ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe ua hili hono fakaʻauha ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa Selusalemá, ko Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné naʻá ne maʻu ha misi fakatupu hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo ha fuʻu ʻīmisi. Naʻá ne fakamanamana ke tāmateʻi kotoa ʻene kau tangata potó, kau ai ʻa Taniela, kapau heʻikai lava ke nau tala ange ʻa ʻene misí pea pehē ki hono ʻuhingá. (Tan. 2:​3-5) Naʻe pau ke ngāue vave ʻa Taniela; he ka ʻikai, ʻe mole ʻa e ngaahi moʻuí. Naʻá ne “hū atu . . . ʻo kole ki he tuʻí ke tuku ange kiate ia ha taimi ke ne tala ange ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e misí ki he tuʻí.” (Tan. 2:16) Naʻe fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e tui. ʻOku ʻikai ha lēkooti naʻe ʻosi fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻe Taniela ha ngaahi misi ki muʻa. Naʻá ne kole ki hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá “ke nau lotu ʻo kole ki ha ʻaloʻofa mei he ʻOtua ʻo langí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa fakapulipuli ko ení.” (Tan. 2:18) Naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi lotu ko iá. ʻI he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻe Taniela ʻa e misi ʻa Nepukanesá. Naʻe fakahaofi ai ʻa e moʻui ʻa Taniela mo hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá. w23.08 3 ¶4

Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e hoko ʻo kātakí. ʻI heʻetau hoko ʻo kātakí, ʻoku tau fiefia ange mo nonga ange. Ko ia ʻe lava ke tokoni ʻa e kātakí ki heʻetau moʻui lelei fakaʻatamaí mo e fakaesinó. ʻI heʻetau anga-kātaki ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi vahaʻangatae lelei ange mo kinautolu. Ko ʻetau fakatahaʻangá ʻe fāʻūtaha ange. Kapau ʻe fakaʻitaʻi kitautolu ʻe ha taha, ko ʻetau fakatuotuai ki he ʻitá ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa e tuʻungá mei he hoko ʻo toe kovi angé. (Saame 37:​8, fkm. ʻi lalo; Pal. 14:29) Kae mahulu hake aí, ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki ai ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní pea ʻunuʻunu ke toe ofi ange kiate ia. He ʻulungaanga fakamānako mo ʻaonga ē ko e kātakí! Neongo heʻikai faingofua maʻu pē ke tau anga-kātaki, ʻi he tokoni ʻa Sihová, ʻe lava ke hokohoko atu ʻetau fakatupulekina ʻa e ʻulungaanga ko ení. Pea ʻi heʻetau tatali anga-kātaki ki he māmani foʻoú, ʻe lava ke tau falala pau “ko e fofonga ʻo Sihová ʻokú ne siofi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē kiate iá, ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tatali ki heʻene ʻofa mateakí.” (Saame 33:18) ʻOfa ke tau fakapapauʻi kotoa ke hokohoko atu ʻetau kofuʻaki ʻa e kātakí. w23.08 22 ¶7; 25 ¶16-17

Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sēmisi ʻe taukaveʻi nai ʻe ha tangata ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuí, ka ko fē ʻene ngaahi ngāue ke fehoanaki mo iá? (Sēm. 2:​1-5, 9) Naʻe toe lave ʻa Sēmisi ki ha tokotaha naʻá ne sio ‘ki ha tokoua pe ko ha tuofefine ʻoku masiva vala pe ʻikai haʻane meʻakai’ ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne tokonaki ha tokoni ʻaonga. Neongo kapau naʻe taukaveʻi ʻe he tokotaha ko iá ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuí, naʻe ʻikai ke poupouʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue; ko ia ai, naʻe taʻeʻaonga ia. (Sēm. 2:​14-16) Naʻe lave ʻa Sēmisi ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻa Lēhapi ʻi hono ngāueʻi ʻo e tuí. (Sēm. 2:​25, 26) Naʻá ne fanongo fekauʻaki mo Sihova pea ʻiloʻi naʻá Ne poupouʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. (Sios. 2:​9-11) Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene tuí ʻaki ʻene ngaahi ngāué—naʻá ne maluʻi ha ongo asiasi ʻIsileli ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻena moʻuí. Ko hono olá, naʻe lau ʻa e fefine taʻehaohaoa ʻikai ko ha ʻIsileli ko ení ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ʻĒpalahamé. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻá ne fokotuʻú ʻokú ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hono poupouʻi ʻe he ngaahi ngāué ʻa ʻetau tuí. w23.12 5-6 ¶12-13