ʻAʻeva ʻi he Hala ʻo e Anga-Tonú
“Ka ko au, teu eveeva i he eku agatonu.”—SĀME 26:11, PM.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ko ha konga mahuʻinga ai ʻo e ʻīsiu fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa e tangatá? (e) ʻE malava fēfē ke fakahāhā ʻe he ngaahi fakatupu potó ʻoku nau ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová?
ʻI HE angatuʻu ʻa Sētane ʻi he ngoue ko ʻĪtení, naʻá ne langaʻi hake ai ʻa e ʻīsiu fakaeʻuniveesi fekauʻaki mo e totonu ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he kotoa ʻo ʻEne ngaahi fakatupú. ʻI ha taimi ki mui ai, naʻá ne poleʻi ʻo pehē ʻe tauhi ʻe he tangatá ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kapau pē ko hono fai iá te nau maʻu ai ha lelei. (Siope 1:9-11; 2:4) Ko ia ai, kuo hoko ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa e tangatá ko ha konga mahuʻinga ia ʻo e ʻīsiu fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga-hau fakaleveleva ʻo Sihová.
2 Neongo ko e tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he anga-tonu ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakatupú, ʻoku malava ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mo e ngaahi foha laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ke fakahāhā ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻoku nau tuʻu ai ʻi he ʻīsiu ko ʻení. Anga-fēfē? ʻAki ʻa e fili ke muimui ʻi ha ʻalunga ʻo e anga-tonú pe ʻikai. Ko ia ai, ko e anga-tonu ʻa ha taha ko ha makatuʻunga fefeka ia ʻa ia ʻe malava ke fakamāuʻi ai iá.
3. (a) Ko e hā naʻe loto ʻa Siope mo Tēvita ke vakaiʻi mo fakamāuʻi ʻe Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake ʻo fekauʻaki mo e anga-tonú?
3 Naʻe pehē ʻe Siope ʻi he loto-pau: “Tuku ke fakamamafa au [ʻe Sihova] i he mea fakatatau [pe meʻafua] totonu, koeuhi ke ilo e he Otua a eku agatonu.” (Siope 31:6, PM) Ko e anga-tonú ʻa e meʻa naʻe kole ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá kia Sihova ke ne vakaiʻi ʻi he taimi naʻá ne lotu ai: “Ke ke fakamau au, E Jihova; he naaku eveeva i he eku agatonu: naaku falala foki kia Jihova; koia e ikai ai teu hekea.” (Sāme 26:1, PM) He mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ē ke tau ʻeveʻeva pe ʻaʻeva mo kitautolu ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú! Ka ko e hā ʻa e anga-tonú, pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e pehē ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hono halá? Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau nofo maʻu ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e anga-tonú?
“Naaku Eveeva i he Eku Agatonu”
4. Ko e hā ʻa e anga-tonú?
4 ʻOku maʻu ʻe he anga-tonú ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko e hoko ʻo faitotonu, taʻehalaia, māʻoniʻoni mo e taʻemele. Kae kehe, ʻoku kau ki he anga-tonú ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono fai pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú. Ko e lelei fakaeʻulungāanga pe līʻoa kakato ia ʻo e lotó ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe fehuʻia ʻe Sētane ʻa e ngaahi fakaueʻiloto ʻa Siopé ʻi heʻene tala ki he ʻOtuá: “Kae mafao atu eni ho nima, o ala ki hono hui mo hono kakano [ʻo Siopé], bea te ne lauikoviʻi koe i ho fofoga.” (Siope 2:5, PM) Tuku kehe ʻa e ngāue totonú, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he anga-tonú ʻa e fakaueʻiloto totonu.
5. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ko e tauhi anga-tonú ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ki ai ha haohaoa ia mei heʻetau tafaʻakí?
