amor de Deus
O amor de Deus é a maior realidade do universo. Ele nos amou com amor eterno, incondicional e sacrificial — e nada no mundo pode nos separar desse amor.
Amor eterno
Deus amou o mundo de tal maneira que deu o seu Filho. Seu amor é de eternidade a eternidade — nunca falha.
He naʻe ʻofa pehē ʻae ʻOtua ki māmani, naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo pe taha naʻe fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pē ʻe tui kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻae moʻui taʻengata.
Ka ʻoku fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolu ʻi he meʻa ni, lolotonga ko e kau angahala ʻakitautolu, ne pekia ʻa Kalaisi maʻatautolu.
He ʻoku ou ʻilo pau, ʻe ʻikai ʻi he he kau ʻāngelo, pe ʻi he kau pule, pe ʻi he ngaahi mālohi, pe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻi heni, pe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko, Pe ʻi he māʻolunga, pe ʻi he māʻulalo, pe ʻi ha meʻa kehe ʻe taha kuo ngaohi, ʻe ʻikai mafai ia ke fakamāvae ʻakitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ko hotau ʻEiki.
Talu mei muʻa kuo hā mai kiate au ʻa Sihova,
ʻo pehē,
Ko e moʻoni,
kuo u ʻofa ʻaki kiate koe ʻae ʻofa taʻengata:
ko ia kuo u toho ʻaki koe ʻae ʻofa ongongofua.
Mou ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova he ʻoku angalelei ia:
koeʻuhi ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.
ʻOku manavaʻofa mo angalelei ʻa Sihova, ʻoku faʻa kātaki,
pea mohu ʻaloʻofa.
Ka ko koe, ʻE ʻEiki, ko e ʻOtua ʻoku fonu ʻi he manavaʻofa, mo e angalelei,
ʻoku ke kātaki fuoloa, pea mohu ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.
ʻOku lelei lahi hake ʻa hoʻo ʻaloʻofa ʻi he moʻui,
ko ia ʻe fakafetaʻi ai ʻa hoku loungutu kiate koe.
Natureza do amor divino
Deus é amor. O amor é paciente, benigno. O amor do Pai nos adota como filhos e nos transforma à sua imagem.
ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, ke tau feʻofaʻaki kiate kitautolu: he ʻoku mei he ʻOtua ʻae ʻofa; pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻofa, kuo fanauʻi ia ʻi he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae ʻOtua. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa, ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe ia ʻae ʻOtua; he ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa.
Ko eni ia naʻe fakahā ai ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa hono ʻAlo pe taha naʻe fakatupu ki he māmani, koeʻuhi ketau moʻui ʻiate ia. Ko eni ʻae ʻofa, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ka ko ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolu, ʻo ne fekau hono ʻAlo ko e feilaulau totongi ʻi heʻetau angahala. ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, kapau naʻe pehē ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kiate kitautolu, ʻoku totonu foki ʻetau feʻofaʻaki.
Pea kuo tau ʻiloʻi mo tui ki he ʻofa kuo ʻi he ʻOtua kiate kitautolu. Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa; pea ko ia ʻoku nofo ʻi he ʻofa, ʻoku nofo ia ʻi he ʻOtua, mo e ʻOtua ʻiate ia.
ʻOku tau ʻofa kiate ia, koeʻuhi ko ʻene tomuʻa ʻofa mai kiate kitautolu.
Vakai ki hono anga ʻoe ʻofa kuo foaki mai ʻe he Tamai kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ʻi he ui ʻakitautolu ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ai ʻakitautolu ʻe māmani, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ia.
ʻE kāinga, ʻoku ʻikai te u tohi ha fekau foʻou kiate kimoutolu, ka ko e fekau motuʻa, naʻa mou maʻu mei he kamataʻanga. Ko e fekau motuʻa ko e folofola ia, ʻaia kuo mou ongoʻi mei he kamataʻanga. Ko eni foki, ʻoku ou tohi ʻae fekau foʻou kiate kimoutolu, ʻae meʻa ko ia ʻoku moʻoni kiate ia mo kimoutolu: he kuo mole atu ʻae fakapoʻuli, pea ʻoku ulo ni ʻae maama moʻoni.
He ko eni ʻae ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ko e tau fai ki heʻene ngaahi fekau: pea ʻoku ʻikai fakamamahi ʻa ʻene ngaahi fekau.
ʻOku kātaki fuoloa ʻae ʻofa, pea ʻoku angalelei ia; ʻoku ʻikai meheka ʻae ʻofa; ʻoku ʻikai fielahi ʻae ʻofa, pe fakafuofuolahi ia,
Expressões do amor de Deus
O Senhor nos ama com alegria e canta sobre nós. Queni a mim vem, amará; e quem me ama, o Pai o amará.
ʻOku māfimafi ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou; te ne fakamoʻui, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe, ʻaki ʻae fiefia: ʻe mālōlō ʻe ia ʻi heʻene ʻofa, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe ʻaki ʻae hiva.
ʻOku ou ʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻofa kiate au;
pea ʻe maʻu au ʻekinautolu ʻoku kumi tōtōaki kiate au.
Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo mahuʻinga ʻi hoku ʻao, ko ia naʻa ke ongoongolelei ai,
pea kuo u ʻofa kiate koe:
ko ia te u foaki ʻae kau tangata koeʻuhi ko koe,
pea mo e kakai koeʻuhi ko hoʻo moʻui.
Kuo mau manatu ki hoʻo ʻaloʻofa, ʻE ʻOtua,
ʻi ho loto faletapu.
Ke tuʻumaʻu pe hoʻo ʻaloʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻilo koe;
mo hoʻo māʻoniʻoni ki he angatonu ʻi loto.
Kuo tutuki au ke mate ʻo hangē ko Kalaisi: ka ʻoku ou moʻui; ka ʻoku ʻikai ko au, ka ko Kalaisi ʻoku moʻui ʻiate au: pea ko ʻeku moʻui eni ʻi he kakano, ʻoku ou moʻui ʻi he tui ki he ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe ʻofa kiate au, ʻo ne foaki ia ʻe ia koeʻuhi ko au.
Ka ko e ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku mohu ʻaloʻofa, ʻi heʻene ʻofa lahi naʻa ne ʻofeina ai ʻakitautolu, ʻIo, lolotonga ʻetau mate ʻi he ngaahi angahala, kuo ne fakamoʻui ʻakitautolu fakataha mo Kalaisi, (kuo mou moʻui ʻi he ʻofa;)
Ko e ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, mo e ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua, mo e feohi ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ke ʻiate kimoutolu kotoa pē. ʻEmeni.
Pea ke fakahinohino homou loto ʻe he ʻEiki ki he ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua, pea mo e faʻa kātaki ʻa Kalaisi.