Melino Moʻoní—Mei he Matavai Fē?
“ʻOku . . . lolololo [ʻe Sihova] ʻa e ngaahi tau ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.”—SĀME 46:9.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa fakaofo ki he melinó ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá?
“KO E gaue oe maonioni koe melino ia; bea koe fua oe maonioni koe fiemalie moe nofo lelei o taegata. Bea e nofo a hoku kakai i he nofoaga oe melino, bea i he gaahi fale tuu mau, bea i he gaahi mālōlōaga oe fiemalie.” (Aisea [Isaia] 32:17, 18, PM) He talaʻofa fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ia! Ko ha talaʻofa ia ʻo e melino moʻoní ʻe fakahoko mai ʻe he ʻOtuá.
2, 3. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e melino moʻoní.
2 Ko e hā leva ʻa e melino moʻoní? Ko e ʻikai pē ke ʻi ai ha taú? Pe ko e vahaʻa taimi pē ia ʻoku teuaki ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ki he tau hono hokó? Ko ha misi pē ʻa e melino moʻoní? Ko e ngaahi fehuʻi ia ʻa ia ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ki ai ha ngaahi tali alafalalaʻanga. ʻUluakí, ko e melino moʻoní ʻoku hulu atu ia ʻi ha misi pē. Ko e melino ne talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku ope atu ia ʻi ha faʻahinga meʻa pē ʻoku alafakakaukau atu ki ai ʻa e māmaní. (Aisea 64:4) ʻOku ʻikai ko ha melino ia ki ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi pe ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu siʻi. ʻOku tuʻu ia ʻo taʻengata! Pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e melino ia ki ha tokosiʻi pē kuo fakamonūʻiaʻi—ʻokú ne kātoi ʻa hēvani mo māmani, kau ʻāngeló mo e tangatá. ʻOkú ne aʻu atu ki he kakai ʻo e puleʻanga kotoa pē, faʻahinga kulupu, lea, mo e lanu. ʻOku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ʻe ia ha fakangatangata, ha ʻā vahevahe, ha taʻemalava.—Sāme 72:7,8; Aisea 48:18.
3 Ko e melino moʻoní ʻoku ʻuhingá, ko e melino ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē. ʻOku ʻuhingá ko hoʻo ʻā hake ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē ʻo ʻikai ha fakakaukau ki ha tau, ʻikai ha hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo ho kahaʻú, kahaʻu hoʻo fānaú, naʻa mo e kahaʻu ho fanga makapuná. ʻOku ʻuhingá ko e melino fakaʻaufuli ʻa e ʻatamaí. (Kolose 3:15) ʻOku ʻuhingá ko e ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha faihia, ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha fakamālohi, ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha ngaahi fāmili ʻe movete, ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha kakai taʻemaʻu ʻapi, ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha kakai fiekaia pe mokosia, pea ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha fakatuʻatamaki mo ha feifeitamaki. ʻI heʻene toe lelei angé, ko e melino ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki ha māmani ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha puke, ongosia, mamahi, pe mate. (Fakahā 21:4) He ʻamanaki fakaofo ē ʻoku tau maʻu ko e fiefia ʻi he melino moʻoní ʻo taʻengata! ʻIkai ko e faʻahinga melino ʻeni mo e fiefia ʻoku tau hoholi kotoa ki aí? ʻIkai ko e faʻahinga melino ʻeni ʻoku totonu ke tau lotu mo ngāue ki aí?
Ngaahi Feinga Taʻelava ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻo e Tangatá
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feinga ki he melinó kuo fai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá, pea ko e hā hono ngaahi olá?
4 ʻI ha laui senituli, kuo lāulea ai ʻa e tangatá mo e ngaahi puleʻangá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e melinó, kuo nau fekīhiaki ʻi he melinó, kuo nau fakamoʻoni hingoa ʻi he laui ngeau ʻo e ngaahi talite melino. Ko e hā kuo iku ki aí? ʻI he taʻu ʻe 80 kuohilí, kuo ʻikai mei hala ha taimi ia ʻe taʻekau ai ha puleʻanga pe kulupu ʻi he taú. ʻOku hā mahino, ko e melinó kuo mole ia mei he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko ia ko e fehuʻí leva, Ko e hā kuo taʻelava ai ʻa e ngaahi feinga kotoa ʻa e tangatá ke fokotuʻu ha melino fakavahaʻapuleʻangá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku taʻemalava ai ʻe he tangatá ke ʻomi ʻa e melino moʻoni ʻe tolongá?
5. Ko e hā kuo toutou taʻemalava maʻu ai pē ʻa e ngaahi feinga melino ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
5 Ko e tali nounoú, kuo ʻikai hanga ʻa e tangatá ia ki he matavai totonu ʻo e melino moʻoní. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e tataki ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló, kuo fokotuʻu ai ʻe he tangatá ʻa e ngaahi kautaha ʻoku faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ngaahi vaivaiʻanga mo e anga-kovi pē ʻanautolú—ʻenau mānumanú mo e sio tuʻungá, ʻenau holi ki he mafaí mo e tuʻu-ki-muʻá. Kuo nau ʻalu ki he ngaahi akoʻanga māʻolungá, pea kuo nau fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi kautaha maʻá e kahaʻú mo e ngaahi kautaha fekumi, ʻa ia kuo fakakaukauʻi pē ai ʻa e ngaahi founga lahi ange ʻo e fakamamahí mo e fakaʻauhá. Ki he matavai fē kuo tataki ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? Kuo nau kumí ki fē?
6, 7. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e lēkooti naʻe fai kiate ia pē ʻe he Kautaha ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻangá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e lēkooti ʻo e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá?
6 ʻI he 1919 naʻe tuku ai ʻa e falala ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ʻi he Kautaha ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻangá ke ne fokotuʻu ha melino tuʻumaʻu. Ka naʻe maumauʻi ʻa e ʻamanaki ko iá ʻi hono ʻohofi ko ia ʻe Mussolini ʻa ʻItiopea ʻi he 1935, pea mo e tau fakalotofonua naʻe kamata ʻi Sēpeni ʻi he 1936. Naʻe fākangalo hifo ʻa e Kautahá ʻo mapuna hake ai ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmani ʻi he 1939. Ko e melino naʻe laú naʻe ʻikai pē aʻu ia ʻo taʻu 20.
7 Fēfē ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá? Kuó ne tokonaki ha faʻahinga ʻamanaki moʻoni ʻo ha melino tuʻuloa ʻi he māmaní kotoa? Halaʻatā. Kuo laka hake ʻi he ngaahi tau mo e ngaahi fepaki fakameʻatau ʻe 150 kuo fai talu mei hono fokotuʻu ia ʻi he 1945! ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ai, ko Gwynne Dyer, ko ha tangata ako mataotao Kānata ia ki he taú mo hono tupuʻangá, naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e UN ko ha “kautaha ʻa e kau kaihaʻa manu kaivao kuo hoko ko e kau tauhi manu, ʻikai ko ha fakataha ʻa ha kau māʻoniʻoni,” pea “lahi pē ki he talatalanoa taʻefai ha meʻa.”—Fakafehoanaki mo Selemaia 6:14; 8:15.
8. Neongo ai ʻenau alea fekauʻaki mo e melinó, ko e hā kuo fai ia ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá? (Aisea 59:8)
8 Neongo ai ʻenau alea fekauʻaki mo e melinó, ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ia hono ʻilo mo faʻu ʻa e ngaahi mahafu taú. Ko e ngaahi fonua ʻoku nau fakapaʻanga ʻa e ngaahi konifelenisi melinó ko kinautolu tonu pē ia ʻoku nau faʻa takimuʻa ʻi hono faʻu ʻa e ngaahi nāunau taú. Ko e ngaahi kautaha fakakomēsiale mālohi ʻi he ngaahi fonua ko ʻení ʻoku nau pouaki ʻa hono tokonaki ʻo e ngaahi nāunau tau fakatupu maté, kau ai ʻa e ngaahi maina ʻuta fakailifia ʻokú ne tāmateʻi pe fakalaveaʻi ʻa e kau siviliane lalahi mo e fānau ʻe 26,000 nai ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē. Ko e fakatupunga ia ʻe he mālohi ʻo e mānumanú mo e taʻefaitotonú. Ko e totongi fakafūfuú mo e totongi fakamālohí, ko e konga mahuʻinga ia ʻi he fefakatauʻaki fakavahaʻa-puleʻanga ʻo e nāunau taú. Kuo tuʻumālie ʻa e kau politiki ʻe niʻihi ʻi he founga ko ʻení.
9, 10. Ko e hā kuo fakatokangaʻi ʻe he kau mataotao ʻo e māmaní fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi taú mo e ngaahi feinga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
9 ʻI Tīsema 1995, ko Joseph Rotblat ko ha fīsiki Pōlani mo e ikuna ia ʻo e Nobel Prize ki he Melinó, naʻá ne kōlenga ki he ngaahi puleʻangá ke fakangata ʻa e feʻauʻauhi nāunau taú. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e founga pē ke taʻofiʻaki [ha toe feʻauʻauhi nāunau tau] ko hono fakangata fakaʻaufuli ʻa e taú.” ʻOkú ke pehē ʻe ngalingali ʻe hoko ʻa e meʻá ni? Mei he 1928 ʻo faai mai, naʻe fakamoʻoni ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻe 62 ʻi he Aleapau Kellogg-Briand, ʻa hono tuku ko ia ʻo e taú ko ha founga ia ʻo hono fakaleleiʻi ʻo e ngaahi faikehekehé. Naʻe fakahāhā mahino ʻe he Tau II ʻa Māmaní ko e aleapaú naʻe maumau taimi.
10 ʻOku taʻealafakaʻikaiʻi, ko e taú kuo hoko ia ko e maka tūkiaʻanga tuʻumaʻu ki he ʻalunga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he hisitōliá. Hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻe Gwynne Dyer, “ko e taú ko e konga tefito ia ʻi he sivilaise ʻo e tangatá, pea ko hono hisitōliá ʻoku fuoloa tatau pē mo e sivilaisé.” ʻIo, meimei ko e sivilaise mo e ʻemipaea kotoa pē kuo taki taha ʻi ai hono kau helo fakakautau kuo fakalāngilangiʻi, ʻene kau tau ʻoku kei tuʻu, ʻene ngaahi tau ʻiloa, ʻa hono ngaahi ʻapiako fakakautau māluʻia, pea mo ʻene fokotuʻunga nāunau tau. Ka neongo ia, ko hotau senitulí ni kuo fakaʻilongaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e tau ʻoku laka ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi, fakatouʻosi ʻi heʻene fakatupu maumaú pea ʻi he moʻui ʻoku molé.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa tefito kuo taʻetokangaʻi ʻe he kau taki ʻo e māmaní ʻi heʻenau fekumi ki he melinó?
11 ʻOku mahino lelei ko e kau taki ʻo e māmaní kuo nau taʻetokangaʻi ʻa e poto tefito ʻo e Selemaia 10:23: “ʻOku ou ʻilo, ʻe Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he tangata hono hala: ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he tangata ʻoku haʻele ke fakaʻuli ʻene ʻalu.” ʻI he ʻikai kau ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, he ʻikai pē ʻi ai ha melino moʻoni ia. ʻOku ʻuhinga kotoa ai ʻeni, ko e taú, ʻe ʻikai alataʻofi ia ʻi ha sōsaieti kuo sivilaise? ʻOku ʻuhinga ia ko e melinó—ʻa e melino moʻoní—ko ha misi taʻemalava ia?
Aʻu ki he Tupuʻanga Tefitó
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakaeʻa ʻe he Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo e tupuʻanga tefito taʻehāmai ʻo e taú? (e) Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakatafokiʻi mamaʻo ʻe Sētane ʻa e tokanga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he fakaleleiʻanga totonu ki he ngaahi palopalema ʻo e māmaní?
12 Ke tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko iá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻo e taú. ʻOku fakahā mahino ʻe he Tohitapú ko e ʻāngelo angatuʻu ko Sētané ko e ʻuluaki “tamate-tangata” mo e “loi” ia pea ko “hono kotoa ʻo mamani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili.” (Sione 8:44; 1 Sione 5:19) Ko e hā kuó ne fai ke poupouʻi ʻene ngaahi fāliungá? ʻOku tau lau ʻi he 2 Kolinito 4:3, 4: “Kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻoku pulonga ʻemau kosipeli, ʻoku pulonga pe ʻi he kakai ʻoku fakatau ki mala—ʻakinautolu kuo moʻoni ai ʻa e meʻa, Kuo fakakui ʻe he ʻotua ʻo e tuʻu ko eni ʻa e ʻatamai ʻo e kau taʻetui, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa huluʻia ʻe he ulo mei he Kosipeli ʻo e langilangi ʻo Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko e imisi ʻo e ʻOtua.” ʻOku fai ʻe Sētane ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku malavá ke fakatafokiʻi mamaʻoʻaki ʻa e tokanga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e fakaleleiʻanga ia ki he ngaahi palopalema ʻo e māmaní. ʻOkú ne fakakuihi mo takiheeʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻaki ʻa e māvahevahe fakasōsialé, fakapolitikalé, mo e ngaahi ouau fakalotú, ʻo hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ia ʻo ngali mahuʻinga ange ia ʻi he tuʻunga-pule ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e toki mapuna hake ko ia ʻa e mateakiʻi-fonuá ʻi māmani lahí ko e taha ia e meʻa.
13 ʻOku pouaki ʻe Sētane ʻa e mateakiʻi-fonuá mo e lau matakalí ʻa e tui ko ia ʻoku māʻolunga ange ʻa e fonua ʻe taha, faʻahinga, pē matakali ʻi he faʻahinga ko ē. Ko e ngaahi tāufehiʻa nofo loloto naʻe lolomi ʻo laui senitulí kuo fakaake ia ke tafunaki ʻa e ngaahi tau mo e ngaahi fepaki lahi ange. Ko Federico Mayor, ʻa e talēkita seniale ʻo e UNESCO, naʻá ne fakatokanga fekauʻaki mo e hehema ko ʻení: “Naʻa mo e feituʻu naʻe faʻa angaʻaki ʻa e kātakí, kuo hā mahino ange ʻene maliu ʻaʻana ʻo manavahēʻia ʻa e kau mulí, ko e lea mamahiʻi feituʻú pe viki matakalí ʻa ē naʻe lau ko e meʻa pē ʻo e kuohilí kuo toutou ongona ia ʻo lahi mo lahi ange.” Ko e hā kuo iku ki aí? Ko e tāmate tavale fakalilifu ʻi he muʻaki ʻIukosilāviá mo e fuʻu tāmate fakamatakali ʻi Luanitaá ko ha ongo liliu pehē ia ʻe ua kuó na faai hake ʻo hoko ko e uluʻi ongoongo.
14. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻe he Fakahā 6:4 ʻa e taú mo hono olá ʻi hotau taimí?
14 Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Tohitapú ko e taimi ʻo e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení, ko ha hoosi kulokula, ʻa ia ko e fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e tau, ʻe lele ia ʻi he māmaní kotoa. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Fakahā 6:4: “Naʻe ʻalu atu ha hoosi ʻe taha naʻe kulokula: pea naʻe tuku kiate ia naʻe heka ai ke ne ʻave ʻa e melino mei mamani, pea ke ne ʻai ke nau fetāmateʻaki: pea naʻe ʻange kiate ia ha heletā lahi.” Kuo tau ʻosi sio talu mei he 1914 ʻi he tangata heka hoosi fakaefakaʻilonga ko ʻení ʻene “ʻave ʻa e melino,” pea ko e ngaahi puleʻangá kuo nau hoko atu ai pē ʻi he keé mo e fai ʻo e taú.
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga kuo ʻi ai ʻa e lotú ʻi he ngaahi taú mo e ngaahi tāmaté? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa kuo fai ʻe he ngaahi lotú?
15 Ko e meʻa kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻe taʻetokangaʻí, ko e tuʻunga ko ia ʻo e lotú ʻi he ngaahi tau mo e ngaahi tāmate ko ʻení. Ko e hisitōlia ʻo e fuʻu lingi toto ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe lava ke tukuakiʻi lahi ia ki hono uesia ko ia ʻe he tākiekina hala ʻa e lotu loí. Naʻe tohi ʻe he tangata lotukalafi Katolika ko Hans Küng: “ʻOku ʻikai fakakikihiʻi ko e ngaahi tuʻunga fakatupu-faingataʻa, fakatupu-maumau [ʻa e ngaahi lotú] kuo nau fai pea ʻoku nau kei faí ni hono tokonia lahi fakaʻulia. ʻOku lahi fau ʻa e fekeʻikeʻí, ngaahi fepaki totoʻiá, pehē ki he ‘ngaahi tau fakalotú’ ʻe tukuakiʻi kotoa ia kiate kinautolu; . . . pea ʻoku toe pehē foki ki he ongo tau ʻe ua ʻa e māmaní.”
16 Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ki he tuʻunga ʻo e lotu loí ʻi he ngaahi tāmaté mo e ngaahi taú? Ko e tukuakiʻi ʻo e lotu loí ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku hiki ia ʻi he Fakahā 18:5, ʻoku pehē: “Kuo aʻu hake ki langi ʻene ngaahi angahala, pea kuo manatu ʻe he ʻOtua ki heʻene ngaahi fai taʻetotonu.” Ko e kaungāfai ko ia ʻa e lotu loí mo e kau pule fakapolitikale ʻo e māmaní kuo iku atu ia ki he halaia ʻi ha lingi toto pehē, ki ha koto angahala kuo fokotuʻuna pehē, ʻo ʻikai ai malava ke tukunoaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. Kuo vavé ni ke ne toʻo fakaʻaufuli atu ʻa e maka tūkiaʻanga ko ʻeni ki he ʻalunga ko ia ki he melino moʻoní.—Fakahā 18:21.
Ko e ʻAlunga ki he Melinó
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha misi taʻemoʻoni pē ke tui ko e melino taʻengatá ʻe malava? (e) Ko e hā kuo ʻosi fai ʻe Sihová ke fakapapauʻiʻaki ko e melino moʻoní ʻe hoko mai?
17 Kapau ko e tangatá ē, ʻoku ʻikai te ne malava ʻo fakahoko mai ʻa e melino moʻoni mo tuʻuloá ʻo fakafou ʻi he ngaahi kautaha hangē ko e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá, ʻe haʻu leva mei he matavai fē ʻa e melino moʻoní, pea ʻe anga-fēfē? Ko ha misi taʻemoʻoni pē ke tui ki ai ko e melino taʻengatá ʻoku malava? ʻOku ʻikai pehē ia ʻo kapau te tau hanga ki he matavai totonu ʻo e melinó. Pea ko hai ia? ʻOku tali mai ʻe he Sāme 46:9 ʻaki ʻene talamai kiate kitautolu, ko Sihová “ʻoku ne lolololo ʻa e ngaahi tau ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani, ʻoku ne fesiʻi kaufana, mo tuʻutuʻu tao, mo tutu saliote ʻi he afi.” Pea ko Sihová kuó ne ʻosi kamata ʻa e ngāue ki hono fakangata ʻa e ngaahi taú pea mo fokotuʻu ʻa e melino moʻoní. Anga-fēfē? ʻAki hono fakanofo ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ki hono taloni totonu ʻi he Puleʻangá ʻi he 1914 pea ʻaki hono fokotuʻu ʻa e feingangāue fakaako lahi taha ki he melinó ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa Aisea 54:13 ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu: “Ko hoʻo fanau fuape ko e kau ako ʻa Sihova; pea lahi ʻa e fiemalie [“melino,” NW] ʻi hoʻo fanau.”
18 Ko e kikité ni ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko ia ʻo e tupuʻangá mo hono olá—ʻa ia, ko e ola kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai hono tupuʻanga. ʻI he meʻá ni, ko e akonaki ʻa Sihová—ʻa e tupuʻangá—ʻokú ne liliuʻi ʻa e kakai loto-fietaú ki he kakai ʻofa ki he melinó ʻa ia ʻoku nau melino mo e ʻOtuá. Ko e olá ko e liliu ʻo e lotó ʻa ē ʻokú ne ngaohi ʻa e kakaí ko e kau ʻofa ki he melinó. Ko e akonaki ko ʻeni ʻokú ne liliuʻi ʻa e loto mo e ʻatamai ʻo e kakaí, ʻoku fakamafola ia naʻa mo e taimí ni ʻi māmani lahi ʻi he muimui ko ia ʻa e laui miliona ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e “Eiki ʻo e Melino,” ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi.—Aisea 9:6.
19. Ko e hā naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e melino moʻoní?
19 Pea ko e hā naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e melino moʻoní? Naʻá ne lea, ʻo ʻikai ko ha melino pē ʻi ha vā ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, ka ki he melino ʻi he vā ʻo e kakaí ʻi honau ngaahi vahaʻangataé pea mo e melino ʻi loto ʻoku haʻu mei ha konisēnisi lelei. ʻI he Sione 14:27 (PM), ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau muimuí: “Oku ou tuku ae melino kiate kimoutolu, ko eku melino oku ou foaki kiate kimoutolu: oku ikai hage koe foaki a mamani, a eku foaki kiate kimoutolu. Oua naa mamahi ho mou loto, bea oua naa manavahe ia.” Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa e melino ʻa Sīsuú mo ē ʻoku ʻo e māmaní?
20. ʻAki ʻa e ngaahi founga fē ʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e melino moʻoní?
20 ʻUluakí, ko e melino ʻa Sīsuú naʻe fekauʻaki vāofi ia mo ʻene pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e founga-pule māʻoniʻoni fakahēvaní, ʻa ia ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa Sīsū mo hono kaungāpule ʻe 144,000, te ne fakangata ʻa e taú mo e kau fakalangataú. (Fakahā 14:1, 3) Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko ia te ne hanga ʻo ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga melino fakapalataisi ʻa ē naʻá ne meʻaʻofaʻaki ki he tangata faikovi naʻe mate ʻi hono tafaʻakí. Naʻe ʻikai ke meʻaʻofaʻaki ki ai ia ʻe Sīsū ha feituʻu ʻi he Puleʻanga fakahēvaní, ka naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ou tala atu kiate koe ʻi he ʻahó ni, Te ke ʻi Palataisi mo au.”—Luke 23:43, NW.
21, 22. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki fakaivimālohi fakaofo ʻoku fakakau ʻi he melino moʻoní? (e) Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau faí ka tau fakamoʻoni ki he tāpuaki ko iá?
21 Naʻe toe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū ko hono Puleʻangá te ne hanga ʻo ʻomi ʻa e fiemālié ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga loto-mamahi ko ia ʻoku nau tui pīkitai kiate iá. Ko ʻene melinó ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ʻamanaki fakaivimālohi fakaofo ko ia ʻo e toetuʻú. Manatuʻi ʻene ngaahi lea fakalototoʻa ʻoku ʻi he Sione 5:28, 29: “ʻOua te mou ofo ʻi he meʻa ko ia: he ʻoku ʻunu mai ha taimi, ʻa ia ʻe fanongo ai ki hono leʻo ʻe he kakai kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi faʻitoka, pea te nau ʻalu atu mei ai; ko kinautolu naʻe ngaue lelei, ki he toetuʻu ke moʻui, ko kinautolu naʻe fai kovi, ki he toetuʻu ke fakamāu.”
22 ʻOkú ke fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he taimi ko iá? Kuo mole atu ʻi he maté siʻa faʻahinga naʻá ke ʻofa ai? ʻOkú ke fakaʻamu ke ke toe sio kiate kinautolu? Peʻi tali ʻa e melino ʻoku meʻaʻofaʻaki mai ʻe Sīsuú. Maʻu ha tui hangē ko ia ko Māʻatá, ʻa e tuofefine ʻo Lāsalosí, ʻa ē naʻá ne tala ange kia Sīsū: “ʻOku ou ʻilo te ne toetuʻu ʻi he Toetuʻu ʻi he ʻaho fakamui.” Kae fakatokangaʻi ʻa e tali fakafiefia ʻa Sīsū kia Māʻatá: “Ko au pē ko e Toetuʻu, pea mo e Moʻui: ko ia ʻoku tui pikitai kiate au, ne ongo kuo pekia, ka te ne moʻui pē: pea ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku moʻui mo tui pikitai kiate au ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mate, ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku ke tui ki he meʻa ko ia, ʻo?”—Sione 11:24-26.
23. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e ʻilo totonu ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono maʻu ʻa e melino moʻoní?
23 Ko koe foki ʻe lava ke ke tui mo maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei he talaʻofa ko iá. Anga-fēfē? ʻAki hono maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻi totonu ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻilo totonú: “Ko kimaua . . . ʻoku ʻikai tuku ʻema hufia kimoutolu, mo ʻema kolenga ke mou potopotoʻi ʻi he ʻilo [“ʻilo totonu,” NW] ki hono finangalo, ko e meʻa ʻi he poto kehekehe mo e ʻilo kehekehe ʻoku mei he Laumalie; koeʻuhi ke tāu hoʻomou laka pea mo e ʻEiki, ʻo huʻu ki he meʻa kotoa pe te ne hōifua ai; ʻo mou fakatupu fua, ko e ngaahi ngaue lelei kehekehe; mo mou tupulekina ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻilo [“ʻilo totonu,” NW] ki he ʻOtua.” (Kolose 1:9, 10) Ko e ʻilo totonu ko ʻení te ne ʻai ke ke tui pau ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ko e matavai ia ʻo e melino moʻoní. Te ne toe tala atu kiate koe ʻa e meʻa kuo pau ke ke fai ʻi he taimi ní koeʻuhí ka ke kau nai mo e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻi he lea: “Kuo lelei [“melino,” NW], kau tokoto hifo pea u mohe leva; he ko koe, ʻEiki, ʻoku ke feʻunga toko taha mo ʻeku nofo nonga.”—Sāme 4:8.
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◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha misi taʻemoʻoni ʻa e melino tuʻuloá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e matavai ʻo e melino moʻoní?
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Ko e melino moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ko ha misi. Ko e talaʻofa ia ʻa e ʻOtuá
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Talu mei he 1914 mo hono toʻo atu ʻe he tangata heka fakaefakaʻilonga ʻo e hoosi kulokulá ʻa e melinó mei he māmaní
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