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7. Paulo le Atene (Dɔwɔwɔwo 17:16-34)
DƆWƆWƆWO 17:16-21
16 Esime Paulo le Atene henɔ mɔ kpɔm na Sila kple Timoteo la, ekpɔ legbawo le dua me fũu ŋutɔ. Dzi kui. 17 Ale Paulo dzro nya me kple Yudatɔwo kpakple Helatɔ vɔ̃mawuwo le ƒuƒoƒe la. Gbe sia gbe la, eʋlia nya le ablɔmetakpeƒe kple ame sia ame si va yina la. 18 Nunyala deŋgɔ aɖewo tso Epikurotɔwo kple Stoatɔwo dome hã va do goe. Wo dometɔ aɖewo bia be: “Ame manyanu nu kpoloe ƒola sia hã ɖe, nya ka koŋ le esi wòdi be yeagblɔ?” Ame bubuwo ɖo eŋu be: “Ewɔ abe dukɔ aɖe me mawu ŋuti wòle nu ƒom le ene.” Wogblɔ esia, elabe Paulo ƒo nu le Yesu kple ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi ŋu. 19 Wolé Paulo, eye wokplɔe yi ɖe dutakpeƒe, si woyɔna be Areopago la. Wogblɔ nɛ be: “Míedi be nàƒo nu le nufiafia yeye si ƒe nya gblɔm nèle la ŋuti na mí. 20 Elabe nya siwo gblɔm nèle la, nye nya yeye le mía gbɔ; míese wo kpɔ o. Eya ta míedi be nàɖe wo me na mí ne míase wo gɔme.” 21 Godoo la, ne nya yeye aɖe va Atene-du me la, Atenetɔ ŋutɔŋutɔwo kple amedzrowo siaa tsia dzi, gblẽa woƒe ɣeyiɣi katã be yewoase nya la ahato na ame bubuwo.
Nɔvi aɖewo kplɔ Paulo ɖo tso Berea yi Atene, eye wogblẽe ɖe Hela ƒe fiadu me. Menye eya ŋutɔ ƒe didi alo ame ŋutɔ ƒe tameɖoɖo aɖe dzie wòyi Atene o, ke boŋ Mawu ŋutɔe fia mɔe be wòawɔ avu kple Helatɔwo ƒe xexemenunya, enɔ Silas kple Timoteo lalam, be woaɖu dzi kpli wo, eye to woƒe Gbedododowo dzi la, aʋadziɖuɖu ɖe gbɔgbɔ dadalawo dzi le fiadu xɔŋkɔ sia me.
Ke apostolo na Trɔ̃subɔlawo mete ŋu nɔ anyi nɔ lalam naneke mawɔmawɔe o; ezɔ to dua me, eye wòse le eɖokui me be yeƒe gbɔgbɔ si le ye me la do dziku esi wòkpɔ legba geɖewo le kpe xɔasi siwo wotsɔ kpe xɔasi si nye marble-gbedoxɔawo me. Yudatɔwo ɖu trɔ̃subɔsubɔ dzi va yi, gake nublanuitɔe la, egatrɔ gbɔ hele kakam ake. Enumake Paulo kpɔe dze sii kple vevesese le dzi me be trɔ̃subɔsubɔ kple nuwɔwɔ ɖekae nye nu eve siwo xea mɔ na xɔse vavãtɔ si de to nanɔ amewo si.
Atenetɔwo mebu xɔse be enye nyateƒe vevitɔ o, eye womexɔ Mawu ƒe ɖeɖefia hã dzi se o; ke boŋ wotsɔ amegbetɔ ƒe susu ɖo gɔmeɖosewo katã ta eye wotsɔ woƒe xexemenunya ku gɔmeɖosewo katã me. Eye esi Paulo kpɔ nu wɔnublanui sia la, ewɔ avu kple alakpamawu siawo, siwo nye mawudzimaxɔse ƒe xexemenunya siawo katã ƒe gɔmedzedze, eye wòdze agbagba be yeana Atenetɔwo natrɔ ayi Mawu vavã ɖeka kolia la gbɔ.
Ðikeke mele eme o be nunya kple tamebubu nye Mawu ƒe nunana, gake ame si nɔa adzɔge tso Mawu gbɔ, eye Mawu manɔmee la, trana le eƒe tamesusuwo me eye eƒe nunya gblẽna. Míekpɔnɛ be tamebulawo va zua dada kabakaba, eye wotsɔa woƒe kakaɖedzi ɖoa woƒe nunya kple amegbetɔ ƒe ŋutetewo ŋu. Woate ŋu atsɔ woƒe nunya anya Mawu, gake togbɔ be woƒe nunya le ŋgɔ hã la, wodzea anyi ɖe manyamanya me ŋkumaʋumaʋui.
Amegbetɔwo ƒe bubumademade Mawu gbagbe kple etɔxɛ, woƒe mawuwo kple woƒe xotutuwo, kple gbɔgbɔ makɔmakɔwo na wozu amegbetɔ, elabena amesi menya Mawu o la, awɔ eɖokui Mawu, kple xexeame katã ƒe titina kple dzidzenu blibo. Atenetɔwo ƒe mawudzimaxɔse do dziku na Paulo, vevietɔ esi wosubɔa mawu geɖewo ta, eye wòɖe eƒe dziku fia le amenuveve kple yayra gã ƒe ɣeyiɣia me na Europa katã. Wode abi Yesu Kristo ƒe apostolo sia ŋu be wòado xexeame ƒe ŋkɔ ɖe dzi le Europa si le dɔ lém. Eye wòɖe Kristo gbagbe, si nye dukɔwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ ɖeka kolia la fia. Paulo ƒe dziku ɖe aɖaŋudɔwo, subɔsubɔhawo, kple xexemenunyala mawuvɔ̃lawo ŋue na Europa ʋu mɔ be woaɖe gbeƒã Yesu Kristo ƒe nyanyuia.
Abe ale si wònɔna ɖaa ene la, Paulo yi ƒuƒoƒea be yeado go kple ame siwo dea bubu Mawu ŋu, gake míexlẽ nu tso Yudatɔ alo ŋutsu vɔvɔ̃la ɖeka pɛ hã si xɔ Kristo be enye Aƒetɔ kple Ðela ŋu o, elabena ezu numame na du ma me nɔlawo katã be woawɔ xɔse wòanye fefe si wotu ɖe nukpɔsusu dzi, eye le ƒuƒoƒea gɔ̃ hã la, wodzro ame siwo klẽna wu woƒe ɖokuibɔbɔ ɖe nyateƒe si woɖe fia la ƒe susu vovovoawo me.
Tete Paulo do go yi ablɔwo dzi kple ablɔwo dzi be yeaɖe gbeƒã nyanyui la, elabena le Atene la, ame sia ame ate ŋu agblɔ nya sia nya si wòdi faa. Nuƒoƒo kple nuŋɔŋlɔ va zu nusi mexɔ asi o eye viɖe aɖeke megale eŋu o. Eye ame sia ame susui be xexemenunyala sue aɖee yenye, Paulo le eƒe nunya me metsɔ Nyanyui la na Atenetɔwo le mawunyagbɔgblɔ ƒe nɔnɔme me o, ke boŋ ezã Socrates ƒe atsyã be wòate ŋu aƒo nu kple Hela xexemenunyala gã la ƒe nusrɔ̃lawo le woƒe mɔnu si wozãna ɖaa nu.
Ɣeyiɣi aɖe megbe la, tamebula aɖewo tsɔ woƒe nunya ƒe dada ɖe vovo be yewoadzro eme kple Yudatɔ mɔzɔla gã la. Epikurotɔwo nye agbenɔnɔ ŋuti nunyalawo, amesiwo kpɔa gɔmesese si le xexeame katã ƒe anyinɔnɔ ŋu le agbe ƒe vivisesewo me, eye wobua tamesusu ɖesiaɖe si tsi tre ɖe yewo tɔ ŋu be enye alakpanuwɔwɔ. Gake Stoatɔwo ya gblẽ wo ɖokui ɖe xexeame ƒe nukpɔsusu te, be yewoaɖe yewo ɖokui tso susu makɔmakɔ siwo le amegbetɔ ƒe dzi me ƒe kluvinyenye me, kple to woƒe nɔnɔme nyuiwo kple ɖokuidziɖuɖu ƒe ŋgɔyiyi me. Anyinɔnɔ ŋuti nunyalawo kple susuŋutinunyalawo mese Paulo ƒe gbedasia gɔme o, eye woyɔe be nuƒola, eye le Helagbe me la, nya sia gɔmee nye "nukuwo nuƒoƒoƒula", abe ɖe mate ŋu akpɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe susu o ene, efia ame bubuwo ƒe susuwo, eye meƒoa susu siawo nu ƒu ɖe tamesusu ƒe ɖoɖo ɖeka me o, wokaka eye womeɖua wo o, abe nuku si le koklozi ƒe agble me ene.
Wo dometɔ aɖewo se Paulo gblɔ be Yesue nye ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe Aƒetɔ, eye be eƒe tsitretsitsi nye kpɔɖeŋu na míaƒe etsɔme. Wodi be yewoanya nu geɖe tso Yesu kple tsitretsitsia ŋu, gake le mɔ si me susu le nu, ale be woate ŋu aɖe ɖeklemi eƒe gɔmeɖosewo ahadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo, eye woaɖu fewu le eŋu alo axɔe be enye tamebulawo ƒe ha me tɔ. Gake ame siwo ɖo toe la dometɔ aɖeke mebui be ehiã Mawu o, eye be hiahiã sia hiã kpata o, wo dometɔ aɖeke mese le eɖokui me be nuvɔ̃wɔlae yenye o, eye ame aɖeke metrɔ dzime o. Le woawo gome la, toɖoɖo Paulo nye modzakaɖeɖe. Eye ɖewohĩ woakpɔ nusiwo woayɔ le woƒe agbalẽwo me, alo aɖe ɖeklemi Paulo ahaɖu fewu le wo ŋu dadatɔe.
Ðewohĩ ŋkutsala siwo tso dekɔnuwo me kpɔ gome le numedzodzroa me, elabena wokplɔ Paulo yi afisi wodzroa susuwo, gɔmeɖosewo, kple nufiafiawo me hedrɔ̃a ʋɔnu le, be woakpɔe ɖa be duta gbɔgbɔ aɖe li si ɖea fu na ame hewɔa funyafunya ame, eye wòdi be yeage ɖe yewoƒe dukɔa me be yeana susu siwo katã le Atene nawɔ ɖeka hã. Wotsɔ alakpa vivi biae be wòatsɔ eƒe nufiafia kple eƒe xexemenunya ƒe gɔmeɖosewo agblɔ, gake woƒe dzi medi Mawu o, eye Mawu ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe dɔ mewu woƒe susu o. Ðeko wosusu be yewoatsɔ Paulo ade yewoƒe fefewo ƒe ɖoɖowo, woƒe gɔmeɖosewo ƒe fefewo te. Wo dometɔ aɖeke mexɔ nyateƒea nyanya dzi se o, elabena le woawo gome la, Mawu ɣlae eye womete ŋu kpɔe o.
Woƒe tamebubu tra mɔ to asiɖeɖe le susu ɖesiaɖe si blea ame ŋu me, woʋu woƒe dzi kple susu ɖe nufiafia ɖesiaɖe si hea ame ŋu. Woƒe xexemenunya nye woƒe ɖokuitɔdidi ƒe xɔxlɔ̃ ƒe ɖeɖefia ko. Ame dahe siawo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe di be yeaɖe yeƒe nunya afia, womenya be Mawu ɖeka koe lolo eye be míenye naneke do ŋgɔ na eƒe gãnyenye kple ŋusẽ si seɖoƒe meli na o. Woƒe nunyalawo dometɔ ɖeka kpɔe dze sii be ŋkuagbãtɔe yenye, eye wòlɔ̃ ɖe edzi esime wònɔ mɔkpɔkpɔbuɖeame gblɔm be: Menya be nyemenya naneke o. Nyateƒee, menya Mawu o, eyata mate ŋu anya eɖokui o. Enye ŋkunɔ si nɔ ŋgɔ na ŋkunɔwo.
GBEDODOƉA: Aƒetɔ, wò ame si nye kɔkɔenyenye kple nyateƒe ƒe Mawu la, xe mɔ nam be nyemagadze aglã ɖe ŋuwò le tamesusu me o, ale be maɖe asi le ɖokuinye ŋu na wò ŋkɔ kɔkɔe la sidzedze, eye xexemenunya, amegbetɔwo ƒe mawunyenye kple mawunyenye nakplɔm atrae o. Wò ɖeka koe nye gã, eye míenye naneke le ŋgɔwò o, nuvɔ̃wɔlawo koe míenye, ahasiwɔlawo le míaƒe gbɔgbɔ me. Tsɔ nu vɔ̃ siwo míewɔ le míaƒe susu me la ke mí, eye nàkɔ míaƒe tamesusuwo ŋu, ale be wòanɔ te ɖe wò nya kɔkɔe la dzi. Amen.
NYABIASE:
- Nukatae mawu geɖe subɔsubɔ le Atene do dziku na Paulo?