Aua e te faufau leaga i lou tuaoi, auā e nofo filemu o ia i ou tafatafa (Faataoto 3:29)
Ua poloai mai le Upu ia te oe, ‘aua ne‘i fai togafiti leaga i lē lua te tuā‘oi, pe a faatuatuaina oe e lou tuaoi. O le a le uiga o lea mea? When do you devise evil against your neighbour? And who’s your neighbor? Let’s have a look at a view examples of everyday life:
- Your neighbor can be: your parents or parents in law:
When you talk to your parents (i le tulafono) on the phone, or when you get together during a birthday or during the holiday’s, you can act friendly. You can say kind words to them, and let them think, that you love them and have a good relationship with them. They trust you, because of the way you act, when you are around them. But as soon as you hang up the phone, or when you drive back home in your car, you talk negative about them. I lenei mataupu, you devise evil against your parents or your parents in law.
- Your neighbor can be, your friend or acquaintance:
Your friend(s) po o le masani(s) may think, that you are a good friend (po o le masani), aua a outou potopoto e te amio faauo. Ae pe a latou le o faatasi ma oe, faitala ma tautala leaga e uiga ia i latou. I lou laulaufaiva, ua e faufau leaga i lau uo(s) po o le masani(s).
- Your neighbor can be: lau paaga(s) po o lou pule:
E te faauo atu ia i latou pe a e manaomia se mea, pe a oulua galulue faatasi, po o le aai faatasi, ae o le taimi lava e tasi o au paaga, pe alu ese le pule mai le potu, e te faitatala ma tautala leaga e uiga ia te ia. A e faia lena mea, ua e faufau leaga i lau paaga(s) po o le pule.
- Your neighbor can be: lou toalua:
E faatuatuaina oe e lou toʻalua, ma manatu ai (s)o lo‘o fa‘aola o ia fa‘atasi ma ‘outou. (S)ua ia manatu o le mea ua ia te oe, poto masani, ma faasoa faatasi, nofo i le va o oulua. Ae o le taimi lava e le faia ai e lou toʻalua le auala e te manaʻo ai latou te faia, pe a le toe fa'amalieina e lou to'alua ou 'mana'oga'. E te alu i lau uo(s) po o le masani(s), and talk about all the negative things of your spouse. Maybe you will also share private things, that should have remained between you and your spouse. Or maybe you are not loyal to your partner, and cheat on him/her and commit fornication. In both cases you devise evil against your spouse.
Your tongue is a weapon, and your words are fiery darts, that can hurt a person. Every time you talk negative about someone, you kill that person with your words. Ioe, you curse that person.
You don’t see it in the natural world (the visible world), but in the spiritual world, that’s what takes place, when you talk negative about someone.
Therefore devise not evil with your words, don’t be a hypocrite. Don’t be an actor or actress in life and don’t cheat on people. But be sincere, honest and walk in sao.
‘Ia fai ma masima o le lalolagi’
