Founga ʻe Lava Ai Ke Ke Lavameʻá
HANGĒ ko e tokangaʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú pea loto ke nau lavameʻá, ʻoku pehē pē hono tokangaʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní mo ʻene finangalo ke tau lavameʻá. Ke fakahāhā ʻa ʻene tokanga ʻofá, ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fakamatala lahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e lavameʻá pea mo e taʻelavameʻá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi he lau fekauʻaki mo ha taha ʻoku tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e fakamatala falalaʻanga ko ení: “Pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia” pe lavameʻa.—Sāme 1:3.
Ko ia kapau ko e tuʻungá ia, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ai ʻe he tokolahi ha moʻui lavameʻa, fiefia mo fiemālié? Ko e vakai lelei ange ki he saame ko ení ʻe ʻomai ai ʻa e talí pea ʻe fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻa e founga ʻe lava foki ai ke tau lavameʻá.
“Fakakaukau ʻa e Agakovi”
ʻOku fakatokanga mai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé fekauʻaki mo e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he “fakakaukau ae agakovi.” (Sāme 1:1, PM) Ko e tokotaha “kovi” tefitó ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló. (Mātiu 6:13, PM) ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko ia ʻa e “ʻeiki ʻo e maama ko eni” pea ko e “kotoa ʻo mamani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili” pe tokotaha anga-koví. (Sione 16:11; 1 Sione 5:19) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai fakaʻohovale ʻa e tapua atu ʻi he fakakaukau lahi ʻoku maʻu ʻi he māmaní ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e tokotaha anga-kovi ko iá.
Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga faleʻi ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he faʻahinga anga-koví? ʻI he fakalūkufuá, ko e faʻahinga anga-koví ʻoku nau taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ki he ʻOtuá. (Sāme 10:13) Ko ʻenau fakakaukaú, ʻa ia ʻoku tukunoaʻi pe taʻefakaʻapaʻapaʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē. ʻOku pouaki ʻe he sōsaieti ʻi onopōní ʻa e “holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui.” (1 Sione 2:16) Ko e mītiá ʻokú ne nafuiʻaki kitautolu ʻa e filōsofia ko e “maʻu e meʻa kotoa te ke malava ʻi he moʻuí” ʻi he tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié. ʻI māmani lahi, ʻoku fakamoleki ai ʻe he ngaahi kautahá ʻa e tola ʻAmelika laka hake he 500 pilioná he taʻu ʻi he tuʻuaki ke fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e kakaí ke nau fakatau ʻenau ngaahi koloá—ʻo tatau ai pē pe ʻoku fiemaʻu ia pe ʻikai ʻe he kau fakataú. Pea ko e tuʻuakí ni kuó ne fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono liliu pē ko ia ʻa e tōʻonga fakatau ʻa e kakaí. Kuó ne mioʻi ʻa e vakai ʻa e māmaní ki he lavameʻá.
Ko hono olá, neongo ʻoku maʻu ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe lava ke fakaʻānaua pē ki ai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu kuohilí, ʻoku nau kei maʻu pē ha hoholi taʻetopono ki ha toe ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie lahi ange. Ko e ongoʻí ʻoku pehē ʻo kapau heʻikai ke ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, heʻikai ke ke lava koe ʻo fiefia pe lavameʻa. Ko e fakakaukau ko ení ko ha foʻi loi pea “ʻoku ʻikai mei he Tamai ia, ka ʻoku mei mamani.”—1 Sione 2:16.
ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻa e meʻa te ne ʻai ke tau lavameʻa moʻoní. ʻOku kehe ʻa ʻene fakakaukaú mei he “fakakaukau ae agakovi.” Ko ia ai, ko e feinga ke maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá lolotonga ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e māmaní ki he lavameʻá ʻoku hangē ia ko e feinga ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he ongo hala kehekehe ʻe ua ʻi he taimi tatau. Heʻikai pē lava ke fai ia. Tā neʻineʻi ke fakatokanga mai ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Ke ʻoua naʻa mou tuku ke fakaangatatau kimoutolu ki he [ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e] maama ko eni”!—Loma 12:2.
ʻOua ʻe Tuku ke Fakafuo Koe ʻe he Māmaní
Ko e māmani ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tākiekina ʻa Sētané ʻoku feinga ia ke hā fakamānako ki heʻetau leleí. Kae kehe, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga. Manatuʻi naʻe kākaaʻi siokita ʻe Sētane ʻa e ʻuluaki fefiné, ʻa ʻIvi, ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻunga pē ʻaʻana. Naʻá ne ngāueʻaki leva ʻa ʻIvi ke ne taki ʻa ʻĀtama ki he ʻalunga ʻo e angahalá. ʻOku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sētane he ʻahó ni ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau fakahoko ʻa ʻene fakakaukau fulikivanú.
Ko e fakatātaá, ko Tēvita, ʻa ia naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he kupu ki muʻá, naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne ngāue ʻova taimi pea ke ne toutou fai ha ngaahi folau fakapisinisi. “Naʻe pau ke u mavahe pongipongia he Mōnité pea foki mai ʻi he efiafi Tuʻapulelulú,” ko e lau ia ʻa Tēvitá. ʻI hono mahinoʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau peheé koeʻuhi ke lavameʻa ai ʻi he māmaní, naʻe fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he ngaahi kaumeʻa moʻoni, ngaahi mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí, mo e kaungā ngāué ʻa Tēvita: “Fai ia maʻa ho fāmilí.’ Naʻa nau fakaʻuhinga te ne tauhi ha taimi-tēpile pehē ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi pē kae ʻoua kuó ne ʻi ha tuʻunga lelei. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa Tēvita: “Naʻa nau fakaʻuhinga ʻe lelei ange eni ki hoku fāmilí koeʻuhi he ʻe lava ke u ʻomai ai ki ʻapi ha paʻanga lahi—ʻe lava ke u lavameʻa lahi ange ai. Neongo naʻe ʻikai te u feohi mo hoku fāmilí, naʻe fakatuipauʻi au ʻe hoku ngaahi kaumeʻá naʻá ku foaki moʻoni lahi ange ai ki hoku fāmilí.” ʻI he hangē ko Tēvitá, ʻoku ngāue mālohi ʻa e tokolahi ke ʻoange ki honau fāmilí ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku nau fakakaukau ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻofa aí. Ka ʻoku iku ʻo lavameʻa ʻa e muimui ʻi he faʻahinga faleʻi ko ení? Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu moʻoni ʻe ha fāmilí?
Naʻe ʻiloʻi ia ʻe Tēvita lolotonga ʻene mavahe ʻi heʻene folau fakapisinisí. “Naʻá ku talanoa ʻi he telefoní mo hoku ʻofefine ko ʻEniselika, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē mai: ‘Tangataʻeiki, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke fie nofo ai ʻi ʻapi mo kimautolú?’ Naʻe fakalotomamahi ʻa e meʻa ko iá,” ko e lau ia ʻa Tēvitá. Ko e lea ʻa hono ʻofefiné naʻe fakamālohiʻi ai ʻa ʻene holi ke ʻave ʻa ʻene tohi fakafisí. Naʻe fili ʻa Tēvita ke ʻoange ki hono fāmilí ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau fiemaʻu moʻoní—ʻa Ia tonu.
Ngāueʻaki ʻa e Fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻOku Iku ki he Lavameʻa
ʻE lava fēfē ke ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa e fakamatala hala ko ia ʻoku mafolalahia ʻi he māmani ko ení? ʻOku tala mai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ko e tokotaha lavameʻa mo fiefiá ʻa e taha ko ia “ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako, ʻio ʻi he lao oʻona ʻoku ne fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po.”—Sāme 1:2.
ʻI he taimi naʻe fakanofo ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Siosiua ko e taki ʻo e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí, naʻe tala kiate ia: “Te ke fakalaulauloto ki [he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá] ʻi he ʻaho mo e po.” ʻIo, ko e lau mo e fakalaulauloto ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe mātuʻaki fiemaʻu, ka naʻe toe fiemaʻu kia Siosiua ke ne “tokanga ke fai ʻo hange ko e meʻa kotoa kuo tohi ai.” Ko e moʻoni, ko e lau Tohi Tapú ʻataʻatā pē heʻikai ke ne ʻai fakaemana koe ke ke lavameʻa. Kuo pau ke ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke laú. Naʻe tala kia Siosiua: “Te ke toki monuʻia [pe lavameʻa] ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ke fou ai, pea te ke fai fakapotopoto ai.”—Siosiua 1:8.
Fakaʻuta atu ki ha kiʻi leka mata malimali ʻoku huki ʻi ha taha ʻo ʻene ongo mātuʻa ʻofá ʻo na lau fakataha ʻa e foʻi talanoa ʻokú ne mālieʻia taha aí. Tatau ai pē pe kuo tuʻo fiha ʻena lau ia ki muʻá, ʻokú na fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mōmeniti mahuʻinga ko iá. ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, ko ha tokotaha ʻoku ʻofa ʻi he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ko e lau Tohi Tapu fakaʻahó ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ia—ko ha taimi fakafiefia ia ʻoku fakamoleki fakataha mo ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. ʻI he muimui he fakakaukau mo e tataki ʻa Sihová, ʻoku hoko ai ha taha pehē ʻo “hange ia ha ʻakau kuo to ki he ngaahi mangaʻivai, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fua ʻi hono toʻukai, ko hono lau foki ʻoku ʻikai mae; pea neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia” pe lavameʻa.—Sāme 1:3.
Ko e fuʻu ʻakau ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻoku ʻikai ke tupu noaʻia pē ia. ʻOku tō fakalelei ia ʻi ha veʻe vai pea tokangaʻi lelei ʻe he tokotaha ngoué. ʻI ha founga meimei tatau, ko ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻokú ne feʻunuʻaki mo fakatonutonu ʻetau fakakaukaú fakafou he fakakaukau ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Tohi Tapú. Ko hono olá, ʻoku tau lau maʻuiʻui ai pea fakatupu ʻa e fua fakaʻotua.
Kae kehe, “oku ikai behe ae agakovi.” Ko e moʻoni, neongo ʻe hā nai ʻoku nau lakalakaimonū ʻi ha taimi, ka ʻe faifai pē ʻo nau maʻu ha ola kovi. “E ikai tuu ae agakovi i he fakamāu.” ʻI hono kehé, “koe hala oe agakovi e auha.”—Sāme 1:4-6, PM.
Ko ia ʻoua ʻe tuku ke fakafuo ʻe he māmaní ʻa hoʻo ngaahi taumuʻá mo e tuʻungá. Lolotonga ʻokú ke talēnitiʻia nai pea malava ke maʻu ʻa e lavameʻa ʻi he māmani ko ení, tokanga ki he founga ʻo hoʻo ngāueʻaki ho ngaahi talēnití pe ko e anga hoʻo tuku ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻe he māmaní. Ko e ngaahi ngāue taʻefua mo e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié ʻoku lava ke fakatupunga ai ha taha ke “mae.” ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko hono maʻu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo e ʻOtuá ʻe iku ia ki he lavameʻa mo e fiefia moʻoni.
Founga ʻE Lava Ai Ke Ke Lavameʻá
Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻe lavameʻa ai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻe fai ʻe ha tokotaha ʻoku muimui ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá? Naʻe ʻikai ke lau ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e lavameʻa ʻi he māmani ko ení. Ko e lavameʻa ʻa ha tokotaha anga-fakaʻotuá ʻoku fakafehokotaki ia ki heʻene fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá—pea ko e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku lavameʻa maʻu pē ia. Tau sio angé ki he founga ʻe lava ai ke ʻai koe ke ke lavameʻa ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú.
Fāmili: ʻOku ekinaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he ngaahi husepānití ke nau ‘ʻofa ki siʻonau ngaahi uaifí, he ko siʻonau sino kinautolu,’ pea ʻoku fakahinohinoʻi ha uaifi Kalisitiane ke ne “fakaʻapaʻapa ki hono husepaniti.” (Efeso 5:28, 33) ʻOku fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻá ke nau fakamoleki ʻa e taimi mo ʻenau fānaú, ke kata fakataha mo kinautolu, pea ke akoʻi kinautolu fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻi he moʻuí. (Teutalonome 6:6, 7; Koheleti 3:4) ʻOku toe faleʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi mātuʻá: “ʻOua te mou fakaʻitaʻi hoʻomou fanau.” ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e faleʻi ko ení, ʻoku faingofua ange ai ki he fānaú ke nau ‘talangofua ki heʻenau matuʻá’ pea ke nau ‘Fakaʻapaʻapa ki heʻenau tamaí mo ʻenau faʻeé.’ (Efeso 6:1-4) Ko e muimui ʻi he faleʻi fakaʻotua ko ení ʻe lava ke iku ia ki ha moʻui fakafāmili lavameʻa.
Ngaahi Kaumeʻa: Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ʻoku nau loto ke ʻi ai hanau ngaahi kaumeʻa. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e malava fakaʻatamai mo fakaeongo ke ʻofa pea mo ʻofaʻi kitautolu. Naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ʻoku totonu ke nau “feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 13:34, 35) ʻI honau lotolotongá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau ʻofa mo falala ki ai—ʻo aʻu ki heʻetau ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ongoʻi loloto tahá. (Palovepi 18:24) Ko e meʻa tefitó, ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú, ʻe lava ke tau ‘ʻunuʻunu atu ai ki he ʻOtuá’ pea ʻi he hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé, ʻe aʻu ʻo ui ai kitautolu ko e “Takanga ʻo e ʻOtua.”—Semisi 2:23; 4:8.
Taumuʻa ʻi he Moʻuí: ʻI he ʻikai maʻu ha moʻui taumuʻavaleá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau lavameʻa moʻoní ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga mo e taumuʻa ʻi he moʻuí. Ko ʻenau moʻuí ʻoku ʻikai fakatefito ia ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻikai tuʻumaʻu ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení. Ko ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻá ʻoku iku ia ki he fiemālie moʻoni mo tuʻuloa, ʻi heʻenau tokangataha ki he taumuʻa moʻoni ʻo e moʻuí. Ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻoange ki ha taha ʻa e taumuʻa ʻi he moʻuí? “Ke ke manavahe ki he Otua, bea ke fai ki he ene gaahi fekau: he oku katoa i he mea ni ae gaue totonu ae tagata.”—Koheleti 12:13, PM.
ʻAmanaki: Ko e kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku toe ʻomai ai kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻú. Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiané “ke ʻoua . . . tuʻu ʻenau falala ki he koto taʻemaʻu na ko e koloa; ka ki he ʻOtua.” ʻI he foungá ni, te nau “faʻoaki ai maʻanautolu ha tuʻunga lelei ki he ʻamui, koeʻuhi ke nau puke ki he moʻui moʻoni.” (1 Timote 6:17-19) Ko e moʻui moʻoni ko ení ʻe hoko vavé ni ia ʻi he taimi ʻe fakafoki mai ai ʻe he Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e Palataisí ki he māmani ko ení.—Luke 23:43.
Kapau ʻokú ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú, heʻikai te ke hao ai koe mei he ngaahi palopalemá, ka te ke hao ai mei he loto-mamahi lahi fau mo e faingataʻaʻia ʻoku nooʻi ʻe he anga-koví. Ko Tēvita naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá, mo e laui miliona hangē ko iá kuo nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Hili hono maʻu ha ngāue fakataha mo ha taimi-tēpile feʻungamālie, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “ʻOku ou houngaʻia ʻi hoku vahaʻangatae mo hoku uaifí mo e fānaú pea pehē ki he monū ʻo e malava ke tauhi ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.” Tā neʻineʻi ke pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé fekauʻaki mo ha tokotaha ʻoku tokanga ki he faleʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia” pe lavameʻa!
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SITEPU ʻE NIMA KI HE LAVAMEʻÁ
1 Talitekeʻi ʻa e hoko ʻo fakafuo ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e māmani ko ení.
2 Lau mo fakalaulauloto fakaʻaho ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.
3 Ngāueʻaki ʻa e faleʻi Fakatohitapú ʻi hoʻo moʻuí.
4 Kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá.
5 Manavahē ki he ʻOtua moʻoní, pea fai ki heʻene ngaahi fekaú.
Koheleti 12:13 (PM)
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ʻOkú ke muimui ʻi he ngaahi sitepu ki he lavameʻá?