Meditação
A meditação na Palavra de Deus é prática espiritual essencial. Diferente da meditação oriental, a meditação bíblica é reflexão profunda sobre as Escrituras — ruminar a Palavra dia e noite.
Meditar na Palavra dia e noite
Bem-aventurado o homem que medita na lei do Senhor de dia e de noite. Ele é como árvore plantada junto a ribeiros de águas.
Iitatuwaa zoriyaan beennawe,
woy nagaranchchatuwaa ogiyaan ek’k’ennawe,
k’iliic’iyaawanttu shiik’uwaan uttennawe,
hewe anjjetteedawaa.
Shin Med’inaa Godaa higgiyan I nashettee;
Aa higgiyaa gallassinne k’amma k’oppee.
Ha Wogaa Mas’aafay ne doonaappe shaakettoppo; an s’aafetteeddawaa ubbaa minisaade naaganaw, gallassinne k’amma Aa k’oppa. Yaatooppe, new ubbabaykka injjetananne giigana.
Taani ne higgiyaa waata dosayttaa!
Gallassaa kumentsaa taani k’oppiyaawe Aa.
Ne azazotuu ubbaa wodekka taananna de’iyaa diraw,
unttunttu taana ta morkkatuwaappe aad’d’eeda eranchcha kessiino.
Taani neeni odeeddawaa k’oppiyaa diraw,
taana tamaarisseedda ubbaappekka aad’d’eeda akeekay taw de’ee.
Taani ne wogaw azazettiyaa diraw,
c’imatuwaappe aatsaade akeekay.
Ne wogatuwaa zaara zaaraadde k’oppaynne
ne ogiyaa loytsa akeekay.
Taani ne awaayuwaan nashetay;
ne k’aalaakka taani dogikke.
Gaameel
Taani dosiyaa ne azazotuwaan nashettay
Taani siik’iyaa ne azazotuwaa bonchchay;
ne awaayuwaakka zaara zaaraadde k’oppana.
Zaw
S’alk’k’ii dolenna guuran denddaade,
«Taana maadda» gaade new waassay.
Neeni taw geedda k’aalan hidootaa ootsay.
Ne k’aalaabaa zaara zaaraadde k’oppanaw,
k’amma utta ak’ay.
Frutos da meditação
A meditação produz entendimento, alegria e adoração. Quem medita na Palavra encontra direção, paz e renovação espiritual.
Abeet Med’inaa Godaw, ta wogga zaallaw,
taana wozeeddawoo,
Ta doonaappe kesiyaa k’aalaynne
ta wozanaa k’ofay neena nashechchiyaawaa gido.
Ta wozanaa k’ofay c’iimma;
ta doonay aad’d’eeda eratetsaa haasayee.
Med’inaa Godaw, ne oosotuwaa taani k’oppana.
Ee; neeni beni wode,
ootseedda malalissiyaabatuwaa ubbaa taani hassayana.
Ne ootseeddawaa ubbaa,
taani zaara zaaraadde k’oppana;
ne wolk’k’aama oosotuwaa ubbaa taani yuushsha k’oppana.
Taani beni wodetuwaa hassayay;
neeni ootseedda oosuwaa ubbaa zaara zaaraadde k’oppaynne
ne kushii ootseeddawaa akeekay.
Abeet S’oossaw, ne Geeshsha Golliyaa giddon
aggena ne siik’uwaa k’oppeeddo.
Taani ta de’uwaa ubbaan Med’inaa Godaw yes’s’ana;
taani de’eedda laytsaa ubbaan ta S’oossaa sabbana.
Taani Med’inaa Godaan nashettiyaa diraw,
ta k’ofay Aa nashechcho.