Tokoniʻi ʻa e Kakaí Ke Nau ‘ʻĀ Hake mei he Mohé’
“ʻOku mou ʻilo ʻa e kuongá, he kuo ʻosi hoko ʻa e houa kiate kimoutolu ke mou ʻā hake ai mei he mohé.”—LOMA 13:11.
ʻE LAVA KE KE FAKAMATALAʻI?
Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻā fakalaumālie ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau faifekau ʻoku ʻāʻaá ke nau fanongo mo fakatokanga meʻá?
Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he anga-leleí mo e anga-fakaalaalá ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú?
1, 2. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke ʻā hake ʻa e kakai tokolahi?
ʻI HE taʻu kotoa pē, ʻoku mate ai ʻa e laui afe koeʻuhí ʻoku nau tulemohe pe aʻu ʻo mohe lolotonga ʻa e fakaʻuli ʻi ha meʻalele. ʻOku mole ʻa e ngāue ʻa e niʻihi koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻā hake ʻi he taimí ke ō ki he ngāué pe koeʻuhí ʻoku nau mohe ʻi he ngāué. Ka ko e tulemohe fakalaumālié ʻe lava ke ʻi ai hono ngaahi nunuʻa ʻoku mafatukituki mamaʻo ange. ʻI he tuʻunga mahuʻinga ko ení ʻoku pehē ai ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Fiefia ē ka ko e tokotaha ʻoku nofoʻaki ʻāʻā.”—Fkh. 16:14-16.
2 ʻI he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá fakalūkufua ʻoku nau mohe ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie. Naʻa mo e kau taki lotu ʻe niʻihi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané kuo nau lave ki heʻenau tākangá ʻo pehē ko e ‘kau saianiti ʻoku nau mohe.’ Ko e hā ʻa e mohe fakalaumālie? Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke hanganaki ʻāʻā ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní? ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau ʻā hake mei he mohe peheé?
MOHE FAKALAUMĀLIÉ—KO E HĀ IA?
3. ʻE fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ha tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻāʻā fakalaumālie?
3 Ko e kakai ʻoku mohé ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa longomoʻui. ʻI hono kehé, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku mohe fakalaumālié ʻoku nau femoʻuekina ʻaupito nai—kae ʻikai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. ʻOku nau mātuʻaki nōfoʻi nai ʻi he loto-moʻua fakaʻaho ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi he moʻuí pe ko e tuli ki he mālié, ongoongoá, pe koloá. ʻI he meʻa kotoa ko ení, ʻoku ʻikai te nau fuʻu loko tokanga ki heʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié. Neongo ia, ko e kakai ʻoku ʻāʻā fakalaumālié, ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau moʻui “ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí,” ko ia ʻoku nau longomoʻui ai ʻi he lahi taha ʻo ʻenau malavá ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.—2 Pita 3:3, 4; Luke 21:34-36.
4. Ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻo e akonaki: “Tuku ke ʻoua te tau kei mohe ai pē ʻo hangē ko e niʻihi ko ē”?
4 Lau ʻa e 1 Tesalonaika 5:4-8. ʻOku enginaki heni ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kaungātuí ke ʻoua te nau “kei mohe ai pē ʻo hangē ko e niʻihi ko ē.” Ko e hā naʻá ne ʻuhinga ki aí? Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻe lava ke tau “kei mohe ai pē” ko hono tukunoaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa Sihová. Ko e toe founga ʻe taha ʻe lava ke tau “kei mohe ai pē” ko hono tukunoaʻi ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e taimi ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻauha ai ʻa e kau fakaʻotuamaté ʻoku ofi. Kuo pau ke tau fakapapauʻi ko e faʻahinga tāutaha fakaʻotuamate peheé ʻoku ʻikai te nau tākiekina kitautolu ke tau ohi ʻenau ngaahi foungá mo ʻenau fakakaukaú.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga fakakaukau ʻoku maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau mohe fakalaumālié?
5 ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻOtua ia te ne fiemaʻu mai ke nau fai ange kiate ia ha fakamatala. (Saame 53:1) Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau fakakaukau ko e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ke mahuʻingaʻia ia ʻiate kitautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ko ia ai ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ia ʻo ʻetau mahuʻingaʻia ʻiate ia. Neongo ia, ʻoku ongoʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehe ia ko e kau ki ha siasí te ne ʻai ai kinautolu ke nau hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e kakai kotoa ko ení ʻoku nau mohe fakalaumālie. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke nau ʻā hake. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tokoniʻi kinautolu?
KUO PAU KE TAU HANGANAKI ʻĀʻĀ
6. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke feinga mālohi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻā fakalaumālié?
6 Ke ʻi ha tuʻunga ke fakaʻaaki ʻa e niʻihi kehé, kuo pau ke tau ʻāʻā. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki aí? Ko e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakafekauʻaki ai ʻa e mohe fakaefakatātaá ki he “ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ʻo e fakapoʻulí”—ko e ngaahi fakafiefia longoaʻa, konā, fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau, faikovi taʻemīngao, fekeʻikeʻi, pea mo e meheka. (Lau ʻa e Loma 13:11-14.) Ko e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tōʻonga peheé ʻoku lava ke hoko ia ko ha pole. Ko e faʻa leʻó ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga. Ko ha fakaʻuli ʻo ha meʻalele ʻokú ne fakafuofuahalaʻi ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e mohe lolotonga ʻokú ne ʻi he fohé, ʻokú ne tuku nai ʻene moʻuí ke ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki. He mahuʻinga ē ki ha Kalisitiane ke ne lāuʻilo ko e mohe fakalaumālié ʻe lava ke hoko ia ʻo fakatupu mate!
7. ʻE uesia fēfē nai kitautolu ʻe ha fakakaukau fehālaaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kakaí?
7 Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe fakakaukau atu nai ha Kalisitiane ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi hono feituʻu ngāué kuo nau talitekeʻi taʻetoealaliliu ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (Pal. 6:10, 11) Te ne fakaʻuhinga nai, ‘Kapau heʻikai ke tali ia ʻe ha taha, ko e hā ke te longomoʻui ai ʻi he feinga ke aʻu ki he kakaí pe tokoniʻi kinautolú?’ Ko e moʻoni, ko e tokolahi ʻoku nau mohe fakalaumālie nai he taimí ni, ka ko honau ngaahi tuʻungá mo e fakakaukaú ʻe lava ke liliu. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau ʻā hake pea nau tali. Pea ʻe lava ke tau tokoniʻi kinautolu kapau ʻoku tau hanganaki ʻāʻā, hangē ko hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e ngaahi founga foʻou ke fakahoko atu ʻaki ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi ha founga fakamānako. Ko e konga ʻo ʻetau nofoʻaki ʻāʻaá ʻoku kau ki ai hono fakamanatu kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú.
KO E HĀ ʻOKÚ NE ʻAI KE MĀTUʻAKI MAHUʻINGA ʻETAU NGĀUE FAKAFAIFEKAÚ?
8. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané?
8 Manatuʻi ʻoku tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e fakafeangai lolotonga ʻoku fai maí, ko ʻetau malangá ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa Sihova pea fakahoko ai ha ngafa ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa ʻene taumuʻá. Kuo vavé ni ke hokosia ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he ongoongo leleí ʻa e tautea fakaefakamaau. Ko e anga ʻo e fakafeangai ʻa e kakaí ki heʻetau malangá ʻe hoko ko ha makatuʻunga ia ki he fakamāú. (2 Tes. 1:8, 9) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻe hoko ko ha fehālaaki ia ki ha Kalisitiane ke ne fakaʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻa e malanga longomoʻuí ia koeʻuhí “ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e toetuʻu fakatouʻosi ʻa e māʻoniʻoní mo e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.” (Ngā. 24:15) ʻOku tau mahinoʻi mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku fakamāuʻi ko e “fanga kosí” te nau ʻalu atu “ki he tuʻusi taʻengata.” Ko ʻetau malangá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo fakaava ai ʻa e hala ki he kakaí ke nau liliu pea ke nau maʻu ʻa e “moʻui taʻengata.” (Māt. 25:32, 41, 46; Loma 10:13-15) Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke tau malanga, naʻe mei maʻu fēfē ʻe he kakaí ʻa e faingamālie ke fanongo ai ki he pōpoaki ʻa ia ʻe lava ke maʻu ai ʻa e moʻuí?
9. Kuo anga-fēfē hoʻo maʻu ʻaonga fakatouʻosi mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he kau ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí?
9 Ko hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻoku toe ʻaonga ia kia kitautolu. (Lau ʻa e 1 Tīmote 4:16.) ʻIkai kuó ke ʻilo ko e lea fekauʻaki mo Sihova pea mo e ʻamanaki ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻokú ne ʻai ke mālohi hoʻo tuí mo hoʻo ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá? ʻIkai kuo tokoniʻi ai koe ke ke fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga faka-Kalisitiané? ʻIkai ko hono fakahāhā hoʻo līʻoa ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻoku tokoni ia ki hoʻo fiefiá? Ko e tokolahi ʻa ia kuo nau maʻu ʻa e monū ke nau akoʻi ʻa e moʻoní ki he niʻihi kehé kuo nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻo e sio ki hono tokoniʻi ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga peheé ke fakalakalaka ʻenau founga moʻuí.
FAKATOKANGA MEʻA
10, 11. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū mo Paula tonu ʻa ʻena ʻāʻā mo fakatokanga meʻá? (e) Fakatātaaʻi angé ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke fakaleleiʻi ai ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻi he hoko ʻo ʻāʻā mo fakatokanga meʻá.
10 Ko e mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻi he ongoongo leleí ʻe lava ke fakaʻaaki ia ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe. ʻOku pehē pē ʻa e pau ke hoko ʻa e kau faifekau Kalisitiané ko e kau fakatokanga meʻa ʻāʻā. Ko Sīsū ʻa hotau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá. ʻI heʻene haohaoá, naʻe lava ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻita ʻikai ke hā mai ʻa ha Fālesi, ko e fakatomala loto-moʻoni ʻa ha fefine angahalaʻia, mo e fakakaukau feilaulauʻi-kita ʻa ha uitou. (Luke 7:37-50; 21:1-4) Naʻe lava ke fakafeangai ʻa Sīsū ki he fiemaʻu fakalaumālie ʻa e tokotaha taki taha. Kae kehe, ko ha sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke ne hoko ʻo haohaoa ke hoko ai ko ha tokotaha fakatokanga meʻa lelei. ʻOku fakatātaaʻi ia ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá. Naʻá ne feʻunuʻaki ʻene malangá koeʻuhi ke fakamānako ki he kulupu kehekehe pea ki he kakai mo e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe.—Ngā. 17:22, 23, 34; 1 Kol. 9:19-23.
11 ʻI heʻetau feinga mālohi ke hoko ʻo ʻāʻā mo fakatokanga meʻa hangē ko Sīsū mo Paulá, ʻe lava ke tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e founga lelei taha ke fakaʻaaki ai ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he faʻahinga ko ē ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo iá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hoʻo fakaofiofi ki he faʻahinga tāutahá, kumi ki ha fakaʻilonga ʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻenau anga fakafonuá, ngaahi mahuʻingaʻiá, pe tuʻunga fakafāmilí. Mahalo pē ʻe lava ke ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau fai he taimi ko iá pea fai ha fakamatala anga-fakaʻapaʻapa fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi hoʻo kamataʻi ha fetalanoaʻaki.
12. Lolotonga ʻa e kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo ʻetau fetalanoaʻakí?
12 Ko ha tokotaha fakatokanga meʻa ʻāʻā ʻokú ne feinga ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakahohaʻá. Lolotonga ʻa e ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, ko e talanoa mo hotau hoa ngāué ʻe lava ke hoko ia ʻo fakatupu langa hake. Neongo ia, ʻoku tau loto ke manatuʻi ko ʻetau taumuʻa ʻi he kau atu ki he malaʻe fakafaifekaú ke malanga ki he niʻihi kehé. (Koh. 3:1, 7) Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe fakahohaʻasi ʻe heʻetau fetalanoaʻaki he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi ʻapí ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú. Ko e lāulea ki he ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa ia te tau saiʻia ke vahevahe ki he faʻahinga mahuʻingaʻiá ko ha founga lelei ia ke tauhi ai hotau ʻatamaí ke fakahangataha ki heʻetau taumuʻá. Pehē foki, neongo ʻe tokoni nai he taimi ʻe niʻihi ha telefoni toʻotoʻo ke tau hoko ʻo ola lelei ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻoku totonu ke tau fou ʻi ha ngaahi sitepu ke fakapapauʻi heʻikai fakahohaʻasi ʻe ha tatangi ʻa e telefoní ʻa ʻetau fetalanoaʻaki mo ha tokotaha-ʻapi.
FAKAHĀHĀ ʻA E MAHUʻINGAʻIA FAKAFOʻITUITUI
13, 14. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ai ha tokotaha? (e) Ko e hā nai ʻe fakaʻaaki ʻaki ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e kakaí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié?
13 Ko e kau faifekau ʻoku nau ʻāʻā mo tokangá ʻoku nau fanongo lelei ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fetaulaki mo iá. Ko e hā e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe lava ke ke ʻohake koeʻuhí ke ʻai ai ha taha ʻi ho feituʻu ngāué ke ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí? ʻOkú ne hohaʻa nai fekauʻaki mo e lahi ʻo e ngaahi lotú, ko e fakamālohi he feituʻú, pe ko e taʻelavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi founga-pulé? ʻE lava ke ke fakaʻaaki ha mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié ʻaki ʻa e fakamatala ki he tisaini fakaofo ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻuí pe ko hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻaonga ʻo e faleʻi ʻa e Tohi Tapú? Ko e lotú ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa e kakai ʻo e meimei anga fakafonua kotoa, naʻa mo e kau fakaʻikaiʻi-ʻOtua ʻe niʻihi. ʻOku fifili ʻa e tokolahi pe ʻoku fanongo mai nai ha taha ki he ngaahi lotú. ʻOku fakamānako nai ki he niʻihi ʻa e ongo fehuʻi: ʻOku fanongo mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi lotu kotoa pē? Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí ke fanongo mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá?
14 ʻOku ngalingali ʻe lava ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e pōtoʻi ʻi hono kamataʻi ʻa e ngaahi fetalanoaʻakí ʻi hono siofi ʻa e anga hono fai ia ʻe he kau malanga taukeí. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo ʻenau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻai ke hā ʻoku nau fai ha fakafehuʻi pe fieʻiló. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he tō ʻo honau leʻó mo e anga ʻo ʻenau sió ʻa ʻenau mahuʻingaʻia ko ia ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa e tokotaha-ʻapí?—Pal. 15:13.
KO E ANGA-LELEÍ MO E PŌTOʻÍ
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke hoko ʻa e anga-leleí ko e konga ia ʻo ʻetau ngaahi feinga ke malangá?
15 ʻOkú ke saiʻia ke fakaʻaaki koe mei ha mohe maʻu? Ko e tokolahi ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakafeangai lelei ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻaaki fakafokifā ai kinautolú. Ko ha fakaofiofi anga-fakaalaala ʻoku faʻa sai ange ia. ʻOku hoko moʻoni ʻa e meʻa tatau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi feinga ke fakaʻaaki fakalaumālie ʻa e kakaí. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku fakafeangai ʻita mai ha taha ki hoʻo ʻaʻahí, ko e hā ʻoku faʻa hoko ko e fakafeangai lelei tahá? Fakahaaʻi ʻi he anga-lelei ʻoku moʻoni ʻa ʻene ongoʻí, fakamālō kiate ia ʻi heʻene lea moʻoní, pea mavahe anga-mokomoko. (Pal. 15:1; 17:14; 2 Tīm. 2:24) Ko hoʻo anga-leleí ʻe ueʻi nai ai ha tokotaha pehē ke ne fakafeangai lelei ange ʻi he taimi hono hoko ʻe ʻaʻahi atu ai ha tokotaha Fakamoʻoní.
16, 17. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e vavanga fakaefakakaukaú ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú?
16 ʻI ha ngaahi tuʻunga kehe, te ke malava nai ke ikuʻi ha fakafeangai ʻikai lelei mai. ʻE pehē nai ʻe ha taha, “ʻIkai mālō. ʻOku ʻi ai pē ʻeku lotu ia ʻaʻaku,” pe “ʻOku ʻikai te u mahuʻingaʻia au” koeʻuhí pē ʻoku hā ngali ko e founga faingofua taha ia ke fakangataʻaki ʻa e fetalanoaʻakí. Neongo ia, ʻi he pōtoʻi mo e kīvoi ʻi he anga-leleí, te ke malava nai ke langaʻi ha fehuʻi fakamānako ʻe fakaʻaaki ai ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e tokotaha-ʻapí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié.—Lau ʻa e Kolose 4:6.
17 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻi heʻetau fetaulaki mo e kakai ʻoku nau ongoʻi ʻoku nau fuʻu femoʻuekina ke fanongó, ko e lelei tahá ke fakahaaʻi ʻoku tau mahinoʻi ʻa e tuʻungá pea mavahe. Neongo ia, ʻi ha taimi, ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi nai ʻe lava ke ke leaʻaki ai ha meʻa nounou mo mohu ʻuhinga. ʻOku malava ʻe he fanga tokoua ʻe niʻihi ke fakaava ʻa e Tohi Tapú, lau ha konga tohi fakatupunga-fakakaukau, pea tuku ki he tokotaha-ʻapí ha foʻi fehuʻi—ʻo fai kotoa ia ʻo siʻi hifo he miniti ʻe tahá. Ko ʻenau tuʻuaki nounoú kuo fakaʻaaki ai he taimi ʻe niʻihi ha mahuʻingaʻia lahi ʻo ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he tokotaha-ʻapí ʻoku ʻikai te ne fuʻu femoʻuekina ke fai ha fetalanoaʻaki nounou. Fēfē kapau te ke feinga ke fai ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ia ʻe he tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi aí?
18. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau fai ke hoko ai ʻo ola lelei ange ʻi he faifakamoʻoni ʻi he founga ʻikai anga-mahení?
18 ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fetaulaki ai mo e kakaí lolotonga ʻetau ngaahi ngāue fakaʻahó, ʻe faʻa lava ke tau fakaʻaaki ʻenau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ongoongo leleí kapau ʻoku tau mateuteu ke faifakamoʻoni ʻi he founga ʻikai anga-mahení. Ko e fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine tokolahi ʻoku nau faʻo ha tohi ʻi he kato honau valá pe kato toʻotoʻó. ʻOku nau toe fakakaukau nai ki ha konga Tohi Tapu pau ke vahevahe ki he niʻihi kehé kapau ʻe malanga hake ha faingamālie. ʻE lava ke ke talanoa mo e ʻovasia ngāué pe ko e kau tāimuʻa ʻi hoʻo fakatahaʻangá fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻe lava ke ke teuteu tonu ai ke fai ʻa e meʻa ko iá.
FAKAʻAAKI ANGA-FAKAALAALA ʻA HOTAU KĀINGÁ
19. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi feinga ke tokoniʻi ʻa hotau kāingá?
19 ʻOku fakanatula pē ʻa ʻetau saiʻia ke tokoniʻi hotau kāingá ke nau tali ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (Sios. 2:13; Ngā. 10:24, 48; 16:31, 32) Kapau ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻetau muʻaki feingá, ʻe lava ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻetau loto-māfana ke toe fai ha feingá. Te tau fakakaukau nai ʻoku siʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fai pe leaʻaki ʻa ia ʻe liliu ai ʻenau fakakaukaú. Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokó ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ha liliu ʻi he moʻui pe fakakaukau ʻa ho kāingá. Pe, kuó ke fakalakalaka nai ʻi hoʻo malava ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e moʻoní, ʻo ke lava ai ʻo maʻu he taimí ni ha ola ʻoku kehe.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e fakapotopotó ʻi heʻetau lea ki he ngaahi kāingá?
20 ʻOku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ʻo ʻikai ongongofua ki he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa hotau kāingá. (Loma 2:4) ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau lea anga-lelei kiate kinautolu ʻo hangē pē ko ia ʻoku tau fai ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku tau fetaulaki ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá? Lea ʻi he anga-malū mo e fakaʻapaʻapa. ʻI he ʻikai tala hangatonu ki he kakaí ʻa e meʻa ke faí, ʻoatu ʻa e fakamoʻoni ki he anga hono ʻai koe ʻe he moʻoní ʻo ke hoko ai ʻo ʻulungaanga leleí. (ʻEf. 4:23, 24) Fakahaaʻi mahino ʻa e anga hono fakakoloa ʻe Sihova ʻa hoʻo moʻuí, ʻo “ako koe ke fai meʻa ʻaonga.” (ʻAi. 48:17) Tuku ke sio atu ho kāingá ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga koe ʻo e moʻui faka-Kalisitiané.
21, 22. Fakamatala angé ki ha hokosia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e kītaki ʻi he ngaahi feinga ke tokoniʻi fakalaumālie ʻa e ngaahi kāingá.
21 Ki muí ni mai, naʻe tohi ai ʻe ha tuofefine: “Kuó u feinga maʻu pē ke u faifakamoʻoni ki hoku fanga tuongaʻane mo e fanga tokoua ʻe toko 13 ʻaki ʻeku leá mo hoku ʻulungāngá. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito te u tuku ke ʻosi atu ha taʻu ʻoku teʻeki ai te u tohi kiate kinautolu taki taha. Neongo ia, ko e taʻu ē ʻe 30, kuó u hoko ai ko e Fakamoʻoni pē ʻe toko taha ʻi he fāmilí.”
22 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa e tuofefiné: “ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha, naʻá ku telefoni ai ki he taha ʻo hoku fanga tokouá ʻa ia ʻokú ne nofo ʻi he maile ʻe lauingeau hono mamaʻó. Naʻá ne tala mai naʻá ne kole ange ki heʻene faifekaú ke ako Tohi Tapu mo ia, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fai ia. ʻI heʻeku tala ange te u fiefia ke tokoní, naʻá ne pehē mai: ‘Sai pē, ka te u tala atu ai leva he taimí ni: Heʻikai ʻaupito ke u hoko au ko e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.’ Hili hono meiliʻi kiate ia ʻa e tohi Ko e Hā ʻOku Akoʻi Moʻoni ʻe he Tohi Tapú?, naʻá ku tā kiate ia ʻi he hili maʻu pē ha ngaahi ʻaho siʻi. Ka naʻe teʻeki ai pē ke ne fakaava ʻe ia ʻa e tohí. Faifai atu pē, naʻá ku kole ange ke ne toʻo mai ʻene tohí, pea ʻi he miniti nai ʻe 15 he telefoní, naʻá ma lau ai mo lāulea ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu naʻe hiki aí. Hili ha toe ngaahi telefoni ʻe niʻihi, naʻá ne loto ai ke ako ʻo laka hake he miniti ʻe 15. Naʻe kamata leva ke ne telefoni mai kiate au ki heʻene akó, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi naʻa mo e ki muʻa ke u mavahe mei he mohengá ʻi he pongipongí pea tuʻo ua he ʻaho ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. ʻI he taʻu hono hokó, naʻá ne papitaiso ai, pea ʻi he taʻu hoko mai aí, naʻá ne kamata tāimuʻa.”
23. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau helaʻia ʻi he feinga ke fakaʻaaki ʻa e kakaí mei he mohe fakalaumālié?
23 Ko hono tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau ʻā hake mei he mohe fakalaumālié ko ha pōtoʻi ia pea ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e feinga kīvoi. Neongo ia, ko e kakai anga-vaivaí ʻoku nau kei tali pē ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feinga ke fakaʻaaki kinautolú. ʻI hono fakaʻavalisí, ko e kakai ʻe toko 20,000 tupu ʻoku nau papitaiso he māhina taki taha ʻo hoko ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova. Ko ia tau tokanga ki he akonaki ʻa Paula ki hotau tokoua ko ʻĀkipo he ʻuluaki senitulí: “Hanganaki vakavakai ke ke fakahoko ʻa e ngāue naʻá ke tali ʻi he ʻEikí.” (Kol. 4:17) Ko e kupu hoko maí ʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke ne mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ke malanga ai fakataha mo ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé.
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FOUNGA KE TAUHI AI KOE KE KE ʻĀʻAÁ
▪ Hanganaki femoʻuekina ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá
▪ Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ʻo e fakapoʻulí
▪ ʻAi ke ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e mohe fakalaumālié
▪ Tauhi maʻu ha fakakaukau ʻoku lelei ki he kakai ʻi ho feituʻu ngāué
▪ ʻAhiʻahiʻi ha ngaahi founga foʻou ke malanga ai ki he niʻihi kehé
▪ Manatuʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hoʻo ngāue fakafaifekaú