Tataki Fakapotopoto ki he Ngaahi Hoa Malí
“ʻA e kau fefine, mou anganofo ki siʻomou ngaahi husepaniti, ʻo hange ki he ʻEiki. ʻA e kau tangata, mou ʻofa ki homou ngaahi uaifi.”—Efeso 5:22, 25.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e vakai totonu ki he malí?
NAʻE pehē ʻe Sīsū ko e malí ko hono fakatahaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ha tangata mo ha fefine ke na hoko ko e “kakano pe taha.” (Mātiu 19:5, 6) ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e toko ua fakataha mo e ngaahi angaʻitangata kehekehe ʻokú na ako ke fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi mahuʻingaʻia tatau pea ngāue fakataha ki ha ngaahi taumuʻa tatau. Ko e malí ko ha aleapau ia ki he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí, ʻikai ko ha felotoi fakataimi pē ʻa ia ʻe lava ke faingofua pē hano liʻaki. ʻI he ngaahi fonua lahi, ʻoku ʻikai faingataʻa ke maʻu ai ʻa e vete malí ia, ka ʻi he vakai ʻa ha Kalisitiane, ʻoku toputapu ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻi he nofo malí. ʻOku toki fakangata pē ia ʻi ha ʻuhinga mafatukituki ʻaupito.—Mātiu 19:9.
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni ʻoku ala maʻu ki he ngaahi hoa malí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e feinga ke ʻai ke lavameʻa ʻa e nofo malí?
2 Naʻe pehē ʻe ha tokotaha faleʻi ki he nofo malí: “Ko ha nofo mali lelei ko ha foʻi ngāue ia ʻo e liliu hokohoko ʻi heʻene ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi ʻīsiu foʻou, fekuki mo e ngaahi palopalema ʻoku malanga haké, pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku ala maʻú ʻi he tuʻunga taki taha ʻo e moʻuí.” Ki he ngaahi hoa mali Kalisitiané, ko e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ko iá ʻoku kau ai ʻa e akonaki fakapotopoto mei he Tohi Tapú, poupou mei he kaungā Kalisitiané, pea mo ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo faʻa lotu, mo Sihova. ʻOku tuʻuloa ha nofo mali lavameʻa, pea ʻi he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fiefia mo e fiemālie ki he husepānití mo e uaifí. Ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga angé, ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e lāngilangi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ko e Tupuʻanga ʻo e nofo malí.—Senesi 2:18, 21-24; 1 Kolinito 10:31; Efeso 3:15; 1 Tesalonaika 5:17.
Faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū mo ʻEne Fakatahaʻangá
3. (a) Fakanounou ange ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paula ki he ngaahi hoa malí. (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsuú?
3 ʻI he taʻu ʻe ua afe kuo maliu atú, naʻe fai ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e akonaki fakapotopoto ki he ngaahi hoa mali Kalisitiané ʻi heʻene tohi: “Hange ʻoku anganofo ʻa e Siasi kia Kalaisi, ke pehe foki mo e kau fefine ki honau ngaahi husepaniti ʻi he meʻa kotoa. ʻA e kau tangata, mou ʻofa ki homou ngaahi uaifi, ʻo hange foki ko Kalaisi ne ne ofaʻi ʻa e Siasi, ʻo ne liʻoa ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio koeʻuhi ko ia.” (Efeso 5:24, 25) Ko ha ngaahi fakahoa lelei ē ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai hení! Ko e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiane ko ia ʻoku nau anganofo fakatōkilalo ki honau ngaahi husepānití ʻoku nau faʻifaʻitaki ki he fakatahaʻangá ʻi he lāuʻilo mo tauhi ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulú. Ko e ngaahi husepāniti tui ko ia ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻenau ʻofa ki honau ngaahi uaifí, ʻo tatau ai pē ʻi he ngaahi taimi faingamālié pe faingataʻá, ʻoku nau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku nau muimui ofi ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Kalaisí ʻi he ʻofa ki he fakatahaʻangá pea mo e tokanga ki ai.
4. ʻE malava fēfē ke muimui ʻa e ngaahi husepānití ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú?
4 Ko e ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiané ko e ngaahi ʻulu kinautolu ʻo honau ngaahi fāmilí, ka ʻoku nau toe maʻu ʻe kinautolu foki ha ʻulu, ko Sīsū. (1 Kolinito 11:3) Ko ia ai, hangē pē ko e tokanga ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku tokanga pehē ʻa e ngaahi husepāniti ʻofá ki honau ngaahi fāmilí ʻi ha founga fakalaumālie mo fakamatelie, neongo kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ha feilaulau fakafoʻituitui. ʻOku nau ʻai ʻa e lelei maʻa honau ngaahi fāmilí ʻo muʻomuʻa ia ʻi heʻenau ngaahi holí mo ʻenau ngaahi manakó. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia ʻilonga ha meʻa ʻoku mou loto ke fai ʻe he kakai kiate kimoutolu, fai pehe foki kiate kinautolu.” (Mātiu 7:12) ʻOku ngāue tefito ʻaki ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko iá ʻi he nofo malí. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻeni ʻe Paula ʻi heʻene pehē: “ʻOku totonu ke pehe foki ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ngaahi husepaniti ki siʻonau ngaahi uaifi, he ko siʻonau sino kinautolu. . . . ʻanefē ia ʻa e fehiʻa ʻa ha taha ki hono kakano oʻona; kaekehe ʻoku ne fafanga mo tauhi ia.” (Efeso 5:28, 29) ʻOku totonu ke fafanga mo tauhi ʻe ha tangata hono uaifí ʻaki ʻa e tōtōivi tatau pē ko ia ʻokú ne fafanga mo tauhi ʻaki ʻa ia tonú.
5. ʻE lava fēfē ke faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e ngaahi uaifí ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
5 ʻOku sio ʻa e ngaahi uaifi anga-fakaʻotuá ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ko ha sīpinga. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻi māmani ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe liʻaki fiefia ʻe hono kau muimuí ʻenau ngaahi ngāue ki muʻá pea nau muimui ʻiate ia. ʻI he hili ʻene pekiá, naʻa nau hokohoko atu ʻenau anganofo kiate iá, pea laka hake he meimei taʻu ʻe 2,000 kuo maliu atú, mo e kei anganofo ai pē ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane moʻoní kia Sīsū pea muimui ki hono tuʻunga-takí ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē. ʻOku pehē pē ʻa e ʻikai ke paetaku ʻa e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ki honau ngaahi husepānití pe feinga ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu Fakatohitapu ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulú ʻi he nofo malí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku nau tokoni pea ʻoku nau anganofo ki honau ngaahi husepānití, ngāue fakataha mo kinautolu, pea fakalototoʻaʻi foki ai kinautolu. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakatou ngāue ai ʻa e husepānití mo e uaifí ʻi ha founga ʻofa peheé, ʻe lavameʻa ai ʻena nofo malí pea te na fakatou maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi hona vahaʻangataé.
Hokohoko Atu ʻa e Nofo mo Kinautolú
6. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai ʻe Pita ki he ngaahi husepānití, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai iá?
6 Naʻe toe maʻu ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ha akonaki ki he ngaahi hoa malí, pea naʻe tautefito ʻa e fakahangatonu ʻene ngaahi leá ki he ngaahi husepānití. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ke mou nonofo mo [homou ngaahi uaifí] o fakatatau ki he ilo, o fakaabaaba ki he unoho, o tau moe ibu vaivai, bea ke hage koe kauga hoko mo ia ki he ofa fakamoui; bea koeuhi ke oua naa taofia hoo mou gaahi lotu.” (1 Pita 3:7, PM) Ko e mafatukituki ʻo e akonaki ʻa Pitá ʻoku hā ia ʻi he ngaahi foʻi lea fakaʻosi ʻo e veesi ko iá. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe ha husepāniti ʻa hono uaifí, ʻe uesia ai hono vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. ʻE taʻofia ai ʻene ngaahi lotú.
7. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa ha husepāniti ki hono uaifí?
7 ʻE malava fēfē leva ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he ngaahi husepānití ʻa honau ngaahi uaifí? Ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi hoto uaifí ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ke fakafeangai ʻofa kiate ia, ʻi he tokaʻi mo e ngeia. Ko e fakafeangai anga-ʻofa pehē ki ha uaifi ʻe hā ngali kehe ia ki he tokolahi. ʻOku tohi ʻe ha mataotao Kalisi: “ʻI he malumalu ʻo e lao ʻa Lomá naʻe ʻikai ha ngaahi totonu ia ʻa ha fefine. ʻI he laó ʻokú ne hangē pē ia ha kiʻi leká. . . . Naʻe anganofo fakaʻaufuli ia ki hono husepānití, pea nofo fakaʻaufuli ʻi he malumalu ʻo ʻene mēsí.” He kehekehe lahi ē mo e ngaahi akonaki faka-Kalisitiané! Naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he husepāniti Kalisitiané hono uaifí. Ko ʻene ngaahi feangainga mo iá naʻe puleʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané, ʻikai ʻe he saiʻia fakafoʻituituí. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻá ne anga-fakaʻatuʻi kiate ia “o fakatatau ki he ilo,” ʻo fakakaukau ki ai ko ha ipu vaivai.
Ko ha “Ibu Vaivai” ʻi he Founga Fē?
8, 9. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku tatau ai ʻa e kakai fefiné mo e kakai tangatá?
8 ʻI he pehē ko e fefiné ko ha “ibu vaivai,” naʻe ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ʻa Pita ia ko e kakai fefiné ʻoku nau vaivai ange fakaeʻatamai pe fakalaumālie ʻi he kakai tangatá. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau tangata Kalisitiane tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi monū ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻamanekina ʻe he kakai fefiné ke nau maʻu, pea ʻi he fāmilí ʻoku moʻulaloa ai ʻa e kakai fefiné ki honau ngaahi husepānití. (1 Kolinito 14:35; 1 Timote 2:12) Ka neongo ia, ko e tui, kātaki, mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāanga māʻolunga tatau pē ʻoku fiemaʻu mei he faʻahinga kotoa, ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine. Pea hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Pitá, ko e husepānití mo e uaifí fakatouʻosi ko e “kauga hoko . . . ki he ofa fakamoui.” ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e fakamoʻuí, ʻokú na maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga tatau ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. (Kaletia 3:28) Naʻe tohi ʻa Pitá ki he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí. Ko ia ai, naʻe fakamanatu ʻe heʻene ngaahi lea ki he ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiané ʻo pehē ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “kaungā-ea mo Kalaisi,” ʻoku nau maʻu ai mo honau ngaahi uaifí ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvani tatau. (Loma 8:17) ʻE ʻi ai ʻa e ʻaho, te nau fakatou ngāue ai ko e kau taulaʻeiki mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻi he Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá!—Fakahā 5:10.
9 Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻi ai ha tuʻunga ʻe māʻulalo hifo ai ʻa e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiane paní ʻi honau ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiane paní. Pea ʻi he tefitoʻi moʻoní, ʻoku hoko tatau pē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmaní. Ko e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine fakatouʻosi ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku nau fō honau ngaahi kofú ʻo fakahinehina ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí. ʻOku kau fakatouʻosi ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine ʻi he “ʻaho mo e po” ʻi he kalanga fakahīkihiki ʻi māmani lahi kia Sihová. (Fakahā 7:9, 10, 14, 15) ʻOku fakatuʻamelie fakatouʻosi atu ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine ke maʻu ʻa e “tauʻataina fakalangi [pe lāngilangiʻia] ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua,” ʻi he taimi te nau fiefia ai ʻi he “moʻui moʻoni.” (Loma 8:21; 1 Timote 6:19) Tatau ai pē pe ʻoku nau kau ki he kau paní pe ki he fanga sipi kehé, ko e kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiané ʻoku nau tauhi fakataha kia Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “takanga pe taha” ʻi he malumalu ʻo e “taha pe ʻa e tauhi.” (Sione 10:16) Ko ha ʻuhinga fakaueʻiloto lahi ē ki ha husepāniti mo ha uaifi Kalisitiane ke na fefakahāʻaki ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa totonú ʻiate kinaua!
10. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ko ha ‘ngaahi ipu vaivai’ ai ʻa e kakai fefiné?
10 Ko ia ai, ʻi he founga fē, ko ha ‘ngaahi ipu vaivai’ ai ʻa e kakai fefiné? Mahalo pē naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Pitá ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia, ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá, ko e kakai fefiné ʻoku nau iiki ange mo maʻu ʻa e mālohi fakaesino siʻi ange ʻi he kakai tangatá. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻi hotau tuʻunga taʻehaohaoá, ko e monū fakaofo ʻo e fāʻeleʻi mai ʻo e fānaú ʻokú ne uesia ʻa e moʻui lelei fakaesinó. ʻOku tofanga nai ʻa e kakai fefine ʻo e taʻu maʻu fānaú ʻi he ngaahi hohaʻa fakaesino ʻi ha tuʻunga tuʻumaʻu. ʻOku nau fiemaʻu moʻoni ʻa e tokanga mo e fakaʻatuʻi makehe ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau hokosia ai ʻa e ngaahi hohaʻa peheé pe ko hono kātekina ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa fakaongosia ʻo e hoko ʻo feitamá mo e fāʻelé. Ko ha husepāniti ʻokú ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi hono uaifí, ʻi he lāuʻilo ki he tokoni ʻoku fiemaʻu ki aí, ʻe tokoni lahi ia ki he lavameʻa ʻa e nofo malí.
ʻI ha ʻApi ʻOku Māvahevahe Fakalotu
11. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku malava ai ke lavameʻa ha nofo mali neongo kapau ko e husepānití mo e uaifí ʻokú na ʻi ha ongo lotu kehekehe?
11 Fēfē kapau ko e ongo meʻa malí ia ʻokú na maʻu ha ngaahi fakakaukau fakalotu kehekehe koeʻuhi ko e taha ʻo kinaua naʻá ne tali ʻa e moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané ʻi ha taimi hili ʻena malí pea naʻe ʻikai fai pehē ʻa e tokotaha ia ko eé? ʻE lava ke lavameʻa ha nofo mali pehē? Ko e meʻa kuo hokosia ʻe he ngaahi nofo mali lahi ʻoku lava ke pehē ai ʻio. ʻOku kei malava pē ʻe ha husepāniti mo ha uaifi ʻokú na maʻu ha ngaahi fakakaukau fakalotu kehekehe ke na maʻu ha nofo mali lavameʻa ʻi he ʻuhinga ʻoku kei malava pē ke tuʻuloa pea ʻomai ai ʻa e fiefia kiate kinaua fakatouʻosi. Tuku kehe ia, ʻoku kei mātuʻaki mahuʻinga pē ʻa e nofo malí ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová; ʻokú na kei “kakano pe taha.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku akonaki ki he ngaahi hoa mali Kalisitiané ke nau nofo mo honau hoa taʻetuí kapau ʻoku loto ki ai ʻa e hoa ko iá. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha fānau, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻaonga mei he faitōnunga ʻa e toko taha ʻi he ongo mātuʻa Kalisitiané.—1 Kolinito 7:12-14.
12, 13. ʻI he muimui ki he akonaki ʻa Pitá, ʻe malava fēfē ke tokoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ʻa e ngaahi husepāniti taʻetuí?
12 ʻOku fai ʻe Pita ʻa e akonaki lea ʻofa ki he kau fefine Kalisitiane ʻoku nau nofo ʻi ha ʻapi ʻoku māvahevahe fakalotú. ʻOku malava ke toe ngāueʻaki ʻene ngaahi leá ko ha tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻe he ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiane ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga tataú. ʻOku tohi ʻe Pita: “Kau fefine, mou anganofo ki homou ngaahi husepaniti; koeʻuhi ka ai ha niʻihi ʻoku talangataʻa ki he folofola, heiʻilo ʻe maʻu mai kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toʻonga ʻa honau ngaahi uaifi, kae ʻikai ʻaki ha lea; heʻenau mamata ki he maʻa ʻo hoʻomou fakafeangai mo taka ʻapasia.”—1 Pita 3:1, 2.
13 Kapau ʻoku malava ʻe ha uaifi ke ne fakamatala pōtoʻi ʻene tuí ki hono husepānití, ko e meʻa lelei ia. Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fie fanongo mai ia? Ko e fili ia ʻaʻana. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke pehē ia ai kuo ʻikai toe felave ha meʻa, koeʻuhi ko e ʻulungāanga faka-Kalisitiané ʻokú ne toe fai ʻe ia ha fakamoʻoni mālohi. Ko e ngaahi husepāniti tokolahi ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻuluaki taʻemahuʻingaʻia pe naʻe aʻu ʻo nau fakafepaki ki he tui ʻa honau ngaahi uaifí naʻa nau hoko ʻo “hehema totonu ki he moʻui taʻengatá” ʻi he hili ʻa e sio ki he ʻulungāanga lelei ʻo honau ngaahi uaifí. (Ngāue 13:48, NW) Neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai tali ʻe ha husepāniti ia ʻa e moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané, ʻe kei maongo lelei pē nai kiate ia ʻa e ʻulungāanga ʻo hono uaifí, ʻo hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi ola lelei ki he nofo malí. Ko ha husepāniti ʻe taha ʻa ia ko hono uaifí ko e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová naʻá ne pehē naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito malava ke ne maaʻusia ʻe ia ʻenau ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolungá. Ka, naʻá ne ui ʻa ia tonu “ko e husepāniti fiefia ʻo ha uaifi fakaʻofoʻofa” pea fakahīkihikiʻi loto-māfana hono uaifí mo hono ngaahi kaungā Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻi ha tohi ki ha nusipepa.
14. ʻE malava fēfē ke tokoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi husepānití ʻa e ngaahi uaifi taʻetuí?
14 Ko e ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiane ko ia kuo nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Pitá kuo nau ikuʻi pehē pē honau ngaahi uaifí ʻaki honau ʻulungāangá. Kuo sio ʻa e ngaahi uaifi taʻetuí ki hono maʻu ʻe honau ngaahi husepānití ha ongoʻi ʻo e fua fatongiá, ko hono taʻofi ʻa e fakamoleki ʻo e paʻangá ʻi he ifí, inú, mo e pele paʻangá pea mo e ʻikai ke kei ngāueʻaki ʻa e lea koví. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi hoa ko iá kuo nau feʻiloaki mo e ngaahi mēmipa kehe ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Naʻe maongo kiate kinautolu ʻa e fetokouaʻaki ʻofa faka-Kalisitiané, pea naʻe hanga ʻe he meʻa naʻa nau mātā ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fanga tokouá ʻo tohoakiʻi kinautolu kia Sihova.—Sione 13:34, 35.
Ko e “Tangata Fufū ʻo e Loto”
15, 16. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻulungāanga ʻo ha uaifi Kalisitiane ʻe lava nai ke ikuʻi mai ʻaki ha husepāniti taʻetui?
15 Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻulungāanga te ne ikuʻi mai nai ha husepāniti? Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ʻulungāanga ko ia ʻoku fakatupu fakanatula ʻe he kau fefine Kalisitiané. ʻOku pehē ʻe Pita: “Ke ʻoua naʻa ko e teu ʻi tuʻa—ko e fi ʻo e ʻulu mo e ʻai ʻo e koula mo e tui ʻo e ngaahi kofu—ka ke nau teu ʻaki ʻa e tangata fufū ʻo e loto, ʻio, ʻaki ʻa e meʻa taʻe ʻauha ko e angava[i]vai mo e angamalū, ʻa ia ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻi he ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua. He naʻe pehe foki ʻa e teu ʻa e kau fefine maʻoniʻoni ʻi muʻa, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu ʻenau falala ki he ʻOtua; he naʻa nau anganofo ki honau ngaahi husepaniti. Hange ko Sela naʻa ne talangofua kia Epalahame, ʻo ne ui ia ko hono ʻeiki: ʻa ia kuo mou hoko ko ʻene fanau, kapau ʻoku mou failelei, pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te mou manavahe ʻi ha manavahe kovi.”—1 Pita 3:3-6.
16 ʻOku akonaki mai ʻa Pita ki ha fefine Kalisitiane ke ʻoua te ne fakafalala ki he fōtunga hāmai ʻi tuʻá. Ka, ke ne ʻai hono husepānití ke ne ʻilo ki he ola ʻo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi he tokotaha ʻokú ne ʻi ai ʻi lotó. Tuku ke ne sio tonu ki he ngāue ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻoú. Te ne fakafaikehekeheʻi nai ia mei he angaʻitangata motuʻa ko ia naʻe angaʻaki ki muʻa ʻe hono uaifí. (Efeso 4:22-24) Te ne ʻiloʻi moʻoni ai ʻa e “angavaivai mo e angamalū” ʻa e uaifí ʻoku fakaivifoʻou mo fakamānako. ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he fakafiefia ki ha husepāniti ʻa e ʻulungāanga peheé ka ʻoku “mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻi he ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua.”—Kolose 3:12.
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Sela ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ki he ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané?
17 ʻOku lave kia Sela ko ha sīpinga, pea ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga taau ia ki he ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko honau ngaahi husepānití ko e kau tui pe ʻikai. Naʻe vakai taʻetoefehuʻia ʻa Sela kia ʻĒpalahame ko hono ʻulu. Naʻa mo hono lotó, naʻá ne ui ia ko hono “ʻeiki.” (Senesi 18:12) Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ke tuku hifo ia ʻe he meʻa ko iá. Naʻe hā mahino ko ha fefine mālohi fakalaumālie ia fakataha mo ʻene tui mālohi ʻaʻana tonu kia Sihová. Ko hono moʻoní, ko ha konga ia ʻo e fuʻu “ao oe kau fakamooni toko lahi” ʻa ia ko ʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e tuí ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau “kitaki atu ʻetau lele he fakapuepue kuo tala humaki mai kiate kitautolu.” (Hepelu 11:11; 12:1, PM) ʻOku ʻikai ko ha tuku hifo ia ki ha uaifi Kalisitiane ke ne hangē ko Selá.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku totonu ke manatuʻi ʻi ha ʻapi ʻoku māvahevahé?
18 ʻI ha ʻapi ʻoku māvahevahe fakalotu, ʻoku kei ʻulu pē ʻa e husepānití. Kapau ko e tokotaha tuí ia, te ne fakaʻatuʻi ki he ngaahi tui ʻa hono uaifí lolotonga ia ʻe ʻikai ke fakangaloku ai ʻene tui ʻaʻaná tonu. Kapau ko e tokotaha tuí ʻa e uaifí, ʻe ʻikai foki te ne fakangaloku ʻe ia ʻa ʻene tuí. (Ngāue 5:29) Ka, heʻikai te ne poleʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-ʻulu ʻo hono husepānití. Te ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa hono tuʻungá pea kei ʻi he malumalu ai pē ʻo e “lao ʻo [hono] husepaniti.”—Loma 7:2.
Ko e Tataki Fakapotopoto ʻa e Tohi Tapú
19. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tenge ʻokú ne fakamafasiaʻi ʻa e ngaahi haʻi ʻo e nofo malí, ka ʻe malava fēfē ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi tenge peheé?
19 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku malava ke ne fakamafasiaʻi ʻa e haʻi ʻo e nofo malí. ʻOku ʻikai ke fakahoko ʻe he kau tangata ʻe niʻihi honau ngaahi fatongiá. ʻOku fakafisi ʻa e kau fefine ʻe niʻihi ke tali ʻa e tuʻunga-ʻulu ʻo honau ngaahi husepānití. ʻI he ngaahi nofo mali ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku ngaohikoviʻi ai ʻe he hoa ko ē ʻa e tokotaha ko ē. Ki he kau Kalisitiané, ko e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia fakaʻekonōmiká, taʻehaohaoa fakaetangatá, pea mo e laumālie ʻo e māmaní mo hono ʻulungāanga taʻetāú mo e mioʻi ʻo e ongoʻi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakamahuʻingaʻí ʻoku malava ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi mateakí. Neongo ia, ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine Kalisitiane ko ia ʻoku nau muimui ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā honau tuʻungá, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová. Neongo kapau ko e hoa pē taha ʻi ha nofo mali ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú, ʻoku lelei ange ai ʻa e tuʻungá ia ʻi he ʻikai ha taha ʻe fai peheé. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku ʻofa mo tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene kau sevāniti ko ia ʻoku nau faitōnunga ai pē ki heʻenau ngaahi fuakava malí naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá. ʻOku ʻikai ngalo ʻiate ia ʻenau mateakí.—Sāme 18:25; Hepelu 6:10; 1 Pita 3:12.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku maʻu ʻe Pita maʻá e kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiané?
20 ʻI he hili hono fai ʻa e akonaki ki he kau tangata mo e kau fefine malí, naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻa e ngaahi lea māfana ʻo e fakalototoʻa. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko ʻeku lea fakaʻosi; ke mou uouanga taha, ke mou tauʻaki kaungāmamahi, ke mou feʻofaʻaki fakalotu, ke mou manavaʻofa, ke mou angavaivai: ʻo ʻoua te mou totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi, pe ko e leakovi ʻaki ʻa e leakovi, kaekehe mou tapuakiʻi; he naʻe fakaului kimoutolu ki he meʻa ko eni, ke to moʻomoutolu ha tapuaki.” (1 Pita 3:8, 9) Ko ha akonaki fakapotopoto moʻoni ia ki he tokotaha kotoa, tautefito ki he ngaahi hoa malí!
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e ngaahi husepāniti Kalisitiané kia Sīsuú?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ki he fakatahaʻangá?
• ʻI he founga fē ʻe malava ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ai ʻe he ngaahi husepānití honau ngaahi uaifí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ʻalunga lelei taha ki ha uaifi Kalisitiane ʻa ia ko hono husepānití ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha tui?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
Ko ha husepāniti Kalisitiane ʻokú ne ʻofa mo tokanga ki hono uaifí
Ko ha uaifi Kalisitiane ʻokú ne tokaʻi mo fakaʻapaʻapaʻi hono husepānití
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e lao faka-Lomá, naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ngaahi akonaki faka-Kalisitiané ha husepāniti ke ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi hono uaifí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku fakatuʻamelie fakatouʻosi atu ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi Palataisi
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 20]
Naʻe vakai ʻa Sela kia ʻĒpalahame ko hono ʻeiki