“Naʻa Ne Fakatupu ʻAkinaua ko e Tangata mo e Fefine”
“Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e tangata ʻi he imisi oʻona, ʻio i he imisi ʻo e ʻOtua naʻa ne fakatupu ia; naʻa ne fakatupu ʻakinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine.” —SENESI 1:27.
1. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e moʻoní ko ha tāpuaki ia ki he kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine Kalisitiané?
HE MEʻA fakafiefia lahi ē ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo feohi mo e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine, pea pehē ki he tamaiki tangata mo e tamaiki fefine, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi he moʻuí ʻa e ʻofa mo e talangofua ki he ʻOtuá! ʻOku toe fakatauʻatāinaʻi kitautolu ʻe he moʻoní mei he ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ʻulungaanga ʻoku taʻefakahōifua kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, pea ʻokú ne akoʻi kitautolu ki he founga ʻoku totonu ke moʻui ai ko e kau Kalisitiané. (Sione 8:32; Kolose 3:8-10) Ko e fakatātaá, ko e kakai ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi talatukufakaholo pe ngaahi fakakaukau ʻo kau ki he founga ʻoku totonu ke fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe he kakai tangatá honau anga fakaetangatá, pea mo e kakai fefiné honau anga fakaefefiné. ʻOku peheé koeʻuhi pē ko hono fanauʻi mai ʻa e kakai tangatá ʻoku anga fakatangata, pea anga fakafefine ʻa e kakai fefiné? Pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha toe ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa kehe kuo pau ke fai ha fakakaukau ki ai?
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ne fakapapauʻi ʻa ʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he anga fakaetangatá mo e anga fakaefefiné? (e) Ko e hā kuo hoko ki he ngaahi fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e tangatá pe fefiné?
2 Ki he kau Kalisitiané, ko e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e mafai ia kuo pau ke tau moʻulaloa ki aí, tatau ai pē ha ngaahi fakakaukau fakafoʻituitui, fakaefonua, fakaetalatukufakaholo kuo tau maʻu nai. (Mātiu 15:1-9) ʻOku ʻikai ke fakaʻāuliliki mai ʻe he Tohitapú ia ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e anga fakaetangatá mo e anga fakaefefiné. Ka, ʻokú ne fakaʻatā ke ʻi ai ha faikehekehe, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he ngaahi anga-fakafonua kehekehe. Ke hangē pē ko e meʻa naʻe fakatupu kinaua ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke anga fakaetangata ʻa e kakai tangatá, pea ke anga fakaefefine ʻa e kakai fefiné. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻi hono tānaki atu ki hono ngaohi ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné ke na fefakakakatoʻaki fakaesinó, te na fefakakakatoʻaki ʻo fakafou ʻi he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaetangata mo e ʻulungaanga fakaefefine. (Senesi 2:18, 23, 24; Mātiu 19:4, 5) Kae kehe, kuo hoko ʻo mioʻi mo fakakeheʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ia ki he tangatá pe fefiné. ʻOku fakatatau ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e anga fakaetangatá ki he pule kakaha, anga-fefeka, pe loto-mālohi. ʻI he ngaahi anga-fakafonua ʻe niʻihi, ʻe tātātaha pe fakamā ki ha tangata ke ne tangi, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko ha feituʻu kakai pe ʻi ha feituʻu fakapulipuli. Ka, ʻi he fuʻu kakai ia naʻe ʻi tuʻa ʻi he fonualoto ʻo Lasalosí, “naʻe tutulu ʻa Sīsū.” (Sione 11:35) Naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa taʻefeʻunga ia kia Sīsū, ʻa ē ko hono anga fakaetangatá naʻe haohaoa ia. Kuo maʻu ʻe he tokolahi he ʻahó ni ʻa e fakakaukau taʻemafamafatatau fekauʻaki mo e anga fakaefefiné, ʻo fakakaukau ki ai ko ha fakamānako fakaesino mo fakaefehokotaki fakasino pē.
Anga Fakaetangata Moʻoní mo e Anga Fakaefefine Moʻoní
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kehekehe ʻa e kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné?
3 Ko e hā ʻa e anga fakaetangata moʻoní, pea ko e hā ʻa e anga fakaefefine moʻoní? ʻOku fakahā ʻe he The World Book Encyclopedia: “Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné ʻoku nau kehekehe ʻo ʻikai ʻi he faʻunga fakaesinó pē, ka ʻi he angá mo e manakó foki. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi faikehekehé ni ʻoku puleʻi ia ʻe he faʻunga fakaetupú. . . . Ka ko e ngaahi faikehekehe lahi taʻefaituʻunga ʻi he faʻunga fakaesinó ʻoku hā ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he ngaahi ngafa fakaetangata pe fakaefefine ʻoku ako ki ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa. ʻOku fanauʻi mai ʻa e kakaí ko e tangata pe fefine, ka ʻoku nau ako ke anga fakaetangata pe anga fakaefefine.” ʻOku kaunga nai hotau faʻunga fakaetupú ki he ngaahi meʻa lahi, ka ko e fakatupulekina ʻo e anga fakaetangata pe anga fakaefefine totonú ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau ako ke ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe he ʻOtuá pea mo e meʻa ʻoku tau fili ke tuli ki ai ʻi he moʻuí.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ngafa ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné?
4 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he hisitōlia ʻi he Tohitapú ko e ngafa ia ʻo ʻĀtamá naʻe tuku ki ai ke ne taki ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻulu ʻo hono uaifí mo e fānaú. Te ne toe talangofua ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ke fakafonu ʻa e māmaní, pule ki ai, pea puleʻi ʻa e meʻa fakatupu kotoa pē ʻi he māmaní ʻoku māʻulalo angé. (Senesi 1:28) Ko e ngafa fakaefefine fakafāmili kia ʻIví ko e hoko ko ha “tokoni” pea mo ha “fakakakato” kia ʻĀtama, ʻo anganofo ki hono tuʻunga-ʻulú, ʻo fetokoniʻaki mo ia ʻi hono fakahoko ʻo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe tala kiate kinauá.—Senesi 2:18, NW; 1 Kolinito 11:3.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono maumauʻi ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné?
5 Ka naʻe ʻikai ke fakahoko ʻe ʻĀtama hono fatongiá, pea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe ʻIvi ʻa hono anga fakaefefiné ʻi ha founga fakaoloolo ke fakataueleʻi ʻaki ʻa ʻĀtama ke kau fakataha mo ia ʻi he talangataʻa ki he ʻOtuá. (Senesi 3:6) ʻI heʻene fakaʻatā ʻa ia tonu ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe halá, naʻe tō ai ʻa ʻĀtama mei hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga fakaetangata moʻoní. Naʻá ne vaivai ʻo fili ke ne tali ʻa e lea ʻa hono hoa ne kākaaʻí kae ʻikai ko e meʻa naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe heʻene Tamaí mo Tokotaha-Fakatupú. (Senesi 2:16, 17) Naʻe vave leva ʻa e kamata ke hokosia ʻe he ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá ʻa e meʻa naʻe tomuʻa vakai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe hoko ko e nunuʻa ia ʻo e talangataʻá. Ko ʻĀtama, ʻa ē naʻá ne tomuʻa fakamatalaʻi ʻa hono uaifí ʻi he ngaahi lea fakavīkiviki, hangē ha māú, kuó ne loto-momoko ʻeni ʻo ne pehē fekauʻaki mo ia “ko e fefine naʻa ke ʻomi.” Naʻe hanga leva ʻe heʻene taʻehaohaoá ʻo maumauʻi mo takihalaʻi ʻa hono anga fakaetangatá, ʻo iku ai ki heʻene ‘pule ki hono uaifí.’ Ko ʻIvi leva, te ne “holi” ki hono husepānití, ʻi ha founga fuʻu tōtuʻa pe taʻemafamafatatau nai.—Senesi 3:12, 16.
6, 7. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakakeheʻi ʻo e anga fakaetangatá naʻe tupu ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he tuʻunga ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí?
6 Naʻe hoko ʻo hā pango ʻaupito ʻa hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa e anga fakaetangatá mo e anga fakaefefiné ʻi he ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí. Ko e kau ʻāngelo ko ia naʻa nau liʻaki honau muʻaki tuʻunga ʻi hēvaní naʻa nau liliu kakano ʻo ʻai ʻa e ngaahi sino fakaetangata ke nau fiefia ʻi he ngaahi fehokotaki fakasino mo e kakai fefiné. (Senesi 6:1, 2) ʻOku lave ʻa e fakamatalá ko e kakai tangata pē naʻe fanauʻi mei he ngaahi nonofo taʻefakanatula ko iá. Pea ʻoku hā ko e fānaú ko e ngaahi hako fekolosiʻaki, ʻo ʻikai malava ke toe fanau. Naʻa nau hoko ko e kau toʻa, Nefilimi, pe Kakai Lalahi, koeʻuhi ko ʻenau fakatupunga ke tō ki lalo ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Senesi 6:4, NW; fakamatala ʻi lalo) ʻOku hā mahino naʻa nau anga-fakamālohi, anga-fakaaoao, ʻo ʻikai fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofa anga-fakaalaala.
7 ʻOku hā mahino, ko e fakaʻofoʻofa fakaesinó, fōtunga ʻo e sinó, lahí, pe mālohí ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻomai ʻiate kinautolu pē ʻa e anga fakaetangata pe anga fakaefefine ʻoku ala talí. Ko e kau ʻāngelo naʻe liliu ʻo sino fakakakanó naʻe ngalingali pē naʻa nau matamatalelei. Pea ko e kau Nefilimí naʻe lalahi mo uoua-mālohi, ka naʻe mioʻi ʻenau fakakaukau fakaʻatamaí. Naʻe hanga ʻe he kau ʻāngelo talangataʻá mo ʻenau fānaú ʻo fakafonu ʻa e māmaní ʻaki ʻa e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau fakaefehokotaki fakasino mo e fakamālohi. Ko ia ai, naʻe fakangata ʻe Sihova ʻa e maama ko iá. (Senesi 6:5-7) Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ke toʻo atu ʻe he Lōmakí ia ʻa e tākiekina fakatēmenioó, pe toʻo atu ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahala ʻa ʻĀtamá. Naʻe toe eʻa hake he hili ʻa e Lōmakí ha fakahāhā taʻetotonu ʻo e anga fakaetangatá mo e anga fakaefefiné, pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki ai ʻi he Tohitapú, lelei mo kovi fakatouʻosi, ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei ai.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻo e anga fakaetangata totonú naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Siosifá?
8 ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Siosifa mo e uaifi ʻo Pōtifá ha fuʻu faikehekehe lahi ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fepaki ʻa e anga fakaetangata totonú mo e anga fakaefefine fakamāmaní. ʻI he hoko ʻa e uaifi ʻo Pōtifá ʻo toʻoa ʻi he talavou ʻo Siosifá, naʻá ne feinga ke fakataueleʻi ia. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe ʻikai ha lao fakaʻotua ia kuo hiki ʻo tapui ai ʻa e feʻauakí pe tonó. Ka, naʻe hola ʻa Siosifa ia mei he fefine ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ko iá pea fakamoʻoniʻi ai ia ko ha tangata moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e anga fakaetangata ʻoku hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Senesi 39:7-9, 12.
9, 10. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono ngāuekoviʻaki ʻe Kuini Vāsiti ʻa hono anga fakaefefiné? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻo e anga fakaefefiné naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe ʻĒseta kiate kitautolú?
9 Ko ʻĒseta mo Kuini Vāsiti naʻá na ʻomai ha faikehekehe ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi fekauʻaki mo e kakai fefiné. ʻOku mahino mai naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Vāsiti naʻá ne fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa fau pea ʻe fakaai maʻu pē ai ʻe Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakaʻamú. Ka ko hono fakaʻofoʻofá naʻe fakatuʻasino pē. Naʻe ʻikai te ne anga-fakanānā mo anga fakaefefine, he naʻe ʻikai te ne fakahāhā ʻa e anganofo ki hono husepānití pea mo hono tuʻí. Naʻe siʻaki ai ia ʻe he tuʻí peá ne fili ha fefine ʻoku anga fakaefefine moʻoní, ʻa ia, ko hono moʻoní, naʻe manavahē kia Sihová ke hoko ia ko ʻene kuini.—Eseta 1:10-12; 2:15-17.
10 ʻOku hoko ʻa ʻĒseta ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fisifisimuʻa ia ki he kakai fefine Kalisitiané. Naʻe “fakaʻofoʻofa ia, mo hoihoifua,” ka naʻá ne fakahāhā ʻa e teungaʻaki “ʻa e tangata fufū ʻo e loto, ʻio, ʻaki ʻa e meʻa taʻe ʻauha ko e angavaivai mo e angamalū.” (Eseta 2:7; 1 Pita 3:4) Naʻe ʻikai te ne vakai ki he teunga matamataleleí ko e meʻa tefitó ia. Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe ʻĒseta ʻa e anga-fakapotopoto mo e mapuleʻi-kita, ʻo anganofo ki hono husepānití, kia ʻEhasivelo, naʻa mo e taimi naʻe ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻa e moʻui ʻa hono kakaí. Naʻe nofo fakalongo pē ʻa ʻĒseta ʻi he taimi naʻe fakapotopoto ai ke ne fai peheé, ka naʻá ne lea taʻemanavahē ʻi he taimi naʻe fiemaʻu aí pea taimi totonú. (Eseta 2:10; 7:3-6) Naʻá ne tali ʻa e akonaki mei he tokotaha matuʻotuʻa naʻá ne tuongaʻaneʻaki ko Motekiaí. (Eseta 4:12-16) Naʻá ne fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa mo e mateaki ki hono kakaí.
Fōtunga Hāmai
11. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakakaukau ki ai ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fōtunga hāmaí?
11 Ko e hā ha kī ki he anga fakaefefine totonú? Naʻe pehē ʻe ha faʻē: “Ko e matamatalelei ko e meʻa ʻe ʻikai ala falala ki ai, pea ko e hoihoifua ko e meʻa hamolofia: Ko e fefine ʻoku apasia kia Sihova, ko eni ia ʻe fakamaloʻia.” (Palovepi 31:30) Ko ia, ko ha manavahē anga-ʻapasia ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ia, pea ko e anga-ʻofá, fiefiá, anga-fakanānaá, mo ha lea anga-maluú ʻoku tokoni lahi ʻaupito ange ia ki he anga fakaefefiné ʻi he tokoni ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa fakaesinó.—Palovepi 31:26.
12, 13. (a) Ko hono pangó, ko e hā ʻokú ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e lea ʻa e tokolahi? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e Palovepi 11:22?
12 Ko hono pangó, ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaava honau ngutú ʻi he poto, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha anga-ʻofa ʻi honau ʻeleló. Ko ʻenau leá ʻoku laukovi, lea manuki, lea pango, mo e taʻefakaʻatuʻi. ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai tangata ʻe niʻihi ko e lea ʻulí ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e anga fakaetangatá, pea ʻoku faivale ʻa e kakai fefine ʻe niʻihi ʻo faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu. Ka, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha fefine ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fakapotopoto pea ʻoku fakakikihi, lea manuki, pe loto-fieʻeiki, ʻe lava ke pehē ʻokú ne fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi he tuʻunga lelei tahá, ʻa e anga fakaefefine moʻoní? “Ko e mama koula ʻi he ihu ʻo ha puaka, ko e fefine hoihoifua ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ki he tāu.”—Palovepi 11:22.
13 Ko e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻoku ʻalu fakataha mo e lea taʻemaʻá, lea manukí, pe ʻikai ha fakapotopotó ʻe taʻefetāiaki ia mo ha faʻahinga fōtunga fakaefefine pē ʻoku ʻai ʻe ha taha ke eʻa nai. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ʻulungaanga taʻefakaʻotua peheé ʻoku aʻu ʻo malava ke ne ʻai ha taha ʻoku hā matamatalelei fakaesino ke hā palakū. ʻOku malava ke mahinongofua kiate kitautolu ko e fōtunga hāmai fakaesino ʻo ha tangata pe ko ha fefine, heʻikai ke huhuʻi pe fakatonuhiaʻi ai ha ʻita tōlili ia, kaikaila, pe lea kovi. Ko e kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻoku malava pea ʻoku totonu ke nau ʻai kinautolu ke hā matamatalelei ki he ʻOtuá pea ki he kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻaki ʻenau lea mo e ʻulungaanga ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú.—Efeso 4:31.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga teu ʻoku fakahīkihikiʻi ʻi he 1 Pita 3:3-5, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hoʻo ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo iá?
