ʻOku Longomoʻui ʻa e ʻOfa Fakaefakatokouá
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga Meia Filimone
NAʻE foaki ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ki hono kau muimuí ʻa e “tuʻutuʻuni foʻou” ke nau feʻofaʻaki ʻo hangē ko ʻene ʻofa kiate kinautolú. (Sione 13:34, 35) Koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa ko iá, te nau lava ke mate koeʻuhi ko e tokotaha kehé. ʻIo, ko e ʻofa fakafefakatokouá ʻoku mālohi mo longomoʻui pehē.
Naʻe ʻilo pau ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e ʻofa fakaefakatokouá te ne ueʻi ʻa Filimone, ko ha Kalisitiane naʻe feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolosé, ko ha kolo ʻi ʻĒsia Minu. Naʻe ʻosi ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa Filimone ke ne fakaava hono falé ke ngāueʻaki ko e faiʻanga fakataha Kalisitiane. Naʻe hola ʻa e pōpula ʻa Filimone ko ʻOnesema, ʻo ne kaihaʻasi nai ha paʻanga ke totongiʻaki ʻene fononga ki Lomá, ʻa e feituʻu naʻá ne toki fetaulaki ai mo Paula peá ne hoko ko ha Kalisitiané.
ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e nofo pōpula ʻi Loma ʻo fakafuofua ʻi he taʻu 60-61 T.S., naʻe fai ai ʻe Paula ha tohi ʻo fakatautefito kia Filimone. Naʻá ne kole kia Filimone ke ne toe talitali ʻa ʻOnesema ʻi he laumālie ʻo e ʻofa fakaefakatokouá. Lau ʻa e tohí ni, pea te ke toki sio ai ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ia ʻo e ongoʻi ʻofá mo e potó—ko e meʻa lelei ia ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová.
Fakaongoongolelei Koeʻuhi ko e ʻOfa mo e Tui
ʻI heʻene tohi kia Filimone mo e niʻihi kehé, naʻe tomuʻa fai ʻe Paula ha fakaongoongolelei. (Veesi 1-7) Naʻe toutou fanongo ʻa Paula ʻo kau ki he ʻofa ʻa Filimone kia Kalaisí pea mo e kakai tapú kotoa pea mo ʻene tuí. Naʻe ueʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa Paula ke ne fakamālō kia Sihova pea toe hoko ai ʻo fakafiefia mo fakafiemālie kiate ia. ʻOku tau fakaongoongoleleiʻi hotau kaungā-tui ʻa ia ʻoku nau hoko ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he ʻofa mo e tuí? ʻOku totonu ke tau fai pehē.
Ko e enginaki fakatuʻunga ʻi he ʻofá ʻoku lelei maʻu pē ia ʻi heʻetau feangai ko e kau kaungā-Kalisitiané, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá. (Veesi 8-14) ʻI he ʻosi ʻene kamata fakapotopotó, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositoló neongo naʻe mei lava ke ne fekau hangatonu ʻa Filimone “ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu,” ka naʻá ne fili ke enginaki kiate ia. Ke ne fai ʻa e hā? Ke ne toe tali ʻa e pōpula ko ʻOnesemá ʻi ha founga anga-ʻofa! Naʻe saiʻia ʻa Paula ke tuku ʻa ʻOnesema koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi ngāue leleí ka heʻikai te ne fai ia ʻo taʻe maʻu ha ngofua meia Filimone.
Ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ngali ʻikai fuʻu loko leleí ʻoku nau faʻa hoko ʻo ʻaonga, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko atu hono fakahā ʻe Paulá. (Veesi 15-21) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe hoko ha lelei ʻi he hola ʻa ʻOnesemá. Ko e hā? Koeʻuhi he kuo toe maʻu ia ʻe Filimone ʻi heʻene hoko ko ha tokoua Kalisitiane loto-lelei mo faitotonu, ʻo ʻikai ko ha pōpula taʻeloto-lelei pea taʻe angatonu nai. Naʻe kole ʻe Paula kia Filimone ke ne talitali ʻa ʻOnesema ʻo hangē pē ko hono talitali ʻa Paulá. Kapau naʻe faihala ʻa ʻOnesema kia Filimone ʻi ha faʻahinga founga, ʻe toki totongi ia ʻe he ʻapositoló. Ke ʻai ʻa Filimone ke ne hoko ʻo toe loto-lelei ke ne fai pehē, naʻe fakamanatu kiate ia ʻe Paula ʻoku moʻua mai ia kia Paula ʻi heʻene hoko ko e Kalisitiané. Ko ia, naʻe ʻilo pau ʻe Paula ʻe fai ʻe Filimone ha meʻa lahi ange ʻi he meʻa ko ia ʻokú ne kole ki aí. Ko ha toki kole fakapotopoto mo angaʻofa ē! Ko hono moʻoní, ko e founga ia ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ki hotau kaungā-Kalisitiané.
Naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa ʻene tohí mo ʻene ʻamanaki, mo e pōpoaki ʻofa, mo e ngaahi fakaʻamu lelei. (Veesi 22-25) Naʻá ne ʻamanaki ʻo pehē koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi lotu ʻa e niʻihi kehé maʻaná, ʻe vave ai hano tukuange mei he pilīsoné. (Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he tohi hono ua ʻa Paula kia Tīmoté, naʻe tali ʻa e ngaahi lotu ko iá.) ʻI he fakaʻosi ʻene tohí, naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Paula ʻene pōpoaki ʻofa peá ne fakahā ʻa e fakaʻamu ki he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí fakataha mo e laumālié ke hā ʻia Filimone mo hono kaungā-lotu kia Sihová.
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Mahulu Hake Ia mei he Tuʻunga ko e Pōpulá: Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e toe foki ʻa e pōpula hola ʻa Filimone ko ʻOnesemá: “He naʻa ko hono ʻuhinga ia ʻo hoʻomo mavae foʻi houa pe, koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu moʻou ʻo taʻengata; ʻo ʻikai kei hange ko ha popula, kae makehe mo ha popula, ʻio ko ha tokoua ʻofeina—ʻoku ne matuʻaki pehe kiate au, kae huanoa haʻane pehe kiate koe; he ʻoku oʻou ia ʻi he sino pea ʻi he lotu fakatouʻosi.” (Filimone 15, 16) ʻI he ʻEmipaea Lomá, naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻa e tuʻunga pōpulá ʻe he puleʻangá, pea naʻe ʻilo ʻe Paula ʻa e “ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga” peheé. (Loma 13:1-7) Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakalotolahiʻi ke angatuʻu ha pōpula ka naʻá ne tokoni ki he faʻahinga peheé ke maʻu ha tauʻatāina fakalaumālie ʻi he hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane. ʻI he fetāiaki mo ʻene akonaki ki he kau pōpulá ke nau anganofo ki honau ngaahi ʻeikí, ne toe fakafoki mai ai ʻa ʻOnesema kia Filimone. (Kolose 3:22-24; Taitusi 2:9, 10) Ko ʻOnesema ʻi he taimi ko ení naʻe mahulu hake ia mei he kei hoko ko e pōpula fakaemāmaní. Naʻe hoko ia ko e kaungā-tui ʻofeina ke ne anga-moʻulaloa kia Filimone ʻo hoko ai ko ha pōpula lelei ange, ko e tokotaha ke puleʻi ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-ʻotua peá ne fakahā ʻa e ʻofa fakaefakatokouá.