Everything the Pharisees did was to impress people. If they did something kind, it was so that others would notice. They prayed in public places so that everyone could see them. The Pharisees memorized long prayers and repeated them in synagogues and on street corners where others could hear them. So the people were surprised when Jesus told them: ‘Don’t pray like the Pharisees. They think that God will be impressed by their many words, but he is not. Prayer is between you and Jehovah. Don’t say the same things over and over. Jehovah wants you to tell him how you really feel inside.

‘This is how you should pray: “Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will  take place, as in heaven, also on earth.”’ Jesus also told them that they should pray for their food for the day, for their sins to be forgiven, and about other personal matters.

Jesus said: ‘Never stop praying. Keep on asking your Father, Jehovah, for good things. Every parent wants to give good things to his child. If your son asks you for bread, will you give him a stone? If he asks for a fish, will you give him a snake?’

Then Jesus explained the lesson: ‘If you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more so will your Father, Jehovah, give holy spirit to you? All you need to do is ask.’ Do you follow Jesus’ advice? What sort of things do you pray about?

Te Ivbi e Farisi wa gha ru emwi nọ gha ya emwa gha tian iran. Iran gha ru ẹse ne ọmwa, iran ghi gha hoo ne emwa hia bẹghe ẹre. Iran gha khian na erhunmwu, iran ghi gha rrie idagbo, ne aro emwa hia mieke na sẹ ọre. Ivbi e Farisi gha ghi ruẹ erhunmwu nọ taan nẹ, iran ghi muẹn ye uhunmwu. Iran gha ghi sẹ e sinagọg kevbe abọ idunmwu, iran ghi suẹn gha na erhunmwu sirra emwa hia. Ọna ẹre ọ si ẹre nọ na kpa emwa nibun odin vbe Jesu ghi tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa ghẹ gha na erhunmwu vbe na ghee Ivbi e Farisi. Te iran roro wẹẹ, iran gha na erhunmwu nọ taẹn, ẹre Osanobua khian na họn erhunmwu iran. Sokpan ọni i re ẹmwata. Ọ khẹke ne erhunmwu ne uwa na, gha rre uwu ẹkpo uwa vbe Jehova. Wa ghẹ gha ta ẹmwẹ ọkpa yangbe yangbe. E Jehova hoo ne uwa fannọ otọ ẹko uwa ma irẹn vbe erhunmwu.

 ‘Adeghẹ uwa khian na erhunmwu, uwa ghi wẹẹ: “Erha mwa ne ọ rre ẹrinmwi, gia ya ọghọ ne eni ruẹ nọhuanrẹn, gi Arriọba ruẹ rre, gia gha ru iho ruẹ vbe agbọn vbe ne iran ru vbe ẹrinmwi.”’ Jesu na vbe tama iran, ne iran gha nọ Osanobua ne ọ kpemehe evbare ẹdẹ ne iran, kevbe ne ọ ya orukhọ ọghe iran bọ iran. Ọ vbe tama iran, ne iran gha ta enegbe iran ma Osanobua.

Jesu keghi tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa ghẹ dobọ erhunmwu ne a na yi. Wa ye gha nọ emwi vbe obọ Erha mwa ighẹ e Jehova. Ai miẹn evbibiẹ ọmọ ọkpa, ne ẹi gualọ emwi nọ maan ne ovbiẹre. Adeghẹ ovbuẹ na nọ ruẹ eka, u gha mu okuta ye ọre obọ ra? Ọ na nọ ruẹ ehẹn, u gha mu ẹyẹn nẹ ra?’

Vbe iyeke ọni, Jesu keghi rhan otọ emwi ne ọ ya ẹmwẹ na kha. Ọ na wẹẹ: ‘Adeghẹ uwa sẹtin gha ru ẹse ne ivbi uwa, inu ghi nọ ne Erha mwa ighẹ e Jehova? Wa ma yayi wẹẹ, ọ gha vbe rhie orhiọn nọhuanrẹn ọghẹe ne uwa, deghẹ uwa na nọ rẹn ra?’ Uwẹ lele ibude ọghe Jesu ra? De emwi eso ne uwẹ nọ Osanobua re vbe erhunmwu?