Tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻAki ʻa e Fiefia ʻo e Lotó
“Koe gaahi malaia ni e hoko kiate koe . . . Koe mea i he ikai te ke tauhi a Jihova ko ho Otua i he agatonu moe fiefia oe loto.”—TEUTALŌNOME 28:45-47, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau fiefia, tatau ai pē pe ko fē ha feituʻu ʻoku nau tauhi ai kiate iá?
ʻOKU fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, ʻo tatau pē pe ʻoku nau fai ʻa hono finangaló ʻi hēvani pe ʻi māmani. Naʻe hiva fiefia ʻa e “ngaahi fetuʻu pongipongi” ko e kau ʻāngeló ʻi hono tanupou ʻo māmaní, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua ki he fiefia ʻa e laui mano ʻo e kau ʻāngelo fakahēvaní ke ‘fai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻOtuá.’ (Siope 38:4-7; Sāme 103:20) Ko e ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu ʻo Sihová naʻá ne hoko ko ha “tufunga lahi” fiefia ʻi hēvani pea naʻá ne saiʻia ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tangata ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi māmaní. ʻIkai ko ia pē, “ko e meʻa ke ne maʻu ʻa e fiefia naʻe tala humaki kiate ia, ko ia naʻa ne kataki ʻa e mate kalusefai, naʻe ʻikai te ne tokaʻi hono fakamāʻi, pea kuo ne nofo hifo foki mei he toʻomataʻu ʻo e taloni ʻo e ʻOtua.”—Palōvepi 8:30, 31; Hepelū 10:5-10; 12:2.
2. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakapapauʻi pe naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ha ngaahi tāpuaki pe ko ha ngaahi malaʻia?
2 Naʻe fiefia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi heʻenau fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka naʻe fēfē kapau naʻa nau talangataʻa kiate ia? Naʻe fakatokanga kiate kinautolu: “[Ko e ngaahi malaʻia] te nau iate koe, koe fakailoga, moe mea fakaofo, bea ki ho hako o taegata. Koe mea i he ikai te ke tauhi a Sihova ko ho Otua i he agatonu moe fiefia oe loto, koeuhi koe mahu mea lelei kotoabe; koia te ke tauhi ai a ho gaahi fili aia e fekau e Jihova ke tuu hake kiate koe, i he fiekaia, moe fieinu, bea i he telefua, bea i he majiva i he mea kotoabe: bea te ne ai ae haamoga ukamea ki ho kia, koeuhi ke ne fakaauha koe.” (Teutalōnome 28:45-48, PM) Naʻe fakamahinoʻi ʻe he ngaahi tāpuakí mo e ngaahi malaʻiá ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau hoko ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová mo e faʻahinga naʻe ʻikaí. Naʻe toe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ngaahi malaʻia peheé ʻoku ʻikai malava ke taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, pe ko hano fiemeʻaʻi kinautolu. Koeʻuhi naʻe taʻetokangaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauhá mo e fakaheeʻí, naʻe hoko ʻa Selusalema “koe fakamalaia ki he gaahi kakai kotoabe o mamani.” (Selemaia 26:6, PM) Ko ia ai, tau talangofua ki he ʻOtuá pea maʻu ʻa ʻene hōifuá. Ko e fiefiá ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi mei he ʻOtuá ʻoku ongoʻi ʻe he kakai ʻoku anga-fakaʻotuá.
Founga ke Tauhi ʻAki Ai ʻa e “Fiefia oe Loto”
3. Ko e hā ʻa e lotó?
3 Naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke nau tauhi ʻa Sihova “i he agatonu moe fiefia oe loto.” Kuo pau ke pehē pē mo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi onopooní. Ke fiefia ʻoku ʻuhingá “ke loto-fiefia; ke fonu ʻi he fiefia.” Neongo ko e foʻi mafu fakaesino ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakakaukau ia mo fakaʻuhinga. (ʻEkisoto 28:30, NW) Ko ʻene ngāue tefitó ko hono pamu ʻa e totó ʻa ia ʻokú ne fafanga ʻa e fanga kiʻi sela ʻo e sinó. Kaekehe, ʻi heʻene ngaahi hā lahi, ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e Tohi Tapú ia ai ki he lotó, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he pehē ko e ʻelito ia ʻo e ʻofá, fakaueʻi-lotó, mo e potó. ʻOku pehē ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he “konga tefito fakalūkufua, ʻi loto, pea ʻoku ʻuhinga foki ki he tangata ʻi lotó ʻi heʻene fakahaaʻi atu ia ʻi heʻene ngaahi tōʻonga kehekehe kotoa, ʻi heʻene ngaahi holi, ngaahi ʻofa, ngaahi ongoʻi, ngaahi manako, ngaahi taumuʻa, ko ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau, ngaahi mahino, ngaahi fakalaulauloto, ko ʻene poto, ʻilo, pōtoʻi, ko ʻene ngaahi tui mo ʻene ngaahi fakaʻuhinga, ko ʻene manatú mo e ongoʻi loto.” (Journal of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, 1882, peesi 67) Ko hotau lotó ʻoku kau ki ai ʻetau ongoʻi ha meʻa pea mo e ngaahi ongo ʻi lotó, kau ki ai mo e fiefiá.—Sione 16:22.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó?
4 Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó? ʻOku tokoni lahi ʻa e fakakaukau paú mo e houngaʻia fekauʻaki mo hotau ngaahi tāpuakí pea mo hotau ngaahi monū kuo foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá. Hangē ko ení, ʻoku lava ke tau fakakaukau fiefia atu ki hotau monū ko hono fai ʻa e ‘ngāue toputapu’ ki he ʻOtua moʻoní. (Luke 1:74) ʻOku ʻi ai ha monū ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ia ko e faifakamoʻoni ʻo kau ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoni. (ʻAisea 43:10-12) ʻOku malava ke tau tānaki atu ki he meʻá ni ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono ʻilo ʻoku tau fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa ʻetau muimui ki heʻene Folofolá. Pea ko ha fiefia lahi ē ʻi hono tapua atu ʻa e maama fakalaumālié pea tokoniʻi ai ha tokolahi ke nau haʻu mei he poʻulí!—Mātiu 5:14-16; fakafehoanaki mo e 1 Pita 2:9.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e matavai ʻo e fiefia fakaʻotuá?
5 Kae kehe, ko hono tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa pē ʻo e fakakaukau paú. ʻOku ʻaonga ke hoko ʻo pau ʻi he anga ʻo e fakakaukaú. Ka ko e fiefia fakaʻotuá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ʻoku tau fakatupu ʻo fakafou ʻi he laka ki muʻa ʻa e ʻulungaangá. Ko ha fua ia ʻo e laumālie ʻo Sihová. (Kalētia 5:22, 23) Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ko iá, ʻoku fiemaʻu nai ke tau fai ha ngaahi fakatonutonu koeʻuhi ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he fakakaukau pe ko hono fai ha meʻa ʻi ha founga taʻefakatohitapu ʻo fakamamahiʻi ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. (ʻEfesō 4:30) Kae kehe, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga kuo līʻoa kia Sihová, ʻai ke ʻoua te tau manavasiʻi ʻo pehē ko e ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha fiefia mei he lotó ʻi ha taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e ʻikai ke hōifua mai ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau taʻehaohaoa pea ʻoku tau tō ai ki he langa, loto-mamahi, pea naʻa mo e loto-mafasia ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ka ʻoku mahinoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova. (Sāme 103:10-14) Ko ia ai tau lotu ʻo kole hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻi hono manatuʻi ko hono fua ko e fiefiá ʻoku foaki mai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻE tali ʻe heʻetau Tamai fakahēvani anga-ʻofá ʻa e ngaahi lotu peheé pea te ne fakaivia kitautolu ke tau tauhi ia ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó.—Luke 11:13.
ʻI he ʻIkai ha Fiefiá
6. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha fiefia ʻi heʻetau ngāue ki he ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí?
