ʻE Lava Ke Ke Ngāue ʻi ha Feituʻu ʻOku Lahi Ange Ai ʻa e Fiemaʻú?
1 Kuó ke fakakaukauloto atu ke hiki ki ha feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ki ha kau fanongonongo lahi ange ʻo e Puleʻangá? Kapau kuo fakaafeʻi koe ke ke “laka mai . . . ʻo tokoni,” te ke tali ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tali ʻaki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá? (Ng. 16:9, 10, NW) ʻI he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga lahi, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ki ha ngaahi fāmili matuʻotuʻa fakalaumālie, kau tāimuʻa ke nau tokoni ki hono ngāueʻi ʻa e feituʻu ngāué, pe ko ha kau mātuʻa mo ha kau sevāniti fakafaifekau taau ke nau tokoni ki hono tataki iá. ʻOku faʻuʻaki nai ʻa e feituʻu ngāué ha ngaahi kolo tuʻu mavahe ʻoku mafola takai ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻuta lalahí. Ko e Fale Fakatahaʻanga ofi tahá ʻoku lau maile nai hono mamaʻó. ʻOku fakangatangata nai ʻa e ngāue fakamāmaní. ʻOku ʻikai nai ke lelei maʻu pē ʻa e ʻeá. Te ke loto-lelei ke tali ha pole pehē? ʻE malava fēfē ke ʻai ia ke lavameʻa?
2 ʻOku Fiemaʻu ʻa e Tui mo e Falala: ʻI he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe mavahe ai ʻa ʻEpalame mei hono fonua tupuʻanga ko ʻUá pea fononga ʻi ha kilomita ʻe 1,000 ki Hālani fakataha mo hono uaifí, ʻilamutú pea mo ʻene tamai taʻumotuʻa ko Telá. (Sen. 11:31, 32; Nehe. 9:7) ʻI he hili ʻa e mate ʻa Telá, naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻEpalame, ʻa ia kuo taʻu 75 he taimi ko ení, ke mavahe mei Hālani pea mo hono kāingá pea fononga ki ha fonua ʻe fakahā ange ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ko ʻEpalame, Sēlai mo Lote naʻa “nau ʻalu atu.” (Sen. 12:1, 4, 5) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai ke hiki ʻa ʻEpalamé koeʻuhi ke ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu lahi ange ki ha kau faifekau. Ka ko ʻene hikí naʻe fiemaʻu ki ai ha meʻa. ʻA e hā?
3 Naʻe fiemaʻu kia ʻEpalame ʻa e tui mo e falala ke faiʻaki ʻa e ngāue ko iá. Naʻe pau ke liliu ʻene fakakaukaú mo ʻene founga moʻuí. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne tukuange ʻa e tuʻunga malu ʻo hono kāingá. Ka naʻá ne falala kia Sihova ke ne tokangaʻi ia pea mo hono fāmilí. Kuo fakahā ʻe he tokolahi he ʻahó ni ʻenau falala kia Sihová ʻi ha founga tatau.
4 Ngaahi Vāhenga-Ngāue Nounou: Kuó ke hokosia nai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ʻoku hoko mai mei hono ngāueʻi ʻa e feituʻu ngāue ʻoku teʻeki ke ngāueʻí pe feituʻu ngāue mamaʻo ʻa ē ʻoku tātātaha hono ngāueʻí? ʻI he taʻu kuo ʻosí, ʻi he fonua-lahi ʻo e ʻIunaite Seteté, naʻe ngāueʻi ai ʻe he kau malanga ʻe toko 5,699 ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu ngāue teʻeki ke ngāueʻi ʻe 163 mei he 174 ʻo e ngaahi feituʻu ko ení. Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe ha kau malanga kehe ʻe toko 5,676 ha ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe 380 ke ngāueʻi ʻa e feituʻu ngāue ʻoku tātātaha hono ngāueʻí. Ki ha niʻihi, naʻe kau heni ʻa e ngaahi fononga mamaʻo lahi. ʻI Haʻamoa, kuo ngāueʻi ai ʻe he kulupu ʻo ha kau malanga ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi kolo mamaʻó. Naʻe tuha ʻeni mo e feinga naʻe faí?
5 Naʻe tohi ʻe ha tokoua mei Kalefōnia naʻe ʻalu ki Utah: “ʻI he taimi naʻe fuofua kole mai ai ke u ʻave ha kulupu ki he feituʻu ngāue ʻoku tātātaha hono ngāueʻí, naʻá ku toumoua. Ka naʻá ku fili ke tali ʻa e vāhenga-ngāué. ʻIkai ngata pē ʻi he ʻikai ʻaupito ke u fakaʻiseʻisa aí ka naʻá ne liliu ʻeku moʻuí. ʻOku ou fakamālō kia Sihova ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ki he monū ʻo e hoko ko e konga ʻo e ʻaʻahi ko ʻení.” Naʻe pehē ʻe ha tokoua mei Fololita ʻa ia naʻe ʻalu ki Tennessee, ko e meʻa manatua lahi taha ia kuó ne hokosia ʻi hono taʻu ʻe 20 ʻi he moʻoní! Ko ha tokotaha taʻu hongofulutupu mei Connecticut naʻe ʻalu ki West Virginia naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e meʻa lelei taha pē ʻeni kuo hokosia ʻe heʻeku moʻuí!” ʻOku loto-tatau ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau malangá, ko e ngāue naʻa mo e ʻi ha kiʻi taimi nounou ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú kuó ne fakalolotoʻi ʻenau houngaʻia ki he ngāue fakafaifekaú. Talanoa ki he faʻahinga kuo nau ʻosi fai iá. Te ke ʻilo ai naʻe langa hake fakalaumālie ai kinautolu pea ngalingali te nau toe fai ia kapau ʻe toe ʻoange ha faingamālie.
6 Ko hono tali ha vāhenga-ngāue fakataimi ke ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú ʻe lava ke fakahoko ia ʻi ha taumuʻa kehe. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku fai peheé ʻoku malava ke nau maʻu ha fakamatala ʻaonga ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau “fatu hono totongi” ʻo e hiki ki ha toe konga kehe ʻo e feituʻu ngāue he vaʻá.—Luke 14:28.
7 ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ke talaki ʻa e ongoongo leleí “ki mamani katoa” ki muʻa ke hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻangá. (Mt. 24:14) ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻení, kapau ʻokú ke malava, te ke loto-lelei ke hiki ki ha feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú? ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu lahi.
8 Hiki ki ha Feituʻu ʻOku Lahi Ange Ai ʻa e Fiemaʻú: ʻOkú ke mālōlō mei he ngāué? ʻOkú ke maʻu ha paʻanga hū mai tuʻumaʻu? Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, ʻe lava ke ke fokotuʻutuʻu haʻo kiʻi ngāue pē ʻaʻau? ʻOku malava ke ke ngāueʻi hoʻo moʻuí mei ha faʻahinga feituʻu ʻo fakafou ʻi he telefoní pe ko e komipiutá? Kapau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ke hiki, ʻe lava ke ke tokoniʻi ha mēmipa he fāmilí ke ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu kehe?
9 ʻI he hili ha fakakaukau faʻa lotu peá ke ongoʻi ai te ke lavaʻi ʻa e pole ʻo e hiki ki ha feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú, talanoa ki he meʻá mo ho fāmilí pea mo e kau mātuʻa ʻi hoʻo fakatahaʻangá. Hili iá, fai leva ha tohi pea ʻoange ki he kau mātuʻá koeʻuhi ke nau fakakau nai ai ʻenau ngaahi fakamatalá mo e fakaongoongoleleí ki muʻa ke ʻoatu ia ki he ʻōfisi vaʻá.
10 Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ke fakakau ʻi hoʻo tohí? Ko ho taʻumotuʻá, ʻaho papitaisó, fonua ʻokú ke tangataʻifonua aí, ngaahi fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, tuʻunga fakaemalí, pe ʻokú ke maʻu ha fānau iiki. Fakahaaʻi ʻa e hingoa ʻo e motu pe vahefonua ʻokú ke fili ke ngāue aí, ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻo ngaahi fiemaʻu fakafoʻituituí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe lava ke ke nofo ʻi ha motu siʻisiʻi ʻoku tuʻu mavahe? ʻOkú ke lava ʻo folau ʻi ha ngaahi vaka iiki? ʻOkú ke lava ke lue ʻi ha lue mamaʻo ke aʻu ai ki he kakaí mo e moʻoní? ʻOkú ke lea ʻi ha faʻahinga lea muli?
11 ʻOkú ke faivelenga pea mo tomuʻa kamata ha meʻa? ʻOku fakaʻatā koe ʻe ho ngaahi tuʻungá ke ke ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú? Kapau ko ia, vakaiʻi leva ʻa e founga ʻoku lilingi hokohoko hifo ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau falala kiate ia ʻi heʻenau fakahāhā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e feilaulauʻi-kitá!—Sāme 34:8; Mal. 3:10.