“ʻOku ʻAfioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻOku Haʻaná”
“ʻO kapau ʻoku ʻofa ha taha ki he ʻOtuá, ko e tokotahá ni ʻoku ʻafioʻi mai ia ʻe ia.”—1 KOL. 8:3.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi heʻikai ʻaupito liliu ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová?
Ko e hā ʻa e moʻoni mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻe ua ʻoku makatuʻunga ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová?
ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau tui kia Sihová ʻe he ngaahi lēsoni ʻoku ako mei he 2 Tīmote 2:19?
1. ʻOmai ha fakatātā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e anga hono kākaaʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa kinautolu tonu. (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.)
NAʻE tuʻu ha kulupu ʻo e kau tangata ʻi muʻa ʻi he tāpanekalé, ʻo mateuteu ke tutu ʻinisēnisi kia Sihova. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá ko ʻĒlone, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo ʻIsilelí, pea ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá ko Kola mo e kau tangata ʻe toko 250. (Nōm. 16:16-18) Naʻe hā ngali ko e kotoa ʻo kinautolú ko e kau mateaki ki he ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ko Kola mo hono kau poupoú naʻa nau hīkisia, angatuʻu mo siokita, pea naʻa nau feinga ke faʻao ʻa e tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí meia ʻĒlone. (Nōm. 16:1-11) Naʻa nau kākaaʻi kinautolu tonu, ʻo fakakaukau ʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻenau lotú. Ka ko hono moʻoní, naʻa nau anga-kovi kia Sihova, ʻa ia naʻe lava ke ne ʻafioʻi honau ngaahi lotó. Naʻe lava ke ne vakai hifo ki heʻenau mālualoí mo ʻenau fiemaʻu ʻa e lāngilangi maʻanautolu.—Sel. 17:10.
2. Ko e hā naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese ʻe hokó, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko moʻoni ʻene ngaahi leá?
2 Ki muʻa angé, naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese: “ʻE fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova ʻapongipongi pe kohai ʻoku oʻona.” (Nōm. 16:5) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova naʻá ne ʻafioʻi ʻene kau lotu moʻoní pea mo e faʻahinga naʻe mālualoí? Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ha afi mei hēvani pea fakaʻauha ʻa Kola mo e kau tangata ʻe toko 250. (Nōm. 16:35; 26:10) Ko ʻĒlone pē naʻe kei tuʻú. Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke hā mahino ko ʻĒlone ʻa e taulaʻeiki moʻoní pea ko ha tokotaha lotu moʻoni ia ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Lau ʻa e 1 Kolinitō 8:3.
3. (a) Ko e hā naʻe hoko ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Paulá? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ki he kau angatuʻu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé?
3 Laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 1,500 mei ai, ko e taimi ia ʻo Paulá, naʻe hoko ha meʻa meimei tatau ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ko e niʻihi naʻa nau taukaveʻi ko e kau Kalisitiane kinautolú naʻe kamata ke nau pouaki ʻa e ngaahi akonaki loi. Ka, naʻa nau kei hoko pē ko e konga ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. Ko e kau tafoki ko eni ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní naʻa nau hā ngali ko e kau lotu moʻoni ʻa Sihova. Ka ko hono moʻoní naʻa nau hangē ko e fanga ulofi fekaí, pea naʻe aʻu ʻo nau kamata ke fakaʻauha ʻa e “tui ʻa e niʻihi.” (2 Tīm. 2:16-18) Naʻe ʻafioʻi ia ʻe Sihova? ʻIo. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he kau angatuʻú, kia Kola mo hono kau poupoú, ko ia naʻá ne falala-pau naʻe toe lāuʻilo kakato foki ʻa Sihova ki he tuʻunga ko ení. ʻE lava foki ke tau maʻu ʻa e falala-pau pehē kia Sihova. Tau ako ki he founga ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e falala-pau mei he ngaahi lea fakatupu tokanga ʻa Paula naʻe tohi kia Tīmoté.
“KO SIHOVA AU, ʻOKU ʻIKAI TE U LILIU”
4. Ko e hā naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Paula ʻe fai ʻe Sihová? Ko e hā naʻe tala ʻe Paula kia Tīmoté?
4 Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Paula ʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e lotu mālualoí. Pehē foki, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻEne kau lotu moʻoní. Ko e falala-pau ʻa Paulá naʻe hā ia ʻi he ngaahi lea naʻe fakamānavaʻi ke ne tohi kia Tīmoté. Hili ʻene fakamatalaʻi ʻa e maumau naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ki he tui ʻa e niʻihi, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Neongo ia, ko e makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká ʻoku kei tuʻu pē ia, ʻo ne maʻu ʻa e sila ko ʻení: ‘ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku haʻaná,’ mo e: ‘Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.’”—2 Tīm. 2:19.
5, 6. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatupu tokanga fekauʻaki mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ko e makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká”? Naʻe anga-fēfē kaunga ia kia Tīmoté?
5 ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e foʻi lea “fakavaʻe” ke fakamatalaʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kehekehe. ʻOku kau heni ʻa Selusalema, ʻa ia ko e kolomuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, kae pehē ki he ngafa ʻo Sīsū ʻi he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Saame 87:1, 2; 1 Kol. 3:11; 1 Pita 2:6) Ka ko e kupuʻi lea “ko e makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká” ʻoku ngāueʻaki tuʻo taha pē ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he taimi naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e kupuʻi lea ko iá?
6 ʻI he taimi naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Paula ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ko e makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká,” naʻá ne toe fai pehē ʻi he veesi tatau ʻa ia naʻá ne toʻo-lea hangatonu mei he ngaahi lea ʻa Mōsese fekauʻaki mo Kola mo hono kau poupoú. (Sio ki he Nōmipa 16:5.) ʻI he foungá ni, naʻe fakamanatu ʻe Paula kia Tīmote naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻE taʻofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní mei hono fakatupunga ha faʻahinga maumau. Naʻe ʻikai liliu ʻe Kola ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová, pea ko e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe ʻikai ke liliu ia ʻe he kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe ʻikai fakamatalaʻi kakato ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e “makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká.” Ka, ko e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Tīmote ke ne tuipau mo falala kia Sihova.
7. Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ko Sihová ʻe māʻoniʻoni mo faitōnunga maʻu pē?
7 Ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová heʻikai ʻaupito liliu. “Ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova ʻe tuʻu ʻo taʻengata, ko e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa hono finangalo ʻe laui toʻutangata,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Saame 33:11. Ko Sihova ʻa e Tuʻí, ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻofa mateaki, pea ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni mo faitōnunga. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ení heʻikai ʻaupito toe liliu. (ʻEki. 15:18; Saame 106:1; 111:3; 117:2) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Malakai 3:6: “Ko Sihova au, ʻoku ʻikai te u liliu.” ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Sēmisi 1:17 ko Sihová “ʻoku ʻikai haʻane liliu pe fetongitongi ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ʻata feliuliuakí.”
KO HA TOHI TONGI ʻOKÚ NE LANGA HAKE ʻA E TUI KIA SIHOVÁ
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he meʻa naʻe tohi tongi ʻi he “makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká”?
8 ʻI he kuonga muʻá, naʻe angamaheniʻaki hono tohi pe tongi ha pōpoaki ʻi ha fakavaʻe ʻo ha fale. Naʻe faʻa fai eni ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne langa pe ʻoʻona ʻa e falé. Ko Paula ʻa e ʻuluaki tokotaha-tohi Tohi Tapu ke ne lave ki he tōʻonga ko ení.a “Ko e makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká” ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ʻi he 2 Tīmote 2:19 ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamatala ʻe ua ʻoku tongi ʻi ai: (1) “ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku haʻaná” mo e (2) “Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.” ʻOku fakamanatu mai heni kia kitautolu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau lau ʻi he Nōmipa 16:5.—Lau.
9 Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻe lava ke ako ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻa Sihová mei he meʻa naʻe tohi tongi ʻi he “makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká”? Ko e ngaahi tuʻunga mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he moʻoni mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻe ua. Ko e (1) ʻOku ʻofa ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau mateaki kiate iá, mo e (2) ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he tōʻonga ʻoku halá. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa e lēsoni ko ení mo e tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
10. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻe he tōʻonga ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ʻa e kau faitōnunga ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Paulá?
10 Ko Tīmote mo e kau faitōnunga kehé naʻa nau hohaʻa lahi ki he tōʻonga ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní. Kuo pau nai naʻe ʻeke ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ke nau kei ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe aʻu ʻo fifili nai ʻa e kau faitōnungá pe naʻe malava ke vakai hifo ʻa Sihova ki he kehekehe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻenau mateaki taʻetoeueʻiá tonu pea mo e lotu mālualoi ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní.—Ngā. 20:29, 30.
11, 12. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaivimālohiʻi taʻetoeveiveiua ʻe he tohi ʻa Paulá ʻa e tui ʻa Tīmoté?
11 Ko e tohi ʻa Paulá kuo pau pē naʻá ne fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e tui ʻa Tīmoté. Naʻá ne fakamanatu kia Tīmote naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ki muʻa ke mahino ko Kola mo hono kau poupoú ko e kau mālualoi. Naʻe talitekeʻi mo fakaʻauha kinautolu ʻe Sihova ka naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene hōifuá kia ʻĒlone. ʻI ha founga meimei tatau, neongo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kakai naʻa nau fakangalingali ko e kau Kalisitiane kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Paulá, naʻe fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe ʻoʻoná.
12 Heʻikai ʻaupito liliu ʻa Sihova, ko ia ʻe lava ke tau falala maʻu pē kiate ia. ʻOkú ne fehiʻa ʻi he fulikivanú pea te ne tauteaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku faihala pea ʻikai fakatomalá. Naʻe fakamanatu kia Tīmote kuo pau ke ne talitekeʻi ʻa e tākiekina fulikivanu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakangalingali ko e kau Kalisitiané, koeʻuhí ko e “tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová” kuo pau ke ne talitekeʻi ʻa e fulikivanú.b
ʻOKU FAKAPALEʻI MAʻU PĒ ʻA E LOTU MOʻONÍ
13. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau falala-pau ki aí?
13 Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula kia Tīmoté ʻe lava ke ne fakalototoʻaʻi foki kitautolu. Anga-fēfē? ʻOku ʻafioʻi lelei ʻe Sihova ʻoku tau mateaki kiate ia. Ka ʻokú ne fakalaka atu ʻi hono ʻafioʻi pē ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku mateaki kiate iá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia lahi ʻia kinautolu. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko e ongo foʻi fofonga ʻo e ʻEiki ʻoku feleleaki ʻi mamani katoa, ke taukapoʻi ʻa e kakai ʻoku haohaoa loto kiate ia.” (2 Kal. 16:9) ʻE lava ke tau falala-pau heʻikai ʻaupito fakangaloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi feinga loto-moʻoni ke lotu kiate iá.—1 Kol. 15:58; 1 Tīm. 1:5.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga lotu ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻe Sihová?
14 ʻOku fehiʻa mo talitekeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e lotu mālualoí. ʻE lava ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi loto ʻo e kakai kotoa pē pea ʻe lava ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi loto ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke ‘haohaoa kiate iá.’ ʻOku fakalielia kia Sihova ʻa e taimi ʻoku fakangalingali ai ha taha ʻokú ne talangofua ka ʻokú ne faiangahala fakapulipuli. (Pal. 3:32) ʻE kākaaʻi nai ʻe ha taha pehē ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, kae ʻikai ko Sihova. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻene ngaahi angahala, ʻe ʻikai te ne tuʻumalie.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ení koeʻuhí ko Sihova ʻoku māfimafi-aoniu pea koeʻuhí ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻo e māʻoniʻoni.—Pal. 28:13; lau ʻa e 1 Tīmote 5:24; Hepelū 4:13.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
15 Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau ʻofa kiate ia ʻaki honau lotó kotoa. ʻOku tātātaha ke feinga ha taha ke kākaaʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e lotu mālualoí. Ka ʻo kapau naʻe hoko eni ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé mo e taimi ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané, ʻe lava ke hoko ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. (2 Tīm. 3:1, 5) ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku totonu ke tau huʻuhuʻu fekauʻaki mo hotau fanga tokouá pea veiveiua fekauʻaki mo ʻenau mateaki kia Sihová? ʻIkai, ʻe hala ia ke huʻuhuʻu fekauʻaki mo hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné ʻo ʻikai ha fakamoʻoni. (Lau ʻa e Loma 14:10-12; 1 Kolinitō 13:7.) Pea ko e veiveiua fekauʻaki mo hotau fanga tokouá ʻe maumauʻi ai hotau vahaʻangatae tonu mo Sihová.
16. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha mālualoi ʻi ho lotó? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he puha “Hanganaki Siviʻi . . . Hanganaki Fakamoʻoniʻi . . .”?
16 ʻOku totonu ki he Kalisitiane taki taha ke ne “sivisiviʻi ʻene ngaahi ngāue pē ʻaʻaná.” (Kal. 6:4) Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau taʻehaohaoa, te tau kamata nai ke lotu kia Sihova ʻi ha ngaahi ʻuhinga hala ʻo ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ki ai. (Hep. 3:12, 13) ʻI ha fanga kiʻi founga ʻe hoko nai ʻetau ngāue kiate iá ʻo mālualoi. Ko ia kuo pau ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu: ‘Ko e hā ʻoku ou lotu ai kia Sihová? ʻOku ou lotu kiate iá koeʻuhí ko ʻeku ʻofa kiate iá pea koeʻuhí ʻoku ou loto ke ne hoko ko hoku Tokotaha-Pule? Pe ʻoku ou fakakaukau tefito pē au ki he moʻui lelei ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ke maʻu ʻi he Palataisí?’ (Fkh. 4:11) ʻI hono ʻeke ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi peheé, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai naʻa mo ha kiʻi mālualoi ʻi hotau lotó.
ʻOKU IKU ATU ʻA E MATEAKÍ KI HE FIEFIA
17, 18. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke moʻoni ʻetau lotu kia Sihová?
17 ʻE fakapaleʻi kitautolu kapau te tau fai ha feinga mālohi ke toʻo atu ʻa e kiʻi mālualoi kotoa pē mei hotau lotó. “Monuʻiaā ka ko e tangata ʻoku ʻikai lau hia ki ai ʻe Sihova, pea ʻi hono laumalie ʻoku ʻikai ha kākā,” ko e lau ia ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé. (Saame 32:2) Kapau ʻoku fai loto-moʻoni ʻetau lotú, te tau hoko ʻo fiefia he taimí ni pea te tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia haohaoa ʻi he kahaʻú.
18 ʻE vavé ni ʻaupito ke fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai fulikivanu ʻoku nau fakafisi ke fakatomalá pe ko e faʻahinga ʻoku faiangahala fakapulipulí. Te ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e faikehekehe “ʻa e maʻoniʻoni mo e angahala, ʻa e faikehekehe ʻa e taha ʻoku ngaue ki he ʻOtua mo ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ngaue ki ai.” (Mal. 3:18) Ka ʻi he teʻeki ke aʻu ki aí, ʻoku fakafiemālie ke ʻilo “ko e ongo foʻi fofonga ʻo Sihová ʻokú na siofi ʻa e faʻahinga māʻoniʻoní, pea ko hono ongo telingá ʻokú na fakafanongo ki heʻenau hū tōtōakí.”—1 Pita 3:12.
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a Ko e tōʻonga tatau naʻe toe lave ki ai ʻi he Fakahā 21:14. ʻI aí ʻoku pehē ai ko e ngaahi hingoa ʻo e kau ʻapositolo ʻe toko 12 naʻe tongi ia ʻi he “ngaahi maka fakavaʻe ʻe hongofulu-mā-ua.”
b ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupu hokó ki he founga ʻe lava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ai kia Sihova pea talitekeʻi ʻa e fulikivanú.
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“Hanganaki Siviʻi . . . Hanganaki Fakamoʻoniʻi . . .”
ʻE LAVA fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa moʻoni kia Sihova pea lotu kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻuhinga totonu? ʻOku fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Hanganaki siviʻi pe ʻoku mou ʻi he tuí, hanganaki fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e tuʻunga totonu ʻoku mou ʻi aí.” (2 Kol. 13:5) ʻE fiemaʻu nai ke tau sivisiviʻi maʻu pē ʻetau tōʻongá koeʻuhí ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha kiʻi mālualoi ʻi heʻetau lotu kia Sihová. ʻEke hifo kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ení:
▪ ʻOku ou faitotonu ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakaongoongoleleiʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé? ʻOku moʻoni ʻeku ʻofa ki hoku fanga tokouá?—Saame 12:2, 3; 1 Pita 1:22.
▪ ʻI he taimi ʻoku ou fakahāhā ai ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí pe ʻoange ki ha taha ha meʻaʻofa, ʻoku ou ʻamanekina ha meʻa ke ʻomai?—Māt. 6:2-4.
▪ ʻOku ou fakafeangai ʻofa mo fakaʻatuʻi maʻu pē ki hoku fāmilí, naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé? —Kol. 3:18-21.
▪ ʻOku fehoanaki maʻu pē ʻeku tōʻongá mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu ʻoku ou akoʻi faivelenga ki he niʻihi kehé?—Loma 2:21-23.
Fēfē kapau te tau ʻiloʻi ha kiʻi mālualoi ʻia kitautolu? Ki muʻa ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi hehema ko ení ko ha konga tefito ia hotau angaʻitangatá, ʻoku totonu ke tau fai fakavave ha liliu pē ʻoku fiemaʻu. Kapau te tau fai pehē, te tau maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová. ʻE malava foki ke tau pehē “naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mau ngāueʻaki ha lea fakahekeheke pe ʻai ha faʻahinga fakangalingali pē ʻi ha ngaahi taumuʻa mānumanu.”—1 Tes. 2:5.
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Naʻe ʻikai uesia ʻa Tīmote ʻe he tōʻonga ʻa e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní (Sio ki he palakalafi 10-12)