Coração
O coração é o centro do ser humano — sede dos pensamentos, emoções e decisões. A Bíblia ensina a guardar, purificar e render o coração a Deus como oferta viva.
Guardar o coração
Sobre tudo o que se deve guardar, guarda o teu coração, porque dele procedem as fontes da vida e de toda decisão.
Ke ke tauhi fakamātoato ki ho loto;
he ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae ikuʻanga ʻoe moʻui.
Ke ke tauhi fakamātoato ki ho loto;
he ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae ikuʻanga ʻoe moʻui.
Falala kia Sihova ʻaki ho loto kotoa;
pea ʻoua naʻa ke faʻaki ki ho poto ʻoʻou.
Falala kia Sihova ʻaki ho loto kotoa;
pea ʻoua naʻa ke faʻaki ki ho poto ʻoʻou.
Ke ke fakaongoongo kiate ia ʻi ho hala kotoa pē,
pea ʻe fakatonutonu ʻe ia ho ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
ʻE hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa fakangaloʻi ʻa ʻeku fono;
ka ke tauhi ʻe ho loto ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau:
He koeʻuhi ʻe fakalahi ʻaki ia kiate koe ʻae ngaahi ʻaho lōloa,
mo e moʻui fuoloa, pea mo e melino.
Ke ʻoua naʻa mahuʻi ʻiate koe ʻae manavaʻofa mo e moʻoni:
nonoʻo ia ki ho kia;
tohi ia ki he kakano ʻo ho loto:
Ko ia te ke ʻilo ai ʻae lelei,
pea ʻe tāpuekina koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua mo e tangata.
Ko e loto angamalū ko e moʻui ia ʻae kakano:
ka koe meheka koe fakapopo ia ʻoe ngaahi hui.
ʻE maʻu ʻae ngaahi fekau ʻekinautolu ʻoku loto poto:
ka ʻe hinga ʻae vale ʻoku faʻa lau.
Coração puro
Cria em mim um coração puro, ó Deus. Ensina-me a contar meus dias para que tenha um coração sábio.
ʻE ʻOtua, ke ke fakatupu ʻiate au ʻae loto maʻa;
mo ke fakafoʻou ʻiate au ha laumālie tuʻumaʻu.
ʻE ʻOtua, ke ke fakatupu ʻiate au ʻae loto maʻa;
mo ke fakafoʻou ʻiate au ha laumālie tuʻumaʻu.
Ke pehē hoʻo akonakiʻi ʻakimautolu ke mau lau homau ngaahi ʻaho,
koeʻuhi ke mau fakatokangaʻi homau loto ki he poto.
ʻE Sihova, ko hoku mālohi, mo hoku huhuʻi,
tuku ke lelei ʻi ho ʻao,
ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu, mo e fakakaukau ʻa hoku loto.
Ke mou lototoʻa, pea te ne fakamālohi homou loto,
ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻamanaki lelei kia Sihova.
Fakafiemālieʻi foki koe ʻia Sihova;
pea te ne foaki kiate koe ʻae ngaahi holi ʻo ho loto.
Pea foaki kiate koe ʻo hangē ko ho loto,
ʻo fakahoko ʻaia ʻoku ke fakakaukau ki ai.
ʻOku monūʻia ʻakinautolu ʻoku tauhi ʻene ngaahi fakamoʻoni,
pea kumi kiate ia ʻaki honau loto kotoa pē.
Te u fakamālō kiate koe ʻi he angatonu ʻoe loto,
ʻo kau ka ʻilo hoʻo ngaahi fakamaau māʻoniʻoni.
Kuo u kumi kiate koe ʻaki hoku loto kotoa pē:
ʻoua naʻa tuku au ke u hē mei hoʻo ngaahi fekau.
Buscar a Deus de coração
Amarás ao Senhor teu Deus de todo o coração. A busca sincera leva ao encontro; o coração dividido leva à ruína.
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 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.’
He ko e potu ʻoku ʻi ai hoʻomou koloa, pea ʻe ʻi ai foki mo homou loto.
He ʻoku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ia te ne pehē ki he moʻunga ni, Hiki koe, pea lī koe ki he tahi; pea ʻikai fakataʻetaʻetui hono loto, ka ʻoku ne tui ʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ne lea ʻaki, ʻe hoko ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ne lea ki ai.
"ʻOku kākā lahi taha pe ʻae loto ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē,
pea ʻoku fungani kovi:
ko hai te ne faʻa ʻilo ia?
"ʻOku kākā lahi taha pe ʻae loto ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē,
pea ʻoku fungani kovi:
ko hai te ne faʻa ʻilo ia?
Ko au Sihova ʻoku ou vakili ʻae loto,
ʻoku ou hakule ʻae ngaahi mahalo,
ke foaki ki he tangata taki taha ʻo fakatatau mo ʻene ngaahi ʻulungāanga,
pea tatau mo e fua ʻo ʻene faianga."
Pea te mou kumi mo ʻiloʻi au, ʻoka mou ka kumi kiate au ʻaki homou loto 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 te u foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae loto pe taha, pea te u ʻai ha laumālie foʻou kiate kimoutolu; pea te u toʻo atu ʻae loto maka mei honau kakano, pea te u foaki ʻae loto kakanoʻia kiate kinautolu:
Te u foaki foki ha loto foʻou kiate kimoutolu, pea te u ʻai kiate kimoutolu ha laumālie foʻou; te u toʻo ʻo ʻave ʻae loto maka mei homou kakano, pea te u foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻae loto kakanoʻia.
Conhecer o coração
O homem olha para a aparência, mas o Senhor olha para o coração. Deus conhece os segredos mais profundos.
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Samuela, "ʻOua naʻa ke mamata ki hono mata, pea ki he māʻolunga ʻo hono sino; he kuo u liʻaki ia: he ʻoku ʻikai mamata ʻa Sihova ʻo hangē ko e mamata ʻae tangata; he ʻoku sio ʻae tangata ki he anga ʻoku hā ʻituʻa, ka ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae loto."
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Samuela, "ʻOua naʻa ke mamata ki hono mata, pea ki he māʻolunga ʻo hono sino; he kuo u liʻaki ia: he ʻoku ʻikai mamata ʻa Sihova ʻo hangē ko e mamata ʻae tangata; he ʻoku sio ʻae tangata ki he anga ʻoku hā ʻituʻa, ka ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae loto."
Hangē ko e sioʻata ʻae mata ki he mata ʻi he vai,
ʻoku pehē ʻae loto ʻoe tangata ki he tangata.
ʻOku tupu ʻae lelei ʻo hangē ha faitoʻo mei he loto ʻoku fiefia:
ka ʻoku fakamōmoa ʻae hui ʻe he laumālie kuo mafesi.
Tuku kia Sihova hoʻo ngāue kotoa pē,
pea ʻe fokotuʻumaʻu ai hoʻo ngaahi mahalo.
Pea ko honau teunga ke ʻoua naʻa ʻituʻa pe, ʻi he fi ʻoe louʻulu, mo e ai ʻoe koula, mo e ai ʻoe ngaahi kofu; Ka ke teunga ʻae tangata fufū ʻoe loto ʻaki ʻae meʻa taʻeʻauha, ʻaia ko e loto angavaivai mo angamalū, pea ʻoku maʻongoʻonga lahi ʻaupito ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
Ke foaki ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻo hangē ko ia kuo pau hono loto ki ai, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamahi, pe ʻi hono puleʻi: he ʻoku ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ki ha foaki fiefia.
Naʻa mou nofo ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ki he angahala, kae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, ʻi hoʻomou talangofua mei he loto ki he anga ʻoe akonaki naʻe ʻatu kiate kimoutolu.
Koeʻuhi ke ne fokotuʻumaʻu ʻo taʻehalaia homou loto ʻi he māʻoniʻoni, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua, ko ʻetau Tamai, ʻi he hāʻele mai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi mo ʻene kau māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē.
ʻOua naʻa mou fakafefeka homou loto, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he fakahouhau ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻahiʻahi ʻi he toafa: