Materialismo
O materialismo é uma armadilha espiritual. A Bíblia alerta que o amor ao dinheiro é raiz de todos os males e nos chama a buscar tesouros no céu, não na terra.
O perigo das riquezas
Que aproveita ao homem ganhar o mundo inteiro e perder a sua alma? O materialismo engana e afasta do que realmente importa.
Nɛ ba banyi woŋ kfunɛ wuchii, ba nya muh le lɛ wu ji, wu to wu lɛsɛ kinche ke, mbe we nyume la? Noo, fiɛɛ le yu fì taŋlo muh suuŋ kiyo ke yu le?
Ba banyi woŋ kfunɛ wuchii ba nya muh ji, wu lɛsɛ kinche ke, maajɛ wuyu nyu la?
Geenɛ bamii ba goone ki bo nyume bamii ba bvukugɛ to bo lese mmoŋ le, bo jo a kintase le, bo mo bo lee kiŋkoŋɛ ki mwɛɛ le wesee mu kiyuŋ mù too bɛ baŋgɛ. Mwɛɛ munɛ le mù fuune bamii ŋgɛ le, nyu mù lɛɛshi lo bamii.
nje besabɛŋ gɛh to woŋ kfunɛ le chiaaŋ chiaaŋ, besabɛŋ nyume be ge be tu jiŋ chiaaŋ chiaaŋ. Noo besabɛŋ kɛme mwɛɛ munjile bɛ njú, tu munɛ le mu kojɛ fɛ besabɛŋ le.
nje besabɛŋ gɛh to woŋ kfunɛ le chiaaŋ chiaaŋ, besabɛŋ nyume be ge be tu jiŋ chiaaŋ chiaaŋ. Noo besabɛŋ kɛme mwɛɛ munjile bɛ njú, tu munɛ le mu kojɛ fɛ besabɛŋ le.
Tesouros no céu
Ajuntai tesouros no céu, onde traça e ferrugem não consomem. O bom nome vale mais que muitas riquezas, e a sabedoria supera o ouro.
N’yɛyɛ kune nchvu
Keefɛ bɛŋ gɛ̂ɛde nchvu yene fɛkuu fɛnɛ fɛ taŋlo shé kaaŋ, taŋlo tɛ ŋga koo, bachoŋ taŋlo bo ŋgode bo lee bo choŋ gɛ. Bɛŋ gɛ̂ɛde nchvu yene nyu yi woŋ wù Nyo le, fɛ taŋlo shé gɛ kaaŋ gɛ, taŋlo tɛ ŋga gɛ koo gɛ, bachoŋ taŋlo tɛ bo gɛ ŋgode bo lee bo choŋ gɛ.
Bɛŋ kêe lɛ fɛ muh gɛɛde nchvu ye fo le fɛ fitele fie le fo.
Jiso chvuu wu le lɛ, "Nɛ wo fɛnɛ goone ki wo nyûme muh wù joŋe wu gɛɛne wu mɛɛse, wo gɛɛŋ wo gesɛ mwɛɛ mu wo kɛme, wo ga bige biyu ba fuude le, wo mo wo ge wo kɛ̂me nchvu yo nyu yi fɛwe. Wo nɛ lé wo gê noo wo mo wo to wo bîi mɛne."
Contentamento e generosidade
Grande ganho é a piedade com contentamento. A cobiça é idolatria, mas a generosidade traz alegria e bênção.
Geenɛ nɛ muh chee kinche ki Nyo goone wu ka yuge njoŋ bɛ fiɛɛ fì wù kɛme, tu le bvukugɛ bvù baaŋ,
Doo tu a kimbe ki bamii ba kwa ba yi woŋ kfunɛ le, wo jɛ̂mɛ bo le lɛ keefɛ bo chîaase ye gɛ. Keefɛ bo lêesɛ bvufee bvuboo yi bvukugɛ bvù taŋlo bvu ja bvu ka le gɛ. Bo lêesɛ bvufee nyume gɛh yi Nyo wù mone wu chvuge lo mwɛɛ munchii besabɛŋ le lɛ besabɛŋ yûge njoŋ bɛ mu.
Keefɛ bɛŋ lêesɛ bvufee bwena yi bige le yi kinche kena le gɛ. Muh yûge njoŋ bɛ fiɛɛ fì wu kɛme, nje Nyo le wu jɛmɛ lɛ,
"Gɛ mɛ nyu ŋgê n’yu chînɛ wo le gɛ,
gɛ mɛ nyu ŋgê n’yu nôŋ wo gɛ."
Fi mo fi nyu lɛ, bɛŋ lɛ̂ɛshɛ lo mwɛɛ njɛ munɛ ye yene le mù le mù fɛkuu fɛnɛ: Le ki jâŋe kinjaŋ bɛ ki kwâji mwɛɛ kune nyiɛŋ yi kinjaŋ, mo ye yi ŋwɛŋe muh, mo ntaŋ ki gêe mwɛɛ mù mbefe, mo ki bvûushi ajii yi mwɛɛ le. Muh wù bvuushi ajii yi mwɛɛ le, mwɛɛ munɛ le mu tu wa nyo wumu fɛ wu le.
No wu biide noo wu mo wu jɛmɛ muh wuchii le lɛ, "Bɛŋ jôde kife bɛŋ yɛ̂ne keefɛ bɛŋ yɛ̂ɛde ajii yi mwɛɛ le gɛ, nje gɛ kinche kimu nyu njɛ mwɛɛ mu wù kɛme gɛ, mo mwɛdɛ tu wù kɛme bvukugɛ nɛɛ la."
O invisível acima do visível
As coisas que se veem são temporais; as que não se veem são eternas. Devemos fixar os olhos no que é permanente e verdadeiro.
Noo, bee baaŋ leesɛ gɛ fiesa bvufee yi mwɛɛ mù ba yɛde mu le gɛ. Bee leese nyu yi mù ba yɛde gɛ le, nje mwɛɛ mù besabɛŋ yɛde mu le, le mu fede lo, geenɛ mù besabɛŋ yɛde gɛ, le mu kage gɛ.
Ŋgoone tɛ lɛ bikɛse jîide njú a je yì kôoji le yì dûunyi ŋgvunɛ, mo yì bamii yɛde lɛ le yì kooji le. Keefɛ bo lûu bikwɛɛ kɛnɛ bo leese mwɛɛ mù ba kɛnyɛ bɛ kichwa ki bige kì yɛɛde kɛnɛ ajii a yéh yi ŋgoloŋgolo, kɛnɛ njú yì tɛɛme kwa gɛ. Bo sûuse ye yiboo nyume bɛ gee chì joŋe njɛ bikɛse ba yɛne lɛ bo ŋgvuune Nyo.
Ŋgoo yi bamii ba mbɛmɛ kɛme fiɛɛ fiboo fimimia
Ŋgoo yi bamii ba mbɛmɛ gɛ̀ bee fitele fimimia, bo nyu yi muh le wu mumwaa, muh tɛŋe gɛ fiɛɛ fimi lɛ le fie wumaa gɛ. Fiɛɛ fi muh gɛ̀ bee fi bamii bachii.