LESSON 4 She Made Her Father and Jehovah HappyWhat promise is Jephthah making to Jehovah? It was not easy, but Jephthah’s daughter did what her father promised Do you see the girl in the picture?— She is the daughter of a man named Jephthah. The Bible does not tell us her name, but we know that she made her father and Jehovah happy. Let’s learn about her and her father, Jephthah. Jephthah was a good man and spent a lot of time teaching his daughter about Jehovah. He was also a strong man and a good leader. So the Israelites asked him to lead them in the fight against their enemies. Jephthah prayed for God’s help to win. Jephthah promised that if he won, he would give to Jehovah the first person who came out of his house when he returned home. This person would live and work for the rest of his or her life at God’s tabernacle. The tabernacle was the place where people went to worship God back then. Well, Jephthah won the fight! Do you know who came out of his house first when he returned home?— Yes, Jephthah’s daughter! She was his only child, and now Jephthah would have to send her away. This made him very sad. But remember, he had made a promise. Right away, his daughter said: ‘Father, you made a promise to Jehovah, so you have to keep it.’ Every year, the friends of Jephthah’s daughter went to visit her Jephthah’s daughter was sad too. At the tabernacle, she could not get married and have children. But she wanted very much to keep her father’s promise and to make Jehovah happy. That was more important to her than getting married or having children. So she left home and lived at the tabernacle for the rest of her life. Do you think that what she did made her father and Jehovah happy?— Yes, it did! If you are obedient and you love Jehovah, you can be like Jephthah’s daughter. You too will make your parents and Jehovah very happy. READ IN YOUR BIBLE |
IRUẸMWI 4 Ọmokhuo Nọ Ye Ẹko Rhiẹnrhiẹn Erhae Kevbe JehovaDe eyan ne Jẹfta ru vbe emwa na nia gie Jehova? Ọ ma gha khuẹrhẹ, sokpan ovbie Jẹfta keghi mu eyan ọghe erhae sẹ U bẹghe ọmokhuo nọ rre efoto na ra?— Ovbie okpia ọkpa na tiẹre Jẹfta ẹre nọ. E Baibol ma ta eni rẹn ma ima, sokpan ma rẹn wẹẹ, irẹn keghi ye ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn Erhae kevbe Jehova. Gia ruẹ vbekpae ọmokhuo na kevbe erhae ighẹ e Jẹfta. Ọmwa esi ẹre Jefta wa gha khin, kevbe ẹghẹ hia ẹre ọ ya ma ovbiẹre nokhuo emwi vbekpae Jehova. Ọ keghi re okpia nọ wegbe kevbe ọkaolotu nọma. Rhunmwuda ọni, Ivbie Izrẹl na tama rẹn nọ do karo niran ya gu eghian ọghe iran khọn. E Jẹfta keghi na erhunmwu ne Osanobua ru iyobọ ne irẹn ya khọnmiotọ. E Jẹfta na ru eyan wẹẹ, adeghẹ irẹn na khọnmiotọ, irẹn gha yae fiohan ne Jehova ọmwa nokaro nọ ladian do gbọbokhian ne irẹn vbe irẹn gha se owa. Ọmwa na ghi diẹya kevbe wẹẹ, ọ gha winna vbe ibọkpọ ọghe Osanobua vbe ẹdẹ agbọn rẹn hia fẹrẹ. Ne ibọkpọ keghi re owa ne emwa na ga Osanobua vbe ẹghẹ nii. Ọ keghi sunnu wẹẹ, e Jẹfta na khọnmiotọ vbe igbinna nii. U rẹn ọmwa nọ ka ladian vbe uwe owa re do gbọbokhian nẹ ra?— Ẹẹn, ovbiẹre nokhuo ẹre nọ! Ukpọmọ ọkpa ọghe Jefta ẹre irẹn ghaa khin. Nia, te Jẹfta khian ghi giẹ kpa hin owa rre. Ọ na keghi wa kakabọ dae rua. Sokpan yerre wẹẹ, ọ ru eyan. Ọwarọkpa nii, ovbiẹre keghi tama rẹn wẹẹ: ‘Baba, u ru eyan ma e Jehova nẹ, ọ khẹke nu muẹnsẹ.’ Vbe ukpukpo, avbe ọse ọghe ovbie Jẹfta kegha mu otuẹ giẹ Ọ wa vbe da ovbie Jẹfta rua. Ẹi khian sẹtin rọnmwẹ ọdọ kevbe nọ vbe biẹlẹ emọ vbe ibọkpọ nii. Irẹn ke wa gha hoo nirẹn ye ekhọe hia muẹnsẹ, eyan ọghe erhae kevbe nọ ye ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn e Jehova. Ọni ẹre ọ ru ekpataki nirẹn sẹ nọ rọnmwẹ ọdọ ra nọ biẹlẹ emọ. Rhunmwuda ọni, ọ na kpa hin owa rre, kevbe ọ na do gha rre ne ibọkpọ rhinrin vbe ẹdẹ agbọn rẹn hia. Wẹ roro ẹre wẹẹ, emwi nirẹn ru ye ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn erhae kevbe Jehova ra?— Ẹẹn, ọ ye ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn iran! Adeghẹ u na gha họn ẹmwẹ kevbe u na hoẹmwẹ e Jehova, u gha yevbe na ghe ovbie Jẹfta nokhuo. Wẹ gha vbe ye ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn erha, iyuẹ, kevbe Jehova. TIẸRE VBE BAIBOL RUẸ
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