Fakafiemālie mei he “Otua oe Fiemalie Kotoabe”
“Fakafetai ki he Otua, moe Tamai a ho tau Eiki ko Jisu Kalaisi, koe Tamai ae gaahi aloofa, moe Otua oe fiemalie kotoabe; Aia oku ne fakafiemalieʻi akimautolu i he e mau mamahi kotoabe.”—2 KOLINITŌ 1:3, 4, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga fakafiemālie ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kakai loto-mamahí?
KO E kakai loto-mamahí ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie moʻoní—kae ʻikai ko e lea tatau ai pē. Kuo tau ʻosi fanongo hono kotoa ʻi he pehē ‘ʻe faai atu pē ʻa e taimí ʻe ʻikai te ke toe ongoʻi fuʻu loto-mamahi,’ ka ʻi he muʻaki vahaʻa taimi ʻo e loto-mamahi ʻoku hokó, ʻoku fakafiemālieʻi ʻe he fakakaukau ko iá ʻa e tokotaha kuo teʻia ʻe he loto-mamahí? ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kau Kalisitiané naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e toetuʻú, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne taʻofi ai ʻe ia ʻa e ongoʻi fakamamahi mo e fakamafasia loloto ʻo ha mole fakafokifā ʻoku hokó. Pea ko e moʻoni ia, kapau kuo mole haʻo tama, ʻoku ʻikai ke lava ʻe he fānau ko ē ʻoku nau kei moʻuí ke fetongi ʻa e tokotaha mahuʻinga ko iá.
2 ʻI he taimi ʻo e mole atu ha taha, ʻoku tokoniʻi lahi taha kitautolu ʻe he fakafiemālie moʻoní, ʻa e fakafiemālie ʻoku makatuʻunga fefeka ʻi he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fiemaʻu foki kiate kitautolu ʻa e kaungāongoʻí. Naʻe mātuʻaki moʻoni ʻeni ki he kakai ʻo Lauanitā, pea tautefito ki he ngaahi fāmili ʻe laui teau ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa ia naʻe mole atu ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau ʻofa aí ʻi he tāmate tavale fakatēvolo ʻi he kē fakamatakali ko iá. ʻE maʻu meia hai ʻa e fiemālié ʻe kinautolu hono kotoa ʻoku loto-mamahí?
Sihova—Ko e ʻOtua ʻo e Fiemālié
3. ʻI he founga fē kuo fokotuʻu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi hono fai ʻa e fakafiemālié?
3 Kuo ʻosi fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi hono ʻomai ʻa e fiemālié kiate kitautolu hono kotoa. Naʻá ne fekau mai ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupú, ko Kalaisi Sīsū, ki he māmaní ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e fakafiemālie taʻengatá mo e ʻamanakí. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū: “He naʻe ʻofa pehe ʻa e ʻOtua ki māmāni, ko ia naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pe ʻoku tui pikitai kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 3:16) Naʻá ne fakahā foki ki hono kau muimuí: “Talaʻehai ʻoku ai ha ʻofa ʻa ha taha ʻe lahi ʻi he ʻofa ko é, ke ne liʻaki ʻene moʻui koeʻuhi ko hono ngaahi kaumeʻa.” (Sione 15:13) ʻI ha toe taimi ʻe taha naʻá ne pehē: “ʻO hange foki ko e Fanautama ʻa Tangata naʻe ʻikai te ne haʻu ke maʻu sevaniti, ka ke sevaniti pe ʻe ia, pea ke tuku ʻene moʻui ke huhuʻiʻaki ha tokolahi.” (Mātiu 20:28) Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Ka ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ne fakaha ʻa e moʻoni o ʻene ʻofa aʻana kiate kitautolu ʻi he pekia ʻa Kalaisi maʻatautolu, lolotonga ʻoku tau kei angahala.” (Loma 5:8) ʻI he ngaahi potutohí ni mo e ngaahi potutohi lahi kehe, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi Sīsuú.
