Konga 11—Fai ʻa e Ngaahi Ako Tohi Tapu Fakalakalaká
Tokoniʻi ʻa e Kau Akó ke Fai ha Ngaahi Toe ʻAʻahi
1 ʻI he taimi ʻoku kamata ai ha tokotaha ako Tohi Tapu ke kau ki he ngāue fakamalangá, te ne fetaulaki ai mo e kakai ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ongoongo leleí. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tokoniʻi ʻa e tokotaha malanga foʻoú ke ne fai ha ngaahi toe ʻaʻahi ola lelei pea ke fakatupulekina ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻokú ne maʻú?
2 Ko e teuteu ki ha toe ʻaʻahí ʻoku kamata ia ʻi he fuofua ʻaʻahí. Fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e tokotaha akó ke ne maʻu ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia moʻoni ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia ʻokú ne malanga ki aí. (Fili. 2:4) Akoʻi fakalakalaka ia ke ne fakaafeʻi ʻa e kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻapí ke nau fakahaaʻi ʻenau fakakaukaú, ke fanongo ki heʻenau ngaahi fakamatalá pea ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne fakahohaʻasi kinautolú. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e mahuʻingaʻiá, ʻai ʻa e tokotaha malangá ke ne hikiʻi hifo ʻa e fakamatala kaungatonu fekauʻaki mo e ʻaʻahí. Ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamatala ko iá ke tokoniʻiʻaki ia ke ne fokotuʻutuʻu ha ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki lahi ange.
3 Ko e Teuteu ke Toe Fokí: Fakamanatu ʻa e fuofua ʻaʻahí, pea fakahaaʻi ki he tokotaha akó ʻa e founga ke fili ai ha tafaʻaki ʻo e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia ʻe fakamānako ki he tokotaha-ʻapí. (1 Kol. 9:19-23) Teuteu fakataha ha tuʻuaki nounou ʻa ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ha konga tohi Fakatohitapu ʻe taha fakataha mo ha palakalafi ʻi ha tohi ako. Tānaki atu ki ai, teuteu ha fehuʻi ʻa ia ʻe lava ke langaʻi hake ʻi he fakaʻosinga ʻo e fetalanoaʻakí ke fokotuʻu ai ha makatuʻunga ki he toe ʻaʻahi hokó. Fakahaaʻi ki he tokotaha malanga foʻoú ʻa e founga ke fakatupulekina ai ʻa e ʻilo ʻa e tokotahá ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaʻahi hokohoko taki taha.
4 ʻOku toe tokoni foki ke akoʻi ki he tokotaha akó ha talateu faingofua. Hili ʻa e fakafeʻiloaki ki he tokotaha-ʻapí, te ne leaʻaki nai: “Naʻá ku fiefia ʻi heʻeta fetalanoaʻaki ki muʻá, pea kuó u toe foki mai ke vahevahe atu ha fakamatala Fakatohitapu lahi ange ʻi he [lave ki he kaveingá].” ʻE toe fiemaʻu nai ke ke fakahaaʻi ki he tokotaha malanga foʻoú ʻa e founga ke taliʻaki kapau ʻe fakaava ʻe ha tokotaha kehe ʻa e matapaá.
5 Toe Foki Tōtōivi: Fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e tokotaha akó ke ne fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he toe foki vave ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ha mahuʻingaʻiá. Ko hono maʻu ha kakai ʻi ʻapí ʻe fiemaʻu nai ki ai ʻa e kīvoi ʻi he toe fokí. Akoʻi ki he tokotaha akó ʻa e founga ke fai ai ha ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ke toe ʻaʻahí, pea tokoniʻi ia ke ne mahinoʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ke fai ha toe fokí ʻo hangē ko ia kuó ne palōmesí. (Mt. 5:37) Akoʻi ʻa e tokotaha malanga foʻoú ke anga-ʻofa, fakaʻatuʻi mo anga-fakaʻapaʻapa ʻi heʻene fekumi ki he faʻahinga hangē ha sipí pea ke fakatupulekina ʻenau mahuʻingaʻiá.—Tai. 3:2.