Tuku ʻa e ʻIloʻiló ke Ne Maluʻi Koe
“ʻE hanganaki leʻohi koe ʻe he tufakanga fakakaukaú, ʻe maluʻi koe ʻe he ʻiloʻiló.”—PALOVEPI 2:11, NW.
1. ʻOku lava ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke maluʻi kitautolu mei he hā?
ʻOKU finangalo ʻa Sihova ke ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻe maluʻi ai koe mei he ngaahi faingataʻa kehekehe. ʻOku kamataʻaki ʻe Palovepi 2:10-19 (NW), ʻene pehē: “ʻI he hū ʻa e potó ki ho lotó pea hoko ʻa e ʻiló ʻo felātani mo ho soulú, ʻe hanganaki leʻohi koe ʻe he tufakanga fakakaukaú, ʻe maluʻi koe ʻe he ʻiloʻiló.” Maluʻi koe mei he hā? Mei he ngaahi meʻa hangē ko e “hala kovi,” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau mavahe mei he ngaahi hala totonú, pea mo e kakai ʻoku pikopiko ʻa e lahi taha ʻo honau ʻalungá.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló, pea ko e ʻiloʻilo fē ʻoku tautefito ʻa e holi ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
2 Mahalo pē te ke manatuʻi ko e ʻiloʻiló ko e tufakanga ia ʻo e ʻatamaí ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakafaikehekeheʻiʻaki ʻa e meʻa ko ē mei he meʻa ko ē. Ko ha taha ʻoku ʻiloʻilo, ʻokú ne makupusi ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe ʻo e ngaahi fakakaukaú pe ko ha ngaahi meʻa pea maʻu ʻa e fakaʻutoʻuta lelei. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku tau holi ʻo tautefito ki he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālie ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻi he ʻilo kānokano ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻetau ako ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú, ʻoku hangē ia haʻatau keli ki he maka langa fale ko e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié. Ko e meʻa ʻoku tau akó ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻoku fakahōifua kia Sihová.
3. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié?
3 ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he tuʻi ʻIsileli ko Solomoné pe ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki ʻokú ne fiemaʻú, naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha-pule kei talavoú ni: “Ke ke tuku ki hoo tamaioeiki ha loto boto ke fakamāuʻi a hoo kakai, koeuhi keu faa ilo totonu ae lelei moe kovi.” Naʻe kole ʻa Solomone ki ha ʻiloʻilo, pea naʻe foaki ia ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga angakehe. (1 Tuʻi 3:9, PM; 4:30) Ke maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻiló, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lotu, pea kuo pau ke tau ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e tokoni ʻa e ngaahi tohi fakamaama kuo tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻE tokoni ʻeni kiate kitautolu ke fakatupulekina ʻa ʻetau ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ki he tuʻunga lahi ʻa ia te tau hoko ai ʻo “tagata be i he ilo,” ʻo malava ke “ilo ai ae lelei moe kovi.”—1 Kolinito 14:20, PM; Hepelu 5:14, PM.
Fiemaʻu Makehe ki he ʻIloʻiló
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ke maʻu ha mata “huʻufataha,” pea ʻoku lava fēfē ke ʻaonga ia kiate kitautolu?
4 ʻI he ʻiloʻilo totonú, ʻoku malava ai ke tau ngāue ʻo fetāiaki mo e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí: “Ka mou kumi muʻa ki hono puleʻanga, mo e maʻoniʻoni [ʻa e ʻOtuá], pea ʻe ʻatu mo ia foki ʻa e ngāhi meʻa [fakamatelie] ko ia kotoa.” (Mātiu 6:33) Naʻe toe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e māmaʻanga ʻo e sino ko ho mata: ʻo ka huʻufataha ʻa e sio ʻa ho mata pea, māma ho sino kotoa.” (Luke 11:34) Ko e matá ko ha maama fakaefakatātā. ʻOku totonu ʻa e sio ʻa ha mata ʻoku “huʻufataha.” ʻAki ʻa e mata peheé, ʻoku malava ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló pea ʻaʻeva ʻo ʻikai tūkia fakalaumālie.
5. Fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tila fakapisinisí, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi fekauʻaki mo e taumuʻa ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
5 ʻI he ʻikai ke nau tauhi maʻu ke huʻufataha honau matá, kuo hanga ai ʻe he niʻihi ʻo fakafaingataʻaʻi ʻenau moʻuí mo e moʻui ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tila fakapisinisi fakatauele. Ka ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi ko e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané “ko e pou mo e tuʻunga ʻo e moʻoni.” (1 Timote 3:15) Hangē pē ko e ngaahi pou maka ʻo ha fale, ʻoku pouaki ʻe he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻikai ko ha kautaha pisinisi ʻa ha taha. Kuo ʻikai ke fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko ha ngaahi feituʻu ke poupouʻi ai ha ngaahi fiemaʻu, ngaahi koloa, pe ngaahi ngāue fakakomēsiale. Kuo pau ke tau fakamamaʻo mei he tuli ki he ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisi fakafoʻituitui ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke tau sio ki he ngaahi Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ngaahi Ako Tohi ʻa e Fakatahaʻangá, ngaahi ʻasemipilií, mo e ngaahi fakataha-lahi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko e ngaahi feituʻu ki he feohi faka-Kalisitiane mo e fetalanoaʻaki fakalaumālie. Kapau naʻe ʻuhingá ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi vahaʻangatae fakalaumālié ke poupouʻi ha faʻahinga meʻa fakakomēsiale pē, ʻikai ʻe fakahāhā ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e ʻikai ke loko houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakalaumālié? ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito totonu ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻutakiʻanga fakaefakatahaʻangá ke maʻu ai ha tupu fakapaʻanga.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke fakatau atu ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakakomēsialé mo e ngaahi ngāué pe poupouʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá?
6 Kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻutaki fakateokalatí ke fakatau atu ai ʻa e ngaahi faitoʻo pe ngaahi meʻa teuteu, ngaahi koloa faʻu mei he vaitaminí, ngaahi ngāue fakaefetuʻutaki, ngaahi nāunau fakaelanga, ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu folau ʻeveʻeva, ngaahi polokalama mo e ngaahi nāunau fakakomipiuta, pea mo e ngaahi alāmeʻa peheé. Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha feituʻu ia ke fakatau atu ai pe tuʻuaki ai ʻa e ngaahi koloa pe ngaahi ngāue fakakomēsialé. ʻOku lava ke tau ʻiloʻilo ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni tefitó ʻo kapau te tau manatuʻi naʻe hanga ʻe Sīsū ʻo “fakateka kotoa pe mei he Temipale, mo e fanga sipi foki, mo e fanga pulu; ʻo ne huaʻi ae paʻanga, mo ne fulihi ʻenau ngaahi tepile. pea ne folofola kiate kinautolu kuo ʻomi lupe ke fakatau, ʻAve ʻa e ngaahi meʻa na; pea ʻoua ʻe ngaohi ʻa e fale o ʻeku Tamai koe fale fakatau.”—Sione 2:15, 16.
Fēfē ʻa e Ngaahi ʻInivesí?
7. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e ʻiloʻiló mo e tokangá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻinivesí?
7 ʻOku fiemaʻu fakatouʻosi ʻa e ʻiloʻiló mo e tokangá ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakakaukau ai ke fai ha ʻinivesi ʻi ha pisinisi taʻepau. Pehē pē ʻoku loto ha taha ke ne nō mai ha paʻanga peá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi palōmesí ni: “ʻOku ou fakapapau atu ʻe tupu hoʻo paʻangá.” “Heʻikai te ke mole koe. Ko ha meʻa pau ʻeni ia.” Tokanga ʻi he taimi ʻoku fai atu ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e ngaahi fakapapau peheé. ʻOku ʻikai te ne leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa moʻoni, pe ʻokú ne taʻefaitotonu, he ʻoku tātātaha ke pau ha ʻinivesi ia. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻoku lea-momoleʻolunga mo fakataʻetaʻekuhā kuo nau kākaaʻi ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e “kau fakaʻotuamate” naʻa nau moulu ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻo ‘liliu ʻa e kelesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo faiʻanga pauʻu fakalielia.’ Naʻa nau hangē ha ngaahi maka māsila māngalongalo he tahí ʻa ia naʻe malava ke nau fakalaveaʻi mo tāmateʻi ʻa e kau kakaú. (Siutasi 4, 12) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku kehe ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ia ʻa e kau kākaá, ka ʻoku nau toe kau mo kinautolu foki ʻi hono kākaaʻi ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá.
8. Ko e hā kuo hokó ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi pisinisi taʻepau hā ngali tupú?
8 Naʻa mo e kau Kalisitiane fie tokoni kuo nau ʻoatu ha fakamatala ʻo kau ki he ngaahi pisinisi ʻoku hā ngali ʻe maʻu ai ha tupu lelei, ko e meʻa pē kuo nau maʻu aí mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau muimui ki heʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ko e mole ʻa e paʻanga naʻa nau ʻinivesí. Ko hono olá, kuo mole ai mei ha kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa honau ngaahi monū ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI hono fakamoʻoniʻi ko e ngaahi filioʻi kākā ʻa e ngaahi pisinisi ke maʻu ai ha tuʻumālie vavé, ko e tokotaha pē te ne maʻu ha tupu mei aí ko e tokotaha kākaá, ʻa ia ʻoku faʻa vave ʻene puliá. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ha taha ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha ngaahi tuʻunga pehē?
9. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ke ne fakafuofuaʻi ʻa e ngaahi taukaveʻi fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻinivesí?
9 ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko e malava ke makupusi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hā ʻuliʻulilātaí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e tufakanga ko ʻení ki hono faiʻaki ʻa e fakafuofua ki he ngaahi taukaveʻi fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻinivesí. ʻOku fefalalaʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiané, pea ʻoku fakakaukau nai ʻa e niʻihi ia he ʻikai ke kau honau ngaahi tokoua mo honau ngaahi tuofāfine fakalaumālié ʻi he ngaahi pisinisi ko ia ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ki he ngaahi koloa ʻa e kaungātuí. Ka ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e tangata pisinisí ko ha Kalisitiané ʻoku ʻikai ke fakapapauʻi ai ia ʻokú ne lelei taha ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisí, pe ko ʻene kautahá ʻe lavameʻa.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku kumi ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ki ha ngaahi nō fakapisinisi mei he kaungātuí, pea ko e hā ʻe lava ke hoko ki he ngaahi ʻinivesi peheé?
10 ʻOku feinga nō paʻanga ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi mei honau ngaahi kaungātuí koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ʻaupito ke hanga ʻe he ngaahi kautaha nō paʻanga ʻiloá ʻo ʻoatu ha paʻanga ki heʻenau ngaahi kautaha taʻepaú. Kuo kākaaʻi ʻa e tokolahi ke nau tui ko hono ʻinivesi pē ʻenau paʻangá, te nau maʻu leva ai ha monū vave ʻo taʻekau ki ai ha ngāue lahi, pe halaʻatā ha ngāue. ʻOku tohoaki ʻa e niʻihi ki ha ʻinivesí koeʻuhi ko e fakamānako ʻoku fekauʻaki mo iá, ka ʻoku mole kotoa ai ʻa e paʻanga ne tānakí! Naʻe ʻinivesi ʻe ha tokotaha Kalisitiane ha fuʻu paʻanga lahi, ʻi he ʻamanaki te ne maʻu ai ha tupu ko e peseti ʻe 25 ʻi he uike pē ʻe ua. Naʻe mole kotoa ʻene paʻanga ko iá ʻi he taimi naʻe talaki mai ai ʻa e mate ʻa e pisinisí. ʻI ha toe pisinisi ʻe taha, naʻe nō ai ʻe ha tokotaha tuʻuaki-fakatau-ʻapi ha fuʻu paʻanga lahi mei he niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻá ne palōmesi ha tupu lahi ʻoku taʻefaituʻunga ka naʻe mate ʻa e pisinisí pea naʻe mole ai ʻa e paʻanga nō mai ko iá.
