ʼE lahi te talanoa ʼi te Koga Tohi-Tapu Fakakeleka Fakakilisitiano kia Palenapa pea mo te apositolo ko Paulo. ʼI tonā ʼuhiga taupau feoloʼaki, neʼe ʼaʼahi e te ʼu tagata ʼaia ia te ʼu ʼuluaki kokelekasio. Kotea tona tupuʼaga? Koteʼuhi neʼe nā tokakaga moʼoni ki te maʼuli fakalaumalie ʼo te ʼu tehina. Neʼe ui e Paulo neʼe loto ia ke “toe liliu pea mo ʼaʼahi te ʼu tehina” moʼo vakaʼi ʼonatou aluʼaga. Neʼe lotolelei ia ke faifolau ia kilometa ʼe lauʼi teau moʼo fakalotomalohiʼi natou. (Gaue 15:36) Pea ʼe ko te taʼi manatu ʼaia ʼae ʼe maʼu e ʼamatou taupau feoloʼaki ia ʼaho nei.

ʼE natou ʼomai ʼo fakalotomalohiʼi matou. Ko te taupau ʼo te siliko ʼe ina ʼaʼahi kokelekasio ʼe 20 ʼape, ʼo natou gaue mo te kokelekasio takitahi lolotoga ia he vahaʼa katoa, tuʼa lua ʼi te taʼu. ʼE feala hamatou maʼu mai te ʼu tehina ʼaia pea mo ʼonatou ʼohoana mo kapau kua ʼohoana, ia he ʼu tokoni ʼaoga ki ʼomatou maʼuli. ʼE natou faiga fakamalotoloto ke natou iloʼi ia natou lalahi mo natou liliki, pea ʼe natou fia kau mo matou ʼi te minisitelio pea mo te ʼu ako. Ko te ʼu taupau ʼaia ʼe natou fakahoko ia te ʼu gaue fakatauhi ovi pea mo te ʼu tagata ʼafeā, mo fakalotomalohiʼi matou ʼaki ʼanatou akonaki ʼi te ʼu fono pea mo te ʼu fakatahi lalahi.—Gaue 15:35.

ʼE natou fakaha he lototokaga kia matou fuli. ʼE tokakaga fakamalotoloto ia te ʼu taupau ʼo te siliko ki te maʼuli fakalaumalie ʼo te ʼu kokelekasio. ʼE natou fono mo te kau tagata ʼafeā pea mo te kau faifekau fakaminisitelio ke natou vakavakaʼi ia te tuputupu ʼo te kokelekasio pea mo foaki kia natou ia he tokoni ʼaoga ʼo ʼuhiga mo te fakahoko ʼo ʼonatou maʼua. ʼE natou tokoni ki te kau pionie ke lelei tanatou minisitelio, pea mo natou fiafia ʼi te felaveʼi mo natou ʼae ʼe foʼofoʼou mai ki te ʼu fono pea mo te logo ʼae ki ʼanatou tuputupu ʼi te faʼahi fakalaumalie. Ko te ʼu tehina takitahi ʼaia ʼe natou foaki ʼonatou maʼuli ke natou ‘kaugā gaue mo matou ke fua lelei kia matou.’ (2 Kolonito 8:23) ʼE tonu ke matou faʼifaʼitakiʼi tanatou tui pea mo tanatou tauhi ki te ʼAtua.—Hepeleo 13:7.

• He koʼe ʼe ʼaʼahi e te ʼu taupau ʼo te siliko ia te ʼu kokelekasio?

• Kotea te lelei ʼe ke maʼu anai ʼi ʼanatou ʼaʼahi?