Tokoni ʻi he Tuʻunga Fakatakimuʻá

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe N. ʻElitoni Tena (1898–1982), ko ha tokoni ʻi he Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lahi, kuo pau ke tau muimui ʻi he sīpinga ʻa Kalaisí, ka tau hoko ko ha kau taki lavameʻa lelei. Naʻá ne fai ha fokotuʻu ʻe hiva ke tokoni ke tau hoko ai ko ha kau taki lelei:

1. Vakai ki hotau Fakamoʻuí he ko e sīpinga ia ʻo e taki haohaoá.

2. Tali ʻa e tufakanga ko e faiako mo e tamaioʻeikí.

3. Fakatotolo ʻi he folofolá ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni totonú.

4. Lotua ha fakahinohino, fakafanongo pea talangofua.

5. Tokoniʻi ʻa e fakafoʻituituí ke ne fakatupulaki haʻane mapuleʻi ia.

6. ʻAi ke haʻisia ʻa e tokotaha fakafoʻituituí ki heʻene ngāué.

7. Fakahaaʻi feʻunga hono fakahoungaʻí.

8. Fokotuʻu ha sīpinga fakatāutaha ko ē ʻoku fenāpasi mo e meʻa ʻoku tau akoʻí.

9. Fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo e Palōfita ʻo e Siasí, he ko e palōfita ia ʻa e ʻOtuá pea muimui ki heʻene faleʻí mo ʻene sīpingá.

Mei he “Leading As the Savior Led,” New Era, June 1977, 7.