ʻOku Moʻui ʻa e Folofola ʻa Sihová
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Senesí—I
KO E ʻuhinga ʻo e “Senesi” ko e “tupuʻanga,” pe “fanauʻi.” Ko ha hingoa feʻungamālie eni ki ha tohi ʻoku fakamatala ki he anga ʻo e hoko mai ʻa e ʻunivēsí, anga hono teuʻi ʻa e foʻi māmaní ke nofoʻi ʻe he tangatá, mo e founga ʻo e hoko ʻa e tangatá ʻo nofo ʻi aí. Naʻe tohi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e tohí ni ʻi he toafa ʻo Sainaí, ʻo fakakakato nai ia ʻi he 1513 K.M.
Ko e tohi Senesí ʻoku talanoa mai ai kia kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo e māmani ki muʻa he Lōmakí, meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he kamata ʻa e kuonga hili e Lōmakí, mo e founga ʻo e feangainga ʻa Sihova mo ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, Sēkope pea mo Siosifá. ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupu ko ení ki he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga mei he Senesi 1:1–11:9, ʻo aʻu tautefito ki he taimi naʻe kamata feangainga ai ʻa Sihova mo e pēteliake ko ʻĒpalahamé.
KO E MĀMANI KI MUʻA HE LŌMAKÍ
Ko e ngaahi lea kamata ʻo e Senesí, “ʻi he kamataʻanga,” ʻoku lave ia ki he taʻu ʻe laui piliona ki he kuohilí. Ko e meʻa naʻe hoko fekauʻaki mo e “ngaahi ʻaho” fakaefakatupu ʻe onó, pe ko e ngaahi vahaʻa taimi ʻo e ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupu makehé, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻi ha founga ʻe hā ai ki ha toko taha mamata fakaetangata ʻo hangē naʻá ne ʻi ai ʻi he foʻi māmaní. ʻI he aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e ʻaho hono onó, naʻe fakatupu ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá. Neongo ʻoku vave e mole ʻa e Palataisí koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻa e tangatá, ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻamanaki. Ko e ʻuluaki kikite tonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku lau ai fekauʻaki mo ha “hako” ʻa ia te ne fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahalá pea fakavolu ʻa Sētane ʻi hono ʻulú.
Lolotonga ʻa e senituli ʻe 16 hono hokó, ʻoku lavameʻa ai ʻa Sētane ʻi hono fakatafokiʻi mei he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá tuku kehe pē ha faʻahinga faitōnunga tokosiʻi, hangē ko ʻĒpeli, ʻĪnoke mo Noá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku fakapoongi ʻe Keini ʻa hono tokoua māʻoniʻoni ko ʻĒpelí. “[ʻOku] kamata fai ai ʻa e lotu ki he huafa ʻo Sihova,” ngalingali ʻi ha founga taʻefakaʻapaʻapa. ʻI hono fakahāhā ʻa e laumālie fakamālohi ʻo e ʻahó, ʻoku faʻu ʻe Lēmeki ha foʻi maau ʻo fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻo ʻene tāmateʻi ha talavou, ʻo taukaveʻi ko e fai ʻi he maluʻi fakaekita. ʻOku hōloa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻi he maʻu ʻe he ngaahi foha fakaeʻāngelo talangataʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e kakai fefiné ko honau ngaahi uaifi pea nau fakatupu ʻa e kau saiāniti fakamālohi ne ui ko e kau Nefilimí. Neongo ia, ʻoku langa ʻe Noa faitōnunga ʻa e ʻaʻaké, fakatokanga loto-toʻa ki he niʻihi kehé fekauʻaki mo e Lōvai ʻoku tuʻunuku maí, pea hao mo hono fāmilí mei he fakaʻauhá.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Faka-Tohitapú:
1:16—Naʻe lava fēfē ke faʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e māmá ʻi he ʻuluaki ʻahó kapau ko e ngaahi maamaʻangá naʻe toki ngaohi ia ʻi he ʻaho hono faá? Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku fakalea ko e “ngaohi” ʻi he Senesi vahe 1, veesi 16 ʻoku ʻikai tatau ia mo e foʻi lea ki he “fakatupu” ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi he Senesi vahe 1, veesi 1, 21 mo e 27. Ko e “ngaahi langi” ʻa ia naʻe kau ai ʻa e ngaahi maamaʻangá naʻe fakatupu fuoloa ia naʻa mo e ki muʻa ʻi he kamata ʻa e “ʻuluaki ʻaho.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke aʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi maama ko iá ki he funga ʻo e foʻi māmaní. ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻahó, “naʻe maama” koeʻuhí naʻe hūhū mai ʻa e maama moveteveté ʻi he ngaahi ʻotu ʻaó pea hoko ai ʻo hā nai ki he foʻi māmaní. Naʻe kamata ai ke hoko ʻa e foʻi māmani viló ʻo maʻu ʻa e fetongitongi ʻo e ʻahó mo e poó. (Senesi 1:1-3, 5) Ko e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻo e maama ko iá ʻoku kei taʻehāmai pē ia mei he foʻi māmaní. Kae kehe, lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi fakaefakatupu hono faá, naʻe hoko ai ha liliu mahuʻinga. Ko e laʻaá, māhiná, mo e ngaahi fetuʻú naʻe ngaohi ia he taimi ko ení “ke fakamaama ki mamani.” (Senesi 1:17) “Naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua” kinautolu ke lava he taimi ko ení ʻo mamata ki ai mei he foʻi māmaní.
3:8—Naʻe folofola fakahangatonu ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá kia ʻĀtama? ʻOku fakaeʻa ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e taimi ko ia naʻe folofola ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he tangatá, naʻe faʻa fai ia fakafou ʻi ha ʻāngelo. (Senesi 16:7-11; 18:1-3, 22-26; 19:1; Fakamaau 2:1-4; 6:11-16, 22; 13:15-22) Ko e tangata-lea tefito ʻa e ʻOtuá ko hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú, naʻe ui ko “Folofola.” (Sione 1:1) ʻOku mātuʻaki ngalingali naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi fakafou ʻia “Folofola.”—Senesi 1:26-28; 2:16; 3:8-13.
3:17—ʻI he founga fē naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ai ʻa e kelekelé pea ko e hā hono lōloá? Ko e fakamalaʻia naʻe tala ki he kelekelé ʻoku ʻuhingá ʻe hoko ʻa hono ngoueʻi iá he taimi ko ení ʻo mātuʻaki faingataʻa. Ko e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e kelekele kuo fakamalaʻiá, mo hono talatalá mo e talatalaʻāmoá, naʻe ongo lahi ia ki he fānau ʻa ʻĀtamá ʻo lea ai ʻa e tamai ʻa Noá, ʻa Lēmeki, ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “mamahi ʻa hotau nima, ʻa ia ʻoku tupu mei he kelekele ne fakamalaʻia ʻe Sihova.” (Senesi 5:29) Hili e Lōmakí, naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Noa mo hono ngaahi fohá, ʻo fakahaaʻi ange ʻEne taumuʻa ke nau fakafonu ʻa e foʻi māmaní. (Senesi 9:1) ʻOku hā mahino naʻe toʻo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamalaʻia ʻo e kelekelé.—Senesi 13:10.
4:15—Naʻe anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo fokotuʻu “ha fakaʻilonga moʻo Keini”? ʻOku ʻikai pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻai ki he sino ʻo Keiní ha fakaʻilonga pe ko ha maaka ʻi ha faʻahinga founga. ʻOku ngalingali naʻe kau ki he fakaʻilongá ha tuʻutuʻuni mamafa ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloʻi pea muimui ki ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé pea naʻe fakataumuʻa ia ke taʻofi ʻa hono tāmateʻi ia ʻi ha sāuní.
4:17—Naʻe maʻu mei fē ʻe Keini ʻa hono uaifí? Ko ʻĀtamá naʻá ne “maʻu mo ha ngaahi foha mo ha ngaahi ʻofefine.” (Senesi 5:4) Ko ia naʻe ʻave ai ʻe Keini ʻa e taha ʻo hono ngaahi tuofāfiné pe ko e taha nai ʻo hono ngaahi ʻilamutú ko hano uaifi. Ki mui ai, naʻe ʻikai fakangofua ʻi he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e mali ʻa ha tuongaʻane mo ha tuofefine fakakakano.—Livitiko 18:9.
5:24—ʻI he founga fē naʻe hanga ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo ‘ʻave ʻa Inoké’? Naʻe hā mahino naʻe ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa ʻĪnoke ʻi hano tāmateʻi, ka naʻe ʻikai fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ia ke ne faingataʻaʻia ʻi he nima ʻo hono ngaahi filí. “Naʻe hiki ai ʻa Inoke, ke ʻoua te ne mamata ki he mate,” ko e tohi ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. (Hepelu 11:5) ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni iá naʻe ʻave ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ki hēvani, ʻa ia ke ne hokohoko moʻui atu ai. Ko Sīsū ʻa e ʻuluaki toko taha ke ʻalu ki hēvaní. (Sione 3:13; Hepelu 6:19, 20) Ko e hoko ʻa ʻĪnoke ʻo ‘hiki, ke ʻoua te ne mamata ki he maté’ ʻoku ʻuhinga nai iá naʻe tuku ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ki ha tuʻunga ʻo e vīsone fakaepalōfitá pea toki fakangata ʻene moʻuí lolotonga ʻene ʻi he tuʻunga ko iá. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá, naʻe ʻikai faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa ʻĪnoke, pe “mamata ki he mate,” ʻi he nima ʻo hono ngaahi filí.
6:6—ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku lava ke pehē ai naʻe “fakatomala” ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻene ngaohi ʻa e tangatá? ʻI hení ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku liliu ko e “fakatomala” ʻoku kaunga ia ki ha liliu ʻo e fakakaukaú pe taumuʻá. ʻOku haohaoa ʻa Sihova, pea ko ia ai, naʻe ʻikai te ne fai ha fehālaaki ʻi hono fakatupu ʻa e tangatá. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻi ai ha liliu ʻi heʻene fakakaukau fakaeʻatamaí fekauʻaki mo e toʻutangata fulikivanu ki muʻa he Lōmakí. Naʻe liliu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene fakakaukaú mei he fakakaukau ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo e tangatá ki he fakakaukau ʻa ha toko taha faifakaʻauha ʻo kinautolu koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te ne leleiʻia ʻi heʻenau fulikivanú. Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo ʻene fakatolonga ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he tangatá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻe fakahāhā pē ʻa ʻene fakatomalá ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau hoko ʻo fulikivanú.—2 Pita 2:5, 9.
7:2—Ko e hā ne ngāueʻaki ko ha makatuʻunga ia ki hono fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e vahaʻa ʻo e fanga monumanu maʻá mo e taʻemaʻá? Ko e makatuʻunga ʻo e fakafaikehekeheʻí ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi feilaulaú ʻi he lotú ʻo ʻikai ki he meʻa ʻe lava mo ʻikai lava ke kaí. Ko e kakano ʻo e monumanú naʻe ʻikai ko ha konga ia ʻo e meʻakai ʻa e tangatá ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí. Ko e fakahaaʻi ʻo e “maʻa” mo e “taʻemaʻa” ki he meʻakaí naʻe toki hoko mai pē ia ʻi he Lao ʻa Mōsesé, pea naʻe ngata ʻi he taimi naʻe fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ai iá. (Ngāue 10:9-16; Efeso 2:15) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Noa ʻa e meʻa naʻe feʻungamālie ki he feilaulaú ʻi he lotu kia Sihová. ʻI heʻene mavahe pē mei he ʻaʻaké, naʻá ne “fokotuʻu . . . ha olita kia Sihova, pea ne toʻo ha niʻihi ʻo e faʻahinga manu kehekehe naʻe ngofua, mo e niʻihi mei he faʻahinga manupuna kehekehe naʻe ngofua, ʻo ne fai ʻaki ha ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he olita.”—Senesi 8:20.
7:11—Naʻe haʻu mei fē ʻa e vai naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e Lōmaki ʻo e foʻi kolopé? Lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi fakaefakatupu hono uá, pe “ʻaho,” ʻi he taimi naʻe faʻu ai ʻa e “ʻatā” fakaeʻatimosifia ʻo e foʻi māmaní, naʻe ʻi ai ʻe ngaahi vai “ʻi he lalo ʻatā” mo e ngaahi vai ʻi “ʻolunga ʻi he ʻatā.” (Senesi 1:6, 7) Ko e ngaahi vai ʻi “lalo” ʻa ē naʻe ʻosi ʻi he foʻi māmaní. Ko e ngaahi vai ʻi “ʻolunga” ko e tuʻunga lahi fakaʻulia ia ʻo e maó naʻe nofo māʻolunga ʻi ʻolunga he foʻi māmaní, ʻo faʻuʻaki ha “ngaahi matavai ʻo e moana lahi.” Ko e ngaahi vai ko ení naʻe tō hifo ia ki he foʻi māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
1:26. ʻI hono ngaohi ʻi he ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he tangatá ʻa e malava ke tapua atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakaʻotuá. Ko e moʻoni ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga hangē ko e ʻofá, mēsí, anga-ʻofá, anga-leleí, mo e kātakí, ʻo tapua atu ai ʻa e Toko Taha naʻá ne ngaohi kitautolú.
2:22-24. Ko e nofo malí ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ia ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e haʻi ʻo e nofo malí ʻoku tuʻuloa ia mo toputapu, ʻo ngāue ʻa e husepānití ko e ʻulu ia ʻo e fāmilí.
3:1-5, 16-23. Ko e fiefiá ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻetau moʻui fakafoʻituituí.
3:18, 19; 5:5; 6:7; 7:23. ʻOku hoko maʻu pē ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová.
4:3-7. Naʻe leleiʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi he feilaulau ʻa ʻĒpelí koeʻuhi ko ha tangata māʻoniʻoni ia ʻo e tuí. (Hepelu 11:4) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻe heʻene ngaahi ngāué, naʻe ʻikai ke tui ʻa Keini. Naʻe kovi ʻene ngaahi ngāué, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e meheka, tāufehiʻa mo e fakapō. (1 Sione 3:12) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne fai ha fakakaukau mātuʻaki siʻisiʻi ki heʻene feilaulaú pea fai fakafounga pē ʻa hono fakahoko iá. ʻIkai ko ʻetau ngaahi feilaulau kia Sihová ʻoku totonu ke ʻaufuatō pea ō fakataha mo ha fakakaukau taau pea mo e ʻulungāanga totonu?
6:22. Neongo naʻe feʻunga mo e ngaahi taʻu lahi ke langa ai ʻa e ʻaʻaké, naʻe fai ʻe Noa ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ko ia naʻe maluʻi ai ʻa Noa mo hono fāmilí ʻi he Lōvaí. ʻOku folofola mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kia kitautolu fakafou heʻene Folofola kuo tohí ʻo ʻomai ʻa e tataki fakafou heʻene kautahá. Ko e lelei ia kia kitautolu ke tau fanongo mo talangofua.
7:21-24. ʻOku ʻikai ke fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e fulikivanú.
HŪ ʻA E FAʻAHINGA ʻO E TANGATÁ KI HA KUONGA FOʻOU
ʻI he mole atu ʻa e māmani ki muʻa he Lōmakí, ʻoku hū ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki ha kuonga foʻou. ʻOku ʻoange ʻa e fakangofua ki he tangatá ke nau kai ʻa e kakanoʻi manú fakataha mo e fekau ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he totó. ʻOku fakamafaiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e tautea mate ki he fakapoó pea fokotuʻu ʻa e fuakava ʻumatá, ʻo palōmesi ke ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe ʻomai ha toe Lōvai ʻe taha. Ko e foha ʻe toko tolu ʻo Noá ʻoku nau hoko ko e fanga kui ʻa e matakali kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ka ko hono mokopuna ua ko Nimiloté ʻokú ne hoko “ko ha fuʻu toʻa tulimanu ʻo fakafepaki kia Sihova.” ʻI he ʻikai mafola atu ke nofoʻi ʻa e foʻi māmaní, ʻoku fili ʻa e tangatá ke langa ha kolo ko Pēpeli mo ha taua ke ʻai ke ʻiloa ai honau hingoá. ʻOku mioʻi ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻá ʻi he ʻai ʻe Sihova ke puputuʻu ʻenau leá pea fakamovete kinautolu ʻi māmani lahi.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Faka-Tohitapú:
8:11—Kapau naʻe maumauʻi ʻa e ʻuluʻakaú ʻe he Lōmakí, naʻe maʻu mei fē ʻe he foʻi lupé ʻene lauʻi ʻōlivé? Ko e ongo tuʻunga ʻe ua ʻoku malava ke hokó. Koeʻuhi ko e ʻōlivé ko ha ʻakau mātuʻaki fefeka ia, naʻe kei moʻui nai pē ia ʻi lalo he vaí ʻi ha ngaahi māhina lolotonga ʻa e Lōvaí. ʻI he holo hifo ʻa e vai lōmakí, ko ha fuʻu ʻōlive naʻe ʻufiʻufi ʻe he vaí ʻe toe ʻi he kelekele mōmoá ia pea lava ke toe failau. Ko e lauʻi ʻōlive naʻe ʻave kia Noa ʻe he foʻi lupé ʻoku lava ke pehē naʻe tosiʻi ia mei he muka foʻou mātuʻaki siʻisiʻi ʻa ia naʻe ʻalu hake hili e holo hifo ʻa e vai lōmakí.
9:20-25—Ko e hā naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ai ʻe Noa ʻa Kēnaní? ʻOku mātuʻaki ngalingali naʻe halaia ʻa Kēnani ʻi ha ngaohikoviʻi pe pāʻusiʻi ʻa ʻene kui-tangata ko Noá. Neongo naʻe siotonu he meʻá ni, ʻa e tamai ʻa Kēnaní, ʻa Hami, naʻe ʻikai te ne feinga ke taʻofi ka ʻoku hā naʻá ne fakamafola ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó. Kae kehe, ko e ongo foha kehe ʻo Noá, ʻa Semi mo Sēfeti, naʻá na ngāue ke ʻufiʻufiʻi ʻena tamaí. Naʻe tāpuakiʻi kinaua ʻi he ʻuhinga ko ení, ka naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ʻa Kēnani, pea naʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻa Hami ko e tupu mei he meʻa fakamā naʻá ne ʻomai ki heʻene fānaú.
10:25—Naʻe anga-fēfē hono “vahevahe” ʻa e foʻi māmaní ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Pēlekí? Naʻe moʻui ʻa Pēleki mei he 2269 ki he 2030 K.M. Ko “hono gaahi aho” naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻe Sihova ha vahevahe lahi ʻaki hono ʻai ke puputuʻu ʻa e lea ʻa e kau langa ʻo Pēpelí pea fakamovete holo kinautolu ʻi he funga kotoa ʻo e māmaní. (Senesi 11:9, PM) Ko ia, “naʻe vahevahe ai ʻa e fonua [pe ko e kakai ʻo e foʻi māmaní]” ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Pēlekí.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
9:1; 11:9. ʻOku ʻikai ha faʻufaʻu pe feinga fakaetangata ʻe lava ke ne mioʻi ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová.
10:1-32. Ko e lēkooti ʻe ua ʻo e laine hohoko takatakai ʻi he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e Lōmakí—vahe 5 mo e 10—ʻokú ne fakafehokotaki ʻa e matakali fakakātoa ʻo e tangatá mo e ʻuluaki tangatá, ʻa ʻĀtama, fakafou he foha ʻe toko tolu ʻo Noá. Ko e kau ʻAsīliá, Kalitiá, Hepeluú, Sīliá, mo e ngaahi matakali ʻAlepea ʻe niʻihi, ko e fānau ia ʻa Semí. Ko e kau ʻItiopeá, ʻIsipité, Kēnaní, mo e ngaahi matakali ʻAfilika mo e ʻAlepea ʻe niʻihi ko e tukufakaholo ia meia Hami. Ko e kau ʻInito-ʻIulopé ko e fānau ia ʻa Sēfetí. ʻOku kāinga ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻoku fanauʻi tatau kotoa pē kinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Ngāue 17:26) Ko e foʻi moʻoni ko ení kuo pau ke kaunga ia ki he anga ʻo ʻetau vakaí mo ʻetau tōʻongafai ki he niʻihi kehé.
Lava ke ʻOmai ʻe he Folofola e ʻOtuá e Mālohi
Ko e ʻuluaki konga ʻo e tohi Senesí ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamatala totonu pē ʻe taha ʻo e muʻaki hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he ngaahi pēsí ni, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e vavanga ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono tuku ʻa e tangatá ʻi he foʻi māmaní. He meʻa fakafiemālie ē ke sio ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi feinga fakaetangata, hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Nimiloté, ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa hono fakahokó!
ʻI hoʻo fai ʻa e lau Tohi Tapu fakauiké ʻi he teuteu ki he Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí, ko e fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi lalo ʻi he konga “Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Faka-Tohitapú” ʻe tokoniʻi ai koe ke ke mahinoʻi ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi kupu Faka-Tohitapu faingataʻá. Ko e fakamatala ʻi lalo ʻi he “Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu” ʻe fakahaaʻi atu ai kia koe ʻa e founga ʻe lava ai ke ke maʻu ʻaonga mei he lau Tohi Tapu ʻo e uiké. ʻI heʻene feʻungamālié, ʻe toe lava ke ʻomai ai ʻa e makatuʻunga ki ha konga ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalotofonuá ʻi he Fakataha Ngāué. ʻOku moʻui moʻoni ʻa e Folofola ʻa Sihová pea ʻoku lava ke ne ʻomai ʻa e mālohi ki heʻetau moʻuí.—Hepelu 4:12.