Mou Fefakaivimālohiʻaki
“Ko e faʻahingá ni tonu kuo nau hoko ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi kiate au.”—KOLOSE 4:11, NW.
1, 2. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmakí, ko e hā naʻe ʻaʻahi ai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo Paulá kiate ia ʻi pilīsoné?
ʻOKU malava ke fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa e hoko ko e kaumeʻa ʻo ha taha ʻoku faingataʻaʻia ʻi pilīsone—neongo ko ho kaumeʻá kuo fakahū pilīsone taʻetotonu. ʻE vakai mai nai ʻa e kau ngāue pilīsoné fakataha mo e huʻuhuʻu, ʻo siofi hoʻo ngaʻunu kotoa pē ke fakapapauʻi heʻikai te ke faihia. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa ke hokohoko fetuʻutaki vāofi ai mo ho kaumeʻá mo ʻaʻahi kiate ia ʻi he pilīsoné.
2 Kae kehe, ko e meʻa tofu pē ʻeni naʻe fai ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi he taʻu ʻe 1,900 kuo maliu atú. Naʻe ʻikai te nau toumoua ke ʻaʻahi kia Paula ʻi heʻene nofo pilīsoné ke ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e fakafiemālie mo e fakalototoʻa naʻá ne fiemaʻú pea ke fakaivimālohiʻi fakalaumālie ia. Ko hai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa mateaki ko ʻení? Pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei heʻenau loto-toʻá, mateakí mo e tuʻunga fakakaumeʻá?—Palovepi 17:17.
“Ko ha Tokoni Fakaivimālohi”
3, 4. (a) Ko hai ʻa e toko nima ʻo e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo Paulá, pea naʻa nau hoko ko e hā kiate ia? (e) Ko e hā “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi”?
3 Tau foki angé ki he taʻu 60 T.S. nai. Ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻoku ʻi he pilīsone ʻi Lomá ʻi he tukuakiʻi loi ki he fakatupu maveuveu. (Ngāue 24:5; 25:11, 12) ʻOku fakahaaʻi mahino mai ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe toko nima naʻá ne lave ki ai, ʻa ia naʻa nau poupou kiate iá: Ko Tikiko, ko ʻene talafekau fakafoʻituitui mei he vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá pea ko ha “kaungā tamaioʻeiki ʻi he ʻEikí”; ko ʻOnesema, ko ha “tokoua faitōnunga mo ʻofeina” mei Kolose; ko ʻAlisitako, ko ha tokotaha Masitōnia mei Tesalonaika pea ʻi he taimi ʻe taha naʻe “kaungā pōpula” fakataha mo Paula; ko Maʻake, naʻe tokouaʻaki ʻe he kaungā misinale ʻo Paula ko Panepasá pea ko e tokotaha-tohi ʻo e Kōsipeli ʻoku uiʻaki hono hingoá; mo Siusitasa, ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi kaungā-ngāue ʻo e kau ʻapositoló “maʻá e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.” ʻOku lea ʻa Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e toko nimá: “Ko e faʻahingá ni tonu kuo nau hoko ko e tokoni fakaivimālohi kiate au.”—Kolose 4:7-11, NW.
4 Naʻe fai ʻe Paula ha lea mālohi fekauʻaki mo e tokoni naʻe fai ange kiate ia ʻe hono ngaahi kaumeʻa mateakí. Naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e (pa·re·go·riʹa) naʻe liliu ko e “tokoni fakaivimālohi,” ʻa ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko e foʻi veesi pē ʻeni ʻe taha ʻoku maʻu aí. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he foʻi leá ni ha ngaahi ʻuhinga lahi pea naʻe ngāueʻaki tefito ia ʻi he ngaahi potutohi ki he meʻa fakafaitoʻó.a ʻOku lava ke fakalea ia ko e ‘fakanonga, fakaai, fakafiemālieʻi, pe tokoni.’ Naʻe fiemaʻu kia Paula ʻa e faʻahinga fakaivimālohi ko iá, pea naʻe tokonaki ia ʻe he kau tangata ko ia ʻe toko nimá.
ʻUhinga Naʻe Fiemaʻu Ai kia Paula “ha Tokoni Fakaivimālohi”
5. Neongo ʻene hoko ko ha ʻapositoló, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu kia Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu kotoa ʻi he taimi ki he taimi?
5 ʻE ʻohovale nai ha niʻihi ʻi he fakakaukau atu ko Paula, ko ha ʻapositoló, naʻe fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e fakaivimālohí. Ka, naʻá ne fiemaʻu ia. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe maʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e tui mālohi, pea naʻá ne hao ʻi he ngaahi ngaohikoviʻi fakaesino lahi, “kauimaea o liuga lahi hake,” “liuga lahi i he [meimei] mate,” mo e ngaahi langa kehe. (2 Kolinito 11:23-27, PM) Ka neongo ia, ko ha tangata ia, pea ko e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau maʻu ha fakafiemālie pea ke ʻai ʻenau tuí ke mālohi ʻaki ʻa e tokoni ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Naʻa mo Sīsū naʻe moʻoni ai ʻeni. ʻI he lolotonga ʻo hono pō fakaʻosí, naʻe hā kiate ia ha ʻāngelo ʻi Ketisemani ʻo “ʻomi haʻane malohi.”—Luke 22:43.
6, 7. (a) ʻI Loma, ko hai naʻá ne fakalotomamahiʻi ʻa Paulá, pea ko hai naʻá ne fakalototoʻaʻi iá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tokoni naʻe fai ange ʻe he fanga tokoua Kalisitiane ʻo Paulá kiate ia ʻi Lomá, ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi ai “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi” kinautolú?
6 Naʻe fiemaʻu foki kia Paula ʻa e fakaivimālohi. ʻI heʻene tūʻuta ʻi Loma ko ha pōpulá, naʻe ʻikai ke talitali loto-māfana ia ʻe he kakai ʻo hono faʻahingá tonu. Ko e kau Siú ni, ʻi he konga lahi tahá, naʻa nau taʻefiefanongo ki he pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻI he hili ʻa e haʻu ʻa e kau tangata tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e kau Siú ʻo ʻaʻahi kia Paula ʻi hono feituʻu fakapōpulá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he fakamatala ʻi he Ngāué: “Naʻe tui ha niʻihi ki heʻene fakamatala, ka ko e niʻihi naʻe ʻikai. Pea ʻi heʻenau loto kehekehe ko ia, naʻa nau tutuku.” (Ngāue 28:17, 24, 25) He meʻa pau ē ko hono hanga ʻe heʻenau taʻehoungaʻia ki he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová ʻo fakalotomamahiʻi ʻa Paulá! Ko ʻene ngaahi ongoʻi mālohi ʻi he meʻá ni naʻe hā mahino ia ʻi he tohi naʻá ne fai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu siʻi ki muʻá ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Lomá: “ʻOku ʻiate au ha mamahi lahi, pea ʻoku mahuhu maʻu pe [ʻa e mamahi] hoku loto. Seuke, naʻa ku mei loto ke u malaʻia ʻa au, ʻo mamaʻo mo Kalaisi, ko e fetongi ʻo hoku ngaahi tokoua [ko e kau Siú], ko siʻoku ngaahi kainga fakakakano.” (Loma 9:2, 3) Ka naʻá ne kei maʻu pē ʻi Loma ha ngaahi takanga mateaki mo moʻoni ʻa ia ko ʻenau loto-toʻá mo ʻenau ʻofá naʻe fakanonga ai ʻa hono lotó. Ko kinautolu ia ʻa hono fanga tokoua fakalaumālie moʻoní.
7 Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he fanga tokoua ʻe toko nima ko iá ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi kinautolú? Naʻe ʻikai te nau fakaʻatā ʻa e nofo pilīsone ʻa Paulá ke ne ʻai kinautolu ke nau fakamamaʻo meiate ia. ʻI hono kehé, naʻa nau fai loto-lelei mo ʻofa ha ngaahi ngāue fakafoʻituitui maʻa Paula, ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngafa naʻe ʻikai te ne malava ke ne fakahoko koeʻuhi ko hono tuku pōpula iá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻa nau ngāue ko e kau talafekau ʻo ʻave ʻa e ngaahi tohi mo e ngaahi fakahinohino tala-ngutu ʻa Paulá ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga kehekehe; naʻa nau ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi līpooti fakalototoʻa kia Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga lelei ʻo e fanga tokoua ʻi Lomá pea mo e feituʻu kehé. ʻOku ngalingali naʻa nau maʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fiemaʻú, hangē ko e vala ki he momokó, ngaahi takainga tohi, mo e ngaahi naunau faitohi. (Efeso 6:21, 22; 2 Timote 4:11-13) Ko e kātoa ʻo e ngaahi ngāue tokoni peheé naʻá ne fakaivimālohiʻi mo fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo nofo pilīsoné ʻa ia ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe lava ai ke ne hoko “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi” ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá fakakātoa.—Loma 1:11, 12.
Founga ke Hoko Ai “ko ha Tokoni Fakaivimālohi”
8. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei hono fakahā anga-fakatōkilalo ʻe Paula ʻene fiemaʻu “ha tokoni fakaivimālohi”?
8 Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei he fakamatala ko ʻeni fekauʻaki mo Paula mo hono ngaahi kaungā ngāue ʻe toko nimá? Tau sio angé ki ha foʻi lēsoni tefito ʻe taha: ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e feilaulauʻi-kita ke hoko ai ʻo tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi heʻenau faingataʻaʻiá. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo ke lāuʻilo ʻoku tau fiemaʻu nai ʻa e tokoni ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e mamahi fakafoʻituituí. Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi hono fakahā ʻe Paula ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate ia ha tokoní ka naʻá ne toe tali loto-houngaʻia ʻa e tokoni ko iá pea fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau ʻomai iá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakakaukau atu ki hono tali ʻa e tokoni mei he niʻihi kehé ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ha vaivai pe ko ha meʻa fakamā ʻi heʻene tafaʻakí, pea ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau pehē. Ka tau ka pehē ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ia ha tokoni fakaivimālohi ʻe fakahuʻunga ia ai ʻoku tau mahulu hake kitautolu ʻi he tangatá. Manatuʻi, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻa mo e tangata haohaoá ʻe fiemaʻu nai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke ne ui ki ha tokoni.—Hepelu 5:7.
9, 10. Ko e hā ʻa e lelei ʻe hoko ʻi he lāuʻilo ʻa ha taha ki heʻene fiemaʻu ha tokoní, pea ko e hā ʻa e tākiekina ʻoku malava ke fai ʻe he meʻá ni ki he niʻihi kehe ʻi he fāmilí pea ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
9 ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi ola lelei ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakahā moʻoni ai ʻe he faʻahinga fua fatongiá ʻoku ʻi ai honau ngaahi ngataʻanga pea ʻoku nau fakafalala ki he tokoni ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Semisi 3:2) ʻOku hanga ʻe he ngaahi lāuʻilo peheé ʻo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e haʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e faʻahinga maʻu mafaí mo e faʻahinga ʻoku moʻulaloa ki he mafai ko iá, ʻo pouaki ai ʻa e māfana mo e tauʻatāina ʻi he fetuʻutakí. Ko e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku loto-lelei ke tali ʻa e tokoní ʻoku hoko ia ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ki he faʻahinga kehe ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga meimei tataú. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ai ko e faʻahinga ʻoku takimuʻá ko e tangata pē pea ʻoku nau fotungofua.—Koheleti 7:20.
10 Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe faingofua nai ki he fānaú ke nau tali ʻa e tokoni ʻenau ongo mātuʻá ʻi he feangainga mo ha ngaahi palopalema mo ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻi heʻenau ʻiloʻi ko ʻenau ongo mātuʻá naʻá na fehangahangai mo kinaua foki pea mo e ngaahi palopalema meimei tatau ʻi he taimi naʻá na kei tamaiki aí. (Kolose 3:21) ʻE malava ke ʻatā ai ʻa e ngaahi laine ʻo e fetuʻutakí ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha mātuʻa mo e kiʻi tamá. ʻE lava ke vahevahe ola lelei atu ange ai mo tali lelei ange ʻa e ngaahi fakaleleiʻanga Fakatohitapú. (Efeso 6:4) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻe mateuteu lelei ange ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ke tali ʻa e tokoni mei he kau mātuʻá ʻi heʻenau ʻiloʻi ʻoku toe fekuki ʻa e kau mātuʻá mo e ngaahi palopalema, ngaahi manavahē, mo e ngaahi puputuʻú. (Loma 12:3; 1 Pita 5:3) Pehē foki, ʻe lava ke hoko ai ha fetuʻutaki lelei, lava ke vahevahe atu ai ʻa e akonaki Fakatohitapú pea iku ai ki he fakaivimālohi ʻo e tuí. Manatuʻi, ʻoku fiemaʻu lahi ange he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ʻa e fakaivimālohi ki hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné.—2 Timote 3:1.
11. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ki he tokolahi fau he ʻahó ni “ha tokoni fakaivimālohi”?
11 Tatau ai pē pe ko fē ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku tau nofo aí, ko hai kitautolu, pe ko e hā hotau taʻumotuʻá, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi te tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi mafasia ʻi he moʻuí. Ko e konga ia ʻo e māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní. (Fakahā 12:12) ʻOku hanga ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga fakamamahi fakaesino mo fakaeongo peheé ʻo ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo ʻetau tuí. ʻE malanga hake nai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa ʻi he ngāueʻangá, ʻi he ʻapiakó, ʻi loto ʻi he fāmilí, pe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Ko e fakatupunga nai ia ʻe ha puke pe ko ha mamahi mei he kuohilí. Kapau ʻoku hanga ʻe ha hoa mali, ʻe ha tokotaha mātuʻa, pe ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo ʻomai anga-ʻofa ha fakalototoʻa fakataha mo ha ngaahi foʻi lea fakakaukauʻi lelei mo ha ngaahi ngāue ʻaonga—ʻoi, he fakafiemālie ē ʻe lava ke hokó! ʻOku hangē ia ha faitoʻo fakafiemālie ki ha konga ʻoku mamahi ʻi he kilí! Ko ia ai, kapau ʻokú ke fakatokangaʻi ha taha ʻo ho fanga tokouá ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga pehē, hoko ko hano tokoni fakaivimālohi. Pe kapau ko ha palopalema fakahohaʻa ʻoku tautefito ʻene fakamafasiaʻi koé, kole tokoni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga taau fakalaumālié.—Semisi 5:14, 15.
Founga ʻe Malava ke Tokoni Ai ʻa e Fakatahaʻangá
12. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻo fai ke fakaivimālohiʻi hono fanga tokouá?
12 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, kau ai ʻa e faʻahinga kei siʻí, ʻe malava ke nau fai ha meʻa ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Ko e fakatātaá, ko hoʻo ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá pea ʻi he malaʻe ngāué ko e meʻa lahi ia ki hono fakafefekaʻi ʻa e tui ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Hepelu 10:24, 25) Ko hoʻo tuʻumaʻu ʻi he ngāue toputapú ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo hoʻo mateaki kia Sihová pea ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻokú ke hanganaki ʻāʻā fakalaumālie neongo ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻokú ke fekuki nai mo iá. (Efeso 6:18) ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻa e tuʻumaʻu ko iá ko ha fakaivimālohi ki he niʻihi kehé.—Semisi 2:18.
13. Ko e hā nai ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo ʻikai longomoʻuí, pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke fai ke tokoniʻi ai kinautolú?
13 ʻI he taimi lahi, ʻoku malava ai ʻe he ngaahi tenge ʻo e moʻuí pe ko ha ngaahi faingataʻa kehe ʻo fakatupunga ʻa e niʻihi ke nau māmālie pe hoko ʻo ʻikai longomoʻui ʻi he malaʻe ngāué. (Maake 4:18, 19) ʻOku ʻikai nai ke tau sio ki he faʻahinga ʻikai longomoʻuí ʻi he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Neongo ia, ʻoku nau kei maʻu nai ʻi honau lotó ha ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e hā ʻe malava ke fai ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻenau tuí? ʻE malava ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau fai ha tokoni anga-ʻofa ʻaki ʻa e ʻaʻahi kiate kinautolu. (Ngāue 20:35) ʻE kole nai ki he kau mēmipa kehe ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ke nau tokoni mo kinautolu foki. ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi ʻaʻahi anga-ʻofa peheé ko e faitoʻo totonú ia, hangē ko e laú, ke fakaake ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivai ʻi he tuí.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé? ʻOmai ha fakatātā ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻe taha naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻene akonakí.
