ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu Sepitema 20, 2017

Tupu mo ako ke tauhi ‘ene ngaahi Laó

Growing and learning to keep His Laws

Fehuʻi #8

Ko e hā ‘a e lao ‘a e ‘Otuá  ‘oku hiki ‘i he Fekau ‘e Hongofulú?

(What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?)

‘Oua na‘a ai hao ‘Otua kehe, ‘o ua ‘aki au. ‘Oua te ke ngaohi ma‘au ha tamapua, pe ha momo‘i fakatātā ‘o ha me‘a ‘o e langi ‘i ‘olunga na, pe ‘o māmani ‘i lalo ni, pe ‘o e tahi ‘i lolofonua. ‘Oua te ke hū ki ai, pea ‘oua te ke tauhi ki ai. ‘Oua te ke takuanoa ‘a e huafa ‘o Sihova ko ho ‘Otua. Manatu ‘a e ‘aho Sāpate ke tauhi ia ke tapu. Faka‘apa‘apa ki ho‘o tamai mo ho‘o fa‘ē. ‘Oua na‘a ke fakapō. ‘Oua na‘a ke tono ‘unoho. ‘Oua na‘a ke kaiha‘a. ‘Oua na‘a ke tu‘u ko e fakamo‘oni loi. ‘Oua te ke manumanu.

(You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below – you shall not bow down to them or worship them. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. You shall not covet.)

‘Ekisoto 20:3

‘Oua na‘a ai hao ‘Otua kehe, ‘o ua ‘aki Au.

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods before Me.

Komeniteli ‘a Sione Ieti – hoko atu

Commentary – John Yates (cont…)

‘Oku malava ke tau ako ke mo‘ui‘aki ‘a e Fekau ‘e Hongofulú ‘i he‘etau mahino‘i ko e me‘a‘ofa ia ‘a e ‘Otuá  ma‘a kitautolu. ‘Oku hangē pe ko ‘etau ako ke lea‘aki e mo‘oní . ‘I he taimi na‘a tau kei iiki aí , na‘e hangē ia na‘a tau fa‘a kalo mei he lea mo‘oní (tala ‘a e totonú ) ke malu‘i kitautolu. Ka na‘e ‘alu pe ‘a e taimí mo ‘etau ako ke tuku ā ‘a e heliakí mo e fakatakākā́ . ‘Oku tau ako ke lea‘aki ‘a e mo‘oní . ‘Oku tau ako ke mo‘ui‘aki ‘a e faitotonú .

Ko e ‘uhinga ia na‘e ‘ofa ai ‘a e kau palofitá ki he lao ‘a e ‘Otuá  pea ‘oku totonu ke pehē mo kitautolu. ‘Oku hanga ‘e he‘etau tauhi ‘a e Laó  ‘o malu‘i kitautolu. ‘Oku malu ai foki mo e sosaietí́. Ko e ngaahi akonaki ko ení  ‘oku tu‘u lotoloto ia ‘i he to‘onga mo‘ui na‘e fakakaveinga ki ai hono ngaohi ‘o e tangata.́

We can learn to live out the Ten Commandments as we realize they’re God’s gift to us. It’s like learning to tell the truth. When you’re young, you sometimes feel that you must protect yourself by deceiving others and not telling the truth. You learn as time goes not to deceive others. We learn to speak the truth. We learn to practice honesty.

That’s why the prophets loved God’s law and why we should, too. Keeping the 10 Commandments protects us. It protects society. These principles are at the heart of how God created us to live.