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

Yaˬhoˉvaˬ tcuh yaˇ Peˍtruˆ htaꞈ nyi haꞈ shaˉ laˇ tuˬ yoˬ tehꞈ yonˍ gʼa tuˬ Yeˍsuˆ ga piˇ ve yoˬ. Tawˇ pa haˉ te kʼo, Yeˍsuˆ kʼawꞈ teꞈ tu la peuˬ hkʼawꞈ nawˉ, Peˍtruˆ leh tcuh yaˇ hui ngaˇ ca gʼa maˇ jaˇ tuˬ Yeˍsuˆ anˇ tuˬ kʼawꞈ te piˇ ve yoˬ. (Yoˇ 21:4-6) Yaˬhoˉvaˬ lehˬ Peˍtruˆ loˍ ve awˬ ceuˬ htaꞈ piˇ tuˬ sha jaˇ ve tehꞈ, anˇ tuˬ chi ve Peˍtruˆ yonˍ gʼa tuˬ te piˇ ve yoˬ. A shu teˇ gʼaˇ ‘Gʼuiˬ sha ve mvuhˇ miˬ awˉ lawˉ ca’ ve kʼo, Gʼuiˬ sha lehˬ yawˇ hui loˍ ve awˬ ceuˬ htaꞈ piˇ tuˬ yoˬ tehꞈ, Yeˍsuˆ kʼoˆ ve tawˇ hkawˇ chi ve htaꞈ Peˍtruˆ dawˇ nawˇ la ve yoˬ hehˉ. (Maꞈ 6:33) Chi ve lehˬ Peˍtruˆ awˬ pon awˬ bon cawˬ jaˇ ve tehꞈ ngaˬ hui gʼa mawˬ ve yoˬ. Peˍtruˆ a shaꞈ teꞈ kuiˬ hkʼaw Gʼuiˬ sha ve kanˉ te ve a yeˇ uiˍ jaˇ tehꞈ shawˍ ve yoˬ. Leh Peˍteˍkoˆteˍ 33 hkʼawꞈ C.E. htaˇ, Peˍtruˆ haꞈ hanˉ ve hkʼaw bon maˍ leh laiˉ hinˉ gʼaˇ awˬ laꞈ gʼawˇ hpehꞈ la ve yoˬ. (Tcuh 2:14, 37-41) Peuˬ hkʼawꞈ nawˉ, Saˍmaˍriˆ chaw leh buiˇ shaˆ aˉ naˆ chaw laiˉ gʼaˇ Yeˍsuˆ awˬ hkʼaˇ suh gʼaꞈ kʼai tuˬ Peˍtruˆ ga piˇ gʼa ve yoˬ. (Tcuh 8:14-17; 10:44-48) Chaw teˇ ceuˬ le le Hkriꞈ yaˇ hpehꞈ la tuˬ Yaˬhoˉvaˬ Peˍtruˆ htaꞈ awˬ vuiˬ piˇ ve lehˬ daꞈ jaˇ ve yoˬ. w23.09 20 ¶1; 23 ¶11