‘ʻAi ke Hā Hoʻo Laka ki Muʻá’
“Kae talunga ʻeku hoko ko e tangata, kuo u tuku ʻa e toʻonga fakatamasiʻi.”—1 KOLINITO 13:11.
1. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e tupú ko e fakamoʻoni ki he fakaofo ʻo e fakatupú?
KO E tofuaʻá ko ha meʻamoʻui ʻoku aʻu ʻo lōloa ange ʻi he mita ʻe tolu noa pea lahi hake ʻi he toni ʻe 80 ʻa hono mamafá, ka ʻoku tupu mei ha foʻi fua siʻisiʻi fau ʻoku lava ke toki sioʻaki pē ki ai ʻa e meʻa-fakaʻata-efu. ʻOku pehē pē mo e taha ʻo e ngaahi tengaʻiʻakau iiki tahá, ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e fuʻu ʻakau ko e sequoia ʻo lahi hake ʻa hono māʻolungá ʻi he mita ʻe 90. Ko e moʻoni, ko e tupú ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻo e moʻuí. ʻOku hangē ko hono fakalea ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻoku lava ke tau tō mo fuʻifuʻi, “ka ko ia pe ʻoku fakatupu, ʻa ia ko e ʻOtua.”—1 Kolinitō 3:7.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tupu naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he Tohitapú?
2 Kaekehe, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga tupu ia ʻe taha ʻoku fakaofo mo ia. Ko e tupu ia naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá: “Ko e kiʻi siʻi ʻe hoko ko e toko afe, pea ko e momoʻi meʻa ko e puleʻanga malohi: ko au Sihova te u fakavave ia ʻi hono taimi.” (ʻAisea 60:22) Ko e kikite ko ʻení ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku lolotonga fakahoko lahi taha ia ʻi hotau ʻahó ni.
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻe he fakamatala ngāue fakataʻu 1991 ʻoku fakavaveʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngāue ʻa ʻene kakaí?
3 ʻOku hā ʻi he fakamatala ngāue fakataʻu 1991 ʻo e ngāue ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau malanga ʻo e Puleʻangá kuo aʻu ki ha tumutumu foʻou ko e toko 4,278,820 pea ko e faʻahinga naʻe papitaiso he lolotonga ʻa e taʻú ko e toko 300,945 fakakātoa. Pea ʻi he tafe mai ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻo e kau foʻou ko ʻení, naʻe toe fokotuʻu ai ha ngaahi fakatahaʻanga foʻou ʻe 3,191 fakataha mo e fiemaʻu ʻo e ngaahi vāhenga fakafeituʻu mo fakavahe maʻá e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻo lahi hake ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga foʻou ʻe valu ʻi he ʻaho taki taha, ʻa ia ko e meimei vāhenga fakafeituʻu foʻou ʻe taha ʻi he ʻaho ʻe ua kotoa pē. Ko ha tupu fakaofo ē! ʻOku hā mahino ʻoku fakavaveʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa, pea ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻa ʻene kakaí.—Sāme 127:1.
Taimi Ke Sivisiviʻi-Kita
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi kuo pau ke fai ha tokanga ki ai ʻi heʻetau sio atu ki he kahaʻú?
4 Neongo ʻoku fakafiefia ke sio ki ai, ka ʻoku toe fakahoko mai ʻe he tāpuaki ko ʻení ʻa e ngaahi fatongia. ʻE ʻi ai feʻunga ha faʻahinga ʻoku nau matuʻotuʻa fakalaumālie pea mo loto-lelei ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālie ʻa e faʻahinga foʻou kotoa ko ʻení? ʻI heʻetau sio atu ki he kahaʻú, ko e meʻa mātuʻaki fakapuputuʻu-loto ke fakakaukau atu ki he tokolahi ʻo e kau taaimuʻa, kau sevāniti, kau mātuʻa, mo e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻe fiemaʻu ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e tupu mo e fakalahi, pea pehē ki he tokolahi ʻo e kau ngāue pole ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi ʻōfisi vaʻa mo e ngaahi ʻApi Pēteli ʻi māmani lahi ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngāue ko iá. ʻE haʻu mei fē ʻa e fuʻu kakai tokolahi ko ʻení? ʻOku ʻikai ke toe veiveiua kuo lahi ʻa e taʻú ia. Ka ko hai ia ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku malava ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau utu ʻa e taʻú?—Mātiu 9:37, 38.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku hoko ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi koeʻuhi ko e vave ʻa e tupu aí?
5 Ko e fakatātā, kuo lipooti mai ʻo pehē ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻo e māmaní, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ia ʻoku aʻu ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau malanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ki he toko teau ka ʻoku tokangaʻi pē ia ʻe ha mātuʻa ʻe toko taha pē, pea mo ha sevāniti ʻe toko taha pe toko ua. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e mātuʻa ʻe toko taha pē ʻokú ne tokangaʻi ha fakatahaʻanga ʻe ua. ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu kehe ʻoku fuʻu lahi fau ʻa e fiemaʻu ai ki he kau faifekau Kalisitiane taukei ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi ako Tohitapú pea ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he faʻahinga foʻoú ke tohi honau hingoá ʻi ha fakahokohoko pea tatali ki ha faingamālie ke ʻi ai ha taha ke ako mo kinautolu. Pea ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kehe ia, ʻoku fuʻu vave fau ʻa hono fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga foʻoú kuo pau ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Kingdom Hall pē ʻe taha ʻe ha ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe tolu, fā, pea aʻu pē ʻo nima. Mahalo pē kuó ke sio ʻi he tupu hangē ko ʻení ʻi he feituʻu ʻokú ke ʻi aí.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku feʻungamālie ai ʻa hono fai ʻo e sivisiviʻi-kita?
6 Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ko ení? Koeʻuhi ko e taimi ʻoku tau lolotonga ʻi aí, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu hono kotoa ke sivisiviʻi ʻa hotau ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí ke vakaiʻi pe ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki lelei taha ʻa hotau taimí mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau maʻú ke tali ʻa e fiemaʻu ko ení. (ʻEfesō 5:15-17) Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane Hepelū ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí: “He neongo naʻe totonu ke mou faiako, koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou fuoloa, ka ko homou tāu ʻeni ke toe ako kiate kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻa e motuʻalea ʻo e ngaahi elemeniti ʻo e folofola ʻa e ʻOtua. ʻIo, kuo mou hoko ko ha kakai ʻoku tuha mo ha huʻakau pe, ʻo ʻikai mo e meʻakai malohi.” (Hepelū 5:12) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi lea ko iá, ʻoku fiemaʻu foki ke tupu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taautaha. Pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki moʻoni ʻo e nofo ai pē ʻa ha tokotaha ʻi he tuʻunga valevale fakalaumālié kae ʻikai ke fakalakalaka ke aʻu ki he tuʻunga matuʻotuʻa faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOku naʻinaʻi mai ʻa Paula kiate kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko ʻení: “ʻE, mou sivi muʻa kimoutolu, pe ʻoku mou lotu moʻoni; ʻeke fakamoʻoni meiate kimoutolu.” (2 Kolinitō 13:5) Kuó ke sivisiviʻi koe ke ʻilo pe kuó ke tupu fakalaumālie talu mei he taimi naʻá ke papitaiso aí? Pe kuó ke tuʻu maʻu pē ʻi he tuʻunga tatau? Ka, ʻe anga-fēfē ke ʻilo ia ʻe ha taha?
“Toʻonga Fakatamasiʻi”
7. Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai kae hā ʻa e laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié?
7 Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Lolotonga naʻa ku tamasiʻi naʻa ku lea fakatamasiʻi, naʻa ku feinga fakatamasiʻi, naʻa ku fakakaukau fakatamasiʻi: kae talunga ʻeku hoko ko e tangata, kuo u tuku ʻa e toʻonga fakatamasiʻi.” (1 Kolinitō 13:11) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e tupu fakalaumālié, naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi ko kitautolu kotoa naʻa tau hangē ko e tamaiki iiki ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú mo e ngaahi ngāue. Kaekehe, ke hā ʻa e laka ki muʻá, kuo pau ke tau tuku ʻa e ngaahi “toʻonga fakatamasiʻi,” ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tōʻonga ko ʻení?
8. Fakatatau ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi he Hepelū 5:13, 14, ko e hā ʻa e tōʻonga ʻe taha ʻo e pēpē fakalaumālié?
8 ʻUluaki, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi he Hepelū 5:13, 14: “He ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku meʻakaiʻaki ʻa e huʻakau, ʻoku ne taʻepoto ʻi he folofola ʻo e maʻoniʻoni, he ko e valevale ia. Ka ko e meʻakai malohi ʻoku ʻanautolu ʻoku matuʻotuʻa, ʻa kinautolu ʻa ia ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau faʻa fai, kuo ako honau ngaahi ongoʻanga ke sivi [fakafaikehekeheʻi, NW] ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.” ʻOkú ke ‘poto ʻi he folofola ʻo e maʻoniʻoní’? ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú, ʻo feʻunga ia ke ke malava ʻo ngāueʻaki ia ke “fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e lelei mo e kovi”? Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ʻoku malava ke fai pehē ʻe he kakai matuʻotuʻá koeʻuhi he ʻoku nau maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e “meʻakai malohi.” Ko ia ai, ko e holi pe ʻuakai ʻa ha tokotaha ki he meʻakai mālohi fakalaumālié ko ha fakaʻilonga lelei ia pe kuo tupu hake fakalaumālie ha tokotaha pe ʻoku kei hoko pē ko e pēpē fakalaumālie.
9. ʻOku hoko fēfē ʻa ʻete ʻuakai fakalaumālié ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ʻete fakalakalaka fakalaumālié?
9 Ko ia, ʻokú ke ʻuakai ki he meʻa fakalaumālié? Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo hoʻo vakai ki he hulu fau ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālie kuo tokonaki maʻu pē ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he ngaahi tohi fakatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú pea mo e ngaahi fakataha mo e ngaahi fakataha lalahi faka-Kalisitiané? (ʻAisea 65:13) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻoku lahi hoʻo fiefiá ʻi hono tuku mai ʻo ha ngaahi tohi foʻou ʻi he ngaahi fakataha fakavahe fakataʻú. Ka ko e hā ʻokú ke fai ki ai ʻi hoʻo aʻu ki ʻapí? Ko e hā ʻokú ke fai ʻi he aʻu mai ha ʻīsiu foʻou ʻo e makasini ko e Taua Leʻo pe Awake!? ʻOkú ke vaheʻi ha taimi ke lau ai ʻa e ngaahi tohi ko ʻení, pe ʻokú ke huke pē ke sio ki he ngaahi meʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa pē pea tānaki atu ia ki he ngaahi tohi ko ē ʻi hoʻo tukuʻanga tohí? ʻE lava ke langaʻi hake ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi meimei tatau ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOkú ke maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá kotoa? ʻOkú ke teuteu pea mo kau ki ai? ʻOku hā mahino ko e niʻihi kuo nau tō ki he ʻulungaangaʻaki ʻa e founga taʻefeʻunga ʻo e maʻu meʻakai fakalaumālié, ʻo lau fakavave mo fakatamulu pē. ʻOku kehekehe ia mei he tokotaha-tohi-sāme ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOi ʻeku ʻofa ki hoʻo lao na! ʻOku ou fakalaulauloto ki ai he ʻaho kotoa.” ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe hoko atu ʻo pehē ʻe he Tuʻi ko Tēvitá: “Kau fakafetaʻi atu ʻi he fakataha lahi: Te u fakamālō ki he ʻAfiona ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ha fuʻu kakai.” (Sāme 35:18; 119:97) ʻOku hā mahino, ko e lahi ʻo ʻetau houngaʻia ki he ngaahi tokonaki fakalaumālié ko e fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ʻetau fakalakalaka fakalaumālié.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo ha pēpē fakalaumālie ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻia ʻEfesō 4:14?
10 Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ha tōʻonga ʻe taha ʻo e pēpē fakalaumālié ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e fakatokanga: “Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau kei tamaiki, ʻo felīlīʻaki mo feʻaveaki fano ʻe he matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe ʻoku tupu ʻi he fiemuʻa ʻa e kakai [boto kākā oe tagata, PM], ʻi he kākā ʻoku ngaue ke māu ʻa e meʻa fakahē.” (ʻEfesō 4:14) ʻOku ʻiloʻi lelei ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻoku fieʻilo ʻa e fānaú ʻo kau ki he meʻa kotoa pē. ʻI ha founga ʻe taha ko ha tōʻonga lelei ʻeni ia koeʻuhi ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kinautolu ke fekumi mo ako pea faifai atu ai ʻo nau hoko ko ha faʻahinga matuʻotuʻa fakaefakakaukau. Kaekehe, ko e meʻa ʻoku fakatuʻutāmakí, ko honau fakaleluʻi ngofua ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko fakaholoholo. Ka ko e meʻa ʻoku kovi angé, ʻoku faʻa taki atu kinautolu ʻe he fieʻilo ko ʻení ki he faingataʻa mamafa, ʻo aʻu ʻo ʻai kinautolu mo e niʻihi kehe ki ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki koeʻuhi ʻoku siʻisiʻi ʻa e taukeí. ʻOku toe moʻoni pē foki ʻeni ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e kau pēpē fakalaumālie.
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Paulá ʻi heʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e kupuʻi lea ko e “matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe”? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ‘ngaahi matangi’ ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he ʻaho ní?
11 Ka, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene pehē ko e kau pēpē fakalaumālié ʻoku felīlīʻaki holo ia ʻe he “matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe”? ʻOku liliu heni ko e “matangi” mei he foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e aʹne·mos, pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he International Critical Commentary ʻo kau ki ai, ʻoku ngalingali “naʻe ngāueʻaki ia he ʻoku feʻungamālie ki he anga-feliliuaki.” Naʻe fakatātaaʻi lelei ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi lea hono hoko mai ʻa Paulá, “i he boto kākā oe tagata.” Ko e foʻi lea “kākā” ʻoku ʻuhinga tefito ia ʻi he muʻaki leá ko e “taisi” pe “vaʻinga taisi,” ʻa ia ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá ko e vaʻinga ki ha monū. Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku ʻomai hení ʻoku tau toutou fehangahangai mo e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi meʻa foʻou ʻoku ʻikai ke hā fakatuʻutāmaki, ka ʻoku fakamānako, pea naʻa mo ʻaonga nai. ʻOku kaungatonu fakatefito ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ʻetau tuí—ko e ngaahi feinga ke fakatupunga ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi siasí, ko e ngaahi taumuʻa fakasōsiale mo fakapolitikale, mo e ngaahi meʻa pehē. (Fehoanaki mo 1 Sione 4:1) Ka ʻoku kei moʻoni ai pē ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko eni ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faʻa liliu maʻu pē ʻa e faʻahinga anga mo e ngaahi ākenga ʻo e māmaní—ngaahi ākenga kehekehe, ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia, ngaahi meʻakai, ngaahi founga fakamālohisino ki he moʻui lelei fakaesinó, mo e ngaahi meʻa pehē. Koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai maʻu ʻa e taukei mo e fakakaukau leleí, ʻe fuʻu lahi ʻa hono fakaleluʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku pēpē fakalaumālié pea ʻe taʻofi nai ai ia mei hano fai ha fakalakalaka fakalaumālie pea mei he fakahoko ʻa hono ngaahi ngafa faka-Kalisitiane mahuʻinga angé.—Mātiu 6:22-25.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e kehekehe ʻa e tamaiki iikí mo e kakai lalahí ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fatongia?
12 Ko e tōʻonga ʻe taha ʻa e tamaiki iikí ko ʻenau fiemaʻu maʻu pē ʻa e tokoni mo e tokanga. ʻOku ʻikai te nau ʻilo pe tokanga ki he ngaahi fatongiá; ko e taimi ʻo e kei siʻí ko e taimi ia ʻo e moʻuí ʻa ia ko e meimei taimi ke vaʻinga pē. ʻOku hangē pē ko hono fakalea ʻe Paulá, ʻoku nau ‘lea fakatamasiʻi, fakakaukau fakatamasiʻi, fakaʻuhinga fakatamasiʻi.’ ʻOku nau fakakaukau ʻe tokangaʻi pē kinautolu ia ʻe ha niʻihi kehe. ʻE lava ke lea pehē pē ʻo kau ki ha pēpē fakalaumālie. ʻI he fai ʻe ha tokotaha foʻou ʻa ʻene ʻuluaki malanga mei he Tohitapú pe ʻuluaki kamata ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, ʻoku fiefia ʻa e mātuʻa fakalaumālié ke fai ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa pē ke tokoni. Kae fēfē ʻo kapau ʻoku hokohoko atu pē ʻa e tokotaha foʻoú ia ke fakafalala ki he tokoni peheé mo fakahā mai ʻoku ʻikai malava ke ne fua ʻa e fatongia ke ne tokangaʻi pē ʻe ia ia? ʻOku hā mahino mei ai ʻa e ʻikai te ne ngāueʻaki ha meʻa ʻiate ia pē.
13. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke ako ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ke fua ʻa ʻene kavenga pē ʻaʻana?
13 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko ʻení manatuʻi ʻa e ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, neongo ʻe “fefuaʻaki [hotau] ngaahi mafaisiaʻanga,” ka “kuo pau ke taki taha fua ʻene kavenga aʻana.” (Kalētia 6:2, 5) ʻOku pau, ʻoku fiemaʻu ha taimi ia mo e feinga ke te ako ke fua hoto ngaahi fatongia faka-Kalisitiané, pea ʻe fiemaʻu nai ke fai ai ha ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi. Kaekehe, ʻe mātuʻaki hala ke fakaʻatā kita ke fuʻu moʻua fau ki he fiefia mo e ngaahi vaʻinga ʻo e moʻuí, tatau ai pē pe ko e ngaahi fakafiefia, ngaahi ʻeva mālōlō, ngaahi nāunau vaʻinga fakaʻilekitolonika, pea naʻa mo e tulimui ki he ngāue fakaemāmani ʻoku ʻikai ke fiemaʻú, ʻo te hoko ko ha tokotaha mata-ngāue pē, ʻo ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha holi ia ke fakalahi ʻete kau ki he ngāue ngaohi-ākongá pe ke kakapa atu ki he fakalakalaka mo e fatongia fakalaumālié. Naʻe naʻinaʻi mai ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Ka mou hoko ko e kau fai ki he folofola, ʻo ʻikai ko e kau fanongo pe, ʻo mou kākāʻi kimoutolu.”—Sēmisi 1:22; 1 Kolinitō 16:13.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau fiemālie pē ʻi he fakahāhā ʻo e ngaahi tōʻonga fakatamaiki fakalaumālié?
14 ʻIo, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku faingofua ke ne fakafaikehekeheʻi ha tamasiʻi mei ha tokotaha lahi. Kaekehe, hangē ko hono fakalea ʻe Paulá ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá ko ʻetau tuku ange māmālie ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fakatamaikí pea tupu hake. (1 Kolinitō 13:11; 14:20) ʻI he ʻikai ke fai ení, te tau kihi nai ʻi he founga fakalaumālie. Ka ʻe anga-fēfē ke te ʻai ke te fakalakalaka? Ko e hā ʻoku kaunga ki he tauhi maʻu ʻa e tupu ki he matuʻotuʻa fakalaumālié?
Founga ʻOku Hā Mai Ai ʻa e Laka Ki Muʻá
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa tefito ʻi he founga ʻo e tupú?
15 ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tupu ʻo ha meʻa ʻi he māmaní? ʻOku fakamatala mai ʻe he The World Book Encyclopedia: “Ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻokú ne kamata ʻa ʻene moʻuí mei ha kiʻi sela pē ʻe taha. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he selá ʻiate ia ha ngaahi nāunau peá ne liliu kinautolu ki he ngaahi nāunau faʻu ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tupú. Ko ia, ko e kiʻi sela pē ʻe taha ko iá ʻokú ne tupu mei loto ʻiate ia pē. ʻOku lava ʻa e kiʻi sela ko ʻení ke tupu ʻo lahi pea vahevahe ke faʻuʻaki ha ngaahi sela kehe. Ko e founga ʻo e faʻú, tupu ʻo lahí, mo e vahevahé ko e tupú ia.” Ko e meʻa ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi hení ʻoku hoko ʻa e tupú mei loto. ʻI hono maʻu ʻa e meʻakai totonu, mo liliu ia ke hoko ko e kakano mo e ivi, pea ngāueʻaki ia, ko hono olá ko e tupu. ʻOku hā mahino ʻeni ʻi ha pēpē toki fāʻeleʻi. ʻOku hangē ko ia kuo tau ʻiló, ko e pēpē toki fāʻeleʻí ʻokú ne maʻu maʻu ai pē ʻa e meʻakai faʻu makehe, ko e huʻakau, ʻa ia ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e ngako mo e polotini, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he tupú. Ko e olá? Ko e lahi ko ia ʻo e tupu ʻi hono mamafá mo hono māʻolungá ʻoku aʻu ki ai ha pēpē ʻi he ʻuluaki taʻú ʻoku ʻikai ke toe tatau ia mo ha toe taʻu kehe ʻo ʻene tupu ʻi he toenga ʻo ʻene moʻuí.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tupu ʻoku hā ʻi he tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ako Tohitapu foʻoú, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e meʻa ko iá?
