Pai da mentira
A Bíblia revela que o diabo é o pai da mentira. Ele engana, acusa e tenta destruir. Mas Cristo veio para desfazer as obras do maligno e nos dar vitória.
O caráter do diabo
Jesus disse que o diabo é mentiroso e homicida desde o princípio. Não há verdade nele — a mentira é sua natureza.
Byɛ, byɛ eli baan a tal a byɛ wu Ɔ̃pfu, obobɔ, byɛ edzii k’esa b’edzii tal a byɛ. Ndɛ wu Ɔ̃pfu oli ɔ̃bam fa obɛɛn. Ndɛ k’ákekal onse otaa-taa wɛ, me ndɔɔ yɛn onse ndɛ otaa-taa pyɛ. Ŋ’etsoo ndɛ mfya, ndɛ ŋ’ayɛɛn m’emfa ki eli ndyam, ke ngwel wɛ ndɛ oli nga-mfya, bvool oli tal a mfya.
Yeso y’ayio a ndɛ ákedza m’ãnkunkwal. Ŋ’esa oŋɔ̃, Ɔ̃pfu al’amaalɔ ãtsam m’atiɔ Yeso onse ɔ̃kwal a Yuda, wu muaan a Simɔ̃ Isikaliot.
Atsueel dalagɔ̃ wu ɔ̃nɛn me nsie. Ndɛ ondɛ ntaal wa tsɔɔn-tsɔɔn, wu ata m’ɔ̃pfu bvool me Satana, wu abepfuru baal b’ɔ̃kiri a nsie bueel. Atsueel ndɛ me nsie, atsueel ãnzwel ã ndɛ hɛ̃ ye ndɛ.
Mɛ̃ bu ngyoo nkii ngamɔ̃ yi kokɔ ke ywel yi ékeyɛɛn ndiri: «Meba ŋã, lio ekoo me ndɔɔ obvuul, waan, ompu o Nziã a bia-byɛ, ye waan e Mãsia a ndɛ. Ke ngwel wɛ, wu ákefɛn andoo a bia-byɛ ke nkwel a Nziã, atyel ndɛ onkwel-a-nzi, ndɛ wu ákefɛn bɔ tsia mwiĩ.
K’eli ndɔɔ yi ɛ̃kam wɛ, nzal-a-ŋɛn Satana ndyam abesa empa ki akal ãnzwel m’oyɔɔl.
Baal obɔ aywɛn okiool, me ndɔɔ yɛn Satan wu nziã wu ɔ̃kiri wu amaalɔ empeel onse ãyal ã bɔ. Ndɛ abekii bɔ k’amwɛn oyɔɔl b’ofa me nkuul a Nsia yi Ngesɛ yi lweel e Mãsia, ndɛ ndyam wu oli emfa e Nziã.
As obras do inimigo
O diabo rouba a Palavra semeada, cega o entendimento dos incrédulos e anda em derredor como leão rugidor buscando a quem devorar.
Ŋ’eyoo mbuul endɔɔ li Okwɛn, k’abɔɔ lɔ otsɛn wɛ, ŋɛn Ɔ̃taal oyi bvool ombaal nsia yi akwɛn onse ɔ̃kwal a ndɛ. Obɔ otsɛn o nsia yi ebvi me pyɛ e nkuul.
Nguun, eli ɔ̃kiri. Bviĩ bvi ngesɛ, eli baan b’Okwɛn. Bviĩ bvi ebi-ebi, eli baan b’Ɔ̃taal. Ɔ̃taal wu okwɛn bviĩ bvi ebi-ebi, eli Ɔ̃pfu. Lio li aka nsia, eli ntɔ a ɔ̃kiri. Baal b’aka nsia, eli ãnzwel.
Ekal y’onkyab, ekal angɔ-mwiĩ! Ɔ̃taal a byɛ wu ɔ̃pfu afa ku abwel ku onge ebob ki eta ɛ̃baan m’obii o wu ekɔɔl kyɛ m’okɔɔl.
Mbuul wu ɔ̃bi ondɛ akieel apal me waan li Ɔ̃pfu, y’emvieel bvi emfa bvieel, y’eliĩ y’emwã bvi mfya.
Mɛ̃ bvool k’ebeyɛɛn ye byɛ bibi wɛ, ke ngwel wɛ mfam ɔ̃kiri wu abeya. Ndɛ k’ali y’okwɛn nkal a mɛ̃ wɛ.
Vitória em Cristo
Cristo apareceu para destruir as obras do diabo. Quem está em Deus é protegido, e o maligno não o toca.
Mbuul wu asa obi oli wu Ɔ̃pfu, ke ngwel wɛ Ɔ̃pfu ási obi fa obɛɛn. Okɛɛn Muaan a Nziã oyi, me ndɔɔ yi abiil ɛ̃sal mi Ɔ̃pfu.
Bia-byɛ eyɛɛ wɛn, mbuul wueel wu eburu Nziã k’asa obi wɛ, ke ngwel wɛ Muaan a Nziã akiaal ndɛ, bvool wu Ɔ̃bi k’akoo k’aywɛn me ndɛ wɛ. Bia-byɛ eyɛɛ wɛn bia-byɛ eli ba Nziã, kɛn ɔ̃kiri wueel oli ke nsɛn okwɛn o wu Ɔ̃bi.
Mɛ̃ ètam yɛ m’odzweel o bɔ mviil, kwɛn bɔ apal onse lempeel aya ke mbaa, bvool kwɛn bɔ apal onse waan e Satana, aya ola Nziã. Bɔ akiool mɛ̃, bɔ àbɔɔ odzeel b’ãbi, bvool akab ɛ̃swal ɛ̃ ba ngel."»
Ɔ̃pfu wu ákepfuru bɔ, atyel ndɛ onse ywɛn e mbaa y’ɔ̃fel a sofolo, mboo yi eli nyam y’ɔ̃liaal-ɛ̃kiɛɛn wa mfya. Bɔ akieel amwɛn fool ɔ̃bu, tsia mwiĩ.
Oŋɔ̃ elweel Nziã, esɛn ãnã ke nkwel ɔ̃pfu, obobɔ ndɛ abal lala ye byɛ.
Yeso obveel ndɛ bubu: «Wu oli nkuul mpi mɛ̃, wu oli otaa-taa mpi mɛ̃, wu oli elaã hɛ̃ mpi mɛ̃. Mbuul m’oyi ola Taal, obvie obwel me mɛ̃ ndyam.