Ngāueleleiʻaki Ho Tuʻunga Taʻemalí
“Ko ia ʻoku ne mafai ke tali, ke ne tali.”—MT. 19:12.
1, 2. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sīsū, Paula, mo e niʻihi kehé ki he taʻemalí? (e) Ko e hā nai heʻikai fakakaukau ai ʻa e niʻihi ko ha meʻaʻofa ʻa e taʻemalí?
KO E nofo malí ʻoku ʻikai toe fehuʻia ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga taha ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Pal. 19:14) Neongo ia, ko e kau Kalisitiane taʻemali tokolahi ʻoku nau toe maʻu ha moʻui fakakoloa mo fakafiemālie. Ko Harold, ko ha tokoua taʻu 95 ʻa ia kuo ʻikai ʻaupito ke mali, ʻokú ne pehē: “Neongo ʻoku ou fiefia he feohi mo e niʻihi kehé mo hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí, ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou toko taha aí ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke u taʻelata. ʻOku ou tui ʻoku lava moʻoni ke pehē ʻoku ou maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻo e taʻemalí.”
2 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe lave fakatouʻosi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he taʻemalí, tatau pē mo e nofo malí, ko ha meʻaʻofa mei he ʻOtuá. (Lau ʻa e Mātiu 19:11, 12; 1 Kolinito 7:7, “PM.”) Neongo ia, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku taʻemalí ko ʻene fili ke taʻemali. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻoku ʻai ai ke faingataʻa ke maʻu ha hoa feʻungamālie. Pe hili ha ngaahi taʻu ʻo e nofo malí, kuo taʻeʻamanekina ai ʻa e nofo toko taha ʻa e niʻihi koeʻuhí ko ha vete pe ko e mate ʻa honau malí. ʻI he tuʻunga fē leva ʻe lava ke hoko ai ko ha meʻaʻofa ʻa e taʻemalí? Pea ʻe lava fēfē ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí honau tuʻunga taʻemalí?
Ko ha Meʻaʻofa Makehe
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻoku faʻa maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí?
3 Ko ha tokotaha taʻemali ʻokú ne faʻa maʻu ʻa e taimi lahi ange mo e tauʻatāina fakafoʻituitui lahi ange ʻi ha tokotaha mali. (1 Kol. 7:32-35) Ko e ngaahi ʻaonga makehe eni ʻe lava ke fakaʻatā ai ia ke fakalahi ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, fano atu ʻene ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé, pea ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kia Sihova. Ko ia ai, ko e kau Kalisitiane tokolahi kuo nau hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e taʻemalí pea kuo nau fili ai ke “tali” ia, ʻi ha kiʻi taimi. Kuo ʻikai nai ke ʻuluaki palani ʻa e niʻihi ki he taʻemalí, ka ʻi he taimi kuo liliu ai honau ngaahi tuʻungá, ʻoku nau fakakaukau faʻa lotu ki honau tuʻungá pea ʻiloʻi ʻi he tokoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau toe malava ai ke fakapapauʻi ʻi honau lotó. Ko ia ai, ʻoku nau tali honau ngaahi tuʻunga feliliuakí pea tali ʻa e taʻemalí.—1 Kol. 7:37, 38.
4. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ongoʻi kakato ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá?
4 ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ʻoku ʻikai pau ke nau mali ke ʻiloʻi ai pe fakahoungaʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova pe ko ʻene kautahá. Ko e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku aʻu mai ia ki he tokotaha tāutaha ʻo kitautolu. (Mt. 10:29-31) ʻOku ʻikai ha taha pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ne fakamāvaeʻi kitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Loma 8:38, 39) Pe ʻoku tau mali pe taʻemali, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tau ongoʻi kakato ai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá.
5. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi pale kakato ʻo e taʻemalí?
5 Kae kehe, hangē ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ko ia ʻo e hivá pe talēniti sipotí, ko e meʻaʻofa ʻo e taʻemalí kuo pau ke fakatupulekina koeʻuhí ke fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ʻoku malava kakato aí. Ko ia ʻe lava fēfē ʻe he kau Kalisitiane taʻemali he ʻaho ní—pe ko e fanga tokoua pe fanga tuofāfine, taʻu siʻi pe taʻumotuʻa, fili ke taʻemali pe koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi tuʻungá—ʻo ngāueleleiʻaki honau tuʻunga ʻi he moʻuí? Tau lāulea angé ki he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakalototoʻa ʻe niʻihi mei he muʻaki fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané pea sio ki he meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ako mei aí.
Taʻemali ʻi he Talavoú
6, 7. (a) Ko e hā e monū naʻe maʻu ʻe he ngaahi ʻofefine tāupoʻou ʻo Filipé ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe ngāueleleiʻaki ai ʻe Tīmote ʻa hono ngaahi taʻu taʻemalí, pea naʻe anga-fēfē hono tāpuakiʻi ia ʻi heʻene loto-lelei ke ngāue ʻi heʻene kei talavoú?
6 Ko e ʻevangeliō ko Filipé naʻe ʻi ai hono ngaahi ʻofefine tāupoʻou ʻe toko fā naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e faivelenga ʻa ʻenau tamaí ki he ngāue fakaʻevangelioó. (Ng. 21:8, 9) Ko e kikité naʻe kau ʻi he ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakaemana ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pea ko e kau finemui ko ení naʻa nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko iá ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e Sioeli 2:28, 29.
7 Ko Tīmoté ko ha kiʻi talavou naʻá ne ngāueleleiʻaki ʻene taʻemalí. Mei he kei valevalé naʻe akoʻi kiate ia ʻa e “gaahi tohi maonioni” ʻe heʻene faʻeé ko ʻIunisi, mo ʻene kui-fefiné ko Loisi. (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14, 15, PM) Ka ʻoku ngalingali naʻá na toki maʻu pē ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ʻi he lolotonga e ʻuluaki ʻaʻahi ʻa Paula ki Līsita, ko hona kolo tupuʻangá, ʻi he 47 T.S. nai. ʻI he taʻu ʻe ua ki mui ai, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻaʻahi mai ai ʻa Paula ko hono tuʻo uá iá, ko Tīmoté naʻá ne ʻi hono taʻu hongofulu tupu lahí nai pe ʻi he 20 tupu siʻí. Neongo ʻene kei siʻi fakatouʻosi ʻi he taʻumotuʻá pea ʻi he moʻoní, naʻe “fakaongoongolelei” ia ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiane ʻi Līsita mo e kolo kaungāʻapi ko ʻAikoniumé. (Ng. 16:1, 2) Ko ia naʻe fakaafeʻi ai ʻe Paula ʻa Tīmote ke ne kau mo ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kaungā fononga. (1 Tim. 1:18; 4:14) Heʻikai lava moʻoni ke tau leaʻaki naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mali ʻa Tīmote. Ka ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha talavoú, naʻá ne tali fiefia ʻa e fakaafe ʻa Paulá, pea ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi hili iá, naʻá ne fiefia ai ʻi he ngāue ko ha misinale pea ko ha ʻovasia taʻemali.—Fili. 2:20-22.
8. Ko e hā naʻá ne ʻai ke malava ʻa Sione Maʻake ʻo tuli ki he ngaahi taumuʻa fakalaumālié, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻá ne maʻu ʻi heʻene fai peheé?
8 ʻI heʻene kei talavoú, naʻe toe ngāueʻaongaʻaki ai ʻe Sione Maʻake hono ngaahi taʻu taʻemalí. Ko ia mo ʻene faʻeé ʻa Mele, pea pehē kia Panepasa naʻá ne tokouaʻakí ko e muʻaki kau mēmipa kinautolu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Selusalemá. Naʻe toe maʻu nai ʻe he fāmili ʻo Maʻaké ʻa e moʻui fiemālie, koeʻuhi he naʻe ʻi ai honau ʻapi tonu ʻi he koló pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau sevāniti. (Ng. 12:12, 13) Kae kehe, neongo ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ko ení, naʻa mo e ʻi he tuʻunga kei talavoú, naʻe ʻikai ke fakahōhōʻiaʻi-kita pe siokita ʻa Maʻake; pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne fiemālie ke mali pea maʻu ha moʻui fakafāmili fiemālie. Ko ʻene ʻuluaki feohi mo e kau ʻapositoló ʻoku ngalingali naʻe fakahūhū ai ʻiate ia ha holi ki he ngāue fakamisinalé. Ko ia naʻá ne kau loto-lelei mo Paula mo Panepasa ʻi heʻena ʻuluaki fononga fakamisinalé pea ngāue ko hona tauhi. (Ng. 13:5) Ki mui ai, naʻá ne fononga mo Panepasa, pea ki mui ai pē, ʻoku tau ʻilo naʻá ne ngāue fakataha mo Pita ʻi Pāpilone. (Ng. 15:39; 1 Pita 5:13) Ko e lōloa ʻo e taʻemali ai pē ʻa Maʻaké, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻiloʻi. Ka naʻá ne maʻu ha ongoongo lelei ʻaupito ko ha tokotaha naʻá ne loto-lelei ke tauhi ki he niʻihi kehé pea fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá.
9, 10. Ko e hā e ngaahi faingamālie ʻoku ʻi ai he ʻahó ni ki he kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ke fakalahi atu ai ʻenau ngāue fakafaifekaú? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
9 Ko e toʻutupu tokolahi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau toe fiefia ke ngāueʻaki honau ngaahi taʻu taʻemalí ke fakalahi atu ʻenau kau ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he hangē ko Maʻake mo Tīmoté, ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ko e taʻemalí ʻoku nau ʻatā ai ke “faa tokaga ki he Eiki i he taefetohoaki.” (1 Kol. 7:35, PM) Ko ha meʻa ʻaonga moʻoni eni. ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi faingamālié—ko e tāimuʻa, ngāue ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku fiemaʻu lahi ange ai ʻa e kau malanga ʻo e Puleʻangá, ako ki ha lea muli, tokoni ki he langa Fale Fakatahaʻangá pe vaʻá, kau ki he Akoʻanga Ako Fakafaifekaú, mo e ngāue ʻi he Pētelí. Kapau ʻokú ke kei siʻi mo taʻemali, ʻokú ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa ho ngaahi faingamālié?
10 Ko ha tokoua ko Maʻake naʻá ne kamata tāimuʻa ʻi heʻene taʻu hongofulu tupu lahí, kau ki he Akoʻanga Ako Fakafaifekaú, pea kuó ne ngāue ʻi he ngaahi vāhenga-ngāue kehekehe takatakai ʻi he māmaní. ʻI heʻene sio atu ki he taʻu ʻe 25 ʻo e ngāue taimi-kakató, ʻokú ne pehē: “Kuó u feinga ke fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, fai ʻa e ʻaʻahi fakatauhisipi kia kinautolu, fakaafeʻi kinautolu ki hoku ʻapí ki ha ngaahi houa kai, pea naʻa mo hono fokotuʻutuʻu ha ngaahi fakatahataha ʻi ha taumuʻa ke fakatupu langa hake fakalaumālie. Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni kuó ne ʻomai kiate au ha fiefia lahi.” Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻi he fakamatala ʻa Maʻaké, ko e fiefia lahi taha ʻi he moʻuí ʻoku haʻu ia mei hono fai ha foaki atu, pea ko ha moʻui kakato ʻi he ngāue toputapú ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e faingamālie lahi ke foaki atu ai ki he niʻihi kehé. (Ng. 20:35) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa hoʻo ngaahi meʻa fakafoʻituituí, pōtoʻí, pe taukei ʻi he moʻuí, ki he toʻutupu he ʻaho ní, ʻoku lahi ʻa e meʻa ke fai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí.—1 Kol. 15:58.
11. Ko e hā e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ʻikai fakavave ke malí?
11 Neongo ʻe saiʻia ʻa e toʻutupu tokolahi tahá ke mali ʻi ha ʻaho, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ke ʻoua ʻe fakavave ai ki he malí. ʻOku fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e toʻutupú ke nau kiʻi tatali kae ʻoua ke nau mahili atu mei he “finemui” pe tuʻunga talavoú, ʻa ia ko e taimi ia ʻoku mālohi taha ai ʻa e ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. (1 Kol. 7:36) ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e taimi ke ke mahinoʻi ʻa koe tonu pea maʻu ʻa e taukei ʻi he moʻuí ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fili ai ha hoa feʻungamālié. Ko hono fai ʻa e fuakava malí ko ha fili mafatukituki ia, ko e fili ʻoku totonu ke aʻu ki he maté.—Koh. 5:2-5.
Taʻemali ki Mui ʻi he Moʻuí
12. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fekuki ʻa e uitou ko ʻAná mo hono ngaahi tuʻunga feliliuakí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e monū naʻá ne maʻú?
12 Ko ʻAna, ʻa ia ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Kōsipeli ʻa Luké, ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne loto-mamahi lahi ʻi he taimi naʻe mate fakafokifā ai hono husepānití hili pē ʻa e taʻu ʻe fitu ʻo ʻena nofo malí. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo pe naʻá na maʻu ha fānau pe naʻe faifai ange peá ne fakakaukau ke toe mali. Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻi hono taʻu 84, naʻe kei uitou pē ʻa ʻAna. Mei he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku lava ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki ʻo pehē ko ʻAná naʻá ne ngāueʻaki hono ngaahi tuʻunga feliliuakí ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kia Sihova. Naʻe “ʻikai mahuʻi ia mei he Temipale, ka ne tauhi ki he ʻOtua ʻaki ʻa e ʻaukai mo e lotu ʻi he po mo e ʻaho.” (Luke 2:36, 37) Ko ia ko e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié naʻe muʻomuʻa ʻi heʻene moʻuí. Naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻa e fakapapau mo e feinga moʻoni, ka naʻe fakapaleʻi lahi ia. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e monū ke sio ki he kiʻi tamasiʻi ko Sīsuú, pea naʻá ne faifakamoʻoni ki he niʻihi kehé fekauʻaki mo e fakatauʻatāina ʻe hoko fakafou ʻi he Mīsaia ko eni ka hoko maí.—Luke 2:38.
13. (a) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe ngāue longomoʻui ʻa Toakase ʻi he fakatahaʻangá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakapaleʻi ʻa e anga-lelei mo e anga-ʻofa ʻa Toakasé?
13 Naʻe nofo ha fefine ko Toakase, pe Tāpaita, ʻi Siopa, ʻi ha kolo taulanga ʻi he tokelau-hihifo ʻo Selusalemá. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai lave ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki ha husepāniti, ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne taʻemali ʻi he taimi ko iá. Ko Toakasé naʻá ne “mohu ʻi he ngaahi ngaue lelei, mo e fai ʻofa.” ʻOku hā mahino naʻá ne tuitui ʻa e ngaahi kofu lahi ki he kau uitou masivá mo e niʻihi kehé, pea naʻa nau ʻofaʻi lahi ia ʻi he meʻá ni. Ko ia ʻi he taimi naʻá ne puke fakafokifā ai pea maté, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe he fakatahaʻangá kotoa ha ongo meʻa kia Pita ke kōlenga kiate ia ke ne fokotuʻu hake siʻonau tuofefiné. ʻI he mafola atu ʻa e ongoongo ʻo ʻene toetuʻú ʻi he kotoa ʻo Siopá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e tokolahi ko e kau tui. (Ng. 9:36-42) Fakafou ʻi heʻene anga-ʻofa anga-kehé, ko Toakase tonu naʻá ne kau nai ʻi hono tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu.
14. Ko e hā ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ke nau ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kia Sihová?
14 ʻI he hangē ko ʻAna mo Toakasé, ko e tokolahi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau taʻemali ki mui ʻi he moʻuí. Kuo ʻikai nai maʻu ʻe he niʻihi ha hoa mali feʻungamālie. Ko e niʻihi kehé ʻoku nau vete pe uitou. ʻI he ʻikai ha hoa mali ke falala ki aí, ko e kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ʻoku nau faʻa ako ke falala lahi ange kia Sihova. (Pal. 16:3) Ko Silvia, ko ha tuofefine taʻemali ia kuó ne ngāue ʻi Pēteli ʻo laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 38, ʻokú ne vakai ki he meʻá ni ko ha tāpuaki. “ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ou foʻi ʻi he hoko ko ha toko taha mālohí,” ko ʻene fakahāʻí ia. “ʻOku ou fifili, ‘Ko hai te ne fakalototoʻaʻi aú?’” Ka ʻokú ne toe hoko atu leva: “Ko e falala ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou fiemaʻú ʻo lelei ange ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ou fai ke tokoniʻi au ke u ʻunuʻunu ofi ange kiate iá. Pea ko e fakalototoʻá ʻoku haʻu maʻu pē ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi mei he ngaahi matavai taʻeʻamanekina fakaʻaufuli.” ʻI ha taimi pē ʻoku tau ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kia Sihova, ʻokú ne tali mai maʻu pē ʻi ha founga anga-ʻofa mo fakafiemālie lahi.
15. ʻE “fano” fēfē atu nai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ʻi heʻenau ʻofá?
15 ʻOku ʻomai ʻi he taʻemalí ha faingamālie makehe ke “fano” atu ai ʻi he ʻofá. (Lau ʻa e 2 Kolinito 6:11-13.) Ko Jolene, ko ha tuofefine taʻemali kuó ne fakamoleki ʻa e taʻu ʻe 34 kuohilí ʻi he ngāue taimi-kakató, ʻokú ne pehē: “Kuó u feinga ke ngāue mālohi ʻi hono langa hake ʻa e vahaʻangatae māfana, ʻo ʻikai mo e kakai ʻi hoku toʻú pē, ka ko e faʻahinga kakai kotoa pē. Ko e taʻemalí ko ha faingamālie moʻoni ia ke foaki ai kia Sihova, ki ho fāmilí, pea ki ho fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfiné, pea pehē ki ho ngaahi kaungāʻapí. Ko ʻeku motuʻa angé, ko e fiefia ange ia ʻoku ou ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo hoku tuʻunga taʻemalí.” Ko e taʻumotuʻá, mahamahakí, ngaahi mātuʻa taʻemalí, toʻutupú, mo e niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku nau houngaʻia moʻoni ʻi he poupou taʻesiokita ʻoku fai kia kinautolu ʻe he faʻahinga taʻemalí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he taimi pē ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻa e ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé, ʻoku tau ongoʻi lelei ange ai fekauʻaki mo kitautolu. ʻE lava ke ke “fano” atu mo koe foki ʻi hoʻo ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé?
Taʻemali ʻi he Kotoa ʻo e Moʻuí
16. (a) Ko e hā naʻe nofo taʻemali ai pē ʻa Sīsū ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ngāuefakapotopotoʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa hono tuʻunga taʻemalí?
16 Naʻe ʻikai ke mali ʻa Sīsū; naʻe pau ke ne mateuteu pea fakahoko ʻene ngāue fakafaifekau naʻe vaheʻi angé. Naʻá ne fāifononga lahi, ngāue mei he hengihengí ʻo aʻu ki he fuoloa ʻa e poʻulí, pea faai atu pē ʻo foaki ʻene moʻuí ʻi he feilaulau. Naʻe ʻaonga ʻa e taʻemalí ʻi hono tuʻungá. Naʻe fononga ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi he maile ʻe laui afe pea fehangahangai mo e ngaahi faingataʻa lahi ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú. (2 Kol. 11:23-27) Neongo naʻá ne mei mali nai ki muʻa ange, naʻe fili ʻe Paula ke nofo taʻemali ai pē hili hono fakanofo ia ko ha ʻapositoló. (1 Kol. 7:7; 9:5) Koeʻuhi ko e ngāue fakafaifekaú, ko Sīsū mo Paula fakatouʻosi naʻá na fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻena faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ʻo ka malava. Ka, naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻia kinaua naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻa e fuakava ke nofo taʻemalí ko ha fiemaʻu ia ki he kau faifekaú.—1 Tim. 4:1-3.
17. Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e muimui ʻa e niʻihi he ʻahó ni ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsū mo Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku houngaʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau peheé?
17 ʻI he ʻahó ni, kuo fai tatau ai ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e fili ʻiloʻilo pau ke nofo taʻemali ai pē koeʻuhi ke nau lava lelei ange ai ʻo tuli ki heʻenau ngāue fakafaifekaú. Ko Harold, naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá, kuó ne fiefia ʻo laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 56 ʻi he ngāue ʻi Pētelí. “ʻI he aʻu ki he taimi naʻe kakato ai hoku taʻu ʻe hongofulu ʻi Pētelí,” ko ʻene laú ia, “kuó u fakatokangaʻi ʻa e mavahe ʻa e ngaahi hoa mali tokolahi mei Pēteli koeʻuhi ko e mahamahakí pe ko e fiemaʻu ke nau tokangaʻi ha mātuʻa taʻumotuʻa. Naʻe fakatou mate ʻeku ongo mātuʻá. Ka naʻá ku ʻofa lahi ʻaupito ʻi he Pētelí ʻo ʻikai ai te u loto ke ʻai ʻa e monū ko iá ke mole ʻi haʻaku mali.” ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻi he ngaahi taʻu kuohilí, ko ha tāimuʻa taimi lōloa ko Margaret naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ki he malí ʻi heʻeku moʻuí, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito pē ke u mali. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ku malava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e tauʻatāina mo e taimi ʻataʻatā lahi ange ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he taʻemalí ke hanganaki femoʻuekina ai ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, pea kuo ʻomai ai ʻe he meʻá ni kiate au ʻa e fiefia lahi.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ngalo ʻia Sihova ha taha pē ʻokú ne fai ha ngaahi feilaulau taʻesiokita pehē ki he lotu moʻoní.—Lau ʻa e Aisea 56:4, 5.
Ngāueleleiʻaki Ho Ngaahi Tuʻungá
18. ʻE lava fēfē ke fakalototoʻaʻi mo poupouʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí?
18 Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane taʻemali ʻoku nau fai ʻenau lelei taha ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová ʻoku tuha mo ʻetau fakaongoongolelei mo e fakalototoʻa moʻoní. ʻOku tau ʻofa ʻia kinautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ʻoku nau ʻi aí pea koeʻuhi ko e tokoni mahuʻinga ʻoku nau fai ki he fakatahaʻangá. Heʻikai ʻaupito pau ke nau ongoʻi taʻelata kapau ʻoku tau hoko moʻoni ko honau “ngaahi tokoua, mo ha ngaahi tuofāfine, mo ha ngaahi fāʻe, mo ha fānau” fakalaumālie.—Lau ʻa e Maake 10:28-30.
19. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ke fai ke ngāueleleiʻaki ai ho tuʻunga taʻemalí?
19 Pe ʻokú ke taʻemali ko hoʻo fili ki ai pe koeʻuhí pē ko e ngaahi tuʻungá, ʻofa ke fakapapauʻi atu kia koe ʻe he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Fakatohitapu mo fakaeonopooni ko ení ʻe lava ke ke hokosia ha moʻui fiefia mo ʻaonga. Ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tomuʻa fai ʻa e vēkeveke fakakaukau ki ai, lolotonga ia ko e niʻihi ʻoku taʻeʻamanekina fakaʻaufuli. ʻOku fakamahuʻingaʻi vave ʻa e niʻihi, lolotonga ia ko e niʻihi ʻoku toki fakamahuʻingaʻi pē ʻi he faai atu ʻa e taimí. Ko e lahi tahá leva ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ke fai ke ngāueleleiʻaki ai ho tuʻunga taʻemalí? ʻUnuʻunu ofi ange kia Sihova, fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea fano atu ʻi hoʻo ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻI he hangē ko e malí, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻa e taʻemalí ko ha pale ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau vakai ai ki ai mei he anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ngāuefakapotopotoʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko ení.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻe lava ai ke hoko ʻa e taʻemalí ko ha meʻaʻofá?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e taʻemalí ko ha tāpuaki ʻi he kei talavoú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane taʻemalí ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kia Sihova pea fano atu ʻi he ʻofá?
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ʻOkú ke ngāueleleiʻaki ho ngaahi faingamālie ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá?