Casa de Deus
A casa de Deus é lugar de adoração, refúgio e encontro com o Sagrado. A Bíblia exalta o tabernáculo, o templo e a igreja como morada do Altíssimo entre seu povo.
A presença de Deus
Quão amáveis são os teus tabernáculos! Uma coisa pedi ao Senhor: habitar na casa do Senhor todos os dias da minha vida.
He ʻoku lelei lahi hake ʻae ʻaho pe taha ʻi ho ngaahi loto ʻā,
ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha afe.
ʻOku ou fili muʻa ke u nofo ko e leʻo matapā ʻi he fale ʻo hoku ʻOtua,
ʻi heʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi nofoʻanga ʻoe kovi.
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.
ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku ke fili,
mo ke fakaofi ia kiate koe,
koeʻuhi ke ne nofo ʻi ho lotoʻā:
temau fiemālie ʻi he lelei ʻo ho fale,
ʻio, ʻo ho faletapu māʻoniʻoni.
Naʻaku fiefia ʻi heʻenau pehē mai kiate au,
"Ke tau ō ki he fale ʻo Sihova."
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.
Ka ʻoku ou tatau mo e ʻolive laumaʻuiʻui ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua:
ʻoku ou falala ki he ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata.
He kuo u ʻosiʻosiloto ʻi he fai feinga ki ho fale;
pea ko e ngaahi manuki ʻanautolu naʻe manukiʻi koe kuo tō kiate au.
O templo
Minha casa será chamada casa de oração. O zelo da tua casa me consumiu. O verdadeiro templo é o corpo do cristão.
Pea hū ʻa Sisu ki he falelotu lahi ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo kapusi kituʻa ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fefakatauʻaki ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻo ne fulihi ʻae ngaahi palepale ʻoe kau fetongi paʻanga, mo e nofoʻa ʻonautolu naʻe fakatau lupe, ʻo ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, "Kuo tohi, ‘ʻE ui hoku fale ko e falelotu;’ ka kuo mou ngaohi ia ko e ʻana ʻoe kau kaihaʻa."
Pea kuo ofi ʻa e kātoanga ʻoe Lakaatu ʻoe kakai Siu, pea ʻalu hake ʻa Sisu ki Selūsalema, ʻO ne ʻilo ʻi he falelotu lahi ʻae kau fakatau fanga pulu mo e sipi mo e lupe, pea mo e nofo ʻi ai ʻae kau fetongi paʻanga. Pea naʻa ne ngaohi ha meʻa tā ʻaki ʻae afo tuʻo iiki, ʻo ne kapusi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē mei he falelotu lahi, mo e fanga sipi, mo e fanga pulu; ʻo ne lilingi ʻae ngaahi paʻanga ʻae kau fetongi, pea fulihi ʻae ngaahi palepale; Mo ne pehē kiate kinautolu naʻe fakatau lupe, "ʻAve ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻi heni: ʻoua ʻe ngaohi ʻae fale ʻo ʻeku Tamai ko e fale fakatau." Pea naʻe manatu ai ʻene kau ākonga kuo tohi, "Kuo u ʻosiʻosiloto ʻi he fai feinga ki ho fale."
Ko e hā? ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko homou sino ko e fale tapu ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻaia ʻoku mou maʻu mei he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻakimoutolu?
Kae ʻilonga ʻeku tuai atu, pea ke ʻilo ʻaia ʻoku totonu ke ke fai ʻe koe ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia ko e siasi ʻoe ʻOtua moʻui, ko hono pou mo e tuʻunga ʻoe moʻoni.
Ka ko Kalaisi ko e ʻAlo ia ʻi hono fale ʻoʻona; pea ko hono fale ʻakitautolu, ʻo kapau te tau kuku maʻu ʻae tui mo e fiefia ʻoe ʻamanaki lelei ʻo aʻu ki he ikuʻanga.
"Naʻe ʻi heʻetau ngaahi tamai ʻae fale fehikitaki ʻoe fakamoʻoni ʻi he toafa, ʻo hangē ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻo ia naʻe folofola kia Mōsese, ke ne ngaohi ia ʻo fakatatau ki he fakatātā kuo ne mamata ki ai. ʻAia naʻe ʻomi ʻe heʻetau ngaahi tamai mo Siosiua ki he fonua ʻoe kakai Senitaile, ʻakinautolu naʻe kapusi ʻe he ʻOtua mei he ʻao ʻo ʻetau ngaahi tamai, ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tevita, ʻAia naʻe ʻofeina ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ne holi ke ne ʻilo ha nofoʻanga mo e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope. Ka naʻe langa ʻe Solomone ʻae fale moʻona. "Ka ʻoku ʻikai nofo ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi fale kuo ngaohi ʻaki ʻae nima; ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻae palōfita, ‘ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, Ko hoku nofoʻa ʻae langi, pea ko hoku tuʻungavaʻe ʻa māmani: ko e hā ʻae fale te mou langa moʻoku? pea ko e hā hoku mālōlōʻanga? ʻIkai naʻe ngaohi ʻe hoku nima ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē?’
ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,
"Ko hoku ʻafioʻanga ʻae langi, pea ko hoku tuʻuʻanga vaʻe ʻa māmani:
kofaʻā ia ʻae fale ʻoku mou langa kiate au?
Pea kofaʻā ia ʻae potu ʻo ʻeku mālōlō?
He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, "Ko e ngaahi meʻa na kotoa pē naʻe ngaohi ʻe hoku nima,
pea kuo ʻi ai pe ʻae ngaahi meʻa ko ia:
ka te u vakai ki he tangata ni,
ʻio, kiate ia ʻoku masiva pea ʻoku loto fakatomala moʻoni,
pea ʻoku tetetete ʻi heʻeku folofola.
Pea ʻā hake ʻa Sēkope mei heʻene mohe, pea pehē ʻe ia, "Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻi heni ʻa Sihova; pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ia." Pea naʻe manavahē ia, ʻo ne pehē, "ʻOku fakamanavahē ʻae potu ni! ʻOku ʻikai ko ha potu kehe eni, ka ko e fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko eni ʻae matapā ʻoe langi."