“Ko e Koloa Lelei Tahá,” Ki Hono Fakamālohia ʻo e Toʻu Tupú, Nōvema 2022.
Fakatahaʻanga ʻo e Pongipongi Tokonakí
Ko e Koloa Lelei Tahá
Ngaahi Konga Fakamatala
ʻI he taimi pē ʻoku fokotuʻu pau mai ai ʻe he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá e tūkunga ʻo ʻetau moʻuí, ʻa hotau ngaahi vā fetuʻutaki mo e niʻihi kehé pea aʻu ki heʻetau ongo ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku toki kamata leva ke mōlia atu ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehé, ngaahi fakafaʻahingá mo e ʻū ʻā vahevahé, kae tupulaki ʻa e melinó. …
Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tau talanoa heni ʻo kau ki he ʻuluaki fekau lahi kuo foaki ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá—ke ʻofa kakato ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai ha toe toloi pe fakaʻalongaua, ʻaki e kotoa hotau lotó, iví, ʻatamaí mo e mālohí. Ko e faʻahinga ʻofa ko ʻeni ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa e ʻuluaki fekau lahi taha ʻi he ʻunivēsí. Ka ko e ʻuluaki foʻi moʻoni maʻongoʻonga ʻi he ʻunivēsí ko e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻiate kitautolu ʻi he hokohoko pē ko iá—ʻaki e kotoa Hono lotó, iví, ʻatamaí mo e mālohí, ʻo ʻikai ha toe toloi pe fakaʻalongaua. Pea ko e taimi ʻoku fetaulaki ai e ngaahi mālohi fakaʻeiʻeiki ko ia mei Hono lotó mo haʻatautolú ʻo ʻikai hano toe taʻotaʻofí, ʻoku ʻi ai leva ha mālohi fakafokifā fakalaumālie mo fakaeʻulungaanga. …
Ko e taimi leva ia, pea ko e taimi pē ia ʻe taha, ʻe lava ke tau tauhi lelei ai e fekau lahi hono uá ʻi ha ngaahi founga ʻoku ʻikai fakangalingali pe taʻe-mahuʻinga. Kapau ʻe feʻunga ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá ke tau feinga ai ke tauhi faivelenga kakato kiate Ia, te Ne ʻomi kiate kitautolu ʻa e ivi, malava, loto-holi pea mo e founga ke tau ʻofa ai ki hotau kaungāʻapí mo kitautolú. Mahalo ko e taimi leva ia te tau toki lava ai ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai lava ke ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku lahi hake ʻenau fiefiá ʻi he kakai kotoa pē kuo fakatupu ʻe he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá.” [4 Nīfai 1:16].