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YebotumataaenyaSunsumKrɔnkrɔnn’awasadɛɛdɛwnedɛwdziaɔgyehɛnsunsummuboayɛsomhonokwarkyerɛhɛn.
BerayɛkɔrSierraLeonewɔEbibirAneeno,mokɔrnhyiamubi aStakePrimarybaanodzinyibiyɛe. Mariamaaɔdzeɔdɔ,enyimnyamnaawerɛhyɛmu akɛsedziinhyiamunoenyimnomaaɔyɛɛdɛgyamannaɔbɛyɛɛAsɔrbaɔakyɛr. Naaso,nnaMariamabɛyɛɛasɔrbannkyɛree.
N’akyerɛbaakumabaanaɔbɔdɔmAsɔrnonaɔtoonsafrɛɛMariamadɛɔnyenonkɔAsɔradzesũa. Mariaman’enyigyeeasɛmnohododow. Nnaadzesũanogyinaahosiembrano do. MariamaserɛɛdɛasɛmpakafononkyerɛnoadzebionaannkyɛrnaonyaaNkɔnhyɛnyi JosephSmithnohodasegye. Wonumaanowɔafe2014mu,nabosoomaetwamunonawonumaanebabasia. Homnsusuho,fapemnkyerɛkyerɛebienaogyaaMariamanensakyereenyeahosiembranaNkɔnhyɛnyiJosephSmith,nsɛmpɔwebienawiadzetaahunodɛonnhia,wɔapaho,anaaɔsɛɛmber. NaasoMariamagyeedasedɛnnaɔtsedɛfafrantaaoehukan. Ɔkãadɛ,“Beramuhunasɛmpano,nnamuhunboamosom.” Ɔnamfapemkrɔnkrɔndohunnoboaɔsom. SunsumKrɔnkrɔnnoyiinoboaɔsomdɛNyankopɔnnebabaakyerɛɛno.
AfeihommmayɛnkãSinghnkyerɛmbaaawofiIndiahoasɛm. Renu,aogyinanyimfahɔno,nkyerɛbaabeenummuabakanaodzii kandɔmAsɔrno,kaãnsɛmyinom:
“AnsaanamerehyɛaseahwehwɛAsɔrnomuno,nnamenngyenndzidɛmeyɛsoronkobiara. Nnameyɛnyimpadɔmmukorara,nannamokuwnakusumannkyerɛkyerɛmedɛampamosomboankorankor. BeramusũaaasɛmpanonamusũaadɛmeyɛhɛnƆsorEgyanebabaano,ɔsesãa me. Ntsɛmpanara,metseedɛmayɛsoronko—NokwarNyankopɔnbɔɔmenabɔɔmekranamonkwaa ɔwɔbotaenaɔsombo.
“Ansaanamerebenyaasɛmpanowɔm’abrabɔmuno,nnamorɔbɔmbɔdzendaadɛmebɛmabinomwoehudɛmeyɛnyimpasoronko. Naasomuhunnokwar nodɛmeyɛNyankopɔnnebabaano,nnaonnhiadɛmebɛperamaobiaraehu. Nnaminyimdɛmeyɛsoronko.…Mmanndwenda dɛnnsɛhwee.”
PresidentThomasS.Monsonkãanoyiearaberaɔkãaɔserɛkãyinom:“ƆkranoboɔsomnyedɛobotumabɛyɛtsedɛNyankopɔn.”1
Ɔnnkyɛreena ɔyɛɛmeadommamehyiaakataasiabisoaɔtsenokwaryiaraase. WɔfrɛnoTaiana. MihyiaanowɔPrimaryMbofraAyarsabeawɔSaltLakeKuropɔn. NnaTaiamawɔjuniorhighskuulberawohundɛoenyakokoramyarbano. Ɔkõonkodzenbosoom18ansaana dapɛnkrakra ekyirnoorifimu. NnaɔdɔnaenyigyehyɛTaianamã. Nnanenyerɛwanoyɛnsannane“nsakokrobitsirebienaɔmado”nommpanoho. Sɛbinombisadɛ,“Taiana,dɛnntsinaiyara?”obuadɛ“Dɛnntsinaɔnnyɛemi?” Taianapɛɛdɛɔbɛyɛtsedɛn’Agyenkwa,annaɔdɔnododowno. Hɛnnseramuno,musũaadɛnnaTaianatsenobokrɔnkrɔnaɔsomnoase. OnyimdɛɔyɛNyankopɔnnebabaanomaanoasomdweenaakokoduraɔdzegyinansɔhwɛaɔbornodonoenyimwɔkwanpaaɔkyɛrɛeno.
Mariama,Renu,andTaianakyerɛkyerɛhɛndɛSunsumnobesinopiakyerɛhɛnmukorbiarahɛnbokrɔnkrɔnayɛsomno. IruhunonokwardɛeyɛNyankopɔnnebabaanobenyansunsuandowɔw’abrabɔn’afãbiaranaɔayɛw’akwankyerɛsomaedzesomdabiarano. PresidentSpencer W.Kimball, dzeenyimnyamnsɛmyinomkyerɛkyerɛɛmu:
“Nyankopɔnyɛw’Egya. Ɔdɔ wo. ƆnonawonãaɔwɔsornoisomHɔnboawonntumnnsusuho. … Eyɛsoronko. Ɔwonkotsee,nawɔdzeonnyiewieinyansabɔɔwoaɔmaenyakyɛfawɔonnyiewieinkwamu.
“Mmahomnngyekyimwɔhomboahomsomdɛhomyɛankorankornoho. Asɛmpanhyehyɛɛnobotaenyinanyedɛɔbɛmahommubiarakwanmahomnsaakãhomndaambaemudzimu,aɔyɛonnyiewieikankɔnayebotumenyanyamesu.’’2
Hommmamentsĩhiaaohiadɛyehusoronkoaɔdansɛmfuatsitsirebienyintamu:bonaemudziyɛ. Wɔnnyɛadzekor. Sunsummubon’asekyerɛdɛhɛnankasayebobuhɛnhowɔkwanaƆsorEgyadzebuhɛn,nnyɛdɛwiadzedzebuhɛnno. Nnayɛsomboansaanayɛrebaasaaseyido. “Nyankopɔnnodɔyɛonnyiewieinaobetsimhɔafebɔɔ.’’3
Kornoso,ɔnamsetsiedonayebenyaemudziyɛ. Sɛyɛyɛbɔna,hɛnemudziyɛkɔfamu,naasohɛnbonodonntsewdabiarada! YɛkɔdonuhɛnhonayɛperdɛyɛbɛyɛtsedɛJesusa,hɛnboayɛsomnonsesã. DɛmbrɛPresidentBrigham Youngkyerɛkyerɛɛno:“Ketseabano,sunsumaɔnnfatakoraanoaɔwɔasaasedoseseino … sombokyɛnwiadzehorow.’’4 Dzaosibiarano,yɛsombowɔhɛnƆsorEgyaenyidodaa.
Nokwarnwanwayimpono,hɛnmudodowahennafimbertomberyɛmfaadwenbɔnanaankã-tsebɔnaɔfahɛnhondziaper? Meyɛ. Ɔnnyɛmfomdoaɔyɛ mberɛw. Satannyeɔtornyinaegya,tsitsir arasɛɔbanonsɛmawɔdandannoaɔfahɛnarahɛnawosu krɔnkrɔnnabotaeho. Yemmbuhɛnhobinonnwiehɛnyie. Mbomɔtwehɛnsan. Dɛmbrɛwɔataaakyerɛkyerɛhɛnno, “Sɛɔwoaraammawohokwana,obiarannkotumebuwoenyimtsia.’’5 Yebotumegyaadɛyɛdzehɛnesintɔbɔtotoobinepapaho. “Dɛwdzin’ewinyentotoho.’’6
Dzaɔnyenobɔebira,Ewuradzemahɛnawerɛhyɛmudɛ,sɛhɛnadwendwenhotsewa,Ɔdzeawerɛhyɛmubehyirahɛn,mpoawerɛhyɛmua,yebohumayɛtsenokwarmu. MberaohiapapaapaabaayebetsieN’asɛm: Ɔseedɛ, ‘’Maɔbrapansiesiew’adwenmuaonngyaa da.’’ “Nkyiiw’awerɛhyɛmuwɔNyameenyimbɛhyɛdzen;na … ibenyaSunsum Krɔnkrɔnnon’anyɛnkoyɛabernyina.’’7
EwuradzeyiinokwaryidzekãahokyerɛɛNkɔnhyɛnyiJoseph Smith:“NyiaonyaefiiNyamehɔno,hommmaombuhoakontaammaNyame,nahommmaondzidɛwdɛNyameehudɛodzimudɛnensabɛkã.’’8 SɛyɛtseSunsumnenkã,dɛmbrɛnyiyimuyikyerɛkyerɛmuyia,yehudɛatsenkãayenyanofiƆsorEgyahɔ. YɛdaNoasenayeyiNoayewdɛohyirahɛn. Afeiyedzidɛwdɛwoebuhɛndɛyɛfatadɛyebenya.
