Tyusde, Julay 15
Mɛn mi smɔl ship dɛn.—Jɔn 21:16.
Apɔsul Pita bin ɛnkɔrej in kɔmpin ɛlda dɛn fɔ “mɛn Gɔd in ship dɛn.” (1 Pit. 5:1-4.) If yu na ɛlda, wi no se yu lɛk yu brɔda ɛn sista dɛn ɛn yu want fɔ kia fɔ dɛn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, yu go fil se yu rili bizi ɔ yu rili taya ɛn yu nɔ go ebul fɔ du da wok de. Wetin yu go du? Pre to Jiova ɛn tɛl am aw yu de fil. Pita bin rayt se: “If ɛnibɔdi de wok, lɛ i du am lɛk se i abop pan di trɛnk we Gɔd de gi.” (1 Pit. 4:11) Sɔntɛm yu brɔda ɛn sista dɛn gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn we nɔ go sɔlv insay dis wikɛd wɔl. Bɔt mɛmba se “di chif shɛpad,” we na Jizɔs Krays, go ebul ɛp dɛn pas ɛnibɔdi. I go ebul du dat naw ɛn insay di nyu wɔl. Wetin Jiova want di ɛlda dɛn fɔ du na fɔ lɛk dɛn brɔda ɛn sista dɛn, fɔ kia fɔ dɛn, ɛn “bi ɛgzampul to di ship dɛn.” w23.09 29-30 ¶13-14
Wɛnsde, Julay 16
Jiova no se di we aw di sɛnsman dɛn de tink nɔ mek sɛns.—1 Kɔr. 3:20.
Wi nid fɔ avɔyd di we aw pipul dɛn we nɔ de obe Jiova in lɔ de tink. If wi de tink lɛk pipul dɛn we nɔ de obe Jiova in lɔ, sɔntɛm wisɛf go bigin fɔ lɛf fɔ fala Jiova ɛn in lɔ dɛn. (1 Kɔr. 3:19) Bɔku tɛm, “di sɛns na dis wɔl” de mek pipul dɛn nɔ obe Gɔd. Sɔm Kristian dɛn bin de na Pagamɔm ɛn Tayatayra we bin de falamakata pipul dɛn we bin de arawnd dɛn we bin de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs di we aw Gɔd nɔ want ɛn we bin de wɔship aydɔl dɛn. Jizɔs bin gi strɔng advays to dɛn tu kɔngrigeshɔn dɛn de bikɔs dɛn bin de alaw mami ɛn dadi biznɛs di we aw Gɔd nɔ want. (Rɛv. 2:14, 20) Tide, pipul dɛn we de arawnd wi de tray fɔ mek wi gri wit di rɔng we aw dɛn de tink. Sɔntɛm wi fambul dɛn ɛn ɔda pipul dɛn we wi sabi go tray fɔ mek wi biliv se wi strikt tumɔs ɛn dɛn go ɛnkɔrej wi fɔ pwɛl Jiova in lɔ. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn go se i nɔ impɔtant fɔ lɛ wi kɔntinyu fɔ bi pipul dɛn we klin na Jiova in yay, ɛn di Baybul in lɔ dɛn bɔt mami ɛn dadi biznɛs dɔn kɔmɔt na stayl. Sɔntɛm, tɛm dɛn kin de we wi go tink se di dayrɛkshɔn we Jiova de gi wi nɔ rili klia. Sɔntɛm dat go ivin tɛmt wi fɔ lɛ wi du pas “di tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn rayt.”—1 Kɔr. 4:6. w23.07 16 ¶10-11
Tɔsde, Julay 17
Tru tru padi de sho lɔv ɔltɛm, ɛn na brɔda we dɛn bɔn fɔ di tɛm we prɔblɛm go kam.—Prɔv. 17:17.
Jizɔs in mama Meri bin nid fɔ gɛt maynd. I nɔ bin dɔn mared yet bɔt i bin fɔ gɛt bɛlɛ. I nɔ bin dɔn mɛn pikin dɛn yet, bɔt i go gɛt fɔ kia fɔ di pikin we go bi di Mɛsaya. Ɛn bikɔs i nɔ wande du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, aw Meri go ɛksplen to Josɛf we fɔ mared am se i dɔn gɛt bɛlɛ? (Lyuk 1:26-33) Aw Meri bin ebul fɔ gɛt maynd? I bin alaw ɔda pipul dɛn fɔ ɛp am. Fɔ ɛgzampul, i bin aks Gebrɛl fɔ tɛl am mɔ bɔt dis wok. (Lyuk 1:34) Shɔt tɛm afta dat, i bin travul go na “wan eria usay mawntin dɛn de” na Juda fɔ go fɛn in fambul we na Ilizabɛt. Ilizabɛt bin ɛnkɔrej Meri bay we i tɛl am tɛnki ɛn Jiova bin yuz am fɔ tɔk bɔt wan prɔfɛsi we gɛt fɔ du wit Meri in pikin we i gɛt fɔ kam bɔn. (Lyuk 1:39-45.) Meri tɔk se Jiova “dɔn du pawaful tin dɛn wit in an.” (Lyuk 1:46-51) Jiova bin yuz Gebrɛl ɛn Ilizabɛt fɔ gi Meri di ɛnkɔrejmɛnt we i bin nid. w23.10 14-15 ¶10-12