“ʻOkú Ke ʻOfa ʻIate Au ʻo Lahi Hake ʻi he Ngaahi Meʻá Ni?”
“Saimone foha ʻo Sioné, ʻokú ke ʻofa ʻiate au ʻo lahi hake ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni?”—SIONE 21:15.
1, 2. ʻI he hili hono fakamoleki ʻa e poó kotoa ʻi he toutaí, ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni naʻe ako ʻe Pitá?
NAʻE fakamoleki ʻe he toko fitu ʻo e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ʻa e pō kakato ʻi he toutai ʻi he Tahi Kālelí. Ka naʻe halaʻatā ke nau maʻu ha ika. ʻI he pongipongi haké, naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sīsū kuo toetuʻú ʻi he matātahí ʻo siofi kinautolu. Pea naʻá ne pehē ange kiate kinautolu: “‘Lī ʻa e kupengá ki he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻu ʻo e vaká pea te mou maʻu ai ha meʻa.’ Ko ia naʻa nau lī ia, ka koeʻuhi ko e lahi fau ʻa e ika naʻa nau maʻú, naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau fusi hake ia.”—Sione 21:1-6.
2 Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mā mo e ika ke kai ʻe heʻene ʻene kau ākongá. Naʻá ne hanga hake leva kia Saimone Pita ʻo ne ʻeke atu: “Saimone foha ʻo Sioné, ʻokú ke ʻofa ʻiate au ʻo lahi hake ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni?” Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū naʻe manako ʻa Pita ʻi he toutaí. ʻOku lava pē ke pehē naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Sīsū kia Pitá pe naʻá ne ʻofa ʻia Sīsū mo e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne akoʻí ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi heʻene ʻofa ki heʻene pisinisi toutaí. Naʻe tali ange ʻe Pita kia Sīsū: “ʻEiki, ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku ou ʻofa ʻiate koe.” (Sione 21:15) Talu mei he ʻaho ko iá, mo hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Pita naʻá ne ʻuhingaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻakí. Naʻá ne fakahāhā ʻene ʻofa kia Kalaisí ʻaki ʻene hanganaki femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, pea naʻá ne hoko ko ha mēmipa mahuʻinga ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.
3. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ke lāuʻilo ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
3 Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū kia Pitá? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe tuku ke vaivai ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e moʻui ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení ʻe lava ke fakamafasia pea te tau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi loto-moʻua mo e ngaahi pole. ʻI heʻene talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo e tangata tūtūʻí, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ko e kakai ʻe niʻihi te nau tali ʻa e “folofola fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá” pea ʻi he kamatá te nau hoko ʻo faivelenga. Ka ki mui ai, “ko e ngaahi loto-moʻua fekauʻaki mo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení pea mo e mālohi kākā ʻo e koloá” te ne “kāsia ʻa e folofolá” pea ko e kakai ko iá ʻe mole ʻenau faivelengá. (Māt. 13:19-22; Mk. 4:19) Kapau heʻikai ke tau tokanga, ʻe lava ke fakaleluʻi ʻe he ngaahi loto-moʻua fakaʻaho ʻo e moʻuí ʻetau ngāue kia Sihová. Ko ia naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá: “Tokanga kiate kimoutolu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa hoko homou lotó ʻo mafatukituki ʻi he kai ʻo fuʻu hulú mo e inu ʻo fuʻu lahí pea mo e ngaahi loto-moʻua ʻo e moʻuí.”—Luke 21:34.
4. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku mālohi ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí? (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.)
4 Hangē ko Pitá, ʻe lava ke tau fakahāhā ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí ʻaki hono fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau hokohoko atu hono fai ení? ʻE lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu: ‘Ko e hā ʻoku ou ʻofa taha ai ʻi he moʻuí? ʻOku maʻu ʻeku fiefiá ʻi he tauhi kia Sihová pe ko e ngaahi ngāue kehé?’ Ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tali ení, tau sivisiviʻi ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻe tolu ʻo e moʻuí ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí. Ko e ngāue paʻangá, taimi fakaivifoʻoú, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié.
TAUHI ʻA E NGĀUE PAʻANGÁ KE ʻI HONO TUʻUNGA TOTONÚ
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻoku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí?
5 Kia Pita, ko e toutaí naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa pē naʻá ne fiefia ʻi hono faí. Ko e ngāue ia naʻá ne fai ke tokonaki maʻa hono fāmilí. ʻI he ʻahó ni foki, kuo ʻoange ai ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí ʻa e fatongia ke tokonaki maʻa honau fāmilí. (1 Tīm. 5:8) Kuo pau ke nau ngāue mālohi ke fai eni. Kae kehe, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ko ení, ʻe lava ke fakatupunga ʻe he ngāue paʻangá ʻa e loto-moʻua lahi.
6. Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke fakamafasia ʻa e ngāue paʻangá?
6 ʻOku tokolahi maʻu pē ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ngāue ka ʻoku siʻisiʻi ʻa e ngāué. Koeʻuhí ko e meʻá ni, ʻoku feʻauʻauhi ai ʻa e kakaí ke maʻu ha ngāue. ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe he tokolahi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau ngāue ʻi he ngaahi houa lahi ange, ʻo faʻa totongi siʻisiʻi. ʻOku feinga ʻa e ngaahi pisinisí ʻo ʻikai mo ha toe taimi pehē ki muʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e koloa lahi ange kae tokosiʻi ange ʻa e kau ngāué. Ko ia ʻoku hoko nai ai ʻa e kau ngāué ʻo loto-mafasia, ongosia pea aʻu ʻo nau puke. ʻOku hohaʻa ʻa e tokolahi naʻa mole ʻenau ngāué, ko ia ʻoku nau fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe honau pule ngāué.
7, 8. (a) Ko hai ʻoku tau mateaki lahi taha ki aí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni mahuʻinga naʻe ako ʻe ha tokoua ʻi Taileni fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngāué?
7 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku tau mateaki ange kia Sihova ʻi ha toe taha kehe, ʻo kau ai hotau pule ngāué. (Luke 10:27) Ko ʻetau ngāue paʻangá ko ha founga ia ke tokonaki ai ʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu tefitó pea poupou ai ki heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú. Ka ʻo kapau heʻikai ke tau tokanga, ʻe lava ke fakaleluʻi ʻetau lotú ʻe hotau ngaahi fatongia ʻi he ngāueʻangá. ʻE lava ke tau ako mei he hokosia ʻa ha tokoua ʻi Taileni. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko ʻeku ngāué ko hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi komipiuta maumaú pea naʻe fakafiefia ʻaupito, ka naʻe kau ki ai ʻa e ngāue ʻi he ngaahi houa lōloa. Ko hono olá, naʻe ʻikai meimei maʻu ai haku taimi ki he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. Naʻá ku toki fakatokangaʻi ko hono fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá, naʻe fiemaʻu ke liliu ʻeku ngāué.” Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he tokoua ko ení?
8 “Hili ʻa e palani ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe taha,” ko ʻene fakamatalá iá, “naʻá ku fili ke u fakatau ʻaisikilimi ʻi he veʻehalá. ʻI he kamatá, naʻá ku faingataʻaʻia fakaepaʻanga pea hoko ʻo loto-siʻi. ʻI he taimi naʻá ku fetaulaki ai mo hoku kaungāngāue ki muʻá, naʻa nau kataʻi au pea ʻeke mai ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻá ku fakakaukau ai naʻe lelei ange ʻa e fakatau ʻaisikilimí ia ʻi he ngāue ki he ngaahi komipiutá ʻi ha ʻātakai ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻea-fakamokomoko. Naʻá ku lotu kia Sihova, ʻo kole tokoni kiate ia ke u fekuki mo ia pea ke aʻusia ʻeku taumuʻa ke maʻu ʻa e taimi lahi ange ki he ngaahi ngāue fakalaumālié. ʻIkai fuoloa, naʻe kamata ke lelei ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Naʻá ku ʻiloʻi lelei ange ʻa e anga ʻo e saiʻia ʻeku kau kasitomaá ʻi he ʻaisikilimí peá u pōtoʻi ange ʻi hono ngaohi iá. Tuaiekemo mo e ʻosi ʻeku ʻaisikilimí hono fakatau atu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe lelei ange hoku tuʻunga fakapaʻangá ʻi he taimi naʻá ku ngāue ai ki he ngaahi komipiutá. Kuó ne ʻai au ke u fiefia ange koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke u loto-mafasia mo loto-hohaʻa hangē ko ia naʻá ku maʻu ʻi heʻeku ngāue ki muʻá. Pea ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá, ʻoku ou ongoʻi ofi ange kia Sihova he taimí ni.”—Lau ʻa e Mātiu 5:3, 6.
9. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau hokohoko atu ke maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he ngāue paʻangá?
9 ʻOku houngaʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ngāue mālohi aí. ʻOku fakapaleʻi ʻa e ngāue mālohí. (Pal. 12:14) Ka ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakapapauʻi heʻikai hoko ʻetau ngāue paʻangá ʻo mahuʻinga ange ia kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ngāue kia Sihová. ʻI he lave ki heʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakamatelie tefitó, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia leva, hanganaki fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻe tānaki atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa.” (Māt. 6:33) Ka ʻe lava fēfē ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he ngāue paʻangá? ʻE lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu, ‘ʻOku ou vakai ki heʻeku ngāué ʻoku mahuʻinga mo fakafiefia ka u vakai ki heʻeku ngāue ki he ʻOtuá ko e meʻa anga-maheni pē ia pe fakapipiko?’ Ko e fakakaukau ki he fehuʻi ko ení ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau vakai māʻalaʻala ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ʻofa moʻoni aí.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni mahuʻinga naʻe akoʻi mai ʻe Sīsuú?
10 Naʻe akoʻi mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻá ne ʻaʻahi ai ki he ʻapi ʻo e ongo tautehina, ko Mele mo Māʻata. ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe kamata teuteu ʻe Māʻata ha meʻakai maʻa Sīsū, ka naʻe tangutu pē ʻa Mele ʻo ofi kia Sīsū pea fanongo ki heʻene faiakó. Naʻe lāunga ʻa Māʻata ʻi he ʻikai ke tokoni ange ʻa Melé. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kia Māʻata: ‘Naʻe fili ʻe Mele ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí, pea ʻe ʻikai ke toʻo ia meiate ia.’ (Luke 10:38-42) Naʻe akoʻi mai heni ʻe Sīsū ha lēsoni mahuʻinga. Ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakahohaʻasi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻú pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí, kuo pau ke tau fili “ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová kuo pau ke hoko maʻu pē ia ko e meʻa mahuʻinga taha ʻi heʻetau moʻuí.
KO ʻETAU VAKAI KI HE TAIMI FAKAIVIFOʻOÚ MO E FAKAFIEFIÁ
11. Ko e hā ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú fekauʻaki mo e mālōloó mo e fakafiemālié?
11 ʻOku femoʻuekina ʻaupito ʻetau moʻuí, ko ia ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau mālōlō mo fakafiemālie. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Tohi Tapú: “ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lelei ange ki ha tangata ka ke ne kai mo inu mo maʻu ha fiefia ʻi heʻene ngāue mālohí.” (Tml. 2:24) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū naʻe mahuʻinga ki heʻene kau ākongá ke nau mālōlō. Ko e fakatātaá, hili ʻenau ngāue mālohi ʻaupito ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū kiate kinautolu: “Mou haʻu, ʻa kimoutolu pē, ki ha potu lala ʻo kiʻi mālōlō.”—Mk. 6:31, 32.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo e taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e fakafiefiá? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
12 Ko e taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e fakafiefiá ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau maʻu ha mālōlō mo fakafiemālie. Ka kuo pau ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻetau fiefiá ko e meʻa mahuʻinga taha ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻI he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e fakakaukau ko ení: “Tuku ke tau kai ā mo inu, he ko ʻapongipongí te tau mate.” (1 Kol. 15:32) Ko e fakakaukau ko ení ʻoku anga-maheniʻaki foki ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha talavou ʻi ʻIulope Hihifo naʻe kamata ke ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. Ka ʻi heʻene saiʻia ʻaupito ʻi he fakafiefiá naʻe taʻofi ai ʻene feohi mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Neongo ia, ki mui ai, naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ko ʻene tokangataha ki he fakafiefiá naʻá ne hokosia ai ʻa e palopalema lahi. Naʻe kamata ke ne toe ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú, pea ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí, naʻe malava ke ne toe kamata malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí. Hili ʻene papitaisó, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e fakaʻiseʻisa pē ʻoku ou maʻú ko e mole ʻa e fuʻu taimi lahi ki muʻa ke u fakatokangaʻi ʻoku lahi mamaʻo ange ʻa e fiefia ʻoku maʻu ʻi he tauhi kia Sihová ʻi he tuli ki he fakafiefia ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmani ko ení.”
13. (a) ʻOmai ha fakatātā ʻo e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai lelei ai ʻa e taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e fakafiefia ʻoku fuʻu tōtuʻá. (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e fakafiefiá?
13 ʻOku totonu ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he taimi fakaivifoʻoú ke tau maʻu ha fakafiemālie mo ha ivi mālohi. Ko ia ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e taimi ʻoku totonu ke tau fakamoleki ʻi he taimi fakaivifoʻoú? Ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tali iá, ʻe lava ke tau fakakaukau ki ai ʻi he foungá ni. ʻOku saiʻia ʻa e kakai tokolahi ʻi he kai keké mo e meʻa melié. Ka ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi kapau te tau kai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻi he taimi kotoa, ʻe fakatuʻutāmaki ia ki heʻetau moʻui leleí. Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke tau moʻui lelei, kuo pau ke tau kai ʻa e meʻakai ʻoku lelei kiate kitautolú. ʻI he founga meimei tatau, kapau ʻoku tau fakamoleki ʻa e lahi taha hotau taimí ʻi he taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e fakafiefiá, ʻe uesia ai hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku tau maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he taimi fakaivifoʻoú pe ʻikai? Ko e meʻa ʻe taha ʻe lava ke tau faí ko hono fili ha uike pea tohiʻi hifo ʻa e ngaahi houa ʻoku tau fakamoleki ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻoku felāveʻi mo ʻetau ngāue kia Sihová, hangē ko e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, ngāue fakamalangá mo e ako Tohi Tapú. ʻE lava ke tau tohiʻi hifo leva ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi houa ʻoku tau fakamoleki ʻi he uike tatau pē ʻi he taimi fakaivifoʻoú, hangē ko e sipotí, televīsoné, pe keimi vitioó. ʻI heʻetau fakahoa ʻa e ongo fika ko iá, ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei aí? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ha liliu?—Lau ʻa e ʻEfesō 5:15, 16.
14. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fili ʻa e taimi fakaivifoʻou mo e fakafiefia ʻoku leleí?
14 ʻOku fakaʻatā kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau fili hotau taimi fakaivifoʻoú, pea ʻe lava ke toe fili ʻe he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí ʻa e taimi fakaivifoʻou ki honau fāmilí. ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene fakakaukaú. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ko ení ke tau fai ha ngaahi fili lelei.a (Sio ki he fakamatala ʻi lalo.) Ko e taimi fakaivifoʻou ʻoku leleí ko ha “meʻaʻofa ia ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Tml. 3:12, 13) Ko e moʻoni ʻoku kehekehe ʻa e kakaí pea kehekehe ʻa e fakafiefia ʻoku nau saiʻia aí. (Kal. 6:4, 5) Kae tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e fakafiefia ʻoku tau filí, ʻoku kei fiemaʻu pē ke tau tokanga. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai hoʻo koloá, ʻe ʻi ai foki ho lotó.” (Māt. 6:21) Ko ʻetau ʻofa ki hotau Tuʻí, ʻa Sīsū, ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau fakakaukau, lea, mo ngāue ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku mahuʻinga ange ʻa e Puleʻangá kiate kitautolu ʻi ha toe meʻa kehe.—Fil. 1:9, 10.
KO ʻETAU FAITAU MO E TULI KI HE MEʻA FAKAMATELIÉ
15, 16. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié ko ha tauhele ia kiate kitautolu? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faleʻi fakapotopoto naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié?
15 ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe he tokolahi he ʻahó ni kuo pau ke nau maʻu ʻa e fakamuimui taha ʻi he valá, telefoni toʻotoʻó, komipiutá, mo e hā fua. ʻOku uesia kinautolu ʻe he tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié, ko ha founga moʻui ʻa ia ʻoku mahuʻinga ange ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié mo e paʻangá ʻi ha toe meʻa kehe. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha Kalisitiané, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga taha kiate koé? ʻEke hifo kiate koe: ‘ʻOku ou fakamoleki ʻa e taimi lahi ange ʻi he fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻalele pe ngaahi ākenga fakamuimui tahá ʻi heʻeku teuteu ki he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá? Kuó u fuʻu femoʻuekina ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakaʻahó ʻo siʻisiʻi ai hoku taimi ki he lotú pe ko hono lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú?’ Kapau heʻikai ke tau tokanga, ko e ʻofa ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié ʻe lava ke hoko ʻo mahuʻinga ange ia ʻi heʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú: “Leʻohi kimoutolu telia ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e mānumanú.” (Luke 12:15) Ko e hā naʻá ne lea pehē aí?
16 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū “ʻoku ʻikai lava ha taha ke ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki ki ha ʻeiki ʻe toko ua.” Naʻá ne tānaki mai: “Heʻikai lava ke mou ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki ki he ʻOtuá pea ki he Koloá.” ʻOku ʻikai malava ke tau ʻoatu hotau lelei tahá kia Sihova pea ʻi he taimi tatau ʻoku tau tokangataha ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū te tau “fehiʻa ki he taha kae ʻofa ki he taha” pe te tau “pīkitai ki he taha kae taʻetokaʻi ʻa e taha.” (Māt. 6:24) Koeʻuhí ko ʻetau taʻehaohaoá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke hokohoko atu ʻetau faitau mo e “ngaahi holi ʻa hotau kakanó,” ʻo kau ai ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié—ʻEf. 2:3.
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku faingataʻa ai ki he niʻihi ke nau maʻu ha fakakaukau mafamafatatau ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié? (e) Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke faitau mo e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié?
17 ʻOku mātuʻaki tokangataha ʻa e kakai tokolahi ki heʻenau ngaahi holí mo e fiefiá ʻo faingataʻa ai ke nau maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié. (Lau ʻa e 1 Kolinitō 2:14.) Koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fakakaukau lelei, ʻoku faingataʻa ke nau tala ʻa e faikehekehe ʻi he tonú mo e halá. (Hep. 5:11-14) Ko ʻenau holi ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié ʻe fakaʻaʻau ke mālohi ange. Pea ko e lahi ange ʻo e meʻa ʻoku nau maʻú, ko e lahi ange ia ʻenau holí. (Tml. 5:10) Ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fai ke tauʻiʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau ko ení. Ko hono lau maʻu pē ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ai kitautolu koeʻuhi ke tau lava ʻo talitekeʻi ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié. (1 Pita 2:2) Naʻe fakalaulauloto ʻa Sīsū ki he poto ʻo Sihová, pea naʻe tokoniʻi ai ia ke ne talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatauele ʻa e Tēvoló. (Māt. 4:8-10) ʻI he ʻahó ni foki, kapau ʻoku tau loto ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová. ʻE fakahaaʻi ai heni kia Sīsū ʻoku tau ʻofa kiate ia ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié.
18. Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakapapauʻi ke faí?
18 ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻeke ange ai ʻe Sīsū kia Pita, “ʻOkú ke ʻofa ʻiate au ʻo lahi hake ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni?” naʻá ne akoʻi kia Pita ko e tauhi kia Sihová ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne tokangataha ki ai ʻi heʻene moʻuí. ʻOku mahuʻinga iá he ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e hingoa Pitá “Ko ha Konga Maka.” Ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo Pitá ʻe lava ke fakahoa ia ki ha maka. (Ngā. 4:5-20) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau fiemaʻu foki ke tuʻu maʻu ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisí. Ko ia ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ko e ngāue paʻangá, taimi fakaivifoʻoú mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié kuo pau ke ʻi hono tuʻunga totonú ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻE hoko leva ai ʻo tau hangē ko Pitá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻEiki, ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku ou ʻofa ʻiate koe.”
a Sio ki he kupu “ʻOku ʻAonga Hoʻo Fakafiefiá?” ʻi he Taua Leʻo ʻo ʻOkatopa 15, 2011, peesi 9-12, palakalafi 6-15.