ʻAi Hoʻo Moʻuí ke Lavameʻa!
“Monuʻiaa, ka ko e tangata ko ē kuo ʻikai fou ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e fakaʻotuamate . . . neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia [“lavameʻa,” NW] pe.”—SĀME 1:1, 3.
1. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e kau talavou tokolahi ʻi he māmaní ki he lavameʻá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ha tokotaha lavameʻa?
LAVAMEʻA—ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea ko iá kiate koe? “Ko ʻeku taumuʻa mahuʻinga lahi tahá ke u hoko ko ha tokotaha pisinisi lavameʻa,” ko e lea ia ʻa ha talavou. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha finemui: “Ko ʻeku taumuʻa tefitó ke u maʻu ha fāmili fiefia.” Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe ha toe finemui ia ʻe taha: “Ko ʻeku fakaʻamú ke u maʻu pē ha ʻapātimeni fakaʻofoʻofa, ha kā fakaʻofoʻofa . . . ʻOku ou mahuʻingaʻia ʻiate au pē.” Ko e palopalemá ʻoku ʻikai ko e paʻangá, ʻikai ko e fāmilí, pea ʻikai naʻa mo ha ngāue tuʻumaʻu fakatupu-paʻanga ʻa e fakafuofua ki he lavameʻa moʻoní. ʻI he Sāme 1:1-3, ʻoku tau lau ai: “Monuʻiaa, ka ko e tangata ko ē kuo ʻikai fou ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e fakaʻotuamate . . . ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako . . . neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia [“lavameʻa,” NW] pe.”
2. ʻOku maʻu ʻi fē ʻa e lavameʻa moʻoní, pea ko e hā pē ʻa e founga ʻe aʻusia ai iá?
2 ʻOku talaʻofa mai heni ʻe he Tohitapú ha meʻa heʻikai lava ʻe ha tangata ʻo ʻomai—ko e lavameʻa moʻoní! Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e talanoa ʻeni ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha maʻu fakaepaʻanga. ʻOku fakatokanga mai ʻa e Tohitapú tonu: “Ko e ʻofa ki he paʻanga ko e aka ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi kovi kotoa pe.” (1 Timote 6:10) Ko e lavameʻa moʻoní ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi hono fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá—ʻo kau ai ʻa e muimui ki he lao ʻa Sihová. Ko e meʻá ni pē ʻe lava ke ne ʻomai ʻa e fiemālie mo e fiefia moʻoní! Mahalo ʻoku ʻikai ke ongo fakamānako ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ʻo e hoko ʻo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e lao ʻa Sihová pea mo e hoko ʻo tala mai ʻa e meʻa ke faí. Ka, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Monūʻiaā ka ko kinautolu ʻoku ongoʻi masiva honau laumalie.” (Mātiu 5:3) Pe ʻokú ke fakatokangaʻi ia pe ʻikai, naʻe fakatupu koe fakataha mo e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālie—ʻo kau ai ha fiemaʻu loloto ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ke mahinoʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá. Ko ia ai, ʻe lava ke ke hokosia ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻo kapau pē te ke fakalato ʻa e ongo fiemaʻu ko iá pea muimui ʻi he ‘lao ʻa Sihová.’
ʻUhinga ʻOku Fiemaʻu Ai Kiate Kitautolu ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá
3. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fiefia ke ʻai ʻa Sihova ke ne ‘tataki ʻetau ngaahi laká’?
3 Naʻe tohi ʻe he palōfita ko Selemaiá: “ʻOku ou ʻilo, ʻe Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he tangata hono hala: ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he tangata ʻoku haʻele ke fakaʻuli ʻene ʻalu.” (Selemaia 10:23) ʻOku moʻoni ʻeni ʻi he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, kei siʻi mo e taʻumotuʻa. ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻetau hala he poto, taukei, mo e ʻilo ke tataki ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi laká; ʻoku ʻikai pē ke tau maʻu ʻa e totonu ke fai pehē. ʻI he Fakahā 4:11, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “Tāu pē Koe, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko homau ʻOtua, ke lau ki ai ʻa e kololia, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mafai: he ko koe ia naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau ʻi ai, pea naʻe ngaohi kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko ho finangalo ia.” ʻI hono tuʻunga ko hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ko Sihová “ko e matavai ʻo e moʻui.” (Sāme 36:9) ʻI heʻene peheé, ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi lelei ange ai ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻetau moʻuí ʻi ha toe taha kehe pē. Ko ia, naʻá ne faʻu ʻa e ngaahi lao, ʻo ʻikai ke kaihaʻasia ai ʻetau fiefiá, ka ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻaonga mei ai. (Aisea 48:17) Ko hono tukunoaʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea te ke iku atu ai ki he taʻelavameʻa.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku tokolahi pehē fau ai ʻa e toʻutupu ʻoku nau maumauʻi ʻenau moʻuí?
4 Ko e fakatātaá, kuo faifai ange pea ke fifili pe ko e hā kuo tokolahi pehē fau ai ʻa e kau talavou ʻoku nau maumauʻi ʻenau moʻuí fakafou ʻi he faitoʻo kona tapú, fakaʻaluʻalú, mo e ngaahi anga-kovi kehé? ʻOku fakamatalaʻi mai ʻe he Sāme 36:1, 2: “ʻOku ai ha sikaina ʻo maumau lao ʻoku nofo ʻi he angahala, ʻi hono tefitoʻi loto; ʻoku ʻikai ha manavahe ki he ʻOtua ke fai ha taʻofi mei muʻa. Koeʻuhi kuo ne ʻai ke ha molemole ʻi heʻene vakai, ʻi he mei ʻilo ʻene angahala ʻo ne fehiʻa ki ai.” Koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e “manavahe [lelei] ki he ʻOtua,” ʻoku kākaaʻi ai ʻe he kau talavou tokolahi ʻa kinautolu ʻi he fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi nunuʻa ia ki he ʻulungaanga fakatuʻutāmakí. Ka, ʻe faai atu pē ʻo pau ke nau fehangahangai mo e tefitoʻi moʻoni taʻealaliliu ko ʻení: “ʻIlonga pe meʻa ʻoku to ʻe ha tangata, ko ia ia te ne utu foki. He ko ia ʻoku ne to ʻi hono kakano, te ne utu mei he kakano ʻa e ʻauha: ka ko ia ʻoku ne to ʻi he laumalie, te ne utu mei he laumalie ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.”—Kaletia 6:7, 8.
‘Fakafuofua ʻa e Ngaahi ʻAhó’
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau talavoú ke nau ‘fakafuofua honau ngaahi ʻahó,’ pea ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ke fai pehē aí? (e) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ke ‘manatuʻi hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupu Maʻongoʻongá’?
5 ʻE lava fēfē ke ke ʻai hoʻo moʻuí ke lavameʻa pea ‘utu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá’? Naʻe tohi ʻe Mōsese: “Ko e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo homau taʻu ko e taʻu ʻe fitungofulu; pea ka lahi hoto ngu, ʻe aʻu nai ki he valungofulu . . . ʻOku tuʻusi vave pea tau puna.” (Sāme 90:10) Mahalo pē ʻoku tātātaha, ke faifai peá ke fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e maté. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tōʻongaʻaki ʻe he kau talavou tokolahi ke hangē pē naʻe ʻikai te nau ala ʻauhá. Ka ʻoku ʻomai hangatonu ʻe Mōsese kiate kitautolu ʻa e moʻoni fakamamahi ko ia ko e moʻuí ʻoku nounou. ʻOku ʻikai naʻa mo ha fakapapauʻiʻanga te tau moʻui ʻo aʻu ki he 70 pe 80. ʻOku lava ʻe he “faingamalie mo e tuʻutamaki” ʻo tuʻusi hifo naʻa mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau kei siʻi mo moʻui leleí. (Koheleti 9:11) ʻE anga-fēfē leva hoʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e moʻui mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ko ia ʻokú ke fiefia ai he taimi ní? Naʻe lotu ʻa Mōsese: “Ako mai ke mau fakafuofua pehe homau ngaahi ʻaho, ka mau utu mai ha loto poto.”—Sāme 90:12.
6 ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e pehē ke fakafuofua homou ngaahi ʻahó? ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ke pehē ʻoku totonu ke ke hoko ʻo loto-moʻua pe ko e hā hono fuoloa te ke moʻui nai aí. Naʻe lotu ʻa Mōsese ke akoʻi ʻe Sihova Hono kakaí ki he founga ke nau ngāueʻaki ai honau ngaahi ʻaho ʻoku kei toé ʻi ha founga ʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ai Iá. ʻOkú ke fakafuofua atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻo moʻuí—ʻo vakai ki he ʻaho taki taha ko ha koloa mahuʻinga ia ke ngāueʻaki ke ʻomai ai ʻa e fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá? ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e fakalototoʻa ko ʻení ki he toʻutupú: “Huʻi ʻa e hohaʻa mei ho loto, pea ʻave ʻa e kovi mei ho kakano: he ko e siʻi mo e fatutangata ko e muna pe. Pea manatu ki he ʻAfifio naʻe ngaohi koe lolotonga hoʻo talavou.” (Koheleti 12:1, 2) Ko hono manatuʻi hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he meʻa lahi ange ʻo ʻikai ko e ngalo pē ʻokú ne ʻi ai. ʻI he taimi naʻe kōlenga ai ʻa e tangata faihiá kia Sīsū, “Manatuʻi au, ʻo ka ke ka hoko mai kuo ke puleʻanga,” naʻá ne fiemaʻu ke fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono manatuʻi pē ʻa hono hingoá. Naʻá ne fiemaʻu ʻa Sīsū ke ne fai ha ngāue, ke fokotuʻu hake ia! (Luke 23:42; fakafehoanaki mo Senesi 40:14, 23; Siope 14:13.) ʻI ha founga meimei tatau, ke manatuʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e ngāue, ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahōifua kiate iá. ʻE lava ke pehē ʻokú ke manatuʻi ʻa Sihova?
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he Meheka ki he Kau Faihalá
7. Ko e hā kuo fili ai ʻa e kau talavou ʻe niʻihi ke fakangaloʻi honau Tokotaha-Fakatupú? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
7 Kuo fili ʻa e kau talavou tokolahi ke fakangaloʻi atu ā ʻa Sihova ia koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ongoʻi ʻe kinautolu ko e hoko ko ia ko ha tokotaha Fakamoʻoní ʻoku fuʻu fakangatangata ia. ʻOku manatuʻi ʻe ha tokoua ʻi Sipeini ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene ongoʻí ʻi heʻene kei taʻu hongofulu tupú: “Naʻe tohoaki au ki he māmaní koeʻuhi naʻe hā ngali faingataʻa mo fuʻu fefeka ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe ʻuhinga ia ke tangutu, ke ako, ke ʻalu ki he ngaahi fakatahá, ke ʻai ha hēkesi, pea naʻe ʻikai ko e ngaahi meʻa ia naʻá ku saiʻia ʻi hono faí.” ʻOkú ke ongoʻi ʻi ha taimi ʻokú ke tō mei ha meʻa koeʻuhi ko hoʻo tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá? Mahalo ʻe fakaʻohovale kiate koe ke ʻilo ko e taha ʻo e kau tohi Tohitapú naʻá ne hokosia ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi tofu pē ko iá. Kātaki ʻo fakaava hake hoʻo Tohitapú pea lau ʻa e Sāme 73.
8. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻĒsafe ʻo “meheka ki he kau fakamalohi”?
8 Tau sivisiviʻi ange ʻa e sāme ko ʻení ʻi hano fakaikiiki. ʻOku pehē ʻe he veesi 2 mo e 3: “Ka ko au naʻe toe siʻi ke humu hoku vaʻe; ko ʻeku laka naʻe meimei ko e koto tatele. He naʻa ku meheka ki he kau fakamalohi, ʻeku sio ki he tuʻumalie ʻa e haʻa fai kovi.” Fakatatau ki he tohi fakamatala mata iiki ʻi ʻolungá, naʻe tohi ʻe ʻĒsafe ʻa e sāme ko ʻení. Ko ha tokotaha mūsika Līvai ia pea ko ha toʻumeʻa ʻo Tuʻi Tēvita. (1 Kalonikali 25:1, 2; 2 Kalonikali 29:30) Neongo naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e monū lelei ko e ngāue ʻi he temipale ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne “meheka” ki he kau tangata ko ia naʻa nau pōlepoleʻaki ʻenau maumau-laó. Naʻe hā lelei pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ia kiate kinautolu; ngalingali naʻa nau fiefia ʻi he melino mo e maluʻanga. Ko hono moʻoní, ‘naʻe pa ki tuʻa ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa honau lotó’ fekauʻaki mo ʻenau hā ngali lavameʻá. (Veesi 5, 7) Naʻa nau talanoa fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ngaahi ngāué ʻi ha founga “maʻolunga,” ʻa ia, ʻi ha founga fieʻeiki. (Veesi 8) ‘Naʻa nau ʻai honau ngutú ʻi he langí pea haʻele atu honau ʻeleló ʻi mamani,’ ʻo fakahāhā ʻa e ʻikai tokaʻi ha taha—tatau pē ʻi hēvani pe ʻi he māmaní.—Veesi 9.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē nai ʻa e hoko ʻa e kau talavou Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi he ʻahó ni ʻo ongoʻi tatau mo ʻĒsafé?
9 Mahalo ʻe lava ke leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa tatau fekauʻaki mo ho toʻumeʻa ʻi he ʻapiakó. ʻOkú ke fanongo nai ki heʻenau pōlepole taʻemā ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi tūkuhua fakaefehokotaki fakasinó, ʻenau ngaahi paati taʻemapuleʻí, pea mo ʻenau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻolokaholó mo e faitoʻo kona tapú. ʻI hoʻo fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻenau moʻui ʻoku taku ko e mālié pea mo e founga fakangatangata ko ia kuo pau ke ke ʻaʻeva ai ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha Kalisitiané, te ke ongoʻi nai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻokú ke “meheka ki he kau fakamalohi.” (Mātiu 7:13, 14) Naʻe aʻu ʻa ʻĒsafe tonu ki he tuʻunga ʻa ia naʻá ne kalanga ai: “Ta ko e kulanoa ʻeku toutou tafi hoku loto ke maʻa, mo ʻeku fanofano hoku nima ʻi he taʻeangahala; he ʻoku fai hoku taaʻi ʻi he ʻaho kotoa.” (Veesi 13, 14) ʻIo, naʻe kamata ke ne fehuʻia ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hono tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea taki atu ki ha moʻui faitotonu.
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa ʻĒsafe ke liliu ʻa hono lotó? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ʻi he tuʻunga “hekengofua” ʻa e kau faihalá? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
10 Ko e meʻa pē ne sai ʻakí, naʻe ʻikai ke nofo ʻa ʻĒsafe ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻeni ʻo e loto-mafasiá ʻo fuoloa. Naʻe vave ʻene hoko ʻo fakatokangaʻi ko e hā ngali melino ko ia ʻa e kau fulikivanú ko ha fakangalingali—ko ha melino fakataimi pē! Naʻá ne kalanga: “Ta ʻoku ke ʻai kinautolu ki he ngaahi potu ʻoku hekengofua: ʻOku ke tulaki kinautolu ki he fuʻu ʻauha. Hono ko e kemo kuo nau hoko ko e koto lusa! Kuo kai ʻo ʻosi kinautolu ʻe he ʻu ilifia.” (Veesi 18, 19) Ko e tokolahi ʻo ho toʻumeʻá ʻoku tatau pē ʻoku nau “hekengofua.” ʻE faifai atu pē ʻe pō kinautolu ʻe heʻenau ʻulungaanga fakaʻotuamaté, ʻo iku nai ai ki ha feitama ʻikai fiemaʻu, ko ha mahaki tupu mei he fehokotaki fakasinó, naʻa mo e fakahū pilīsone pe mate! Ko e toe kovi angé, ko ʻenau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he mavahe mei he ʻOtuá.—Semisi 4:4.
11 Naʻe fakatokangaʻi fakafoʻituitui ʻe ha Fakamoʻoni kei siʻi ʻi Sipeini ʻa e moʻoni ko ʻení. ʻI he kei finemuí, naʻá ne ʻi ha moʻui lōua, ʻo kau lahi ai ki ha kulupu ʻo e kau talavou anga-taʻefakaʻotua. ʻIkai ke fuoloa, naʻá ne manako ʻi ha taha ʻo kinautolu—ko ha taha naʻe maʻu ʻe he faitoʻo kona tapú. Neongo naʻá ne fakamamaʻo ʻa ia tonu mei hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú, naʻá ne fakatau ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapu maʻá e tangatá. “Naʻe aʻu ʻou tokoni kiate ia ki hono tuiʻi ʻa e foʻi huí,” ko ʻene lea moʻoní ia. Ko e meʻa pē ne sai ʻakí, naʻe toe foki ʻa e tuofefine ko ʻení ʻo ʻatamai lelei pea toe foki ai ki he moʻui lelei fakalaumālié. Ka he ʻohovale ē ka ko ia ʻi heʻene ʻilo ʻi ha taimi ki mui ai ko hono kaumeʻa tangata naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú naʻe mate ʻi he ʻEitisí. ʻIo, hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé, ko e kakai anga-taʻefakaʻotuá ʻoku “hekengofua.” ʻE mate taʻeʻamanekina nai ʻa e niʻihi ko e tupu mei heʻenau founga moʻui fakalusá. Ki he toengá leva, ka ʻikai te nau liliu ʻenau ngaahi foungá, te nau fehangahangai ʻi he kahaʻu vave maí ni mo e “fakapū mai ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu mei he langi ʻi ha uloafi, pea haʻofia ʻe hono lahi ko e kau angelo, heʻene fai sauni ki he kau taʻeʻilo ʻOtua, pea ki he kau taʻetalangofua ki he Kosipeli ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu.”—2 Tesalonaika 1:7, 8.
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa ha talavou ʻi Siapani ʻo sio ki he fakasesele ʻo e meheka ki he kau faihalá?
12 Ko ia, he fakasesele ē ke meheka ki he “kau taʻeʻilo ʻOtua”! Ko hono moʻoní, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻa Sihova pea ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá ko e faʻahinga ia ke meheka ki aí. Naʻe hoko ʻo fakatokangaʻi ʻeni ʻe ha kiʻi tokoua ʻi Siapani. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha talavoú, naʻe kau mo ia ʻi he “fiemaʻu ha tauʻatāina lahi angé.” ʻOkú ne fakamatala: “Naʻá ku fakakaukau naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa naʻá ku tō mei ai. Naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi leva ʻa e meʻa ne mei hoko ki ai ʻeku moʻuí ka ne ʻikai ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe malava ke u sio kiate au tonu te u moʻui ʻi he taʻu ʻe 70 pe 80 pea mate leva. Ka ʻoku tuku tauhi mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻamanaki ko e moʻui taʻengata! Naʻe tokoni ʻa hono fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻá ni ke u houngaʻia ai ʻi he meʻa naʻá ku maʻu moʻoní.” Neongo ia, ke kei anga-tonu ai pē ʻi he takatakai kita ʻe he kakai ʻoku ʻikai te nau muimui ʻi he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai faingofua. Ko e hā ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke ke fai ke talitekeʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tenge ko iá?
Tokanga ki Hoʻo Ngaahi Feohí!
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke hoko ʻo filifili ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko mai ai ki he ngaahi feohí?
13 Tau toe vakai ange ki he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e tangata lavameʻá, ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Sāme 1:1-3: “Monuʻiaa, ka ko e tangata ko ē kuo ʻikai fou ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e fakaʻotuamate, pe tuʻu ʻi he hala ʻo e kau faikovi, pe nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻo haʻa manuki: ka ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako, ʻio ʻi he lao oʻona ʻoku ne fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po. Te ne hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻi vai, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fua ʻi hono toʻukai, ko hono lau foki ʻoku ʻikai mae; pea neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia [“lavameʻa,” NW] pe.”
14 Fakatokangaʻi ko e ʻuluaki meʻá ʻoku ʻi ai ha kaunga lahi ʻa hoʻo ngaahi feohí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 13:20: “Ko ia ʻoku fafale ki he kau poto, te ne hoko ko e poto: ka ko ia ʻoku kaumeʻa mo e sesele ʻe hoko ko e lusa.” ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ʻeni ia ke hoko ai ʻo anga-momoko, anga-taʻefakakaumeʻa, pe anga-taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau talavou ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku enginaki mai ʻa e Tohitapú ke tau ʻofa ki hotau ngaahi kaungāʻapí pea ke “nofo melino pe mo e kakai kotoa pe.” (Loma 12:18; Mātiu 22:39) Kae kehe, te ke ʻilo nai koe ʻokú ke ‘fou ʻi he fakakaukau’ ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke muimui ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e Tohitapú kapau ʻokú ke feohi ʻo fuʻu vāofi mo kinautolu.
Ko e Ngaahi ʻAonga ʻo e Lau Tohitapú
15. ʻE lava fēfē ʻe he kau talavoú ʻo fakatupu ha holi ki he lau Tohitapú?
15 Naʻe toe pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ko e tangata lavameʻá ʻoku manako ki hono lau ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo “fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po.” (Sāme 1:1, 2) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai laungofua ʻa e Tohitapú, pea ʻi aí “ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻilongataʻa.” (2 Pita 3:16) Ka ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke hoko ʻa e lau Tohitapú ko ha ngāue fakafiu. ʻOku malava ke “holi ki he huʻakau fakaloto ʻoku taʻehuʻi” ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. (1 Pita 2:2) Feinga ke lau ha kiʻi konga siʻi pē he ʻaho taki taha. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi poini ʻoku ʻikai ke mahino ia kiate koe, fai ha ngaahi fekumi. ʻI he hili iá, fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e meʻa kuó ke laú. (Sāme 77:11, 12) Kapau ʻoku faingataʻa ke ke tokangataha ki ai, feinga ke lau leʻo-lahi “fakalaulauloto.” ʻI he ʻalu ʻa e taimí, ko e moʻoni ʻe tupu ai hoʻo manako ki he lau Tohitapú. ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe ha kiʻi tuofefine ʻe taha ʻi Pelēsila: “Naʻe hā ngali mamaʻo maʻu pē ʻa Sihova kiate au. Ka ʻi ha ngaahi māhina ʻi he taimí ni, kuó u fakaleleiʻi ai ʻeku ako fakafoʻituituí mo e lau Tohitapú. ʻI he taimi ní ʻoku ou ongoʻi ʻoku mālohi ange hoku vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. ʻOkú ne toe moʻoni ange kiate au.”
16. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ha meʻa lahi ange mei he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá?
16 Ko hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻoku toe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia ki hoʻo tupu fakalaumālié. Kapau ʻokú ke ‘tokanga ki he anga ʻo hoʻo fanongó,’ ʻe lava ke ke maʻu ai ʻa e fakalototoʻa lahi. (Luke 8:18) ʻOkú ke ongoʻi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai fuʻu mahuʻinga ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá? Sai, ʻeke hifo kiate koe, ‘Ko e hā ʻoku ou fai ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá ke mahuʻingá? ʻOku ou tokanga? ʻOku ou teuteu? ʻOku ou fai ha ngaahi poupou?’ He ʻoku ʻosi angé, ʻoku tala mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ke tau “fetokangaʻaki, ke fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻa kitautolu ki he feʻofaʻaki mo e ngaue lelei: . . . feenginakiʻaki.” (Hepelu 10:24, 25) Ke fai ʻa e meʻá ni kuo pau ke ke kau ki ai! Ko hono moʻoní, ke kau ki aí kuo pau ke ke ako ki muʻa. ʻOku lea moʻoni mai ha kiʻi tuofefine: “Ko hono moʻoní ʻoku faingofua ange ke kau ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá ʻi hoʻo teuteu ki aí.”
Ko e Muimui ki he Founga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻOku Taki Atu Ai ki he Lavameʻa
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa ha tokotaha lautohi tōtōivi ʻo e Tohitapú ʻo “hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻi vai”?
17 Ko e toe fakamatala ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ki he tangata lavameʻá ʻoku pehē ʻoku “hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻi vai.” ʻOku ʻuhinga nai ʻa e ngaahi mangaʻi vaí ki he ngaahi luo fakatafeʻanga vai naʻe ngāueʻaki ki hono fuʻifuʻi ʻa e ʻuluʻakau ʻi he ngoue ʻakau fuá. (Aisea 44:4) Ko hono lau fakaʻaho ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku hangē ia ko hano fakahoko ki ha matavai taʻemamotu pehē ʻo e meʻakai mo e inu. (Selemaia 17:8) Te ke maʻu fakaʻaho ai ʻa e mālohi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke kātekina ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí mo e ngaahi faingataʻá. ʻI hono ako ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa Sihová, te ke maʻu ai ʻa e poto ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke fai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fili fakapotopotó.
18. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e lavameʻa ʻa ha tokotaha kei siʻi ʻi hono tauhi ʻa Sihová?
18 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku hā ngali faingataʻa hono tauhi ʻa Sihová. Kae ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe ongoʻi ʻo pehē ʻoku fuʻu faingataʻa ke fai ia. (Teutalonome 30:11) ʻOku talaʻofa atu ʻa e Tohitapú kiate koe ‘neongo pe ko e hā ʻokú ke faí ʻe lavameʻa’ ʻi he lele lōloá, kehe pē ko hoʻo taumuʻa tefitó ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova mo ʻai hono lotó ke fiefia! (Palovepi 27:11) Pea manatuʻi, ʻoku ʻikai te ke fai tokotaha pē ia. ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻa e poupou ʻa Sihova mo Sīsū Kalaisí. (Mātiu 28:20; Hepelu 13:5) ʻOkú na ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi tenge ʻokú ke fehangahangai mo iá, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te na liʻaki koe. (Sāme 55:22) ʻOkú ke toe maʻu ʻa e tokoni “ʻa e feohiʻanga fakakātoa ʻo e fanga tokouá” pea mo hoʻo ongo mātuʻá kapau ʻokú na manavahē ʻOtua. (1 Pita 2:17, NW) ʻAki ʻa e tokoni peheé, fakataha mo hoʻo kīvoí mo e feingá, ʻe lava ke ke fiefia ai ʻi ha moʻui lavameʻa ʻo ʻikai ʻi he taimí ni pē kae fai atu ʻo taʻengata!
Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakamanatu
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e lavameʻa moʻoní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tataki ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi laká?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ʻe he kau talavoú ke nau ‘fakafuofua honau ngaahi ʻahó’?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ngalivale ai ke meheka ki he kau faihalá?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke tokoni ʻa e lau Tohitapu fakaʻahó mo e maʻu fakataha tuʻumaʻú ki he kau talavoú ke nau fiefia ai ʻi ha moʻui lavameʻá?
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Koeʻuhi ko ʻenau hala ʻi ha “manavahe [lelei] ki he ʻOtua,” ʻoku kau ai ʻa e kau talavou tokolahi ʻi he ʻulungaanga fakatupu ʻauhá
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ʻOku faʻa ngalo ʻi he kau talavoú ko ʻenau ngaahi tōʻongá ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa
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Fakatupulekina ha manako ki he lau Tohitapú
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Te ke fiefia lahi ange ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá kapau te ke kau ki ai