Fakakaukauʼi te aluʼaga ʼaeni: ʼI te ʼaho nei, ko Thomas ʼe mole kei fia alu ʼo ako. Neʼe tupu mai te aluʼaga neʼe hoko kua hili ki ai mahina ʼe tolu. Neʼe fakamafola e ʼona kaugā ako he ʼu logo ʼe kovi ʼo ʼuhiga mo ia. Pea neʼe natou fakahigoaʼi ia Thomas ʼaki he ʼu higoa fakamelemele. ʼI ʼihi temi, ko he tahi ʼe haʼu ʼo fakato ki lalo ʼana tohi ako mo ina ui neʼe to feia pe. Peʼe ko he tahi ʼe haʼu ʼo humuki ia ia, pea ʼi te temi ʼae ʼe haga ai ki muli, ʼe mole ina iloʼi pe ko ai. ʼI te ʼanafi, neʼe toe fakamatakuʼi ia ia ʼi te Neti, ʼo ʼasilisili ai tona gaohi koviʼi.

Ka na ko koe la ia Thomas, kotea ka ke fai anai?

ʼE feala ke ke tauʼi tou gaohi koviʼi kaʼe mole ʼaki te agamalohi. ʼO feafeaʼi?

•   NOFO FAKALOGOLOGO. ʼE ui fenei ʼi te Tohi-Tapu: “E fakaha e te tagata vale tona loto katoa ki tua, kae e tataofi e te tagata poto tona loto.” (Taaga Lea 29:11) Kapau ʼe ke fakatokatoka, ʼe feala pe ʼaki te temi kia ia ʼae ʼe ina gaohi koviʼi koe ke haganoa.

• ʼAUA NAʼA KE LAGAVAKA. ʼE ui fenei ʼi te Tohi-Tapu: “Aua naa kotou totogi ki he tahi te kovi aki te kovi.” (Loma 12:17) Kapau ʼe ke fia lagavaka, pea ʼe toe kovi age anai ia tou gaohi koviʼi.

• TEKEʼI TE ʼU ALUʼAGA FAKATUPU TUʼUTAMAKI. ʼE ui fenei ʼi te Tohi-Tapu: “E sio te tagata poto ki te kovi pea e nono ia ia.” (Taaga Lea 22:3) Faiga ke mole ke to lotoa ia natou ʼae ʼe feala ke natou gaohi koviʼi koe pea mo te ʼu aluʼaga ʼae ʼe feala ke ke tuʼutamaki ai.

• KE FAKAPOTOPOTO TAU TALI. ʼE ui fenei ʼi te Tohi-Tapu: “E fakafimaliei te ita e he tali malu.” (Taaga Lea 15:1) ʼE toe feala pe ke ke tali fakahuahua. Ohage la, kapau ʼe ui atu e he tahi ʼe ina gaohi koviʼi koe, ʼe ke foʼi mō pea ʼe feala pe ke ke hiki fuga ʼuma mo ke tali age, “ ʼE ke moʼoni pe koe, ʼe tonu pe ke kaikai mamalie.”

• ALU KEHE. ʼE ui fenei e Nora ʼae ʼe taʼu 19: “Kapau ʼe mole ke gu, ʼe ke fakaha ai tau fakapotopoto pea ʼe ke malohi age ia ia ʼae ʼe ina gaohi koviʼi koe. ʼE ke toe fakaha ai ʼe ke maʼu te lotololomi pea ʼe ko he kalitate ia ʼe mole ina maʼu.”—2 Timoteo 2:24.

• FAKAMALOHIʼI TOU LOTOFALALA. ʼE tokagaʼi tuʼumaʼu e te tamaliki agakovi ia ia ʼae ʼe ina ui, ʼe mole hona ʼuhiga pea mo ia ʼae ʼe mole feala hana puipui ia ia totonu. Kaʼe, ʼe hoki natou tuku pe anai tanatou gaohi koviʼi koe mo kapau ʼe natou sisio ʼe mole kei natou lavaʼi he meʼa kia koe.

• FAKAHA KI HE TAHI. ʼE ui fenei e te fafine neʼe faiako: “E au fakalotomalohiʼi ia natou ʼae ʼe gaohi koviʼi ʼi te fale ako ke natou olo ʼo fakaha ki he tahi. ʼE ko he puleʼaki lelei ʼaia, pea ʼe feala ke mole toe gaohi koviʼi ai he tahi.”