Honestidade
A honestidade é virtude cristã fundamental. Deus é Deus de verdade e nos chama a viver com integridade, transparência e retidão em todos os nossos relacionamentos e negócios.
Integridade diante de Deus
O Senhor abomina a balança falsa, mas o peso justo é seu prazer. A integridade dos justos os guia pelos caminhos retos.
Ko e fai kākā ʻi he fakamamafa meʻa ko e fakalielia kia Sihova:
ka ʻoku ne leleiʻia ʻi he fakamamafa totonu.
ʻE fakahinohinoʻi ʻae angatonu ʻe heʻenau fai totonu:
ka ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae angahala ʻe heʻenau talangataʻa.
ʻE fakahinohinoʻi ʻae angatonu ʻe heʻenau fai totonu:
ka ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae angahala ʻe heʻenau talangataʻa.
Pea te ke toki ʻilo ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, mo e fakamaau, mo e fai totonu;
ʻio, ʻae hala lelei kotoa pē.
Ko e fai totonu mo e fakamaau,
ʻoku lelei hake ia kia Sihova ʻi he feilaulau.
Ke sio totonu atu pe ho mata,
pea ke hangatonu ki muʻa ho laumata ʻiate koe.
Ka kuo mau liʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻoe fakamā, ʻo ʻikai ʻaʻeva ʻi he fiemuʻa, pe fai fakakākā ʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua; ka ʻi he fakahā atu ʻae moʻoni, ʻoku mau fakaongolelei atu ʻakimautolu ki he loto ʻoe tangata taki taha kotoa pē, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
He ʻoku mau tokonaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa matamatalelei, ʻikai ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻEiki pe, kae ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai foki.
Praticar a honestidade
Falai a verdade, pagai o que deveis, não negueis ao próximo o bem. A honestidade prática é testemunho do evangelho.
ʻOua naʻa mou felohiʻaki, he kuo mou siʻaki ʻae tangata motuʻa mo ʻene ngaahi ngāue;
Ko ia ke ʻatu ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku totonu: ʻae tukuhau kiate ia ʻoku totonu ki ai ʻae tukuhau; ko e totongi kiate ia ʻoku ʻaʻana totonu ʻae totongi; ko e manavahē kiate ia ʻoku ʻaʻana totonu ʻae manavahē; mo e fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia ʻoku ʻaʻana totonu ʻae fakaʻapaʻapa.
Ko e meʻa ko ia ke mou ʻatu ai ʻae tukuhau foki: he ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae ʻOtua ʻakinautolu, ʻoku tokanga ʻo fai maʻu ki he meʻa ni pē.
ʻOua naʻa totongi ʻae kovi ʻaki ʻae kovi ki ha taha. Fifili ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē.
ʻOua naʻa taʻofi ʻae lelei meiate kinautolu ʻoku totonu ke ʻatu ia ki ai,
ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻi ho nima hono mafai.
ʻOku lelei hake ʻae meʻa siʻi mo e māʻoniʻoni,
ʻi he maʻu ʻae koloa lahi ʻi he taʻetotonu.
ʻOku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae koloa ʻoe angahala ka ʻoku fakamoʻui mei he mate ʻe he māʻoniʻoni.
Confissão e transparência
Confessai as vossas ofensas uns aos outros. Quem confessa e deixa o pecado encontra misericórdia e restauração.
ʻE ʻikai monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻene ngaahi angahala:
ka ko ia ʻoku vete ia mo liʻaki ʻe maʻu ʻe ia ʻae ʻaloʻofa.
Ke fetoutou feveteʻaki hoʻomou ngaahi angahala kiate kimoutolu, pea felotuaʻaki ʻakimoutolu, ke mou moʻui. Ko e lotu fakamātoato ʻoe tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻaonga lahi.
ʻE hoku kāinga, sino ʻoe meʻa ke ʻoua ʻe fuakava, ʻoua ʻe fai ki he langi, pe ki māmani, pe ʻi ha fuakava kehe ʻe taha: ka ke "ʻIo" pe, ʻi hoʻomou "ʻIo;" mo "ʻIkai," ʻi hoʻomou "ʻIkai;" telia naʻa mou tō ki he malaʻia.
Ka ko e poto ʻoku mei ʻolunga ʻoku fuofua maʻa, pea fakamelino, pea angavaivai, pea ongongofua ki he kole, ʻoku pito ʻi he ʻaloʻofa mo e ngaahi fua lelei, ʻoku ʻikai filifilimānako, ʻoku ʻikai ke mālualoi.
Kapau ʻoku tau pehē, ʻoku tau feohi mo ia, kae ʻaʻeva ʻi he fakapoʻuli, ʻoku tau loi, pea ʻikai fai ki he moʻoni:
ʻA ʻeku fānau ʻofeina, ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻofa ʻi he lea, pe ʻi he ʻelelo; ka ʻi he ngāue mo e moʻoni.
Coração puro
Bem-aventurados os puros de coração, porque verão a Deus. A honestidade começa no interior e se manifesta nas ações.
"ʻOku monūʻia ʻae loto maʻa:
he te nau mamata ki he ʻOtua.
Ke ke fakalongo pē kia Sihova, pea tatali faʻa kātaki pe kiate ia:
ʻoua naʻa ke fakamamahiʻi koe koeʻuhi ko ia ʻoku monūʻia ʻi hono hala,
koeʻuhi ko e tangata ʻoku fakahoko ʻae ngaahi filioʻi kovi.
ʻOku fakahā ʻe he tangata angalelei ʻae ʻofa, pea ʻoku faʻa ʻatu:
te ne pule ki heʻene meʻa ʻi he poto.
Ke ke feinga ke fakahā koe ʻoku ke lelei ki he ʻOtua, ko e tangata ngaue ʻoku ʻikai ke mā, kae vahevahe totonu atu ʻae folofola ʻoe moʻoni.
"ʻOku ʻikai ha tangata te ne tutu ʻae maama, ke fakapulonga ʻaki ʻae ipu, pe tuku ia ki he lalo mohenga; kae fokotuʻu ia ki ha tuʻunga, koeʻuhi ke mamata ki he maama ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻi ai.
ʻOku tauheleʻi ʻae angahala ʻe he talangataʻa ʻa hono loungutu:
ka ʻe hao mai ʻae angatonu mei he kovi.
Ko ia ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae moʻoni ʻoku fakahā ʻe ia ʻae māʻoniʻoni:
ka ʻoku fakahā ʻae kākā ʻe he fakamoʻoni loi.
ʻOku tūtuuʻi ʻe he tangata angakovi ʻae feʻiteʻitani:
pea ʻoku fakamāvae ʻe he tangata faʻa fafana ʻae kaumeʻa feʻofoʻofani.