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{
"en": "I confess to being very surprised when they managed to bring in a specialist from Chelyabinsk.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìyàlẹ́nu gbáà ló jẹ́ fún mi nígbà tí wọ́n mú akọ́ṣẹ́mọṣẹ́ kan wá láti ìlú Chelyabinsk."
} |
{
"en": "Thanks to all of you dear friends, for coming to all the sessions to encourage me, even though it was known that the sessions would be closed.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Mo dúpẹ́ lọ́wọ́ gbogbo ẹ̀yín ọ̀rẹ́ mi àtàtà fún bẹ́ ẹ ṣe ń wá sílé ẹjọ́ láti fún mi níṣìírí ní gbogbo àsìkò ìgbẹ́jọ́, bó tiẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ẹ mọ̀ pé wọn ò ní jẹ́ kẹ́ ẹ wọlé."
} |
{
"en": "Thank you to my mother, who, in spite of poor health, came to the court sessions to support me.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Màmá mi, ẹ ṣé o, bó tiẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ara ò le, ẹ ò yéé wá sílé ẹjọ́ láti fún mi níṣìírí."
} |
{
"en": "Thank you to my beloved wife, who for the past 37 years has supported me during good times and those more difficult moments.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìyàwó mi àtàtà, o ṣé o, kú àdúrótì látọdún mẹ́tàdínlógójì (37), lọ́jọ́ dídùn àti lọ́jọ́ kíkan."
} |
{
"en": "Of course, the greatest gratitude goes to my beloved God, Jehovah, who has filled my heart with peace and joy.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Jèhófà, Ọlọ́run mi ni ọpẹ́ tó ga jù lọ yẹ, òun ló ń fi mí lọ́kàn balẹ̀, tó sì fi ayọ̀ kún ọkàn mi."
} |
{
"en": "You may find it hard to believe, but in my heart there is no shadow of discontent or resentment about what has happened to me, only joy and peace.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ó lè ṣòroó gbà gbọ́, àmọ́ kò sí ìbànújẹ́ tàbí ìbínú kankan lọ́kàn mi, ayọ̀ àti àlááfíà ló kún ọkàn mi."
} |
{
"en": "Second Corinthians 4:8, 9 is Bible prophecy being fulfilled in my case: “We are hard-pressed in every way, but not cramped beyond movement; we are perplexed, but not absolutely with no way out; we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Kọ́ríńtì Kejì 4:8, 9 ló ṣe nínú ọ̀rọ̀ mi: “Wọ́n há wa gádígádí ní gbogbo ọ̀nà, àmọ́ kò le débi tí a ò fi lè yíra; ọkàn wa dà rú, àmọ́ kì í ṣe láìsí ọ̀nà àbáyọ rárá; wọ́n ṣe inúnibíni sí wa, àmọ́ a ò pa wá tì; wọ́n gbé wa ṣánlẹ̀, àmọ́ a ò pa run.”"
} |
{
"en": "This tells us that not only will God’s servants be hard-pressed and persecuted, but also that the work that the Lord Jesus entrusted to them will not just continue, but will gain momentum and expand.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ọ̀rọ̀ yìí jẹ́ ká rí i pé wọ́n máa há àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run mọ́, wọ́n á sì ṣenúnibíni sí wọn, àmọ́ iṣẹ́ tí Jésù Olúwa gbé lé wọn lọ́wọ́ ò ní dáwọ́ dúró, kàkà bẹ́ẹ̀, ńṣe láá tubọ̀ yára, táá sì túbọ̀ gbilẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "These words apply to all who consider themselves followers of Christ:",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Gbogbo àwọn tó bá jẹ́ ọmọlẹ́yìn tòótọ́ fún Kristi lọ̀rọ̀ yìí kàn:"
} |
{
"en": "Matthew 28:19, 20 tells us to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Mátíù 28:19, 20 sọ fún wa pé “Torí náà, ẹ lọ, kí ẹ máa sọ àwọn èèyàn gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè di ọmọ ẹ̀yìn, ẹ máa batisí wọn ní orúkọ Baba àti ti Ọmọ àti ti ẹ̀mí mímọ́, ẹ máa kọ́ wọn pé kí wọ́n máa pa gbogbo ohun tí mo pa láṣẹ fún yín mọ́."
} |
{
"en": "And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ wò ó! Mo wà pẹ̀lú yín ní gbogbo ọjọ́ títí dé ìparí ètò àwọn nǹkan.”"
} |
{
"en": "Jehovah’s spirit continually leads Christians, giving them power beyond what is normal and thus helping them to perform their God-assigned tasks despite the pressures they face.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ̀mí Jèhófà ló máa ń darí àwọn Kristẹni, tó ń fún wọn ní agbára tó kọjá ti ẹ̀dá, tó sì ń mú kí wọ́n lè ṣe iṣẹ́ tí Ọlọ́run yàn fún wọn bí wọ́n tiẹ̀ ń kojú inúnibíni."
} |
{
"en": "We become even more convinced of this when we take a look at the past. In the 1930’s, God’s servants faced what seemed to be an impossible task, that of covering the entire Soviet Union with the message about God’s Kingdom.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ọ̀rọ̀ yìí máa túbọ̀ dá wa lójú tá a bá wo ohun tó ṣẹlẹ̀ kọjá. Lọ́dún 1930 sí 1939, àwọn ìránṣẹ́ ọlọ́run fàyà rán iṣẹ́ ńlá kan tó dà bíi pé kò lè ṣeé ṣe, ìyẹn ni bí wọ́n ṣe máa wàásù Ìjọba Ọlọ́run ní gbogbo agbègbè tó wà lábẹ́ ìjọba Soviet Union."
} |
{
"en": "But since the preaching work is directed by Christ, he arranged matters so that in the early 1950’s the Soviet government itself sent thousands of families of Jehovah’s Witnesses to Siberia into the farthest corners of the country without charge.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àmọ́ torí pé Kristi ló ń darí iṣẹ́ ìwàásù, ní nǹkan bí ogún (20) ọdún lẹ́yìn náà, ó ṣètò nǹkan lọ́nà tí ìjọba Soviet Union fúnra rẹ̀ fi kó ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún ìdílé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà lọ sí Sàìbéríà lọ́fẹ̀ẹ́, kódà títí dé àwọn apá ibi tó jìnnà jù lọ lórílẹ̀-èdè náà."
} |
{
"en": "It has been [more] than 60 years since then and what have we seen happen?",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ó ti fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ pé ọgọ́ta (60) ọdún báyìí tọ́rọ̀ yìí ti ṣẹlẹ̀, àmọ́ kí ló ti yọrí sí?"
} |
{
"en": "Officials throughout Siberia have been astounded when they have seen how the preaching work has spread.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìyàlẹ́nu ló ń jẹ́ fáwọn aláṣẹ ní Sàìbéríà bí wọ́n ṣe ń rí iṣẹ́ ìwàásù tó ń gbilẹ̀ lágbègbè náà."
} |
{
"en": "One analyst who is familiar with the history of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the USSR expressed it this way:",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ọ̀kan lára àwọn olùṣèwádìí tó mọ ìtàn àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà dáadáa ní USSR sọ pé:"
} |
{
"en": "“Fighting against Jehovah’s Witnesses is like blowing on dandelions.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ńṣe lọ̀rọ̀ bí wọ́n ṣe ń gbógun ti àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà dà bí ìgbà téèyàn bá fẹ́ atẹ́gùn lu òdòdó tí wọ́n ń pè ní dandelions."
} |
{
"en": "The stronger the force that is used against them, the more seeds fly and the farther they go.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bí atẹ́gùn náà bá ṣe pọ̀ tó ni yẹtuyẹtu rẹ̀ tó máa gbọ̀n sílẹ̀ á ṣe pọ̀ tó, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n sì ṣe máa rìn jìnnà tó.”"
