Ko e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí—Ko Hono ʻUhinga Kiate Koé
Ko e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí, hangē ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi heʻene Malanga he Moʻungá, ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻi he Mātiu vahe 6, veesi 9 ki he 13. Ki muʻa pē ʻi hono fai ʻa e lotú ni, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻI hoʻomou ngāhi lotu, ʻoua te mou fakafanafana mo launoa [pe toutou leaʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa tatau], ʻo hange ko e hiteni: he ʻoku nau mahalo ʻe ongo atu ʻenau meʻa ko e lahi o ʻenau lau.”—Mātiu 6:7.
ʻOku hā mahino leva naʻe ʻikai fakataumuʻa ʻa Sīsū ia ke lau maʻuloto fakafoʻilea ʻa e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí. Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne toe leaʻaki ki mui ʻa e lotú ni maʻá e lelei ʻa e kau fanongo kehé. (Luke 11:2-4) Ka ko e fakalea ʻo e lotú ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene kiʻi kehekehe ʻi he fakamatala Kōsipeli ʻa Mātiu mo Luké. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e ngaahi lotu ki mui ʻa Sīsū mo ʻene kau ākongá naʻe ʻikai ke pipiki mālohi ia ki he ngaahi fakalea pau ʻo ʻene sīpinga lotú.
Ko e hā ʻoku lēkooti ai ʻa e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he Tohi Tapú? Fakafou ʻi he sīpinga ko ení, ʻoku akoʻi ai kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ki he founga ʻe lava ke ala tali ai ʻetau ngaahi lotú ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻI he lotu ko ení, ʻoku tau toe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi tali ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fehuʻi tefito ʻi he moʻuí. Ko ia ai, tau lāulea ki he konga taki taha ʻo e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí.
Ko Hai ʻa e Huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
“Ko ʻemau Tamai ʻoku ʻi Hevani, ke tapuhā ho Huafa.” (Mātiu 6:9) Ko e ngaahi lea kamata ko eni ʻo e sīpinga lotú ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e lea kiate ia ‘ko ʻetau Tamai.’ ʻI he hangē ha kiʻi tama ʻa ia ʻoku tohoakiʻi fakanatula ki ha mātuʻa ʻofa mo maʻu ʻa e mahinó, ʻe lava ke tau fakaofiofi ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻi he falala ʻokú ne loto ke fanongo mai kia kitautolu. “Akoe oku ke ogoʻi ae lotu,” ko e hiva ia ʻa Tuʻi Tēvitá, “e aʻu atu kiate koe ae kakai kotoabe.”—Sāme 65:2, PM.
ʻOku fakahinohinoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ke tau lotu ke fakatāpuhaaʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, pe fakamavaheʻi ia ʻoku māʻoniʻoni. Ka ko hai ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOku tali ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ení: “ʻIo, ko ho huafa ko Sihova ʻoku hope atu ʻi mamani katoa.” (Sāme 83:18) Kuo faifai ange peá ke lau ʻa e huafa Sihová ʻi he Tohi Tapú?
Ko hono moʻoní, ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Sihová, ʻoku hā ia ʻo meimei tuʻo 7,000 ʻi he ngaahi maniusikilipi Tohi Tapu motuʻá. Kae kehe, ko e kau liliu ʻe niʻihi kuo aʻu ʻo nau toʻo ʻa e huafa ko ení mei heʻenau ngaahi liliu ʻo e Tohi Tapú. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ʻa ʻetau lotu ke fakatāpuhaaʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, pe ʻai ia ke māʻoniʻoní. (Isikeli 36:23) Ko e founga ʻe taha ke ngāue ai ʻo fehoanaki mo ha lotu peheé ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lotu ai ki he ʻOtuá.
Ko ha fefine ko hono hingoá ko Patricia naʻe ʻohake ia ko ha Katolika pea naʻá ne mātuʻaki alāanga mo e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa ʻene talí ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ai kiate ia ʻe he taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he Tohi Tapú? “Naʻe ʻikai lava ke u tui ki ai!” ko ʻene kalangá ia. “Ko ia ai, naʻá ku maʻu haʻaku liliu tonu ʻo e Tohi Tapú pea naʻe toe ʻi ai ʻi he liliu ko iá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi mai leva kiate au ʻe he tokotaha Fakamoʻoní ʻa e Mātiu 6:9, 10 ʻo ne fakamatala ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí. Naʻá ku fiefia moʻoni peá u kole ange ke ne ako Tohi Tapu mo au.”
Ke Fai ʻa e Finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi Māmani
“Ke hoko hoʻo Pule, ke fai ho Finangalo, hange ko ia ʻi he langi ke pehe foki ʻi māmani.” (Mātiu 6:10) ʻE anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e konga ko eni ʻo e sīpinga lotu ʻa Sīsuú? Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ʻoku nau fakaʻuta atu ki hēvani ko ha feituʻu ia ʻo e melino mo e nonga. ʻOku lave ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki hēvani ko e ‘nofoʻanga ʻo e maʻoniʻoni mo e langilangi.’ (Aisea 63:15) Tāneʻineʻi ke tau lotu ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní “hange ko ia ʻi he langi”! Ka ʻe faifai ange pea hoko eni?
Ko e palōfita ʻa Sihova ko Tanielá naʻá ne tomuʻa tala: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻo Langi te ne fokotuʻu ha puleʻanga ʻe ʻikai fulihi ʻo taʻengata; pea ko hono pule ʻe ʻikai tuku ki ha kakai kehe: ka te ne laiki mo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga [fakamāmani] ko ia, kae tuʻu pe ia ʻo taʻengata.” (Taniela 2:44) Ko e Puleʻanga fakahēvani ko ení, pe founga-pulé, ʻe vavé ni ʻa ʻene fai ʻa e meʻa ke fakahoko mai ai ʻa e melino fakalūkufuá ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule māʻoniʻoni.—2 Pita 3:13.
Ko e lotu ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ke hoko maí pea ki hono finangaló ke fai ʻi he māmaní ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e tui ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai iku ai ki he siva ʻa e ʻamanakí. Ko e ʻapositolo Kalisitiane ko Sioné naʻá ne tohi: “Pea ongo mai ha fuʻu leʻo mei he taloni, ʻoku ne pehē, Ko eni, ko e tapanekale ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku tuʻu mo e kakai. Pea ʻe nofo hono Sikaina mo kinautolu, pea te nau nofo ko hono kakai; pea ʻe nofo ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio, ko e ʻOtua ʻoku kau maʻanautolu, ʻio, ko honau ʻOtua. Pea te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia; kuo mole ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻa.” Naʻe tānaki mai leva ʻe Sione: “Pea folofola ʻe ia naʻe ʻafio ʻi he taloni, . . . Tohi, he ko e ngaahi lea ko eni ʻoku ala falala ki ai, pea ko e moʻoni ʻo e moʻoni.”—Fakahā 21:3-5.
Lotú mo ʻEtau Ngaahi Fiemaʻu Fakamatelié
ʻI he meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki ʻi he sīpinga lotú, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ko ʻetau tokanga tefito ʻi he lotú ʻoku totonu ke felāveʻi ia mo e huafa pea mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. Neongo ia, ko e sīpinga lotú ʻoku hoko atu ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kole fakafoʻituitui ʻa ia ʻoku ʻoatu totonu ia kia Sihova.
Ko e ʻuluaki eni ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni: “Ke ke foaki mai he ʻahoni haʻamau meʻakai ki he ʻanai.” (Mātiu 6:11) ʻOku ʻikai ko ha kole eni ki ha koloa fakamatelie. Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ke tau lotu ki ‘haʻatau meʻakai ki he ʻanaí, ʻo hokohoko ʻaho pe.’ (Luke 11:3) ʻI he fehoanaki mo e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí, ʻe lava ke tau lotu ʻi he tui ʻe tokonaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻahó kapau ʻoku tau ʻofa mo talangofua kiate ia.
Ko e loto-moʻua taʻetotonu ki he ngaahi palopalema fakaʻekonōmiká ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ke tau liʻaki ʻetau fiemaʻu fakalaumālié pea ʻikai lava ai ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá meia kitautolú. Ka ʻo kapau te tau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi he moʻuí ʻa e lotu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ko ʻetau ngaahi kole ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié, hangē ko e meʻakaí mo e valá, ʻe fanongo lelei mai ia ki ai. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Mou fuofua kumi ae buleaga oe Otua, mo ene maonioni; bea e fakalahi aki ae gaahi mea ni kotoabe kiate kimoutolu.” (Mātiu 6:26-33, PM) Ko e kumi ki he māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha pole ia, koeʻuhi ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau angahalaʻia pea fiemaʻu ʻa e fakamolemole. (Loma 5:12) ʻOku kau foki ʻa e meʻa ko iá ʻi he Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí.
Ko ʻEtau Ngaahi Lotú mo e Fakamolemolé
“Fakamolemole homau ngāhi moʻua; hange kuo mau fakamolemole foki ʻa kinautolu ne moʻua kiate kimautolu.” (Mātiu 6:12) ʻI he lēkooti ʻo e Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí ʻia Luké, ko e ngaahi “moʻua” ko ení ʻoku lave ai ki ai ko e “ngaahi angahala.” (Luke 11:4) ʻE fakamolemoleʻi moʻoni ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi angahalá?
Neongo naʻe fai ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻa e ngaahi angahala mamafa, naʻá ne fakatomala pea lotu ʻi he tuipau: “Ko koe, E Eiki oku ke agalelei, bea faa fakamolemole; bea mohu aloofa kiate kinautolu kotoabe oku ui kiate koe.” (Sāme 86:5, PM) Ko ha fakakaukau fakafiemālie ē! Ko ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻokú ne “faa fakamolemole” ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ui kiate ia ʻi he fakatomalá. Hangē tofu pē ko e lava ke kaniseli kakato ha moʻuá, ʻoku pehē pē ʻa e lava ke fakamolemoleʻi kakato ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi angahalá.
Kae kehe, naʻe lave ʻa Sīsū ki ha tuʻunga: Ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Mātiu 6:14, 15) Neongo naʻe ngaohikovia ʻa e tangata māʻoniʻoni ko Siopé ʻe hono kaungāmeʻa ʻe toko tolú, naʻá ne faʻa fakamolemole pea aʻu ʻo ne lotu maʻanautolu. (Siope 42:10) Kapau te tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku faiangahala mai kia kitautolú, te tau fakahōifuaʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea hoko ai ʻo ʻi ha tuʻunga ke maʻu ʻaonga ai mei heʻene mēsí.
Ko e loto-lelei ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fanongo mai ki heʻetau ngaahi kolé ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke kumi ki heʻene hōifuá. Pea ʻe lava ke tau fai ia neongo ʻoku tau taʻehaohaoa. (Mātiu 26:41) ʻI he meʻá ni foki, ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova, hangē tofu pē ko e fakahaaʻi mai ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene fakaʻosi ʻaki ʻa e sīpinga lotú ha kole mātuʻaki mahuʻinga.
Tokoni ke Tuli ki ha ʻAlunga Māʻoniʻoni
“ʻOua naʻa ke fakahū kimautolu ki he ʻahiʻahi; ka ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he Fili.” (Mātiu 6:13) ʻOku ʻikai ke tuku kitautolu ʻe Sihova ki he ʻahiʻahí pe fakatupunga ke tau tō ki he angahalá. ʻOku pehē ʻe heʻene Folofolá: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ʻikai maʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe he kovi, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ha taha ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio.” (Semisi 1:13) ʻOku fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻahiʻahiʻi kitautolu, ka ʻe lava ke ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he Tokotaha ʻAhiʻahi Lahí—ʻa e “Fili” ʻoku ʻiloa ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló.
Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he kaungā Kalisitiané: “Mou laka fakaʻehiʻehi, mou ʻā: ko homou fili ko e Tevolo ʻoku ne ʻalu fano ʻo hange ko ha laione ngungulu, heʻene kumi ha taha ke ne matuʻaki folo.” (1 Pita 5:8) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe aʻu ʻo ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe Sētane ʻa e tangata haohaoa ko Sīsū Kalaisí! Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e Tēvoló? Ke tohoakiʻi mamaʻo ʻa Sīsū mei he lotu maʻa ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 4:1-11) Kapau ʻokú ke feinga ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá, ko e taumuʻa ʻa Sētané ke folo mo koe foki!
Fakafou he māmani ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he malumalu ʻo ʻene pulé, ʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi nai kitautolu ʻe he Tēvoló ke tau kau ʻi he ngaahi tōʻongafai ʻoku ʻikai fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. (1 Sione 5:19) Ko ia ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke tau hanga maʻu pē ki he ʻOtuá ki ha tokoni, tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo ha ʻahiʻahi hokohokó. Pea kapau ʻoku tau lotu kia Sihova ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene Folofola fakamānavaʻí, ʻa e Tohi Tapú, te ne fakahaofi kitautolu ʻaki hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ke talitekeʻi ʻa e Tēvoló. “Ko e ʻOtua ko e toko taha ʻoku fai ki heʻene lea,” ko e tala mai ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú kia kitautolú, “pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fakangofua ke ʻahiʻahiʻi kimoutolu ʻo makehe atu ʻi hoʻomou mafai.”—1 Kolinito 10:13.
ʻOku Fiemaʻu ʻa e Tui ki he ʻOtuá
He fakalotomāfana ē ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻia kitautolu taki taha! Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne ʻai ʻa hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ke ne akoʻi kitautolu ki he founga ʻo e lotú. Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau loto ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ia?
ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “ʻO ka taʻekau ʻa e tui, ʻoku ʻikai momoʻi lava haʻate fakahōifua ia [ʻOtuá]: he ko ia ʻoku ʻunuʻunu ki he ʻOtua, kuo pau ʻoku ne tui ʻoku ʻi ai ia, pea te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia.” (Hepelu 11:6) ʻE lava fēfē ke maʻu ʻa e tui peheé? “ʻOku tupu ʻa e tui mei he fanongo,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú. (Loma 10:17) ʻOku fiefia ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke talanoa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa Fakatohitapú mo e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku fakaʻamu ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he tui moʻoní.
ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻamanaki ko e lāulea ko eni ki he Lotu ʻa e ʻEikí kuó ne fakalolotoʻi ʻa hoʻo houngaʻia ki hono ʻuhingá. ʻI hono maʻu ʻa e ʻilo lahi ange kia Sihova mo ʻene ngaahi pale “kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia,” ʻe lava ke ke ʻai ai ke mālohi ʻa hoʻo tui ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOfa ke ke ako ʻa e meʻa lahi ange fekauʻaki mo ia mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá koeʻuhi ke ke lava ai ʻo maʻu ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo hoʻo Tamai fakahēvaní ʻo taʻengata.—Sione 17:3.
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“Ko ʻemau Tamai ʻoku ʻi Hevani, ke tapuhā ho Huafa, ke hoko hoʻo Pule, ke fai ho Finangalo, hange ko ia ʻi he langi ke pehe foki ʻi māmani. Ke ke foaki mai he ʻahoni haʻamau meʻakai ki he ʻanai. Pea fakamolemole homau ngāhi moʻua; hange kuo mau fakamolemole foki ʻa kinautolu ne moʻua kiate kimautolu. Pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakahū kimautolu ki he ʻahiʻahi; ka ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he Fili.”—Mātiu 6:9-13
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ʻOku tokonaki mai ʻa Sihova maʻá e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá
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ʻOku toe tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke talitekeʻi ʻa e Tēvoló
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Kapau te tau hangē ko Siopé ʻo fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku faiangahala mai kia kitautolú, ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ʻaonga mei he meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá