Ngaahi Tapa ʻa e Maamá ʻi he Taimi ʻo e Kau Aposetoló
“Kuo tūtūʻi ʻa e maama maae maʻoniʻoni, mo e fiefia maʻae loto taʻe pikoʻi.” —SĀME 97:11.
1. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hangē ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané?
HE HOUNGAʻIA lahi ē ka ko kitautolu, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻo e Sāme 97:11! Kuo toutou “tutuʻi ʻa e maama” maʻatautolu. Ko hono moʻoní, kuo mātā ʻe he niʻihi ʻo kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ʻa e tapa ʻa e fakamaama meia Sihová. ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe he meʻá ni kotoa kiate kitautolu ʻa e Palōvepi 4:18, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē: “Ko e ʻalunga ʻo haʻa faitotonu ʻoku hange ko e maama hengihengi, ʻa e fakautuutu ʻene maama ʻo aʻu ki he hoʻatā malie.” ʻI heʻetau houngaʻia ʻi he Tohitapú kae ʻikai ko e talatukufakaholó, ʻoku tau hangē ai ʻa kitautolu Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané. ʻOku lava ke hā mahino ʻa ʻenau fakakaukaú mei he ngaahi tohi fakahisitōlia ʻo e Konga Tohitapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané pea mei hono ngaahi tohí, naʻe hiki ʻi he tataki ʻa e fakamānavaʻi mei he ʻOtuá.
2. Ko e hā naʻe kau ʻi he ʻuluaki ngaahi tapa ʻa e maama naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú?
2 ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e ʻuluaki ngaahi tapa ʻa e maama naʻe maʻu ʻe he muʻaki kau muimui ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí naʻe kau ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaama fekauʻaki mo e Mīsaiá. Naʻe tala ʻe ʻAnitelū ki hono tokoua ko Saimone Pitá: “Kuo ma ʻilo ʻa e Misaia.” (Sione 1:42 [1:41, PM]) Hili ha taimi mei ai, naʻe fakaivia ʻe he Tamai ʻi hēvaní ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Pitá ke ne fakamoʻoni ki he meʻa ko iá ʻi he taimi naʻá ne pehē ai kia Sīsū Kalaisi: “Ko e MISAIA koe, ko e ʻALO ʻO E ʻOTUA MOʻUI.”—Mātiu 16:16, 17; Sione 6:68, 69.
Maama Fekauʻaki mo ʻEnau Ngāue Fakamalangá
3, 4. ʻI he hili ʻa ʻene toetuʻú, ko e hā ʻa e fakamaama naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ngāue ʻi he kahaʻú?
3 ʻI he hili ʻa ʻene toetuʻú, naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha ngafa ʻoku tuku ki he kotoa ʻo hono kau muimuí. ʻOku ngalingali ko e kau ākonga ʻe toko 500 naʻe fakatahataha ʻi Kālelí ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē ki ai: “Ko ia ke mou ō, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe ko ʻeku kau ako, ʻi he papitaiso kinautolu ki he Huafa ʻo e Tamai mo e ʻAlo mo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni, mo e akoʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ngāhi meʻa kotoa pe kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu. Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu ʻe au ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pe, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.” (Mātiu 28:19, 20; 1 Kolinitō 15:6) Hili iá, ʻe totonu ki he kau muimui kotoa ʻo Kalaisí ke nau hoko ko e kau malanga, pea ʻe ʻikai ke fakangatangata pē ʻa ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá “ki he fanga sipi kuo mole ʻi he hako ʻo Isileli.” (Mātiu 10:6) Pea ʻe ʻikai te nau fai ʻa e papitaiso ʻa Sioné ʻa ia ko e fakaʻilonga ʻo e fakatomalá ki hono fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi angahalá. Ka, te nau papitaiso ʻa e kakaí “ki he Huafa ʻo e Tamai mo e ʻAlo mo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni.”
4 Ki muʻa pē pea hāʻele hake ʻa Sīsū ki hēvaní, naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe heʻene kau ʻaposetolo angatonu ʻe toko 11: “ʻEiki, ko hoʻo toe fakaato ʻi he taimi ni ʻa e puleʻanga maʻa Isileli?” Naʻe ʻikai te ne tali ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá, ka naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ha toe ngaahi fakahinohino ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá, ʻo ne pehē: “Te mou maʻu pe ha mālohi, ʻo ka hifo ʻa e Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni kiate kimoutolu: pea te mou hoko ko ʻeku kau fakamoʻoni, ʻo ʻikai ʻi Selusalema pe, ka ʻi Siutea kātoa, mo Samelia, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.” ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi ko iá, naʻa nau hoko ko e kau fakamoʻoni pē ʻa Sihova, ka te nau toe hoko leva ʻeni ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻa Kalaisi.—Ngāue 1:6-8.
5, 6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he Penitekosí?
5 ʻI he ʻaho pē ʻe hongofulu mei ai, ko ha ngingila lahi ē ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú! ʻI he ʻaho ʻo e Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., ko e ʻuluaki taimi ia, naʻe mahino kakato ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e Sioeli 2:28, 29: “Te u [Sihova] lilingi hoku Laumalie ki he kakano kotoa; pea ʻe fai palofisai ʻe homou ngaahi foha mo homou ngaahi ʻofefine, ko e matuʻa ʻomoutolu te nau faʻa misi, ko e kau talavou ʻomoutolu te nau mata visone: ʻio, naʻa mo e kau tamaioʻeiki mo e kau kaunanga te u lilingi hoku Laumalie kiate kinautolu ʻi he kuonga ko ia.” Naʻe sio ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻi he fōtunga ʻo hangē ha ngaahi ʻeleloʻi afi, naʻe nofo hifo ʻi he funga ʻulu ʻo kinautolu kotoa—ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine ʻe toko 120 nai—naʻa nau fakatahataha ʻi Selusalemá.—Ngāue 1:12-15; 2:1-4.
6 ʻI he ʻaho ʻo e Penitekosí ai pē, naʻe fuofua mahino ai ki he kau ākongá ko e ngaahi lea ʻo e Sāme 16:10 naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo Sīsū Kalaisi kuo toetuʻú. Naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata tohi sāmé: “He talaʻehai te ke [Sihova ko e ʻOtuá] liʻaki ʻa hoku laumalie ki Lolofonua; ʻE ʻikai te ke tuku ʻa hoʻo Pele ke sio ki he ʻauha.” Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he kau ākongá heʻikai lava ke kaunga ʻa e ngaahi lea ia ko iá ki he Tuʻi ko Tēvitá, he naʻe kei ʻiate kinautolu ʻa hono fonualotó ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimi ko iá. ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi he hoko ʻo tui pau ʻaupito ʻa e toko 3,000 nai ʻo e faʻahinga naʻa nau fanongo ki hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e maama foʻou ko ʻení pea nau papitaiso ʻi he ʻaho pē ko iá!—Ngāue 2:14-41.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e maama ngingila lelei naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá he lolotonga ʻene ʻaʻahi ki he ʻōfisa fakakautau Loma ko Koliniusí?
7 ʻI he ngaahi senituli lahi, naʻe houngaʻia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinautolú: “Ko kimoutolu pe kuo u ʻilo ki ai ʻi he ngaahi famili kotoa ʻo mamani.” (ʻĒmosi 3:2) Ko e moʻoni naʻe tapa ngingila lelei mai ʻa e maama naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau ō mo ia ki he fale ʻo e ʻōfisa fakakautau Loma ko Koliniusí ʻi he taimi naʻe fuofua hifo ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki he kau tui ko e kau Senitaile taʻekamú. ʻOku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ko e toki taimi pē ʻeni ne foaki mai ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻo muʻomuʻa ia ʻi he papitaisó. Ka naʻe pau pē ke pehē ia. Kapau naʻe ʻikai, heʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe Pita kuo taau ke papitaiso ʻa e kau Senitaile taʻekamu ko ʻení. ʻI he mahino kakato ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa fakaofo ko ʻení, naʻe ʻeke ʻe Pita: “Ko hai ʻe kākunga ke taʻofi ʻa e vai, ke ʻoua naʻa papitaiso ʻa kinautolu na [kau Senitaile], ka kuo nau maʻu ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni ʻo tatau tofu pē mo kitautolu?” Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai ha taha ai te ne lava ʻo fakaʻikaiʻi totonu, pea ko ia ai naʻe fakahoko leva hono papitaiso ʻo e kau Senitaile ko ʻení.—Ngāue 10:44-48; fakafehoanaki mo Ngāue 8:14-17.
ʻIkai Toe Kamu
8. Ko e hā naʻe faingataʻa ai ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ke nau liʻaki atu ʻa e kamú?
8 Naʻe toe ʻi ai ha tapa ngingila ʻa e moʻoní naʻe ʻasi mai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fehuʻi ʻo kau ki he kamú. Ko hono fai ʻo e kamú naʻe kamata ia ʻi he 1919 K.M. ʻi he fuakava ʻa Sihova mo ʻĒpalahamé. Naʻe fekau leva ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame ʻo pehē ko ia mo e kakai tangata kotoa pē ʻi hono falé te nau kamu. (Sēnesi 17:9-14, 23-27) Ko ia naʻe hoko ʻa e kamú ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e ngaahi hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. Pea ko ha pōlepole lahi ē ka ko kinautolu koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni! Ko hono olá, naʻe hoko ʻa e “taʻekamu” ko ha kupuʻi lea ʻo e paetaku. (ʻAisea 52:1; 1 Sāmiuela 17:26, 27) ʻOku faingofua ke sio ki he ʻuhinga naʻe loto ai ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻe niʻihi ke kei pukepuke ʻa e fakaʻilonga ko ʻení. Ko e niʻihi ʻiate kinautolu naʻa nau lāulea lahi mo Paula mo Panepasa ʻo kau ki he meʻá ni. Ke fakaleleiʻi iá, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Paula mo ha niʻihi ki Selusalema ke kumi faleʻi mei he kulupu pule Kalisitiané.—Ngāue 15:1, 2.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maama naʻe fakahaaʻi ki he muʻaki kulupu pulé, a ia naʻe hiki ʻi he Ngāue vahe 15?
9 ʻI he tuʻungá ni, naʻe ʻikai ke fakafou mai ʻi ha mana hā mahino ʻa hono maʻu ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ko iá ʻa e maama ko ia ko e kamú naʻe ʻikai ke kei fiemaʻu ia ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová. Ka, naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e maama fakautuutu ko iá ʻi heʻenau fekumi ʻi he Tohitapú, falala ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki ha tataki, pea mo fanongo ki he ngaahi fakamatala ʻa Pita mo Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ului mai ʻa e kau Senitaile taʻekamú. (Ngāue 15:6-12) Naʻe ʻoange ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni naʻe faí ʻi ha tohi ʻa ia naʻe pehē hono konga: “Kuo ha lelei ki he Laumálie Maʻoniʻoni mo kimautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa toe ʻai mo ha kavenga kiate kimoutolu, ngata pe i he ngaahi meʻa ko eni, ʻa ia kuo pau; ke mou fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ʻoatu ki he aitoli, pea mo e toto, mo e manu kuo sisina, pea mo e feʻauaki.” (Ngāue 15:28, 29) Naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané mei he fekau ke fai ʻa e kamú pea mo e ngaahi fiemaʻu kehe ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé. Ko ia, naʻe malava ai ke tala ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane Kalētiá: “I he tauataina aia kuo fakatauataina ai akitautolu e Kalaisi.”—Kalētia 5:1, PM.
Maama ʻi he Ngaahi Kōsipelí
10. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻi he Kōsipeli ʻa Mātiú?
10 ʻOku ʻikai toe fehuʻia ko e kōsipeli ʻa Mātiú, ʻa ia naʻe tohi nai ʻi he 41 T.S., ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá ki he lelei maʻá e kau lautohí. Ko e tokosiʻi pē ʻo e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí naʻa nau fanongo tonu ki hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene ngaahi akonakí. ʻOku fakamamafaʻi tefito ʻe he Kōsipeli ʻa Mātiú ko e kaveinga ʻo e ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Sīsuú ko e Puleʻangá. Pea ko ha fakamamafaʻi mālohi ē naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ki he mahuʻinga ʻo hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau totonú! Ko ha ngaahi tapa lahi ē ʻa e maamá naʻe ʻi heʻene Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, ʻi heʻene ngaahi talanoa fakatātaá (hangē ko ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he vahe 13), pea ʻi heʻene kikite lahi ʻi he vahe 24 mo e 25! Ko e fakamatala ʻi he Kōsipeli ʻa Mātiú naʻá ne fakahanga ʻa e tokanga ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ki he kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni, ʻa ia naʻe tohi ʻi he taʻu pē nai ʻe valu hili ʻa e Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S.
11. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke leaʻaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi loto ʻi he ongo Kōsipeli ʻa Luke mo Maʻaké?
11 ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 15 ki mui ai, naʻe tohi ai ʻe Luke ʻa ʻene Kōsipelí. Neongo ko e konga lahi ʻo ia ʻoku meimei tatau mo e fakamatala ʻa Mātiú, ko e peseti ʻe 59 ko e toe tānaki atu. Naʻe hiki ʻe Luke ʻa e ngaahi mana ʻe ono ʻa Sīsū pea lahi hake ʻi he liunga ua ʻo e fika ko iá ʻa ʻene lave ki Heʻene ngaahi talanoa fakatātā naʻe ʻikai lave ki ai ʻa e kau tohi Kōsipeli kehé. ʻOku hangehangē ko ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi pē mei ai, pea hiki ʻe Maʻake ʻa ʻene Kōsipelí, ʻo ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko ha tangata ngāue, ko ha tokotaha ngāue fakaemana. Neongo naʻe lave lahi taha ʻa Maʻake ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻosi hiki ʻe Mātiu mo Luke, naʻá ne hiki ha talanoa fakatātā ʻe taha naʻe ʻikai te na lave ki ai. ʻI he talanoa fakatātā ko iá, naʻe fakatatau ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he tengaʻiʻakau ʻoku huli hake, tupu ʻo fuʻu lahi, pea faifai atu ʻo fua mai.a—Maʻake 4:26-29.
12. Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e fakamaama naʻe toe tokonaki mai ʻe he Kōsipeli ʻa Sioné?
12 Pea naʻe ʻi ai mo e Kōsipeli ʻa Sione, naʻe tohi ia ʻi he hili ʻa e taʻu ʻe 30 tupu mei hono tohi ʻe Maʻake ʻa ʻene fakamatalá. Ko ha maama lahi ē naʻe huluʻi ʻe Sione ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Sīsuú, ʻo fakafou mai tautefito ʻi he ngaahi fakamatala lahi ki Heʻene moʻui ki muʻa pea toki hoko ko e tangatá! Ko Sione pē ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fakamatala ʻo kau ki he toetuʻu ʻa Lasalosí, pea ko ia pē ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e ngaahi lea mālie ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau ʻaposetolo angatonú pea pehē ki heʻene lotu fakaloto-māfana ʻi he pō ʻo hono lavakiʻí, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he vahe 13 ki he 17. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku pehē ko e peseti ʻe 92 ʻo e Kōsipeli ʻa Sioné ʻoku ʻikai hano tatau.
Ngaahi Tapa ʻa e Maamá ʻi he Ngaahi Tohi ʻa Paulá
13. Ko e hā kuo sio ai ʻa e niʻihi ki he tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Lomá ʻoku hangē ko ha Kōsipeli ia?
13 Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻo tautefito ki hono fakahoko mai ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e moʻoní ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻa nau moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻaposetoló. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Lomá, naʻe tohi nai ʻi he 56 T.S.—ʻi he meimei taimi tatau pē ko ia naʻe tohi ai ʻe Luke ʻa ʻene Kōsipelí. ʻI he tohi ko ʻení ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻe Paula ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e ola ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí ʻoku lau ai ʻokú te māʻoniʻoni. Ko hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e ongoongo leleí kuo fakatupunga ai ʻa e niʻihi ke nau sio atu ki heʻene tohi ki he kau Lomá ʻo hangē ko ha Kōsipeli ia hono nima.
14-16. (a) ʻI heʻene ʻuluaki tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó, ko e hā ʻa e maama naʻe huluʻi ʻe Paula ki he fiemaʻu ke fāʻūtahá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e toe maama ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaangá ʻoku hā ʻi he ʻUluaki Kolinitoó?
14 Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe alangavakā ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó. Ko ʻene tohi ki he kau Kolinitoó ʻoku kau ai ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e akonaki fakamānavaʻi kuo ʻaonga ki he kau Kalisitiané ʻo aʻu mai ki hotau ʻahó ni. Naʻá ne kamataʻaki ʻa hono fakamaamaʻi ʻa e kau Kolinitoó ʻo fekauʻaki mo e hala naʻa nau fai ko hono fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakakulukulupu ʻo fai ʻa e līʻoa ki ha faʻahinga māʻolunga. Naʻe fakatonutonu kinautolu ʻe he ʻaposetoló, ʻo fakahā loto-toʻa ange kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku te kole atu, kainga, ʻi he huafa ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ke mou lea taha pe kotoa pe, pea ke ʻoua te mou fakafaʻafaʻahi: kae kehe, ke mou maʻopoʻopo, ʻo loto taha mo fakakaukau taha.”—1 Kolinitō 1:10-15.
15 Naʻe ʻi ai ha ʻulungaanga taʻetaau mamafa ʻaupito naʻe kātakiʻi pē ia ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó. Ko ha tangata naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e uaifi ʻo ʻene tamaí ʻo na fai ʻa e ‘feʻauaki ʻoku taha ʻana, naʻa mo e hiteni naʻe ʻikai te nau kataki ha meʻa pehe.’ Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ʻo fakahā mahino: “Kapusi ʻa e tangata fai kovi meiate kimoutolu.” (1 Kolinitō 5:1, 11-13) Ko e meʻa foʻou ia ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané—ʻa e tuʻusí. Ko e toe meʻa ʻe taha naʻe fiemaʻu ai ha fakamaama ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolinitoó naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko e niʻihi ʻo hono kau mēmipá naʻa nau ʻave honau ngaahi tokoua fakalaumālié ki he ngaahi fakamaauʻanga fakamāmaní ke fakaleleiʻi mei ai ʻa e ngaahi femamahiʻakí. Naʻe valokiʻi mālohi kinautolu ʻe Paula ʻi heʻenau fai ʻa e meʻá ni.—1 Kolinitō 6:5-8.
16 Ka ko e toe meʻa ʻe taha naʻá ne uesia ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolinitoó naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo e fehokotaki fakasinó. ʻI he 1 Kolinitō vahe 7, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Paula ʻo pehē koeʻuhi ko e lahi fau ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaaú, ʻe lelei ange ki he tangata kotoa pē ke taki taha maʻu hono uaifi ʻoʻona pea mo e fefine kotoa pē ki hono husepāniti pē ʻoʻona. Naʻe toe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻo pehē neongo ko e faʻahinga taʻemalí ʻoku nau malava ke tauhi kia Sihova ʻo ʻikai ke lahi ha meʻa te ne fakaleluʻi ia, ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga kotoa ʻa e tufakanga ʻo e taʻemalí. Pea ka mate ha husepāniti ʻo ha fefine, te ne ʻatā ke toe mali kae “i he Eiki be.”—1 Kolinitō 7:39, PM.
17. Ko e hā ʻa e maama naʻe huluʻi ʻe Paula ki he akonaki fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻú?
17 Ko e ngaahi tapa lahi ē ʻa e maamá naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Paula ke ne huluʻi ki he toetuʻú! Ko e faʻahinga sino fēfē ʻe fokotuʻu hake ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní? Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “ʻOku to ko e sino fakakakano, ʻe fokotuʻu ko e sino fakalaumalie.” ʻE ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi sino fakakakano ʻe ʻohake ki hēvani, he “ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe he kakano mo e toto ke hokosi noa pe ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua.” Naʻe toe tānaki atu ʻe Paula ʻo pehē ʻe ʻikai ke mohe ai pē ʻi he maté ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau paní ka ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú ʻe fokotuʻu fakafokifā hake ha niʻihi mei he maté ki he moʻui taʻefaʻamaté.—1 Kolinitō 15:43-53.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e maama fekauʻaki mo e kahaʻú naʻe hiki ʻi he ʻuluaki tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Tesalonaiká?
18 ʻI heʻene tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Tesalonaiká, naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻa Paula ke ne huluʻi ʻa e maama ki he kahaʻú. ʻE hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻo hangē ko ha kaihaʻa ʻi he poʻuli. Naʻe toe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula: “He oka nau ka behe, Fiemalie mo lelei be; e hoko fakafokifa ae fakaauha kiate kinautolu, o hage koe lagā ki ha fefine feitama; bea e ikai te nau hao.”—1 Tesalonaika 5:2, 3, PM.
19, 20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Selusalema mo Siuteá ʻi he tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Hepeluú?
19 ʻI hono tohi ʻa ʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Paula ha ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻi Selusalema mo Siuteá. Ko ha fakahā mālohi ē naʻá ne fai ʻo kau ki he māʻolunga ange ʻa e founga lotu Kalisitiané ʻi he founga lotu ʻia Mōsesé! ʻI he ʻikai ke muimui ʻi he Lao naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe he kau ʻāngeló, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e tui ki ha fakamoʻui naʻe fuofua leaʻaki ʻe he ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he kau ʻāngelo talafekau peheé. (Hepelū 2:2-4) Ko Mōsesé ko ha tokotaha ngāue pē ʻi he fale ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ko Sīsū Kalaisi ia ʻokú ne puleʻi ʻa e fale fakakātoa ko iá. Ko Kalaisí ko ha taulaʻeiki lahi ia ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo Melekisētekí, ʻokú ne maʻu ha tuʻunga ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he tuʻunga taulaʻeiki faka-ʻĒloné. Naʻe toe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻo pehē naʻe ʻikai malava ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te nau tui mo talangofuá, ka ʻoku hū ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ia koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tuí mo ʻenau talangofuá.—Hepelū 3:1–4:11.
20 Pehē foki, ʻoku māʻolunga ange ʻa e kovinānite foʻoú ʻi he Lao kovinānite. Hangē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he taʻu ʻe 600 ki muʻa atú ʻi he Selemaia 31:31-34, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku kau ʻi he kovinānite foʻoú kuo tohi ʻi honau lotó ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fakamolemoleʻi moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi angahalá. ʻI he ʻikai ke maʻu ha taulaʻeiki lahi ʻa ia naʻe pau ke ne foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau fakataʻu koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi angahala ʻaʻaná mo e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kakaí, kuo maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ia ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko honau Taulaʻeiki Lahi, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai haʻane angahala pea kuó ne fai tā tuʻo taha ha feilaulau koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi angahalá. ʻI he ʻikai ke hū ki ha potu toputapu naʻe ngaohi ʻe he nimá ke foaki atu ʻa ʻene feilaulaú, naʻá ne hū ki hēvani tonu ke ne hā ai ki he fofonga ʻo Sihová. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e ngaahi feilaulau fanga manu ʻi he Lao kovinānite ʻia Mōsesé naʻe ʻikai te nau toʻo fakaʻaufuli atu ʻa e ngaahi angahalá, he kapau naʻe pehē ʻe ʻikai ke fiemaʻu ke fai fakataʻu ia. Ka ko e feilaulau ia ʻa Kalaisí, naʻe fai tā tuʻo tahá, ʻokú ne toʻo atu ʻa e ngaahi angahalá. ʻOku huluʻi ʻe he meʻá ni kotoa ʻa e maamá ki he temipale lahi fakalaumālie, ʻa ia ʻi hono ngaahi lotoʻaá ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní mo e “fanga sipi kehe” ʻi he ʻahó ni.—Sione 10:16; Hepelū 9:24-28.
21. Ko e hā kuo fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamatalá ni ʻo kau ki hono fakahoko ʻo e Sāme 97:11 mo e Palōvepi 4:18 ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻaposetoló?
21 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi peesi feʻunga ke lave ai ki he ngaahi fakatātā lahi ange, hangē ko e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá ʻoku hā ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Pitá mo e ngaahi tohi ʻa e ongo ākonga ko Sēmisi mo Siutasí. Ka ʻoku totonu ke feʻunga pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo lave ki ai ki muʻá ke nau fakahaaʻi naʻe fakahoko hā mahino ʻa e Sāme 97:11 mo e Palōvepi 4:18 ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻaposetoló. Naʻe kamata ai ke laka ki muʻa ʻa e moʻoní mei he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaefakatātā mo e ngaahi ʻata pē ki he ngaahi tuʻunga kuo fakahoko kakato ia pea mo e ngaahi meʻa moʻoni.—Kalētia 3:23-25; 4:21-26.
22. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ʻi he hili ʻa e mate ʻa e kau ʻaposetoló, pea ko e hā ʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he kupu hono hoko maí?
22 ʻI he hili ʻa e mate ʻa e kau ʻaposetolo ʻa Sīsuú pea mo e kamata ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoni naʻe kikiteʻí, naʻe poipoila ʻa e maama ʻo e moʻoní. (2 Tesalonaika 2:1-11) Kae kehe, fakatatau ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsuú, ʻi he hili ha ngaahi senituli lahi naʻe foki mai ʻa e ʻEikí peá ne ʻilo ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻokú ne ʻoange ki hono “kaugaabi” ʻenau meʻakai ʻi hono taimi totonu. Ko hono olá, naʻe fakanofo ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ke ne “buleʻi ene mea kotoabe.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e maamá naʻe hoko atu aí? ʻE fai ha lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Ko e kelekele ʻoku lave ki ai hení ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he ʻātakai ʻa ia ʻoku fili ʻe he Kalisitiané ke fakatupu ai ʻa e ngaahi anga ʻo e angaʻitangatá.—Sio ki he Watchtower, Sune 15, 1980, peesi 18-19.
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