Comunidade
A comunidade cristã é essencial para o crescimento da fé. A Bíblia ensina que fomos criados para viver em comunhão — edificando-nos, encorajando-nos e servindo uns aos outros.
Viver em unidade
Os que creram eram um coração e uma alma. A comunidade primitiva partilhava tudo e vivia em harmonia e alegria.
Akiool akab eluɔ e bɔ onse bam-a-bam
Akiool bam bueel ákekal m’ɔ̃dzi, ɔ̃kwal ngɔmɔ̃, ãtsam ngãmɔ̃. Mbuul wu ákeyɛɛn ndiri eluɔ e ndɛ bvi ndyam k’áli wɛ, kɛn eluɔ bvieel éli bvi bvoo.
Nkel a akiool b’ɛ̃kwel
Akiool k’ákeywɛn k’anɔɔn ãndɔɔ m’ékeyiool antam wɛ, k’ákeywɛn k’akal mboo mɔ̃ me dzii e Nziã wɛ, k’ákeywɛn k’adza ɔ̃laan a Mfam mboo mɔ̃ wɛ, k’ákeywɛn k’abuɛɛn mboo mɔ̃ wɛ.
Tsoo bwɛn a tsoo, bɔ ákemwɛɛn kɛn omwɛɛn ke Nzɔ a Nziã ãtsam ngãmɔ̃, bɔ ákedza ɔ̃laan a Mfam mboo mɔ̃, bvool ákedza mboo mɔ̃ k’ãnzɔ ã bɔ y’esɛ, ondɛɛl o nzuru pyɛ. Bɔ ákelweel Nziã, baal bueel ákedzii bɔ. Obobɔ, tsoo bwɛn a tsoo Mfam ákelweel nkel a bɔ akiool.
Ãtsoo mbueel, bɔ ákebvɔɔn m’obuɛɛn, y’akaal ke kwɛ, ye Mali wu ngoo a Yeso, ye baan-ngoo a Yeso.
Obobɔ, Piɛɛl áli m’okiaal onse bwal. Kɛn Ebvɔɔn ékebuɛɛn Nziã me ndɔɔ a ndɛ, owuun wɛ.
Ke ngwel wɛ, mboo yi ebvɔɔn baal buaal wuo atyel me nkuũ a mɛ̃, mɛ̃ ndi onse bɔ.»
Edificação mútua
Vivam em harmonia uns com os outros. Não haja divisões entre vós. A comunidade cresce quando cada membro contribui.
Okab onse Ebvɔɔn li Kolinte
Andoo a mɛ̃, me nkuũ a Mfam a bia-byɛ Yeso Mãsia, mɛ̃ ngwi byɛ luo wɛn ekal ɔ̃nywã ngɔmɔ̃: Yɔɔl kwɛn okab obee okal onse byɛ. Ekal m’ɔ̃dzi, ɔ̃kwal ngɔmɔ̃, ãtsam ngãmɔ̃.
Ke ngwel wɛ, ekal Ayuda, ekal bɛn k’Ayuda wɛ, ekal ankyal, ekal bɛn k’ankyal wɛ, bia-byɛ bueel éwel opongo b’Ɔ̃fel ngɔmɔ̃ me ndɔɔ yi ebuo nzuru ngamɔ̃. Bia-byɛ bueel hɛ̃ énywi ãdza m’Ɔ̃fel wuwu.
Ke ngwel wɛ, bia-byɛ eli nzuru ngamɔ̃. Yɔ eli y’elyam bibi, kɛn elyam obvɛ k’esa ɔ̃sal wuwu wɛ. Emfa kiki hɛ̃, bia-byɛ b’eli bibi, eli nzuru ngamɔ̃ onse Mãsia, bvool bia-byɛ bueel ebvɔɔn ye bakyɛ.
Ekal bam y’ɔ̃dzi. Ebee y’ondɛɛl o nzuru okal, ebii ãndɔɔ mã nkuaal-a-nkuaal. Ebee otsam wɛn byɛ b’enduru ãyal.
Obam o bakyɛ me mbyel
Eyɔɔ mbuul wɛn kɛn awam onse okiool wɛ, ebee ndɛ ofiɛɛn m’ɛ̃dzoo ɛ̃ ndɛ.
Yɔɔl kwɛn Nziã wu awa osɛ-mwiĩ bvool awɛɛl baal asa kwɛn byɛ ekal y’ɔ̃dzi, m’emfa ki Yeso Mãsia.
Ãnkunkwa mã ntɔ
Andoo a mɛ̃ ba dzii, mɛ̃ ngwi byɛ luo wɛn ekal y’onkyab ke nkwel a b’abelɔ okab onse baal, bvool abebal bɔ. M’esa bɔ omɔ̃ ãkam y’ãtee m’éyɔɔ byɛ. Ekal lala ye bɔ.
Amor e compromisso
Não deixemos de congregar. O vínculo perfeito é o amor — ele une a comunidade e produz frutos que duram.
Bia-byɛ ewuaal a bakyɛ, ewa bakyɛ mpɛn k’ekal onse dzii bvool k’esa ɛ̃sal mi ngesɛ. Ebee ãbvɔɔn ã bia-byɛ obal, onge b’emeenam bakyɛ obesa. Kɛn bia-byɛ ewɛɛl bakyɛ, onge b’emwɛn byɛ kwɛn tsoo e Mfam eyii tsotsoo.
Ke ywel ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ bueel, ekal ye dzii. Lɔ li ebvool baal m’emfa ki ɔ̃koo.
Esa mpɛn me ndɔɔ yi ekal kɛn okal onse bvoo wu ewa Ɔ̃fel me nkuul yi opi b’obvool byɛ bɛn ye bɛn.
Luo me ndɔɔ osa b’obvɛ
Obobɔ, byɛ bam bueel ekal ãtsam ngãmɔ̃, esa bakyɛ obvɛ, edzii bakyɛ me dzii li baan a Nziã, ekal ye nyiĩ a bakyɛ, ekal hɛ̃ y’okuaal o nzuru.
Andoo a mɛ̃ a dzii, okɛɛn Nziã odzii bia-byɛ m’emfa okyɛ, bia-byɛ hɛ̃ ebvaan edzii bakyɛ.
Kɛn okɛɛn bia-byɛ edzuu onse mwiĩ onge b’eli ndyam onse mwiĩ, bia-byɛ eli bvoo ye bakyɛ, bvool ãkel ã Muaan a ndɛ Yeso ãsuɔɔl bia-byɛ m’obi bueel.
Okam k’obekal wɛ mpɛ̃-a-mpɛ̃ Ɔ̃yuda ye wɛn k’Ɔ̃yuda wɛ, mpɛ̃-a-mpɛ̃ a ɔ̃nkyal ye mbuul wa ndii, mpɛ̃-a-mpɛ̃ ɔ̃kaal ye bɔɔl, ke ngwel wɛ byɛ bam bueel eyii mbuul ngɔmɔ̃ onse Yeso Mãsia. Okɛɛn byɛ eyii baal a Mãsia, byɛ ŋ’eyii yam li Abalayam li ebɔɔ ɔ̃swal m’emfa ki éwi Nziã lɔɔ.
Kal ye bvɛɛ li akaal b’apfiil, bɛn taa-taa ali bam sii.
Taa-taa bam, mɛ̃ eyɛɛn wɛn, wu ayɔɔ wu ntam mɛ̃, wu oyɔɔ mɛ̃, wu oyɔɔ mɛ̃, wu oyɔɔ wu otam mɛ̃.»