LESSON 87 Jesus’ Last SupperThe Jews celebrated the Passover every year on the 14th day of the month of Nisan. This was to remind them of how Jehovah had set them free from slavery in Egypt and brought them to the Promised Land. In the year 33 C.E., Jesus and his apostles celebrated the Passover in an upper room in Jerusalem. At the end of the meal, Jesus said: ‘One of you is going to betray me.’ The apostles were shocked, and they asked Jesus: ‘Who is it?’ Jesus said: ‘It is the man to whom I give this bread.’ Then he gave a piece of bread to Judas Iscariot. Immediately, Judas got up and left the room. Jesus then said a prayer, broke some bread into pieces, and handed it to the remaining apostles. He said: ‘Eat this bread. It represents my body, which I will give for you.’ Then he prayed over some wine and gave it to his apostles. He said: ‘Drink this wine. It represents my blood, which I will give so that sins can be forgiven. I promise that you will be kings with me in heaven. Do this every year to remember me.’ Jesus’ followers still meet together on that evening every year. That meeting is now called the Lord’s Evening Meal. After the meal, the apostles argued over which one of them was the most important. But Jesus told them: ‘The one who is greatest among you is the one who sees himself as the youngest, the least important one. ‘You are my friends. I tell you everything my Father wants me to tell you. Soon I’m going to my Father in heaven. You will remain behind, and people will know that you are my disciples by the love that you have for one another. You must love one another just as I have loved you.’ Finally, Jesus prayed, asking Jehovah to protect all the disciples. He asked Jehovah to help them to work together in peace. He prayed for Jehovah’s name to be sanctified. Then Jesus and his apostles sang praises to Jehovah and went outside. The time was near for Jesus to be arrested. “Have no fear, little flock, for your Father has approved of giving you the Kingdom.”—Luke 12:32 |
IRUẸMWI 87 Evbare Ota Ọghe NọyaenmwaUkpo ukpo, ẹre Ivbi e Ju ya gha do Ugie Alagberra vbe ikpẹdẹ nogie 14 vbe uki e Nisan. Te iran ghaa do ugie na, ne iran ya gha yerre odẹ ne Jehova ya fan iran vbe otọ Igipt gha rrie otọ ne ọ yan rẹn wẹẹ iren gha mu ne iran. Vbe ọ ghi rre ukpo 33 C.E., Jesu kevbe avbe ukọ ọghẹe keghi do Ugie Alagberra vbe ughugha ọghe egedege ọkpa nọ rre Jerusalẹm. Vbe iran ghi do ugie na fo nẹ, Jesu keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Ọkpa vbuwe uwa gha ya mwẹ dẹ.’ Ẹmwẹ na keghi kpa iran odin, iran na gha nọ Jesu wẹẹ: ‘De ọmwa nọ khin yi?’ Jesu keghi wanniẹn iran wẹẹ: ‘Ọmwaikọmwa ne I rhie ebrẹdi na, ẹre ọ khian ya mwẹ dẹ.’ Vbe iyeke ọni, Jesu keghi fian ebrẹdi ne Judas Iskariọt. Vbe ọwarọkpa nii, e Judas na kpa sẹ iran rae. Ẹre Jesu na ghi na erhunmwu, ọ na bunnọ ebrẹdi nii, ọ na ghae re ne avbẹ ukọ ọghẹe. Ọ keghi tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa miẹn. Ọna mudia ye egbe mwẹ ne I khian ya zọ ese ne uwa.’ Vbe iyeke ọni, Jesu keghi na erhunmwu ye ayọn ne ọ dayi mwẹ obọ, ọ na vbe mu ne avbe ukọ ọghẹe ne iran wọn vbọ. Ọ na khama iran wẹẹ: ‘Wa wọn rẹn. Ọna mudia ye esagiẹn mwẹ ne I khian da kua, ne uwa mieke na miẹn ayabọ orukhọ ọghe uwa. I gu uwa ta ile wẹẹ, wa gha deba mwẹ kha vbe ẹrinmwi. Wa gha ru ọna vbe ukpo ukpo, ne uwa ya gha yee mwẹ rre.’ Te erhuanegbe Jesu wa ye do ugie na, vbe ukpo ukpo. Ugie na, ẹre a ghi rẹn ye Evbare Ota Ọghe Nọyaẹnmwa ra Ugie Ayere. Vbe iran ghi rri evbare fo nẹ, iran na suẹn imuaẹmwẹ. Iran kegha sinmwi ye ukpo ọghe ọmwa nọ hiunsi sẹ. Sokpan Jesu na tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Ọmwa nọ hiunsi sẹ vbuwe ẹbu uwa, ọre ọmwa ne ọ ghee egbe ẹre zẹvbe ọmwa nọ ghi kanmwa sẹ. ‘Ọse mwẹ ẹre uwa khin. I gi uwa rẹn emwi hia ne Erha mwẹ wẹẹ ne I tama uwa. I gha rherhe bu Erha mwẹ vbe ẹrinmwi. I ghi sẹ uwa rae ye agbọn na. Sokpan deghẹ uwa na hoẹmwẹ egbe uwa, emwa gha rẹn wẹẹ erhuanegbe mwẹ ẹre uwa khin. Zẹvbe ne imẹ ya hoẹmwẹ uwa, erriọ ẹre ọ khẹke ne uwa ya hoẹmwẹ egbe uwa.’ Ẹre Jesu na ghi na erhunmwu, ne Jehova gbogba ga erhuanegbe ẹre hia. Ọ na rinmwian e Jehova ne ọ ru iyobọ ne iran ya gha mwẹ akugbe. Ọ na vbe na erhunmwu, ne eni e Jehova khian na kpe huan. Vbe iyeke ọni, Jesu kevbe avbe ukọ ọghẹe keghi so ihuan urhomwẹ gie Jehova. Iran ghi so ihuan fo nẹ, iran na gha rrie orere. Ẹghẹ sẹ nẹ nia, ne eghian khian ya mu Jesu. “Wa ghẹ fian afianma, oghẹn kherhe. Rhunmwuda, ọ rre ekhọe Erha uwa nẹ, ne ọ rhie Arriọba ni ne uwa.”—Luk 12:32 |