“Ko Ia ʻOku Ne Tokanga ki ha Valoki, ʻOku Ne Fai Fakapotopoto”
“FAKATOKAGAʻI ho loto ki he akonaki, bea mo ho teliga ki he gaahi lea ae ilo,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Palovepi 23:12 (PM). ʻI he konga Tohi Tapu ko ʻení, ko e “akonaki” pe akoʻi fakaeʻulungāangá, ʻoku kau fakatouʻosi ki ai ʻa e akonakiʻi-kita mo e valoki ʻoku fai mai kia kitautolu ʻe he niʻihi kehé. Ko e akonaki peheé ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e ʻilo ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakatonutonu ʻoku fiemaʻú pea mo e founga ke fakahokoʻakí. Ko ia ai, ko e “gaahi lea ae ilo” mei ha tokotaha alafalalaʻanga ʻoku fiemaʻu tefito ia ki he akonakí.
Ko e tohi Palovepí ko ha matavai lelei ʻaupito ia ʻo e ngaahi lea fakapotopotó. Ko e ngaahi palōveepi kuo hiki aí ko e ʻai “ke ilo ai ae boto moe akonaki . . . ke maʻu ae akonaki oe boto, mo e agatonu, moe fakamāu, bea moe faitotonu.” (Palovepi 1:1-3, PM) ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakaongo ai hotau “teliga” ki he ngaahi palōveepi ʻoku hiki aí, ʻoku tau hoko ai ʻo poto. ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he Palovepi vahe 15 ʻa e tataki ʻaonga ki hono mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻitá, ngāueʻaki ʻo e ʻeleló pea mo hono ʻoatu ʻa e ʻiló. Tau lāulea angé ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi veesi ʻo e vahe ko iá.
Ko e Hā ʻOkú Ne ʻAi ke “Lolou Ai ʻa e Houhau”?
ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e kaunga ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku leaʻakí ki he ʻitá pe tōlilí, ʻoku pehē ʻe Tuʻi Solomone ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá: “Ko e tali malū ʻoku lolou ai ʻa e houhau: ka ko e lea masila ʻoku ne langaʻi ʻa e ʻita.” (Palovepi 15:1) Ko e “ʻita” ko ha foʻi lea ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ke fakamatalaʻi ha ongo mālohi pe fakafeangai mālohi ʻi he tōlili. ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he palōveepi ko ʻení ke tau feangainga mo ha ʻita ʻa ha taha, pehē foki ki hono mapuleʻi ʻa ʻetau ʻita ʻa kitautolú tonu?
Ko e ngaahi lea fefeka ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e loto-mamahí ʻe lava ke ne ʻai ha tuʻunga ʻikai lelei ke toe kovi ange. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e tali maluú ʻoku faʻa fakafiemālie ʻa hono olá. Neongo ia, ko hono ʻoatu ko ia ha tali malū ki ha taha ʻoku ʻitá, ʻoku ʻikai faingofua maʻu pē ia. Kae kehe, ʻe lelei ange kapau te tau feinga ke mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻita aí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko e fakapotopoto ʻa ha tangata ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakatotoka ai ki he ʻita: pea ko ʻene lakai ha angahala ko hono langilangi ia.” (Palovepi 19:11) ʻE lava ke ʻita ha taha koeʻuhí ko ʻene veiveiuá pe ko ʻene loto ke fakatokangaʻi iá? Mahalo ʻoku ʻikai ha kaunga ia ʻe taha ha meʻa naʻá te fai pe leaʻaki ki he ʻuhinga moʻoni ʻoku ʻita ai ʻa e tokotaha ko iá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fetaulaki ai mo ha tali ʻita ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga faka-Kalisitiané, ʻikai ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻení koeʻuhi kuo fai ha fakamatala hala ki he tokotaha-ʻapí ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngaahi tuí, pe naʻe fakakuihi ia ʻe ha maʻuhala? ʻOku totonu ke tau fakafeangai ki ai ʻo hangē kuo ʻohofi fakafoʻituitui kitautolú pea tau fai ai ha tali anga-fefeka? Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku ʻikai ʻilongofua ai ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e ʻita ʻa ha taha, ko e taliʻaki ko ia ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e mamahí ʻe hā ai ʻoku ʻikai te tau maʻu ha akonakiʻi-kita ʻi heʻetau tafaʻakí. Ko e faʻahinga tali peheé ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai.
Ko e akonaki ke ʻoatu ha tali maluú ʻoku toe mahuʻinga taʻehanotatau ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa ʻetau ʻitá tonu. ʻE lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki peheé ʻaki ʻa e ako ke fakahāhā ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí ʻi ha ngaahi founga ʻoku ʻikai fakatupu ʻita ki he tokotaha fanongó. ʻI he fakafeangai ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí, ʻi he ʻikai lea fefeka pe uiʻaki ha taha ʻa e ngaahi hingoa tuku hifó, ʻe lava ke tau feinga ke fakahāhā anga-mokomoko ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí. Ko e lea fefeká ʻokú ne faʻa langaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e faisāuní. Ko hono tala ange anga-mokomoko ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí ki ha taha, ʻoku siʻisiʻi ange ai hano fakaangaʻi kita pea ʻe ueʻi nai ia ke ne fai ha fakatonutonu.
“Ko e ʻElelo ʻo e Poto ʻOku Ne Aʻau Lelei”
Ko e akonakiʻi-kitá ʻokú ne tākiekina ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau leá pea pehē foki ki he meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí. “Ko e ʻelelo ʻo e poto ʻoku ne aʻau lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ne ʻilo,” ko e lau ia ʻa Solomoné, “ka ko e ngutu ʻo e vale ʻoku ne huhua atu ʻene sesele.” (Palovepi 15:2) ʻI heʻetau fakatupulekina ha holi ke tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé pea tau talanoa ai kiate kinautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi tokonaki fakaofó, ʻikai ʻoku tau fai ‘lelei ai ʻaki ʻa e ʻiló’? Ko e tokotaha valé ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fai ʻe ia ʻa e meʻá ni koeʻuhí ko e ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e ʻiló.
Ki muʻa ke toe ʻomai ʻe Solomone ha toe fakahinohino lahi ange ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ʻeleló, ʻokú ne ʻomai ha fakafaikehekehe fakatupu fakakaukau. “Ko e ongo foʻi fofonga ʻo Sihova ʻoku ʻi he potu kotoa pe: he taulama ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.” (Palovepi 15:3) ʻE lava ke tau fiefia ʻi he meʻá ni he ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi: “Ko e ongo foʻi fofonga ʻo e ʻEiki ʻoku feleleaki ʻi mamani katoa, ke taukapoʻi ʻa e kakai ʻoku haohaoa loto kiate ia.” (2 Kalonikali 16:9) ʻOku ʻafioʻi pē ʻe he ʻOtuá pe ʻoku tau fai lelei pe ʻikai. ʻOkú ne ʻafioʻi foki ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e koví pea ʻai kinautolu ke nau fai ha fakamatala ki he meʻa kuo nau faí.
ʻOku toe fakamamafaʻi ʻe Solomone ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo ha ʻelelo lea maluú ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e ʻelelo lea malū ko e ʻakau ʻo e moʻui tofu pe: ka ʻoka ʻi ai ha mamio, ʻoku lavea ai ʻa e laumalie.” (Palovepi 15:4) Ko e kupuʻi lea “ʻakau ʻo e moʻui” ʻoku fakahuʻunga ia ki he ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakamoʻui mo fakaivimālohi. (Fakahā 22:2) Ko e lea malū ʻa ha taha poto ʻokú ne fakaivifoʻou ʻa e laumālie ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fanongo ki aí. ʻOku ʻai ai kinautolu ke nau fakahāhā honau ʻulungāanga leleí. ʻI hono kehé, ko ha ʻelelo kākā pe mioʻí ʻokú ne fakalotomamahiʻi ʻe ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku fanongo ki aí.
Maʻu ʻa e Akonaki mo e ‘ʻIlo Kuo Laku Atu’
ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e tuʻi potó: “Ko e vale ia ʻoku [ne] taʻetokaʻi ʻa e akonaki fakapoto ʻa ʻene tamai: ka ko ia ʻoku ne tokanga ki ha valoki, ʻoku ne fai fakapotopoto.” (Palovepi 15:5) Naʻe mei lava fēfē ha taha ke ‘tokanga ki he valokí’ kapau naʻe ʻikai fai ha valoki? ʻIkai ʻoku tala mai ʻe he konga Tohi Tapu ko ʻení ko e akonaki fakatonutonú ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakahoko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu aí? ʻI ha fāmili, ko e fatongia ia ʻo e ongo mātuʻá, ʻo tautautefito ki he tamaí, ke tokonaki ʻa e akonakí, pea ko e fatongia ia ʻo e fānaú ke nau tali ia. (Efeso 6:1-3) Kae kehe, ko e kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau maʻu ha akonaki. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Hepelu 12:6, “He ko ia ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻa e ʻEiki ʻa ia ʻoku ne kinisi [pe akonakiʻi]; ʻio, ʻoku ne tāʻi ʻa e foha taki taha ʻoku ne maʻu.” Ko ʻetau tali ki he akonakí ʻoku fakaeʻa ai pe ʻoku tau poto pe ʻoku tau vale.
ʻI hono ʻomi ha toe fakafaikehekehé, ʻoku pehē ʻe Solomone: “Ko e loungutu ʻo e poto ʻoku nau laku atu ʻa e meʻa kuo ʻilo: ka ko e loto ʻo e vale ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai pau.” (Palovepi 15:7) Ko hono ʻoatu ʻo e ʻiló ʻoku hangē ia ko hono laku holo ʻa e tengaʻi ʻakaú. ʻI he ngaahi taimi ko eé, naʻe ʻikai ke tūtuuʻi ʻe he tokotaha ngoué ʻa ʻene tengá kotoa ʻi he foʻi feituʻu pē taha. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne laku tahataha fakafeʻunga holo ʻa e tengá ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene ngoué. ʻOku pehē pē mo hono ʻoatu ʻa e ʻiló. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi heʻetau fetaulaki mo ha taha ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, ʻe ʻikai fakapotopoto ke tau ʻoatu kātoa fakaʻangataha pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Tohi Tapú ʻi he foʻi taimi pē taha. ʻI he kehe mei aí, ko e tokotaha potó ʻokú ne fakakaukauʻi lelei ʻene leá. ʻOkú ne “laku” atu ʻa e ʻiló ʻi heʻene toutou fakamamafaʻi ʻa e foʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu pē ʻe taha ʻi he taimi pea fakatupulekina ia, ʻo fakakaukau ki he tali ʻa e tokotaha fanongó. Ko hotau Faʻifaʻitakiʻangá, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi heʻene talanoa ki ha fefine Samēlia.—Sione 4:7-26.
Ko hono ʻoatu ʻo e ʻiló ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e leaʻaki ha meʻa ʻoku fakatupu ʻilo mo ʻaongá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e tomuʻa fakakaukaú ke leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku fakahinohino meʻa mo fakalototoʻá. Ko ia ai, “ko e loto ʻo e faitotonu ʻoku ne fakakaukau ha tali lelei.” (Palovepi 15:28) He mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ē ke hoko ʻetau leá ʻo hangē ko e tauafu ʻa e ʻuhá ʻa ia ʻoku fakaviviku pea maʻu ʻaonga mei ai ʻa e kelekelé, kae ʻikai hangē ha tāfea ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻa ia ʻokú ne tafiʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku tafe aí!
“Maʻoniʻoni ʻi Hoʻomou Toʻonga”
Ko hono tufaki ʻa e ʻilo fekauʻaki mo Sihova mo ʻene taumuʻá pea mo hono ʻoatu kiate ia ʻa e “fua ʻo e loungutu” ko ha “feilaulau fakafetaʻi,” ko e moʻoni ko e ʻalunga ia ʻo e potó. (Hepelu 13:15) Kae kehe, ke hōifua ʻa Sihova ki ha faʻahinga feilaulau pehē, kuo pau ke tau ‘maʻoniʻoni ʻi heʻetau toʻonga kotoa pe.’ (1 Pita 1:14-16) ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ha ongo palōveepi tuʻu fehangahangai, naʻe ʻomai mālohi ai ʻe Solomone ki heʻetau tokangá ʻa e moʻoni mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ko ʻení. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Ko e feilaulau ʻani angahala ʻoku fakaliliʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova: ka ko e lotu ʻani faitotonu ko hono mamana ia. ʻOku fakaliliʻa ʻa Sihova ki he ʻalunga ʻo e angahala: ka ʻoku ne ʻofa kiate ia ʻoku haʻao ki he totonu.”—Palovepi 15:8, 9.
ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ki he valokí ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau liʻaki ʻa e hala ki he moʻuí, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakatatali mai kiate kinautolú? (Mātiu 7:13, 14) “ʻOku ai ha tautea kovi maʻana ʻoku liʻaki ʻa e Hala; ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he valoki te ne mate.” (Palovepi 15:10) ʻI he ʻikai tali ʻa e akonaki fakatonutonu mei he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fua fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané pea fakatomala moʻoní, ko e niʻihi ko ia ʻoku nau muimui ʻi ha ʻalunga ʻoku halá ʻoku nau fili ai ke liʻaki ʻa e hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoní. He meʻa fakavalevale moʻoni ia!
Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku fakangalingali ʻe ha taha ʻokú ne tali ʻa e valokí lolotonga iá ʻokú ne mate fakaliliʻa ai? ʻOku toe fakavalevale foki mo ia. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Oku i he ao o Jihova a hetesi bea moe fakaauha: kae mua hake ae loto oe fānau ae tagata!” (Palovepi 15:11, PM) ʻI heʻene tuʻu fakaefakatātaá, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ia ʻe lava ke mamaʻo ange mei he ʻOtua moʻuí ʻi Seoli, ʻa e feituʻu ʻo e kau maté. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻi hono ʻaó ia. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ʻe ia ʻa e tuʻunga mo e angaʻitangata ʻo e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi aí pea ʻokú ne malava ke fokotuʻu hake kinautolu. (Sāme 139:8; Sione 5:28, 29) He faingofua ē kia Sihova ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi he loto ʻo e tangatá! Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻOku telefua mo tokaimaʻananga ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ki he fofonga ʻo ia ʻoku tau fakamāu ki ai.” (Hepelu 4:13) Ko e fakangalingalí ʻe lava ke ne kākaaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e tangatá ka ʻoku ʻikai lava ke hoko ia ki he ʻOtuá.
Ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne talitekeʻi ʻa e akonakí ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene fehiʻa ʻi he valokí ka ʻokú ne toe fehiʻa foki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻoatu iá. “Oku ikai ofa ae tagata manuki kiate ia oku valokiʻi ia,” ko e lau ia ʻa Solomoné. Ke fakamamafaʻi ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko iá, ʻokú ne toe lave ki ha toe fakakaukau meimei tatau ʻi heʻene pehē: “Oku ikai fie alu atu ia ki he boto.” (Palovepi 15:12, PM) He siʻisiʻi moʻoni ē ko e ʻamanekina ʻe ʻai ʻe ha taha pehē ʻa hono halá ke hangatonu!
Vakai Fakatuʻamelie
Ko e lave ki he foʻi lea “loto” ʻokú ne fakafehokotaki ʻa e palōveepi ʻe tolu hono hoko ʻa Solomoné. ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e kaunga ʻo ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí ki hotau fōtungá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he tuʻi potó: “ʻOku tupu mei he loto fiefia ʻa e fofonga malimali: pea ʻoku ō mo e mamahi ʻa e loto ʻo e laumalie maumau.”—Palovepi 15:13.
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakamamahiʻi ʻa e lotó? “Ka hu ʻa e hohaʻa ki he loto ʻo ha tangata, ʻoku ne pelukiʻi ia [ʻi he loto-mamahi],” ko e lau ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú. (Palovepi 12:25) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kovi ʻo e moʻuí mei hono fakalotomamahiʻi kitautolú? ʻI he ʻikai nōfoʻi hokohoko ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai nai ke tau loko lava ke mapuleʻí, ʻe lava ke tau fakakaukauloto kitautolu ia ki he ngaahi tāpuaki fakalaumālie lahi fau ʻa ia kuo foaki mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu he taimi ní pea mo e meʻa te ne fai mai ʻi he kahaʻú. ʻE ʻai kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau ofi ange ai kiate ia. ʻIo, ko e ʻunuʻunu ofi ki he “ʻOtua Mohu Monuʻia” pe fiefiá kuo pau ke ne ʻomi ʻa e fiefia ki hotau loto-mamahí.—1 Timote 1:11.
ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e pōpoaki ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko ha matavai lelei ʻaupito ia ʻo e fakafiemālié mo e fiefiá. ʻOku tala maeʻeeʻa mai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e fiefia ʻa e tangata ʻoku ‘manako ʻi he Lao ʻo Sihová pea fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po’ ki aí. (Sāme 1:1, 2) Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau hoko ai ʻo loto-mamahí, ko hono lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo fakakaukauloto ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki aí te ne fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu. ʻOku ʻi ai foki mo e ngāue fakafaifekau kuo ʻomi ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau fai. ʻOku tau fakapapauʻi ko “kinautolu ʻoku fai tangi pe ʻenau fakaheka te nau utu mo e hiva fiefia.”—Sāme 126:5.
“Ko e loto ʻo e tangata ʻatamai ʻoku ne kumi ki he poto [pe ʻilo],” ko e lau ia ʻa Solomoné, “ka ko e ngutu ʻo e vale ʻoku ne meʻakai ʻaki ʻa e vale pe.” (Palovepi 15:14) ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he palōveepi ko ʻení ki heʻetau tokangá ha fakafaikehekehe mātuʻaki mataʻāʻā ʻi he akonaki ʻa ha taha poto mei he akonaki ʻa ha taha vale. Ki muʻa ke ʻoatu ha faleʻí, ko e tokotaha mahinó ʻokú ne kumi ki he ʻiló. ʻOkú ne fanongo lelei pea maʻu mo e ngaahi foʻi moʻoni feʻunga ʻoku fiemaʻú. ʻOkú ne kumi ki he Tohi Tapú ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e ngaahi lao mo e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku ngāueʻaki ki he tuʻunga ʻoku hokó. Ko ʻene faleʻí ʻoku fakatuʻunga fefeka ia ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ko ha tokotaha vale ʻoku ʻikai teitei tokanga ia ke kumi ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻoku hokó, pea ʻokú ne tafoki pē ʻo puhi atu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi heʻene fakakaukaú. Ko ia ai, ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau kumi faleʻi aí, ʻoku fakapotopoto ke tau ʻalu ki he faʻahinga matuʻotuʻa ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻiló kae ʻikai ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau hehema nai ke tala mai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau loto ke fanongo ki aí. He lelei ē ke maʻu ʻa e “meʻaʻofa” ko e kau tangata ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻa ia ʻoku nau tomuʻa “kumi ki he poto” pe ʻiló pea toki fai ʻa e faleʻí!—Efeso 4:8.
ʻOku tala mai ʻe he palōveepi hokó ha ʻaonga lelei ʻaupito mei hono maʻu ha vakai fakatuʻamelié. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Oku kovi ae aho kotoabe onautolu oku mamahi: ka oku fai katoaga mau ai be ia aia oku loto fiemalie.” (Palovepi 15:15, PM) Ko e moʻuí ʻoku ʻi ai pē hono ngaahi taimi fiefia mo hono ngaahi fakatamaki, ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia mo e tangi ʻa loʻimata. Kapau te tau nōfoʻi pē ki he koví, ʻe nofoʻia ʻa e mamahí ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú, pea ʻe hoko ʻo fakapoʻuli lōlō ʻa hotau ngaahi ʻahó kotoa. Kae kehe, kapau te tau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki fakafoʻituituí pea mo ʻetau ʻamanaki kuo ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ne nofoʻia ʻetau fakakaukaú, ʻe hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki fakamamahi ʻo e moʻuí ʻo puli mamaʻo atu pea te tau aʻusia ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi lotó. Ko ha vakai fakatuʻamelie ʻoku ʻai ai kitautolu ke tau lava ʻo “fai katoaga mau ai be.”
Ko ia ai, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā, tau tokanga ʻaupito ki he akonakí. ʻOfa ke tau ʻai ia ke ne tākiekina ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí, leá pea mo ʻetau ngaahi tōʻongá ʻo ʻikai ko ia pē, kae toe pehē foki ki he anga ʻo ʻetau vakaí.
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“Ko e tali malū ʻoku lolou ai ʻa e houhau”
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Ko e fatongia ia ʻo e ngaahi mātuʻá ke tokonaki ʻa e akonakí
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“Ko e loungutu ʻo e poto ʻoku nau laku atu ʻa e meʻa kuo ʻilo”