ʻOkú Ke Tali ʻa e Tokoni ʻa Sihová?
“Ko [Sihova] ko hoku tokoni; ʻe ʻikai te u manavahe.”—HEPELU 13:6.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke tau tali ʻa e tokoni mo e tataki ʻa Sihova ʻi he moʻuí?
SIOLOTO ATU ʻokú ke ʻeva lalo lōloa ʻi ha ʻaluʻanga ʻi he moʻungá. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ko koe toko taha pē, he kuo ʻofa atu ha tokotaha-tataki ke mo ō, pea ko ia ʻa e tokotaha-tataki lelei taha ʻoku ala maʻú. Kuó ne taukei mo ivi lahi mamaʻo ange ʻiate koe, ka ʻokú ne luelue ofi anga-kātaki pē kiate koe. ʻOkú ne fakatokangaʻi ʻokú ke faʻa humu. ʻI he tokanga ke ke malú, ʻokú ne fakaaʻu atu hono nimá ke tokoniʻi koe ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku tautefito ʻene fakatuʻutāmakí. Te ke fakafisingaʻi ʻene tokoní? Ko hono moʻoní ʻe ʻikai! ʻOku ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ho tuʻunga malú.
2 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻi ai ha hala faingataʻa ke tau fou ai. Kuo pau ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻiate kitautolu pē ʻi he hala ʻefiʻefi ko iá? (Mātiu 7:14) ʻIkai, ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e Tokotaha-Tataki lelei taha ʻoku malava ke faifai ange pea tau maʻú, ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne fakaʻatā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau ʻaʻeva fakataha mo ia. (Senesi 5:24; 6:9) ʻOku tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene kau sevānití ʻi heʻenau ʻaʻevá? ʻOkú ne pehē: “Ko au Sihova ko ho ʻOtua te u puke ho toʻomataʻu, ʻa au ʻoku ou pehe atu, ʻOua ʻe manavahe; ko au ʻoku ou tokoniʻi koe.” (Aisea 41:13) ʻI he hangē ko e tokotaha-tataki ʻi heʻetau talanoa fakatātaá, ʻoku fakaaʻu anga-ʻofa mai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono toʻukupu tokoní mo ʻene anga-fakakaumeʻá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau feinga ke ʻaʻeva fakataha mo iá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻia kitautolu te ne loto ke fakafisingaʻi ʻene tokoní!
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi te tau lāulea ki ai lolotonga ʻa e lāuleá ni?
3 ʻI he kupu ki muʻá, naʻa tau lāulea ai ki he ngaahi founga ʻe fā ʻa ia naʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻe Sihova hono kakaí ʻi he kuonga muʻá. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi hono kakaí ʻi he ngaahi founga tatau ʻi he ʻahó ni? Pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau tali ha taha ʻo e tokoni ko iá? Tau lāulea angé ki he ongo fehuʻi ko iá. ʻI hono fai iá, ʻe lava ke tau hoko ai ʻo falala lahi ange ko Sihová ko hotau Tokoni moʻoní ia.—Hepelu 13:6.
Tokoni Fakaeʻāngelo
4. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke falala ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní ki he poupou fakaeʻāngeló?
4 ʻOku tokoni ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní? ʻIo, ʻoku nau fai pehē. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai te nau hā mai ke lava ha mamata ki ai ʻi he ʻahó ni koeʻuhi ke fakahaofi ʻa e kau lotu moʻoní mei he fakatuʻutāmakí. Naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e Tohi Tapú, naʻe tātātaha pē ke kau mai ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ʻi ha founga pehē. Ko e lahi taha ʻo e meʻa naʻa nau faí naʻe taʻehāmai ia ki he mata fakaetangatá, ʻo hangē pē ko e tuʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ní. Ka neongo ia, naʻe loto-toʻa ʻaupito ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻenau ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ke poupouʻi kinautolú. (2 Tuʻi 6:14-17) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ke ongoʻi meimei tatau.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahā ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku kau ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ki he ngāue fakamalanga ʻi he ʻaho ní?
5 ʻOku tautefito ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ʻi ha ngāue makehe ʻoku tau kau ki ai. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue ko iá? ʻE lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e talí ʻi he Fakahā 14:6: “Pea u vakai ha angelo ʻe taha, ʻoku ne puna ʻi he loto langi, pea ʻoku ne ʻalu mo ia ʻa e Kosipeli taʻengata ke malangaʻaki kiate kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi he fonua, pea ki he puleʻanga kotoa pe, mo e matakali, mo e lea, mo e faʻahinga.” Ko e “Kosipeli taʻengata” ko ʻení ʻoku fekauʻaki mahino ia mo e ‘ongoongolelei ʻo e puleʻangá,’ ʻa ē, hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sīsuú, ‘ʻe fanongonongo ki mamani katoa ke ai ha fakamatala ki he ngāhi kakai kotoa pe’ ki muʻa ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení. (Mātiu 24:14) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ke malanga fakahangatonu ʻa e kau ʻāngeló. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e fekau mahuʻinga ko ʻení. (Mātiu 28:19, 20) ʻIkai ʻoku lelei ke ʻiloʻi ʻi heʻetau fakahoko ʻa e fekau ko iá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e tokoni mei he kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní, ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie poto mo mālohí?
6, 7. (a) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he kau ʻāngeló ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi te tau maʻu ʻa e poupou ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová?
6 ʻOku ʻi ai ha fakamoʻoni lahi ʻo e poupou fakaeʻāngelo ki heʻetau ngāué. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tau faʻa fanongo ʻi he lolotonga ko ia ʻo ʻenau ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻoku fetaulaki ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová mo ha taha naʻe toki ʻosi pē ʻene lotu ki he ʻOtuá ki ha tokoni ke maʻu ʻa e moʻoní. ʻOku fuʻu lahi ʻa e hoko ʻa e ngaahi hokosia peheé ke tukuange ai ʻo pehē ko ha meʻa pē ʻoku hokonoa ʻi he taimi tatau. Ko e ola ʻo e tokoni fakaeʻāngelo peheé, ʻoku toe tokolahi ange ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau ako ke fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe fanongonongo ʻe he “angelo ʻe taha, ʻoku ne puna ʻi he loto langi” ʻo pehē: “Mou manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia.”—Fakahā 14:7.
7 ʻOkú ke fakaʻamu ke ke maʻu ʻa e poupou ʻa e kau ʻāngelo mālohi ʻa Sihová? Peʻi fai hoʻo lelei tahá ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakafaifekaú. (1 Kolinito 15:58) ʻI heʻetau foaki loto-tauʻatāina atu kitautolu ʻi he ngāue makehe ko ʻeni meia Sihová, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e tokoni ʻa ʻene kau ʻāngeló.
Tokoni mei he Pule ʻo e Kau ʻĀngeló
8. ʻOku maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tuʻunga māʻolunga ko e hā ʻi hēvaní, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakafiemālie ai ia kiate kitautolú?
8 ʻOku toe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e toe faʻahinga tokoni fakaeʻāngelo ʻe taha. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Fakahā 10:1 ki ha “ʻangelo malohi” fakaofo ʻa ia ko hono “fōtunga naʻe hangē ko e laʻā.” Ko e ʻāngelo ʻi he vīsone ko ʻení ʻoku hā mahino ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi kuo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻi he mafai fakahēvaní. (Fakahā 1:13, 16) ʻOku moʻoni ko ha ʻāngelo ʻa Sīsū? ʻI ha ʻuhinga, ʻio, he ko ha ʻāngelo-pule ia. (1 Tesalonaika 4:16) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻāngelo-pule? ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e foʻi lea ko iá ko ha “ʻāngelo tuʻu-ki-muʻa.” Ko Sīsū ʻa e mālohi taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi foha laumālie ʻo Sihová. Kuo fokotuʻu ia ʻe Sihova ke pule ki he kotoa ʻo ʻEne kau tau fakaeʻāngeló. Ko e ʻāngelo-pulé ni ko ha matavai mālohi moʻoni ia ʻo e tokoní. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē?
9, 10. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ngāue ʻa Sīsū ko hotau “tokoni” ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau faiangahala aí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú?
9 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo taʻumotuʻa ko Sioné: “Ka kuo fai ha angahala ʻe ha taha, ʻoku tau maʻu ha taukapo [pe tokoni] ki he Tamai, ko Sisu Kalaisi ko e faitotonu.” (1 Sione 2:1) Ko e hā naʻe fokotuʻu mai ai ʻe Sione ʻa Sīsū ko hotau “tokoni” tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau “fai [ai] ha angahala”? Sai, ʻoku tau angahala fakaʻaho, pea ʻoku taki atu ʻa e angahalá ki he mate. (Koheleti 7:20; Loma 6:23) Kae kehe, naʻe foaki ʻe Sīsū ʻene moʻuí ko ha feilaulau ki heʻetau ngaahi angahalá. Pea ʻokú ne ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ʻetau Tamai mohu mēsí ke taukapo maʻatautolu. Ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ha tokoni pehē. ʻE anga-fēfē nai ʻetau tali iá? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fakatomalaʻi ʻetau ngaahi angahalá pea kumi ki he fakamolemolé ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú. ʻOku toe fiemaʻu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono toe fai ʻetau ngaahi angahalá.
10 Tānaki atu ki heʻene pekia maʻatautolú, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga haohaoa maʻatautolu. (1 Pita 2:21) ʻOku hanga ʻe heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ʻo tataki kitautolu, tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau palaniʻi hotau ʻalungá koeʻuhi ke tau lava ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he angahala mamafá pea malava ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻIkai ʻoku tau fiefia ke maʻu ha tokoni pehē? Naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ʻe tokonaki mai ha toe tokoni ʻe taha.
Ko e Tokoni ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní
11, 12. Ko e hā ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová, ʻoku mālohi fēfē ia, pea ko e hā ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ai ia ʻi he ʻaho ní?
11 Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sīsū: “Te u tala ki he Tamai, pea te ne foaki kiate kimoutolu ha Taukapo [pe tokoni] ʻe toko taha, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻiate kimoutolu ʻo taʻengata; ʻio, ko e Laumālie ʻo e Moʻoni; ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke faʻa maʻu ʻe māmani.” (Sione 14:16, 17) Ko e “Laumālie ʻo e Moʻoni” ko ʻení, pe laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ka ko ha ivi—ko e ivi ngāue ʻo Sihová tonu. ʻOku mālohi taʻefakangatangata ia. Ko e ivi ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻi hono fakatupu ʻa e ʻunivēsí, ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi mana anga-kehé, pea ʻi hono tokonaki mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakahā fakaevīsone fekauʻaki mo hono finangaló. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova hono laumālié ʻi he ngaahi founga makehe ko iá ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ʻoku ʻikai te tau fiemaʻu ia?
12 ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻI he “ngaahi taimi faingataʻa” ko ʻení, ʻoku tau fiemaʻu lahi ange ai ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻi ha toe taimi. (2 Timote 3:1) ʻOkú ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakaʻofoʻofa ko ia ʻokú ne tohoaki kitautolu ʻo ofi ange ai kia Sihova pea ki hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine fakalaumālié. (Kaletia 5:22, 23) ʻE malava fēfē leva ke tau maʻu ʻaonga mei he tokoni fakaofo ko ʻeni meia Sihová?
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tokonaki loto-lelei mai ʻe Sihova hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki hono kakaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tōʻonga ʻoku tau fakahāhaaʻi nai ai ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni te tau tali ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoní?
13 ʻUluakí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lotu ʻo kole ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Kapau ʻoku mou ʻilo ke foaki meʻaʻofa lelei ki hoʻomou fanau, neongo ko e faʻahinga kovi kimoutolu: huanoa ʻa e Tamai ʻi he langi ʻene foaki ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻoku kole kiate ia.” (Luke 11:13) ʻIo, ko Sihova ʻa e Tamai lelei taha ʻoku ala fakakaukauloto atu ki aí. Kapau te tau kole loto-moʻoni kiate ia ʻi he tuí ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ala fakakaukau atu te ne fakafisingaʻi meiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻaʻofá ni. Ko ia, ko e fehuʻí leva, ʻOku tau kole ki he meʻa ko iá? ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ke fai ʻa e kole ko iá ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
14 Uá, ʻoku tau tali ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko iá ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo ia. Ke fakatātaaʻi: Tau pehē pē ʻoku fāinga ha Kalisitiane mo ha hehema ke sio he ngaahi fakatātā fakalieliá. Kuó ne lotu ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke tokoniʻi ia ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tōʻonga mousaʻa ko ʻení. Kuó ne kumi ki ha akonaki mei he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané, pea kuo nau faleʻi ia ke ne fai ha ngāue pau, ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi naʻa mo e ʻalu ʻo ofi ki he naunau ololalo peheé. (Mātiu 5:29) Fēfē kapau ʻokú ne tukunoaʻi ʻe ia ʻenau akonakí pea hokohoko atu ʻa e sio aí ʻi hano fakataueleʻi? ʻOkú ne ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻene lotu ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke tokoniʻi iá? Pe ʻi hono kehé, ʻokú ne ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo hono fakamamahiʻi ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mole ai meiate ia ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko ʻení? (Efeso 4:30) Ko e moʻoni, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē te tau malavá ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau hokohoko atu hono tali ʻa e tokoni fakaofo ko ʻeni meia Sihová.
Tokoni mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá
15. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke tau fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e Tohi Tapú?
15 Kuo hoko ʻa e Tohi Tapú ko ha matavai ʻo e tokoni ki he kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa Sihová he laui senituli lahi. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e Tohi Tapu Māʻoniʻoní, ʻi hono kehé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa hono tuʻunga ko ha matavai mālohi ʻo e tokoní. Ko hono tali ʻa e tokoni ko iá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e feinga. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻai ʻa e lau Tohi Tapú ko ha konga ia ʻo ʻetau founga-tuʻumaʻú.
16, 17. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Sāme 1:2, 3 ʻa e ngaahi pale ʻo hono lau ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he Sāme 1:3 ʻa e pau ke tau ngāue mālohí?
16 ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sāme 1:2, 3 fekauʻaki mo e tangata anga-fakaʻotuá: “Ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako, ʻio ʻi he lao oʻona ʻoku ne fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po. Te ne hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻivai, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fua ʻi hono toʻukai, ko hono lau foki ʻoku ʻikai mae; pea neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia pe.” ʻOkú ke sio ki he poini ʻo e kupu ko iá? ʻOku faingofua ke lau ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá pea fakaʻosiʻaki ʻo pehē ʻoku nau fakamatalaʻi pē ha fakatātā fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo ha fokotuʻutuʻu nonga—ko ha fuʻu ʻakau malumalu ʻoku tupu ʻi ha veʻe vaitafe. He lelei lahi ē ʻe hoko ke kiʻi mohe ʻi ha houa efiafi ʻi ha kiʻi feituʻu pehē! Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaafeʻi mai ʻe he saame ia ko ʻení kitautolu ke tau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ha mālōlō. ʻOkú ne fakamatalaʻi mai ʻe ia ha fakatātā mātuʻaki kehe, ko e ngāue mālohi ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai aí. Anga-fēfē?
17 Fakatokangaʻi ko e fuʻu ʻakau ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fuʻu ʻakau malumalu pē ʻoku tupu noa hake ʻi ha veʻe vaitafe. Ko ha fuʻu ʻakau-fua ʻeni, naʻe “to” fakakaukauʻi lelei ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe fili—ʻi he “ngaahi mangaʻivai.” ʻE malava fēfē ke tupu hake ha fuʻu ʻakau ʻe taha ʻo ofi ki ha mangaʻivai laka hake ʻi he tahá? Sai, ʻi ha ngoue ʻakau-fua, ʻoku keli nai ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná ha ngaahi luo fakatafenga vai ke haʻu ai ʻa e vaí ki he ngaahi aka ʻo ʻene ʻakau-fua mahuʻingá. ʻĀua, kuo kamata ke hā mahino mai ʻa e poiní! Kapau ʻoku tau maʻuiʻui ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie ʻo hangē ko e fuʻu ʻakau ko iá, ʻoku peheé koeʻuhi ko e ngāue lahi kuo fai maʻatautolú. ʻOku tau feohi mo ha kautaha ʻokú ne ʻomai hangatonu kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi vai maʻa ʻo e moʻoní, ka kuo pau ke tau fai ʻetau tafaʻakí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fakafaingamālieʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e vai mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ko ʻení, fai ʻa e fakalaulauloto mo e fekumi ʻoku fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke fakahū ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó. ʻI he founga ko iá, te tau fakatupu fua lelei ai mo kitautolu foki.
18. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tali ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki heʻetau ngaahi fehuʻí?
18 ʻOku ʻikai hano ʻaonga ʻo e Tohi Tapú kiate kitautolu kapau ʻoku tuku taʻefakaava pē ia ʻi ha laupapa. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa faimana, pe ko ha meʻa ʻomi monū ia—ʻo lava ke tau kuikui pē hotau matá, tuku ʻa e Tohi Tapú ke tō ʻo ava noa hake pē ʻi ha peesi, pea tau ʻamanekina leva ʻe hā mai ʻi he peesi ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolú ʻa e tali ki heʻetau fehuʻí. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo ha ngaahi fili ke fai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau keli ki he “ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtua” ʻo hangē ko e keli ki ha koloa fufuú. (Palovepi 2:1-5) Ko e fekumi tōtōivi mo tokangá ʻoku faʻa fiemaʻu ia koeʻuhi ke maʻu ai ʻa e akonaki Fakatohitapu ʻoku lau ʻo kau ki heʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu paú. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tohi lahi ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi heʻetau fekumí. ʻI heʻetau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ke vēkeveke keli ai ki he ngaahi maka-koloa ʻo e potó ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau fakaʻaongaʻi moʻoni ai ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihová.
Tokoni Fakafou ʻi he Kaungātuí
19. (a) Ko e hā ʻe vakai nai ai ki he ngaahi kupu ʻi he Taua Leʻo pe ʻĀ Hake! ko e tokoni kuo tokonaki mai fakafou ʻi he kaungātuí? (e) Kuo tokoniʻi fēfē koe ʻe ha kupu tefito ʻi he taha ʻo ʻetau ʻū pepá?
19 Kuo hoko maʻu pē ʻa e kau sevāniti fakaetangata ʻa Sihová ko ha matavai ʻo e fetokoniʻaki. Kuo liliu ʻa Sihova? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolú ʻoku malava ke tau fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia naʻa tau maʻu ai ʻa e tokoni tofu pē ko ia naʻa tau fiemaʻú ʻi he taimi totonu mei hotau kaungātuí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe lava ke ke manatuʻi ha kupu ʻi he Taua Leʻo pe ʻĀ Hake! naʻá ne fakafiemālieʻi koe ʻi he taimi naʻá ke fiemaʻu ai iá pe tokoniʻi koe ke ke solova ha palopalema pe fehangahangai mo ha pole ki hoʻo tuí? Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokoni ko iá fakafou ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻa ia kuo vaheʻi ke ne tokonaki mai ʻa e “mea kai i hono taimi totonu.”—Mātiu 24:45-47, PM.
20. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ko kinautolú ko e “ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangata”?
20 Ko ia ai, ko e tokoni ʻoku tau faʻa maʻu mei hotau kaungātuí ʻoku faʻa fakahangatonu ange. ʻOku fai ʻe ha tokotaha mātuʻa Kalisitiane ha malanga ʻoku maongo ki hotau lotó, pe ʻokú ne fai ha ʻaʻahi fakatauhisipi ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻi ha taimi faingataʻa, pe ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha akonaki anga-ʻofa ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi pea ikuʻi ha vaivaiʻanga. ʻOku tohi ha Kalisitiane houngaʻia fekauʻaki mo e tokoni naʻe fai ange ʻe ha tokotaha mātuʻa: “ʻI he malaʻe malangá, naʻá ne vaheʻi ha taimi ke fakalototoʻaʻi au ke fakahā ange ai ʻeku ngaahi fakakaukaú. ʻI he pō pē ki muʻá, naʻá ku lotu ai kia Sihova, ʻo kole ki ha taha ʻe malava ke u talanoa ki ai. ʻI he ʻaho pē hono hokó, naʻe lea mai ai ʻa e tokouá ni kiate au ʻi ha founga manavaʻofa. Naʻá ne tokoniʻi au ke u sio ki he founga kuo tokoniʻi ai au ʻe Sihova ʻi he laui taʻu. ʻOku ou fakamālō kia Sihova ʻi hono fekauʻi mai ʻa e tokotaha mātuʻa ko ʻení kiate aú.” ʻI he ngaahi founga peheé kotoa, ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ko kinautolú “ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangata,” naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki atu ʻi he hala ki he moʻuí.—Efeso 4:8, NW.
21, 22. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku iku ki ai ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he faʻahinga ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e akonaki ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Filipai 2:4? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai naʻa mo e fanga kiʻi ngāue iiki ʻo e anga-ʻofá?
21 Tuke kehe ʻa e kau mātuʻá, ʻoku loto ʻa e tokotaha Kalisitiane faitōnunga taki taha ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fekau fakamānavaʻi ke hanganaki “ʻoua naʻa taki taha tokanga ki heʻene meʻa aʻana pe, ka ki he meʻa ʻa e kakai kehe foki.” (Filipai 2:4) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻa e akonaki ko iá, ʻoku iku ai ki he ngaahi ngāue fisifisimuʻa ʻo e anga-ʻofá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe faingataʻaʻia ha fāmili Kalisitiane ʻe taha ʻi ha meʻa fakamamahi lahi fakatuʻupakē. Naʻe ʻalu ʻa e tamaí mo hono kiʻi ʻofefiné ki he falekoloá. ʻI heʻena foki ki ʻapí, naʻá na ʻi ha fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻi he meʻalelé. Naʻe mate ʻa e ʻofefiné; ko e tamaí, naʻe lavea lahi ʻaupito. ʻI heʻene ʻatā mei he falemahakí, naʻá ne ʻuluaki faingataʻaʻia fakasino lahi ʻo taʻemalava ai ke ne fai ha meʻa maʻana. Naʻe mātuʻaki hohaʻa fakaeongo hono uaifí ke tokangaʻi toko taha pē ia. Ko ia, naʻe ʻave ʻe ha ongo meʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e ongo meʻa mamahí ni ki hona ʻapí ʻo tokangaʻi ai kinaua ʻi ha ngaahi uike.
22 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai kau ki he ngaahi ngāue kotoa ʻo e anga-ʻofá ha meʻa fakamamahi mo e feilaulau fakafoʻituitui pehē. Ko e tokoni ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tau maʻú ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga mātuʻaki siʻisiʻi ange ia. Kae tatau ai pē pe ʻoku siʻisiʻi fēfē ʻa e anga-ʻofá, ʻoku tau houngaʻia ai, ʻikai ko ia? ʻE lava ke ke fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi taimi ne hanga ai ʻe ha foʻi lea ʻofa pe ko ha foʻi ngāue tokanga mei ha tokoua pe tuofefine ʻo ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e tokoni tofu pē naʻá ke fiemaʻú? ʻOku faʻa tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi founga peheé.—Palovepi 17:17; 18:24.
23. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai mai ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau feinga ai ke fetokoniʻakí?
23 Te ke loto ke ngāueʻaki koe ʻe Sihova ko ha founga ʻaonga ki hono tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé? ʻOku ʻatā atu kiate koe ʻa e monū ko iá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e feinga pehē mei hoʻo tafaʻakí. ʻOku pehē ʻe heʻene Folofolá: “Ko ia oku manavaofa ki he majiva oku foaki eia kia Jihova: bea ko ia kuo ne foaki te ne toe totogi kiate ia.” (Palovepi 19:17, PM) ʻOku haʻu ʻa e fiefia lahi mei hono foaki atu ʻo kitautolu ki hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné. (Ngāue 20:35) Ko e fiefia ʻi hono fai ʻa e tokoni peheé pe ko e loto-toʻa ʻi hono maʻu iá ʻoku ʻikai hokosia ia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakamavaheʻi ʻosi fakakaukauʻi pē kinautolú. (Palovepi 18:1) Ko ia ai, tau hoko ʻo faitōnunga ʻi he fakatahataha fakataha ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané koeʻuhi ke tau malava ai ke fefakalototoʻaʻaki.—Hepelu 10:24, 25.
24. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau ongoʻi ʻoku fakamasivaʻi kitautolu koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ha sio tonu ki he ngaahi mana fakaholomamata ʻa Sihova ʻi he kuohilí?
24 ʻIkai ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ia ke fakakaukauloto atu ki he ngaahi founga ʻa ia ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe Sihová? Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke tau moʻui ʻi ha taimi ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi mana fakaholomamata ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau ongoʻi ʻoku fakamasivaʻi kitautolu. Ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga moʻoní ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu kotoa ʻa e tokoni ʻoku tau fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke tau kei faitōnunga ai pē. Pea kapau ʻoku tau kātaki fakataha ʻi he tuí, te tau moʻui ke sio ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakaholomamata mo lāngilangiʻia taha ʻa Sihová ʻi he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá! Tau fakapapauʻi ke tali mo ngāuekakatoʻaki ʻa e tokoni ʻofa ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi ke lava ʻo tau fakaongo atu ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo ʻetau konga tohi ki he taʻu 2005: “Ko hoku tokoni ʻoku meia Sihova.”—Sāme 121:2.
Ko e Hā Hoʻo Fakakaukaú?
ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokoni ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ʻi he ʻaho ní—
• fakafou ʻi he kau ʻāngeló?
• fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní?
• ʻi heʻene Folofola fakamānavaʻí?
• fakafou ʻi he kaungātuí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku lelei ke ʻilo ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he kau ʻāngeló ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
ʻOku ngāueʻaki nai ʻe Sihova ha taha ʻo hotau kaungātuí ke ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie ʻoku tau fiemaʻú