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Ko Hono Fakaʻapaʻapaʻi e Meʻaʻofa ʻo Hotau Sinó
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Ko e lavameʻa moʻoni ʻi he moʻui ní ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi hono fakatapui ʻetau moʻuí—ʻa ia ko hotau taimí mo ʻetau ngaahi filí—ki he ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá (vakai, Sione 17:1, 4; Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 19:19). ʻI heʻetau fai ʻení, ʻokú tau fakangofua Ia ke Ne hiki ai kitautolu ki hotau ikuʻanga māʻolunga tahá.
ʻOku fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he moʻui fakatapuí e meʻa foaki taʻe hano tatau ʻo e sinó, ko ha fakatupu fakalangi ʻi he tatau ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e taumuʻa tefito ʻo e moʻui matelié ke maʻu ʻe he laumālie kotoa ha sino pea ako ai e tauʻatāina ke fili ki he totonú ʻi ha sino ʻoku natula fakatuʻasino mo fakalaumālie fakatouʻosi. ʻOku mahuʻinga foki e sino fakamatelié ki he hakeakiʻí, ʻa ia ʻoku toki maʻu pē ʻi he fehokotaki ʻa e matelié mo e laumālié, ʻo hangē ko ʻetau mamata ki hotau ʻEiki toetuʻu mo ʻofeiná. ʻI he māmani faingataʻá ni, ʻe ʻi ai e ngaahi moʻui ʻe fakamamahi ʻene nounoú, feifeiavale, maumau, pe fiu feinga ke moʻui, ka ʻe fuoloa feʻunga e moʻui ʻa e laumālie kotoa, pea ʻe toetuʻu e sino kotoa.
He ʻikai ongoʻi ʻe kinautolu ʻoku tui ko hotau sinó ko e ola pē ia ʻo ha meʻa ne hoko noa peé, ke nau tali ui ki he ʻOtuá pe ha taha pē ki he meʻa ʻoku nau faí pe ki honau sinó. Ka ko kitautolu ʻoku maʻu e fakakaukau ʻoku taʻengatá, kuo pau ke tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai hotau fatongia ki he ʻOtuá ʻo kau ki hono tauhi hotau sinó. ʻOku pehē ʻe Paula:
“Ko e hā? ʻikai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko homou sinó ko e fale tapu ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolú, ʻa ia ʻoku mou maʻu mei he ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻa kimoutolu?
“He kuo fakatau ʻa kimoutolu ʻaki ʻa e totongi: ko ia ke fakaongoongolelei ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi homou sinó, pea ʻi homou laumālié, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻo e ʻOtuá” (1 Kolinitō 6:19–20).
“ʻI hono ʻiloʻi e ngaahi moʻoní ni mo e fakahinohino ʻa e kau palōfita ʻo onopōní ko e moʻoni he ʻikai ke tau fakameleʻi hotau sinó, ʻaki e tātataú, pe fakavaivaiʻi ʻaki ia e faitoʻo konatapú, pe fakaʻuliʻi ʻaki ia e feʻauakí, tonó pe angaʻulí. ʻI he hoko hotau sinó ko e meʻangāue hotau laumālié, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke tau tokanga ʻaki e lelei tahá ki hotau sinó. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakatapui hono mālohí ke tokoni pea ʻunuaki ʻaki e ngāue ʻa Kalaisí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula, “Ko ʻeni, ʻe kāinga, ʻoku ou kole ai kiate kimoutolu, ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua ʻa e ʻOtuá, ke mou ʻatu homou sinó ko e feilaulau moʻui, mo māʻoniʻoni, mo lelei ki he ʻOtuá” (Loma 12:1).