Kau ʻOvasia Fefonongaʻakí—Meʻaʻofa ʻi he Kau Tangata
“ʻI heʻene hāʻele ki ʻolungá, naʻá ne toʻo atu ʻa e kau pōpula; naʻá ne foaki meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangata.”—ʻEFESŌ 4:8, NW.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue foʻou naʻe fanongonongo ʻi he pepá ni ʻi he 1894?
LAHI HAKE ʻi he senituli ʻe taha kuo maliu atú, naʻe fanongonongo ai ʻe he Watch Tower ha meʻa foʻou. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ia ko e “Toe Vaʻa ʻe Taha ʻo e Ngāué.” Ko e hā naʻe tupu mei he ngāue foʻou ko ʻení? Ko e kamata ko ia ʻi onopooni ʻa e ngāue ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí. Ko e tatau ko ia ʻo Sepitema 1, 1894, ʻo e pepa ko ʻení, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ai ʻo pehē ko e talu mei he taimi ko iá ʻo faai mai ʻe ʻaʻahi ai ʻa e ngaahi tokoua taau ki he ngaahi kulupu ʻo e kau Ako Tohitapú ‘ʻi he taumuʻa ko hono langa hake kinautolu ʻi he moʻoní.’
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngafa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú mo e fakavahé?
2 ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., naʻe ʻaʻahi ai ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ha kau ʻovasia pehē ʻo hangē ko Paula mo Panepasá. Ko e kau tangata anga-tonú ni naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e taumuʻa ‘ko hono langa hake’ ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. (2 Kolinitō 10:8) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e laui afe ʻo e kau tangata ʻa ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi ha founga maau. Kuo hanga ʻe he Kulupu Pule ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻo fakanofo kinautolu ko e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻu mo e fakavahe. ʻOku tauhi ʻe ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻa e meimei ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe 20 ʻi ha uike ʻe taha taki taha ʻo tuʻo ua nai he taʻu, ki hono sivi ʻa e ngaahi lēkootí, fai ʻa e ngaahi malanga, pea kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá fakataha mo e kau malanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi he feituʻu ko iá. Ko e ʻovasia fakavahé ko e tangata sea ia ki he ngaahi ʻasemipilī fakafeituʻu fakataʻu taki taha ki ha ngaahi feituʻu, kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá fakataha mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻoku fai ki ai ʻa e ʻaʻahí, pea fai ʻa e ngaahi fakalototoʻa ʻi he ngaahi malanga ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú.
Ko e Laumālie Feilaulauʻi-Kita ʻIate Kinautolú
3. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ha laumālie feilaulauʻi-kitá?
3 ʻOku fononga maʻu pē ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he meʻá ni tonu ʻa e laumālie feilaulauʻi-kitá. ʻOku faʻa faingataʻa ke fononga mei ha fakatahaʻanga ʻe taha ki ha fakatahaʻanga kehe, ka ʻoku fai ʻeni ʻe he kau tangatá ni mo honau ngaahi uaifí ʻaki ha fakakaukau fiefia. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻe taha: “Ko hoku uaifí ʻoku anga poupou lahi ʻaupito mo taʻelāunga . . . ʻoku taau mo ia ha fakahoungaʻi lahi koeʻuhi ko e laumālie feilaulauʻi-kita ʻoku ʻiate iá.” ʻOku fononga ʻa e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻo laka hake ʻi he kilomita ʻe 1,000 ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku fakaʻuli ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻalele, ka ʻoku ʻalu ʻa e niʻihi ia mei he feituʻu ʻe taha ki ha feituʻu kehe ʻi he ngaahi meʻalele uta pāsesé, ʻalu pasikala, heka hoosi, pe luelue. Ko ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ia ʻe taha ʻi ʻAfilika naʻe aʻu ʻo ne vakavakaʻāhina hono uaifí ʻo na aʻa ʻi ha vaitafe ke na aʻu ki ha fakatahaʻanga ʻe taha. ʻI he ngaahi fononga fakamisinale ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá, naʻá ne fekuki ai mo e velahia mo e mokosia, fiekaia mo e fieinua, ngaahi pō ne ʻikai ha mohe ai, ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki kehekehe, pea mo e fakatanga fakamālohi. Naʻá ne toe “lotomoʻua he tauhi ʻo e ngaahi siasi”—ko ha meʻa ʻoku tofuhia ai ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻi he ʻaho ní.—2 Kolinitō 11:23-29.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e uesia ʻoku malava ke fai ʻe he ngaahi palopalema fekauʻaki mo e moʻui leleí ki he moʻui ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí?
