Afasus 6 - HBN & KIB1967

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Navigating the complexities of life can be challenging, especially for young people who are still finding their way. The Bible offers timeless wisdom and guidance that can help shape a fulfilling and purposeful life. Here are some key Biblical tips for young people:

1. Seek Wisdom and Understanding

Proverbs 4:7 – “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

The pursuit of wisdom is highly valued in the Bible. Wisdom helps in making informed decisions, understanding the world better, and living a life that is pleasing to God. Young people are encouraged to seek wisdom and understanding, not only through formal education but also through life experiences and learning from others.

2. Honor Your Parents

Ephesians 6:1-3 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—’so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.'”

Respecting and honoring parents is a fundamental principle in the Bible. It fosters healthy family relationships and sets a foundation for a respectful attitude towards authority and elders.

3. Guard Your Heart

Proverbs 4:23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

The heart, in Biblical terms, is the center of one’s being, encompassing emotions, desires, and thoughts. Guarding your heart means being mindful of what influences you—your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves being cautious about the company you keep, the content you consume, and the activities you engage in.

4. Flee from Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

Temptations are a part of life, but the Bible reassures that there is always a way to overcome them. Young people are encouraged to recognize their weaknesses, seek God’s strength, and make conscious efforts to avoid situations that might lead to sin.

5. Develop a Prayerful Life

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Prayer is a powerful tool for maintaining a close relationship with God. It helps in finding peace, gaining strength, and seeking guidance. A prayerful life enables young people to stay connected to their faith and find solace in difficult times.

6. Cultivate Good Friendships

Proverbs 13:20 – “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”

The company you keep significantly influences your character and decisions. The Bible encourages surrounding yourself with wise and good-hearted individuals who uplift and encourage you to grow in faith and virtue.

7. Serve Others

Galatians 5:13 – “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

Service to others is a core principle in Christianity. It teaches humility, compassion, and selflessness. Young people are encouraged to look beyond their own needs and contribute positively to the lives of others.

Conclusion

The Bible offers invaluable guidance for young people striving to live meaningful and virtuous lives. By seeking wisdom, honoring parents, guarding their hearts, fleeing from temptation, developing a prayerful life, cultivating good friendships, serving others, living with integrity, trusting in God’s plan, and staying humble, young people can navigate the complexities of life with faith and purpose.

A Father's Love: Poem dedicated to fathers on Father’s day

Through trials and triumphs, his heart remains true, A reflection of God’s love in all that he’ll do. "The righteous man walks in his integrity,"

1 Keleŋa gai, uthejul baboŋaije nana ŋalai lalo nyuni gi Kweleny; dhuŋun ibidha dhiŋir. 2 Nejo babuŋw gwuŋa a nana gwuŋa; dhuŋun ibidha dhiro lira gi dhuŋun dha naamuus dhina dharuŋwdhai; 3 danya iŋir dugore, a ŋwamun ŋwalo ŋwaji ŋwola ganu kidhila. 4 A nyaŋa, baboŋa lai, athanya kijo keleŋa galo dugore no, nyalbidima gi dhuŋun dha dhalimiye a ŋeŋira gwina gwiŋir di Kweleny.

5 Jine jai, uthejul lelenya lalo nyuni gi dhuŋun dha aŋinu, nyalneje, nyaldhenya dugor dai dalo peth, gwiro ŋinena uthejanyana al Masiiẖuŋw nyuni. 6 Athanya apo ŋiro momaŋ gi je ganu ja leleny lalo dogo danyaliŋiriye dugore no; nyabapai ŋiro gwiro ŋinena jine ja al Masiiẖ, nyapai dhuŋuna dhina dhibupo Kalo dugor dai. 7 Apul ŋiro ŋalo dugor dai dina diŋir, gwiro ŋinena nyaŋa lupijo Kwelenya ŋiro, a ŋati ŋadhiŋiriye lijo dugore no, 8 nyaliŋa darnu ŋiro peth ŋina ŋathil kwiji apai ŋina ŋiŋir gwaji gwapai mukaafa gwuŋun di Kweleny, ada gwimaro gine i ada gwati gwimaro gine no. 9 Nyaŋa, leleny lai, upijilo dhuŋuna dhiro minoŋ, athanyal ico ŋidhenyo no; nyaliŋa darnu Kweleny gwegen a gwalo gwina gwiro titiganu gwo gi Sama. Gwati gwinejanu kwijo gwetipo no, lubiyuŋwulo ganu.

Dhuŋun dha Masiiẖiyiin dhadhi gena carthuŋw ja Kalo

10 Dhuŋun dhina dhiro gidon, limaguri lai, biriyul nono di Kweleny a gi ŋoma ŋuŋun ŋina ŋibur. 11 Genul ciraŋa peth ja Kalo jina jiro carthuŋw, danya uthi ŋoma dijarmanijo ŋwujimiya ŋa Ibliis. 12 Alŋa lati labubile aŋinu yai a ŋin ŋai dogo no, albibubile liji lai lina luthi ŋelenya, a ŋoma ŋai, a leleny lai la gidhila ibiga gina girimu ganu, a digirim dai dina dike gi kidhila ga Sama. 13 A minoŋ genul ciraŋa peth ja Kalo jina jiro carthuŋw, danya uthi ŋoma dijarimani gi lamun lina lal ŋidi ŋina ŋike ila, a manya meaje ŋida peth danya dhuna momaŋ. 14 A minoŋ dhunudhul, nya gena gash gi liriny gina giro dhuŋun dhina dhiro titiganu, a nya gena kiraŋa gina giro carthuŋw gi jabaŋ ga dhuŋun dhina dhiŋir. 15 A nya gena caudhe ŋwora ŋwalo, nyaje momaŋ gi Dhuŋun dhina Dhiŋir dhina dhathapai audhaijiyuŋw galo. 16 A ko, apul lura la imaan, danya uthi ŋoma nyarinyinijo ŋwupire peth ŋwa Sheṯaan ŋwina ŋwuthi iga. 17 A nyapai burneta gwa gilaŋ, a kalala ga Dhigirim, gina giro dhuŋun dha Kalo. 18 Nyabiŋaijo Kaloŋa ŋwamun peth, nyothaije galo gi Dhigirim, nyethadhini galo gi dhuŋun ibidhe ŋoma ŋai ŋalo ŋwamun peth gi liji peth lina liŋir didirel. 19 A nyabiŋadhaijo Kaloŋa gwan nyi ko, dinyidhedhini dhuŋuna dha Kalo maji minyigiye ŋwinyu ŋwiny dinyabiŋaijo lijo gwire ganu gi dhuŋun dhina dhigilibicinu kwereny, abi ŋinena dhimaŋini dha Dhuŋun dhina Dhiŋir. 20 Gi dhuŋun ibidha nyi gwiro gweta gwina gwukejinu gwina gwigukinu jijir jai; dinyabiŋi gwire ganu gwiro ŋinena arinyina nyi gwabiŋi.

Dhuŋun dhina dhimirudhi

21 Danya liŋa dhuŋuna peth dhina dhapiny, Tikhiikus, gwina gwiro mega gwina gwuminyilo gwina gwiro gadham gina giŋir gina gidhunu galo di Kweleny, gwaji abiŋaijo dhuŋuna peth dhina dhathiny apai. 22 Gwo gwukejiny dagalo gi dhuŋun ibidha, danya liŋa dhuŋuna peth dhuri, a gwagathaje dugore dalo uwa.

23 Audhaijiye galo gi limega, a uminyi imaan gwai di Kalo gina giro Babo, a Kweleny gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ. 24 Niⓐma degen peth lina luminyu Kwelenya gwega gwina gwan Yasuuⓐ al Masiiẖ uminyi gwai gwina gwati gwerna no. Amiin.

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1 nyelle, eṯi inyici rarnyalu ŋwuzi nana lanyalu ŋali eḏi Kweleny-na, kaka ofḏanar gwu ŋu. 2 kuruu karuŋw: eṯi iɽi ṯarnyalu ŋwuzi-na lanyalu gi—na amr wu orɔ wiŋna weḏi ṯikitaḏa-na tɔk— 3 ṯeni ŋwu: mindaŋ ma ami nanuŋw, na a yiḏla yɔŋwa uri tɔk ki ṯurmun-na. 4 papaŋa, eṯere lakazi nyelle nyalu mac, mindaŋ eḏi zi eprini ŋarriny, lakin eṯi zi dandimaḏa keni əpa yi ṯilŋiiḏina ṯi ṯeḏi Kweleny.

5 ŋaŋa lir yaḏaam, eṯi inyici lelenyi nana lalu leḏi ṯurmun kḏu; laŋraḏi eḏi zi əmi-na beṯen ṯugwor ṯi ṯutuput ma keni əkizi Kwruztuŋw ŋɔḏɽor. 6 eṯere aki ŋɔḏɽor eḏi ŋi əmi lizi-na mac mer ŋazi izaci, lakin kaka yaḏaam yeḏi Kwruztu leṯizerri ṯugwor ṯi ṯeḏi Allah rugwor ri ralu. 7 eṯizəkizi ŋɔḏɽor ṯinyiŋla ṯi-na, kaka kla leṯəkizi Kwelenyi ŋɔḏɽor ŋiti ŋir ŋeḏi lizigwunaŋ mac. 8 kiḏayinar eḏaruŋw, ma kwizi erri kwɔmne kwete nyiḏak kwicaw, ŋwu ṯa afi kwir ṯaŋwu nani gwu Kweleny, muŋw kinna orɔ kaḏaam kir kwuway, ya kir hurr. 9 na ŋaŋa lir leleny leḏi yaḏaam yir luway, eṯizerri ṯaŋwu tɔk; eṯi zi ere ketice ŋiḏenya mac, lilŋiiḏi rac eḏaruŋw, ŋgwa kwir Kweleny kweŋen, nuŋw orɔ Kweleny kwalu tɔk ŋgwana kwunani kilerena, nuŋw ere ruzi kwete kwecer kwupa, kwizaw eḏi kwuḏaḏu la, kwecer kwɔkwɽeny.

yeḏre yir yilim yeḏi likwruztyan

10 ṯaŋwu, firliri teter eḏi Kweleny-na, ŋuma ŋi ŋuŋun ŋupa ŋiminni. 11 kinnari yeḏreŋi yeḏi Allah yir minmin, mindaŋ ma eḏi ŋuma eḏenji ŋwara lu teter ki tumɔmma-na ṯeḏi ibliiz. 12 kaka iti ur gwu ṯububla ṯeri ṯeḏi lizigwunaŋ mac, lakin nuŋw orɔ teḏi lizulṯa liti lijina mac, na kla lupa leḏi ŋuma, na leleny leḏi kirim keḏi ṯurmun kḏu, orṯa yi witezir weḏi ŋikya kezir weḏi yilim. 13 ṯaŋwu, kinnari yeḏreŋi yeḏi Allah yir minmin, mindaŋ ma eḏi ŋuma eḏenji ŋwara lu teter ki lamin lifirli ŋiɽaŋali ŋir ŋiki, na mezi ṯimazi tatap, eḏeḏi ŋuma eḏi zi rillazi la titir. 14 ṯaŋwu, irlaḏir la titir, likəkine ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ŋir rerem ki yiriny kaka yaraṯ, likinna yeḏreŋi yir ṯofḏana, 15 linanalu cugwɔ-cugwɔp yiḏwan yi ŋwara ŋi, yir ŋiɽaŋal ŋizaw ŋeṯafa ŋiɽena. 16 ki ŋiɽaŋal la ŋu tatap, eṯapi lerwa leḏi ṯəmna, a li eḏi ŋuma eḏi li iɽinyaḏa lorje leḏi igə weḏi ŋgwa kwiki. 17 na kinnari yeḏreŋi yeḏi ŋwoɽa yir ŋigileḏa, na kalala keḏi Ṯigɽim tirlinelu ter, kir ŋiɽaŋal ŋinḏi nani gwu Allah. 18 ariri ki yiriny nyamin tatap ki Ṯigɽim-na ṯirlinelu ter, ṯara ṯi tatap ki yiriny na ṯuṯa ṯi lu tɔk. eṯinḏiri mac eḏizerici kla ki yiriny leni lirlinelu ter eḏi Kwruztu-na, ṯideŋṯina ṯi ṯeḏi ṯi ari ki yiriny duṯu-duṯuk. 19 ericeri nyuŋwu tɔk ki yiriny, mindaŋ menyi Allah inḏeḏa ŋiɽaŋali ŋofḏana kworɔ-na eḏi zi ŋi andaci pɔrpɔr, ŋugul ŋi, ŋiɽaŋali ŋir injiil, ŋulucina kerreny ki ṯugwor-na tuŋwun; 20 ŋinderṯa ŋu ŋimenyi ruzi kafur keḏi Melik kweni Allah—ŋwuɽu ŋi; mindaŋ menyi andiza lu ŋugul ŋi, kaka ofḏanar gwu eḏizandazi.

ŋaɽi ṯa kunuŋ

21 tihiikuz, kwir eŋgeri kwamɽanyi beṯen, kwir kwumeca kwirlalu ki ŋɔḏɽor-na ŋeḏi Kweleny, kwɔŋazi andaci ŋiɽaŋali tatap ŋeni nyi, mindaŋ ma elŋe eḏaruŋw, nyi kwir ti ḏa, na nyi ŋgwu kwerre aḏa. 22 nyi kwumɔ ŋazi uzica ŋunduŋwu ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ṯa ŋa ŋete ŋete, mindaŋ ma eḏi ŋuma eḏelŋe ŋiɽaŋali ŋeni ŋeri; na ŋwu lirli rugwori ralu nana teter.

23 eḏi ŋiɽena nani nani gwu lieŋgeri leri na ṯamɽa-ŋa ṯəmna ṯi, ṯinḏi nani gwu Allah wir Papa, na Kweleny kweni Yecu Kwruztu. 24 eḏi ṯimeca ṯeḏi ŋimɽi nani lizi li tatap leṯamɽi Kwelenyi kweri kweni Yecu Kwruztu, ṯamɽa ṯi kḏa titi ṯeṯay mac.