ya puru iweputa<br />
uzo izi gbanahu ya.<br />
Anyi aghaghi icheta na Baibul n’ozuzu ya bu akwukwo iwu,<br />
nke Chineke dere n’onwe Ya, nke mmadu nile no n’okpuru ya, n’otu<br />
aka ahu, Chineke nokwa n’okpuru ya (Abu Oma 138:2). Ya mere ihe<br />
ahu ga-egbo nsogbu a jogburu onwe ya diri mmadu bu nke gaenwezuriri<br />
ihe nile ahu a choro n’iwu nke e weputara n’ime<br />
akwukwo iwu nke Chineke, bu Baibul.<br />
E nwere ihe ato di mkpa n’ebe o di ukwu nke Chineke naeme<br />
n’onwe Ya nke a kachasi cho iji mee ka mmadu nwe ike nwete<br />
nzoputa n’ime ndu ya. Ihe ato ndi a bu nke a choro n’ebe onye o bula<br />
a zoputara no. O nweghi onye a gupuru.<br />
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Ndi Chineke Hotara<br />
Oru nke mbu Chineke na-aruchitere ndi ahu nile a gaazoputa<br />
bu na tutu e kee uwa, Chineke hoputara mmadu nile O gaazoputa.<br />
Anyi na-aguta na Ndi Efesos 1:3 ruo 5:<br />
Onye a goziri agozi ka O bu, bu Chineke na Nna nke Onyenwe<br />
anyi Jisus Kraist, Onye were ngozi nile o bula nke Muo Nso gozie<br />
anyi n’ebe di n’eluigwe n’ime Kraist: dika O roputara anyi n’ime<br />
Ya mgbe a katoghi ntoala uwa, ka anyi we di nso burukwa ndi a<br />
na-apughi ita uta n’ihu Ya n’ihunanya: ebe O buuru uzo ka anyi<br />
aka ka e we site n’aka Jisus Kraist do anyi ka umu Ya ndikom, dika<br />
o di Ya ezi nma n’ochicho Ya,<br />
Ka Chineke na-akwadebe ike uwa nke a nakwa ijeri puru ijeri<br />
ndi mmadu bi n’ime ya, O lere anya n’oge nile nke ga-di n’uwa ma<br />
hu onu ogu ndi mmadu no na nhujuanya ndi na-enupu isi megide<br />
Ya. N’agbanyeghi na Chineke kere mmadu ka ha buru ndi zuru oke,<br />
n’oyiyi nakwa onyinyo nke Chineke, Baibul na-eme ka o doo anya na<br />
Chineke maara na mmadu ga-enupu isi megide Chineke, nakwa na<br />
nnupu isi ahu ga-ebutere agburu mmadu ibu ndi nwuru anwu n’ime<br />
mmuo nakwa buru ndi oria nke nmehie juputara n’ime. Chineke<br />
makwara na mmadu ga-emecha na-agbalisi ike ime ka ya na Chineke<br />
dikwa n’udo site n’ichoghari Chineke n’ime atumatu di iche iche nke<br />
uche mmadu meputara, bu nke oria nmehie juputara n’ime<br />
kpamkpam, mana o nweghi onye ga na-acho Chineke site n’idabere<br />
n’uzo ndi ahu nke Chineke choro.<br />
Chineke makwara na mmadu ga-emecha na-agbalisi ike ime<br />
ka ya na Chineke dikwa n’udo site n’ichoghari Chineke site n’ime<br />
atumatu di iche iche nke uche mmadu meputara<br />
Na Ndi Rom 3:10 ruo 12, Chineke na-akowa onodu<br />
nhujuanya nke mmadu no n’ime ya. N’ebe ahu anyi na-aguta:<br />
Dika e edworo ya n’akwukwo nso, si, O dighi onye bu onye ezi<br />
omume, o dighi otu onye ma oli; O dighi onye na-aghota, O dighi<br />
onye na-acho Chineke; Ha nile ewezugawo onwe ha, ha nile abaghi<br />
n’ihe n’otu; O dighi onye na-eme ihe oma, o dighi obuna otu onye.<br />
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Ma, n’agbanyeghi na o jogburu onwe ya bu nnupu isi<br />
mmadu megide Chineke , ma Chineke mere nkpebi di oke itunanya<br />
na ruo mgbe ebighi ebi Ya na otutu n’ime ndi a na-enupu isi ga-ano.<br />
Mana olee otu O puru isi kporo ndi a ka ha na Ya noro ruo mgbe<br />
ebighi ebi? Ntaramahuhu maka nmehie ha buru oke ibu. Olee otu<br />
Chineke puru isi kporo ndi a ka ha na Ya noro ruo ebighi ebi, bu ndi<br />
o bu na n’ihi nmehie ha, iwu kwuru na a ghaghi ibibicha ha?<br />
Ntaramahuhu nke diri nmehie jogburu onwe ya n’ebe o di ukwu<br />
n’ihi na nmehie nke agburu mmadu jogburu onwe ya n’ebe o di<br />
ukwu. Nke a bu ihe di oke itunanya gbasara atumatu nzoputa nke<br />
Chineke zubere maka agburu mmadu.<br />
Ya mere, site na tutu oge ito ntoala nke uwa, Chineke abughi<br />
nani na O hoputara ndi ahu O choro ido nso nyere onwe Ya (Ndi<br />
Efesos 1:4), kama O kwukwara ugwo maka nmehie nile ha. Ochicho<br />
obi Ya enweghidi ihe o bula jikoro ya na ihe mmadu na-eme ma o bu<br />
ihe mmadu na-acho. Chineke na-ekpwuputa na Ndi Rom 9:15:<br />
...M ga-emere onye o bula ebere, bu onye M na-emere ebere, M gaenwekwa<br />
obi ebere n’ahu onye o bula, bu onye M ga-enwe obi<br />
ebere n’ahu ya.<br />
Site n’ime ka anyi mara maka oru mbu a nke Chineke di<br />
mkpa n’ebe o di ukwu, Chineke na-enye ndi nile a na-azoputaghi<br />
olileanya di ukwu. Chineke na-ekwusi ike na Ya abughi onye na-ele<br />
mmadu anya n’ihu (Ndi Rom 2:11, Ndi Efesos 6:9, Ndi Kolosi 3:25). O<br />
nweghi mba o bula ma o bu otu ndi mmadu a ga-agunye na ndi<br />
Chineke hoputara karia otu ndi ozo. O nweghi otu ndi nmehie a gaasi<br />
na o ga-ara nnukwu ahu ha onwe ha ibu ndi a zoputara karia otu<br />
ndi ozo.<br />
Baibul dere banyere nzoputa nke nwanyi ahu na-akwa iko na<br />
Jon 8, o dekwara banyere nzoputa nke onye ekperima ahu a<br />
kpogidere ya na Jisos n’obe na Luk 23:9 ruo 43. Ya mere,<br />
n’agbanyeghi udi uku nmehie anyi nwere ike idi, o buru na anyi nwe<br />
agu miri emi inwe nzoputa site n’idabere n’otu Chineke si cho ya, o<br />
bu ihe puru ime eme n’ezie na anyi ga-eso n’ime ndi Chineke<br />
hoputara. Ebe o bu na taa a na-azoputa oke igwe ndi mmadu, o puru<br />
ime eme n’ezie na, mu onwe m, kwa, ga-abu otu n’ime ha. Nke ahu<br />
bukwa oke ihe agbamume.<br />
E Weere Ndi A Hotara Nye Kraist<br />
Ndi ahu Chineke hoputara ka a gbaputa ha ma o bu zoputa<br />
ha bu ndi e weere nye Onyenwe anyi Jisos Kraist, dika anyi na-aguta<br />
na Jon 6:37:<br />
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Ihe nile nke Nna M na-enye M ga-abiakute M; onye naabiakutekwam<br />
M gaghi achupu ya ma oli.<br />
Mana, n’ihi ka Jisos we were ndi a a hotara dika ihe<br />
onwunwe nke Ya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi, o nwere otu ihe e kwesiri ime<br />
banyere nmehie nile ha. Iwu zuru oke nke Chineke, bu nke Chineke<br />
dere n’onwe Ya, na-ekwu na n’ihi na e kere mmadu n’onyinyo nke<br />
Chineke, na mmadu nile aghaghi ikwu ugwo nke iwu Chineke choro<br />
maka nmehie nile ha. Ya mere, n’agbanyeghi na ha bu ndi Chineke<br />
hoputara ma were ha nye Kraist ka ha buru ihe onwunwe Ya ruo<br />
mgbe ebighi ebi, ma Kraist agaghi enwere ha bere nani ma a kwuo<br />
ugwo maka nmmehie ha. Iwu nke Chineke na-ekwu na ugwo a gaakwu<br />
maka nmehie bu onwu, ya mere ihe o putara bu na, ndi ahu a<br />
hotara ma were ha nye Kraist agaghi enwe ike iburu ndi Kraist nwe<br />
n’ihi na ha enweghi ike ikwu ugwo ahu. Nke a na-edubatazi anyi<br />
n’oru ozo di oke itunanya nke Chineke ruru n’aha ndi ahu nile a naazoputa.<br />
Onye Ahu Buru Nmehie<br />
Mgbe Chineke lere anya na mbara uwa, bu nke O zubere ike<br />
n’isi mbido nke oge, O huru na o nweghi onye o bula O puru iji ka<br />
onye ahu nagide onuma nke Chineke n’onodu ndi ahu a hoputara,<br />
ndi ahu Chineke hotara bu ndi ahu e weere nye Kraist ka ha buru ihe<br />
onwunwe Ya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi. A kuziri nke a n’Aisaia 63:5<br />
nakwa Ezikiel 22:30. Mana, iwu zuru oke nke Chineke na-ekwu na<br />
ugwo nke bu onwu bu nke a na-aghaghi ikwu tutu enye onye o bula<br />
ohere ibata n’ime Eluigwe di nso nke Chineke. Akuku o bula nke iwu<br />
Chineke zuru oke bu nke a ga-emezu n’uzo zuru oke.<br />
Ya mere, n’oru nke ebere nakwa ihunanya nke na-enweghi oyiri,<br />
Kraist n’onwe Ya buuru onye ahu bu nmehie n’onodu ndi ahu<br />
nile e weere nye Ya.<br />
Ya mere, n’oru nke ebere nakwa ihunanya nke na-enweghi<br />
oyiri, Kraist n’onwe Ya buuru onye ahu bu nmehie n’onodu ndi ahu<br />
nile e weere nye Ya. Anyi na-aguta n’Aisaia 53:6:<br />
Anyi nile kpafuru akpafu dika igwe aturu: anyi chere ihu, onye o<br />
bula n’uzo nke aka ya: ma Jehova emewo ka ajo omume nke anyi<br />
nile dakwasi ya.<br />
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Okwu a bu “nile” di n’ime amaokwu a na-ekwu maka ndi<br />
nile a hoputara, ya bu, ndi nile ahu Chineke hotara tutu a too ntoala<br />
uwa ka ha buru ndi a ga-azoputa. N’ezie O kwuru ugwo maka<br />
nmehie nile ha tutu O kee uwa. N’ime ihe onyonyo di iche iche (ilu<br />
ndi nwere akuku ato na-ako akuko ihe mebugoro n’uwa) Kraist<br />
gosiputara ka uwa hu otu O siri taa ahuhu n’ikwu ugwo maka<br />
nmehie nke ndi a hoputara. Nke a ka a ga-ahu o kachasi na ngosiputa<br />
nke ahuhu O tara mgbe a kpogidere Ya n’obe. Dika ima atu, e kobere<br />
Ya n’obe n’uzo na-eme oke ihere iji gosiputa na mgbe O kwuburu<br />
ugwo maka nmehie anyi na O buuru abum onu. “Onye a buru onu<br />
ka o bu bu onye a na-akwuba n’elu osisi.” Mgbe e tinyere ahu Ya<br />
n’ime ili, nakwa mgbe O bilitere n’ututu ubochi uka, nke ahu bu<br />
igosiputa na mgbe ahu O kwuru ugwo nmehie anyi n’ezie tutu a too<br />
ntoala uwa na n’ezie O nwuru n’odidi ahu Ya zuru ezu, ahu na<br />
nkpuru obi, ma bilitekwa ozo<br />
iji gosi na ugwo maka nmehie anyi ezuola oke kpamkpam.<br />
Mgbe Kraist mebere onodu maka nzoputa nke ndi a<br />
hoputara, nmehie nile n’otu n’otu nke onye o bula n’otu n’otu O<br />
mere atumatu izoputa bu nke e bokwasiri Ya. Mgbe ahu, O buru ibu<br />
aro nke a di ukwu bu nmehie, guzo inara ikpe n’ihu Chineke, bu<br />
Onye ikpe, a we ma Ya Ikpe. Iji mezuo ihe ndi ahu iwu choro, O<br />
gabigakwara ugwo zuru ezu nke iwu ahu choro n’onodu ndi ahu nile<br />
n’otu n’otu O zubere izoputa. Ugwo ahu bu onwu: “...nkpuru obi nke<br />
na-emehie, ya onwe ya ga-anwu” (Ezikiel 18:4b). Ya mere anyi naagutakwa<br />
“I gaghi ahapuru ala mmuo (onwu) nkpuru obi m.” Nke a<br />
na-egosi na Kraist nwuru onwu ma bilitekwa n’onwu ozo tutu O kee<br />
uwa. Otu e siri ruzuo nke a nile bu nke e kechiri n’ime ihe omimi ahu<br />
gbasara ihe nile Chineke bu.<br />
Ya mere ugbu a, e nwere otutu ndi mmadu n’ime uwa a ndi<br />
bu na, site na tutu e kee ihe okike, a hotaburu ha inwe nzoputa ma<br />
burukwa ndi e were nye Kraist ka ha buru ihe onwunwe Ya ruo<br />
ebighi ebi. Nmehie nile ha aburula nke e kpuchigoro kpamkpam ruo<br />
mgbe ebighi ebi n’ihi na Jisos buuru Onye nzoputa ha site n’ikwu<br />
ugwo maka nmehie nile ha obuna tutu e kee uwa.<br />
Oke Igwe Ndi Mmadu A na-akabeghi Zoputa bu Ndi Chineke Naapughi<br />
Ibibi<br />
Taa, n’ime uwa nile, e nwere oke igwe ndi mmadu bu a naazoputaghi,<br />
ma n’agbanyeghi ya, Chineke apughi ita ha ahuhu maka<br />
nmehie ha. Olee ihe mere ya?<br />
O bu n’ihi na ndi a buburi ndi Chineke hoputaburu ibu ndi a<br />
ga-azoputa. Ya mere, n’oge di anya tutu a muputa ha, nmehie nile<br />
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joro oke njo ma ruo unyi nke ndi a a hoputara ga-emecha mee n’ime<br />
oge nile nke ndu ha n’uwa ka e bokwasiri Onyenwe anyi Jisos. Jisos,<br />
dika onye nnochite anya ha, onye no n’onodu ha, guzoro n’onodu ha<br />
n’ihu oche eze ikpe nke Chineke. N’ihi nmehie nile ndi a, Jisos<br />
aburula onye ikpe mara n’ihu iwu ziri ezi nke Chineke, Chineke<br />
takwara Ya ahuhu maka nmehie nile ha.<br />
Ya mere, ndi a bu ndi O nagidere onuma nke Chineke dika<br />
ugwo maka nmehie nile ha buzi ndi e mere ka ha zie ezi ugbu a. Ya<br />
bu, onye o bula n’ime ha n’otu n’otu, n’agbanyeghi udi oke njo<br />
nmehie ha nile di, onuma nke Chineke, nke iwu Chineke choro ka o<br />
buru ugwo maka nmehie ndi a, aburula nke e mezuru n’uzo zuru<br />
oke. E mere ndi mmadu a ka ha zie ezi.<br />
Ya mere, ka a na-amuputa ndi a nile n’otu n’otu n’ime uwa a,<br />
e meela ya n’ezie n’ezie na o nweghi ka a taa ha ahuhu maka nmehie<br />
ha. Kama ime nke a, o ruo n’otu oge n’ime ndu ha, e meela ya n’ezie<br />
n’ezie na Chineke ga-etinye Okwu nke Chineke bu Baibul n’oru,<br />
n’ime ndu ha, ha ga-anatakwa nkpuru obi ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu.<br />
Nke a puru ime n’oge o bula Chineke hooro ime ka nke a mee. O<br />
puru ime mgbe ha ka no n’ime akpa nwa nke nne ha ma o bu na nkeji<br />
hour ole na ole tutu ha anwuo. O puru ime ma o buru na uche<br />
ezuchaghi ha oke ma o bu na ha nwere uche okenye ogugu isi ya<br />
zuru oke. Ndi mmadu a buburi ndi e mere ka ha zie ezi n’oge di anya<br />
tutu a muputa ha.<br />
O puru ime mgbe ha ka no n’ime akpa nwa nke nne ha<br />
ma o bu na nkeji hour ole naole tutu ha anwuo<br />
Mana o nweghi onye o bula ma e wezuga Chineke maara ndi<br />
ha bu. O bu nani mgbe ha natasiri nkpuru obi ohuru ha a kpolitere<br />
n’onwu, ya bu, mgbe a zoputachara ha, ka ha ga-amalitezi ighota na<br />
Chineke azoputala ha. Mana nke bu eziokwu bu na e mebuolari ka<br />
ha buru ndi ziri ezi site n’isi mbido nke oge n’ihi na Kraist bu Nwa<br />
aturu e gburu site n’oge ito ntoala nke uwa (Nkpughe 13:8).<br />
Mana, mgbe a ga-azoputa ha, ha ga-amata na ha aburula ndi<br />
a zoputara nani n’ihi na Chineke n’ebube Ya dikarisiri uku<br />
hoputaburu ha ma kwuo ugwo maka nmehie nile nke ha. Nzoputa<br />
bukwa nke putara ihe n’ezie na ndu ha n’oge ahu Chineke zoputara<br />
ha site n’inye ha ndu ebighi ebi nakwa nkpuru obi ohu a kpolitere<br />
n’onwu.<br />
Ya mere, n’oge nke a, n’ime uwa taa, e nwere oke igwe ndi<br />
mmadu bu ndi na-agaghi akwu ugwo ma oli maka nmehie nile nke<br />
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ha kama ha ka na-ebi ndu n’ime nmehie, dika ndi ozokwa no n’uwa<br />
sikwa na-ebi ndu n’ime nmehie.<br />
Mmadu Nile Nwuru Anwu n’ime Mmuo site n’afo Nne ha<br />
Anyi aghaghi imata na ndi mmadu nile a na-azoputaghi, ma<br />
Chineke a hotara ha ibu ndi a ga-azoputa ka o bu na a hotaghi ha ibu<br />
ndi a ga-azoputa, ha nile nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo. N’ime ahu<br />
nakwa na nkpuru obi, ha bu ndi oria nmehie juputara kpamkpam. O<br />
bu ya mere anyi ji aguta na Matiu 15:19:<br />
N’ihi na n’obi ka ajo echiche nile, igbu mmadu nile, ikwa iko nile<br />
nke ndikom nwere nwunye na ndinyom nwere di, ikwa iko nile,<br />
ori nile, ama ugha nile, nkwulu nile, si aputa:<br />
Chineke na-akowa ndi ahu O zubere izoputa, gbasara otu ha<br />
sibu ebi ndu tutu a zoputa ha, na ndi Efesos 2:3 anyi na-aguta:<br />
Ndi anyi onwe anyi nile bikwara obi n’etiti ha n’oge gara aga n’ime<br />
agu ihe ojo nke anu aru anyi, na-eme ihe nile anu ahu anyi na<br />
echiche uche anyi choro, burukwa umu nke iwe dika e si mu anyi,<br />
dika ndi foduru bukwa.<br />
Dika iwu ziri ezi nke Chineke si mebe ya, ugwo maka nmehie bu nke a naaghaghi<br />
ikwu akwu, ugwo ahu nke iwu nke Chineke chokwara bu mbibi.<br />
Anyi aghaghi icheta kwa mgbe o bula na dika iwu ziri ezi<br />
nke Chineke si mebe ya, ugwo maka nmehie bu nke a na-aghaghi<br />
ikwu akwu, ugwo ahu nke iwu nke Chineke chokwara bu mbibi. O<br />
bu nani mgbe a kwuchara ugwo ahu ka Chineke puru inye onye<br />
nmehie ahu ndu, bu ndu ebighi ebi. O bukwa n’ihi na ugwo a choro<br />
maka nmehie bu mbibi, n’ihi ya onye ahu a na-azoputaghi ka a gaebibi<br />
ma kpochapu ya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi, o gaghikwa adi ndu ozo.<br />
Chineke na-akowa mbibi a nakwa nkpochapu nke a zuru oke na<br />
Nkpughe 20:14 ruo 15, bu ebe O na-ekwu si:<br />
E we tuba onwu na Hedis n’ime odo oku ahu. Nke a bu onwu nke<br />
abuo ahu, bu odo oku ahu. O burukwa na a hughi onye o bula ka e<br />
dereri aha ya n’akwukwo nke ndu ahu, e we tuba ya n’odo oku<br />
ahu.<br />
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Mgbe a ga-atuba mmadu n’ime odo oku ahu, e kpochapula<br />
ya, bibie ya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi. O nweghi ma oli ma oli ka o dizie<br />
ndu ozo. Nke a bu ihe “onwu nke abuo” ahu putara.<br />
Mana, n’oge di anya tutu a muputa onye ahu, Kraist kwuru<br />
ugwo maka nmehie nke ndi nile a hoputara, n’ihi nke a, onye ahu<br />
aburula onye e mere ka o zie ezi n’iwu (ya bu, n’ime iwu ahu onye<br />
ahu abughizi onye ikpe nmehie mara). Mana tutu Chineke n’ezie<br />
etinye Okwu nke Chineke n’oru n’ime onye ahu ma nye ya nkpuru<br />
obi ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu, oke iwe Chineke ga-adi n’ebe o no. Ya<br />
bu, o ka bu oria nke nmehie, o ka bukwa onye nwuru anwu<br />
kpamkpam n’ime mmuo. O ka di nnoo ka ozu na-esi isi (Jon 11:39)<br />
nakwa ndagwurugwu nke okpukpu ndi kporo nku (Ezikiel 37:1 ruo<br />
2). O nweghi ma oli ma oli ka o nwe ike igbanwe onodu onwu nke<br />
ime mmuo nke udidi ya n’otu uzo ahu kwa onye nwuru anwu n’anu<br />
ahu na-apughikwa idighachi ndu n’anu ahu ozo.<br />
A Ghaghi Inye Anyi Nkpuru obi Ohuru<br />
Nani Chineke puru inye ndu, dika a ga-ahu n’omumu a naamu<br />
nwantakiri. Nwantakiri ahu apughi inye aka n’uzo o bula iji<br />
nwete ndu nke anu ahu ahu. N’otu aka ahu kwa, onye o bula<br />
Chineke hoputarala ibu onye a ga-azoputa, n’agbanyeghi na Kraist<br />
akwubuolari ugwo maka nmehie nile ya, ma a ghaghi inye onye ahu<br />
ndu ime mmuo. Na Jon 3, amaokwu 3 na 7, Chineke na-ekwu na nke<br />
a bu “imu mmadu ozo.” Okwu Grik nke Chineke ji kowa ya n’ebe a<br />
bu nke ihe o putara bu “imu mmadu ozo site n’elu.” Ozokwa, na I<br />
Pita 1:23, Chineke na-akowaputa na omumu ohuru nke a bu mmadu<br />
“ibu onye a muru ozo.”<br />
Omumu ohuru nke a, nke sitere n’elu, ya bu, site n’eluigwe,<br />
abughi nani na o bu nkpuru nke ndu nke ga-abu otutu oge gafe o<br />
tolite n’ime ndu onye ahu a zoputara. O bu nkpuru obi ma o bu<br />
mmuo nke ga-adi ohuru ozugbo. Nkpuru ahu bu Kraist n’onwe Ya<br />
bu Onye bi n’ime onye ahu a zoputagoro (Jon 14:23). Chineke na-eme<br />
ka anyi mara n’ezie na o bu nkpuru obi ohuru nke O kowara site n’iji<br />
akuko ima atu bu mmadu ikwachi oghere di n’akwa ochie site<br />
n’itinye akwa di ohu n’ebe ahu o dokara adoka. (Matiu 9:16). Ha nile<br />
kwesiriri ibu akwa ohu. N’otu aka ahu, O na-enye akuko ima atu<br />
gbasara mmadu itinye mmanya ohu n’ime karama ochie. A ghaghi<br />
itinye mmanya ohuru ahu n’ime karama ohu (Matiu 9:17. A<br />
kowakwara nke a nke oma n’uzo ebe abuo ndi ozo na Baibul, dika na<br />
II Ndi Korint 5:17, bu ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
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Ya mere o buru na onye o bula di n’ime Kraist, o bu onye e kere<br />
ohu: ihe ochie agasiwo; le, ha aghowo ihe ohu.<br />
Akuku di n’ime onye ahu nke na-aburu onye e kere ohu<br />
ozugbo bu mmuo ohuru ya (nkpuru obi ohu a kpolitere n’onwu), nke<br />
Chineke nyere ya n’oge ahu O tinyere Okwu nke Chineke n’oru<br />
n’ime ndu onye ahu (Ezikiel 36:26). N’otu aka ahu kwa, o ruo n’isi<br />
njedebe oge, onye nke a a hoputara ka a ga-enyezi ahu ime mmuo di<br />
ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu, “N’oge dikarisiri nta, n’otu ntabi anya,<br />
mgbe a ga-afu opi ikpeazu: n’ihi na a ga-afu opi, a ga-eme kwa ka<br />
ndi nwuru anwu si n’onwu bilie na-apughi ire ure, a ga-enwokwa<br />
anyi onwe anyi.” (I Ndi Korint 15:52).<br />
N’ihi nke a, ilu ndi putara ihe, ndi na-akowa na mmadu<br />
enweghidi ike o bula idi ndu n’ime mmuo, ya bu, iburu onye a<br />
zoputara, ka e nyechara na Baibul. E weputara nke a n’Ezikiel 37, bu<br />
ebe Chineke na-akowa na ndi mmadu a na-azoputaghi dika okpukpu<br />
kporo nku, ma n’agbanyeghi ya, Chineke na-egosi na mgbe Chineke<br />
ruru oru Ya, okpukpu ndi ahu kporo nku dighachiri ndu n’uzo zuru<br />
oke. Ilu ozo gbasara ihe mebugoro eme bu nke e deturu na Jon 11, bu<br />
ebe anyi na-aguta na ozu na-esi isi nke otu onye a kporo Lazaros<br />
dighachiri ndu mgbe ahu Onyenwe anyi Jisos nyere ya iwu. N’otu<br />
aka ahu kwa, Chineke bu nani Ya bu Onye puru iwete ndu nke ime<br />
mmuo ga-adi ebighi ebi we nye ya mmadu bu onye ahu nwuru anwu<br />
n’ime mmuo site n’afo nne ya.<br />
Anyi ga-amara n’ezie na e nwere ndi mmadu<br />
a na-azoputaghi n’udi abuon’ime uwa.<br />
Anyi ga-amara n’ezie na e nwere ndi mmadu a naazoputaghi<br />
n’udi abuo n’ime uwa. E nwere ndi nwuru anwu n’ime<br />
mmuo bu ndi a hoputabugoro ma burukwa ndi onuma nke Chineke<br />
na-adighizi n’ebe ha no n’uzo iwu si ahuta ya, e nwekwara ndi ahu a<br />
na-agunyeghi na ndi a hoputagoro, n’ihi nke a, n’ezie, ha agaghi<br />
enwe ndu ebighi ebi ma oli, ha ga-atakwa ahuhu nke onuma ikpeazu<br />
nke Chineke. N’ime onodu abuo ndi a, n’agbanyeghi na ha nwuru<br />
anwu n’ime mmuo, e edere iwu nke Chineke n’obi ha. Ya mere, ha<br />
maara, ako na uche ha na-agbakwara ha ama na ha kwesiri irube isi<br />
n’iwu nile nke Chineke.<br />
Ozokwa, otu ihe di mkpa mebere udidi ha, bu nkpuru obi ha<br />
ma o bu mmuo ha bu n’ime ya ka Chineke puru isi duruo ha n’inwe<br />
agu miri emi karia, irube isi n’iwu nile nke Chineke, ma o bu<br />
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Ekwensu puru iduru ha n’inwe obi di njo karia. Gbakwunyekwara<br />
nke a, n’ime udidi ha n’ozuzu ya e nwere ajo omume, onwu nke ime<br />
mmuo, nke na-achoghidi enyemaka nke Ekwensu iji puta ihe<br />
n’echiche ha, okwu onu ha, nakwa omume ha.<br />
Ihe Nzoputa Nke Ndi A hoputara Bu n’ezie<br />
Dika a rutugoro aka na ya, o nwere oru Chineke ozo di uku<br />
nke a chokwara. Ndi ahu a hotara inwe nzoputa bu ndi mmadu nkiti<br />
na-eme nmehie. Ha amaghi ihe o bula gbasara ihe ndi Chineke naezubere<br />
ha. Atumatu nzoputa Chineke nyere ha bu nke a na-aghaghi<br />
ime ka o puta ihe na ndu ha.<br />
Tutu nzoputa abia o nweghi onye o bula n’ime agburu<br />
mmadu nile maara ma Chineke ahotara ya ibu onye a ga-azoputa. O<br />
bu nani mgbe Chineke zoputasiri anyi ka anyi ga-aghota na nani otu<br />
ihe mere e ji gunye anyi n’ime atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke bu n’ihi<br />
na Chineke dika o si di Ya ezi nma hotara anyi obuna tutu O kee<br />
uwa. Dika ndi ozokwa so n’ime agburu mmadu bu ndi a na-agaghi a<br />
zoputa, ndi a zoputara bukwa nnoo ahu na nkpuru obi. Ahu ha bu<br />
akuku nke udidi ha ahu nke a ga-eli n’oge ha ga-anwu. N’ebe onye a<br />
zoputara no, n’oge onwu nke anu ahu ya, nkpuru obi ma o bu mmuo<br />
(nke bukwa otu akuku nke mebere udidi onye ahu n’ezie dika ahu ya<br />
kwa) na-ahapu ahu ya, e we kporo ya laa n’ime eluigwe bu ebe o gaebi<br />
ma soro Kraist chia. O ruzie n’oge nke isi njedebe uwa, mgbe<br />
Kraist ga-alaghachi, O ga-akpolite ahu ahu (II Ndi Korint 5:8, I Ndi<br />
Tesalonaika 4).<br />
Mana, tutu nzoputa, onye ahu a hotara ga na-ebi ndu n’ime<br />
uwa a dika onye nke ozo a na-ahotaghi inwe nzoputa si ebi.<br />
Anyi na-aguta gbasara ndi a hotara na Ndi Efesos 2:1 ruo 3:<br />
Unu onwe unu ka O mekwara ka unu di ndu, mgbe unu no n’onwu<br />
site na ndahie nile unu na nmehie nile unu, nke unu jeghariri<br />
n’ime ha n’oge gara aga n’uzo oge nke uwa nke a, dika onye isi nke<br />
ike nke mbara eluigwe si cho, bu muo ahu nke na-alusi olu ike<br />
n’ime umu nke ekwenyeghi ekwenye ugbu a; ndi anyi onwe anyi<br />
nile bikwara obi n’etiti ha n’oge gara aga n’ime agu ihe ojo nke anu<br />
ahu anyi, na-eme ihe nile anu ahu anyi na echiche uche anyi choro,<br />
burukwa umu nke iwe dika e si mu anyi, dika ndi foduru bukwa:<br />
Tutu a zoputa ya, n’ime ahu ya o na-enwe agu ime nmehie,<br />
n’ime nkpuru obi ya o na-enwekwa agu ime nmehie. O nwuru anwu<br />
n’ime mmuo dika onye nke ahu a na-agaghi azoputa.<br />
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Nke ahu na-edubatazi anyi n’oru nke ato di ukwu nke<br />
Chineke nke O na-aru n’aha ndi ahu Kraist biara izoputa.<br />
Oru ebube nke di N’omumu Ohuru ahu<br />
Oru nke ato Chineke na-aru n’aha ndi ahu e nyegoro Kraist<br />
ka ha buru ihe onwunwe Ya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi bu na O na-aru oru<br />
ebube nke bu inye onye ahu a hoputara nkpuru obi ohuru a kpolitere<br />
n’onwu. Jisos na-ekwu okwu banyere nke a na Jon 3:5, ebe anyi naaguta:<br />
. . .N’ezie, n’ezie, asim i, O buru na a mughi mmadu site na mmiri<br />
na Muo Nso, o pughi iba n’alaeze Chineke.<br />
Tutu nke ahu, anyi na-aguta na Jon 3:3:<br />
. . .N’ezie, n’ezie, asim i, O buru na amughi mmadu ozo, o pughi<br />
ihu alaeze Chineke anya.<br />
Imu mmadu site na mmiri nakwa Muo Nso putara imu<br />
mmadu site n’Ozioma (mmiri), site n’oru nke Chineke Muo Nso (Jon<br />
4:10 ruo 15, Jon 7:38). Chineke na-ekwu maka oru nke a na Ndi Rom<br />
10:17, bu ebe O na-ekwu:<br />
Ya mere, okwukwe si n’onunu puta, ma onunu ahu sitere n’okwu<br />
Kraist.<br />
N’ime oru nhazi di nso nke Chineke, O guzobere ebe ahu O ga<br />
na-azoputa ndi mmadu n’ime ya.<br />
N’ime oru nhazi di nso nke Chineke, O guzobere ebe ahu O<br />
ga na-azoputa ndi mmadu n’ime ya. Ebe ahu bu Baibul, bu nani ya<br />
bu Okwu nke Chineke. Ya mere, o bu ihe na-apughi ime eme mmadu<br />
o bula n’ime uwa ibu onye a zoputara bere nani ma ha anuru okwu<br />
ndi sitere na Chineke, nani Okwu nke Chineke bukwa Baibul. O bu<br />
ya mere na n’ime oge nke ogbo uka Chineke nyere ndi nzuko uka<br />
nile iwu ka ha zisa Ozioma n’ime uwa nile. O bu ya mere na n’ubochi<br />
anyi a anyi kwesiri iga n’ihu tinyesie uchu ike n’izisa Ozioma n’ime<br />
uwa, mana ugbu a anyi ga-eme nke a n’onwe anyi karia ime ya dika<br />
otu uka. Anyi n’onwe anyi n’otu n’otu ga-ejere Kraist ozi dika ndi<br />
nnochite anya.<br />
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Anyi kwesiri imata na taa o nweghi mmadu o bula a puru<br />
izoputa n’ime uka nile. Dika usoro nguko oge Chineke si di, oge nke<br />
ogbo uka abiala n’isi njedebe, Muo Nso ahapukwala uka nile. Mana,<br />
Baibul na-akuziri anyi na n’ebe ndi na-abughi n’ime uka, na oke<br />
owuwe ihe ubi nke ndi kwere ekwe n’ezie ka a na-akpobata n’ime<br />
alaeze nke Chineke. (A na-akpo gi oku ka ikpoturu <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Radio</strong> ma<br />
juo ase maka inwete akwukwo ndi a a na-enye n’efu, The End of the<br />
Church Age and After nakwa Wheat and Tares.)<br />
Chineke na-aru oru nile di n’izoputa, ya mere O puru izoputa<br />
onye ahu a hoputara n’oge o bula n’ime oge nke ndu onye ahu. Nani<br />
ihe a choro bu na onye ahu ga-ano n’onodu inu ihe sitere na Baibul.<br />
N’oge nzoputa onye ahu, Chineke na-enye onye ahu nti ime mmuo<br />
nakwa nkpuru obi ohuru ga-adi ruo ebighi ebi. N’ihi nke a, dika m<br />
kwuburu na mbu, nwa ohuru o bula puru ibu onye a zoputara n’otu<br />
uzo ahu o dikwazi n’ebe onye okenye no. Onye ahu nwere uche<br />
nwantakiri gbara afo abuo puru ibu onye a zoputara n’otu uzo ahu o<br />
dikwazi n’ebe onye oka nmuta koleeji no.<br />
N’obe, Kraist gosiputara ka a hu otu O sibu taa ahuhu tutu O<br />
kee uwa, mgbe ahu O kwuburu ugwo maka nmehie nile nke onye<br />
ahu a hoputara. Ya mere, ihe foduziri ime bu na o ruo n’oge o kwesiri<br />
nke naani Chineke maara, Chineke ga-eme onye a ka o mata n’ezie na<br />
o nwetela nzoputa.<br />
Ka o di ugbu a n’omumu anyi, anyi amalitela imuta ihe iwu<br />
nke Chineke, bu Baibul, choburu ka Chineke me. Ajuju nwere ike di<br />
anyi n’obi bu: olee ihe m puru ime iji buru onye a zoputara? O nwere<br />
uzo o bula m puru iji hu n’ezie na a gunyere m n’ime ndi ahu a gaahoputa<br />
inwe nzoputa? N’ime omumu anyi, anyi ga-eleba anya nke<br />
oma n’ime ajuju ndi a di nnukwu mkpa.<br />
Oru nke Ime Mmuo Dika Baibul si akowa Ya<br />
N’oge ugbu a n’omumu anyi, anyi kwesiri iwebata otu ihe<br />
ozizi nke metutara isiokwu a bu mmadu ibu onye a zoputara n’ebe o<br />
di ukwu. O bu ihe gbasara otu Baibul si akowa okwu a bu “oru” ime<br />
mmuo. Baibul na-ekwu ya ugboro ugboro na nzoputa anyi enweghi<br />
ma oli ka o bia site n’oru o bula nke anyi na-aru (Ndi Efesos 2:8 ruo 9,<br />
Ndi Galetia 2:16). Ya mere, anyi aghaghi imata otu Chineke si akowa<br />
okwu a bu “oru” ime mmuo.<br />
Na Jona 3:10, Chineke na-ekwuputa:<br />
Chineke we hu oru nile ha, na ha siri n’uzo ojo ha chigharia;<br />
Chineke we chegharia uche banyere ihe ojo ahu, nke O kwuru, si<br />
na O ga-eme ha; O meghi kwa ya.<br />
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Na Matiu 7:22, Chineke na-ekwuputa:<br />
Otutu ndi mmadu ga-asi m n’ubochi ahu, Onyenwe anyi, Onyenwe<br />
anyi, anyi ejighi aha Gi bu amuma, anyi ejighi kwa aha Gi chupu<br />
ndi muo ojo, anyi ejighikwa aha Gi lu otutu olu di ike?<br />
Mgbe o bula anyi ga-erube isi n’iwu nke Chineke,<br />
anyi na-aru oru na-ato Chineke uto.<br />
Site n’amaokwu ndi a nakwa amaokwu Baibul ndi ozo, anyi<br />
na-amuta na oge o bula anyi ga-erube isi n’iwu nke Chineke, na anyi<br />
na-aru oru nke na-ato Chineke uto. Mgbe o bula anyi ga-enupu isi<br />
n’iwu nke Chineke, anyi na-aru oru nke na-adighi ato Chineke uto.<br />
Dika ima atu, Baibul na-enye mmadu nile iwu ka ha kwere na Kraist.<br />
Ikwere n’ihe, o bu oru nke anyi na-aru aru? N’ezie o ihe o bu. Okwu<br />
a bu “kwere” bu ngwaa nke sitere n’okwu a bu “okwukwe.” Baibul<br />
na-ekwu okwu n’uzo doro anya na I Ndi Tesalonaika 1:3 nakwa II<br />
Ndi Tesalonaika 1:11 banyere “oru nke okwukwe.”<br />
I Ndi Tesalonaika 1:3, na-agwa anyi:<br />
Ebe anyi na-echeta na-ewepughi aka oru nke okwukwe unu na<br />
ndogbu n’oru nke ihunanya unu na ntachi obi nke olileanya unu ji<br />
ele anya Onyenwe anyi Jisos Kraist, n’iru Chineke anyi, bu Nna<br />
anyi;<br />
Ozokwa na II Ndi Tesalonaika 1:11, anyi na-aguta:<br />
O bukwa nke a ka anyi ji na-ekpekwa ekpere banyere unu mgbe<br />
nile, ka Chineke we gua unu na ndi kwesiri okpukpo a kporo unu,<br />
ka O werekwa ike mezuo ihe nile o bula nke diri idi nma ezi nma<br />
na oru nile o bula nke okwukwe;<br />
N’uzo putara nnukwu ihe, Chineke na-ekwu maka oru nke<br />
okwukwe nakwa ndogbu n’oru nke ihunanya. Ya mere, anyi puru<br />
ighota n’uzo doro anya na mmadu inwe okwukwe nakwa inwe<br />
ihunanya, bucha oru ndi nke anyi na-aru. N’otu aka ahu, irube isi<br />
nyere iwu o bula di n’ime Baibul bucha oru nke e tiri anyi iwu ka<br />
anyi ruo. Ya mere, anyi aghaghi icheta na mgbe Chineke na-enye<br />
anyi iwu ka anyi kpe ekpere, ka anyi cho Kraist, ka anyi buru ndi a<br />
zoputara, ka anyi kpokuo Chineke, ka anyi chere oge Chineke, ka<br />
anyi guo ma muo Baibul, w.d.g., na n’ime ntimiwu nile ndi a,<br />
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Chineke na-etiri anyi iwu ka anyi ruo oru. O bu ya mere Chineke ji<br />
akowa na “ihunanya” bu idebe iwu ndi ahu Chineke nyere, dika ima<br />
atu. Mgbe anyi na-ahu Chineke n’anya ma hukwa onye agbataobi<br />
anyi n’anya, anyi na-aru oru ime mmuo. Ukpuru nke a, nke bu na<br />
irube isi n’iwu o bula bu oru anyi na-aru aru, bu ukpuru nke di<br />
nnukwu nnukwu mkpa nke anyi na-ekwesighi ichefu ma oli dika<br />
anyi na-elezi anya nke oma na-amu amaokwu ndi di na Baibul nke<br />
metutara mmadu iburu onye a zoputara.<br />
Kraist Ruru Oru Nile A choro maka Nzoputa Anyi<br />
O nwekwara ukpuru ozo di nnukwu nnukwu mkpa nke anyi<br />
na-aghaghi icheta kwa mgbe o bula. Nke bu na oru nile e kwesiri iru<br />
iji zoputa mmadu bu nani Chineke puru iru ya. Ihoputa ndi ahu<br />
Chineke zubere izoputa, ugwo nke Kraist kwuru n’aha ndi ahu O<br />
biara izoputa, nkpuru obi ohuru nke Chineke na-enye ndi ahu O naazoputa:<br />
ihe nile ndi a bucha oru nke nani Chineke puru iru.<br />
Oru nke a choro iji zoputa mmadu bu nani Chineke puru iru ya.<br />
Nke bu eziokwu bu na, nhoputa ahu bu nke e mebugoro tutu<br />
mmadu adi. Ozokwa, ugwo maka nmehie nke ndi a hoputara bu nke<br />
a kwuzuru site na tutu ntoala nke uwa (Nkpughe 13:8). Ya mere, o bu<br />
ihe na-apughi ime eme ma oli mmadu ime ihe o bula iji nyere aka<br />
obunagodu nwantakiri n’inwete nzoputa.<br />
Gini Meziri Chineke Ji Enye Anyi Iwu Ndi a?<br />
Chineke na-enye anyi iwu ndi a, ka anyi kwere, kpe ekpere,<br />
w.d.g., mana olee otu anyi puru isi malite we rube isi n’iwu ndi a?<br />
Anyi nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo. Chineke na-akowa na ndi mmadu a<br />
na-azoputaghi dika ndagwurugwu nke okpukpu kporo nku juputara<br />
(Ezikiel 37:1 ruo 14) nakwa dika ozu na-esi isi (Jon 11:39). Chineke<br />
na-ekwusikwa ya ike na Ndi Rom 3:10 ruo 12:<br />
Dika e deworo ya n’akwukwo nso, si, O dighi onye bu onye ezi<br />
omume, o dighi otu onye ma oli; o dighi onye na-aghota, o dighi<br />
onye na-acho Chineke; Ha nile ewezugawo onwe ha, ha nile abaghi<br />
n’ihe n’otu; O dighi onye na-eme ihe oma, o dighi obuna otu onye.<br />
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N’eziokwu, Baibul na-akowaputa n’uzo doro anya na ndi<br />
mmadu a na-azoputaghi nwuru anwu n’uzo zuru oke. Anyi aghaghi<br />
icheta na mmadu, malite n’odida nke Adam, nwuru anwu n’ime<br />
mmuo dika o bu na Chineke ebighi n’ime ha, ha abughikwa ndi<br />
Chineke nyere ike nke ime mmuo. N’ihi nmehie nke mmadu, onuma<br />
nke Chineke di n’ebe o no, nke ahu putakwara na o ruo n’isi njedebe<br />
nke uwa a ga-ebibi ya, o gaghikwa adizi ndu ozo. Dika anyi<br />
kwuburu na mbu, n’ime odidi ahu ya n’ozuzu ya o bu onye oria<br />
nmehie bamiri ime.<br />
Mana, n’agbanyeghi na o nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo, ma o ka<br />
nwere ike irube isi n’iwu ndi Chineke nyere. Ya mere, o puru<br />
ikwenyetu na Kraist, o puru ikpe ekpere, o puru icho Chineke, o<br />
puru isi na nmehie chigharia, dika inu oke mmanya n’aba n’anya,<br />
ikwu okwu ugha, w.d.g. O nwere ike n’ime ya ime nke a n’ihi uzo ihe<br />
abuo.<br />
Ihe nke mbu mere ya bu na o ka nwere ako na uche nke puru<br />
ima ya ikpe nmehie ya (Ndi Rom 2:14 ruo 15, Jon 8:9). Nke a di otu a<br />
n’ihi na mmadu bu onye e kere n’oyiyi nke Chineke,<br />
n’agbangyehikwa na nnukwu nkewa adila n’etiti ya na Chineke, ma<br />
iwu nke Chineke ka ditu n’ime ya.<br />
Ihe nke abuo mere ya bu na Chineke puru imezu uche Ya<br />
n’ime ndu onye ahu a na-azoputaghi n’agbanyeghi na o bughi<br />
ebumnuche Chineke izoputa onye ahu. Anyi na-ahu ukpuru nke a<br />
n’oru n’ime ndu ajo nwoke ahu bu Belaam (Onu Ogugu 22:12 ruo<br />
13), nakwa na ndu Sol, eze mbu nke Israel (I Samuel 10:9 ruo 12).<br />
Ozokwa, o buru na Chineke ahoputala onye ahu a naazoputaghi<br />
ma kwubuo ugwo maka nmehie ya nile, tutu Chineke<br />
enye onye ahu obi ohuru n’ezie, bu nkpuru obi ohu a kpolitere<br />
n’onwu, Chineke Nna nwere ike na-adota ya (Jon 6:44).<br />
Mana, dika onye a na-agbalisi ike irube isi n’iwu ndi nke Chineke, o<br />
nweghi ma oli ma oli ka o mara ma nke o bula n’ime ihe ndi a o bu ha<br />
na-eme ya ka o gbalia irube isi n’iwu ndi Chineke tiri. Ya bu, o<br />
nweghi ihe akaebe o bula, o kwesighikwa iche obuna nwantakiri oge<br />
na nrube isi ya ga-ebuteriri ya nzoputa.<br />
Mmekorita Di Omimi nke di n’etiti Chineke na Mmadu<br />
Ozokwa, e nwere nmekorita nke ime, di omimi, ma di ike nke<br />
di n’etiti Chineke nakwa mmadu nile n’otu n’otu no n’ime agburu<br />
mmadu. Nke a bu ezie o bughi nani n’etiti Chineke na ndi ahu O<br />
hoputagoro inwe nzoputa, kama o di otu a n’ezie n’etiti Chineke<br />
nakwa ndi ahu O na-ahoputaghi, bukwa ndi ahu, a ga-ebibiriri<br />
n’ezie.<br />
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Anyi na-ahu na nke a bu ezie dika o bu na Jisos kwaara<br />
Jerusalem akwa (Luk 19:41), n’agbanyeghi na ihe akaebe nke e nyere<br />
na Baibul na-agwa anyi na imerime n’ime ndi Jerusalem a O na-ekwu<br />
maka ha ka a ga-ebibi. Anyi na-ahu na nke a bu ezie dika o bu na<br />
Baibul na-ekwputa na Chineke anaghi enwe obi uto n’onwu onye ajo<br />
omume (Ezikiel 33:11). Anyi na-ahu nke a bu ezie dika o bu na e dere<br />
iwu nke Chineke n’obi mmadu nile e kere eke (Ndi Rom 2:15).<br />
Anyi na-ahu na nke a bu ezie dika o bu na n’ime iwu nke<br />
Chineke, onye ogbu mmadu aghaghi inwu n’ihi na o gbuola mmadu<br />
bu onye e kere n’onyinyo nakwa oyiyi nke Chineke (Jenesis 9:6).<br />
Anyi na-ahu nke a n’iwu nke Chineke tiri ka anyi hu ndi iro anyi<br />
n’anya. Anyi aghaghi icheta na onye o bula a na-ahoputaghi bu onye<br />
iro nke Chineke, ma n’agbanyeghi ya o nweghi mmadu o bula anyi<br />
na-agaghi ahu n’anya. Anyi na-ahu nke a n’ido aka na nti nke<br />
Chineke na-enye na Matiu 5:22, kwuo na anyi agaghi akpo mmadu<br />
“Raka,” ya bu, onye enweghi uru o bara ma o bu onye nzuzu. Anyi<br />
agaghi elekwasi onye o bula di ndu anya ka a ga-asi na olileanya<br />
adirighi onye ahu inwe nzoputa.<br />
Site n’ihe akaebe ndi a, anyi puru ikwubi na n’agbanyeghi na<br />
mmadu buuru onye nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo n’ihi nmehie ya,<br />
nakwa na Chineke anaghizi etinye ike n’ime onye ahu ma o bu na<br />
Chineke ebighizi n’ime onye ahu, ma etufughi onye ahu,<br />
ebechapughikwa ya puo n’ebe Chineke no. N’ime onodu nke inwu<br />
anwu n’ime mmuo ya nakwa ibu onye a na-azoputaghi, o ka nwere<br />
ihe diri ya ime n’udi na o kwesiri irubere Chineke isi, nakwa n’ezie, o<br />
ka nwere ike n’ime ya irubere Chineke isi. O bu nani n’ubochi<br />
ikpeazu ka a ga-ebechapu ya kpamkpam n’ebe Chineke no (Aisaia<br />
66:24, Jeremaia 23:39 ruo 40, 24:10).<br />
Ya mere, mmadu nile n’otu n’otu ka Chineke ga-atu anya<br />
n’aka ha iru oru nke ikwere Chineke ka we gbalitu irube isi n’iwu ndi<br />
nke e tiri na Baibu. Dika a rutuburu aka na ya na mbu n’ime omumu<br />
anyi a, nrube isi nke a bu nke a puru ime ka o putawanye ihe site na<br />
Chineke n’onwe Ya iru oru n’ime mmadu, nke bukwa otu o sibu diri<br />
ajo nwoke ahu bu Belam (Onu Ogugu 22 nakwa 23), ma o bu o puru<br />
ibu Chineke na-aru oru n’ime ndu onye ahu bu onye Chineke<br />
hoputara kama a kabeghi nye onye ahu nkpuru obi ohuru nke ga-adi<br />
ruo ebighi ebi. (Jon 6:44).<br />
Chineke nwere ikikere igwa mmadu ka o rube isi n’iwu Ya nile.<br />
Anyi aghaghi ichetakwa na Chineke nwere ikikere igwa<br />
mmadu ka o rube isi n’iwu Ya nile. N’ihi na mmadu bu onye e kere<br />
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n’onyinyo nakwa oyiyi nke Chineke, mmadu, dika Chineke n’onwe<br />
Ya, bu onye no n’okpuru akwukwo iwu nke Chineke, bu Baibul. Ya<br />
mere, anyi kwesiri ighota na oru nke ikwere na Kraist bu nke a puru<br />
ihu n’ime ndu nke onye a na-azoputaghi bu onye nwere ike o buru<br />
na a hoputara ya ibu onye a zoputara ma o bukwanu na a hoputaghi<br />
ya. Dika o na-ekwere na Kraist, o ga-agbalisi ike igbaso iwu nke<br />
Baibul nke Luk 13:24, bu ebe Chineke na-ekwu si:<br />
Jisienu ike isi n’onu uzo di warawara ba: n’ihi na otutu mmadu, ka<br />
M si unu, ga-acho iba n’ime ya, ma ha agaghi enwe ike.<br />
Nakwa na Ndi Hibru 4:11, bu ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Ya mere ka anyi na-anu oku n’obi iba n’izu ike ahu, ka onye o bula<br />
ghara ida n’otu ihe nnomi ahu nke ekwenyeghi ekwenye.<br />
Mana, ozokwa aghaghi m ikowaputa ya ka o doo anya na o<br />
nweghi oru o bula nke ikwere puru ime n’ezie ma o bu tinye utu<br />
n’udi o bula n’ime ka onye ahu buru onye a zoputara n’ihi na oru nile<br />
a choro maka iwete nzoputa bu nke Kraist ruru n’uzo zuru oke n’oge<br />
di anya tutu a muputa onye ahu.<br />
O nweghi oru o bula nke ikwere nke puru ime n’ezie ma o bu tinye<br />
utu n’udi o bula n’ime ka onye ahu buru onye a zoputara n’ihi na oru nile<br />
a choro maka iwete nzoputa bu nke Kraist ruru n’uzo zuru oke n’oge di<br />
anya tutu a muputa onye ahu.<br />
O bu ihe magburu onwe ya na, dika onye a na-azoputaghi naagbasi<br />
mbo ike ime ihe Chineke na-acho, ngozi abuo di uku ka a gaemezu.<br />
Ngozi nke mbu bu na dika onye ahu a na-azoputaghi naagbali<br />
irube isi n’iwu ndi ahu Chineke tiri, o ga-abuzi ihe kwesiri<br />
ekwesi na ya onwe ya ga na-amatawanyezi ihe di na Baibul. Nke a<br />
ga-ewebata otutu ihe uru n’ime ndu ya dika o na-amuta ihe gbasara<br />
eziokwu ndi di mkpa dika ihe banyere otu nmehie si jogbue onwe ya,<br />
ugwo maka nmehie, ikpe ziri ezi nke Chineke, nakwa ebere nke<br />
Chineke.<br />
Nke abuo, o ga-edebe onye ahu n’onodu inu Okwu nke<br />
Chineke. N’ihi nke a, O buru na Chineke na-ezube izoputa onye ahu,<br />
onye ahu ga-ano n’onodu kwesiri ekwesi ka Chineke we tinye Okwu<br />
nke Chineke n’oru n’obi ya.<br />
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Chineke Na-anwale Mmadu<br />
O nwere ihe nke ato mere Chineke ji enye ndi mmadu iwu ka<br />
ha ruo oru nke ikwere. Nke ahu na-enye onye ahu otutu ihe nwale<br />
nakwa onwunwa. O ga-amalite iche na mgbali o na-agbali irube isi<br />
n’iwu ndi nke Chineke tiri na nke ahu na-enyere aka n’inye ya<br />
nzoputa?<br />
Chineke na-anwale mmadu kwa mgbe kwa mgbe. Adam na<br />
Iv bu ndi a nwalere n’ime Ogige Ubi nke Iden. Ha dara ihe nwale<br />
ahu, nmehie batakwara n’ime uwa. Abraham bu onye a nwalere site<br />
n’inye ya iwu ka o chuo nwa ya n’aja (Jenesis 22). O dadghi ihe nwale<br />
ahu. Ndi Israel ka a nwalere n’uzo di iche iche n’ime afo ruru 40 ha<br />
no n’ozara. Ha dara ihe nwale ndi ahu. Onye kwere ekwe n’ezie ka a<br />
na-anwale kwa ubochi n’ihi na o ka nwere ahu nke na-enwe agu ime<br />
nmehie. Chineke nwalere Jisos, nye Ekwensu ohere ka o nwa Ya<br />
onwunwa. Ihe magburu onwe ya bu na, O daghi nwale ahu.<br />
Ya mere, n’otu aka ahu, iwu ahu e nyere ka mmadu ruo oru<br />
nke ikwere nakwa oru nke ikpoku Chineke maka inwete nzoputa bu<br />
ihe nwale. Anyi aga-aghotakwa n’ezie na, n’agbanyeghi na ihe ndi a<br />
bu iwu ndi nke Chineke tiri, nke mmadu na-aghaghi irube isi na ha,<br />
ma nrube isi nyere iwu ndi a apughi ibutere anyi nzoputa ma oli?<br />
Atumatu nwale nke a bu nke di mkpa n’ebe o di ukwu.<br />
Mmadu nwere mpako dika ebum puta uwa, o na-anukwa ya oku<br />
n’obi inara ekele nakwa otuto maka ihe o bula nke o mezuru site<br />
n’oru aka ya.<br />
Ozokwa, n’ezie, otutu ndi mmadu anaghi enwe ntukwasi obi<br />
na Chineke ga-azoputa ha bere nani ma ha onwe ha ejiri oru aka ha<br />
we mee ka atumatu nzoputa malite na ndu ha.<br />
Anyi agaghi anwa anwa chee na oru o bula anyi ruru n’onwe anyi puru<br />
inyere aka n’ezie, obuna nwa ntiti, n’ime ka anyi buru ndi a zoputara.<br />
Mana Chineke na-ekwo ekworo ziri ezi. Chineke ruru oru<br />
nile iji zoputa anyi. Ya mere, anyi agaghi anwa anwa chee na oru o<br />
bula anyi ruru n’onwe anyi puru inyere aka n’ezie, obuna nwa ntiti,<br />
n’ime ka anyi buru ndi a zoputara.<br />
Oke mkpa Izu ike nke Ubochi Nke Asaa Di<br />
Eziokwu a di nnukwu mkpa bu nke e gosiputara n’uzo di<br />
itunanya n’ime Akwukwo Nso Agba Ochie. Anyi aghaghi icheta na<br />
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izu ike nke ubochi nke asaa bu nke e mere na nzuko ahu nke bu mba<br />
Israel ga-edebechasi iwu ya nile nke oma. O bu iwu emume nke naarutu<br />
aka n’eziokwu ahu nke bu na oru nile nke nzoputa bu Chineke<br />
na-arucha ha nile. Obuna dika mba Israel si buru ndi na-agaghi aru<br />
oru n’udi o bula n’ubochi izu ike nke ubochi asaa, n’ihi ya, anyi<br />
agaghi aru oru n’udi o bula n’inye aka na nzoputa anyi. N’Opupu<br />
31:13 ruo 14, Chineke na-ekwuputa si:<br />
Gi onwe gi kwa, gwa umu Israel okwu, si, N’ezie ubochi izu ike M<br />
nile ka unu ga-edebe: n’ihi na ihe iriba ama ka o bu n’etiti Mu na<br />
unu ruo ogbo unu nile; ka unu we mara na Mu onwe M bu Jehova<br />
nke na-edo unu nso. Unu ga-edebekwa ubochi izu ike M; n’ihi na<br />
nso ka o diri unu: onye na-eme ya ka o ghara idi nso, a ghaghi ime<br />
ka o nwuo: n’ihi na onye o bula nke na-eje ozi n’ime ya, a ga-ebipu<br />
onye ahu n’etiti umu nna ya.<br />
N’ime amaokwu ndi a na-agba ama, Chineke na-eweputa otu<br />
ukpuru di nnukwu mkpa na Chineke aruola oru nile iji do anyi nso.<br />
Okwu a bu “ido nso” putara idebe iche maka oru ijere Chineke ozi.<br />
Anyi bu ndi e debere iche maka oru ijere Ya ozi bu mgbe ahu a gaazoputa<br />
anyi. N’ime akuku akwukwo nso nke a, Chineke naekwuputa<br />
na O ruru ihe nile a choro iji do anyi nso ma o bu zoputa<br />
anyi.<br />
Dika ihe iriba ama na-egosi nkuzi nke a di mkpa n’ebe o di<br />
ukwu, Chineke tiri iwu na o nweghi oru o bula a ga-aru n’ubochi nke<br />
asaa nke izu ike. Onye o bula ruru oru n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike<br />
di nnoo ka onye ahu kweere na oru ya nke ime mmuo nyere aka<br />
n’otu uzo iji ruzuo nzoputa ya. Onye di otu a ka a ga-egbu, ya bu,<br />
onye di otu a ka ga-anata oke iwe nke Chineke.<br />
Chineke na-enye anyi ihe atu iji gosiputa otu eziokwu nke a<br />
si di oke mkpa. N’Onu Ogugu 15, amaokwu 32 ruo 36, Chineke naekwu<br />
maka otu nwoke onye chikotara nku osisi n’ubochi nke asaa<br />
nke izu ike. Nke a bu nani ntakiri imebi iwu nke ahu e nyere ka a<br />
ghara iru oru o bula n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike.<br />
Ma n’agbanyeghi ya, mgbe Moses juru Chineke ihe<br />
ntaramahuhu tosiri ibu nyere obere nmebi iwu nke ahu e tiri gbasara<br />
ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike, Chineke nyere ntuziaka ka e were<br />
nkume tugbuo nwoke a. Oke ihe itunanya a merenu na-egosiputa otu<br />
eziokwu ahu si di oke mkpa, na anyi ga-agba mbo hu n’ezie n’ezie na<br />
anyi ghotara na nzoputa bu nani site n’oru nke Kraist.<br />
EBERE ADIRIGHI NDI AHU <strong>NA</strong>-ECHE <strong>NA</strong> HA PURU IWETE MA O<br />
BU NYERE AKA N’UZO O BULA N’INYE ONWE HA NZOPUTA.<br />
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Anyi agaghi anwa anwa che na anyi nyere aka na nzoputa<br />
nke anyi site n’irube isi n’iwu nke Chineke. Cheta, nrube isi o bula<br />
nyere iwu bu oru ime mmuo nke anyi na-aru. N’eziokwu, site n’ilu<br />
nke a na-akowa ogbugbu e gburu nwoke a chikotara nku osisi<br />
n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike, Chineke na-etisara anyi mkpu si:<br />
EBERE ADIRIGHI NDI AHU <strong>NA</strong>-ECHE <strong>NA</strong> HA PURU IWETE MA<br />
O BU NYERE AKA N’UZO O BULA N’INYE ONWE HA<br />
NZOPUTA.<br />
Ngozi nile nke Di N’atumatu Nwale Chineke<br />
Atumatu nwale nke a bu nnukwu ngozi nyere ndi ahu<br />
kweere na a zoputala ha. Na II Ndi Korint 13:5, Chineke tiri iwu si:<br />
Na-anwanu onwe unu, ma unu di n’okwukwe anyi; naanwaputanu<br />
onwe unu. Ma o bu unu amazughi onwe unu, na Jisus<br />
Kraist no n’ime unu? ma o bughi na o bu ezie na unu bu ndi a juru<br />
aju.<br />
Olee otu anyi puru isi gosi onwe anyi n’eziokwu na a<br />
zoputala anyi n’ezie? Otu ihe buru ibu anyi puru ime bu inyocha otu<br />
ahu anyi si ekwere na e si na ya zoputa anyi.<br />
Anyi ga-agba mbo hu n’ezie na anyi hapuru udi echiche o<br />
bula ma o bu nkwenye anyi nwere n’obi anyi, na eleghi anya anyi<br />
emeela nke a ma o bu nke ozo, na n’ihi nke a, na anyi butere ma o bu<br />
nyere aka n’udi o bula na nzoputa anyi. Anyi ga-ahuriri n’ezie na<br />
anyi jidere ukpuru nke sitere na Baibul aka nke oma, na o buru n’ezie<br />
na a zoputala anyi, oru nile di n’izoputa anyi bu Kraist ruburu ya<br />
n’oge di anya tutu a muputa anyi. Nzoputa bu nke a ruzuburu<br />
kpamkpam site n’oru nke Kraist, anyi apughikwa ime ihe o bula iji<br />
nyere aka n’iburu ndi a zoputara. Anyi aghaghi ighota na obuna oru<br />
nke dikarisiri nta, ya bu, irube isi n’iwu o bula Chineke tiri, apughi<br />
inyere anyi aka n’ibu ndi a zoputara. Ikpe nke dakwasiri nwoke ahu<br />
chikotara nku osisi n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike kwesiri iba anyi na<br />
nti.<br />
Gbakwunyekwara nke a, anyi ga-anwale onwe anyi site<br />
n’inyocha onwe anyi mara ma anyi adikwa dika a kowara n’asusu<br />
nke<br />
I Jon 2:3 ruo 6, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
N’ime nke a ka anyi makwara na anyi amawo Ya, ma o buru na<br />
anyi edebe ihe nile O nyere n’iwu. Onye na-asi, Amawo M Ya, ma<br />
o dighi edebe ihe nile O nyere n’iwu, o bu onye ugha, eziokwu<br />
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adighikwa n’ime onye ahu: ma onye o bula nke na-edebe okwu Ya,<br />
o bu n’ime onye ahu ka e meworo ka ihunanya Chineke zuo oke<br />
n’ezie. N’ime nke a ka anyi maara na anyi no n’ime Ya: onye na-asi<br />
na o na-anogide n’ime Ya, o ji ugwo ka ya onwe ya na-ejeghari kwa<br />
dika Ya onwe Ya jeghariri.<br />
Onye o bula a zoputarala n’ezie aburula onye e nyegoro<br />
nkpuru obi ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu, ya mere, o ga na-enwe obi uto<br />
n’ime ihe Chineke na-acho kwa mgbe o bula. N’ezie dika onye isi abu<br />
n’Abu Oma 139:23 ruo 24, o ga na-ekpe ekpere si:<br />
Gwuputa ala obi m, Chineke, we mara obi m: Na-anwa m, we mara<br />
iche uche m nile: Hukwa ma o di uzo o bula na-ewete ihe ngbu di<br />
n’ime m, Durukwa m n’uzo ebighi ebi.<br />
Chineke na-eme ka Atumatu Nwale Ya Rawanye ahu<br />
Ihe nwale nke iwu ndi a na-eweputa bu nke a na-eme ka o<br />
rawanye ahu n’ihi na n’agbanyeghi na onye ahu a na-azoputaghi<br />
nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo nakwa na oke iwe Chineke di n’ebe onye<br />
ahu no, ma o ka nweturu ike n’ime ya irube isi n’iwu ndi ahu<br />
Chineke tiri. N’oge gara aga n’ime omumu a, anyi mutara ihe ndi nke<br />
a na-esote.<br />
1. Onye ahu a na-azoputaghi ka nwere ako n’uche nke puru<br />
ima ya ikpe nmehie. Nke a bu n’ihi na e dere iwu nke Chineke n’obi<br />
onye ahu (Jon 8:9, Ndi Rom 2:14 ruo 15).<br />
2. Chineke puru ime onye ahu nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo,<br />
dika ima atu, Belam nakwa Eze Sol n’ime Akwukwo Nso Agba<br />
Ochie, ka o mee uche Ya n’agbanyeghi na Chineke anaghi ezube<br />
izoputa onye ahu (Onu Ogugu 22:12 ruo 13, II Pita 2:15 ruo 16, I<br />
Samuel 10:9 ruo 12, I Ihe Emere 10:13).<br />
Ya mere, n’agbanyeghi na mmadu nwere ike na-agbalisi ike<br />
irube isi n’iwu ndi ahu Chineke tiri, ma o gaghi ama ma o bu<br />
Chineke na-aru oru n’ime obi ya ka o bu ako na uche ya na-ama ya<br />
ikpe. O gaghikwa ama ma o na-agbali iji obi ya nile rubere Chineke<br />
isi. Mana o ghaghi ima na o nweghi mgbali ya nile o na-agbali ime<br />
Chineke obi uto puru iwetere ya nzoputa ma o bu me n’ezie ka o<br />
nwete nzoputa ma o bukwanu mezuo ihe ndi ahu a choro iji me ya ka<br />
o buru onye a zoputara.<br />
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O nwekwara ike na-eche ihe na-ezighi ezi na n’ihi na<br />
o na-erube isi n’iwu ndi a, na Chineke ga-azoputa ya.<br />
Mgbe onye a na-azoputaghi ga-amalite irube isi n’iwu ndi<br />
ahu Chineke tiri, o di mfe ya onwe ya idaba n’onya nke iche n’obi ya<br />
na nrube isi ya bu ihe akaebe na-egosi na Chineke azoputala ya. O<br />
nwekwara ike na-eche ihe na-ezighi ezi na n’ihi na o na-erube isi<br />
n’iwu ndi a, na Chineke ga-azoputa ya. N’ime onodu abuo ndi a, o<br />
na-emebi iwu nke Chineke nke na-ekwu na o nweghi oru nke onye o<br />
bula na-aru puru itinye utu na nzoputa ya. N’agbanyeghikwa na o bu<br />
atumatu nke Chineke inwale mmadu iji mara ma o ga-erube isi n’iwu<br />
nile nke Chineke, ma e wezuga ebere nke Chineke, mmadu nile gaada<br />
ihe nwale ahu.<br />
A ga-ahu nke a n’uzo di itunanya, n’omume ndi Israel nke<br />
oge ochie. Chineke gwara ha na o buru na ha rube isi n’iwu nile<br />
Chineke tiri, O ga-agozi ha ruo ebighi ebi (Deuteronomi 28:1, 28:15,<br />
30:6 ruo 16).<br />
Ya mere, ha gbaliri ime ezigbo omume ruo otu ike ha ha, nwe<br />
ntukwasi obi na site n’uzo di otu a nzoputa ga-abiara ha. Mana, o di<br />
nwute na Chineke na-agwa anyi na Ndi Rom 9:31 ruo 32:<br />
Ma Israel, o bu ezie na ha na-agbaso iwu ezi omume, ma ha<br />
ekwudoghi iwu ahu. N’ihi gini? N’ihi na ha esiteghi n’okwukwe<br />
cho ya, kama dika a ga-asi na ha sitere n’oru cho ya. Ha suru<br />
ngongo na nkume nke iso ngongo ha;<br />
Mgbe mmadu o bula ga-etinye uchu na-agbali ibu onye a<br />
zoputara, o di mfe ya onwe ya idaba n’onya nke iche n’obi ya na<br />
nrube isi ya ga-ebute ma o bu wetere ya nzoputa. O di nnoo ka o naaru<br />
oru n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike, dika nwoke ahu chikotara nku<br />
osisi ole na ole.<br />
Ihe anyi kwesiriri ime kwa mgbe o bula bu ihe ndi Nineve<br />
mere, nke bu, dika anyi na-aguta na Jona 3:9:<br />
Onye maara? eleghi anya Chineke ga-echighari, chegharia uche, si<br />
n’iwe Ya di oku chigharia, ka anyi we ghara ila n’iyi.<br />
Anyi agaghi eche na ihe o bula anyi mere ma o bu ihe nke<br />
anyi na-eme ga-ebute ma o bu nye anyi nzoputa<br />
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Ya mere, anyi agaghi eche na ihe o bula anyi mere ma o bu<br />
ihe nke anyi na-eme ga-ebute ma o bu nye anyi nzoputa. Nke a bu<br />
eziokwu, ma anyi ekwere na o bu Chineke na-aru oru n’ime ndu anyi<br />
ime ihe O na-acho ma o bukwanu na anyi na-agbali irube isi n’ihi na<br />
ako na uche anyi na-ama anyi ikpe.<br />
Ekpere nke onye a na-azoputaghi na-ario aririo kwesiriri ibu,<br />
“O, Chineke, mere m ebere. Etosighi m inwete nzoputa. Ana m enye<br />
ekele na dika m na-agbasi mbo ike n’ime ihe I na-acho, amara m na o<br />
bu nani Chineke puru ime ka m tozuo oke ka m we jiri obi m nile na<br />
nkpuru obi m nile na-acho Chineke, nke a puru idikwa otu a nani<br />
mgbe e nyegoro m obi ohuru, ya bu, mgbe Chineke zoputagoro m.”<br />
Ihe atu nke onye ona utu na Luk 18:13 kwesiri idi anyi<br />
n’uche. N’ebe ahu anyi na-aguta:<br />
Ma onye ona utu ahu guzoro n’ebe di anya, o choghikwa iweli<br />
obuna anya ya lee eluigwe, kama o na-eti aka n’obi ya, si, Chineke,<br />
ka obi Gi juru n’ebe mu, bu onye nmehie, no.<br />
O kwesiri ka anyi cheta nkpuru okwu ndi ahu Chineke naekwu<br />
na Joel 2:12 ruo 14:<br />
Ma obuna ugbu a, (o bu ihe si n’onu Jehova puta), werenu obi unu<br />
nile, werekwa obubu onu, werekwa ikwa akwa, werekwa iti aka<br />
n’obi, chigharikute M: dowakwanu obi unu, adowakwala uwe unu,<br />
chigharikute Jehova, bu Chineke unu: n’ihi na Onye amara na<br />
Onye obi ebere ka O bu, Onye na-adighi ewe iwe ososo, Nke naabakwa<br />
uba n’ebere, O na-echegharikwa uche banyere ihe ojo ahu<br />
O ga-ewete. Onye maara? eleghi anya O ga-echighari, chegharia<br />
uche, me ka ngozi fodu n’azu Ya; bu onyinye inata ihu oma na aja<br />
ihe onunu inye Jehova, bu Chineke unu.<br />
Ya mere, nke a bu uzo nke Chineke na-esite na ya na-ewete<br />
ndi nke Ya, a kowakwara nke a ozo na Jeremaia 31: 8 ruo 9, ebe anyi<br />
na-aguta:<br />
Le, M gaje ime ka ha si n’ala Ugwu bia, M ga-achikoputakwa ha na<br />
nsotu nile nke uwa, n’etiti ha ka onye isi na onye ngwuro na<br />
nwanyi di ime na nwanyi ime na-eme ga-ano n’otu: na nkpokota<br />
uku ka ha ga-alata n’ebe a. N’ikwa akwa ka ha ga-abia, o bukwa<br />
n’aririo amara nile ka M ga-eduru ha: M ga-eme ka ha jerue iyi di<br />
iche iche juputara na mmiri, n’uzo ziri ezi, nke ha na-agaghi asu<br />
ngongo n’ime ya: n’ihi na aghoworo M Israel nna, ma Efraim.<br />
Okpara M ka o bu.<br />
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Anyi apuru Inu Ihe Baibul na-ekwu mana ghara Inu Ya?<br />
N’otutu ebe n’ime Baibul, Chineke na-enye ido aka nke di na<br />
Jeremaia 29:17 ruo 19, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Otu a ka Jehova nke usu nile nke ndi agha siri, Le, M gaje iziga<br />
n’etiti ha mma agha, na oke unwu, na ajo oria na-efe efe, M gaemekwa<br />
ha ka ha dika fig jogburu onwe ha, nke a na-agaghi eri eri<br />
, site n’ijo njo ha. M ga-ejikwa mma agha, jikwa oke unwu, jikwa<br />
oria na-efe efe, chuso ha, M ga-ewerekwa ha nye iburu alaeze nile<br />
nke uwa ihe ntughari, ibu ihe ogbugba iyi, na ibu ihe iju anya, na<br />
ibu ihe ima oso, na ibu ihe ita uta, n’etiti mba nile ebe M<br />
chugaworo ha: n’ihi na ha egeghi nti okwu M nile, (o bu ihe si<br />
n’onu Jehova puta), nke M zigara ha ndi oru M, bu ndi amuma,<br />
igwa ha, na-ebili n’isi ututu na-eziga ha; ma unu egeghi nti; o bu<br />
ihe si n’onu Jehova puta.<br />
Ige nti bu iche nti nu, iji gba mbo ghota ihe e nyere<br />
n’iwu ma na-agbali irube isi.<br />
Ige nti bu iche nti nu, iji gba mbo ghota ihe e nyere n’iwu ma<br />
na-agbali irube isi. Mana, o buru na anyi were otu ahu anyi si aghota<br />
