Ki he Faʻahinga ʻOku ʻOfa kia Sihová, “ʻOku ʻIkai ha Tukiaʻanga”
“ʻOku lahi ʻa e nonga ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻofa ki hoʻo lao; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tukiaʻanga.”—SAAME 119:165.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga lova ʻoku lele ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané? Ko e hā ʻa e pale ʻe lava ke tau maʻu mei heʻetau lele ai ke aʻu ki he tepí?
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakatūkiaʻi ha Kalisitiane?
Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ha tūkiaʻanga ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa ʻi he lao ʻa Sihová?
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he tokotaha lele ʻe taha ʻe ʻikai tuku ʻene lová?
KO MARY DECKER naʻe taʻu hongofulu tupu pē ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hoko ai ʻo ʻiloa ʻi he lová. ʻI he 1984, naʻá ne hoko ai ko ha tokotaha lele lelei ʻo fakakaukau ai ʻa e tokolahi te ne ikuna ha mētali koula ʻi he ʻOlimipikí. Ka naʻe hoko ha meʻa fakamamahi. Lolotonga ʻa e lova mita ʻe 3,000, naʻá ne humu ʻi he vaʻe ʻo ha tokotaha lele ʻe taha ʻo ne tō. Naʻe ʻikai malava ke ne ʻosiki ʻa e lova ko iá, ka naʻe ʻikai tuku ai ʻene lová. Siʻi hifo ʻi ha taʻu ʻe taha ki mui, naʻá ne lele ai ʻi ha lova maile-taha ʻo vave ange ia ʻi ha toe fefine kuo lele ai ki muʻa.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga lova ʻoku lele ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané? ʻOku totonu ke tau lele fēfē ai?
2 Ko e moʻui ko ha Kalisitiané ʻoku hangē ia ha lová. Ko ha lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá. ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua te tau tuku ha meʻa ke ne taʻofi kitautolu mei he lele ʻi he lova ko ení. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha lova nounou ia, ʻa ia ʻoku lele ai ha taha ʻi he oma taha te ne malavá ke ne ikuna. Pea ʻoku ʻikai hangē ia ko ha tōtoó, ʻa ia ʻoku lele māmālie ai ha taha pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku aʻu ʻo ne tuʻu. Ka, ʻoku hangē ia ha malafoní. Ko ha tokotaha lele malafoni kuo pau ke ne kātaki ke hanganaki lele ai pē ki he ngataʻangá. Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó: “ʻOku ʻikai koā te mou ʻiloʻi ko e kau lele ʻi ha lova ʻoku nau lele kotoa pē, ka ko e toko taha pē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e palé? Lele ʻi ha founga ʻe lava ke mou ikuna ai ʻa e palé.”—1 Kol. 9:24.
3. Ko hai ʻe lava ke ikuna ʻi he lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá?
3 ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ke tau lele ʻi he lova ko ení. (Lau ʻa e 1 Kolinitō 9:25-27.) Ko e palé ko e moʻui taʻengata. ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e ngaahi lova lahi, ʻi he lova ko ení ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau lelé ʻe lava ke nau ikuna ʻa e palé kapau te nau kātaki ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá. (Māt. 24:13) ʻE ʻikai ikuna ʻe ha taha ʻa e lová kapau pē te ne tuku ʻene muimui ʻi he ngaahi laó pe taʻofi ʻene lelé ki muʻa ke ʻosi ʻa e lová. Ko e lova pē eni ʻe taha ko hono palé ko e moʻui taʻengata.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai faingofua ai ke lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá?
4 ʻOku ʻikai faingofua ke lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá. Naʻe lele ai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito tūkia, ka heʻikai ha taha ʻo kitautolu ʻe lava ke ne fai ia. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sēmisi “ʻoku tau tūkia kotoa pē ʻo tā-tuʻo-lahi.” (Sēm. 3:2) Ko ʻetau ngaahi taʻehaohaoá pe ko e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻe lava ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau māmālie ʻi he lová pe aʻu ʻo tau tuʻu ʻi ha kiʻi taimi. Kapau ʻoku hoko eni, te tau fiemaʻu nai ha tokoni ke toe foki ki he lová. ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua te tau ʻohovale kapau te tau tūkia ʻi he taimi ki he taimi.—1 Tuʻi 8:46.
KAPAU ʻOKÚ KE TŪKIA, NOFO PĒ ʻI HE LOVÁ
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā ‘ʻoku ʻikai ai ha tukiaʻanga’ ki ha Kalisitiane? Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi ha Kalisitiane ke “tuʻu” hake ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne tūkia aí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke “tuʻu” hake ai ʻa e niʻihi hili ʻenau tūkiá?
5 Ko e meʻa ʻoku tau fai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tūkia ai pe toó ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai pe ko e faʻahinga tokotaha fēfē kitautolu. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau tūkia pe toó ʻoku nau tuʻu hake pea hanganaki tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau fili ke ʻoua ʻe fakatomala. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palōveepi 24:16: “He tuʻo fitu ʻa e to ki lalo ʻa e faitotonu, ka ne tuʻu pe: Ka ʻoka hoko ha tuʻutamaki ki he kau angahala, pea nau mafuli ai.”
6 Neongo kapau te tau tūkia pe tō, ʻe lava ke tau tuʻu hake. Kapau pē ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova, ʻokú ne loto-lelei ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻi ai ai haʻatau ngaahi palopalemá pe fai ha ngaahi fehālākí. Te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau “tuʻu” hake, koeʻuhí ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻiate ia. Ka ko e kakai angahalá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau loto ke tuʻu hake. ʻOku nau fakafisingaʻi e tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo ʻene kakaí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ʻoku ʻikai ha tukiaʻanga” ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa ʻi he lao ʻa Sihová. ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻe lava ke tau toe foki ki he lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá.—Lau ʻa e Saame 119:165.
7, 8. ʻE lava fēfē ke “to” ha taha peá ne kei maʻu pē ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku faiangahala ha tokotaha koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻi ai hano vaivaiʻanga. ʻOkú ne toutou fai nai ʻa e fehālaaki tatau. Ka ʻe kei vakai mai pē kiate ia ʻa Sihova ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni kapau te ne tuʻu hake ʻi he taimi taki taha, ʻa ia, ko e fakatomala loto-moʻoni pea ngāue mālohi ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú. Naʻe vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni kapau pē te nau fakatomalaʻi ʻenau ngaahi fehālākí. (ʻAi. 41:9, 10) ʻOku ʻikai ke fakamamafaʻi ʻe he Palōveepi 24:16 ia ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki ʻoku tau faí ka ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻe tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau “tuʻu” hake. (Lau ʻa e ʻAisea 55:7.) Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻokú na falala-pau te tau fai hotau lelei tahá, pea ʻokú na fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ke tau “tuʻu” hake.—Saame 86:5; Sione 5:19.
8 Neongo kapau ʻe tūkia pe tō ha tokotaha lele ʻi ha malafoni, te ne maʻu nai ha taimi ke tuʻu hake pea hanganaki lele kapau te ne tuʻu vave hake. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ʻa e “ʻaho mo e houa” ʻe ngata ai ʻa e lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá. (Māt. 24:36) Ka ʻo kapau te tau feinga mālohi ke ʻoua ʻe tūkia, ʻe faingofua ange ke tau hanganaki lele ʻi he lová pea ʻosiki ia. Ko ia ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tūkiá?
NGAAHI MEʻA ʻE LAVA KE NE ʻAI KITAUTOLU KE TAU TŪKIÁ
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe nima te tau lāulea ki aí?
9 Te tau lāulea ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe nima ʻe lava ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau tūkia: ko hotau ngaahi vaivaiʻangá, ko e ngaahi holi ʻo e kakanó, fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, faingataʻá pe fakatangá, pea mo e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Kapau kuo ʻai koe ʻe he taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení ke ke tūkia, manatuʻi ko Sihová ʻoku kātaki lahi pea ʻe ʻikai te ne foʻi vave ʻiate koe.
10, 11. Ko e hā ʻa e vaivaiʻanga naʻe maʻu ʻe Tēvitá?
10 Ko hotau ngaahi vaivaiʻangá ʻoku hangē ia ko e ngaahi foʻi maka ʻoku laku holo ʻi ha hala. Ko e moʻui ʻa Tuʻi Tēvitá pea mo e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻe lava ke na akoʻi mai kia kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e vaivaiʻanga ʻe ua. Naʻe ʻikai faʻa maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá, pea ko Pitá naʻe manavahē ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻe fakakaukau ʻa e kakai kehé fekauʻaki mo iá.
11 Naʻe ʻikai faʻa mapuleʻi ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ʻa ia tonu. Koeʻuhí ko e vaivaiʻanga ko ení, naʻá ne faiangahala ai mo Patisepa. Ki mui ai, naʻá ne meimei ʻohofi ʻa Nāpale, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaʻitaʻi iá. Ka neongo naʻe fai taʻefakakaukauʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá, naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne foʻi ʻi he feinga ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihová. ʻI he tokoni ʻa e niʻihi kehé, naʻá ne malava ai ke “tuʻu” hake hili ʻene ngaahi fehālākí.—1 Sām. 25:5-13, 32, 33; 2 Sām. 12:1-13.
12. Neongo naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e nofo pē ʻa Pita ʻi he lová?
12 Naʻe manavahē ʻa Pita fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻe fakakaukau ʻa e kakai kehé fekauʻaki mo iá. Naʻá ne hanganaki mateaki kia Sīsū pea kia Sihova, ka ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi naʻe ʻai ai ia ʻe he manavaheé ke ne fai ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe tuʻo tolu ʻene fakaʻikaiʻi naʻá ne ʻilo ʻa Sīsū. (Luke 22:54-62) ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻá ne fakafeangai ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻo hangē ia naʻa nau lelei ange ʻi he kau Kalisitiane kehé. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Pita ha fakakaukau hala, pea ko e niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá naʻa nau mei malava ke faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia. Ko ia naʻe ʻoange ʻe Paula kia Pita ha akonaki fefeka. (Kal. 2:11-14) Naʻe ʻita ʻa Pita ʻi he akonaki ko ení pea tuku ʻene lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí? ʻIkai. Naʻá ne fakakaukau fakamātoato fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá, liliu ʻene fakakaukaú, pea nofo pē ʻi he lová.
13. Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ʻe he mahamahakí ke fakatupunga kitautolu ke tau tūkiá?
13 Ko e mahamahakí ʻe lava ke ne ʻai ʻetau moʻuí ke faingataʻa ʻaupito. Ko hono olá, ʻoku foʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he lele ʻi he lová. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha tuofefine ʻi Siapani naʻá ne puke lahi ʻi he taʻu ʻe 17 hili ʻene papitaisó. Naʻá ne tuku ʻene mahamahakí ke ne fakatupunga ia ke hoko ʻo vaivai ʻi he moʻoní, pea naʻá ne hoko ʻo ʻikai longomoʻui. Naʻe ʻaʻahi leva ʻa e mātuʻa ʻe toko ua kiate ia ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi ia. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne toe haʻu ai ki he ngaahi fakatahá, naʻe mātuʻaki talitali lelei anga-ʻofa ia ʻe he fanga tokouá ʻo ne kamata ai ke tangi. Ko hotau tuofefiné ʻokú ne toe foki mai he taimí ni ki he lová.
14, 15. Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha ngaahi holi ʻoku hala? ʻOmi ha fakatātā.
14 Kuo tūkia ʻa e tokolahi koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi holi ʻo e kakanó. Kapau ʻoku fakataueleʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ngaahi holí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē te tau malavá ke tauhi ʻetau fakakaukaú mo e ngaahi tōʻongá ke maʻa ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kapau ko hotau matá pe ko hotau nimá ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau tūkiá, ʻoku totonu ke tau “liʻaki” ia. ʻOku totonu ke tau toʻo atu ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻetaau ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke taʻofi ʻetau lele ʻi he lová.—Lau ʻa e Mātiu 5:29, 30.
15 Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokoua ʻe taha naʻe ʻohake ʻi he moʻoní fakatatau ki heʻene manatú, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi holi fakasōtoma. Naʻá ne pehē naʻá ne faʻa ongoʻi faikeheʻia mo ʻikai fiemālie ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai kehé. ʻI heʻene aʻu ʻo taʻu 20, kuó ne hoko ko ha tāimuʻa tuʻumaʻu pea mo ha sevāniti fakafaifekau ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Pea naʻá ne fai ha fehālaaki mafatukituki ʻo akonekina ai ia, pea naʻe tokoniʻi ia ʻe he kau mātuʻá. Naʻá ne lotu, ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú, pea fai ha feinga ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kakai kehé. Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻá ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne hokohoko lele ʻi he lová. Naʻe hoko eni ʻi ha taimi fuoloa ki muʻa, ka ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ou kei maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi ko iá, ka ʻoku ʻikai te u tuku ia ke ne lōmekina au. Kuó u ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻikai tuku koe ʻe Sihova ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi he meʻa te ke malavá. Ko ia ʻoku ou tui ʻoku fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe lava ke u ikuʻi ia.” ʻOku ʻikai ke loto ʻa e tokoua ko ení ke ʻi ai ha faʻahinga meʻa ke ne toʻo ia mei he lová. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ko e moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻoú ʻoku tuha ia mo ha meʻa pē kuo pau ke ne kātekina he taimí ni. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Ka toki aʻu ki ai, te u hokohoko atu ke faitau.”
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ha tokoua ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻá ne fakakaukau naʻe taʻetotonu ʻa e fakafeangai ange kiate iá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi fekauʻaki mo e fakatahaʻangá koeʻuhí ke ʻoua te tau tūkia?
16 ʻE lava ke tau tūkia ʻi he fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻa e niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI Falanisē, ko ha tokoua ʻa ia ko ha mātuʻa ki muʻa naʻá ne fakakaukau naʻe taʻetotonu ʻa e fakafeangai kiate iá. Naʻá ne ʻita lahi pea taʻofi ʻene maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá mo e ʻalu ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú. Naʻe ʻaʻahi kiate ia ha mātuʻa ʻe toko ua ʻo na fanongo anga-ʻofa ʻi heʻene fakamatala ki he meʻa naʻá ne tui naʻe hokó. Naʻá na fakalototoʻaʻi ia ke falala kia Sihova pea fakamanatu ange kiate ia ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá ko e fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne fanongo ki heʻena akonakí pea vave ʻene foki ki he lová.
17 ʻOku fiemaʻu kia kitautolu kotoa ke tau manatuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e tokotaha kuo fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá. ʻOku maʻu ʻe Sīsū ha ongo foʻi fofonga “hangē ha uloʻi afi kakahá.” ʻOkú ne mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku hoko ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻo lelei ange ia ʻi heʻetau malavá. (Fkh. 1:13-16) Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tau fakakaukau nai ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Ka ko hono moʻoní ʻoku tau maʻuhala pē nai fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe hokó pe ʻuhinga naʻe hoko ai iá. ʻOku fakatonutonu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi palopalema ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻi he founga totonu pea ʻi he taimi totonu. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau tuku ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻe taha ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau tūkia ʻi he lová.
18. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai pē lolotonga ʻa e faingataʻá mo e fakatangá?
18 Ko e toe tūkiaʻanga ʻe ua ko e faingataʻá pe fakatangá pea mo e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa e niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI heʻene talanoa fekauʻaki mo e tangata naʻá ne tūtuuʻi ha tengá, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ko e niʻihi ʻe tūkia koeʻuhi ʻoku nau hokosia ʻa e “faingataʻa pe fakatanga” ko ʻenau hoko ko e taha ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko hotau fāmilí, hotau ngaahi kaungāʻapí, pe ko e puleʻangá ʻe lava ke nau fakatupunga ha faingataʻa pe ʻe lava ke nau fakatangaʻi kitautolu koeʻuhí ko e moʻoní. Ko ha tokotaha ʻe tautefito nai ʻene ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ke tūkiá kapau “ʻoku ʻikai ha aka ʻiate ia,” ʻa ia, kapau ʻoku vaivai ʻene tuí. (Māt. 13:21) Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ke nofo ofi kia Sihova, ko e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi aka fefeka. Ko ia ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke fou ai ʻi he ngaahi taimi faingataʻá, fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi meʻa “ʻoku taau ke fakahīkihikiʻí.” (Lau ʻa e Filipai 4:6-9.) ʻE ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e mālohi kia kitautolu ke tau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai pē lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te tau tūkia ʻi he lová.
19. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tūkia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻitaʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he niʻihi kehé?
19 Kuo taʻofi ʻe he niʻihi ʻenau tauhi kia Sihová koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Pe ko ha tokotaha ʻoku tūkia nai ia koeʻuhí ʻoku fai ʻe he niʻihi ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai fakaʻatā ia ʻe hono konisēnisí ke ne fai. (1 Kol. 8:12, 13) Kapau ʻoku fakaʻitaʻi kitautolu ʻe ha taha, te tau fuʻu loto-mamahi ai ʻo tau liʻaki ʻa e moʻoní? ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kia kitautolu ke tuku ʻa e faifakamāú pea ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau fakakaukau ai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻetau totonu ke ʻita. (Luke 6:37) ʻI he taimi ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻita aí, ʻeke hifo kiate koe: ‘ʻOku ou fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻo makatuʻunga pē ʻi he founga ʻoku ou saiʻia ai ke fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá? Te u liʻaki ʻa e moʻoní koeʻuhí pē ko e taʻehaohaoa ʻa hoku fanga tokouá?’ Ko ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau fakaʻatā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé ke ne taʻofi kitautolu mei he ʻosiki ʻa e lova ki he moʻuí.
LELE FAKATAHA MO E KĀTAKI PEA FAKAʻEHIʻEHI MEI HE TŪKIÁ
20, 21. Ko e hā te ke fai ʻi he lova ki he moʻui taʻengatá?
20 ʻOkú ke loto ke “ʻosiki ʻa e lová”? (2 Tīm. 4:7, 8) Peʻi ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo ʻetau ʻū tohí, fai ʻa e fekumi, pea fakalaulauloto koeʻuhí ke ke lava ʻo ʻilo ʻa e faʻahinga meʻa te ne fakatūkiaʻi nai koé. Kole ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová ke ne ʻai koe ke ke mālohi. Manatuʻi, kapau te tau tūkia pe tō, ʻe lava ke tau kei foki pē ki he lová pea lele ke aʻu ki he tepí. Te tau malava nai ke ako mei heʻetau ngaahi fehālākí koeʻuhí ke tau lava ʻo lele ʻi he lová ke aʻu ʻo toe lelei ange.
21 ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kuo pau ke tau lele ʻi he lová ke aʻu ki he tepí kapau ʻoku tau loto ke maʻu ʻa e pale ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá. ʻI heʻetau lelé, ʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova kia kitautolu ʻa e ‘nonga lahi.’ (Saame 119:165) Te ne hokohoko tokoniʻi kitautolu he taimí ni pea te ne ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻengata kapau te tau ʻosiki ʻa e lová.—Sēm. 1:12.
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Kapau te ke tō, tali ʻa e tokoní pea tuʻu hake!
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ʻOua ʻe fakaʻatā ha meʻa ke ne taʻofi koe mei hono ʻosiki ʻa e lová!