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.
Ennnɛ, me pɛ sɛ me ne me busuafoɔ, yɛne mo hyia bio, na wɔne me bɔ mu.
Nnɛ mo mu wɔnom a moti nkwan mu a, wohunu me, anaa sɛ wote me nne wɔ bɛbia wote me nne no,
kyerɛ sɛ nkwa eda so ewɔ nneɛpa diɛ mu.
Enno nti, fa nase ma Onyankopɔn.
Wohye sɛ na ano yiadə, sɛ firi sɛ nna no a na asa anse na ebia.
Kyiada.
Ebia, maebia ama mbawa, the youth, a wɔwo Ghana a wɔnnya adwuma nye, se yɛkɔ pɛ adwuma.
Nnipadodoɔ nti, gye fa wɔn ho so, ɛmma yɛn mamba te seia ewuro atoyerɛ mu koara.
Sei wɔmo nkanteɛsefɔɔ hunu bio. Nti sɛ woda so wɔnkwan mu a, hyira sɛ wode enase ma Wo Soro Nyankopɔn.
Sɛneɛ ɛdiɛn na yɛbɛ bisu.
Nniasa adesua yi ho hia papaapa. Asesene sɛ, ewuo yi a ɛbaeɛ yi,
yemnim bɛbia ma ba wei ɛkɔ, anaa wosusu sɛ, "That is the end of them, ɔmo wie a na..."
Ennɛ diɛ mebɛkasa fa ho no sɛ: "Uwu a ekyi, ɛdiɛn na ɛsi?" After death, what then?
Na hene koraa ɛna wrekɔ?
Nniyonom,
Ebia, ehhh, wɔbɛte sɛ nnipa ewuo,
na wɔmo wuo a, yɛte sɛ ebi kɔ Asamando. Akanfoɔ no te Asamando ase.
Asamando ɛne diɛ a, yɛsusu na yɛgyidi sɛ nnipa wuo a, ekra no ɛkɔ.
Ebi nso a woyɛ obi a wohwɛ sɛ wɔ Asamando bi ɛne ho, ehhh, nnipa wuo a na wewuo.
Nniyonom,
Asesene sɛ, ebi nso ɛka sɛ, "Ebi se Asamando wɔ die, adɛn nti ɛna yɛyɛ adwene sɛ yɛpɛ ɛhunu no?"
Fise obiara ɛne ho no a, wako Asamando na waba, na wa tumi abɛkyerɛ yɛn eya esi wɔ ho.
Nie yɛkenkan firi Twerɛnsɛm mu ne sɛ,
Nnipa bi a otumi kɔɔ Asamando na ɔsan baeɛ, ɛye Awurade Yesu.
Die mebɛkasa Awurade Yesu de Soro Nyankopɔn, enti otumi baeɛ.
Afei nso, yɛwɔ Twerɛ no mu, asomafoɔ no nso enyane nnipa.
Saa ne Twerɛ Mpadadoɔ mu nso a, yɛhunu sɛ adihyɛfoɔ no nso enyane nnipa bio.
Nniyonom,
Nanso, nie yɛhunu ne sɛ, yɛkenkan Twerɛ no a, saa nnipa yi a esan baa nkwan mu no,
obiara ɛne ho no a, otumi bɛka nie esi ewɔ Asamando wɔ kyerɛ yɛn.
Yenim koraa no, yenim sɛ Lazarus a Bible no ka ho no asɛm sɛ ɔsoreeɛ ewɔ Yohane asɛmpa no mu no,
ɔdi nansa — ɛne nnane — ansa na Yesu Kristo emane baa nkwan mu.
Nanso, Bible no anwerɛ nie ekɔsi bɛbia ɔkɔeɛ no.
Yesu ankasa nso, ede asase mu nansa ewuiɛ, na ɔsoreiɛ.
Na nie esi ho, obiara ɛne ho a onim.
Ene nnipa a, otumi soreiɛ, mmhh, te sɛ nie Paul nyanei no, anaa sɛ nnipa a, asomafoɔ no nyanei wɔmo no,
obiara ɛne ho a otumi bɛka nie esi yɛ. Nti yɛanɛ ebinom koraa ka tɛ, "Ɛho hia, bɛn ne hia sɛ yɛhunu nie esi wɔ Asamando."
Nanso sɛ, meyɛ Akanni na wosɔ yɛ Akanni, Akanfoɔ, Akanfoɔ ɛgyituum sɛ, ampa, unnipa wuo a, ɔkɔ bɛbi kɔ.
Wonte sɛ yɛto dwom, yɛka nsɛm bebree, "Nnipa wuo a, ɔkɔ bɛbi kɔ."
Na yɛn, yɛ nananom nso ɛgu nsa, ede ma wɔn a wɔawuo. Obi wɔ koraa na, owuo na wɔre kɔ no,
"Kɔ a, kyia me maame, me maame; kɔ a, kyia me nana, me maame," ede keka ho. Akanfoɔ gyidie ɛne no.
Na saa gyidie no, ɛyɛ gyidie gumu anaa sɛ ɛne krɛ?
Sɛ ampa, nnipa no a, yɛse wawuo no, owuiɛ na ɔkɔ bɛbi, ennti na yɛde saa nkrane yɛden ɛma no.
Nniyonom,
Twerɛ Kronkron no nko toɔ, Bible no, ɛna etumi ɛkyerɛ yɛn,
sɛ unnipa wuo a, otumi ɛba nkwan mu bio.
Twerɛ no nko toɔ ɛne otumi kyerɛ yɛn sɛ nnipa wuo a, otumi ɛba.
Na sɛ woweɛ ɛyɛ nnipa, nie yɛka sɛ Bible mu wɔnom a esoreiɛ no a, sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ,
wɔnom a enyane wɔmo no ede Nyankopɔn Tumi, okay,
ɛne nyane wɔmo a, nnipa biara ɛne ho a aba asase so a ɔnoɔ ewuo na waka aba.
Yesu Kristo enim sɛ ɔyɛ Nyankopɔn.
Na ansa na ɔbɛwuo no koraa, ɔkae sɛ owuo a, ɔbɛsa asore.
Ennti, Obroni frɛ bi sɛ divine power, ɛyɛ tumi a, ɛyɛ Nyankopɔn tumi ɛna ode soreiɛ.
Yɛwɔ nie a, Mpadadoɔ mu adihyɛfoɔ no nso enyane wɔn,
mhm, Elijah enyane unnipa a wayɛ den? Wawuo.
Ene nyinaa nso, Nyankopɔn tumi ɛna ode yɛe.
Apart from Nyankopɔn tumi no, obiara ɛne ho no a, ɔno tumi asore.
Kyerɛ sɛ nnipa wuo a, onsan ɛmma ebio.
Gyese Nyankopɔn tumi, ɛbɛsɛ dane ho ede, na waka sɛ pɛ sɛ nnipa wei bɛwiasie ebio,
ede kyerɛ sɛ me Nyankopɔn me wɔ ho. Ennti aha nom redi adanseɛ sɛ,
Nyankopɔn nko toɔ ɛna ɔbɛtumi ama nnipa nkwa aba nkwan mu bio.
Nniyonom, mo a mo ani ɛfiri kakra no,
wɔ 1980s no mu,
yɛtete ansɛnsɛm bebree, Obroni se rumor, a na ɛkɔ so sɛ,
nnipa bi etumi ka sɛ, "Oh, mewue, makɔ aba! Mewuiɛ no, ɛna mekɔ heaven, ɛna mekɔ hunu sɛ Nyankopɔn te hɔ na Yesu ne abofra no, na afei na ɔmo yɛ ɛ, ɔse 'Me ba, wunwiee nea woyɛ, nti sa kɔ asase so.'"
Yɛtete saa story wɔ bebree, especially mfeɛ no mu Pentecostal ne Charismatic no mu.
Na wɔmo de twerɛtwerɛ books. Na edi saa berɛ no die, na social media ɛnyɛ so vibrant as it is today.
Ennti no, na wɔmo twerɛ no book, ebi nso cassette, na mampong ɛtɔ, ede gye sika.
Na etie saa nsɛm yi a, obi ntumi verify — Obroni ka sɛ wuntumi verify — wuntumi nkapɔte sɛ asɛm yi ɛnyɛ krɛ. Ennti na wɔmo twerɛtwerɛ na wɔmo tɔn, na yede gye sika.
Asan nsɛm nyinaa no,
ɛyɛ cook story. Obroni ka sɛ cook story a, wɔn ara na abɔ wɔn trim a wɔnom ɛkeka.
Ebinom tumi gyina hɔ de, "Hey, ɛnokorɛ, owue, wakɔ aba!"
Ennɛ, a me ne wo kasa yi, yɛwɔ adihyɛfoɔ atorofoɔ bi a,
wɔn nso ɛwɔ ediewo yengrom Ghana. Ya Ghana nko, amanamai bebree, nsusu bi wɔ ho a,
saa adihyɛfoɔ bi wɔ ho sɛ, "Yɛ nnipa wuo, yɛ nyane no."
Na sɛ wɔmo twerɛ sɛ, wɔn nso saa divine power no a, asomafoɔ no ede nyane nnipa no, wɔmo nso wɔ bi.
Na nie wɔn nim ne sɛ, Twerɛ no ɛkyerɛ sɛ saa tumi a na ode ɛyɛ saa anwanwadeɛ ne nsɛnkyerɛne no, ennɛ nni ho bio.
Na saa nkrofoɔ no nyinaa, yɛse enyane nnipa no, ɛyɛ atorosɛm.
Atro nkoa!
Atro.
Obiara nni ho no a wɔ saa tumi no, sɛ obɛtumi ayɛ den? Enyane nnipa aba nkwan bio.
Na die ennɛ me ne wo rehyɛ mu no, ɛyɛ asɛm tiawa sɛ:
Sɛ nnipa wuo a, ɛhene ɛna wrokɔ?
Ansa na eduru bɛbia nnipa wuo a wrokɔ no, ɛsɛ me ne wo mmienu yɛhunu bɛbia nnipa no koraa ofiri,
a ɛne nti ɔba saa asase so.
Panyin foɔ se, "Sɛ w'anhunu bɛbia wofiri a, wuntumi nhunu bɛbia wrokɔ."
Wɔse, "Mihunu sɛ mifiri ha, na makɔ ha."
Na nnipa koraa no, ya sasea ne sɛn?
Nnipa bebree atwerɛtwerɛ nwoma a ɛfa abraboɔ yi mu.
Nanso, saa nwoma no nyinaa mu, ɛkoraa nni ho no a, ɛtumi kyerɛ kwan a nnipa ofa so a ɔba asase so nodae, anaa sɛ otumi bɛtena asase so.
Gye Twerɛ Kronkron no a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Bible no.
The Bible is the only book that can tell us where we came from.
And this is because it is a divine book.
Sɛ yɛka sɛ divine a, ɛwɔ Nyankopɔn Honhom, Nyankopɔn Honhom.
Bible no nko toɔ ɛne tumi kyerɛ kwan a nnipa efa so a, ɔyɛ den? Ɔba asase so.
Nniyonom, ennti yede Bible no, ɛna ɛbɛkyerɛ bɛbia nnipa yɛwo nsu a, yɛbɛkɔ.
Emom,
mame nka nkyerɛ wo sɛ, ebia na mentumi give you much details about what is happening in the land of the dead,
because me ankasa no, menkɔɔ hɔ mmae. Nanso die Twerɛ Kronkron no adɛɛ di kakra ma yɛhunu no die,
yɛbɛtumi aka ho asɛm.
Na sɛ wote hwa nom a, watumi asiesie ho. Ebinom dwene sɛ nnipa wuo a na wewu. Ennti obi te abraboɔ mu na saa ahokyere ɛba a, ɔse, "Let me end it all, mewu koraa firi wiase, and that's all, that's all."
Ennti wubɛhwe na obia kɔfa wudro na ode aka nano, na wawu, and so, that's all.
Nniya, sɛ wo dwendwen sɛ, sɛ woku wo ho a, that's all, ennɛ adesua a yɛsua bɛkyerɛ wo sɛ, woku wo ho a, it's not all.
Wosati w'ani, wote w'ani ewɔ bɛbi.
Na wote w'ani no, wobɛhunu sɛ, "Hey! Wei deɛ mifi asase so na hene na mesa bɛduru no?" Bɛbia wɔbɛduru no, ɛho asɛm ɛna yɛsua ho adeɛ.
Na sɛneɛ me di kan kae no, ɔse yɛhunu bɛbi a efiri, ne yɛhunu bɛbi a ɛkɔ.
Nyankopɔn adom, yɛwɔ Twerɛ Kronkron yi, a ɛyɛ Nyankopɔn nsa no, ɛna ɔnam nnipa so ede twerɛ ɛma yɛn no,
watwerɛ yɛn dɛbia yefiri.
Yɛtumi kenkan yɛfrɛ Genesis anaa sɛ Moses nwoma a edi kan no, ti mmienu, kyekyɛmu a yɛnsron no a,
ɛho ɛna Nyankopɔn eyi ne die, there God reveals to mankind the details of His creation.
Nyankopɔn eyi sɛneɛ na abɔdeɛ a ɔbɔeɛ no esitie.
Na asɛm tiawa a ɛwɔ ho ne: Moses ɛne twerɛeɛ.
Saa adeyɛ Nyankopɔn de eyi kyerɛ Moses, asɛm sɛ brɛ Nyankopɔn ɛbɔ soro ne asase no, na nnipa biara ɛnni ho.
Nanso, mfiehia bebree ekyi, Nyankopɔn eyi ne die kyerɛ Moses, nie esi ya ankasa.
Ene no ɛna Moses etwerɛe, na ɔse, "Then the Lord God formed man out of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."
Saa asɛm tiawa ne sɛ, na Awurade Nyankopɔn ɛyɛ, ede dɔteɛ, ɛyɛ nnipa.
Na afei, ode dɔteɛ yɛ nnipa no, ɛna ɔhomee nkwa homee egu nnipa no, dɔteɛ na wayɛ no mu, na nnipa bɛyɛɔ kra ɔteaseɛ.
Ennti that is the beginning of man, the genesis of man. Nnipa ya sasea koraa no, ɛho ɛne efiri,
Eden turo mu ɛno Nyankopɔn ɛyɛe. Mese, mese nie yɛsua ne bɛbia yefiri saa asase so a yɛrekɔ.
Nanso no, ɛho hia sɛ wohunu bɛbia wufiri, na watumi ate bɛbia wrokɔ no so ase.
Therefore, it is clear that God made the body and put soul into this body through His breath.
Nyankopɔn ɛna ɛyɛe nnipadua yi, ɛna ode ɔkra tena mu, wɔ homee a, ɔhome egu nnipa mu no, ɛna edani ɔkra ɛde tena nnipadua no mu.
Ennti, sɛ saa brɛ yɛhunu bɛbia yefiri a, die koraa na yɛyɛ na asase so? Ɛno die yɛnka ho asɛm ennɛ, adwuma a yɛdi na asase so.
Nanso bɛbia yefiri ha nom a yɛrekɔ no, ɛno ɛne adesua a me ne wo mmienu esua.
Sɛ Bible no etumi kyerɛ bɛbia yefiri die a, ɛneɛ na Bible no na ebɛtumi akyerɛ yɛn bɛbia yɛrekɔ.
Sɛ wokenkan, ɛyɛ Ecclesiastes, anaa sɛ Ɔsɛnkafoɔ nwoma no a, ɛyɛ Ɔhene Solomon, Nyankopɔn yi ne die kyerɛ no ma ɔtwerɛeɛ no a,
die Solomon kaeɛ ne sɛ, Ecclesiastes chapter 12 verse 7 no, ɔse, "The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it."
Solomon se, "Na nnipadua no a ɛwɔ ho no, ebrɛ bi bɛduru a, dɔteɛ no ɛbɛkɔ dɔteɛ mu sɛneɛ, ɛbɛkɔ asase mu sɛdeɛ efiri bae, na ɔkra no akɔ Nyankopɔn a ode maeɛ no ho."
Awohun sɛ Moses kyerɛe sɛ Nyankopɔn de dɔteɛ ɛna ɛnyene unnipa, ɛna ɔhomee nkwa homee egu yem. Ennti me a msisi te wohunu me a megyina ho no,
nniyonom, nneɛma mmienu na aka abom. Nneɛma mmienu:
ɛyɛ dɔteɛ, na afei Nyankopɔn homee a ɛyɛ ɔkra.
Wate aseɛ?
Ennti, sɛ wohunu sɛ megyina ho a metumi kasa yi, dɔteɛ no na wohunu no, na die ɛmma metumi kasa, ɛmma metutu mensa ne nkwa a ɛwɔ me mu no, ɛyɛ ɔkra a ɔte me mu.
Na ɛno na ɔsɛnkafoɔ ka sɛ, ebrɛ bi bɛduru a, nnipadua no a ɛyɛ dɔteɛ no, ɛne ɔkra no a, ɔno na ɛyɛ nkwa no a ebɛtena mu no, ɛbɛdi ntetemu.
Ɔse, nnipadua no a ɛyɛ dɔteɛ no, ɛbɛsa akɔ dɔteɛ no mu, na ɔkra no a ɛyɛ honhom no, akɔ gye Nyankopɔn a ode maeɛ no nkyɛn.
Nniyonom,
ennti die ɔbɔɔ nnipa no, ɔkan nnipa bɔɔ mu de dɔteɛ ede ne home bɔɔ mu no, ɔno ara specifically ɔnam nasɛm so kyerɛ yɛn sɛ, ebrɛ bi bɛso a,
saa dɔteɛ ɛne ɔkra no emu bɛtete.
Na sembisa ne sɛ, Where does the soul go after the separation?
Sɛ emu tete a, ɛhene ɛna ɔkra no wrokɔ?
Nniyonom, wei yɛ adeɛ a ɛho hia.
Wei yɛ adeɛ a ɛho hia. Asesene sɛ, nnipa wonfiri seisei asase so a,
na ensan yo! Sɛdeɛ ebinom yɛ sɛ, "Oh, mewu a sɛ ɛne no ara." Debida, debida, debida.
Sɛ saa na etie a, kyɛ ɛho nhia sɛ, me brɛ na mabɛgyina wo nim so dɔnhwire mmienu sɛ me ne wo di saa nkɔmo yi. Enti ɛho nhia koraa!
Na sɛ wote aseɛ sɛ, Nyankopɔn ka sɛ, nnipa bɛwuo, na sɛ nnipa tumi wuo ampa,
ɛneɛ na gye to mu sɛ, ɔno a ɔse nnipa bɛwuo no, ɔse wuwuo ekyi, wuwɔ bɛbi kɔ, na bɛbia wro kɔ no, wɔsa kɔ nkwan mu.
Deɛ so wote aseɛ sɛ, nnipadua yi a wohunu yi, ɛnni nkwa ho, ɔkra no a ɔte mu no, ɔno ne wo.
Me a wrofrɛ me Brother Paul no, Brother Paul yi, ɛnyɛ saa nnipadua yi a wohunu yi, Brother Paul no, ɛne nkwa no a ɛte emu no.
Na saa Brother Paul no bɛfiri saa nnipadua yi mu. Nnipadua yi die, ayɛ te sɛ fie bi koraa, ɛna wabɛtena mu.
Na bɛbia ofiri ho kɔ no, ɛho ɛna me ne wo, me ne wo mmarima, yɛka ho asɛm seisei.
Nniyonom, bɛbɛden na yɛbɛhunu?
To get answer to this question, we have to use the Scripture, which is the word of God, because the Bible is the only divine book that can provide us with answers to tell us where we are going.
Bible no nko toɔ ɛne bɛtumi akyerɛ die a, yefiri seisei ɛnkwan mu a, yɛrekɔ.
Na Bible no kyerɛ sɛ, ɔkra no a ɔte nnipadua no mu no,
sɛ ofiri nnipadua no mu a, ɔkɔ bɛbi a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Hades.
Na saa Hades no, ɛno ɛna Akanfoɔ yɛfrɛ no sɛ Asamando, Asamando.
Ennti, ɔkra no ɛkɔ Asamando. Na nnipadua a ɛyɛ dɔteɛ no, ɛsa kɔ dɔteɛ mu.
Ennti nnipa biara, saa na etie, wuwuo a, woyɛ den? Wo nnipadua no, hey, aha abrofo cremate nnipa, yɛhyie nnipa. Nanso yɛhyie a, wɔn sɔne no koraa no, yɛsa ɛkɔ asase mu.
Ɛsa kɔ asase no mu. Na ɛno na ɛmma Nyankopɔn asɛm a ɔka no, ɛyɛ anokorɛ. Obiara, sɛdeɛ obi bɔɔ ne dwom, "ɛbɛkɔ asase tokuro mu."
Wate aseɛ?
Ennti sɛ ɛyɛ anokorɛ sɛ nnipa wuo, na sɛ nnipadua no kɔhyɛ tokuro mu, na Bible se, ɔkra no efiri mu ɛkɔ bɛbi die a, na wɔsɛ yɛhwehwɛ bɛbi koraa ɔkra no kɔe, ansa na ɔkra no na ɛyɛ wo o.
Kwakume ne ɔkra no na ɛyɛ wo, Adwoa Mansa.
Me, e-kra, efiri seisei nnipadua yi mu a, ɛhene na ɛkɔ? Ɛno na yɛka ho asɛm.
Na nniyonom, sɛ wohwɛ ɛnɛ a, ebrɛ a yɛwɔ mu, mesɛ yɛa bɛduru saa ebrɛ yi,
mi ankasa me di adanseɛ sɛ, nneɛma ɛsesa ewɔ nnipadua yi mu.
Ɔmo ɛnim me, obi wɔ koraa wohunu me, wohunu change esha bɛmu a ɔse, "Hey! Onua Paul panyini! Ene die asɛ, wote mu sɛ, hey, saa me nim a, me nim ma so, obroni se all crumble crumble no nyinaa na enni ho."
Na edi adanseɛ sɛ, me bɛn, me kra no gradually, ebɛduru me bɛbi a, obefiri nnipadua mu. Mesɛ seisei nnipadua no, ɛbɛgu.
Na entumi bio, na wɔsɛ ɔkra no firi mu, na ɔkɔ bɛbi ɛkɔtena. Na bɛbia ɔrekɔ no, ɛho ne asɛm no, ɛho ne asɛm no.
Nniyonom, esiane sɛ Bible no nko toɔ na etumi kyerɛ yɛn, enti,
yɛntum rekane yɛnhwɛ Bible no bɛbi a, ama yɛn adesua ɛfa nnipa a, wawuo, ɛne bɛbia wɔnkɔ.
Yɛkenkan Luke asɛmpa no, ti a ɛyɛ du nsia, kyekyɛmu a yɛnkonung, edu nkron, papamu eduasa baako no a, ɛho ɛna Awurade Yesu ɛka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ yɛn.
Nniyonom, die na Yesu kaeɛ?
Yɛbɛ dive through saa nsɛm yi, yɛhwehmuye, a ebia na ebinom kenkan saa nsɛm a, ekane no wahuara, asrense na adwene yɛno sɛ, gyamena yɛ bɛbi, gyamena story bi ɛna Yesu kekae.
Nniyonom, ɛyɛ asɛm a esieeɛ, na Yesu edi ne die akyerɛ wo.
Nie esiee ewɔ Asamando, ɛna Yesu Kristo pɛ sɛ wohunu. Sɛ kyerɛ wo sɛ, sɛ wufiri seisei asetena yi mu a,
not everything is lost, not everything is lost.
Na die asɛm ɛne sie hɔnom? Die asɛm esie hɔnom?
Yɛkenkan Luke asɛmpa, ti a ɛyɛ edu nsia, no kyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ edu nkron no a, nniyonom, brofo Bible ɛna mekenkan.
Mekan brofo no ara ma mesɛ mekenkan Twi Bible no a, ɛnyɛ de bio, nanso no, nie me mekan no, ɛkyerɛ aseɛ ama wate aseɛ. Ɔse:
"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, and lived in luxury every day." Ɔkɛ kyerɛ na ne sɛ, osikani bi tena ase a, ode entadeɛ fefeɛ seisei no ho, na ɔgye ne ni.
Sɛ osikani gye ne ni, "And at his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus who was covered with sores."
Na osikani na aboboano, ɛna yede ɔbarima bi a, yɛfrɛ no Lazarus abɛto ho, na saa ɔbarima yi, na ne ho ayɛ den? Ɛtu eku.
Wate aseɛ?
"And longing to eat that, what fell from the rich man's table, even dogs came and licked his sores."
Na esiane sɛ na ehia no, na onni sika ode bɛdi die nti no, na ɔpɛ sɛ, ediane a osikani de di mproprowa no a ɛgu ne table so no, amene kun di di krɔ so no, ɛyɛ a na nka ɔno so akɔfa na wedi, nanso yɛno koraa no,
ɔne nkraman ɛna ɛkyɛ.
Esiansɛ ne ho tutuo ekuro nti, na nkraman ba a, ɔbɛtafe tafe ne kuru mu.
"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to the side of Abraham." Aha, ɛna yɛbɛpɛ asɛm no kɔ. Ɔse, na afei ebrɛ bi baeɛ a,
ohiani no ewui, Lazarus no ewui. Na owuiɛ no, die ne sieeɛ? Ɔse, abofra ɛbɛsoa no ɛkɔ Agya Abraham nkyɛn, Agya Abraham kɔkɔbo.
Aha na yɛpɛ sɛ, ewui na ba, wawu! Sɛdeɛ ne kɔ ne die ne kɔ no o, ɛnyɛ no na yɛ adwene ho, but saa brɛ no,
ɔkra no a ɛne nnipadua no etie ma ɔyɛ nnipa no, Bible se ɔkra no efiri mu, na die owuiɛ ne sɛ, ɔkra no efiri mu no, abofra bɛsoa no,
ɛnyɛ nnipadua yi na abofra bɛsoaeɛ o! Ɔkra no na abofra no bɛsoa no, ɛkɔ Agya Abraham nkyɛn.
"And the rich man also died and was buried." Ɔse ankyɛpe ɛna osikani no nso owuiɛ na yɛsiee no.
Nnia, Lazarus deɛ wanyɛ obi koraa me yɛnsie no, nanso yɛno deɛ ehia. Me mewui, na sɛebi mewu da sumina so koraa no a,
ɛno nhia me, sɛ bɛbia me kra no ɛkɔ, ɛho na ehia me.
Ɛho na ehia me. Osikani die yɛyɛ ne nie, ɔse yɛsiee no, yɛyɛ ne nie sika foɔ yie paaa, na ano wɔ sika foɔ yie a yɛyɛ, awohun sɛ afei mu,
nnipa titire titire wuu paaa, yɛyɛ wɔn osika foɔ eyie.
Osikani nso owuiɛ no, yɛsiee no ankasa, saa na Twerɛ Kronkron no ɛyɛ den? Ɛkaeɛ.
Na ɔse,
"In Hades where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side." Na ɔse,
osikani no wuiɛ no, na afei ɔte ne ni, na wɔ amandee mu. Yɛka sɛ obi wɔ amandee mu a,
kyerɛ sɛ torment, ɔhunu amane, ɔhunu amane.
Ɔse wuwui, afei wɔte ne ni, na ɔhunu amane. Ene a wose nnipa wuo na ɛno ara no? Debi o!
Debi, ennti brɛ boɔ a wobiɔ ne seisei asetena mu no, hyɛ yie, esiane sɛ seisei asetena bɛwie a,
obroni se graduated from this level to another level. Kyerɛ sɛ wama wo so firi ha, ɛkɔ bɛ, w'ante? Ɔse,
ɛ-ɛ-Lazarus no, ohiani no wuiɛ no, abofra bɛsoa no ɛkɔ bɛbi foforɔ, a wɔfrɛ sɛ Agya Abraham nkyɛn, Agya Abraham kɔkɔbo.
Na saa no osikani nso, ɔno so owue, ɔno so ɔte ne ni no, saa abofra no bɛfa anso sɛdeɛ the Bible was silent, Bible no na anka, na emom ɔse obiɛ ne ni no, ohun sɛ ɔwɔ amandee mu, wohunu amane, amane hunu bia.
Na afei wohun sɛ, Lazarus ɛwɔ Agya Abraham die nkyɛn, Lazarus Agya ɛwɔ Agya Abraham kokomo.
Ennti,
die ɔkae ne ne, "So he called him, ɔfrɛ Agya Abraham, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony where in this fire.' Oh Agya Abraham, mesrɛ wo,
ɛdeɛn na wohunu Abraham?
Na wohunu Lazarus nso so a owui?
Sɛ wunhun sɛ nnipa, yefiri seisei asetena mu a bɛbia yɛkɔ no, yɛhunu yɛ ho, ohun Lazarus no a, na ɔte ne fie aboboano no.
Ɛna ohun Agya, otumi bɔ ne din, 'Agya Abraham! Mesrɛ wo adame wohunu amane, sukɔmo de me, suma Lazarus, me deɛ nsuo no koraa me mpɛ ne kaakopo mu, onfa ne satia kɔ, me satia kɔ, ɛmbo nsuo mu, na frɛ deɛ, 'kɔno' ɛnsɔ me tɛkyerɛma so, na me hunu amane dodo."
Enti wohun Lazarus, wohun Abraham nso.
Nniyonom, Asamando yɛ ɔman a nnipa kɔ na yɛhunu yɛ ho, sɛneɛ Akanfoɔ egyidie no.
Ennti na Akanfoɔ egu nsa, na obi wuo a, osikani ka sɛ, "Kɔ a, katyerɛ me maame me Misa sɛ, ya wɔ ma me nie, seina ahokyere no dɔso."
Nnemom saa Misa, die ɔde bɛma no ama ne de aba no, ɔne asɛm no, yɛkɔ wɔ atumi bae anaa? Nniyonom, Asamando yɛ ɔman a, sɛneɛ Akanfoɔ gyidie nsa pɛpɛɛpɛ na Twerɛ Kronkron no ka.
Ɔse, ɔte ne ni no, ohun sɛ wɔ amandee mu. Nemom, ohun sɛ bɛbi a ɔwɔ no, ɛyɛ sonko kyɛn bɛbia ɛyɛ na adamfo Lazarus no wɔ.
Wohun sɛ Lazarus wɔ mɔto no, enti ɔkaa sɛ, suma no, na ɔmbɛ dwo me kɛkyerɛma.
Na yɛnte asɛm a, Abraham kaeɛ, "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received good things, with while Lazarus bad things.'"
Na Abraham se, "Me ba, kyɛ sɛ brɛ na wote asase so no, na wowo ne nnipa bebree a wodi na wodi seseo, na Lazarus die, ɛho kyere papaapa. Na seiei na Lazarus nso ne ni agye."
Nniyonom,
Nniyonom,
die nso wote aseɛ ne sɛ, sɛ wofa Wura no, na sɛ wowo ahokyere hyeeɛ mu a, ɛmma no ha wo koraa, fise yɛn a yɛbɛgyina asase so no, ɛyɛ tia,
wo deɛ nyini di mfeɛ wɔ ha ne edu, still our life is short.
Ɔkra no bɛbia wɔrekɔ no mmom no, ɛwɔ bɛbia wa, asesene sɛ, hwɛ nnipa a odi kan a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Adam,
saa brɛ, ne kra no da so ɛwɔ Asamando hɔnom.
Mfeɛ dodoɔ a ɛbɔ asase,
na Adam eda so ala ɛti aseɛ ewɔ Asamando.
Aa mfeɛ sɛna wobɛdi na ha? Ennti wo fom nneɛma nya funyafu.
Susu sɛ, wose saa nneɛma eyi nyinaa na wunya, kyerɛ sɛ wa wofor n'wɔga. Brɛ bi bɛduru no, wobɛpa saa ntuma guin nyinaa egu hɔnom,
na afei wonso wakɔ Asamando, the land of the dead.
Ennti ɛbɛbia yɛduru no, Afei tie nie esie bio oy.
Na ɔsrɛ Agya Abraham, na Agya Abraham so, "Me ba, ɛnyɛ adeɛ a ɛbɛyɛ. Wou asase so no wogye w'ani, yɛka wo ntie, debi debi na wobɛhunu."
Na Lazarus, ode ne hia nyinaa mu no, ohunu Nyankopɔn na ɔsom no. Na afei ɛna ɔno so ne wuro akykye.
Ɔse "Ɛno koraa na ankyɛ, ɛnyɛ anokorɛ a ne problem, the problem ne sɛ, ɛku kɛseɛ da yɛne wɔn ntem a,
bia wɔ no, nnipa ntumi nfiri hɔ mma, na yɛnsus bɛbia yɛ wɔ no, me ne Lazarus hu wɔ no, yɛntumi ɛmma.
Enti, yɛnyinaa yɛwas amado die, nɛnso so no, there is a great chasm, great a huge gap between us. Obiara ɛnni hwa a obetumi across.
Ti wunsi yo na wobɛba nom no die, ane die, ɛnuanono.
Nɛssu mniya die meka wai brɛ ne sɛ, ɛnya ha ɛne bonsam gyemu o!
Ɛnæ ɛnyɛ bɛbia Lazarus wɔ anase Abraham wɔ na ne heaven o! Debi debi debi debi.
Ahanom yɛ bɛbia, Asamando yɛ bɛbia akra ɛfiri saa nnipadue yi mu no, ɛkɔ na ɛkɔ twɛn,
kɔpɛm sɛ ewiee brɛ bɛba, na ɛnu ansa na Nyankopɔn bɛkyerɛ bɛbia wɔkrɔ.
Nɛssu no, wunya firi seisei asase so a, emom wunya nduru heaven anase bonsam gyelumo die,
nɛnsɔ no, bɛbia wro kɔ no is done deal. Sɛ wokɔ heaven a, wanye firi saa ntuma, daim, nnipadue mu no,
wokɔ, nemom wunya nkɔe, wro twɛn edru a wobɛkɔ. Wokɔ bonsam gyemsɔ a, wanye firi mu no,
wokɔ, na ɛhyɛaseɛ wama ne hu ne hyɛaseɛ ebrɛ obroha no bɛti ne ni,
na wowo ɛyɛ Asamando. Enwa ma ne hu no me hyɛase. Nɛsu na wunyan kɔ gyenum.
Nie ɔde asetena ɛmu nneɛma to nkyɛn na ɔso Nyankopɔn eni no,
wɔno so ne ni jie no ɛsha ase. Enti na Abraham katyerɛ no sɛ, Lazarus hunu amane wɔ asase so,
ba seisei die ɔwɔ anigyeɛ mu. Nɛso ɔnyɛ heaven kyerɛ ne yie.
Yɛdede obi a, na obi bɛto wɔn se, "Oh, the say die, o heaven, all heaven, all heaven." Obiara enni hwa a o heaven.
Wate aseɛ. Ne brɛ a yɛsua kɔ no, wobɛte miam meka yase. Twene yeɔse, asumesi anaa obentin owuie no o heaven a,
Bible kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ hɔ na ɔwɔ. Nemom, ɔwɔ bɛbi a yɛfɛn sɛ Hades, anase Asamando.
Ɛho na ɔtwɛn, na ɔbɛkɔ heaven, anase ɔbɛkɔ oseie mu no, ɔbɛtwɛn.
Enti, Abraham replied, Lazarus then said,
"I beg you, Father Abraham, I have five brothers," me w'anuanom enumm bi wɔ asase so,
"and sɛ obi ntumi mami nchɛm mɛdudwo me kɛkyerɛma die a, adie a ne yɛe a ɛde me ba ha no, saa na ne nniyanom so to wa ɔmo yɛ.
Enti yɛne me srɛ wo a, ma Lazarus nkɔ asase so na onko katyerɛ me nniyanom sɛ debi a, wo bra panyin wɔ no ne ho kyere no."
Abraham se, "Damfo, ɛhɔ yo kwɛ nyɛ yie. Obi nya bɛduru ha ontumi mma asase so bio." Saa na Abraham katyerɛ no.
Esiane stories bi a na ɛnenam obi se, wawu na ɔko eye na e-e-e Nyankopɔn katyerɛ nse, "se, se, se" na esa kɔ asase so no ɛyɛ atro.
Nyankopɔn die nnipa di atro hyɛ papapa. Nkankan ɛne adihyɛfoɔ, aha, pastors a ebɛba ne nhwan nhwan yɛse, "and God said to me, God said to me" no,
Bible no kyerɛ yɛn Hebrofoɔ nwoma ti baako, kye mu mmienu no ne sɛ, "Ennɛ, Nyankopɔn wakase wie dada. Onkasa mfa obiara so.
Wakasa nam ne Doba Yesu Kristo so a, watchwerɛ asɛm na ma ye. Sɛ nɛpa, Nyankopɔn, wobɛte ne ni, anaa sɛ wose, "Medaɛ, Nyankopɔn bɛkatyerɛ me."
Eyi febo ada.
Wɔmo a ɛtete Ghana yɛ Nyame kasa tcherɛ na mbeko won wiasie ya bɛyɛ sɛm na wɔmo yɛ. Nyankopɔn nkasa nchwerɛ nnipa ne.
Nsɛm a ɔpɛ sɛ yɛte no, ode ama yɛn. Ɛna Church of Christ foɔ dabia yɛka. Nniyonom,
asɛm yi anokorɛ, na wɔsɛ woso mu saa.
Na yɛde bɛwie no, ne yɛde w'ofɛm edi kan ɛbɛwie no,
Afei, Abraham ɛse wura ne sɛ, yɛwɔ Moses nom ne adihyɛfoɔ ewɔ asase so.
Edi a meka sɛ saa nsɛm yi Awurade Yesu asɛm a ɔka no, ɛyɛ asɛm esieeɛ no. Ampa, saa brɛ na Moses wɔ asase so, adihyɛfoɔ no so wɔ hɔ.
Wo nnuanom no, entie Moses ne adihyɛfoɔ, ne sɛ wɔmo ntie wɔm a, obi koraa nyani firi awufoɔ mu na ɔko anya adeɔm betie.
Na yenokoraa no, yɛnkɔ asase so bio.
Enti mniyonom, nyan bɛsɛ meka ma wote nyinaa ne sɛ, na wɔse nnipa wuo na wewu, "Mede kserɛ na m pɛ sɛ mewu na asa, mewu na asa," wuwu a na ɛnsan.
Gya mansan, wuwu a, na ɛnsan.
Wubɛkɔ bɛbi kɔ, na hɔ na wrokɔ no,
Sɛ wobɛkɔ ɛyɛ anigyeɛ mu, anaa sɛ wobɛkɔ Abraham nkyɛn no, egyina die ennɛ, ne nea woyɛ wɔ asase so.
Enountu mniya Paul, mede bɛsi ha se.
Na yɛbɛba na ya ba bɛtoa so.
Ne seiseia ne yɛbɛsi die a, ɛdɛn ahmboa ewɔ ho sɛ mɛyɛ, sɛdeɛ bɛyɛ na menkɔ anigyeɛ no mu,
ne mom no, mɛkɔ Abraham nkyɛn.
Na, eh-eh-eh, ɔfrɛ no den? Awusoreɛ ne ekyire no, manya heaven akɔ.
Wate aseɛ? Enti mniya, mede ma adesua no bɛsi a, bɔ mmoden sɛ wo ne afoforɔ bɛches, Nyankopɔn bɛshira wo.