Feinga ke Mamata ki he Niʻihi Kehé ʻo Hangē ko e Mamata ki Ai ʻa Sihová
“Oku ikai mamata a Jihova o hage koe mamata ae tagata.”—1 SAMIUELA 16:7, PM.
1, 2. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe meia Sāmiuela ʻa e vakai ia ʻa Sihova kia ʻEliapí, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he meʻá ni?
ʻI HE senituli hono 11 K.M., naʻe fekau atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e palōfita ko Samiuelá ki ha misiona fakapulipuli. Naʻá ne fekau ki he palōfitá ke ʻalu ki he fale ʻo ha tangata naʻe ui ko Sese pea pani ʻa e taha ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Sesé ke hoko ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ki he kahaʻú. ʻI he mamata ʻa Sāmiuela ki he ʻuluaki foha ʻo Sesé, ʻa ʻEliapi, naʻá ne ongoʻi fakapapau kuó ne maʻu ʻa e tokotaha kuo fili ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: “Oua naa ke mamata ki hono mata, bea ki he maoluga o hono jino; he kuou liaki ia: he oku ikai mamata a Jihova o hage koe mamata ae tagata; he oku jio ae tagata ki he aga oku ha itua, ka oku afioʻi e Jihova ae loto.” (1 Samiuela 16:6, 7, PM ) Naʻe taʻemalava ʻa Sāmiuela ke mamata kia ʻEliapi ʻo hangē ko e mamata ki ai ʻa Sihová.a
2 He faingofua moʻoni ki he tangatá ke fehālaaki ʻi heʻenau fakafuofuaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé! ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻe kākaaʻi nai kitautolu ʻe he niʻihi tāutaha ʻa ia ʻoku nau hā fakamānako ki tuʻa ka ʻoku ʻikai ha tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaeʻulungaanga ʻi loto. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, te tau anga-fefeka nai mo taʻengaofengofua ʻi heʻetau fakafuofuaʻi ʻa e niʻihi tāutaha loto-moʻoni ko ia ko honau ʻulungaanga fakatāutahá ʻoku fakatupuʻita ia kia kitautolu.
3, 4. (a) Kapau ʻoku malanga hake ha palopalema ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha ongo Kalisitiane, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fakapapauʻi ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ke faí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻi ai ai haʻatau taʻefelotoi lahi mo ha kaungātui?
3 ʻOku malava ke malanga hake ha ngaahi palopalema ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau vave ai ke fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé—naʻa mo e faʻahinga kuo tau ʻiloʻi ʻi he laui taʻu. Mahalo naʻe ʻi ai haʻo kē lahi mo ha Kalisitiane ʻa ia ko ho kaumeʻa ofi ia ki muʻa. Te ke saiʻia ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e vā ko iá? Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi koe ke fakahoko ʻa e meʻá ni?
4 Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke fai ai ha vakai lelei, lōloa, mo pau ki ho tokoua pe tuofefine faka-Kalisitiané? Pea fai eni ʻi he fakamaama ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú: “ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke haʻu kiate au, ka ʻi he tohoaki ia ʻe he Tamai naʻa ne fekau mai au.” (Sione 6:44) Pea ʻeke hifo leva kiate koe: ‘Ko e hā naʻe tohoaki mai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokotahá ni ki Hono ʻAló? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakamānako ʻoku maʻu ʻe he tokotahá ni? Kuó u sio fakalaka pe taʻefakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e ngaahi anga ko ení? Ko e hā naʻá ma kaungāmeʻa ai ʻi he kamatá? Ko e hā naʻá ne tohoaki au ki he tokotahá ni?’ ʻI he kamatá, te ke ʻiloʻi nai ʻoku faingataʻa ke fakakaukau ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki leleí, tautefito kapau kuó ke tuku tauhi ha ngaahi loto-mamahi ʻi ha taimi fuoloa. Kae kehe, ko ha sitepu mātuʻaki mahuʻinga eni fekauʻaki mo hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e vā ʻi homo vahaʻá. Ke fakatātaaʻi ʻa e founga ʻe fai nai ai ení, tau sio angé ki ha ngaahi angaʻitangata lelei ʻi ha ongo tangata ʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻa e sio kia kinaua ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ki heʻena fehālaakí. Ko e palōfita ia ko Sioná mo e ʻapositolo ko Pitá.
Ko ha Sio Totonu kia Siona
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fekau naʻe tuku kia Sioná, pea naʻe fēfē ʻene tali iá?
5 Naʻe ngāue ʻa Siona ko ha palōfita ki he puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi Selopoame II, foha ʻo Sōasí. (2 Tuʻi 14:23-25) ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha, naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Siona ke mavahe mei ʻIsileli pea folau ki Ninive, ʻa e kolomuʻa ʻo e fuʻu ʻEmipaea ʻAsīliá. Ko ʻene vāhenga-ngāue? Ke fakatokanga ki hono kakaí ko honau fuʻu koló ʻe fakaʻauha. (Siona 1:1, 2) ʻI he ʻikai muimui ki he fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe hola ʻa Siona ia! Naʻe heka ia ʻi he vaka naʻe folau ki Tāsisi, naʻe mamaʻo ʻaupito mei Ninive.—Siona 1:3.
6. Ko e hā naʻe fili ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Siona ke ʻalu ki Ninivé?
6 Ko e hā ʻoku haʻu ki hoʻo fakakaukaú ʻi hoʻo fakakaukau atu kia Sioná? ʻOkú ke fakakaukau kiate ia ko ha palōfita talangataʻa? Ko ha sio fakavave kiate ia te ne ʻomi nai ha fakamulituku pehē. Ka naʻe fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Siona ko ha palōfita koeʻuhi ko ʻene talangataʻá? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku pau pē naʻe maʻu ʻe Siona ha ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakamānako. Fakakaukau atu ki hono lēkooti ko ha palōfitá.
7. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi ʻātakai fē naʻe tauhi ai ʻa Siona kia Sihova ʻi ʻIsilelí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he ʻilo ko ení ʻo ueʻi ʻa e anga ʻo hoʻo vakai kiate iá?
7 Ko Sioná naʻe ngāue faitōnunga moʻoni ʻi ʻIsileli, ko ha feituʻu mātuʻaki taʻefiefanongo. Ko e palōfita ko ʻĒmosí, ʻa ia naʻe moʻui nai ʻi he taimi tatau mo ia ʻo Sioná, naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻo e taimi ko iá ko e kau ʻofa fakamatelie ki he mālié.b Naʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kovi ʻi he fonuá, ka naʻe mātuʻaki taʻemahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ia. (Emosi 3:13-15; 4:4; 6:4-6) Neongo ia, naʻe fakahoko faitōnunga ʻe Siona ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho ʻa e fekau ko ia ke ne malanga kia kinautolú. Kapau ko e tokotaha fanongonongo koe ʻo e ongoongo leleí, ʻokú ke ʻilo ko e meʻa faingataʻa moʻoni ke lea ki ha kakai ʻoku nau fakatōliʻa-kita mo taʻemahuʻingaʻia. Pea ko ia ai, lolotonga hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo Sioná, ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻia kitautolu ʻa hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko ia ʻo e faitōnunga mo e kātaki ʻi heʻene malanga ki ʻIsileli taʻefaitōnungá.
8. Ko e hā ha ngaahi pole ʻe fehangahangai nai mo ha palōfita ʻIsileli ʻi Ninive?
8 Ko e vāhenga-ngāue ke ʻalu ki Ninivé naʻe kau ai ha pole naʻe toe faingataʻa ange. Ke aʻu ki he kolo ko iá, naʻe pau kia Siona ke fononga lalo ʻi ha kilomita nai ʻe 800—ko ha fononga faingataʻa ia ʻe fai ʻo fakafuofua ki ha māhina. ʻI heʻene aʻu pē ki aí, ʻe pau leva ki he palōfitá ke malanga ki he kau ʻAsīliá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloa ʻi heʻenau anga-fakamamahí. Ko e fakamamahi anga-fulikivanú ko ha tafaʻaki anga-maheni ia ʻo ʻenau faitaú. Ne aʻu ʻo nau pōlepole fekauʻaki mo ʻenau anga-fakamanú. ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ai ʻi hono ui ʻa Ninive ko e “kolo totoʻia”!—Nehumi 3:1, 7.
9. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakamanamanaʻi ai ʻe ha taufa mālohi ʻa e kau kauvaká, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sioná?
9 ʻI he toumoua ke talangofua ki he fekau ʻa Sihová, naʻe heka ʻa Siona ia ʻi ha vaka naʻe ʻave ia ʻo mamaʻo mo toe mamaʻo ange mei heʻene vāhenga-ngāué. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ke toʻo ai e falala ʻa Sihova ki heʻene palōfitá pe fokotuʻutuʻu ki ha taha ke fetongi ia. Ko hono kehé, naʻe ngāue ʻa Sihova ke fakafoki mai ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Sioná. Naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he ʻOtuá ha taufa mālohi ke hoko ʻi tahi. Ko e vaka naʻe heka ai ʻa Sioná naʻe liaki holo ʻe he peaú. ʻE mate heni ʻa e kakai taʻehalaia, koeʻuhí pē ko Siona! (Siona 1:4) ʻE anga-fēfē tali ʻa Sioná? ʻI he ʻikai te ne loto ke mole ʻa e moʻui ʻa e kau kauvaka ʻi he vaká koeʻuhi ko iá, naʻe tala ange ʻe Siona kia kinautolu: “Hiki au, ʻo tolo ki tahi; pea ʻe toki laolao ʻa e tahi kiate kimoutolu.” (Siona 1:12) Naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ha toe ʻuhinga ke fakakaukau ai ka faifai pea lī ia ʻe he kau kauvaká ki tahi, ʻe hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo fakahaofi ia mei tahi. (Siona 1:15) Kae kehe, naʻe loto-lelei ʻa Siona ke ne fua ʻa e totongi taupotú koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa mate ʻa e kau kauvaká. ʻIkai ʻoku tau sio heni ki hono fakahāhā ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko e loto-toʻa, anga-fakatōkilalo, mo e ʻofá?
10. Ko e hā naʻe hokó hili hono toe fakafoʻou ʻe Sihova ʻa e vāhenga-ngāue ʻa Sioná?
10 Ko hono ikuʻangá, naʻe fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa Siona. Naʻe hanga ʻe he ngaahi tōʻonga ki mui ʻa Sioná ʻo fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻaupito ia mei haʻane toe hoko ʻo tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi ha tuʻunga fakaʻofisiale? ʻIkai, naʻe fakafoʻou ʻi he faimeesi mo e anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻa hono fekauʻi ʻo e palōfitá ke malanga ki he kau Ninivé. ʻI he aʻu ʻa Siona ki Ninivé, naʻá ne fakahā loto-toʻa ki hono kakaí ko ʻenau fuʻu koví kuo aʻu hake ki he ʻOtuá pea ko honau koló ʻe fakaʻauha ia hili ha ʻaho ʻe 40. (Siona 1:2; 3:4) Hili ʻenau fanongo ki he pōpoaki hangatonu ʻa Sioná, naʻe fakatomala ʻa e kau Ninivé, pea naʻe fakahaofi ai honau koló.
11. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe ako ʻe Siona ha lēsoni mahuʻinga?
11 Naʻe teʻeki pē ke maʻu ʻe Siona ia ʻa e vakai totonú. Kae kehe, fakafou ʻi ha fakatātā ʻaonga, naʻe tokoniʻi anga-kātaki ʻe Sihova ʻa Siona ke ne ako ko Iá ʻokú ne mamata ia ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi he fōtunga hāmaí pē. ʻOkú ne sivi ʻa e lotó. (Siona 4:5-11) Ke fakamoʻoniʻi ko Sioná naʻá ne ako ha lēsoni mahuʻinga ʻoku hā mahino ia ʻi he faitotonu ko ia ʻa e fakamatala naʻá ne lēkooti ʻe ia tonu. Ko ʻene loto-lelei ko ia ke lēkooti ʻene ngaahi tōnounoú ʻi ha ngaahi fakaikiiki fakamā ʻokú ne ʻomi ai ʻa e toe fakamoʻoni ʻo ʻene anga-fakatōkilaló. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa ke fakahā ai ha fehālaaki!
12. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he kakaí? (e) ʻOku fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ke tau tauhi maʻu ha vakai fēfē fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻoku tau malangaʻi ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí? (Sio ki he puha ʻi he peesi 18.)
12 ʻI he laui senituli ki mui, naʻe fai ai ʻe Sīsū ha fakamatala lelei fekauʻaki mo ha meʻa naʻe hoko ki he moʻui ʻa Sioná. Naʻá ne pehē: “Hange ko e ʻi he kete ʻo e fuʻu ika ʻa Siona, ʻo ʻaho tolu mo po tolu; pehe ʻe ʻi lolofonua ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata, ʻo ʻaho tolu mo po tolu.” (Mātiu 12:40) Hili hano toe fokotuʻu ʻo Siona, te ne ako ai naʻe fakahoa ʻe Sīsū Hono taimi ʻoʻona ʻi he fonualotó ki he vahaʻa taimi fakapoʻuli ko eni ʻi he moʻui ʻa e palōfitá. ʻIkai ʻoku tau fiefia ke tauhi ki ha ʻOtua ʻoku ʻikai te ne siʻaki ʻene kau sevānití ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau faihala aí? Naʻe tohi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Hange ʻoku fakaʻatuʻi ʻe ha tamai ʻa e fanau aʻana, pehe ʻoku fakaʻatuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia. He ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻe ia hota anga; ʻoku ne manatu ai pe ko e efu pe kitaua.” (Sāme 103:13, 14) Ko e moʻoni, ko e “efu” ko ení—kau ai ʻa e kakai taʻehaohaoa ʻi he ʻaho ní—ʻe lava ke nau fakahoko ʻa e meʻa lahi ʻaki ʻa e tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá!
Ko ha Vakai Mafamafatatau kia Pita
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Pita ʻe manatuʻi nai, ka ko e hā naʻe fili ai ia ʻe Sīsū ko ha ʻapositoló?
13 Sai tau fakakaukau nounou angé ki ha fakatātā hono ua, ʻa ia ko e ʻapositolo ko Pitá. Kapau ʻe kole atu kia koe ke ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa Pita, te ke fakakaukau leva ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga hangē ko e loto-ʻohó, loto-puná, naʻa mo e ʻafungí? Naʻe fakahāhā moʻoni ʻe Pita ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. Kae kehe, naʻe mei fili nai ʻe Sīsū ʻa Pita ko e taha ʻo ʻene kau ʻapositolo ʻe toko 12 kapau ko e tangata loto-ʻoho, loto-puna, pe ʻafungi moʻoni ʻa Pita? (Luke 6:12-14) ʻIkai ʻaupito! Naʻe sio fakalaka moʻoni atu ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ngaahi mele ko ení ʻo ne mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo Pitá.
14. (a) Ko e hā te ne fakamatalaʻi nai ʻa e hā ngali lea taʻeufi ʻa Pitá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau houngaʻia ʻi he faʻa toutou ʻeke ʻe Pita ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí?
14 Naʻe ngāue ʻa Pita ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e tangata-lea maʻá e kau ʻapositolo kehé. ʻE vakai nai ʻa e niʻihi ki he meʻá ni ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e ʻikai ha anga-fakanānā. Ka ʻoku tonu ke pehē? Kuo pehē tokua ko Pitá naʻe motuʻa ange ia ʻi he kau ʻapositolo kehé—mahalo naʻe motuʻa ange ia ʻia Sīsū tonu. Kapau ʻoku tonu ia, ʻe tokoni nai eni ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe faʻa lea tamuʻomuʻa ai ʻa Pitá. (Mātiu 16:22) Kae kehe, ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻe taha ke fakakaukau ki ai. Ko Pitá ko ha tangata fakalaumālie. Ko ʻene fieinua ki he ʻiló naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne ʻeke ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi. Kuo ʻaonga eni kia kitautolu. Naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ha ngaahi fakamatala mahuʻinga lahi ʻi he tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ʻa Pitá, pea kuo fakatolonga eni ʻi he Tohitapú. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha tali ki ha lea naʻe fai ʻe Pita naʻe lea ai ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e “matāpule lototō mo fai fakapotopoto.” (Luke 12:41-44) Pea fakakaukau ki he fehuʻi ʻa Pitá: “Ko kimautolu kuo mau liaki ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe, ʻo mau muimui kiate koe: ko e ha ai ha meʻa te mau maʻu?” Naʻe taki atu ai heni ki he talaʻofa fakalototoʻa ʻa Sīsū: “ʻIlonga ha taha kuo ne liʻaki ha ngāhi tokoua, pe ha ngāhi tuofāfine, pe ha tamai, pe ha faʻe, pe ha fānau, pe ha ngāhi tokanga ngoue, pe ha ngāhi fale, koeʻuhiā ko hoku hingoa, te ne toe maʻu ʻo lōlahi, pea ʻe to moʻona foki ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.”—Mātiu 15:15; 18:21, 22; 19:27-29.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke pehē ko Pitá naʻe mateaki moʻoni?
15 Naʻe maʻu ʻe Pita ha toe ʻulungaanga lelei ʻe taha—naʻá ne mateaki. ʻI he taimi naʻe tuku ai ʻe he tokolahi ʻo e kau ākongá ʻenau muimui kia Sīsuú koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e taha ʻo ʻene ngaahi akonakí, ko Pita ia naʻe lea hake maʻá e kau ʻapositolo ʻe toko 12 ʻo pehē: “ʻEiki, te mau ʻalu kia hai? ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 6:66-68) He fakamāfana pau ē ko e ngaahi lea ko iá ki he loto ʻo Sīsuú! Ki mui ai, ʻi he taimi naʻe haʻu ai ha fuʻu kakai ke puke ʻa e ʻEikí, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo ʻene kau ʻapositoló naʻa nau hola. Kae kehe, naʻe muimui mamaʻo pē ʻa Pita ʻi he fuʻu kakaí pea hū tonu atu ki he lotoʻā ʻo e taulaʻeiki lahí. Ko e loto-toʻá ia, ʻikai ko e loto-siʻí naʻá ne ʻave ia ki aí. Lolotonga hono fakafehuʻi ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe kau atu ʻa Pita ki he kulupu ʻo e kau Siu naʻa nau fakamāfana ʻi he afi naʻe ulo lahí. Ko e taha ʻo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e taulaʻeiki lahí naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ʻa Pita pea tukuakiʻi ia naʻá ne ʻia Sīsū. ʻIo, naʻe fakaʻikaiʻi ʻe Pita ʻa hono ʻEikí, kae ʻoua naʻa ngalo ko e mateakí ia mo e tokanga kia Sīsuú naʻá ne ʻai ʻa Pita ke ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ko iá, ko ha tuʻunga naʻe ʻikai loto-toʻa ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ʻapositoló ke hokosia.—Sione 18:15-27.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻaonga kuo tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo Siona mo Pitá?
16 Ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo Pitá naʻe mātuʻaki fakalaka ia ʻi heʻene ngaahi tōnounoú. ʻOku moʻoni eni fekauʻaki mo Siona. Hangē pē ko ia kuo tau fai ʻa e vakai lelei ange fekauʻaki mo Siona mo Pita ʻo laka ange ʻi he meʻa nai naʻa tau fai anga-mahení, kuo pau ke tau akoʻi pehē kitautolu ke tau toe vakai lelei ange ʻi heʻetau fakafuofuaʻi ko ia hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine fakalaumālie ʻi he ʻaho ní. Ko e fai peheé ʻe taki atu ia ki ha vahaʻangatae lelei ange mo kinautolu. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai ai ha fiemaʻu moʻoni ki he meʻá ni?
Ngāueʻaki ʻa e Lēsoní ʻi he ʻAhó Ni
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā ʻe hoko nai ai ha taʻefelotoi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau Kalisitiané? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa mo hotau kaungātuí?
17 Ko e kau tangata, kau fefine, mo e fānau ʻo e tuʻunga fakaʻekonōmika kotoa pē pea pehē ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaako mo e fakamatakalí ʻoku nau tauhi fāʻūtaha kia Sihova ʻi he ʻahó ni. (Fakahā 7:9, 10) He ngaahi angaʻitangata kehekehe lahi moʻoni ʻoku tau sio ai ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané! Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he feohi vāofi, ʻe pau ke tupu hake ʻa e ngaahi vātamaki ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi.—Loma 12:10; Filipai 2:3.
18 Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke tau kui fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tōnounou hotau fanga tokouá, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau siofi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni. ʻOku tau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova, ʻa ia naʻe hiva ki ai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ka ne ke nofo, ʻe Iaa, ke lama kovi, ko hai ha taha ʻe tuʻu, Atonai?” (Sāme 130:3) ʻI he ʻikai ke nōfoʻi ʻi he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafoʻituitui ko ia te ne ngali vahevahe kitautolú, ʻoku tau “nofo ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ke fakamelino, mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki heʻetau fefaiʻaki hotau langa hake.” (Loma 14:19) ʻOku tau feinga ke mamata ki he niʻihi tāutahá ʻo hangē ko e mamata ki ai ʻa Sihová, ʻo sio fakalaka atu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fehālaakí pea siofi pē honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí. ʻI heʻetau fai ení, ʻoku tokoni ai kia kitautolu ke tau “fetoutou fekatakiʻaki.”—Kolose 3:13.
19. Fokotuʻutuʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi sitepu ʻaonga ʻe fai nai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ke fakaleleiʻiʻaki ha taʻefelotoi lahi.
19 Fēfē kapau ʻoku malanga hake ha ngaahi taʻefemahinoʻaki ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau fakaleleiʻi pē ʻi hotau lotó? (Sāme 4:4) Kuo hoko eni ʻi ho vā mo ha kaungātui? Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai feinga ai ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e meʻá? (Senesi 32:13-15) ʻUluakí, fakaofiofi kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, ʻo kole ʻene tatakí. Pea, ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi anga ʻoku lelei ʻo e tokotaha ko iá, fakaofiofi kiate ia ʻi he “angavaivai ʻa poto.” (Semisi 3:13) Tala ki ai ʻokú ke fie fakamelino. Manatuʻi ʻa e akonaki fakamānavaʻí: “Ke vave ʻa e tangata fuape he fanongo, kae fakatotoka ki he lea, pea fakatotoka ki he ʻita.” (Semisi 1:19) Ko e faleʻi ke “fakatotoka ki he ʻita” ʻoku fakahuʻunga ia ko e tokotaha kehé te ne fai pe leaʻaki nai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ne fakaʻitaʻi koe. Kapau ʻe hoko ia, kole kia Sihova ki ha tokoni ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá. (Kaletia 5:22, 23) Tuku ki ho tokouá ke fai ʻene leá, peá ke fanongo lelei. ʻOua te ke motuhi atu ia, neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ke loto-tatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ne leaʻakí. ʻE hala nai ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene fakakaukaú, ka neongo ia ko e anga ia ʻene fakakaukaú. Feinga ke sio ki he palopalemá mei he anga ʻo ʻene fakakaukaú. ʻE kau nai ai ʻa e sio kia koe fakafou ʻi he anga ʻo e sio mai ʻa ho tokouá.—Palovepi 18:17.
20. ʻI hono fakaleleiʻi ko ia ha ngaahi faikehekehe, ko e hā ʻa e toe ngaahi sitepu ʻoku ngalingali ʻe iku ki ha fakaleleí?
20 ʻI he aʻu ki ho taimi ke lea aí, lea lelei. (Kolose 4:6) Tala ki ho tokouá ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke houngaʻia ai ʻiate iá. Kole fakamolemole ki ha tafaʻaki pē kuó ke fakatupunga ʻi he taʻefemahinoʻakí. Kapau ʻe iku hoʻo ngaahi feinga anga-fakatōkilaló ki ha fakalelei, fai ha fakamālō kia Sihova. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, hanganaki kole kia Sihova ki ha tataki lolotonga ia hoʻo fakasio ha toe ngaahi faingamālie ke fai ai ha fakamelino.—Loma 12:18.
21. Kuo anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi koe ʻe he lāulea ko ení ke ke mamata ai ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo hangē ko e mamata ki ai ʻa Sihová?
21 ʻOku ʻofa ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití kotoa. ʻOkú ne fiefia ke ngāueʻaki kitautolu kotoa ʻi heʻene ngāué neongo ʻetau taʻehaohaoá. ʻI heʻetau ako lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e anga ʻene vakai ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻe tupulaki ai ʻetau ʻofa ki hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné. Kapau kuo tupu ʻo momoko ʻetau ʻofa ki ha kaungā Kalisitiane, ʻe lava ke toe fakaake ia. Ko ha tāpuaki moʻoni ē ʻe ʻotautolu kapau te tau fai ha feinga fakapapau ke fakahāhā ʻa e vakai lelei ki he niʻihi kehé—ʻio, ke mamata kia kinautolu ʻo hangē ko e mamata ki ai ʻa Sihová!
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Naʻe hā mahino ki mui ko ʻEliapi fakaʻofoʻofa naʻe ʻikai ke ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ha tuʻi feʻunga ʻo ʻIsileli. ʻI he taimi naʻe poleʻi ai ʻe he saianiti Filisitia ko Kolaiaté ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki ha tau, ko ʻEliapi, fakataha mo e kau tangata ʻIsileli kehé, naʻa nau momou ʻi he manavahē.—1 Samiuela 17:11, 28-30.
b Koeʻuhi ko ha ngaahi ikuna lalahi mo hono fakafoʻou ʻo e vahefonua ki muʻá pea mo e tukuhau ʻoku ngalingali naʻe iku ʻo maʻu mei aí, ʻoku hā mahino ko Selopoame II naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ke fakatupulekina ai ʻa e koloaʻia ʻa e puleʻanga fakatokelaú.— 2 Samiuela 8:6; 2 Tuʻi 14:23-28; 2 Kalonikali 8:3, 4; Emosi 6:2.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi tōnounou ʻene kau sevāniti faitōnungá?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo Siona mo Pita ʻe lava ke ke fakalaú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa ho fanga tokoua Kalisitiané ʻokú ke fakapapauʻi ke tauhi maʻú?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 18]
Fakakaukau Fekauʻaki mo e Anga ʻo e Hā ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé ki he ʻOtuá
ʻI hoʻo fakalaulauloto ki he fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo Sioná, ʻokú ke sio ki he fiemaʻu ko ia ke fai ha sio foʻou ki he kakai ko ia ʻokú ke malangaʻi maʻu pē ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí? Te nau hā nai ʻoku nau fakatōliʻa-kita pe taʻemahuʻingaʻia, ʻo hangē ko e kau ʻIsilelí, pe ʻoku nau fakafepakiʻi nai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻenau hā kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá? Naʻa mo e niʻihi tāutaha ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko eni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá te nau tafoki mai nai kia Sihova ʻi ha ʻaho, ʻo hangē pē ko e fakatomala ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Ninivé ko e ola ia ʻo e malanga ʻa Sioná.—Siona 3:6, 7.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
ʻOkú ke mamata ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo hangē ko e mamata ki ai ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sīsū ha meʻa lelei ke leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Sioná