Don't Forget To Help

This is a checked sample from the Kalanguya devotional guide that I've been writing.

Ag Mo Liwanen ni Onda-da!

Efeso 2:10 “Ta hi Diyoh i namalsuwan hi-gatayo; at nihaya law, maiadig ay bello kihon palsuwa ni namadtian tayon Cristo Jesus, hiyay hota pehed ni ameg i amegen tayon nayon, ta higod ni hiyaman i palano ton piyan ton amegen tayo.”

Hina-dom, anggan piyan tayon onda-dad gait tayon too, kiho kakitop tep anto ay ondengel kihon hapit ni kan da li ey, “Hiya agak mahapol i tolong mo!” Nama-ma nem waday padah tayon naba-baingan kiho. Waday toon kamanghel ni kan to ay kaya ton amin isunga ag to mahapol i tolong. At hapa tepey lawen onda-dad too tep anto ay ondengel kita et ni hapit ni lalwean ni nemnem?

Waday istoryan dowan belbelo. Hi John tan hi Mario, istudyante dad hakey ni ihkuwilaan nem ag ida han-am-amta. Waday pihakey ni eggew ni Biyednih ni hiakadan ni istudyante at nantingpo dad dalan. Wada dad kalhadan kamandalan nonta waday napasamak ni lawe ni hi Mario. Adadawih John tep naon-onod ngo. Hi John, intibew toh Mario ni dakel i pinohot ton libdon iakad tod abong da at kan tod nemnem to ay “Ayakaw anhan iyan too….! Ampet ag anan anhan iya makiaayyam?” Tep to ngo kapaninemnem di angel to ay kamon Habado ono Domingo men timpon kapan-ay-ayami.

Nonta dendenin a-dahan John hi Mario, wadaday biglan intibew ton gropon himenop ni nangitoldon tan nangodtal Mario men han ida bomtik dagos. Nakol ni nangkaitpa day pinohot ton libdon pati antokoh to men imalambik lad a-alaw to. Gapota agto ang-angan i dalanan to, napolig di kad-an ni payew et mapipitek. Intibew ni hi John i napasamak at nangkagoh ni to hinnop lah Mario. To kapidita hota antokoh men iawat ton Mario. Matibew ni kamanggagayah Mario nonta nangidewdewan John ni halming to. At niman i nan-am-amtaan da. Tinolongan toh Mario ni nani-nop ida nonta libdo. Kan ni hi Jonh ay, “Kelay, tagadya ka aya?” Et nan-is-istorya dan nangkoyog ni kaondaladalan inggaton dimeteng idad abong Mario tep intolod John. Limaw-limaw i timpo, nambelin idan hambalkada inggaton waday timpo dan kaman-ay-ayam.

Nonta nadatngen i timpon panggradwitan dan high school, hi Mario i mangidawat ni speech tep hi-gato hota valedictorian da. Nonta intibew John ay kamannerbiyos hi Mario kan to ay, “Kayam itan!” Imimih hi Mario ni matibew ay pimigsay nemnem to.

Hay nangilogi ton speech to, kan to ay, “No graduation, hi-gatoy timpon kapangieh-elin halamat idan aamed, aagi, mamaestra tan babalkada ono gagayyem.... Piyan kon eh-elen ni hi-gayon amin ni wadad yan haya ay hay kaphedan ni mabelin ni iregalo tayod too, hota pangidawat tayon waya di hakey ni toon makahapol hiyay liknaan to ay anhemek mo. Waday êh-êlên kon hi-gayon istorya. Waday hakey eggew ni nangipalanoan kon kan ko ay anet pangigegdengan kon biyag kon man ni Domingo. Nem halamat, tep andi lawen napasamak. In-adawi towak ni gayyem kod agak nangamegan ni lawe tan antatakot ni amegen ni hakey too.”