} |
{
"en": "Today that same situation with Jehovah’s Witnesses is being repeated.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bọ́rọ̀ ṣe rí fáwa Ẹlẹ́rì Jèhófà lóde òní nìyẹn."
} |
{
"en": "Whom do we meet when we preach from house to house?",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn wo la sábà máa ń bá tá a bá ń wàásù láti ilé dé ilé?"
} |
{
"en": "Housewives and pensioners.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn ìyàwó ilé àtàwọn tó ti fẹ̀yìn tì lẹ́nu iṣẹ́."
} |
{
"en": "It is difficult to find working people at home.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "A kìí fi bẹ́ẹ̀ bá àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ nílé."
} |
{
"en": "It is also difficult and sometimes impossible to get into high-security buildings, prisons, courts, and prison colonies.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ló ṣòro tàbí kó má tiẹ̀ ṣeé ṣe láti wàásù láwọn ilé tó ní fẹ́ǹsì gìrìwò, láwọn ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n, láwọn ilé ẹjọ́ àtì láwọn ibi tí wọ́n ti ń kó àwọn ẹlẹ́wọ̀n ṣiṣẹ́."
} |
{
"en": "But the preaching campaign is directed by Christ and he [Jehovah] has put it into the mind and heart of the Ministry of Justice to carry out His will.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àmọ́ torí pé Kristi ló ń darí iṣẹ́ ìwàásù àti pé ó [Jèhófà] ti fi í sọ́kàn Ilé Iṣẹ́ Ètò Ìdájọ́ láti ṣe ìfẹ́ Rẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "In the end, the Ministry of Justice, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the prosecutor’s offices, and other law-enforcement agencies have seen to it by their direct and active involvement in the preaching campaign of Jehovah’s Witnesses. How?",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Èyí ti mú kí ilé Iṣẹ́ Ètò Ìdájọ́ àti Ìgbìmọ̀ Tó Ń Ṣèwádìí Nílẹ̀ Rọ́ṣíà pẹ̀lú ọ́fíìsì àwọn agbẹjọ́rò ìjọba àtàwọn agbófinró lóríṣiríṣi fọwọ́ ara wọn àtohun tí wọ́n ṣe mú kí iṣẹ́ ìwàásù àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà túbọ̀ gbilẹ̀. Lọ́nà wo?"
} |
{
"en": "Because of their actions, from Kaliningrad to Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands; from Arkhangel’sk to Crimea, and Yalta; within families, at workplaces, in prisons, courts, and correctional colonies, the name of the Universal Sovereign, Jehovah God, is being proclaimed.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ohun tí wọ́n ṣe ti mú ká kéde orúkọ Ọba Aláṣe Ayé Àtọ̀run, Jèhófà Ọlọ́run láti agbègbè Kaliningrad títí dé ẹrékùṣù Sakhalin àti Kuril; láti ìlú Arkhangel’sk títí dé Crimea àti Yalta; láàárín àwọn ìdílé, láwọn ibi iṣẹ́, láwọn ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n, láwọn ilé ẹjọ́ àti láwọn ibi tí wọ́n ti ń kọ́ni ní béèyàn á ṣe yíwà pa dà."
} |
{
"en": "We as Jehovah’s Witnesses could never have dreamed that this campaign would reach such magnitude.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ò rò ó rí pé iṣẹ́ ìwàásù wá á délédóko bó ṣe rí yìí."
} |
{
"en": "So now a new door has opened for the ministry in what are essentially new circumstances and new places.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Torí náà ilẹ̀kùn tuntun ló ṣí sílẹ̀ láti ìwàásù láwọn ibi tuntun àti lọ́nà tuntun."
} |
{
"en": "For Jehovah’s Witnesses to preach the good news in new places is truly a great honor.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àǹfààní ńlá ló jẹ́ fáwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà láti wàásù ìhìn rere láwọn ibi tuntun yìí."
