Hanganaki ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá
“Mou aeva i he Laumalie, bea e ikai te mou fai ai ki he holi oe kakano.”—KALETIA 5:16, PM.
1. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe ʻi aí, pea ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻa ʻĪnoke mo e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻa Noa mo e ʻOtuá, pea ko e hā ʻa e fatongia mamafa naʻá ne maʻú?
ʻOKU tala mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ko ʻĪnoké ‘nae aeva moe Otuá.’ Neongo ʻa e lea pango mo e ʻulungaanga fakaʻotuamate ʻa e kakai takatakai ʻiate iá, naʻá ne kītaki ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻuí ʻi hono taʻu 365. (Senesi 5:23, 24, PM; Siutasi 14, 15) Ko Noa foki naʻe ‘aeva moe Otuá.’ Naʻá ne fai pehē ʻi heʻene tauhi hake ʻa hono fāmilí, lolotonga ia ʻa ʻene fekuki mo ha māmani naʻe tākiekina ʻe he kau ʻāngelo angatuʻú mo ʻenau fānau fakamālohí, pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻa ʻene tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakaikiiki kotoa pē fekauʻaki mo hono langa ha fuʻu ʻaʻake, ʻa ia naʻe lahi ange ia ʻi ha vaka folau tahi pē ʻi he kuonga muʻá. Naʻá ne hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻi he hili ʻa e Lōmakí, naʻa mo e taimi naʻe toe ʻasi ai ʻa e angatuʻu kia Sihova ʻi Pēpelí. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe hokohoko ʻaʻeva ʻa Noa mo e ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu pē ki heʻene toki mate ʻi hono taʻu 950.—Senesi 6:9, PM; 9:29.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ‘ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá’?
2 ʻI he pehē ko ia ko e kau tangata ko ʻeni ʻo e tuí naʻa nau “aeva” mo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e kupuʻi leá ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakaefakatātā. ʻOku ʻuhingá naʻe ʻulungaangaʻaki ʻe ʻĪnoke mo Noa ʻiate kinaua, ʻi ha founga naʻá ne ʻomai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tui mālohi ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻá na fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova kiate kinauá pea tataki ʻa ʻena moʻuí ʻo fehoanaki mo e meʻa naʻá na ʻilo fekauʻaki mo iá, mei heʻene ngaahi feangainga mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Fakafehoanaki mo 2 Kalonikali 7:17.) Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻena fakahāhā ʻa ʻena fakakaukau tatau mo e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki mo fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ka naʻá na fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻá ne fiemaʻú—ʻo ʻikai ko ha konga pē ʻo ia, ka ko e kotoa ʻo ia, ki he lahi taha ʻo ʻene malava ʻi hona tuʻunga fakaetangata taʻehaohaoá. Ko ia ai, ko e fakatātaá ko Noa, naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá. (Senesi 6:22) Naʻe ʻikai ke lele muʻa ʻa Noa ʻi he ngaahi fakahinohino naʻe ʻoange kiate iá, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fakatōtōmui ʻo fakalīlīʻaki. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e tokotaha naʻe fiefia ʻi he fekoekoeʻi mo Sihová, ʻo ongoʻi tauʻatāina ke lotu ki he ʻOtuá mo koloaʻaki ʻa e fakahinohino fakaʻotuá, naʻá ne ʻaʻeva ai mo e ʻOtuá. ʻOkú ke fai ia?
Ko ha ʻAlunga Huʻufataha ʻo e Moʻuí
3. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻosi fakatapui mo papitaiso ʻa e ʻOtuá?
3 ʻOku fakalotomāfana ke vakai atu ki he kakaí ʻoku nau kamata ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻenau fou ʻi he ngaahi sitepu pau ʻo fehoanaki mo e finangalo ʻo Sihová, ʻoku nau ʻoatu ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tuí, ʻo ka ʻikai ia ʻe ʻikai lava ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻe ha taha ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Hepelu 11:6) He fiefia ē ko kitautolu he ʻi he taʻu taki taha, ʻi ha fakaʻavalisi ʻo e taʻu ʻe nima kuohilí, kuo laka hake ai ʻi he toko 320,000 ʻa e faʻahinga ne nau fakatapui kinautolu kia Sihova pea foaki atu kinautolu ki he papitaiso ʻi he vaí! Ka ʻoku toe mahuʻinga kiate kinautolu pea kiate kitautolu kotoa ke hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 24:13; Fakahā 2:10.
4. Neongo naʻa nau fakahāhā ha tui, ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke hū ai ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ʻIsileli ko ia naʻe mavahe mei ʻIsipité?
4 ʻI he taimi ʻo Mōsesé, naʻe fiemaʻu ʻa e tuí ki ha fāmili ʻIsileli ke nau kātoangaʻi ʻa e Laka-Atú ʻi ʻIsipite, pea ke afuhi ʻa e toto ʻi he ngaahi pou matapaá, pea ʻi he konga ki ʻolunga ʻo e hūʻanga ki honau ʻapí. (Ekisoto 12:1-28) Kae kehe, naʻe fakaholomui ʻa e tui ʻa e tokolahi ʻi heʻenau sio ki he ofi atu ʻi honau tuʻá ʻa e kau tau ʻa Feló ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. (Ekisoto 14:9-12) ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Sāme 106:12, ʻi heʻenau hao ʻo laka atu ʻi he takele mōmoa ʻo e tahí, pea kuo nau sio ʻi he haʻaki mai ʻa e vaí ʻo fakaʻauhamālie ʻa e kau tau ʻIsipité, naʻa nau toe “tui ai ki he folofola [ʻa Sihová].” Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi nounou pē ki mui ai ʻi he toafá, naʻe kamata ke lāunga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e vai inú, meʻakaí, mo honau tatakí. Naʻe hanga ʻe he līpooti taʻepau mei he toko 10 ʻo e kau asiasi ʻe toko 12 ʻa ē naʻa nau foki mai mei he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻo ʻai kinautolu ke nau ilifia. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá, hangē ko ia ko e lau ʻa e Sāme 106:24, “naʻe ʻikai te nau tui ki he folofola [ʻa e ʻOtuá].” Naʻa nau fie foki ki ʻIsipite. (Nomipa 14:1-4) Ko e hā pē ʻa e tui naʻa nau maʻú naʻe toki hā mahino pē ia ʻi he taimi naʻa nau sio ai ʻi ha fakahāhā mātuʻaki kehe ʻaupito ʻo e mālohi fakaʻotuá. Naʻe ʻikai te nau hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. Ko hono olá, naʻe ʻikai hū ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ko iá ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá.—Sāme 95:10, 11.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa e 2 Kolinito 13:5 mo e Palovepi 3:5, 6 mo e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
5 ʻOku enginaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e Tohitapú: “Mou sivi muʻa kimoutolu, pe ʻoku mou lotu moʻoni [“ʻi he tuí,” NW]; ʻeke fakamoʻoni meiate kimoutolu.” (2 Kolinito 13:5) Ko e “ʻi he tuí” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e pīkitai ki he sino ʻo e ngaahi tui faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻeni kapau ʻoku tau loto ke lavameʻa ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. Ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau toe ngāueʻi ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo e tuí, ʻo falala kakato kia Sihova. (Palovepi 3:5, 6) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tauhele mo e ngaahi tōʻanga lahi ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne fakataueleʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau ala fai peheé. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni?
Talitekeʻi ʻa e Tauhele ʻo e Falala Kiate Kitá
6. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻo kau ki he feʻauakí mo e tonó, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻenau ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e angahala ko ʻení?
6 Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē kuó ne ako ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻo fakatapui ʻene moʻuí kia Sihova, pea kuo papitaiso, ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e feʻauakí mo e tonó. (1 Tesalonaika 4:1-3; Hepelu 13:4) Ko e faʻahinga peheé ʻoku nau loto-tatau ʻoku tonu ʻa e meʻá ni. ʻOku nau fakahangahanga ke moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo ia. Neongo ia, ʻoku hokohoko atu pē ʻa e hoko ia ʻa e ʻulungaanga taʻetāú ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi tauhele ola lelei lahi taha ʻa Sētané. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kau ʻa e kau tangata ʻIsileli ʻi he Tokalelei ʻo Mōapé, ʻi he ʻulungaanga naʻa nau ʻilo naʻe halá?
7 ʻI he kamatá, ko e faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau kau ʻi he ʻulungaanga taʻetaau peheé, naʻe ʻikai nai ke nau palani ke fai pehē. Mahalo pē naʻe toe hoko moʻoni pē ia ʻi he kau ʻIsileli ʻi he Tokalelei ʻo Mōapé. Ki he kau tangata ʻIsileli ko ē naʻa nau ongosia ʻi he moʻui he toafá, naʻe ʻuluaki hā ngali anga-fakakaumeʻa mo anga-talitali kakai nai ʻa e kau fefine Mōape mo e Mitiani ko ia ne nau fakataueleʻi kinautolú. Ka ko e hā naʻe hokó ʻi he taimi naʻe tali ai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi fakaafe ke feohi mo e kakai ko ia naʻa nau tauhi ʻa Pēali ʻo ʻikai ko Sihová, ʻa e kakai naʻa nau fakaʻatā ʻa ʻenau fānau fefiné (naʻa mo e mei he ngaahi fāmili ʻiloá) ke fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino mo e kau tangata naʻe ʻikai te nau mali mo iá? ʻI he taimi naʻe kamata ai ke vakai ʻa e kau tangata mei he ʻapitanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku lelei ʻa e ngaahi feohi peheé, naʻe fakataueleʻi ai kinautolu ke fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻa nau ʻilo naʻe halá, pea naʻe mole heni ʻa ʻenau moʻuí.—Nomipa 22:1; 25:1-15; 31:16; Fakahā 2:14.
8. Ko e hā nai te ne tataki atu ha Kalisitiane ʻi hotau taimí ki he fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú?
8 Ko e hā nai te ne fakatupunga ke tō ha taha ki ha tauhele meimei tatau ʻi hotau taimí? Neongo ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi nai ʻa e mamafa ʻo e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau fakaefehokotaki fakasinó, kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ne houngaʻia foki ʻi he fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e falala kiate kitá, te ne fakaʻatā nai ai ʻa ia tonu ke hoko ki ha tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku lōmekina ai ʻe he fakatauele ki he faihalá ʻa ʻene ʻuhingá.—Palovepi 7:6-9, 21, 22; 14:16.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga Fakatohitapú ʻe lava ke ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he ʻulungaanga taʻetāú?
9 ʻI ha lea fakahangatonu, ʻoku fakatokanga mai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa takihalaʻi ʻi he fakakaukau ʻoku tau mālohi ʻaupito, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe he ngaahi feohi koví ke fakameleʻi kitautolu. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e sio ʻi he ngaahi polokalama televīsone ʻoku fakaʻasi mai ai ʻa e moʻui ʻa e kakai ʻulungaanga taʻetāú, mo e sio ʻi he ngaahi makasini ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e ngaahi holi taʻetāú. (1 Kolinito 10:11, 12; 15:33) Naʻa mo e ʻi he feohi mo e kaungā tuí ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga fehālaakí, ʻe lava ke iku ia ki he ngaahi palopalema mafatukituki. Ko e femanakoʻaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné ʻoku mālohi. Ko ia ai, ʻi he tokanga anga-ʻofa kuo fakatokanga ai ʻa e kautaha ʻa Sihová ki he nofo tokotaha ʻo ʻikai ʻi ai ha taha, mo ha taha ko e tangata pe fefine ʻoku ʻikai te tau mali mo ia, pe ʻoku ʻikai ko ha mēmipa ia ʻo hoto fāmilí. Koeʻuhi ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakatauele ʻo e falala kiate kitá, pea fanongo ki he faleʻi fakatokanga ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolú.—Sāme 85:8.
ʻOua ʻe Tuku ke Puleʻi Koe ʻe he Manavahē Tangatá
10. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ko ha tauhele ʻa e “ilifia ki ha tangata”?
10 ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ha toe fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe taha ʻi he Palovepi 29:25, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ai: “Ko e ilifia ki ha tangata, ʻoku te moʻua ai ʻi ha tauhele.” ʻOku faʻa kau ʻi he tauhele ʻa e tokotaha tuli manú ha noʻounu ʻa ia ʻoku fusiʻi ia ʻo maʻu ʻi he kiá, pe maea ko ia ʻokú ne fakafihiaʻi ʻa e vaʻe ʻo ha monumanu. (Siope 18:8-11) Ko e ilifia ki he tangatá, ʻi he founga meimei tatau ʻoku lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa e malava ʻa ha taha ke lea tauʻatāiná, pea ke tataki ia tonu ʻi he founga ko ē ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e meʻa anga-maheni ia ʻa e holi ke fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke faka-Kalisitiane ʻa e taʻetokangaʻi taʻeongoʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa e kakai kehé. Ka ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e mafamafatatau. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakatupunga ai ha taha ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tapui ʻe he ʻOtuá pe ke taʻofi ʻa hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fekauʻi mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻi heʻene hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku ala fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé, kuo ʻosi fakataueleʻi ʻa e tokotaha ko iá.
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e maluʻi ki hono fakaʻatā ʻa e manavahē ki he tangatá ke ne puleʻi ha tahá? (e) Kuo anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻa ē naʻa nau fāinga mo e manavahē ki he tangatá?
11 Ko e maluʻi mei ha fakatauele pehē, ʻoku ʻikai makatuʻunga ia ʻi hoto anga fakaenatulá, ka ʻi he “falala kia Sihova.” (Palovepi 29:25e) ʻAki ʻa e falala ki he ʻOtuá, naʻa mo e tokotaha ko ē ʻoku ʻulungaanga maá ʻoku lava ke ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ne loto-toʻa mo tuʻumaʻu. Lolotonga ʻa hono ʻātakaiʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻeni ʻa Sētané, ʻe fiemaʻu ke tau maluʻi kitautolu mei he fakatauele ʻo e manavahē ki he tangatá. Neongo naʻe ʻi ai ha lēkooti lelei ʻi he ngāue loto-toʻá ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakamanamanaʻi ai ia ʻe Sisipeli ke tāmateʻí, naʻá ne hola ʻi he manavaheé. (1 Tuʻi 19:2-18) ʻI he loto-mafasiá, naʻe fakafisingaʻi ai ʻi he manavahē ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá ʻa ʻene ʻiloʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí, pea ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ai, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ʻa e manavaheé ke fakatupunga ai ia ke ne fai ha tōʻonga ʻoku fepaki ia mo e tuí. (Maake 14:66-71; Kaletia 2:11, 12) Kae kehe, naʻe tali fakatouʻosi ʻe ʻIlaisiā mo Pita ʻa e tokoni fakalaumālié, pea ʻi he falala kia Sihová, naʻá na hokohoko atu ai hono tauhi ʻi he founga ʻoku ala talí ʻa e ʻOtuá.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi onopooni ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e anga hono tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono tuku ʻa e manavaheé ke ne ʻai kinautolu ke taʻofi hono fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá?
12 ʻOku tokolahi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi hotau taimí kuo nau toe ako foki ki he founga ke ikunaʻi ai ʻa e maʻunimā ʻe he manavaheé. Naʻe fakahā ʻe ha Fakamoʻoni taʻu hongofulu tupu ʻi Kaiana: “ʻOku mālohi ʻi he akoʻangá ʻa e faitau ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tenge mei he toʻumeʻá.” Ka naʻá ne tānaki atu ki ai: “Pehē pē mo ʻeku tui kia Sihová.” ʻI he taimi naʻe manukiʻi ai ia ʻe heʻene faiakó ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kalasí kotoa koeʻuhi ko ʻene tuí, naʻá ne lotu fakalongolongo pē kia Sihova. Ki mui ai, ʻi he ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha tahá naʻá ne fai ai ha fakamoʻoni anga-fakapotopoto ki he faiakó. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa ʻene ʻaʻahi ki hono kolo nofoʻangá ʻi Pēnini, naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe he talavou ʻa ia naʻe ako ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihová, ke ne liʻaki ha ʻaitoli ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi maʻana ʻe heʻene tamaí. Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he talavoú naʻe ʻikai ke moʻui ʻa e ʻīmisí, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne manavahē ki ai, ka naʻá ne toe lāuʻilo foki ʻe kumi nai ia ʻe he kakai kuo ʻita ʻi he koló ke tāmateʻi. Naʻá ne lotu kia Sihova, peá ne ʻave leva ʻi he poʻulí ʻa e ʻaitolí ʻo lī ʻi he loto vaó. (Fakafehoanaki mo Fakamaau 6:27-31.) ʻI he taimi naʻe kamata ai ke tauhi kia Sihova ha fefine ʻi he Lepapilika Tominiká, naʻe fekauʻi ia ʻe hono husepānití ke ne fili ʻiate ia mo Sihova. Naʻe fakamanamanaʻiʻaki ia ʻe he tangatá ha vete. ʻE ʻai nai ia ʻe he manavaheé ke ne liʻaki ʻene tuí? Naʻá ne tali ange: “Kapau naʻe kau ai ha taʻeangatonu, te u mā, ka ʻoku ʻikai te u mā ʻi hono tauhi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá!” Naʻá ne hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, pea faifai pē ʻo kau mo ia ʻa hono husepānití ʻi hono fai ʻo e finangalo ʻo Sihová. ʻAki ʻa e falala kakato ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní, ko kitautolu foki ʻoku lava ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakaʻatā ʻa e manavahē ki he tangatá ke ne fakatupunga kitautolu ke taʻofi ʻa hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻe fakahōifua kia Sihová.
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei Hono Fakasiʻia ʻa e Akonakí
13. Ko e hā ʻa e tauhele ʻoku fakatokanga mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he 1 Timote 6:9?
13 Neongo ko e ngaahi tauhele ʻe niʻihi kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau tuli manú ʻoku faʻufaʻu ia ke ne pō ha faʻahinga monumanu pē ʻoku hoko ʻo fakalaka ʻi ha feituʻu pau, ʻoku fakataueleʻi ʻa e fanga monumanú ia ʻi he ngaahi tauhele kehe ʻaki hono kākaaʻi ʻi hono tohoakiʻi mai ʻaki ha mounu. Ki he tokolahi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku hangē ʻa e koloá ko iá. (Mātiu 13:22) ʻOku fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he Tohitapú kitautolu ʻi he 1 Timote 6:8, 9, ke fiemālie pē ʻi he meʻakaí mo e kofú. Peá ne toki fakatokanga: “Ko kinautolu kuo pau honau loto ke koloaʻia, ʻoku nau to ki he ʻahiʻahi, mo e tauhele, mo e ngaahi holi kehekehe, ʻa ia ʻoku fakasesele pea ko e meʻa ʻoku te lavea ai; ko e faʻahinga meʻa ʻoku nau lomekina ʻa e kakai ki he ʻauha mo e malaʻia.”
14. (a) Ko e hā nai te ne taʻofi ha taha mei hono tukulotoʻi ʻa e akonaki ke fiemālie pē ʻi he meʻakaí mo e kofú? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē nai hano ʻai ha taha ke ne fakasiʻia ʻa e fakatokanga kuo hiki ʻi he 1 Timote 6:9 ʻi hono fakaʻuhinga halaʻi ʻa e koloaʻiá? (f) ʻI he founga fē nai ʻe ʻai ai ʻe he “holi ʻo e mata” ha niʻihi ke ʻikai te nau ʻilo ʻa e tauhele ko ia ʻoku tatali mai kiate kinautolú?
14 Neongo ʻa e fakatokanga ko ʻení, ʻoku tauheleʻi ʻa e tokolahi koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te nau ngāueʻaki kiate kinautolu ʻa e akonakí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku teke nai kinautolu ʻe he loto-mahikihikí ke kīvoi ʻi he pīkitai ki ha tōʻonga moʻui, ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi he “meʻakai mo e kofu,” ʻa ē ʻoku naʻinaʻi mai ʻa e Tohitapú ke tau fiemālie pē aí? ʻOku nau fakasiʻia nai ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e Tohitapú koeʻuhi ʻoku nau fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻa e koloá ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kakai fuʻu koloaʻiá? ʻOku fokotuʻu mahino mai ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e faikehekehe lahi ʻi he fakapapauʻi ke koloaʻiá mo e hoko ʻo fiemālie pē ʻi he meʻakaí mo e kofú. (Fakafehoanaki mo Hepelu 13:5.) ʻOku fakatupunga ʻe he “holi ʻo e mata”—ʻa e holi ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau sio ki aí, naʻa mo e ʻi hono feilaulauʻi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakalaumālié—ke nau tekeʻi ke fika ua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e lotu moʻoní? (1 Sione 2:15-17; Hakeai 1:2-8) He fiefia lahi ange ē ko kinautolu ko ia ʻoku nau tokanga moʻoni ki he akonaki ʻa e Tohitapú, pea ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻaki hono ʻai ʻa e ngāue kia Sihová ko e meʻa muʻomuʻa ia ʻi heʻenau moʻuí!
Lavameʻa ʻi he Fekuki mo e Ngaahi Loto-Moʻua ʻi he Moʻuí
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku mahino ʻa ʻene fakatupunga ʻa e loto-moʻuá ki he tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻa e tauhele kuo pau ke tau tokanga ki ai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻi he malumalu ai ʻo e tenge peheé?
15 ʻOku hoko lahi ange ʻa e hohaʻa ʻi he loto-moʻua ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ki he moʻuí, ʻi he fakapapauʻi ke koloaʻiá. ʻOku moʻuiʻaki ʻa e koloa siʻisiʻi pē ʻe he tokolahi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová. ʻOku nau ngāue mālohi ʻi he ngaahi houa lahi koeʻuhi ke maʻu pē ha vala, ko ha feituʻu ki honau fāmilí ke mohe ai ʻi he poʻulí, pea mo ha kiʻi meʻakai ki he ʻaho ko iá. ʻOku fāinga ʻa e niʻihi kehe mo e ngaahi palopalema koeʻuhi ko e puke pe ko ʻenau taʻumotuʻa pe ko e ngaahi mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí. He meʻa faingofua ē ke tuku ange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga peheé ke ne kāsia mei heʻenau moʻuí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakalaumālié!—Mātiu 13:22.
16. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke fekuki mo e ngaahi tenge ʻo e moʻuí?
16 ʻI ha founga anga-ʻofa, ʻoku tala mai ai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e nonga ʻe aʻusia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Puleʻanga faka-Mīsaiá. (Sāme 72:1-4, 16; Aisea 25:7, 8) ʻOkú ne toe tokoniʻi foki kitautolu ke fekuki mo e ngaahi tenge ʻo e moʻuí ʻi he taimí ni, ʻaki hono ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e akonaki ʻi he founga ke hanganaki fokotuʻutuʻu maau ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fakamuʻomuʻá. (Mātiu 4:4; 6:25-34) ʻOku fakafiemālieʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻi he lēkooti ʻo e founga ʻo ʻene tokoniʻi ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ʻi he ngaahi taimi he kuohilí. (Selemaia 37:21; Semisi 5:11) ʻOkú ne ʻai ke tau mālohi ʻaki ʻa e ʻilo, ʻa ia ʻe tatau ai pē ha hoko mai ʻa ha fakafili kiate kitautolu, ʻoku tuʻumaʻu pē ʻa ʻene ʻofa ki heʻene kau sevāniti mateakí. (Loma 8:35-39) Ki he faʻahinga ko ē ʻoku tuku ʻenau falalá kia Sihová, ʻokú ne fakahā: “ʻE ʻikai siʻi te u mahuʻi meiate koe, kaeʻumaʻā haʻaku momoʻi liʻaki koe.”—Hepelu 13:5.
17. ʻOmai ha ngaahi fakatātā ki he founga kuo malava ai ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku nau hokosia ʻa e faingataʻaʻia lahí ʻo hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá.
17 ʻI hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe he ʻilo ko ʻení, ʻoku hanganaki ʻaʻeva ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní mo e ʻOtuá ʻo ʻikai ke tafoki ki he ngaahi founga fakamāmaní. Ko ha filosofia fakamāmani anga-maheni ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau masivá ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi ʻoku pehē, ko e ʻave ko ia ha meʻa mei he taha ʻoku lahi ʻene meʻá koeʻuhi ke ke lava ai ʻo fafanga ho fāmilí, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kaihaʻa ia. Ka ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ko iá ʻe kinautolu ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí. ʻOku nau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻo māʻolunga ʻi he meʻa kehe kotoa pē ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku nau hanga kiate ia ke ne fakapaleʻi ʻa ʻenau ʻulungaanga faitotonú. (Palovepi 30:8, 9; 1 Kolinito 10:13; Hepelu 13:18) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he uitou ʻi ʻInitia ko e loto-lelei ke ngāué, fakataha mo e fakapotopotó, naʻá ne tokoniʻi ia ke faitaú. ʻI he ʻikai ke hoko ʻo loto-mamahi ʻi hono tuʻunga ʻi he moʻuí, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi, kapau te ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi heʻene moʻuí ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá mo ʻene māʻoniʻoní, ʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngaahi feinga ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne fiemaʻú, maʻana mo hono fohá. (Mātiu 6:33, 34) ʻOku fakahāhaaʻi ʻe he laui afe tokolahi takatakai ʻi he māmaní, ʻe tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e mamahi te nau aʻusiá, ko Sihova ʻa honau hūfangá mo e talitauʻangá. (Sāme 91:2) ʻOku hoko moʻoni ia ʻiate koe?
18. Ko e hā ʻa e kī ki he fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻa e māmani ʻo Sētané?
18 Lolotonga ʻetau moʻui ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lolotongá, ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tauhele ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai. (1 Sione 5:19) ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻe he Tohitapú, pea ʻokú ne fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e founga ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai meiate kinautolú. Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻofa moʻoni kia Sihová, mo maʻu ha manavahē moʻui lelei ki hono taʻefakahōifuaʻi iá, ʻe lava ke nau fekuki lavameʻa mo e ngaahi tauhele peheé. Kapau ʻoku nau “aeva i he Laumalie,” ʻe ʻikai te nau tō ki he ngaahi founga fakamāmaní. (Kaletia 5:16-25, PM) Ki he faʻahinga kotoa ko ē ʻoku nau fokotuʻu moʻoni ʻenau moʻuí takatakai ʻi honau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová, ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻamanaki maʻongoʻonga ʻo e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo fiefia ʻi he fekoekoeʻi mo iá ʻo taʻengata.—Sāme 25:14.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko ko ha tauhele ʻa e falala pē kiate kitá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne maluʻi kitautolu mei hono puleʻi ʻe he manavahē ki he tangatá?
◻ Ko e hā nai te ne fakatupunga kitautolu ke ʻikai lava ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki fekauʻaki mo e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e tuli ki he koloá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau kalofi ʻa e hoko ʻo tauheleʻi ʻe he ngaahi loto-moʻua ʻi he moʻuí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
ʻOku hanganaki ʻaʻeva ʻa e tokolahi mo e ʻOtuá ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻenau moʻuí