I became a Christian 44 years ago in Ghana. A married man with 3 young adult children, all believers.
I am a staff Nurse in Scotland, UK but have been actively involved in teaching and preaching the gospel for many years. Also very active from the last 7 years on social media with the gospel. I'm on Facebook, YouTube, tiktok, and Spotify. The name I use online is Paul Offin Bible Class or Paul Offin Teaching.
Anuanom, ɛnɛ adesua no,
Y'ato ne din sɛ: Your time is running out.
Your time is running out.
Y'atwerɛ aseɛ nyinaa ne sɛ, wo brɛ ayɛ tia.
Wo brɛ a wode tia asase yi so no ayɛ tiatia baako.
Minuanom,
Sɛ wo hwɛ ewiase a,
bibiara ni hɔ nom a,
kyerɛ sɛ, ɛsa a yɛntumi nhyɛ no ananmu.
Sɛ wrekanka na wopɛ petrol sa a, wutumi kɔ filling station na wakɔ kɔbɔ bi egu so.
Wokuta mobile phone, wo wɔ data kakra wɔ so na wokasa, ɛno anasa fɔin, wutumi kɔtɔ bi edi gu so.
Minuanom,
Sɛ wuniam aduane ɛwɔ fridge mu a, wutumi kɔ supermarket no akɔtɔ bi abegu mu.
Biribiara a ɛwɔ ewiase deɛ a no, yɛtumi de sika etɔ,
nanso adeɛ baako.
Adeɛ baako:
When time is lost, it cannot be replaced.
When it's gone, it's gone.
Sɛ ɛbrɛ a ekita wo no, sɛ ɛbrɛ no twam a, ɛtwam!
Wontumi nsan mfa brɛ no a ɛtwam no mma.
Brɛ a w'asɛe no nnora nyinaa no,
ɛnyɛ adeɛ a wobɛtumi asan akɔtɔ saa brɛ no sɛ, "Oh, ɛnneɛ ma me ntwe me time no nkɔ ekyire."
Teseɛ saa brɛ yi a mehyɛ m'adesua yi ase yi,
nnawɔtwe apaho bɛsɛ sɛima bɛsɛ ɛnson.
Nnawɔtwe apaho bɛsɛ sɛima nson.
Nsa wo hwɛ sɛ watch yi ɛrkɔ kɛ, kɛ, kɛ, kɛ, kɛ a,
minuanom, ɛkaeɛ nneɛma bebree.
Sɛ wonim sɛ nea watch yi reisi kɔ no nkaeɛ bi a ɛrebɔ wo a,
kankore m'ana dunsɛ guo ti.
Mese m'adesua ɛnɛ anwummerɛ no, y'ato din sɛ:
Your time is running out.
Wo brɛ a wode tia asase yi so no, ɛbɛwie yɛ ntententen, ɛba ne nten so.
Ɛno nti,
minuanom,
ma yɛnte saa adesua yi ase.
"Everything in this life can be replaced when it runs out, but not time."
Biribiara w'asase yi so bia no, ɛsa a wobɛtumi ashyɛ ne mu.
Nanso,
ɛnyɛ brɛ a w'asɛe no, wo brɛ ɛtwam.
Woya honhoa ɛnyɛ yie.
Ennora na woyɛ akwadaa, ennɛ w'anyini, wontumi nsan nkɔ wo nkwadaabrɛ mu bio.
Ɛtwam, apaho. Wontumi ntɔ.
Ɛtɔ da bi a na mehwɛ nnipa mmafoɔ anaa ɛmmoa mesere.
Mebɛhwɛ na TV yi so yɛse, "yɛtɔ nnuru bi a, it doesn't make you grow," ya na ɛsere.
Na oba a w'adi 60 years, na wakɔtɔtɔ tonkoɔ bi ne nneɛma nneɛma ɛnom wa sɛ hwɛ, "m'anim asan ayɛ akwadaa w'anya 18 years," w'anim na ɛtesɛ saa, minua.
Na wo brɛ no a w'asɛe no firi 18 no a bɛdi 60 years no deɛ, wontumi nyɛ ho hwee, m'ɛnyɛ yie.
Wɔse wɔtɔ eduro a ne nim awentwentwam, ode fa wa ne sesei no wa yɛ abaabaawa. Minua, w'adwene no nhia abaabaawa adwene.
The time that is lost, you cannot buy it back.
Anuanom,
Job ɛka asɛm bi,
minua.
Na ansa na no,
mepɛ sɛ wote aseɛ sɛ:
Ebrɛ a yɛbɛwo nipa ato hɔ sɛ ngaa, ofiri ne maame yem bɛba sɛ, "Eh!"
Nninsie na ɔba bɛduru eew no,
na ne watch,
anaa sɛ yɛka no sɛ clock, na ahyaseɛ na ɛyɛ adwuma.
And so wohu saa weino yɛfrɛ no second hand. Second no ɛrkɔ, mm-hmm...
yɛno na yɛfrɛ no sɛ sɛma, sɛma biara na ɛkɔ, kɛ, kɛ, kɛ, kɛ, kɛ.
Minuanom,
Mehyɛ m'adesua yi ase a yɛto nnwom na yɛ 8 o'clock pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Sesei nnɔnhwere apaho sɛma 10.
Ɛkyerɛ wɔ sɛ, wo na wo gyina asase yi so no, sɛma 10 aba bɛte kɔ.
Woyɛ honhwee, ɛnsan mma, ɛkɔ!
Mepɛ sɛ wote aseɛ no no, yɛnya ngo to wɔ sɛ ngaa,
na wo so watch ahyaseɛ, na ɛkɔ kɛ, kɛ, kɛ.
Anuanom,
ɛnsan ne kyie.
Sɛ wo deɛ wose wumpɛ sɛ wobɛnyin nti wobɛstoppi watch a, wo deɛ stoppi no,
pɛ koraa yi battery firi mu na ɛnnyɛ adwuma.
But wa stoppie wo deɛ no, me deɛ no ɛyɛ adwuma, I still ah, ɛrkantu wo fie nse, ɛso te!
Asɛm a Job kaeɛ ne sɛ,
Job eti a ɛyɛ 14:1-2 no, ɔse:
"Enipa a ɔbaa wo no,
ne na, ie tiawa baako.
Na ɔse ɛpue sɛ nhwiren,
na ɛkusa.
Na ɛdwane sɛ sunsum,
na ɛnyina."
Enipa wo na ɔbɛdi asase yi so, Twi no se, "ɛdwane sɛ sunsum."
Twi no dwane. Sɛ woeto mmirika na wo sunsum di w'akyi a, you will see it.
Twi no se: "Wofie na ayɛ de ama woɔ no."
Ɔse ɛdwane sɛ sunsum.
Na deɛ ɔka ne sɛ:
Ɛnɛ ɛhyɛnɛmu nso no, ɛwɔ ɔhaw. Nipa a ɔbaa wo no,
ne na ayɛ tiawa bi, nanso ɔhaw ma.
Minuanom, sɛ yɛtwe emu na yɛba apam foforo no mu a,
Yesu Kristo ne somafoɔ baako a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Yaaakoob, brofo ne se James,
ɔno nso ka asɛm bi ɛfa yɛn na yɛn fie nna,
a yɛde wɔ asase so.
Deɛ James anaa sɛ Yaaakoob kaeɛ no, wokɔkan Yaaakoob nwoma no anaa sɛ James eti a ɛyɛ 4:13-14 no a,
Deɛ James kaeɛ ne sɛ:
"Yɛn nkwa na ɛtesɛ ɛhuhoro anaa sɛ intutu."
Hwɛ sɛ wode aduane ɛsi gya so,
na wode osilva trii no akata so,
na sɛ wobie sɛ nhuru na wobie sɛ trii no a, wo intutu no a ɛreba no, ɛtu sɛ ɛhunu na ayera.
James se, saa na nipa wo nkwa na ɛsi tie.
Wo pue sɛ nhwiren, seseiara na wo kusa.
Wo dwane sɛ sunsum, na wo nyina...
Minuanom, deɛ James kaeɛ ne sɛ...
Deɛ James kaeɛ ne sɛ, montie me e:
"Mo a mose, ɛnɛ ɛne ɔkyena yɛbɛkɔ sesei kuro mu, yakɔtɔ yɛde waape yɛatɔn yɛde hɔ afe no.
Yɛatɔn ɛnya mfasoɔ." Ɔse wobisa sɛ:
"Mo nkwa ne deɛn?"
James se: "Mo nkwa ne deɛn?"
"Wo na ɛtesɛ ɛhuhoro, ɛtesɛ tutuuro,
a ɛyi ne ho kakra bi, seseiara na ayera."
Ɛmmaa no a mo wo muka ase anaa sɛ mogya areyɛ aduane no,
ɛne mmarima no a ɛtesɛ me a yɛkɔgya yɛreyɛ aduane ema yɛn abusua no,
Sɛ wobie ɛyɛ ɛsen no ti no ɛkata so no a, wubie so a wohu sɛ tutuuro no ba sɛ... na ayera.
James se:
Brɛ a wobre na wo wye eyi wo physical pro-hu ne kukukuku na menia agyemani deɛ kɛkɛ kaho nyinaa, ɔse wo na ne tesɛ tutuuro seseiara na ayera.
Minuanom,
nneɛma ɛwɔ ewiase deɛ a, wutumi de sika tɔ me eye.
Money can buy everything in this world, however, money cannot buy the time that is lost.
Wobɛtumi de sika atɔ biribiara w'ewiasi a, nanso, wo brɛ no a ɛtwam,
wontumi mfa sika nkɔtɔ brɛ no...
brɛ no a w'asɛe no.
Donhwere no a ɛnɛ mpo donhwere no a ɛtwam no,
Sɛ woka sɛ "yie," nka sɛ mɛyɛ biribi ma anya, ɛtwam, wontumi nyɛ biribiara wɔ saa donhwere no a ɛtwam no.
Enti wobɛtumi de sika atɔ biribiara, nanso ɛnyɛ wo nkwa na apaho no.
Minuanom,
nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ no a wonti aseɛ nnɛ.
Na ebrɛ a y'adesua yi nkɔ wie no, ɛbɛboa wo, ɛbie w'ani.
Amwoahu sɛ nea sɛ kukukuku a me yɛ nyinaa no,
sɛ me koraa me ni, me ni mfie bi a wɔ asase so.
Y'adesua, ebi bie w'ani ama w'ahu.
Esan sɛ yɛntumi mfa sika ntɔ yɛ brɛ a y'asɛe no,
na wo na no, ɛpa nwa anaa apaho nti.
Ɔsomafoɔ Paul, asɛm a ɔkae ne yi.
Kankan Ephesofoɔ nwoma no, eti a ɛyɛ 5, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ 15 kɔpim 16 no. Mɛka no brofo.
Ɔsomafoɔ Paul se: "Look carefully then how you walk."
Ɔse: "Monhwɛ mo nantie yie,
not as unwise, but as wise."
Nyɛ sɛ wɔn a onni nyansa, ne mom hwɛ wɔn nantie yɛ sɛ onyansani.
"Making the best use of your time,"
na afei ɔse: "Monhwɛ mo adagyeɛ yie, monhwɛ mo brɛ ne kuta mo no yie, because the days are evil." Esan sɛ nneyɛ nnabone.
Paul se:
"Mo brɛ ekuta mo no, ɛbrɛ na mo wɔ wɔ asase so no,
mu hwe no yie papa papa."
Esan sɛ ɛnneyɛ nnabone.
Minuanom, meka w'adwene sɛ:
sɛ wonte yie ɛtwam a, woya honhoa ɛnyɛ yie... ɛnyɛ ɛtwam.
Ɛtesɛ wokuta kosua na ɛfiri wo wosɛ a’bɔ. Wodeɛ woya no hyea, ɛnyɛ yie bio.
Now, deɛ ɛbɛtumi aboa yɛn ama yaate saa adesua yi ase no, mepɛ sɛ obroni se yɛyɛ exercise bi kakra.
Na yɛnhwɛ yɛn fie paaa Onyankopɔn de ama yɛn, na yɛnhwɛ nhwiren a aka ɛwo mu.
Na saa nhwiren a aka ɛwo mu no, ɛno na ɛbɛtumi aboa wo,
wo a w'adi mfie aduenu, nhwiren a w'agye w'ewiasam ama wo ansa na wo firi asase yi so no.
Ɛno na ɛbɛtumi aboa mo a muhu sɛ:
kukukuku a woyɛ nyinaa, sɛ wunni nebii ɛwɔ asase yi so,
na itra sɛ, wo rehwɛ nea ɔyɛɔ wo no, wo Yɛfo no ɛkyi ɛkwan.
Solomon ɛmma yɛnte aseɛ sɛ,
ɔse: "Ateasefoɔ deɛ, ɛyɛ dɛn ara a ɔnim sɛ ɔbɛwu."
Minuom, yɛnim sɛ owuo ɛda hɔ ma yɛn. Yɛntwe mmɔkɔka ha ne... deɛ tenakura no a, right?
Ewuo no ɛbɛba.
Saa na Solomon kaeɛ, ɔse: "Wɔn a wɔawu no deɛ, seɔmɔnyɛ wu. Wɔmnim bio, yɛnim sɛ ewuo bi ɛda ne nim."
Nti m'ɔwo a woti aseɛ...
ɔse ewuo ɛda hɔ ma wo o.
Minua kukukuku a wobɛhwɛ na fa mpanyimfoɔ,
ɛnam social media, ɔno ne agemani.
Ɛnneɛ deɛ, deɛ aba koraa ne ɛtay.
Ghanafoɔ sɔɛ suban bi.
Ɔpɛ views,
enti wobɛhwɛ na afa mpanimfoɔ, especially politicians,
na wodi ɔman tem, wodi ɔman tem, wodi ɔman tem, na atem deɛ na amanfoɔ se ɔshɛ, na amanfoɔ ɔshɛ, na amanfoɔ ɔshɛ, na wanya view bebree, yɛse wanya view bebree anaa deɛ nya sika.
Na ɔno deɛ ɔde atemdidie,
na ɛyɛ saa nneɛma no.
Minua, wo na a ekita wo, Twi no se ɛyɛ tiawa bi o.
Na wo gye ne ho, ɛkyina na wo ni ho bio.
W'adwene saa asɛm no ho?
a wo ne agemani?
Ɔsɔreɛ mpanimfoɔ na wodi wɔn atem no?
Wɔhyehyɛ Onyankopɔn atkyikwan,
ɔsɔre a wose yɛno deɛ hwee nhia wɔn.
Ebinom mpo se Nyankopɔn bi nni baabi.
Awei, ubɛmu sɛn?
Na wo nna no, Twi no se ɛyɛ tiawa bi.
Minuabaa, minuabarima wote me, dwene saa asɛm yi ho yie.
Na asɛm a
ɔnyomtofoɔ no ɔkaeɛ, na ɛbɔ me hu paaa,
mepɛ sɛ yɛkankan.
Ɛfa me ne wo mmienu yɛn nkwa na ekita yɛn a yɛde tia asase so no.
Na mepɛ sɛ w'ankasa wunya ɛbrɛ, wo so sokinkan saa bia no wɔ Ɛnyom 39, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ 4 kɔpim 5 no. Tie asɛm a ɔnyomtofoɔ no kae. Me ka no brofo.
Na yaa na w’ankasa so no, kankan Twi no a ɛtumi aba. Ɔse:
"Show me, Lord, the end of my life."
"Awurade kyerɛ me, ma me nna yi awieeɛ, me nna yi awieeɛ, paapa kyerɛ me.
And the number of my days,"
"ɛne me nna aka, kyerɛ me, ma me nhu me nna aka.
Let me know how fleeting my life is."
"Ma me nhu sɛnea sɛ me nna, me wiase m'abrabo m'eti wo nyinaa sɛ ɛyɛ ade hunu bi.
You have made my days a mere handbreadth."
Ɔse: "W'ama me nkwa nna ayɛ sɛ tiawa bi.
The span of my years is nothing before you."
Wo de nna wode wawa wo ho na mɛnya mfie aduenu, mfie aduaan, anaa mfie aduonom no,
wosusu sɛ ɛyɛ nnɛ bi ema wo no.
Ɔnyomtofoɔ no se:
"Ɛnyɛ hwee Nyankopɔn anim o." Minuabaa, "ɛnyɛ hwee Nyankopɔn anim, minuabarima. Ɛnyɛ hwee Nyankopɔn anim o."
Na ɔtoaso no ɔse:
"Everyone is but a breath."
Ɔse: "Obiara ɛtesɛ tutuuro."
Mɛtwerɛ aseɛ.
Ɛmmaa no, monim, ne mmarima no a, monso mo kɔgyare ɛboa mo yere nom na momno aduane no,
wunim sɛ nsɛnno anka ebi so nsɛnno, saucepan no esie so na ɛhu no, ubie nitin a, wunse tutuuro no ba sɛ, pɛ.
Pɛyɛ w’anwiesoro, wunhu ne bio. It is gone!
Wontumi nkɔgye tutuuro no nsa nne bio.
When it's gone, it's gone. Ɔse saa na wo nna a wobɛdi asase yi so te, minuabarima ne minuabaa.
A ɛnɛ, ɔse yɛfrɛ wo Celebrity.
Yɛka hwee a wonte, w'ayi yi wo abɔne mu,
w'ayi yi wo bɔso, ɛne sɛbi nkokoɔ atoto abonten na wogyina internet so gyinagyina ho sɛ mnea. Minua, wo na ne guta no,
mɛcalculate atyerɛ wo, na w'ankasa wobɛbo hu.
Na sɛ kukukuku a woyɛ no nyinaa no, w'atwe ho afiri ho, efirisɛ...
ɛnkusi bao.
Ɔnyomtofoɔ no,
wɔse Awurade, ma me nhu me nna ka, ma me nhu ɛnɛi, ma me nkai me nna, me mfie a aka me.
It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are,
ɛnfa nse wo wɔ sika, anaa sɛ ɛhia wo,
cause, yɛntumi mfa sika ntɔ yɛn fie a y'asɛe no no.
Our money cannot buy the time lost, or the years we have wasted.
Yɛn nkwa na y'asɛe no no, yɛ sika eedim. Enti mfa ho, wo na wo wo wye tse sɛ Michael Jackson koraa, wo a w'ade ma head, Michael Jackson wo he? W'ayera.
Wo na wose yɛntɔ nnwom mfro wo, sika wɔ wiase nyinaa ɛyɛ wo deɛ koraa no a, Twi no se:
wontumi mfa sika ntɔ wo nkwa no.
Dabi o, ɛhɔ deɛ wontumi mfa ntɔ.
Nnem,
Na esan sɛ nnipa biara dwene yɛ wɔn sɛ gya me sika ne adie nyinaa nti,
ɛnɛ deɛ aba yɛ kurom Ghana, akwadaa kitikiti pɛ sɛ ɔnya ne ho, yɛfrɛ biribi sɛ sakawa,
asofoɔ a aba ɛdi nro,
ɛna yɛde Yesu abatan, awerɛhosɛm ne nnipa tu di w'akyi,
yɛgyina hɔ na m'yɛ prophet, me yɛ odiyifoɔ, mife Nyankopɔn kyɛn nnipa di w'akyi, ne nyinaa ne sɛ:
Enipa susu sɛ ɔbɛnya ahobanbɔ, hey minua, wo brɛ koraa.
Wo deɛ kɔ mifa bansere nneɛma mntoto mu, ma ɔnyama dwuma no ɔse ɛyɛ aie anointing oil, nom tuamma debiara, hey, time no so a, you will die! Wobɛwu.
Wo brɛ no,
mehyɛ aseɛ na yɛ 8 o'clock, ɛna me ne me busua ɛto nnwom, sesei ɛyɛ 25 past 8.
25 past 8, wote aseɛ? 25 minutes efiri wo nna so, efiri me nna so.
That is all it means.
Na wo yɛ hwan?
A ɛno nti, ɔsɔre a
na mpanimfoɔ na wudi wɔn atem.
Wo maame na woso pa no, wo papa na woso pa no,
wo yɛ hwan? A ɛno nti obi ba, w'akɔkyerɛ ne sɛ wode ne bɛgye sika duro.
Na wo deɛ,
wobɛkyɛre wɔ asase yi so? Dabi o, wanim nea woyɛ.
Ebrɛ biara dru sɛ wotumi kae wo nna, sɛnea ɔnyomtofoɔ kae, ɔse: "Awurade, ma me nhu me nna yi ka, ma me nkae me nna a ɛwɔ m'anim. Na ɛno aboa me ma m'enhu sɛ, sɛ me nnyɛ onipa biara."
Minuanom,
Sika, yɛkye si n'onyinaa, amunya deɛ fame a yɛpɛ, me na me yɛ hwan ne yɛtudi me akyi, ne mma baawa ne obiara pɛ sɛ ɔno so yɛ fame.
Ti kwan biara a ɔbɛfa so, sɛ sɛbi, ninpɔkyia na ɔbɛyi atɔ abonten ma nipa anwye, na yɛhyɛ yɛhyɛ na ɛno so ɔno so nya fame, na ɔnya sika, ɔbɛyɛ.
Na yɛtɔn yɛho bɛyɛ, nanso ɔnnwen sɛ kakra, kakra, kakra ne nna no ɛna ɛrkɔ no.
Anuanom ɛne m'adofoɔ,
hwɛ, mepɛ sɛ ɛnyumre yi, me ne wo yɛ exercise bi. Na exercise a me ne wo bɛyɛ no, fa calculator.
Ebia saa brɛ yi wone ka sɛ wunni calculator wɔ hɔ, but mɛboa wo.
Na ɛkyire yi sa bɔ video yi, na fa calculator to hɔ. Mepɛ sɛ wo:
wo nna aka wɔ asase so, calculate-i na w'unhu, na wobɛbo hu so so.
The hours that you have on this planet, you will know.
Nnɔnhwere a aka a Nyankopɔn de ama wo no, yɛbɛcalculate-i na m'atyerɛ wo, na w'anwso wobɛtyerɛ wo ho.
Adenti a? It is about time that we measure how many hours left in our credit in order to know how fleeting our life is.
Sɛ yɛtumi calculate-i yɛtumi hu no, "eey, saa me nhwiren aka da m'anim yi a," ɛbɛtumi aboa me ne wo ehu sɛ sɛ onipa yɛnnyɛ hwee, ɛna ya na yɛyɛ nea yɛyɛ yɛyɛ no.
Hwɛ, na deɛ ɛbɛtumi aboa wo no ne yi:
Ɔnyomtofoɔ ɛka asɛm bi, yɛka ɛnyom nwoma no, right? Ɛnyom nwoma no,
eduokron, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ du no a,
ɔkyerɛ sɛnea nipa ne nkwa nna a Nyame ade ama no sɛtie.
Na meka no brofo:
Psalm 90:10. Ɔse: "Our days may come to 70, or 80 if our strength endures."
Ɔse yɛn nkwa nna ɛwɔ mu aduonson,
na aborɔso no, ɛna nipa bi bɛnya aduowɔtwe.
Tie nea ie:
Saa yɛn nkwa nna aduonson no, ɛnyɛ a-y-astick sɛ wo, wobɛdi aduonson no, anaa sɛ me, me bɛdi aduonson no.
W'atiri yɛ yie a w'adru aduonson no, wo deɛ wo tirie o, wo tirie nkɔ o!
Wo a w'adi aduowɔtwe, wo deɛ wo tirie nkɔ o!
Na ɛhɔ mpo no, ɛnsɛm wɔ hɔ, yɛbɛka.
Ɔse, yɛn nkwa na Nyame de ma yɛ asase yi so no, ɛyɛ aduonson.
Mfie aduonson. Na aborɔsoɔ, wotumi ɛya na wunya mfie 80. Ne tia sɛm wɔ mu, ɔse:
"Yet the best of them are but troubles and sorrow." Ɔse nanso ɔse...
emu wɔ haw
ɛne amaneɛ. Yɛn nkwa nneɛ,
ɔse, emu wɔ haw ɛne amaneɛ, ɔse: "For they quickly pass," na ɔse ɛtwam ntentenso,
"and we fly away," na afei yɛtu ne yɛkɔ, ya yera!
Minua,
minua dɔseni,
hina ne wo?
Hina ne wo, oh nipa dɔseni, hina ne wo?
Hina ne wo?
Ah ɔdɔseni, hina ne wo na woyɛ kɛsesɛm yi? Ɛkyena bi nkwa na w'awu afiri wiase mu. Hina ne wo? Oh, hina ne wo?
Minua ɔdɔseni, hina ne wo na woyɛ kɛsesɛm yi?
Makae Professor Kofi Awoonor. Minuanom,
sɛ wokɔ eyi ase, na yɛde saa nnwom yi ɛsi, na obi retwɛ ne niso,
wo abuse-i time!
Wontumi nhu deɛ ɔyɛ nkyera, "hina ne wo o, hina..."
Wote nnwom no asɛm a ɛrekyerɛ wo no a, nka dunsa bɛgu ti ne w'aso.
Yɛnhwɛ yɛn adesua yi ase, yɛn dwuma ɛtoɔ yi ne yi:
Sɛ,
kae sɛ ennora na woyɛ akwadaa, ɛnɛ w'aba bɛyɛ aberanteɛ anaa abaayewa, ɛnkyɛ pii wobɛwo mma, na afei adeɛ ɛde ne ho bɛgyemu, na afei wo ba bɛgo, eduru berɛ bi adunseɛ bɛsum tu, "a, m'asɛe me brɛ." Woya honhoa ɛnyɛ yie, na afei wokeka ɛkɔ w'amre mu.
Minuanom,
onipa dɔseni,
yɛ brɛ a yɛsɛe no no,
Bible se, yɛnsa entumi nkenbio.
Na anuanom adeɛ a mepɛ sɛ yɛyɛ n'anwumere ne sɛ:
We are going to calculate our days, our hours,
nyɛ, yɛn nkan ne days koraa, yɛn hours, nhwiren a aka ɛwɔ y'emuo na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛyɛ.
Na esan sɛ
ɔhaw ne amaneɛ ɛwɔ yɛn na, mfie aduonson anaa sɛ an- an- aduowɔtwe no a, Onyankopɔn de ato hɔ ama nipa, na ɛno mpo nyɛ nnipa nyinaa na de bɛnya no, na kakraabi na ɛbɛtumi enya ɛtwam hɔ no,
right?
Nanso wɔ haw ne amaneɛ no, tie asɛm a Ɔsɛnkafoɔ kaeɛ. Ɔsɛnkafoɔ eti 12:1 no, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ baako.
Minuabaa, minuabarima wote me, sɛ wunfa wo ho mma Onyankopɔn a, ɛnɛ,
minuabaa,
ma yɛmmoa w'ate, na fhwehwe Onyankopɔn akwan,
na wo nna a aka da wo asase so no, ɛnɔsum bia o, ɛnɔsum bia!
Na yɛbɛyɛ calculation no wobɛte aseɛ.
Hwɛ!
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ eti 12:1 no:
"Remember also your creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, 'I have no pleasure in them.'"
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ se:
Kae deɛ ɔbɔɔ woɔ wɔ wo mmerantebrɛ,
wo mmaabaabrɛ mu.
Ansa na nabɔne no aba, mfie bia no a wobɛka sɛ, "wei deɛ me ni mu anigyeɛ no" ɛwie tu.
Minuanom,
Onyankopɔn hwɛ sɛ, nka ɛyɛ mmeranteɛ ne mmaabaa saa brɛ a yɛn ho sie yɛn so yi, saa brɛ na nka ɔse, yɛtumi bɛn na yɛ som no.
Nanso,
saa brɛ na mmaabaawa ɛne mmeranteɛ, ɔbonsam de sika sɛm ahyɛ y'adwene mu, ɛmma yɛchase sika, na sakawa, ɛdu tuɔ, ne yɛne na asofoɔ gaga roso, wɔn a ɛnka nkwa dwoɔ wɔ asɛm twerɛ, ne mom bra sɛ, "m'inshɛ wo nkom, ɛni adeɛ" na amanfoɔ di ɛkyire.
Na me video wei a meyɛ yi no,
obi wɔ hɔ koraa no a, ɛha ne sɛ ɔbɛshɛ sɛ ne nua bi nti.
Ne ba sɛ, "Oh bra na mɛshɛ wo nkom, mɛshɛ wo bɔ, wobɛkɔ abrokyire ne adie," kae bohu!
Nsemoa a saa asofoɔ yi ɛyɛ no, ya kɔna kɔhwɛ views a ɔnya.
Enipa pɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ adəfədefə, adɔkɔdɔkɔ, deɛ bɛyɛ na adwuma de dɛdɛ. Ne nkwasiedeɛ deɛ,
ɔnhwɛ kyerɛ kwan. Anwummerɛ yi mese minuam, wo nkwa na ekita wo no, ɛyɛ tiawa bi o.
Minua,
yɛsɛe y'adesua yi ase yi, na ɛyɛ nnɔnhwereɛ, sesei nnɔnhwereɛ apaho, me te 8:32, right?
Me te 8:32.
Ɛkyerɛ sɛ, me nkwa na no, ɛso atye 32 minutes brɛ a mehyɛ adesua... wo a wo hwɛ me, efiri firi te aseɛ no, wo so deɛ so atye. That is all it means.
Na ɛdeɛn na woyɛ mfa sa ade yi o?
Minuanom,
For you to understand what the preacher is saying about the troubles we have in these years no, ma me yɛ, deɛ bɛmoate ase, Ɔsɛnkafoɔ se yɛwo amaneɛ bebree wɔ saa mfie kakra yɛba bɛdi mu no.
UK ha se, ɔmo yɛ adesua bi ɛfa enipa
yɛmpo mo de ho.
Ɔse ɔmo bɛhu no sɛ,
ɔmo fa nnipa a ɔmo adi mfie 65 na ɔmo adi... ɛne 84. Hwɛ sɛ 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 84. Saa nnipa a ɔmo fi hɔ no, ɔmo feɛ mu wɔ ha gyina hɔ.
Na ɔmo feɛ mu wɔ ha gyina hɔ no, na mo hwɛ mu ɔmo mpo no, ɔmo hunu sɛ, emu 89% dɔkota twerɛ aduro ma wɔn a, wɔn nom aduro firi sɛ wɔnom aduro no deɛ... kyerɛ sɛ wɔde bɔ ne nkwa... ɔno na aduro no de abɔ ne nkwa ho ban. Minua,
Na sɛ mfie aduonson no a Nyankopɔn aka m'wasɛm sɛ ɛno na wubedi ampa, na w'adi mfie 24 (aduonu naang) wa-start-i ɛnom nro to help you to survive, sɛ nro no mwa so wobɛtumi atnase.
Awe, saa mfie, anigye wɔ mu ne sɛn? Sɛ wo anom eduro no a, diabetes no, wa anom eduro no a, na mogya boroso...
wa anom eduro no a, na wo tirim hyehye wo, awe! Saa nna kakra yi, emu anigyeɛ ne sɛn?
Ɛno nti na Ɔsɛnkafoɔ kaeɛ ne sɛ:
Hwɛ!
Saa mfie aduonson no koraa ɛka no,
ɔhaw ne amaneɛ nkoaa o, minuabaa, minuabarima,
a wosu sɛ, wo a wo ne wo gya no. Ɔse ɔhaw ne amaneɛ nkoaa.
Na ɛno na mekyerɛ wo deɛ nti a ɔka saa no, na me de saa study, saa adesua a ɔmo yɛ w’abrokyire ha no ɛkyerɛ wo.
Na afei, ɔmo ba no ɔse:
Saa adesua no, saa nnipa 89% yi a ɛwɔ bi... ɔmo mfie yɛ 65 kɔsi 84 no a ɔmo de nroso no, wɔn anasa a ɔmo tɔ nro ɛwɔ su... ewiase sɛ chemist shop, nom ne ɛyi sɛ paper seco-day ne hwan hwan nom deɛ, ɔmo deɛ ɔmo nkan hu o.
Ɛne yɛmu nuse nro, but adenti na wosɔre a, na wo tirie yɛ ya gyesɛ wokɔtɔ eduro no mu ansa?
Wei, ɛna wose wo nna, anigye bi wɔm?
Minuanom,
That is what the Bible is saying. The Bible is teaching you sɛ, wo na no koraa na wo wɔ no, sɛ 70 no koraa wobɛdi a, ɔhaw ma!
Enti, bɔ mɔden sɛ wobɛsie sie wo ho, na w'atweɛ baabi papa, wobɛkɔ a, yɛn fa watch mntɔ wo na ho, na kɛ, kɛ, kɛ, na wo fie na ɛdeɛn? Ɛnkro!
Nea ɛyɛ me hu koraa wɔ adesua no mu sɛ ɔse: "The study does not consider the people who buy from over the counter. But,
for those who are age 85,"
wɔse wɔn a wɔn nnya mfie aduowɔtwe enum, na kyerɛ sɛ wo deɛ wo wɔ red line no wutem, efise mfie no ankasa nese aduonson, abrosɔ na ɛyɛ aduowɔtwe, wo wutryeyie pa w'adru aduowɔtwe enum.
Wɔse, wɔn a w'adi mfie aduowɔtwe enum no,
Sɛ wofa emu wɔ ha gyira hɔ a,
emu aduokron nsia
ɛde nroso.
96% are on medication.
Wɔmo de nro so, wɔmu nom nro debia, a sɛ nnɛ wa nom eduro no a, na sɛbi na edi tripom.
Adenti a?
Na wei na wose wufre mu anigye no anaa?
Dabi o!
Dabi.
Ɔse kae nea ɔbɔɔ wo wɔ saa brɛ ansa na mfie bi a bɛka sɛ "mini mu anigyeɛ no" ɛrebie duo.
Sesei, w'adi mfie 25, 30, nso w'astarti nom aduro to help you sɛ wobɛtumi atena saa asase yi so. Na wei, ɛna wose mu anigyeɛ ɛne deɛ wɔhene?
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ:
Kae nea ɔbɔɔ wo nnɛ, ansa na nna dɔɔda wɔ nim no ɛyɛ nnabone.
Minuanom,
mepɛ sɛ yɛyɛ calculation wei na yɛde y'adesua no ɛbɛwie. Nea ɛno mpo no, aboa wo ama w'ate nneɛma bebree ase. Hwɛ!
Nnɔnhwereɛ
a ɛwɔ watch so na obi bɛbisa sɛ, "ɔse abɔ nnɔnhwereɛ mmienu anaa sɛ mmiensa," right?
Afe biara no,
afe,
nnɔnhwereɛ a ɛwɔ afe mu ɛyɛ...
nnɔnhwere a ɛwɔ afe mu ɛyɛ apem ne wɔtwɛ
aha nson
ɛne aduosia.
8,760 hours in one year.
Afi mu no nyinaa, nnɔnhwere a ɛwɔ mu, nnɔnhwere baako, mmienu, mmiensa, kɔsi ma afi no wie no, ɛyɛ 8,760 hours.
Nnɔnhwereɛ apem wɔtwɛ aha nson ne aduosia. Enti nea ɛrkɔ ne sɛ, nea ɛba ne sɛ: Okay.
Sɛ wubɛpɛ sɛ wuhu wo nnɔnhwereɛ a aka wo asase yi so a,
Ɔsɛnkafoɔ se...
e- Psalm book no, okay?
Psalm book no, David, Psalm book no, ɔse:
"Wo mfie a Nyame de bɛma wo no yɛ aduonson, enti fa mfie aduonson. Sesei, sɛ wo wɔ mfie aduasa na wote me a,
te aduasa efiri aduonson no mu.
Ɛbɛka aduanan.
Mfie aduanan no,
na wode
a-multiply
8,760, apem ne wɔtwɛ aha nson ne aduosia a ɛyɛ nnɔnhwereɛ no, wode ka bɔmu a, ɛno bɛtumi aboa wo ama w'ahu nnɔnhwereɛ dodoɔ a
wo wɔ wɔ saa asase yi so. Minuanom, mese nnɔnhwereɛ o, ɛyɛ nna, ɛnyɛ nawɔtwe, nyɛ bosome, nnɔnhwereɛ!
Dabiara bia nnɔnhwereɛ wɔ mu no yɛ aduonu naang, 24 hours in a day.
Na saa nnɔnhwereɛ ɛna afe biara mu nnɔnhwereɛ wɔ mu no, ɛyɛ 8,000, right?
Nnɔnhwere a ɛwɔ mu no, ɛyɛ 8,760.
Enti sɛ wo, wo wɔ 40 years,
na sɛ wote 40 no firi 70 no a Nyame de bɛma wo no a, wo nna a aka wo asase yi so no, mfie aka no,
sɛ wobɛduru hɔ deɛ a,
ɛne na yɛ mfie aduasa.