14 Neongo ko e anga fakaefefine mo e anga fakaetangata totonú ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakalaumālie, ko e tōʻonga fakaesino mo e fōtunga hāmaí, kau ki ai ʻa e vala ʻoku tau tuí mo e founga ʻoku tau tui ai iá, ʻokú ne fakamatalaʻi atu kitautolu. ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Pitá ʻa e ngaahi sīpinga vala mo e teuteu ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻi he taimi naʻá ne akonaki ai ki he kakai fefine Kalisitiané: “Ko e teu ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa ko e teu ʻi tuʻa—ko e fi ʻo e ʻulu mo e ʻai ʻo e koula mo e tui ʻo e ngaahi kofu—ka ke nau teu ʻaki ʻa e tangata fufū ʻo e loto, ʻio, ʻaki ʻa e meʻa taʻe ʻauha ko e angavaivai mo e angamalū, ʻa ia ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻi he ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua. He naʻe pehe foki ʻa e teu ʻa e kau fefine maʻoniʻoni ʻi muʻa, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu ʻenau falala ki he ʻOtua; he naʻa nau anganofo ki honau ngaahi husepaniti.”—1 Pita 3:3-5.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke feinga ʻa e kakai fefine Kalisitiané ke fakahāhā ʻi honau valá?
15 ʻI he 1 Timote 2:9, 10, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Paula ʻo kau ki he teunga fakaefefiné: “Ko hoku loto ki he kau fefine, ke nau teuʻaki kinautolu ʻa e kofu ʻoku ngali ke ʻai, pea ō mo e angamā mo e angafakamaʻumaʻu . . . ka nau fai ke teungaʻia ʻi he ngaahi ngaue lelei, ʻa ia ko e meʻa ʻoku tāu mo e kau fefine ʻoku nau lavutu ke tauhi ki he ʻOtua.” ʻOkú ne fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ke anga-fakanānā pea teunga maau ʻa ia ʻoku tapua mai ai ʻa e fakapotopoto.
16, 17. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa e valá ʻe he tokolahi ʻo e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine ʻi he ʻahó ni? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki mei he faleʻi ʻi he Teutalonome 22:5?
16 Ki ha tangata pe ko ha fefine, tamasiʻi pe taʻahine, ke ne tōʻongaʻaki pe vala ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakalanga ai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasinó, ʻe ʻikai ke fakautuutu ai ʻa e anga fakaetangata pe anga fakaefefine moʻoní, pea ʻoku pau ʻe ʻikai ke fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ia. Ko e kakai tokolahi ʻi he māmaní ʻoku nau ʻai ke fakahāhā ʻo fuʻu tōtuʻa ʻa e tuʻunga fakaetangata pe fakaefefiné ʻi he valá mo e ʻulungaangá. ʻOku ʻuliʻulilātai ki he niʻihi kehe ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi taumuʻa taʻetāú. Ko ha fakamālōʻia ē ka ko kitautolu kau Kalisitiané koeʻuhi ko hono fakahā mai ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá! Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá: “ʻE ʻikai ʻai ki ha fefine ʻa e teunga ʻo ha tangata, pea ʻe ʻikai tui ʻe ha tangata ʻa e kofu fakafefine; he ʻoku fakalieliaʻia ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi ha taha ʻoku fai pehe.”—Teutalonome 22:5.
17 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, te ke fiefia nai ʻi haʻo toe vakai ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻi he The Watchtower ʻo ʻAokosi 15, 1988, he peesi 17: “ʻOku ʻikai ko e fakakikihí pe ko ha foʻi sīpinga ʻoku fuʻu tōtuʻa, ka ko e vakai pe ʻoku taau ia ki ha taha ʻoku taukaveʻi ko ha faifekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Loma 12:2; 2 Kolinito 6:3) Ko e ngaahi vala ʻoku fuʻu ʻaiʻainoaʻiá pe fuʻu mahaʻihaʻí ʻoku malava ke nau fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo ʻetau pōpoakí. Ko e ngaahi sīpinga ʻoku tekeutua mo fakataumuʻa ke fakafefine ai ʻa e kakai tangatá pe fakatangata ai ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻoku mātuʻaki taʻefeʻunga ia. (Fakafehoanaki mo Teutalonome 22:5.) ʻOku moʻoni, ʻoku kehekehe nai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonuá, ʻo fakatatau ki he anga ʻo e ʻeá, ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaenofó, pea mo e alāmeʻa pehē, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ke hanga ʻe he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻo faʻu ha ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni tuʻumaʻu mo fakapapau ke ngāueʻaki ʻi he fetokouaʻaki ʻi māmani lahí.”
18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi sitepu te tau laka nai ai ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu fekauʻaki mo e valá mo e teuteú?
18 Ko ha akonaki mafamafatatau mo feʻungamālie moʻoni ē! Ko hono pangó, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi, ʻa e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine, ʻoku nau muimui kui ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmaní ʻi he valá mo e teuteú ʻo ʻikai ha toe fakakaukau ia pe ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e tapua ʻa e meʻa ko iá ʻia Sihova pea mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Ko kitautolu taki taha ke tau fai nai ha sivisiviʻi-kita ke te sio pe kuo tākiekina kitautolu ʻe he fakakaukau ʻa e māmaní. Pe ko ʻetau fakaofiofi nai ki ha tokoua pe ko ha tuofefine ʻoku tokaʻi, mo taukei pea kole fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi faʻahinga feʻunuʻaki pē ʻe malava ke tau fai ki hotau sīpinga valá pea fai leva ha fakakaukau fakamātoato ki he ngaahi fokotuʻú.
Kau Tangata mo e Kau Fefine Kalisitiane—Kau Tangata mo e Kau Fefine Moʻoní
19. Ko e hā ʻa e tākiekina kovi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauʻí?
19 Ko e ʻotua ʻo e maama ko ʻení ko Sētane, pea ko ʻene tākiekiná ʻoku malava ke ʻilo ia ʻi he puputuʻu fekauʻaki mo e tangatá pe fefiné, pea ʻoku mahulu atu ia mei he valá. (2 Kolinito 4:4) ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi ʻoku feʻauʻauhi ai ʻa e kakai fefiné mo e kakai tangatá ki he tuʻunga-ʻulú, ʻo siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ia ʻa e Tohitapú. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e kakai tangata ia ʻoku liʻaki atu pē ʻe kinautolu honau ngaahi fatongia ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulú, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻĀtamá. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku aʻu ʻo nau feinga ke fetongi honau ngafa fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻi he moʻuí mei hē ki hē. (Loma 1:26, 27) ʻOku ʻikai ke fokotuʻu mai ʻe he Tohitapú ia ha toe ngaahi founga moʻui fakafetongi ʻoku tali ʻe he ʻOtuá. Pea ko hai fua, ki muʻa ke nau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiané, naʻa nau puputuʻu fekauʻaki mo kinautolu pe ko e ngaahi manako fakaefehokotaki fakasinó, ʻoku malava ke nau falala ʻe hoko ko e lelei taʻengata kiate kinautolu ke moʻui ʻo fetāiaki mo e tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ē kuo pau ʻe mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻe aʻu ki he haohaoa fakaetangatá.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻoku totonu ke hanga ʻe he Kaletia 5:22, 23 ʻo ʻai ʻi heʻetau vakai atu ki he anga fakaetangatá mo e anga fakaefefiné?
20 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻo pehē ko e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine Kalisitiané ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau fakatupu mo fakahāhā ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá—ʻofa, fiefia, melino, kātaki fuoloa, anga-ʻofa, anga-lelei, tui, anga-malū, mo e mapuleʻi-kita. (Kaletia 5:22, 23) Ko e ʻOtuá, ʻi hono poto lahí, ʻokú ne fakaivia ʻa e kakai tangatá ke fakautuutu honau anga fakaetangatá, pea mo e kakai fefiné honau anga fakaefefiné, ʻaki hono fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá. Ko ha tangata ʻokú ne fakahāhā ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālié ʻoku faingofua ke tokaʻi ia, pea ko ha fefine ʻoku fai pehē ʻoku faingofua ke ʻofaʻi ia.
21, 22. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e sīpinga naʻe fokotuʻu mai ʻe Sīsū ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi founga moʻuí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻe Sīsū ʻa hono anga fakaetangatá?
21 Ko e moʻungaʻi tangata lahi taha ne moʻui maí ko Sīsū Kalaisi, pea ko ʻene founga moʻuí ē ʻoku totonu ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané. (1 Pita 2:21-23) Hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú, ʻoku totonu fakatouʻosi ki he kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné ke nau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e mateaki ki he ʻOtuá pea talangofua ki Heʻene Folofolá. Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fisifisimuʻa ko e ʻofa, anga-fakaalaala, mo e meesi. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻoku ʻamanekina mai kitautolu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia ke fakamoʻoniʻi ko ʻene kau ākonga kitautolu.—Sione 13:35.
22 Naʻe hoko ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko ha tangata moʻoni, pea ʻoku malava ke tau ʻilo hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaetangatá ʻi heʻetau ako ʻa e lēkooti ʻo ʻene moʻuí ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻi he Tohitapú. Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mali, ka ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú naʻá ne fiefia ʻi he feohi mafamafatatau mo e kakai fefiné. (Luke 10:38, 39) Ko hono ngaahi vahaʻangatae mo e kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné naʻe anga-maʻa mo taau maʻu pē. Ko e sīpinga haohaoa ia ʻo e anga fakaetangatá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ha taha—tangata, fefine, pe ʻāngelo talangataʻa—ke ne kaihaʻasia hono anga fakaetangata fakaʻotuá mo e anga-tonu kia Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai te ne toumoua mei hono tali hono ngaahi fatongiá, pea naʻá ne fai ia ʻo ʻikai ha lāunga.—Mātiu 26:39.
23. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ngafa ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné, ʻoku anga-fēfē hono tāpuakiʻi mavahe ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
23 He meʻa fakafiefia lahi ē ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo feohi mo e kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine, pea pehē ki he tamaiki tangata mo e tamaiki fefine, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi he moʻuí ʻa e ʻofa mo e talangofua kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá! ʻOku ʻikai te tau pōpula ʻi he talangofua ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka, ʻoku fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai kitautolu mei he māmani ko ʻení mo ʻene ngaahi foungá ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakamāʻulaloʻi ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa, ʻa e taumuʻa, pea mo e ngaahi ngafa mavahevahe ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné. ʻOku malava ke tau hokosia ʻa e fiefia moʻoni ʻoku haʻu mei hono fakahoko hotau tuʻunga ʻi he moʻuí naʻe ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku tau tangata pe fefine. ʻIo, ko ha loto-hounga lahi ē ko kitautolu kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ki he kotoa ʻo ʻene ngaahi tokonaki ʻofa maʻatautolú pea mo hono fakatupu kitautolu ko e tangata mo e fefine!
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngafa totonu ki he kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné ʻoku fakamatalaʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakakeheʻi ʻo e anga fakaetangatá ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí, pea kuo anga-fēfē ʻa hono mioʻi ia pea mo e anga fakaefefiné ʻi hotau taimí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e faleʻi faka-Tohitapu fekauʻaki mo e fōtungá te ke feinga ke ngāueʻaki?
◻ ʻE malava fēfē ʻe he kau tangata mo e kau fefine Kalisitiané ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine moʻoni kinautolu?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
Neongo naʻá ne fakaʻofoʻofa, ʻoku tautefito hono manatuʻi ʻo ʻĒsetá ʻi heʻene anga-fakanānaá mo hono lotó
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Fai ha tokanga lelei ki he teuteú lolotonga iá ʻoku fai ʻa e fakamamafa lahi angé ki he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi lotó