TALI LOTU 'A E 'OTUA
Veesi Lauloto: Saame 37:5
"Tekaki kia Sihova ho ‘alunga´; ‘Io, falala ki Ai, pea te Ne fai ‘e Ia´."
Semisi 24:17-27
"17Pea lele ‘a e tamaio‘eiki ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia, mo ne pehē, Tuku ke u inu ha hu‘a vai mei ho‘o siā, ‘inē koā? 18Pea pehē ‘e he fefine, ‘Epu pē; pea ne fakavave, ‘o ne tuku hifo ‘ene siā, ‘o ne hapai ‘o fakainu ia. 19Pea kuo ‘osi ‘ene fakainu ia, pea pehē ‘e he fefine, Te u ‘utu foki ki ho‘o fanga kāmeli, ‘o fai pē ke nau fiu he inu. 20Pea fakato‘oto‘o ia ‘o lilingi ‘ene siā ki he kumete, pea ne toe lele ki he vai ke ‘utu mai, pea ne ‘utu ki he‘ene fanga kāmeli kotoa pē. 21Pea mo‘uvakaia ‘e he tangata ‘a e fefine mo fakalongo pē, ke ‘ilo pe kuo fakamonū‘ia ‘e Sihova hono fononga pe ‘ikai.
22Pea ‘i he faifai pea fiu ‘a e fanga kāmeli he inu, pea to‘o ‘e he tangata ha mama-ihu koula, ko e haafe sikeli hono mamafa, pea mo e ongo lelu ma‘a e nima ‘o e fefine, ko hona mamafa ko e sikeli koula ‘e hongofulu; 23pea ne pehē, Ko e ‘ōfefine ‘o hai koe, ‘inē? Tala mai pe ‘oku ‘ata‘atā ‘a e ‘api ‘o ho‘o ‘eiki ke mau ‘apitanga ai. 24Pea pehē ange ‘e he fefine, Ko e ‘ōfefine au ‘o Petueli, ko e tama ia ‘a Milika, ‘a ia na‘a ne fanau‘i kia Nēhoa. 25Na‘e ne pehē foki ki he tangata, ‘Oku lahi foki ‘a e hulu mo e me‘akai ‘i ‘api, pea ‘oku ‘ata‘atā ke mou ‘apitanga ai. 26Pea punou ‘a e tangata ‘o ne hū kia Sihova, 27‘o ne pehē, Mālō mo Sihova, ko e ‘Otua ‘o ‘eku ‘eiki ko ‘Epalahame, he ‘ikai tūkua ‘ene ‘alo‘ofa mo ‘ene mo‘oni ki he‘eku ‘eiki: ‘i he‘eku ‘i he hala na‘e taki au ‘e Sihova ki he fale ‘o e tokoua ‘o ‘eku ‘eiki."
Ne tali lotu ‘a e ‘Otua´ ma‘a ‘Eliesa, he na‘a ne falala ‘Otua mo ui tokoni ki Ai. Pea lele ʻa ‘Eliesa ‘o fakafetaulaki kia Lepeka ‘o ne kole inu kiate ia. Pea pehē ʻe he fefine´, Inu pē; pea te u fakainu foki mo ho‘o fanga kāmeli´ kae ‘oua ke nau fiu he inu´. Na‘e mo‘usioa pē ‘a ‘Eliesa, he vave ‘a e tali lotu ‘a e ‘Otua´... ʻI he faifai pea fiu ʻa e fanga kāmeli´ he inu´, na‘a ne foaki ha ngaahi me‘a‘ofa kia Lepeka, ‘o ne fehu‘i, Ko e ʻofefine ʻo hai koe? ʻOku ʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻapi ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki´ ke mau ʻapitanga ai?. Pea pehē ange ʻe he fefine´, Ko e ʻofefine au ʻo Petueli, ko e tama ia ʻa Milika mo Nehoa. ‘Io, ʻoku lahi pea hulu mo e meʻakai´ʻi ʻapi, pea ʻoku ʻatāʻatā ke mou ʻapitanga ai. Na‘e punou ʻa ‘Eliesa ʻo ne hū kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē, Mālō Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku ʻeiki ko Epalahame´, Ho‘o taki au ki he fale ʻo e tokoua ‘o ʻeku ʻeiki.
22Pea ‘i he faifai pea fiu ‘a e fanga kāmeli he inu, pea to‘o ‘e he tangata ha mama-ihu koula, ko e haafe sikeli hono mamafa, pea mo e ongo lelu ma‘a e nima ‘o e fefine, ko hona mamafa ko e sikeli koula ‘e hongofulu; 23pea ne pehē, Ko e ‘ōfefine ‘o hai koe, ‘inē? Tala mai pe ‘oku ‘ata‘atā ‘a e ‘api ‘o ho‘o ‘eiki ke mau ‘apitanga ai. 24Pea pehē ange ‘e he fefine, Ko e ‘ōfefine au ‘o Petueli, ko e tama ia ‘a Milika, ‘a ia na‘a ne fanau‘i kia Nēhoa. 25Na‘e ne pehē foki ki he tangata, ‘Oku lahi foki ‘a e hulu mo e me‘akai ‘i ‘api, pea ‘oku ‘ata‘atā ke mou ‘apitanga ai. 26Pea punou ‘a e tangata ‘o ne hū kia Sihova, 27‘o ne pehē, Mālō mo Sihova, ko e ‘Otua ‘o ‘eku ‘eiki ko ‘Epalahame, he ‘ikai tūkua ‘ene ‘alo‘ofa mo ‘ene mo‘oni ki he‘eku ‘eiki: ‘i he‘eku ‘i he hala na‘e taki au ‘e Sihova ki he fale ‘o e tokoua ‘o ‘eku ‘eiki."
Ne tali lotu ‘a e ‘Otua´ ma‘a ‘Eliesa, he na‘a ne falala ‘Otua mo ui tokoni ki Ai. Pea lele ʻa ‘Eliesa ‘o fakafetaulaki kia Lepeka ‘o ne kole inu kiate ia. Pea pehē ʻe he fefine´, Inu pē; pea te u fakainu foki mo ho‘o fanga kāmeli´ kae ‘oua ke nau fiu he inu´. Na‘e mo‘usioa pē ‘a ‘Eliesa, he vave ‘a e tali lotu ‘a e ‘Otua´... ʻI he faifai pea fiu ʻa e fanga kāmeli´ he inu´, na‘a ne foaki ha ngaahi me‘a‘ofa kia Lepeka, ‘o ne fehu‘i, Ko e ʻofefine ʻo hai koe? ʻOku ʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻapi ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki´ ke mau ʻapitanga ai?. Pea pehē ange ʻe he fefine´, Ko e ʻofefine au ʻo Petueli, ko e tama ia ʻa Milika mo Nehoa. ‘Io, ʻoku lahi pea hulu mo e meʻakai´ʻi ʻapi, pea ʻoku ʻatāʻatā ke mou ʻapitanga ai. Na‘e punou ʻa ‘Eliesa ʻo ne hū kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē, Mālō Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku ʻeiki ko Epalahame´, Ho‘o taki au ki he fale ʻo e tokoua ‘o ʻeku ʻeiki.
Lotu: Lotu ‘o fakamālō ki he ‘Otua´ He’ene tali lotu ma’a ‘Ene kakai´, ke tau ako ai ke tau fa’a tatali mo falala ‘Otua, he te Ne ‘omi ma’u pē leleitaha ma’au.
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