ʻOku ʻikai ngalo ha taha: ʻoku aʻu ʻa e ngāue ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ki he maama ʻo e ngaahi laumālié.
He nae mamahi foki o tuo taha be a Kalaisi koeuhi koe gaahi agahala, koe agatonu ma ae taeagatonu, koeuhi ke ne omi akitautolu ki he Otua, kuo fakabogi ia i he jino, kae fakaake e he Laumalie: Aia nae alu ai ia o ne malaga ki he gaahi laumalie oku i he fale fakabobula; Akinautolu nae talagataa i mu‘a i he tatali moe faa kataki ae Otua i he gaahi aho o Noa, lolotoga ae teuteu ae vaka, aia nae fakamoui ai ae toko jii i he vai, koe toko valu be.
Hili ʻEne pekiá, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Kalaisi ʻo malanga ki he ngaahi laumālie ʻi he pilīsoné, ʻio, ʻa kinautolu naʻe talangataʻa ʻi he kuonga ʻo Noá.
He koe mea ko eni nae malaga aki ai ae ogoogolelei kiate kinautolu foki kuo mate, koeuhi ke fakamāu akinautolu i he kakano, o fakatatau ki he tagata, kae moui o fakatatau ki he Otua i he laumalie.
ʻOku malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongoleleí ki he kau pekiá koeʻuhí ke fakamaauʻi totonu kinautolu pea nau moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻOtuá.
Koe mooni, koe mooni, oku ou tala kiate kimoutolu, Oku ha‘u ae aho, bea ko eni ia, e fanogo ai ae mate ki he le‘o oe Alo oe Otua; bea ko kinautolu e fanogo te nau moui.
ʻOku tomuʻa tala ʻe Sīsū ʻe fanongo ʻa e kau maté ki Hono leʻó pea moʻui.
¶ OKU iate au ae Laumalie oe Eiki ko Jihova; koeuhi kuo fakanofo au e Jihova keu malaga aki ae ogoogolelei ki he agamalu; kuo ne fekau au ke nonoo ae loto mafeji, ke fakaha ae tauataina ki he kau bobula, bea ke fakaava ae fale fakabobula kiate kinautolu kuo haijia;
ʻOku kau ʻi he misiona ʻo e Mīsaiá ʻa hono fanongonongo ʻa e tauʻatāiná ki he kau pōpulá mo hono fakaava ʻo e pilīsoné, ko ha ngaahi lea ʻoku fakafehokotaki foki ʻe he kāingalotu ʻo e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ki hono huhuʻi ʻo e kau pekiá.
Ko ʻeni, ko e meʻa ki he tuʻunga ʻo e laumālié ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e maté mo e toetuʻú—Vakai, kuo fakaʻilo mai kiate au ʻe ha ʻāngelo, ʻoku fakafoki ʻa e laumālie ʻo e tangata kotoa pē, ʻo ka hili ange ʻa ʻenau mavahe mei he sino fakamatelié ni, ʻio, ʻa e laumālie ʻo e tangata kotoa pē ʻo tatau ai pē pe ʻoku nau angalelei pe angakovi, ki honau ʻapí ki he ʻOtua pē ko ia ʻa ia naʻe foaki ʻa e moʻuí kiate kinautolú. Pea ʻe toki hoko ʻo pehē, ko e ngaahi laumālie ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku māʻoniʻoní ʻe tali ʻa kinautolu ki ha potu ʻo e fiefia, ʻa ia ʻoku ui ko palataisi, ko ha potu ʻo e mālōlō, ko ha potu ʻo e melino, ʻa ia te nau mālōlō ai mei heʻenau ngaahi faingataʻaʻia kotoa pē mo e hohaʻa kotoa pē mo e mamahi.
ʻOku akoʻi ʻe ʻAlamā ʻoku kei moʻui ʻa e ngaahi laumālié hili ʻa e maté, pea ʻoku hū ʻa e māʻoniʻoní ki ha tuʻunga ʻo e mālōlō ʻoku ui ko e palataisi.
Ko ia naʻe ongo mai ʻa e leʻo ʻo e ʻEikí kiate au, ʻo pehē: Ko kinautolu kotoa pē kuo nau pekia, ka naʻe teʻeki ai ke nau maʻu ha ʻilo ki he ongoongolelei ko ʻení, ʻa ia naʻa nau mei tali ia ʻo kapau naʻe fakaʻatā ke nau kei moʻui, te nau hoko ko e kau ʻea-hoko ki he puleʻanga fakasilesitiale ʻo e ʻOtuá; Pea mo kinautolu kotoa pē foki ʻa ia te nau pekia mei he taimi ko ʻení ʻo faai atu, ka ʻoku teʻeki ai ke nau maʻu ha ʻilo ki he ongoongolelei ko iá, ʻa ia naʻa nau mei tali ia ʻaki honau lotó kotoa, te nau hoko foki mo kinautolu ko e kau ʻea-hoko ki he puleʻanga ko iá; He ko au, ko e ʻEikí, te u fakamāuʻi ʻa e tangata kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāué, pea fakatatau ki he ngaahi holi ʻo honau lotó.
Ko kinautolu naʻa nau pekia taʻe fanongo ki he ongoongoleleí ka naʻa nau mei tali ia, ʻoku ʻikai tāpuniʻi kinautolu ki tuʻa; ʻoku fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi holi ʻa e lotó.
ʻI he lolotonga ʻa ʻeku fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻeni kuo tohí, naʻe fakaava ʻa e mata ʻo ʻeku ʻiló, pea naʻe nofoʻia ʻiate au ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí, pea naʻá ku mamata ki he fuʻu kakai taʻefaʻalaua ʻo e kau pekiá, ʻa e iiki mo e lalahi fakatouʻosi.
ʻOku kamata ʻa e meʻa-hā-mai ʻa Palesiteni Siosefa F. Sāmita ʻi he 1918 ki he maama ʻo e ngaahi laumālié ʻi heʻene fakalaulauloto ki he folofolá.
Kae vakai, naʻá ne fokotuʻutuʻu haʻane kau ngāue, mei he kau māʻoniʻoní, peá ne fili ha kau talafekau, ʻo fakakofuʻi ʻaki ʻa e mālohi mo e mafai, pea tuʻutuʻuni ke nau ʻalu atu ʻo ʻave ʻa e maama ʻo e ongoongoleleí kiate kinautolu naʻe ʻi he fakapoʻulí, ʻio ki he ngaahi laumālie kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá; pea naʻe anga pehē ʻa hono malanga ʻaki ʻo e ongoongoleleí ki he kau pekiá.
Naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ʻa e ngaahi laumālie māʻoniʻoni ke nau ʻave ʻa e ongoongoleleí ki he kau pekia kotoa pē.
Pea naʻe anga pehē ʻa hono malanga ʻaki ʻo e ongoongoleleí kiate kinautolu kuo nau mate ʻi heʻenau ngaahi angahalá, teʻeki te nau ʻilo ki he moʻoní, pe ko ʻenau maumau-fonó, ʻo nau fakafisinga ʻa e kau palōfitá. Naʻe akoʻi kiate kinautolu ní ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá, fakatomala mei he angahalá, papitaiso fakafofonga ki he fakamolemole ʻo e ngaahi angahalá, pea mo e maʻu ʻo e meʻafoaki ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻi he hilifaki ʻo e nimá, Pea mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni kehe kotoa pē ʻo e ongoongoleleí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻaonga ke nau ʻilo ki ai ke nau lava ai ʻo fakafeʻungaʻi ʻa kinautolu koeʻuhí ke lava ʻo fakamāuʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he tangatá ʻi he kakanó, kae moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he laumālié.
ʻOku akoʻi ki he ngaahi laumālie ʻi he maama ʻo e ngaahi laumālié ʻa e ongoongolelei kakató, kau ai ʻa e papitaiso fakafofongá.
Naʻe ʻi he maama foki ʻo e ngaahi laumālié ʻa e Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá, mo ʻeku tamaioʻeiki ko Hailame Sāmitá, mo Pilikihami ʻIongi, mo Sione Teila, mo Uilifooti Utalafi, pea mo e ngaahi laumālie kehe ʻe niʻihi naʻe fakatatali ke nau toki haʻu ʻi he kakato ʻo e ngaahi kuongá ke nau kau ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻo e ngaahi makatuʻunga ʻo e fuʻu ngāue lahi ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho ki mui ní, ʻA ia naʻe kau ai ʻa hono langa ʻo e ngaahi temipalé, pea mo hono fai ʻi ai ʻo e ngaahi ouau ki hono huhuʻi ʻo e kau pekiá ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi he maama foki ʻo e ngaahi laumālié.
Naʻe tauhi ha ngaahi laumālie fili ke nau fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi makatuʻunga ʻo e ngāue ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní, kau ai ʻa e ngaahi temipalé mo e ngaahi ouau maʻá e pekiá.
Naʻá ku mamata ai ko e kaumātuʻa angatonu ko ia ʻo e kuonga ko ʻení, ʻi heʻenau mavahe atu meí he moʻui fakamatelié, ʻoku hoko atu ai pē ʻa ʻenau ngāué ʻi hono malanga ʻaki ʻo e ongoongolelei ʻo e fakatomalá mo e huhuʻí, tuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa e ʻAlo pē Taha naʻe Fakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻi he fakapoʻulí pea nau kei haʻisia ʻi he angahalá ʻi he fuʻu maama lahi fau ʻo e ngaahi laumālie ʻo e kau pekiá. Ko e kau pekia ko ia ʻoku fakatomalá ʻe huhuʻi ʻa kinautolu, ʻo kapau te nau talangofua ki he ngaahi ouau ʻo e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá, Pea ʻo ka hili ʻa ʻenau totongi ʻa e tautea ʻo ʻenau ngaahi maumau-fonó, pea fufulu ʻa kinautolu ʻo nau maʻá, te nau toki maʻu ha totongi ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāué, he ko e kau ʻea-hoko kinautolu ki he fakamoʻuí.
ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa e akonaki ʻa e kau faivelengá hili ʻa e maté, pea ʻoku huhuʻi ʻa e kau pekia ʻoku fakatomalá ʻi he ngaahi ouau fakatemipalé.
MMLMōsese 7:57Mōsese, ʻi heʻene lekooti ʻa e meʻa-hā-mai ʻa ʻĪnoké
Pea ko e ngaahi laumālie kotoa pē naʻe ʻi he fale fakapōpulá naʻa nau ō mai, ʻo tuʻu ʻi he toʻukupu toʻomataʻu ʻo e ʻOtuá; pea naʻe tauhi ʻa hono toé ʻi he ngaahi sēini ʻo e fakapoʻuli kae ʻoua ke hoko mai ʻa e fakamaau ʻo e fuʻu ʻaho lahí.
ʻI he meʻa-hā-mai ʻa ʻĪnoké, ʻoku haʻu ʻa e ngaahi laumālie ʻi he pilīsoné ki he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngāue ʻa e Fakamoʻuí.