Alma
A alma é a parte mais íntima do ser humano — sede da vida, dos afetos e do encontro com Deus. A Bíblia convida a cuidar da alma com zelo e a aquietá-la diante do Senhor.
A alma diante de Deus
Bendize ao Senhor, ó minha alma! A alma suspira por Deus como a corça suspira pelas águas — com sede de eternidade.
Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻa hoku laumālie:
pea mo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻiate au,
fakafetaʻi ki hono huafa māʻoniʻoni.
ʻE ʻOtua, ko hoku ʻOtua koe;
te u kumi vave kiate koe:
ʻoku fieinu hoku laumālie kiate koe,
ʻoku holi hoku kakano kiate koe ʻi he fonua mōmoa mo fieinua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ha vai ʻi ai;
Ko e hā ʻoku ke mapelu ai ki lalo, ʻE hoku laumālie?
Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke maveuveu ai ʻi loto ʻiate au?
Ke ke ʻamanaki lelei ki he ʻOtua: he ko e moʻoni te u fakafetaʻi kiate ia,
ʻaia ko e fakamoʻui ʻo hoku mata, mo hoku ʻOtua.
Ko e moʻoni ʻoku tatali hoku laumālie ki he ʻOtua:
ʻoku meiate ia hoku fakamoʻui.
ʻOku ou tatali kia Sihova,
ʻoku tatali ʻa hoku laumālie,
pea ʻoku ou ʻamanaki lelei ki heʻene folofola.
ʻE fiefia lahi hoku loungutu ʻo kau ka hiva kiate koe;
mo hoku laumālie ʻaia kuo ke huhuʻi.
Ko e fono ʻa Sihova ʻoku haohaoa, ʻoku ne liliu ʻae laumālie:
ko e fakaʻilo ʻa Sihova ʻoku tuʻumaʻu, ʻoku ne fakapotoʻi ʻae vale.
He kuo ke maʻu hoku kongaloto:
naʻa ke ʻufiʻufi au ʻi he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Te u fakamālō kiate koe;
he ʻoku fakamanavahē mo fakaofo hoku ngaohi:
ʻoku fakaofo hoʻo ngaahi ngāue;
pea ʻoku ʻilo pau ki ai ʻe hoku laumālie.
ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi,
pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.
Cuidar da alma
Que aproveita ao homem ganhar o mundo inteiro e perder a sua alma? Buscar a Deus de toda alma é o caminho da vida.
He ko e hā hono ʻaonga ki he tangata, ʻo kapau te ne maʻu ʻa māmani kotoa pē, kae mole ai hono laumālie ʻoʻona; pe ko e hā ʻe foaki ʻe ha tangata ke fetongi ʻaki hono laumālie?
Pea tala ʻe Sisu kiate ia, "‘Ke ke ʻofa kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻaki ho laumālie kotoa, mo hoʻo moʻui kotoa, mo ho loto kotoa.’
Pea ʻoua naʻa manavahē kiate kinautolu ʻoku tāmateʻi ʻae sino, ka ʻoku ʻikai faʻa tāmateʻi ʻae laumālie: kae manavahē muʻa kiate ia ʻoku mafai ke fakaʻauha ʻae laumālie mo e sino ʻi heli.
Ka ko eni, kapau te ke kumi mei ai ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, te ke ʻilo ia, kapau ʻoku ke kumi ia ʻaki ho loto kotoa mo ho laumālie kotoa.
Ka mou faʻa vakai ʻo fai ki he fekau mo e fono, ʻaia naʻe fakapapau ʻe Mōsese ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ke mou ʻofa kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, pea ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hono ngaahi hala, pea ke tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekau, pea ke mou pikitai kiate ia, pea ke mou tauhi ia ʻaki homou loto kotoa, pea mo homou laumālie kotoa."
"Pea vakai, ko e ʻaho ni ʻoku ou ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻo māmani kotoa pē: pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻi homou loto kotoa pē, pea ʻi homou laumālie kotoa pē, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu ʻeku ʻikai liʻaki ha meʻa ʻe taha; kuo fakahoko kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai liʻaki hano meʻa ʻe taha.
Pea te mou kumi mo ʻiloʻi au, ʻoka mou ka kumi kiate au ʻaki homou loto kotoa.
ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, "Mou tuʻu ʻi he ngaahi hala, ʻo mamata, pea fehuʻi ki he ngaahi motuʻa hala, ‘Ko e fē ʻae hala lelei?’ Pea mou ʻaʻeva ʻi ai, pea te mou ʻilo ʻae fiemālie ki homou laumālie. Ka naʻa nau pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai te mau ʻeveʻeva ai.’
ʻOku tatau mo e ngeʻesi ʻoe hone ʻae lea mālie,
ʻi hono huʻa melie ki he laumālie, pea ko e moʻui ia ki he ngaahi hui.
ʻE ʻofeina, ko e fungani ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ou kolea, ke ke monūʻia, mo moʻui mālōlō, ʻo hangē pe ko e monūʻia ʻo ho laumālie.