ʻOku Ofí Ni ha Māmani Foʻou!
ʻOKU lahi ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu ki hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ʻo e māmaní. ʻI he fakalūkufuá, ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ha tokanga mo ha fetokoniʻaki, pehē foki ki ha ngaahi feinga fakataha lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻi māmani lahí. ʻOku ʻi ai ha fakakaukau ʻo pehē ʻi he kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá, ko e fiemaʻu ki he maluʻanga ki he kakai kotoa pē te ne fakamālohiʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ke toe fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakakaukau ʻoku mahuʻingá pea nau ngāue fakataha ke faʻu ha māmani ʻoku foʻou mo ala tolongá. ʻOku fai ʻa e fakakaukau ʻe mātuʻaki fakasiʻisiʻi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi fakamole fakakautaú koeʻuhi kae ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻaongá ke lavaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakamanamana ʻo e ʻātakaí pea hangē ko ia naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻi he State of the World 1990, “ʻi he ʻikai te nau toe tauhimaʻu ʻenau ngaahi meʻa maluʻi fakakautau lahi ʻanautolu pē, ʻe hoko nai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ke falala nai ki he fakalahi ange mo fakamālohiʻi ange ʻa e kautau fakamelino ʻa e U.N., ʻa e kautaha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi mo e mafai ke maluʻi ha fonua mēmipa pē mei he filí.”
Ka ʻoku fuʻu tōnounou ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi palani peheé ki hano fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku fai ki ai ʻa e fakaʻamú ʻa ia naʻe fakahokohoko ʻi he ngaahi peesi ʻi he kamataʻangá. ʻE ʻikai pē ke malava ʻe he ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fakaetangata pē ke ne fakangata ʻa e angahalaʻia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mo e mānumanú; ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ke toʻo fakaʻaufuli ʻa e hehema ke tomuʻa fehiʻa ki ha meʻá mo e fepaki fakamatakalí; ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakatupu ʻa e ʻofa taʻesiokitá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá; pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito lava ke nau fakapapauʻi ʻe ʻosi atu ʻa e mahakí mo e maté. ʻOku ʻikai fai ha lave ia ki he faihiá, pe ha lave ʻe taha ke lavaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe mo e tāufehiʻa fakalotú. Ko hano toʻo atu ʻo e ngaahi faingataʻa fakaenatulá ʻe ʻikai ke malava ha tokanga ia ki ai. Ko e mateakiʻi fonuá mo ʻene malava ke fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi palopalemá, kuo tuku ai pē ia. Ko ia, ʻoku fakamamahi, he kuo pau ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki kuo ʻikai malava ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke maʻu ha fakaleleiʻanga ʻe malava ke lavameʻa.
Ka ʻoku ʻi ai pē ʻa e fakaleleiʻanga! Ko e moʻoni, ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo fakaʻamu ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻe ʻosi fai ʻa e talaʻofa ki ai, pea ko e talaʻofá ni ko e fai mei he ʻOtua ʻoku “ikai aubito loi.” (Taitusi 1:2, PM) ʻOkú ne ʻilo ʻo ʻikai toe veiveiua ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke faí, pea ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e poto, ʻa e mālohi, mo e malava ke fakahoko ʻa ia kuó ne taumuʻa ki aí.—Fakahā 7:12; 19:1.
ʻOku talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá: “ʻIo ʻoku toe siʻi pea mole ʻa ia ʻoku fai kovi; ʻio te ke hakule ʻa e potu naʻe ʻi ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai. Ka ʻe maʻu ʻa e fonua ʻe he faʻa kataki; pea te nau fefiefiaʻi ʻi he melino lahi.”—Sāme 37:10, 11.
ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení? ʻOku tali ia ʻe ʻAisea 11:9: “ʻE ʻikai te nau fai ha maumau, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha fakaʻauha ʻi he kotoa ʻo hoku moʻunga tapu: he ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hange ko e mafola ʻa e vai ʻi he tahi.” ʻIo, ko e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe akoʻi ki he “ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova,” pea ka ʻi ai ha niʻihi te nau fakafisi ke ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki ai ʻe ʻikai ke tuku ke nau ʻi ai ʻo maumauʻi ʻa e melino ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻE ʻikai ke toe maumauʻi ʻa hotau māmani fakaʻofoʻofá.
ʻOku talaʻofa ʻe Sāme 46:8, 9: “Haʻu ʻo mamata ki he ngaahi ngaue ʻa Sihova . . . ʻOku ne lolololo ʻa e ngaahi tau ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.” (Sio foki kia Maika 4:3, 4.) Ko ha meʻa mahuʻinga ke fakahoko ʻa e melino fakaemāmaní ko hano fakangata ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe fakamatakalí. ʻOku fakapapauʻi ki ai ʻa e fengāueʻaki fakatahá, he ko e founga-pule pe ʻe taha ʻe ʻi he māmaní hono kotoa—ko ia ʻoku ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea ko e founga-pule ko ʻení ko ha Puleʻanga ʻe “ʻikai fulihi ʻo taʻengata.” (Tāniela 2:44) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko hono Tuʻí ko Sīsū Kalaisi kuo fokotuʻu mo taʻefaʻamate, pea ko ʻene pulé ko e fakamaau totonu mo e māʻoniʻoni.—ʻAisea 9:6, 7; 32:1.
Ka ʻe maumauʻi ʻeni ʻe he angahalaʻia tukufakaholo ʻa e tangatá pea ʻe fakameleʻi ʻi he hokohoko atu pē ʻa e mamahí, mahamahakí, tangí mo e maté? ʻIkai, he ko e ngaahi meʻa ia ko ʻení ʻe hoko ia ko e ngaahi meʻa pē ʻo e kuo hilí. ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe Fakahā 21:4: “Pea te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia; kuo mole ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻa.” ʻE fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e angahala tukufakaholó ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú, pea ʻe fakafoki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he tuʻunga haohaoa. (Loma 6:23; ʻEfesō 1:7) Pea ko toe hai ia ʻe lelei ange ʻene puleʻi ʻa e ngaahi mālohi ʻo natulá mei haʻane fakatuʻutāmaki ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi honau Tokotaha-fakatupu?—Sāme 148:5-8; ʻAisea 30:30.
Ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lava ʻa e tangatá ke ʻamanaki pē ki aí mo fakaʻamu ki aí, ʻe ʻomai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ka ko ʻafē? ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he kikite faka-Tohitapú ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi liliú ʻi ha taimi ʻe “ʻita” ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá pea ʻe “fakaʻauha ʻa e fonua” ʻe he tangatá. (Fakahā 11:18) Ko e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e māmani motuʻá ʻe fakaʻilongaʻaki ia ʻa e “ngaahi taimi faingataʻa”—ʻa ia ʻoku iku ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻaʻau ke kovi ange ʻa ia ʻoku tau vakai takatakai ki ai ʻiate kitautolu ʻi he taimi ní. (2 Tīmote 3:1-5, 13) Pea naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e toʻutangata te nau sio ki he ngaahi meʻa ko iá ko e toʻutangata ia te nau sio ki hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 24:3-14, 32-34.
Vaheʻi ha taimi ke vakai ai ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ko ia kuo hiki ʻi he Tohitapú. He ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku loto-tatau fakatouʻosi ki ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e ʻiló mo e ʻOtuá: Ko e taimi ʻeni ki ha māmani foʻou!