Ajuda ao próximo
Ajudar o próximo é mandamento de Deus e expressão prática da fé. A Bíblia ensina que a fé sem obras é morta — e que servir ao menor dos irmãos é servir a Cristo.
Ɔluakɛ ɛhɔne hunle me la bɛmaanle me aleɛ; nzuhɔne hunle me la bɛmaanle me nzule menonle; menyɛle ɛyɛvolɛ la bɛvale me bɛhɔle sua nu; me nwo lale zo la bɛhedale me ɛdanlɛ; me nwo dole me la bɛrakpɔlale me; menlale efiade la bɛrale me nwo ɛkɛ.’
"Akee tenlenema ɛhye mɔ babiza kɛ, ‘Awulae, kenle nzu a yɛmaanle wɔ aleɛ a? Anzɛɛ kenle nzu a yɛnwunle kɛ nzuhɔne hunle wɔ mɔɔ yɛmaanle wɔ nzule a? Anzɛɛ kenle nzu a ɛrale ɛyɛvolɛ mɔɔ yɛboale wɔ a? Anzɛɛ kenle nzu a ɛ nwo lale zo mɔɔ yɛhedale wɔ ɛdanlɛ a? Kenle nzu a yɛnwunle kɛ ɛnde kpɔkɛ mɔɔ yɛrakpɔlale wɔ a? Kenle nzu a ɛlale efiade mɔɔ yɛrakpɔlale wɔ a?’
"Na Mame, Belemgbunli mumua ne, mebaze bɛ kɛ, ‘Wɔ melɛ ala mɔɔ bɛyɛle ɛhye mɔ bɛmaanle me mediema ɛhye mɔ la, ɛnee bɛlɛyɛ bɛamaa me!’
Mɔɔ sɛlɛ wɔ debie la fa maa ye, na mmakakyi ɛ nzi ɛsi bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛkpondɛ bosea bɛavi wɔ lɔ la.
Bɛmmafea bɛ kɛnlaneɛ ne! Bɛmaa ɔda ɔmaa awie biala; bɛmaa menli ɛnwu bɛ ɛbɛla kpalɛ ne mɔɔ bɛbɔ la, amaa bɛaye bɛ Ze ne mɔɔ wɔ anwuma la ayɛlɛ.
Fa ahyɛlɛdeɛ maa, na ɛbanyia ɔ muala mɔnwo mɔnwo dɔɔnwo ne ala. Debie biala mɔɔ ɛbava wɔahyɛ la, saa kpole o, anzɛɛ ekyii o, nwolɛ yɛɛ bɛbanlea bɛazia bɛabɔ nwo bɛamaa wɔ a."
Menli dodo ne bizale ye kɛ, "Duzu a ɛkpondɛ kɛ yɛyɛ a?"
Ɔbuale bɛ kɛ, "Saa ɛlɛ anwuma adɛladeɛ nwiɔ a, fa ko maa koahweabane mɔɔ ɛnlɛ bie la. Yɛɛ saa ɛlɛ aleɛ dɔɔnwo noko a, fa bie maa menli mɔɔ ɛhɔne ku bɛ la."
Bɛdɔne mɔɔ bɛlɛ ye la, na bɛva bɛhyɛ ehyiavolɛma. Ɛhye bamaa bɛanyia ahatualɛ kpalɛ mgbole wɔ anwuma maanle ne anu! Agyapadeɛ mɔɔ bɛkpondɛ bɛzie ye wɔ anwuma maanle ne anu la ɛnwie ɛlɛ. Awule noko ɛnwua, yɛɛ nvɔlekɛ noko ɛngola ɛnzɛkye ye. Na bɛhakye kɛ, ɛleka mɔɔ wɔ agyapadeɛ wɔ la, ɛkɛ ne a wɔ ahonle ne nee wɔ adwenle noko wɔ a.
Me mɛla ne ɛne: bɛhulo bɛ nwo ngoko ngoko kɛmɔ mehulo bɛ la.
Ɛhulolɛ biala ɛndɛla kɛ sonla kɛva ye ngoane kɛdo ɛkɛ kɛmaa ɔ gɔnwo mɔ.