Konga 4—Fai ʻa e Ngaahi Ako Tohi Tapu Fakalakalaká
Akoʻi ʻa e Kau Akó ke Teuteu
1 Ko ha tokotaha ako ʻokú ne lau tokamuʻa ʻa e lēsoní, fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi talí, pea fakakaukau ki he founga ke fakamatalaʻi ai ia ʻi heʻene lea pē ʻaʻaná ʻoku totonu ke vave ʻene fakalakalaka fakalaumālié. Ko ia ai, ko e hili pē hano fokotuʻu ha ako Tohi Tapu tuʻumaʻu, ʻai ke mo teuteuʻi fakataha ha lēsoni ke fakahaaʻi ki he tokotaha akó ʻa e founga ke fai ai iá. Ki he kau ako tokolahi, ʻe tokoni lahi ke mo teuteu fakataha ha vahe pe lēsoni kakato.
2 Fakaʻilongaʻí mo e Hiki Noutí: Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e founga ke kumi ai ʻa e ngaahi tali fakahangatonu ki he ʻū fehuʻi ʻoku pulusi atú. Fakahaaʻi ki he tokotaha akó ʻa hoʻo tatau ʻo e tohi ʻoku akó ʻa ia kuó ke ʻosi fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi lea pe ngaahi kupuʻi lea tefitó pē. ʻI hoʻomo lāulea ki he fakamatalá, te ne loto nai ke muimui ki hoʻo sīpingá, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ʻi heʻene tataú ʻa e meʻa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tokoniʻiʻaki ia ke ne manatuʻi ʻa e talí. (Luke 6:40) Kole leva kiate ia ke ne fai ʻa e talí ʻi heʻene ngaahi lea pē ʻaʻaná. ʻE malava ai heni kia koe ke ke sio pe ʻoku lelei fēfē ʻene mahinoʻi ʻa e fakamatalá.
3 Ko hano sivisiviʻi lelei ʻo e ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu ʻoku ʻikai fakaleá ko ha konga mahuʻinga ia ʻo e teuteu ʻa e tokotaha akó ki he akó. (Ng. 17:11) Tokoniʻi ia ke ne mahinoʻi ko e konga Tohi Tapu kotoa pē ʻoku hā kae ʻikai fakaleá ʻokú ne poupouʻi ha foʻi poini ʻi he palakalafí. Fakahaaʻi kiate ia ʻa e founga ke hikiʻi ai ha ngaahi nouti nounou ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻatā ʻo ʻene tohi akó. Fakamamafaʻi kiate ia ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ko e Tohi Tapú ko e makatuʻunga ia ki he meʻa ʻokú ne akó. Fakalototoʻaʻi ia ke ne ngāueʻaki lahi ʻa e ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu ʻoku hā kae ʻikai fakaleá, ʻi heʻene ngaahi tali lolotonga ʻa e akó.
4 Sio Fakalūkufua mo e Fakamanatu: Ki muʻa ke kamata ʻe he tokotaha akó ʻa ʻene teuteu fakaikiiki ʻo e fakamatala ʻoku akó, ʻe tokoni lahi kiate ia ke ne fai ha sio fakalūkufua ki he kaveingá. Fakahaaʻi ange ʻe lava ke ne fai ha sio fakalūkufua ki he fakamatalá ʻaki hano sivisiviʻi nounou ʻa e kaveinga ʻo e vahé, ngaahi kaveinga tokoní mo e ngaahi fakatātaá. Fakamatalaʻi ko e ki muʻa ke fakaʻosi hono taimi teuteú, ʻe fakapotopoto kapau te ne fakamoleki ha kiʻi taimi ke fakamanatu ai ʻa e ngaahi poini tefito ʻoku ʻomai ʻi he lēsoní, mahalo ko hano ngāueʻaki ʻo e puha fakamanatú kapau ʻoku ʻi ai. Ko e toe fai peheé te ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne manatuʻi ʻa e fakamatalá.
5 Ko hono akoʻi ʻa e tokotaha akó ke teuteu lelei ki heʻene akó te ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne fai ha ngaahi tali mohu ʻuhinga ʻi he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. ʻE toe tokoniʻi ai ia ke ne fakatupulekina ha tōʻonga ako ʻe ʻaonga fuoloa kiate ia hili ʻa e kakato ʻa e ako Tohi Tapu mo iá.