Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá ke fakahoko pē ʻa e fehokotaki fakasinó ʻi loto ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e nofo mali ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha tangata mo ha fefine. (Sēnesi 1:​27, 28; Livitiko 18:22; Palōveepi 5:​18, 19) ʻOku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e tōʻonga fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻoku ʻikai hoko ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha husepāniti mo e uaifi, tatau ai pē pe ko e fakasōtoma pe fai ʻe ha tangata mo ha fefine. (1 Kolinitō 6:​18) ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino, ngāngaahi ʻo e ʻōkani fakafanau ʻo ha taha, mo e kau ʻi he fehokotaki fakasino ngutú pe ʻi he halanga tuʻumamaʻó.

 Lolotonga ʻoku ʻikai ke tali ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e tōʻonga fakasōtomá, ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e tāufehiʻa ki he kau fakasōtomá. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku fakahinohinoʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau “fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tokotaha kotoa pē.”​—1 Pita 2:​17, Good News Translation.

 ʻOku lava ke fanauʻi mai pē ha taha kuo ʻosi fakasōtoma?

ʻOku ʻikai ha fakamatala hangatonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi he paiolosií fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi holi fakasōtomá, ka ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻoku fanauʻi kotoa kitautolu mo ha hehema ke ʻalu kehe mei he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Loma 7:​21-​25) Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻikai fakahangataha ki he tupuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi holi fakasōtomá, ʻoku taʻofi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e tōʻonga fakasōtomá.

 Founga ke fakahōifuaʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá neongo hono maʻu ha holi fakasōtoma.

ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “ʻOua ʻe tuku ke puleʻi koe ʻe ho sinó. Tāmateʻi ʻa e holi kotoa pē ki he faʻahinga fehokotaki fakasino ʻoku halá.” (Kolose 3:5, Contemporary English Version) Ke tāmateʻi ʻa e ngaahi holi fehālaakí, ʻa ia ʻoku taki atu ki he ngaahi tōʻonga fehālaaki, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke mapuleʻi hoʻo fakakaukaú. Kapau ʻokú ke fakafonuʻaki maʻu pē ho ʻatamaí ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau leleí, ʻe malava lahi ange ai ke ke tukunoaʻi ʻa e ngaahi holi fehālaakí. (Filipai 4:8; Sēmisi 1:​14, 15) Lolotonga ʻokú ke fāinga lahi nai ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻo faingofua ange. ʻOku talaʻofa mai ʻa e ʻOtuá te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ‘fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi ho ʻatamaí.’​—ʻEfesō 4:​22-​24.

 ʻOku fehangahangai ʻa e laui miliona mo e fāinga tatau mo e ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakaʻamu ke fai ki he ngaahi tuʻunga Fakatohitapú. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau taʻemali ʻo ʻikai ha loko ʻamanaki ki ha nofo mali pe ʻoku nau mali mo ha hoa ʻoku ʻikai malava ke fehokotaki fakasino ʻoku nau fili ke mapuleʻi ʻenau ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó neongo ha fakatauele pē nai te nau fehangahangai mo ia. ʻOku nau malava ke moʻui fiefia, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ha ngaahi holi ko e tangata ki he tangata pe fefine ki he fefiné ʻe lava ke nau pehē foki mo kinautolu kapau ʻoku nau loto moʻoni ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá.​—Teutalōnome 30:19.