Aniversário
O aniversário é momento de celebrar a vida que Deus nos deu. A Bíblia nos convida a agradecer por cada dia, contar nossos anos com sabedoria e alegrar-se na bondade do Senhor.
Agradecer pela vida
Este é o dia que o Senhor fez — alegremo-nos! Cada dia é presente de Deus, cada ano é prova da sua fidelidade.
Ko e ʻaho eni kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihova;
te tau fiefia pea nekeneka ai.
Mou fakamālō kia Sihova.
Mou ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova; he ʻoku angalelei ia:
koeʻuhi ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa.
Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, ʻa hoku laumālie,
pea ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻa ʻene ngaahi meʻaʻofa kotoa pē:
ʻOku lelei ke ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova,
pea ke hiva fakamālō ki ho huafa, ʻE fungani māʻolunga:
Ke fakahā atu hoʻo ʻaloʻofa ʻi he pongipongi,
mo hoʻo moʻoni ʻi he pō kotoa pē,
He ʻoku hangē ko e kemo ʻoe mata hono houhau;
ʻoku ai ʻae moʻui ʻi heʻene ʻofa:
kapau ʻe ai ha tangi ʻi he pō,
ʻe hoko ʻae fiefia ʻi he pongipongi.
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.
A obra de Deus em nós
Tu me teceste no ventre de minha mãe — maravilhosas são as tuas obras! Cada vida é obra-prima do Criador.
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.
Naʻe ʻikai fufū ʻa hoku sino meiate koe,
ʻi he ngaohi au ʻi he lilo,
mo teuteu lelei au ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻulalo ʻoe fonua.
Naʻe ʻafio ho fofonga ki hoku sino ʻoku teʻeki ai fakaʻosi;
pea naʻe tohi ʻi hoʻo tohi hoku ngaahi kupuʻi sino kotoa pē,
ʻaia naʻe fakatupu fakaholo,
ʻi he teʻeki ai ha kupu ʻe taha.
ʻE ʻOtua, hono ʻikai mahuʻinga ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fakakaukau kiate au!
ʻOku fēfē nai hono lahi ʻo ia!
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.
Naʻe ʻikai fufū ʻa hoku sino meiate koe,
ʻi he ngaohi au ʻi he lilo,
mo teuteu lelei au ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻulalo ʻoe fonua.
Naʻe ʻafio ho fofonga ki hoku sino ʻoku teʻeki ai fakaʻosi;
pea naʻe tohi ʻi hoʻo tohi hoku ngaahi kupuʻi sino kotoa pē,
ʻaia naʻe fakatupu fakaholo,
ʻi he teʻeki ai ha kupu ʻe taha.
Kuo ke poupou au talu ʻeku māvae mei he manāva: ko koe ia naʻe toʻo au mei he fatu ʻo ʻeku faʻē:
te u fakafetaʻi maʻuaipē kiate koe.
Naʻe lī au kiate koe mei he manāva:
ko hoku ʻOtua Koe talu ʻeku haʻu mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Ka ko koe ia naʻe toʻo au mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē:
naʻa ke fakaʻamanakiʻi au ʻi heʻeku kei ʻi he huhu ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
Naʻe lī au kiate koe mei he manāva:
ko hoku ʻOtua Koe talu ʻeku haʻu mei he manāva ʻo ʻeku faʻē.
ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi maʻuaipē ki hoku ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kuo foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻia Sisu Kalaisi;
Oração de bênção
O Senhor te abençoe e te guarde. Tu és toda formosa e em ti não há defeito. Deus cuida de cada detalhe da tua vida.
‘Ke fakamonūʻia ko e ʻe Sihova, ʻo tauhi koe:
Ke tuku ʻe Sihova ke ulo hono fofonga kiate koe,
ʻo ne ʻaloʻofa kiate koe:
Ke hiki hake ʻe Sihova ʻa hono fofonga kiate koe,
ʻo tuku ʻae fiemālie kiate koe.’
ʻE hoku ʻofaʻanga, ʻoku ke hoihoifua haohaoa;
ʻoku ʻikai ha mele ʻiate koe.
Ko hono kofu ko e mālohi mo e ongoongolelei;
pea ʻe fiefia ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kimui.
ʻOku matoʻo hono ngutu ʻi he poto;
pea ʻoku ʻi hono ʻelelo ʻae fono ʻoe ʻofa.
Ko e meʻa kākā ʻae matamatalelei, pea ko e vaʻinga ʻae hoihoifua:
ka ko e fefine ʻoku manavahē kia Sihova ʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi ia.
Ko e ʻuluhinā ko e tatā ia ʻoe ongoongolelei,
ʻo ʻilo ia ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua ʻi heʻeku manatu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu,
Sabedoria e alegria
Ensina-nos a contar os nossos dias. Deus encheu nosso cálice de alegria e o seu caminho mostra-se vida em plenitude.
Ke pehē hoʻo akonakiʻi ʻakimautolu ke mau lau homau ngaahi ʻaho,
koeʻuhi ke mau fakatokangaʻi homau loto ki he poto.
"ʻE Sihova, ke ke fakaʻilo kiate au hoku ngataʻanga,
mo hono fuofua ʻo hoku ngaahi ʻaho, pe ko e hā ia;
koeʻuhi ke u ʻilo ki hono lahi ʻo ʻeku vaivai."
Vakai, kuo ke ngaohi hoku ngaahi ʻaho ke tatau mo e ʻaofinima pe taha;
pea ko ʻeku moʻui ʻoku hangē ko e meʻa noa pē ʻi ho ʻao:
ko e moʻoni ko e tangata kotoa pē ʻi heʻene tuʻumaʻu ko e mātuʻaki vaʻinga ia. Sila.
Te ke fakahā kiate au ʻae hala ʻoe moʻui:
ʻoku fonu ʻae fiefia ʻi ho ʻao;
ʻoku ʻi ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻae ngaahi fiemālie ʻo taʻengata.
Kuo ke ʻai ki hoku loto ʻae fiefia lahi hake ʻi he fiefia
ʻi he kuonga naʻe tupu ʻo lahi ai ʻenau uite mo e uaine.
Ko e meʻa ʻe taha kuo u kole kia Sihova, ʻaia te u kumi ki ai;
koeʻuhi ke u nofomaʻu ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku moʻui,
ke mamata ki he lelei ʻo Sihova, mo fehuʻi ʻi hono faletapu.
Ko e moʻoni ʻe muimui ʻiate au ʻae lelei mo e ʻaloʻofa ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku moʻui:
pea te u nofo ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻo lauikuonga.
Ke monūʻia pē ʻa Sihova ko hoku makatuʻu,
ʻaia ʻoku ne ako ki hoku nima ketau,
mo hoku louhiʻi nima ke tau:
Ko hoku leleiʻanga, mo ʻeku kolo:
mo hoku fale māʻolunga, mo hoku fakamoʻui;
ko hoku fakaū, pea ko ia ʻoku ou falala ki ai;
ʻoku ne fakamoʻulaloaʻi hoku kakai kiate au.
Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku fakamoʻui ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene pani;
te ne ongoʻi ia mei hono potu toputapu māʻoniʻoni ʻaki ʻae mālohi fakamoʻui ʻo hono nima toʻomataʻu.
ʻOku falala ʻae niʻihi ki he ngaahi saliote, mo e niʻihi ki he fanga hoosi:
ka te tau manatuʻi ʻae huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua.
Kuo lī ki lalo ʻo tō ʻakinautolu:
ka kuo tau tuʻuhake, ʻo tuʻu ki ʻolunga.
"Ko au ko Sihova ʻoku ou tauhi ia: te u fakaviviku ia ʻi he kuonga kotoa pē: telia naʻa maumauʻi ia ʻe ha taha, te u tauhi ia ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō.
Proteção e fidelidade
O Senhor pelejará por vós. Fiel é o Senhor que vos guarda — Ele te protege de todo mal o tempo todo.
He ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu mo kimoutolu, ke tauʻi homou ngaahi fili maʻamoutolu, ke fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu.’
Ka ʻoku moʻoni ʻae ʻEiki, ʻaia te ne fakatuʻumaʻu pea fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu mei he kovi.
Pea ko eni, fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne foaki ke mau faʻa ikuna ʻia Kalaisi, pea ʻoku ne fofola atu ʻae ngangatu ʻo ʻene ʻilo ʻiate kimautolu ʻi he potu kotoa pē.
Kuo u tau ʻae tau lelei, kuo u lavaʻi ʻae fakapuepue, kuo u tauhi maʻu ʻae tui:
Pea ʻoku monūʻia ʻaia kuo tui: koeʻuhi ʻe fakamoʻoni ʻae ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻaia naʻe fakahā kiate ia mei he ʻEiki."