Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith (Julaị 8, 1775 – Mee 14, 1856) bụ nne Joseph Smith Jr, onye guzobere ngagharị nke ndị nsọ ụbọchị ikpeazụ.
Okwu ndị ọkwụrụ
[dezie]"Ịda mbà n'obi nke Rigdon"
[dezie]- Sidney Rigdon gara Kirtland ozugbo, mana Joseph nọgidere na Father Johnson's iji mechaa nkwadebe ya maka njem, nke ọ chọrọ ịga Missouri. Ozugbo Sidney bịarutere Kirtland, anyị zukọrọ maka ebumnuche nke inwe nzukọ ekpere, ebe Sidney anọghị anyị ruo oge ụfọdụ, anyị nwere olileanya ịnụ ya n'oge a. Anyị chere ogologo oge tupu ọ pụta ìhè; n'ikpeazụ, o yiri ka ọ batara, o yiri ka ọ na-enwe nnukwu nchekasị. Ọ garaghị n'ebe a na-ere ihe, kama ọ malitere ịgagharị n'ụlọ ahụ. Di m kwuru, sị, "Nwanna Sidney, anyị ga-achọ ịnụ okwu gị taa." Nwanna Rigdon zara, n'olu obi ụtọ, sị, "Mkpịsị ugodi nke alaeze ahụ adọwara n'ụlọ ụka, a gaghịkwa etinye ekpere n'ụlọ a taa."
- "Oo! mba," Maazị Smith kwuru, "Enwere m olileanya na ọ gaghị."
- "Ana m agwa gị na ha bụ," ka Okenye Rigdon kwughachiri, "ọ dịghịkwa nwoke ma ọ bụ nwanyị ga-ekpe ekpere n'ebe a taa."
- Nke a kpasuru ọtụtụ ụmụnna nwanyị na ụfọdụ ụmụnna nwoke iwe nke ukwuu. Ụmụnna nwoke ahụ lere anya wee gbanwee agbagọ, ụmụnne nwanyị ahụ wee tie mkpu, Nwanna Nwanyị Howe, karịsịa, tụrụ egwu nke ukwuu; "Oo, ezigbo m!" o kwuru sị, "gịnị ka anyị ga-eme? Gịnị ka anyị ga-eme? A napụrụ anyị mkpịsị ugodi nke alaeze ahụ, gịnịkwa ka anyị ga-eme? .... Agwara m gị ọzọ," ka Sidney kwuru, n'echiche dị ukwuu, "a napụrụ gị mkpịsị ugodi nke alaeze ahụ, ị gaghịkwa enwe ha ọzọ ruo mgbe ị ga-ewu ụlọ ọhụrụ nye m."
- Hyrum nwere iwe maka ihe nzuzu a na-enweghị isi, o wee were okpu ya pụọ n'ụlọ ahụ, na-asị, "M ga-akwụsị nsogbu a, ngwa ngwa; m ga-aga maka Joseph." "Oh, emela," ka Sister Howe kwuru, "n'ihi ebere, ahapụla ya. Nwanna Sidney kwuru na a napụrụ anyị mkpịsị ugodi nke alaeze ahụ, ebee ka e ji kpọta Josef ebe a."
- Hyrum buuru ịnyịnya, wee gaa ozugbo na nke Father Johnson, maka Joseph. O rutere ebe ahụ n'abalị ahụ, ma kpọlite Joseph, sị, "Ị ga-eso m gaa Kirtland ozugbo; anyị na-enwe oge dị njọ n'ebe ahụ, achọrọ m ka ị bịa hụ ihe ndị a."
- Mgbe a gwara Joseph maka ọnọdụ ahụ kpọmkwem, o nwetara ịnyịnya Father Johnson, wee malite na Hyrum, gaa Kirtland n'egbughị oge. Mgbe ọ bịarutere ebe ahụ, a chịkọtara ụmụnna maka nzukọ. Josef gara n'elu ebe ahụ, wee gwa ụmụnna ahụ na ha nọ n'okpuru nnukwu mmejọ, na chọọchị ahụ emeghị ihe ọjọọ; "Ma, maka mkpịsị ugodi nke alaeze," ka o kwuru, "Mụ onwe m, ji mkpịsị ugodi nke oge ikpeazụ a, m ga-ejidekwa ha ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, ma n'oge na mgbe ebighị ebi; ya mere mee ka obi unu zuru ike n'ebe ahụ, ihe niile dị mma."
- O wee gaa n'ihu ma kwusaa okwu nkasi obi, mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, ọ họpụtara kansụl ka ọ nọdụ ala n'echi ya, nke e kpere Sidney ikpe, maka ịgha ụgha n'aha Onyenwe anyị. N'ime kansụl a, Josef gwara ya na ọ ga-ata ahụhụ maka ihe o mere, na a ga-enyefe ya n'aka Setan, onye ga-emeso ya dịka otu onye si emeso onye ọzọ, na obere ọkwa nchụàjà ọ nwere ga-aka mma maka ya, nakwa na ọ ga-adị mma ka ọ hapụ ikike ya.
- Ndụmọdụ a Sidney mere, mana ọ ga-ata ahụhụ maka nzuzu ya, n'ihi na, dịka akụkọ nke ya si dị, Ekwensu dọkpụrụ ya n'elu ihe ndina, ugboro atọ n'otu abalị, site n'ikiri ụkwụ ya. Ma nke a ọ bụ eziokwu ma ọ bụ na ọ bụghị, otu ihe doro anya, nchegharị mkpụrụ obi ya dị oke ukwuu dịka mmadụ ga-esi dị ndụ.
- Mgbe o wedasịrị onwe ya ala nke ọma, o nwetara ikike ọzọ; mana nke ochie ahụ ka e jidere, ugbu a ọ nọ n'aka Bishop Whitney.
