ʻOkú Ke Maʻu ʻa e Vakai ʻa Sihova ki he Ngaahi Meʻa ʻOku Toputapú?
“O vakavakai lahi . . . telia naa ai ha taha feauaki, be ha manuki [pe taʻefakahoungaʻi] oe mea tabu.”—HEPELU 12:15, 16, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau lolotonga ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová?
KO E māmaní ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá ʻoku fakaʻau ke siʻisiʻi ʻene tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toputapú. Naʻe pehē ʻe he sōsiolosia Falanisē ko Edgar Morin: “Ko e ngaahi makatuʻunga kotoa ʻa ia ʻoku fakatuʻunga ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāangá—ko e ʻOtuá, natula, fonua tupuʻangá, hisitōliá mo e ʻuhingá—kuo ala fehuʻia ia . . . . Kuo fai pē ʻe he kakaí ia ʻenau fili ki he meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá.” ʻOku tapua atu ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e “laumalie ʻoku ʻo mamani,” pe “laumalie ʻoku lolotonga ngaue ni ʻi he hako ʻo talangataʻa.” (1 Kolinito 2:12; Efeso 2:2) Ko e laumālie taʻeʻapasia ko iá ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ia ʻe he faʻahinga kuo nau fakatapui kinautolu kia Sihova mo moʻulaloa loto-lelei ki hono tuʻunga-hau totonú. (Loma 12:1, 2) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngafa mahuʻinga ʻo e toputapú, pe māʻoniʻoní, ʻi heʻenau lotu kia Sihová. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻoku totonu ke toputapú? ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupú ni ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe nima ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ki he kau sevāniti kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e kupu hoko maí ʻe fakahanga ai ʻa e tokangá ki he toputapu ʻo ʻetau ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. Ka ko e hā koā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e foʻi lea “māʻoniʻoni”?
2, 3. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihová? (e) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tau vakai ai ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ko e meʻa ʻoku māʻoniʻoní?
2 ʻI he lea faka-Hepelū ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ko e foʻi lea “māʻoniʻoni” ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ʻo e fakamavaheʻi. ʻI he lotú, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e “māʻoniʻoni” ki he meʻa ʻoku fakamavaheʻi mei he ngāueʻaki anga-mahení, pe vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu. ʻOku māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻuhinga fakaʻaufuli. ʻOku ui ia ko e Tokotaha “maonioni” Tahá. (Palovepi 9:10; 30:3, PM) ʻI ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe tui ai ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahí ha tātā naʻe fakamaʻu ki ai ha lauʻi peleti koula kuo tohi tongi ki ai ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea “Koe Maonioni kia Jihova.” (Ekisoto 28:36, 37, PM) Ko e kau selupimi mo e kau selāfimi fakalangi ʻoku nau tuʻu takatakai ki he taloni ʻo Sihová ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku nau fanongonongo: “Oku maonioni, oku maonioni, oku maonioni, a Jihova.” (Aisea 6:2, 3, PM; Fakahā 4:6-8) ʻOku fakamamafaʻi mai ʻe he toutou leaʻaki ko ʻení ko Sihová ʻoku māʻoniʻoni, maʻa mo haohaoa ʻi he tuʻunga taupotu tahá. Ko hono moʻoní, ko Ia ʻa e Matavai ʻo e māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē.
3 Ko e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻoku toputapu, pe māʻoniʻoni. Naʻe kalanga ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Tuku ke nau fakamalo ki ho huafa lahi mo fakailifia; he oku maonioni ia.” (Sāme 99:3, PM) Naʻe akoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ke tau lotu: “Ko ʻemau Tamai koe ʻoku ʻafio ʻi Hēvani, ke kei toputapu ai pē ho Huafá.” (Mātiu 6:9, Kōsipeli ʻe Fā) Ko e faʻē fakaemāmani ʻa Sīsuú, ʻa Mele, naʻá ne talaki: “ʻOku fakahikihikiʻi ʻe hoku loto ʻa e ʻEiki . . . kuo fai maʻaku ʻe he Māfimafi ha ngaahi meʻa lalahi: pea ʻoku māʻoniʻoni hono huafa.” (Luke 1:46, 49) ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, ʻoku tau vakai ki hono huafá ko e meʻa ʻoku māʻoniʻoni pea ʻoku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fai ha meʻa ʻe lumaʻi nai ai ʻa e huafa māʻoniʻoni ko iá. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he toputapú, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau ʻoku toputapu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapú.—Emosi 5:14, 15.
ʻUhinga ʻOku Tau ʻApasia Loloto Ai kia Sīsuú
4. Ko e hā ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa Sīsū ko e “Toko taha Māʻoniʻoni”?
4 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e “ʻalo-tofu-pe-taha” ʻo e ʻOtua māʻoniʻoni ko Sihová, naʻe fakatupu ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māʻoniʻoni. (Sione 1:14; Kolose 1:15; Hepelu 1:1-3) Ko ia ʻoku ui ai ia ko e “Toko taha Māʻoniʻoni . . . ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Sione 6:69, KF) Naʻá ne kei maʻu pē hono tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní ʻi he taimi naʻe hiki hifo ai ʻene moʻuí mei hēvani ki he māmaní, he ʻi he mālohi ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní naʻe ʻaloʻi ai ʻe Mele ʻa Sīsuú. Naʻe tala ange ʻe ha ʻāngelo kiate ia: “E hoko mai ae Laumalie Maonioni kiate koe . . . e ui ai ae hako maonioni te ke faeleʻi koe Alo oe Otua.” (Luke 1:35, PM) ʻI he lotu kia Sihová, naʻe tuʻo ua ai ʻa e lave ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Selusalemá ki he ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo pehē ko “ho Alo maonioni ko Jisu.”—Ngāue 4:27, 30, PM.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fekau toputapu naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sīsū ʻi he māmaní, pea ko e hā ʻoku maʻongoʻonga ai hono taʻataʻá?
5 Naʻe maʻu ʻe Sīsū ha fekau toputapu ke fakahoko ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene ʻi māmaní. ʻI hono papitaiso ia ʻi he 29 T.S., naʻe pani ai ʻa Sīsū ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahi ʻo e temipale lahi fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová. (Luke 3:21, 22; Hepelu 7:26; 8:1, 2) Tānaki atu ki ai, naʻe pau ke ne pekia ko ha feilaulau. ʻE tokonaki mai ʻe hono taʻataʻa naʻe lilingí ʻa e huhuʻi ʻa ia ʻe malava ke fakahaofi ai ʻa e kau faiangahala fakaetangatá. (Mātiu 20:28; Hepelu 9:14) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tau vakai ki he taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsuú ko e meʻa ʻoku toputapu, ʻoku “maʻongoʻonga.”—1 Pita 1:19.
6. Ko e hā ʻetau fakakaukau atu kia Kalaisi Sīsuú, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ki aí?
6 ʻI hono fakahaaʻi ʻoku taau ke tau ʻapasia loloto ki hotau Tuʻi mo e Taulaʻeiki Lahi ko Kalaisi Sīsuú, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Naʻe matuʻaki hakeakiʻi ai [hono ʻAló] ʻe he ʻOtua, mo ne foaki kiate ia ha hingoa ʻoku maʻolunga ʻi he hingoa kotoa pe: koeʻuhi ke ʻilonga ha tui ʻi Langi mo Mamani mo Lolofonua pea peluki ʻi he huafa ʻo Sisu; pea ʻilonga ha ʻelelo, pea fakamoʻoni ko e ʻEiki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi—moʻo fakalangilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtua ko e Tamai.” (Filipai 2:9-11) ʻOku tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toputapú ʻaki ʻetau fakamoʻulaloaʻi fiefia kitautolu ki hotau Taki mo e Tuʻi ʻoku lolotonga pule ko Kalaisi Sīsuú, ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Mātiu 23:10; Kolose 1:18.
7. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tau fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻetau moʻulaloa kia Kalaisí?
7 Ko e moʻulaloa kia Kalaisí ʻoku toe kau ki ai mo ʻetau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he kau tangata ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ke nau takimuʻa ʻi he ngāue ʻokú ne lolotonga tatakí. Ko e ngafa ʻo e kau pani ʻe he laumālié ʻa ia ʻoku faʻuʻaki kinautolu ʻa e Kulupu Pulé pea mo e ngafa ʻo e kau ʻovasia ʻoku nau fakanofo ʻi he ngaahi vaʻá, ngaahi vahé, ngaahi sēketí mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻoku totonu ke vakai ki ai ko ha fatongia toputapu. Ko ia ai, ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ʻoku kounaʻi mai ai ʻetau ʻapasia lolotó mo e moʻulaloá.—Hepelu 13:7, 17.
Ko ha Kakai Māʻoniʻoni
8, 9. (a) ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha kakai māʻoniʻoní? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻai ʻe Sihova ke maongo ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e toputapú?
8 Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha fuakava mo ʻIsileli. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe he vahaʻangatae ko ʻení ki he puleʻanga foʻou ko iá ha tuʻunga makehe. Naʻe fakatāpuhaaʻi ai kinautolu, pe fakamavaheʻi. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova tonu kiate kinautolu: “Te mou maonioni kiate au: he ko au Jihova oku ou maonioni, bea kuou fakamavae akimoutolu mei he kakai kehe, koeuhi ke ooku akimoutolu.”—Livitiko 19:2; 20:26, PM.
9 Mei hono fokotuʻu pē ʻo e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke maongo ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e toputapú. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e tautea maté, naʻe aʻu ʻo ʻikai fiemaʻu ke nau pā ki he moʻunga ko ia naʻe ʻohifo ai ʻa e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú. Naʻe vakai ki he Moʻunga Sainaí naʻe toputapu ʻi ha ʻuhinga ʻi he taimi ko iá. (Ekisoto 19:12, 23) Ko e tuʻunga fakataulaʻeikí, ko e tāpanekalé mo hono ngaahi nāunaú naʻe toe vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu. (Ekisoto 30:26-30) Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
10, 11. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke pehē ʻoku toputapu ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻo e kau paní, pea ko e hā hono ola ʻo e meʻá ni ki he “fanga sipi kehe”?
10 Ko e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻo e kau paní ʻoku toputapu ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová. (1 Kolinito 1:2) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e kulupu fakakātoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi he māmaní ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pē ʻoku fakatatau ia ki ha temipale māʻoniʻoni, neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke fokotuʻuʻaki kinautolu ʻa e temipale lahi fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová. ʻOku ʻafio ʻa Sihova ʻi he temipale ko iá fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻA ia ʻoku fai ai pe [ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū] ʻa e hokohoko lelei ʻo e fale kotoa, pea ʻoku fakaaʻau hake ai pe ia ke hoko ko ha temipale tapu, tuʻu ʻi he ʻEiki; ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻa kimoutolu foki ki he fale, moʻo ʻafioʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he Laumalie.”—Efeso 2:21, 22; 1 Pita 2:5, 9.
11 Naʻe toe tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane paní: “ʻOku ʻikai te mou ʻilo koā ko e temipale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻa kimoutolu, pea ʻoku fale ʻiate kimoutolu ʻe he Laumalie ʻo e ʻOtua? . . . Ko e temipale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻoku toputapu [pe māʻoniʻoni]; pehe foki mo kimoutolu.” (1 Kolinito 3:16, 17) Fakafou ʻi hono laumālié, ʻoku ‘nofo’ ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau paní pea “eveeva iate kinautolu.” (2 Kolinito 6:16, PM) ʻOkú ne tataki hokohoko ʻene “tamaioeiki” anga-tonú. (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻOku koloaʻaki ʻe he “fanga sipi kehe” honau monū ko e hoko ʻo feohi mo e kalasi ʻo e temipalé.—Sione 10:16; Mātiu 25:37-40.
Ngaahi Meʻa Toputapu ʻi Heʻetau Moʻui Faka-Kalisitiané
12. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo meʻa ʻoku toputapu ʻi heʻetau moʻuí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
12 ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo, ko e ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻoku felāveʻi mo e moʻui ʻa e kau mēmipa pani ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané mo honau ngaahi takangá ʻoku vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu. Ko hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová ko e meʻa toputapu ia. (1 Kalonikali 28:9; Sāme 36:7) Ko ha meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia kiate kitautolu ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakaʻatā ha meʻa pe ko ha taha ke ne felei hotau vahaʻangatae mo hotau ʻOtua ko Sihová. (2 Kalonikali 15:2; Semisi 4:7, 8) ʻOku fakahoko ʻe he lotú ha ngafa mahuʻinga ʻi heʻetau tauhi maʻu ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo Sihová. Naʻe mātuʻaki toputapu ʻa e lotú ki he palōfita ko Tanielá he naʻa mo e ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ki heʻene moʻuí, naʻá ne hokohoko faitōnunga atu ʻi heʻene tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e lotu kia Sihová. (Taniela 6:7-11) “Koe gaahi lotu oe kakai maonioni,” pe kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻoku fakatatau ki he ʻinisēnisi naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he lotu ʻi he temipalé. (Fakahā 5:8; 8:3, 4, PM; Livitiko 16:12, 13) ʻOku fakamamafaʻi mai ʻe he fakatātā ko ʻení ʻa e toputapu ʻo e lotú. Ko ha monū lahi ē ke malava ke fetuʻutaki mo e Hau ʻo e ʻunivēsí! ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi he vakai ki he lotú ko ha meʻa toputapu ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí!
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ivi ʻoku māʻoniʻoní, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻatā fēfē ia ke ngāue ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
13 ʻOku ʻi ai ha ivi ʻi he moʻui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní mo honau ngaahi takangá ʻoku nau vakai moʻoni ki ai ʻoku toputapu—ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e laumālie ko iá ko e ivi ngāue ia ʻo Sihová, pea koeʻuhi ʻoku ngāue maʻu pē ia ʻo fehoanaki mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ui totonu ia ko e “Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni,” pe “laumalie oe maonioni.” (Sione 14:26; Loma 1:4, PM) Fakafou ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití ʻa e mālohi ke nau malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (Ngāue 1:8; 4:31) ʻOku foaki ʻe Sihova hono laumālié kiate “kinautolu ʻoku talangofua kiate ia” ko e pulé, ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau “fou ʻi he Laumalie,” ʻo ʻikai fakatatau ki he ngaahi holi fakakakanó. (Ngāue 5:32; Kaletia 5:16, 25; Loma 8:5-8) ʻOku fakaivia ʻe he ivi mālohi ko ʻení ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau fakatupu ʻa e “fua ʻo e Laumalie”—ko e ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei—pea mo e “ulugaaga maonioni moe aga faka-Otua.” (Kaletia 5:22, 23; 2 Pita 3:11, PM) Kapau ʻoku toputapu kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, te tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hano fai ha faʻahinga meʻa ʻe mamahi ai ʻa e laumālié, pe fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ai ʻene ngāue ʻi heʻetau moʻuí.—Efeso 4:30.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e monū ʻoku vakai ki ai ʻa e kau paní ʻoku toputapú, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e kau ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ki he monū ko ʻení?
14 Ko e monū ʻoku tau maʻu ko hono fataki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua māʻoniʻoni ko Sihová, pea mo e hoko ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní ko ha toe meʻa ia ʻe taha ʻoku tau vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu. (Aisea 43:10-12, 15) Kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ke taau ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní “ko e kau talafekau ʻo e Fuakava Foʻou.” (2 Kolinito 3:5, 6) ʻI heʻene peheé, ʻoku fekauʻi ai kinautolu ke nau malangaʻi “ʻa e ongoongolelei ko eni ʻo e puleʻanga” pea ‘ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako.’ (Mātiu 24:14; 28:19, 20) ʻOku nau fakahoko faitōnunga ʻa e fekaú ni, pea ʻoku tali ia ʻe he kakai ʻe laui miliona hangē ha sipí, ʻo nau lea fakaefakatātā ki he kau paní: “Te tau ō mo kimoutolu; he kuo mau fanongo ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Sakalaia 8:23) ʻOku ngāue fiefia ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie ko e “kau tagata goue” mo e “kau tauhi vaine” maʻá e “kau Faifekau [pani] a ho tau Otua.” ʻI he founga ko iá, ʻoku tokoni lahi ai ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ki he kau paní ʻi hono fakahoko ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá ʻi ha tuʻunga fakamāmani lahi.—Aisea 61:5, 6, PM.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue naʻe vakai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki ai ʻoku toputapú, pea ko e hā ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e vakai tatau?
15 Ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e taha ia naʻá ne lau ʻa ʻene ngāue fakamalangá ko ha meʻa ʻoku toputapu, pe māʻoniʻoni. Naʻá ne lave kiate ia tonu “ko e faifekau ʻa Kalaisi Sisu ki he Senitaile; ʻou ngaue ʻi he Kosipeli ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Loma 15:16) ʻI he tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó, naʻe lave ai ʻa Paula ki heʻene ngāue fakamalangá ko ha “koloa.” (2 Kolinito 4:1, 7) Fakafou ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalangá, ʻoku tau ʻai ai ke ʻiloa ʻa e “folofola [toputapu] ʻa e ʻOtua.” (1 Pita 4:11) Ko ia ai, pe ʻoku tau kau ʻi he kau paní pe ko e fanga sipi kehé, ʻoku tau lau ko ha monū toputapu ke kau ʻi he ngāue ko e faifakamoʻoní.
“Fakahaohaoa ae Maonioni i he Manavahe ki he Otua”
16. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ko e kakai ‘taʻefakahoungaʻi oe mea tabú’?
16 Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki hono kaungā Kalisitiané ke ʻoua te nau hoko ko e kakai ‘taʻefakahoungaʻi oe mea tabú.’ Kae kehe, naʻá ne akonakiʻi kinautolu ke ‘tuli ki he maonioní,’ “o vakavakai lahi . . . telia naa ai ha aka kona e tubu bea fakamamahiʻi ai [ʻakinautolu], bea uliʻi ai ae toko lahi.” (Hepelu 12:14-16, PM) Ko e kupuʻi lea “aka kona” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he faʻahinga tokosiʻi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻoku nau fakaangaʻi nai ʻa e founga ʻoku fai ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Hangē ko ʻení, te nau taʻelototatau nai ki he vakai ʻa Sihova ki he toputapu ʻo e nofo malí pe ko e fiemaʻu ke maʻa fakaeʻulungāangá. (1 Tesalonaika 4:3-7; Hepelu 13:4) Pe ko ʻenau kau nai ʻi he talanoaʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kau tafoki mei he moʻoní, ʻa e “gaahi lea babunoa” ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻe he faʻahinga kuo nau “he mei he mooni.”—2 Timote 2:16-18, PM.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e feinga maʻu pē mei he tafaʻaki ʻa e kau paní ke tapua atu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he māʻoniʻoní?
17 Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ki hono fanga tokoua paní: “E kaiga ofeina, . . . tau fakamaa akitautolu mei he uli kotoabe oe kakano moe laumalie, o fakahaohaoa ae maonioni i he manavahe ki he Otua.” (2 Kolinito 7:1 [6:19], PM) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamatalá ni ko e kau Kalisitiane paní, “oku kau i he ui mei he lagi,” kuo pau ke nau feinga maʻu pē ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku nau tapua atu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he māʻoniʻoní ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo ʻenau moʻuí. (Hepelu 3:1, PM) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, naʻe enginaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki hono fanga tokoua fanauʻi ʻe he laumālié: “Fai ʻo ngali mo ha fanau talangofua, ʻo ʻoua te mou tuku kimoutolu ke anga ki hoʻomou ngaahi holi muʻa, fai ʻi he taʻeʻilo; ka mou anga ki he Toko Taha Maʻoniʻoni ne ne ui kimoutolu, ʻo mou hoko kimoutolu foki ko e maʻoniʻoni ʻi hoʻomou toʻonga kotoa pe.”—1 Pita 1:14, 15.
18, 19. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe he kau mēmipa ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toputapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e toe tafaʻaki toputapu kehe ʻo ʻetau moʻui faka-Kalisitiané ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
18 Fēfē ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻa ia te nau hao moʻui atu ʻi he “mamahi lahi”? ʻOku pehē foki mo kinautolu kuo pau ke nau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toputapú. ʻI he tohi Fakahaá, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai kinautolu ʻoku nau fai kia Sihova ʻa e “tauhi [pe ngāue toputapu]” ʻi he lotoʻā fakaemāmani ʻo hono temipale fakalaumālié. Kuo nau tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí, pea ‘fō [fakaefakatātā] honau kofú, ʻo fakahinehina ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí.’ (Fakahā 7:9, 14, 15) ʻOku nau maʻu ai ha tuʻunga maʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová pea ʻoku nau maʻu ai ʻa e ngafa ko hono “fakamaa [akinautolu] mei he uli kotoabe oe kakano moe laumalie, o fakahaohaoa ae maonioni i he manavahe ki he Otua.”
19 Ko ha tafaʻaki mahuʻinga ʻi he moʻui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní mo honau ngaahi takangá ko ʻenau fakataha maʻu pē ke lotu kia Sihova pea ako ʻene Folofolá. ʻOku vakai mai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi fakatahataha ʻa ʻene kakaí ko ha meʻa ʻoku toputapu. Ko e founga pea mo e ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toputapú ʻi he tafaʻaki mahuʻinga ko ʻení ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻI he Fakamanatú
• Ko e hā ʻa e vakai fakamāmani ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová?
• Ko e hā ko Sihova ai ʻa e Matavai ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku māʻoniʻoní?
• ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau ʻapasia ki he māʻoniʻoni ʻa Kalaisí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
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ʻI ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ko e tuʻunga fakataulaʻeikí, ko e tāpanekalé mo hono ngaahi nāunaú naʻe vakai ki ai ʻoku toputapu
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Ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi he māmaní ʻoku faʻuʻaki ha temipale māʻoniʻoni
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Ko e lotú mo ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá ko ha ongo monū toputapu