ʻOku Fakakoloa Kitautolu ʻe he Tāpuaki ʻa Sihová
“Ko e tapuaki ʻa Sihova, ko ia ia ʻoku fakakoloa: pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻatu mo ia ha mamahi.”—PALOVEPI 10:22.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fekauʻaki ai ʻa e fiefiá mo e koloa fakamatelié?
ʻOKU puleʻi ʻe he tuli ki he matelié ʻa e moʻui ʻe laui miliona he ʻahó ni. Ka ʻoku ʻai kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié ke nau fiefia? “ʻOku ʻikai te u manatuʻi ha taimi ʻe hangē ko e taimi ní ʻo fuʻu loto-mafasia ai ʻa e kakaí fekauʻaki mo ʻenau founga moʻuí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e The Australian Women’s Weekly. ʻOkú ne tānaki mai: “Ko ha meʻa hā ngali fepaki ia. Naʻe tala kiate kimautolu ko ʻAositelēliá ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga fakaʻekonōmika lelei ʻaupito, he ko e moʻuí kuo ʻikai ʻaupito haʻane lelei pehē. . . . Ka neongo ia, ʻoku lahi fau ʻa e tuʻunga koví ia ʻi he fonuá. ʻOku ongoʻi tatau pē ʻa e kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefiné ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku puli mei heʻenau moʻuí ka ʻoku ʻikai malava ke nau fakamatalaʻi pe ko e hā ia.” He moʻoni ē ko e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻi heʻene fakahaaʻi mai ʻoku ʻikai tupu ʻa e fiefiá ia mo e moʻuí mei he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau maʻú!—Koheleti 5:10; Luke 12:15.
2 ʻOku akoʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú ko e fiefia lahi tahá ʻoku haʻu ia mei he tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he meʻá ni, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 10:22: “Ko e tapuaki ʻa Sihova, ko ia ia ʻoku fakakoloa: pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻatu mo ia ha mamahi.” ʻOku faʻa hoko mai ʻa e mamahí mei he maʻu mānumanu ʻo e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié. Ko e meʻa ʻoku feʻungamālié, naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ko kinautolu kuo pau honau loto ke koloaʻia, ʻoku nau to ki he ʻahiʻahi, mo e tauhele, mo e ngaahi holi kehekehe, ʻa ia ʻoku fakasesele pea ko e meʻa ʻoku te lavea ai; ko e faʻahinga meʻa ʻoku nau lomekina ʻa e kakai ki he ʻauha mo e malaʻia. He ko e ʻofa ki he paʻanga ko e aka ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi kovi kotoa pe, pea ko e niʻihi ʻi heʻenau ala ki he meʻa ko ia kuo nau hē mei he lotu, pea kuo nau hokohokaʻi ʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi mamahi lahi.”—1 Timote 6:9, 10.
3. Ko e hā ʻoku hokosia ai ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí?
3 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi tāpuaki fiefiá ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau “hanganaki fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová.” (Teutalonome 28:2, NW) Kae kehe, ʻe ʻeke nai ʻe ha niʻihi, ‘Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻomai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová mo ha mamahi, ko e hā ʻoku faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá?’ ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá hotau ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ka ʻoku tupu moʻoni ia meia Sētane, ko ʻene fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanú, pea mo hotau natula taʻehaohaoá. (Senesi 6:5; Teutalonome 32:4, 5; Sione 15:19; Semisi 1:14, 15) Ko Sihova ʻa e matavai ʻo e “foaki lelei kotoabe moe foaki haohaoa kotoabe.” (Semisi 1:17, PM) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakatupunga ʻe heʻene ngaahi tāpuakí ha mamahi. Ko ia, tau lāulea leva ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi foaki haohaoa ʻa e ʻOtuá.
Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá—Ko ha Meʻaʻofa Mahuʻinga ʻAupito
4. Ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki mo e meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová he lolotonga ʻo e “taimi ʻo e ngataʻanga” ni?