} |
{
"en": "And it is the prosecutor’s office that is making this possible.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ọ́fíìsì àwọn agbẹjọ́rò ìjọba ló sì mú kí èyí ṣeé ṣe."
} |
{
"en": "Let us take a look into the future.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ jẹ́ ká wo bọ́rọ̀ yìí ṣe máa rí lọ́jọ́ iwájú."
} |
{
"en": "If for another ten years or so the government keeps putting Jehovah’s Witnesses in prisons and correctional colonies, there will be about 200 of them in each penal facility.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Tá a bá fi máa rọ́dún mẹ́wàá sí i, tí ijọba bá ṣì ń ju àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà sẹ́wọn àtàwọn ibi tí wọ́n ti kó àwọn ẹlẹ́wọ̀n ṣiṣẹ́, á fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ tó ọgọ́rùn-ún méjì (200) Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà tó máa wà ní ojúkò kọ̀ọ̀kan."
} |
{
"en": "Imagine four congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in one prison!",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ wo bó ṣe máa rí tí ìjọ mẹ́rin bá wà ní ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n kọ̀ọ̀kan!"
} |
{
"en": "The prison administrators will be begging the Ministry of Justice to set Jehovah’s Witnesses free.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ńṣe làwọn tó ń bójú tó ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n á máa bẹ Ilé Iṣẹ́ Ètò Ìdájọ́ pé kí wọ́n tú àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà sílẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "What do you imagine the majority of Witnesses would pray for?",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Kí lẹ rò pé èyí tó pọ̀ jù lára àwa Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà á máa gbà ládùúrà?"
} |
{
"en": "“Lord, don’t soften the heart of the administrator; don’t let him set me free.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Olúwa, jọ̀ọ́, má jẹ́ kí ọkàn àwọn aláṣẹ rọ̀ o; má jẹ́ kí wọ́n tú mi sílẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "I have so many Bible students and sincere people to talk to in here.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Inú ibí yìí ni ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ Bíbélì mi àtàwọn tí mo lè bá sọ̀rọ̀ wà.”"
} |
{
"en": "If you were to look at the current situation from an unbeliever’s viewpoint, you might despair.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Téèyàn bá fojú aláìnígbàgbọ́ wo ohun tó ń ṣẹlẹ̀ báyìí, ó máa bọkàn jẹ́."
} |
{
"en": "You might say: “I have not killed anyone, robbed anyone, stolen from anyone.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bíi kó sọ pé: “Mi ò pààyàn, mi ò gba nǹkan oníǹkan, mi ò sì jààyàn lólè."
} |
{
"en": "I have not even quarreled with anyone.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Mi ò tiẹ̀ bá ẹnikẹ́ni fa ọ̀rọ̀."
} |
{
"en": "This evidence is in the reports from the rural administration and from the district inspector.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ̀rí sì fi hàn bẹ́ẹ̀ nínú ìwé táwọn aláṣẹ agbègbè kọ."
} |
{
"en": "Nevertheless, the prosecution is asking that I serve three years in a prison colony.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Síbẹ̀, àwọn tó pè mí lẹ́jọ́ ṣáà fẹ́ kí wọ́n rán mi lẹ́wọ̀n ọdún mẹ́ta.”"
} |
{
"en": "This would seem to be the time to despair; but as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I look at this situation through the eyes of faith.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Irú àsìkò yìí lèèyàn lè fẹ́ bọkàn jẹ́; àmọ́ torí pé Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ni mí, ojú ìgbàgbọ́ ni mo fi ń wo ohun tó ṣẹlẹ̀ yìí."
} |
{
"en": "If God permits me to be convicted, it means that I need to view these three years not as a punitive sentence but as a special assignment to serve in a new location!",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Tí Ọlọ́run bá fàyè gbà á pé kí wọ́n rán mi lẹ́wọ̀n, àfi kí n yáa gbà pé ọdún mẹ́ta yìí kì í ṣe tìyà, àmọ́ ó wà fún iṣẹ́ pàtàkì kan tí màá ṣe níbi tuntun!"
} |
{
"en": "So I do not despair.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Torí náà, mi ò bọkàn jẹ́."
} |
{
"en": "Rather, I view it as a great privilege, the privilege to serve God where there are as yet no Jehovah’s Witnesses.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Dípò bẹ́ẹ̀, mo wò ó bí àǹfààní ńlá láti lọ ṣiṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run níbi tí kò tíì sí Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà kankan."
} |
{
"en": "The mass media has already plowed this territory very well in preparation.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn ilé iṣẹ́ agbéròyìnjáde ti roko gbogbo agbègbè náà dè mí."
} |
{
"en": "Now is the time to sow.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àsìkò ti tó láti fún irúgbìn."
} |
{
"en": "God is one and the same whether we are free or in prison.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìkan náà ni Ọlọ́run, kò yí pa dà, à báà wà lómìnira tàbí a wà lẹ́wọ̀n."
} |
{
"en": "Therefore, we are not abandoned.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Kò fi wá sílẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "He is with us everywhere as long as we stay faithful to him.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ó wà pẹ̀lú wa níbikíbi tá a bá wà, tá a bá ṣáà ti jẹ́ olóòótọ́ sí i."
} |
{
"en": "In my case I am confident that God is taking my physical and spiritual health into consideration and, if it pleases him, he will put it in the presiding judge’s mind and heart to grant your petition regarding my sentence, Madam Naumova.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Nínú ọ̀rọ̀ tèmi, ó dá mi lójú pé Ọlọ́run máa tọ́jú mi nípa tara àti nípa tẹ̀mí, tó bá sì wù ú, á fi sọ́kàn adájọ́ àgbà pé kó rán mi lẹ́wọ̀n bí àwọn tó pè mí lẹ́jọ́ ṣe fẹ́, ìyẹn Ìyáàfin Naumova."
} |
{
"en": "I am looking forward to April 1st.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Mò ń retí ọjọ́ kìíní oṣù April."
} |
{
"en": "Hebrews 13:6 assures me: “Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Hébérù 13:6 fi dá mi lójú pé: “Jèhófà ni olùrànlọ́wọ́ mi; mi ò ní bẹ̀rù."
} |
{
"en": "What can man do to me?”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Kí ni èèyàn lè fi mí ṣe?”"
} |
{
"en": "Jehovah God himself will help me.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Jèhófà Ọlọ́run fúnra rẹ̀ máa ràn mí lọ́wọ́."
} |
{
"en": "Of whom should I be afraid?",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ṣé ó tún yẹ kí n bẹ̀rù ẹnikẹ́ni?"
} |
{
"en": "\"On September 4, 2019, during the trial of six Jehovah’s Witnesses in Saratov, a well-known religious scholar and state advisor to the Russian Federation, Sergey Igorevich Ivanenko, was invited to testify under oath on behalf of Jehovah’s Witnesses.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "\"Ní September 4, 2019, nígbà tí wọ́n ń gbẹ́jọ́ àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà mẹ́fà ní ìlú Saratov, wọ́n ní kí onímọ̀ nípa ẹ̀sìn táwọn èèyàn mọ̀ bí ẹní mowó àti olùdámọ̀ràn fún ìjọba Orílẹ̀-Èdè Rọ́ṣíà, Sergey Igorevich Ivanenko, wá sọ ohun tó mọ̀ nípa àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà níwájú ilé ẹjọ́."
} |
{
"en": "Dr. Ivanenko is the author of two scholarly works on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ọ̀mọ̀wé Ivanenko ló ṣe ìwé méjì tó wúlò fáwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ èyí tó sọ̀rọ̀ nípa àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà lórílẹ̀-èdè Rọ́ṣíà."
} |
{
"en": "The following excerpts were taken from the testimony he gave under oath:",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ohun tá a kọ síbí yìí ni ẹ̀rí tó jẹ́ níwájú ilé ẹjọ́:"
} |
{
"en": "The religious life and practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìgbésí ayé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà àti ìjọsìn wọn."
} |
{
"en": "“One thing makes Jehovah’s Witnesses unique:",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ohun kan tó mú káwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí yàtọ̀ gédégbé ni pé:"
} |
{
"en": "They do not rely on strict rules or the authority of any particular leader, instead, they try to help adherents develop a Bible-trained conscience so that each individual can personally and voluntarily make decisions guided by the Bible.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Wọn kì í tẹ̀ lé òfin gbòógì kankan tàbí ohun tí aṣáájú kan pàtó bá pa láṣẹ, ṣe ni wọ́n máa ń gbìyànjú láti ran ara wọn lọ́wọ́ kí wọ́n lè ní ẹ̀rí ọkàn tí wọ́n fi Bíbélì kọ́, kí ẹnì kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn sì lè dá ṣe ìpinnu tó bá Bíbélì mu."
} |
{
"en": "“Jehovah’s Witnesses try to follow what is written in the Bible, in harmony with the principles set out by Jesus Christ and his disciples back in the first century of the Common Era.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà máa ń gbìyànjú láti tẹ̀ lé ohun tó wà nínú Bíbélì, ni ìbámu pẹ̀lú àwọn ìlànà tí Jésù Kristi àtàwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ gbé kalẹ̀ ní ọgọ́rùn-ún ọdún kìíní Sànmánì Kristẹni."
} |
{
"en": "“With respect to the joint profession of their faith as manifested in studying the Bible, answering questions on Bible topics and singing songs that are also based on Bible texts, it is clear that Jehovah’s Witnesses make a concerted effort to base everything on the Bible.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ọ̀nà tí wọ́n ń gbà ṣe ohun tí wọ́n jọ gbà gbọ́, ìyẹn kíkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ Bíbélì, dídáhùn àwọn ìbéèrè nípa Bíbélì àti kíkọ orin tó bá Bíbélì mu, jẹ́ kó ṣe kedere pé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ń sapá gidigidi láti ṣe gbogbo nǹkan lọ́nà tó bá Bíbélì mu."
} |
{
"en": "“They also believe that a Christian’s religious life must include a congregation.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Wọ́n tún gbà pé ìpàdé ìjọ wà lára ohun tí Kristẹni kan gbọ́dọ̀ máa pésẹ̀ sí."
} |
{
"en": "Here too, Jehovah’s Witnesses analyze the New Testament, what is said about Jesus Christ and his disciples, his followers, and the early stages of the development of the Christian church. . . .",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Láwọn ìpàdé náà, àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà máa ń ṣe àyẹ̀wò Májẹ̀mú Tuntun, ohun tó sọ nípa Jésù Kristi àtàwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀, àwọn ọmọlẹ́yìn rẹ̀ àti ìgbà tí ìjọ Kristẹni ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ bẹ̀rẹ̀. . . ."
} |
{
"en": "Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that their religious life must take place as part of a religious congregation.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà gbà pé àwọn gbọ́dọ̀ máa sin Ọlọ́run pa pọ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìjọ."
} |
{
"en": "“They emphasize that disciples of Jesus Christ would be identified by the love they have among themselves.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Wọ́n máa ń tẹnu mọ́ ọn pé ohun tá a fi ń dá àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn Jésù Kristi mọ̀ ni ìfẹ́ tí wọ́n ní láàárín ara wọn.”"
} |
{
"en": "The preaching activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Iṣẹ́ ìwàásù àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà."
} |
{
"en": "“Jehovah’s Witnesses are distinguished by their active preaching.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“A tún ń fi iṣẹ́ ìwàásù àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà dá wọn mọ̀."
} |
{
"en": "I would put Jehovah’s Witnesses in first place when it comes to their preaching activity and zeal.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Mo lérò pé kò sẹ́ni tó ń wàásù bí àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà, kò sì sẹ́ni tó ní ìtara tó wọn."
} |
{
"en": "Every believer must preach and spend some time preaching.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Gbogbo wọn gbọ́dọ̀ wàásù kí wọ́n sì lo àkókò díẹ̀ lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ ìwàásù."
} |
{
"en": "“They generally say, ‘Here is what the Bible says.’",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Wọ́n sábà máa ń sọ pé, ‘Ohun tí Bíbélì sọ nìyí.’"
} |
{
"en": "A person can take the Bible and check for himself.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹnì kan lè ṣí Bíbélì kí òun fúnra rẹ̀ sì yẹ̀ ẹ́ wò."
} |
{
"en": "If he agrees, he will join them.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bó bá fara mọ́ ohun tí Bíbélì sọ, á dara pọ̀ mọ́ wọn."
} |
{
"en": "If he disagrees, he will not join them.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bí kò bá sì fara mọ́ ọn, kò ní dara pọ̀ mọ́ wọn."
} |
{
"en": "There is no coercion.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Wọ́n kì í fipá múni.”"
} |
{
"en": "The accusation that Jehovah’s Witnesses are extremists.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ẹ̀sùn tí wọ́n fi kan àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà pé wọ́n jẹ́ agbawèrèmẹ́sìn."
} |
{
"en": "“Initially, certain publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses were declared extremist because experts claimed that these publications asserted that the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the only true religion and all others are false.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ohun tó mú kí ìjọba kọ́kọ́ sọ pé agbawèrèmẹ́sìn làwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ni pé àwọn ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n kan sọ pé àwọn ìwé wọn kan sọ pé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà nìkan ló ń ṣe ìsìn tòótọ́ àti pé àwọn ìsìn tó kù jẹ́ ìsìn èké."
} |
{
"en": "Other denominations make similar claims, but in this case the accusations were made against Jehovah’s Witnesses.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn ẹlẹ́sìn míì náà máa ń sọ irú ọ̀rọ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀, àmọ́ àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ni wọ́n fẹ̀sùn kan nínú ẹjọ́ tó wà nílẹ̀ yìí."
} |
{
"en": "The assertions that their religion is the only true one and all others are false were interpreted as propaganda of religious superiority.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Wọ́n ka ohun táwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà sọ pé ìsìn àwọn nìkan ni ìsìn tòótọ́ àti pé àwọn ìsìn tó kù jẹ́ èké sí ìpolongo ẹ̀tàn."
} |
{
"en": "“From my standpoint as a religious scholar, a weakness of [the court decision] is that a person, if so inclined, could find assertions by any religious denomination that its religion is the only true religion and that all others are false or have been misled.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Lójú tèmí gẹ́gẹ́ bí onímọ̀ nípa ẹ̀sìn, [ìpinnu ti ilé ẹjọ́ ṣe yìí] ò tọ̀nà, torí pé béèyàn bá yàn láti wádìí ọ̀rọ̀ náà wò, kò sí ẹlẹ́sìn tí ò ní sọ pé tòun ni ìsìn tòótọ́, ìsìn èké làwọn tó kù tàbí pé wọ́n ti ṣì wọ́n lọ́nà."
} |
{
"en": "“To say that believers consider their religion to be the absolute truth and to consider other religions to be either absolutely false or mostly false certainly describes any religious person.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Gbogbo ẹlẹ́sìn ló máa ń sọ pé tiwọn nìkan ni ìsìn tòótọ́, tí wọ́n á sì ka àwọn ẹ̀sìn tó kù sí ẹ̀sìn èké tàbí èyí tí kò fi taratara jóòótọ́."
} |
{
"en": "It must be the case or one would be considered a hypocrite.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bó ṣe yẹ kó rí náà nìyẹn àfi bí wọ́n bá máa ṣe àgàbàgebè ló kù."
} |
{
"en": "“However, to the extent that God’s laws do not conflict with secular laws, Jehovah’s Witnesses diligently and consistently strive to obey secular laws.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Àmọ́, àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà máa ń sapá nígbà gbogbo láti pa òfin ìjọba mọ́ bí kò bá ti forí gbárí pẹ̀lú òfin Ọlọ́run."
} |
{
"en": "There is a reason why there are so many reports of Jehovah’s Witnesses returning lost wallets and paying fines or taxes that they could evade.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìdí nìyẹn tá a fi máa ń gbọ́ pé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà dá pọ́ọ̀sì tí wọ́n rí he pa dà, wọ́n sì sanwó ìtanràn tàbí owó orí bó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé wọ́n lè ṣàì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀."
} |
{
"en": "This is a conscious decision and I would not accuse them of any extremist pretense.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Ìpinnu àtọkànwá lèyí jẹ́ mi ò sì ní fi ẹ̀sùn kàn wọ́n pé wọ́n jẹ́ agbawèrèmẹ́sìn tó wulẹ̀ ń díbọ́n.”"
} |
{
"en": "Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Bible.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà Máa Ń Lo Bíbélì."
} |
{
"en": "“Something unique about Jehovah’s Witnesses is that they use various Bible translations for study and in the ministry.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ohun kan tó ṣàrà ọ̀tọ̀ nípa àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ni pé wọ́n máa ń lo onírúurú ìtumọ̀ Bíbélì fún ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ àti lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ ìwàásù wọn."
} |
{
"en": "They take great interest in distributing the Bible in different languages.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Wọ́n rí i bí ohun tó ṣe pàtàkì pé kí wọ́n mú káwọn èèyàn ní Bíbélì ní oríṣiríṣi èdè."
} |
{
"en": "In this respect, they are uniquely Bible-centric.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Wọn ò dà bí àwọn ẹlẹ́sìn yòókù torí pé wọ́n pọkàn pọ̀ sórí Bíbélì."
} |
{
"en": "Their Bible translation was actually declared extremist here . . .",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn aláṣẹ ka ìtumọ̀ Bíbélì wọn sí ìwé àwọn agbawèrèmẹ́sìn . . ."
} |
{
"en": "Perhaps those behind that decision thought that Jehovah’s Witnesses were exclusively attached to that translation and that Jehovah’s Witnesses would give up if it was eliminated from the game.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Bóyá àwọn tó ṣe ìpinnu yẹn rò pé àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ti fẹ́ràn Bíbélì wọn jù àti pé wọ́n á ṣíwọ́ iṣẹ́ ìwàásù tí wọn ò bá jẹ́ kí wọ́n lo Bíbélì yẹn mọ́."
} |
{
"en": "That was a wrong assumption.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àṣìrò nìyẹn jẹ́."
} |
{
"en": "Jehovah’s Witnesses see the value in each translation of the Bible.”",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà ò fọwọ́ rọ́ ìtumọ̀ Bíbélì kankan sẹ́yìn.”"
} |
{
"en": "The use of legal entities for practicing faith.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Lílo àjọ tó ń bójú tó iṣẹ́ wa lábẹ́ òfin."
} |
{
"en": "“The decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation shows that . . . the majority of congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses did not have a legal entity . . .",
"eng": null,
"yor": "“Ìpinnu Ilé Ẹjọ́ Gíga Jù Lọ ti Orílẹ̀-Èdè Rọ́ṣíà fi hàn pé. . . èyí tó pọ̀ jù nínú ìjọ àwọn Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà kò ní àjọ tó ń bójú tó iṣẹ́ wọn lábẹ́ òfin . . ."
} |
{
"en": "Therefore, it is not accurate to say that every one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a certain area is automatically a member of a legal entity.",
"eng": null,
"yor": "Torí náà, kò tọ̀nà láti sọ pé olúkúlùkù Ẹlẹ́rìí Jèhófà tó wà ní agbègbè pàtó kan gbọ́dọ̀ jẹ́ ara àjọ tó ń bójú tó iṣẹ́ wọn lábẹ́ òfin."
} |