4. Ko e hā naʻe mātuʻaki moʻua ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá kia Sihová?
4 Naʻe fakatefito ʻa e lāuʻilo ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakahaofi ia mei he tuʻunga mate fakalaumālié, mei heʻene fakatangaʻi fakamālohi ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí ʻo ne hoko ai ko ha Kalisitiane naʻe fakatangaʻi. (ʻEfesō 2:1-5) ʻOkú ne fakamatala ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne hokosiá: “He koe jii taha be au i he kau abosetolo, oku ikai tāu mo au ke ui au koe abosetolo, koeuhi naaku fakataga ae jiaji oe Otua. Ka koe mea i he ofa ae Otua oku ou behe ni ai au: bea ko ene ofa kiate au, nae ikai taeaoga ia; ka naaku gaue lahi hake aubito kiate kinautolu kotoabe: ka nae ikai ko au, ka koe tokoni mei he Otua nae iate au.”—1 Kolinitō 15:9, 10, PM.
5. Ko e hā naʻe tohi ʻe Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakafiemālie mei he ʻOtuá?
5 Ko ia naʻe feʻungamālie ʻa hono tohi ʻe Paulá: “Fakafetai ki he Otua, moe Tamai a ho tau Eiki ko Jisu Kalaisi, koe Tamai ae gaahi aloofa, moe Otua oe fiemalie kotoabe; Aia oku ne fakafiemalieʻi akimautolu i he e mau mamahi kotoabe, koeuhi ke mau faa fai ai ke fakafiemalieʻi akinautolu oku mamahiia, aki ae fakafiemalie koia aia oku fakafiemalieʻi aki akimautolu e he Otua. He oku hage ae tubulekina oe gaahi mamahi a Kalaisi iate kimautolu, oku behe, oku tubulekina foki e mau fiemalie ia Kalaisi. Bea kabau oku mau mamahi, koe mea ia ki hoo mou fiemalie moe fakamoui, aia oku gaue lelei ke mou faa kataki ae gaahi mamahi koia oku mau kataki foki: bea kabau kuo fakafiemalieʻi akimautolu, ko hoo mou fakafiemalie ia moe fakamoui. Bea oku tuu mau be e mau amanaki lelei kiate kimoutolu, koe mau ilo, koe mea i hoo mou kau i he gaahi mamahi, te mou kau foki i he fiemalie.”—2 Kolinitō 1:3-7, PM.
6. ʻOku felāveʻi mo e hā ʻa e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fiemālie”?
6 Ko ha ngaahi lea fakaloto-māfana ē! Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu heni ko e “fiemalie” ʻoku felāveʻi mo e “fakaafeʻi ke ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ha taha.” Ko ia ai, “ko e tuʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ha tokotaha ke fakalototoʻaʻi ia ʻi he lolotonga ʻo hano ʻahiʻahiʻi mālohi.” (A Linguistic Key to the Greek New Testament) Naʻe tohi ʻe ha mataotao he ako ki he Tohitapú ʻe taha: “Ko e foʻi lea . . . ʻoku ʻuhinga lahi ange maʻu pē ia ʻi he kaungāmamahi fakafiemālie pē. . . . Ko e fiemālie ʻa e Kalisitiané ko e fiemālie ia ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e loto-toʻá, ko e fiemālie ʻokú ne fakaivia ha tangata ke fekuki ola lelei ai mo e ngaahi faingataʻa kotoa ʻo e moʻuí.” ʻOku kau foki ki ai mo e ngaahi lea fakafiemālie ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi ha talaʻofa pau mo e ʻamanaki—ko e toetuʻu ʻa e maté.
Sīsū mo Paula —Ongo Fakafiemālie Kaungāongoʻi
7. Naʻe fakafiemālieʻi ʻe Paula ʻa hono ngaahi tokoua Kalisitiané ʻi he founga fē?
7 Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakaofo ē ka ko Paula ʻi hono fai ʻa e fakafiemālié! Naʻe lava ke ne tohi ki he ngaahi tokoua ʻi Tesalonaiká: “Kae kehe naʻa mau ʻi homou lotolotonga ʻo angalelei pe; hange tofu pe ha fefine toutama ʻa ia ʻoku ne tauhi siʻene fanau aʻana, pehe ʻi heʻemau ʻofauʻuuʻu kiate kimoutolu naʻa mau fakaʻamu ke ʻatu, ʻo ʻikai ko e Kosipeli pe ʻa e ʻOtua, ka ko siʻemau moʻui foki—kae fēfē, he ne mou hoko ko homau ʻofaʻanga. ʻA, ʻoku mou ʻilo pe, hange ko e fai ʻa ha tamai ki heʻene fanau aʻana, naʻe pehe ʻemau enginaki kimoutolu tāutaha, mo lotaki, mo tapou.” ʻOku hangē pē ko e ngaahi mātuʻa ʻofa mo tokangá, ʻoku lava ke tau vahevahe atu ʻa ʻetau māfaná mo e mahinó ki he niʻihi kehé ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau fiemaʻu aí.—1 Tesalonaika 2:7, 8, 11.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku fakafiemālie ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsuú kiate kinautolu ʻoku loto-mamahí?
8 ʻI hono fakahā ʻa e tokanga mo e ʻofa peheé, naʻe faʻifaʻitaki pē ʻa Paula ia ki hono Tokotaha-Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lahí, ko Sīsū. Manatuʻi ʻa e fakaafe kaungāongoʻi ʻa Sīsū ki he tokotaha kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko ia kuo hiki ʻi he Mātiu 11:28-30: “Haʻu kiate au, ʻa kimoutolu kotoa pe ʻoku fakaongosia mo māfasia, pea te u fakamālōlō kimoutolu. ʻAi ʻeku ioke kiate kimoutolu, pea mou ako ʻiate au: he ʻoku ou faʻa kataki mo angafākatuʻa, pea te mou ʻilo ha mālōlō ʻi homou laumalie. He ko e ioke aʻaku ʻoku molū, pea ko e kavenga aʻaku ʻoku maʻamaʻa.” ʻIo, ʻoku fakaongoʻimālohi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsuú koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻamanaki mo ha talaʻofa—ko e talaʻofa ʻo e toetuʻú. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e ʻamanaki mo e talaʻofa ʻeni ʻoku tau tuʻuaki ki he kakaí, ʻi heʻetau ʻoatu kiate kinautolu ʻa e polosiua ko e ʻI he Mate ha Taha ʻOkú Ke ʻOfa Ai. ʻOku lava ke tokoni ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻení kiate kitautolu hono kotoa, neongo kuo tau loto-mamahi ʻi ha taimi fuoloa.
Founga ke Fakafiemālieʻi Ai ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻOku Loto-Mamahí
9. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau taʻefaʻakātaki ki he kakai ʻoku nau loto-mamahí?
9 Ko e loto-mamahí ʻoku ʻikai ke tomuʻa fakapapauʻi ia ki ha vahaʻa taimi fakangatangata ʻi he hili ʻo e mate ha taha naʻá ke ʻofa ai. Ko e kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku nau fuesia ʻa ʻenau loto-mamahí ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻenau moʻuí, tautefito ki he faʻahinga kuo mole atu ʻa ʻenau fānaú. Naʻe mate ha tamasiʻi taʻu 11 ʻa ha ongo mātuʻa Kalisitiane anga-tonu ʻi Sipeini ʻi he 1963 koeʻuhi ko e mofi ʻuto. ʻOku aʻu mai ki he lolotongá ni, ʻokú na kei tangi ʻi he talanoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻena tamasiʻí ko Paquito. Ko e fakamanatu fakataʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokó, ngaahi laʻitaá, ngaahi meʻa tauhiʻofá, ʻoku lava ke nau fakalanga ha ngaahi manatu mamahi. Ko ia, ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau hoko ʻo taʻefaʻakātaki mo fakakaukau kuo tonu ke ʻosi ā ʻa e loto-mamahi ʻa e niʻihi ʻa ia naʻe tupu mei he fakamasiva naʻe hokó. ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe ha fakamatala fakafaitoʻo: “Ko e loto-māfasiá mo e ngaahi liliu ʻo e ongo ʻo e lotó ʻoku tolonga nai ia ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ʻe niʻihi.” Ko ia ai, manatuʻi, ʻoku hangē pē ko e ngaahi patepate ʻi he sinó ʻoku tau feʻao nai mo ia ʻi he toenga ʻo e moʻuí, ʻoku pehē pē mo e ngaahi patepate fakaeongó.
10. Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai ke tokoni ki he faʻahinga loto-mamahí?
10 Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻaonga ʻe niʻihi ʻoku lava ke tau fai ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mamahi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané? ʻOku tau leaʻaki nai ʻa e loto-moʻoní ki ha tokoua pe ha tuofefine ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate ia ha fakafiemālie, “Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke u fai ke tokoni, tala mai ke u ʻiloʻi.” Ka kuo tuʻo fiha ʻa e ui mai ha tokotaha loto-mamahi kiate kitautolu, “Kuó u fakakaukau ki ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ke tokoni mai ai kiate au”? ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke tau tomuʻa fai ha meʻa ʻoku feʻungamālie ʻo kapau te tau fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e kau loto-mamahí. Ko ia, ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau fai ʻi ha founga ʻaonga? Ko ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻaonga ʻeni.
11. ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko ko ha fakafiemālie ia ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa ʻetau fanongo ki aí?
11 Fanongo: Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tokoni lahi taha ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ke faí ko hoʻo kaungāmamahi mo e tokotaha loto-mamahí ʻaki hoʻo fanongo. Te ke ʻeke nai, “Te ke saiʻia ke talanoa ʻo kau ki he meʻa ko iá?” Tuku pē ke ne fili. ʻOku manatu ha tokotaha Kalisitiane ki he taimi naʻe mate ai ʻa ʻene tamaí: “Naʻe tokoni moʻoni kiate au ʻa hono ʻeke mai ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó pea nau fanongo moʻoní.” ʻOku hangē ko e akonaki ʻa Sēmisí, vave ki he fanongó. (Sēmisi 1:19) Fanongo anga-kātaki mo kaungāongoʻi. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú ʻi he Loma 12:15, “tangi mo kinautolu ʻoku tangi.” Manatuʻi naʻe kaungātangi ʻa Sīsū mo Māʻata pea mo Mele.—Sione 11:35.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga fakapapau ʻoku lava ke tau fai ki he faʻahinga ʻoku loto-mamahí?
12 Fakahā pau ha meʻa ke fakafiemālieʻaki: ʻOua naʻa ngalo ko e tokotaha loto-mamahí ʻokú ne muʻaki ongoʻi halaia nai, ʻo fakakaukau mahalo naʻe lahi ange ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne mei malava ʻo faí. Fakapapauʻi ki he tokotaha ko iá ʻoku ngalingali naʻe ʻosi fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe malavá (pe ko ha meʻa kehe pē ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku moʻoni mo pau). Fakafiemālieʻi ia ko e meʻa ʻokú ne ongoʻí ʻoku ʻikai nai ko ha meʻa foʻou ia. Tala ange ki ai ʻa e niʻihi kehe ʻokú ke ʻilo naʻa nau toe maʻu ʻa e ongoʻi lelei ʻi ha mole meimei tatau pē. ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ke hoko ʻo ongongofua mo kaungāongoʻi. Kuo hoko ko ha meʻa mahuʻinga lahi ʻaupito ē ʻa ʻetau tokoni ʻofá! Naʻe tohi ʻe Solomone: “Koni apele koula ʻi he ainga siliva, ko e lea ia ʻoku tautaungamalie hono leaʻaki.”—Palōvepi 16:24; 25:11; 1 Tesalonaika 5:11, 14.
13. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻai kitautolu ke tau mateuteu ke tokoni, ʻoku lava fēfē ke hoko ia ko ha tokoni?
13 Mateuteu ke tokoni: ʻAi ke ke mateuteu ke tokoni ʻo ʻikai ʻi he ʻuluaki ngaahi ʻahó pē ʻi he kei tokolahi ai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻá mo e ngaahi kāingá ka ʻi he ngaahi māhina ki mui aí kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu, ʻi he mātuku atu ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki heʻenau ngāue anga-mahení. ʻOku faikehekehe lahi ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ʻo e loto-mamahí, ʻoku fakatuʻunga pē ia ʻi he tokotaha tāutaha. ʻOku mahuʻinga lahi ʻa ʻetau mahuʻingaʻiá mo e kaungāongoʻi faka-Kalisitiané ʻi ha taimi pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ai. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú, “ʻOku ai ha ʻofaʻanga ʻoku maʻu ange ʻene piki ʻi hoto moʻoni.” Ko ia, ko e pehē, “Ko ha kaumeʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu tokoní ko ha kaumeʻa moʻoni,” ko ha moʻoni ia ʻoku totonu ke tau ngāueʻaki.—Palōvepi 18:24; fakafehoanaki mo Ngāue 28:15.
14. Ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e tokotaha loto-mamahí, ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau talanoa ʻo kau ki aí?
14 Talanoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo e tokotaha naʻe maté: Ko ha tokoni lahi ia ʻe taha ʻi hono fai ʻi he taimi totonú. ʻOatu ʻa e ngaahi talanoa pau mo nounou mo mālie ʻokú ke manatuʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha ko iá. ʻOua te ke manavasiʻi ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e hingoa ʻo e tokotaha ko iá. ʻOua te ke ʻai ke hangē ko e tokotaha naʻe maté naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha taha pehē ki muʻa pe naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano mahuʻinga. ʻOku fakafiemālie ke ʻilo ʻa e fakamatala ʻi ha tohi mei he Akoʻanga Fakafaitoʻo ʻo Harvard naʻe pehē: “ʻOku lava ʻo toe maʻu ha faʻahinga ʻo e ongoʻi leleí ʻi he faifai pea lava ʻo fakakaukau atu ʻa e tokotaha loto-mamahí ki he tokotaha naʻe maté kae ʻikai ko e toe loto-mamahi ai pē ʻo fuʻu hulu . . . ʻI hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa foʻoú mo tali ia ʻi he fakakaukaú, ʻoku māngalongalo atu ʻa e loto-mamahí ʻo hoko ko e ngaahi manatu ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ai.” “Ko e ngaahi manatu ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ai”—ko ha meʻa fakafiemālie ē ke manatu ki he ngaahi taimi mahuʻinga naʻá te feohi ai mo ha tokotaha naʻá te ʻofa ai! Ko ha Fakamoʻoni naʻe mate ʻa ʻene tamaí ʻi he ngaahi taʻu kuo hilí naʻá ne pehē: “Ko ha manatu makehe kiate aú ko ʻeku lau ʻa e Tohitapú mo ʻeku tamaí ʻi ha taimi siʻi pē mei heʻene kamata ako ki he moʻoní. Pea pehē ki he tākoto ʻi he veʻe vaitafé ʻo fetalanoaʻaki ki heʻeku ngaahi palopalema ʻe niʻihi. Naʻá ku toki sio pē kiate ia ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e taʻu ʻe tolu pe fā, ko ia ai ko e ngaahi taimi ko iá naʻe mahuʻinga ʻaupito.”
15. ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ke tomuʻa fai ai pē ʻe ha taha ia ha meʻa ko ha tokoni?
15 Tomuʻa fai ʻe koe ha meʻa ʻoku feʻungamālie: ʻOku fekuki lelei ange ʻa e kakai loto-mamahi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he niʻihi kehé. Ko ia, fakatuʻunga mei he ngaahi tuʻungá, fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻaonga ke tokoni. Naʻe manatuʻi ʻe ha fefine Kalisitiane loto-mamahi: “Naʻe pehē mai ʻe he tokolahi, ‘Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke u fai, tala mai ke u ʻilo.’ Ka naʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻeke ia ʻe ha tuofefine Kalisitiane ʻe taha. Naʻá ne hū atu pē ki he loki mohé, ʻo toʻo ʻa e tupenu naʻe ʻuli ʻi he mohengá ʻo fō. Naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha kehe ia ha kane, mo e vai pea mo ha nāunau fakamaʻa peá ne olo ʻa e kāpeti fulufulu naʻe lua ai ʻa hoku husepānití. Ko e ongo kaumeʻa moʻoní ia, pea ʻe ʻikai te na ngalo ʻiate au.” ʻI he hā mahino ha fiemaʻu tokoni, tomuʻa fai pē ʻe koe ha meʻa—ko e teuteu nai ʻo ha meʻakai, tokoni ki he fakamaʻa, pe fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ʻaongá. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ʻaupito ke ʻoua te tau hū noaʻia holo ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻe he tokotaha loto-mamahí ia ke nofo tokotaha pē. Ko ia, ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga moʻoni ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá: “Ko ia ke mou fai ʻo tāu mo e kau fili ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku tapu mo ʻofeina ʻo mou ʻai; ʻa e fatu ʻoku langa ʻi he fai meesi mo e angaʻofa mo e fakaʻakiʻakimui mo e angakataki mo e angamokomoko.” Ko e anga-ʻofá, kātakí, mo e ʻofá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ʻosi ia.—Kolose 3:12; 1 Kolinitō 13:4-8.
16. Ko e hā ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e fiemālie ʻi ha tohi pe ko ha kaati?
16 Fai ha tohi pe ʻave ha kaati fakafiemālie: ʻOku faʻa ngalo ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo ha tohi fakafiemālie pe ko ha kaati fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e kaungāmamahí. Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻaongá? ʻOku lava ke toutou lau ia. ʻOku ʻikai ke fiemaʻu ha tohi pehē ke lōloa, ka ʻoku totonu ke fakahā ai ʻa hoʻo kaungāongoʻí. ʻOku totonu foki ke hā ai ʻa e founga fakafiemālie fakalaumālié kae ʻikai ko hono malangaʻí. Ko e pōpoaki tefitó pē “ʻOku mau ʻi heni ke poupouʻi koe” ʻe fakafiemālie ia.
17. ʻI he founga fē ʻe malava ai ke maʻu mei he lotú ʻa e fiemālié?
17 Lotu fakataha mo kinautolu: ʻOua ʻe fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lotu fakataha mo kinautolu pe lotu maʻá e kaungā Kalisitiane ʻoku loto-mamahí. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Tohitapú ʻia Sēmisi 5:16: “Ko e lotu fakamātoato ʻa e tangata maʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻaonga lahi.” Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he fanongo ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mamahí ʻoku tau lotu maʻanautolú, ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kinautolu ke fakaleleiʻi ha ongoʻi taʻepau ʻo hangē ko e ongoʻi halaiá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau ongoʻi vaivai aí, ʻi he fakatupu ʻa e ongoʻi fakalotosiʻí, ʻoku feinga ʻa Sētane ke ūmia kitautolu ʻaki ʻene “ngaahi fāliunga” pe “ngaahi olopoto kākā.” Ko e taimi ʻeni ʻoku fiemaʻu ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie mo e poupou ʻa e lotú, ʻo hangē ko e lau ʻa Paulá: “ʻI he faingamalie kotoa pe mou fai hoʻomou lotu ʻi he Laumalie ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga hu kehekehe mo e kole, ʻo mou lama ke maʻu ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻi he fuʻu fakaʻutumauku ʻo e hufia ʻo e kainga lotu kotoa pe.”—ʻEfesō 6:11, 18; fakafehoanaki mo Sēmisi 5:13-15.
Ko e Meʻa ke Fakaʻehiʻehi mei Ai
18, 19. ʻI he founga fē ʻe malava ke tau fakahāhā ai ʻa e fakapotopotó ʻi heʻetau fetalanoaʻakí?
18 ʻI he loto-mamahi ha taha, ʻoku ʻi ai foki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ke ʻoua ʻe fai pe leaʻaki. ʻOku fakatokanga mai ʻi he Palōvepi 12:18: “ʻOku ai ha taha ko ʻene faʻa lau ʻoku hange ko e hokohokai ha heleta: Ka ko e ʻelelo ʻo e poto ko e meʻa faitoʻo.” ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakatokangaʻi, ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakahāhā ʻa e fakapotopotó. Hangē ko ʻení, te tau pehē nai, “ʻOku ou ʻilo pē ʻa e anga ʻo hoʻo ongoʻí.” Ka ʻoku moʻoni ia? Naʻá ke faingataʻaʻia ʻi ha mole tatau pehē? Ko e anga ʻo e ongoʻi kuo hokosia ʻe he kakaí ʻoku kehekehe ia. Ko e ngaahi ongoʻi naʻá ke hokosiá naʻe ʻikai ke faitatau nai ia mo e ngaahi ongoʻi naʻe hokosia ʻe he tokotaha loto-mamahi ko iá. ʻE ongongofua ange nai ke pehē, “ʻOku ou kaungāongoʻi mo koe koeʻuhi he naʻe hoko kiate au ʻa e mole meimei tatau ʻi he mate ʻeku . . . ʻi he kuo hilí.”
19 ʻE toe fakahāhā foki ʻa e ongongofuá ʻi he fakaʻehiʻehi mei he leaʻaki ʻo kau ki he tokotaha maté pe ʻe toetuʻu ia pe ʻikai. Kuo hoko ʻo ongoʻi mamahi lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine ʻi he ngaahi lea fakamaau naʻe fai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻú ʻa e hoa mali taʻetui naʻe maté. ʻOku ʻikai ko e kau fakamaau kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki pe ko hai ʻe toetuʻú mo kinautolu ʻe ʻikai ke toetuʻú. ʻOku lava ke tau fiemālie he ko Sihová, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻafio ki he lotó, ʻe lahi ange ʻaupito ʻa ʻene meesí ʻi he tokolahi taha ʻiate kitautolu.—Sāme 86:15; Luke 6:35-37.
ʻŪ Konga Tohi ʻOku Nau ʻOmai ʻa e Fiemālié
20, 21. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻū konga tohi ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke fakafiemālieʻiʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mamahí?
20 Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi maʻuʻanga lahi taha ʻo e tokoni ki he faʻahinga loto-mamahí, ʻi hono fai ʻi he taimi totonú, ko ha tokanga ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ki he kau maté. ʻOku ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau Fakatohitapu ko ʻení tatau ai pē pe ko e tokotaha loto-mamahí ko ha Fakamoʻoni ia pe ko ha tokotaha ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo ia ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ʻū konga tohi ko ʻení? ʻOku tau ʻilo ko Sihová ko e ʻOtua ʻo e fiemālie kotoa pē, he naʻá ne pehē: “Ko au, io ko au ia, oku fakafiemalieʻi koe.” Naʻá ne toe pehē: “O hage koe toko taha oku fakafiemalie ki ai ene faʻe, e behe eku fakafiemalie kiate koe.”—ʻAisea 51:12; 66:13, PM.
21 Naʻe tohi ʻe he tangata tohi-sāmé: “Ko hoku fiemalieaga eni i he eku mamahi: he ko hoo folofola kuo ne fakamoui au. E Jihova, naaku manatu ki hoo gaahi fakamāu i mua; beau fakafiemalieʻi au. Oku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke fakafiemalieʻi au e hoo aloofa, hage ko hoo folofola ki hoo tamaioeiki.” Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e foʻi lea “fakafiemalie” ʻoku toutou ngāueʻaki ʻi he ngaahi konga tohi ko ʻení. ʻIo, ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakafiemālie moʻoni kiate kitautolu pea mo e niʻihi kehé ʻaki ʻa hono fakahanga ʻa e tokangá ki he Folofola ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau faingataʻaʻia aí. Ko e meʻá ni, fakataha mo e ʻofa pea mo e manavaʻofa ʻa e ngaahi tokouá, ʻoku lava ke tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau lavameʻa ʻi hono kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi mamahi ʻoku tupu mei he mole atu ʻa ha taha meiate kitautolu, pea toe fakafonu ʻa ʻetau moʻuí ʻaki ʻa e ngāue fiefia ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané.—Sāme 119:50, 52, 76.
22. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku tau hanga atu ki aí?
22 ʻOku lava foki ke lavaʻi ʻa ʻetau loto-mamahí ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga pē ʻi heʻetau femoʻuekina ʻi he tokoni ki he niʻihi kehé ʻi heʻenau faingataʻaʻiá. ʻI he fakahanga ʻa ʻetau tokanga ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakafiemālié, ʻoku tau maʻu foki ai ʻa e fiefia moʻoni ʻo e foaki atú ʻi he ʻuhinga fakalaumālie. (Ngāue 20:35) Ke tau fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻa e vīsone ʻo e ʻaho ʻo e toetuʻú ʻa ia ko e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga ki muʻá, ngaahi toʻutangata ʻo e kakai ki muʻá, te nau talitali lelei ai ʻa kinautolu naʻa nau ʻofa aí ʻi heʻenau foki mai mei he maté ki he māmani foʻoú. Ko ha toki ʻamanaki lahi ē! Ko e ngaahi loʻimata lahi ē ʻo e fiefiá ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi heʻetau manatuʻi ko Sihová ʻoku moʻoni ko e ʻOtua ia “oku ne fakafiemalieʻi akinautolu kuo li ki lalo”!—2 Kolinitō 7:6.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa Sihova ko e “Otua oe fiemalie kotoabe”?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakafiemālieʻi ʻe Sīsū mo Paula ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mamahí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku lava ke tau fai ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mamahí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai ʻi he feangainga mo e faʻahinga loto-mamahí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻū konga tohi ʻokú ke manako ai ʻi hono fai ʻa e fakafiemālié ʻi he taimi ʻo e mole atu ʻa ha taha?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Anga-fakapotopoto ʻo tomuʻa fai pē ʻe koe ha meʻa ke tokoni ki he faʻahinga loto-mamahí