Founga ʻe Lava Ai Ke Ke Fai ʻa e Ngaahi Fili Leleí
KO E tauʻatāina ke filí ko ha meʻaʻofa ia mei he ʻOtuá. ʻI he ʻikai iá, ʻe ʻikai te tau toe laka hake ʻi he fanga lōpotí, ʻo ʻikai mapuleʻi ʻetau ngaahi tōʻongá. Kae kehe, ʻi he meʻa ko iá, ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi pole. ʻI hono maʻu ʻa e fili tauʻatāiná, kuo pau ke tau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻi heʻetau fononga ʻi he moʻuí.
Ko e moʻoni, ko e ngaahi fili lahi ʻoku mātuʻaki launoa. Ko e ngaahi meʻa kehé, hangē ko e fili ʻo e ngāue tuʻumaʻú, pe te te mali nai pe ʻikai, ʻe lava ke nau kaunga ki he kotoa ʻo hotau kahaʻú. ʻOku toe kaunga foki ʻa e ngaahi fili kehe ki he kakai kehé. Ko e ngaahi fili ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻoku lava ke ʻi ai ʻene kaunga lahi ki heʻenau fānaú. ʻIkai ngata aí, kuo pau ke tau fai ha fakamatala ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fili lahi ʻoku tau faí.—Loma 14:12.
Ko e Fiemaʻu ki ha Tokoni
ʻOku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he tangatá ha lēkooti lelei ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko mai ai ki hono fai ha filí. Ko e taha ʻo e fuofua fili fakaetangata naʻe lēkōtí naʻe fakatupu ʻauha. Naʻe fili ʻa ʻIvi ke kai mei he fuaʻiʻakau naʻe fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku tapuí. Ko ʻene filí, makatuʻunga ʻi ha holi siokita, naʻe taki atu ai ki he kau fakataha mo ia ʻa hono husepānití ʻi he talangataʻa ki he ʻOtuá, pea ko e nunuʻá ko e faingataʻaʻia lahi ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga lahi, ʻoku kei fakatuʻunga pē ʻe he tangatá ia ʻenau ngaahi filí ʻo lahi ange ʻi he ngaahi holi siokitá ʻi he fili ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni totonú. (Senesi 3:6-19; Selemaia 17:9) Pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi fili mafatukitukí, ʻoku tau toutou lāuʻilo ai ki hotau ngaahi ngataʻangá.
ʻOku ʻikai leva ha ofo, ʻi he kumi ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he taimi ʻo hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fili lalahí, ki ha tokoni mei he ngaahi matavai māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he tangatá. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú ki he taimi naʻe ʻi ai ai ha fili ʻa Nepukanesa ke fai, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ha kemipeini fakakautau. Neongo ko ha tuʻi ia, naʻá ne ongoʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu “ke fai ʻa e tongafisi,” ʻo kumi faleʻi ki he ngaahi laumālié. Ko ia ai, ʻoku pehē ʻe he lēkōtí: “ʻOku ne lulu ʻa e hofangahau, ʻoku ne huhū ki he telafimi, ʻoku ne fakasio ki he ʻate.” (Isikeli 21:21) ʻI he founga meimei tatau ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku kumi faleʻi ʻa e tokolahi ki he kau fakahā monuú, mo e kau ʻasitalolosiá pea ʻi he ngaahi founga kehe ʻoku nau kumi tokoni mei he kau laumālié. Ka ko e faʻahingá ni ʻoku nau kākā mo fai ʻa e takihalaʻi.—Livitiko 19:31.
ʻOku ʻi ai ha Tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku alafalalaʻanga fakaʻaufuli pea ko ia ʻi he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá kuó ne tokoniʻi ʻa e tangatá ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili fakapotopotó. Ko e tokotaha ko iá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha toe taha kehe ka ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he kuonga muʻá, naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki hono puleʻangá, ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻa e ʻŪlimí pea mo e Tūmemí—ngalingali, ko e ngaahi talotalo toputapu ko ia naʻe fai ʻi he taimi naʻe fehangahangai ai ʻa e puleʻangá mo e ngaahi tuʻunga mahuʻinga lahi. Fakafou ʻi he ʻŪlimí mo e Tūmemí, naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tali hangatonu ki he ngaahi fehuʻí pea tokoniʻi ʻa e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí ke fakapapauʻi ko ʻenau ngaahi filí naʻe fehoanaki mo hono finangaló.—Ekisoto 28:30; Livitiko 8:8; Nomipa 27:21.
Fakakaukau atu ki ha fakatātā ʻe taha. ʻI he taimi naʻe ui ai ʻa Kitione ke ne taki ʻa e kau tau ʻa ʻIsilelí ki he kau Mitianí, naʻe pau ke ne fili pe te ne tali ha monū māʻolunga pehē. Ko Kitione, ʻi heʻene fiemaʻu ʻa e fakapapau ʻa Sihova te ne poupouʻi iá, naʻá ne kole ai ki ha fakaʻilonga fakaemana. Naʻá ne lotu ke hoko ʻo viviku ʻi he hahaú ʻa e fulufuluʻi sipi ʻe tuku ʻi tuʻa he poʻulí ka ke mōmoa pē ʻa e kelekele takatakai ʻi aí. ʻI he pō hoko maí, naʻá ne kole ai ke mōmoa pē ʻa e fulufuluʻi sipí lolotonga ia ko e kelekele takatakai ʻi aí ke pīponu ʻi he hahaú. Naʻe ʻoange anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova kia Kitione ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga naʻá ne kole ki aí. Ko hono olá, naʻe fai ai ʻe Kitione ʻa e fili totonú, pea ʻi he poupou fakaʻotuá, naʻá ne ikunaʻi fakaʻaufuli ai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo ʻIsilelí.—Kau Fakamaau 6:33-40, PM; Fakamaau 7:21, 22.
Fēfē ʻa e ʻAhó Ni?
ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku kei ʻomai pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokoni ki heʻene kau sevānití ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi fili mahuʻingá. Anga-fēfē? ʻOku totonu ke tau hangē ko Kitioné, ʻo kole ki ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo e ‘ahiahiʻi ʻaki ʻa e fulufuluʻi sibí’ meia Sihova, ke fakahā mai ai ʻa e hala ke tau fou aí? Naʻe fifili ha ongo meʻa pe ʻoku totonu nai ke na hiki ʻo ngāue ʻi he feituʻu naʻe lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ki he kau malanga ʻo e Puleʻangá. Ke tokoniʻi kinaua heʻena filí, naʻá na fokotuʻutuʻu ha ʻahiʻahi. Naʻá na tuʻuaki fakatau ʻa hona falé ki ha mahuʻinga pau. Kapau ʻe fakatau atu ʻa e falé ʻi ha ʻaho pau ʻi he mahuʻinga naʻe fokotuʻú pe māʻolunga ange ai, te na sio ki ai ko ha fakaʻilonga ia naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá kinaua ke na hiki. Kapau ʻe ʻikai lava ke fakatau atu ʻa e falé, te na fakaʻosi ʻaki ai naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá kinaua ke na hiki.
Naʻe ʻikai lava ke fakatau ʻa e falé. Ko ha fakahaaʻi nai ia naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e ongo meʻá ni ke na ngāue ʻi he feituʻu naʻe lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú? Ko e moʻoni, ʻe hoko ko ha ʻafungi ke fokotuʻu fakafaʻahinga ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai pe ʻikai ke fai ʻe Sihova maʻa ʻene kau sevānití. Heʻikai lava ke tau pehē ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito kau mai ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻahó ni ke fakahāhaaʻi mai ʻa hono finangaló kiate kitautolu. (Aisea 59:1) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai haʻatau totonu ke ʻamanekina ha kau pehē mai ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fili lalahí, ko hono moʻoní ʻo tuku ai ʻetau fai ʻa e filí ki he ʻOtuá. He ko ē, naʻa mo Kitione ʻi he konga lahi taha ʻo ʻene moʻuí naʻe pau ke ne fai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo taʻekau ai ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga fakaemana meia Sihova!
Kae kehe, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú ʻoku ala maʻu ʻa e tataki fakaʻotuá. ʻOkú ne tomuʻa tala ʻo fekauʻaki mo hotau taimí: “ʻE fanongo ʻe ho telinga ki ha lea mei ho tuʻa, Ko eni ʻa e hala, fou ai; ka ai haʻo afe ki toʻomataʻu, pe ka ai haʻo afe ki toʻohema.” (Aisea 30:21) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi fili mahuʻingá, ʻoku totonu ʻaupito ke feinga ke fakapapauʻi ko ʻetau ngaahi filí ʻoku fehoanaki mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea tapua atu ai ʻa hono poto māʻolungá. Anga-fēfē? ʻAki ʻa e kumi faleʻi ki heʻene Folofolá pea fakaʻatā ia ke hoko ‘ko e tuhulu ki heʻetau laká, mo e maama ki hotau halá.’ (Sāme 119:105; Palovepi 2:1-6) Ke fai eni, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hono maʻu ʻa e ʻilo totonu mei he Tohitapú. (Kolose 1:9, 10) Pea ʻi he taimi ʻo e fehangahangai mo ha filí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ke fekumi ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapu ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e meʻá. Ko e fekumi peheé te ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau malava ai ke “ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei lahi.”—Filipai 1:9, 10.
