ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
Kuó ke houngaʻia ʻi hono lau ʻa e ngaahi ʻīsiu fakamuimui ʻo e Taua Leʻo? Sio angé pe ʻe lava ke ke tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ení:
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau pōtopotoʻi ʻi hono leaʻaki ʻa e “lea maa,” ʻa e moʻoni fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá? (Sef. 3:9, PM)
Hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko ʻi ha lea ʻoku leaʻakí, ke pōtopotoʻi ʻi he leaʻaki ʻa e “lea maa,” ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fanongo tokanga, faʻifaʻitaki ki he kau pōtoʻi malangá, ako maʻuloto ʻa e ngaahi hingoa ʻo e ʻū tohi Fakatohitapú mo ha ngaahi veesi Tohi Tapu ʻe niʻihi, toe leaʻaki e ngaahi meʻa kuo tau akó, lautohi leʻo-lahi, ʻanalaiso ʻa e kalama, pe sīpinga ʻo e moʻoní, ngāue ke fakalakalaka, vaheʻi ha ngaahi taimi ako pea ʻahiʻahiʻi hono “leaʻaki” ʻa e lea maʻá.—8/15, peesi 21-25.
• ʻOku lava fēfē ke ngāueʻaki ki he nofo malí ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ʻo e “afo tuʻo tolu”?
Ko e “afo tuʻo tolu” ko ha kupuʻi lea fakaefakatātā ia. (Koh. 4:12) ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ki he nofo malí, ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e husepānití mo e uaifí, ko e ongo foʻi afo ia ʻe ua, ʻa ia ʻoku fī fakataha mo e afo ʻi lotó, ʻa ia ko e ʻOtuá. Ko e fāʻūtaha mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe ha ongo meʻa ʻa e mālohi fakalaumālie ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi palopalemá, pea maʻu ai ʻa e fiefiá.—9/15, peesi 16.
• ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e “hilifaki nima” ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Hepelu 6:2?
ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ia ki hono fakanofo ʻo e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané, ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he hilifaki nima ke ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakaemana ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. (Ng. 8:14-17; 19:6)—9/15, peesi 32.
• Ko e hā e ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke tau fekuki ai mo e mamahí?
Kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe he tokolahi ko e talanoá ʻe lava ke hoko ia ko ha fakafiemālie lahi. Ko Siope ʻi heʻene mamahi he mole ʻa ʻene fānau kotoa ʻe toko hongofulú naʻá ne pehē, “Te u laku atu ʻeku launga: Te u lea.” (Siope 10:1) Ki he niʻihi kehe ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he talanoa fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ongoʻí ʻoku nau ongoʻi nai ʻoku hoko ʻa e faitohí ko ha fakafiemālie lahi. Ko e tangata faitōnunga ko Tēvitá naʻá ne faʻu ha hiva tengihia lahi ke huaʻi atu ai ʻene mamahi ʻi he mate ʻa Sionatané. ʻOku lava foki ke hoko ʻa e tangí ko ha fakafiemālie fakaeongo. “Ko e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ai hano taimi, pea . . . ko e ʻaho ke tangi,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú. (Koh. 3:1, 4) Ke fakapapauʻí, ko e mate ʻa ha taha ʻoku tau ʻofa ai ko e ‘ʻaho ia ke tangi’ ai.—10, peesi 4-6.
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi ʻe he mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻiá?
ʻUluakí, kuo pau ke nau fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei. ʻI hono fefakahāhāʻaki ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e houngaʻiá, ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ai ki heʻenau fānaú ko e faʻahinga fakahāhā peheé ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku fai ki aí, fakaleleiʻi ai ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻi he fāmilí, pea ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e matuʻotuʻá. Uá, ʻe lava ke nau akoʻi ʻenau fānaú ke nau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e feinga ne fai pea mo e nima-homo ʻi ha meʻaʻofa pē ʻoku foaki atu ʻo nau maʻu. ʻE lava ke nau talanoa mo ʻenau fānaú ʻo ʻikai ki he meʻa pē ʻoku totonu ke nau leaʻaki ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻiá kae toe pehē foki ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ke nau leaʻaki ai iá. Tolú, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau kītaki. Ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau maʻu mei hotau fanauʻí ʻa e hehema ke siokitá. Ko ia kuo pau ai ke kīvoi ʻa e mātuʻá ʻi hono akoʻi ʻenau fānaú ke nau loto-houngaʻia pea fakahaaʻi ʻenau houngaʻiá. ʻE lava ke nau tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau ʻai ʻa e “tangata foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua.”—Efeso 4:24—10, peesi 21-23.
• ʻE lava fēfē ke fakahāhā ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku takimuʻá ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he niʻihi kehé?
Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻe lava ke fai pehē ai ha mātuʻa ko e ʻikai ʻaupito kole ki he niʻihi kehé ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te ne loto-lelei ke faí. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá ʻaki hono ʻoange ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ki he ngaahi kole pe fakahinohino ʻokú ne faí.—10/15, peesi 22.
• Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ako ʻe ha mātuʻa Kalisitiane mei he anga hono ngāueʻaki ʻe ha tauhi-sipi ha vaʻakau ʻoku kiʻi ngaofé?
Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe ha tauhi-sipi ha vaʻakau pe tokotoko ʻoku piko ke tataki ʻaki ʻa ʻene tākangá. ʻI he hū pe mavahe ʻa e fanga sipí mei he loto ʻaá, te nau ‘ʻalu atu ai ʻi he lalo tokotokó’ pea ʻe malava ai ke ne lau kinautolu. (Liv. 27:32) ʻOku pehē pē ʻa e fiemaʻu ki ha tauhi-sipi Kalisitiane ke ne ʻiloʻi mo lāuʻilo lelei ki he tākanga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻokú ne tokangaʻí.—11/15, peesi 9.