16 ʻOku lahi ʻa e meʻa ke tau ako mei he founga fakaenatula ko ʻeni ʻo e tupú ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ia ki heʻetau fakalakalaka fakalaumālie mei he ngaahi meʻa tefito ki he matuʻotuʻá. Ko e ʻuluaki meʻá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ha polokalama fafanga tuʻumaʻu. Fakakaukau ange ki he taimi ʻa ia naʻá ke ʻuluaki kamata ai ke ako ʻa e Tohitapú. Kapau naʻá ke hangē ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e niʻihi ko ē, naʻe meimei hala ʻatā ke ke ʻilo ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻi he uike taki taha naʻá ke teuteu ʻa hoʻo lēsoní pea fai mo e ako Tohitapu mo koe, pea ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi nounou pē naʻá ke maʻu ʻa e mahino ki he ngaahi akonaki tefito kotoa ʻo e Tohitapú. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e tupu kāfakafa lahi eni, pea naʻe hoko ʻení koeʻuhi ko e ako tuʻumaʻu maʻu pē mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá!
17. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ala tuku ai ʻa e polokalama fafanga fakalaumālie tuʻumaʻú?
17 Kae fēfē ʻi he taimí ni? ʻOkú ke kei fai ki ha polokalama fafanga tuʻumaʻu maʻu pē? ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito te te fakakaukau ʻo pehē koeʻuhi kuó te ʻosi papitaiso, ʻoku ʻikai ke toe fiemaʻu ha ako tuʻumaʻu mo fakafounga ke maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakatupu mālohi fakalaumālié. Neongo ko ha ʻovasia matuʻotuʻa faka-Kalisitiane ʻa Tīmote, ka naʻe naʻinaʻi ki ai ʻe Paula: “Ke ke mamafa ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia; ke ke ngaue ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia; koeʻuhi ke ha ki he kakai kotoa hoʻo laka ki muʻa.” (1 Tīmote 4:15) ʻOku toe lahi ange ʻa e fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu taki taha ke fai pehē! Kapau ʻokú ke loto ke hā ʻa hoʻo laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié, ʻoku ʻikai ala tuku ʻa e ngaahi feinga peheé.
18. ʻOku hā fēfē ʻa ʻete laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié?
18 Ko hono ʻai ke hā ʻa ʻete laka ki muʻá ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ia ke te feinga makehe ke fiehā ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻokú te ʻiló, pe ko e feinga ke mālieʻia mai ha niʻihi kehe. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko kimoutolu ko e māma ʻo mamani: ko e kolo ʻoku tuʻu ʻi ha fuga moʻunga ʻoku ʻikai te ne lava ke puli” pea ko e “talanoa ʻa e ngutu ʻoku mei he meʻa ʻi he loto ʻoku hulu atu.” (Mātiu 5:14; 12:34) ʻI he fonu ʻa hotau lotó mo e fakakaukaú ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai malava ke taʻofi ʻa hono fakahā atu ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau fai mo leaʻakí.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau loto-ʻalovili ke fai ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau fakalakalaka fakalaumālié, pea ko e hā ʻa e ola ke vakai atu ki ai?
19 Ko ia, ko e fehuʻí: ʻOkú ke ako ʻa e Tohitapú mo maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha Kalisitiane maʻu pē ke maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakatupu mālohi ʻa ia te ne langaʻi ʻa hoʻo tupu fakalaumālie ʻi lotó? ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e fakalakalaka fakalaumālié, ʻoua te ke fiemālie pē ʻi he hoko ko e tokotaha mamata pē. Fai ha ngaahi ngāue pau ke fakapapauʻi ʻokú ke ngāuekakatoʻaki ʻa e meʻakai lahi fakalaumālie ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova. Kapau ko ha tokotaha koe ʻokú ke ‘manako ki he lao ʻa Sihová, pea ʻokú ke fakalaulauloto ʻi heʻene laó ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō,’ ko ia ʻe lava ke toe pehē foki ʻo kau kiate koe: “Te ne hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻi vai, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fua ʻi hono toʻukai, ko hono lau foki ʻoku ʻikai mae; pea neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia pe.” (Sāme 1:2, 3) Ka neongo ia, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke fai ke fakapapauʻi te ke hokohoko atu ʻa e fakalakalaka fakalaumālié? Te tau lāulea ʻo kau ki he meʻá ni ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku taimi totonu ai ke vakaiʻi ʻa ʻetau laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e tupu fakalaumālié mo e ʻuakai fakalaumālié?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e “matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe”?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ai ki he tokotaha taki taha ke ne fua ʻene kavenga pē ʻaʻana?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono aʻusia ʻa e laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié?
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ʻOkú ke vaheʻi ha taimi ke lau ai ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻoku makatuʻunga mei he Tohitapú?