Maʻu ʻa e Lavameʻa Moʻoni ʻi he Moʻuí
“Te ke toki monuʻia [‘lavameʻa,’ NW] . . . pea te ke fai fakapotopoto ai.”—SIOS.1:8.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Naʻe lavameʻa fēfē ʻa Solomone?
ʻI he founga fē naʻe lavameʻa moʻoni ai ʻa Paulá?
ʻE lava fēfē ke ke hoko ʻo lavameʻa tuʻuloa?
1, 2. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kakai tokolahi ʻa e lavameʻá? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē nai haʻo fua ʻa e anga hoʻo vakai ki he lavameʻá?
KO E hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ke hoko ʻo lavameʻa ʻi he moʻuí? ʻEke ki he kakaí ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá, pea te ke ʻilo ai ko ʻenau ngaahi talí ʻoku kehekehe ʻaupito. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e lavameʻá ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e lavameʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakapaʻanga, fakapalōfesinale, pe fakaʻakatēmika. Ko e niʻihi ia ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻi he ngaahi vahaʻangataé—ʻoku lelei fēfē ʻenau felāveʻi mo e fāmilí, ngaahi kaungāmeʻá, pe ngaahi kaungāngāué. Ko ha taha ʻokú ne tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻe aʻu nai ʻo ne fakafehokotaki ʻa e lavameʻá ki ha tuʻunga fua fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pe ki he ngaahi lavameʻa ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú.
2 Ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e anga hoʻo vakai fakafoʻituitui ki he lavameʻá, te ke hikiʻi nai ʻa e ngaahi hingoa ʻo ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻokú ke fakakaukau ʻoku nau lavameʻa—ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻokú ke saiʻia mo tokaʻi lahi tahá. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻoku nau tatau aí? ʻOku nau koloaʻia pe ongoongoa? ʻOku nau tuʻu-ki-muʻa? Ko e ngaahi talí te ne fakahaaʻi mahino nai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi ho lotó, pea ʻoku lava ke ne tākiekina lahi ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻokú ke faí mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻokú ke tuli ki aí.—Luke 6:45.
3. (a) Ko e hā naʻe pau ke fai ʻe Siosiua ke ʻai ke lavameʻa hono halá? (e) Ko e hā te tau lāulea ki ai he taimi ní?
3 Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá pe ʻoku vakai mai ʻa Sihova kia kitautolu ʻoku tau lavameʻa, he ko ʻetau ngaahi moʻuí tonu ʻoku fakafalala ia ki heʻene hōifuá. ʻI hono ʻoange kia Siosiua ʻa e ngāue mafatukituki ʻo hono tataki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate ia ke lau ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé “ʻi he ʻaho mo e po” pea tokanga ke talangofua ki he meʻa kuo hiki aí. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange kiate ia ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Te ke toki monuʻia [‘lavameʻa,’ NW] ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ke fou ai, pea te ke fai fakapotopoto ai.” (Sios. 1:7, 8) Pea ʻokú ke ʻilo naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Siosiua ʻene lavameʻá. Kae fēfē kitautolu? ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi pe ʻoku fehoanaki ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau vakai ki he lavameʻá mo e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá? Ke aʻu ki aí, fakakaukau ki he moʻui ʻa e ongo tangata ʻe toko ua ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Tohi Tapú.
NAʻE LAVAMEʻA ʻA SOLOMONE ʻI HE MOʻUÍ?
4. Ko e hā nai naʻe pehē ai naʻe lavameʻa ʻa Solomoné?
4 ʻI he ngaahi founga lahi, naʻe mātuʻaki lavameʻa ʻa Solomone. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí ʻi ha laui taʻu, naʻá ne manavahē mo talangofua kia Sihova, ʻa ia naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi lahi ia. Manatu ki he taimi ko ia naʻe ʻai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Solomone ke ne fai ha kole, naʻe kole ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e poto ke ne tatakiʻaki ʻa e kakaí. Ko ia naʻe tāpuakiʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e poto mo e fuʻu koloa fakatouʻosi. (Lau ʻa e 1 Tuʻi 3:10-14.) Ko hono potó naʻe ‘hulu ʻi haʻa Hahake katoa, pea ʻi he poto kotoa pe ʻo Isipité.’ Ko e ongoongoa ʻo Solomoné naʻe ʻiloa ia ʻi he “ngaahi puleʻanga takatakai.” (1 Tuʻi 4:30, 31) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e tuʻumālié, ko ʻene koula fakataʻú ʻataʻatā pē naʻe feʻunga hono mamafá mo ha toni ʻe 25! (2 Kal. 9:13) Naʻá ne pōtoʻi ʻi he meʻa fakatipilomētiká, fakaelangá, mo e fakakomēsialé. ʻIo, lolotonga ʻene tauhi maʻu hono tuʻunga totonu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Solomone ʻene lavameʻá.—2 Kal. 9:22-24.
5. Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Solomone fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau lavameʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá?
5 Ko e meʻa naʻe hiki ʻe Solomone ʻi he tohi Koheletí ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻe ʻikai ke takihalaʻi ia ki he fakakaukau ko e lavameʻá mo e fiefiá ʻoku fakangatangata pē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tuʻumālie pe tuʻu-ki-muʻá. ʻIkai ʻaupito. Naʻá ne tohi: “Kuo u ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei ʻi he nofo, ka ke te fiefia mo fai lelei lolotonga ʻete moʻui. Ka ko eni foki, ko e kai mo inu ʻa e tangata kotoa pe, mo ʻene ʻilo lelei ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngaue kehekehe, ko e meʻa foaki ia ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Koh. 3:12, 13) Pea naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e ngaahi fiefia peheé ʻoku mohu ʻuhinga moʻoni ia ki he tokotaha kuó ne maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia kuó ne maʻu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo Iá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi totonu ʻe Solomone: “Ko e ngataʻanga ʻeni ʻo e meʻa: kuo aʻau hono kotoa. Ke ke ʻapasia kia Elohimi, ʻo tauhi ʻene ngahi fekau; he ko e kotoa ʻo e tangata ia.”—Koh. 12:13.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamaama ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Solomoné ki hono fakafuofuaʻi ʻa e lavameʻa moʻoní?
6 ʻI he laui taʻu, naʻe fou ʻa Solomone ʻi he ʻapasia ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau lau naʻá ne ‘ʻofa ki he ʻEikí, heʻene fou ʻi he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Tevita ko ʻene tamaí.’ (1 Tuʻi 3:3) ʻIkai te ke lau ia ko e lavameʻa moʻoni? ʻI he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe langa ai ʻe Solomone ha temipale fisifisimuʻa maʻá e lotu moʻoní pea hiki mo e tohi Fakatohitapu ʻe tolu. Lolotonga heʻikai nai ʻamanekina te tau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Solomone ʻi he taimi naʻá ne faitōnunga ai ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke ne fakahā mai kia kitautolu ʻa e founga ke tau fakafuofuaʻi ai ʻa e lavameʻa moʻoní pea ʻoku totonu ai ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ia. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, manatuʻi ʻi he malumalu hono fakamānavaʻí naʻe tohi ai ʻe Solomone ko e tuʻumālié, potó, ongoongoá, mo e mafaí—ʻa e meʻa ʻe vakai ki ai ʻa e kakai tokolahi he ʻahó ni ko e ngaahi tuʻunga lavameʻá—ko e kulanoa ia. Ko e ngaahi meʻa peheé ko e koto ngeʻesi moʻoni, ko ha “kai matangi.” ʻIkai kuó ke sio ko e kau ʻofa tokolahi ki he koloá ʻoku nau holi ke maʻu ʻa e meʻa lahi ange? Pea ʻoku nau faʻa hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku nau maʻú. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko ʻenau ngaahi koloá ʻe maʻu ia ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe he niʻihi kehé.—Lau ʻa e Koheleti 2:8-11, 17; 5:10-12.
7, 8. Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi fēfē ʻe Solomone ʻene taʻefaitōnungá, pea ko e hā hono olá?
7 ʻOku mou toe ʻilo foki naʻe faai atu pē ʻo hē ʻa Solomone mei he ʻalunga ʻo e talangofua faitōnungá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “ʻI he faifai ʻo motuʻa ʻa Solomone, naʻe fakaafe ʻe hono ngaahi uaifi hono loto ke muimui ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe: pea naʻe ʻikai haohaoa hono loto ʻi heʻene fakafeangai kia Sihova ko hono ʻOtua, ʻo hange ko e loto ʻo Tevita ko ʻene tamai. . . . Pea fai ʻe Solomone ʻa e meʻa naʻe tau kovi ki he finangalo ʻo Sihova.”—1 Tuʻi 11:4-6.
8 ʻI he taʻefakahōifua moʻoni, naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Solomone: “Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo . . . ʻikai te ke tauhi ʻeku kovinanite mo e ngaahi fekau kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu, te u matuʻaki hae ʻa e puleʻanga meiate koe, ʻo ʻatu ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.” (1 Tuʻi 11:11) He meʻa fakamamahi ē! Neongo naʻe lavameʻa ʻa Solomone ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi, ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí naʻá ne fakalotomamahiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻI he tafaʻaki mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻo e moʻuí—ko e faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá—naʻe tō ai ʻa Solomone. Ko kitautolu taki taha ʻe lava ke tau ʻeke hifo, ‘ʻOku pau hoku lotó ke fakapapauʻi ko e lēsoni kuó u ako mei he moʻui ʻa Solomoné te ne tokoniʻi au ke u hoko ko ha tokotaha lavameʻa?’
KO HA MOʻUI LAVAMEʻA MOʻONI
9. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e māmaní, naʻe lavameʻa ʻa Paula? Fakamatalaʻi.
9 Ko e moʻui ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá naʻe kehe ʻaupito ia meia Tuʻi Solomone. Kia Paula, naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai hano taloni lei pe kai fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻí. Ka, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi fiekaia, fieinua, mokosia, mo taʻemaʻu ha vala. (2 Kol. 11:24-27) ʻI heʻene tali pē ʻa Sīsū ko e Mīsaiá, naʻe ʻikai kei maʻu ʻe Paula ha tuʻunga lāngilangi ʻi he lotu faka-Siú. Ka, naʻe fehiʻa ʻa e kau taki lotu Siú ʻiate ia. Naʻe tuku pilīsone ia, tā, haha ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau, pea tolomakaʻi. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Paula ko ia mo hono ngaahi kaungā-Kalisitiané ʻe leakovia, fakatangaʻi, pea lauʻikovi loi. “Kuo mau hoko ko e veve ʻo e māmaní, ko e kinohaʻa ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē, ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimí ni.”—1 Kol. 4:11-13.
10. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga naʻe hā ngali ne tukuange ai ʻe Paula ʻa e lavameʻá?
10 ʻI hono tuʻunga ko ha talavou naʻe ui ko Saulá, ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá naʻe hā ngali naʻe lahi e ngaahi lelei kiate iá. ʻI hono fāʻeleʻi ʻi ha fāmili tuʻu-ki-muʻa nai, naʻá ne ako ai ʻia Kāmelieli, ko ha faiako naʻe tokaʻi, peá ne tohi ki mui: “Naʻá ku fai ʻa e fakalakalaka ʻi he lotu faka-Siú ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi he tokolahi ʻo hoku toʻumeʻa.” (Kal. 1:14) ʻI heʻene poto ʻi he lea faka-Hepeluú mo e faka-Kalisí, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Saula ko e tangataʻifonua Loma, ʻa ia naʻe foaki ange ai kiate ia ha ngaahi monū mo e ngaahi totonu naʻe fiemaʻua lahi. Kapau naʻá ne fili ke hanganaki tuli ki he lavameʻa fakamāmani peheé, ngalingali naʻá ne mei malava ke ne maʻu tonu ha tuʻunga tuʻu-ki-muʻa mo ha maluʻanga fakapaʻanga lahi ange. Ka, naʻá ne fili ha ʻalunga ʻa ia ki he niʻihi kehé—naʻa mo ha ngaahi kāinga nai—ne hā ngali fakavalevale ia. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga mo e taumuʻa naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Paulá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
11 Naʻe ʻofa ʻa Paula kia Sihova pea fiemaʻu ʻene hōifuá ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi he koloá mo e tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e tangatá. Ko hono maʻu ha ʻiloʻi totonu ʻo e moʻoní, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Paula ʻo fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e huhuʻí, ko e ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané, ko e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui ʻi hēvaní—ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tukunoaʻi lahi ʻe he māmaní. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Paula naʻe ʻi ai ha ʻīsiu ke fakaleleiʻi. Kuo taukaveʻi ʻe Sētane te ne malava ke fakatafokiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. (Siope 1:9-11; 2:3-5) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi naʻe fetaulaki mo iá, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Paula ke faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá, ke kātaki ʻi he lotu moʻoní. Ko ha taumuʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi he ʻāsenita ʻa e māmaní ki he lavameʻá.
12. Ko e hā naʻá ke fili ai ke tuku hoʻo ʻamanakí ʻi he ʻOtuá?
12 ʻOkú ke loto-tatau mo e fakapapau ʻa Paulá? Neongo ʻoku ʻikai faingofua maʻu pē ʻa e moʻui ʻi ha moʻui faitōnungá, ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e tāpuaki mo e hōifua ʻa Sihová, pea ko e meʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻai ha taha ke lavameʻa moʻoni. (Pal. 10:22) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻaonga he taimí ni, pea ʻoku lava moʻoni ke tau ʻamanekina ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he kahaʻú. (Lau ʻa e Maʻake 10:29, 30.) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga kotoa ke tuku ʻetau ʻamanakí, “ʻo ʻikai ʻi he ngaahi koloa taʻepaú, ka ʻi he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne tokonaki hulu fau mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau fiefia aí.” ʻOku tau ‘faʻoaki malu ai maʻatautolu ha makatuʻunga lelei ki he kahaʻú, koeʻuhí ke tau lava ai ʻo piki maʻu ki he moʻui moʻoní.’ (1 Tīm. 6:17-19) ʻIo, ʻoku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi moʻoni ʻi ha laui teau taʻu mei he taimí ni, naʻa mo ha laui afeʻi taʻu pe lahi ange mei he taimí ni, te tau malava ai ke sio ki mui pea pehē, “Naʻá ku fili moʻoni ʻa e ʻalunga ʻo e lavameʻa moʻoní!”
FEITUʻU ʻOKU ʻI AI HOʻO KOLOÁ
13. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e faʻoaki koloá?
13 Naʻe lea ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e koloá: “Tuku ʻa e faʻoaki koloa maʻamoutolu ʻi māmaní, ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku keina ai ʻe he ané mo e ʻumeʻumeá pea mo e feituʻu ʻoku haea ʻe he kau kaihaʻá ʻo kaihaʻasí. Kae faʻoaki koloa maʻamoutolu ʻi hēvani, ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai ke keina ai ʻe he ané pe ko e ʻumeʻumeá pea mo e feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai haea ʻe he kau kaihaʻá ʻo kaihaʻasí. He ko e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai hoʻo koloá, ʻe ʻi ai foki ho lotó.”—Māt. 6:19-21.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku taʻefakapotopoto ai ke kumi ki he koloa fakamāmaní?
14 Ko e koloa fakamāmani ʻa ha taha ʻe lahi ange nai ia ʻo ʻikai ko e paʻangá pē. ʻI ha ʻuhinga, ʻe lava ke kau ai ha taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe tohi ʻa Solomone fekauʻaki mo iá ʻa ia ʻoku kau ai ʻa e hoko ʻo lavameʻa ʻi he vakai ʻa e tangatá—ko e ongoongoá, ʻiloá, pe mafaí. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ha poini meimei tatau mo ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Solomone ʻi he tohi Koheletí—ko e ngaahi koloa fakamāmaní ʻoku ʻikai ke tuʻuloa. Hangē ko ia kuó ke sio nai ai ʻi he māmani takatakai kiate koé, ko e kotoa ʻo e koloa peheé ʻoku ʻauhangofua pea ʻoku malava ke molengofua. ʻOku tohi ʻa Palōfesa F. Dale Bruner fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi koloa peheé: “ʻOku ʻilo lelei ko e ʻiloá ʻoku feliliuaki. Ko ha taha ʻoku ongoongoa he ʻahó ni ʻe vave nai ʻene ngaló. Ko e lavameʻa fakapaʻanga he taʻu ní ʻe mole fakapaʻanga ia ʻi he taʻu hoko maí. . . . ʻOku ʻofa [ʻa Sīsū] ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻOkú ne ekinaki kia kinautolu ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻamanaki-tōnoa taʻealakalofi ʻoku haʻu fakataha mo e lāngilangi ʻoku puli māmālie. ʻOku ʻikai ke tuʻuloa ia. ʻOku ʻikai loto ʻa Sīsū ke [hoko ʻene] kau ākongá ʻo loto-mamahi. ‘ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻoku tafoki ʻa e māmaní mei he tokotaha naʻe toki ʻi he tumutumú pē.’” Neongo ʻoku loto-tatau ʻa e kakai tokolahi mo e ngaahi fakamatala ko iá, ko e toko fiha ʻoku nau fakaʻatā ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ʻoku tuʻu mei mui ʻia kinautolú ke liliu ʻenau hanga atu ki he moʻuí? Te ke pehē?
15. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga lavameʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ki aí?
15 Ko e kau taki lotu ʻe niʻihi kuo nau malangaʻi ʻoku hala ke feinga ke lavameʻa pea ko e feinga kotoa ke lavameʻá ʻoku totonu ke taʻofi. Kae fakatokangaʻi, naʻe ʻikai ke fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e feinga peheé kotoa pē. Ka, ko ʻene ekinaki ʻe ia ʻene kau ākongá ke nau toe fakatonutonu ʻenau feingá, ʻo enginaki kia kinautolu ke nau faʻoaki “koloa ʻi hēvani” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻauhangofuá. Ko ʻetau holi muʻomuʻá ʻoku totonu ko e feinga ke hoko ʻo lavameʻa ʻo hangē ko ha vakai ki ai ʻa Sihová. ʻIo, ʻoku fakamanatu mai kia kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku tau maʻu ha fili ki he meʻa te tau tuli ki aí. Ka ko hono moʻoní, te tau tuli ki he meʻa ʻi hotau lotó, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga kia kitautolú.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e falala-pau kotoa ki ai?
16 Kapau ʻoku tau lotoʻaki ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova, ʻe lava ke tau falala te ne tokanga ki ai ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fiemaʻú. Te ne fakaʻatā nai ke tau hokosia fakataimi ʻa e fiekaia pe fieinua, hangē ko ia ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. (1 Kol. 4:11) Kae kehe, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e falala-pau kotoa ki he faleʻi fakapotopoto ʻa Sīsuú: “Ko ia ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa mou loto-moʻua ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e hā te tau kaí?’ pe, ‘Ko e hā te tau inú?’ pe, ‘Ko e hā te tau tuí?’ He ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa ko e ngaahi meʻa ia ʻoku tuli vēkeveke ki ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá. ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe hoʻomou Tamai fakahēvaní ʻoku mou fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa. Ko ia ai, hanganaki fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻe tānaki atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e toe ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa.”—Māt. 6:31-33.
MAʻU ʻA E LAVAMEʻA ʻI HE VAKAI MAI ʻA E ʻOTUÁ
17, 18. (a) ʻOku fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā ʻa e lavameʻa moʻoní? (e) ʻOku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā ʻa e lavameʻá?
17 Ko e poini tefitó eni: Ko ʻetau hoko ʻo lavameʻa moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau ngaahi aʻusiá pe tuʻunga ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e māmaní. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e lavameʻa moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ke fuaʻaki ia hono maʻu ha fatongia pau ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané. Ka, ko ha tāpuaki pehē, ʻe lava ke felāveʻi ia mo e meʻa moʻoni ʻoku makatuʻunga ai ʻa e lavameʻá, ko ʻetau talangofua mo e faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakapapau mai kia kitautolu: “Ko e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanekina mei he kau tamaioʻeikí ke nau hoko ʻo faitōnunga.” (1 Kol. 4:2) Pea kuo pau ke tau kātaki ʻi he hoko ʻo faitōnungá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia kuó ne kātaki ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá ko e tokotaha ia ʻe fakahaofí.” (Māt. 10:22) ʻIkai te ke loto-tatau ko e hoko ʻo fakahaofí ko ha fakamoʻoni taʻealafakaʻikaiʻi ia ʻo e lavameʻá?
18 Ko e fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻi ʻolungá, ʻe lava ke ke sio ai ko e faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai fakafehokotaki ia ki he tuʻu-ki-muʻá, akó, tuʻunga fakapaʻangá, pe tuʻunga fakasōsialé; pea ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ʻa e faitōnungá ia ʻi he poto, talēnitiʻia, pe malava. ʻI ha ngaahi tuʻunga pē ʻoku tau ʻi ai nai, ʻe lava ke tau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻetau faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe koloaʻia ʻa e niʻihi, masiva ʻa e niʻihi. Ki he koloaʻiá, naʻe totonu ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paula “ke nau failelei, ke nau hulu atu ʻi he ngaahi ngāue lelei, ke nau nima-homo, mateuteu ke fai ha vahevahe atu.” Fakatouʻosi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku koloaʻiá mo e faʻahinga ʻoku masivá ʻe lava ke nau “piki maʻu ki he moʻui moʻoní.” (1 Tīm. 6:17-19) ʻOku toe moʻoni foki ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e faingamālie tatau pea mo e fatongia tatau: Kuo pau ke tau nofoʻaki faitōnunga pea hoko ʻo “hulu atu ʻi he ngaahi ngāue lelei.” Kapau ʻoku tau pehē, te tau hoko ai ʻo lavameʻa ʻi he vakai mai hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú pea maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻo hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau fakahōifuaʻi ia.—Pal. 27:11.
19. ʻI he meʻa fekauʻaki mo e lavameʻá, ko e hā hoʻo fakapapaú?
19 ʻE ʻikai nai malava ke ke mapuleʻi kakato ho ngaahi tuʻungá, ka ʻe lava ke ke mapuleʻi ʻa e anga hoʻo fakafeangai ki aí. Feinga ke hoko ʻo faitōnunga tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ho ngaahi tuʻungá. ʻOku tuha ia mo e feinga. Hoko ʻo falala-pau ʻe tāpuakiʻi lahi koe ʻe Sihova—ʻi he taimí ni ʻo faai atu ki ʻitāniti. ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe ngalo ʻa e ngaahi lea naʻe fakahanga ʻe Sīsū ki he kau Kalisitiane paní: “Hanga ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi koe ʻokú ke faitōnunga ʻo aʻu ki he maté, pea te u ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e kalauni ʻo e moʻuí.” (Fkh. 2:10) Ko e moʻoni ko e lavameʻa moʻoní ia!
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ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaetangatá, naʻe hā ai ʻa Saula naʻá ne ʻi he hala ki he lavameʻá
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Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Paula ʻene hoko ʻo lavameʻa moʻoní