Língua
A língua tem poder de vida e de morte. A Bíblia compara a língua ao leme de um navio e à faísca que incendeia uma floresta. Dominar a língua é prova de maturidade espiritual.
O poder da língua
A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua. Quem a domina é varão perfeito, capaz de controlar todo o corpo.
ʻOku ʻi he ʻelelo ʻae pule ki he mate mo e moʻui:
pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki ai te nau kai ʻa hono fua.
He ʻoku tau tūkia kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kehekehe. Kapau ʻe ʻikai tūkia ha taha ʻi he lea, ko e tangata haohaoa ia, pea ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe ia ke taʻofi ki he sino kotoa.
Vakai, ʻoku tau ʻai ʻae meʻa taʻofi ki he ngutu ʻoe fanga hoosi, koeʻuhi ke nau paongofua kiate kitautolu; pea ʻoku tau puleʻi ʻaki ia honau sino kotoa. Vakai foki ki he ngaahi vaka he neongo ʻoku lalahi, pea fakangaholo ʻe he ngaahi matangi mālohi, ka ʻoku faʻa feliliuʻaki ia ʻae foheʻuli siʻi, ʻo faʻiteliha ʻae tangata ʻoku fakaʻuli. ʻOku pehē foki ki he ʻelelo, ko e kupu siʻi, ka ʻoku ne polepole ki he ngaahi meʻa lahi. Vakai ki hono lahi ʻoe vao ʻakau kuo tutu ʻaki ʻae afi siʻi! Pea ko e afi ʻae ʻelelo, ko e maama angahala: ʻoku pehē ʻae ʻelelo ʻi heʻene ʻi hotau ngaahi kupuʻi sino, ʻoku ne ʻuliʻi ʻae sino kotoa, ʻoku ne fakavela ʻae anga fakakakano; pea kuo tutu ia mei heli.
He naʻe fakalalata ʻi muʻa, pea ʻoku kei fakalalata ʻe he kakai, ʻae manu fekai kehekehe kotoa pē, mo e fanga manupuna, mo e ngaahi meʻa totolo, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he tahi: Ka ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakalalata ʻe ha tangata ʻae ʻelelo; ko e kovi taʻefaʻataʻofi ʻaia, ʻoku pito ʻi he kona fakamate.
Ko ia ʻoku tau fakafetaʻi ʻaki ki he ʻOtua ko e Tamai; pea ko ia ʻoku kape ʻaki ʻae kakai, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻi he tatau ʻoe ʻOtua. ʻOku mei he ngutu pe taha ʻae tāpuaki mo e kapekape. ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻe ʻikai siʻi lelei ke pehē ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni. He ʻoku puna mai mei ha matavai pe taha ʻa e vai melie mo e vai kona? ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻe faʻa tupu ʻi he fiki ʻae fua ʻoe ʻolive? Pe ʻi he vaine ʻae fua ʻoe fiki? Pea pehē, ʻoku ʻikai ha matavai ʻe puna mei ai ʻa e vai kona mo e vai melie.
Palavras sábias
A língua branda quebra até ossos. A palavra certa no tempo certo é como maçãs de ouro em salvas de prata.
ʻOku fakalotoʻi ʻae tuʻi ʻi he fai fakakukafi,
pea ʻoku fesiʻi ʻae hui ʻe he ʻelelo molū.
ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoka lea ʻoku hangē ko e tui ʻaki ha heletā:
ka ko e meʻa fakamoʻui ʻae ʻelelo ʻoe poto.
ʻE fokotuʻumaʻu ʻo taʻengata ʻae loungutu ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae moʻoni:
ka ʻoku ʻosi ʻi he kemo pe taha ʻae ʻelelo ʻoku loi.
ʻI he lahi ʻoe lea ʻoku ʻikai ke masiva ia ʻi he angahala:
ka ko e poto ia ʻaia ʻoku taʻofi ki hono loungutu.
Naʻa mo e vale ʻoku lau ia ko e poto, ʻoka fakalongo pē ia:
pea ʻoku lau ko e tangata faʻa ʻilo ʻaia ʻoku mapuni hono loungutu.
Disciplinar a fala
Quem guarda a boca e a língua guarda a sua alma de angústias. A religião sem controle da língua é vã.
Kapau ʻoku ai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku ne mahalo ko e lotu ia, kae ʻikai taʻofi hono ʻelelo, kae kākaaʻi hono loto ʻoʻona, ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻae lotu ʻae tangata ko ia.
Naʻa ku pehē, "Te u vakai ki hoku ngaahi hala, telia naʻaku angahala ʻi hoku ʻelelo:
te u ʻai ʻae noʻo ki hoku ngutu, ʻi he kei ʻi hoku ʻao ʻae angakovi."
Ko hai ha tangata ʻoku holi ke moʻui,
ʻo manako ki he ngaahi ʻaho lahi, koeʻuhi ke ne mamata ai ki he lelei?
Taʻofi ho ʻelelo mei he kovi,
mo ho loungutu mei he lea kākā.
Ko e ngutu ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ʻoku ne lea ʻaki ʻae poto,
pea talanoa ʻaki hono ʻelelo ʻae fakamaau.
ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae fono ʻa hono ʻOtua;
ʻe ʻikai hekea ia ʻi haʻane laka ʻe taha.
Pea ʻe lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ki hoʻo māʻoniʻoni mo ho ongoongolelei ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.
He ʻoku ʻikai ha lea ʻi hoku ʻelelo,
ka ko koe, ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke ʻiloʻi kotoa pē.
ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi,
pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.
ʻE fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi loungutu lapu kotoa pē,
pea mo e ʻelelo ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakafielahi:
ʻAkinautolu naʻe pehē, "Te tau ikuna ʻaki hotau ʻelelo;
ʻoku ʻotautolu pe hotau loungutu:
ko hai ʻae ʻeiki kiate kitautolu?
Fakaʻauha, ʻE Sihova, pea vahevahe honau ʻelelo:
he naʻaku mamata ki he fakamālohi mo e fekeʻikeʻi ʻi he kolo.
Toda língua confessará
Ao nome de Jesus todo joelho se dobrará e toda língua confessará que Jesus Cristo é Senhor, para glória de Deus Pai.
Pea ko ia kuo hakeakiʻi ai ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo lahi ʻaupito, ʻo ne foaki kiate ia ʻae huafa ʻoku māʻolunga taha pe ʻi he hingoa kotoa pē: Koeʻuhi ke tuʻulutui ki he huafa ʻo Sisu ʻae tui ʻo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi he langi mo māmani, mo e lalo māmani; Pea ke fakahā ʻe he ʻelelo kotoa pē ko e ʻEiki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ke ongoongolelei ai ʻae ʻOtua ko e Tamai.
Ka ne ko ʻeku lea ʻaki ʻae ʻelelo ʻoe kau tangata mo e kau ʻāngelo, ka ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ʻae ʻofa, kuo u tatau mo e ukamea pakihi mo e simipale tatangi.
"Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko e lea kovi kotoa pē ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe he kakai, ʻe fakamaau ai ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho fakamaau. Koeʻuhi ʻe fakatonuhiaʻi koe ʻe hoʻo ngaahi lea, pea ʻe fakahalaiaʻi koe ʻe hoʻo ngaahi lea."
Pea naʻe hāʻele hifo ʻa Sihova, ke ʻafio ki he kolo mo e fale māʻolunga, ʻaia naʻe langa ʻe he fānau ʻae tangata. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, "Vakai, ʻoku taha pe ʻae kakai, pea ʻoku nau lea taha pe; pea kuo nau kamata fai eni: pea ko eni, ʻe ʻikai taʻofia ʻakinautolu, ʻi ha meʻa kuo nau fakakaukau ke fai. Vakai, ke tau ʻalu hifo, pea veuveuki ʻenau lea, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa nau feʻiloaki lea." Ko ia naʻe fakamovetevete ai ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki he funga ʻo māmani kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau tuku ʻae langa kolo. Ko ia ʻoku ui ai hono hingoa ko Pepeli; koeʻuhi naʻe veuveuki ʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻae lea ʻa māmani kotoa pē: pea naʻe fakamovetevete ʻakinautolu mei ai, ʻe Sihova, ki he funga ʻo māmani kotoa pē.
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