Līʻoa Atu Koe ki he Lau Tohí
“Tokanga koe ki he lau tohi, moe eginaki, moe akonaki, kae oua keu alu atu.”—1 TĪMOTE 4:13, PM.
1. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei hono lau ʻa e Tohitapú?
KUO ʻomai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e malava fakaofo ke ako ke lau tohi mo tohinima. Kuó ne tokonaki mai foki ʻa ʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohitapú, ke lava ʻo fakahinohinoʻi lelei ai kitautolu. (ʻAisea 30:20, 21) ʻI he lea fakaefakatātaá, ʻoku fakaivia kitautolu ʻe hono ngaahi peesí ke tau “ʻaʻeva” fakataha mo e kau pēteliake manavahē-ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkope. ʻOku malava ai ke tau “mamata” ki he kau fefine anga-fakaʻotua hangē ko Sela, Lepeka, mo e fefine Mōape mateaki ko ia ko Luté. ʻIo, pea ʻoku malava ai ke tau “fanongo” kia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi heʻene Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá. Ko e fakahinohino fakafiefia mo fisifisimuʻa kotoa ko ʻeni mei he ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Māʻoniʻoní ʻoku malava ke ʻatautolu ia ʻo kapau ko e kau lau tohi lelei kitautolu.
2. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe lelei ʻa e lau tohi ʻa Sīsū mo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló?
2 ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua, naʻe maʻu ʻe he tangata haohaoa ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻa e malava ke lau tohi lelei ʻaupito, pea ʻoku pau naʻá ne mātuʻaki ʻilo lelei ʻa e Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú. Ko ia ai, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakataueleʻi ai ia ʻe he Tēvoló, naʻe toutou lave ʻa Sīsū kiate kinautolu mo pehē, “Kuo tohi.” (Mātiu 4:4, 7, 10) ʻI he taimi ʻe taha ʻi he sinakoké ʻi Nasaleti, naʻá ne lau tohi ai ki he kakaí pea ngāueʻaki kiate ia tonu ha konga ʻo e kikite ʻa ʻAiseá. (Luke 4:16-21) Fēfē ʻa e kau ʻaposetolo ʻa Sīsuú? ʻI heʻenau ngaahi tohi naʻe faí, naʻa nau faʻa hiki mei he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú. Neongo naʻe vakai ʻa e kau taki Siú kia Pita mo Sione ko e ongo taʻeako mo ʻikai maʻu tuʻunga koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te na ako ʻi he ngaahi akoʻanga Hepelū ʻoku māʻolunga angé, ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi mahino ʻe heʻena ngaahi tohi fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotuá naʻá na malava ʻo lau tohi mo tohinima lelei. (Ngāue 4:13) Ka ʻoku mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻa e malava ke lau tohí?
“Monuʻiaā Ka Ko Ia ʻOku Lau”
3. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke lau ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Kalisitiané?
3 Ko hono maʻu mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻilo kānokano ʻo e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻoku malava ke iku atu ai ki he moʻui taʻengatá. (Sione 17:3) Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke lau mo ako ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Māʻoniʻoní pea mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Kalisitiane kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo poto ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní. (Mātiu 24:45-47) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻa e Taua Leʻó naʻe fakataumuʻa makehé, kuo akoʻi ai ʻa e laui afe ke lau tohi pea mo maʻu ai ʻa e ʻilo foaki-moʻui ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.
4. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia mei hono lau, mo hono ako, pea mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e lau tohí, ko e hā naʻe tala ʻe Paula kia Tīmoté?
4 ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fiefia mei hono lau, mo hono ako, pea mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku peheé koeʻuhi ʻoku tau fakahōifuaʻi mo fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo maʻu ʻa ʻene tāpuakí, pea aʻusia ai ʻa e fiefia. ʻOku finangalo ʻa Sihova ke fiefia ʻa ʻene kau sevānití. Ko ia ai, naʻá ne fekau ki he kau taulaʻeikí ke nau lau ʻa ʻene Laó ki he kakai ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. (Teutalōnome 31:9-12) ʻI hono hanga ʻe ʻĒsela ko e tokotaha hiki-tataú mo e niʻihi kehe ʻo lau ʻa e Laó ki he kakai kotoa naʻe fakatahataha ʻi Selusalemá, naʻe mahino lelei ai ʻa hono ʻuhingá, pea naʻe iku ai ki ha “fakafiefia lahi.” (Nehemaia 8:6-8, 12) Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻaposetolo Kalisitiane ko Paulá ki mui ki hono kaungāngāue ko Tīmoté: “Tokaga koe ki he lau tohi, moe eginaki, moe akonaki, kae oua keu alu atu.” (1 Tīmote 4:13, PM) Ko e lau ʻeni ia ʻa ha toe liliu ʻe taha: “Līʻoa atu koe ki hono lau fakahāhā ʻo e Tohitapú.”—New International Version.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakafehokotaki ʻe he Fakahā 1:3 ʻa e fiefiá mo e lau tohí?
5 ʻOku fakamahino mai ʻia Fakahā 1:3 ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻa ʻetau fiefiá ʻi hono lau mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku talamai ai kiate kitautolu: “Monuʻiaā ka ko ia ʻoku lau, mo kinautolu ʻoku fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻo e palofisai ni, mo tauhi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo tohi ai: he kuo panaki hono taimi.” ʻIo, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lau leʻo-lahi mo fanongo ki he ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he tohi Fakahaá pea ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. Ko e tokotaha ko ia ʻoku fiefia moʻoní “ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako, ʻIo ʻi he lao oʻona ʻoku ne fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po.” Ko e olá? “Neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia pe.” (Sāme 1:1-3) Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ai ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu ke lau mo ako ʻa ʻene Folofolá fakatāutaha, fakafāmili, pea mo e ngaahi kaumeʻá.
Fakakaukau Fakamākukanga mo Fakalaulauloto
6. Ko e hā naʻe tuʻutuʻuni kia Siōsiua ke ne laú, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ke ʻaonga ʻa e meʻá ni?
6 ʻE anga-fēfē ke ke malava ʻo maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga lahi taha mei hoʻo lau ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Kalisitiané? Ngalingali te ke ʻilo ʻoku ʻaonga ke fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Siōsiuá, ko ha taki manavahē-ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Naʻe fekau ki ai: “ʻE ʻikai mahuʻi mei ho ngutu ʻa e tohi lao ko ia, ka te ke fakalaulauloto ki ai ʻi he ʻaho mo e po, koeʻuhi ke ke tokanga ke fai ʻo hange ko e meʻa kotoa kuo tohi ai; he te ke toki monuʻia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ke fou ai, pea te ke fai fakapotopoto ai.” (Siōsiua 1:8) ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e “fakalaulauloto” ki hono leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá kiate koe ʻi ha leʻo siʻi. Ko ha tokoni ia ke manatuʻi ai, he ʻokú ne fokotuʻu ai ʻa e fakamatalá ʻi he ʻatamaí. Naʻe fiemaʻu kia Siōsiua ke ne lau ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he “ʻaho mo e po,” pe tuʻumaʻu. Ko e founga ia ke hoko ʻo lavameʻa ai mo ngāue fakapotopoto ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fatongia ʻoku ʻomai mei he ʻOtuá. Ko hono lau tuʻumaʻu pehē ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku malava ke tokoni ia kiate koe ʻi ha founga meimei tatau.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻe tokanga ki he vavé ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻOua ʻe tokanga ki he vavé ʻi hono lau ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kapau kuó ke palani ke vaheʻi ha vahaʻa taimi ke lau ai ʻa e Tohitapú pe ha tohi faka-Kalisitiane, te ke loto nai ke ke lau māmālie ia. ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻeni tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke ako ai mo e taumuʻa ke manatuʻi ʻa e ngaahi poini mahuʻingá. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke lau tohi aí, fakakaukau fakamākukanga. ʻAnalaiso ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala ʻa e tokotaha-tohí. ʻEke hifo kiate koe, ‘Ko e hā ʻa ʻene taumuʻá? Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke u fai ʻi he fakamatalá ni?’
8. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻaonga ai ke fakalaulauloto ʻi hono lau ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú?
8 Vaheʻi ha taimi ke fakalaulauloto ai ʻi hono lau ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Māʻoniʻoní. ʻE tokoni ʻeni ke ke manatuʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú pea mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú. Ko e fakalaulauloto ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi poiní ʻi ho ʻatamaí te ne fakaivia foki koe ke ke lea mei he lotó, ʻo ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi tali totonu ki he kau fehuʻi loto-totonú kae ʻikai ko hono leaʻaki ha meʻa te ke toki fakaʻiseʻisa nai ai ʻamui. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha palōvepi fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotua: “Ko e loto ʻo e faitotonu ʻoku ne fakakaukau ha tali lelei: ka ko e ngutu ʻo e angahala ʻoku ne puʻaki atu ʻani kovi.”—Palōvepi 15:28.
Fakafehokotaki ʻa e Ngaahi Poini Foʻoú mo e Motuʻá
9, 10. ʻOku malava fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻo lelei ange ʻa hoʻo lau Tohitapú ʻi hono fakafehokotaki ʻa e ngaahi poini Fakatohitapu foʻoú mo e ngaahi meʻa kuó ke ʻosi ʻiló?
9 Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau Kalisitiané te nau tala moʻoni naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taimi ʻe taha naʻe siʻisiʻi ai ʻenau ʻilo ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá, ko ʻene Folofolá, mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá. Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e kau faifekau Kalisitiané ni, ʻoku malava ke nau fakamatala ʻo kamata mei he fakatupú mo e tō ʻa e tangatá ki he angahalá pea mo e taumuʻa ʻo e feilaulau ʻa Kalaisí, ʻoku lava ke nau fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení, mo malava ke fakahā ʻa e founga ʻe tāpuakiʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá ʻaki ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. ʻOku malava lahi ʻení koeʻuhi ko e kau sevāniti ko ʻeni ʻa Sihová kuo nau maʻu “ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtua” ʻaki hono ako ʻa e Tohitapú mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Kalisitiané. (Palōvepi 2:1-5) Kuo nau fakafehokotaki māmālie ʻa e ngaahi poini foʻou kuo nau akó mo e ngaahi poini motuʻa ange naʻe ʻosi mahino kiate kinautolú.
10 Ko hono fakafehokotaki ʻa e ngaahi poini Fakatohitapu foʻoú ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia kuó ke ʻosi ʻiló ʻoku ʻaonga ia mo mahuʻinga. (ʻAisea 48:17) ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa e Tohitapú, ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoní, pea naʻa mo e ngaahi meʻa pē ke fakakaukau ki aí, fakafehokotaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá mo e ngaahi meʻa kuó ke ʻosi ʻiló. ʻAi ke fehoanakimālie ʻa e fakamatalá mo e meʻa kuó ke ako ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “anga ʻo e ngaahi lea moʻui.” (2 Tīmote 1:13) Kumi ki ha fakamatala ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai koe ke mālohi ho vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo fakalaka ki muʻa ai ho angaʻitangata faka-Kalisitiané, pe tokoniʻi ai koe ke ke fakahā atu ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú ki he niʻihi kehé.
11. Ko e hā te ke fai nai ʻi hono lau hifo ha meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaangá? Fakatātaaʻi.
11 ʻI hono lau ha meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaangá, feinga ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku kau ki aí. Fakalaulauloto ki ai, pea fili ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ke fai ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga meimei tatau mo iá. Naʻe fakafisi mālohi ʻa e foha ʻo Sēkope ko Siosifá ke fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau mo e uaifi ʻo Pōtifá, ʻo ne ʻeke: “Fefe ai haʻaku fai ʻa e fuʻu angahala lahi ni, ʻo te hia ai ki he ʻOtua?” (Sēnesi 39:7-9) ʻI he fakamatala fakaueʻi lotó ni, ʻokú ke maʻu ai ha tefitoʻi moʻoni—ko ha angahala ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaaú. ʻOku lava ke ke fakafehokotaki fakaefakakaukau ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko ʻení mo e ngaahi fakamatala kehe ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku malava ke ʻaonga ʻa hono manatuʻi iá kapau ʻoku fakataueleʻi koe ke kau ʻi ha faihala pehē.—1 Kolinitō 6:9-11.
Sio Loto ki he Ngaahi Meʻa Fakatohitapu Naʻe Hokó
12. Ko e hā ke sio loto atu ai ki he ngaahi fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi hoʻo lau kinautolú?
12 Ke maongo ʻa e ngaahi poiní ki ho ʻatamaí ʻi hoʻo lau tohí, sio loto atu ki he meʻa ʻoku hokó. Sio loto atu ki he fuʻu konga fonua lahi, ko e ngaahi ʻapí, mo e kakaí. Fanongo ki honau ngaahi leʻó. Nāmuʻi ʻa e foʻi mā ʻoku taʻo ʻi ha ʻōvani. ʻAi ke ke aʻusia ʻi hoʻo fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokó. ʻE hoko leva ai ʻa hoʻo lau tohí ko ha meʻa fakaueʻiloto, he ʻokú ke sio nai ai ki ha fuʻu kolo lahi ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ʻalu hake ʻi ha moʻunga māʻolunga, moʻutāfuʻua ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻo e fakatupú, pe feohi mo e kau tangata mo e kau fefine tui mālohí.
13. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hiki ʻia Fakamaau 7:19-22?
13 Pehē pē ʻokú ke lau ʻa e Fakamaau 7:19-22. Sio loto atu ki he meʻa ʻoku hokó. Kuo tuʻu ʻeni ʻa Fakamaau Kitione mo ʻene kau tangata ʻIsileli loto-toʻa ʻe toko tolungeaú ʻi honau ngaahi feituʻú ʻi he mata ʻo e ʻapitanga Mitianí. Ko e hongofulu poʻulí nai ʻeni, ko e kamataʻanga ia ʻo e “uasi loto” ʻi he poʻulí. Kuo toki ʻosi atu hono fokotuʻu ʻa e kau leʻo Mitianí, pea ʻoku fakapoʻulituʻu ʻa e ʻapitanga ʻo e ngaahi fili ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí lolotonga ia ʻoku nau mohe. Vakai atu! ʻOku mateuteu ʻa Kitione mo ʻene kau tangatá mo ʻenau ngaahi meʻaifi. ʻOku nau taki taha toʻo ʻi honau nima toʻohemá ha tūhulu ʻoku fakapūlouʻaki ha fuʻu siā ʻaiʻanga vai lahi. Fakafokifā pē, ʻoku hanga ʻe he ngaahi konga kau ko ʻeni ʻe tolu ʻoku taki toko teaú ʻo puhiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻaifí, haʻaki ʻa e ngaahi siaá, hiki hake ki ʻolunga ʻa e ngaahi tūhulú, mo kaila: “Ko e heleta ʻa Sihova mo Kitione!” ʻOkú ke sio atu ki he ʻapitangá. ʻOku hola ʻa e kau Mitianí mo kamata ke kaikaila! ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e kei hokohoko atu pē ʻe he toko tolungeaú hono puhi ʻenau ngaahi meʻaifí, ʻoku ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Mitianí mo ʻenau ngaahi heletaá ke nau toe fehokohokai pē. Kuo hola ʻa e kau Mitianí, pea kuo ʻoange ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e ikuná ki ʻIsileli.
Ko Hono Ako ʻa e Ngaahi Lēsoni Mahuʻinga
14. ʻE anga-fēfē nai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Fakamaau vahe 9 ke akoʻi ki ha kiʻi tama ʻa e fiemaʻu ke anga-fakatōkilaló?
14 ʻI hono lau ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei ai ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni lahi. Ko e fakatātaá, mahalo pē ʻokú ke loto ke maongo ki hoʻo fānaú ʻa e fiemaʻu ke anga-fakatōkilaló. Sai, ʻoku totonu ke faingofua ʻa e sio loto atu mo hono maʻu ʻa e mahino fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻi he kikite ʻa e foha ʻo Kitione ko Siotamé. Kamata lau ʻia Fakamaau 9:8. Naʻe pehē ʻe Siotame: “Tokua naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻAkau ke fakanofo hanau tuʻi.” Ko e ʻōlivé, ko e fikí, pea mo e vainé naʻa nau fakafisi ke pule. Ka naʻe fiefia ʻa e talatalaʻāmoá ia ke hoko ko ha tokotaha-pule. ʻI hono lau leʻo-lahi ʻa e fakamatalá ni ki hoʻo fānaú, ʻoku lava ke ke fakamatala ʻo pehē, ko e ngaahi fuʻu ʻakau mahuʻingá naʻa nau fakatātaaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe taaú ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te nau feinga ki he tuʻunga ko e tuʻi ʻo pule ki honau kaungā ʻIsilelí. Ko e talatalaʻāmoá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻaonga pē ki he fefieʻakí, naʻá ne fakatātaaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e tuʻunga-tuʻi ʻo e tokotaha loto-mahikihiki ko ʻApimelekí, ko ha tokotaha-fakapō ʻa ia naʻe saiʻia ke ne puleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ka naʻe fetaulaki mo hano ikuʻanga ʻi hono fakahoko ʻo e kikite ʻa Siotamé. (Fakamaau, vahe 9) Ko fē ia ha kiʻi tama ʻe loto ke tupu hake pea hoko ʻo hangē ha talatalaʻāmoá?
15. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakaeʻa ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e mateakí ʻi he tohi ʻa Luté?
15 ʻOku fakamahino mai ʻi he tohi ʻa Luté ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e mateakí. Pehē pē ʻoku taufetongi ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo ho fāmilí ʻi hono lau leʻo-lahi ʻa e fakamatala ko iá pea feinga ke ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki aí. ʻOkú ke sio ki he fefine Mōape ko Luté ʻokú ne fononga ki Pētelihema mo ʻene faʻē-ʻi-he-fono uitoú, ko Neomai, pea ʻokú ke fanongo ʻoku pehē ʻe Lute: “Ko ho kakai ko hoku kakai, pea ko ho ʻOtua ko hoku ʻOtua.” (Lute 1:16) ʻOkú ke sio ki he tokotaha faʻa ngāue ko Luté ʻoku tufitufi atu ʻo muimui ʻi he kau utu-taʻu ʻi he ngoue ʻa Pōasí. ʻOkú ke fanongo ki hono vikia ia ʻe Pōasí, ʻo pehē: “ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kolo kotoa ʻo hoku kakai ko e fefine maopo koe.” (Lute 3:11) Taimi siʻi pē, kuo mali ʻa Pōasi mo Lute. ʻI he fehoanaki mo e fokotuʻutuʻu ke mali mo e tuongaʻane-ʻi-he-fonó, ʻokú ne fanauʻi ai kia Pōasi ha foha “kia Neomai.” ʻOku hoko leva ʻa Lute ko ha kui fefine ia ʻa Tēvita pea pehē kia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he faai atu ʻa e taimí. Naʻá ne maʻu ai ‘ha totongi kakato.’ ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau lau ʻa e fakamatala Fakatohitapú ni ʻoku nau ako mei ai ha lēsoni mahuʻinga: Hoko ʻo mateaki kia Sihova, pea ʻe tāpuakiʻi lahi ai koe.—Lute 2:12; 4:17-22; Palōvepi 10:22; Mātiu 1:1, 5, 6.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻahiʻahi naʻe tofanga ai ʻa e kau Hepelū ʻe toko tolú, pea ʻoku malava ke tokoni ʻa e fakamatalá ni kiate kitautolu ʻi he founga fē?
16 Ko e fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e kau Hepelū naʻe hingoa ko Setaleki, Mēsake, mo ʻApitenikoó ʻoku malava ke tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau anga-tonu ai ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e ʻahiʻahí. Sio loto atu ki he meʻa naʻe hokó ʻi hono lau leʻo-lahi ʻa e Tāniela vahe 3. Ko ha fuʻu ʻīmisi koula māʻolunga ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he feituʻu tokalelei ko Tulá, ʻa ia kuo fakatahataha mai ki ai ʻa e kau māʻolunga ʻo Pāpiloné. ʻI he ongo mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻalea fakamūsiká, ʻoku nau tō foʻohifo leva ʻo lotu ki he ʻīmisi kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesá. Ko ia, ʻoku fai pehē kotoa tuku kehe pē ʻa Setaleki, Mēsake, mo ʻApitenikō. ʻI he anga-fakaʻapaʻapa, kae tuʻumaʻu, ʻoku nau tala ki he tuʻí heʻikai te nau tauhi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻotuá mo lotu ki he ʻīmisi koulá. ʻOku lī atu leva ʻa e kau talavou Hepeluú ni ki ha fōnise uloulo kakaha ʻaupito. Ka ko e hā ʻoku hokó? ʻI he vakai atu ki lotó, ʻoku sio atu ʻa e tuʻí ia ki ha kau tangata sino-mālohi ʻe toko fā, ko e taha ʻo kinautolu “ʻoku hange ko ha ʻalo ʻo ha ʻotua.” (Tāniela 3:25) ʻOku ʻomai leva ki tuʻa mei he fōnisé ʻa e kau Hepelū ʻe toko tolú, pea ʻoku fakamālōʻia ai ʻe Nepukanesa ʻa honau ʻOtuá. Kuo hoko ʻo ʻaonga ʻa e sio loto atu ki he fakamatalá ni. Pea ko ha lēsoni lahi ē ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e anga-tonu kia Sihova ʻi he ʻahiʻahí!
Maʻu ʻa e ʻAonga Mei Hono Lau ʻa e Tohitapú Fakafāmili
17. Lave nounou ki ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻaonga ʻoku malava ho fāmilí ke nau ako ʻi hono lau fakataha ʻa e Tohitapú.
17 ʻOku lava ke maʻu ʻe ho fāmilí ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga lahi ʻo kapau ʻoku mou vaheʻi maʻu pē ha taimi ke lau fakataha ai ʻa e Tohitapú. Kamata ʻi he Sēnesí, ʻoku lava ke ke sio tonu ai ʻi he fakatupú pea sio ai ʻi he fuofua ʻapi Palataisi ʻo e tangatá. ʻOku lava ke ke ʻinasi fakataha ai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokosia ʻe he kau pēteliake anga-tonú mo honau ngaahi fāmilí, pea muimui ʻi he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi heʻenau laka atu ʻi he mōmoa he Tahi Kulokulá. ʻOku lava ke ke sio ai ki hono ikuʻi ʻe he kiʻi tangata tauhi-sipi ko Tēvitá ʻa e saiāniti Filisitia ko Kolaiaté. ʻOku lava ho fāmilí ʻo fakatokangaʻi ʻa e langa ʻo e temipale ʻo Sihová ʻi Selusalemá, lava ʻo sio ʻi hono fakaʻauha ia ʻe he kau Pāpiloné, pea lava ke mamata ʻi hono toe langa ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo Kōvana Seluipēpelí. ʻOku malava ke ke fanongo fakataha ai mo e kau tauhi-sipi masiva naʻe ofi ʻi Pētelihemá ki he fanongonongo fakaeʻāngelo ʻo e ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsuú. ʻOku malava ke ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakaikiiki fekauʻaki mo hono papitaiso iá pea mo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻoku lava ke ke sio kiate ia ʻi heʻene foaki ʻa ʻene moʻui fakaetangatá ko ha huhuʻí, pea malava ke kau ʻi he fiefia ʻi heʻene toetuʻú. Ko hono hokó, ʻoku malava ke ke fononga fakataha mo e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá pea mamata ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻi he mafola ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané. Hili iá, ʻi he tohi ʻa Fakahaá, ʻoku lava ai ki ho fāmilí ke nau fiefia ʻi he vīsone fisifisimuʻa ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kahaʻú, ʻo kau ai ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisí.
