Ouvir a voz de Deus
Ouvir a voz de Deus é o privilégio supremo do cristão. Ele fala por sua Palavra, pelo Espírito e em circunstâncias — e as ovelhas reconhecem a voz do bom Pastor.
As ovelhas ouvem a voz do Pastor
Jesus disse: minhas ovelhas ouvem minha voz, eu as conheço e elas me seguem. A relação com Deus é íntima e pessoal.
ʻOku fanongo ʻeku fanga sipi ki hoku leʻo, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku tala kiate kimoutolu: pea ʻoku ou ʻiloa ʻakinautolu, pea ʻoku nau muimui ʻiate au:
Kuo tohi ʻi he kau palōfita, ‘Pea ʻe akonekina ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻi he ʻOtua.’ Ko ia ko e tangata kotoa pē kuo fanongo, pea kuo akonekina ʻi he Tamai, ʻoku haʻu ia kiate au.
Ko ia ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtua, ʻoku fanongo ia ki he ngaahi folofola ʻae ʻOtua: pea pehē, ʻoku ʻikai te mou fanongo, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he ʻOtua ʻakimoutolu."
"Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻoku fanongo ki heʻeku lea, ʻo tui kiate ia naʻa ne fekau au, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae moʻui taʻengata, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamalaʻia ia; ka kuo hao mei he mate ki he moʻui. Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate kimoutolu, ʻOku haʻu ʻae ʻaho, pea ko eni ia, ʻe fanongo ai ʻae mate ki he leʻo ʻoe ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua; pea ko kinautolu ʻe fanongo te nau moʻui.
Naʻe ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻae Folofola, pea naʻe ʻi he ʻOtua ʻae Folofola, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻae Folofola,
Pea naʻe hoko ʻae Folofola ko e kakano, pea nofo ia ʻiate kitautolu, (pea naʻa mau mamata ki hono nāunau, ko e nāunau ʻoe tokotaha naʻe tupu mei he Tamai,) ʻoku fonu ʻi he ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.
Deus fala pela Palavra
Toda Escritura é inspirada por Deus. A Bíblia é a voz confiável de Deus registrada para nos guiar em toda verdade.
ʻOku foaki mai ʻae Tohitapu kotoa pē ʻi he fakamānava ʻae ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻaonga ia ki he akonaki, mo e valoki, mo e fakatonutonu, mo e fakapoto ki he māʻoniʻoni: Koeʻuhi ke haohaoa ʻae tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, pea kakato hono teuteu ki he ngaahi ngaue lelei kotoa pē.
ʻO tomuʻa ʻilo ʻa eni, ʻoku ʻikai ha kikite ʻi he tohitapu ʻoku tupu meiate ia pe ʻa hono ʻuhinga. He ko e kikite ʻi muʻa naʻe ʻikai tupu mei he faʻiteliha ʻae tangata: ka naʻe lea ʻae kau tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi hono ueʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.
Ko ia, ʻoku mei he fanongo ʻae tui, mo e fanongo mei he folofola ʻae ʻOtua.
"Ko ia ʻoku ne fanongo ki heʻeku tala ni, pea fai ki ai, te u fakatatau ia ki he tangata poto, naʻe langa hono fale ʻi he funga maka: Pea tō ʻae ʻuha, pea ʻoho mai ʻae vai, pea hoko mo e havili, ʻo tō ki he fale ko ia; ka naʻe ʻikai holo ia: he naʻe langa ia ʻi he funga maka.
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe ia, "ʻIo, ka ʻoku monūʻia lahi hake ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau fanongo ki he folofola ʻae ʻOtua, pea fai ki ai."
Buscar e ouvir
Deus promete: 'Clama a mim, e te responderei.' Quando buscamos sinceramente sua voz, encontramos direção e revelação.
‘Ui kiate au, pea te u talia koe, pea te u fakahā kiate koe ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi, mo e ngaahi meʻa fufū, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te ke ʻiloʻi.’
Pea ka ke ka afe ki he toʻomataʻu, pea ʻi hoʻo afe ki he toʻohema, ʻe fanongo ʻe ho telinga ki ha lea mei ho tuʻa, ʻo pehē, "Ko eni ʻae hala, ke ke ʻalu ʻi ai."
Pea naʻa mou pehē, Vakai, kuo fakahā kiate kimautolu ʻe Sihova ko homau ʻOtua hono nāunau mo hono lahi, pea kuo mau ongoʻi hono leʻo mei he loto afi: kuo mau mamata he ʻaho ni ʻoku alea ʻae ʻOtua mo e tangata, pea ʻoku moʻui ia.
Ko e leʻo ʻo Sihova ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi vai:
ʻoku mana ʻe he ʻOtua ʻoe nāunau: ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi vai lahi ʻa Sihova.
Ko e leʻo ʻo Sihova ʻoku fonu ʻi he mālohi;
ʻoku fonu ʻae leʻo ʻo Sihova ʻi he nāunau.
ʻOku fesiʻi ʻe he leʻo ʻo Sihova ʻae ngaahi sita.
ʻio, ʻoku fesiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi sita ʻo Lepanoni.
Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻaki hoku leʻo,
pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au mei hono moʻunga māʻoniʻoni. Sila.