Dupade Uruode pésu re nanique ga jnani
I will teach you from the writings of one of Jesus’ disciples named John:
John tells us about when Dupade’s Word made himself into a man, just like us. (John 1:14)
Dupade’s Word existed in the beginning and made all things:
And Dupade’s Word was Jesus, the one who created all things so long ago. Dupade’s Word existed before earth was made. And Dupade’s Word was also Dupade. In the beginning Dupade created the earth, and the book of John tells us about that. He says: “The things that are in the world didn’t just make themselves. Dupade’s Word made everything in the world. Therefore, we are telling you that everything on earth was made by Dupade’s Word. There is nothing that he did not make. Dupade’s Word made it all.”
Dupade, it’s said, used His Word who is Jesus when things were made. Dupade created the world by means of his agent (Messiah) that he sent into the world. The one Dupade sent to do this was his Son Jesus. Dupade made things and his sent one finished things. And life came from him also. But darkness and sin wanted to overpower Dupade’s agent, but it wasn’t possible to overcome Dupade’s sent one, because Dupade can’t be overcome. Jesus is Dupade. And sin couldn’t overcome Dupade’s power, for it couldn’t overcome Dupade. Nothing can overcome Dupade because he created everything, and nothing in his creation can overpower him.
God sent a different John to tell the people about the true Light so that they might believe:
Dupade sent another John into the world first to tell the people of the world the news about the Light. But that John was not the real light, but he came to tell people who that Light was. Dupade send the other John so that earth dwellers would believe in Jesus who was the Light, because of what he told them, so that they would be saved.
But Jesus’ countrymen refused him, but not all of them:
Despite this, however, when Jesus presented himself to his countrymen, his countrymen wouldn’t accept him. But those that believed in Jesus, they were the ones that Dupade adopted, and that’s how it is with us who believe in him today. Dupade adopts us, too, when we believe in Jesus. If one of you believes in Jesus, Dupade adopts you because you believe in his Son. That’s what he promises. Dupade says: “If anyone believes in my Son I will consider that one to be my son also.”
Dupade adopts those who believe in Jesus and calls them his children:
I am very grateful to Dupade that some of us have believed in Dupade and he has made us his children. When Jesus comes back again we will accompany him and go to his great city in heaven. Until he returns, Jesus is busy getting a place ready for us. We will go with Jesus to heaven when he comes for us, all of us who believe in him. (Hebrews 11:2,3,6)
Key:
Dupade – God
Ecarai – Tobité, Bolivia – 1970.
Transcribed and translated to English by: Maxine Morarie.
