ʻOku lava ʻe hoʻo siasi ke oatu ha faka-Tonga ʻo e ngāue faifekau
— Live Sermon Translation into Tongan
Ko e kakai tokolahi ʻoku nau lea faka-Tonga ʻoku nau ngata ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e ngāue faifekau ʻi he Sāpate kotoa. ʻOku fakalele ʻe Church Translation Live ʻi he taimi moʻoni, hangatonu ki hoʻo telefoni. ʻIkai ha app. ʻIkai ha listening devices. Ko e kupu pe ʻoku hulu ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakahaa ʻe he faifekau.
Fakalea hoʻo faifekau ke ʻeke fakaʻataʻatā ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 14.
Tongan-speaking Christians are found in Tonga and in large diaspora communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the US. Like Samoa, Christianity is completely woven into Tongan culture and identity — the kingdom of Tonga is constitutionally a Christian state. Tongan diaspora members in English-language churches deeply value mother-tongue access to sermons.
Tongan has a rich Christian vocabulary developed through Wesleyan Methodist missionary work from the early 19th century. Key terms like ʻofa (love/grace) and fakamoʻui (salvation) have precise Tongan Christian renderings established through the Tongan Bible translation.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son."
"He na ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ki mamani ʻo foaki mai ʻene ʻAlo ʻOfa koha." — Standard rendering.
"He na ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ki mamani ʻo ne foaki mai ʻene ʻAlo ʻUa pe ʻe Taha, koeʻuhi ko ia ʻoku tui ki ai ke ʻoua naʻa malaʻia, ka ke maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata." — Full Tongan Bible rendering.
ʻOku lava ʻe hoʻo siasi ke oatu ha faka-Tonga ʻo e ngāue faifekau
Fakalea hoʻo faifekau ke ʻeke fakaʻataʻatā ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 14.
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Sign in, create a session, and select Tongan as a translation channel. One click — no specialist configuration.
AUX cable or USB audio interface from your mixing desk to any laptop. Open the capture page and press Start.
They scan the QR code, choose Lea Faka-Tonga from the list, and the translation appears as the pastor speaks.
