19ª Semana Tempu Komun: Segunda-feira, loron 11, fulan Agostu, 2025, August 11, 2025

Reflection on the WORD

Maluk sarani sira mak Kristu hadomi,

 

"Liberdade" - Fiar: Nu'udar Maromak nia família, Jesus la presiza selu impostu sira. Maibé, Nia dehan ba nia eskolante sira, "ita sei la sai kauza ba ema seluk nia monu;" no selu impostu sira. Reflete: “Ita-nia prezente liberdade husi Maromak tenke uza ho prioridade aas liu hotu; atu moris, hadomi no serbí Maromak nia Hakarak iha tempu hotu-hotu. Ita sei simu duni Maromak nia Bensaun barak.”

Mt 17:24-27

Impostu templu nian

24To’o tiha Kafarnaum, kobrador impostu drakma rua nian hakbesik ba Pedro hodi dehan ba nia: “Imi nia mestre selu impostu ka lae?” 25Nia hatan: “Selu.” To’o tiha uma, Jesus koalia kedas dehan: “Simao, o Reflete oin sa? Liurai sira simu impostu rai ninian housi se: housi sira nia oan rasik, ka housi ema seluk?” 26Nia hatan: “Housi ema seluk.” Jesus dehan ba nia: “Ne’e duni, oan sira la selu. 27Maibe, atu ema keta Reflete sala, ba tasi ba, soe kail, kaer ikan ne’ebé sai uluk; loke tiha nia ibun, o o sei hetan osan drakma haat nian. Lori osan ne’e no selu impostu ba sira ba Ha’u no ba o.”

Today's Pointers on God's Word

As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?

  • Estranjeiru sira no sujeitu sira hosi teritóriu ne'ebé konkista ona tenke selu impostu ba Liurai. Pedro lakohi atu Jesus hetan problema ho ukun-naʼin sira, tan neʼe la konsulta ho Nia, nia rekoñese katak Jesus selu ona impostu ba Templu.
  • Pedro nia intensaun sira di'ak, maibé Jesus fó hanoin ba nia katak nu'udar Maromak nia Oan-Mane iha Nia Aman nia Templu, ko'alia ho rigorozu Nia hetan izensaun hosi impostu sira-ne'e.  Ida ne'e bele hamosu problema ba sira. Nuneʼe, Jesus fó instrusaun ba Pedro atu bá peska hodi hetan osan neʼebé natoon atu selu impostu.
  • Nu'udar sarani ita tenke kumpre lei sira nuúdar sidadaun. Ema sira ne'ebé tuir Jesus tenke halo tuir lei sira ne'ebé justu no apoia patriotizmu.