4 Hangē pē ko e takanga ʻo Paula ko Tīmoté, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí ha ngaahi palopalema fekauʻaki mo e moʻui leleí ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. (1 Tīmote 5:23) ʻOku fokotuʻu mai ʻe he meʻá ni ha toe fakamafasia kiate kinautolu. Ko e fakamatala ʻeni ʻa e uaifi ʻo ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻe taha: “ʻI heʻeku feohi maʻu pē mo e ngaahi tokouá ko ha meʻa fakamafasia ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai te u ongoʻi sai aí. ʻI he kamata ko ia ʻa e ʻikai ke toe puke fakamāhiná, ʻoku tautefito ki ai ʻa ʻeku faingataʻaʻiá. Ko ha pole moʻoni ʻa hono fakamaau pē ʻo ʻema ʻū meʻa ʻi he uike kotoa pē pea hiki ki ha toe feituʻu kehé. Ko e meʻa ʻoku faʻa hokó, kuo pau ke u kiʻi tuʻu hifo ʻo lotu kia Sihova ke ne ʻomai ha mālohi kiate au ke u kei hokohoko atu.”
5. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehé, ko e hā ʻa e laumālie kuo fakahāhaaʻi ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí?
5 Neongo ʻa e ngaahi palopalema fekauʻaki mo e moʻui leleí pea mo ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehe, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻenau ngāué mo fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa fakaefeilaulauʻi-kitá. Ko e niʻihi kuo nau tuku ke ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻenau moʻuí ke fai ha tokoni fakalaumālie ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e fakatangá mo e taú. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fai ai ʻa e ʻaʻahi ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku nau fakahāhā ha laumālie meimei tatau mo ia naʻe ʻia Paulá, ʻa ia naʻá ne tala ki he kau Kalisitiane Tesalonaiká: “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.”—1 Tesalonaika 2:7, 8.
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻa e tākiekina lelei ʻoku malava ke fakahoko ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ngāue mālohí?
6 Hangē pē ko e kau mātuʻa kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ko e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻoku nau “fakafitefitaʻa ʻi he malanga mo e faiako.” Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau mātuʻa peheé ko honau “tāu ha tokoni [“fakaʻapaʻapa,” NW] lōua.” (1 Tīmote 5:17) ʻOku malava ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e ʻaonga ʻo ʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá, kapau ʻe hili ʻetau ‘fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ikuʻanga o ʻenau moʻuí, ʻo tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau tuí.’—Hepelū 13:7.
7 Ko e hā kuo maongo ki he niʻihi kehé mei he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻe niʻihi? “He toki tākiekina fakaofo ē ʻa Tokoua P—— naʻe fai ki heʻeku moʻuí!” ko e tohi ia ʻa ha tokotaha Fakamoʻoni ʻe taha ʻa Sihova. “Naʻá ne hoko ko ha ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻi Mekisikou mei he taʻu 1960 ʻo faai mai. ʻI heʻeku kei siʻí, naʻá ku fakatuʻotuʻa ki heʻene ngaahi ʻaʻahí ʻi he ʻamanaki mo e fiefia. ʻI heʻeku taʻu hongofulú, naʻá ne talamai ai kiate au, ‘Te ke hoko foki mo koe ko ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu.’ ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi taʻu faingataʻa ʻo e taʻu hongofulu tupú, naʻá ku toutou kumi kiate ia koeʻuhi naʻá ne maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e potó ke foaki atu. Naʻá ne moʻuiʻaki ʻa hono tauhi ʻa e tākangá! ʻI he taimi ní ʻoku ou hoko ko ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu, ʻoku ou feinga maʻu pē ke vaheʻi ha taimi ki he fānaú pea ke fokotuʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa fakateokalatí ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fai kiate aú. Naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi taʻu fakaʻosi ʻo ʻene moʻuí, neongo ʻa e ngaahi palopalema fekauʻaki mo e ʻikai ke ngāue totonu ʻa e mafú, naʻe feinga maʻu pē ʻa Tokoua P—— ke fai ha foʻi lea fakalototoʻa. ʻI he ʻaho pē ʻe taha ki muʻa peá ne mate ʻi Fepueli 1995, naʻá ne ʻalu fakataha mo au ki ha ʻaho ʻasemipilī makehe peá ne fokotuʻu atu ai ha ngaahi taumuʻa lelei ki ha tokoua ʻa ia ko ha tokotaha tāmape. Naʻe fakahū atu leva ʻe he tokoua ko iá ha tohi kole ke ngāue ʻi Pēteli.”
ʻOku Fakahoungaʻi Kinautolu
8. Ko hai ʻa e ‘ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangatá’ ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he ʻEfesō vahe 4, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻenau ʻaonga ki he fakatahaʻangá?
8 Ko e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo e kau mātuʻa kehé ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngafa ʻo e ngāué ʻi he anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ui kinautolu ko e ngaahi “meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangata.” ʻI he tuʻunga ko e fakafofonga ʻo Sihova pea ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá, kuo tokonaki mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kau tangata anga-fakalaumālié ni koeʻuhi ke langa hake kitautolu tāutaha pea mo aʻu ki he tuʻunga matuʻotuʻá. (ʻEfesō 4:8-15) ʻOku taau ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ki ha faʻahinga meʻaʻofa pē. ʻOku tautefito ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi ha meʻaʻofa ʻokú ne fakaivimālohi kitautolu ke hanganaki tauhi ai pē ʻa Sihova. Ko ia ai, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻia ki he ngāue ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí? ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau “mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he kakai pehe”?—Filipai 2:29.
9. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku malava ke tau fakahāhā ai ʻa e houngaʻia ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí?
9 ʻI he taimi ʻoku fanongonongo ai ʻa e ʻaʻahi ʻa e ʻovasia fakafeituʻú, ʻoku lava ke tau kamata ke fai ha ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ke kau kakato ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ki he uike ko iá. Mahalo ʻe lava ke tau vaheʻi ha taimi lahi ange ke poupouʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ngāue fakamalanga he lolotonga ʻo e ʻaʻahí. ʻOku malava nai ke tau ngāue ai ko e kau tāimuʻa tokoni he lolotonga ʻo e māhina ko iá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻe fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻi ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻa e ʻovasia fakafeituʻú kae lava ke fakaleleiʻi ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú. ʻE ʻaonga kiate kitautolu ha faʻahinga laumālie fiefanongo pehē pea ʻe fakapapauʻi ai kiate ia ko ʻene ʻaʻahi maí ʻoku ʻaonga moʻoni. ʻIo, ʻoku ʻaʻahi mai ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ki he fakatahaʻangá ke langa hake kitautolu, ka ʻoku toe fiemaʻu foki ke langa hake fakalaumālie mo kinautolu. Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi naʻe fiemaʻu ai kia Paula ha fakalototoʻa, pea naʻá ne faʻa kole ki he kaungā Kalisitiané ke nau fai ha lotu maʻana. (Ngāue 28:15; Loma 15:30-32; 2 Kolinitō 1:11; Kolose 4:2, 3; 1 Tesalonaika 5:25) ʻOku fiemaʻu pehē pē mo ʻetau ngaahi lotu mo e fakalototoʻa ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻi he ʻaho ní.
10. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau tokoni ke ʻai ʻa e ngāue ʻa ha ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ke fakafiefia?
10 Kuo tau tala ki he ʻovasia fakafeituʻú mo hono uaifí ʻa hono lahi ʻo ʻetau houngaʻia ʻi heʻena ngaahi ʻaʻahí? ʻOku tau fakamālō kiate ia ki he akonaki ʻaonga ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolú? ʻOku tau ʻai ke ne ʻilo ʻa e taimi ʻoku fakatupulekina ai ʻe heʻene ngaahi fokotuʻu ki he ngāue fakamalangá ʻa ʻetau fiefia ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú? Kapau ʻoku tau fai ia, ʻe tokoni ia ki hono ʻai ʻa ʻene ngāué ke fakafiefia. (Hepelū 13:17) Naʻe fakamatala ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻe taha ʻi Sipeini ʻo tautefito ki he lahi ʻo ʻene mahuʻingaʻia mo hono uaifí ʻi he ngaahi tohi fakamālō naʻá na maʻu ʻi he hili ʻa ʻena ʻaʻahi ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. “ʻOkú ma tauhi ʻa e ngaahi kaatí ni pea lau ia ʻi he taimi ʻokú ma ongoʻi lotosiʻi aí,” ko ʻene leá ia. “ʻOku nau hoko ko ha matavai ʻo e fakalototoʻa moʻoni.”
11. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he ngaahi uaifi ʻo e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú mo e fakavahé ʻoku tau ʻofa mo houngaʻia ʻiate kinautolú?
11 ʻOku maʻu moʻoni ʻe he uaifi ʻo e ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga mei he ngaahi lea ʻo e fakaongoongoleleí. Kuó ne fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau lahi ke tokoni ki hono husepānití ʻi he tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e ngāué. ʻOku tuku ange atu ʻe he ngaahi tuofāfine anga-tonu ko ʻení ʻa e holi fakanatula ke maʻu hanau ʻapi tonú, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lahi, ʻoku toe pehē foki ki hono maʻu ha fānaú. Ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sēfitá ko e taha ia ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova naʻe loto-lelei ke tuku atu hono faingamālie ke maʻu ha husepāniti mo ha fāmilí koeʻuhi ko ha fuakava naʻe fai ʻe heʻene tamaí. (Fakamāu 11:30-39) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ki heʻene feilaulaú? ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he Fakamāu 11:40: “Ko e taʻu kotoa pe naʻe ʻalu ʻa e kau taʻahine Isileli ke sani ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Sefita, ko e tangata Kiliati, ʻo ʻaho fa ʻi he taʻu.” He meʻa lelei lahi ē ka ko ʻetau feinga ke tala ange ki he ngaahi uaifi ʻo e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú mo e fakavahé ʻoku tau ʻofa mo houngaʻia ʻiate kinautolu!
“ʻOua Te Mou Lotongalongalo he Fakaafe ʻĀunofo”
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga Fakatohitapu ki he hoko ʻo fakaafe ʻāunofo ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí? (e) Fakatātaaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e feʻaongaʻaki ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofó.
12 Ko hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofó ko e toe founga ia ʻe taha ke fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa mo e houngaʻia ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻi he ngāue fefonongaʻaki faka-Kalisitiané. (Hepelū 13:2) Naʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ʻa Keio ʻi hono fakaaʻu atu ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofo ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻaʻahi ki he fakatahaʻangá ʻi honau tuʻunga ko e kau misinale fefonongaʻaki. Naʻe tohi ʻe Sione: “Siʻi ʻofaʻanga, ko e ngaue ngali lotu ia ʻoku ke fai, ʻi hoʻo fakafitefitaʻa maʻa e kainga lotu, kaeʻumaʻā ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻāunofo; ʻa ia naʻa nau fakamoʻoni ki hoʻo ʻofa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e siasi: pea ʻe mālō hoʻo ngaue ʻo kapau te ke moimoiʻi kinautolu ʻi ha anga ʻoku ngali mo e ʻOtua. He naʻa nau ʻalu atu koeʻuhi pe ko e Huafa, ʻo ʻikai te nau toʻo ha meʻa mei he hiteni. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau tauhi ʻe kitautolu ʻa e faʻahinga pehe, koeʻuhi ke tau hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.” (3 Sione 5-8) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku lava ke tau fakalahi atu ʻa e ngāue malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻaki hono fakaaʻu atu ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofo meimei tatau ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi he feituʻú ke nau fakapapauʻi ʻoku fakafiemālie ʻa e ngaahi nofoʻangá, ka naʻe pehē ʻe ha ʻovasia fakavahe ia ʻe taha: “Ko ʻemau feohi mo e ngaahi tokouá ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he pehē pe ko hai te ne malava ke fai ʻa e meʻa maʻa kimautolú. Heʻikai te mau loto ke ʻi ai ha ongoʻi pehē. Kuo pau ke mau loto-lelei ke tali ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofo ʻa ha taha pē ʻo homau ngaahi tokouá, maʻu-koloa pe masiva.”
13 ʻOku malava ke feʻaongaʻaki ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofó. “ʻI hoku fāmilí, naʻa mau angaʻaki ʻa hono fakaafeʻi ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ke nofo mo kimautolu,” ko e manatu ia ʻa Jorge, ko ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ki muʻa, ʻoku lolotonga ngāue he taimí ni ʻi Pēteli. “ʻOku ou ongoʻi ko e ngaahi ʻaʻahi ko ʻení naʻa nau tokoniʻi au ʻo mahulu hake ia mei he meʻa naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi ʻi he taimi ko iá. ʻI he lolotonga ʻo ʻeku kei talavoú, naʻá ku maʻu ha ngaahi palopalema fakalaumālie. Naʻe loto-moʻua ʻa ʻeku faʻeé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni kae ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻa e founga totonu ke tokoni aí, pea ko ia ai naʻe kole ki he ʻovasia fakafeituʻú ke ne talanoa mo au. Naʻá ku ʻuluaki fakamamaʻo meiate ia, koeʻuhi naʻá ku ilifia ki ha hoko ʻo fakaangaʻi. Ka naʻe fai atu pē ʻo ikunaʻi au ʻe heʻene anga-fakakaumeʻá. Naʻá ne fakaafeʻi au ke u ʻalu ange ke ma kai ʻi ha Mōnite ʻe taha, pea naʻá ku vete ki ai ʻa hoku lotó koeʻuhi naʻá ku ongoʻi papau ne ʻosi mahino au kiate ia. Naʻá ne fanongo tokanga. Naʻe ola lelei moʻoni ʻa ʻene ngaahi fokotuʻu ke ngāueʻakí, pea naʻe kamata ai ke u fakalakalaka fakalaumālie.”
14. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau houngaʻia, kae ʻikai ko e fakaanga ki he kau mātuʻa fefonongaʻakí?
14 ʻOku feinga ha ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ke hoko ʻo tokoni fakalaumālie meimei tatau pē ki he kei siʻí mo e taʻumotuʻá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu leva ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ki heʻene ngaahi feingá. Kae kehe, fēfē kapau te tau fakaangaʻi ia ʻi haʻane ngaahi vaivai pe fakahoatamaki ia mo e niʻihi kehe kuo nau ʻosi ʻaʻahi mai ki he fakatahaʻangá? ʻE meimei ke hoko ʻeni ʻo mātuʻaki fakalotofoʻi. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa fakalototoʻa kia Paula ʻa e fanongo ki he ngaahi fakaangaʻi ʻo ʻene ngāué. ʻOku ngalingali, naʻe fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Kolinitō ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi lea paetaku ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fōtunga hā maí pea mo hono tufakanga fakaeleá. Ko ia tonu pē naʻá ne hiki ʻa e ngaahi fakaanga peheé ʻo hangē ko hono fakaleá: “Ko ene gaahi tohi oku mamafa mo malohi; ka oku ha vaivai mai hono jino, bea ko ene lea oku kovi.” (2 Kolinitō 10:10, PM) Ka neongo ia, ko e meʻa ʻoku fakafiefiá ʻoku fanongo maʻu pē ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ia ʻi he ngaahi lea houngaʻia anga-ʻofa.
15, 16. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e maongo ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí ʻa e ʻofa mo e faivelenga ʻoku fakahāhā ʻe honau kaungā tuí?
15 Ko ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻe taha ʻi ʻAmelika Latina naʻá ne faai atu ʻi ha ʻaho kakato ʻi ha ngaahi hala pelepela ke ʻaʻahi ki hono ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine fakalaumālie ʻoku nofo ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku puleʻi ʻe ha kau tau toitoi. “Ko e meʻa ʻoku maongo ʻa e sio ki he founga ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe he ngaahi tokouá ʻa ʻenau houngaʻia ki he ʻaʻahí,” ko ʻene tohí ia. “Neongo naʻe pau ke u fai ha feinga lahi ke aʻu ki ai, ʻo fehangahangai mo e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki lahi mo e ngaahi faingataʻa, ʻoku fakapaleʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻaki ʻa e ʻofa mo e faivelenga ʻoku fakahāhā ʻe he ngaahi tokouá.”
16 Ko e tohi ʻeni ʻa ha ʻovasia fakafeituʻu ʻi ʻAfilika: “Koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he ngaahi tokouá kiate kimautolú, ʻoku mau saiʻia lahi ʻaupito ai ʻi he feituʻu ko Tenisaniá! Naʻe mateuteu ʻa e ngaahi tokouá ke nau ako meiate kimautolu, pea naʻa nau fiefia ke nofo mo kimautolu ʻi honau ngaahi ʻapí.” Naʻe ʻi ai ha vahaʻangatae anga-ʻofa mo fiefia naʻe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá pea mo e ongo meʻa mali Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ko ʻAkuila mo Pīsila. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinaua: “Tala eku ofa kia Bisila mo Akuila, ko eku kauga gaue ia Kalaisi Jisu: (Akinaua naa na tuku hifo ho na kia koeuhi ko eku moui: bea oku ikai ko au be oku fakafetai kiate kinaua, ka koe gaahi jiaji kotoabe oe kakai Jenitaile).” (Loma 16:3, 4, PM) ʻOku fakamālō ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí ke nau maʻu ko honau ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻa e ngaahi ʻAkuila mo e ngaahi Pīsila ʻi onopooni ʻa ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e feinga makehe ke fakahāhā ʻa e fakaafe ʻāunofó mo fokotuʻu ʻa e kaungāmeʻá.
Ko Hono Fakaivia ʻa e Ngaahi Fakatahaʻangá
17. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke pehē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e poto ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí, pea ko fē ʻoku nau maʻu mei ai honau fakahinohinó?
17 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Oku fakatonuhia ae boto e he ene fānau [“ngaahi ngāué,” NW]” (Mātiu 11:19, PM) Ko e poto ko ia ʻoku ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko e ʻovasia-fefonongaʻakí ʻoku hā mahino ia ʻi heʻene tokoni ke fakaivia ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e fononga fakamisinale hono ua ʻa Paulá, naʻá ne lavameʻa mo Sailosi ʻi heʻena “ʻasi atu ʻi Silia mo Silisia, ʻo ne poupou ʻa e ngaahi siasi.” ʻOku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he tohi ʻa Ngāué: “I he e nau alu i he gaahi kolo, naa nau tuku kiate kinautolu ae fono aia nae fokotuu e he kau abosetolo moe mātua i Jelusalema, ke nau fai. Bea nae ajili ai ae tuu mau ae gaahi jiaji i he tui, bea nae fakatokolahi akinautolu i he aho kotoabe.” (Ngāue 15:40, 41; 16:4, 5, PM) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻi he lolotonga ní ʻa e fakahinohino fakalaumālie ʻoku fakafou mai ʻi he Tohitapú pea mo e ngaahi tohi “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane kehé.—Mātiu 24:45, PM.
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakaivia ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá?
18 ʻIo, ko e kau mātuʻa fefonongaʻakí kuo pau ke hokohoko atu ʻenau kai ʻi he tēpile fakalaumālie ʻa Sihová. Kuo pau ke nau maheni lelei mo e ngaahi founga pea mo e ngaahi tataki ʻoku muimui ai ʻa e kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻE hoko leva ai ʻa e kau tangata peheé ko ha tāpuaki ki he niʻihi kehé. Koeʻuhi ko ʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he faivelenga he ngāue fakamalangá, ʻoku malava ai ke nau tokoni ki he kaungā tuí ke fakalakalaka ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané. Ko e ngaahi malanga makatuʻunga-Fakatohitapu ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻaʻahi ko ʻení, ʻoku langa hake fakalaumālie ai ʻa e kau fanongó. ʻI hono tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ngāue ʻo fetāiaki mo e kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi māmani lahí, pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he ‘tamaioeiki agatonú,’ ʻoku fakaivia ai ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ko ia ko honau monū ia ke ʻaʻahi ki aí.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku kei toe ke fai ha fakakaukau ki aí?
19 ʻI hono fokotuʻu ko ia ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngāue ʻa e kau mātuʻa fefonongaʻakí ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e Kau Ako Tohitapú ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe teau kuo maliu atú, naʻe fakahā ʻe he pepá ni: “Te tau sio fakatokanga ki he ngaahi ola mo e taki lahi ange ʻoku fai ʻe he ʻEikí.” Kuo fakahāhā mahino ʻa e taki ʻoku fai ʻe Sihová. Koeʻuhi ko ʻene tāpuakí pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tokanga ʻa e Kulupu Pulé, kuo tupulaki ai mo ʻosi sivi ke maʻa ʻa e ngāué ni ʻi he laui taʻu. Ko hono olá, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he māmaní kotoa ʻoku nau hoko ʻo tuʻumaʻu ʻi he tuí pea ʻoku fakautuutu hono tokolahí ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho. ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie feilaulauʻi-kita ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi meʻaʻofa ko ʻeni ʻi he tangatá. Ka ʻoku malava fēfē ke fakahoko lelei ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻa ʻenau ngāué? Ko e hā ʻa ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻá? ʻOku nau aʻusia fēfē ʻa e lelei tahá?
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali ʻe Fai?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ngafa ʻo e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú mo e fakavahé?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke maʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ha laumālie feilaulauʻi-kitá?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ki he ngāue ʻa e kau mātuʻa fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke fai ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ke tuʻumaʻu ʻi he tuí?
[Fakatātā i he peesi 8]
ʻOku fiemaʻu ha laumālie ʻo e feilaulauʻi-kita ki he hiki holo maʻu peé
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
Kuó ke fakahaaʻi ha fakaafe ʻāunofo ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí mo honau ngaahi uaifí?