Dyé Geɖepɔɔ Dyi-Fɛ̃̀ìn-Fɛ̃̀ìn Kpáná Kɔ̃ún Tee

1-2. Kà Ðáà nyu ma kà nìɛ̀ kɛɛ, ɖɛ́ mɔ̀ fũ̀à-fṹá-ɖɛ̀ Kɛ́ɖɛ́ì ɖeín-sí-nyɔ̀ ɓè nì zɛ̃̀ɛ̀ dyí dyéɛń nyɛ́?

WHEN we see the way people doing bad-bad thing them today, we can feel the same way Lot was feeling. He really use to feel bad when he see the wicked-wicked thing them the people was doing because he knew that Jehovah hate bad things. (2 Pet. 2:​7, 8) Because Lot was having deep respect and love for God, he use to hate the bad-bad thing them the people was doing. Today we get people around us who not get no respect for Jehovah law, but we can remain clean in God eye if we continue to love him and get deep respect for him.​—Prov. 14:2.

² Jehovah can help us to remain clean through the wise advice that in the book of Proverbs. Whether you man or woman, you young or old, all Christians can benefit from the wise advice in the book of Proverbs.

GEÐEPƆƆ DYI-FƐ̃̀ÌN-FƐ̃̀ÌN GMƆ̀ À DYÍ

3. Kà ɔ nyuà céèɛ̀ ɖé Nɔ́ɔ́ 17:3 múɛɛ, ɖɛ́ mɔ̀ xwíníín dyúáɖó kɔ̃̀ jè à mɛ gmɔ̀à à hwòɖò-dyùàɔ̀ dyí kɛ́? (Dyé fótòɔ̀ ɖekè.)

³ One important reason why we must protect our heart that because Jehovah can see what in our heart. This one mean Jehovah can see more than what other people can see and he know us good-good. (Read Proverbs 17:3.) He will love us if we continue thinking about his advice that can help us to live forever. (John 4:14) Then the bad behavior and the lie-lie thing them from Satan and the people them in this world will not do anything to us. (1 John 5:​18, 19) When we get closer to Jehovah, our love and respect for him will get strong. Because we not want make our Father to feel bad, we will even hate any thinking that will want make us to sin. When something want make us to do bad thing, we will ask ourselves, ‘How I will mean it to hurt Someone that really love me?’​—1 John 4:​9, 10.

4. Xwɛ̀ Geɖepɔɔ dyi-fɛ̃̀ìn-fɛ̃̀ìn nyu ma à ɖíí-màà ɖò gbo kpáa ɓɛ́ ɔ ké se ma mú-dɔ̃̀-dɔ̃̀ ɖò gbo wɔ̃́ìn nyɛ́?

⁴ One sister name Marta who living in Croatia, was tempted to put her hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business. She say: “It was hard for me to think straight and to fight the feeling to do something wrong. But fear for Jehovah protect me.”b How fear for God help her? Marta say that she think good-good about the bad thing them that will happen to her if she put her hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business. We can do the same thing. The worst thing that will happen that: Jehovah will feel bad and we will not be among those that will worship him forever.​—Gen. 6:​5, 6.

5. Ðɛ́ m̀ ɓɛ́ìn cɛ̃́ɛ sɔ̀ìn Ðíòɛ̀ nyuu-ɖɛ̀ɔ̀ múɛ́?

⁵ When we get fear for Jehovah, we will be careful to not be friendly with people who can do bad things. Leo, who living in Congo, learn that lesson. Four years after he got baptize, he made friends with people who was doing bad-bad thing them. He was thinking that it was not wrong to be friendly with bad people so long his own self was not doing bad things. But it not stay long, his bad friend them make him to start drinking plenty and to put his hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business. Then he started thinking about what his Christian parents teach him and how he use to be happy when he was serving Jehovah. Because of that, what happen? He started to do the right thing again. The elder them help him to come back to Jehovah. Today, he happy to be serving as elder and special pioneer.

6. Ðɛ́ mɔ̀ ɖɛ-dyí-poìn-poìn ɓè ɓá màa sɔ̃́ ɓè jè dyíɛɛ à múá jè cɛ̃ìn nyɛ́?

⁶ Yor let look at Proverbs chapter 9, that talk about two women. One of them stand for wisdom and the other one stand for foolishness. (To see other examples where the Bible talk about things just like it was talking about people, see Romans 5:14; Galatians 4:24.) When we looking at this chapter, it good to remember that plenty people in Satan world making thing them like, naked man and naked woman picture and man and woman business to be too important. (Eph. 4:19) It important for us to continue doing our best to fear Jehovah and try to not do bad things. (Prov. 16:6) So, whether we man or woman, all of us can benefit from this chapter. Each of the two women giving invitation to people that inexperience or people “lacking good sense.” Each of them say, ‘Come in my house and eat.’ (Prov. 9:​1, 5, 6, 13, 16, 17) But the thing that happen to the people them that accept that invitation very different.

ZUÐUU-ÐƐ̀ DYÍ ƁÀÐÀÌN-ƁÀÐÀÌN

7. Kà ɔ nyuà céèɛ̀ ɖé Nɔ́ɔ́ 9:​13-​18 múɛɛ, ɖɛ́ ɖáá-wùɖù nìà kɛ ɖò ɓá ma jè dyíɛ́? (Dyé fótòɔ̀ ɖekè.)

⁷ Let look at the invitation from the “stupid woman.” (Read Proverbs 9:​13-18.) She use dry-face to call people who not get sense to “Come in her house and eat with her. But what happen to them? “Those powerless in death are there.” Maybe you can remember the book of Proverbs using this same type of example. It warn us about “the wayward” and “immoral woman.” It say: “Her house sinks down into death.” (Prov. 2:​11-19) Proverbs 5:​3-10 get warning about another “wayward woman” who “feet descend into death.”

8. Ðɛ́ ɓè à kɔ̃̀ à ké gã kɛ́?

⁸ The people who hear the “stupid woman” invitation must decide whether they will take her invitation or refuse it. Maybe we will have to make decision like that too. Wetin we will do if somebody want make us to put our hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business or we just see naked man or naked woman picture on the internet?

9-10. Xwíníín ɓèɔ̀ ɖò nyɛ́ kɔ̃̀ jè à mɛ ɓàɖàìn gbàɖàùn-po-kpèɖè dyíɛ?

⁹ We get good reasons why we must not put our hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business. The “stupid woman” say: “Stolen waters are sweet.” Wetin they call “stolen waters”? The Bible compare sex between marry people to water that you can enjoy drinking. (Prov. 5:​15-18) Only marry people allow to enjoy sex with each other. But it different with “stolen waters.” Stolen waters mean to have sex with somebody you not marry to. People who can put their hand in this one can normally hide theirself to do it, just like rogue who can come steal. The “stolen waters” can be looking like it sweet if the people who doing it think that nobody will catch them. They fooling theirself because Jehovah can see everything. Nothing can be bitter more than when we spoil our friendship with Jehovah. So nothing sweet about spoiling our friendship with Jehovah. (1 Cor. 6:​9, 10) But that not all.

¹⁰ Boyfriend and girlfriend business can make you feel shame and useless. It can divide families, you can get belly that you not prepare for. So it wise to not take the stupid woman invitation to go in her house to eat. Beside spoiling our friendship with Jehovah, plenty people that can put their hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business can get bad-bad sickness that can make them to die soon. (Prov. 7:​23, 26) Proverb 9:18 say: “Her guests are in the depths of the Grave.” So why plenty people can accept her invitation even though it can put them in big trouble?​—Prov. 9:​13-18.

11. Xwíníínɔ̀ nyɛ́ kɔ̃̀ jè màa kè gàa fɔ̀nɔ̀ gbɔ dyi-dyé-dyé mɔ̀à dyíin nyìnììn ɖɛ ɖò cá kɛ́?

¹¹ One very common thing that we must stay away from, that looking at naked man and naked woman picture. Some people can think that looking at naked man and naked woman picture can’t do anything to them. But looking at naked man and naked woman picture, that bad thing. It can make you to not get respect for yourself and other people. And it can be hard for you to leave that bad habit. When people see naked man and naked woman picture, it can be hard for them to forget about it. Also, this bad habit can’t help people to stop thinking on bad things but it can make that wrong desire to get strong. (Col. 3:5; Jas. 1:​14, 15) Yes, plenty people who can look at naked man and naked woman pictures can put their hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business.

12. Xwɛ̀ à ɓɛ́ìn tɛ̀mɛ̀ìn kà à nì ɓɛ́ɖɛ́ kɔ̃ ɓó fótò ɓè ɓɛ́ wa muɛ nyuùn ɓɛ́ màa kè gàa jè ké à hwìɖìi dyíɛɛ jè dyíɛ́?

¹² Wetin we must do in case rude-rude picture just come on our phone or tablet? We must stop looking at it quick. It will be easy for us to do this one if we remember that our friendship with Jehovah more important to us. Even some picture them that not showing naked people can still make our heart to go on man and woman business. Why we must not look at them? Because we not even want think on anything that can make us to do bad thing. (Matt. 5:​28, 29) One elder in Thailand name David say: “I can ask myself: ‘Even though the picture them not showing naked people, but Jehovah will be happy if I continue looking at them?’ When I think like this it can help me to make good decision.”

13. Ðɛ́ kpá à gbo ɓɛ́ à ké ɖɛ ɓè nyu hwòɖò-fɔ̀nɔ̀-kà kɛ́?

¹³ When we scare of doing anything that will make Jehovah feel bad, it will help us to do the right thing. Fear for God that “the beginning,” to get wisdom. (Prov. 9:10) We can see this one in the beginning of Proverbs chapter 9. That chapter compare true wisdom to another woman.

KPƆ̃ ÐÁÁ-WÙÐÙ ƁƐ́ Ɔ SƆ̀ÌN “JÀÀ HWÒÐÒ-FƆ̀NƆ̀-FƆ̀NƆ̀’’ GBOƐƐ DYI

14. Ðɛ́ mɔ̀ ɖáá-wùɖù kà kò ɖò ɓɛ́ ɔ nì ɖé Nɔ́ɔ́ 9:​1-6 gboɛɛ múɛ́?

¹⁴ Read Proverbs 9:​1-6. In this verse them, we read about one invitation from Jehovah, our creator, who can give true wisdom. (Prov. 2:6; Rom. 16:27) This verse them talk about one big house that get seven pillars. This example show that Jehovah good and he welcome everybody to learn from him so that they can be wise.

15. Geɖepɔɔ nì à ɖáuń ɓó ɖɛ́ nyu jèɛ́?

¹⁵ From the example of the woman who stand for “true wisdom,” we learn that Jehovah free handy and he can give us plenty good-good thing them. This verse them say that this woman invite people in her house to eat good food and drink the wine that she prepare. (Prov. 9:​2, ftn.) Also, in verse 4 and 5: “She [true wisdom] say to the person who not get sense: ‘Come, eat my bread.’” Why we must go to true wisdom house and eat her food? Because Jehovah want his children them to be wise and safe. He not want us to learn lessons the hard way that will hurt us for the rest of our life. That why “he treasures up practical wisdom for the upright.” (Prov. 2:7) So when we get deep respect for Jehovah, we will not want do anything that will make him feel bad. We can hear his good advice and we happy to follow them.​—Jas. 1:25.

16. Xwɛ̀ Geɖepɔɔ dyi-fɛ̃̀ìn-fɛ̃̀ìn nyu ma Àɖáìn gbo kpáa ɓɛ́ ɔ ké ma ɖɛ ɓè dyí sɔ́ hwòɖò-fɔ̀nɔ̀-kà kɛ́, ké ɖɛ́ mɔ̀ kpáná ɔ dyéɛ ma kɔ̃ún wɛ̃́?

¹⁶ Let see how fear for God help Alain to make wise decision. Alain that teacher and he elder in the congregation. He say, “Plenty of my friend them use to watch rude-rude show and they say it was teaching about sex.” But Alain knew that it was not true. He say: Because I love and respect Jehovah, I refuse to watch show them like that. I also explain to them the reason why I was not watching them.” So he was following the advice from this woman the Bible call “true wisdom” to “walk forward in the way of understanding.” (Prov. 9:6) The good decision that Alain make, touch some of the other teacher them heart. Because of that, they studying the Bible now-now and attending the meetings.

17-18. Ðɛ́ mɔ̀ máná ɓè ɓɛ́ nyɔ̀ ɓè kpáìn “jàà fɔ̀nɔ̀-hwòɖò’’ jè múàùn dyíɛ nì dyéɛń nyɛ́, ké ɖɛ́ nì ɖé dyúa ɓó wa bììɛ́? (Dyé fótòɔ̀ ɖekè.)

¹⁷ Jehovah use the example of the two women them to show us how we can be happy in the future. People who accept the invitation from the stupid woman can enjoy putting their hand in boyfriend and girlfriend business. But they not know that what they doing now-now will affect them in future. What they doing will make them to die.”​—Prov. 9:​13, 17, 18.

¹⁸ But the people them that will accept the invitation from the woman who stand for true wisdom will get different future! And they happy because they get all the thing them that can help them to remain close to Jehovah. (Isa. 65:13) Through the prophet Isaiah, Jehovah say: “Listen intently to me, and eat what is good, and you will find great delight in what is truly rich.” (Isa. 55:​1, 2) We learning to love what Jehovah love and to hate what he hate. (Ps. 97:10) And we happy to invite other people to learn from “true wisdom.” We just like the servant them who they tell to make announcement in the city: ‘Anybody who not get sense, let them come here.’ We and the people them that accept this invitation will not only benefit now-now. But we will continue to benefit and get everlasting life if we continue to “walk forward in the way of understanding.”​—Prov. 9:​3, 4, 6.

19. Kà ɔ nyuà céèɛ̀ ɖé Ìkíɖísìásì 12:13, 14 múɛɛ, ɖɛ́ à mɛ jìnììn kɔ̃ à ké nyuɛ́? (Gmɔ̀ gbɔ̀ɖɔ̀ɔ̀ mɔ̀à “Geɖepɔɔ Dyi-Fɛ̃̀ìn-Fɛ̃̀ìn Nyu À Kpáná Dyí” kɛɛ dya ɖekè.)

¹⁹ Read Ecclesiastes 12:​13, 14. Deep respect for Jehovah will protect us and help us to remain clean in God eye and stay close to him in this wicked last days. So, we will continue to invite plenty people to find “true wisdom” and learn from it. We will continue to do it because we love and respect Jehovah with our whole heart.