Jejum e oração
Jejum e oração são disciplinas espirituais que andam juntas. Jesus jejuou, os apóstolos jejuaram, e a Bíblia ensina que o jejum fortalece a oração e nos aproxima do coração de Deus.
O exemplo de Jesus
Jesus jejuou quarenta dias no deserto antes de iniciar seu ministério. Ele ensinou que certas coisas só acontecem com oração e jejum.
Debele tu wu mone Jiso
Kiyo ki Yuude mo ki ja ki jo Jiso ki gɛɛŋ bɛ wu kwa lɛ debele moŋ wu. Wu gɛɛŋ wù nyu yo wu shee wu too wu chee, wu jii gɛ fiɛɛ gɛ, yi aju le mbaanyɛ. Ajiŋ ayu jɛŋ ja yi yuu wu.
Wu chvuu bo le lɛ, "Le nje mbɛmɛ wene le shige. Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ, bɛŋ nɛ be kɛme mbɛmɛ wù le gɛh njɛ shaŋ yi nsuu, taŋlo bɛŋ du mbegɛ wunɛ le lɛ wu mugɛ fɛnɛ wu gɛɛŋ wu lɛɛŋ fɛge, wu mugɛ, fiɛɛ gɛ ya fi nyu yu fì taŋlo fi ya bɛŋ gɛ. [Geenɛ, gɛ kfuu chi wunɛ nchɛndaa wu debele taŋlo wu bu njɛ muh buune wu shee yuuŋ chi mwɛɛ munjile sɛŋ gɛ.]"
N’yɛyɛ kune mbaŋ mwɛɛ munjile
Sege bɛŋ bane mwɛɛ munjile, keefɛ bɛŋ jîiŋe nɛ yulaa njɛ no bamii ba chiaase ye gee gɛ. Bo kusɛ manshi maboo lɛ segeyu, wu lɛ bamii yɛ̂ne lɛ bo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile. Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ bo le bo kɛmɛ wa maajɛ wuboo. Geenɛ, sege wo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile, wo yefɛ kikwɛɛ kuŋ, wo chugɛ bvushi bwuŋ, wu lɛ keefɛ bamii yɛ̂ne lɛ wo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile gɛ, le yɛde gɛh Chijo wù le nyilɛ le. Le Chijo wù yɛde mwɛɛ mù bamii gee nyilɛ le wu lé wu gê wu mâajɛ wo.
N’yɛyɛ kune mbaŋ mwɛɛ munjile
Sege bɛŋ bane mwɛɛ munjile, keefɛ bɛŋ jîiŋe nɛ yulaa njɛ no bamii ba chiaase ye gee gɛ. Bo kusɛ manshi maboo lɛ segeyu, wu lɛ bamii yɛ̂ne lɛ bo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile. Nsɛŋe bɛŋ nchiɛɛŋ lɛ bo le bo kɛmɛ wa maajɛ wuboo.
Geenɛ, sege wo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile, wo yefɛ kikwɛɛ kuŋ, wo chugɛ bvushi bwuŋ, wu lɛ keefɛ bamii yɛ̂ne lɛ wo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile gɛ, le yɛde gɛh Chijo wù le nyilɛ le. Le Chijo wù yɛde mwɛɛ mù bamii gee nyilɛ le wu lé wu gê wu mâajɛ wo.
Wu nyu yo yi aju le mbaanyɛ, debele mone wu. Wu gɛ̀ bee yo noo wu jii gɛ mwɛɛ gɛ. Aju ayu gɛ̀ fe, jɛŋ mo yi yuu wu.
O jejum nas Escrituras
Ao longo da Bíblia, grandes homens e mulheres de fé jejuaram em momentos decisivos — buscando a Deus com urgência e devoção.
O jejum que Deus escolheu
Isaías revela o jejum que agrada a Deus: soltar as cadeias da injustiça, libertar os oprimidos e repartir o pão com o faminto.
A igreja primitiva
Os apóstolos jejuavam antes de decisões importantes. O jejum acompanhava a consagração de líderes e o envio de missionários.
Gɛ̀ bee bo bane mwɛɛ munjile bo buune Nyo, Kiyo ki Yuude ja ki jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, "Bɛŋ baa Banaba bɛ Sol bɛŋ gɛɛ yeye, bo lɛ̂ne lɛme chì nle ntɛɛŋ bo lɛ bo lɛ̂ne."