Taimi ʻOku Taʻelavameʻa Ai ʻa e Ngaahi Pisinisí
11. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai ʻe Paula fekauʻaki mo e mānumanú pea mo e ʻofa ki he paʻangá?
11 Ko e ngaahi taʻelavameʻa ʻa e pisinisí kuo taki atu ai ia ki he loto-mamahi pea aʻu ki he mole fakalaumālie ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia naʻa nau kau ʻi ha ngaahi pisinisi taʻefakapotopoto. Kuo hoko ʻa e loto-mamahi mo e ʻingo tupu mei he ʻikai lava ke fakaʻatā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ke ngāue ko ha maluʻí. Kuo tauheleʻi ʻe he mānumanú ʻa e tokolahi. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “ʻUmaʻā ʻa e manumanu, naʻa mo e lau ki ai ke mou fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai, telia ʻa e tāu ʻo e feangai ʻa e kakai lotu.” (Efeso 5:2) Pea naʻá ne fakatokanga: “Ko kinautolu kuo pau honau loto ke koloaʻia, ʻoku nau to ki he ʻahiʻahi, mo e tauhele, mo e ngaahi holi kehekehe, ʻa ia ʻoku fakasesele pea ko e meʻa ʻoku te lavea ai; ko e faʻahinga meʻa ʻoku nau lomekina ʻa e kakai ki he ʻauha mo e malaʻia. He ko e ʻofa ki he paʻanga ko e aka ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi kovi kotoa pe, pea ko e niʻihi ʻi heʻenau ala ki he meʻa ko ia kuo nau hē mei he lotu, pea kuo nau hokohokaʻi ʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi mamahi lahi.”—1 Timote 6:9, 10.
12. Kapau ʻoku fengāueʻaki fakapisinisi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tautautefito ʻenau hanga ʻo manatuʻí?
12 Kapau ʻoku fakatupu ʻe ha Kalisitiane ha ʻofa ki he paʻangá, te ne fakatupunga kiate ia tonu ha maumau lahi fakalaumālie. Ko e kau Fālesí ko e faʻahinga naʻe ʻofa ki he paʻangá, pea ko ha anga ia ʻo e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. (Luke 16:14; 2 Timote 3:1, 2) ʻI hono kehé, ko e ʻalunga ia ʻo e moʻui ʻa ha Kalisitiane ʻoku totonu ke “ʻataʻatā mei he ʻofa ki he paʻangá.” (Hepelu 13:5, NW) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lava ke pisinisi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané fakaekinautolu, pe te nau kamata fakataha ha ngaahi pisinisi. Kae kehe, kapau te nau fai ia, ko ʻenau ngaahi fetalanoaʻakí mo ʻenau ngaahi fealeaʻakí ʻoku totonu ke tauhi mavahe ia mei he ngaahi meʻa fakaefakatahaʻangá. Pea manatuʻi: Naʻa mo e lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi tokoua fakalaumālié, fai fakapepa maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi felotoi fakapisinisí. Ko e tokoni lahi ʻi he meʻá ni ko e kupu ko ia ko e “Fai Fakapepa Ia!,” naʻe pulusi ʻi he Awake! ʻo Fepueli 8, 1983, peesi 13 ki he 15.
13. Te ke ngāueʻaki fēfē ʻa e Palovepi 22:7 ki he ngaahi pisinisi taʻepaú?
13 ʻOku talamai ʻe Palovepi 22:7 kiate kitautolu: “Ko ia kuo ne fai ha no, ʻoku ne tamaioʻeiki ki he tangata kuo tali ʻa e no.” ʻOku faʻa taʻefakapotopoto ke tau ʻai kitautolu, pe ko hotau tokouá ki he tuʻunga ko ha sevāniti pehē. ʻI he taimi ʻoku kole mai ai ha taha kiate kitautolu ke ʻoange ha paʻanga ki ha pisinisi taʻepau, ʻe fakapotopoto ange ke fakakaukau atu ki heʻene tuʻunga malava ke totongi fakafoki kotoa mai iá. ʻOku ʻiloa ia ʻoku alafalalaʻanga? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakatokangaʻi ko hono fai ʻo ha nō peheé ʻe lava pē ke mole ai ʻa e paʻangá koeʻuhi ko e taʻelavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi pisinisi taʻepau lahi. Ko e aleapaú ʻiate ia pē ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakapapauʻi ai ʻe ia ʻa e lavameʻa ʻa ha pisinisi. Pea ko hono moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai fakapotopoto ki ha taha pē ke ne fakalahi ange ʻa e ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki fakapaʻangá ʻi ha meʻa fakapisinisi ʻo mahulu atu ia mei heʻene malava ke totongi ʻa e molé.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló kapau kuo tau ʻoange ha paʻanga ki ha kaungā Kalisitiane ʻoku taʻelavameʻa ʻene pisinisí?
14 ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló kapau naʻa tau ʻoatu ha paʻanga ki ha Kalisitiane ki ha ngaahi taumuʻa fakapisinisi pea naʻe mole ʻa e paʻangá, neongo ia naʻe ʻikai kau ki ai ha ngaahi ngāue taʻefaitotonu. Kapau ko e taʻelavameʻa ʻa e pisinisí naʻe ʻikai ko e foʻui ia hotau kaungātui ʻa ia naʻe nō paʻangá, ʻe lava ke tau pehē kuo kākaaʻi kitautolu? ʻIkai, koeʻuhi naʻa tau tali loto-lelei pē ʻa e noó, mahalo pē kuo tau ʻosi tānaki ha tupu mei ai, pea kuo ʻikai ha taʻefaitotonu naʻe hoko. Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha taʻefaitotonu, ʻoku ʻikai ha makatuʻunga ke tau ngāue fakalao ai ki he tokotaha noó. Ko e hā ha lelei ʻe maʻu ʻi hano fakaʻilo ha kaungā Kalisitiane faitotonu ʻa ia naʻe pau ke hiki ʻi he lēkooti ʻi he mate ʻa e pisinisí koeʻuhi pē ko e taʻemalava ha pisinisi naʻe fakataumuʻa lelei?—1 Kolinito 6:1.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakakaukau ki ai kapau ʻe talaki mai kuo mate ʻa e pisinisí?
15 Ko kinautolu ko ia kuo nau aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi taʻelavameʻa fakapisinisí ʻoku nau kumi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ki ha fakafiemālie ʻaki hono fakahā kuo mate ʻa e pisinisí. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai taʻetokanga ʻa e kau Kalisitiané fekauʻaki mo e moʻuá, naʻa mo e hili hono fakaʻatā fakalao mei he ngaahi moʻua paú, kuo ongoʻi ʻofa ʻa e niʻihi ia ʻo feinga ke totongi ʻa e meʻa kotoa kuo kaniselí kapau ʻe tali ʻe he taha ʻoku moʻua ki aí ke totongi. Kae fēfē kapau kuo fakamoleki ʻe ha tokotaha nō ia ʻa e paʻanga ʻa hono tokouá pea toki nofo ia ʻi ha tuʻunga tuʻumālie? Pe fēfē kapau naʻe maʻu pē ʻe he tokotaha noó ia ʻa e paʻanga feʻunga ke totongi fakafoki ʻa ia naʻá ne noó ka naʻá ne tukunoaʻi pē ʻe ia ʻa hono fatongia fakaeʻulungaanga totonu ʻokú ne maʻu nai fakaepaʻanga ki hono tokouá? ʻE ʻi ai leva ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga taau ʻa e tokotaha noó ke ngāue ʻi ha fatongia lahi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.—1 Timote 3:3, 8; sio ki he The Watchtower, ʻo Sepitema 15, 1994, peesi 30-31.
Fēfē Kapau ʻOku ʻI Ai ha Kākā?
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi sitepu ke fou nai ai kapau ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku kākaaʻi kitautolu ʻi he pisinisí?
16 ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke fakatokangaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke iku ʻa e ʻinivesi kotoa pē ki ha tupu. Neongo ia, fēfē kapau ʻoku kau ki ai ha kākā? Ko e kākaá ko e “ngāueʻaki ʻosi fakakaukauʻi ʻo e lohiakiʻi, fiemuaʻi, pe mioʻi ʻo e moʻoní ki he taumuʻa ko hono fakalotoʻi ha tokotaha ke ne tukuange ha meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku ʻaʻana, pe ke tukuange ha totonu fakalao.” Naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e ngaahi sitepu ʻe fai nai ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa ha taha kuo kākaaʻi ia ʻe ha kaungālotu. Fakatatau kia Mātiu 18:15-17, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Kapau ʻe faihala ʻe ho tokoua, mole pe koe ʻo fakamahino kiate ia, fakaekimoua pe: kapau te ne tokanga kiate koe, kuo ke maʻu mai ho tokoua, ka ʻo ka ʻikai te ne tokanga, ke ke toe ʻalu mo koe ha toko taha pe ha toko ua, koeʻuhi ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakamoʻoni ʻa ha toko ua pe toko tolu. Pea kapau te ne taʻetokaʻi kinautolu, tala ki he fakataha foki, pea ke ne tatau kiate koe mo ha senitaile pe ko ha popilikane.” Ko e fakatātā ko ia naʻe ʻomai ki mui ʻe Sīsuú ʻoku hā ai naʻe ʻi heʻene fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi angahala pehē hangē ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakapaʻangá, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kākaá.—Mātiu 18:23-35.
17, 18. Kapau ʻoku kākaaʻi kitautolu ʻe ha taha ʻoku taku ko ha Kalisitiane, ʻoku lava fēfē ke maluʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló?
17 Ko e moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga Fakatohitapu ia ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sitepu naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻi he Mātiu 18:15-17 kapau naʻe ʻikai ha fakamoʻoni pe aʻu ki ha mahaloʻi ki ha kākā. Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku kākaaʻi moʻoni kitautolu ʻe ha taha ʻoku taku ko ha Kalisitiane? ʻOku lava ke maluʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló mei hono fai ha meʻa te ne ʻai nai ʻo maumau ʻa e ongoongo ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe hinoiʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke tuku ke fakahalaʻi kinautolu pea aʻu ʻo kākaaʻi kae ʻikai ko hono ʻave ha tokoua ki he fakamāuʻangá.—1 Kolinito 6:7.
18 Ko hotau ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau ‘fonu ngutungutu ʻi he kākaá mo e fakahekeheké,’ ʻo hangē ko e faimana ko Pasisú. (Ngāue 13:6-12) Ko ia ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ʻi he taimi ʻoku mole ai ʻa e paʻangá ʻi he ngaahi pisinisi taʻepau ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e kaungātuí. Kapau ʻoku tau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo hano fai ha meʻa fakalao, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi uesia ʻe lava ke hoko fakafoʻituitui kiate kitautolú, ki he tokotaha kehé pe niʻihi kehé, ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pea mo e faʻahinga ʻi tuʻá. Ko e tuli ki ha totongi-huhuʻí ʻe lava ke ne keina ʻa e konga lahi ʻo hotau taimí, iví, mo e ngaahi koloa kehé. ʻE iku nai pē ia ki hono fakatuʻumālieʻi ʻa e kau loeá mo e kau mataotao kehé. ʻOku fakamamahí, he kuo feilaulauʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngahi monū fakateokalatí koeʻuhi ko e hoko ʻo fuʻu tōtuʻa ʻa e femoʻuekina ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni. Ko ʻetau afe ʻi he founga ko ʻení kuo pau ke ne ʻai ʻa Sētane ke fiefia, ka ʻoku tau loto ke fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová. (Palovepi 27:11) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko ʻetau tali ha molé te ne tokoniʻi nai kitautolu ke hao mei he ngaahi loto-mamahi pea fakahaofi ai ʻa e taimi lahi maʻa kitautolu mo e kau mātuʻá. ʻE tokoni ia ke fakatolonga ʻa e melino ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, pea te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke hanganaki fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá.
ʻIloʻiló mo e Fai ʻo ha Filí
19. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke fai maʻatautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié mo e lotú ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fai ai ha ngaahi fili fakalotomāfasia?
19 Ko hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fili fekauʻaki mo e meʻa fakaepaʻangá pe ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisí ʻoku lava ke hoko ʻo fuʻu fakalotomāfasia. Ka ʻoku lava ʻe he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fai hano fakakaukauʻi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoní pea fai ʻa e ngaahi fili fakapotopotó. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku lava ke ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻi ha lotu loto-falala kia Sihova ʻa e “nonga ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Filipai 4:6, 7) Ko ha nonga mo ha fiemālie ia ko e tupu mei ha vahaʻangatae fakafoʻituitui vāofi mo Sihova. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he nonga peheé ke tauhi maʻu ʻetau mafamafatataú ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi fili faingataʻá.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke faí ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisi pea mo e fakatahaʻangá?
20 Tuku ke tau fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua ʻe tuku ʻa e ngaahi vākovi fakapisinisí ke nau veuki ʻetau melinó, pe ko ia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau manatuʻi ʻoku ngāue ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ke tokoniʻi fakalaumālie kitautolu, ʻo ʻikai ke ngāue ko ha senitā ki ha ngaahi ngāue fakakomēsiale. ʻOku totonu ke tauhi mavahe maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisí mei he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló mo e tokangá ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau kamata ai ha ngaahi pisinisi taʻepau. Pea ʻai ke tau tauhi maʻu ai pē ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he ngaahi meʻa peheé, ʻo fuofua kumi ki he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻangá. Kapau ʻe hoko ʻo taʻemalava ha pisinisi taʻepau ʻoku kau ki ai hotau kaungālotú, ʻofa ke tau kumi ki he meʻa ʻoku lelei tahá maʻá e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku kau ki aí.
21. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló pea ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo Filipai 1:9-11?
21 ʻI he ʻikai ke hoko ʻo tōtuʻa ʻa e hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakapaʻangá mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe ʻoku siʻi honau mahuʻingá, ʻofa ke ofeʻi ʻe kitautolu kotoa hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló, ʻo lotu ki he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea hanganaki fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻI he fehoanaki mo e lotu ʻa Paulá, ‘ke toe tupulekina ʻo lahi hake ʻaupito ʻetau ʻofá, heʻenau maʻu ʻa e ʻilo kanokano mo e ʻiloʻilo kakato; koeʻuhi ke tau lava nai ʻo fakapapauʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga lahi angé pea ʻoua ʻe fakatūkiaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé’ pe ko kitautolu. ʻI he ʻi hono taloni fakahēvaní he taimí ni ʻa Kalaisi ko e Tuʻí, ʻai ke tau fakahā ʻa e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e moʻuí. Pea ‘ke tau fonu ngutungutu ʻi he fua ʻo e māʻoniʻoni, ʻa ia ʻoku fou mai ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ke langilangiʻia mo fakamaloʻia ai ʻa e ʻOtuá,’ ko e ʻEiki Hau ko Sihová.—Filipai 1:9-11, NW.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai ai ha fiemaʻu makehe ke fakahāhā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tila fakapisinisi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiané?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló kapau ʻoku tau ongoʻi kuo kākaaʻi kitautolu ʻe ha kaungātui?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻi hono fai ha fili?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa Sīsū ke hanganaki fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 20]
Fai fakapepa maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi felotoi fakapisinisí