Ko ha Tali Fakavaivai
“ʻOku tekeʻi atu ʻa e houhaú ʻe he tali fakavaivaí: ka ʻoku fakatupu ʻa e ʻitá ʻi he lea fakamamahí” (Lea Fakatātā 15:1).
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Lisi, fakafoki mai ia! ʻOku ou vaʻinga ʻaki ia ʻe au!
ʻIkai!
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Ongo tamaiki, kātaki ʻo tuku hoʻomo keé. ʻE Lisi, ʻalu ki ho lokí. ʻOku ou fie talanoa mo koe, ʻĀlisi.
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ʻOku ʻikai oli ia, tangataʻeiki! Naʻá ku vaʻinga mo ʻeku meʻavaʻingá pea haʻu ia ʻo hamusi. ʻOkú ne fakatupu ʻita maʻu pē.
Ko e meʻa faingataʻa ʻete hoko ko ha tokoua lahí. ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi e meʻa ʻoku tokoni kiate au he taimi ʻoku ou ʻita aí?
Ko e hā, tangataʻeiki?
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Ko ha potufolofola ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻOku pehē ai, “ʻOku tekeʻi atu ʻa e houhaú ʻe he tali fakavaivaí: ka ʻoku fakatupu ʻa e ʻitá ʻi he lea fakamamahí.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ia kapau te ke lea ʻofa mo fakavaivai, ʻe ongoʻi nonga ange ʻe he kakai ʻoku ʻitá. Kapau te ke lea taʻefakaʻapaʻapa pe kaikaila, ʻe toe lahi ange ai ʻenau ʻitá.
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ʻOkú ke pehē ʻe ʻaonga kia Lisi?
Ko ʻene toe hoko pē pea ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo sio angé ki he meʻa ʻe hokó.
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ʻOku ou fie maʻu e kapakau ʻo e faʻahi kehé!
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Naʻe manatuʻi ʻe ʻĀlisi e meʻa naʻe talaange ʻe he tangataʻeikí.
Lisi, te ke fie tui hoku kalauní? Te ke pilinisesi koe pea ko ho kaungāmeʻa faʻahikehé.
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Sai, te u hoko au ko ha pilinisesi talavou!
Haʻu pilinisesi. Ta vaʻinga!