Ko e Lotu Fē ʻOku Totonu Ke Ke Filí?
‘KO E ngaahi lotu kehekehé ko e ngaahi hala kehekehe pē ia ʻoku iku ki he taumuʻa tatau. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku taha pē ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻikai ko ia?’ Ko e fakakaukau ko iá ʻoku ʻinasi ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻa ia ʻoku nau ongoʻi, neongo ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻa e feohi fakalotú, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fuʻu loko meʻa ʻa e lotu ia ʻoku fili ʻe ha taha ke muimui ki aí.
ʻI he ʻuluaki fakakaukau pē ki aí, ko e fakaʻuhingá ni ʻe hā ngali ʻuhinga lelei nai, koeʻuhí ʻoku moʻoni ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtua pē taha, ko e Māfimafi-Aoniú. (Aisea 44:6; Sione 17:3; 1 Kolinito 8:5, 6) Kae kehe, ʻe ʻikai lava ke tau tukunoaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe hā mahinó—naʻa mo e ngaahi fepakipaki—ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi kulupu fakalotu lahi ʻa ē ʻoku nau taukaveʻi ʻoku nau tauhi ki he ʻOtua moʻoní. ʻOku nau kehekehe lahi ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāué, ko ʻenau ngaahi tuí, ko ʻenau ngaahi akonakí mo ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻú. Ko e ngaahi faikehekehé ʻoku fuʻu lahi fau ia, ʻo ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku kau ki he lotu pe kulupu ʻe tahá ʻoku faingataʻa ke mahinoʻi pe tali ʻa e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi pe tui ki ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé.
ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e laumālie: pea ko kinautolu ʻe hū kiate ia, kuo pau ke nau fai ʻi laumālie pea fai ʻi moʻoni ʻenau hu.” (Sione 4:24) Ko e lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he moʻoní ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ha ngaahi fakakaukau fepakipaki lahi fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá pe ko hai ia, ko e hā ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, mo e founga ʻokú ne loto ke fai ange ʻaki ʻa e lotú? ʻOku ʻuhinga lelei ke tui ʻoku ʻikai ke mahuʻinga ki he ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú ia ʻa e founga ʻoku tau lotu ai kiate iá?
Kau Kalisitiane Moʻoní he Taimi ko Eé mo e Taimí Ni
Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he lea fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻi Kolinitoó, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Kuo u maʻu talanoa kiate kimoutolu, siʻoku kainga, mei he famili ʻo Koloi, tokua ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi fetuʻusi ʻiate kimoutolu. ʻO pehe, tokaange hamou taha ʻoku ne pehe, ʻOku ʻo Paula au; pea ko e taha, ʻOku ʻo Apolosi au; pea ko e taha, ʻOku ʻo Kifasi au; pea ko e taha, ʻOku ʻo Kalaisi pe au.”—1 Kolinito 1:11, 12.
Naʻe vakai ʻa Paula ki he ngaahi kehekehe ko ení ʻoku ʻikai loko mahuʻinga? Naʻe muimui ʻa e tokotaha tāutaha ki hono ʻalunga pē ʻoʻona ki he fakamoʻuí? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Naʻe ekinaki ʻa Paula: “ʻOku te kole atu, kainga, ʻi he huafa ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ke mou lea taha pe kotoa pe, pea ke ʻoua te mou fakafaʻafaʻahi: kae kehe, ke mou maʻopoʻopo, ʻo loto taha mo fakakaukau taha.”—1 Kolinito 1:10.
Ko e moʻoni, ko e fāʻūtaha ʻi he tuí ʻe ʻikai lava ke maʻu ia ʻi he fakamālohí. ʻOku maʻu pē ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakatotoloʻi lelei ai ʻe he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻa e ngaahi meʻá pea aʻu ai ʻo tali ʻa e ngaahi fakamulituku tatau. Ko ia ai, ko ha ako fakafoʻituitui ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ha holi faitotonu ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku akó ko ha ongo sitepu ia ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ke maʻu ai ʻa e faʻahinga fāʻūtaha naʻe lea ʻa Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá. ʻE lava ke maʻu ʻa e fāʻūtaha peheé? Hangē ko ia kuo tau vakai ki aí, kuo fuoloa ʻa e feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo hono kakaí ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kulupu. ʻOku malava ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e kulupu ko iá he ʻahó ni?
Ko e Ngaahi ʻAonga ʻo e Feohi Totonú
Naʻe ʻeke ʻi ha taimi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-saame ko Tēvitá: “ʻE Sihova, ko hai ʻe ʻāunofo ʻi he teniti oʻou? Ko hai ʻe maʻu nofoʻanga ʻi ho moʻunga tapu?” Ko ha fehuʻi fakatupunga fakakaukau moʻoni ia. Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e talí: “Ko ia ʻoku ne foua ʻa e haohaoa, mo feia ʻa e totonu, pea ko e moʻoni ʻo hono loto ʻoku ne aʻau.” (Sāme 15:1, 2) Ko hano mahinoʻi totonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻe ʻai ai ke malava ha taha ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e lotu ʻa ia ʻokú ne aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻotua ko iá. ʻI he feohi leva mo e kulupu ko iá, ʻe maʻu ai ʻe ha taha ha feohi fakatupu langa hake mo e kakai ʻoku nau lotu ʻi he fāʻūtaha ki he ʻOtuá pea nau “fai ʻi laumālie pea fai ʻi moʻoni.”
Kuo fakahāhā ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku malava ke maʻu ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻi he tuí mo e ngāué naʻa mo e ʻi he māmani taʻefāʻūtaha he ʻaho ní. ʻOku ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ki muʻa ʻo e ngaahi lotu lahi kehekehe mo e ngaahi kulupu fakafaʻahinga. Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻe niʻihi ko e kau ʻakinositika pe fakaʻikaiʻi-ʻOtua ki muʻa. Lolotonga ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehe naʻe ʻikai pē haʻanau fakakaukau fakamātoato ʻanautolu ia ki he lotú. Kuo haʻu ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha mei he ngaahi lotu, ngaahi tōʻonga fakafonua mo e ngaahi filōsofia kehekehe ko ení, ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu he taimí ni ha fāʻūtaha fakalotu ko ia ʻoku ʻikai hā ia ʻi ha feituʻu kehe ʻi he māmani he ʻaho ní.
Ko e makatuʻunga ki he fāʻūtaha peheé ko e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai lava ke nau tuʻutuʻuniʻi ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e meʻa ke faí. Ka ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻi he monū ko hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau ako mei he Tohi Tapú koeʻuhi ke makatuʻunga ʻenau fili ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e lotú ʻi he makatuʻunga fefeka ko iá. ʻI he foungá ni, ʻoku lava ai ke ʻinasi ʻa e tokolahi ange ʻi he ngaahi ʻaonga ʻa ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻo “fai ʻi laumālie pea fai ʻi moʻoni.”
ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku lahi ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi hono maʻukovia ʻe he ngaahi tākiekina mo e ngaahi fakatauele fakatupu maumaú. Ko hono filifili ʻa e faʻahinga feohi totonú ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ko ia ʻoku fafale ki he kau poto, te ne hoko ko e poto” pea “ko e ngaahi feohi koví ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga leleí.” (Palovepi 13:20; 1 Kolinito 15:33, NW) Ko e feohi mo e kau lotu moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha maluʻi. Ko ia ai, ko e Tohi Tapú ʻokú ne fakamanatu mai kia kitautolu: “Ke tau fetokangaʻaki, ke fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻa kitautolu ki he feʻofaʻaki mo e ngaue lelei: ʻo ʻoua naʻa tau liʻaki ʻetau ngaahi fakataha, ʻo hange ko e anga ʻo e niʻihi; ka mou feenginakiʻaki, pea ʻasili he ʻoku mou sio ki he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻaho.” (Hepelu 10:24, 25) Ko ha tāpuaki ē ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa moʻoni ʻo e fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine fakalaumālié, ʻo fetokoniʻaki ʻi he ʻofá ke fakahoko honau ngaahi fatongia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá!
ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe Ottmar ʻa e fakakaukau ko ení. ʻI hono ʻohake ʻi ha fāmili Katolika ʻi Siamané, naʻe ʻikai te ne toe ʻalu ki he lotú. ʻOkú ne fakamatala: “ʻI ha taimi pē naʻá ku maʻu lotu ai, naʻá ku mavahe mei ai mo e ongoʻi taʻetaumuʻa ʻo hangē pē ko e taimi naʻá ku ʻalu ai ki aí.” Neongo ia, naʻá ne kei tauhi pē ʻa ʻene tui ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne hoko ʻo fetuʻutaki ki mui mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea hoko ai ʻo tuipau ko e kau sevāniti moʻoni kinautolu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne sio ai ki he fiemaʻu ke feohi mo kinautolú. ʻOkú ne pehē he taimí ni: “Ko e longomoʻui ʻi ha kautaha ʻi māmani lahí, ʻoku nonga ai ʻa hoku ʻatamaí mo e lotó. ʻOku tokoniʻi fakalakalaka ai au ke u maʻu ha ʻilo totonu ange ki he Tohi Tapú. Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi kiate au fakafoʻituituí.”
Ko ha Fakaafe ki he Faʻahinga ʻOku Fekumí
Ko e kakai loto-tatau ʻoku nau ngāue vāofi ko ha kulupú ʻe lava ke nau lavaʻi ha ngāue ʻo ola lelei mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku nau ngāue faʻiteliha fakaekinautolú. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e ngaahi fakahinohino eni ʻa Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ʻi heʻene mavahé: “Ko ia ke 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) ʻE lava fēfē ke lavaʻi ha ngāue pehē ʻi ha tuʻunga fakafiemālie kapau naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai ha tataki pe kautaha? ʻE lava fēfē ke talangofua ha taha ki he ekinaki Fakatohitapu ko ení kapau naʻá ne feinga ke tauhi faʻiteliha ki he ʻOtuá?
Lolotonga ʻa e taʻu kuo ʻosí, naʻe tufaki ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e ʻū tohi, fanga kiʻi tohi iiki mo e polosiua makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻe 91,933,280, ʻo tānaki atu ki ai mo e makasini ʻe 697,603,247, ʻo nau aʻu ai ki he kakai ʻe laui teau miliona ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻe 235 mo e pōpoaki mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakamoʻoni tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ko e ngāue ʻa e kulupu fāʻūtaha mo fokotuʻutuʻu māú ʻoku lavaʻi ai ʻa e meʻa lahi mamaʻo ange ʻi he meʻa ʻe faifai ange pea lavaʻi ʻe he ngāue tāutaha taʻetokoniʻí!
ʻI he tānaki atu ki hono tufaki ʻa e ʻū tohi Fakatohitapú, ʻoku fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu taʻetotongi ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau maʻu ha mahino loloto fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻI he taʻu kuo ʻosí, ʻi ha ʻavalisi, ko e ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu pehē ʻe 5,726,509 naʻe fai ʻi he uike taki taha mo e faʻahinga tāutaha pe ngaahi kulupu. Ko e fakahinohino Tohi Tapu ko ení kuo tokoniʻi ai ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kakaí ke nau maʻu ha makatuʻunga fefeka ke fai ai ʻenau fili ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e lotú. ʻOku fakaafeʻi koe ke ke ako fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻotuá hangē ko ia ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻE lava leva ke ke fai ʻa hoʻo filí.—Efeso 4:13; Filipai 1:9; 1 Timote 6:20; 2 Pita 3:18.
Kapau ʻokú ke loto ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e feohi fakalotú—kae ʻikai mo ha faʻahinga kulupu pe kautaha fakalotu pē. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke makatuʻunga ʻa hoʻo fili ʻa e lotú ʻi he ʻilo totonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú, ʻo ʻikai ʻi ha ngaahi tokāteline pe talanoa ʻoku ʻikai fakamoʻoniʻi. (Palovepi 16:25) Ako ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ki he lotu moʻoní. Fakafehoanaki ia mo hoʻo ngaahi tuí tonu. Pea fili leva ʻo fakatatau ki ai.—Teutalonome 30:19.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 7]
ʻOku maʻu ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e fāʻūtahá ʻi ha māmani taʻefāʻūtaha