Dwenhodɛerekenkankyerɛwsɛmnoanapabina Sunsumno wasabɔkɔɔkyerɛwodɛdza erekankannoyɛnokwar. AnaibotumehuSunsumnonaw’enyiagyedɛitseNodɔnkãnaifatadɛibenyaa?
Nãnom,ebiaebuntwɛrwɔwomfeananbaaɔrobɔnempaa dzeakɛdankyɛn. Atsenkãbidwuriwberaitsie. Inyaahomkanaasomdwee. Atsenkãnoyɛtsiabaa,naasoihudɛɔwo,dɛmberno,ifatadɛibenya. Sɛyeennyabidaayɛtaanyasunsummunsɛnkyerɛdzeakɛsewɔhɛnabrabɔmu,mbomyebotumataaenyaSunsumKrɔnkrɔnn’awasadɛɛdɛwnedɛwdziaɔgyehɛnsunsummuboayɛsomhonokwarkyerɛhɛn.
Ewuradzekyerɛkyerɛɛnkitahodziaɔda hɛnboayɛsomnaNowerdamafɔrbɔkɛsenontamumuberaƆkãadɛ:
“HomnkaadɛakrasombokɛsewɔNyameenyim;
“Na,hwɛ,EwuradzewoPomfowuiwɔhonammu,dɛmntsiɔsɔɔwadasanyinarahɔnyaw,amaadasanyinaraeenuhɔnhonawɔaabanohɔ.’’9
Nkyerɛmbaa,osiandzaƆyɛɛmahɛnno ntsi,“ɔdɔakekyerhɛnafamnoho.”10 Ɔkãadɛ,“NaM’Egyasomaameama wɔaamamodoasɛnmbeamuduanodowɔsor;nawɔaamamodowɔmbeamuduanodowɔ sorekyirno,ɔbɛmamaatweadasanyinaraamamoho.”11
Na hwɛ obehyia nsɔhwɛ nye ɔyaw, ɔkɔm, nsukɔm, ɔfona, na ɔbɔsɔw akyɛn ma ɔdasanyi botum asɔw mpo, dze ekesi owu mu; na hwɛ, bɔgya befi honam tokura biara mu egu, na n’amandzehu bɔdɔɔ sõosian no nkorɔfo hɔn emumuyɛdze na ebusudze ntsi.’’12 Dɛmamandzehunanonsunsuandonodzeɔdɔnandaase hyɛhɛnakomamuma. ElderPaul E. Koellikerkyerɛkyerɛɛdɛ,“BerayeyindzɛmbaaɔtwehɛnkɔwiadzefihɔnonayɛdzehɛnpɛhwehwɛNono,yebueihɛnakomamumacelestialnhyɛdoaɔtwehɛnkɔNenkyɛn.’’13 SɛɔdɔayɛtsemaAgyenkwanonadzaƆyɛemaahɛnnosokyɛnahomayɛdzemambrɛwyɛhorow,ekyingye,anaasubɔna,afeiƆbɔboahɛnmayeedzindzɛmbaaɔdzeamandzehubahɛnabrabɔmunodo. Ɔgye hɛnfihɛnmberɛwyɛho.
Hommmamensan ntsĩmu:SɛwiadzenenhyɛdoyɛdzenkyɛngyedzinaawerɛhyɛmuayɛwɔnowɔAgyenkwanomua,nnawiadzenenhyɛdonobɔwɔhɔaberbiara. Sɛyetsim wɔhɛnadwenbɔndonayɛgyekyimwɔhɛnboayɛsomho,sendɛyɛbɛtakyerAgyenkwanoa,ɔyɛdzendɛyɛbɛtseSunsum Krɔnkrɔnnenkenyan.
Nkyerɛbaa,mammahɛnadwennnyɛhɛnntaatawɔdzayɛtseno! Beraɔtaayɛmberɛwdɛsunsummudzeɔmmfa hɛnhonoasendɛyɛbɔbɔsunsummumbɔdzenakãahɛnawosukrɔnkrɔnnayɛagye atomuno,ndaaodziekyiryinommunoyennkotumdzeayɛdɛmnobi. Hommmadɛyɛyɛnkyerɛmbaano,“ndzinokwarwɔChristmu, … maChristmma[hɛn]do,nama n’amandzehunano wu, … nyen’ehumbɔbɔrnapenkyɛr,nyen’enyimnyamhoenyidado,nyenkwaaonnyiewiei,ntsena[hɛnadwen]muafebɔɔ.”14 TsedɛmbrɛAgyenkwanopegyahɛnkɔbeaaɔwɔsorno,nnyɛdɛyebotumehunohɛnnyimpabanyienko,mbomdɛyɛbɛnnokyɛnmayesusuhopɛn. WɔJesusChristnedzinkrɔnkrɔnnomu,amen.