Ko e Hā ʻOku Fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá Meiate Kitautolú?
“Ko eni ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ʻa ʻetau tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.”—1 SIONE 5:3, 4.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ke fakaʻohovale ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau loto ke fakahōifua ʻenau founga-lotú kiate iá?
“ʻOKU OU ʻosi fiemālie pē au ʻi heʻeku lotú!” ʻIkai ko e meʻa ia ʻoku faʻa leaʻaki ʻe he kakaí? Neongo ia, ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku totonu ke fehuʻi pehē, “ʻOku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá ʻeku lotú?” ʻIo, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ko ia ʻoku loto ke fakahōifua ʻenau founga-lotú kiate iá. ʻOku totonu ke fakaʻohovaleʻi kitautolu ʻe he meʻa ko iá? ʻIkai. Tau pehē ʻokú ke maʻu ha ʻapi fakaʻofoʻofa, ko e ʻapi naʻá ke toki fakaleleiʻi ʻi ha fakamole lahi. Te ke fakaʻatā ha taha pē ke nofo ai? Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai! Kuo pau ke aʻusia ʻe ha taha pē ʻoku fakahangahanga ke nofo totongi aí ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fiemaʻú.
2 ʻI ha tuʻunga meimei tatau, kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻa e ʻapi fakamāmani ko ʻení maʻá e fāmili ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻo hono Puleʻangá, ʻe vavé ni ke “toe fakaleleiʻi” ʻa e māmaní—ʻo liliu ki ha palataisi fakaʻofoʻofa. ʻE fakalato ʻeni ʻe Sihova. ʻI ha fakamole lahi kiate ia tonu, naʻá ne foaki ʻa hono ʻAlo-tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ke ʻai ia ke malava. Ko e moʻoni ko e ʻOtuá kuo pau pē ke ʻi ai ʻene ngaahi fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ko ia ʻe nofo aí!—Sāme 115:16; Mātiu 6:9, 10; Sione 3:16.
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi fakanounou ʻe Solomone ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá meiate kitautolú?
3 ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá? Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻi poto ko Solomoné ke ne fakamatalaʻi fakanounou ʻa e meʻa ʻokú Ne ʻamanekina meiate kitautolú. Hili ʻene sio loto atu ki he meʻa kotoa naʻá ne tuli ki aí—kau ai ʻa e koloá, ngaahi ngāue fakaelangá, ngaahi mahuʻingaʻia fakaemūsiká mo e ʻofa fakaemanakó—naʻe hoko mai ai ʻa Solomone ki he ʻilo ko ʻení: “Ko e ngataʻanga ʻeni ʻo e meʻa: kuo aʻau hono kotoa. Ke ke ʻapasia kia Elohimi, ʻo tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekau; he ko e kotoa ʻo e tangata ia.”—Koheleti 12:13, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.
“ʻOku ʻIkai ke Fakamafasia ʻEne Ngaahi Tuʻutuʻuni”
4-6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea ʻo e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakamafasia”? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ʻoku ʻikai fakamafasia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
4 “Tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.” Ko e meʻa tefito ia ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá meiate kitautolú. ʻOku fuʻu lahi ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻokú ne kolé? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻOku talamai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ha meʻa mātuʻaki fakafiemālie fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, pe ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko eni ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ʻa ʻetau tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.”—1 Sione 5:3, 4, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.
5 Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakamafasia” ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻileá ko e “mamafa.” ʻOku lava ke ʻuhinga ia ki ha meʻa ʻoku faingataʻa ke aʻusia pe faingataʻa ke fakahoko. ʻI he Mātiu 23:4, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ia ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi “kavenga mamafa,” ko e ngaahi lao mo e ngaahi talatukufakaholo faʻu ʻe he tangatá, ʻa ia naʻe hilifaki ki he kakaí ʻe he kau sikalaipé mo e kau Fālesí. ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he ʻaposetolo taʻumotuʻa ko Sioné? ʻOku ʻikai ko ha kavenga mamafa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fuʻu faingataʻa kiate kitautolu ke tauhi. (Fakafehoanaki mo Teutalonome 30:11.) ʻI hono kehé, ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, ko hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi fiemaʻú ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fiefia. ʻOkú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha faingamālie maʻongoʻonga ke fakahāhā ai ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová.
6 Ke fakahāhā ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻilo pau ki he meʻa ʻokú ne ʻamanekina meiate kitautolú. Tau lāulea he taimí ni ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻe nima ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻetau fai peheé, tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e meʻa naʻe tohi ʻe Sioné: ‘ʻOku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá.’
Fai ke ʻIlo ʻa e ʻOtuá
7. ʻOku fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā hotau fakamoʻuí?
7 Ko e ʻuluaki fiemaʻú ko e fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá. Fakakaukau angé ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū naʻe hiki ʻi he Sione vahe 17. Ko e fokotuʻutuʻú ko e pō fakaʻosi ʻo e moʻui ʻa Sīsū ko ha tangatá. Naʻe fakamoleki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e lahi taha ʻo e taimi efiafí ʻi hono teuteuʻi ʻo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló ki heʻene mavahé. Naʻá ne hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo honau kahaʻú, honau kahaʻu taʻengatá. ʻI he hanga hake hono fofongá ki he langí, naʻá ne lotu maʻanautolu. ʻI he veesi 3, ʻoku tau lau: “Ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.” ʻIo, ko honau fakamoʻuí naʻe makatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻenau “fai ke ʻilo” fakatouʻosi ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi. ʻOku kaunga ia kiate kitautolu foki. Ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí, kuo pau ke tau fai ke maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻilo ko iá.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke “fai ke ʻilo” ʻa e ʻOtuá?
8 Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke “fai ke ʻilo” ʻa e ʻOtuá? Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi heni naʻe liliuʻi ko e “fai ke ʻilo” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “hoko ʻo ʻilo, fakatokangaʻi” pe “ko e laveʻi kakato.” Fakatokangaʻi foki, ko e fakalea ko ia “fai ke ʻilo” ʻoku fakahuʻunga ai ko ha meʻa ke fai hokohoko ʻeni. Ke fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko e hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ia ʻo ʻikai momole-ʻolunga ka ko e fekoekoeʻi, ʻo fakatupulekina ha kaungāmeʻa femahinoʻaki mo ia. Ko e hokohoko atu ʻa e vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne ʻomai ai ʻa e ʻilo taʻefakangatangata kiate ia. ʻOku lava ke hokohoko atu ʻo taʻengata ʻa e meʻá ni, koeʻuhi heʻikai ʻaupito ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa kotoa ke ʻilo fekauʻaki mo Sihová.—Loma 11:33.
9. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo Sihová mei he tohi ʻo e fakatupú?
9 ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ongo tohi ʻe ua ʻoku lava ke na tokoniʻi kitautolu. Ko e taha ko e tohi ʻo e fakatupú. Ko e ngaahi meʻa kuo fakatupu ʻe Sihová—ʻa e meʻamoʻuí mo e meʻamaté fakatouʻosi—ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha ʻilo pe ko e tokotaha fēfē ia. (Loma 1:20) Fakakaukau angé ki ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi. Ko e ʻuʻulu ʻa ha fuʻu vaitō matamatalelei, ko e haʻahaʻaki mai ʻa e peaú ʻi he lolotonga ha afā, ko e mamata ki ha langi fetuʻua ʻi ha pō tafitonga—ʻikai ʻoku akoʻi kiate kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa peheé ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua ʻoku “lahi hono ngaahi ivi”? (Aisea 40:26) Ko ha kakata ʻa ha kiʻi tama ʻi heʻene siofi ha kiʻi kulī ʻokú ne tuli ki hono hikú pe ko ha kiʻi pusi ʻokú ne vaʻingaʻaki ha foʻi pulu kulasi—ʻikai ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻi he meʻa ko iá ko Sihová ko e “ʻOtua fiefia,” ʻoku lava ke ne lōlōfia? (1 Timote 1:11) Ko e ifo-lelei ʻo ha meʻakai vovo, ko e namu lelei ʻa e matalaʻiʻakaú ʻi ha feituʻu maʻuiʻui, ko e ngaahi lanu ʻāʻā ʻo ha kiʻi pepe ngāvaivai, ko e ongo mai ʻa e hiva ʻa e fanga manupuná ʻi he taimi failaú, ko e fāʻofua māfana ʻa ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai—ʻikai ʻoku tau ʻiloʻilo mei he ngaahi meʻa peheé ko hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻo e ʻofa, ʻokú ne finangalo ke tau fiefia ʻi he moʻuí?—1 Sione 4:8.
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo Sihova mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau ako mei he tohi ʻo e fakatupú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku maʻu hono talí ʻi he Tohitapú pē?
10 Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakangatangata ki he meʻa ʻoku lava ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo Sihova mei he tohi ʻo e fakatupú. Ke fakatātaaʻí: Ko hai ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá? Ko e hā naʻá ne faʻu ai ʻa e māmaní ʻo tuku ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? Ko e hā ʻoku fakangofua ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e anga-fulikivanú? Ko e hā ʻoku tuku tauhi maʻa kitautolu ʻi he kahaʻú? Ki ha tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko iá, kuo pau ke tau ō ki he tohi ʻe tahá ʻa ia ʻoku taufetuku mai ai ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá—ko e Tohitapú. ʻI hono ngaahi peesí, ʻoku fakahā mai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo ia tonu, kau ai hono huafá, hono ʻulungaangá, mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá—ko e fakamatala ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau maʻu mei ha toe matavai kehe pē.—Ekisoto 34:6, 7; Sāme 83:18; Emosi 3:7.
11 ʻI he ngaahi konga Tohitapú, ʻoku toe taufetuku mai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻilo mahuʻinga fekauʻaki mo e niʻihi kehe ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke ʻilo kau ki aí. Ko e fakatātaá, ko hai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻokú ne fai ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa Sihová? (Ngāue 4:12) Ko hai ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻokú ne takihalaʻi ʻaki ʻa e kakaí? ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ʻo takihalaʻi ʻe iá? (1 Pita 5:8) Ko e ngaahi tali fakahaofi-moʻui ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he Tohitapú pē.
12. ʻE fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ai ke fakamafasia ʻa e fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá?
12 Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e fai ke maʻu ʻa e ʻilo pehē ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku lava ke ke manatuʻi ʻa e anga hoʻo ongoʻí ʻi he ʻuluaki taimi naʻá ke ʻilo ai ko Sihova ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko hono Puleʻangá te ne toe fakafoki mai ʻa e Palataisí ki he māmani ko ʻení, pea naʻá ne foaki ʻa hono ʻAlo ʻofaʻangá ko ha huhuʻi maʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, pehē foki ki he ngaahi moʻoni mahuʻinga kehé? ʻIkai ʻoku hangē ia ko hano toʻo atu ʻa e pulonga ʻo e taʻeʻiló pea sio māʻalaʻala ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí? ʻOku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻa e fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ia!—Sāme 1:1-3; 119:97.
Tulitāupau ki he Ngaahi Tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá
13, 14. (a) ʻI heʻetau fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ʻi heʻetau moʻuí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻemaʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí?
13 ʻI heʻetau fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau hoko ʻo ʻilo ai ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ha ngaahi liliu ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻOku ʻomai ai ʻe he meʻá ni kitautolu ki he fiemaʻu hono uá. Kuo pau ke tau tulitāupau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga ʻoku tonú mo tali ʻene moʻoní. Ko e hā ʻa e moʻoní? ʻOku kaunga moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau tui ki aí mo ia ʻoku tau faí? ʻOku hā mahino ko e tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fakakaukau pehē. Naʻe fokotuʻu mai ʻi ha līpooti ʻa e Siasi ʻIngilaní naʻe pulusi ʻi he 1995 ʻa e fakamatala ʻo pehē, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke vakai ki ai ko ha angahala ʻa e nofo fakataha teʻeki malí. “Ko e kupuʻi lea ko e ‘nonofo-koví’ ʻoku fakaongoongokovi ia pea ʻoku taʻeʻaonga,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e pīsope ʻe taha ʻi he Siasí.
14 Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha angahala ʻa e “nonofo-koví” ia? ʻOku tala mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻo ʻikai ʻi ha tuʻunga taʻepau ʻa e anga ʻene ongoʻi ʻo kau ki he ʻulungaanga peheé. ʻOku pehē ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohitapú: “Ke lauʻi lelei ʻa e mali ʻe he kakai kotoa pe; pea ke taʻeʻuliʻi ʻa e mohenga: he ko e kau feʻauaki, mo e tonoʻunoho ʻe fakamāu kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua.” (Hepelu 13:4) Ko e fehokotaki fakasino teʻeki malí ʻoku ʻikai nai ko ha angahala ia ʻi he vakai ʻa e kau tangata faifekau mo e kau maʻu-lotu fakangofua tavalé, ka ko ha angahala mamafa ia ʻi he hāngaifofonga mai ʻa e ʻOtuá! Pea ʻoku pehē pē mo e tonó, angahala fakamalaʻiá, mo e fakasōtomá. (Livitiko 18:6; 1 Kolinito 6:9, 10) ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tōʻonga peheé, ʻa ē ʻokú ne vakai ki ai ʻoku taʻemaʻá.
15. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kau ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá fakatouʻosi ki he anga ʻo ʻetau tōʻongafai ki he niʻihi kehé mo e meʻa ʻoku tau tui ki aí?
15 Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke feʻunga pē ʻa e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku vakai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e angahalá. ʻOku toe kau ʻi he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau tōʻongafai ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻI he fāmilí, ʻokú ne ʻamanekina mei he husepānití mo e uaifí ʻa e feʻofaʻaki mo e fefakaʻapaʻapaʻaki. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tokanga ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻá ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu fakamatelie, fakalaumālie, mo fakaeongo ʻa ʻenau fānaú. ʻOkú ne tala ki he fānaú ke nau talangofua ki heʻenau mātuʻá. (Palovepi 22:6; Kolose 3:18-21) Pea fēfē ʻetau tuí? ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tui mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua ʻoku haʻu mei he founga-lotu loí pe ʻoku kehe mei he moʻoni māʻalaʻala naʻe akoʻi ʻi he Tohitapú.—Teutalonome 18:9-13; 2 Kolinito 6:14-17.
16. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha fakamafasia ke tulitāupau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga totonú pea ke tali ʻene moʻoní.
16 Ko ha fakamafasia ia kiate kitautolu ke tulitāupau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga totonú pea ke tali ʻene moʻoní? ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki hono ngaahi ʻaongá ʻoku ʻikai—ʻi he ngaahi nofo mali ʻa ia ʻoku feʻofaʻaki mo fefalalaʻaki ai ʻa e husepānití mo e uaifí kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi nofo mali ʻoku māvahevahe koeʻuhi ko e taʻefeangatonuʻakí; ko e ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe he fānaú ʻoku ʻofaʻi kinautolu mo fiemaʻu ʻe heʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi fāmili ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe he fānaú ʻoku ʻikai ʻofaʻi kinautolu, līʻekina, mo ʻikai fiemaʻu; ko ha konisēnisi maʻa mo e moʻui lelei kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi ongoʻi halaia mo ha sino ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he ʻeitisí pe ko ha mahaki kehe ʻoku fetuku holo ʻi he fehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku papau ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakamasivaʻi kitautolu mei ha meʻa pē ʻoku tau fiemaʻu koeʻuhi ke fiefia ai ʻi he moʻuí!—Teutalonome 10:12, 13.
Fakahā ʻa e ʻApasia ki he Moʻuí mo e Totó
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he moʻuí mo e totó?
17 ʻI hoʻo ʻomai hoʻo moʻuí ke fehoanakimālie mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ke hoko ai ʻo houngaʻia ʻi he moʻoni ko ia ko e moʻuí ko e meʻa mahuʻinga. Tau lāulea leva he taimí ni ki he fiemaʻu hono tolu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kuo pau ke tau fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia ki he moʻuí mo e totó. ʻOku toputapu ʻa e moʻuí kia Sihova. ʻOku totonu pē ke pehē, he ko ia ʻa e Matavai ʻo e moʻuí. (Sāme 36:9) Naʻa mo e moʻui ʻa ha kiʻi tama teʻeki fāʻeleʻi ʻi loto ʻi heʻene faʻeé ʻoku mahuʻinga ia kia Sihova! (Ekisoto 21:22, 23) ʻOku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he totó ʻa e moʻuí. Ko ia ai, ʻoku toe toputapu foki ʻa e totó ʻi he vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Livitiko 17:14) ʻOku ʻikai totonu leva ke fakaʻohovale ʻa hono ʻamanekina mai kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tatau mo ia ʻetau vakai ki he moʻuí mo e totó.
18. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu meiate kitautolu ʻi he anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he moʻuí mo e totó?
18 Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu meiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻapasia ki he moʻuí mo e totó? ʻI hotau tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻikai te tau fai ha ngaahi meʻa fakatuʻutāmaki taʻeʻaonga ʻaki ʻetau moʻuí koeʻuhi pē ke fiefia. ʻOku tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo e maluʻangá pea ko ia ai ʻoku tau ʻai ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku malu ʻetau ngaahi kaá mo e ngaahi ʻapí. (Teutalonome 22:8) ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e tapaká, lamu ʻa e betel nut, pe ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi faitoʻo kona tapu fakatupu maʻunimā pe fakakeheʻi-ʻatamaí ki he fiefiá. (2 Kolinito 6:19 [2Ko 7:1, PM]) Koeʻuhi ko ʻetau fanongo ki he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene folofolá ke ‘fakaʻehiʻehi mei he totó,’ ʻoku ʻikai ke tau fakaʻatā ke huhu mai ha toto ki hotau sinó. (Ngāue 15:28, 29) Neongo ʻetau ʻofa ʻi he moʻuí, ʻe ʻikai ke tau feinga ke fakahaofi ʻetau moʻui lolotongá ʻaki ʻetau maumauʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakatuʻutāmaki ia ki heʻetau ʻamanaki ki he moʻui taʻengatá!—Mātiu 16:25.
19. Fakamatala ki he ʻaonga ʻoku tau maʻu mei hono fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia ki he moʻuí mo e totó.
19 Ko ha fakamafasia ia kiate kitautolu ke fakatoputapuʻi ʻa e moʻuí mo e totó? Mole ke mamaʻo! Fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ʻeni. Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e hoko ʻo ʻatā mei he kanisā ʻa e maʻamaʻá fakatupunga ʻi he ifi tapaká? Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e hao mei hono maʻunimā fakaeʻatamai mo fakaesino ʻe he ngaahi faitoʻo kona tapu fakatupu-maumaú? Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono maʻu ʻe he ʻeitisí, hepataitisí, pe ko ha toe mahaki kehe pē mei ha huhu toto? ʻOku hā mahino, ko ʻetau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi anga mo e tōʻonga fakalotomamahí ko e lelei pē ia maʻatautolu.—Aisea 48:17.
20. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ʻaonga ki he fāmili ʻe taha ʻa hono maʻu ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he moʻuí?
20 Fakakaukau ange ki he meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe hokosiá. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ʻi he kuohilí, naʻe kamata ke ʻau toto lahi ai ha fefine Fakamoʻoni ʻa ia naʻe meimei māhina ʻe tolu mo e konga ʻa ʻene feitamá pea naʻe leleakiʻi ki he falemahakí. Hili hano sivi ia ʻe ha toketā, naʻá ne fanongo kiate ia ʻi heʻene tala ki he kau neesí kuo pau ke nau fakangata ʻene tuʻunga feitamá. ʻI heʻene ʻilo ki he anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he moʻui ʻa e tama teʻeki fāʻeleʻí, naʻá ne fakafisi mālohi ki ha fakatōtama, ʻo ne tala ange ki he toketaá: “Kapau ʻoku moʻui ia, tuku pē ia ai!” Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ʻene faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ʻaú, ka ʻi he ngaahi māhina siʻi ki mui ai, naʻá ne fanauʻi taʻehoko mai ai ha kiʻi tamasiʻi moʻui lelei ʻa ia ʻoku taʻu 17 ʻi he taimí ni. Naʻá ne fakamatala: “Naʻe tala ki homa fohá ʻa e meʻa kotoa ko ʻení, peá ne pehē ʻokú ne fiefia ʻi he ʻikai lī ia ki he vevé. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ko e ʻuhinga pē taha ʻo ʻene kei moʻuí ko ʻema tauhi kia Sihová.” ʻOku pau ʻa e ʻikai fakamafasia ki he fāmili ko ʻení ʻa hono maʻu ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he moʻuí!
Ngāue Fakataha mo e Kakai Fokotuʻutuʻu Maau ʻa Sihová
21, 22. (a) ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova kitautolu ke tau tauhi kiate ia fakataha mo hai? (e) ʻOku lava fēfē ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e kakai fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e ʻOtuá?