Gɛ̀ bee bo bane mwɛɛ munjile bo buune Nyo, Kiyo ki Yuude ja ki jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, "Bɛŋ baa Banaba bɛ Sol bɛŋ gɛɛ yeye, bo lɛ̂ne lɛme chì nle ntɛɛŋ bo lɛ bo lɛ̂ne."
Gɛ̀ bee bo bane mwɛɛ munjile bo buune Nyo, Kiyo ki Yuude ja ki jɛmɛ bo le lɛ, "Bɛŋ baa Banaba bɛ Sol bɛŋ gɛɛ yeye, bo lɛ̂ne lɛme chì nle ntɛɛŋ bo lɛ bo lɛ̂ne." Bo yu noo, bo ka bo bane gɛh mwɛɛ munjile bo buune, bo gɛ̀ ja bo gɛɛ chiaaŋ yi bo le, bo mo bo chiiŋsɛ bo, bo tu bo gɛɛne.
Bo yu noo, bo ka bo bane gɛh mwɛɛ munjile bo buune, bo gɛ̀ ja bo gɛɛ chiaaŋ yi bo le, bo mo bo chiiŋsɛ bo, bo tu bo gɛɛne.
Bo yu noo, bo ka bo bane gɛh mwɛɛ munjile bo buune, bo gɛ̀ ja bo gɛɛ chiaaŋ yi bo le, bo mo bo chiiŋsɛ bo, bo tu bo gɛɛne.
Bo tu bo baayi bachiji bintaashɛ bi bamii ba mbɛmɛ, bo gɛɛde bintaashɛ bi bamii ba mbɛmɛ le bichii. No bo gɛ̀ gɛɛde noo bo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile bo buune bo mo bo nya bo chiaaŋ yi Tada Jiso wù bo bɛmɛ wu le.
Praticando o jejum
Quando jejuares, unge a cabeça e lava o rosto. O jejum é entre você e Deus — não para impressionar os homens, mas para buscar ao Senhor.
Wu tu wù nyu gɛh wa fie kwɛŋkfu, wu shee yeh yi kintanyɛ le wu yuuse Nyo antaŋ bɛ fɛnshe, wu banɛ mwɛɛ munjile, wu buune. Biluŋ bie gɛ̀ bee wa mbanyaaŋ ncho binɛh (84).
Bo biih Jiso kune mbaŋ mwɛɛ munjile
Bo gɛ̀ ja bo ghaayi Jiso lɛ, "Booŋ ba ŋgoo ba Joŋ ja bo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile bo buune lɛfolɛfo, nyu gɛh no ba Bafalashii gee, geenɛ buŋ booŋ jii lo fiboo bo ka muu mwɛɛ."
Jiso ma jɛ bo le lɛ, "Taŋlo muh tɛɛŋ bamii fɛ bvuguu le bo to bo banɛ mwɛɛ munjile chiji bvuguu nyu bɛ bo? Geenɛ, kife lé ki tô ki kôjɛ ki ba lé ba fî chiji bvuguu wuyu, a bo le, le a bvu wu bo lé bo kɛ̂ bo bânɛ mwɛɛ munjile kife kɛɛ le."
Jiso bɛ booŋ be ba ŋgoo gɛ̀ gɛɛŋ bo lee yeh, bo biih wu le ajiŋ ajiŋ lɛ, "Le nje la wù bee be moŋ sɛŋ ki be bvusɛ nchɛndaa wu debele wɛɛ?" Wu chvuu bo le lɛ, "Fiɛɛ fì taŋlo fi bvusɛ kfuu chi wunɛ nchɛndaa le gɛh buunɛ maa. Gɛ taŋlo fiɛɛ fimi yeye bvusɛ gɛ."
Wu chvuu bo le lɛ, "Fiɛɛ fì taŋlo fi bvusɛ kfuu chi wunɛ nchɛndaa le gɛh buunɛ maa. Gɛ taŋlo fiɛɛ fimi yeye bvusɛ gɛ."
Nle nlɛŋ wa baaŋ, mbunyɛ. Nle nche wa wesee nlefe gɛ. Nle nche wa jɛŋ mo ki ŋkɛmɛ joo yi mɛ mu sɛŋ. Nle nche wa kiŋgane ki duude le ŋkɛme gɛ fiɛɛ fijile gɛ, nche fii le ŋkɛme gɛ nju yi njii gɛ.