5 Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ki he tauhi anga-tonú ia ʻa e haohaoa. Ko Tuʻi Tēvitá naʻe taʻehaohaoa pea naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi hala mamafa ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene moʻuí. Neongo ia, ʻoku lea ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻo kau kiate ia ko ha tangata naʻe ʻaʻeva “i he loto mooni, moe agatonu.” (1 Tuʻi 9:4, PM) Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻofa ʻa Tēvita ʻia Sihova. Naʻe līʻoa hono lotó ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi loto-lelei ʻene ngaahi halá, tali ʻa e akonakí, pea fakatonutonu ʻene ngaahi foungá. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku hā ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa Tēvitá ʻi heʻene līʻoa loto-ʻaufuatō mo ʻene ʻofa ki hono ʻOtuá, ʻa Sihova.—Teutalonome 6:5, 6.
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he ʻaʻeva ʻi he anga-tonú?
6 ʻOku ʻikai ke fakangatangata ʻa e anga-tonú ki ha tafaʻaki pau pē ʻo e ʻulungāanga fakaetangatá, hangē ko e līʻoa fakalotú. ʻOkú ne kātoi ʻetau founga moʻuí kotoa. Naʻe ‘ʻaʻeva’ ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene anga-tonú. “Ko e foʻi veape ko e ‘ʻaʻevá’ ʻoku fakahuʻunga ia ki he ‘ʻalunga ʻo e moʻuí’ pe ‘founga-moʻuí,’” ko e lau ia ʻa e New Interpreter’s Bible. ʻI he lea ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku “haohaoa [honau] ʻalunga,” naʻe hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Oku monuia akinautolu oku tauhi ene gaahi fakamooni, bea kumi kiate ia aki ho nau loto kotoabe. Oku ikai foki te nau fai ha kovi: oku nau aeva i hono gaahi hala.” (Sāme 119:1-3, PM) ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he anga-tonú ʻa e fekumi tuʻumaʻu ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ʻaʻeva ʻi heʻene foungá.
7 Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he anga-tonú ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e pīkitai mateaki ki he ʻOtuá, naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻikai leleí. ʻI heʻetau kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ʻo kei tuʻumaʻu neongo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahí, pe talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatauele mei he māmani anga-taʻefakaʻotuá, ʻoku hoko ai ʻo hā mahino ʻetau anga-tonú. ʻOku tau ‘ʻai ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová ke fiefia’ koeʻuhi te ne malava ke fai ha tali ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne manukiʻi Iá. (Palovepi 27:11) Ko ia, ʻi he ʻuhinga lelei, ʻoku malava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Siopé: “Teu mate be ka e ikai teu tukuage eku agatonu meiate au.” (Siope 27:5, PM) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Sāme hono 26 ʻa e meʻa ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ai ʻi he anga-tonú.
“Sivi ʻAki ʻa e Afi Hoku Kofuua, mo Hoku Mafu”
8. Ko e hā ʻokú ke ako mei he kole ʻa Tēvita ke sivisiviʻi ʻe Sihova hono kofuuá mo hono mafú?
8 Naʻe lotu ʻa Tēvita: “Fisifisi [pe sivisiviʻi] au, ʻEiki, pea ke fakaʻata au; sivi ʻaki ʻa e afi hoku kofuua, mo hoku mafu.” (Sāme 26:2) ʻOku fokotuʻu loloto ʻi loto ʻi he sinó ʻa e kofuuá. ʻI he lea fakaefakatātaá, ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he kofuuá ʻa ʻete ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi ongoʻi loloto tahá. Pea ko e mafu fakaefakatātaá ko e tokotaha kakato ia ʻi lotó—ʻene fakaueʻilotó, ngaahi ongoʻí mo e potó. ʻI he kole ʻa Tēvita kia Sihova ke ne sivisiviʻi iá, naʻá ne lotu ke vakaiʻi mo sivi fakalautelau ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau mo ʻene ngaahi ongoʻi ʻi lotó.
9. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku sivi ai ʻe Sihova hotau kofuua mo e mafu fakaefakatātaá?
9 Naʻe kole ʻa Tēvita ke sivi ʻa hono kofuuá mo hono mafú. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono sivi ʻe Sihova hotau tangata ʻi lotó? Naʻe hiva ʻa Tēvita: “Te u fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻa ia kuo ne faleʻi kita: seuke, ʻi he ngaahi po ʻoku ako mai hoku ngaahi kofuua.” (Sāme 16:7) ʻOku ʻuhinga ia ki he hā? ʻOku ʻuhinga iá naʻe aʻu ʻa e akonaki fakaʻotuá ki he ngaahi kupu loloto taha ʻo Tēvitá pea nōfoʻi ai, ʻo fakatonutonu ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau mo ʻene ngaahi ongoʻi ʻi lotó. Ko ia ʻoku malava ke hoko pehē pē ʻiate kitautolu kapau ʻoku tau fakakaukauloto houngaʻia ki he akonaki ʻoku tau maʻu fakafou ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko ʻene kau fakafofongá, mo ʻene kautahá pea fakaʻatā ia ke nofo loloto ʻiate kitautolu. Ko e lotu maʻu pē kia Sihova ke ne sivi kitautolu ʻi he founga ko ʻení ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he anga-tonú.
‘Oku i Hoku Aó a Hoo Aloofá’
10. Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Tēvita ke ne ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
10 “Oku i hoku ao a hoo aloofa,” ko e hoko atu ia ʻa Tēvitá, “bea naaku eveeva i hoo mooni.” (Sāme 26:3, PM) Naʻe ʻilo lelei ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea naʻá ne fakalaulauloto houngaʻia ki ai. “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, ʻa hoku laumalie,” ko ʻene hivá ia, “pea ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻene meʻaʻofa fulipe.” ʻI hono manatuʻi ʻa e taha ʻo e ngaahi “meʻaʻofa” ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe hoko atu ʻa Tēvita: “ʻOku fai ʻa e ngaahi totonu ʻe Sihova, mo e ngaahi fakamāu maʻa e kakai ʻoku fakamoʻulaloa [pe kākāʻí]. Naʻa ne fakaha hono ngaahi founga kia Mosese, pea ki haʻa Isileli ʻene ngaahi ngaue.” (Sāme 103:2, 6, 7) Mahalo pē naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Tēvita ki hono kākaaʻi ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻe he kau ʻIsipité ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé. Kapau ko ia, ko e fakakaukauloto atu ki he founga naʻe ʻai ai ʻe Sihova ʻene ngaahi founga ʻo e fakahaofí ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Mōsesé kuo pau naʻe aʻu ia ki he loto ʻo Tēvitá pea fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻene fakapapau ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá.
11. Ko e hā ʻe malava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú?
11 Ko hono ako maʻu pē ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakalaulauloto ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ako mei aí te ne toe tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú. Ko e fakatātaá, ko hono manatuʻi naʻe hola ʻa Siosifa mei he ngaahi fokotuʻu ki he ʻulungāanga taʻetaau ʻa e uaifi ʻo Pōtifá te ne fakalotolahiʻi moʻoni kitautolu ke tau hola mei he ngaahi fokotuʻu meimei tatau ʻi hotau feituʻu ngāueʻangá, ʻi he ʻapiakó, pe ʻi ha feituʻu pē. (Senesi 39:7-12) Fēfē ʻa e taimi ʻoku fakataueleʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi faingamālie ki he lakalakaimonū fakamatelié pe tuʻunga tuʻu-ki-muʻá pea mo e mafai ʻi he māmaní? ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Mōsesé, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakataleʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo ʻIsipité. (Hepelu 11:24-26) Ko hono tauhi maʻu ʻi he ʻatamaí ʻa e kātaki ʻa Siopé ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau fakapapau ke kei mateaki ai pē kia Sihova neongo ʻa e mahamahakí mo e faingataʻaʻiá. (Semisi 5:11) Fēfē kapau ʻoku tau hoko ko e kau maʻukovia ʻo e fakatangá? Ko hono manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Taniela ʻi he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné te ne fakahūhū kiate kitautolu ʻa e loto-toʻá!—Taniela 6:16-22.
“Kuo ʻIkai Te U Nofo mo e Kau Tangata Taʻemoʻoní”
12, 13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga feohi ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí?
12 ʻI he lave ki he toe konga ʻe taha naʻá ne fakaivimālohiʻi ʻene anga-tonú, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Kuo ʻikai te u nofo mo e kau tangata taʻemoʻoní; pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fufū honau tuʻunga totonú ʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu ki ai. Kuó u fehiʻa ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻo e kau faikoví, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u nofo fakataha mo e kau anga-fulikivanú.” (Sāme 26:4, 5, NW) Naʻe ʻikai pē ke nofo ʻa Tēvita ia mo e kau anga-fulikivanú. Naʻá ne fehiʻa ʻi he ngaahi feohi koví.
13 Fēfē kitautolu? ʻOku tau fakafisi ke nofo fakataha mo e kau tangata taʻemoʻoní ʻoku fakafou mai ʻi he ngaahi polokalama televīsoné, ngaahi vitioó, ngaahi heleʻuhilá, ngaahi tuʻuʻanga ʻInitanetí, pe ngaahi founga kehé? ʻOku tau fakamamaʻo mei he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fūfuuʻi honau tuʻunga totonú? ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he ʻapiakó pe ʻi hotau feituʻu ngāueʻangá te nau fakangalingali nai ko hotau kaumeʻa ʻi ha ngaahi taumuʻa kākā. ʻOku tau loto moʻoni ke fakatupu ha ngaahi haʻi vāofi mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá? Neongo ʻa e ngaahi taukaveʻi ʻo e loto-moʻoní, ʻoku toe fufū nai ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻenau taumuʻa ke tohoaki mamaʻo kitautolu mei hono tauhi ʻa Sihová. Fēfē kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻoku nau moʻui ʻi ha moʻui lōua? ʻOku nau fūfuuʻi foki honau tuʻunga totonú. Ko Jayson, ʻoku lolotonga ngāue ko ha sevāniti fakafaifekau, naʻá ne maʻu ha ngaahi kaumeʻa pehē ʻi heʻene kei talavoú. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo kinautolú, ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha naʻe pehē mai ai ʻe ha taha ʻo kinautolu kiate au: ‘ʻOku ʻikai mahuʻinga ʻa e meʻa ia ʻoku tau fai ʻi he taimi ní koeʻuhi ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú, kuo pau pē ke tau mate kitautolu. Heʻikai te tau ʻilo ʻe kitautolu ne ʻikai lava ke tau hokosia ha meʻa.’ Naʻe fakaʻaaki au ʻe he faʻahinga talanoa ko iá. ʻOku ʻikai te u loto ke u mate ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú.” Naʻe tuʻusi fakapotopoto ʻe Jayson ʻa ʻene feohi mo e faʻahinga peheé. “ʻOua naʻa takihalaʻi koe,” ko e fakatokanga ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. “Ko e ngaahi feohi koví ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga leleí.” (1 Kolinito 15:33, NW) He mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi feohi koví!
‘Te U Aʻau Hoʻo Ngaahi Ngaue Fakaofó’
14, 15. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ‘ʻalu takai ki he ʻōlita [ʻa Sihová]’?
14 “Te u fanofano hoku nima ʻi he taʻe halaia; kau ʻalu takai, ʻEiki, ki ho olita,” ko e hoko atu ia ʻe Tēvitá. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? “Ke u kau ʻi he lea fakamālō, mo aʻau hoʻo ngaahi ngaue fakaofo.” (Sāme 26:6, 7) Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Tēvita ke ne kei nofo maʻa fakaeʻulungāanga ai pē koeʻuhi ke ne malava ke lotu kia Sihova pea fanongonongo ʻene līʻoa ki he ʻOtuá.
15 Ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekauʻaki mo e lotu moʻoní ʻi he tāpanekalé pea ki mui mai ʻi he temipalé ko ha “fakatātā mo e ʻata [ia] ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakalangi.” (Hepelu 8:5; 9:23) Naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ʻōlitá ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová ʻi hono tali ʻa e feilaulau ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ki hono huhuʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Hepelu 10:5-10) ʻOku tau fanofano hotau nimá ʻi he taʻehalaia pea ‘ʻalu takai ki he ʻōlita [ʻa Sihová]’ ʻaki hono ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he feilaulau ko iá.—Sione 3:16-18.
16. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa ʻene ʻaonga kiate kitautolu ʻa hono talaki ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ʻa e ʻOtuá?
16 ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he kotoa ʻo e meʻa ʻoku ʻai ʻe he huhuʻí ʻo malavá, ʻikai ʻoku hoko hotau lotó ʻo fonu ʻi he houngaʻia kia Sihova mo hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú? Ko ia, ʻaki ʻa e fakamālō mei hotau lotó, tau ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ʻa e ʻOtuá—mei he fakatupu ʻo e tangatá ʻi he ngoue ko ʻĪtení ki he toe fakafoki kakato mai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Senesi 2:7; Ngāue 3:21) Pea ko ha maluʻanga fakalaumālie lahi ē ka ko e ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi-ākongá! (Mātiu 24:14; 28:19, 20) Ko e hoko ʻo femoʻuekina aí ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau tauhi ke mataʻāʻā ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻú, mālohi ai ʻetau tui ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea moʻui ai ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihova mo e kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.
“Kuou Ofa ki he Nofoaga o Ho Fale”
17, 18. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané?
17 Ko e tāpanekalé, mo hono ʻōlita ki he ngaahi feilaulaú, ko e senitā ia ʻo e lotu ʻa Sihova ʻi ʻIsilelí. ʻI hono fakahaaʻi ʻa ʻene manako ʻi he feituʻu ko iá, naʻe lotu ʻa Tēvita: “E Jihova, kuou ofa ki he nofoaga o ho fale, moe botu oku nofo ai a hoo afio.”—Sāme 26:8, PM.
18 ʻOku tau ʻofa ʻi he fakatahataha ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku tau ako ai fekauʻaki mo Sihová? Ko e Fale Fakatahaʻanga kotoa pē mo hono polokalama tuʻumaʻu ʻo e fakahinohino fakalaumālié ʻoku hoko ia ko e senitā ʻo e lotu moʻoní ʻi he feituʻú. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha-lahi fakataʻu, ngaahi ʻasemipilī fakasēketi mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻasemipilī makehe. ʻOku lāulea ʻi he ngaahi fakataha peheé ki he “ʻu fakamoʻoni” ʻa Sihová. Kapau te tau ako ke “ʻofa ʻaupito ki ai,” te tau vēkeveke ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá pea te tau fanongo tokanga he lolotonga ʻetau ʻi aí. (Sāme 119:167) He fakaivifoʻou ē ke fakataha mo e kaungātuí ʻa ia ʻoku nau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi heʻetau lelei fakafoʻituituí pea ʻoku nau tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kei nofo ai pē ʻi he ʻalunga tauhi anga-tonú!—Hepelu 10:24, 25.
‘ʻOua ʻe Hiko ʻEku Moʻuí’
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi angahala naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe Tēvita ke ne halaia aí?
19 ʻI he ʻilo lelei ki he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e mavahe mei he ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe kole ʻa Tēvita: “ʻOua ʻe hiko hoku laumalie mo e kau angahala, pe ko ʻeku moʻui mo e kau tangata totoʻia: ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi honau nima ha meʻa ke fai, pea kuo fonu honau toʻomataʻu ʻi he paʻanga lavaki.” (Sāme 26:9, 10) Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe Tēvita ke lau ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau tangata anga-taʻefakaʻotua naʻa nau halaia ʻi he anga-tākatuʻú pe totongi fufuú.
20, 21. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ne taki atu kitautolu ki he founga anga-taʻefakaʻotuá?
20 Ko e māmaní he ʻahó ni ʻoku lōmekina ia ʻe ha tuʻunga lahi fakaʻulia ʻo e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻetāú. Ko e televīsoné, ngaahi makasiní, mo e ngaahi faivá ʻoku nau pouaki ʻa e anga-tākatuʻú—“feʻauaki, ko e angaʻuli, ko e pauʻu.” (Kaletia 5:19) Kuo hoko ʻa e niʻihi ʻo pōpula ki he tohi fakalieliá, ʻa ia ʻoku faʻa taki atu ai ki he ʻulungāanga taʻetāú. ʻOku tautefito ki he kau talavoú ʻenau tōngofua ki he ngaahi tākiekina peheé. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi, ko ha anga fakafonua ʻa e faialeá, pea ʻoku tenge ʻa e kau taʻu hongofulu tupú ki he fakakaukau kuo pau ke nau faialea. ʻOku hoko ʻa e kau talavou tokolahi ʻo kau fakaemanako ki ai, neongo ʻoku nau fuʻu kei siʻi ke mali. Ke fakalato ʻa e ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻoku tupulekina ʻi loto ʻiate kinautolú, ʻoku nau hoko leva ai ʻo kau ʻi he ʻulungāanga taʻetāú ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ko e fai feʻauaki.
21 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻatā ʻa e kakai lalahí mei he ngaahi tākiekina koví. Ko e ngaahi tōʻonga pisinisi taʻefaitotonú mo ha hehema ke fai ha ngaahi fili ʻi he taumuʻa siokitá ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e ʻikai ke anga-tonú. Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻa e māmaní te ne hanga pē ʻo ʻai ke tau mamaʻo meia Sihova. ʻAi ke tau “fehiʻa ki he kovi, pea ʻofa ki he lelei” pea hokohoko atu ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú.—Emosi 5:15.
“Ke Ke Huhui Au, mo Ke Aloofa Kiate Au”
22-24. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻokú ke maʻu ʻi he ngaahi lea fakaʻosi ʻo e Sāme 26? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tauhele ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
22 Naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Tēvita ʻene lea ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo ne pehē: “Ka ko au, teu ʻaʻeva i he eku agatonu: ke ke huhui au, mo ke aloofa kiate au. Oku tuu hoku vaʻe i he botu tokamalie: i he gaahi fakataha oe kakai teu fakafetai kia Jihova.” (Sāme 26:11, 12, PM) Ko e fakapapau ʻa Tēvita ke tauhi ʻene anga-tonú ʻoku ʻalu fakataha ia mo ʻene kole ki ha huhuʻi. He fakalototoʻa lahi ē ko ia! Neongo hotau tuʻunga angahalaʻiá, ʻe tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova kapau ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú.
23 ʻOfa ke fakahāhā ʻe heʻetau founga moʻuí ʻoku tau tokaʻi mo fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. Ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku malava ke tau kole ʻi he lotu kia Sihova ke ne sivisiviʻi mo vakaiʻi ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻi lotó. ʻE lava ke tau tauhi maʻu pē ʻene moʻoní ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolu ʻaki hano ako tōtōivi ʻa ʻene Folofolá. Ko ia ai, tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi feohi koví kae fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fuʻu kakai kuo fakatahataha. ʻOfa ke tau kau faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi ākongá, ʻo ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe fakaʻatā ʻa e māmaní ke ne uesia kovi hotau vahaʻangatae mātuʻaki mahuʻinga mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻetau fai hotau lelei tahá ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú, ʻe lava ke tau tuipau ʻe fakahaaʻi mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e hōifua.
24 Koeʻuhi ʻoku kau ki he anga-tonú ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo e moʻuí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo ha tauhele fakamate—ko e ngāuekoviʻaki ʻo e ʻolokaholó. ʻE lāulea ki he meʻá ni ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻoku feʻungamālie ai ke fakamāuʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatupu potó ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi heʻenau anga-tonú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e anga-tonú, pea ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he ʻaʻeva ʻi hono halá?
• Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú?
• Ke tauhi anga-tonú, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki kuo pau ke tau tokanga ki ai mo fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 14]
ʻOkú ke tauhi ʻi muʻa ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 14]
ʻOkú ke kole maʻu pē kia Sihova ke ne sivisiviʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakakaukau ʻi lotó?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
Ko ʻetau tauhi anga-tonu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová ke fiefia
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
ʻOkú ke ngāueʻaongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki ʻa Sihová ke tokoniʻi koe ke ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e anga-tonú?