Esperar no Senhor
Esperar no Senhor é ato de fé e confiança. A Bíblia promete que os que esperam em Deus renovam as forças, recebem direção e experimentam a fidelidade divina no tempo certo.
Renovar as forças
Os que esperam no Senhor renovam as forças. Sobem como águias, correm e não se cansam, caminham e não se fatigam.
Ka ko kinautolu ʻoku tatali kia Sihova ʻe fakafoʻou honau mālohi;
te nau puna hake ʻaki ʻae kapakau ʻo hangē ko e fanga ʻikale;
te nau lele ka e ʻikai vaivai;
pea te nau ʻeveʻeva, kā ʻe ʻikai pongia."
Pea ko ia ʻe tatali ai ʻa Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻaloʻofa kiate kimoutolu, pea ko ia ʻe fakahikihikiʻi ia, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻaloʻofa kiate kimoutolu: he ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ia ʻoe fakamaau: ʻoku monūʻia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku tatali kiate ia.
ʻAmanaki lelei kia Sihova:
pea ke lototoʻa, pea te ne fakamālohi ho loto:
ʻoku ou pehē, ʻamanaki lelei kia Sihova.
Ka ne ʻikai te u tui ke u mamata
ki he finangalo ʻofa ʻo Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui, pehē kuo u ilifia.
ʻAmanaki lelei kia Sihova:
pea ke lototoʻa, pea te ne fakamālohi ho loto:
ʻoku ou pehē, ʻamanaki lelei kia Sihova.
Ko ʻeku maama mo hoku fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova;
te u manavahē kia hai?
Ko e mālohi ʻo ʻeku moʻui ʻa Sihova;
pea te u manavahē kia hai?
ʻI he haʻu kiate au ʻae kau angahala, ko hoku ngaahi fili mo e kau fakamamahi kiate au,
ke kai ʻo ʻosi hoku kakano, naʻa nau tūkia ʻo hinga.
Kapau ʻe fakataha ʻae kautau ke tauʻi au,
ʻe ʻikai manavahē hoku loto;
neongo ʻae tuʻu mai ʻae tau kiate au,
te u falala pe ʻi he meʻa ni.
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.
He te ne fufū au ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi ʻi hono ʻafioʻanga:
te ne fufū au ʻi he potu lilo ʻo hono fale fehikitaki;
te ne fokotuʻu au ki he funga maka.
Pea ko eni, ʻe hiki ke māʻolunga hake hoku ʻulu ki hoku ngaahi fili ʻoku takatakai au:
ko ia te u ʻohake ʻi hono fale fehikitaki ʻae ngaahi feilaulau ʻae fiefia;
te u hiva, ʻio, te u hiva ʻaki ʻae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova.
Ke ke ongoʻi, ʻE Sihova, ʻo kau ka tangi ʻaki hoku leʻo:
ke ke ʻaloʻofa mai foki kiate au, ʻo talia au.
ʻI hoʻo folofola pehē, "Mou kumi ki hoku fofonga;
naʻe pehē leva ʻe hoku loto kiate koe, Ko ho fofonga, ʻE Sihova, te u kumi."
ʻOua naʻa ke fufū ho fofonga ʻiate au;
ʻoua naʻa ke tukuange hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻi ho houhau:
naʻa ke tokoni au;
ʻoua naʻa ke tuku au,
pe siʻaki au, ʻE ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku moʻui.
ʻOka liʻaki au ʻe heʻeku tamai mo ʻeku faʻē,
ʻe toʻo hake au ʻe Sihova.
ʻAko kiate au ho hala, ʻE Sihova, mo tataki au ʻi he hala ʻilongofua, koeʻuhi ko hoku ngaahi fili.
ʻOua naʻa ke tukuange au ki he loto ʻo hoku ngaahi fili:
he kuo tuʻu hake ʻo angatuʻu kiate au ʻae kau fakamoʻoni loi,
mo ia ʻoku mānava ʻaki ʻae fai kovi.
Ka ne ʻikai te u tui ke u mamata
ki he finangalo ʻofa ʻo Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui, pehē kuo u ilifia.
ʻAmanaki lelei kia Sihova:
pea ke lototoʻa, pea te ne fakamālohi ho loto:
ʻoku ou pehē, ʻamanaki lelei kia Sihova.
Espera paciente
Esperei com paciência no Senhor e Ele se inclinou para mim. Confie nele e descanse — Ele agirá no tempo certo.
Naʻa ku tatali faʻa kātaki pe kia Sihova;
pea ne tokanga kiate au, ʻone ongoʻi ʻeku tangi.
Pea naʻa ne toʻo hake au mei he luo fakailifia,
mei he ʻumea pelepela,
ʻo ne fokotuʻu hoku vaʻe ki he maka,
ʻo fakamaʻu hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
Pea kuo ne ʻai ʻae hiva foʻou ki hoku ngutu, ʻio, ʻae fakafetaʻi ki hotau ʻOtua:
ʻe mamata ki ai ʻae tokolahi, pea manavahē, pea tenau falala kia Sihova.
ʻOku monūʻia ʻae tangata ko ia ʻoku falala kia Sihova,
pea ʻikai tokanga ia ki he kakai laukau, mo kinautolu ʻoku afe ki he loi.
ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, ʻoku lahi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ʻaia kuo ke fai,
mo ho finangalo lelei kiate kimautolu:
ʻe ʻikai faʻa lau fakaholo ia kiate koe:
kapau te u fie fakahā ʻo lea ki ai, ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ia, ʻe ʻikai faʻa laua.
Ko e feilaulau mo e meʻa foaki naʻe ʻikai te ke finangalo ki ai;
ka ko hoku telinga kuo ke fakaava:
ko e feilaulau tutu mo e feilaulau koeʻuhi ko e angahala naʻe ʻikai te ke fekau.
Pea naʻaku toki pehē, "Vakai, ʻoku ou haʻu:
kuo tohi ʻi he tohi tākai ʻiate au,
ʻE hoku ʻOtua, ʻoku ou fiefia ke fai ho finangalo:
ʻio, ʻoku ʻi hoku loto hoʻo fono."
Naʻaku malangaʻaki ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi he fakataha lahi:
vakai, naʻe ʻikai te u taʻofi hoku loungutu, ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke ʻiloʻi.
Naʻe ʻikai te u fakafufū hoʻo māʻoniʻoni ʻi hoku loto;
naʻaku fakahā hoʻo angatonu mo hoʻo fakamoʻui:
naʻe ʻikai te u fakalilolilo ʻa hoʻo ʻaloʻofa mo hoʻo moʻoni mei he fakataha lahi.
ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke taʻofi hoʻo ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua ʻiate au:
tuku ke tauhi maʻuaipē au ʻe hoʻo ʻaloʻofa mo hoʻo moʻoni.
He kuo kāpui au ʻe he ngaahi kovi taʻefaʻalaua:
kuo puke au ʻe heʻeku ngaahi hia, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai te u faʻa hanga hake;
ʻoku lahi hake ia ʻi he ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulu ʻo hoku ʻulu:
ko ia kuo liʻaki au ʻe hoku loto.
ʻE Sihova, ke ke finangalo lelei ke fakamoʻui au:
ʻE Sihova, ke ke fai vave ke tokoniʻi au.
Tuku ke mā mo puputuʻu fakataha ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nau kumi hoku laumālie ke fakaʻauha ia;
tuku ke fakafoki kimui mo mā ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau holi ke u kovi.
ʻOku tatali hotau laumālie kia Sihova:
ko hotau tokoni ia mo hotau fakaū.
Koeʻuhi ʻe fiefia hotau loto ʻiate ia,
he ʻoku tau falala ki hono huafa māʻoniʻoni.
ʻE Sihova, ke ʻiate kimautolu ʻa hoʻo ʻaloʻofa,
ʻo hangē ko ʻemau ʻamanaki lelei kiate koe.
ʻOku ou tatali kia Sihova,
ʻoku tatali ʻa hoku laumālie,
pea ʻoku ou ʻamanaki lelei ki heʻene folofola.
ʻOku tatali ʻa hoku laumālie kia Sihova ʻo lahi hake ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku nau leʻo ki he pongipongi:
ʻoku ou pehē, ʻo lahi hake ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku nau leʻo ki he pongipongi.
ʻE hoku laumālie, ke ke tatali pe ki he ʻOtua;
he ʻoku meiate ia ʻeku ʻamanaki lelei.
Tatali kia Sihova, pea tauhi hono hala,
pea te ne hakeakiʻi koe ke maʻu ʻae fonua:
pea ka ʻosi hono motuhi ʻae kakai angakovi, te ke mamata ki ai.
Confiança e perseverança
Confie no Senhor de todo o coração. Sede pacientes na tribulação — o Senhor é fiel e cumprirá todas as suas promessas.
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.
Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata ai, ka ʻoku tau vikiviki ʻi he ngaahi mamahi foki: ʻi heʻetau ʻilo ʻoku tupu mei he mamahi ʻae faʻa kātaki; Pea mei he faʻa kātaki, ʻae ʻilo; pea mei he ʻilo, ʻae ʻamanaki lelei:
Pea ke fakamālohi ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae mafai kotoa pē, ʻo fakatatau mo ʻene mālohi lahi ʻaupito, ki he faʻa kātaki kotoa pē mo e kātaki fuoloa ʻi he fiefia;
Ko ia, ʻe kāinga, ke mou faʻa kātaki, aʻu ki he hāʻele mai ʻoe ʻEiki. Vakai, ʻoku tatali ʻae tangata tauhi ngoue ki he fua lelei ʻoe kelekele, pea ʻoku tatali fuoloa ia ki ai, kaeʻoua ke ne maʻu ʻae ʻuha muʻa mo e ʻuha mui. Ke faʻa kātaki foki ʻakimoutolu; ke fakamālohi homou loto: he ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ofi ʻae hāʻele mai ʻoe ʻEiki.
Vakai, ʻoku tau lau ʻoku monūʻia ʻakinautolu ʻoku faʻa kātaki. Kuo mou fanongo ki he faʻa kātaki ʻa Siope, pea kuo mou mamata ki hono ngataʻanga mei he ʻEiki; he ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻaupito ʻae ʻEiki, pea manavaʻofa ongongofua.
Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomou fakamaʻa homou laumālie, ʻi he Laumālie, ʻi hoʻomou talangofua ki he moʻoni, ki he ʻofa taʻeloi ʻoe kāinga, ke mou feʻofaʻaki ʻaki ʻae loto maʻa mo fakamātoato: He kuo mou fanauʻi foʻou, kae ʻikai ʻaki ʻae tenga ʻe ʻauha, ka ko ia ʻe taʻefaʻaʻauha, ko e folofola ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku moʻui pea tolonga ʻo taʻengata. "He ʻoku hangē ko e mohuku ʻae kakano kotoa pē, pea ko e nāunau kotoa pē ʻoe tangata ʻoku tatau mo e fisiʻi mohuku. ʻOku mae ʻae mohuku, pea ko hono fisi ʻoʻona ʻoku ngangana: Ka ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki." Pea ko e folofola eni ʻaia ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻi he ongoongolelei kiate kimoutolu.
ʻOku ʻikai fakatuotuai ʻe he ʻEiki ki heʻene talaʻofa, ʻo hangē ko e lau ʻae niʻihi ko e tuotuai; ka ʻoku kātaki fuoloa kiate kitautolu, ʻo ʻikai finangalo ke ʻauha ha tokotaha, ka koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo fakatomala kotoa pē.
"Pea ʻe toki tatau ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe langi mo e kau tāupoʻou ʻe toko hongofulu, naʻa nau toʻo ʻenau ngaahi tūhulu, ʻo ʻalu atu ke fakafetaulaki ki he tangata taʻane. Naʻe poto honau toko nima, kae vale ʻae toko nima. Ko kinautolu naʻe vale naʻe ʻave ʻenau tūhulu, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻave mo haʻanau lolo: Ka naʻe ʻave ʻe he poto ʻae lolo ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ipu, pea mo ʻenau tūhulu Pea ʻi he tuai mai ʻae tangata taʻane, naʻa nau tulemohe kotoa pē ʻo mohe. "Pea tuʻuapō mālie mo ʻene pa mai ʻae kalanga, ‘Vakai, ʻoku haʻu ʻae tangata taʻane; mou ʻalu atu ʻo fakafetaulaki kiate ia.’ Pea toki tuʻu hake ʻae kau tāupoʻou kotoa pē ko ia, ʻo teuteu ʻenau tūhulu. Pea lea ʻae vale ki he poto, ‘Foaki mai maʻamautolu ʻi hoʻomou lolo; he ʻoku tei mate ʻemau tūhulu’ Ka naʻe lea ʻae poto, ʻo pehēange, ‘Ka koeʻuhi naʻa siʻi ia kiate kimautolu mo kimoutolu: ka mou ʻalu kiate kinautolu ʻoku fakatau, ʻo fakatau maʻamoutolu.’ Pea lolotonga ʻenau ʻalu ke fakatau, mo ʻene haʻu ʻae tangata taʻane, pea ko kinautolu naʻe teuteu naʻe hū mo ia ki he taʻane: pea tāpuni ʻae matapā. "Hili ia, mo ʻene haʻu foki ʻae kau tāupoʻou naʻe ʻalu, ʻonau pehē, ‘ʻEiki, ʻEiki, toʻo kiate kimautolu.’ Ka naʻe lea ia, ʻo pehēange, ‘ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloa ʻakimoutolu.’ "Ko ia mou leʻo, he ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo ʻae ʻaho pe ʻae feituʻulaʻā ʻe haʻu ai ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata.