ʻOkú Ke Fakaivifoʻou ki he Niʻihi Kehé?
ʻI HE ngataʻanga fakatonga ʻo e ʻotu moʻunga ʻĀmaná ʻoku tuʻu ai ʻa Moʻunga Heamoni mo hono tumutumu fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa ia ko hono māʻolungá ʻoku mita ʻe 2,814 mei he fukahi tahí. ʻI he taimi lahi taha ʻo e taʻú, ko e tumutumu ʻo Heamoní ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻe he sinoú, pea ʻoku fakatupunga ai heni ʻa e mao ʻoku fou atu ai ʻo e ʻea mafana ʻi he poʻulí ke liliu vai ʻo ne fakatupu ʻa e hahaú. ʻOku ʻalu hifo leva ʻa e hahau ko ení ʻi he painí pea mo e ngaahi ʻakau fua ʻi he talaló pea ʻi he ngaahi ngoue kālepi ʻi laló. Lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu laʻalaʻā fuoloa ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ko e hahau fakaivifoʻou ko iá ko e maʻuʻanga tefito ia ʻo e hauhau ki he ʻakaú.
ʻI ha hiva naʻe fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotua, ʻoku fakahoa ai ʻa e fāʻūtaha fakaivifoʻou ʻi he kau lotu ʻa Sihová ki he “hahau ʻo Heamone, naʻe hifo ki he ngaahi moʻunga ʻo Saione.” (Sāme 133:1, 3) Hangē ko hono ʻoatu ʻe he Moʻunga Heamoní ʻa e hahau fakaivifoʻou ki he ʻakaú, ʻoku malava ke tau ʻoatu ʻa e fakaivifoʻou ki he faʻahinga ʻoku tau feʻiloaki mo iá. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fai ia?
Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Fakaivifoʻou ʻa Sīsuú
Ko Sīsū Kalaisi naʻe ʻi ai ʻene tākiekina lahi ʻi he niʻihi kehé. Naʻa mo ha feʻiloaki nounou mo ia ʻoku malava ke fakaivifoʻou moʻoni ia. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha tohi Kōsipeli ko Maʻaké: “[Naʻe] hapai [ʻe Sīsū] ʻa e kau tamaiki, ʻo ne ʻai hono nima kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne fuʻu tāpuekina.” (Maake 10:16) He ongoʻi fakaivifoʻou moʻoni kuo pau ne maʻu ʻe he fānau ko iá!
ʻI he pō fakaʻosi ʻo Sīsū ʻi he māmaní ko e tangatá, naʻá ne fufulu ʻa e vaʻe ʻo ʻene kau ākongá. Kuo pau pē naʻe maongo ʻa ʻene anga-fakatōkilaló ki honau lotó. Naʻe tala ange leva ʻe Sīsū kia kinautolu: “Kuo u tuku hamou faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, koeʻuhi ke mou fai foki, ʻo hange ko ʻeku fai kiate kimoutolu.” (Sione 13:1-17) ʻIo, naʻe fiemaʻu foki kia kinautolu ke nau anga-fakatōkilalo. Neongo naʻe ʻikai leva mahino ki he kau ʻapositoló ʻa ʻene ʻuhingá pea kamata ke nau fakakikihi ki mui ʻi he pō ko iá pe ko hai ʻia kinautolu naʻe matamata ko e lahí, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻita ai ʻa Sīsū. Ka naʻá ne fakaʻuhinga anga-kātaki mo kinautolu. (Luke 22:24-27) Naʻa mo “hono leakovia [ʻo Sīsuú] naʻe ʻikai te ne tali ʻaki ha leakovi.” Ko hono moʻoní, “ʻi hono ngaohikoviʻi naʻe ʻikai te ne fakamana; ka ne tuku ia kiate ia ʻoku fakamāu totonu.” Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakaivifoʻou ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku taau ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai.—1 Pita 2:21, 23.
Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻAi ʻeku ioke kiate kimoutolu, pea mou ako ʻiate au: he ʻoku ou faʻa kataki mo angafākatuʻa, pea te mou ʻilo ha mālōlō [pe fakaivifoʻou] ʻi homou laumalie.” (Mātiu 11:29) Sioloto atu ki hono akoʻi tonu ʻe Sīsuú. ʻI he hili ʻa e fanongo ki heʻene faiako ʻi honau sinakoké, naʻe toʻoa ai ʻa e kakai ʻi hono koló ʻo nau pehē: “ʻOku mei fē ki he siana ni ʻa ene poto ni, mo ʻene ngāhi ngaue fakaofo?” (Mātiu 13:54) ʻI he lautohi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e moʻui mo e ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Sīsuú ʻe malava ke akoʻi mai ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e hoko ʻo fakaivifoʻou ki he niʻihi kehé. Tau lāulea angé ki he anga hono fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa fakafou ʻi he lea fakatupu langa haké pea ʻi hono maʻu ha loto fietokoni.
Tauhi ke Fakatupu Langa Hake ʻa e Leá
ʻOku faingofua ʻaupito ange ke holoki ha fale ʻi hono langa ha fale foʻou. Ko e foʻi moʻoni tatau ko ia ʻo e holokí mo e langá ʻoku ngāueʻaki ia ki heʻetau leá. ʻI he tuʻunga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku ʻi ai ʻetau ngaahi fehālaaki mo e ngaahi tōnounou. Naʻe pehē ʻe Tuʻi Solomone: “Ko e meʻa ki he tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ha maʻoniʻoni ʻi mamani, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fai lelei, ʻo ʻikai angahala.” (Koheleti 7:20) ʻOku ʻikai faingataʻa ke te tala ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki ʻa ha tokotaha kehe pea holoki hifo ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakalotomamahí. (Sāme 64:2-4) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko hono ʻai maʻu pē ke fakatupu langa hake ʻetau leá ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e pōtoʻi.
Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa hono ʻeleló ke langa hake ʻaki ʻa e kakaí. Naʻá ne ʻoatu ʻa e fakaivifoʻou fakalaumālie ʻaki ʻa hono fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá kia kinautolu. (Luke 8:1) Naʻe toe fakaivifoʻou ʻe Sīsū ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau hoko ko ʻene kau ākongá ʻaki ʻene fakaʻilo kia kinautolu ʻa ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. (Mātiu 11:25-27) Tā neʻineʻi ke tohoakiʻi ʻa e kakaí kia Sīsū!
ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e kau sikalaipé mo e kau Fālesí naʻe ʻikai te nau tokanga ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “[ʻOku] nau manako ke takoto ki muʻa ʻi ha katoanga, pea ke nofo ki muʻa ʻi he falelotu.” (Mātiu 23:6) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻa nau siolalo ki he kakai lāuvalé ʻo nau pehē: “Ko lāuvale na taeʻilo ki he Lao, ko e koto malaʻia kinautolu.” (Sione 7:49) Naʻe ʻikai ha fakaivifoʻou ʻe taha ʻi he faʻahinga fakakaukau ko iá!
Ko ʻetau leá ʻoku faʻa hoko ko e ʻata ia ʻo hotau tangata ʻi lotó pea mo e anga ʻo ʻetau vakai ki he niʻihi kehé. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e tangata lelei ʻoku fisi kituʻa ai ʻa e lelei mei he koloa lelei kuo faʻo ki hono loto; pea ko e tangata kovi ʻoku fisi kituʻa ai ʻa e kovi mei he koloa kovi kuo faʻo ʻi hono loto: he ko e talanoa ʻa e ngutu ʻoku mei he meʻa ʻi he loto ʻoku hulu atu.” (Luke 6:45) Ko e hā leva ʻe malava ke tau fai ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku fakaivifoʻou ʻetau leá ki he niʻihi kehé?
Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ʻe malava ke tau kiʻi tuʻu ʻo fakakaukau ki muʻa pea tau toki leá. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Palovepi 15:28: “Ko e loto ʻo e faitotonu ʻoku ne fakakaukau ha tali lelei.” Ko e fakalaulauloto ko iá ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke fuoloa. ʻI haʻatau kiʻi tomuʻa fakakaukau, ʻe faʻa malava pē ke tau ʻiloʻi pe ʻe fakaivifoʻou ʻetau lea ʻoku faí. ʻE lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu: ‘ʻOku anga-ʻofa ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanaki ke u leaʻakí? Ko e moʻoní ia, pe ko ha fanongo talanoa pē? Ko ha “lea ʻoku fai ʻi hono taimi totonu?” ʻE fakaivifoʻou mo langa hake ai ʻa e faʻahinga te u fai ki ai ʻa e leá?’ (Palovepi 15:23) Kapau te tau fakaʻosiʻaki ko e foʻi fakakaukaú ʻoku ʻikai lelei pe taimi hala ke leaʻaki, tau fai ha feinga tōtōivi ke ʻoua ʻe leaʻaki ia. Ko hono toe lelei angé, fēfē ke ke feinga ke fetongi ʻaki ia ha meʻa ʻoku lelei ange mo feʻungá. Ko e ngaahi lea taʻefakakaukauʻí ʻoku hangē ia ha “hokohokai ha heleta,” ka ko e ngaahi lea leleí ko ha “meʻa faitoʻo.”—Palovepi 12:18.
Ko e toe meʻa ʻe taha ʻe tokoni, ko ʻete tokanga ki he meʻa ʻokú ne ʻai hotau kaungātuí ke nau mahuʻinga ʻi he vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “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) ʻOku sio ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi anga lelei ʻi heʻene sevāniti faitōnunga taki taha—naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻoku tau ongoʻi nai ʻoku faingataʻa honau angaʻitangatá. ʻI heʻetau feinga ke sio ki honau ngaahi ʻulungāanga leleí, ʻe ʻi ai leva ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tau fai ai ha lea lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinautolu.
Tokoni ki he Niʻihi Kehé
Naʻe mahinoʻi kakato ʻe Sīsū ʻa e faingataʻaʻia ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe fakafeʻātungiaʻí. Ko e moʻoni, “ʻi heʻene sio ki he ngāhi fuʻu kakai, naʻe langa hono fatu ʻi he ʻofa kiate kinautolu: he naʻa nau nofo ongosia mo tukuhāusia, ʻo hange ko ha fanga sipi taʻe hanau tauhi.” (Mātiu 9:36) Ka naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻofaʻia pē ʻa Sīsū ʻi honau tuʻungá; naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa ki ai. Naʻá ne fakaaʻu atu ʻa e fakaafe ko ení: “Haʻu kiate au, ʻa kimoutolu kotoa pe ʻoku fakaongosia mo māfasia, pea te u fakamālōlō [pe fakaivifoʻou] kimoutolu.” Naʻá ne toe ʻoange foki ʻa e fakapapau ko ení: “Ko e ioke aʻaku ʻoku molū, pea ko e kavenga aʻaku ʻoku maʻamaʻa.”—Mātiu 11:28, 30.
ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “ngaahi taimi [ʻoku] faingataʻa” ke fekuki mo ia. (2 Timote 3:1) ʻOku ongoʻi mafasia ʻa e kakai tokolahi ʻi he “lotomoʻua ki māmani.” (Mātiu 13:22) ʻOku mafasia ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻaʻia fakafoʻituitui. (1 Tesalonaika 5:14) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻoatu ha fakaivifoʻou ki he faʻahinga ʻoku faingataʻaʻiá? ʻI he hangē ko Kalaisí, ʻe malava ke tau tokoni ke fakamaʻamaʻa ʻenau kavengá.
ʻOku feinga ʻa e niʻihi ke fakamaʻamaʻa ʻenau kavengá ʻaki ʻenau talanoa fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ngaahi palopalemá. Kapau ʻoku kumi tokoni mai ʻa e faʻahinga loto-mafasiá kiate kitautolu, ʻoku tau fanongo tokanga? Ko e hoko ko ha tokotaha fanongo kaungāongoʻí ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e mataʻofi-kita. ʻOku fekauʻaki ia mo e hanganaki tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he tokotaha ʻe tahá, kae ʻikai ko e fakakaukau pe ʻe fēfē ʻete talí pe ko e founga ke solova ai ʻa e palopalemá. ʻI he fanongo tokanga, tauhi ʻa e fetuʻutaki matá mo e malimali ʻi he taimi ʻoku feʻungamālie aí, ʻoku tau fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku tau tokanga.
ʻI he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ke fakalototoʻaʻi ai ʻa e kaungātuí. Hangē ko ení, ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ʻe malava ke tau fakasio ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fāinga mo e mahamahakí. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e meʻa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ke langa hake ai kinautolú ko ha ngaahi miniti siʻi ʻi he ki muʻa pe hili ʻa e fakatahá ke fai ai ha lea fakalototoʻa kia kinautolu. ʻE toe malava foki ke tau fakakaukau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau liʻaki ʻa e Ako Tohi ʻa e Fakatahaʻanga ʻoku tau kau ki aí. Mahalo ʻe malava ke tau fetuʻutaki kia kinautolu ʻi he telefoní ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻetau mahuʻingaʻia ʻia kinautolú pe fokotuʻu atu ke fai ha tokoni.—Filipai 2:4.
ʻOku fua ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ha kavenga mamafa ʻo e fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻE malava ke tau fakamaʻamaʻa lahi ʻenau kavengá ʻaki ʻetau ngāue fāitaha mo kinautolu pea ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo ʻo fakahoko ha ngāue pē kuo vaheʻi mai. ʻOku fakalotolahiʻi kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Mou tuitala ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻomoutolu, pea fakavaivai kiate kinautolu; he ko kinautolu ia ʻoku nau ʻā ke leʻohi homou laumalie, he ko kinautolu te nau fakamatala kimoutolu ʻamui; koeʻuhiā ke nau fai fiefia ʻenau ngaue ko ia, ʻo ʻikai fai mo e toʻe: he ʻe taeʻaonga ia kiate kimoutolu.” (Hepelu 13:17) ʻI hono fakahāhā ha laumālie loto-leleí, ʻe malava ai ke tau fakaivifoʻou ʻa e faʻahinga “ʻoku pule lelei.”—1 Timote 5:17.
Mohu ʻi he Lea Lelei mo e Fietokoni
ʻOku maʻu ʻa e hahau fakaivifoʻoú mei he fanga kiʻi tulutā vai ʻe laui afe ʻa ia ʻoku ʻalu hifo māmālie, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai ke haʻu mei ha feituʻú. ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, ko hono ʻoatu ʻo e fakaivifoʻou ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku ngalingali heʻikai ke hoko ia ʻi ha foʻi ngāue lelei pē ʻe taha, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻe hoko ʻi hono fakatupulaki ʻetau fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga faka-Kalaisí ʻi he taimi kotoa pē.
“ʻI hoʻomou ʻofa ki he kainga lotu, fai ʻo hange ko ha kainga moʻoni,” ko e tohi ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. “ʻI he fakaʻapaʻapa mou tāimuʻa kimoutolu.” (Loma 12:10) Tau ngāueʻaki muʻa ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paulá. ʻI heʻetau lea mo e tōʻonga, ʻofa ke tau hoko moʻoni ko e fakaivifoʻou ki he niʻihi kehé.
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Ko e hahau ʻo Moʻunga Heamoní—ko ha maʻuʻanga hauhau fakaivifoʻou ki he ʻakaú
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Ko ha tokotaha fanongo kaungāongoʻi ʻoku fakaivifoʻou ki he niʻihi kehé