6 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha fiefia ʻi heʻetau ngāué, ʻe faifai atu nai ʻo siʻisiʻi ʻetau faivelenga ʻi hono tauhi ʻa Sihová pe ʻe aʻu ʻo taʻeloto-tōnunga kiate ia. Ko ia ai, ʻe fakapotopoto ke fakakaukau fakatōkilalo mo faʻa lotu ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau ueʻi hotau lotó pea fai ʻa e ngaahi fakatonutonu ʻoku fiemaʻu ke faí. Ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻoku foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻo fakatuʻunga ʻi he ʻofa pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo hotau lotó, soulú, mo e ʻatamaí. (Mātiu 22:37) Kuo pau ke ʻoua te tau tauhi ʻaki ha fakakaukau fakafeʻauhi, he naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Kapau ko e Laumalie ʻoku tau moʻui ai, tau laka foki ʻi he Laumalie. ʻOua naʻa tau hiki ki he fieongoongo, ʻo fepolepolei mo femehekaʻaki.” (Kalētia 5:25, 26) ʻE ʻikai te tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fai ʻa e tauhí koeʻuhi ʻoku tau loto ke tau lelei ange he niʻihi kehé pe ko e kumi ke fakahīkihikiʻi kitá.
7. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau toe langaʻi ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó?
7 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi he moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová. ʻI he taimi naʻa tau toki fakatapui ai ki he ʻOtuá, naʻa tau kamata faivelenga ʻi he founga ʻo e moʻui faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻa tau ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo kau maʻu pē ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá. (Hepelū 10:24, 25) Naʻa tau maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia ke kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. Ka neongo ia, fēfē kapau kuo siʻisiʻi ʻetau fiefiá? Ko e ako Tohi Tapú, maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá, kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá—ko hono moʻoní, ko e kau kakato ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo e lotu faka-Kalisitiané—ʻoku totonu ke nau ʻomai ki heʻetau moʻuí ʻa e tuʻumaʻu fakalaumālie mo toe langaʻi fakatouʻosi mai ʻa e ʻofa mo e fiefia ʻo e lotó ʻa ia naʻa tau ʻuluaki maʻu ki muʻá. (Fakahā 2:4) ʻE ʻikai leva ke tau hangē ko e niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai te nau loko fiefia pea ʻoku faʻa fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e tokoni fakalaumālie. ʻOku fiefia ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke tokoni, ka kuo pau ke tau taki taha fakahoko ʻetau fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá. He ʻikai ke lava ʻe ha taha kehe ke ne fai ʻa e meʻá ni maʻatautolu. Ko ia ai, tau ʻai ia ko ʻetau taumuʻa ke muimui ki he founga totonu faka-Kalisitiané ke fakahoko ʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová pea maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e konisēnisi ʻataʻataá ʻo kapau ʻoku tau loto ke tau fiefia?
8 Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻa ia ko e fua ia ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ha konisēnisi ʻataʻatā. ʻI he feinga ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsilelí ke fūfuuʻi ʻa ʻene angahalá, naʻá ne loto-mamahi. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai ke kei ifo ʻene moʻuí, pea naʻá ne hoko nai ʻo puke fakaesino. Ko ha nonga lahi ē naʻá ne maʻu ʻi heʻene fakatomala mo vetehiá! (Sāme 32:1-5) He ʻikai te tau fiefia ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fūfuuʻi ha angahala mamafa. Te ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau moʻui ʻi ha moʻui faingataʻaʻia. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ko e founga ia ke maʻu ai ʻa e fiefiá. Ka ko e vetehiá mo e fakatomalá ʻokú na ʻomai ʻa e fiemālie pea toe fakafoki mai ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó.—Palōvepi 28:13.
Tatali mo e Fiefia
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé, ka naʻe anga-fēfē nai ʻa hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa ʻene tuí mo ʻene fiefiá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaonga te tau maʻu mei he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkopé?
9 Ko e meʻa ia ʻe taha ke maʻu ʻa e fiefiá ʻi heʻetau fuofua ako ʻo kau ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ko e toe meʻa ia ʻe taha ʻa e kei nofo fiefia ai pē ʻi he hili atu ha ngaahi taʻu lahi. ʻOku lava ke fakatātaaʻi ʻa e meʻá ni ʻe he meʻa fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha anga-tonu ko ʻĒpalahamé. ʻI he hili ʻa ʻene feinga ke feilaulauʻi ʻa hono foha ko ʻAisaké ʻi he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻomai ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻa e pōpoakí ni: “ Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova, Kuo u fuakava ʻiate au, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo fai pehe, ʻo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho foha, ʻa hoʻo meʻa pe taha; ko ia te u matuʻaki tapuakiʻi koe, pea te u matuʻaki fakatokolahi ho hako ke tatau mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langi, pe ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi; pea ʻe maʻu ʻe ho hako ʻa e ngaahi matanikolo ʻo honau ngaahi fili; pea ko ho hako ʻe monuʻia ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo mamani; koeʻuhiā kuo ke tuitala ki heʻeku lea.” (Sēnesi 22:15-18) ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua, naʻe fiefia lahi ʻaupito ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he talaʻofá ni.
10 Naʻe ʻamanekina nai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻe hoko ʻa ʻAisake ko e “hako” ʻa ia ʻe fakafou mai ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe talaʻofá. Ka ʻi he hili atu ʻa e ngaahi taʻu lahi mo e ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha meʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe fakahoko ʻo fakafou mai ʻia ʻAisaké naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi nai ai ʻa e tui mo e fiefia ʻa ʻĒpalahame mo hono fāmilí. Ko hono fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e talaʻofá kia ʻAisake pea ki mui mai ai ki hono foha ko Sēkopé naʻe fakapapauʻi ai kiate kinautolu ko e hoko mai ʻa e Hakó naʻe kei ʻi he kahaʻú ia, pea naʻe tokoni ʻeni kiate kinautolu ke kei tauhimaʻu ʻenau tuí mo ʻenau fiefiá. Kae kehe, ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkope naʻa nau mate ʻoku teʻeki ai ke nau sio ki hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolú, ka naʻe ʻikai ko ha kau sevāniti taʻefiefia kinautolu ʻa Sihova. (Hepelū 11:13) Ko kitautolu foki ʻoku lava ke tau hanganaki tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e tui mo e fiefia lolotonga ʻetau tatali ki hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá.
Fiefia Neongo ʻa e Fakatangá
11. Ko e hā ke tau fiefia ai pē neongo ʻa e fakatangá?
11 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, ʻoku lava ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó, neongo ʻetau faingataʻaʻia ʻi ha fakatanga. Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ʻoku fiefia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakatangaʻi koeʻuhi ko iá, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá: “Mou fiefia, ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻomou kau ʻi he mamahi ʻa Kalaisi; koeʻuhi ke mou fiefia foki mo hakailangitau ʻi he fakaeʻa o ʻene langilangiʻia. Ka kuo manukia kimoutolu ʻi he huafa ʻo Kalaisi, ta ko e toki kakai monuʻia kimoutolu; he ʻoku nofoʻi kimoutolu ʻe he Laumalie ʻoku aʻana ʻa e langilangi, ʻio ko e Laumalie ʻo e ʻOtua.” (1 Pita 4:13, 14; Mātiu 5:11, 12) Kapau ʻokú ke kātakiʻi ha fakatanga mo e faingataʻaʻia koeʻuhi ko e māʻoniʻoní, ʻokú ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová mo ʻene hōifuá, pea ʻoku tokoni moʻoni ia ki he fiefiá.
12. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku tau lava ai ʻo fekuki mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo e tuí ʻi he fiefia? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa tefito ʻoku malava ke ako mei he meʻa naʻe hoko ki ha tokotaha Līvai naʻe fakaheeʻi?
12 ʻOku lava ke tau fekuki mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo e tuí ʻi he fiefia koeʻuhi ko e ʻOtuá ko hotau Hūfangaʻanga. ʻOku hā mahino ʻeni ʻi he Sāme 42 mo e 43. ʻI ha faʻahinga ʻuhinga, naʻe fakaheeʻi ai ha tokotaha Līvai. Naʻá ne taʻelata ʻi he ʻikai te ne lotu ʻi he fale tapu ʻo e ʻOtuá peá ne ongoʻi ai ʻo hangē ko ha tia ʻoku fieinua, pe tia fefine, ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻamu ki ha vai ʻi haʻane ʻi ha feituʻu mōmoa mo kakā. Naʻá ne “fie inu,” pe fakaʻamu kia Sihova pea mo e monū ʻo e lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi Hono fale tapú. (Sāme 42:1, 2) Ko e meʻa ko eni naʻe hoko ki he tokotaha Līvaí ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e loto-hounga ki he feohi ʻoku tau maʻu mo e kakai ʻa Sihová. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha faʻahinga tuʻunga ʻo hangē ko ha fakangatangata naʻe tupu mei ha fakatanga peá ne taʻofi fakataimi ai kitautolu mei he feohi mo kinautolú, ʻai ke tau fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi fiefia ʻi he ngāue toputapú ʻi he kuo hilí pea lotu ʻo kole ʻa e kātakí he lolotonga ʻetau “tatali . . . kia Elohimi” ke ne fakafoki kitautolu ki he ngāue tuʻumaʻu mo ʻene kau lotú.—Sāme 42:4, 5, 11; 43:3-5.
“Tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻAki ʻa e Fiefia”
13. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahā ʻe he Sāme 100:1, 2 ʻa e fiefiá kuo pau ko ha konga ia ʻo ʻetau ngāue ki he ʻOtuá?
13 Kuo pau ke hoko ʻa e fiefiá ko ha konga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻo ʻetau ngāue ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe hā ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi ha foʻi fasi ʻo e fakamālō ʻa ia naʻe hivaʻi ʻe he tangata tohi sāmé: “Mou mavava ki he ʻOtua e, ʻa e ngaahi fonua kotoa pe. Tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia: Hu ki hono ʻao mo e kaikaila.” (Sāme 100:1, 2) Ko Sihová ko e “ʻOtua fiefia” pea ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ke nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ʻenau fakatapui kiate iá. (1 Tīmote 1:11, NW) ʻOku totonu ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ke nau hakailangitau ʻia Sihova, pea ko ʻetau ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo e fakamāloó ʻoku totonu ke mālohi, ʻo hangē ko e ‘mavava’ ʻa ha kau tau ikuna. Koeʻuhi ʻoku fakaongoʻimālohi ʻa e ngāue ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke ʻalu fakataha mo ia ʻa e fiefiá. Ko ia ai, naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa e tangata tohi sāmé ki he kakaí ke nau haʻu ki he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá “mo e kaikaila” fiefia.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e Sāme 100:3-5 ki he kakai fiefia ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ní?
14 Naʻe tānaki atu ʻe he tangata tohi sāmé: “ʻE, ke mou ʻilo muʻa [fakatokangaʻi, fakamoʻoni] ko Sihova pe ko e ʻOtua: Ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi kitaua, pea ko kitaua ʻoku oʻona; ʻio, ko e kakai aʻana, ko e sipi ʻoku ne fafanga.” (Sāme 100:3) Koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻa hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻoku ʻaʻana kitautolu ʻo hangē ko ha tauhi-sipi ki haʻane fanga sipi. ʻOku tokanga lelei mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ke tau fakamālō loto-hounga ange kiate ia. (Sāme 23) Naʻe toe hiva ʻa e tangata tohi sāmé ʻo kau kia Sihova: “Mou hu hono ngaahi matapa he fakafetaʻi, hu hono ngaahi lotoʻa mo hono hivaʻi: ʻIo, mou sani pe ia, Fakamālō ki hono huafa. He ʻoku lelei ʻa Sihova; ʻoku taʻengata ʻene ʻaloʻofa; pea tuʻu maʻu ʻene fuakava ki he toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata.”—Sāme 100:4, 5.
15 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e kakai fiefia ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku nau hū ki he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻo e fale tapu ʻo Sihová ke ʻoatu ʻa e fakamālō mo e fakafetaʻi. ʻOku tau fakahīkihikiʻi fiefia ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻetau lea lelei maʻu pē ʻo kau kia Sihova, pea ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga maʻongoʻongá ke tau fakamālō kiate ia. ʻOkú ne lelei fakaʻaufuli, pea ʻoku malava ke tau falala maʻu pē ki heʻene anga-ʻofá pe manavaʻofa ki heʻene kau sevānití, he ʻoku hokohoko atu ia ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku anga-tonu ʻa Sihova ʻi hono fakahāhā ki he “toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata” ʻa e ʻofa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai hono finangaló. (Loma 8:38, 39) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ke tau “tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia.”
Fiefia ʻi Hoʻo ʻAmanakí
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki mo e ngaahi fakatuʻamelie ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
16 Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Fiefia i he amanaki.” (Loma 12:12, PM) ʻOku fiefia ʻa e kau muimui pani ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí ʻi he ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻia ko e moʻui taʻefaʻamate fakahēvani naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke nau alamaʻu ʻo fakafou ʻi hono ʻAló. (Loma 8:16, 17; Filipai 3:20, 21) Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ke moʻui taʻengata ʻi he Palataisi ʻi māmaní ʻoku nau toe maʻu ha makatuʻunga ke fiefia ai. (Luke 23:43) Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti anga-tonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻuhinga ke nau fiefia ʻi he ʻamanaki ki he Puleʻangá, he te nau hoko ko ha konga ʻo e puleʻanga ko iá ʻi langi pe moʻui ʻi he māmani ʻe pule mai ki aí. Ko ha tāpuaki fakafiefia lahi ē!—Mātiu 6:9, 10; Loma 8:18-21.
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he ʻAisea 25:6-8? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahoko he taimí ni ʻa e kikite ko eni ʻia ʻAiseá, pea ko e hā hono fakahoko ʻi he kahaʻú?
17 Naʻe toe kikiteʻi ʻe ʻAisea ha kahaʻu fiefia ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá. Naʻá ne tohi: “Pea ʻi he moʻunga ko eni ʻe fai ʻe Sihova Sapaoti ki he ngaahi kakai kotoa pe ha katoanga meʻa lolo, ha katoanga uaine kuo fisi, ʻani meʻa lolo kuo loloʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngako ʻo e hui, ʻani uaine kuo fisi, ʻo sivi ke masivi. Pea ʻi he moʻunga ko eni te ne folofua ʻa e mata ki ʻolunga ʻo e pulou ʻoku pulongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kakai, mo e ʻufiʻufi kuo fofola ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga. Te ne folofua ʻa mate ʻo taʻengata; pea ko Atonai Sihova te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata mei he mata fuape; pea te ne ʻave ʻa e manukiaʻanga ʻo hono kakai mei he funga ʻo mamani katoa: he kuo folofola ki ai ʻa Sihova.”—ʻAisea 25:6-8.
18 Ko e kātoanga kai fakalaumālie ʻoku tau kau ki ai he ʻahó ni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau lotu ʻa Sihová ko ha kātoanga kai fakafiefia moʻoni. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku hulu fau ʻetau fiefiá ʻi heʻetau tauhi faivelenga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he kātoanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lelei moʻoni kuó ne talaʻofa ki he māmani foʻoú. (2 Pita 3:13) Fakatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú, ʻe toʻo atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e “ʻufiʻufi” ʻoku pulongaʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá koeʻuhi ko e angahala ʻa ʻĀtamá. Ko ha fiefia lahi ē ʻe hoko ʻi he sio ki hono toʻo atu ʻa e angahalá mo e maté! Ko ha fiefia lahi ē ke talitali lelei ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa tau ʻofa aí ʻi heʻenau toetuʻu maí, ke fakatokangaʻi kuo pulia atu ʻa e loʻimatá, pea ke moʻui ʻi māmani ko ha palataisi, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai manukia ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ka te nau ʻoatu ha tali ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he tokotaha manuki lahí, ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló!—Palōvepi 27:11.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻamanaki kuo fokotuʻu mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní?
19 ʻIkai ʻokú ke fonu ʻi he fiefia mo e loto-hounga ʻi hono ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻe fai ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakalahi ʻe he ngaahi ʻamanaki maʻongoʻonga peheé ʻetau fiefiá! ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku hanga ʻe heʻetau ʻamanaki kuo tāpuakiʻí ʻo ʻai kitautolu ke tau hanga ki hotau ʻOtua fiefia, anga-ʻofa, mo loto-fiefoakí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Vakai, ko hotau ʻOtua eni; ʻa ia naʻa tau tatali ki ai, te ne fakamoʻui kitautolu. Ko Sihova eni naʻa tau tatali ki ai; tau tomeʻe ʻo fiefia, ʻi he fakamoʻui ʻoku ne fai.” (ʻAisea 25:9) ʻI he tuʻumaʻu ʻi hotau ʻatamaí ʻa ʻetau ʻamanaki fisifisimuʻá, ʻai ke tau fakahanga longomoʻui ʻa e feinga kotoa ke tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻo e lotó.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e “fiefia oe loto”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau fai ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha fiefia ʻi heʻetau ngāue ki he ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e fiefiá neongo ʻa e fakatangá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku tau maʻu ke tau fiefia ai ʻi heʻetau ʻamanakí?
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Ko e kau ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e moʻui faka-Kalisitiané ʻe tupulekina ai ʻetau fiefiá