14 ʻOku enginaki mai ʻa e Tohi Tapú kiate kitautolu ke tau “fakafiemalie ki he kau loto foi, boubou ae vaivai.” (1 Tesalonaika 5:14, PM) Mahalo pē ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ʻe he “kau loto foi” ʻoku fakaʻau ke ʻosi ʻenau loto-toʻá pea heʻikai malava ke nau lavaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga ʻoku nau fehangahangai mo iá taʻekau ai ha tokoni ʻa ha taha. ʻE lava ke ke fai ʻa e tokoni ko iá? Ko e kupuʻi lea “boubou ae vaivai” kuo liliu ia ʻo pehē “ke piki maʻu” pe “ke pīkitai ki” he vaivaí. ʻOku koloaʻaki mo ʻofaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene fanga sipí. ʻOku ʻikai te ne vakai kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau mahuʻinga siʻisiʻi, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne loto ke ʻauhia atu ha taha. ʻE lava ke ke tokoni ki he fakatahaʻangá “ke piki maʻu” ki he kau vaivai fakalaumālié kae ʻoua kuo nau mālohi ange?—Hepelu 2:1.
15 Naʻe ʻaʻahi ha mātuʻa ʻe taha ki ha ongo meʻa mali ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te na longomoʻui ʻi he taʻu ʻe ono. ʻOku tohi ʻe he mātuʻá: “Ko e anga-lelei mo e tokanga anga-ʻofa naʻe fakahāhā kiate kinaua ʻe he fakatahaʻangá fakakātoa naʻe maongo lahi ia ʻo ueʻi ai kinaua ke na toe foki ki he tākangá.” Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e tuofefine ko ʻeni naʻe ʻikai ke longomoʻuí ʻi he ngaahi ʻaʻahi ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá? ʻOkú ne pehē he taimí ni: “Ko e meʻa naʻá ne tokoniʻi kimaua ke ma hoko ʻo toe longomoʻuí ko e ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakahāhā ʻe he fanga tokoua naʻa nau ʻaʻahi mai kiate kimauá pe ko e fanga tuofāfine naʻa nau ō ange mo kinautolú ha fakakaukau fakahalaiaʻi pe fakaangaʻi ʻo kimaua. Ka ko hono kehé, naʻa nau mahinoʻi pea ʻomai mo e fakalototoʻa Fakatohitapu.”
16. Ko hai ʻoku mateuteu maʻu pē ke tokoni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e fakaivimālohí?
16 ʻIo, ʻoku fiefia ha Kalisitiane loto-moʻoni ke hoko ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi ki he niʻihi kehé. Pea ʻi he liliu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻi heʻetau moʻuí, te tau hoko nai ko e kau tali ʻo e ngaahi ngāue fakaivimālohi ʻa hotau fanga tokouá. Kae kehe, ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku malava nai ke hoko ʻo ʻikai ala maʻu ʻa e tokoni fakaetangatá ʻi he taimi ʻo e fiemaʻú. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e Matavai ʻe taha ʻo e fakaivimālohí ʻa ia ʻoku ala maʻu maʻu pē ia, ʻa e taha ko ia ʻokú ne loto-lelei maʻu pē ke tokoní—ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.—Sāme 27:10.
Ko Sihova—Ko e Matavai Tefito ʻo e Mālohí
17, 18. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻe Sihova hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí?
17 ʻI he lolotonga hono tukifaʻo ki he ʻakaú, naʻe kalanga ʻa Sīsū: “ʻE Tamai, ʻOku ou tuku atu hoku laumalie ki ho nima.” (Luke 23:46) Hili iá naʻá ne pekia. ʻI he ngaahi houa pē ki muʻá, naʻe puke ai ia pea ko hono ngaahi kaumeʻa ofi tahá ne nau liʻaki ia pea nau hola ʻi he manavahē. (Mātiu 26:56) Naʻe toe toko taha pē ʻa Sīsū mo e Matavai pē ʻe taha ʻo e mālohí—ko ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai kulanoa ʻene falala kia Sihová. Ko e mateaki ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene Tamaí naʻe fakapaleʻiʻaki ʻa hono poupouʻi mateaki ia ʻe Sihova tonu.—Sāme 18:25; Hepelu 7:26.
18 ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní, naʻe tokonaki mai ai ʻe Sihova ki hono ʻAló ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne fiemaʻu ke tauhi maʻu ʻaki ʻa e anga-tonú ʻo aʻu ki heʻene mānava fakaʻosí. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he hili pē ʻa e papitaiso ʻo Sīsuú, ʻi hono fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e kamata ʻo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, naʻá ne fanongo ai ki he leʻo ʻo ʻene Tamaí ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻene hōifua mo fakapapauʻi ʻEne ʻofa kiate iá. ʻI he taimi naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻe Sīsū ha tokoní, naʻe fekau hifo ʻe Sihova ha kau ʻāngelo ke fakaivimālohiʻi ia. ʻI he taimi naʻe fehangahangai ai ʻa Sīsū mo hono ʻahiʻahiʻi lahi tahá ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻui fakaemāmaní, naʻe fanongo ʻa Sihova ʻi he hōifua ki heʻene ngaahi huú mo ʻene ngaahi kolé. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi ia kia Sīsū.—Maake 1:11, 13; Luke 22:43.
19, 20. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi hotau taimi faingataʻá?
19 ʻOku loto ʻa Sihova ke ne hoko ko hotau Matavai tefito ia ʻo e mālohí. (2 Kalonikali 16:9) Ko e Matavai moʻoni ʻo e fuʻu ivi lahi mo e mālohi longomoʻui kotoa peé ʻoku malava ke hoko ia ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi kiate kitautolu ʻi hotau taimi faingataʻá. (Aisea 40:26) Ko e taú, masivá, puké, maté, pe ko ʻetau ngaahi taʻehaohaoá tonu ʻoku malava ke nau ʻai kitautolu ke lahi ʻetau loto-mafasiá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku hā ngali taulōfuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo ʻetau moʻuí ʻo hangē ha “fili malohi,” ʻoku malava ʻa Sihova ke ne hoko ko hotau mālohi mo hotau ivi. (Sāme 18:17, PM; Ekisoto 15:2) ʻOkú ne maʻu ha tokoni mālohi maʻatautolu—ko hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Fakafou ʻi hono laumālié, ʻoku lava ke foaki ai ʻe Sihova “ae malohi ki he vaivai” koeʻuhi ke ne malava ke “buna hake aki ae kabakau o hage koe faga ikale.”—Aisea 40:29, 31, PM.
20 Ko e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e ivi mālohi lahi taha ia ʻi he ʻunivēsí. Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula: ‘Oku ou faa fai ae gaahi mea kotoabe iate ia okú ne [fakaivimalohiʻi] aú.’ ʻIo, ʻoku malava ʻe heʻetau Tamai ʻofa fakahēvaní ke ne fakahūhū ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e “makehe atu ʻo e mafai” koeʻuhi ke tau kātekina ʻa e ngaahi palopalema fakamamahi kotoa kae ʻoua kuó ne “fakafoʻou ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe” ʻi heʻene Palataisi mātuʻaki ofí ni kuó ne talaʻofá.—Filipai 4:13, PM; 2 Kolinito 4:7; Fakahā 21:4, 5.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Ko e Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, fai ʻe W. E. Vine ʻoku pehē ai: “Ko ha faʻunga fakaeveape ʻo e foʻi lea [pa·re·go·riʹa] ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faitoʻo ʻa ia naʻá ne fakanonga ʻa e mamahí (Faka-Pilitānia, ‘paregoric’).”
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he fanga tokoua ʻi Lomá “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi” kinautolu kia Paula?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻe malava ke tau hoko ai “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi” ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Sihova ko hotau Matavai taupotu ʻo e mālohí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he fanga tokouá “ko ha tokoni fakaivimālohi” kinautolu kia Paula ʻaki hono fai kiate ia ʻenau poupou mateakí, fakalototoʻá mo e ngaahi ngāue fakafoʻituitui
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
ʻOku takimuʻa ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻi hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e tākangá