Ko e Toetuʻú—ʻOku Moʻoni Ia Kiate Koe?
“ʻE faifai pea hoko ha toetuʻu.”—NGĀUE 24:15.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku hā ngali pau ʻaupito ai ʻa e maté?
“ʻI HE māmani ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai ha toe meʻa ʻe pau ka ko e maté mo e tukuhaú.” Ko e fakamatala ko iá, naʻe tohi ʻi he 1789 ʻe he taki fakapuleʻanga ʻAmelika ko Benjamin Franklin, kuo maongo ki he niʻihi ko ha lea ia ʻa e poto. Kae kehe, ʻoku kākā ʻa e kakai taʻefaitotonu tokolahi ia ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tukuhaú. ʻOku hā ngali ʻoku pau ʻaupito ange ʻa e maté ia. ʻI he ʻikai ha tokoní, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kitautolu ʻe faifai atu peá ne lava ke kalofi ia. ʻOku tulimui mai ia ʻo ne maʻu kitautolu kotoa. ʻI ha fiekaia taʻealamākona, ko Seoli—ʻa e faʻitoka anga-maheni ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá—ʻokú ne keina ʻa e kakai ʻoku tau ʻofa aí. (Palovepi 27:20) Kae fakakaukau angé ki ha foʻi fakakaukau fakafiemālie.
2, 3. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa pau ai ʻa e maté ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ki ai ʻa e tokolahi? (e) Ko e hā te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu ko ʻení?
2 ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he Folofola ʻa Sihová ʻa e ʻamanaki pau ʻo e toetuʻu, ʻa e toe fokotuʻu mai ki he moʻuí. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha misi pē ʻeni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha mālohi ʻi he ʻunivēsí ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa Sihova mei hono fakahoko moʻoni ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻení. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he tokolahi ia he ʻahó ni ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa pau ʻa e maté ia ki he kakai ʻe niʻihi. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ko ha “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku ʻikai lava ke lau te nau hao moʻui atu mei he “mamahi lahi,” ʻoku vavé ni ke hoko mai. (Fakahā 7:9, 10, 14) Te nau moʻui atu ʻi he hili iá, fakataha mo e ʻamanaki ki ʻitāniti. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa pau ʻa e maté ia kiate kinautolu. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻe ‘fakakaʻanga ʻa Mate.’—1 Kolinito 15:26.
3 ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau ongoʻi pau ki he toetuʻú ʻo hangē ko e ongoʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “ʻE faifai pea hoko ha toetuʻu ʻa e angatonu mo e angahala fakatouʻosi.” (Ngāue 24:15) Tau lāulea angé ki ha ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe tolu fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻú. ʻUluakí, ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻení ke mātuʻaki paú? Uá, ʻe lava fēfē ke ke ongoʻi fiemālie fakafoʻituitui ʻi he ʻamanaki toetuʻú? Tolú, ʻoku anga-fēfē nai ʻa e kaunga ʻa e ʻamanakí ni ki hoʻo founga moʻui he taimi ní?
Toetuʻú—Ko ha Meʻa Pau
4. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga tefito ʻa e toetuʻú ki he taumuʻa ʻa Sihová?
4 ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e toetuʻú ko ha meʻa paú. Hiliō he meʻa kotoa, ʻoku kaunga tefito ia ki he taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. Manatuʻi, naʻe taki ʻe Sētane ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he angahalá, fakataha mo hono nunuʻa taʻealakalofi ko e maté. Ko ia ai, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo Sētane: “Ko e toko taha ko ia ko e tamate-tangata mei he kamataʻanga.” (Sione 8:44) Ka naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ko ʻene “fefine,” pe kautaha hangē ha uaifi ʻi hēvaní, te ne ʻomai ha “hako” ʻa ia te ne laiki ʻa e “ngata [ko ia] ʻo onoʻaho” ʻi hono ʻulú, ʻo fakaʻauha ʻosi ʻa Sētane. (Senesi 3:1-6, 15; Fakahā 12:9, 10; 20:10) ʻI hono fakahaaʻi māmālie mai ʻe Sihova ʻene taumuʻá ʻo kau ai ʻa e Hako Faka-Mīsaiá, naʻe hoko ʻo hā mahino ko e Hako ko iá te ne fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻo ʻikai ko hono fakaʻauha pē ʻo Sētané. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko hono ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻa e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke ne holoki ʻa e ngaahi ngaue ʻa e Tevolo.” (1 Sione 3:8) Ko e mate tupu mei he angahala kuo tau maʻu tukufakaholo meia ʻĀtamá ʻoku muʻomuʻa taha ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sētane ʻa ia ʻoku fakataumuʻa ʻa Sihova ke toʻo atu, pe holoki, fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻa e feilaulau huhuʻi mo e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú.—Ngāue 2:22-24; Loma 6:23.
5. Ko e hā ʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he toetuʻú?
5 ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ke fakalāngilangiʻi hono huafa toputapú. Kuo lauʻikovi loi ʻe Sētane ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá pea pouaki ʻa e ngaahi loi. Naʻá ne lea loi ʻo pehē ‘ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito mate’ ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi kapau te na kai mei he fuaʻiʻakau naʻe tapui ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Senesi 2:16, 17; 3:4) Talu mei ai, mo hono ohi mai ʻe Sētane ʻa e ngaahi loi meimei tatau, hangē ko e akonaki loi ʻoku moʻui atu ʻa e laumālié ʻi he mate ʻa e sinó. Kae kehe, fakafou ʻi he toetuʻú, ʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi loi kotoa ko iá. Te ne fakamoʻoniʻi tuʻuloa ko ia pē ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatolonga mo e Tokotaha-Fakafoki mai ʻo e moʻuí.
6, 7. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fokotuʻu hake ʻo e kakaí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻilo fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí?
6 ʻOku fakaʻamu ʻa Sihova ke fakahoko ʻa e toetuʻú. ʻOku fakamahinoʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa Sihová ʻi he meʻá ni. Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau ange ki he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ko ʻeni ʻa e tangata faitōnunga ko Siopé: “Ka pekia ha tangata, te ne toe moʻui koa? ʻA, te u lava noa ke tatali ke ʻosi hoku fatongia tau; kaeʻoua ke aʻu mai hoku liliu; te ke toki ui, pea te u tali atu ʻe au: ʻE kavea ho finangalo ki he fitaʻa ʻa ho nima.” (Siope 14:14, 15) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá?
7 Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Siope ʻi he hili ko ia ʻene maté, ʻoku toka mai mei muʻa kiate ia ha taimi ʻo e tatali ʻi he mohe ʻo e maté. Naʻá ne vakai ki he taimi ko iá ko ha “fatongia tau,” ko ha vahaʻa taimi kuo pau ke ne tatali ai ki hono tukuange mei ai. Ko ha meʻa pau kiate ia ʻa e tukuange ko iá. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Siope ʻe hoko mai hono fakafiemālié. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa Sihová. ʻE “kavea” pe fakaʻamu ʻa Sihova ke toe sio ki heʻene sevāniti faitōnungá. ʻIo, ʻoku fakaʻamu ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakafoki mai ki he moʻuí ʻa e kau māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē. ʻE toe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki he niʻihi kehe ha faingamālie ke nau moʻui taʻengata ai ʻi he Palataisi he māmaní. (Luke 23:43; Sione 5:28, 29) Koeʻuhi ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ke fakahoko ʻa e taumuʻa ko iá, ko hai ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ia?
8. Kuo anga-fēfē hono ‘fakapapauʻi’ ʻe Sihova ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻú?
8 Ko ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻú ʻoku fakapapauʻi ia ʻe he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú. ʻI hono fai ʻe Paula ha malanga ʻi ʻAtenisi, naʻá ne fanongonongo ai: “[Ko e ʻOtuá] kuo ne kotofa ae aho, te ne fakamāu maonioni ai a mamani, i he tagata kuo ne fakanofo; bea kuo ne fakababau ia ki he kakai kotoabe, i he ene fokotuu ia mei he bekia.” (Ngāue 17:31, PM) Naʻe manuki ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kau fanongo kia Paulá ʻi he taimi naʻa nau fanongo ai fekauʻaki mo ha toetuʻú. Kae kehe, naʻe hoko ha tokosiʻi ʻo tui. Mahalo naʻe hanga ʻe he foʻi fakakaukau ko ia ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻení ʻo puke ʻenau tokangá. ʻI he taimi naʻe fokotuʻu hake ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsuú, naʻá Ne fakahoko ai ʻa e mana lahi tahá. Naʻá ne fakafoki mai hono ʻAló mei he maté ki he moʻui ko ha laumālie māfimafi. (1 Pita 3:18) Naʻe toe lahi ange ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo Sīsū heʻene toetuʻú ʻi he tuʻunga naʻá ne ʻi ai he lolotonga ʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá. ʻI he taʻefaʻamate pea fika ua atu pē kia Sihova ʻi he mafaí, ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga ai ʻa Sīsū he taimí ni ke ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ngafa fakaofo mei heʻene Tamaí. ʻOku fakahoko ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻia Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi toetuʻu kehe kotoa pē—ki he moʻui ʻi hēvani pe ki he moʻui ʻi he māmaní. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū tonu: “Ko au pē ko e Toetuʻu, pea mo e Moʻui.” (Sione 5:25; 11:25) ʻI hono fokotuʻu hake hono ʻAló, naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki ko iá ki he kau faitōnunga kotoa pē.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakapapauʻi ʻe he lēkooti ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e toetuʻú?
9 Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e toetuʻú ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau fakamoʻoni sio tonu pea lēkooti ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻi he lēkooti ʻa e Tohi Tapú ha ngaahi fakamatala fakaikiiki ʻo e ngaahi toetuʻu ʻe valu ʻa e kakai naʻe toe fakafoki ki he moʻui ko ha tangata ʻi he māmaní. Naʻe ʻikai ke fakahoko fakafufū ʻa e ngaahi mana ko ʻení ka naʻe fai fakahāhā ia, ʻo meimei ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻa e kau sio tonu ai. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa Lāsalosi, ʻa ia naʻe mate ʻo ʻosi ʻa e ʻaho ʻe fā, ʻi he ʻao ʻo ha fuʻu kakai naʻe mamahi—ʻo ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fāmili ʻo e tangatá ni, ngaahi kaumeʻá, mo e ngaahi kaungāʻapí. Ko e fakamoʻoni ko ʻeni naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻa Sīsū ʻe he ʻOtuá naʻe fuʻu mālohi fau ia ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito malava ai ʻe he ngaahi fili fakalotu ʻo Sīsuú ke fakaʻikaiʻi naʻe hoko moʻoni ʻa e toetuʻu ko iá. ʻI hono kehé, naʻa nau faʻufaʻu ke tāmateʻi ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻia Sīsū kae toe pehē foki kia Lāsalosi! (Sione 11:17-44, 53; 12:9-11) ʻIo, ʻoku malava ke tau loto-falala ko ha meʻa pau ʻa e toetuʻú. Kuo ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ha lēkooti ʻo e ngaahi toetuʻu ʻi he kuohilí koeʻuhi ke fakafiemālieʻiʻaki kitautolu pea ke fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻetau tuí.
Maʻu ʻa e Fiemālie ʻi he ʻAmanaki ʻo e Toetuʻú
10. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he ngaahi fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he toetuʻú?
10 ʻOkú ke fakaʻamu ki ha fakafiemālie ʻi he fehangahangai mo e maté? Ko e matavai papau ʻe taha ʻo e fakafiemālié ʻoku malava ke maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he toetuʻú. ʻI hono lau ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala ko iá, fakalaulauloto ki ai, pea sioloto atu ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokó ʻoku malava ke ne ʻai ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ke toe moʻoni ange kiate koe. (Loma 15:4) ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ngaahi foʻi talanoa pē ʻeni. Naʻe hoko tonu ia ki he kakai moʻoni hangē ko kitautolú, naʻa nau moʻui ʻi ha taimi moʻoni pea ʻi ha feituʻu moʻoni. Tau kiʻi tokangataha angé ki he fakatātā ʻe taha—ko e ʻuluaki toetuʻu ʻi he lēkooti ʻa e Tohi Tapú.
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa fakamamahi naʻe hoko ki he uitou ʻo Salepitá, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ʻuluaki tali ki aí? (e) Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakamafaiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá ke ne fai maʻá e uitoú.
11 Sioloto atu. ʻI ha ngaahi uike, kuo hoko ai ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá ko ha tokotaha fakaafe ʻa e uitou ʻo Salepitá, ʻo ne nofo ʻi ha kiʻi loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ʻato ʻo e fale ʻo e fefiné. Ko ha taimi fakamamahi ia. ʻOku uesia ʻa e vahefonuá ʻe he pakukā mo e honge. ʻOku tei mate ʻa e tokolahi. Kuo ʻosi ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke ne fakahoko ha mana ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi lōloa ke fakapaleʻiʻaki ʻa e tui ʻa e uitou anga-fakatōkilaló ni. Ko ia mo ʻene tamasiʻí naʻá na tuʻunuku ki he tuʻunga ʻo e hōngeá, ko ʻena houa kai fakamuimuí pē ʻeni naʻe toé, ʻi he taimi ko ia naʻe fakaivia ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke ne fakahoko ha mana koeʻuhi ke tolonga fakaemana ai ʻa ʻene mahoaʻá mo e loló. Neongo ia, ne hoko ha meʻa fakamamahi kiate ia. Naʻe puke fakafokifā ʻa ʻene tamasiʻí, pea tuaiekemo kuo tuʻu ʻene mānavá. He tā moʻoni ne ongo ki he uitoú! Kuo ʻosi hulu ʻānoa pē ʻa e faingataʻa ʻi he moʻui taʻeʻiai ha tokoni mo ha poupou ʻa ha husepānití, ka ko ʻeni kuo toe mole ʻa ʻene tama pē tahá. ʻI heʻene mamahí, naʻe aʻu ʻo ne tukuakiʻi ʻa ʻIlaisiā mo hono ʻOtuá, ʻa Sihova! Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he palōfitá?
12 ʻOku ʻikai ke ngāhiʻi ʻe ʻIlaisiā ia ʻa e uitoú heʻene tukuakiʻi loi ʻoku faí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻokú ne pehē: “Tuku mai hoʻo tama.” ʻI he hili hono fua hake ʻa e tamasiʻi maté ki he kiʻi loki ʻi ʻolungá, naʻe toutou lotu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke toe moʻui ʻa e kiʻi tamá. Faifai atu pē, ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa! Sioloto atu ki he fiefia ʻoku hā mei he fofonga ʻo ʻIlaisiaá ʻi heʻene sio hifo ki he fatafata ʻo e kiʻi tamá ʻoku ngaungaue hake ʻi heʻene kamata ke mānavá. Naʻe fakaʻāʻā hake ʻa e laumata ʻo e kiʻi tamá, pea naʻe ulo hono matá ʻi heʻene moʻuí. ʻOku ʻohifo ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻa e tamasiʻí ki heʻene faʻeé mo ne pehē: “Vakai ʻoku moʻui hoʻo tama.” ʻOku ʻikai ala fakamatalaʻi ʻene fiefiá. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Kuo mahino eni kiate au ko e tangata ʻo e ʻOtua koe, pea ko e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻoku ke aʻau ko e moʻoni ia.” (1 Tuʻi 17:8-24) ʻOku taʻehanotatau ʻa e toe mālohi ange ʻene tui kia Sihova pea mo hono fakafofongá.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku tau fiemālie ai ʻa kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻi he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo hono fokotuʻu ʻe ʻIlaisiā mei he maté ʻa e tama ʻa ha uitoú?
13 Ko e fakalaulauloto ki ha fakamatala peheé ʻokú ne ʻomai moʻoni kiate koe ʻa e fiemālie lahi. He hā mahino moʻoni ē ko e malava ʻa Sihova ke ne ikuʻi hotau fili ko e maté! Sioloto atu angé pē ki he ʻaho ʻa ia ʻe hokosia ai ʻa e fiefia hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi he uitoú ʻe he fuʻu tokolahi fau ʻi he toetuʻu fakalūkufua mai ʻa e kau maté! ʻE toe lahi mo e fiefia ʻi hēvaní ʻi he fiefia ʻa Sihova ʻi hono tataki hono ʻAló ke ne fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi toetuʻú ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní. (Sione 5:28, 29) Kuo toʻo atu ʻe he maté ha taha ʻokú ke ʻofa ai? He fakaofo ē ko hono ʻilo ʻoku malava pea ʻe toe fakafoki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau maté ki he moʻuí!
Ko Hoʻo ʻAmanakí mo Hoʻo Moʻui he Taimi Ní
14. ʻOku malava fēfē ke kaunga ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ki hoʻo moʻuí?
14 ʻOku anga-fēfē malava ke kaunga ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ki hoʻo founga moʻui he taimi ní? ʻOku malava ke ke maʻu ha mālohi mei he ʻamanaki ko ʻení ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi faingataʻá, ngaahi palopalemá, fakatangá, pe fakatuʻutāmakí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Sētane ke ke mātuʻaki ilifia ki he maté ke ke fetongi loto-lelei ai hoʻo anga-tonú ki ha talaʻofa ko e koto ngeʻesi ʻo e maluʻangá. Manatuʻi naʻe pehē ʻe Sētane kia Sihova: “ʻE ʻatu ʻe ha tangata ʻene meʻa kotoa telia ʻene moʻui.” (Siope 2:4) ʻI hono fai ha lea peheé, ʻoku lauʻikovi loi ai ʻe Sētane ʻa kitautolu kotoa, ʻo kau ai koe. Ko e moʻoni te ke tuku hoʻo tauhi ki he ʻOtuá kapau te ke fehangahangai mo ha fakatuʻutāmaki? ʻI he fakakaukauloto atu ki he ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú, ʻe lava ke ke ʻai ai ke mālohi ʻa hoʻo fakapapau ke hanganaki fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo hoʻo Tamai fakahēvaní.
15. ʻOku anga-fēfē nai hono fakafiemālieʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Mātiu 10:28 ʻi he fehangahangai mo e fakatuʻutāmakí?
15 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOua te mou momoʻi manavahe kiate kinautolu ʻoku tamateʻi ʻa e sino pe, ka ko e laumalie ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ke tamateʻi: ka ke mou manavahe tuʻu kiate IA ʻoku mafai ke fakaʻauha ʻi Heli [pe Kīhena] ʻa e laumalie mo e sino fakatouʻosi.” (Mātiu 10:28) ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke tau manavahē kia Sētane mo ʻene kau fakafofonga fakaetangatá. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku maʻu nai ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e mālohi ke fakatupunga ha maumau, naʻa mo e mate. Kae kehe, ko e kovi lahi taha ʻoku malava ke nau faí ʻoku kei fakataimi pē ia. ʻOku malava ʻe Sihova pea te ne toʻo atu ha faʻahinga maumau pē kuo fai ki heʻene kau sevāniti faitōnungá, naʻa mo hono fokotuʻu hake kinautolu mei he maté. Ko Sihova pē taha ʻoku taau ke tau manavahē ki aí, ʻa ʻetau manavahē anga-ʻapasiá mo e fakaʻapaʻapá. Ko ia toko taha pē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke toʻo atu ʻa e moʻuí pea mo e ngaahi ʻamanaki kotoa pē ki he moʻui ʻi he kahaʻú, ʻi hono fakaʻauha fakatouʻosi ʻa e sinó mo e laumālié ʻi Kīhena. Ko e meʻa fakafiefiá, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke hoko ia kiate koe. (2 Pita 3:9) Koeʻuhi ko e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú, ko kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe malava maʻu pē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau malu. ʻOku toka mei muʻa kiate kitautolu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ʻi he lolotonga ʻetau kei faitōnungá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ha meʻa ʻe lava ʻe Sētane pe ko hono kau muimuí ke fai ki he meʻa ko iá.—Sāme 118:6; Hepelu 13:6.
16. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau vakai ki he toetuʻú ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fokotuʻu ke muʻomuʻá?
16 Kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú kiate kitautolu, ʻe lava ke ne fakafuo ʻetau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e moʻuí. ʻOku tau lāuʻilo ʻoku ‘tatau ai pē pe ʻoku tau moʻui pe ʻoku tau mate, ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻa kitautolu.’ (Loma 14:7, 8) ʻI hono fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ke fakamuʻomuʻá, ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paulá: “ʻOua naʻa mou tuku ke fakaangatatau kimoutolu ki he maama ko eni: kae tuku ke fai ai pe homou liliu, he fakafoʻou ʻo homou ʻatamai, ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo pe ko e ha ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei, ʻa e meʻa te ne hōifua ai, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku haohaoa.” (Loma 12:2) ʻOku tulituli fāivavale ʻa e kakai tokolahi ke fakalato ʻa e ngaahi holi kotoa pē, ʻa e taumuʻa kotoa pē, ʻa e fakaʻamu kotoa pē. Koeʻuhi ʻoku nau vakai ki he moʻuí ʻoku fuonounou, ʻoku nau hā ngali ʻi he tuʻunga meimei feifeingavale ʻi heʻenau tuli ki he mālié, pea kapau ʻoku nau maʻu ha founga ʻo e lotú, ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni ke fehoanaki ia mo e ‘finangalo haohaoa ʻo e ʻOtuá.’
17, 18. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa Sihová ʻa e fuonounou ʻa e moʻui ʻa e tangatá, ka ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ia kiate kitautolú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi fakaʻaho ʻa Sihová?
17 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku fuonounou ʻa e moʻuí. “ʻOku tuʻusi vave pea tau puna,” ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe 70 pe 80. (Sāme 90:10) ʻOku hangē pē ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko e mohuku lanu matá ʻo ʻikai ke tolonga, ʻoku hangē pē ha ʻata ʻoku mole atú, hangē ha ʻahú. (Sāme 103:15; 144:3, 4) Ka naʻe ʻikai taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ia ke tau moʻui pē ʻi ha ngaahi hongofuluʻi tau siʻi ʻi he tupu hake ʻo maʻu ʻa e poto mo e taukei, pea ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu siʻi hono hokó ke tau hoholo hifo ai pea tofanga ʻi he mahamahaki mo e maté. Naʻe fakatupu ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá fakataha mo e holi ke moʻui taʻengata. ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kiate kitautolu “kuo ne ʻai ʻa itaniti ki honau loto.” (Koheleti 3:11) ʻOku anga-fakamamahi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha holi pehē peá ne ʻai leva ke ʻoua ʻe malava ke fakahoko ia? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai, he “ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa.” (1 Sione 4:8) Te ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e toetuʻú ke ʻai ke malava ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ki he kakai ko ia kuo nau maté.
18 Koeʻuhi ko e ʻamanaki toetuʻú, ʻoku malava ai ke tau maʻu ha kahaʻu malu. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ʻoua te tau loto-hohaʻa tōtuʻa, ʻo ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tau aʻusia ʻa e meʻa kotoa te tau malavá he taimí ni pē ki haʻatau lavameʻa he kahaʻú. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau ngāue ke “ʻosiki” ʻa e māmani tei mate ko ʻení. (1 Kolinito 7:29-31; 1 Sione 2:17) ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau ʻamanaki moʻoní, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻe kitautolu ʻa e meʻaʻofa fakaofo ko hono ʻiloʻi kapau te tau faitōnunga ai pē kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, te tau maʻu kotoa ʻa ʻitāniti ke fakamālō ai kiate ia mo fiefia ʻi he moʻuí. Ko ia, ʻi he meʻa kotoa, tau fakahīkihikiʻi fakaʻaho ʻa Sihova, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ko ha meʻa paú!
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ko ha meʻa paú?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke ke maʻu ha fakafiemālie mei he ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ki hoʻo founga moʻuí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 28]
Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Siope ʻoku fakaʻamu ʻa Sihova ke fokotuʻu hake ʻa e māʻoniʻoní
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 29]
“Vakai ʻoku moʻui hoʻo tama”