5, 6. Hu nao Eliashib and Tobiah, and maet why nao Eliashib hem letem Tobiah stap insaed wanfala rum long temple?

⁵ Readim Nehemiah 13:4-9. Staka pipol distaem garem nogud wei, so hem no isi for iumi gohed for holy. Bible story abaotem Hae Priest Eliashib and wanfala man wea nem bilong hem Tobiah. Tobiah hem wanfala Ammonite wea luk olsem hem waka for king bilong Persia. Tobiah and olketa fren bilong hem trae for stopem Nehemiah for no buildim bak wall bilong Jerusalem. (Neh. 2:10) Law sei hem tambu for olketa Ammonite go insaed long area bilong temple. (Deut. 23:3) So why nao hae priest letem man olsem Tobiah for stap insaed wanfala rum long temple?

⁶ Tingim thrifala reason: First wan, Tobiah hem fren bilong Eliashib. Mek-tu, Tobiah and son bilong hem Jehohanan maritim olketa Jew woman, and staka Jew tinghae long Tobiah. (Neh. 6:17-19) Mek-thri, Tobiah hem fren gud witim Sanballat, wea hem bigman bilong Samaria, and famili member bilong Hae Priest Eliashib. Gele bilong Sanballat maritim wanfala granson bilong Eliashib. (Neh. 13:28) From Hae Priest Eliashib ting long Tobiah olsem famili fren maet datwan nao mekem hem for letem disfala man wea no worshipim Jehovah and wea againstim pipol bilong hem for stap long temple. Bat Nehemiah showimaot hem faithful long Jehovah taem hem torowem olketa furniture bilong Tobiah aotsaed long temple.

8. Olketa wea worshipim Jehovah mas no forgetim wanem samting?

⁸ Iumi mas no forgetim diswan: “Sapos man hem fren witim pipol wea wei bilong olketa hem nogud, olketa bae spoelem gudfala wei bilong hem.” (1 Cor. 15:33) Maet samfala famili member wea iumi associate witim savve spoelem gudfala wei bilong iumi. Long firstaem Eliashib hem showimaot gudfala example long wei for sapotim Nehemiah long waka for buildim bak wall bilong Jerusalem. (Neh. 3:1) Bat gogo, wei wea hem associate witim Tobiah and olketa narawan mekem Eliashib for duim olketa samting wea mekem Jehovah no ting long hem olsem hem holy. Iumi shud associate witim pipol wea encouragem iumi for duim olketa gudfala samting olsem for readim Bible, attendim olketa kongregeson meeting, and duim preaching waka. Iumi lovem and tinghae long olketa famili member wea encouragem iumi for duim stret samting.