ihe bu eziokwu we biakwute Baibul, mgbe ahu anyi agaghi ege nti nu<br />
nke bu eziokwu, ya mere, dika amaokwu ndi a na-akowa, anyi<br />
agaghi anu Okwu nke bu eziokwu.<br />
Dika ima atu, onye ahu kwenyere na ihe ga-eme mmadu<br />
n’odinihu adighi ya n’aka ma o bu na o kwere n’ezie na udi ozioma<br />
nke ya ahu na-ekwu na mmadu puru inwetere onwe ya nzoputa bu<br />
eziokwu, ma o bu onye ahu nke mara uma leghara iwu ndi nke<br />
Chineke tiri anya nke na-ekwu ka anyi jisie ike buru ndi a zoputara,<br />
onye ahu anaghi ege nti n’Okwu nke Chineke. Ozugbo o ga-aguta ihe<br />
o bula gbasara nzoputa n’ime Baibul, n’ime uche ya o naagbagoghari<br />
ya ma gbalia igbanwe mputara ya ka o we dabakorita<br />
n’echiche ndi ahu o nweburu. Nyere ya, eziokwu nke di n’okwu nke<br />
Baibul aburula nke echiche nnupu isi ya nke mmadu bibigoro.<br />
N’ezie, o tinyela onwe ya n’ebe o na-agaghi anu Okwu nke Chineke.<br />
N’ihi nke a, o tinyela onwe ya n’ime onodu di oke ize ndu n’ihi na<br />
okwukwe (Kraist dika Onye nzoputa), puru ibia nani site n’inu<br />
Okwu nke Chineke (Ndi Rom 10:17).<br />
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O bu eziokwu na, Chineke puru izoputa mmadu o bula,<br />
n’agbanyeghi otu nnupu isi ha megide Chineke si di uku, obuna dika<br />
ha jiri isi ike we ju ige nti n’Okwu nke Chineke. Mana, Baibul anaghi<br />
enye ndi ahu juru inu Okwu nke Chineke okwu nkasi obi o bula, ya<br />
mere, anyi kwesiri itughari uche nke oma n’ido aka na nti nke<br />
Jeremaia 29:18 ruo 19, nke a ka guputasiri ugbu a. O di nwute na,<br />
onye di otu a, di nnoo otu ahu e siri kowa ndi Farisi nke e kwuru<br />
maka ya na Matiu isi nke 23.<br />
Mana, olileanya di, omaricha olileanya, nyere ndi ahu ga-eji<br />
obi umeala kweta na ha na-eme nmehie, ma burukwa ndi na-esi<br />
n’echiche ndi ha nweburu na mbu chigharia, ndi na-ejisi ike irube isi<br />
n’ihe nile di na Baibul, nakwa ndi na-ebekuru Chineke akwa maka<br />
ebere.<br />
Anyi na-abiakwute Baibul, anyi agaghi eji echiche<br />
ndi mbu ahu anyi nweburu we biakwute ya, n’agbanyeghi na<br />
ha nwere ike idicha ka ihe ziri ezi n’anya.<br />
Ka anyi na-abiakwute Baibul, anyi agaghi eji echiche ndi mbu<br />
ahu anyi nweburu we biakwute ya, n’agbanyeghi na ha nwere ike<br />
idicha ka ihe ziri ezi n’anya. Anyi aghaghi ibiakwute Baibul jiri<br />
omume na-egosi na, “Amaghi m ihe o bula. O, Chineke, I ghaghi<br />
ikuziri m.” Dika anyi na-etinye uchu na-agbalisi ike irube isi n’iwu<br />
ndi Chineke tiri, omume anyi ga-aburiri ibu nke na-egosi na<br />
n’agbanyeghi na anyi etozughi inwete nzoputa, ma anyi nwere<br />
nnukwu nchekwube na eleghi anya Chineke ga-azoputa mu onwe m,<br />
kwa (Jona 3:9).<br />
Jiri Otu Akuku Akwukwo nso tulekota Ya na Akuku ozo<br />
n’Akwukwo Nso<br />
Anyi aghaghi icheta kwa mgbe o bula otu iwu nke Baibul di<br />
oke mkpa nke a ga-agbasoriri dika anyi na-agbali imuta ihe site na<br />
Baibul, iwu ahu bukwa na anyi ga-eji otu akuku Akwukwo Nso<br />
tulekota ya na akuku ozo n’Akwukwo Nso (I Ndi Korint 2:13). Ya bu,<br />
dika anyi na-amu Baibul, anyi ga-agba mbo hu na nkpebi anyi, ha<br />
nile n’otu n’otu, ga-adabako n’ihe nile di na Baibul.<br />
Site n’iburu eziokwu ndi a n’uche nakwa itinye ukpuru ndi<br />
anyi mutagoro n’ime omumu a n’oru, anyi ga-eleba anya n’amaokwu<br />
ole na ole ndi na-ekwu kpomkwem gbasara isiokwu a bu mmadu ibu<br />
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onye a zoputara. Anyi ga-eji otu amaokwu a ma ama nke oma we<br />
malite, Ndi Rom 10:13, ebe Chineke na-ekwuputa:<br />
N’ihi na, Onye o bula nke ga-akpoku aha Onyenwe anyi, a gaazoputa<br />
ya.<br />
Ozugbo, okoloto mme mme ga-aputa, ya bu, anyi ga-eleziriri<br />
anya nke oma. Irube isi n’iwu nke na-ekwu ka anyi kpokuo aha<br />
Chineke bu oru nke anyi na-aru. Amaokwu a dicha ka o na-akuzi na<br />
o buru na a ruo oru nke ikpoku Chineke, na o ga-ebutere anyi<br />
nzoputa, mana nke a apughi ime eme n’ihi na Chineke ruru oru nile<br />
iji zoputa anyi. Ya mere, anyi maara na anyi apughi ighota amaokwu<br />
a ma o buru na anyi achotakwughi ozi ndi ozo site na Baibul.<br />
N’ime ichotakwu ozi ndi ozo, anyi abiaruo na Jeremaia 29:11<br />
ruo 13, ebe Chineke na-ekwu:<br />
N’ihi na Mu onwe M maara echiche nile nke Mu onwe M na-eche<br />
banyere unu, (o bu ihe si n’onu Jehova puta), echiche nke udo, o<br />
bughi nke ihe ojo, inye unu odi n’iru na ntukwasi obi. Unu gaakpokukwa<br />
M, je kpere M ekpere, M ga-egekwa unu nti. Unu gaachosikwa<br />
M ike, we chota M, mgbe unu ji obi nile unu acho M.<br />
Otu eziokwu ahu ka e kwuputakwara na Deuteronomi 4:29,<br />
ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Ma a si na i si n’ebe ahu cho Jehova, bu Chineke gi, i ga-achotakwa<br />
Ya, mgbe i were obi gi nile na nkpuru obi gi nile jua ase Ya.<br />
Chineke na-enye anyi ozi di mkpa na, ka anyi na-akpoku<br />
Chineke ma o bu na-acho Ya maka inwete nzoputa, na anyi ga-eji obi<br />
anyi nile cho Ya.<br />
Mana nke ahu bu ihe na-agaghi ekwe omume n’ihi na Baibul<br />
na-agwa anyi gbasara onodu nke obi onye ahu a na-azoputaghi. Anyi<br />
na-aguta na Jeremaia 17:9:<br />
Obi di aghugho karia ihe nile, ihe na-adighi ngwota ka o bukwa:<br />
onye ga-amara ya?<br />
Anyi na-agutakwa na Mak 7:21:<br />
N’ihi na n’ime, bu n’obi mmadu, ka echiche nile joro njo si aputa,<br />
ikwa iko nile, ori nile, igbu mmadu nile,<br />
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Tutu mmadu enwe ike iji obi ya nile kpokuo Chineke,<br />
a ga-enyeriri ha ha obi ohuru<br />
Ya mere, tutu mmadu enwe ike iji obi ya nile kpokuo<br />
Chineke, a ghaghi inye ha obi ohuru, ya bu, ha agaghizi enwe obi ojo.<br />
Nke a bukwa kpomkwem ihe Baibul na-akuzi, dika ima atu, n’Ezikiel<br />
36:25 ruo 27, ebe Chineke na-ekwu si:<br />
M ga-awusakwa unu mmiri di ocha, unu ewe di ocha: o bu iru aru<br />
nile unu na arusi nile unu ka M ga-eme unu ka unu si n’ime ha di<br />
ocha. M ga-enyekwa unu obi ohu, o bukwa muo ohu ka M gaetinye<br />
n’ime unu: M ga-ewezugakwa obi nkume n’anu ahu unu,<br />
nye unu obi nke bu anu ahu. Muo nke M ka M ga-etinye n’ime<br />
unu, me ka o buru n’ukpuru M nile ka unu ga na-ejeghari, o bukwa<br />
ikpe M nile ka unu ga-edebe, me ha.<br />
N’amaokwu ndi a, Chineke na-akuzi n’uzo doro anya na obi<br />
ohuru bu Chineke na-enye anyi ya. Site n’oru ebube mara oke nma<br />
nke bu inye anyi obi ohuru, nke a na-akpokwa mmuo ohuru, O gaeme<br />
anyi ka anyi na-eje ije na nrube isi n’ihu Ya. O bu ihe di itunanya<br />
na, n’ime omumu a anyi na-akowa na obi ohuru ahu ma o bu muo<br />
ohuru ahu bu nkpuru obi ohu anyi a kpolitere n’onwu, nke anyi naanata<br />
mgbe ahu anyi na-aburu ndi a zoputara. Amaokwu ndi a di<br />
n’Ezikiel na-akowa otu Chineke si eme anyi ndi a zoputara, o bukwa<br />
nani Chineke na-aru oru nile nke izoputa anyi.<br />
A na-enye Mmadu Nile Iwu ka Ha Kpokuo Chineke<br />
Anyi na-aguta na Ndi Rom 10:13 na “onye o bula nke gaakpoku<br />
aha Onyenwe anyi, a ga-azoputa ya,” mana anyi agaghi<br />
ekpebi ihe nzoputa bu we ruo na anyi agunye ozi mgbakwnye ahu a<br />
choro nke na-ekwu na anyi ga-eji obi anyi nile kpokuo Chineke iji<br />
buru ndi a zoputara. Anyi maara na nani ikpoku Chineke agaghi<br />
eduba na nzoputa. Anyi agaghikwa eji obi anyi nile kpokuo Ya we<br />
ruo na Chineke azoputa anyi site n’inye anyi obi ohuru, ya bu, we<br />
ruo na Chineke aruo oru nile di n’izoputa anyi.<br />
Mana nke ahu na-ewebata nsogbu ozo. Ndi Rom 10:13 naekwuputa<br />
na ndi ahu na-akpoku Chineke “ka a ga-azoputa.” Okwu<br />
ndi a bu “ka a ga-azoputa” bu okwu ngwaa nke asusu Grik nke naegosi<br />
na nzoputa bu ihe nke ga-eme n’odinihu nke na-abia n’ihi na<br />
mmadu kpokuru aha Chineke. Anyi ka mutachara na nwa oge gara<br />
aga na nghota nke Baibul gbasara akuku nke mbu nke amaokwu a bu<br />
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na anyi kwesiri iji obi anyi nile kpokuo Chineke. Anyi amutakwala<br />
na anyi puru iji obi anyi nile kpokuo Ya nani n’ihi na Chineke<br />
azoputala anyi ma nye anyi obi ohu.<br />
Ya mere, ebe o bu na “ka a ga-azoputa” bu ihe nke ga-abia<br />
site na anyi onwe anyi iji obi anyi nile kpokuo Chineke, anyi nwere<br />
otu nsogbu n’ime ya. Olee otu onye ahu a zoputagoro ga-esikwa<br />
buru onye a zoputara?<br />
A ga-egbo nsogbu a ma anyi choputa, dika anyi mutaburu na<br />
mbu n’ime omumu a, na nzoputa iputa ihe na ndu otu n’ime ndi<br />
Chineke hoputara bu oru nke nwere otutu nzo ukwu n’ime ya. Nzo<br />
ukwu nke mbu bu ihoputa onye ahu ka o buru onye a ga-azoputa.<br />
Nzo ukwu nke abuo bu na mgbe ahu Kraist kwuru ugwo nke<br />
Chineke choro maka nmehie nile anyi, n’otu mgbe ahu, ugwo nke<br />
nmehie nile anyi aburula nke a kwuzuru, dika e dere n’iwu.<br />
Nzo ukwu nke ato mere mgbe Chineke were obi ohuru ma o<br />
bu mmuo ohuru nye ndi ahu a hoputara, bu ndi ahu Kraist nagidere<br />
onuma nke Chineke iji kwuo ugwo nmehie ha. Nzo ukwu nke ato a<br />
bu nke anyi na-ebukari n’uche ma anyi na-ekwu maka mmadu ibu<br />
onye a zoputagoro.<br />
Mana nzoputa anyi akabeghi zu oke. Anyi ka nwere ahu naeme<br />
nmehie nke a na-aghaghi izoputa. Nke ahu na-edubatakwa anyi<br />
na nzo ukwu nke ano, nke a ga-emekwa n’ubochi ikpeazu mgbe<br />
Kraist ga-alaghachi ma nye ndi nile kwere ekwe n’ezie ahu ohuru ha<br />
a kpolitere n’onwu (I Ndi Korint 15).<br />
Ya mere, o bu ihe ziri ezi dika e siri kowa na Baibul mmadu<br />
ikwuputa si, “anyi aburula ndi a zoputara,” ya nakwa, “a ga-azoputa<br />
anyi.” O bu ya mere Baibul ga-eji kwuo na onye ahu a zoputagoro<br />
“ka a ga-azoputa.” O bu ya mere anyi ji aguta, dika ima atu, na I Pita<br />
1:5:<br />
Ndi e were ike nke Chineke na-eche nche site n’okwukwe ruo<br />
nzoputa nke e doziworo ikpughe n’oge ikpeazu.<br />
O bukwa ya mere anyi ji aguta na Mak 13:13:<br />
Mmadu nile ga-akpokwa unu asi n’ihi aha M: ma onye were ntachi<br />
obi nogide ruo ogwugwu ihe nile, onye ahu ka a ga-azoputa.<br />
O bu nani n’isi njedebe oge, mgbe Chineke ga-enye anyi ahu<br />
a kpolitere n’onwu nke di ebube, ka anyi ga-aburuzi ndi a zoputara<br />
n’akuku o bula nke odidi anyi.<br />
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Anyi na-enwegide ntachi obi ruo ogwugwu n’ihi na anyi aburula ndi<br />
a zoputara. Mana o bu nani n’oge isi njedebe uwa, mgbe Chineke gaenye<br />
anyi ahu a kpolitere n’onwu dikwa ebube, ka anyi ga-abuzi ndi<br />
a zoputara n’akuku o bula nke odidi anyi.<br />
Ya mere, anyi na-amuta site n’amaokwu a na o buru na anyi<br />
agbasoghi ntuziaka nke Baibul nyere ka anyi jiri ihe ime mmuo<br />
tunyere ihe ime mmuo, o ga-adi mfe anyi idaba n’onya nke gaemechi<br />
anyi anya ka anyi ghara ihu eziokwu nke Baibul. Ya mere,<br />
anyi agaghi ekpebi na ihe di otu a ma o bu otu ozo we ruo na anyi<br />
elebachala anya na Baibul n’ozuzu ya.<br />
Ka o di ugbu a anyi amutala otutu eziokwu ndi di oke mkpa.<br />
Ufodu n’ime ha bu ndi a.<br />
1. Kraist naani, aruola oru nile nke a choro iji zoputa mmadu.<br />
2. Mgbe o bula anyi ga-erube isi n’iwu o bula, anyi na-aru oru<br />
nke ime mmuo. Obuna mgbe a na-akabeghi zoputa mmadu, o puru,<br />
irutu oru ime mmuo, dika ikwere na Kraist, mana oru nke a apughi<br />
ibute nzoputa ya ma o bu nyere onye ahu aka n’iburu onye a<br />
zoputara.<br />
Ebe anyi mutagoro ukpuru ndi a, a na-ado anyi aka na nti na<br />
n’agbanyeghi na amaokwu nke di n’ime Baibul nwere ike idicha ka o<br />
na-akuzi na nzoputa anyi ga-abia site na anyi onwe anyi ikwere ma o<br />
bu rube isi n’iwu ndi di na Baibul, ozugbo ahu anyi ga-amara na nke<br />
ahu bu nghota ezighi ezi nke amaokwu ahu. Anyi maara na anyi<br />
aghaghi ime nchoghari n’Akwukwo Nso ma kpe ekpere maka inwete<br />
amamihe ka anyi we nwe ike ighota amaokwu ahu n’uzo o kwesiri.<br />
Oru Nke Ikwere<br />
A na-ekwu okwu banyere nzoputa, eleghi anya okwu nke<br />
kachasi di mkpa nke a ga-aghotariri n’uzo ziri ezi bu okwu a bu<br />
“kwere.” Dika anyi mutagoro, “kwere” bu okwu ngwaa nyere okwu<br />
nke ozo bu “okwukwe.” Anyi amutakwala na okwukwe bu oru, ya<br />
mere , “ikwere” bu oru nke ime mmuo. Anyi mutakwara na o<br />
nweghi oru o bula anyi puru iru nke puru iwete ma o bu nyere aka<br />
n’inye anyi nzoputa.<br />
Mmadu, o burugodu na a zoputaghi ya, o puru iru oru nke<br />
ikwere n’ihe n’ihi na o nwere ako na uche, e dekwara iwu nke<br />
Chineke n’obi ya. N’eziokwu, ka mmadu na-etinye uchu n’igba mbo<br />
we baa n’Alaeze nke Chineke, ya bu, iburu onye a zoputara, o gaerube<br />
isi n’iwu ahu n’ihi na o nwere ike nke ikwere n’ihe n’ime ya.<br />
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Mana udi nkwenye ahu abughi udi nkwenye nke e ji mara nzoputa.<br />
Chineke na-akowa na ndi a zoputagoro na-esite n’obi ha ekwere na<br />
Ndi Rom 10:9 ruo 10, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Na o buru na i ga-ewere onu gi kwuputa Jisus na O bu Onyenwe<br />
anyi, o burukwa na i ga-ewere obi gi kwere na Chineke mere ka O<br />
si na ndi nwuru anwu bilie, a ga-azoputa gi: n’ihi na a na-eji obi<br />
kwere rue ezi omume, a na-ejikwa onu kwuputa rue nzoputa.<br />
Mana, anyi mutara na obi mmadu joro oke njo (Jeremaia 17:9,<br />
Matiu 15:19). Ya mere, o bu ihe na-agaghi ekwe omume anyi isite<br />
n’obi anyi kwere we ruo na Chineke enye anyi obi ohuru. Mgbe<br />
Chineke ga-enyekwa anyi obi ohu, ihe nke a putara bu na O zoputala<br />
anyi (Ezikiel 36:24 ruo 27). Ya mere, mgbe ahu anyi na-ekwere tutu a<br />
zoputa anyi, o siteghi n’obi, ya mere o nweghi ihe jikoro nke ahu na<br />
nzoputa.<br />
N’aka nke ozo, o buru na anyi jiri obi anyi nile kwere, o<br />
putara na Chineke a zoputala anyi site n’inye anyi obi ohu. Nkwenye<br />
nke anyi n’ozuzu ya bu nke putara ihe site n’ihi na Chineke<br />
azoputala anyi. Ya mere, okwu a bu “ikwere” nakwa nkejiokwu a bu<br />
“inwe okwukwe” o nweghi ma oli ka a huta ha ka uzo ma o bu ngwa<br />
oru nke anyi ga-esite na ha buru ndi a zoputara.<br />
Anyi na-aguta n’Olu ndi ozi 8:13 ruo 23, na Saimon onye<br />
mgbasi ahu kwenyere a we mee ya baptizim, mana amaokwu ndi naesote<br />
ya gosiri n’uzo doro anya na a zoputaghi ya. Abraham kweere<br />
n’ihi na o bu Chineke (Kraist) guru ya nke ahu dika ezi omume.<br />
Saimon kweere dika onye a na-azoputaghi. Abraham kweere dika<br />
onye a zoputara. Mana, n’ime ndu Saimon nakwa n’ime ndu<br />
Abraham, nkwenye abughi ihe nyere aka n’iwete nzoputa.<br />
Ya mere, anyi puru ikpebi site na nke a na iru oru nke ikwere<br />
tutu a zoputa anyi apughi inyere aka n’uzo o bula ma oli n’inye anyi<br />
izoputa. Iru oru nke ikwere mgbe a zoputachara anyi bu nke anyi naeme<br />
mgbe nile ma o buru na Chineke azoputala anyi.<br />
Mmadu irube isi n’iwu e nyere ka anyi kwere bu nke na-esitere n’agu<br />
mmadu nwereigbali we rube isi n’iwu nile nke Chineke.<br />
Mana, okwu a bu “kwere” na-egosi uru nakwa mkpa o di<br />
ikwere tutu a zoputa anyi. Mmadu irube isi n’iwu e nyere ka anyi<br />
kwere bu nke na-esite n’agu mmadu nwere igbali we rube isi n’iwu<br />
nile nke Chineke. Iwu ndi a gunuyere ihu Chineke n’anya, icho<br />
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nzoputa, ichere oge Ya, isi na nmehie anyi chegharia, nakwa ikpe<br />
ekpere maka nzoputa. Irube isi n’iwu ndi a bu oru nke anyi na-aru<br />
aru, kama o pughi idubata anyi na nzoputa ma oli. Ma ka o sina di,<br />
udi nrube isi nke a ga-eme anyi ka anyi gee nti na Baibul karia ma<br />
gee ya nti nke oma. Ya mere, anyi ga-ano n’onodu ibu ndi a zoputara<br />
ma o buru na Chineke na-ezube izoputa anyi.<br />
Olee otu anyi puru isi kwere ma o buru na anyi nwuru anwu<br />
n’ime mmuo? Cheta, Chineke na-akowa na ndi mmadu a naazoputaghi<br />
dika ndagwurugwu nke okpukpu kporo nku (Ezikiel 37)<br />
ma dikwa ka ozu na-esi isi (Jon 11:39). Chineke na-ekwuputa na o<br />
nweghi onye o bula na-acho Chineke, o nweghi, obuna otu (Ndi Rom<br />
3). Okwu ndi a na-akowaputa ka o doo anya na n’ezie tutu nzoputa<br />
abia, mmadu o bula nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo. N’ahu nakwa na<br />
nkpuru obi o nwuru anwu n’ime mmuo, Chineke ebighikwa n’ime<br />
ya. N’ihi nmehie ya, dika iwu si mebe ya, onuma nke Chineke di<br />
n’ebe o no, o nokwa n’uzo ga-eduba ya na mbibi.<br />
Nmehie o bula n’otu n’otu na-ebute ugwo nke bu mbibi, ya<br />
mere, o buru na Chineke etinyeghi aka n’ime ya, onye o bula gaaburiri<br />
onye e bibiri. N’agbanyeghi na iwu nke Chineke, ditu n’ime<br />
mmadu, nakwa na o nwere ako na uche nke mere na o maara ihe ziri<br />
ezi na ihe ezighi ezi, n’agbanyeghi ya, o buru na enyemaka esiteghi<br />
na Chineke biara ya, onodu ya bu nke ga-adi oke njo. Ya mere, ka<br />
onye a na-azoputaghi na-aru oru nke ikwere na Kraist, ya onwe ya ka<br />
bu ozu na-esi isi, ndagwurugwu okpukpu kporo nku. O pughi iji obi<br />
ya nile cho Chineke ma o bu jiri obi ya nile kwere n’ihi na obi ya joro<br />
oke njo. Nani ma o buru na Chineke enye ya obi ohu, ya bu, mgbe<br />
Chineke ga-azoputa ya, ka o ga-achowazi Chineke ma jiri obi ya nile<br />
kwere na Chineke. Mgbe a ga-enye ya obi ohuru, n’ime nkpuru obi<br />
ya n’ime mmuo ya, o burula onye ga-adi ndu ruo mgbe ebighi ebi.<br />
A na-enye Mmadu Nile Iwu ka ha Kwere Chineke<br />
Anyi na-aguta n’Olu ndi ozi 16:31:<br />
Ha we si, Kwere n’Onyenwe anyi Jisus, a ga-azoputa kwa gi, gi<br />
onwe gi na ezinulo gi.<br />
Anyi maara na nani ikwere n’ime obi anyi metutara nzoputa.<br />
Mgbe anyi ga-ekwerekwa n’ime obi anyi, anyi aburula ndi a<br />
zoputagoro n’ihi na Chineke aghaghi inyegodu anyi obi ohuru ka<br />
anyi we kwere n’ime obi anyi (Ezikiel 36:26). Obi ohuru na-egosiputa<br />
na anyi aburula ndi a zoputara.<br />
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Anyi na-aguta nkpuruokwu ndi ahu a ma ama na Jon 3:16:<br />
N’ihi na Chineke huru uwa n’anya otu a, na O nyere obuna Okpara<br />
O muru nani Ya, ka onye o bula nke kwere na ya we ghara ila n’iyi,<br />
kama ka o nwe ndu ebighi ebi.<br />
Ugbu a, anyi maara na okwu a bu “onye o bula” puru igunye<br />
nani ndi ahu Chineke hoputara. Anyi makwara na onye ahu a naazoputaghi,<br />
onye Chineke na-ezubeghidi izoputa puru ikwenyetu na<br />
Ya. Anyi makwara na ndi ahu a na-azoputa na a naghi azoputa ha<br />
n’ihi na ha ruru oru nke ikwere na Kraist. Nke bu eziowku bu na ha<br />
kweere na Ya n’ihi na Chineke enyela ha ndu ebighi ebi. Nkwenye ha<br />
na-aputa ihe n’ihi na n’ezie Chineke azoputala ha.<br />
Nke bu eziowku bu na ha kweere na Ya n’ihi na<br />
Chineke enyela ha ndu ebighi ebi.<br />
Kraist Ruru Oru Nile Ahu- Kwudosiri ike n’Okwukwe-iji Zoputa<br />
Anyi<br />
Dika o bu na Chineke dere Baibul, O meghi ya ka o di mfe<br />
ichota eziokwu. O na-eme anyi ka anyi nwe nnukwu obi umeala dika<br />
O na-eme anyi ka anyi jiri ndidi nakwa idi uchu we nyocha<br />
amaokwu ndi a rara ahu ma na-ariokwa Chineke amamihe kwa<br />
mgbe o bula. Anyi kwesiri icheta kwa mgbe o bula na, we ruo na<br />
anyi ahu ndabakorita n’ihe nile Baibul na-akuzi, e wezuga nke a anyi<br />
akabeghi ghota amaokwu ahu anyi na-amu.<br />
Otu ihe mgbaghoju anya nke Baibul na-eweputa bu nke ahu a<br />
ga-ahu n’ime otutu amaokwu di na Ndi Galetia 2 nakwa Ndi Galetia<br />
3. Dika ima atu, Chineke na-ekwusi ya ike na Ndi Galetia 3:2:<br />
Nani nke a ka m na-acho imata n’onu unu, Unu sitere n’oru di iche<br />
iche nke iwu nata Muo Nso [unu aburu ndi a zoputara], ma o bu na<br />
unu sitere n’onunu nke okwukwe nata Ya?<br />
Cheta na okwukwe bu oru. Mana onye ruru oru nile di<br />
n’izoputa anyi? Jisos ruru oru nile ahu. O kwudosiri ike n’iwu nile<br />
nke Chineke tiri, O wetekwara anyi nzoputa. Ya mere, anyi puru<br />
isughari ihe e dere na ndi Galetia 3:2, n’uzo di otu a, “Unu sitere<br />
n’oru di iche iche nke iwu nata Muo Nso ma o bu unu sitere n’onunu<br />
nke okwukwe nata ya (oru nke Jisos ruru iji zoputa anyi)? O bu ya<br />
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mere aha Ya ji buru Onye kwesiri ntukwasi obi (Nkpughe 19:11). O<br />
bu Ya onwe Ya kachasi mkpa n’ime oru nke okwukwe ahu.<br />
Ndi Galetia 2:16, na-ekwuputa:<br />
Ma ebe anyi matara na a gughi mmadu n’onye ezi omume site<br />
n’oru di iche iche nke iwu, ma o bu nani okwukwe e kwere na Jisus<br />
Kraist ka e ji gu mmadu n’onye ezi omume, obuna anyi onwe anyi<br />
kweere na Kraist Jisus, ka e we gua anyi na ndi ezi omume site<br />
n’okwukwe anyi kweere na Kraist, O bughikwa site n’oru di iche<br />
iche nke iwu: n’ihi na site n’oru di iche iche nke iwu o dighi anu<br />
aru o bula, bu mmadu, a ga-agu n’onye ezi omume.<br />
A naghi agu mmadu n’onye ezi omume site n’oru di iche iche<br />
nke iwu kama o bu site n’okwukwe, bu oru nke Kraist Jisos. O<br />
kwudosiri ike n’iruzu oru nile a choro maka nzoputa anyi.<br />
Kwa mgbe, kwa mgbe, o na-adiri anyi mfe karia ighota<br />
amaokwu ndi ahu nwere okwu a bu “okwukwe” n’ime ha ma o buru<br />
na anyi were okwu ozo dochie anya okwu a bu “Kraist” onye aha Ya<br />
bu “Onye nwere okwukwe.” Ya mere, Ndi Efesos 2:8, ka a puru<br />
ighota n’uzo di otu a, “O bu amara ka e jiworo zoputa unu, site<br />
n’okwukwe (Kraist).” Ya nakwa Ndi Galetia 3:11, n’uzo di otu a,<br />
“Onye ezi omume ga-esite n’okwukwe (Kraist) di ndu.” Nakwa Ndi<br />
Galetia 3:2, ka a ga-aghota n’uzo di otu a, “Unu esitere n’oru di iche<br />
iche nke iwu nata Muo Nso, ma o bu na unu sitere n’onunu nke<br />
okwukwe nata Ya (ma o bu inu ihe gbasara Kraist, bu Okwu nke<br />
Chineke?”<br />
Oru Nke Ikachite Ihe Akara Bu Oru Nke Chineke Mgbe Nile<br />
Otu nkuzi nke Baibul a na-akuzi n’uzo na-ezighi ezi bu nke<br />
ndi oka mmuta Tioloji nakwa ndi uka ndi ozo na-akuzi bu ndi ahu<br />
na-ekwu na baptizim ga-akachite mmadu akara ba n’ime ogbugba<br />
ndu ahu ma o bu n’ime ezi omume.<br />
Ha weputara nkuzi nke a na-ezighi ezi site n’idabere na Ndi<br />
Rom 4:11, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
O we nara ihe iriba ama nke bu obibi ugwu, bu akara nke ezi<br />
omume nke okwukwe ahu nke di n’ebighi ugwu ya: ka o we buru<br />
nna nke ndi nile kwere, o bu n’ezie na ha no n’ebighi ugwu, ka e<br />
we gua ezi omume nye ha;<br />
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Oru nke ika ihe akara bu oru nke iwu kwadoro nke nani<br />
Chineke na-aru ya. Dika ima atu, Chineke na-akowa nzoputa nke otu<br />
n’ime ndi O hoputara na Ndi Efesos 1:13, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Onye unu onwe unu nokwa n’ime Ya, mgbe unu nuru okwu nke<br />
eziokwu ahu, bu ozioma nke nzoputa unu, o bukwa n’ime Ya,<br />
mgbe unu kwekwara na Ya, ka e ji Muo Nso nke nkwa ahu ka unu<br />
akara,<br />
N’amaokwu a, Chineke na-ekwu na ha nuru Okwu nke<br />
Chineke (okwukwe si n’onunu puta), ha malitere itukwasi Baibul obi,<br />
ha kweere (Jona 3:5), n’ihi na ha bukwa ndi nke Chineke hoputara<br />
nakwa na Chineke akwubuolari ugwo maka nmehie nile ha, Chineke<br />
kaziri ha akara site n’inye ha Muo Nso, nke bu ihe na-egosi<br />
n’eziokwu na Chineke azoputala ha. Ya mere, Chineke na-akuziri<br />
anyi na ikachi akara bu nke a ga-ahuta dika oru nke Chineke inye<br />
mmadu nkpuru obi ohuru.<br />
Ya mere, anyi ga-aghotariri na Ndi Rom 4:11 na-akuzi ihe ndi<br />
a:<br />
O we nara ihe iriba ama [oru ebube] nke bu obibi ugwu [obibi<br />
ugwu nke ime mmuo, nke bu nzoputa (Deuteronomi 30:6], bu akara<br />
[ihe akaebe na-egosi n’ezie] nke ezi omume nke okwukwe [Kraist]<br />
di n’ebighi ugwu ya [obibi ugwu nke anu ahu]: . . .<br />
Site n’ighota ya n’uzo di otu a, anyi ga-amata na o<br />
dabakoritara n’ihe nile Baibul na-akuzi gbasara nzoputa.<br />
Oge Ufodu, A ghaghi Idezighari Ntughari Asusu Ahu<br />
Anyi na-enwekari ntukwasi obi na ndi oru ntughari asusu<br />
ahu weputara Baibul nke King Jemes, bu ya bu ntughari Baibul ndi<br />
mmadu kachasi tukwasi obi n’ime ntughari nile di iche iche e nwere,<br />
na ha ruru oru dabara nke oma n’itughari asusu ndi mbu mbu ahu<br />
bu Hibru na Grik ka o di n’asusu Bekee. Mana, ha emeghi nke a site<br />
n’ike nke Chineke dika ndikom ndi nso nke Chineke, bu ndi ode<br />
akwukwo, ndi deputaburu Baibul nke mbu mbu site n’onu nke<br />
Chineke, ya mere ndi oru ntughari asusu a ga-abu na ha mere ndehie<br />
n’ufodu ebe. Anyi lezie anya nke oma we muo ufodu amaokwu ndi<br />
metutara mmadu ibu onye a zoputara, anyi na-ahu na, n’ezie, a gaedezighariri<br />
ntughari asusu ndi ahu ha mere. Cheta, a ghaghi ime<br />
ndezighari na ntughari asusu ndi ahu ha mere, kama a gaghi eme<br />
nke a n’asusu ndi mbu mbu ahu bu Hibru ma o bu Grik.<br />
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Nke bu eziokwu bu na, dika o bu na anyi na-agba mbo ime<br />
ka ihe nile e dere n’Akwukwo Nso dabakorita, a na-eweputa otu<br />
nsogbu buru ibu nke di n’oru ntughari asusu nke e mere na Baibul.<br />
Ihe a na-ahukari bu na, ndi oru ntughari asusu nke Baibul, o kachasi<br />
ndi tughariputara Baibul nke King Jemes, bu ndi ruru nnoo oru<br />
dabara adaba dika o bu na ha gbaliri nke oma ikwudosi ike n’ihe e<br />
dere n’asusu mbu mbu nke Hibru nke Akwukwo Nso Agba Ochie ya<br />
nakwa ihe e dere na asusu Grik nke Akwukwo Nso Agba ohu.<br />
Mana, e nwere ufodu amaokwu di n’ime Baibul ndi dicha ka ha<br />
adabakoritara onu n’uzo zuru oke n’otu ahu e siri tugharia ha, mana<br />
n’ezie, ha ebutela nnukwu ihe odachi n’ihe gbasara ozi nzoputa nke<br />
Chineke. Ihe ndi a bu ihe gbasara ihe ozizi ahu nke na-akowa otu<br />
mmadu ikwere si metuta onye ahu iburu onye a zoputara. Biko, lee<br />
anya choputa nkweko nke di n’etiti amaokwu ndi a na-esote.<br />
Jenesis 15:6: O we kwere na Jehova; O we gua ya nye ya n’ezi<br />
omume.<br />
Ndi Rom 4:3: N’ihi na o bu gini ka ihe e deworo n’akwukwo nso<br />
na-ekwu? Abraham we kwere Chineke, e we gua nke ahu nye ya<br />
dika ezi omume.<br />
Ndi Rom 4:9: O bukwa ndi obibi ugwu ka a na-akpo ndi ngozi a<br />
diri, ma o bukwa ndi ebighi ugwu? n’ihi na anyi na-asi, A guru<br />
okwukwe Abraham nye ya dika ezi omume.<br />
Ndi Galetia 3:6: Dika Abraham kweere Chineke, e we gua nke ahu<br />
nye ya n'ezi omume.<br />
Amaokwu ndi a dicha nnoo ka ha na-akuzi n’uzo putara ihe<br />
na nzoputa ga-abiara mmadu site na onye ahu ikwere na Jisos dika<br />
Onye nzoputa ya, udi nkuzi nke a bukwa isi ntoala nke ihe ozizi nke<br />
a na-akuzi dika atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke n’ime uka nile nakwa<br />
ekpemkpe uka nile.<br />
Oge o bula anyi rubere isi n’iwu o bula di na Baibul,<br />
nke gunyere iwu e nyere ka anyi kwere na Kraist, nke ahu bu<br />
oru nke anyi na-aru aru.<br />
Mana udi mkpebi ahu bu nke na-apughi ime eme. Ikwere na<br />
Kraist bu oru nke anyi na-aru. Cheta, oge bula anyi rubere isi n’iwu o<br />
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ula di na Baibul, nke gunyere iwu e nyere ka anyi kwere na Kraist,<br />
nke ahu bu oru nke anyi na-aru aru. Dika anyi mutagokwara, oru<br />
nile di n’izoputa mmadu bu nke Kraist rubugoro. N’ihi nke a, o<br />
nweghi oru o bula anyi puru iru nke ga-ebute ma o bu nyere aka<br />
n’udi o bula iji nwetere anyi nzoputa. Ikwere bu inwe okwukwe,<br />
Baibul na-ekwukwa n’uzo doro anya na okwukwe bu oru.<br />
Anyi na-aguta na I Ndi Tesalonaika 1:3:<br />
Ebe anyi na-echeta na-ewepughi aka oru nke okwukwe unu na<br />
ndogbu n’oru nke ihunanya unu na ntachi obi nke olileanya unu ji<br />
ele anya Onyenwe anyi Jisos Kraist, n’ihu Chineke anyi, bu Nna<br />
anyi;<br />
Anyi na-agutakwa na II Ndi Tesalonaika 1:11:<br />
O bukwa nke a ka anyi ji na-ekpe ekpere banyere unu mgbe nile,<br />
ka Chineke anyi we gua unu na ndi kwesiri okpukpo a kporo unu,<br />
ka O werekwa ike mezuo ihe nile o bula nke diri idi nma ezi nma<br />
na oru nile o bula nke okwukwe;<br />
Mmadi ikpebi na nani ikwere na Kraist ga-ebute<br />
nzoputa bu nke na-apughi ime eme ma oli.<br />
Ya mere, mmadu ikpebi na nani ikwere na Kraist ga-ebute<br />
nzoputa bu ihe na-apughi ime eme ma oli. O di nwute, nkuzi nke ahu<br />
na-ekwu na ikwere ga-enyeriri aka na nzoputa anyi bu nke naeweputa<br />
udi atumatu nzoputa nke di nnoo ka oru nke nwoke ahu e<br />
dere maka ya n’Onu Ogugu 15 bu onye chikotara ufodu nku osisi<br />
n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike, ya mere, dika Chineke nyere n’iwu, e<br />
jiri nkume tugbuo ya. Cheta, izu ike nke ubochi asaa, nke a na-agaghi<br />
aru oru n’udi o bula n’ime ya, bu ihe onyonyo na-egosi ukpuru ahu<br />
nke bu na anyi agaghi anwa anwa che na oru o bula anyi na-aru puru<br />
inyere aka n’udi o bula n’ime ka anyi buru ndi a zoputara.<br />
Ozugbo, anyi ga-ahu oke ihe ogbatuhie nke putagoro ihe<br />
n’ime nzuko uka o bula. Ha na-akuzi udi atumatu nzoputa nke naetinye<br />
onye o bula nke na-eche na a zoputala ya n’ihi na o malitere<br />
ikwere na kraist n’otu udi onodu ahu dika nwoke ahu chikotara<br />
ufodu nku osisi n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike. Onye di otu a, onuma<br />
nke Chineke ka di n’ebe o no. Nke a bu nnoo onodu jogburu onwe.<br />
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Oleezi, otu o tosiri ka e sibuo tugharia amaokwu ndi a? Anyi<br />
ga-eleba anya na ha nile n’otu n’otu ma buru otu eziokwu n’uche nke<br />
bu na ikwere n’ihe bu oru.<br />
Abraham O Kweere Chineke a we Zoputa ya n’ihi nke a?<br />
Na mbu, anyi ga-ele anya na Jenesis 15:6. Na Baibul nke King<br />
Jemes, o bu otu a ka e si tugharia ya:<br />
O we kwere na Jehova; O we gua ya nye ya n’ezi omume.<br />
Amaokwu a dicha ka o na-agwa anyi n’ezie na okwukwe nke<br />
Abraham ka a guru nye ya n’ezi omume; ya bu, n’ihi na o kweere,<br />
Chineke zoputara ya.<br />
Ikwere bu oru nke anyi na-aru, oru nke anyi<br />
apughikwa isonye na nzoputa anyi.<br />
Mana dika anyi mutagoro, udi nkwenye ahu agaghi ekwe<br />
omume n’ihi na ikwere bu oru nke anyi na-aru, oru nke anyi<br />
apughikwa isonye na nzoputa anyi. Onodu ihe amaokwu a na-akowa<br />
na-agwa anyi na nkwenye nke Abraham bu nkwenye nke onye a<br />
zoputagoro. Anyi aghaghi icheta na mgbe Chineke ga-azoputa anyi,<br />
anyi ga-aru ezi oru, mana o nweghidi ka ezi oru ndi a, nke gunyere<br />
ikwere, si nyere anyi aka n’ibu ndi a zoputara. Kwa mgbe o bula, ha<br />
bu oru nke onye ahu na-aru n’ihi na a zoputala onye ahu.<br />
Anyi kwesiri imata na, n’asusu Hibru, njiko okwu bu “e we”<br />
bu nke a na-atughari oge ufodu kpo ya “maka.” Ya mere, n’amaokwu<br />
a, njiko okwu a bu “e we” kwesiburu ka a tugharia ya kpo ya<br />
“maka.”<br />
Nsogbu nke abuo bu n’ighota okwu nnochi aha a bu “ya.”<br />
Okwu nnochiaha nke a bu “ya” ka a tughariri n’uzo dabara adaba,<br />
mana olee ihe o na-arutu aka na ya? Okwu nnochiaha a bu “ya” o<br />
na-arutu aka n’okwukwe nke Abraham? O bughi ya ma oli, o bu n’ihi<br />
uzo ihe abuo buru ibu. Nke mbu bu na a pughi igu okwukwe nke<br />
Abraham n’ezi omume.<br />
Ihe nke abuo buru ibu mere ya bu na n’onodu ihe a na-akowa<br />
ebe a okwu nnochi aha nke a bu “ya” bu okwu nkpolu na-egosi ihe di<br />
nani otu. Ya bu, o na-arutu aka n’okwu nke na-egosi ihe di n’udi<br />
nwunye. Okwu a bu “okwukwe” bu okwu na-egosi oke. Ya mere,<br />
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okwu nnochiaha nke a agaghi abu okwukwe nke Abraham ka o naarutu<br />
aka na ya.<br />
N’aka nke ozo, okwu a bu “ezi omume” bu okwu di n’udi<br />
nwunye, o dabakwara nke oma n’uzo zuru oke n’amaokwu a. N’ihi<br />
nke a, anyi kwesiziri ighota Jenesis 15:6, na ihe o na-ekwu bu:<br />
O [Abraham] we kwere na Jehova; maka na (o bughi “O we”) O<br />
[Chineke] guru ya [ezi omume nke Chineke] nye ya [Abraham] n’ezi<br />
omume [nzoputa nke Abraham].<br />
N’otu aka ahu, na Ndi Rom 4:3 Ndi Galetia 3:6, nakwa Jemes<br />
2:23, otu e siri tugharia ya na Baibul nke King Jemes bu, “Abraham<br />
we kwere na Chineke, e we guo ya nye ya n’ezi omume.” N’otu a e<br />
si tugharia ya, amaokwu ndi a dicha ka ha na-akuzi na okwukwe nke<br />
Abraham bu ya bu ihe butere ma o bu na o bu ya bu uzo ma o bu<br />
ngwa oru Chineke sitere na ya we zoputa ya. Mana, dika anyi<br />
kwugoro ugboro ugboro, nke a agaghi ekwe omume. Ya mere, anyi<br />
aghaghi igba mbo hu na a tughariri amaokwu ndi a n’uzo kwesiri<br />
ekwesi.<br />
O nwere nkpuru okwu abuo n’ime ntughari ndi a nke e<br />
kwesiri idezighari ka amaokwu a we dabakorita n’usoro iwu ahu<br />
sitere na Baibul nke bu na Chineke ruru oru nile nke izoputa.<br />
Ozokwa, okwu mbu nke e tosiri igbanwe bu njiko okwu a bu “a we.”<br />
E kwesiri ituaghari ya ka o buru okwu a bu “maka.” Obuna dika o<br />
siri di n’asusu Hibru, okwu Grik nke a tughariri kpo ya “a we”<br />
bukwa nke a na-atughari oge ufodu kpo ya okwu a bu “maka.”<br />
Okwu nke abuo nke kwesiri ka e dezigharia ya bu okwu<br />
nnochiaha nke a tughariri kpo ya “ya.” Dika asusu ahu si di, o bu<br />
okwu nke na-egosi onye nke ato. N’onodu a na-ekwu maka ya ebe a<br />
“ya” kwesiri ka a tugharia ya kpo ya “Abraham.” Ya mere, iji<br />
kowakwa ya ozo ka o doo anya, ndi Rom 4:3, Ndi Galetia 3:6, nakwa<br />
Jemes 2:23 kwesiri ka a tugharia ha otu a, “Abraham kweere na<br />
Chineke (o buuru onye a zoputara), maka na a guru Ya (Chineke) nye<br />
ya (Abraham) n’ezi omume (na nzoputa nke Abraham).”<br />
Anyi kwere Kraist, O puru Izoputa Anyi<br />
Ugbu a anyi mutagoro na oru nile nke nzoputa bu nke Jisos<br />
Onye nzoputa anyi rubugoro, nakwa na anyi agaghi anwa anwa<br />
kwere na oru o bula nke anyi na-aru puru itinye obuna utu dikarisiri<br />
nta na nzoputa anyi, anyi puru ighotazi ufodu amaokwu nke oma,<br />
bu ndi dicha ka ha na-akuzi ihe ozo di iche.<br />
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Dika ima atu, na Ndi Galetia 2:16, Chineke na-ekwuputa:<br />
Ma ebe anyi matara na a gughi mmadu n’onye ezi omume site<br />
n’oru di iche iche nke iwu, ma o bu nani okwukwe e kwere na Jisus<br />
Kraist ka e ji gu mmadu n’onye ezi omume, obuna anyi onwe anyi<br />
kwere na Kraist Jisus, ka e we gua anyi na ndi ezi omume site<br />
n’okwukwe anyi kwere na Kraist Jisus, o bughikwa site n’oru di<br />
iche iche nke iwu: n’ihi na site n’oru di iche iche nke iwu o dighi<br />
anu ahu o bula, bu mmadu, a ga-agu n’onye ezi omume.<br />
Akuku mbu nke amaokwu a doro anya nke oma. A naghi<br />
azoputa anyi site n’ihi na anyi na-erube isi n’iwu o bula di na Baibul<br />
(ya bu, idebe iwu), kama o bu site n’okwukwe (oru nke okwukwe),<br />
nke Jisus ruru iji zoputa ndi nke O hoputara.<br />
Mana akuku nke abuo n’amaokwu a bu nke di mfe mmadu<br />
ighotahie ya n’uzo ezighi ezi. O dichasi ka o na-akuzi na o buru na<br />
anyi ekwerela na Kraist, Chineke ga-aguzi anyi na ndi ezi omume<br />
(zoputa anyi). Udi nghotahie nke a puru ibata, n’agbanyeghi na<br />
Chineke na-ekwuputa n’akuku ikpeazu nke amaokwu a, “site n’oru<br />
di iche iche nke iwu o dighi anu ahu o bula, bu mmadu, a ga-agu<br />
n’onye ezi omume.” Ikwere bukwa oru nke iwu.<br />
Ebe o bu na ikwere bu oru nke iwu, oleezi otu anyi ga-esi<br />
ghota “obuna anyi onwe anyi kweere na Kraist Jisus, ka e we gua<br />
anyi na ndi ezi omume”? N’asusu Grik, okwu ndi a bu “ka aga-agu<br />
n’onye ezi omume” di n’udi na-egosi ihe a na-atu anya na o nwere<br />
ike eme eme. N’asusu Grik a puru iji udi ngwaa nke a na-egosi ihe<br />
nwere ike eme eme n’otu uzo ahu e sikwa eji ya ekwu okwu n’asusu<br />
Bekee. O na-egosi ihe e bu n’uche na o nwere ike ime eme n’ezie.<br />
Otutu ngwa di n’udi na-egosi ihe nwere ike ime eme di n’asusu Grik<br />
nke Baibul ka a na-ejikwa ekwu okwu n’uzo di otu a.<br />
Mana, n’asusu Grik, a na-ejikwa ha egosi nzube ma o bu<br />
okwu ntimiwu. Dika ima atu, udi ngwaa nke a ka a na-ejikari n’ime<br />
Akwukwo Nso Agba Ohu egosi na e mezuola amuma nke di<br />
n’Akwukwo Nso Agba Ochie. Ya mere, anyi na-aguta nkpuru okwu<br />
ndi a bu “we mezuo” (Matiu 4:14, 8:17, 12:17). Okwu ngwaa nke a bu<br />
“we mezuo” bu ngwaa na-egosi na ihe ahu nwere ike ime eme.<br />
N’ebe ndi a, otu e siri dee okwu ngwaa ndi a, o dighi arutu aka n’udi<br />
na amachaghi n’ezie ma o ga-emekwa. E mezuola okwu amuma ahu.<br />
Anyi laghachi na Ndi Galetia 2:16, anyi maara na<br />
n’agbanyeghi na ikwere bu oru nke anyi na-aru, nkwenye anyi<br />
apughi ime ka anyi nwe nzoputa. Nkwenye anyi puru ime anyi ka<br />
anyi gbalia irube isi n’iwu ndi Baibul tiri anyi ka anyi buru ndi a<br />
zoputara, ka anyi na-ekpe ekpere, ka anyi chegharia, w.d.g., mana<br />
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anyi maara na nzoputa anyi dabere kpamkpam na Chineke, nakwa<br />
ma O hoputala anyi ma kwuo ugwo maka nmehie nile anyi.<br />
Nzoputa anyi dabere kpamkpam na Chineke,<br />
nakwa ma O hoputala anyi makwuo ugwo maka nmehie nile anyi.<br />
Ya mere okwu ngwa nke a bu “ka a ga-agu n’onye ezi<br />
omume” nke na-egosi ihe nwere ike ime eme, ka a ga-aghotariri<br />
n’udi na ihe o putara bu na igu mmadu n’onye ezi omume (nzoputa)<br />
bu ihe puru ime eme, mana o bughi iwu na o ga-abiara ndi ahu naaru<br />
oru nke ikwere na Ya. Ndi Nineve nke Jona 3 kwere n’ezie na<br />
Chineke gaje ibibi ha na nkpuru ubochi 40 na-abia. Ya mere, ha<br />
rubere isi n’iwu Chineke tiri ha ka ha chegharia (Jona 3:8 ruo 10).<br />
Mana ha ghotara n’uzo zuru oke na ha amaghikwa ma Chineke agaemere<br />
ha ebere ka o bu na O gaghi emere ha ebere. Eleghi anya,<br />
Chineke puru izoputa ha. O bu ihe puru ime eme na a ga-azoputa ha<br />
puo na mbibi. Ya mere, Ndi Galetia 2:16 na-akuzi na dika anyi onwe<br />
anyi, ya bu, dika ndi a na-azoputaghi na-ekwere n’iwu nke Chineke,<br />
Chineke nwere ike izoputa ufodu n’ime anyi.<br />
Cheta, otu eziokwu nke a, bu na o nweghi onye o bula puru<br />
imata ma o bu otu n’ime ndi Chineke hoputara we ruo na a<br />
zoputacha onye ahu, bu nke a kowaputara nke oma na Joel 2:13 ruo<br />
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Dowakwanu obi unu, adowakwala uwe unu, chigharikute Jehova,<br />
bu Chineke unu: n’ihi na Onye amara na Onye obi ebere ka O bu,<br />
Onye na-adighi ewe iwe ososo, Nke na-abakwa uba n’ebere, O naechegharikwa<br />
uche banyere ihe ojo ahu O ga-ewete. Onye maara?<br />
eleghi anya O ga-echighari, chegharia uche, me ka ngozi fodu n’azu<br />
Ya; bu onyinye inata ihu oma na aja ihe onunu inye Jehova, bu<br />
Chineke unu.<br />
A kowaputakwara nke a nke oma na Zefanaia 2:3<br />
Chonu Jehova, unu nile ndi di umeala n’obi bi n’uwa, ndi luworo<br />
ihe O kpere n’ikpe; chonu ezi omume, chonu umeala n’obi: eleghi<br />
anya, a ga-ezobe unu n’ubochi iwe Jehova.<br />
Otu ihe di itunanya bu na, n’amaokwu ndi a dika II Ndi<br />
Korint 2:4 nakwa II Ndi Korint 11:7, Chineke ji okwu ngwaa nke naegosi<br />
ihe nwere ike ime eme nke a haziri n’otu uzo ahu dika okwu<br />
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ngwaa nke a bu “ka a ga-agu n’onye ezi omume” na Ndi Galetia<br />
2:16. Na II Ndi Korint 2:4, okwu ngwa ahu ka a tughaririri kpo ya “ka<br />
o wute unu,” na II Ndi Korint 11:7, okwu ngwaa ahu ka a tughariri<br />
kpo ya “ka e welie unu elu.” N’amaokwu abuo ndi a, onodu ihe a naakowa<br />
na-egosi na okwu ngwaa nke a ka e tinyere iji gosi ihe nke<br />
nwere ike ime eme, o bughi ihe nke a maragoro n’ezie na o gaemeriri.<br />
Mgbaghoju anya di N’ighota Okwu a bu “Kwere”<br />
Otu ihe ihe anyi na-amuta ugbu a bu na Chineke emeghi ya<br />
ka o di mfe ma oli ighota atumatu nzoputa Ya. Chineke etinyela<br />
okwu ngwaa nke a bu “kwere” nakwa okwu nke ozo bu “okwukwe”<br />
n’ime amaokwu buru ibu n’onu ogu, o bukwa nani site n’ilezi anya<br />
nke oma na-agbaso iwu ndi nke Chineke, nke bu iji ihe e dere n’otu<br />
ebe n’Akwukwo Nso tulekota ya na ihe e dere n’ebe ozokwa<br />
n’Akwukwo Nso, nakwa site n’icho amamihe sitere na Chineke, ka<br />
anyi puru imalite ime ka amaokwu ndi a rara ahu dabakorita.<br />
Chineke emeghi ya ka o di mfe ighota atumatu nzoputa Ya.<br />
Otutu ukpuru ndi gbasatara mmadu ikwere n’ihe ma<br />
burukwa ndi putakirisiri ihe bu ndi a na-esote.<br />
1. Okwu ngwaa nke a bu “kwere” nakwa okwu nke ozo bu<br />
“okwukwe” bu ndi a ga-ahutariri ka oru nke a na-aru aru. Nke a bu<br />
n’ihi na Jisos ruru oru nile a choro iji zoputa ndi a hoputara nakwa<br />
n’ihi na aha Ya bu “Onye kwesiri ntukwasi obi” (Nkpughe 19:11). O<br />
bu Ya putakarisiri ihe n’oru nke okwukwe ahu.<br />
2. Mgbe mmadu ga-ekwere, ruo ogo o bula, nkwenye ya bu<br />
oru nke o na-aru nke na-apughi iso n’ime oru nke a choro maka<br />
nzoputa ya. Mgbe ahu o ga-ekwere, o nwere ike buru n’ihi na ako na<br />
uche ya na-eme ya ka o kwere ma o bu eleghi anya na Chineke naaru<br />
oru n’ime onye ahu. Ma ka o sina di, o nweghi uzo o bula o puru<br />
isi mara nke o bu ya n’ihi na o bu naani ma o buru na a zoputa ya, e<br />
wezuga nke a obi ya joro oke njo, o gaghikwa eji obi ya nile kwere.<br />
3. Mgbe mmadu ga-ekwere ma a zoputacha ya, nke ahu<br />
bukwazi oru nke o na-aru. Mana, nkwenye ya bu obi ya nile ka o gaeji<br />
me nke a n’ihi na mgbe ahu Chineke zoputara ya, e nyere ya obi<br />
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ohuru. Iji obi ya nile kwere (ibu onye a zoputara), putara na nzoputa<br />
ya bu nke a ga-aruzu n’oge isi njedebe uwa mgbe a ga-enye ya ahu<br />
ime mmuo ya a kpolitere n’onwu nke ga-adi ruo mgbe ebighi ebi.<br />
Nke a di otu a n’ihi na oru nke Kraist ruru iji zoputa anyi ruzuru<br />
nzoputa me mee n’ezie na nzoputa ga-abiara anyi n’akuku nile nke<br />
udidi anyi. Ya mere, Baibul iji okwu ndi a bu “kwere” nakwa<br />
“okwukwe,” dika o si metuta oru nke mmadu o bula, a gaghi ahuta<br />
ya ma oli ka uzo ma o bu ngwa oru nke anyi ga-esite na ya wete<br />
nzoputa ma o bu nyere aka n’ime ka anyi buru ndi a zoputara.<br />
4. Atumatu nzoputa o bula nke na-agbasoghi usoro iwu ndi<br />
a, n’ezie o ga-etinye onye ahu na-agbali igbaso atumatu nzoputa ahu<br />
n’otu udi onodu ahu dika nwoke nke chikotara nku osisi n’ubochi<br />
nke asaa nke izu ike (Onu Ogugu 15). A ga-egbu onye ahu. Nani uzo<br />
isi zere ndu ya ibia n’isi njedebe n’uzo joro oke njo bu isi n’udi<br />
atumatu ahu mmadu mebere we chigharia ma chere oge Chineke ka<br />
O ruzuo oru nile nke di n’izoputa onye ahu, ma o buru, n’ezie, na<br />
Chineke choro izoputa onye ahu.<br />
Ekwensu Na-abia Dika Muo Ozi nke Ihe<br />
Ugbu a anyi mutagoro, site na Baibul, ihe gbasara<br />
ntaramahuhu jogburu onwe ya na-eso mmadu itukwasi obi n’udi<br />
atumatu nzoputa o bula karia itukwasi obi n’atumatu nzoputa nke e<br />
nyere na Baibul, anyi kwesiri ilezi anya nke oma n’ihe gbasara onye o<br />
bu ya na-akuziri anyi ihe. Nke a bu ebe Ekwensu puru ibia dika muo<br />
ozi nke ihe, ndi nje ozi ya abiakwa dika ndi nje ozi nke ezi omume (II<br />
Ndi Korint 11:13 ruo 15).<br />
Otutu ndi nkwusa ozioma bu ndi a na-ahuta ka ndi kwesiri<br />
ntukwasi obi n’ihi na ha kwudosiri ike n’ikuzi ihe di na Baibul. E<br />
nwere nnoo ntukwasi obi n’ebe ha no. Ha nwere ezi aha dika ndi nje<br />
ozi nke Chineke. Ha na-akuzi na Baibul bu Okwu nke Chineke nke<br />
na-adighi agha agha. Okwu nke ozioma ha bu nke a na-akuzi site<br />
kpomkwem na Baibul. N’ihe gbasara mkpa nzoputa di nakwa<br />
gbasara ngozi nile na-eso nzoputa, ha na-asi, “Gi onwe gi, kwa puru<br />
ibu onye a zoputara n’abali a. Kwere na Jisos dika Okpara nke<br />
Chineke ma nabata Ya dika Onye nzoputa gi.” Ha na-ekwuputa ihe<br />
ndi a dika ihe agbamume n’uzo na-egosi na ha nwere ihunanya<br />
nakwa, ma burukwa odinma mmadu ibe ha n’obi. O dicha nnoo ka e<br />
nwere udi ihe akaebe di iche iche na-egosi na ha bu ndi nje ozi nke<br />
Chineke n’ezie. O bu na ha anaghi ekwusa ozioma n’aha Chineke site<br />
na Baibul?<br />
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Ha aburula ndi a ghogbutara ha we na-agbaso<br />
atumatu nzoputa nke ga-ebibiriri ha n’ezie.<br />
Atumatu nzoputa nke ha na-enye dicha nnoo mma n’anya<br />
n’ihi na ndi mmadu na-eche na, “Mu onwe m, kwa, n’oge ugbu a,<br />
puru imata na a gbagharala m nmehie m nile, m ga-abukwa onye gaanogide<br />
n’ime nchedo Kraist ruo ebighi ebi.” Ya mere, ndi ahu naatukwasi<br />
obi na ndi nkuzi Baibul di otu a ma na-esoro ntuziaka ha<br />
na-ekwere n’ezie na ha anorola n’ime nchedo Kraist ruo mgbe ebighi<br />
ebi. Ha aburula ndi a ghogburu aghogbu, ha we na-agbaso atumatu<br />
nzoputa nke ga-ebibiriri ha n’ezie. Ha aburula ndi a ghogburu<br />
aghogbu, ha we kwere n’ozioma ugha. O di nwute na, ha onwe ha<br />
dika nwoke ahu nke chikotara ufodu nku osisi n’ubochi asaa nke izu<br />
ike.<br />
Na II Ndi Korint 11:14, Chineke na-ado aka na nti na<br />
Ekwensu na-abia dika muo oma (onye nje ozi) nke ihe. Kraist bu Ya<br />
bu onye nje ozi nke ihe n’ezie. Mana Ekwensu, site na aka ndi nje ozi<br />
ya dicha nnoo ka Kraist. Ndi nje ozi a bucha kraist ugha, kraist naabughi<br />
nke ezie. Ha kwenyere n’ezie na ha na-ejere Kraist ozi, mana<br />
n’ezie, nna ukwu ha bu antikraist, bu Ekwensu.<br />
Udi nkwusa ozioma nke ha na-ekwu, nke dikwa nnoo ka nke<br />
otutu ndi nkuzi Baibul a ma ama, bu nke a puru ihu n’ebe nile n’uwa.<br />
Mana n’ime ha nile, n’uzo joro oke njo ha na-ada iwu ahu nke bu na<br />
Kraist ruru oru nile a choro iji zoputa mmadu, n’oge dikwa anya tutu<br />
a muputa onye ahu, Kraist kwuru ugwo maka nmehie nile nke ya.<br />
N’ezie, nke a bu ihe Baibul na-akuzi, o dikwa oke mkpa na anyi gaege<br />
nti n’ihe nile di na Baibul ma ghota na otuto nile maka nzoputa<br />
anyi aghaghi igara Kraist, o nweghikwa nke ga-adiri anyi.<br />
Ndi nkwusa ozioma nke a kweere n’ezie na ha tozuru etozu,<br />
ma burukwa ndi ozi nke Kraist kwesiri ntukwasi obi, mana nke bu<br />
eziokwu bu na ha bu “ndi nje ozi ezi omume” nke Ekwensu (Ndi<br />
Korint 11:15). Ha na-abia n’aha nke Jisos Kraist, mana n’ezie, ha bu<br />
ndi nje ozi nke Ekwensu bu onye na-abia dika muo ozi nke ihe (II<br />
Ndi Korint 11:14). N’ime atumatu nzoputa nke a ha mebere n’onwe<br />
ha, ha na-ewete nnukwu okwu ugha n’ihi na nna ukwu ha, bu<br />
Ekwensu, bu nna nke okwu ugha (Jon 8:44). O, nke a jogburu onwe<br />
ya! Chetugodi echiche banyere ndi nke anyi huru n’anya na-ege ha<br />
nti ma kwere na ha, ka ha na-anabata okwu ugha ndi a na ha bu<br />
eziokwu, a na-ekpochi ha n’ime uzo ebe olileanya na-adighi.<br />
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Ya mere, biko, nke a di nnukwu mkpa. Eleghi anya, kemgbe<br />
otutu afo gara aga i kwere na a zoputara gi n’ihi na a kuziri gi na o<br />
buru na i “nabata” Jisos dika Onye nzoputa gi, na a zoputala gi.<br />
Eleghi anya i jere ozi dika onye kwenyesiri ike n’otu uka gi, ya mere,<br />
kemgbe afo ndi gara aga, i kwenyere n’ezie na i no n’udo n’aka Jisos.<br />
Ugbu a, o buruzie oke ihe nwute nyere gi, ihu na i nokwa<br />
n’ime otu udi onodu ahu dika nwoke ahu chikotara ufodu nku osisi<br />
n’ubochi nke asaa nke izu ike. Onuma nke Chineke ka di n’ebe i no,<br />
na-echezi oge a ga-ebibi gi. O di njo karia ma o buru na i buburi onye<br />
nkuzi nke Baibul ma kuziere otutu ndi mmadu ihe, ma tinyekwa ha<br />
n’ime otu udi onya nke atumatu nzoputa ahu mmadu mebere, we<br />
duba ha na mbibi.<br />
Ya mere, ajuju ndi a agaghi apu n’uche gi: “Olileanya<br />
adikwara m? O nwere ike ibu na Chineke ga-agbaghara m nmehie m<br />
nile ma zoputakwa mu onwe m, kwa?”<br />
Aziza nke sitere na Baibul bu, Kraist biara maka ndi nmehie.<br />
Gi onwe gi nwekwara otu udi olileanya ahu inwete nzoputa dika<br />
onye o bula ozo a na-azoputaghi nwekwara. Gi onwe gi, kwa, kwesiri<br />
isi na nmehie nke igbaso ozioma na-ezighi ezi chegharia, ma kpe<br />
ekpere, nwe nchekwube na eleghi anya Chineke n’ebere Ya di uku<br />
ahoputala gi inwe nzoputa.<br />
Ihe di oke itunanya bu na, atumatu nzoputa ndi a mmadu<br />
mebere di na nzuko o bula. Olee ihe o ji di otu a? Nsogbu bu na uka<br />
ndi a anaghi eji ihe nile di na Baibul kporo ihe, ha anaghikwa elezi<br />
anya nke oma we na-agbaso ntuziaka nke Baibul, nke na-ekwu ka<br />
anyi jiri ihe di n’Akwukwo Nso tulekota ya na ihe dikwa<br />
n’Akwukwo Nso. Ozokwa, ha aghotaghi na e dere Baibul n’asusu<br />
nke uwa, mana anyi apughi ighota ozi buru ibu nke di na Baibul we<br />
ruo na anyi achota nkuzi nke ime mmuo nke e nyere n’ime okwu ndi<br />
a na-akowa ihe ndi mebugoro eme n’uwa. Ya bu, ha na-akowa ihe<br />
ndi a e dere ede n’uzo na-ezighi ezi, bu uzo na-ezighi ezi isi tapia<br />
Baibul (Mak 4:33 ruo 34). Mana, e nwekwara ihe ozo putara ihe mere<br />
ozioma ugha ndi a, atumatu nzoputa ndi a na-esiteghi na Baibul ji<br />
juputa n’ime uka di iche iche.<br />
A Kaara Imebu ka Nzuko Uka nile digide Ocha?<br />
Nzuko nile n’otu n’otu adabala n’ime onya, o bukwa nke a bu<br />
ihe megoronu. Ndi na-achi nzuko ndi ahu n’ime mmuo nwere ike<br />
buru na ha nweburu agu ziri ezi ime ka uka digide ocha, n’ihi nke a,<br />
ha choburu inwe nani ndi mmadu a zoputagoro n’ezie dika ndi otu<br />
uka ha. Iji nyere ha aka me nke a, uka nile ma o bu ekpemekpe nile<br />
guzobere usoro, ma o bu atumatu ha tuburu anya isite na ya we<br />
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mezuo ebumnuche a. Atumatu nke a nwere ike buru ntakiri ihe dika<br />
ikwu na onye o bula choro iba n’otu uka ha ga-eme nkwuputa nke<br />
okwukwe, ma o bu kwuputa na o kweere na Kraist dika Onye<br />
nzoputa ya. Mana, ndi isi nke uka kwukwara na a ga-eme onye di<br />
otu a baptizim na mmiri ma me ya ka o kwe nkwa na dika onye so na<br />
nzuko ahu, na o ga-akwudosi ike n’igbaso nkuzi nile nke uka ahu.<br />
Mmebe nke ha mebere atumatu ma o bu usoro nke ha na-ekwu<br />
na ha ga-agbasoriri iji me ka nzoputa biara mmadu, bu nke weteziri<br />
ihe ozo megidere ihe ha na-achobu<br />
Ma o di nwute na atumatu ndi ahu ma o bu usoro ahu ndi<br />
uka mebere agunyeghi otu ukpuru nke Baibul di oke mkpa; ya bu,<br />
na mgbe o bula anyi ga-erube isi n’iwu o bula Chineke tiri anyi ma<br />
kwere na nrube isi ahu ga-enyere aka na nzoputa anyi, na anyi dika<br />
nwoke ahu onye chikotara nku osisi ole na ole n’ubochi nke asaa nke<br />
izu ike (Onu Ogugu 15). Na onuma nke Chineke ka di n’ebe anyi no.<br />
Ya mere, mmebe ha mebere atumatu ma o bu usoro nke ha na-ekwu<br />
na a ga-agbasoriri iji me ka nzoputa biara mmadu, bu nke weteziri<br />
ihe ozo megidere ihe ha na-achobu. Nke a na-enyere aka idebegide<br />
ndi mmadu n’ime onodu enweghi nzoputa ha.<br />
Onodu nke a di nwute na-enyere aka igosi ihe mere na<br />
n’ubochi anyi a, n’ime ihe foduru ntakiri ka o buru uka nile, imerime<br />
ndi mmadu no ebe ahu anaghi ege nti n’ido aka na nti nke na-ekwu<br />
na Ekwensu na-achizi ugbu a n’ime uka nile nakwa na ha kwesiri isi<br />
n’uka nile gbapu ka ha we ghara ino na-ejere Ekwensu ozi n’ime<br />
mmuo n’ebe ahu. Ha anaghikwa ege nti n’ido aka na nti a di mkpa<br />
nke bu na isi njedebe uwa foduru ntakiri ka o ruo.<br />
N’agbanyeghi atumatu nzoputa na-esiteghi na Baibul nke a<br />
na-ahukari n’ime uka nile, ma mmadu ole na ole n’ime oge nke ogbo<br />
uka buuru ndi a zoputara n’ezie. O nwere ike buru na ha nwere<br />
ntakiri nghota ma o bukwanu nghota miri emi n’ihe gbasara nkuzi<br />
nile nke uka ahu, mana Chineke zoputara ha n’ihi na a hoputara ha<br />
inwe nzoputa. Ha no n’onodu inu okwu nke Baibul, Chineke<br />
zoputakwara ha. Ya mere, ha nwere agu miri emi ma na-adigide<br />
irube isi na nkuzi o bula nakwa nkuzi nile nke Baibul. Nke a di otu a<br />
n’agbanyeghi na ihe ha maara na Baibul nwere ike di ntakiri.<br />
Ndi uka nile aghotaghi na o nweghi atumatu o bula mmadu<br />
meputara, obunagodu ma a gbasosie ya ike nke oma, puru ime ka<br />
mmadu nwe nzoputa, odida ha kwesikwara ibu oke ihe ido aka na<br />
nti nyere anyi. Dika a na-ezisa ozioma n’ime uwa, anyi agaghi anwa<br />
nwa weputa atumatu mmadu mebere, we na-ekwu na o buru na a<br />
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gbasosie atumatu a ike nke oma, na o ga-ewetere mmadu nzoputa.<br />
Anyi ga-akuzi na ndi mmadu a na-azoputaghi kwesiri igbali rube isi<br />
n’iwu nile nke Chineke, ma nwe nchekwube na-ekpekwa ekpere na<br />
eleghi anya ha onwe ha, kwa, ga-abu ndi a ga-agunye n’atumatu<br />
nzoputa nke Chineke.<br />
Anyi kwesiri ikuzi na ndi mmadu a na-azoputaghi kwesiri igbali rube isi<br />
n’iwu nile nke Chineke, ma nwe olileanya na-ekpekwa ekpere na eleghi anya<br />
ha onwe ha, kwa, ga-abu ndi a ga-agunye n’atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke.<br />
Mgbanwe Di Uku<br />
Ugbu a, a ghaghi ijuzi ajuju si: Olee otu nzoputa si emetuta na<br />
ndu mmadu? Oleekwanu ihe o putara mmadu ibu onye a muru ozo?<br />
Cheta, tutu a zoputa mmadu, n’ime akuku nile nke odidi ya o<br />
di nnoo kpomkwem ka ndi nile a na-azoputaghi bu ndi a naagaghikwa<br />
azoputa ma oli. N’ime ahu nakwa nkpuru obi, o ga naenwe<br />
agu na-ezighi ezi ime nmehie ma norokwa na nnupu isi megide<br />
Chineke.<br />
Mana ugbu a, mgbe a ga-azoputazi ya, e nyela ya nkpuru obi<br />
ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu. N’ime akuku nke odidi ya ahu, o burula<br />
onye e kere eke ohu n’ime Kraist. Mgbe ahu a muru ya n’anu ahu, o<br />
bubu nwa ohuru nke nwere ahu na nkpuru obi. N’oge nke nzoputa<br />
ya, a muola ya ozo; ya bu a na-enye ya nkpuru obi ohuru. O bu oru<br />
ebube nke uche mmadu nkiti anyi na-apughi ighota, o nweghikwa<br />
ihe akaebe a na-ahu anya na-egosi mgbanwe a.<br />
Mana, mgbanwe nke a di ebube e wetere na nkpuru obi onye<br />
ahu ga-aputa ihe; ya bu, nkpuru obi di ohu n’ime ahu ya naagbanweghi<br />
agbanwe ga-emetuta ndu ya n’ebe o di ukwu ma<br />
gbanwe omume ya.<br />
E gosiputara na nke a bu eziokwu site n’ihe Chineke<br />
kwuputara na I Jon 3:9, ebe O na-ekwu si:<br />
Onye o bula nke a muworo site na Chineke adighi eme nmehie,<br />
n’ihi na nkpuru Ya na-adigide n’ime ya: o pughikwa imehie, n’ihi<br />
na a muwo ya site na Chineke.<br />
Chineke na-akuziri anyi na n’oge nzoputa ga-abia, mgbanwe buru oke ibu<br />
na-aputaihe n’akparamagwa onye ahu a zoputagoro.<br />
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N’amoakwu a, Chineke na-akuziri anyi na n’oge nzoputa gaabia,<br />
mgbanwe buru oke ibu na-aputa ihe n’akparamagwa onye ahu<br />
a zoputagoro. N’ime nkpuru obi ohu ya a kpolitere n’onwu, o pughi<br />
ime nmehie. Ebe o bu na nmehie bu mmadu ijehie n’iwu nke<br />
Chineke, ihe o putara bu na n’ime nkpuru obi ya, o pughi ime<br />
nmehie. Nke a putara na, n’ime nkpuru obi, o huru Chineke n’anya<br />
ma hukwa Iwu nile nke Chineke n’anya. O putara na o na-enwe agu<br />
di uku ma na-adigide mgbe nile irube isi n’iwu nile nke Baibul. O<br />
putara na n’ime nkpuru obi ohu ya ahu, o burula onye di ndu n’ime<br />
mmuo ugbu a.<br />
Ebe o bu na Chineke emeela ihe nile iji ruzuo nzoputa onye<br />
ahu (hoputara ya, kwuo ugwo nmehie nile ya, ma nye ya nkpuru obi<br />
ohuru a kpolitere n’onwu, bu ihe nile di mkpa maka nzoputa nke ndi<br />
nile a hoputara), onye ahu puru imatazi n’ezie na o nweghi ka<br />
nzoputa ya funari ya ma oli. Nkpuru ahu nke na-adigide n’ime ya bu<br />
Kraist (Ndi Galetia 3:16). Ozugbo ahu a zoputara ya, o na-enwe<br />
nchekwa nke na-adi ebighi ebi. Chineke aruzuchalari ihe nile di<br />
mkpa iji nye ya ndu ebighi ebi. N’ihi nke a, nzoputa nke onye kwere<br />
ekwe n’ezie apughi ifunari ya. Baibul na-ekwu na o nweghi nmehie o<br />
bula, ma o bu ihe o bula ozo, nke puru ikewapu onye kwere ekwe<br />
n’ihunanya nke Chineke (Ndi Rom 8:35 ruo 39).<br />
Onye A zoputara Na-ebi Ndu n’ime Ahu a na-azoputaghi<br />
N’ime nkpuru obi ohu ya, onye kwere ekwe ka ga na-ebi<br />
n’ime ahu ochie ya nke a na-agbanweghi ma oli n’oge ahu o nwetere<br />
nzoputa. N’ihi nke a, o burula mmadu nwere ochicho obi di n’uzo<br />
abuo dipuru iche n’ebe ibe ha no. N’otu aka, o ga na-acho mgbe o<br />
bula irube isi n’iwu nke Chineke, n’aka nke ozo, o ka na-enwe agu<br />
ime nmehie. Chineke na-akowa udi onodu a dika onye ozi Pol, site<br />
n’ike nke Muo Nso no n’ime, kwuputara na Ndi Rom 7:21 ruo 24:<br />
Ya mere ahuru m iwu a, na ihe ojo di m nso n’ebe aka m ga-eru,<br />
mu, bu onye na-acho ime ihe oma. N’ihi na mu na iwu Chineke naenweko<br />
obi uto dika mmadu ime m si di: ma ana m ahu iwu di iche<br />
n’ihe nile di m n’ahu, na-ebu agha megide iwu nke uche m, naadotakwa<br />
m n’agha nye iwu nke nmehie nke di n’ihe nile di m<br />
n’ahu. Mmadu nke hujuru anya ka mu onwe m bu! onye gaadoputa<br />
m n’ahu nke onwu a?<br />
Ikewapu onwe anyi puo n’ahu nke na-eme nmehie bu<br />
ochicho obi onye o bula kwere ekwe n’ezie na-enwe mgbe nile.<br />
Mana, agha nke na-aga n’ihu n’ime onye ahu a zoputagoro abughi<br />
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nke kwu otu ebe. O ga na-aga aga ruo na onye ahu nwere nkpuru obi<br />
ohu a kpolitere n’onwu ga na-ewewanyezi ike inwe nmeri na ndu ya<br />
(II Pita 3:18). Nke a bu eziokwu n’ihi na gbakwunyere na e nyela ya<br />
nkpuru obi ohu a kpolitere n’onwu, o nwekwara ihe ozo magburu<br />
onwe ya nke mere n’ime onye ahu n’oge ahu e nyere ya nzoputa; ya<br />
bu, Chineke Muo Nso amalitela ibi n’ime ndu onye ahu. Anyi naaguta<br />
na Ndi Rom 8:9 na o buru na anyi enweghi Muo nke Chineke,<br />
na anyi “abughi ndi nke Ya.”<br />
Anyi aghotaghi otu Chineke Kachasi ihe nile elu puru isi biri<br />
n’ime ndu onye a zoputara. Anyi aghaghi ikwere na o bu ihe omimi<br />
zuru oke nyere anyi. Mana n’ihi na anyi tukwasiri Baibul obi<br />
kpamkpam, anyi maara na o bu eziokwu putara ihe; o di omimi ma<br />
burukwa eziokwu. Chineke n’onwe Ya ibi n’ime ndu nakwa udidi<br />
onye ahu a zoputara ga-akpalitekwa onye ahu me ya ka o na-erubere<br />
Chineke isi, o ga na-achokwa nani ihe ahu nke na-ato Chineke uto.<br />
Onye ahu a zoputara aburula onye a kpoputara n’okpuru ike nke<br />
Ekwensu, o burukwala nwa ama ala ebighi ebi nke alaeze Kraist.<br />
Ozokwa, onye ahu a zoputara aburula onye a kpoputara<br />
n’okpuru ike ochichi nke Ekwensu, o burukwala nwa ama ala ebighi<br />
ebi nke alaeze Kraist. Chineke na-agwa anyi gbasara nke a na Ndi<br />
Kolosi 1:12 ruo 13, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Na-ekele Nna anyi, Onye mere ka anyi rue iketa oke anyi n’ihe<br />
nketa ndi nso n’ihe; Onye doputara anyi n’ike nke ochichiri, we<br />
webiga anyi n’alaeze nke Okpara nke ihunanya Ya;<br />
Na Ndi Filipai 3:20, anyi na-aguta na “ala anyi” di n’eluigwe.<br />
Nke a bu eziokwu nyere onye o bula a zoputarala.<br />
Ochicho obi nke Onye ahu A Zoputara<br />
N’oge nke nzoputa, o nwere otutu ihe nke ga na-aru oru<br />
n’ime ndu onye kwere ekwe nke na-ewete ngbanwe putara ihe ma<br />
dikwa mkpa n’ime akparamagwa nakwa ochicho obi onye ahu. O gaaghota<br />
ma mata okwu ndi ahu e kwuru dika ndi ahu a puru ihu<br />
n’Abu Oma 119 nakwa ebe ndi ozo na Baibul.<br />
Ndi a bucha ihe atu ole na ole na-egosi asusu mara nma nke a<br />
ga-ahu n’Abu Oma 119 ndi na-egosiputa ihunanya nakwa nkwanye<br />
ugwu ndi kwere ekwe n’ezie nwere n’ebe Baibul di.<br />
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Amaokwu 10: Obi m nile ka m wereworo cho Gi: Ekwela ka m si<br />
n’ihe nile I nyere n’iwu jehie.<br />
Amaokwu 16: Ihe ukpuru Gi nile ga-ato m uto nke uku: M gaghi<br />
echezo okwu Gi.<br />
Amaokwu 24: Ozo, ihe ama Gi nile bu ihe na-ato m uto nke uku,<br />
Ha bu ndi na-adum odu.<br />
Amaokwu 47: Ihe nke ihe nile I nyere n’iwu ga-atokwa m uto nke<br />
uku, Bu nke m huworo n’anya.<br />
Amaokwu 77: Ka obi ebere Gi nile biakute m, ka m we di ndu;<br />
N’ihi na iwu Gi bu ihe na-ato m uto nke uku.<br />
Amaokwu 97: Le ka m si hu iwu Gi n’anya! Ogologo ubochi nile ka<br />
nke ahu bu ihe m na-atughari n’uche.<br />
Udi okwu ndi a bu nke a puru ihu n’ime akuku nile na<br />
Baibul. Onye o bula a zoputarala n’ezie ga na-enwe agu nakwa<br />
mkpali ndi a n’ime ndu ya. Ya mere, o ga-achoputa ma mara<br />
eziokwu a kowara na 1 Jon 2:3 ruo 5, bu ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
N’ime nke a ka anyi makwara na anyi amawo Ya, ma o buru na<br />
anyi edebe ihe nile O nyere n’iwu. Onye na-asi, Amawo m Ya, ma o<br />
dighi edebe ihe nile O nyere, o bu onye ugha, eziokwu adighikwa<br />
n’ime onye ahu: ma onye o bula nke na-edebe okwu Ya, o bu n’ime<br />
onye ahu ka e meworo ka ihunanya Chineke zuo oke. N’ime nke a<br />
ka anyi maara na anyi no n’ime Ya.<br />
Onye kwere ekwe n’ezie maara na iwu nke Chineke gunyere<br />
ihe nile di na Baibul. O makwara udi oke nwute o na-enwe n’obi<br />
mgbe o bula o ga-ekwe ka ochicho na-ezighi ezi nke anu ahu ya me<br />
ya ka o mehie. Ya onwe ya ga-adi nnoo ka onye nke Chineke ahu, bu<br />
Devid, bu onye dabara na nmehie jogburu onwe ya. Devid kwa, site<br />
n’ike nke Muo Nso, dere gbasara nwute sitere n’ala obi ya, nke anyi<br />
na-aguta gbasara ya n’Abu Oma 51.<br />
Egwu na ima Jijiji<br />
Otu ihe njirimara nke omume onye ahu a zoputagoro n’ezie<br />
bu na o ghotara na Chineke di nso ma buru Onye ziri ezi, nakwa na<br />
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Chineke bu onye ikpe ziri ezi nke uwa nile. Na Ndi Filipai 2:12,<br />
Chineke na-ekwuputa:<br />
. . . Werenu egwu na ima jijiji ruputa karia nzoputa nke onwe unu<br />
nke uku.<br />
Nzoputa nke onye kwere ekwe “ga-aruputa” n’ime ndu ya<br />
bu nzoputa nke Chineke nyegoro ya. Mana dika o na-etolite n’amara<br />
(II Pita 3:18), ya bu, dika o na-ebiwanye ndu n’uzo na-enye Chineke<br />
otuto nakwa puo n’igbaso ochicho nke ihe ndi bu nmehie nke anu<br />
ahu ya a na-azoputaghi azoputa, o ga-eji egwu na ima jijiji me nke a.<br />
Mmadu inogide n’ima jijiji nakwa na-atu egwu n’ihu<br />
Chineke nwere ike idicha ka ihe na-adabaghi adaba nyere omaricha<br />
nchekwa nke e nyerela onye ahu a zoputagoro.<br />
Nke a bu okwu puru iju anyi anya n’ihi na anyi nwere ike naatu<br />
anya na n’ihi na anyi enwela nzoputa, na a ga-ewepucha egwu<br />
nile anyi nwere n’ebe Chineke no. Mmadu inogide n’ima jijiji nakwa<br />
na-atu egwu n’ihu Chineke nwere ike idicha ka ihe na-adabaghi<br />
adaba nyere omaricha nchekwa nke e nyerela onye ahu a<br />
zoputagoro. Dika ima atu, o maara na Kraist akwuola ugwo maka<br />
nmehie ya nile, o makwara na o nweghizi ka o noro n’onodu ibu<br />
onye e bibiri.<br />
Mana, anyi aghaghi icheta na, na Muo Nso bi n’ime onye ahu<br />
a zoputara. Onye ahu kwerere ekwe n’ezie amalitekwala ihuwanye<br />
ihe nile Baibul na-akuzi n’anya ma na-akwanyekwara ihe nile Baibul<br />
na-akuzi ugwu. Ya mere, o na-amuta ma na-amatawanye na Chineke<br />
di uku. O maara na Chineke bu Chineke ahu kachasi ihe nile elu bu<br />
onye kwupuru okwu onu ma me ka mbara uwa nke mara nma di. O<br />
maara na Chineke bu onye ikpe kachasi elu, Onye maazuru ihe nile<br />
obuna nmehie nke dikarisiri nta n’ime mmadu nile. O maara na<br />
Chineke ziri nnoo ezi n’ebe o di uku nke na obuna nmehie dikarisiri<br />
nta ezuola ime ka onuma nke Chineke di n’ebe mmadu no. Onye<br />
kwere ekwe n’ezie maara na ya onwe ya ka nwere nmehie<br />
n’agbanyeghi na n’uzo putara nnukwu ihe ya onwe ya naerubewanyezi<br />
isi n’iwu nile nke Chineke karia ka o sibu eme tutu a<br />
zoputa ya. O makwara nke oma n’eziokwu na e wezuga ebere nakwa<br />
amara nke Chineke, na o tosiri ka e bibie ya.<br />
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N’otu aka, n’ihi ihunanya nakwa ntukwasi obi miri emi o<br />
nwere n’ebe Baibul di, onye ahu kwere ekwe n’ezie na-amatawanyezi<br />
na o no na nchekwa ebighi ebi n’ime Kraist, o makwara na o gaghizi<br />
ano n’onodu ibu onye e bibiri. O maara na nmehie ya nile aburula<br />
nke Kraist kpuchitere. N’aka nke ozo, ka o na-amatawanyezi nkuzi<br />
nke Baibul, mgbe ahu ka o ga na-aghotazi na o tosiri n’ezie ka oke<br />
iwe nke Chineke dakwasi ya we buru ugwo maka nmehie ya nile. O<br />
maara na o bu nani ebere nakwa amara nke Chineke butere ma o bu<br />
wetere ya nzoputa ya. Ya mere, o na-ama jijiji n’egwu nakwa na<br />
nrube isi n’ihu Chineke. O ghotara n’ezie na nzoputa nke o nwetere<br />
erughiri ya inwete ya.<br />
O bu ya mere Baibul ji ekwuputa na onye ahu a zoputagoro<br />
n’ezie na-atu egwu nke Chineke, nke bu ihe anyi na-aguta dika ima<br />
atu, n’amaokwu ndi a na-esote.<br />
Abu Oma 34:9: Tuanu egwu Jehova, unu ndi nso Ya: N’ihi na o<br />
dighi ihe na-ako ndi na-atu egwu Ya.<br />
Abu Oma 112:1: Tonu Ja. Onye ihe na-agara nke oma ka nwoke ahu<br />
bu nke na-atu egwu Jehova. Nke ihe nile O nyere n’iwu na-ato uto<br />
nke uku.<br />
Ilu 3:7: Abula onye maara ihe n’anya gi onwe gi; Tua egwu Jehova,<br />
we si n’ihe ojo wezuga onwe gi.<br />
Ukpuru nke a na-egosiputakwa eziokwu a nke bu na ndi ahu<br />
na-adighi anu Okwu nke Chineke anaghi atu egwu nke Chineke.<br />
Baibul na-ekwuputa nke a n’ime akuku Akwukwo Nso ndi a.<br />
Jeremaia 44:9 ruo 10: Unu echezowo ihe ojo nile nke nna unu ha, na<br />
ihe ojo nile nke ndi eze Juda, na ihe ojo nile nke ndinyom ha, na<br />
ihe ojo nile unu, na ihe ojo nile nke ndinyom unu, nke ha mere<br />
n’ala Juda, na n’ezi nile nke Jerusalem? A zopiaghi ha n’obi rue ta,<br />
ha atughikwa egwu, ha ejegharighikwa n’iwu M, na n’ukpuru M<br />
nile, nke M tinyere n’iru unu na n’iru nna unu ha.<br />
Jeremaia 5:24 ruo 25: Ha asighikwa n’obi ha, Biko, ka anyi tua egwu<br />
Jehova, bu Chineke anyi, Onye na-enye oke mmiri ozuzo, ma nke<br />
mbu ma nke ikpeazu, na mgbe ya; izu nile a kara aka nke owuwe<br />
ihe ubi ka O na-edebere anyi. Ajo omume nile unu ewezugawo ihe<br />
ndi a, nmehie nile unu egbochiwokwara unu ezi ihe.<br />
Aisaia 57:11 ruo 12: Ma onye ka i chegbuworo onwe gi banyere ya,<br />
we tua egwu ya, na i na-ekwu okwu ugha, we ghara icheta m, ghara<br />
kwa itinye ya n’obi gi? Mu onwe M adighi agba nkiti obuna site na<br />
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mgbe ebighi ebi gara aga, i we ghara itu egwu M? Mu onwe M gaegosi<br />
ezi omume gi; ma olu gi nile, ha agaghi abara gi uru.<br />
Eklisiastis 8:13: Ma o gaghi adiri onye na-emebi iwu nma, o gaghi<br />
emekwa ka ubochi ya di ogologo, bu nke dika onyinyo; n’ihi na o<br />
dighi atu egwu n’iru Chineke.<br />
Mana Ihunanya Zuru Oke na-achupu Egwu<br />
O bu eziokwu na Baibul na-akuzi na ihunanya zuru oke naachupu<br />
egwu. Anyi na-aguta na I Jon 4:18:<br />
Egwu adighi n’ihunanya: kama ihunanya nke zuru oke na-achupu<br />
egwu n’ezi, n’ihi na egwu nwere ahuhu nmehie a ga-enye ya; ma<br />
onye na-atu egwu, a ka emeghi ya ka o zuo oke n’ime ihunanya.<br />
Anyi nwere ike kpebie na n’ihi na onye kwere ekwe n’ezie<br />
enwetela ihunanya zuru oke nke Kraist, na o gaghizi atu egwu.<br />
N’eziokwu, n’otu uzo, anyi puru ighota okwu a bu “egwu”<br />
n’amaokwu a na o na-ekwu maka egwu nke mbibi ebighi ebi.<br />
Ihunanya zuru oke nke Chineke nwere n’ebe onye kwere ekwe n’ezie<br />
no na-ewepu egwu a. Nnukwu nkwa nke nzoputa bu nchekwa<br />
ebighi ebi n’ime Kraist.<br />
Mana, anyi ka kwesiriri ileba anya n’amaokwu nile ndi ahu<br />
na-akuzi na njirimara onye kwere ekwe bu na o na-atu egwu Chineke<br />
(Olu 9:31, 10:35, Ndi Filipai 2:12, I Pita 2:17, Ilu 1:7, Eklisiastis 8:12 ruo<br />
13). Olee otu anyi ga-esizi ghota I Jon 4:18, nke na-akuzi na ihunanya<br />
zuru oke na-achupu egwu? Aziza ya na-abia mgbe anyi ga-amuta otu<br />
Baibul si akowa okwu a bu ihunanya. Na Jon 14:21 anyi na-aguta:<br />
Onye nwere ihe M nyere n’iwu, nke na-edebekwa ha, o bu onye<br />
ahu na-ahu M n’anya: onye na-ahu M n’anya, Nna M ga-ahukwa ya<br />
n’anya, Mu onwe M ga-ahukwa ya n’anya, were onwe M gosi Ya.<br />
Iwu Chineke nke a bu nke e kwuputakwara ozo na Jon 14:23,<br />
ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Jisus zara, si ya, O buru na mmadu ahu M n’anya, o ga-edebe okwu<br />
M: Nna M ga-ahukwa ya n’anya, Anyi ga-abiakwutekwa ya, naemekwa<br />
ebe obibi Anyi n’ebe o no.<br />
Ya bu, ihunanya n’ozuzu ya bu ihe e ji mara nrube isi nyere<br />
iwu nile nke Chineke, bu Baibul. Otu o masiri mmadu na-ekwuputa<br />
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na ya huru Kraist n’anya, ihe nwale ga-egosi n’ezie, ma o nwekwara<br />
ihunanya bu nkwudosi ike ya, nrube isi ya nyere akwukwo iwu nke<br />
Chineke, bu Baibul.<br />
Ihunanya zuru oke kwesiri inwe nrube isi zuru oke<br />
Mana nke ahu putara na ihunanya zuru oke kwesiri inwe<br />
nrube isi zuru oke. Mana, nrube isi zuru oke, apughi ibia ma oli we<br />
ruo na anyi anata ahu anyi di ohu a kpolitere n’onwu, a gaghikwa<br />
enye anyi ha we ruo n’ubochi nke owuwe. Ka o di ugbu a, n’ime<br />
nkpuru obi ohu anyi a kpolitere n’onwu, nke anyi natara n’oge ahu<br />
anyi nwetere nzoputa, anyi bi n’ime ahu nke ka na-enwe agu naezighi<br />
ezi ime nmehie. Ya mere, n’oge ugbu a, anyi enweghi<br />
ihunanya zuru oke, ya mere apughi ibi ndu na-enweghi egwu n’ime<br />
anyi.<br />
N’oge gara aga n’ime omumu a anyi mutara otu ihe mere<br />
anyi ji atu egwu Chineke ma na-ama jijiji n’ihu Chineke, mana o<br />
kwesiri ka e kwukwuo ihe ozo gbasara nke ahu. Mgbe Devid, bu<br />
onye Chineke bu n’obi, onye Chineke huru n’anya nke uku, mere<br />
nmehie, Chineke gwara anyi banyere ihe sitere n’obi nwoke a puta<br />
n’Abu Oma 51. Abu Oma a deturu ihe sitere n’obi Devid puta, mana<br />
anyi ga-aguputa nani otu amaokwu, Abu oma 51:11. ebe anyi naaguta:<br />
Atupula m n’iru Gi; Anarakwala m Muo Nso Gi.<br />
Devid anatabuola ndu ebighi ebi. O norobuola na nchekwa<br />
ebighi ebi n’ime alaeze nke Chineke. Oleezi otu o puru isi kwuo<br />
okwu ndi nke Abu Oma a, nke Chineke Muo Nso nyere ya ka o<br />
kwuo? Aziza ya na-abia mgbe anyi ga-achoputa nataramahuhu buru<br />
oke ibu nke na-eso nmehie. Nmehie o bula tosiri inwe ugwo a gaakwuru<br />
ya. Ya mere, mgbe onye kwere ekwe n’ezie na-emehie,<br />
eziokwu abuo kwesiri ibami ya ime.<br />
Onyenwe anyi Jisos Kraist kwuru ugwo maka nmehie nile anyi,<br />
nke gunyere nmehie nile nke onye kwere ekwe n’ezie na-eme mgbe a<br />
zoputachara ya.<br />
Eziokwu nke mbu bu na Onyenwe anyi Jisos Kraist kwuru<br />
ugwo maka nmehie nile anyi, nke gunyere nmehie nile nke onye ahu<br />
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kwere ekwe na-eme mgbe a zoputachara ya. Eenu, o bu eziokwu, na<br />
Chineke maara site na mbido na onye ahu kwere ekwe n’ezie ga-eme<br />
nmehie ndi a, ya mere, Chineke ebokwasilari ha Jisos, Jisos<br />
kwukwara ugwo ha n’oge di anya gara aga. Mana nke ahu<br />
agbanweghi eziokwu ahu doro anya nke bu na nmehie ndi a bu nke<br />
onye na-eme ha bu onye ahu mutagoro udi oke njo nmehie di nakwa<br />
ugwo buru oke ibu nke ikpe ziri ezi nke Chineke zuru oke choro. Ya<br />
mere, onye ahu kwere ekwe n’ezie na-atu egwu ma na-ama jijiji mgbe<br />
ahu o na-aghota na oge o bula o mere nmehie, nmehie nke a, kwa, bu<br />
nke e bokwasikwara Onye nzoputa anyi di ngozi.<br />
Eziokwu nke abuo bu na onye ahu kwere ekwe n’ezie naamatawanyezi<br />
otu nmehie si buru ihe jogburu onwe ya nakwa ugwo<br />
di oke njo nke ikpe ziri ezi zuru oke nke Chineke na-anata dika ugwo<br />
maka nmehie. O makwara na oge o bula o mere nmehie, na o eme ihe<br />
nke bu inupu isi megide Onye nzoputa ya o huru n’anya. N’otu aka,<br />
o mara na nmehie ya ahu bu nke obara nke Jisos wusiri kpuchigoro<br />
nakwa na a gaghi agu nke ahu megide ya. N’aka nke ozo, o maara na<br />
mgbaghara nke nmehie ya bu nani n’ihi ebere nakwa amara nke<br />
Chineke nke onye ahu na-etozughidi inwete ha ma oli. Ya mere, na o<br />
nwadiri anwa ime nmehie na-eme ya ka o na-ebizi ndu ya n’egwu<br />
nakwa ima jijiji n’ihu Chineke, nke ahu na-akpalikwa agu n’ime ya<br />
ka o gharazie ime nmehie, kama, n’ezie, ka o na-ebiwanyezi ndu na<br />
nrube isi n’ezie nyere iwu nile nke Chineke.<br />
Ya mere, anyi na-aghota na onye ahu a zoputara ga na-ebizi<br />
ndu n’uzo di nnukwu iche nakwa na-ahuta nmehie n’uzo di iche, ma<br />
nwekwa omume di iche n’ebe Chineke no, nakwa n’ebe Baibul di,<br />
nke dikwa iche na ndu nke onye a na-azoputaghi.<br />
Olileanya O Dikwara M?<br />
Ihe ndi nke anyi mutagoro o putara ba mmadu ibu onye a<br />
zoputara bu nke olileanya na-adighi n’ime ya? Ee, o bu n’ezie nke<br />
olileanya na-adighi n’ime ya ma o buru na anyi na-adabere n’uzo o<br />
bula n’oru aka anyi, n’okwukwe anyi, n’ochicho obi anyi, ma o bu na<br />
nrube isi anyi, iji tinye obuna utu dikarisiri nta n’inye anyi nzoputa.<br />
Nke a bu n’ihi na anyi onwe anyi iche na anyi puru itinye utu o bula<br />
na nzoputa anyi bu ihe akaebe na-egosi na anyi ji mpako eleda ihe<br />
nile Baibul na-akuzi anya bu ihe gbasara ihe nile di itunanya ma ma<br />
oke nma nke Chineke mebere. O putara na anyi na-atukwasi obi<br />
n’atumatu nzoputa nke na-apughi izoputa onye o bula, n’ezie nke<br />
ahu na-ahutakwa atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke zuru oke n’udi na o<br />
bu ihe nzuzu.<br />
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Anyi na-ebi ndu n’ubochi a bu mgbe Chineke na-azoputa<br />
oke igwe ndi mmadu, nke onye o bula na-apughi iguta onu.<br />
Mana mgbe anyi ga-aghota atumatu nzoputa nke Chineke,<br />
mgbe anyi ga-aghota na O bu Ya bu nani onye puru iru oru nile a<br />
choro maka nzoputa anyi, mgbe ahu anyi puru inwezi olileanya,<br />
olileanya zuru ezu. Anyi na-ebi ndu n’ubochi a bu mgbe Chineke naazoputa<br />
oke igwe ndi mmadu, nke onye o bula na-apughi iguta onu.<br />
(Nkpughe 7:9). Ozokwa, Baibul na-ekwuputa na Chineke ahoputala<br />
ufodu ndi mmadu ma were ha nye Kraist, nakwa na Kraist akwuola<br />
ugwo maka nmehie nile nke ha, nke ahu na-enyekwa ndi a naazoputaghi<br />
nnukwu olileanya.<br />
Onye o bula a na-azoputaghi nke nwere agu miri emi ibu<br />
onye a zoputara, ma ghota na o puru ibu onye a zoputara nani n’otu<br />
Chineke si cho ya, onye ahu nwere ike buru otu n’ime ndi Chineke<br />
hoputara ma o bu ndi O hotara. Ebe o bu na atumatu nhoputa nke<br />
Chineke enweghi ihe o bula jikoro ya na udi ezi mmadu anyi bu<br />
(anyi abughi ezi mmadu), n’agbanyeghikwa udi uku nakwa udi njo<br />
nmehie mmadu digoro, onye ahu puru ibu otu n’ime ndi Chineke<br />
hoputara dika onye o bula ozo a zoputagoro. N’eziokwu, atumatu<br />
nhoputa nke Chineke na-enye onye ahu a na-azoputaghi nnukwu<br />
agbamume bu onye na-eji obi ya acho ka ya onwe ya, kwa buru onye<br />
a zoputara.<br />
E nwere o pekata mpe ya buru eziokwu asaa nke e kpughere<br />
n’ime Baibul nke kwesiri ibu oke ihe agbamume nyere onye ahu o bu<br />
n’ezie na ochicho obi ya bu na nmehie ya nile ga-abu nke obara Jisos<br />
kpuchitere. Anyi arutubuola aka n’ufodu eziokwu ndi a. Mana, ha di<br />
oke mkpa nke na anyi ga-eji nkenke oge guputa ha ozo. Ha bu ndi a<br />
na-esote.<br />
1. N’oge ugbu a, o bu ubochi nke nzoputa. Anyi amutala na<br />
Chineke anaghizi azoputa ndi mmadu site n’iji oru nke nzuko uka,<br />
ndi ndu ha, ma o bu ndi nke ha. Mana, nkuzi Baibul nke putara<br />
nnukwu ihe bu na n’eziokwu taa, Chineke na-ewebata oke owuwe<br />
ihe ubi nke bu ndi mmadu n’ime alaeze nke Chineke. N’agbanyeghi<br />
na eziokwu nke a abughi isiokwu e ji maka ya dee akwukwo a, mana<br />
anyi puru iguputa amaokwu ole na ole ndi na-agwa anyi n’ezie na<br />
nke a na-eme.<br />
Na Joel 2:24 anyi na-aguta:<br />
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Ebe nzocha oka nile ga-ejuputakwa n’oka wheat, ebe inara<br />
mmanya vine na mmanu ga-erubiga kwa na mmanya vine ohu na<br />
mmanu ohu [nzoputa].<br />
Baibul na-ekwukwa na Nkpughe 7:9:<br />
Mgbe ihe ndi a gasiri m we hu, ma le, oke igwe mmadu, nke onye o<br />
bula na-apughi iguta onu, ndi si na mba nile o bula, na ebo nile, na<br />
ndi nile, na asusu nile, puta, na-eguzo n’iru oche eze ahu na n’iru<br />
Nwa aturu ahu, e gbokwasiworo ha uwe nwuda di ocha, igu nkwu<br />
dika n’aka ha;<br />
Nkpughe 7:13 ruo 14 na-agwakwa anyi:<br />
Otu n’etiti ndi okenye ahu we za, si m, Ndi a ndi e gbokwasiworo<br />
uwe nwuda ahu di ocha, ha bu ole ndi, olee ebe ha si bia kwa? M<br />
we si ya, Onyenwe m, gi onwe gi matara. O we si m, Ndi a bu ndi<br />
na-esi n’oke nkpagbu ahu puta, ha sakwara uwe nwuda ha, me kwa<br />
ka ha di oche n’ime obara Nwa aturu ahu.<br />
Na Habakuk 2:14 anyi na-aguta:<br />
N’ihi na uwa ga-ejuputa n’omuma ebube Jehova, dika mmiri si<br />
ekpuchi oke osimiri.<br />
Na Jeremaia 33:22 anyi na-agu:<br />
Otu a gaghi agu usu ihe di n’eluigwe onu, na otu a gaghi atuta aja<br />
nke oke osimiri; otu a ka M ga-eme ka nkpuru Devid, bu oru M, na<br />
ndi Livai ndi na-ejere M ozi, ba uba.<br />
Amaokwu ndi a dika otutu ndi ozokwa na-enye onye o bula<br />
a na-azoputaghi nnukwu olileanya bu onye na-eji obi umeala<br />
agakwuru Chineke ma na-etiku Ya maka ebere.<br />
Ya mere, anyi ga-amata n’ezie na oke igwe ndi mmadu ka a<br />
na-azoputa taa. Onye o bula a na-azoputaghi nwere ike ibu otu onye<br />
n’ime oke igwe mmadu ahu. Leenu ka o si buru nnukwu ngozi imata<br />
na anyi na-ebi ndu n’oge a bu mgbe o bu na, n’ebe nile n’uwa gba<br />
gburugburu, otutu ndi mmadu ka a na-azoputa.<br />
2. Ebe ma o gburugburu ebe Chineke na-azoputa mmadu<br />
n’ime ya bu inu Okwu nke Chineke, bu Baibul. Baibul na-ekwuputa<br />
na Ndi Rom 10:17:<br />
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Ya mere, okwukwe si n’onunu puta, ma onunu ahu sitere n’okwu<br />
Kraist.<br />
N’ubochi taa, karia n’oge o bula ozo gaburu aga kemgbe uwa<br />
dibara, pasent onu ogu ndi mmadu hiri nne bu ndi guru akwukwo,<br />
Baibul dikwa nyere ha n’asusu nke ha na-asu. O bu nnoo oke ihe<br />
agbamume na onye o bula puru itinye onwe ya nakwa ndi ezinulo ya<br />
a zoputara nakwa ndi a na-azoputaghi n’ebe ha ga na-anu okwu ndi<br />
sitere na Baibul. O puru ime nke a site na ya onwe ya igu Baibul.<br />
N’oge ufodu, o puru ige nti ka a na-agu Baibul ma na-akuzi ya na<br />
mgbasa ozi nke redio dika nke Faimly <strong>Radio</strong>. N’eziokwu, ebe<br />
Chineke na-ano azoputa ndi mmadu di uku karia ma buru nke<br />
olileanya di na ya karia n’oge o bula ozo kemgbe uwa dibara. Ya<br />
mere, anyi onwe anyi bu ndi nne na nna ga na-acho ka umu ohuru<br />
anyi nakwa umu anyi na-ano n’onodu inu Okwu nke Chineke. O<br />
bukwa ya bu otu ihe mere redio jiri buru ngwa oru bara uru ma di<br />
mkpa n’ebe o di ukwu nke a puru iji ime ka Ozioma bata n’obodo<br />
anyi nile ma rute ndi mmadu no n’ebe nile n’uwa gba gburugburu.<br />
3. Kraist biara izoputa ndi nmehie. Kraist abiaghi izoputa ndi<br />
ahu na-ahuta onwe ha ka ndi ziri ezi n’omume, ndi na-ahuta onwe<br />
ha ka ndi bu ezigbo mmadu, na-eme omume ziri ezi bu ndi nwere<br />
ntukwasi obi na omume ha ziri ezi bu ihe nke ga-akpali Chineke ka O<br />
we mete ha nke oma. Kraist biara izoputa ndi nmehie!<br />
O bu nnoo ihe agbamume iguta banyere ekperima ahu<br />
a kpogidere ya na Jisos n’obe.<br />
O bu nnoo ihe agbamume iguta banyere ekperima ahu a<br />
kpogidere ya na Jisos n’obe. Na mbu, ekperima nke a gosiri nleda<br />
anya nyere Jisos. Anyi na-aguta na Matiu 27:41 ruo 44:<br />
Otu ahu ka ndi isi nchu aja na-ekwu kwa, ebe ha na ndi ode<br />
akwukwo na ndi okenye na-eme Ya ihe ochi, si, O zoputara ndi<br />
ozo; O pughi izoputa Onwe Ya. O bu Eze Israel; ka O si n’elu obe<br />
ridata ugbu a, anyi ga-ekwekwa na Ya. O na-atukwasi obi Ya na<br />
Chineke; ka O doputa Ya ugbu a, o buru na O na-acho Ya: n’ihi na<br />
O siri, Abu M Okpara Chineke. Ndi ahu na-apunara mmadu ihe,<br />
ndi a kpogidere Ya na ha n’obi, na-atakwa Ya uta otu aka ahu.<br />
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N’agbanyeghi ya, o bu ihe di oke ebube, na nani na nkeji<br />
minit ma o bu hour ole na ole tutu ekperima a kpogidere n’obe<br />
anwuo, o rioro Jisos aririo ebere, o natakwara aziza nke mere ka ya<br />
onwe ya nakwa anyi onwe anyi maara n’ezie na n’oge nke ahu a naatughi<br />
anya nakwa n’ebe nke a na-atughi anya ya, o burula onye a<br />
zoputara. Anyi na-aguta na Luk 23:39 ruo 43:<br />
Otu n’ime ndi ahu na-aru oru ojo ndi a kwubara na-ekwulukwa Ya,<br />
si, Gi onwe Gi abughi Kraist ahu? zoputa Onwe Gi na anyi. Ma ibe<br />
ya zara, we bara ya nba, si, Gi onwe gi adighi atu egwu obuna<br />
Chineke, ebe i no n’omuma ikpe ahu? N’eziokwu a makwara anyi<br />
ikpe ziri ezi; n’ihi na anyi na-anata ihe kwesiri ihe anyi mere: ma o<br />
dighi ihe o bula Onye a mehiere. O we si, Jisus, cheta m mgbe o<br />
bula I ga-abia n’alaeze Gi. O we si ya, N’ezie asi M i, Taa ka Mu na<br />
gi ga-ano na Paradais.<br />
Onye nmehie a obi joro njo nke ukwu no na-anu Okwu nke<br />
Chineke n’ihi na o nuru ka Jisos gwara Meri okwu, nakwa onye ozi<br />
Jon, ma gwakwa Chineke n’onwe Ya okwu. N’ebe ahu, kwa, onye<br />
nmehie a obi joro oke njo ka e nyeziri ndu ebighi ebi. N’ihi nke a,<br />
onye o bula ka bu onye a na-azoputaghi, n’agbanyeghi udi uku<br />
nmehie ya nwere ike idi, o puru ima na Jisos biara maka ndi nmehie.<br />
Nke a bu nnoo ihe agbamume magburu onwe ya!<br />
4. Jisos abughi onye na-ele mmadu anya n’ihu. Nke a putara<br />
na o nweghi otu ndi mmadu o bula a ga-asi na ha nwekari ike ibu ndi<br />
a zoputara karia otu ndi mmadu nke ozo. Otu onye nwere ike oha<br />
obodo ana-ezere ya, e nwere ike na-ahuta ya dika “onye a juru aju”<br />
n’ebe ndi mmadu ibe ya no, mana n’ime Baibul Chineke na-agwa<br />
anyi banyere ndi mmadu bu ndi a zoputara bukwa ndi nzuko naeleda<br />
anya ma kpo asi n’ubochi nke Jisos. Ihe atu gbasara nke a bu<br />
nzoputa nke nwanyi Sameria ahu (Jon 4:4 ruo 42), onye ona utu ahu<br />
bu Zakios (Luk 19:2 ruo 8), onye ekpenta (Luk 17:12 ruo 19),<br />
ekperima ahu bu onye e gburu maka mpu nile o mere (Luk 23:39 ruo<br />
43), nakwa nwanyi ahu e jidere n’ikwa iko (Jon 8:1 ruo11). Ndi<br />
mmadu nile a bucha ndi a na-ahuta dika ndi oha obodo juru aju,<br />
mana Chineke zoputara nke o bula n’ime ha. N’ihi nke a, anyi na-ahu<br />
n’uzo doro anya na O bughi onye na-ele mmadu anya n’ihu. O bu<br />
nnoo ihe magburu onwe ya nyere onye ahu a na-azoputaghi.<br />
5. Chineke di obi ebere. O bu eziokwu na ebere bu ihe a naagaghizi<br />
ahu n’ime nzuko di iche iche bu ebe ndi ozuzu aturu ha, ndi<br />
okenye ha, ndi dikon, nakwa ndi nkuzi Baibul na-ezi ndi ogbenye a<br />
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ozioma. O bukwa eziokwu na-ewute nke ukwu! N’ebe ndi na-abughi<br />
n’ime nzuko, n’ebe nile n’uwa, Chineke na-aga n’ihu na-egosiputa<br />
ebere Ya nke kariri nghota. Chineke bu Chineke obi ebere.<br />
Anyi na-aguta n’Abu Oma 103:8<br />
Jehova nwere obi ebere, na-emekwa amara, O dighi ewe iwe ososo,<br />
O na-abakwa uba n’ebere.<br />
Nakwa n’Abu Akwa 3:31 ruo 32, anyi na-aguta:<br />
N’ihi na Onyenwe anyi agaghi aju rue mgbe ebighi ebi. N’ihi na o<br />
buru na O mekpa ahu, ma O ga-enwe obi ebere dika iba uba nke<br />
ebere Ya nile si di.<br />
Chineke na-ekwuputakwa n’uzo magburu onwe ya ma naegosi<br />
omiiko na Joel 2:13:<br />
Dowakwanu obi unu, adowakwala uwe unu, chigharikute Jehova,<br />
bu Chineke unu: n’ihi na Onye amara na Onye obi ebere ka O bu,<br />
Onye na-adighi ewe iwe ososo, Nke na-abakwa uba n’ebere, O naecheghari<br />
kwa uche banyere ihe ojo ahu O ga-ewete.<br />
6. Anyi n’onwe anyi puru ime ka Chineke mara na anyi<br />
nwere agu miri emi ibu ndi a zoputara. Anyi puru irio aririo, tikuo<br />
ma kpokuo Chineke maka inwete nzoputa. Ikpegara Chineke ekpere<br />
bu oru nke anyi na-aru aru, ya mere anyi maara na ikpegara Chineke<br />
ekpere agaghi abu ihe na-ewete nzoputa ma o bu tinye utu n’inye<br />
anyi nzoputa. Mana anyi puru imata na dika anyi na-ebesara<br />
Chineke akwa, O ga-amara banyere ochicho obi anyi ibu ndi a<br />
zoputara.<br />
Jisos na-enye anyi ihe nlereanya gbasara onye ona utu bu<br />
onye kpere ekpere maka ebere nke Chineke, nke anyi na-aguta na<br />
Luk 18:13 ruo 14:<br />
Ma onye ona utu ahu guzoro n’ebe di anya, o choghikwa iweli<br />
obuna anya ya lee eluigwe, kama o na-eti aka n’obi ya, si, Chineke,<br />
ka obi Gi juru n’ebe mu, bu onye nmehie no. Asi M unu, Nwoke a<br />
ridara n’ulo ya buru onye a guworo n’onye ezi omume kari ibe ya:<br />
n’ihi na onye o bula nke na-eweli onwe ya elu, a ga-eweda ya, ma<br />
onye na-eweda onwe ya, a ga-eweli ya elu.<br />
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7. Anyi ekwesighi ka olileanya anyi nwere maka inwete<br />
nzoputa funari anyi. O buru na Chineke na-ezube izoputa anyi, O gaeme<br />
nke a n’oge nke Ya. O nwere ike izoputa anyi n’oge anyi ka<br />
malitesiri ndu anyi ma o bu nzoputa nwere ike ibia na hour ole na ole<br />
tutu anyi anwuo. Anyi agaghi anwa anwa gwa Chineke oge nke O<br />
ga-enyeriri anyi nzoputa, ma o buru, n’ezie, na o bu ebumnuche<br />
Chineke izoputa anyi.<br />
O buru na Chineke na-ezube izoputa anyi. O ga-eme nke a n’oge nke Ya.<br />
Anyi na-aguta n’Abu Akwa 3:26:<br />
O di nma ka mmadu chere nzoputa Jehova, derekwa du n’ichere ya.<br />
Chineke na-enyekwa anyi okwu nkasi obi di ukwu n’Abu<br />
Oma 62:5 ruo 8, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Na-edere nani Chineke du, nkpuru obi m; N’ihi na o bu Ya ka<br />
olileanya m si puta. Nani Ya onwe Ya bu oke nkume m na nzoputa<br />
m; O bu ulo elu m; a gaghi ewezuga m n’onodu m. N’ebe Chineke<br />
no ka nzoputa m na nsopuru m di: Oke nkume nke ike m, bu ebe<br />
ngbaba m, di n’ime Chineke. Tukwasinu Ya obi na mgbe nile, unu<br />
ndi Ya; Wusinu obi unu n’iru Ya dika mmiri: Chineke buru anyi<br />
ebe ngbaba.<br />
Ka mmadu na-ewere ndidi na-echere Jehova, o nwere ike oke<br />
nchekasi abata ya n’ime. Mmadu iburu onye a zoputara bu okwu di<br />
oke mkpa. Mmadu ibugide onye a na-azoputaghi jogburu onwe ya.<br />
O bu ihe magburu onwe ya, na Chineke na-enyekwa nnukwu<br />
nkasi obi ahu na nkwa nke e kwere na Ndi Filipai 4:6:<br />
Unu echegbula onwe unu n’ihe o bula; kama n’ihe nile o bula site<br />
n’ekpere na aririo, ya na ekele, menu ka Chineke mara ihe nile unu<br />
na-ario.<br />
Chineke we nyekwa anyi okwu agbamume na Ndi Filipai 4:7:<br />
Udo nke Chineke, nke kachasi uche nile, ga-echekwa obi unu na<br />
echiche uche unu nche n’ime Kraist Jisus.<br />
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Ya mere, Chineke na-akasi anyi obi site n’igba anyi ume ka<br />
anyi dabere kpamkpam na Ya. O na-agba anyi ume ka anyi gwa Ya<br />
ihe nile banyere nchekasi anyi. O bu ihe mara oke nma na, O bu<br />
Onye na-eguzogide n’ihe ma burukwa Onye kwesiri ntukwasi obi<br />
imezu uche Ya zuru oke. Anyi ga-adabere n’aka Ya puru ime ihe nile.<br />
Ka o di ugbu a, anyi puru inu ihe Chineke na-ekwu dika anyi<br />
na-aga n’ihu lezie anya nke oma ma jiri ikpe ekpere na-agu Baibul.<br />
Mgbe o bula kwa nchekasi ga-abia, ugboro ugboro anyi puru iji<br />
nkwuwa okwu we ga n’oche eze amara nke Chineke we gwa<br />
Chineke ihe nile banyere ya. Leenu ka Chineke si di obi ebere!<br />
Chineke na-enye ndi a na-azoputaghi nnukwu okwu<br />
agbamume na Zefanaia 2:3, ebe anyi na-aguta:<br />
Chonu Jehova, unu nile ndi di umeala n’obi bi n’uwa, ndi luworo<br />
ihe O kpere n’ikpe; chonu ezi omume, chonu umeala n’obi: eleghi<br />
anya a ga-ezobe unu n’ubochi iwe Jehova.<br />
Ya mere, eleghi anya Chineke ga-azoputa gi.<br />
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INDEKS NKE AKWUKWO NSO<br />
Jenesis 9:6, 18<br />
Jenesis 15:6, 37, 39, 40<br />
Jenesis 22, 20<br />
pụpụ 31:13-14, 20<br />
nụ ọgụgụ 15, 38, 44, 47<br />
nụ ọgụgụ 15:32-36, 21<br />
nụ ọgụgụ 22:12-13, 17, 23<br />
nụ ọgụgụ Isi nke<br />
22 na 23, 18<br />
Deuterọnọmi 4:29, 28<br />
Deuterọnọmi 28:1, 28:15,<br />
30:6-16, 24<br />
Deuterọnọmi 30:6, 36<br />
I Samuel 10:9-12, 17, 23<br />
I Ịhe Emere 10:13, 23<br />
Abụ ọma 34:9, 53<br />
Abụ ọma 51, 51, 55<br />
Abụ ọma 51:11, 55<br />
Abụ ọma 62:5-8, 62<br />
Abụ ọma 103:8, 61<br />
Abụ ọma 112:1, 53<br />
Abụ ọma 119, 50<br />
Abụ ọma 119:10, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119:11, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119: 16, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119:24, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119:47, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119:77, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 119:97, 51<br />
Abụ ọma 138:2, 3<br />
Abụ ọma 139:23-24, 23<br />
Ilu 1:7, 54<br />
Ilu 3:7, 53<br />
Eklisiastis 8:12-13, 54<br />
Eklisiastis 8:13, 54<br />
Aịsaịa 53:6, 6<br />
Aịsaịa 57:11-12, 53<br />
Aịsaịa 63:5, 6<br />
Aịsaịa 66:24, 18<br />
Jeremaịa 5:24-25, 53<br />
Jeremaịa 17:9, 28, 32<br />
Jeremaịa 23:39-40, 24:10, 18<br />
Jeremaịa 29:11-13, 28<br />
Jeremaịa 29:17-19, 26<br />
Jeremaịa 29:18-19, 27<br />
Jeremaịa 31:8-9, 25<br />
Jeremaịa 33:22, 58<br />
Jeremaịa 36:1-4, 3<br />
Jeremaịa 44:9-10, 53<br />
A bụ A kwa 3:26, 62<br />
A bụ A kwa 3:31-32, 61<br />
Ezikiel 22:30, 6<br />
Ezikiel 33:11, 18<br />
Ezikiel 36:24-27, 32<br />
Ezikiel 36:25-27, 29<br />
Ezikiel 36:26, 11, 33<br />
Ezikiel 37, 11, 35<br />
Ezikiel 37:1-2, 10<br />
Ezikiel 37:1-14, 16<br />
Joel 2:12-14, 25<br />
Joel 2:13, 61<br />
Joel 2:13-14, 42<br />
Joel 2:24, 57<br />
Jona 3, 42<br />
Jona 3:5, 36<br />
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Jona 3:8-10, 42<br />
Jona 3:9, 24, 27<br />
Jona 3:10, 14<br />
Habakuk 2:14, 58<br />
Zefanaịa 2:3, 42, 63<br />
Matiu 4:14, 8:17, 12:17, 41<br />
Matiu 5:22, 18<br />
Matiu 7:22, 15<br />
Matiu 9:16, 10<br />
Matiu 9:17, 10<br />
Matiu 15:19, 9, 32<br />
Matiu 23, 27<br />
Matiu 27:41-44, 59<br />
Matiu 27:46, 7<br />
Mak 4:33-34, 46<br />
Mak 7:21, 28<br />
Mak 13:13, 30<br />
Luk 13:24, 19<br />
Luk 17:12-19, 60<br />
Luk 18:13, 25<br />
Luk 18:13-14, 61<br />
Luk 19:2-8, 60<br />
Luk 19:41, 18<br />
Luk 23:9-43, 5<br />
Luk 23:39-43, 60<br />
Jọn 3:3, 13<br />
Jọn 3:3 na 7, 10<br />
Jọn 3:5, 13<br />
Jọn 3:16, 34<br />
Jọn 4:4-42, 60<br />
Jọn 4:10-15, 13<br />
Jọn 6:37, 5<br />
Jọn 6:44, 17, 18<br />
Jọn 7:38, 13<br />
Jọn 8, 5<br />
Jọn 8:1-11, 60<br />
Jọn 8:9, 17, 23<br />
Jọn 8:44, 45<br />
Jọn 11, 11<br />
Jọn 11:39, 10, 16, 33<br />
Jọn 14:21, 54<br />
Jọn 14:23, 10, 54<br />
lụ Ndị ozi 8:13-23, 32<br />
lụ Ndị ozi 9:31, 10:35, 54<br />
lụ Ndị ozi 16:31, 33<br />
Ndị Rom 2:11, 5<br />
Ndị Rom 2:13-15, 1<br />
Ndị Rom 2:14-15, 17, 23<br />
Ndị Rom 2:15, 18<br />
Ndị Rom 3. 33<br />
Ndị Rom 3:10-12, 4, 16<br />
Ndị Rom 4:3, 37, 40<br />
Ndị Rom 4:9, 37<br />
Ndị Rom 4:11, 35, 36<br />
Ndị Rom 7:21-24, 49<br />
Ndị Rom 8:9, 50<br />
Ndị Rom 8:35-39, 49<br />
Ndị Rom 9:15, 5<br />
Ndị Rom 9:31-32, 24<br />
Ndị Rom 10:9-10, 32<br />
Ndị Rom 10:13, 28, 29<br />
Ndị Rom 10:17, 13, 26, 58<br />
I Ndị Kọrịnt 2:13, 27<br />
I Ndị Kọrịnt 15, 30<br />
I Ndị Kọrịnt 15:52, 11<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 2:4, 42, 43<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 5:8, 12<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 5:17, 10<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 11:7, 42, 43<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 11:13-15, 44<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 11:14, 45<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 11:15, 45<br />
II Ndị Kọrịnt 13:5, 22<br />
Ndị Galetia 2 34<br />
Ndị Galetia 2:16, 14, 35, 41, 42, 43<br />
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Ndị Galetia 3, 34<br />
Ndị Galetia 3:2, 34, 35<br />
Ndị Galetia 3:6, 37, 40<br />
Ndị Galetia 3:11, 35<br />
Ndị Galetia 3:13, 7<br />
Ndị Galetia 3:16, 49<br />
Ndị Efesọs 1:3-5, 4<br />
Ndị Efesọs 1:4, 5<br />
Ndị Efesọs 1:13, 36<br />
Ndị Efesọs 2:1-3, 12<br />
Ndị Efesọs 2:3, 9<br />
Ndị Efesọs 2:8, 35<br />
Ndị Efesọs 2:8-9, 14<br />
Ndị Efesọs 6:9, 5<br />
I Jọn 4:18, 54<br />
Nkpughe 7:9, 57, 58<br />
Nkpughe 7:13-14, 58<br />
Nkpughe 13:8, 8, 16<br />
Nkpughe 19:11, 34, 43<br />
Nkpughe 20:14-15, 9<br />
Ndị Filipaị 2:12, 52, 54<br />
Ndị Filipaị 3:20, 50<br />
Ndị Filipaị 4:6, 62<br />
Ndị Filipaị 4:7, 62<br />
Ndị Kọlọsị 1:12-13, 50<br />
Ndị Kọlọsị 3:25, 5<br />
I Ndị Tesalonaịka 1:3, 15, 38<br />
I Ndị Tesalonaịka 4, 12<br />
II Ndị Tesalonaịka 1:11, 15, 38<br />
Ndị Hibru 4:11, 19<br />
Jemes 2:23, 40<br />
I Pita 1:5, 30<br />
I Pita 1:23, 10<br />
I Pita 2:17, 54<br />
II Pita 1:21, 3<br />
II Pita 2:15-16, 23<br />
II Pita 3:18, 50, 52<br />
I Jọn 2:3-5, 51<br />
I Jọn 2:3-6, 22<br />
I Jọn 3:9, 48<br />
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