Na saa mfie aduasa no, wode multiply by nnɔnhwereɛ no a, ɛmma wo 350,400 hours. Ɛmma wo...
nnɔnhwereɛ no, apem aha mmiensa ne aduonom, ɛna aha nan.
350,400 hours.
Minua mese ɛyɛ hours o, nnɔnhwereɛ o!
Na Nyame boa a, ɛkyena sesei brɛ a, wo watch de abɔ,
sesei no, mefa no sɛ abɔ 8:40.
Tomorrow by 8:40 no, na saa nnɔnhwere no a wubedi e, ɛso 24 ateɛ firi so.
Wo te ase? Nnɔnhwere aduonu naang ɛkɔ!
Ɛno nti minuabaa, minuabarima wote me,
wo nsie no sesei no wɔ nnɔnhwereɛ mu.
Na sɛ wunim no wɔ nnɔnhwereɛ animo, na sɛ adeɛ kye biara a na w'ate nnɔnhwere aduonu nan efiri mfie no so,
ne no na ɛbɛtumi aboa wo ma w'ahu wo nna a aka wo saa asase yi so.
Na kukukuku a yɛyɛ, m'yami ne wɔga no,
na w'ahu sɛ sɛ Bible ka sɛ me nna a aka, ɛyɛ tiawa bi a, mate aseɛ.
But deɛ mepɛ sɛ mema w'adwene tesi so ne sɛ, saa mfie aduonson no anaa sɛ aduasa no a...
Asɛm no ne sɛ:
Obi wɔ hɔno mu a, tesɛ Ghana, car accident, na w'anste eku nnipa dɔɔso!
Mmeranteɛ ne mmaabaawa mfie aduasa, mfie aduanan, mfie aduonom...
Ɛnɛ wobehu obi poster, na y'atwerɛ, you know, "Gone too soon."
Wokɔhwɛ ne mfie a, 29.
Wokɔhwɛ ne mfie a, 35.
wokɔhwɛ ne mfie a, 19...
Minua,
mfie aduonson no ɛnyɛ guarantee sɛ wo ne me yɛbɛduru hɔ.
Wo trieyie a na w'adru hɔ. Ne no mpo no, wɔse musasabro, emu sisiyadeɛ, emu akumayadeɛ, ɛne deɛ kekeka ho no.
Ebia nka wo ndru hɔ koraa na nka yɛ.
Minuanom,
ɛdeɛn na wususu sɛ woɔ ne woara, enti yɛka hwee kyerɛ wo a wunte na wnhwɛ Nyankopɔn kwan.
The calculation will confirm how fleeting your days are,
sɛnea wo nna ɛsi yɛ tiaa fa.
Anuanom, m'ede m'asɛm no bɛwie no,
mɛkae mo asɛm bi a Ɛnyom
Deɛ Ɔkronkron 90:12 nkyekyɛmu no kae.
Na mepɛ sɛ wote aseɛ sɛ,
saa wo nna yi a yɛ calculate-i na yɛ watch so yi,
otwom time...
kɛ, kɛ, kɛ no a ɛrkɔ no, ɛbɛba bɛduru zero.
Na edru hɔnom a, wobɛyɛ dɛn?
Ɔnyomtofoɔ no se: "So teach us to number our days,
that we may get the heart of wisdom."
"Awurade kyerɛ yɛn na yɛntumi nnu yɛn nna kae,
na yɛtumi nnya nyansa akoma."
Minuabaa,
calculation no mede ama wo, wo mfie biara a w'adi no, te firi 70 mu, minuabarima te firi 70 mu. Na nea aka no, fa times-i 8,760, na wobɛhu wo hours a w'aka wɔ saa wiase. Ne no mpo no, I'm sure anwea ndru hɔ.
Anuanom,
the Bible no ka ama wo ate ne sɛ, hwɛ nea ɔbɔɔ wo no kwan,
nkwa deɛ bɛyɛ wo deɛ,
fise nna a ɛda y'anim no,
mmoa ne gye. Na w'atwe a ɛreba no, nea ɛyɛ bɛtoa so ne sɛ: "After our hours come to zero, what then?"
Sɛ yɛn na nno a ode ama yɛn nnɔnhwere no, sɛ ba ne wie yɛ nnɛ, ɛnneɛ deɛ bɛn na ɛsi?
What follows after our hours come to zero? Wo hours no i-yia de i-hiba, i-yia de i-hiba, ɛno nti na James se wo nna no ɛtesɛ tutuuro ɛkɔ ten-ten.
Moni a Paul ne, Nyankopɔn no mmoa wo sɛdeɛ bia wodi m'akyi, deɛ ɔyɛ ba me yɛbɛyɛ me deɛ ne sɛ, minua, share m'adesua mfa adesua mma obi wai.
Ma ɔno nso nhu ne nna kae, na wo nhu nyansa akoma.
Na kukukuku a ɛyɛ no nyinaa no, ebere bi bɛduru a watch yi, ɛyɛ tic, tic, tic, tic, tic, sɛnea wo hu no, ɛbɛba bɛduru zero!
Na edru hɔnom a,
wo nane sɛe. Nyankopɔn no mmoa wo, na ɔhyira wo.
Wunya adagye a, kɔhwɛ Church of Christ foɔ kwan, na yɛnkyerɛ wo kwan a wobɛfa so a, wo wobɛtumi asiesie wo ho wɔ saa nna kakra a aka da w'anim yi, na wo wura no ba a, w'anyɛ yera ba. Nyankopɔn hyira wo. Share m'adesua yi.