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Ọ bụ awa kachasị gbaa ọchịchịrị tupu chi abọọ. Ụwa ka na-ehi ụra. N'ala ala n'ọwụwa anyanwụ, otu ìhè pụtara, na-enwu karịa kpakpando ndị ọzọ niile, na-enwu nke ọma, n'ụzọ doro anya. Ụtụtụ na-abịa.
Anyị eruola na peeji ikpeazụ nke Akwụkwọ Nsọ. Jọn, agadi nwoke a chụgara n'agwaetiti Patmọs, ahụla ọhụụ banyere eluigwe, banyere agha dị n'etiti ezi ihe na ihe ọjọọ, na banyere eluigwe ọhụrụ na ụwa ọhụrụ ebe Chineke bi n'etiti ndị ya. Ugbu a akwụkwọ ya na-emechi. Olu ọ na-anụ bụ olu Jisọs n'onwe ya, na-agwa ụka niile na onye ọ bụla ga-agụ okwu ndị a okwu ozugbo. N'usoro akụkọ Krismas a, anyị anụla nkwa dị iche iche, banyere nwa ga-etipịa agwọ ahụ, nwa Devid, kpakpando si na Jekọb, alaka, onye ọzụzụ atụrụ, eze. N'ebe a, na njedebe ya, Jisọs chịkọtara ha niile.
Lee, ana m abịa ngwa ngwa; ụgwọ ọrụ m dịkwa n'aka m, inye onye ọ bụla dị ka ọrụ ya si dị. Jisọs na-alọghachi, mgbe ọ bịakwara, ọ ga-edozi ihe niile. Mgbe ahụ ọ kwuru onye ọ bụ. Abụ m Alfa na Omega, mmalite na ọgwụgwụ, onye mbụ na onye ikpeazụ. Alfa bụ mkpụrụ akwụkwọ mbụ nke mkpụrụ edemede Grik, Omega bụkwa nke ikpeazụ. Jisọs na-asị: abụ m A na Z. Anọ m ebe ahụ tupu ihe ọ bụla amalite, m ga-anọkwa ebe ahụ mgbe ihe niile zuru ezu. Akụkọ ahụ dum, site na Jenesis ruo Mkpughe, dị n'aka ya.
Ngọzi na-adịrị ndị na-eme ihe o nyere n'iwu, ka ha nwee ikike ịbịaru osisi ndụ, ma site n'ọnụ ụzọ ámá banye n'obodo ahụ. Osisi ndụ! Ọ nọ n'ubi Iden na peeji mbụ nke Akwụkwọ Nsọ, e wee chụpụ Adam na Iv n'ebe ọ nọ. Ugbu a, na peeji ikpeazụ, ụzọ ịlaghachi na ya emeghela. Ụfọdụ akwụkwọ ochie e ji aka dee nke amaokwu a na-agụ, ngọzi na-adịrị ndị na-asa uwe mwụda ha, dị ka Joshua onyeisi nchụàjà, onye e nyere uwe dị ọcha. N'èzí obodo ahụ, ka Jisọs kwuru, bụ ndị hụrụ ihe ọjọọ n'anya ma na-eme ya. Ọkpụkpọ ahụ bụ eziokwu, nhọrọ ahụ bụkwa eziokwu. Mgbe ahụ Jisọs kpọrọ aha nke ya. Mụ onwe m bụ Jisọs ezitela mmụọ ozi m ka ọ gbaara unu akaebe banyere ihe ndị a n'ụka niile.
Abụ m mgbọrọgwụ na nwa nke Devid, kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke. Mgbọrọgwụ Devid pụtara onye Devid si na ya pụta, isi iyi agbụrụ ya. Nwa nke Devid pụtara onye si n'ezinụlọ Devid pụta. Ha abụọ n'otu oge: Onyenwe Devid na nwa Devid. Na kpakpando ụtụtụ, ìhè kachasị egbuke egbuke tupu chi abọọ, ihe ịrịba ama na abalị fọrọ nke nta ka ọ gwụ. Mgbe ahụ, ọkpụkpọ ikpeazụ n'Akwụkwọ Nsọ bịara. Mmụọ na nwanyị a na-alụ ọhụrụ na-asị, Bịa. Ka onye na-anụ sị, Bịa. Ka onye akpịrị na-akpọ nkụ bịa. Onye ọ bụla chọrọ, ka o were mmiri ndụ n'efu. N'efu. Ọ dịghị ọnụ ahịa. Onye ọ bụla akpịrị na-akpọ nkụ. Onye ọ bụla chọrọ.
Kpakpando ụtụtụ abụghị kpakpando ma ọlị. Ọ bụ otu n'ime mbara ụwa ndị na-agba anyanwụ gburugburu, a na-akpọ ya Vinọs. Ewezuga anyanwụ na ọnwa, Vinọs bụ ihe kachasị enwu n'eluigwe abalị, ruo ọtụtụ ọnwa n'otu oge, ọ na-awa n'ọwụwa anyanwụ tupu anyanwụ, na-enwu nke ọma mgbe mbara igwe ka gbara ọchịchịrị. Ndị mmadụ n'ụwa oge ochie na-ele anya ya dị ka onye na-ebu ụzọ ama ọkwa chi ọbụbọ. Mgbe Jisọs kpọrọ onwe ya kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke, ọ họọrọ ìhè ahụ na-asị: abalị na-agwụ.
Kpakpando Ụtụtụ Na-egbuke Egbuke. Ị pụrụ ịgụ ya n'akwụkwọ Mkpughe, isi nke iri abụọ na abụọ, amaokwu nke iri na abụọ ruo nke iri na asaa. Ogologo oge gara aga, onye amụma Balam kwuru na kpakpando ga-esi na Jekọb pụta. Ndị amamihe soro otu kpakpando chọta nwatakịrị na Betlehem. Na peeji ikpeazụ nke Akwụkwọ Nsọ, nwatakịrị ahụ, onye toro eto, si n'ọnwụ bilie, na-achịkwa, na-asị: Abụ m kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke. Abalị fọrọ nke nta ka ọ gwụ. Bịa. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Jisọs kpọrọ onwe ya kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke. Akwụkwọ Nsọ ji ọkpụkpọ mechie: bịa. Olee otú ị ga-esi zaa ya?
Something to think about
Jisọs kpọrọ onwe ya kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke. Akwụkwọ Nsọ ji ọkpụkpọ mechie: bịa. Olee otú ị ga-esi zaa ya?
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This retelling follows Mkpughe 22:12–17. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.
Sources for the history
- Revelation 22:12–17; 1:9 — Okwu ikpeazụ Jisọs: Alfa na Omega, osisi ndụ, mgbọrọgwụ na nwa nke Devid, kpakpando ụtụtụ na-egbuke egbuke, na ọkpụkpọ ịbịa.
- Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:2; Genesis 3:22–24 — Kpakpando Balam si na Jekọb; kpakpando ndị amamihe; osisi ndụ n'Iden.
- Richard Bauckham, The Theology of the Book of Revelation (1993) — Otú Mkpughe si kọwaa Kraịst, gụnyere Alfa na Omega na aha ndị metụtara Devid.
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