ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Sapate Sepitema 17, 2017

“Ko e me‘a‘ofa fungani”

A love gift for us

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

Commentary – John Yates

Koe‘uhí  he na‘e ngaohi kitautolu ‘e he ‘Otuá pea ‘oku ne ‘ofa‘i kitautolu mo ne ‘afio‘i ‘a e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku kau ki he‘etau leleí , ‘oku ne foaki mai ha ngaahi fakahinohino fakamōlale mo fakalaumālie ki he anga ‘etau fononga‘i ‘a ‘etau mo‘uí  ki he lelei tahá. Ko e Fekau ‘e Hongofulú  ko ha me‘a‘ofa fungani ia ‘a e ‘Otuá ma‘a kitautolu. Pea neongo ko e kotoa ‘o e Folofolá  ko e me‘a‘ofa fungani ma‘ae tangatá , ka ko e tefito mo e uho ‘o e tataki ‘a e ‘Otuá  ‘oku ma‘u ia ‘i he Fekau ‘e Hongofulú . Na‘e folofola ‘a e ‘Otuá  kia Moses pea ongona ‘e ha‘a ‘o ‘Isilelí (‘Ekisoto 20). Na‘e toe fakamanatu ‘e Mosese ‘a e ngaahi laó  ‘amui ange (Teutalonome 5). Ko e Fekau ‘e Hongofulú  ke ako ke ma‘u loto, ke fakalaulaulotoa, pea ke tauhi ko e to‘onga mo‘ui.

Because God created and loves us and knows what’s best for us, he gives us moral and spiritual direction about how to live life in the best way. The Ten Commandments are a love gift to us from God. Of course, this is true of all Scripture, but the heart and soul of God’s guidance is found in the Ten Commandments. God spoke the words to Moses, and they were overheard by the children of Israel (Exodus 20). Later, Moses restated the Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5). The Ten Commandments are to be memorized, pondered, and committed to as a way of life.