Trabalho
O trabalho é uma ordenança divina desde a criação. Deus colocou o homem no jardim para cultivar e guardar, revelando que o labor é parte do propósito humano e um meio de glorificá-lo.
Trabalho como vocação divina
Deus nos criou para trabalhar com propósito. O trabalho é expressão da imagem divina em nós e deve ser feito como para o Senhor.
Pea ʻilonga ʻaia ʻoku mou fai, fai loto lelei, ʻo hangē ki he ʻEiki, kae ʻikai ki he tangata:
Pea ʻilonga ʻaia ʻoku mou fai, fai loto lelei, ʻo hangē ki he ʻEiki, kae ʻikai ki he tangata: ʻI hoʻomou ʻilo temou maʻu mei he ʻEiki ʻae totongi ko e tofiʻa: he ʻoku mou tauhi ʻae ʻEiki ko Kalaisi.
Pea ʻilonga ʻaia ʻoku mou fai ʻi he lea pe ʻi he ngāue, fai kotoa pē ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu, ʻo fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ko e Tamai ʻiate ia.
ʻO fai loto lelei pe ʻae ngāue, ki he ʻEiki, kae ʻikai ki he tangata: Pea ʻilo ko e ngāue lelei ko ia ʻe taki taha fai ʻe he tangata, ko ia ia te ne maʻu mei he ʻEiki, pe ko ha pōpula ia pe ko e tauʻatāina.
Ko ia kapau ʻoku mou kai, pe inu, pe ko e hā ʻae meʻa ʻoku mou fai, fai kotoa pē ke fakaongolelei ai ʻae ʻOtua.
Ko ia, ko hoku kāinga ʻofeina, ke tupulekina maʻuaipē ʻi he ngāue ʻae ʻEiki, he ʻoku mou ʻilo ko hoʻomou ngāue ʻi he ʻEiki, ʻoku ʻikai taʻeʻaonga ia.
Ke fai hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he ʻofa.
Diligência e recompensa
A mão diligente enriquece, mas a preguiça traz pobreza. A Bíblia valoriza o esforço honesto, dedicado e perseverante em toda obra.
Ko ia ʻoku fai ʻaki ʻae nima vaivai ʻe fakaʻaʻau ia ke masiva:
ka ʻoku fakakoloaʻia ʻe he nima ʻoku faʻa ngāue.
ʻE maʻu ʻae pule ʻe he nima ʻoe faʻa ngāue:
ka ʻe moʻulaloa ki he tukuhau ʻaia ʻoku fakapikopiko.
ʻE maʻu ʻae pule ʻe he nima ʻoe faʻa ngāue:
ka ʻe moʻulaloa ki he tukuhau ʻaia ʻoku fakapikopiko.
ʻOku ai hono ʻaonga ʻoe ngāue kotoa pē:
ka ko e faʻa lea ʻae loungutu ʻoku tupu ai ʻae masiva.
ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō;
tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana,
ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe?
Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
"ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea,
ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:"
Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai,
pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
Ko ia ʻoku fakapikopiko ʻi heʻene ngāue,
ko e tokoua ia ʻoʻona ʻoku faʻa maumau meʻa.
ʻOua naʻa ke manako ki he mohe, telia naʻa ke hoko ʻo masiva ai:
ke ʻā pe ho mata, pea ʻe fakamākona koe ʻaki ʻae mā.
Ko e koloa ʻoku maʻu ʻi he vikiviki ʻe fakaʻaʻau ia ke ʻosi:
ka ʻe fakalahi ia kiate ia ʻoku tānaki ʻi he faʻa ngāue.
Ko e tāpuaki meia Sihova, ʻoku ne fakamaʻumeʻaʻi,
pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomi mo ia ha mamahi.
Planejamento e excelência
A excelência no trabalho honra a Deus. Devemos nos dedicar com competência, entregar nossos planos ao Senhor e buscar o melhor em cada tarefa.
Tuku kia Sihova hoʻo ngāue kotoa pē,
pea ʻe fokotuʻumaʻu ai hoʻo ngaahi mahalo.
Tuku kia Sihova hoʻo ngāue kotoa pē,
pea ʻe fokotuʻumaʻu ai hoʻo ngaahi mahalo.
ʻOku ke mamata ki ha tangata ʻoku faʻa fai ki heʻene ngāue?
ʻE tuʻu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi;
ʻe ʻikai nofo ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai meʻavale.
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.
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 foaki mai ʻae Tohitapu kotoa pē ʻi he fakamānava ʻae ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻaonga ia ki he akonaki, mo e valoki, mo e fakatonutonu, mo e fakapoto ki he māʻoniʻoni: Koeʻuhi ke haohaoa ʻae tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, pea kakato hono teuteu ki he ngaahi ngaue lelei kotoa pē.
Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻilo ʻe ho nima ke fai, fai ia ʻaki ho mālohi kotoa pē; he ʻoku ʻikai ha ngāue, pe ha filioʻi, pe ha ʻilo, pe ha poto ʻi he faʻitoka, ʻaia ʻoku ke ʻalu ki ai.
Fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻo taʻelāunga mo e taʻefakakikihi: Koeʻuhi ke mou taʻehalaia mo taʻekovi, ko e fānau taʻevalokiʻia ʻae ʻOtua, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kakai anga pikopiko mo fefeka, ʻakinautolu ʻoku mou ulo atu ki ai, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi maama ʻo māmani;
O contentamento no trabalho
Deus nos dá a capacidade de desfrutar do nosso trabalho. Poder comer, beber e encontrar satisfação em nosso labor é um dom divino.
ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei ʻi ai, ka koeʻuhi ke fiefia ʻae tangata, pea ke fai lelei ʻi heʻene moʻui. Pea ko e kai mo e inu ʻae tangata kotoa pē, mo e fiefia ʻi he lelei ʻo ʻene ngāue kotoa pē, ko e foaki ia ʻae ʻOtua.
Vakai ki he meʻa kuo u mamata ki ai: ʻoku lelei mo totonu ki he tangata ke kai mo inu, pea ke fiefia ʻi he lelei kotoa pē ʻo ʻene ngāue, ʻaia ʻoku ne fai ʻi he lalo laʻā, ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui, ʻaia kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia; he ko hono ʻinasi ia.
Pea ko e tangata kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku foaki ki ai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae maʻumeʻa mo e koloa lahi, pea mo e mālohi ke ne kai mei ai, pea ke maʻu hono ʻinasi, pea ke fiefia ʻi heʻene ngāue; ko e foaki ia ʻae ʻOtua.
ʻOku lelei hake ʻae toko ua ʻi he tokotaha; he ʻoku ai ʻae totongi lelei ʻi heʻena ngāue.
ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoku tokotaha pe, pea ʻoku ʻikai hono toko ua; ʻio, ʻoku ʻikai haʻane fānau pe kāinga: ka ʻoku ʻikai ngata ʻene ngāue; pea ʻoku ʻikai fiu hono mata ki he koloa; pea ʻoku ʻikai pehē ʻe ia, Ko ʻeku ngāue eni maʻa hai, kau fakamasivaʻi ʻa hoku laumālie ʻi he lelei? Ko e vaʻinga foki eni, ʻio, ko e fakamamahi lahi.
Pea ko eni, naʻaku fakalaulauloto ki he feinga mo e ngāue lelei kotoa pē, he ko e meʻa ia ʻoku fakatupu meheka ki ha tangata mei hono kaungāʻapi. Ko e vaʻinga foki eni mo e fakamamahi ki he laumālie.
A responsabilidade cristã
O cristão deve trabalhar com suas próprias mãos, viver dignamente e ser exemplo de dedicação. Quem não trabalha, não coma.
Ka ʻi he ʻemau ʻiate kimoutolu, naʻa mau fekau eni kiate kimoutolu, "Kapau ʻe ʻikai fie ngaue ha taha, pea ʻoua naʻa ne kai." He ʻoku mau fanongo ki ha niʻihi ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku ʻeveʻeva taʻetotonu, ʻo ʻikai siʻi ngaue, ka ko e kau kaunoa. Pea ko kinautolu ʻoku pehē, ʻoku mau fekaua mo enginaki, ʻi hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ke nau ngaue fakalongo pe, pea kai ʻae maʻanautolu pe.
Pea tokanga lahi ke mou anga fakalongo pe, pea ke mou fai taki taha hoʻomou ngaue, pea ke ngāueʻaki homou nima, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa mau fekau kiate kimoutolu; Pea ke mou ʻaʻeva ʻo matamatalelei kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā, pea ke ʻoua naʻa mou masiva ʻi ha meʻa.
Ko ia ia naʻe kaihaʻa, ke ʻoua ʻe toe kaihaʻa: ka ne ngāue muʻa, ʻo fai ʻaki hono nima ʻae meʻa ʻoku lelei, koeʻuhi ke ne maʻu ke foaki kiate ia ʻoku masiva.
Pea ʻoku mafai ʻe he ʻOtua ke fakatupulekina ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu; koeʻuhi ʻi he mahu lahi maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, ke mou faʻa fai ʻae ngāue lelei kotoa pē:
Ko ia ʻoku kei toe ʻae mālōlōʻanga fakaSāpate ki he kakai ʻae ʻOtua. He ko ia kuo hū ki hono mālōlōʻanga, kuo mālōlō foki ʻe ia mei heʻene ngaue ʻaʻana, ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua mei heʻene ngaue.)
Pea ke ʻiate kimautolu ʻae lelei ʻo Sihova ko homau ʻOtua:
pea ke fokotuʻu ke maʻu ʻae ngāue ʻa homau nima kiate kimautolu;
ʻio, ko e ngāue ʻa homau nima ke fakamaau ia.
Vakai ki he fanga manu ʻoe ʻatā: ʻoku ʻikai te nau tūtuuʻi pe tuʻusi, pe fetuku ki ha feleoko; ka ʻoku fafanga ʻakinautolu ʻe hoʻomou Tamai ʻi he langi. ʻIkai ʻoku lahi hake ʻakimoutolu ʻiate kinautolu?
Pea ko hai ia te ne fai ha kovi kiate kimoutolu, ʻo kamou ka faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu ʻoku lelei?
Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻoku tui kiate au, ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ou fai ʻe fai ʻe ia foki; pea te ne fai mo ia ʻoku lahi hake; koeʻuhi ko ʻeku ʻalu ki heʻeku Tamai.
Ka ʻoku ʻikai ueʻi ai au, pea ʻoku ʻikai foki te u lau ko e meʻa mahuʻinga kiate au ʻeku moʻui, kae kehe ke u fakaʻosi ʻi he fiefia ʻeku lakanga, mo e ngāue kuo u maʻu mei he ʻEiki ko Sisu, ke u fakamoʻoni ki he ongoongolelei ʻoe ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.
Vakai pe kiate kimoutolu, ke ʻoua naʻa mole ʻiate kitautolu ʻae ngaahi meʻa kuo tau lavaʻi, ka koeʻuhi ketau maʻu ʻae totongi haohaoa.