ʻOku totonu ke tau toe talanoa kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, ʻo tuipau te ne fanongo mai kiate kitautolu. He fakafiemālie ē ke fakamatala ki hotau ʻOtua ʻofá ʻa e fili kuo pau ke tau faí pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fakakaukauʻi ke toe fili ki ai! ʻE lava leva ai ke tau kole ʻi he tuipau ki ha tataki ki hono fai ʻa e fili ʻoku totonú. ʻE faʻa fakamanatu mai ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapu ʻoku kaunga ki aí, pe te ne tokoniʻi nai kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e mahino lelei ange ki ha konga Tohitapu ʻoku felāveʻi mo hotau tuʻungá.—Semisi 1:5, 6.
ʻOku toe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga matuʻotuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau fetalanoaʻaki ki heʻetau ngaahi filí. (Efeso 4:11, 12) Ko ia ai, ʻi he kumi faleʻi ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau muimui ʻi he ʻalunga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻalu mei he tokotaha ki he tokotaha kae ʻoua pē kuo nau toki ʻiloʻi ha taha ʻokú ne leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau loto ke fanongo ki aí. Pea nau toki muimui leva ki heʻene fakahinohinó. ʻOku toe totonu foki ke tau manatuʻi ʻa e fakatātā fakaefakatokanga fekauʻaki mo Lehopoamé. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne fehangahangai ai mo ha fili mafatukitukí, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e fakahinohino lelei ʻaupito mei he kau tangata matuʻotuʻa ʻa ia naʻa nau ngāue mo ʻene tamaí. Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻikai te ne muimui ʻi heʻenau faleʻí, naʻá ne kumi faleʻi ki he kau talavou naʻe tutupu fakataha hake mo iá. ʻI he muimui ki heʻenau fakahinohinó, naʻá ne fai ai ha fili kovi ʻaupito pea ko hono ikuʻangá naʻe mole ai meiate ia ha konga lahi ʻo hono puleʻangá.—1 Tuʻi 12:1-17.
ʻI he taimi ʻo e kumi faleʻí, fai ia mei he faʻahinga ʻoku nau taukei ʻi he moʻuí pea maʻu ha ʻilo lelei fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú pea mo ha tokanga ʻapasia ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni totonú. (Palovepi 1:5; 11:14; 13:20) ʻI he taimi ʻe ala lava aí, vaheʻi ha taimi ke fakalaulauloto ai ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku kau ki aí pea ki he kotoa ʻo e fakamatala kuó ke fakatahatahaʻí. ʻI hoʻo hoko ʻo sio ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he maama ʻo e Folofola ʻa Sihová, ngalingali ʻe hoko ʻo mahino lahi ange ai ʻa e fili ʻoku tonú.—Filipai 4:6, 7.
Ko e Ngaahi Fili ʻOku Tau Faí
Ko e ngaahi fili ʻe niʻihi ʻoku faingofua hono faí. ʻI he taimi naʻe fekauʻi ai ke taʻofi ʻenau faifakamoʻoní, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau ʻapositoló naʻe pau ke nau hanganaki malanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū, pea naʻa nau fakahaaʻi leva ki he Sanetalimí ʻa ʻenau fili ke talangofua ki he ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ki he tangatá. (Ngāue 5:28, 29) ʻE fiemaʻu nai ki ha ngaahi fili kehe ʻa e fakakaukau lahi ange koeʻuhi he ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamatala faka-Tohitapu hangatonu ʻo felāveʻi mo e meʻa ko iá. Neongo ia, ʻe toutou fakamaama ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapú ʻa e fili lelei taha ke faí. Ko e fakatātaá, neongo ko e ngaahi founga lahi ʻo e fakafiefia ʻoku ala maʻu ʻi he ʻaho ní naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ia ʻi he taimi ʻo Sīsuú, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala faka-Tohitapu mahino ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku fakahōifua kia Sihová pea mo e meʻa ʻoku taʻefakahōifua kiate iá. Ko ia ai, ko ha Kalisitiane pē ʻoku kau ʻi ha fakafiefia ʻokú ne pouaki ʻa e fakamālohí, ʻulungaanga taʻetāú, pe ko e tuʻunga angatuʻú kuó ne fai ha fili ʻoku kovi.—Sāme 97:10; Sione 3:19-21; Kaletia 5:19-23; Efeso 5:3-5.
ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻe fakatou tonu nai ai ha ongo fili ʻe ua. Ko e ngāue ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú ko ha monū fakaofo ia pea ʻe lava ke iku ia ki he ngaahi tāpuaki lahi. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku fili ha tokotaha ia ʻi ha ʻuhinga ke ʻoua ʻe fai pehē, te ne kei lava pē ke fai ʻa e ngāue lelei ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻi hono feituʻú. Te tau fehangahangai nai ʻi ha taimi mo ha fili ʻa ia te ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa e loloto ʻo ʻetau līʻoa kia Sihová pe ko e meʻa ko ia ʻoku mahuʻinga taha ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakaʻatā kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻetau tauʻatāina ke filí ke fakahaaʻi ʻaki ʻa e tuʻunga moʻoni ʻoku ʻi ai hotau lotó.
ʻOku faʻa uesia ʻe heʻetau ngaahi filí ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fiefia ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ke nau ʻatā mei he ngaahi fakangatangata lahi ʻa e Laó. Hangē ko ení, naʻe ʻuhinga ia, ʻe lava pē ke nau tali pe talitekeʻi ʻa e meʻakai ʻa ia naʻe taʻemaʻa ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó. Neongo ia, naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ke nau fakakaukauʻi ʻa e ngaahi konisēnisi ʻo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he taimi ʻo e fili pe te nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e tauʻatāina ko ení. Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi he meʻá ni ʻe lava ke ngāueʻaki ia ki he ngaahi fili lahi ʻoku tau faí: “Fakamamaʻo mei he hoko ko e ngaahi fakatupunga ki he tūkiá.” (1 Kolinito 10:32, NW) Ko ha holi ke ʻoua ʻe fakatūkiaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻe tokoni nai ki hono fakapapauʻi ʻa e ngaahi fili lahi ʻoku tau faí. He ko ē, ko e ʻofa ki he kaungāʻapí ʻa e fekau hono ua lahi tahá.—Mātiu 22:36, 39.
Ko e Ola ʻo ʻEtau Ngaahi Filí
Ko e ngaahi fili naʻe fai ʻi he konisēnisi leleí pea makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapú ʻe ʻi ai maʻu pē hono ola lelei ʻi he lele lōloá. Ko e moʻoni ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi nounou, te nau iku nai ki ha feilaulau fakafoʻituitui. ʻI he taimi naʻe tala ai ʻe he kau ʻapositoló ki he Sanetalimí ʻa ʻenau fili ke hokohoko atu ʻa e malanga fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú, naʻe haha kinautolu ki muʻa ʻi honau tukuangé. (Ngāue 5:40) ʻI he taimi naʻe fili ai ʻa e kau Hepelū ʻe toko tolú—ʻa Setaleki, Mēsake, mo ʻApitenikō—ʻe ʻikai te nau punou ki he ʻīmisi koula ʻa Nepukanesá, naʻa nau tuku ai ʻenau moʻuí ki ha fakatuʻutāmaki. Naʻa nau mateuteu ke fehangahangai mo e malava ko ia ke ʻuhinga ko e mate ʻa ʻenau filí. Ka naʻa nau ʻiloʻi kuo pau ke nau maʻu ʻa e hōifua mo e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Taniela 3:16-19.
Kapau ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻi he hili hono fai ha fili fakakonisēnisi, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga ia ke pehē ai naʻe hala ʻa e filí. Ko e “hokonoa ki he faʻahinga kotoa pe ʻa e faingamalie mo e tuʻutamaki” ʻe lava ke ne uesia fakamamahi naʻa mo e ola ʻo e ngaahi fili ʻa ia naʻe fakataumuʻa lelei tahá. (Koheleti 9:11) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tuʻunga fakamamahí ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo ʻetau fakapapaú. Naʻe pau ke fefaʻuhi ʻa Sēkope ʻi he poó kotoa mo ha ʻāngelo ki muʻa ʻi hono maʻu ha tāpuakí. (Senesi 32:24-26) Ko kitautolu foki ʻe pau nai ke tau fefaʻuhi mo e tuʻunga fakamamahí, naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau fai ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú. Neongo ia, ʻi he taimi ʻoku fehoanaki ai ʻetau ngaahi filí mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava ke tau tuipau te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki pea ʻe iku ai ʻo ne tāpuakiʻi kitautolu.—2 Kolinito 4:7.
Ko ia ai, ʻi hono fai ha fili mahuʻinga, ʻoua ʻe falala ki he poto pē ʻoʻoú. Kumi ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapu ʻoku kaunga ki aí. Lea kia Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá. ʻO ka malava, kumi faleʻi ki he ngaahi kaungā Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻá. Pea loto-toʻa leva. Ngāueʻaki hoʻo tauʻatāina ke fili kuo foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi ha founga fua fatongia. Fai ha fili lelei pea fakahāhā kia Sihova ʻoku totonu ho lotó ʻi hono ʻaó.
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Kumi faleʻi ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki muʻa ʻi hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fili mahuʻingá
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Lea kia Sihova fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fili kuo pau ke ke faí
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ʻE lava ke ke fetalanoaʻaki ki hoʻo ngaahi fili lalahí mo e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻá