Faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova—Ngāueʻaki ʻa e Fakamaau Totonú mo e Māʻoniʻoní
“Ko Sihova au ʻoku ou fai mēsi, pea fai fakakonisitutone [“fakamaau totonu,” NW], pea fai totonu [“māʻoniʻoni,” NW] ʻi mamani: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ou manako ai.”—SELEMAIA 9:24.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki fakaofo naʻe fokotuʻu mai ʻe Sihová?
NAʻE talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻe ʻilo ai kiate ia ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē. Naʻá ne fakahā ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene palōfita ko ʻAiseá, ʻo pehē: “ʻE ʻikai te nau fai ha maumau, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha fakaʻauha ʻi he kotoa ʻo hoku moʻunga tapu: he ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hange ko e mafola ʻa e vai ʻi he tahi.” (Aisea 11:9) Ko ha ʻamanaki fakaofo lahi ē!
2. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihová? Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
2 Ko ia, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihová? Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sihova kia Selemaia ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi tahá: “ʻA ʻene maʻu ʻatamai, mo ʻene ʻilo au, ko Sihova au ʻoku ou fai mēsi, pea fai fakakonisitutone [“fakamaau totonu,” NW], pea fai totonu [“māʻoniʻoni,” NW] ʻi mamani: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ou manako ai.” (Selemaia 9:24) Ko ia, ke ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihová, ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoní. Kapau leva ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ongo ʻulungaanga ko iá, te ne hōifua ʻiate kitautolu. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai pehē? ʻI heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohitapú, kuo fakatolonga mai ai ʻe Sihova ha lēkooti ʻo ʻene ngaahi feangainga mo e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ʻi he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi kuongá. ʻI hono ako iá, ʻe lava ke tau hoko ai ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga ʻa Sihova ki he fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoní pea faʻifaʻitaki ai kiate ia.—Loma 15:4.
Faitotonu kae Kei Manavaʻofa Pē
3, 4. Ko e hā naʻe fakatonuhiaʻi ai ʻa Sihova ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma mo Komolá?
3 Ko e fakamaau fakaeʻotua ki Sōtoma mo Komolá ko ha fakatātā lelei taha ia ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e tautea naʻe fiemaʻú ka naʻá ne toe tokonaki ʻa e fakamoʻui maʻá e faʻahinga tāú. Naʻe tonu moʻoni ʻa hono fakaʻauha ʻa e ongo kolo ko iá? Ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻa ia ʻoku hā mahino naʻá ne maʻu ha ʻilo fakangatangata pē ki hono lahi ʻo e fulikivanu ʻa Sōtomá, naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻuluaki fakakaukau pehē. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame kapau naʻe lava ke maʻu ha kakai māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko hongofulu ai, te ne fakahaofi ʻa e kolo ko iá. ʻOku hā mahino, ko e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakavavevave pe taʻemeesi.—Senesi 18:20-32.
4 Ko e ʻaʻahi ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he ongo ʻāngeló naʻe maʻu ai ha fakamoʻoni maeʻeeʻa lelei ʻo e tōlalo fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa Sōtomá. ʻI he taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e koló, “mei he talavou ki he motuʻa,” ʻo ʻilo naʻe haʻu ha ongo tangata ke nofo he ʻapi ʻo Loté, naʻa nau ʻohofi hono falé ʻi he taumuʻa ke fai hona tohotohoʻi fakasōtoma fakatokolahi. He ngoto hifo lahi moʻoni ē ka ko ʻenau fuʻu angahala lahí ni! ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua, ko e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he koló ko ha fakamaau māʻoniʻoni ia.—Senesi 19:1-5, 24, 25.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Lote mo hono fāmilí mei Sōtomá?
5 ʻI he hili ʻa e lave ki he fakaʻauha ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakatokanga ia, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Oku ilo e he Eiki ke fakamoui ae kakai aga faka-Otua mei he gaahi ahiahi.” (2 Pita 2:6-9, PM) Naʻe ʻikai ke mei fakahoko lelei ʻa e fakamaau totonú kapau naʻe tafiʻi fakataha atu ʻa e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ko Loté mo hono fāmilí mo e kakai anga-taʻefakaʻotua ʻo Sōtomá. Ko ia, naʻe fakatokanga ʻa e ongo ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia Lote ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauha naʻe tuʻunuku ki aí. ʻI he taimi naʻe tōʻohi ai ʻa Loté, naʻe hanga ʻe he ongo ʻāngeló “ʻi he fakaalaala ʻa Sihova” ʻo puke ia ʻi hono nimá, mo hono uaifí, mo hono ongo ʻofefiné pea taki atu kinautolu ki tuʻa mei he koló. (Senesi 19:12-16) ʻOku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokanga meimei tatau ki he faʻahinga māʻoniʻoní ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení ʻa ia ʻoku teu hoko maí.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau loto-moʻua tōtuʻa fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanú ʻa ia ʻoku teu hoko maí?
6 Neongo ko e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ko ha taimi ia ʻo ha “sāuni,” ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ia kiate kitautolu ke tau loto-moʻua tōtuʻa. (Luke 21:22) Ko e fakamaau ko ia ʻe fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi ʻĀmaketoné ʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku “maonioni kotoabe.” (Sāme 19:9, PM) Hangē ko ia naʻe ʻilo ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, ko kitautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku lava ke tau falala haohaoa ki he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová, ʻa ia ʻoku mātuʻaki ʻi he tuʻunga māʻolunga ange ia ʻi haʻatautolú. Naʻe ʻeke ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “ʻO ʻikai fai totonu koā ʻa e Tuʻi Fakamāu ʻo mamani katoa?” (Senesi 18:25; fakafehoanaki mo Siope 34:10.) Pe hangē ko hono fakalea pōtoʻi ʻe ʻAiseá, ‘mo hai ke ne ako [kia Sihova] ʻa e founga totonú [“fakamaau totonú,” NW]?’—Aisea 40:14.
Ko ha Ngāue Māʻoniʻoni ke Fakamoʻui ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻo e Tangatá
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻoku ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene mēsí?
7 ʻOku ʻikai ke fakahāhaaʻi pē ʻa e fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he founga ʻokú ne tautea ai ʻa e kau faihalá. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu ko “ha ʻOtua ʻoku fai totonu, pea ʻoku fakamoʻui.” (Aisea 45:21) ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fekauʻaki vāofi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pe fakamaau totonú, mo ʻene loto ke fakamoʻui ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahalá. ʻI he fakamatala ki he konga tohí ni, ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1982 Edition, ʻo pehē ko e “fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku feinga moʻoni ke fakahaaʻi ʻEne mēsí pea ke fakahoko ʻEne fai fakamoʻuí.” ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakavaivai hifo ʻaki ʻa e mēsí, ka ko e mēsí ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e tokonaki ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo ha huhuʻi maʻá e fakamoʻui ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko e fakatātā tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha ia ʻo e tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá.
8, 9. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fakakau ʻi he fakamatala, “koe mea i he maonioni ae toko taha”? Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻeke ʻe Sihova meiate kitautolú?
8 Ko e totongi huhuʻí tonu—ʻa e moʻui maʻongoʻonga ʻa e ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi—ko ha totongi māʻolunga ia koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa Sihová ʻoku fakaleveleva, pea ʻokú ne nofo maʻu mo ia ki ai. (Mātiu 20:28) Ko ha moʻui haohaoa, ʻa ia naʻe ʻia ʻĀtamá, naʻe mole ia, ko ia ai, naʻe fiemaʻu leva ha moʻui haohaoa ke huhuʻi ʻaki ʻa e moʻui maʻá e ngaahi hako ʻo ʻĀtamá. (Loma 5:19-21) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e ʻalunga ʻo e anga-tonu ʻa Sīsuú, ʻo kau ai ʻa hono totongi ʻo e huhuʻí, ko e “mea i he maonioni ae toko taha.” (Loma 5:18, PM) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo iá? Koeʻuhi mei he vakai ʻa Sihová, ko hono huhuʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko e meʻa ia naʻe tonu pea mo totonu ke fai, neongo naʻe pau ke hoko ai ha mole lahi kiate ia tonu. Naʻe hangē ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻĀtamá ha “kofe kuo foa,” ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai finangalo ʻa e ʻOtuá ke laiki, pe naʻe hangē ha “vavae ʻoku kohu,” ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te ne loto ke tāmateʻi. (Mātiu 12:20) Naʻe falala pau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe tokolahi ʻa e kau tangata mo e kau fefine anga-tonu te nau ʻalu hake mei he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi hako ʻo ʻĀtamá.—Fakafehoanaki mo Mātiu 25:34.
9 ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tali ki he foʻi ngāue māʻolunga ko ʻeni ʻo e ʻofá mo e fakamaau totonú? Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻeke ʻe Sihova meiate kitautolú ko ʻetau “ngāueʻi ