yuhanna 19 - Nuba, Koalib Ngirere New Testament 1967 (Sudan (KIB1967)

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Hearing the voice of God is a central theme throughout Scripture. From the gentle whisper to the thunderous proclamation, God’s voice guides, comforts, and instructs His people. Understanding how to hear His voice is crucial for anyone seeking to follow His will. Here are seven Bible verses that highlight the importance of hearing and recognizing God’s voice.

1. John 10:27 – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

Jesus uses the metaphor of sheep and a shepherd to describe the relationship between Himself and His followers. Just as sheep recognize and respond to the voice of their shepherd, believers are called to recognize and follow the voice of Jesus. Hearing God’s voice is not just about recognition, but also about obedience. When we truly hear Him, we follow where He leads.

2. 1 Kings 19:11-12 – “And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.”

God’s voice is not always found in the loud and dramatic. Instead, He often speaks in a “low whisper” or “still small voice.” Be still and quiet your hearts, creating space to hear the subtle yet profound voice of God. It teaches us that God often communicates in ways that require us to listen carefully and attentively.

3. Isaiah 30:21 – “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.”

God provides guidance, even in the midst of uncertainty. As we navigate life’s decisions, God’s voice directs us, showing us the right path. This promise of divine guidance encourages us to trust that God will speak to us when we need direction, leading us on the path He has set before us.

4. Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

In the busyness and noise of life, it can be challenging to discern God’s voice. However, by intentionally being still and acknowledging His sovereignty, we create an environment where we are more likely to hear Him speak. Stillness allows us to focus on God and tune in to His voice.

5. Hebrews 3:7-8 – “Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness.’”

Hearing God’s voice requires not only listening but also being willing to act on what we hear. A hardened heart can prevent us from fully receiving God’s message and guidance. This verse calls us to be open and responsive to the Holy Spirit’s promptings.

6. Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

We are encouraged to seek God actively, knowing that He desires to reveal deep and profound truths to us. It emphasizes the relational aspect of hearing God’s voice, where we engage in dialogue with Him, confident that He will respond.

7. Revelation 3:20 – “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”

Jesus stands at the door of our hearts, knocking and speaking. The invitation is clear: if we hear His voice and open the door, He will come in and fellowship with us. This verse highlights the personal and relational aspect of God’s communication, emphasizing that hearing His voice leads to deeper communion with Him.

Conclusion

Hearing the voice of God is a profound and essential part of the Christian life. These verses remind us that God speaks in various ways—sometimes in a whisper, sometimes in guidance, and always with a heart of love. To hear His voice, we must cultivate stillness, maintain a receptive heart, and be willing to respond in faith. As we do, we draw closer to God, following His lead and growing in our relationship with Him.

aza 19

bilaaṯuz, muŋw gwu ṯiŋaci yahuuḏa Yecuŋw lu

1 na ṯa bilaaṯuz ṯiŋa Yecuŋw lu, ner ipii zɔṯ gi, 2 na ezgar emme yugwia kura, kaka taŋgi teḏi ŋeleny, ner oɽaci kinda, ner oɽaci kireti kete kori tɔk. 3 eṯir ila nanuŋw gwu, eṯir eca ŋwu: a ŋgwa fa ta, Melik kweḏi yahuuḏ! ner ipii yerge yi ki yeyna tɔk.

4 na bilaaṯuz ru par kwokwony, nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: izarṯi nyi ŋgwu kwumulicaŋazi ŋunduŋwu mindaŋ ezelŋe kwiti kwinḏacanyi kaṯiya kere duŋgwun-na mac. 5 ṯaŋwu, na Yecu ru par, kwukinna taŋgiŋi teḏi yugwi kinda, nuŋw kenne kireṯi kori. nezi bilaaṯuz eca ŋwu: izarṯi, Kwor ŋgwu. 6 ma ṯa leleny leḏi yiziiz eze, laŋɽa li, ner miḏiḏi kwola ŋuma ŋi, ner eca ŋwu: ṯigreḏi, ṯigreḏi ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu. nezi bilaaṯuz eca ŋwu: miḏir ŋaŋa, a ṯigreḏa ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu, kaka iti inḏacanyi gwu kaṯiya kere mac duŋgwun-na. 7 na yahuuḏ eŋnici, ner eca ŋwu: nyiŋa ta leḏi kuruu kete, keḏi gwu iɽinyaḏa, kaka ruzaŋw gwu rɔgwɽɔ ruŋwun Tor teḏi Allah. 8 mezi bilaaṯuz neŋne ŋu, nuŋw emba ṯenye ṯeṯec, 9 nuŋw enḏi kwokwony ki muḏiriya, nuŋw eca Yecuŋw ŋwu: a kweḏi ṯakaŋw kwiri? na Yecu nani ṯirṯir. 10 na bilaaṯuz eca ŋwu: ati kwenyi andaci pa ŋiɽaŋali ŋere a? ati kwilŋiicanyi, eḏari: nyi kweḏi zulṯa eḏefrici ŋaŋwu, nenyeḏi zulṯa eḏi ṯigreḏa ŋaŋwu ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu a? 11 na Yecu eŋnici, nuŋw eca ŋwu: eŋgir ŋa ere inḏeḏa zulṯa kweḏi kindalaŋw mac, eŋgere eḏi zulṯa kwere duŋgwinyi la mac. ŋwu ṯaŋwu, ŋgwa kwiilenyi nani ŋa gwu, kwunderṯa kwuṯemḏiŋa la kaṯi gi. 12 na gwu ṯa bilaaṯuz naŋni eḏefrici. lakin na yahuuḏ miḏiḏi kwola eṯir eca ŋwu: ma efrici kworu ŋgwu, na a liti liri ma ŋumaḏi gezar gi mac. muŋw ruzi kwere rɔgwɽɔ ruŋwun melik, eṯuŋw upupuḏaci gezarŋw ŋiɽaŋali lu. 13 ma ṯa bilaaṯuz neŋne ŋiɽaŋali ŋu, nuŋw ruwezi Yecuŋw lu par, nuŋw nanalu kwurzi la kweḏi zeyria, kezir wudaɽmaḏir lu yal yi, wece yahuuḏ jabbaaṯa. 14 na lamin kla leḏi ogwumlu liri, eḏi ma kuruu keni ṯiṯamḏa ŋiɽany nani, na kaŋwun-na orɔ. nuŋw eca yahuuḏa ŋwu: izarṯi, Melik kwalu. 15 ner miḏiḏi kwola, ner eca ŋwu: ire kiṯay, ire kiṯay, ṯigreḏi ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu. nezi bilaaṯuz eca ŋwu: ŋazi fa ta eɽenyje Melik kwalu a? na leleny leḏi yiziiz eŋnici, ner eca ŋwu: nyiŋa liti leḏi melik kwere kwir ter mac. gezar kwiri ṯa dak. 16 nuŋw zi ṯa ṯiŋaca lu nyiḏak eḏi ṯigreḏa ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu.

Yecu, mer gwu ṯigreḏa ŋwuɽi la

ner miḏa Yecuŋw, ner gi ele kiṯay; 17 nuŋw ru, kwapina ŋwuɽi ŋwuŋwun ŋwuɽmɔḏalu eḏi ŋi ele kezir weni ezir weḏi kurkony, wece yahuuḏ, juljuṯa. 18 ner gwu ṯigreḏi ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu, ner li nani nden lir ter ner zi kəmi ki yəni, na Yecu nani keligeny-na. 19 na bilaaṯuz lɔ ŋiɽaŋali nuŋw zi allazi ŋwuɽi la, ŋenu ŋwu: Yecu kweḏi nazraŋw, kwir Melik kweḏi yahuuḏ. 20 na yahuuḏ yuru orti ŋiɽaŋali ŋu, kaka naniza gwu ezir wutigreḏir gwu Yecuŋw meḏiina ketok, na ŋwuli lɔḏine kandiza gi keḏi yahuuḏ, na keḏi ruumaani, na keḏi yunaani tɔk. 21 na ta leleny leḏi yiziiz yeḏi yahuuḏ andaci bilaaṯuzŋw, ner eca ŋwu: eti zi luḏi mac ŋeni, kwiri Melik kweḏi yahuuḏ, luḏi zi ŋeni: kwetari, nyi kwiri Melik kweḏi yahuuḏ. 22 nezi bilaaṯuz eŋnici, nuŋw zi eca ŋwu: ŋimenyji lɔ, er ta nani.

23 mer ṯigreḏi Yecuŋw ki ŋwuɽi la ŋwuɽmɔḏalu, na yezgar dimi yireṯi yuŋwun, ner zi uɽeḏa-na kwaɽŋan eḏi zi afi yere yere, na kwofan tɔk. na kwofan kwiti kweḏi yafa mac. 24 ner ta andazina deŋgen-na wuɽe-wuɽeny, ner gi ari: er emba ere undeḏi-na mac, er upi ŋwɔḏrɔma, er zi eze, ŋwudallu ŋweni eya. ner ṯa orɔ ŋwu, eḏi rataḏi ŋeni ŋuluḏina, ŋaruŋw:

ner kanni yireṯi-na yinyi,

ner upici kwofan kwinyi ŋwɔḏrɔma.

25 nezi ṯa ezgar erri ŋwu dap. ner rillazi ŋwuɽi kworɔ keṯɔk, ŋwunani gwu Yecu la, lenyin-ŋa eŋgen gi kwir kwaw kweni maryam, kwir kwaw kweḏi kuluuba, na maryam majdaliiya tɔk. 26 ma gwu ṯa Yecu eze lenyin, na meḏgen kwurillu keṯɔk, kwamɽaŋw, nuŋw eca lenyin ŋwu: kwaw kwalu, izaṯi, tiɽŋelu tɔŋwa tiri ṯa kru. 27 ta, nuŋw eca meḏgen ŋwu: izaṯi, lanyalu kwɔŋwa kwiri ṯa ŋgwu. na meḏgen ŋgwa mulḏani ki lomur ṯa kla tuc, nuŋw gi ele duənu duŋgwun.

28 kwaḏan ta, ilŋiica gwu Yecu kwɔmne tatap kwumɔrataḏi, nuŋw ari: owḏa wumenyi ye; mindaŋ eḏi ma ŋiɽaŋal rataḏi tatap ŋuluḏina. 29 na tonyɔ nani, turena khall-na tiketar lu kinaŋw. ner oɽazi kwɔmne-na eḏi zi gi aka, ner zi ṯiŋaḏa lufuru li kworɔ. 30 ma ṯa Yecu ii khall, nuŋw ari: ŋimɔ rataḏi. nuŋw irrazi ndalu, nuŋw ṯiŋaḏa ṯigɽima ṯuŋwun.

mer gwu ṯugwi kireji gi, na ṯaniḏa ṯuŋwun

31 na lomur klu orɔ leḏi ogwumlu, na gwu ṯa yahuuḏ ere naŋni yaŋna eḏi nani ŋwuri la ki lamin leni zabiṯ mac, kaka eni gwu lamin kla leni zabiṯ lupa. ner uṯizi bilaaṯuzŋw lu, ner eca ŋwu: eḏir zi agraḏa ŋwara, er dimi yaŋna kiṯay. 32 na ṯa yezgar ila, ner agraḏa ŋwara ŋweḏi kwete kerreny, na ŋweḏi ŋgwa kwuḏaḏu tɔk, liṯigreḏir zi li. 33 mindaŋ mer ila nani gwu Yecu, mer eze kwumay, ner ere agraḏa ŋwara mac. 34 na ṯa kwete kweḏi ezgar ṯugwi kireji gi ki ṯuɽma la, na ŋin ira tuc, ŋaw ŋi-na. 35 ŋgwa kwumeze, kwunderṯa kwumɔ ŋi unḏi ki, na ṯunḏiza ṯuŋwun ki eni rerem, ŋilŋiicaŋw zi ŋundu andizaŋwzi ŋirlalu eḏi zi emni ŋaŋa tɔk. 36 na ṯa ŋiɽaŋal orɔ ŋwu, ner rataḏi ŋuluḏina, ŋaruŋw:

kwiti kwer kiici liaŋi lere mac,

37 na ŋir ter ŋuluḏina, ŋaruŋw:

kwer ecice ŋgwa kwumer ṯugwi.

38 kwaḏan ta na yuzif kweḏi ar raamaŋw, kwirir Yecu gi ŋumaḏi ŋejmeṯi, kaka ṯinyaŋw gwu yahuuḏa, uṯizi bilaaṯuzŋw lu aŋna yi lu weḏi Yecu, eḏi dimi kiṯay. na bilaaṯuz emni. ṯaŋwu ner ila, ner dima aŋna weḏi Yecu kiṯay. 39 na nikudimuz ila tɔk, kwapa kwuḏɽula rɔṯla ruɽi-ṯɔɽɔl-wri-ṯuḏni (75), kwir murr kwulagḏina kwɔmne gi kwete kwiɽi; kwunderṯa kwumila lamin lete kerreny nani gwu Yecu kilikelu. 40 ṯaŋwu ner dimi aŋna weḏi Yecu, ner pezi yireṯi nana yimri-na, kwuḏɽul gi, kaka əḏya weḏi yahuuḏ weṯir yi aniḏizi. 41 kezir wuṯigredir gwu, na gwu jineyna nani, na ṯimamu nani ṯiaŋ ki jineyna-na, ṯiti ṯanaḏir gwu kwizi kwere kinna mac. 42 kaka nani gwu ṯimamu keṯɔk, ner ogwumlu lir yahuuḏ ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ŋeḏi zabiṯ kwinḏi eḏi nani ŋurpu ŋgwa, ner gwu aniḏa.