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻoku ʻomai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e lau Tohitapu fakafāmilí?
18 Kapau te mou lau leʻo-lahi ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi he tuʻunga ko e fāmilí, lau ia ʻaki ʻa e mahino mo e loto-māfana. ʻI he taimi ʻoku lau ai ha ngaahi konga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e Tohitapú, ko e mēmipa ʻe taha ʻo e fāmilí—ko e tamaí nai—mahalo pē te ne lau ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea ʻo e fakamatalá fakalūkufua. Ko e niʻihi leva ʻo kimoutolu ʻe lava ke mou fai ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻo lau hoʻomou ngaahi kongá ʻaki ʻa e ongo ʻoku feʻungamālie mo iá.
19 ʻI hoʻo kau ʻi he lau Tohitapu fakafāmilí, ʻe fakalakalaka ai ʻa hoʻo malava ke lau tohí. Hangehangē, ʻe tupulaki ai ʻa hoʻo ʻilo ki he ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku totonu ke hanga ʻe he meʻá ni ʻo tohoaki ai koe ke ke ofi ange kiate ia. Naʻe hiva ʻa ʻĒsafe: “Ka ʻoku lelei kiate au ke fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtua: kuo tuʻu ʻeku hufanga ʻia Atonai Sihova, ke u aʻau hoʻo ngaue kotoa.” (Sāme 73:28) ʻE tokoni ʻeni ki ho fāmilí ke nau hangē ko Mōsesé, ʻa ia “naa ne fakakukafi, o hage oku ne mamata kiate ia oku tae ha mai,” ʻa ia ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.—Hepelū 11:27, PM.
Ko e Lau Tohí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekau Faka-Kalisitiané
20, 21. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakamalanga kuo vaheʻi maí mo e malava ke lau tohí?
20 Ko ʻetau holi ko ia ke lotu “kiate ia oku tae ha mai” ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau ngāue ke hoko ko e kau lau tohi lelei. Ko e malava ko ia ke lau tohi leleí ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke faifakamoʻoni mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi moʻoni kitautolu ke hokohoko atu ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ʻi heʻene pehē: “Mou ō, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe ko ʻeku kau ako, ʻi he papitaiso kinautolu ki he Huafa ʻo e Tamai mo e ʻAlo mo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni, mo e akoʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ngāhi meʻa kotoa pe kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu.” (Mātiu 28:19, 20; Ngāue 1:8) Ko e faifakamoʻoní ko e ngāue tefito ia ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he malava fakaelau tohí ke fakahoko ia.
21 ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e feinga kae hoko ko ha tokotaha lau tohi lelei pea mo ha faiako pōtoʻi ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. (ʻEfesō 6:17) Ko ia, ‘feinga ke fakaha koe ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ke tuʻu mo e lau; ko hoʻo tofa totonu ʻa e folofola ʻo e moʻoní.’ (2 Tīmote 2:15) Fakatupulekina ʻa hoʻo ʻilo ki he moʻoni Fakatohitapú mo hoʻo malava ke hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻaki hoʻo līʻoa atu koe ki he lau tohí.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fakatuʻunga ʻa e fiefiá ʻi hono lau ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ke fakalaulauloto ai ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ke lau ʻi he Tohitapú?
◻ Ko e hā ke ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e fakafehokotakí mo e sio loto atú ʻi hono lau ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú?
◻ Ko e hā ha ngaahi lēsoni ʻe niʻihi ke ako mei he lau Tohitapú?
◻ Ko e hā ke lau leʻo-lahi ai ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi he tuʻunga ko e fāmilí, pea ko e hā ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e lau tohí mo e ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
ʻI hono lau ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi he tuʻunga ko e fāmilí sio loto atu ki he ngaahi fakamatalá pea fakalaulauloto ki honau ʻuhingá