21 ʻOku ʻikai ko kitautolu pē ʻoku tau fai ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻoku fiemaʻú ʻi hono ʻomai ʻetau moʻuí ke fehoanakimālie mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmani ko ʻení, pea ʻokú ne ʻamanekina mai ke tau tauhi ia fakataha mo kinautolu. ʻOku ʻomai ai heni kitautolu ki he fiemaʻu hono faá. Kuo pau ke tau tauhi ʻa Sihova fakataha mo ʻene kautaha tataki ʻe he laumālié.
22 Ka neongo ia, ʻoku lava fēfē ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e kakai fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e ʻOtuá? Fakatatau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu mai ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻofa moʻoni ʻi honau lotolotongá, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻapasia loloto ki he Tohitapú, ʻoku nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku nau malanga fekauʻaki mo hono Puleʻangá, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau hoko ko ha konga ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ko ʻení. (Mātiu 6:9; 24:14; Sione 13:34, 35; 17:16, 17) ʻOku taha pē ʻa e kautaha fakalotu ʻi he māmani ko ʻení ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga kotoa ko ʻeni ʻo e lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní—ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová!
23, 24. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau fakatātaaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakamafasia ia ke tauhi kia Sihova fakataha mo ʻene kakai fokotuʻutuʻu māú?
23 Ko ha fakamafasia ia ke tauhi kia Sihova fakataha mo ʻene kakai fokotuʻutuʻu māú? Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai! ʻI hono kehé, ko ha monū maʻongoʻonga ia ke maʻu ʻa e ʻofa mo e poupou ʻa ha fāmili ko e ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine Kalisitiane ʻi māmani lahi. (1 Pita 2:17) Fakaʻuta atu angé ʻokú ke hao ʻi ha vaka ngoto pea ko koe ʻeni ʻi he vaí, ʻokú ke feinga ke ke tētē. ʻI he taimi ʻokú ke ongoʻi ai kuo ʻikai ke ke kei lavá, kuo ala atu kiate koe ha nima mei ha vaka fakahaofi-kakai. ʻIo, ʻoku ʻi ai mo e kau hao kehe! ʻI he vaka fakahaofi-kakaí, ʻoku mou taufetongi mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he ʻaʻalo ki he matātahí, ʻo ō pē mo fakaheka hake ʻa e kau hao kehé.
24 ʻIkai ʻoku tau ʻi he tuʻunga meimei tatau? Kuo fusi hake kitautolu mei he “ngaahi vai” fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ko ʻení ki he loto “vaka fakahaofi-kakai” ko e kautaha fakaemāmani ʻa Sihová. ʻI loto ʻi aí, ʻoku tau ngāue fakataha ai ʻi heʻetau fakataumuʻa ki he “ngaahi matātahi” ʻo ha maama foʻou māʻoniʻoni. Kapau ʻoku fakatupunga moʻoni ʻe he ngaahi fakafeʻātungia ʻo e moʻuí ke tau helaʻia he fonongá, he fakamālō ē ko kitautolu ki he tokoni mo e fakafiemālie ʻa hotau kaungā-feohi Kalisitiane moʻoní!—Palovepi 17:17.
25. (a) Ko e hā hotau fatongia ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau kei ʻi he “ngaahi vai” ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ko ʻení? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe fai ʻa e lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hokó?
25 Fēfē ʻa e niʻihi kehé—ʻa e kakai loto-totonu ʻoku nau kei ʻi he “vaí”? ʻOku tau maʻu ha fatongia ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ki loto ki he kautaha ʻa Sihová, ʻikai ko ia? (1 Timote 2:3, 4) ʻOku nau fiemaʻu ʻa e tokoni ke ako ki he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻomai ai heni kitautolu ki he fiemaʻu hono nima ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kuo pau ke tau hoko ko e kau fanongonongo mateaki ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e meʻa ʻoku kau ki hení ʻe fai ʻa e lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hokó.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ke fakamafasia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha fakamafasia ke tulitāupau ki he tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga totonú mo tali ʻene moʻoní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu meiate kitautolu ʻi he anga ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he moʻuí mo e totó?
◻ ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá kitautolu ke tauhi kiate ia fakataha mo hai, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke ʻiloʻi kinautolú?
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ʻOku tau ako ʻo kau kia Sihova mei he tohi ʻo e fakatupú pea mei he Tohitapú
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