Hanganaki Tupulekina ʻi he ʻOfa Fakatokouá
“Aeva i he ofa, o hage koe ofeina akitautolu e Kalaisi.”—EF. 4:33 (ʻEf 5:2, PM).
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga mahuʻinga ʻo ʻene kau muimuí naʻe fakahanga ki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tokangá?
KO HONO malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá mei he fale ki he falé ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Kae kehe, naʻe fili ʻe Kalaisi Sīsū ha tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ke fakaʻilongaʻiʻaki ʻa ʻene kau ākonga moʻoní. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e tuʻutuʻuni foʻou ʻoku ou tuku kiate kimoutolu, Ke mou feʻofaʻaki: hange ā ko ʻeku ʻofaʻi kimoutolu, ke pehē foki hoʻomou feʻofaʻaki. Ko e meʻa kó é ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki.”—Sione 13:34, 35.
2, 3. Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻoku hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻetau ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané ʻi heʻetau ʻofa fakatokouá?
2 Ko e feʻofaʻaki ʻa e fetokouaʻaki faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai hano tatau ʻi he sōsaieti fakaetangatá. Hangē pē ko hono tohoakiʻi ʻe ha makinito ʻa e ukameá, ʻoku pehē pē hono tohoakiʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻo fakafāʻūtahaʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová pea tohoakiʻi mo e faʻahinga loto-moʻoní ki he lotu moʻoní. Ko e fakatātaá ko Marcelino, ko ha tangata ia ʻi Kameluni ʻa ia naʻe kui hono matá ʻi ha ngāue. Hili e fakatamaki ne hoko kiate iá, naʻe sasala holo ai e talanoa ʻo pehē naʻá ne kuí koeʻuhí ko ha taula-faʻahikehe ia. ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e fakafiemālié, naʻe hanga ai ʻe heʻene faifekaú mo e kau mēmipa kehe ʻi hono siasí ʻo kapusi ia mei he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakaafeʻi ai ia ʻe he taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki ha fakataha, naʻe toumoua ʻa Marcelino. Naʻe ʻikai te ne loto ke toe fehiʻanekinaʻi ia.
3 Naʻe ʻohovale ʻa Marcelino ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko he Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe talitali lelei loto-māfana ia peá ne maʻu ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻa ia naʻá ne fanongo aí. Naʻá ne kamata maʻu ʻa e fakataha kotoa ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, fakalakalaka ʻi heʻene ako Tohi Tapú, pea naʻe papitaiso ia ʻi he 2006. ʻOkú ne vahevahe he taimí ni ʻa e moʻoní ki hono fāmilí mo e kaungāʻapí pea kuó ne kamata ha ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Marcelino ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ako Tohi Tapu mo iá ke nau ongoʻi ʻa e ʻofa tatau kuó ne aʻusia ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tukulotoa ʻa e ekinaki ʻa Paula ke “aeva i he ofa”?
4 Neongo ʻene hā leleí, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa ʻetau ʻofa fakatokouá. Fakakaukau angé ki ha kiʻi afi ʻoku ulo ʻi he poʻulí, ʻo tohoakiʻi mai ʻa e kakaí ʻi heʻene ulo tamatemate mo māfaná. Ka ʻikai ke tolo ki ai ha fefie ʻe he kakai ʻoku fakamāfana aí, ʻe mate e afí. ʻOku pehē pē mo e haʻi fisifisimuʻa ʻo e ʻofá ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻe vaivai ia ka ʻikai ke tau ngāue ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane tāutaha ke ʻai ia ke mālohi. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ia? ʻOku tali ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Aeva i he ofa, o hage koe ofeina akitautolu e Kalaisi, o ne foaki ia koeuhi ko kitautolu koe hifo moe feilaulau ki he Otua koe mea namu kakala.” (Ef. 4:33 [ʻEf 5:2, PM]) Ko e fehuʻi eni ʻoku tau loto ke fakakaukau ki aí, ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻe lava ke u ʻaʻeva ai ʻi he ʻofá?
“Mou Fano mo Kimoutolu”
5, 6. Ko e hā naʻe ekinaki ai ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó ke nau “fano” atú?
5 ʻI heʻene tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitō ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Siʻi kau Kolinito, kuo fuʻu puʻaki atu ʻe homau ngutu, kuo fano homau loto. Ko hoʻomou ʻefiʻefi na ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu, ka ʻoku ʻi he mănava ʻomoutolu pe. ʻE, kau lea hange ki ha fanau, mou tali ʻeku fai ʻaki ha fai pehe, ʻo mou fano mo kimoutolu.” (2 Kol. 6:11-13) Ko e hā naʻe ekinaki ai ʻa Paula ki he kau Kolinitoó ke nau fano atu ʻi heʻenau ʻofá?
6 Fakakaukau angé ki he anga ʻo e kamata ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolinitō he kuonga muʻá. Naʻe haʻu ʻa Paula ki Kolinitō ʻi he faʻahitaʻu fakatōlau ʻo e 50 T.S. Neongo naʻe faingataʻa ʻa e kamata ʻo ʻene ngāue fakamalanga aí, naʻe ʻikai ke foʻi ʻa e ʻapositoló. ʻI ha vahaʻa taimi nounou, ko e tokolahi ʻi he kolo ko iá naʻa nau tui ki he ongoongo leleí. ʻI ha “taʻu kātoa mo e māhina ʻe ono,” naʻe ngāue mālohi ʻa Paula ʻi he faiako mo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga foʻoú. ʻOku hā mahino naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó. (Ng. 18:5, 6, 9-11) Naʻe ʻi ai e ʻuhinga lelei ke nau ʻofaʻi mo tokaʻi ai ia. Kae kehe, ko e niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá naʻa nau mavahe meiate ia. Mahalo naʻe ʻikai saiʻia ʻa e niʻihi ʻi heʻene akonaki hangatonú. (1 Kol. 5:1-5; 6:1-10) Naʻe fanongo nai ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki he lauʻikovi loi ʻa e “haʻa aposetolo makehe atu.” (2 Kol. 11:5, 6) Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e ʻofa moʻoni ʻa hono fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné kotoa. Ko ia naʻá ne kōlenga ange kia kinautolu ke nau “fano” atu ʻaki ʻa e ʻunuʻunu ofi kiate ia pea mo e kaungātui kehé.
7. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau “fano” atu ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa fakatokouá?
7 Fēfē kitautolu? ʻE lava fēfē ke tau “fano” atu ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa fakatokouá? Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau toʻumeʻa pe ʻi he puipuituʻa fakamatakali tataú ʻe fakanatula pē nai ʻenau feʻofaʻakí. Pea ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku tatau ʻenau saiʻia ʻi he fakafiefiá ʻoku nau faʻa feohi fakataha. Ka ʻo kapau ʻe hoko ʻo fakamavaheʻi kitautolu mei he niʻihi kehé ʻi he tatau ʻetau manakó mo ha kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau “fano” atu. ʻE fakapotopoto ke tau ʻeke hifo: ‘ʻOku tātātaha ʻeku kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú pe feohi mo e fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine kehe mei hoku kaungāmeʻa ofí? ʻI he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku fakangatangata pē ʻeku fetuʻutaki mo e faʻahinga ne toki kau foʻou maí koeʻuhi ʻoku ou tui kuo pau ke nau fakakaumeʻa mai ʻi he faai atu e taimí? ʻOku ou fakalea ki he kau taʻumotuʻá mo e fānaú fakatouʻosi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?’
8, 9. ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he akonaki ʻa Paula ʻoku hiki ʻi he Loma 15:7 ke tau fefakaleaʻaki ʻi ha founga ko ē ʻoku fakalahi ai ʻetau ʻofa fakatokouá?
8 ʻI he felāveʻi mo e fefakaleaʻakí, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ki he kau Lomá ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e vakai totonu ki hotau kaungālotú. (Lau ʻa e Loma 15:7.) Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ai ko e “fefakakauʻaki” pe talitali leleí ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko e “tali anga-ʻofa pe ʻi he anga-talitali kakai, ʻo tali ia ki hoto feituʻú mo e tuʻunga fakakaumeʻa.” ʻI he taimi naʻe tali ai ʻe ha tokotaha anga-talitali kakai ha ngaahi kaumeʻa ki hono ʻapí ʻi he taimi ʻo e Tohi Tapú, naʻá ne ʻai ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻene fiefia ke sio kia kinautolu. Kuo talitali lelei fakaefakatātā kitautolu ʻe Kalaisi ʻi he founga ko iá, pea ʻoku naʻinaʻi mai kia kitautolu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia ʻi hono talitali lelei ʻa e kaungālotú.
9 ʻI heʻetau fakalea ki hotau fanga tokouá ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá mo e ngaahi feituʻu kehé, ʻe lava ke tau tokanga ki he faʻahinga kuo teʻeki ke tau sio ki ai pe talanoa mo ia ki muí ni maí. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke fakamoleki ai ha ngaahi miniti siʻi ke talanoa mo kinautolú? ʻI he fakataha hono hokó, ʻe lava ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻI ha taimi nounou, kuo tau fai ai ha fetalanoaʻaki fiefia mo e meimei kotoa ʻo hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke tau hohaʻa kapau naʻe ʻikai ke tau talanoa mo e tokotaha kotoa ʻi he ʻaho tatau. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke loto-mamahi ha taha pē kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau malava ʻo fakalea kia kinautolu ʻi he fakataha kotoa pē.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e faingamālie taʻehanotatau ʻoku ala maʻu ʻe he tokotaha kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻaonga kakato mei ai?
10 Ko e fakalea ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ʻuluaki sitepu ʻi hono talitali lelei kinautolú. Ko ha sitepu ia ʻoku lava ke taki atu ki he fetalanoaʻaki fiefia pea mo e vā fakakaumeʻa tuʻuloa. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakafeʻiloaki ai kinautolu ki he niʻihi kehé ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha-lahí mo e ʻasemipilií pea nau kamata fetalanoaʻakí, ʻoku nau fakatuʻotuʻa ke nau toe fesiofaki. Ko e kau ngāue pole ʻi he langa Fale Fakatahaʻangá pea pehē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku kau ʻi he ngāue tokoní ʻoku nau faʻa hoko ʻo kaungāmeʻa lelei koeʻuhí ko ʻenau feʻilongaki ki honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí fakafou ʻi he hokosia ʻoku nau fevahevaheʻakí. ʻOku lahi ʻaupito ʻi he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ki hono fokotuʻu ha ngaahi kaumeʻa tuʻuloa. Kapau te tau “fano” atu, ʻe tokolahi ange ai hotau ngaahi kaungāmeʻá, ʻo toe lahi ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻokú ne fakafāʻūtahaʻi kitautolu ʻi he lotu moʻoní.
Vaheʻi ha Taimi ki he Niʻihi Kehé
11. Hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Maake 10:13-16, ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsuú?
11 ʻE lava ke feinga ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kotoa ke nau fotungofua, ʻo hangē ko Sīsuú. Fakakaukau angé ki he anga ʻo e tali ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he taimi naʻe feinga ai ʻene kau ākongá ke taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻá mei hono ʻomi ʻenau fānaú kiate iá. “Tuku pē ʻa e kau tamaiki ke nau haʻu kiate au,” ko ʻene leá ia. “ʻOua ʻe taʻofi kinautolu: he ʻoku maʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua.” Pea ne “hapai ʻa e kau tamaiki, ʻo ne ʻai hono nima kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne fuʻu tāpuekina.” (Mk. 10:13-16) Fakaʻuta atu ki he fiefia ʻoku pau naʻe hoko ki he fānau ko iá ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e tokanga anga-ʻofa pehē ʻe he Faiako Lahí!
12. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi kitautolu mei he fetalanoaʻaki mo e niʻihi kehé?
12 Ko e Kalisitiane taki taha ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻeke hifo, ‘ʻOku ou fakafaingamālieʻi au ki he niʻihi kehé pe ʻoku ou faʻa hā ngali fuʻu femoʻuekina?’ Ko e tōʻonga ʻoku ʻikai halá ʻe lava ke hoko ko e taʻofiʻanga ia ʻo e fetalanoaʻakí. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku tau toutou ngāueʻaki ha telefoni toʻotoʻo pe ngāueʻaki ha meʻa fanongo ke fanongo ai ki ha meʻa lolotonga ʻa e ʻi ai e niʻihi kehé, ʻe tala nai ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻoku ʻikai ke tau saiʻia ʻi heʻenau ʻi aí. Kapau ʻoku faʻa sio mai e niʻihi kehé ʻoku tau fakamātoatoʻi hono siofi ha komipiuta toʻotoʻo, te nau fakamulituku nai ʻoku ʻikai ke tau fie lea ange. Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻi ai e “ʻaho ke silongo.” Ka ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻi he kakaí ai, ʻoku faʻa hoko ko e “aho [ia] ke lea.” (Koh. 3:7) ʻE pehē nai ʻe he niʻihi, “ʻOku ou saiʻia ange pē ke ʻoua ʻe feohi mo ha taha” pe “ʻOku ʻikai te u fie talanoa au he taimi pongipongí.” Kae kehe, ko e kau ʻi he fetalanoaʻaki anga-fakakaumeʻá naʻa mo e ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke tau hehema ai ke fai peheé ko e fakahāhā ia ʻo e ʻofa “ʻoku ʻikai te ne kumi ʻene lelei aʻana.”—1 Kol. 13:5.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ki he fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine Kalisitiané naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa Tīmote ke ne maʻú?
13 Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e talavou ko Tīmoté ke ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa kotoa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. (Lau ʻa e 1 Timote 5:1, 2.) Ko kitautolu foki ʻoku totonu ke tau tōʻongafai ki he kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa angé ʻo hangē ko haʻatau fanga faʻē mo e fanga tamai, pea ko e fānaú ko hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine, ʻa ia ʻoku tau tamai taha mo faʻē taha. ʻI heʻetau maʻu ʻa e vakai peheé, heʻikai ai ha taha ʻi siʻotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné te nau ongoʻi ʻo hangē ha kehé ʻi heʻetau ʻi aí.
14. Ko e hā e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo hono fai ʻa e fetalanoaʻaki fakatupu langa hake mo e niʻihi kehé?
14 ʻI heʻetau kau mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he fetalanoaʻaki fakatupu langa haké, ʻoku tau tokoni ai ki heʻenau lelei fakalaumālié mo fakaeongó. Ko ha tokoua ʻoku ngāue ʻi ha ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻokú ne manatu ʻofa ki he kau ngāue Pēteli taʻumotuʻa ʻi he kuohilí naʻa nau vaheʻi maʻu pē ha taimi ke talanoa ai mo ia ʻi hono ngaahi muʻaki ngaahi taimi ʻi Pētelí. Ko ʻenau ngaahi lea fakalototoʻá naʻe ʻai ai ia ke ne ongoʻi ko ha konga moʻoni ia ʻo e fāmili Pētelí. ʻOkú ne feinga he taimí ni ke faʻifaʻitaki kia kinautolu ʻaki ʻene talanoa mo hono kaungāngāue Pētelí.
Tokoniʻi Kitautolu ʻe he Anga-Fakatōkilaló Ke Tau Fakamelino
15. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻe lava ke hoko ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi fetōkehekeheʻaki?
15 Ko ʻIuotia mo Siniteké, ko e ongo tuofāfine Kalisitiane ʻi Filipai ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe ʻi ai ʻena faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono fakaleleiʻi ha palopalema naʻe hoko ʻi hona vaá. (Fili. 4:2, 3) Naʻe ʻiloa ha fekīhiaki lahi ne hoko he vahaʻa ʻo Paula mo Panepasá pea naʻe iku ai ki heʻena taki taha maʻana ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi. (Ng. 15:37-39) Ko e ngaahi hokosia ko ení ʻoku hā mei ai ʻe lava ke hoko ha fetōkehekeheʻaki ʻi he kau lotu moʻoní. ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Sihova kia kitautolu ʻa e tokoni ke fakaleleiʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi taʻefelotoí pea toe hoko atu ʻa e vā fakakaumeʻá. Ka ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ha meʻa meiate kitautolu.
16, 17. (a) ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻi hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e fetōkehekeheʻaki fakatāutahá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻi he fakamatala ʻo e fakaofiofi ʻa Sēkope kia ʻĪsoá?
16 Sioloto atu ʻokú ke teu mo hao kaumeʻa ke mo fononga meʻalele. Ki muʻa ke kamata hoʻomo fonongá, kuo pau ke ke fakahū e kií ʻo fakamoʻui e kaá. Ko e founga ko ia ʻo hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe fakafoʻituituí ʻoku toe kamataʻi ʻaki ia ha kī. Ko e kií ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló. (Lau ʻa e Semisi 4:10.) Hangē ko ia kuo fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakatātā Fakatohitapu hono hokó, ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe he kī ko iá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku femamahiʻakí ke nau kamata ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú.
17 Ne mahili atu e taʻu ʻe 20 mei he ʻita ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi he mole ki hono māhanga ko Sēkopé ʻa ʻene totonu ki he foha lahí, ʻo ne loto ai ke fakapoongi ia. Naʻe teu ke toe feʻiloaki ʻa e ongo māhangá hili ʻa e vahaʻa taimi kotoa ko iá, “pea manavahe ʻaupito ai ʻa Sekope, ʻo ne faingataaʻia.” Naʻá ne ongoʻi ʻoku hā ngali papau ʻe ʻohofi ia ʻe ʻĪsoa. Ka ʻi he feʻiloaki ko iá, naʻe fai ʻe Sēkope ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe ʻĪsoa. Naʻá ne “tulolo ki he kelekele” ʻi heʻene fakaofiofi atu ki hono taʻoketé. Ko e hā leva ne hokó? “Ka ka lele mai ʻa Isoa ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia, ʻo ne faʻufua ki ai, ʻo tāupe ʻi hono kia, ʻo ne ʻuma kiate ia; pea na fetāngihi.” Ne kalofi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki naʻe mei hoko ʻi ha tau. Ko e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa Sēkopé naʻe tokoni ia ke ikuʻi ha tāufehiʻa pē naʻe tukulotoʻi nai ʻe ʻĪsoa.—Sen. 27:41; 32:3-8; 33:3, 4.
18, 19. (a) ʻI he malanga hake ʻa e fetōkehekeheʻaki fakatāutahá, ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke tau tamuʻomuʻa ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki Fakatohitapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau foʻi kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻuluaki fakafeangai lelei mai ʻa e tokotaha ʻe tahá?
18 ʻOku ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e akonaki lelei ʻaupito ki hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e fetōkehekeheʻakí. (Mt. 5:23, 24; 18:15-17; Ef. 4:26, 27)a Kae kehe, ka ʻikai ke tau ngāueʻaki anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e akonaki ko iá, ʻe faingataʻa ʻa e fakamelinó. Ko e tatali ki he tokotaha ʻe tahá ke ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakaleleiʻangá ia lolotonga ia ʻoku tau malava foki ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e kī ko e anga-fakatōkilaló.
19 Kapau ʻe hā ngali taʻelavameʻa ʻetau muʻaki ngaahi feinga fakamelinó ʻi ha ʻuhinga, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke siva ʻetau ʻamanakí. ʻE fiemaʻu nai ha taimi ki he tokotaha ʻe tahá ke fakaleleiʻi ai ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí. Ko e fanga tokoua ʻo Siosifá naʻa nau lavakiʻi ia. Naʻe ʻi ha taimi fuoloa pea nau toki sio ai kiate ia ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e palēmia ʻo ʻIsipité. Kae kehe, naʻe faifai atu pē ʻo liliu honau lotó pea nau kole fakamolemole. Naʻe fakamolemoleʻi kinautolu ʻe Siosifa, pea naʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkopé ko ha puleʻanga naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e monū ʻo hono fataki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová. (Sen. 50:15-21) ʻI hono tauhi maʻu ʻa e melino mo hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné, ʻoku tau tokoni ai ki he fāʻūtaha mo e fiefia ʻa e fakatahaʻangá.—Lau ʻa e Kolose 3:12-14.
“Fai ʻi Ngaue mo Fai ʻi Moʻoni” ʻEtau ʻOfá
20, 21. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei hono fufulu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e vaʻe ʻo ʻene kau ʻapositoló?
20 Ki muʻa siʻi pē ke ne pekiá, naʻe tala ai ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ʻapositoló: “Kuo u tuku hamou faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, koeʻuhi ke mou fai foki, ʻo hange ko ʻeku fai kiate kimoutolu.” (Sione 13:15) Ko e toki ʻosi pē ia ʻene fufulu ʻa e vaʻe ʻo e toko 12. Ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa fakaeouau pē ia pe ko ha tōʻonga ʻo e anga-lelei. Ki muʻa ke ne lāulea ki he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e fufulu vaʻé, naʻe tohi ʻe Sione: “Nae ofa [ʻa Sīsū] kiate kinautolu nae aana oku i he mamani, bea ofa be ia ki ai o aʻu ki he gataaga.” (Sione 13:1, PM) Ko ʻene ʻofa ki he kau ākongá naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ke ne fai ha ngāue ʻa ia naʻe faʻa fai ʻe ha tamaioʻeiki. ʻI he taimi ko ení kuo pau ke nau fefaiʻaki ʻi he anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga anga-ʻofa. ʻIo, ko e ʻofa fakatokoua moʻoní ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia mo e tokanga ki hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine Kalisitiané kotoa.
21 Ko e ʻapositolo ko Pitá, ʻa ia naʻe fufulu hono vaʻé ʻe he ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko eni kuo mou fakatapu homou laumalie ʻi he fai talangofua ki he moʻoni ke lava ʻa e feʻofaʻaki fakalotu ʻoku [taʻemālualoi], ko ia ke mou tōtōivi hoʻomou fai ʻofa ʻa e taha ki he taha, ʻo fai mei he loto.” (1 Pita 1:22) Ko e ʻapositolo ko Sioné, ʻa ia naʻe toe fufulu foki mo hono vaʻé ʻe he ʻEikí, naʻá ne tohi: “Siʻi fanau, ʻoua naʻa tau ʻofa ʻaki ha lea pe, ʻumaʻā ʻaki hotau ʻelelo pe; ka tau fai ʻi ngaue mo fai ʻi moʻoni ʻetau ʻofa.” (1 Sione 3:18) Fakatauange ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe hotau lotó ke fakapapauʻi ʻetau ʻofa fakatokouá ʻaki ʻa e ngāue.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he tohi Fokotuʻutuʻu Maau ke Fai ʻa e Finangalo ʻo Sihová, peesi 144-150.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻe lava ke tau “fano” atu ai ʻi heʻetau feʻofaʻakí?
• Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke vaheʻi ha taimi ki he niʻihi kehé?
• Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló ki he fakamelinó?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau tokanga ai ki he kaungātuí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
Talitali lelei loto-māfana ʻa e kaungātuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
ʻOua ʻe tukuange e ngaahi faingamālie ke vaheʻi ha taimi ki he niʻihi kehé