MAṮṮA 10 - Nuba New Testament (Nuba Ŋireeɽe) 1993 (NBA93)

Addictions come in many shapes and forms, whether it’s lust, alcohol, substances, gambling, gaming, or even excessive use of your mobile phone and social media. There is professional help to get as well as counselling from your priest or pastor.

Also, read the Bible and lay your addiction before God in prayer. Here are some passages from the Word of God to reflect upon.

James 1:14-15 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

We all have weaknesses within us that can make us fall and lead to an addiction. Acknowledging this, and admitting that you struggle with addiction is an important step to be free from it.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

Addictions don’t come from God, but from the world and our desires, lusts and pride. We can rely on God wanting us to be free from any addiction.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

You may feel that you can’t break your addiction. But the Bible tells us that God can. God will provide the way of escape. Turn to God, turn from your addiction. Let God fill you with his presence.

1 Corinthians 6:12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

Addiction is many times when something takes control over you. Those things that are not helpful in your life and dominate your thoughts and desires you may need to cut out of your life.

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

Addictions come from this world and not from God. In the end, addictions replace God as the number one in our lives. It’s not just about addictions, but also about our souls.

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Lay your struggles before God. Ask for God’s protection and deliverance.

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

This is the promise of Jesus Christ, that when he sets us free, it is real freedom.

This article is not intended as a replacement for medical or therapeutic help or treatment for addiction, but a complement and inspiration to those who battle addiction.

Yaavɔr yǝthi Yǝcu yir wrii-kwuɽǝn.

(Mɔrgus 3:13-19Luuga 6:12-16)

1 Nǝ Yǝcu ɔrnɔṯi ṯalaamiiza ṯuuŋwun ṯir wrii-kwuɽǝn etheele naanɔ-ŋgwɔ, mindaŋ nɔŋwsi inḏǝthǝ sɔlṯa ethi-gi illazi rigɽimǝ-gii rigii, ethisi rutti kithaay, nǝ ethi sǝwi kimǝthi kirna ter-ter tok. 2 Ṯaŋw nǝ yiriny oro kiyɔ yǝthi ṯalaamiiz ṯir wrii-kwuɽǝn: ṯiŋna, Sim@aan kwǝni Bɔtrɔs, nǝ eŋgen kwǝni Anḏraaws; Ya@guub kwir tɔr ṯǝthi Zabḏi eŋgen-gi kwǝni Yuhanna; 3 Fiilibbus nǝ Barṯulamaaws, Ṯɔɔma, Matṯa kwǝṯi allilla ṯɔlba, Ya@guub kwir tɔr ṯǝthi Halfa, Ṯaḏaaws, 4 Sim@aan kwǝṯi, tɔgthi ethi kǝdu bǝlǝḏǝ kwuuŋwun, nǝ Yahuuthǝ Is-kharyɔɔṯii kwɔmǝ bɔɔŋwɔthi Yǝcu-ŋwɔ.

Yǝcu mɔŋgwɔ ɔɔsi ṯalaamiiza ṯuuŋwun ṯir wrii-kwuɽǝn.

(Mɔrgus 6:7-13Luuga 9:1-6)

5 Nǝsi Yǝcu ɔɔsi kɔlɔ lir wrii-kwuɽǝn, nɔŋwsi inḏǝthǝ awaamira nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ǝtinḏi ki Umam-na mac, nǝ ere ǝnḏi ki-mǝḏiinǝ-nǝ kweere rnac kwǝthi Lisaamiriiyyiin, 6 laakin nḏir kǝniny ki-yaaŋal-na yɔthɔɔthɔ yir lizi lǝthi Israa-iil. 7 Aaritha bǝshirǝ-lǝ ǝsi ǝccǝŋw, ‘Ŋeeleny ŋǝthi ki-leere-naŋw ŋimǝ aadithi keṯṯok’. 8 Luumǝ ǝsi sǝwi, laayɔ ǝsi dindi, a suuɽi nyiilǝŋǝ, a rutti rigɽlmǝ kithaay rigii. Kaka naavaŋa-gwɔ domony ǝsi inḏǝthǝ domonv tok. 9 Ǝṯi appa ḏahaba ṯeere mac, wala fiḏḏa, wala nɔhaas kweere 10 Ere appi lijɔzlaana ki-mɔmɔriya-na kwaalɔ mac, wala ethi kwɔbasi lɔɔvan-na. Wala ethi appi yithwǝnu, wala rɔɔ, kaka nɔvthanna-gwɔ ŋgwa kwǝṯi akkɔ ŋothɽor ethi aavi ethneya wuuŋwun.

11 “Mǝ ɔppathi ki-mǝḏiinǝ-nǝ kweere, ya lilli leere nyithak, ǝnḏir gwɔnǝ, mindaŋ ǝgi ɔṯalɔ kweere kwǝmmini ethi ǝnyji ŋaaŋwɔsi ki-dɔɔnɔ, naanir-gwɔ ṯǝ kinaŋw mindaŋ mǝ ɔrlacci ǝzir wa ŋwɔḏoŋw. 12 Mǝ ǝnḏi ki-dɔɔnɔ ŋgwa tǝ, ǝti aagannathisi. 13 Mǝr ɔvthanni lǝthi dɔɔnɔ ŋgwa, ǝgwɔ taaginna ṯaalɔ ɔɔmina, laakin mǝreere ɔvthanni mac tǝ, a taaginna ṯaalɔ aaŋtha naaniŋa-gwɔ. 14 Mɔŋweere ǝnyji kweere ŋaaŋwɔsi ki-lɔɔɽɔ-na mac, nǝ mǝrŋǝsi ere niŋnaci tok mac, mindaŋ mǝ duŋgwǝci dɔɔnɔŋw ŋgwa, ya mǝḏiinǝ ŋgwa tǝ, ǝsi ippǝci kuulǝŋi-lɔ ŋwaara naana. 15 Nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ rerrem, mǝ Laamin iila lɔppa lǝthi Hɔkwɔm, a Allah ǝthici lizi lǝthi Saḏɔɔm-ŋwɔsi @aamɔɔra-gi ŋimɽiyǝnǝ beṯṯen ethi lizi-lǝ lǝthi mǝḏiinǝ ŋgwa.

Ṯǝwɽǝ yǝy ṯinḏi ethiila.

(Mɔrgus 13:9-13Luuga 21:12-17)

16 “Niŋnar-ṯi nyii ŋgwɔ kwɔŋǝsi ṯiŋatha kaka yaaŋal yiiɽǝnnǝ ki-yiiraaw-na, laakin ǝthir yǝnǝ kaka yimǝw, nǝ aaɽanni yɔɔthɔri ŋiiɽǝnnǝ-ŋi. 17 Aŋricar nǝ lizi kila lindi ǝrŋǝsi ɔmɔmmi, ǝrŋǝsi-li ele ki-limahkama-na, ǝriŋǝsi ippipi ki-limajma@-na. 18 Kaka nɔrɔŋa-gwɔ lǝthi yiriny yiinyi, ǝrŋǝsi mɔmlotto-lɔ ǝrŋǝsi-li ele naanɔ-gwɔ limuḏiir-ŋǝ, muiuuk-ŋǝli tok, ethi-ŋi ɔnḏi kiyǝnǝ yeeŋen ŋǝni nyii, nǝ kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Umam tok. 19 Mǝrŋǝsi mɔltha ki-mahkama-na tǝ, ǝṯeere pinni rɔgwor-na mac, ethaarɔŋw, aatha kwǝnyii andasi, nǝ ŋǝnyji andasi aŋgwɔrɔ, mǝ lɔɔmɔr iila tǝ ǝrŋǝsi inḏǝthǝ ŋa ŋinḏi-ŋǝsi ethisi andasi. 20 Kaka niti nɔrŋa-gwɔ mac kwinḏi ethandasi, laakin nǝ Ṯigɽim oro ṯǝthi Ṯarnyalɔ ṯinḏi ethandasi ŋaa-ŋgi.

21 “A lɔr bɔɔŋwɔthi liyeŋgen lir lɔr ethisi inḏǝthǝ lithaathɔ ethisi endinye, ǝsi papa-ŋa ǝrrici-ṯǝ nyɔɔrɔ nyeeŋen ṯǝŋw tok, a nyɔr diiɽǝthǝ rǝrnyin-ŋwɔsi lǝnyin-ŋǝli naana ethisi endinye, 22 mindaŋ ǝŋǝsi lizi uwǝzi tatap sǝbǝb-gi kwiinyi. Laakin kweere kwǝsi indinyanni naana mindaŋ mǝri rattathi tǝ, ŋwɔ kilaaw. 23 Mǝrŋǝsi ɔwɽi yǝy ki-mǝḏiinǝ-nǝ kweere-tǝ, avri ǝgwɔ dɔŋgwatha kwɔthaathɔ, nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ, a liti lirattasi muḏunǝ tatap mac kwǝthi Israa-iil mindaŋ a Tɔr ṯǝthi Kwizigwunǝŋ iila. 24 Ṯiimiiz ṯiti ṯǝṯi tamthɔ mɔ@allima-la kwuuŋwun mac wala khaḏaam keere ethi ṯamthɔ ŋgwa kwǝkkinǝ ŋothɽor. 25 Ŋuurutǝŋw ethi tilmiiz biɽithina mɔ@allim-gi kwuuŋwun, nǝ khaḏaam ethi biɽithina kwizi-gi ŋgwa kwǝkkinǝ ŋothɽor, mǝr ollo ŋgwa kwir nda lǝthi dɔɔnɔ, ethi ǝccǝ Ba@al-zabuul, nǝ yǝthi dɔɔnɔ kwuuŋwun tǝ, yiti yǝrsi kiyasalɔ rerrem-pa.

Ŋitheny ŋǝthi-ŋi ṯeenye Allah.

(Luuga 12:2-7)

26 “Ŋwɔṯaŋw ǝseere ṯeenye mac, kaka niti ninaani-gwɔ kwomne kweere kwugwuɽubǝthir-lɔ mindaŋ ethleere iijini mac, nǝ ŋgwa kwuluccunǝ ŋwɔ iijini tok. 27 Ŋa ŋǝŋǝsi andaci kirimnǝ, laazim ǝsi andisa-lɔ ŋaaŋa por-por. Nǝ ŋandisarsi-lɔ nyiidi-nyiidi, ǝŋi ɔli ŋaaŋa ki-yiŋna-la. 28 Ǝtiseere ṯeenye kila mac, lǝṯi ɽeenye aŋna laakin ǝṯjreere ǝthi ŋɔma mac ethi ɽeenye ṯigɽimǝ Laakin a kǝniny ṯeenye ŋgwa kwǝṯi kiirasi aŋna-ŋwɔsi-lɔ ṯigɽim-thi ki-jahannam-nǝ.

29 “Kill kiti kǝṯir iila kiɽǝn ṯa@riifa mac-a? Laakin nɔŋweere naani keere mac kɔtɔpɔt kǝṯi iidi kwurǝyu-lu, illi ṯɔgwor-thi ṯǝthi Ṯarnyalɔ ṯaalɔ. 30 Laakin ǝwɽu wǝthi ŋwɔɽa ŋwaalɔ wǝni-pǝ wiiɽǝnnǝ kǝniny ndendeṯ. 31 Ŋwɔṯaŋw ǝṯeere ṯeenye mac; kaka nithǝmthiŋǝ-gwɔ kill-iǝ kuuru pur-pur.

Ethi ǝmmini Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋw ya ethi derne.

(Luuga 12:8-9)

32 “Kweere kwǝnyii ruwǝzǝ-lɔ kiyǝnǝ yǝthi lizi, nyii ruwǝzǝ-lɔ nyii tok kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Papa kwiinyi kwǝṯi nanni ki-leere-na. 33 Laakin ŋgwa kwǝnyii nyindini kiyǝnǝ yǝthi lizi, nyii nyindini ŋunduŋw tok kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Papa kwiinyi kwǝṯi nanni ki-leere-na.

Ŋɔmath ŋiti ŋir mac, laakin tundǝnnǝnǝ ṯirɔ.

(Luuga 12:51-53Luuga 14:26-27)

34 “Ǝṯi kittathɔ mac ethaarɔŋw kwinḏi ethaava ṯibɽǝthǝlɔ pǝt kɔnɔŋw kwurǝyu-lu, emba nyiiti kwǝvicǝ-ŋǝsi ṯibɽǝthǝlɔ pǝt mac, laakin nǝ kaalala oro. 35 Nyii kwinḏi ethi duŋgwǝci nyɔɔrɔ nyir nyoŋwor ethi dinḏǝthǝ rǝrnyin-ŋwɔsi naana, nǝ nyɔr nyir nyiira, ethi dinḏǝthǝ lǝnyin ŋwɔsi naana, nǝ nyiira nyǝginǝ ethi dinḏǝthǝ luunǝyin naana lir laaw. 36 Ṯuwǝn ṯǝthi kwizi, ṯindǝr-ṯǝ ṯir lizi lǝthi dɔɔnɔ kwuuŋwun. 37 Kweere kwǝṯi amɽi ṯǝrnyin-ŋwɔsi lǝnyin-gi beṯṯen ethi duŋgwiny-lǝ, ŋweere ɔvthanni duŋgwiny-ŋgi ḏuṯ; 38 nǝ kweere mɔŋweere dimmi ŋwuuɽi ŋwuuŋwun ethi-ŋi kwaathitha nyuŋwɔ mac tǝ, ŋweere ɔvthanni duŋgwiny-ŋgi mac. 39 Kweere kwaŋraci ŋimiitha ŋuuŋun ŋwɔsi kiirasalɔ, nǝ kweere kwǝsi kiirasalɔ sǝbǝb-gi kwiinyi ŋwɔsi kaṯṯasi.

Ɔjra.

(Mɔrgus 9:41)

40 “Mɔŋw ǝnyji ŋaaŋwɔsi kweere ki-lɔɔɽɔ-na, ŋwɔni kwǝnyjǝ-nyii tok, nǝ kwǝnyii ǝnyji ki-lɔɔɽɔ-na ŋwɔni kwǝnyjǝ ŋgwakwɔɔsa-nyii. 41 Kweere kwǝnyji kwiɽiya ki-lɔɔɽɔ-na kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ kwiɽii, ŋwaavi ɔjra wǝthi kwŋii, nǝ kweere kwǝnyji kwɔɔrɔ kwɔvthanna ki-lɔɔɽɔ-na, kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ kwɔr kwɔvthanna, ŋwaavi ɔjra wǝthi kwɔr kwɔvthanna. 42 Mɔŋw icci kweere kwǝthi lizi kɔlɔ lokwɔɽony ŋaaw ŋithii tiṯraŋ-ri kaka nɔrɔ-ŋgwɔ ṯilmiiz ṯiinyi, nyii kwǝccǝ-ŋǝsi-mǝ ŋwɔ rerrem, kwiti kwirṯasi ɔjra-lɔ wuuŋwun mac.”