O adultério
O adultério é pecado grave que destrói alianças, famílias e vidas. A Bíblia condena firmemente a infidelidade conjugal e chama à pureza, fidelidade e santidade no casamento.
A lei de Deus
Não adulterarás. Quem comete adultério destrói a própria alma. A Palavra de Deus é clara e direta sobre este pecado.
"ʻOua naʻa ke tono fefine.
Pea ko e tangata ʻoku tonoʻi ʻae uafi ʻoe tangata ʻe tokotaha, ʻio, ko ia ʻoku tonoʻi ʻae uafi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi, ko e tangata tono fefine mo e fefine tono tangata, ʻe tāmateʻi moʻoni ʻakinaua.
Pea ʻoua foki naʻa ke mohe angahala mo e uafi ʻo ho kaungāʻapi, ke fakaʻuliʻi koe mo ia.
Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto:
ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto:
ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi:
pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata:
ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue;
pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata,
pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela,
ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi;
ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
Jesus ensina
Quem olhar para uma mulher com intenção impura já adulterou no coração. Jesus elevou o padrão da pureza.
"Kuo mou fanongo naʻe pehē kiate kinautolu ʻi muʻa, ‘ʻOua naʻa ke tono fefine:’ Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻoku fakasio ki ha fefine ke holi ki ai, ʻoku tonoʻi ia ʻe ia ʻi hono loto.
Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻe tukuange hono uaifi, ka ʻi heʻene tono tangata, ʻoku ne fakatonotangataʻi ia: pea ko ia ʻe mali mo ia kuo fakamāvae, ko e tono fefine ia.
He ʻoku haʻu mei he loto ʻae mahalo kovi, mo e fakapō, mo e tono fefine, mo e feʻauaki, mo e kaihaʻa, mo e fakamoʻoni loi, mo e lea kovi:
Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, "Ko ia ia ʻe tukuange hono uaifi, pea fakamaʻu mo ha taha kehe, ʻoku tono fefine ia kiate ia. Pea kapau ʻe tukuange ʻe he fefine ʻa hono husepāniti, pea fakamaʻu mo ha taha kehe, ʻoku tono tangata ia."
"Ko ia ʻoku ne tukuange hono uaifi, kae mali mo ha taha, ʻoku tono fefine ia: pea ko ia ʻoku ne mali mo ia kuo tukuange mei hono husepāniti, ʻoku tono fefine ia.
Pea nau pehē kiate ia, "Akonaki, naʻe moʻua ʻae fefine ni lolotonga ʻene tono tangata. Pea ko eni, naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese kiate kimautolu ʻi he fono, ke tolongaki ia ʻaki ʻae maka: ka ko e hā hoʻo lea?" Naʻa nau lea pehē, ko ʻenau ʻahiʻahiʻi ia, koeʻuhi ke nau talakoviʻi ai ia. Ka naʻe tulolo hifo ʻa Sisu, pea tohi ʻaki hono tuhu ki he kelekele. Pea ʻi heʻenau kei fehuʻi pe kiate ia, naʻe tuʻu ki ʻolunga ia, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, "Ko ia ia ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku taʻeangahala, ke lī ʻe ia ʻae fuofua maka ki ai." Pea toe tulolo ia, ʻo tohi ki he kelekele. Pea ko kinautolu naʻe fanongo ai, ʻi he valokia ʻakinautolu ʻe honau ʻatamai, naʻa nau taki taha ʻalu kituʻa, ʻo fuofua fai mei he ki muʻa ʻo aʻu ki he ki mui: pea toe tokotaha ʻa Sisu, kae tuʻu ʻae fefine ʻi loto. Pea kuo tuʻu hake ʻa Sisu, ʻo ʻikai mamata ki ha taha ka ko e fefine pe, pea pehē ʻe ia ki ai, "Fefine, ko e fē ʻakinautolu naʻa nau fakaʻiloʻi koe?" ʻOku ʻikai fakahalaia koe ʻe ha taha? Pea pehē ʻe ia, "ʻEiki, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha. Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, "Pea ʻoku ʻikai te u fakahalaia koe: ʻalu pea ʻoua ʻe toe fai angahala."
Armadilhas e consequências
Os lábios da mulher estranha destilam mel, mas o seu fim é amargo. Fuja da imoralidade — o adultério escraviza.
He ʻoku toʻi ʻae loungutu ʻoe fefine muli ʻo hangē ko e ngeʻesi ʻoe honi,
pea ʻoku molemole lahi hake ʻi he lolo ʻa hono ngutu:
Ka ʻoku tatau mo e kona ʻīʻī ʻa hono ikuʻanga,
ʻo māsila ʻo hangē ha heletā fakatoumata.
ʻOku ʻalu hifo hono vaʻe ki he mate,
ʻoku fakatau atu ʻa ʻene ngaahi laka ki heli.
Pea telia naʻa ke fakakaukau ki he hala ʻoe moʻui,
ʻoku fakafihi ʻe ia hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, ke ʻoua naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ia.
He ʻoku toʻi ʻae loungutu ʻoe fefine muli ʻo hangē ko e ngeʻesi ʻoe honi,
pea ʻoku molemole lahi hake ʻi he lolo ʻa hono ngutu:
Ka ʻoku tatau mo e kona ʻīʻī ʻa hono ikuʻanga,
ʻo māsila ʻo hangē ha heletā fakatoumata.
ʻOku ʻalu hifo hono vaʻe ki he mate,
ʻoku fakatau atu ʻa ʻene ngaahi laka ki heli.
Pea telia naʻa ke fakakaukau ki he hala ʻoe moʻui,
ʻoku fakafihi ʻe ia hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, ke ʻoua naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ia.
Ko ia ʻae fānau, ke mou fanongo kiate au,
pea ʻoua naʻa mou hē mei he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
Ke fakamamaʻo ʻaupito ho hala meiate ia,
pea ʻoua naʻa ke ofi ki he matapā ʻo hono fale:
Telia naʻa ke foaki ho ongolelei ki ha kakai kehe,
pea moho ngaahi taʻu ki he kakai loto fakafasifasi:
Ke fakamamaʻo ʻaupito ho hala meiate ia,
pea ʻoua naʻa ke ofi ki he matapā ʻo hono fale:
Telia naʻa ke foaki ho ongolelei ki ha kakai kehe,
pea moho ngaahi taʻu ki he kakai loto fakafasifasi:
Telia naʻa pito ʻae kau muli ʻi ho mālohi;
pea ʻe ʻi he fale ʻoe muli hoʻo ngaahi ngāue;
Pea ke tangi mamahi ʻamui,
ʻoka kai ʻo ʻosi ho kakano mo ho sino,
ʻo ke pehē ai, "ʻOiauē, naʻe lahi ʻeku fehiʻa ki he akonaki,
pea naʻe manukiʻi ʻe hoku loto ʻae valoki;
Pea naʻe ʻikai teu talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo hoku kau akonaki,
pe fakatokangaʻi hoku telinga kiate kinautolu naʻa nau ako kiate au!
Naʻaku meimei kau ʻi he kovi kotoa pē,
ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe haʻohaʻonga mo e fakatahaʻanga."
Ke tatau pe ia mo e hainite ʻofa mo e kāseli fakaʻofoʻofa;
pea ke fiemālie maʻuaipē koe ʻi hono fatafata;
pea ke fakafiefiaʻi koe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi heʻene ʻofa.
ʻE hoku foha, ko e hā ka ke ka hē ai ʻi he fefine muli,
pea fāʻufua ki he fatafata ʻoe muli?
He ʻoku tahifohifo hono fale ki he mate,
pea mo hono ʻalunga ki he kakai mate.
ʻOku ʻikai toe foki mai ha taha ʻoku ʻalu atu kiate ia,
pea ʻoku ʻikai ke puke ʻekinautolu ki he ngaahi hala ʻoe moʻui.
Ko e ngutu ʻoe kau fefine kovi ko e luo taumamaʻo:
pea ʻe tō ki ai ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova.
Puna mei he feʻauaki. Ko e angahala fulipē ʻoku fai ʻe he tangata, ʻoku ʻituʻa ʻi he sino, ka ko ia ʻoku fai feʻauaki, ʻoku fai angahala ia ki hono sino ʻoʻona.
Ka ʻoku ou pehē, Mou ʻaʻeva ʻi he Laumālie, pea ʻe ʻikai te mou fai ai ki he holi ʻoe kakano. He ʻoku holi tuʻu ʻae kakano ki he Laumālie, mo e Laumālie ki he kakano: pea ʻoku fai kehekehe ʻakinaua ni, ko e taha ki he taha: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai te mou faʻa fai ʻaia ʻoku mou loto ki ai.
Pea ʻoku hā mai ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻae kakano, ko eni ia; Ko e tono fefine, mo e feʻauaki, mo e taʻemaʻa, mo e fakalielia, Mo e tauhi tamapua, mo e fie mana, mo e taufehiʻa, mo e fekeʻikeʻi, mo e fefielahiʻaki, mo e lili, mo e feʻiteʻitani, mo e mavahevahe, mo e ngaahi hē, Mo e femehekaʻaki, mo e fefakapoʻaki, mo e faʻa kona, mo e ngaahi kātoanga kai, mo e ngaahi meʻa pehē ni: ʻaia ʻoku ou tomuʻa tala ni kiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku tala ʻi he kuonga kuo hili, ko kinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa pehē, ʻe ʻikai te nau lavaʻi ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.
Ko e fakamaʻu mali mo e mohenga taʻeʻuliʻi, ʻoku lelei ia ki he kakai kotoa pē, ka koe kau feʻauaki mo e kau tono fefine ʻe fakamaau ʻe he ʻOtua.
He ko e finangalo eni ʻoe ʻOtua, ke mou māʻoniʻoni, pea ke mou tapu mei he feʻauaki: Ke mou taki taha ʻilo ke tauhi hono ipu ʻi he anga fakamāʻoniʻoni, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa; ʻIkai ʻi he holi fakalielia, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi Senitaile, ʻoku ʻikai ke nau ʻilo ʻae ʻOtua:
ʻAe kau tono fefine mo e kau tono tangata, ʻikai te mou ʻilo ko e feʻofoʻofani mo māmani ko e taufehiʻa ia ki he ʻOtua? Pea ko ia ia ʻoku loto ke kāinga mo māmani ko e fili ia ʻoe ʻOtua.
Pea ne u tuku kiate ia ʻae kuonga ke fakatomala ai ʻi heʻene feʻauaki; ka naʻe ʻikai fakatomala ia. Vakai, teu lī ia ki ha mohenga, mo kinautolu ʻoku fai feʻauaki mo ia, ki he mamahi lahi, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te nau fakatomala ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue.