Lou atalii, tausi i le poloaiga a lou tamā, ma le tuulafoai le tulafono o lou tina: Ia fusifusia pea lava pea i lou loto, ma nonoa i lou ua (Faataoto 6:20-21)
Ia e ava i lou tama, ma lou tina, ina ia e faafualoa ai lou olaga. O se poloaiga lena ma se folafolaga a le Alii, lo tatou Tama. E taua mo le Alii, ina ia e usiusitai i ou matua ma gauai atu oe ia i laua. Aisea e taua ai lenei mea? Aua o matua o amepasa o le Malo o le Lagi. O i latou o sui o le Atua Silisili Ese. A e le usitai i ou matua, ma aua le gauai atu i lo latou manao, e faapefea la ona e usiusitai i le Atua ma gauai atu ia te Ia?
A e matua ma manaʻo e alu i lou lava ala. A e le ava i ou matua, e ala i le lē usiusitai iā i latou ma le lē faia o lo latou loto, ia fouvale ia i latou ma isi., ona e matua, e matuā faigatā ‘ona ‘outou gaua‘i atu i le Ali‘i, ma ia usiusitai ia te Ia, ma fai Lona finagalo.
E pei lava o le manao o se tamaitiiti, e lē mafai ‘ona gauia’ i le taimi o le tamaitiiti, the child shall always want to do his/her own will. The will of the child can become a bottleneck in the rest of his/her life. It is therefore important as a parent, to raise a child in the fear of the Lord; i Lana Afioga, and to teach the child to be obedient and correct them.
Usitai i ou matua
For you, as a child, it’s important to obey your parents. Listen to the commandment of your father and to the law of your mother, e faagaeeina e le Upu. Bind them upon your heart and tie them about your neck, so that they won’t leave you. Think about them everyday, ma savali ai. Do not depart from them.
E tatau ona e iloa, that your parents love you, and only want the best for you. Just like the Father loves us, and has given us His commandments, because He only wants the best for us and keep us from harm.
‘Ia fai ma masima o le lalolagi’