Nonta kaonhapihapit hi Mario, amon ag padtien John hota kaeh-eh-elan Mario niman ni to kapanganistoryai. Indangpah to ngon kan to ay basta nan-am-amta dan man ni eggew tan tinolongan ton bassit nonta nani-nopan ton libdon Mario tan nangoyogan ton nangitolodan tod abong da. Inamtaan ton man ni oras ay anggan gayam ig-igot ni tolong nem nallapod poho, kapambelin Apo Diyoh ni nabelod di biyag ni edom ni too.

Hi Apo Diyoh i nangitolok ni natoo ka. Waday palano ton ohalen tokan kabindihyonan ni edom ni too. Anhemek to kan peteg Apo Diyoh, intolok ton nabyag ka.

Ibagad Angel
Gapota binelloan Diyoh i biyag ko nonta nangihalakanan towak, hapa hota law palanon Diyoh ni pangameg ni piyan ton katolongan ni edom ni tooy nak kanemnemnema?Ikaladag: Apo Diyoh, di ameg tan hapit ko, pehed komay amegen kod gait kon too. Amen.

(A wooden translation below is provided. Thank you for waiting)

Do Not Forget To Help!

Efeso 2:10 (Ephesians 2:10)“Ta hi Diyoh i namalsuwan hi-gatayo; at nihaya law, maiadig ay bello kihon palsuwa ni namadtian tayon Cristo Jesus, hiyay hota pehed ni ameg i amegen tayon nayon, ta higod ni hiyaman i palano ton piyan ton amegen tayo.”

Sometimes, we hesitate to offer help for fear that we might just hear a rejection with a phrase like “No, I do not need your help!” Especially if we have experienced being rejected before. There are people who think they can handle all things. So is it improper then to help? Is it then safer to keep from offering help to be away from trouble?
There was a story of two young men. They were Mario and John, students who went to the same school. They have never met. One day on their way home, John was behind Mario a couple of meters. Quite afar, John sees Mario carrying many books. Thus he says to himself, 'Does this guy do not even bother to play on weekend?' He was telling this to himself because he knew that he spends some time playing on Saturday or Sunday.
When John was almost near Mario, there were group of men that pushed, punched and kicked Mario leaving him helpless on the ground. His eyeglasses were thrown far that he could hardly see. While trying to locate his eyeglasses, John came to his rescue handling over his eyeglasses. With a smile on his face, Mario gladly said thank you. This was the time they get to know each other. They found out that they were going to the same school. They went home together trying to tell story of their experiences until John accompanied Mario up to their house. This was the beginning of their acquaintance which eventually became a stable friendship where they spent time playing on their free time.

Time came for their graduation. It was Mario who had to give a valedictory address. When John saw that Mario was quite worried of his speech, John spoke a word of encouragement that gave confidence to his friend Mario. Mario gladly welcomed John's words of encouragement with a smile on his face.

He started his speech by stating that, “On graduation day, it is the time when we give thanks to parents, relatives, teacher and, friends . I want to tell to all of you here that the best gift that we can give to a person so he/she would feel that we care or love is our time. I want to tell a story. There was a day when I planned to put and end of my life that Sunday. But I am grateful that nothing bad happened. My friend kept me away from doing that thing and that which is even dreadful act a person would do.”

While Mario was talking, John could hardly believe what he was hearing. All he thought was just that he helped Mario a bit when he accompanied him to their house. He learned one very valuable lesson that day. That even a small kind of kindness becomes precious when done from the heart because God makes it precious than gold in the lives of other people.

God allowed you to be born. He has a definite plan, to use your life so other's lives might be blessed. God loves you so dearly that He chose that you exist or is alive.
Ask Yourself
Since God gave me new life when He saved me, is the plan of God in my life that is to do his will is what I seek? Is it to help other people that I often think of?

Ikaladag: Apo Diyoh, di ameg tan hapit ko, pehed komay amegen kod gait kon too. Amen.

Prayer: O God, in my word and deed, may I choose to do to others what is right. Amen.