Kau Talavou—Ko e Meʻa ʻOku Akoʻi Meia Hai ʻOku Mou Tokanga ki Aí?
“E he ae niihi mei he tui . . . o tokaga ki he . . . ngaahi akonaki oe kau tevolo.”—1 TĪMOTE 4:1, PM.
1. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fili ke fai ʻe he kau talavoú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku faiako mai ai ʻa Sihová?
KO E fehuʻi ko ʻení ʻoku fakahanga ia ki he kau talavoú, ʻa ia Ko e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia hai ʻoku mou tokanga ki aí? ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he meʻa ko ʻení ko kimoutolu ʻa e kau talavoú ʻoku ʻi ai ha fili ke mou fai. Ko e fili ke tali lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá pe ko e muimui ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó. ʻOku faiako mai ʻa Sihova ʻo fakafou mai ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohi Tapú, pea fakafou mai foki ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻa kinautolu ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ko hono kau fakafofonga ʻi he māmaní. (ʻAisea 54:13; Ngāue 8:26-39; Mātiu 24:45-47) Ka ʻokú ke ʻohovale ʻi he pehē ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?
2. Tautautefito ki he taimí ni, ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?
2 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “E he ae niihi mei he tui i he gaahi kuoga fakamui, o tokaga ki he gaahi laumalie fakahala, moe gaahi akonaki oe kau tevolo.” (1 Tīmote 4:1, PM, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “kuonga fakamui” ʻa ia ʻoku mātuʻaki longomoʻui ai ʻa Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó, ʻoku mahino ai kiate koe ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku mau ʻeke ai ʻa e fehuʻí ni, Ko e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia hai ʻokú ke tokanga ki aí? (2 Tīmote 3:1-5; Fakahā 12:7-12) ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻaupito ke ke fai ha fakakaukau tokanga ki he fehuʻi ko ʻení, koeʻuhi he ko Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó ʻoku nau mātuʻaki fuʻu anga-kākā, mo fuʻu lahi fau ʻenau ngaahi founga ngāue fakatauelé.—2 Kolinitō 11:14, 15.
Ko e Kau Tēmenioó mo ʻEnau Ngaahi Akonakí
3. Ko hai ʻa e kau tēmenioó, ko e hā ʻa ʻenau taumuʻá, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku nau feinga ke fakahoko ai iá?
3 Ki muʻá ko e kau tēmenioó naʻa nau hoko ai ko e kau ʻangelo ʻa Sihova, ka naʻa nau angatuʻu ki honau Toko Taha Fakatupú pea nau hoko leva ai ko e kau poupou ʻo Sētane. (Mātiu 12:24) Ko ʻenau taumuʻá ke fakameleʻi ʻa e kakaí mo fakatafokiʻi kinautolu mei he tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. Ke lavameʻa ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau tēmenioó ʻa e kau faiako fakaetangata ke nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e founga moʻui siokita mo taʻe taaú ʻa ia ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihová. (Fakafehoanaki mo 2 Pita 2:1, 12-15.) Ko ha toe vakai ki he anga ʻo e hoko ʻa e kau ʻangelo naʻe anga-tonu ki muʻá ko e kau tēmenioó ʻe tokoni ia kiate koe ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi akonakí pea mo e founga moʻui ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he ngaahi akonaki ko ʻení.
4. (a) Ko e hā naʻe ʻalu hifo ai ki māmani ʻa e kau ʻangelo talangataʻa ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá? (e) Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki he kau ʻangelo anga-fulikivanú mo honau ngaahi hakó ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e Lōmakí?
4 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá, naʻe ʻi ai ha kau ʻangelo ʻe niʻihi naʻa nau fuʻu tokanga lahi fau hifo ki he ngaahi ʻofefine hoihoifua ʻo e tangatá pea naʻe liʻaki ai ʻe he ngaahi meʻa moʻui ʻi he laumālie ko ʻení ʻa honau ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi hēvaní ka nau ʻalu hifo ki māmani. Naʻe iku ʻenau fehokotaki fakasino mo e kakai fefiné ʻo tupu mei ai ha hako naʻe tupu mei ha faʻahinga kehekehe ʻe ua naʻe ui ko e kau Nefilimi. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ko ha anga totonu ia ki he ngaahi meʻa moʻui ʻi he laumālié ke nau nonofo mo e kakaí, ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻangelo talangataʻá mo e kau fefine ko iá naʻe hala tatau tofu pē ia mo e ngaahi tōʻonga fehokotaki fakasino ʻi honau faʻahinga pē naʻe fai ki mui ʻe he kau tangata mo e tamaiki tangata ʻo Sōtomá. (Sēnesi 6:1-4; 19:4-11; Siutasi 6, 7) Neongo ko e ngaahi hoa ʻo e kau ʻangeló naʻa nau ʻauha ʻi he lōmakí fakataha mo ʻenau fānau naʻe tupu mei ha faʻahinga kehekehe ʻe uá, ka naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kau ʻangelo anga-fulikivanú ia ʻa honau ngaahi sino naʻe liliu kakanó pea nau toe foki hake ki hēvani pea naʻa nau hoko ai ko e kau tēmeniō ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo Sētane ko e Tēvoló.—2 Pita 2:4.
5. Ko e faʻahinga meʻa moʻui fēfē ʻa e kau tēmenioó, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku nau feinga ai ke maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá?
5 ʻI he vakai ki he tuʻunga ʻo e ʻātakai fakahisitōlia ko ʻení, ʻoku mahino ai kiate koe pe ko e faʻahinga meʻa moʻui fēfē ʻa e kau tēmenioó? Ko e kau holi ki he fehokotaki fakasino taʻe fakanatulá ʻa ia ko e faʻahinga taʻe hā mai ʻoku nau ngaohi kākaaʻi ʻa e māmani ko ʻeni ʻoku fevalevalei he fehokotaki fakasinó. Neongo kuo taʻofi kinautolu ia mei hono toe ʻai ʻa e ngaahi sino fakakakanó, ka ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia mei he ngaahi founga fakaefehokotaki fakasino taʻe fakanatula ʻa kinautolu ʻoku malava ke nau fakameleʻi ʻi he māmaní. (ʻEfesō 6:11, 12) ʻOku feinga ʻa e kau tēmenioó ke maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e anga-maʻá mo e ʻulungāanga leleí ʻaki hono ʻai ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa Sihová ke hā ngali ʻoku taʻe faituʻunga ʻa ʻene fakangatangatá. ʻOku poupouʻi ʻe he kau ʻangelo anga-fulikivanu ko ʻení ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻe taau fakaefehokotaki fakasinó ko e meʻa lelei mo ha founga moʻui fakatupu-fiefia ia.
Ko Hono Pouaki ʻa e Ngaahi Meʻa ʻOku Akoʻi mei he Kau Tēmenioó
6. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau ʻohovale ʻi hono pouaki ʻe he kau tēmenioó ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau akoʻí ʻaki ʻa e founga olopotó?
6 ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻohovale ʻi hono pouaki ʻe he kau tēmenioó ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau akoʻí ʻaki ʻa e founga olopotó, koeʻuhi he ko e founga pē ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe honau takí, ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló, ʻi hono kākaaʻi ʻo ʻIví. Manatuʻi, naʻá ne lea ki he fefiné ʻo hangē ko haʻane fie tokoni atu pē. Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Sētane: “ʻOku moʻoni koā kuo folofola ʻe he ʻOtua ke ʻoua te mo kai mei he ʻakau kehekehe ʻo e ngouetapu?” Naʻá ne feinga olopoto leva ke kamata ke maumauʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻene tala kia ʻIvi te ne maʻu ha ʻaonga mei haʻane kai mei he ʻakau naʻe tapuí. Naʻe talaʻofa ange ʻe he Tēvoló: “Ko e ʻaho te mo kai ai ʻe ʻa ai homo mata, pea te mo hoko ke hange ko e ʻOtua, hoʻomo ʻilo ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.” (Sēnesi 3:1-5) Ko ia naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻa ʻIvi, ʻio naʻe kākaaʻi, ke talangataʻa ki he ʻOtuá.—2 Kolinitō 11:3; 1 Tīmote 2:13, 14.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa olopoto ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe he meʻá ni?
