Dependência
A dependência de Deus é o caminho da verdadeira liberdade. Sem Cristo, nada podemos fazer. Mas em Deus encontramos sustento, direção e força para todo desafio.
Sem Ele nada podemos
Sem mim nada podeis fazer. O cristão que se desconecta da videira seca — mas o que permanece dá muito fruto.
"Ko au ko e vaine, ko e ngaahi vaʻa ʻakimoutolu: ko ia ʻoku nofo ʻiate au, mo au ʻiate ia, ko ia ia ʻe fua lahi: ka māvae mo au, ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa fai ha meʻa.
ʻE ʻOtua, ke ke fakamoʻui au: he ʻoku ou falala kiate koe.
Kuo u fokotuʻu maʻuaipē ʻa Sihova ʻi hoku ʻao:
ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ʻi hoku nima toʻomataʻu, ʻe ʻikai ai te u ngaue.
Kapau ʻe ʻikai langa ʻe Sihova ʻae fale,
ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻae ngāue ʻanautolu ʻoku nau langa ia:
kapau ʻe ʻikai tauhi ʻe Sihova ʻae kolo,
ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻae ʻā ʻae tangata leʻo.
He naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻae fonua ʻi he heletā ʻanautolu,
pea naʻe ʻikai fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻe honau nima:
ka ko ho ʻaofi nima, mo ho nima toʻomataʻu, mo e maama ʻo ho fofonga,
koeʻuhi naʻa ke ʻofa kiate kinautolu.
ʻE tau ʻa Sihova maʻamoutolu, pea te mou fakalongo pe."
Depender do Senhor
Confia no Senhor de todo o coração e não te estribes no teu próprio entendimento. Em todos os caminhos o reconhece.
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.
ʻOku fili ʻe he loto ʻoe tangata ki hono hala:
ka ʻoku fakahinohino ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngaahi laka.
ʻOku lahi ʻae filioʻi ʻi he loto ʻoe tangata;
ka e tuʻumaʻu pē ʻae tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova.
Ko e tāpuaki meia Sihova, ʻoku ne fakamaʻumeʻaʻi,
pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomi mo ia ha mamahi.
ʻOku vaivai hoku kakano mo hoku loto:
ka ko e makatuʻu ʻo hoku loto ʻae ʻOtua,
mo hoku ʻinasi ʻo taʻengata.
ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ke ke toe fakatafoki ʻakimautolu,
pea tuku ke ulo mai ho fofonga; pea temau moʻui ai.
Te u hanga hake hoku mata ki he ngaahi moʻunga,
ʻaia ʻoku haʻu mei ai hoku tokoni.
ʻOku haʻu hoku tokoni meia Sihova,
ʻaia ne ne ngaohi ʻae langi mo māmani.
ʻE ʻikai tuku ʻe ia ke hiki ho vaʻe:
ko ia ʻoku ne tauhi koe ʻe ʻikai tulemohe ia.
ʻI heʻeku pehē, "ʻOku hekea hoku vaʻe;"
ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa, ʻE Sihova, naʻe poupou hake au.
Naʻaku ui kia Sihova ʻi he mamahi:
pea naʻe talia au ʻe Sihova, mo ne tuku au ki he potu ʻataʻatā.
Ko hoku tauhi ʻa Sihova;
ʻe ʻikai te u masiva.
ʻOku ne fakatokoto au ʻi he ngaahi ngoue lau maʻuiʻui:
ʻoku ne tataki au ki he veʻe vai ʻoku tafetafemālie.
Contentamento e confiança
Aprendi a viver contente em toda situação. A dependência de Deus nos livra da ansiedade e nos firma na paz.
Ka ʻoku ʻikai te u lea koeʻuhi ko ha masiva: he kuo akonekina au, ke u fiemālie ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē teu ʻi ai.
He ko au ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtua te u puke ho nima toʻomataʻu,
ʻo pehē kiate koe, ‘ʻOua ʻe manavahē;
te u tokoni koe.’
ʻOku ne foaki ʻae mālohi ki he vaivai;
pea kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau mālohi ʻoku ne fakatupu ʻae mālohi.
Ke felototahaʻaki ʻakimoutolu. ʻOua naʻa tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa māʻolunga, kae tataki ʻakimoutolu ki he ngaahi meʻa māʻulalo. Pea ʻoua naʻa mou fiepoto ʻiate kimoutolu.
He ʻoku hangē ʻoku ʻi hotau sino pe taha ʻae ngaahi kupu lahi, ka ʻoku ʻikai fai ʻae ngāue tatau pē ʻe he kupu kotoa pē: ʻOku pehē foki ʻakitautolu, ko e tokolahi, ka ko e sino pe taha ʻia Kalaisi, pea ʻoku tau feʻaongaʻaki fakataha ʻae kupu kotoa pē.
Ko ia ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he kakano, ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa fai ke fiemālie ʻae ʻOtua.
Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa mou tokanga ki he ʻapongipongi: koeʻuhi ʻe tokanga ʻae ʻapongipongi ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoʻona. ʻOku tatau mo e ʻaho ʻa hono kovi.
Ka ko hai au, pea ko hai ʻa hoku kakai, ke pehē ke mau faʻa ʻatu meʻa pehē ni ʻi he fiefie fai? He ʻoku meiate koe ʻae meʻa kotoa pē, pea kuo mau ʻatu pe kiate koe mei he meʻa ʻoku ʻoʻou.