Yuˇdaꞈ chaw Iˉsaˍreˍlaˆ mvuhˇ miˬ lo kʼawꞈ˗e ve aˬ laˬ hkʼe 4 ha pa gʼa yehˇ ve yoˬ. Yawˇ hui kʼawꞈ˗e htaˇ kaꞈ haˍ jaˇ ve yoˬ. Yaꞈ hkʼaˇ, yawˇ hui gʼa hpuˇ ve awˬ ceuˬ htaꞈ Yaˬhoˉvaˬ gu laˇ tuˬ yoˬ tehꞈ ka tiꞈ te piˇ ve yoˬ. Iˉsaˍreˍlaˆ mvuhˇ miˬ lo kʼawꞈ˗e tuˬ dawˇ cheˆ ve ka tiꞈ yeˬ ve Yuˇdaꞈ chaw lehˬ, yawˇ hui yehˬ leh tanˇ kaˬ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ gʼa baˬ taˉ ve aꞈ kehˉ Yaˬhoˉvaˬ yawˇ hui htaꞈ awˬ bon naꞈ laˇ maˇ jaˇ tuˬ ve htaꞈ yawˇ hui shiˍ ve yoˬ. A yeˇ uiˍ jaˇ ve teˇ ceuˬ lehˬ Yaˬhoˉvaˬ htaꞈ oˉ kʼoˍ gʼa pui ve yoˬ. Baˍbuˍlonˍ venˇ hkʼaw Yaˬhoˉvaˬ htaꞈ oˉ kʼoˍ pui kuiˬ bon yehˬ maˇ cawˬ. Iˉsaˍreˍlaˆ chaw Moˉseˍ ve awˬ liˇ awˬ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ gʼaꞈ te ve tuˉ tanˇ kuiˬ teˇ kaˬ kaꞈ maˇ cawˬ. Yawˇ hui awˬ pon tuˉ tanˇ laˇ tuˬ, paw hkuˇ ve awˬ vuiˬ htaꞈ te paˍ teˇ gʼaˇ kaꞈ maˇ cawˬ ve yoˬ. Chi hkʼoˆ kaꞈ, Baˍbuˍlonˍ venˇ hkʼaw maˇ heˆ heˆ ve htaꞈ oˉ kʼoˍ pui ve chaw lehˬ, Yaˬhoˉvaˬ htaꞈ yawˆ yan leh yawˇ ve awˬ liˇ awˬ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ gʼaꞈ te ve chaw aꞈ kehˉ cawˬ maˇ jaˇ ve yoˬ. Chi htaꞈ pa taw, Yaˬhoˉvaˬ htaꞈ yawˆ yan ve Yuˇdaꞈ chaw laiˉ meunˍ gʼaˇ daꞈ kehˬ ve oˉ kʼoˍ pui kuiˬ kʼawꞈ gu te gʼa tuˬ mvuhˇ miˬ lo kʼawꞈ˗e tuˬ dawˇ law taˍ ve yoˬ. w23.05 14-15 ¶3-4

Ngaˬ hui “awˬ gʼeuˆ yaˇ hkʼe te kʼai” tuˬ daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu gʼa ga laˇ tcuh ve yoˬ. Aˬ htoꞈ ma pa taw le? Awˬ lawn kʼo, miˬ guiˬ hkʼoˆ lo haˉ chawˇ haˉ paˆ te ve cawˬ maˇ jaˇ ve pa taw, ngaˬ hui daꞈ ve htaꞈ te tuˬ sha ve maˇ heˆ. (1 Hteˇ 4:3-5, 7, 8) Daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu lehˬ, ngaˬ hui miˬ guiˬ yaˇ ve dawˇ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ tawˍ daꞈ gʼaˇ tuˬ ga laˇ gʼa ve yoˬ. Chi ve lehˬ, Gʼuiˬ sha ve dawˇ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ maˇ hawˍ daꞈ ve chaw yaˇ ve cuˇ yiˍ leh dawˇ hkʼaˇ htaꞈ kaꞈ kʼoˆ gaˇ ve yoˬ. Chi hkʼoˆ kaꞈ, “awˬ gʼeuˆ ve awˬ shiˍ lehˬ, daꞈ ve hkʼa peu˗eˬ hteˇ ve cawˇ ve hkʼa peu˗eˬ” chi ve ngaˬ hui cawˬ tuˬ daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu ga laˇ gʼa ve yoˬ. (Efs 5:9) Ngaˬ hui daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu gʼa tuˬ ve teˇ hkʼaˇ lehˬ bon lawˬ ve yoˬ. Yeˍsuˆ kʼoˆ ve, Yaˬhoˉvaˬ geh “hkʼa lawˬ ve chaw teˇ hpaˍ htaꞈ daꞈ ve kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu yawˇ piˇ tuˬ” yoˬ. (Luˉ 11:13) Hpawnˬ daꞈ kuiˬ hkʼaw awˬ viˉ awˬ nyi geh teˇ geh Yaˬhoˉvaˬ htaꞈ chiˇ mvuh htaˇ, ngaˬ hui daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu gʼa ve yoˬ. (Efs 5:19, 20) Daꞈ kehˬ ve awˬ ha hpu lehˬ ngaˬ hui Gʼuiˬ sha nyi hkʼaˇ suh ve te piˇ tuˬ ga laˇ gʼa ve yoˬ. w24.03 23-24 ¶13-15

Nawˬ yeunˇ hkanˍ ve chaw hpehꞈ gaˇ˗aw laˇ? Hpehꞈ gaˇ ve kʼo, chi awˬ pon bon lawˬ sheˍ. Yeunˇ hkanˍ ve lehˬ, Gʼuiˬ sha ve awˬ ha hpu ve awˬ shiˍ hkʼaw ve teˇ ceuˬ hpehꞈ ve yoˬ. (Gaˍlaˍtiˆ 5:22, 23) Chi htaꞈ pa taw, ngaˬ hui yeunˇ hkanˍ ve chaw hpehꞈ gaˇ ve kʼo, Gʼuiˬ sha ve awˬ ha hpu gʼa tuˬ bon gʼa lawˬ cawˇ ve yoˬ. Ngaˬ hui yeunˇ hkanˍ ve htaꞈ lawˇ nyi laˇ ve gʼa hpuˇ htaˇ, “lawˬ loˬ. Lawˬ kʼo gʼa tuˬ yoˬ.” Leh ngaˬ hui chi hkʼe te ve kʼo, Yaˬhoˉvaˬ ga laˇ tuˬ yoˬ. (Luˉkaꞈ 11:13) Yaˬhoˉvaˬ dawˇ ve hkʼe ngaˬ hui dawˇ tuˬ, yawˇ ga laˇ tuˬ bon lawˬ gʼa ve yoˬ. Chi hkʼoˆ kaꞈ, bon lawˬ peuˬ hkʼawꞈ nawˉ teˇ nyi le le ngaˬ hui yeunˇ hkanˍ gʼaˇ tuˬ gʼa coˇ caˇ ve yoˬ. Ngaˬ hui bon lawˬ leh yeunˇ hkanˍ ve tehꞈ hpeuꞈ maw piˇ ve kʼo, ngaˬ hui yeunˇ hkanˍ gʼaˇ tuˬ Yaˬhoˉvaˬ ga laˇ leh chi lehˬ ngaˬ hui hkʼaˬ htaˆ kaꞈ te jaw ve hkʼe hpehꞈ tuˬ yoˬ. Liꞈ hpu hkʼaw ve awˬ lawn htaꞈ dawˇ nyi ve kaꞈ awˬ bon cawˬ ve yoˬ. Liꞈ hpu hkʼaw yeunˇ hkanˍ gʼaˇ ve laiˉ gʼaˇ ve awˬ lawn cawˬ ve yoˬ. Yawˇ hui ve awˬ lawn htaꞈ caˉ daꞈ ve ngaˬ hui dawˇ nyi htaˇ, ngaˬ hui yeunˇ hkanˍ ve awˬ hkʼaˇ shiˍ la tuˬ yoˬ. w23.08 22-23 ¶10-11