7 ʻI he taimi ki muí ni maí foki, kuo fakataueleʻi ai ʻa e tokolahi. Kuo fuʻu olopoto fau ʻa hono pouaki ʻe he kau tēmenioó ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻe taau fakaefehokotaki fakasinó pea kuo hoko ia ke tali ʻe he tokolahi ʻa ia naʻa nau fakahalaiaʻi ia ki muʻá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he tali ʻa ha fefine ʻokú ne faʻa hiki ʻa e fakamatala faleʻi ʻi ha nusipepa ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fehokotaki fakasino ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku teʻeki ai ke malí, naʻá ne tohi: “Naʻá ku pehē ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te u liliu ʻa e anga ʻo ʻeku fakakaukaú ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení, ka ʻoku ou tui ʻi he taimí ni ko ha ongo meʻa ʻokú na fakakaukau fakamātoato ki he nofo malí ʻoku totonu ke na fai ha ngaahi ʻeveʻeva ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻosinga ʻo e uike ʻe niʻihi ke na ʻahiʻahiʻi pe ʻokú na hoa.” Pea naʻá ne tānaki atu: “ʻOku ou ʻohovale heʻeku lava ʻo tohi ʻa e meʻa ko iá!” Naʻa mo e fefine tonu ko ʻení naʻá ne ʻohovale ʻi heʻene fokotuʻu atu ʻa e feʻauakí, ka ko e meʻa ia naʻá ne faí! ʻOku hā mahino, kuo pau ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa uesia ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukau ʻo kau ki he ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó.—Loma 1:26, 27; ʻEfesō 5:4 [ʻEf 5:5, PM], 10-12.
8. (a) ʻOku fēfē ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “māmani” ʻi he Tohi Tapú? (e) Ko hai ʻokú ne pule ki he māmaní, pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ki he māmaní?
8 Kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ko Sētané ko e “ʻeiki ʻo e maama ko ʻeni.” Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné “ko hono kotoa ʻo mamani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili.” (Sione 12:31; 1 Sione 5:19) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “māmani” ko e ʻuhinga ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kotoa pē. (Mātiu 26:13; Sione 3:16; 12:46) Kae kehe, naʻe tuʻo lahi ange ʻa ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “māmani” ko e ʻuhinga ki he kakai kuo fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻenau nofó ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane moʻoní. ʻOku hangē ko ʻení, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻe ʻi ai ha kaunga ʻa hono kau muimuí ‘ki he māmaní’ (ko e kakai taʻe anga-tonú) pea koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai hanau kaunga ki he māmaní, ʻe fehiʻa ʻa e māmaní kiate kinautolu. (Sione 15:19; 17:14-16) Naʻe toe fakatokanga mai ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e māmani ʻoku puleʻi ʻe Sētané.—Sēmisi 4:4.
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmani ʻoku nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e holi taʻe totonu fakafehokotaki fakasinó? (e) ʻOku lava fēfē ke ʻiloʻi pē ko hai ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻa e māmaní?
9 Naʻe enginaki mai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Sioné: “ʻOua te mou ʻofa ki mamani, ʻumaʻā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani.” Naʻá ne toe pehē foki: “He ko e meʻa katoa ʻoku ʻi mamani, ʻa e holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui, ʻoku ʻikai mei he Tamai ia.” (1 Sione 2:15, 16) Fakakaukau ange ki he meʻa ko ʻení. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e holi kovi ʻi he māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ní, hangē ko e holi ki he fehokotaki fakasino taʻe totonú? (1 Tesalonaika 4:3-5) Fēfē ʻa e ngaahi musika lahi ʻo e māmaní? Ko ha ʻofisa polisi fefine ʻi Kalefōnia ʻokú ne tokangaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga kuo nau maumau-laó ka ʻoku maluʻi kinautolú, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e meʻa tefito ʻo e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he musiká ke ʻoua te ke fakaongo ki hoʻo ongo mātuʻá, pea ʻoku totonu ke ke ʻai ʻa e founga moʻui pē ʻokú ke loto ki aí.” ʻOkú ke lāuʻilo ki he matavai ʻo e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe he musika peheé?
10 Manatuʻi, naʻe hangē naʻe tala ange ʻe Sētane kia ʻIvi: ‘ʻOku mole meiate koe ʻa e faingamālie ke maʻu ha lelei. Fai ʻa e founga moʻui ʻokú ke loto ki aí. Fili pē ia ʻe koe pe ko e hā ʻoku leleí pea ko e hā ʻoku koví. ʻOku ʻikai fie maʻu ke ke fakaongo koe ki he ʻOtuá.’ (Sēnesi 3:1-5) ʻIkai ʻoku maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga pōpoaki tatau pē mo ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi musika lahi ʻo e māmaní? Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke akoʻi mai ʻe he kau tēmenioó ha meʻa ʻo fakafou mai pē ʻi he musiká. ʻOku nau toe ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi polokalama televīsoné, ngaahi heleʻuhilá, mo e ngaahi vitioó ke akoʻi mai ai ha meʻa. ʻO anga-fēfē? Ko e ngaahi founga faiʻanga fetuʻutaki ʻa e māmaní ʻo hangē ko e letiō, televīsone mo e vitioó ʻoku nau fakahā mai ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau ʻai ke hā ʻoku faingataʻa ʻa e ngaahi akonaki fakaeʻulungāanga mei he ʻOtuá. ʻOku nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e feʻauakí ʻaki ʻa ʻenau fakamamafaʻi mo tuʻuaki ia ke hā ko e meʻa lelei pē.
11. Ko e hā ʻoku faʻa akoʻi mai ʻe he televīsoné ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāangá?
11 Naʻe pehē ʻe he makasini ko e U.S.News & World Report: “ʻI he 1991, ko e ngaahi kautaha televīsone [U.S.] ʻe tolu naʻa nau fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo lahi ange ʻi he tuʻo 10,000 mei he 7:00 efiafí ki he 11:00 poʻulí; ko e konga taki taha naʻe fakahāhā ai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino ʻa ha ongo meʻa mali, naʻe fakahā ʻe he ngaahi kautaha televīsoné ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻe 14 ʻo e fehokotaki fakasino ʻa ha ongo meʻa teʻeki ai ke nofo mali.” ʻI hono fakahāhā ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻe totonú ʻo lahi hake ʻi he tuʻo 9,000 mei he 7:00 efiafi ki he 11:00 poʻulí ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha, ko e hā te ke pehē ʻoku akoʻi mai mei he televīsoné? Ko Barry S. Sapolsky, ʻa ia naʻá ne kaungāfaʻu ʻa e fakamatala “Fehokotaki Fakasino ʻi he Vahaʻa Taimi ʻOku Lahi Taha ai ʻa e Sio Televīsoné: Ko Hono Kehe ʻAupito ʻa e 1989 mei he 1979,” naʻá ne pehē: “Kapau ʻoku mamata ha talavou ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻi he TV ki he kakai ʻoku nau kau ki he fakamalinga kākā pe fehokotaki fakasino fakapatonu mai ai, ko e ngaahi fakatātā ʻe laui afe ko ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi taʻú te ne akoʻi kiate kinautolu ko e fehokotaki fakasinó ʻoku fakamānako ia—pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha nunuʻa ia ʻe hoko mei ai.” ʻOku ʻikai ke toe fehuʻia ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení: Ko e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻa e māmaní ʻokú ne akoʻi ki he kau talavoú ʻoku ngofua ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ia, ʻoku tali lelei pē ʻa e feʻauakí, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi nunuʻa kovi ia ʻi he moʻui ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá.—1 Kolinitō 6:18; ʻEfesō 5:1-4 [5:3-5, PM].
12. Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻa e māmaní ko e meʻa fakatuʻutāmaki tautefito ki he kau talavou Kalisitiané?
12 Ko e ngaahi musika ʻo e māmaní, ngaahi heleʻuhilá, ngaahi vitiō, mo e televīsoné kuo faʻufaʻu ke ʻai ke fakamānako ki he kau talavoú. ʻOku nau fakamafola ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakatupu-mele ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó! Ka ʻoku totonu ke fai ha ofo ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení? Fakakaukau ange ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia. Kapau ko e lotu loí mo e ngaahi meʻa fakapolitikalé ko e konga ia ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané—pea ʻoku hā mahino ʻaupito pē ia—ʻoku ʻuhinga lelei ke tui ko e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia kuo pouaki mai ʻe he māmaní ʻoku ʻatā pē ia mei he tākiekina fakatēmenioó? ʻOku fie maʻu tautefito kiate kimoutolu kau talavou ke mou fakaʻehiʻehi ke ʻoua naʻa “tuku ki he māmani ʻoku takatakai ʻiate koé ke ne fakafōtunga koe ke ke tatau mo ʻenau foungá.”—Loma 12:2, The New Testament in Modern English, naʻe fai ʻe J. B. Phillips.
Fai ha Sivi Fakaekita Pē
13. Ko e hā ʻa e sivi fakaekita pē ʻoku totonu ke faí?
13 ʻI he meʻa fekauʻaki pe ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia hai ʻokú ke tokanga ki aí ʻoku fakapapauʻi ia ʻo ʻikai mei hoʻo leá pē ka mei hoʻo ngaahi ngāué foki. (Loma 6:16) Ko ia ʻeke hifo pē kiate koe, ‘Kuo uesia ʻeku fakakaukaú mo ʻeku founga moʻuí ʻo taʻe feʻunga ʻe he meʻa kuó u ako mei he musiká, ngaahi heleʻuhilá, ngaahi vitioó, mo e televīsone ʻo e māmaní? ʻOku hū mai ki heʻeku founga moʻuí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?’ Ke tokoni kiate koe ke tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi peheé, fēfē ke ke fakafehoanaki ʻa e lahi ʻo e taimi mo e ivi ʻokú ke fakamoleki ʻi hono ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú, maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha Kalisitiané, pea mo e talanoa ki he faʻahinga kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo e taimi ʻoku fakamoleki ki he sio TV, fanongo musiká, kau ki he sipoti ʻokú ke saiʻia lahi taha aí, pe ko e kau ki ha ngaahi faʻahinga ngāue meimei tatau pehē? Koeʻuhi ʻoku lahi pehē fau ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmakí pea naʻa mo hoʻo moʻuí tonu, ʻai ke fai ha sivi faitotonu fakaekita pē.—2 Kolinitō 13:5.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku kaunga ki heʻetau moʻui fakalaumālié, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa fakatupu-fakakaukau-fakamātoato ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻí?
14 ʻOkú ke ʻilo lelei pē ko e meʻakai fakamatelie ʻokú ke kaí ʻoku kaunga ia ki hoʻo moʻui lelei fakasinó. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau pē, ʻoku kaunga ki hoʻo moʻui fakalaumālié ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fafanga ʻaki ʻa ho ʻatamaí mo ho lotó. (1 Pita 2:1, 2) Neongo te ke lava nai ʻo kākaaʻi pe koe ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ke mahuʻingaʻia moʻoni aí, ka ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ke kākaaʻi ʻa hotau Fakamaau, ko Sīsū Kalaisí. (Sione 5:30) Ko ia ʻeke hifo kiate koe, ‘Kapau ʻoku ʻi māmani ʻa Sīsū, te u mā ke ne hū ange ki hoku lokí ʻo fanongo ki he musika ʻoku ou fanongo aí pea sio ki he meʻa ʻoku ou mamata ai ʻi he TV?’ Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa fakatupu-fakakaukau-fakamātoató ko Sīsuú ʻokú ne sio hifo pē mo ne ʻilo ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāué.—Fakahā 3:15.
Talitekeʻi ʻa e Ngaahi Meʻa ʻOku Akoʻi ʻe he Kau Tēmenioó
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau fai ha tau mālohi ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?
15 ʻOku lahi fakaʻulia ʻa e fakaʻaiʻai ʻoku ʻai ʻe he kau tēmenioó ki he kau talavoú ke nau tokanga ai ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau akoʻí. ʻOku tuʻuaki ʻe he ngaahi laumālie anga-fulikivanu ko ʻení ʻa e founga moʻui ʻoku ngali ʻe maʻu leva ai ʻa e fakafiemālie—ko e moʻui ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e fiefia mo e fiemālie. Koeʻuhi ke fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá, ko Mōsese ʻi he kuonga ki muʻá naʻá ne talitekeʻi “haʻane maʻu fakataimi pe ha malie tuʻu he angahala” ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e memipa tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻi he fale ʻo Feló. (Hepelū 11:24-27) ʻOku ʻikai ke faingofua hono talitekeʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he kau tēmenioó, ko ia ai, kuo pau ke ke fai ha tau mālohi ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú. ʻOku moʻoni ʻeni tautautefito koeʻuhi he kuo tau maʻu ʻi he tukufakaholó ʻa e angahala pea ʻoku faʻa mātuʻaki holi ʻa hotau ngaahi lotó ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku koví. (Sēnesi 8:21; Loma 5:12) Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi hehema angahalaʻiá, naʻa mo e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá naʻe fie maʻu ke ne fakamālohiʻi ʻe ia ia ke ʻoua ʻe fakaʻatā ʻa ʻene ngaahi holi fakakakanó ke nau puleʻi ia.—1 Kolinitō 9:27; Loma 7:21-23.
16. ʻOku lava fēfē ke talitekeʻi ʻe he kau talavoú ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻaiʻai ke nau kau ki he ʻulungāanga taʻe taaú?
16 Neongo ʻe fakataueleʻi nai koe “ke ō mo kinautolu ke fai ha kovi,” ʻoku lava ke tokoni mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate koe ke talitekeʻi ʻa e fakaʻaiʻai mei ho toʻu meʻá ke muia ʻa honau ʻalunga koví. (ʻEkisoto 23:2; 1 Kolinitō 10:13) Ka kuo pau ke ke fakaongo ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo lotoʻaki ʻa ʻene ngaahi leá ʻi ho lotó. (Sāme 119:9, 11) ʻOku fie mau kiate koe ke ke ʻiloʻi, ʻi he fakamavaheʻi ʻe he kau talavoú ʻa kinautolú, ʻoku malava ai ke fakalanga ha holi fakaefehokotaki fakasino pea iku ai ia ki hono maumauʻi ʻo e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe tala moʻoni ʻe ha toko taha finemui ʻe taha: “ʻI heʻeku nofo toko ua pē mo e tamasiʻi ko hoku kaumeʻá, ʻoku fie maʻu ʻe hoku sinó ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻe taha ka ʻoku tala mai ʻe hoku ʻatamaí kiate au ke fai ʻa e meʻa kehe ia.” Ko ia ai, ʻai ke ke lāuʻilo ki ho ngaahi vaivaiʻangá pea ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku kākā ʻa ho lotó. (Selemaia 17:9) ʻOua te ke fakamavaheʻi koe. (Palōvepi 18:1) Fokotuʻu ha ngaahi fakangatangata fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo e ongoʻi feʻofaʻakí. Pea ko e meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻaupitó, feohi vāofi mo kinautolu pē ʻoku nau ʻofa kia Sihova mo nau maʻu ʻa e ʻapasia loloto ki heʻene ngaahi laó.—Sāme 119:63; Palōvepi 13:20; 1 Kolinitō 15:33.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tokoni ki he kau talavou Kalisitiané ke nau maʻu ai ha mālohi ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?
17 Ko ha ako fakamākukanga ʻo e ngaahi tohi faka-Kalisitiane kuo faʻufaʻu ʻo fakataumuʻa ke ʻai koe ke ke mālohi fakalaumālié ʻe tokoni ia kiate koe. Hangē ko ʻení, fakakaukau ange ki he ngaahi kupu ʻi he Ko e Taua Leʻó mo e Awake! mo e vahe “Ko e Faitau ke Fai ʻa e Meʻa ʻOku Totonú” ʻi he tohi ko e Te Ke Malava ʻo Moʻui Taʻengata he Palataisi ʻi he Māmaní. ʻAi ʻa e fakahinohino mei he Tohi Tapú kuo tokonaki maí ke tō loloto ia ki ho ʻatamaí mo ho lotó, pea te ne ʻai koe ke ke mālohi. Ko e meʻa kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻiate koé ʻoku ʻikai ke faingofua ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú ʻi he māmani ko ʻeni ʻoku puleʻi ʻe he kau tēmenioó. Ko ia ʻai ke mālohi hoʻo fai taú. (Luke 13:24) ʻAi ke langaʻi hake ʻa hoʻo mālohi fakalaumālié. ʻOua te ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku vaivai mo manavahē ʻo nau muimui pē ki he tokolahi.
Maʻu ʻa e ʻAonga mei he Meʻa ʻOku Akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá
18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá?
18 Manatuʻi foki, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mole meiate koe ha meʻa ʻoku ʻaongá ʻi hoʻo tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia Sihová. ʻOkú ne ʻofa moʻoni ʻiate koe, pea ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻokú ne “ako koe ke fai meʻa ʻaonga.” (ʻAisea 48:17) Ko ia tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia Sihová, pea hao ai mei he faingataʻaʻia ko ha konisēnisi kuo maumau, ko e ʻikai maʻu ʻa e ongoʻi lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo kita, ko e ngaahi feitama ʻikai fie maʻu, ngaahi mahaki ʻoku fakamafola ʻi he fehokotaki fakasinó, pe ko e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahi meimei tatau. ʻOku fiefia ʻa Sihova ʻi hono tokonaki ʻe heʻene kau sevānití haʻane tali ki he pole ʻa Sētane ʻo pehē ʻe ʻikai ke tauhi ʻe he kakaí ʻa e anga-tonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻo ka ʻahiʻahiʻi. (Siope 1:6-12) Kapau te ke fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová ʻaki haʻo anga-tonu kiate ia, te ke hao moʻui atu ʻi heʻene fakahoko mai ʻa e fakamaau tamaki ki he māmani ko ʻení, ka ko kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nau taʻe tokaʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi laó te nau ʻauha.—Palōvepi 27:11; 1 Kolinitō 6:9, 10; 1 Sione 2:17.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaonga ʻo e feohi mo kinautolu ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia Sihová?
19 Kapau ʻokú ke feohi vāofi ʻaupito mo kinautolu ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻi he meʻa kuo fai ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú, ʻoku malava ke ke ako mei he ngaahi meʻa naʻa nau hokosiá. Ko ha toko taha naʻe maʻu ia ʻe he faitoʻo kona tapú ki muʻa pea naʻá ne kau ki he ʻulungāanga taʻe taaú, naʻá ne fakamatala: “Kapau naʻe ʻikai te u fakaongo kia Sihova, kuo u ʻosi mate au. Ko e tangata naʻá ku teu mali mo iá kuo ʻosi mate ia koeʻuhi ko e ʻEITISÍ. Ko e kotoa ʻo hoku ngaahi kaumeʻa ofi fakaemāmani ki muʻá kuo nau ʻosi mate koeʻuhi ko e ʻEITISÍ pe ʻoku fakaʻau atu ke nau mate. ʻOku ou faʻa sio kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi halá, pea ʻoku ou fakamālō kia Sihova ʻi he ʻaho hono kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi lao ʻoku puleʻi ʻaki ʻa ʻene kakaí pea te nau ʻai kitautolu ke tau māʻoniʻoni ʻo kapau pē te tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lao ko iá. Naʻe teʻeki ai ʻaupito ke u ongoʻi fuʻu fiefia, nonga, mo ongoʻi malu ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ou ongoʻi ʻi he taimi ní.” Ko e moʻoni, ko hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia Sihová ʻoku ʻaonga maʻu ai pē ia kiate kitautolu!
Fai ʻa e Fili ʻOku Totonú
20, 21. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo meʻa ʻe ua ke fili ai ʻa e kau talavoú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaonga tuʻuloa ʻe maʻu mei he tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá?
20 ʻOku mau enginaki atu kiate kimoutolu kau talavou: Fai ʻa e fili ʻoku totonú ʻaki ʻa e tauhi kia Sihova. Pea ʻai ke ke loto-ʻalovili ke pipiki maʻu ki he fili ko iá. (Siōsiua 24:15) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku malava ke ke fai ha fili ʻi he ongo meʻa ʻe ua pē. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e hala ʻoku laulahi mo fāʻatā—ko e hala faingofua ia ki hono fai ʻa e faʻahinga meʻa ʻokú te loto ki aí. ʻOku ʻikai ke iku ʻa e hala ia ko iá ki ha toe meʻa kehe, ka ko e fakaʻauha pē. Ko e hala ʻe tahá ʻoku ʻefiʻefi. Ko e hala faingataʻa ia ke ʻalu ai ʻi he māmani ko eni ʻa ia ʻoku ʻulungāanga taʻe taau mo puleʻi ʻe he kau tēmenioó. Ka ʻe faifai atu pē pea ʻe fakaaʻu ʻe he hala ko iá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻalu aí ki he māmani foʻou fakaofo ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 7:13, 14) Ko e hala fē te ke ʻalu aí? Ko e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia hai te ke tokanga ki aí?
21 ʻOku tuku mai pē ʻe Sihova ke ke fai ʻa hoʻo filí. ʻOku ʻikai te ne feinga ke fakamālohiʻi koe ke ke tauhi kiate ia. Naʻe enginaki ʻa e palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ko Mōsese ʻo ne pehē: “Kuo u fokotuʻu ʻi ho ʻao ʻa e moʻui mo e mate, . . . fili ki he moʻui.” Ko e fili ko ʻení ʻoku fai ia ʻaki ʻa e “ʻofa kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ke fakaongo ki hono leʻo, pea ke pikitai kiate ia.” (Teutalōnome 29:2; 30:19, 20) ʻOfa ke ke fili fakapotopoto ke tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he ʻOtuá mo maʻu ʻa e moʻui ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano ngataʻanga ʻi he māmani foʻou lāngilangiʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko hai ʻa e kau tēmenioó, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau akoʻi maí?
◻ ʻI he founga fē ʻoku pouaki ai ʻe he kau tēmenioó ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau akoʻí ʻi he ʻaho ní?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mei he kau tēmenioó?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi meia Sihová?