4 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e “taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he kikite ʻa Tanielá: “Ko e ʻilo moʻoní ʻe hoko ʻo lahi fau.” Kae kehe, naʻe fakangatangata ʻeni ʻe he ngaahi lea: “ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito mahinoʻi ia ʻe he kau anga-fulikivanú; ka ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e vavangá te nau mahinoʻi.” (Taniela 12:4, 10, NW) Sioloto atu ki ai! Ko e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá—tautefito ki he kikité—ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻi ha faʻahinga poto fakaʻotua ʻa ia heʻikai malava ʻe he fulikivanú ke maʻu hono ʻuhinga moʻoní, ka ʻoku maʻu ia ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová. “E Tamai, koe Eiki oe lagi mo mamani, oku ou fakafetai kiate koe,” ko e lotu ia ʻa e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, “i hoo fufu ae gaahi mea ni mei he kau boto moe fieiloilo, ka kuo ke fakaha ia ki he kau valevale.” (Luke 10:21, PM) Ko ha tāpuaki lahi ē ke maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ko ia ko e Folofola tohi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú, pea ke hoko ʻo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia kuo foaki ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e vavanga fakalaumālié!—1 Kolinito 1:21, 27, 28; 2:14, 15.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e potó, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ke tau maʻu ia?
5 Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke tau mei maʻu ʻa e vavanga fakalaumālié kapau naʻe ʻikai te tau maʻu ʻa e “poto ʻoku mei ʻolunga.” (Semisi 3:17) Ko e potó ko e malava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiló pea mo e mahinó ke solovaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi palopalemá, fakaʻehiʻehi pe kalo mei he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmakí, aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻá, pe fai ha akonaki totonu. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau maʻu ʻa e poto fakaʻotuá? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 2:6 (NW): “ʻOku foaki poto ʻe Sihova tonu; ʻoku mei hono ngutú ʻa e ʻiló mo e ʻiloʻiló.” ʻIo, ʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e potó kapau ʻoku tau kītaki ʻi he lotu ʻo kole iá, ʻo hangē ko ʻene foaki kia Tuʻi Solomone “ha loto poto mo mahinó.” (1 Tuʻi 3:11, 12, NW; Semisi 1:5-8) Ke maʻu ʻa e potó, kuo pau ke tau toe hanganaki fanongo kia Sihova ʻaki hono ako tuʻumaʻu mo ngāueʻaki ʻene Folofolá.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku fakapotopoto ai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lao mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
6 Ko e ngaahi fakatātā tefito ʻo e poto fakaʻotuá ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi lao mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohitapú. ʻOku ʻaonga ʻeni kiate kitautolu ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē—fakasino, fakaʻatamai, fakaeongo mo e fakalaumālie. ʻOku feʻungamālie ʻa e hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Koe fono a Jihova oku haohaoa, oku ne liliu ae laumalie: koe fakailo a Jihova oku tuu mau, oku ne fakabotoʻi ae vale. Koe gaahi tuutuuni a Jihova oku totonu, oku nau fakafiefiaʻi ae loto: koe fekau a Jihova oku maonioni, oku ne fakamāma ki he mata. Koe manavahe kia Jihova oku maa, bea tologa taegata: koe gaahi fakamāu a Jihova oku mooni mo maonioni kotoabe. Oku totonu ke lahi hake ae holi ki ai i he holi ki he koula, io, i he koula lahi mo lelei.”—Sāme 19:7-10, PM; Sāme 119:72.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku tupu mei hono taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia mo e tauʻatāina ʻoku nau kumi ki aí. He ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taimi, te nau ʻilo ai ko e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taha ke pāʻusiʻi, he ʻe utu ʻe ha taha ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne toó. (Kaletia 6:7) Ko e laui miliona ʻoku nau taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohitapú ʻoku nau utu ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa fakamamahi hangē ko e ngaahi feitama ʻikai fiemaʻu, ngaahi mahaki fakalilifu, pe ngaahi maʻunimā fakaʻauʻausino. Ka ʻikai ke nau fakatomala ʻo liliu mei honau ʻalunga ʻi he moʻuí, ʻe faai atu pē ʻo taki atu kinautolu ʻe honau halá ki he mate pea mo e ʻauha nai ʻi he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 7:13, 14.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kau ʻofa ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
8 Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻofa ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ngāueʻaki iá ʻe maʻu kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi tāpuaki fakakoloa he taimí ni pea ʻi he kahaʻú. ʻOku nau ongoʻi totonu ʻa e fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻe he lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku nau fiefia moʻoni, pea mo tatali loto-vēkeveke ki he taimi ʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai kinautolu mei he angahalá mo hono ngaahi nunuʻa fakamaté. (Loma 8:20, 21; Semisi 1:25) ʻOku pau ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻení koeʻuhi ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he foaki anga-ʻofa lahi taha ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá—ʻa e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha ne fakatupu, ko Sīsū Kalaisí. (Mātiu 20:28; Sione 3:16; Loma 6:23) ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he meʻaʻofa fungani peheé ʻa e loloto ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pea fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻengata ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku nau hanganaki fanongo kia Sihová.—Loma 8:32.
Houngaʻia ʻi he Meʻaʻofa ko e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní
9, 10. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei he meʻaʻofa ʻa Sihova ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoní? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
9 Ko e toe foaki anga-ʻofa ʻe taha ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tau houngaʻia aí ko hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he ʻaho ʻo e Penitekosi 33 T.S., naʻe naʻinaʻi ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he fuʻu kakai naʻe ʻi Selusalemá: “Mou fei mo fakatomala, pea taki taha papitaiso ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsū ko e Misaia, ki he fakamolemole ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi angahala, pea te mou maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni.” (Ngāue 2:38) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki heʻene kau sevāniti fakatapui ko ia ʻoku nau lotu ʻo kole iá pea ʻoku nau loto ke fai hono finangaló. (Luke 11:9-13) ʻI he kuonga muʻá, ko e ivi mālohi taha ko ʻeni ʻi he ʻunivēsí—ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá, pe ivi ngāué—naʻá ne fakaivia ʻa e kau tangata mo e kau fefine ʻo e tuí, ʻo kau ai ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané. (Sakalaia 4:6; Ngāue 4:31) ʻOku malava ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa tatau maʻatautolu, neongo te tau fehangahangai nai mo ha ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga pe ngaahi pole ikuʻingataʻa ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kakai ʻa Sihová.—Sioeli 2:28, 29.
10 Fakakaukau atu ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Laurel, ʻa ia naʻe taaʻi ia ʻe he polioó pea moʻui ʻaki ha maʻamaʻa ukamea ʻi he taʻu ʻe 37.a Neongo ʻa ʻene ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga mātuʻaki faingataʻá, naʻá ne tauhi faivelenga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki heʻene maté. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, naʻe maʻu ʻa Laurel ʻe he tāpuaki fakakoloa ʻa Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe malava ke ne tokoniʻi ha faʻahinga tāutaha ʻe toko 17 ke nau hoko ʻo maʻu ha ʻilo totonu ki he moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú, neongo ʻa ʻene moʻuiʻaki hono maʻamaʻa ukameá he houa ʻe 24 he ʻaho! ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe hono tuʻungá ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Kau ka vaivai, ko ʻeku toki malohi é.” (2 Kolinito 12:10) ʻIo, ʻilonga ha lavameʻa ʻoku tau maʻu nai ʻi he malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí ʻoku tupu ia, ʻikai mei heʻetau malava mo e mālohi pē ʻo kitautolú, ka ʻoku mei he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia ʻokú ne foaki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau hanganaki fanongo ki hono leʻó.—Aisea 40:29-31.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ʻai “ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻoú”?
11 Kapau ʻoku tau talangofua ʻo fanongo ki he ʻOtuá, ʻe fakatupu ʻe hono laumālié ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko e ʻofa, fiefia, melino, kātaki-fuoloa, anga-ʻofa, anga-lelei, tui, anga-malū mo e mapuleʻi-kita. (Kaletia 5:22, 23, NW) Ko e “fua [ko eni] ʻo e laumālié” ko e konga ia ʻo e “angaʻitangata foʻoú” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻo fetongiʻaki ha faʻahinga anga havala pē hangē ha manú naʻa nau fakahāhā nai ki muʻa. (Efeso 4:20-24, NW; Aisea 11:6-9) Ko e mahuʻinga taha ʻi he fua ko ʻení ko e ʻofá, “ko e haʻi haohaoa ia ʻo e fāʻūtahá.”—Kolose 3:14, NW.
ʻOfa Faka-Kalisitiané —Ko ha Meʻaʻofa ke Koloaʻaki
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ʻe Tāpaita mo e kau Kalisitiane kehe ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí?
12 Ko e ʻofa faka-Kalisitiané ko ha toe meʻaʻofa faitāpuekina ia meia Sihova—ko e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau koloaʻaki. ʻOku puleʻi ia ʻe he tefitoʻi moʻoni, ka ʻoku fonu ia ʻi he ongoʻi ʻofa ʻa ia ʻokú ne tohoaki ʻa e kau tuí ke toe vāofi ange ia ʻi he malava ʻoku fai naʻa mo e ngaahi fepikitaki fakakakanó. (Sione 15:12, 13; 1 Pita 1:22) Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau atu kia Tāpaita, ko ha fefine Kalisitiane lelei ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí. “Ko e fefine ia naʻe mohu ʻi he ngaahi ngaue lelei, mo e fai ʻofa,” tautefito ki he kau uitou ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (Ngāue 9:36) Ko e kau fefiné ni naʻe ʻi ai nai honau ngaahi kāinga fakakakano, ka naʻe loto ʻa Tāpaita ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa te ne malavá ke tokoniʻi mo fakalototoʻaʻi ai kinautolu. (1 Sione 3:18) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Tāpaitá! Naʻe ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa fakatokouá ʻa Pīsila mo ʻAkuila ke na ‘fakalalango hoʻonauá uʻa’ koeʻuhi ko Paula. Naʻe toe ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa ʻEpafasi, Luke, ʻOnesifolo, mo ha niʻihi kehe ke nau tokoni ki he ʻapositoló ʻi he lotolotonga hono tuku pilīsone ia ʻi Lomá. (Loma 16:3, 4; 2 Timote 1:16; 4:11; Filimone 23, 24) ʻIo, ko e kau Kalisitiane pehē ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau ‘feʻofaʻaki ʻiate kinautolu,’ ko ha meʻaʻofa faitāpuekina mei he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ai kinautolu ko e kau ākonga moʻoni ʻa Sīsū.—Sione 13:34, 35.
13. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau houngaʻia loloto ʻi heʻetau fetokouaʻaki faka-Kalisitiané?
13 ʻOkú ke koloaʻaki ʻa e ʻofa ʻoku fakahāhā ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané? ʻOkú ke houngaʻia ʻi heʻetau fetokouaʻaki fakalaumālie, ʻa ia ʻoku takatakai ʻi he kolopé? ʻOku kau mo e ongo meʻá ni ʻi he ngaahi meʻaʻofa faitāpuekina mo fakakoloa mei ʻolungá. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻi kinaua? ʻAki hono fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻaki ʻa e kau ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, pea ʻaki hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá pea mo e ngaahi fua kehe ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Filipai 1:9; Hepelu 10:24, 25.
“Meʻaʻofa ʻi he Kau Tangata”
14. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu mei ha Kalisitiane ka ne hoko ko ha tokotaha mātuʻa pe ko ha sevāniti fakafaifekau?
14 Ko e kau tangata Kalisitiane ko ia ʻoku nau holi ke tauhi honau kaungā lotú ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau mātuʻa pe kau sevāniti fakafaifekaú ʻoku nau maʻu ha taumuʻa lelei. (1 Timote 3:1, 8) Ke taau ki he ongo monū ko ʻení, kuo pau ki ha tokoua ke ne hoko ko ha tangata fakalaumālie, potopotoʻi ʻi he ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú pea faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú. (Ngāue 18:24; 1 Timote 4:15; 2 Timote 4:5) Kuo pau ke ne fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo, anga-fakanānā, mo e kātakí, he ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he ngaahi tāpuaki fakaʻotuá ia ʻa e kakai ʻafungí, loto-mahikihikí, mo e fiemāʻolungá. (Palovepi 11:2; Hepelu 6:15; 3 Sione 9, 10) Kapau kuo ʻosi mali, kuo pau ke ne hoko ko ha ʻuluʻi fāmili anga-ʻofa ʻoku malava ke ne puleʻi lelei hono fāmilí fakakātoa. (1 Timote 3:4, 5, 12) Koeʻuhi ʻokú ne fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakalaumālié, ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe ha tangata pehē ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová.—Mātiu 6:19-21.
15, 16. Ko hai ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ko e ‘ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻi he kau tangatá’? ʻOmai ha ngaahi fakatātā.
15 ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāue mālohi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku hoko ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau ʻevangeliō, kau tauhi-sipi mo e kau faiakó, ʻoku nau ʻomai ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ke tau fakahoungaʻi ai ʻa e “meʻaʻofa [ko ia] ʻi he kau tangatá.” (Efeso 4:8, 11, NW) Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei heʻenau ngāue anga-ʻofá ʻoku ʻikai nai te nau fakahāhā maʻu pē ʻenau houngaʻiá, ka ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku fai ʻe he kau mātuʻa loto-tōnunga ko iá. Heʻikai ngalo ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻofa ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ki hono huafá ʻaki ʻa e ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki ki heʻene kakaí.—1 Timote 5:17; Hepelu 6:10.
16 Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa fekauʻaki mo ha tokotaha mātuʻa ngāue-mālohi ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻaʻahi ki ha kiʻi taʻahine Kalisitiane naʻe teu ke tafa hono ʻutó. “Naʻá ne anga-ʻofa ʻaupito, fie tokoni mo tokanga ʻaupito,” ko e tohi ia ʻa ha kaumeʻa ʻo e fāmilí. “Naʻá ne kole ha ngofua ke ne lotu ai kia Sihova fakataha mo kimautolu. ʻI heʻene lotú, ko e tamaí [ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová] naʻe halotulotu, pea tō loʻimata mo e faʻahinga kotoa naʻe ʻi he loki ʻi he falemahakí. He meʻa ongo moʻoni ko e lotu naʻe fai ʻe he tokotaha mātuʻá, pea he anga-ʻofa moʻoni ē ko Sihova ʻi hono fekau mai ia ʻi ha taimi tonu pehē!” Naʻe pehē ʻe ha toe tokotaha mahaki ʻe taha ko ha Fakamoʻoni ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau mātuʻa naʻa nau ʻaʻahi ange kiate iá: “ʻI heʻenau fakaofiofi mai ki hoku mohengá ʻi he tafaʻaki ki he fakatuʻutāmaki fakavavevavé, naʻá ku ʻilo ʻe tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hokó, ʻe lava pē ke u kātakiʻi. Naʻá ku hoko ʻo mālohi mo nonga.” ʻE lava ʻe ha taha ke ne fakatau mai ʻa e tokanga anga-ʻofa peheé? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Ko ha meʻaʻofa ia mei he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻai ke ala maʻu ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Aisea 32:1, 2.
Ko e Meʻaʻofa ʻo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻo e ngāué kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ke ala maʻu ʻe he kotoa ʻo ʻene kakaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni kuo tokonaki ʻe he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ke tau malava ai ʻo fakahoko ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú?
17 ʻOku ʻikai ha lāngilangi kuo tuku ki ha taha pē ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe toe lahi ange ʻi he tauhi ʻo Sihova, ko e Fungani Māʻolungá. (Aisea 43:10; 2 Kolinito 4:7; 1 Pita 2:9) Ka neongo ia, ko e monū ʻo e kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau ki he kakaí ʻoku ʻatā ia ki he faʻahinga kotoa—kei siʻi mo e taʻumotuʻa, tangata mo e fefine—ʻoku nau maʻu ha holi loto-moʻoni ke tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOkú ke ngāueʻaongaʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga ko ʻení? ʻOku holomui nai ʻa e niʻihi koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ongoʻi taʻefeʻunga, kae manatuʻi ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi iá, pea ʻokú ne fakakakato ha faʻahinga masiva pē ʻoku tau maʻu nai.—Selemaia 1:6-8; 20:11.
18 Kuo tuku mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ki heʻene kau sevāniti anga-fakatōkilaló, ʻikai ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ko ia ʻoku nau hehema ke loto-mahikihiki mo falala ki heʻenau ngaahi malava pē ʻa kinautolú. (1 Kolinito 1:20, 26-29) ʻOku lāuʻilo ʻa e kakai anga-fakatōkilalo mo anga-fakanānaá ki honau ngaahi ngataʻangá pea falala ki he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻenau kau ki he ngāue fakafaifekaú. ʻOku nau toe houngaʻia ʻi he tokoni fakalaumālie ʻokú ne tokonaki fakafou mai ʻi he “setuata anga-tonú.”—Luke 12:42-44, NW; Palovepi 22:4.
Moʻui Fakafāmili Fiefia—Ko ha Meʻaʻofa Lelei
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻoku taki atu ki he lavameʻa ʻi hono tauhi hake ʻo e fānaú?
19 Ko e nofo malí mo e moʻui fakafāmili fiefiá ko ha ongo meʻaʻofa mei he ʻOtuá. (Lute 1:9; Efeso 3:14, 15) Ko e fānaú foki ko ha “tofia [mahuʻinga] mei a Jihova,” ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fiefia ki he ngaahi mātuʻa ko ia ʻoku nau fokotuʻu lavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaʻotuá ʻiate kinautolú. (Sāme 127:3, PM) Kapau ko ha mātuʻa tauhi-fānau koe, hanganaki fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová ʻaki hono akoʻi hoʻo fānau īkí ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene Folofolá. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku fai peheé ʻoku nau hokosia moʻoni ʻa e poupou mo e tāpuaki fakakoloa ʻa Sihová.—Palovepi 3:5, 6; 22:6; Efeso 6:1-4.
20. Ko e hā nai ʻe tokoni ki he ngaahi mātuʻa ko ia ʻoku tafoki ʻenau fānaú mei he lotu moʻoní?
20 Neongo ʻa e ngaahi feinga fakamātoato ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa manavahē-ʻOtuá, ʻe fili nai ha faʻahinga ia ʻi heʻenau fānaú ke tafoki mei he lotu moʻoní ʻi heʻenau lalahí. (Senesi 26:34, 35) ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻeni ko ha maumau fakaeongo ki he ngaahi mātuʻá. (Palovepi 17:21, 25) Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻikai ke tukuange kotoa atu ai ʻa e ʻamanakí, ʻe tokoni nai kiate kinautolu ke nau manatuʻi ʻa e talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsū ki he foha maumau-koloá. Neongo naʻe liʻaki ʻe he foha ko iá ʻa ʻapi pea tuli ki ha ʻalunga talangataʻa, naʻá ne toe foki ki mui ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí, ʻa ia naʻá ne tali ia ʻi ha founga fiefia mo anga-ʻofa. (Luke 15:11-32) Neongo pe ko e hā nai ʻe hokó, ʻoku malava ke fakapapauʻi ki he ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiane loto-tōnungá te nau maʻu ʻa e mahino ʻa Sihová, ʻene tokanga anga-ʻofá, mo ʻene poupou lavameʻá.—Sāme 145:14.
21. Ko hai ʻoku totonu ke tau fanongo ki aí, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhingá?
21 Ko ia ai, tau taki taha fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻOku tau tuli vēkeveke ki he maʻu ʻo lahi fau fakamatelié, ʻa ia te ne ʻomai nai ʻa e mamahi kiate kitautolu pea ki hotau ngaahi fāmilí? Pe ʻoku tau tuli ki he ‘foaki lelei moe foaki haohaoa’ ko ia ʻoku haʻu mei he “Tamai oe gaahi māma”? (Semisi 1:17, PM) Ko Sētane, ʻa e ‘tamai ʻo e loí,’ ʻokú ne fiemaʻu kitautolu ke tau kikivi ki he koloa fakamatelié pea ke mole fakatouʻosi atu meiate kitautolu ʻa e fiefiá mo e moʻuí. (Sione 8:44; Luke 12:15) Ka ko Sihova ia, ʻokú ne tokanga moʻoni mai kiate kitautolu mo fiemaʻu ʻa e lelei tahá ke tau maʻu. (Aisea 48:17, 18) Ko ia ai, ʻai ke tau hanganaki fanongo ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvani anga-ʻofá pea ʻai maʻu pē ke ‘tuʻu ʻetau manakó’ ʻiate ia. (Sāme 37:4) Kapau te tau tuli ki ha ʻalunga pehē, ʻe fakakoloa kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga mo e tāpuaki lahi fau ʻa Sihová—pea ʻe ʻikai ʻomi ia mo ha mamahi.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Awake!, Sanuali 22, 1993, peesi 18-21.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko fē ʻoku malava ke maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia lahi tahá?
• Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kakaí?
• Ko e hā ko ha meʻaʻofa ai ʻa e ngāue fakafaifekaú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke fai ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ke maʻu ai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻenau tauhi hake ʻenau fānaú?
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ʻOkú ke fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻia ki he meʻaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ʻene Folofola tohí?
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Neongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga mātuʻaki faingataʻá, naʻe tauhi faivelenga ʻe Laurel Nisbet ʻa e ʻOtuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Hangē pē ko Tāpaitá, ʻoku ʻiloa ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻaho ní ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue ʻofá
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ʻOku tokanga anga-ʻofa ʻa e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ki he kaungā tuí