“Hokohoko Muimui ʻIate Au”
“Ko e meʻa ia naʻe ui kimoutolu ki ai: he naʻe kataki mamahi ʻa Kalaisi foki koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu, ʻo ne tuku ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kiate kimoutolu, ke mou muimui ofi, ʻo topuvaʻe taha mo ia.”—1 PITA 2:21.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu māʻolunga ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga haohaoa ʻa Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha faiakó ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki aí?
KO Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e Faiako lahi taha kuo ʻaʻeva ʻi he māmaní. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻá ne haohaoa, ʻikai ʻaupito ke angahala ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene moʻui fakakātoa ko ha tangatá. (1 Pita 2:22) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻuhinga leva iá, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsū ko ha faiakó ʻoku fuʻu māʻolunga ia kiate kitautolu faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai? ʻIkai ʻaupito.
2 Hangē ko ia naʻa tau vakai ki ai ʻi he kupu ki muʻá, ko e makatuʻunga ʻo e faiako ʻa Sīsuú ko e ʻofá. Pea ko e ʻofá ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku malava ʻe kitautolu kotoa ke tau fakatupulekina. ʻOku toutou fakalototoʻaʻi mai kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau tupulaki mo laka ki muʻa ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé. (Filipai 1:9; Kolose 3:14) ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova mei heʻene ngaahi meʻa fakatupú ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai malava ke nau fai. Ko hono moʻoní, koeʻuhi ko e “ʻOtua ko e ʻofa” pea kuó ne ngaohi kitautolu ʻi hono ʻīmisi ʻoʻoná, ʻoku malava ke pehē naʻá ne faʻufaʻu kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá. (1 Sione 4:8; Senesi 1:27) Ko ia, ʻi heʻetau lau ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻoku lēkooti ʻi heʻetau konga tohi kaveingá, ʻoku tau tali nai ʻaki ʻa e loto-falala. ʻOku malava ke tau muimui ofi ʻi he topuvaʻe ʻo Kalaisí. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku malava ke tau talangofua ki he fekau tonu ʻa Sīsuú: “Hokohoko muimui ʻiate au.” (Luke 9:23, NW) Tau fakakaukau angé ki he founga ʻe lava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ai ki he ʻofa naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Kalaisí, ʻuluakí ki he ngaahi moʻoni naʻá ne akoʻí, pea hokó leva ki he kakai naʻá ne akoʻí.
Ko Hono Fakatupulekina ʻa e ʻOfa ki he Ngaahi Moʻoni ʻOku Tau Akó
3. Ko e hā ʻoku faingataʻa ai ki he niʻihi ke akó, ka ko e hā ʻa e enginaki ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Palovepi 2:1-5?
3 Ke ʻofa ki he ngaahi moʻoni ko ia ʻoku tau akoʻi ki he niʻihi kehé, kuo pau ke tau ʻofa ʻa kitautolu tonu ʻi hono ako ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ko iá. ʻI he māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní, ko e faʻahinga ʻofa ko iá ʻoku ʻikai faingofua ke hoko maʻu mai pē ia. Ko e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia hangē ko e ʻikai ha ako feʻungá mo e ngaahi tōʻonga kovi ʻoku tupu ʻi he toʻutupú kuó ne fakatupunga ʻa e tokolahi ke nau fehiʻa maʻu pē ki he akó. Kae kehe, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke tau ako meia Sihova. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 2:1-5 (NW): “ʻE hoku foha, kapau te ke tali ʻeku ngaahi leá pea koloaʻaki ʻiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekaú tonu, koeʻuhi ke ke tokanga ki he potó ʻaki ho telingá, ke ke lava ai ʻo ofeʻi ho lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló; ʻikai ngata aí, kapau te ke ui ki he mahinó tonu pea haʻaki ho leʻó ki he ʻiloʻiló tonu, kapau te ke hanganaki kumi ki ai ʻo hangē ki ha siliva, pea hanganaki fekumi ki ai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo fai ki ha koloa fufuú, ʻi he tuʻunga ko iá te ke toki mahinoʻi ai ʻa e manavahē kia Sihová, pea te ke maʻu ai ʻa e ʻiloʻi totonu ʻo e ʻOtuá.”
4. ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e pehē ke “ofeʻi” ʻa e lotó, pea ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau fai ai iá?
4 Fakatokangaʻi ʻi he veesi 1 ki he 4, ʻoku toutou naʻinaʻi mai ai kiate kitautolu ke fai ʻa e feinga ke ʻoua ʻe ngata pē ʻi hono “tali” mo “koloaʻaki” ka ke toe “hanganaki kumi” mo “hanganaki fekumi.” Ko e hā leva te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke fai hono kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni? Sai, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ofeʻi ho lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló.” ʻOku pehē ʻe ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha ko e enginaki ko ʻení “ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kōlenga fakamātoato ki he tokangá pē; ko ha kouna ia ki ha anga ʻo e fakakaukau pau: ko ha tali loto-vēkeveke ki he ngaahi akonakí.” Pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau ʻatamai-fiefanongo mo loto-vēkeveke ke ako ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú? Ko e anga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukaú. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau vakai ki he “ʻiloʻi totonu ʻo e ʻOtuá” ʻo hangē ko ha “siliva” pea hangē ko ha “koloa fufuú.”
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā nai ʻe hoko ʻi he faai atu ʻa e taimí, pea ʻe malava fēfē ke tau taʻofi ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ia? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau hanganaki tānaki atu ki he ngaahi koloa ʻo e ʻiló kuo tau maʻu ʻi he Tohitapú?
5 ʻOku ʻikai faingataʻa ke maʻu ha fakakaukau pehē. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e “ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá” kuó ke ako ki aí ʻoku kau nai ai ʻa e moʻoni ʻoku fakataumuʻa ʻe Sihova ke moʻui taʻengata ʻa e faʻahinga loto-tōnunga ʻo e tangatá he Palataisi ʻi he māmaní. (Sāme 37:28, 29) ʻI hoʻo ʻuluaki ako ki he moʻoni ko iá, ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ke vakai ki ai ko ha koloa moʻoni ia, ko ha foʻi ʻilo naʻá ne fakafonu ho ʻatamaí mo ho lotó ʻaki ʻa e ʻamanaki mo e fiefia. Fēfē ʻa e taimí ni? ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, kuo hoko hoʻo houngaʻia ki hoʻo koloá ʻo hōloa pe tamatemate? Feinga leva ke fai ʻa e ongo meʻa ʻe ua. ʻUluakí, fakafoʻou hoʻo houngaʻiá, ʻa ia, ko hono fakafoʻou maʻu pē hoʻo fakakaukaú ki he ʻuhinga ʻokú ke fakamahuʻingaʻi ai ʻa e moʻoni taki taha kuo akoʻi atu ʻe Sihova kiate koé, ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi moʻoni naʻá ke ako ki ai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi kuo maliu atú.
6 Ko hono uá, hanganaki tānaki atu ki hoʻo koloá. He ko ē, kapau naʻe fiemaʻu ke ke keli hake ha maka- koloa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga, te ke faʻo pē ia ʻi ho kató peá ke laka atu kuó ke fiemālie? Pe te ke keli ke ke sio pe ʻoku toe ʻi ai ha meʻa lahi ange? ʻOku fonu ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi maka-koloa mo e ngaahi tafaʻaki taʻefakatataua ʻo e moʻoní. Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e ngaahi moʻoni kuó ke maʻú, ʻe malava ke ke maʻu ʻo lahi ange. (Loma 11:33) ʻI hoʻo ako ha tafaʻaki taʻefakatataua ʻo e moʻoní, ʻeke hifo kiate koe: ‘Ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻai ia ko ha koloá? ʻOkú ne ʻomai kiate au ha mahino loloto ange ki he ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová pe ko ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá? ʻOkú ne ʻomai ha tataki fakapotopoto ʻe lava ke tokoni kiate au ke u muimui ai ʻi he topuvaʻe ʻo Sīsuú?’ Ko e fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi fehuʻi peheé te ne tokoniʻi koe ke langa hake ai hoʻo ʻofa ki he ngaahi moʻoni kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihova kiate koé.
Ko Hono Fakahāhā ʻa e ʻOfa ki he Ngaahi Moʻoni ʻOku Tau Akoʻí
7, 8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia ʻe malava ke tau fakahāhā ai ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he ngaahi moʻoni kuo tau ako mei he Tohitapú? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
7 ʻI heʻetau akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻe malava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he ngaahi moʻoni kuo tau ako mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻI he muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú, ʻoku tau falala lahi ki he Tohitapú ʻi heʻetau malangá mo e faiakó. ʻI he ngaahi taimi ki mui ní, kuo fakalototoʻaʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá takatakai ʻi he māmaní ke ngāueʻaki lahi ange ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakafaifekau ki he kakaí. ʻI hoʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e fokotuʻu ko iá, kumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke ʻai ai ʻa e tokotaha-ʻapí ke ne ʻilo ko koe tonu ʻokú ke fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke vahevahe atu mei he Tohitapú.—Mātiu 13:52.
8 Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he vahaʻa taimi hili pē ʻo e ʻohofi fakaetautoitoi ʻi he Kolo Niu ʻIoké ʻi he taʻu kuo ʻosí, naʻe fevahevaheʻaki ai ha tuofefine Kalisitiane ʻe taha ʻa e Sāme 46:1, 11 mo e kakai naʻá ne fetaulaki mo ia ʻi heʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú. Naʻá ne ʻuluaki ʻeke ange ki he kakaí pe naʻa nau fekuki fēfē ʻi he taimi ʻo e hili pē ʻa e meʻa fakamamahi naʻe hokó. Naʻá ne fanongo tokanga ki heʻenau talí, fakahaaʻi ʻa e loto-tatau mo ia, peá ne pehē leva: “ʻE lava ke u vahevahe mo kimoutolu ha konga Tohitapu kuó ne fakafiemālieʻi moʻoni au he lolotonga ʻa e taimi faingataʻá ni?” Ko e tokosiʻi ʻaupito pē naʻa nau talitekeʻí, pea naʻe hoko ha ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki lelei lahi ʻaupito. ʻI he talanoa mo e toʻutupú, ʻoku faʻa pehē ʻe he tuofefine tatau pē: “Kuó u faiakoʻaki ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi he taʻu ʻeni ʻe 50, pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ha meʻa? Kuo teʻeki ai ʻaupito te u fetaulaki mo ha palopalema ʻe taha ʻe taʻemalava ʻe he tohí ni ke ne solova.” ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ha fakaofiofi loto-moʻoni mo loto-māfaná, ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ki he kakaí ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻi mo ʻofa ʻi he meʻa kuo tau ako mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Sāme 119:97, 105.
9, 10. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi hono fai ha tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngaahi tuí?
9 ʻI he taimi ʻoku ʻeke mai ai ʻe he kakaí ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngaahi tuí, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha faingamālie ke fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he muimui ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau fakatuʻunga pē ʻetau ngaahi talí ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fakakaukau pē ʻa kitautolú. (Palovepi 3:5, 6) Kae kehe, ʻoku tau fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi hono fai ha tali. ʻOkú ke ilifia naʻa ʻeke atu ʻe ha taha ha fehuʻi ʻe ʻikai te ke lava ke tali? Fakakaukau ange ki ha ongo sitepu pau ʻe ua ʻe lava ke ke laka ai.
10 Fai ʻa e meʻa te ke malavá ke ke mateuteu ai. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻa Kalaisi ko e ʻEikí ʻi homou lotó, mateuteu maʻu pē ke fai ha taukapo ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tokotaha kotoa te ne ʻekea koe fekauʻaki mo ha ʻuhinga ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku ʻiate koé, kae fai ia fakataha mo ha loto anga-vaivai mo e ʻapasia loloto.” (1 Pita 3:15, NW) ʻOkú ke mateuteu ke taukapoʻi hoʻo ngaahi tuí? Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku fie ʻilo ha taha ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai te ke kau ai ʻi ha anga fakafonua pe tōʻonga ʻikai faka-Tohitapu, ʻoua ʻe fiemālie pē ʻi he pehē, “ʻOku fepaki ia mo ʻeku lotú.” Ko ha tali pehē ʻokú ne fokotuʻu atu nai ʻe ia ʻokú ke tuku ʻe koe ki he niʻihi kehé ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi filí maʻau pea kuo pau leva ai ko ha mēmipa koe ʻo ha lotu mavahe. ʻE lelei ange nai ke pehē, “ʻOku tapui ia ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe he Tohitapú” pe, “ʻE ʻikai ke hōifua mai ai ʻa hoku ʻOtuá.” Pea ʻoatu leva ha fakamatala ʻuhinga lelei ki hono ʻuhingá.—Loma 12:1.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e naunau fekumi ʻe tokoni nai kiate kitautolu ke tau mateuteu ai ke tali ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
11 Kapau ʻokú ke ongoʻi taʻemateuteu, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fakamoleki ai ha kiʻi taimi ke ako ʻa e tohi Reasoning From the Scriptures kapau ʻoku ala maʻu ia ʻi hoʻo leá?a Fili ha ngaahi tuʻunga-lea siʻisiʻi ʻoku hā ngali ʻe malanga hake, pea ʻai ke maʻuloto ha ngaahi poini Fakatohitapu ʻe niʻihi. ʻAi ke ala maʻu maʻu pē ʻa hoʻo tohi Reasoning mo hoʻo Tohitapú. ʻOua ʻe toumoua ke ngāueʻaki fakatouʻosi kinaua, ʻo fakahā ange ʻokú ke maʻu ha naunau fekumi ʻokú ke loto ke ke ngāueʻaki ke tokoni ki hono kumi ke maʻu ha tali ʻa e Tohitapú ki he ngaahi fehuʻí.
12. ʻE anga-fēfē nai ʻetau talí kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ʻa e tali ki ha fehuʻi faka-Tohitapu?
12 Feinga ke ʻoua ʻe loto-hohaʻa tōtuʻa. ʻOku ʻikai ha tangata taʻehaohaoa ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tali kotoa pē. Ko ia, ʻi hono ʻeke mai ha fehuʻi faka-Tohitapu ʻoku ʻikai malava ke ke tali, ʻe lava ke ke tali maʻu pē ʻi he foungá ni: “Fakamālō atu ki hono ʻohake ha fehuʻi mahuʻinga peheé. Te u tala totonu atu, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ʻa e talí, ka ʻoku ou ʻilo pau ʻoku lāulea ʻa e Tohitapú ki he meʻá ni. ʻOku ou saiʻia ʻi hono fai ha fekumi faka-Tohitapu, ko ia te u fekumi ki hoʻo fehuʻí pea te u toe foki mai.” ʻOku hanga ʻe he fakaofiofi lea hangatonu mo anga-fakanānā peheé ʻo tofa lelei ʻa e halá ki ha toe ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki.—Palovepi 11:2.
ʻOfa ki he Kakai ʻOku Tau Akoʻí
13. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tauhi maʻu ha fakakaukau pau fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku tau malanga ki aí?
13 Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ʻofa ki he kakai naʻá ne akoʻí. ʻE anga-fēfē nai haʻatau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia ʻi he meʻá ni? ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa tau fakatupu ha fakakaukau taʻeongoʻi ki he kakai takatakai ʻiate kitautolú. He ko ē, ko e “tau ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtua Aoniu” ʻoku kite lahi mai ʻo toe ofi ange, pea ko e tokolahi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e laui piliona ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe fakaʻauha. (Fakahā 16:14; Selemaia 25:33) Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo pe ko hai ʻe moʻuí pea ko hai ʻe maté. Ko e fakamaau ko iá ʻoku toka mai mei muʻa ʻi he kahaʻú pea ʻe fai ia ʻe he tokotaha kuo fakanofo ʻe Sihová, ko Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻO ka hili ʻa e fakamāú, te tau vakai ki he tokotaha taki taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga malava ke hoko ko ha sevāniti ʻa Sihova.—Mātiu 19:24-26; 25:31-33; Ngāue 17:31.
14. (a) ʻE anga-fēfē nai ʻetau sivisiviʻi kitautolu pe ʻoku tau maʻu ha kaungāongoʻi ki he kakaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻaonga ʻe lava ke tau fakahāhā ai ʻetau kaungāongoʻi mo e mahuʻingaʻia fakafoʻituitui ʻi he niʻihi kehé?
14 Ko ia ai, ʻi he hangē ko Sīsuú, ʻoku tau feinga ke maʻu ha kaungāongoʻi ki he kakaí. Te tau ʻeke hifo nai kiate kitautolu: ‘ʻOku ou ongoʻi ʻa e kakai kuo kākaaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi loi mo e ngaahi kākā pōtoʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemēniti fakalotu, fakapolitikale, mo fakakomēsiale ʻo e māmani ko ʻení? Kapau ʻoku nau hā ngali loto-noa ki he pōpoaki ʻoku tau ʻoatu kiate kinautolú, ʻoku ou feinga ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku nau ongoʻi pehē aí? ʻOku ou fakatokangaʻi ko aú, pe ko e niʻihi kehe ʻoku lolotonga tauhi loto-tōnunga kia Sihová, ne nau maʻu ʻi ha taimi ha ongoʻi meimei tatau? Kuó u liliu ʻeku founga malangá ke fehoanakimālie mo ia? Pe ʻoku ou siʻaki ʻe au ʻa e kakaí ni ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai ha toe ʻamanaki ki ai?’ (Fakahā 12:9) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe he kakaí ʻetau kaungāongoʻi loto-moʻoní, ʻoku nau hehema lahi ange ai ke nau tali ʻetau pōpoakí. (1 Pita 3:8) ʻE toe ueʻi nai kitautolu ʻe he kaungāongoʻí ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia lahi ange ʻi he kakai ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo ia ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú. ʻOku tau fakatokangaʻi nai ʻenau ngaahi fehuʻí mo ʻenau ngaahi loto-moʻuá. ʻI heʻetau foki ki aí, te tau fakahāhaaʻi nai kiate kinautolu naʻa tau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakamatala naʻa nau fai ʻi he ʻaʻahi ki muʻá. Pea kapau ʻoku ʻi ai haʻanau fiemaʻu vivili ʻi he mōmeniti ko iá, ʻoku tau ʻi ha tuʻunga nai ke ʻoatu ha tokoni ʻaonga.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau sio ki he lelei ʻi he kakaí, pea ʻe anga-fēfē nai ʻetau fai iá?
15 ʻI he hangē ko Sīsuú, ʻoku tau sio ki he lelei ʻi he kakaí. ʻOku fai nai ʻe ha mātuʻa taʻehoa ha feinga lelei ʻaupito ke tauhi hake ʻene fānaú. ʻOku fāinga nai ha tangata ke tokoniʻi hono fāmilí. ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe ha tokotaha taʻumotuʻa ha mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. ʻOku tau fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻi he kakai ʻoku tau fetaulakí pea fakaongoongoleleiʻi kinautolu fekauʻaki mo ia? ʻI hono fai iá, ʻoku tau fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻo e felotoí ʻi hotau vahaʻá pea ʻe fakaava nai ai ha matapā ki hono fai ha fakamoʻoni fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá.—Ngāue 26:2, 3.
Fiemaʻu ʻa e Anga-Fakatōkilaló ʻi Hono Fakahāhā ʻa e ʻOfá
16. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke hanganaki anga-vaivai mo anga-ʻapasia ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku tau malanga ki aí?
16 Ko e ʻofa ki he kakai ʻoku tau akoʻí te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau tokanga ki he fakatokanga fakapotopoto ʻa e Tohitapú: “Ko e ʻilo ko e meʻa fakafuofuolahi ia, ka ko e ʻofa ko e meʻa langa hake.” (1 Kolinito 8:1) Naʻe maʻu ʻe Sīsū ha ʻilo lahi, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke anga-hiki ai. Ko ia, ʻi hoʻo vahevahe atu ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tuí, fakaʻehiʻehi mei he anga fakafekikí pe ko ha loto-fieʻeiki. Ko ʻetau taumuʻá ke aʻu ki he lotó pea tohoaki mai ʻa e kakaí ki he ngaahi moʻoni ʻoku tau ʻofa aí. (Kolose 4:6) Manatuʻi, ʻi he taimi naʻe akonakiʻi ai ʻe Pita ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau mateuteu ke fai ha taukapó, naʻá ne fakakau ai ʻa e fakamanatu ʻo pehē ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ia “fakataha mo ha loto anga-vaivai mo e ʻapasia loloto.” (1 Pita 3:15, NW) Kapau ʻoku tau anga-vaivai mo anga-ʻapasia, ʻe ngalingali te tau tohoakiʻi lahi ange ai ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻOtua ʻoku tau tauhí.
17, 18. (a) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tali ki he ngaahi fakakaukau fakaanga fekauʻaki mo hotau ngaahi tuʻunga taau ko e kau faifekaú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu pau ki he kau ako Tohitapú ʻa e ʻilo ki he ngaahi lea motuʻa faka-Tohitapú?
17 ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau ʻai ke maongo ki he kakaí ʻa ʻetau ʻiló pe ko ʻetau akó. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ia ʻi ho feituʻú ʻoku fakafisi ke fanongo ki ha taha pē ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha ngaahi mataʻitohi fakaʻunivēsiti pe ngaahi tuʻunga lakanga pau, ʻoua ʻe ʻai ke ke loto-siʻi ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú. Naʻe ʻikai ke tokanga ʻa Sīsū ia ki hono fakafepakiʻi koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ke ne ʻi he ngaahi ʻapiako fakalāpai māʻolunga ʻi hono taimí; naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻunua ki he ngaahi filifilimānako manakoá ʻaki ʻa e feinga ke maongo ki he kakaí ʻene fuʻu ʻilo lahí.—Sione 7:15.
18 Ko e anga-fakatōkilaló mo e ʻofá ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo ange ia ki he kau faifekau Kalisitiané ʻi ha faʻahinga lahi pē ʻo e ako fakaemāmaní. Ko e Faiako Lahí, ʻa Sihova, ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau taau ki he ngāue fakafaifekaú. (2 Kolinito 3:5, 6) Pea neongo pe ko e hā ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e haʻa faifekau ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke tau ako ki he ngaahi lea motuʻa faka-Tohitapú koeʻuhi ka tau hoko ai ko e kau faiako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Tohitapú ke tohi ʻi ha ngaahi foʻi lea mahino mo papau ke meimei malava ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē ʻo mahinoʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi moʻoni mahuʻingá. Ko e ngaahi moʻoni ko iá ʻoku kei tuʻu tatau ai pē naʻa mo e taimi naʻe liliu ai ki he laui teau ʻo e ngaahi leá. Ko ia, ko ha ʻilo ki he ngaahi lea motuʻá, neongo ʻoku faʻa ʻaonga, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu pau. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e loto-pōlepole ʻi hono maʻu ha malava fakaeleá ʻoku malava ke ne fakatupunga ha taha ke mole mei ai ʻa e anga ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní—ʻa e akoʻingofuá.—1 Timote 6:4.
19. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ko ha ngāue tauhi ai ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané?
19 ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ko ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané ko ha ngāue ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ha fakakaukau anga-fakatōkilalo. ʻOku tau tuku atu maʻu pē kitautolu ki he fakafepakí, taʻemahuʻingaʻiá, naʻa mo e fakatangá. (Sione 15:20) Ka, ʻi hono fakahoko loto-tōnunga ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻoku tau fakahoko ai ha ngāue tauhi mātuʻaki mahuʻinga. Kapau te tau hanganaki tauhi anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi he ngāue ko ʻení, ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki ai ki he ʻofa naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ki he kakaí. Fakakaukau angé: Kapau naʻe pau ke tau malanga ki ha kakai ʻe toko taha afe taʻemahuʻingaʻia pe fakafepaki koeʻuhi ke aʻu ai ki ha foʻi tokotaha hangē ha sipí, ʻikai ʻe tuha mo ia ʻa e feingá? Ko ia tofu pē! Ko ia, ʻi he kīvoi ʻi he ngāué, ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito foʻí, ʻoku tau tauhi loto-tōnunga ai ʻa e faʻahinga hangē ha sipí ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tau aʻu ki aí. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova mo Sīsū ʻe maʻu ha faʻahinga tāutaha mahuʻinga pehē tokolahi pea tokoniʻi ki muʻa ke hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻangá.—Hakeai 2:7, NW.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke tau faiakoʻaki ai ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻangá?
20 Ko e faiakoʻaki ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ko ha toe founga ia ʻe taha ke fakahāhā ai ʻetau loto-lelei ke tauhi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku tau loto ke akoʻi ki he kakaí ko hono tauhi ʻa Sihová, ʻa e “ʻOtua fiefiá,” ko e founga moʻui lelei taha mo fiemālie lahi taha ia ʻoku malava ke maʻú. (1 Timote 1:11, NW) ʻI heʻenau siofi hotau ʻulungāngá mo ʻetau ngaahi feangainga mo hotau ngaahi kaungāʻapí, ngaahi kaungāakó, mo e ngaahi kaungāngāué, ʻe lava ke nau sio mai ʻoku tau fiefia mo fiemālie? ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku tau akoʻi ʻa e kau ako Tohitapú ko e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ko ha taulangaū ia ʻo e ʻofá ʻi ha māmani taʻeongoʻi mo fakaaoao. ʻE malava ʻetau kau akó ʻo sio lelei mai ʻoku tau ʻofa ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pea ngāue mālohi ke tauhi ʻa e femelinoʻakí?—1 Pita 4:8.
21, 22. (a) Ko e sivisiviʻi-kita fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻoku malava ke ne taki kitautolu ke tau fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie fē? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he ngaahi kupu ʻi he ʻīsiu hoko mai ʻo e Taua Leʻo?
21 Ko ha fakakaukau loto-lelei ki heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú te ne ueʻi nai kitautolu ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke tau toe sivisiviʻi kitautolu. ʻI hono fai totonu iá, ʻoku ʻilo ai ʻe he tokolahi ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuʻunga ke fakalahi atu ʻenau ngāué ʻaki ʻa e kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau taimi-kakató pe ko e hiki ʻo ngāue ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú. Kuo fili ʻa e niʻihi kehe ia ke ako ki ha lea muli ke ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku tupulaki ai ʻa e kau nofo hili maí ʻi honau feituʻú pē. Kapau ʻoku ʻatā atu ʻa e ngaahi fili ko iá kiate koe, fai ha fakakaukau fakalelei mo faʻa lotu fekauʻaki mo kinautolu. Ko ha moʻuiʻaki ʻa e ngāue tauhí ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fiefia lahi, fiemālie, mo e nonga.—Koheleti 5:12.
22 ʻI he tafaʻaki kotoa pē, tau hokohoko atu ke faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻaki hono langa hake ʻetau ʻofá ki he ngaahi moʻoni ʻoku tau faiakoʻakí pea ki he kakai ʻoku tau akoʻí. Ko hono fakatupu mo fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki ko ʻení ʻe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke fakatoka ha makatuʻunga lelei ki he hoko ko e kau faiako hangē ko Kalaisí. ʻE lava fēfē leva ke tau langa hake ʻi he makatuʻunga ko iá? ʻI he ʻīsiu hoko mai ʻo e Taua Leʻo, ʻe lāulea ai ha ngaahi kupu hokohoko ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi founga fakafaiako pau naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sīsuú.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Naʻe pulusi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau ʻoku tau maʻu ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha faiakó ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu māʻolunga ia kiate kitautolu ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai?
• ʻE anga-fēfē nai haʻatau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he ngaahi moʻoni kuo tau ako mei he Tohitapú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke hanganaki anga-fakatōkilalo ʻi heʻetau tupu ʻi he ʻiló?
• Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi founga ʻa ia te tau fakahāhā nai ai ʻa e ʻofa ki he kakai ko ia ʻoku tau feinga ke akoʻí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
Fai ʻa e meʻa te ke malavá ke ke mateuteu
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Kapau ʻokú ke koloaʻaki ʻa e “ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá,” ʻe lava ke ke ngāue ola lelei ʻaki ʻa e Tohitapú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa ki he kakaí ʻaki hono vahevahe atu ʻa e ongoongo leleí kiate kinautolu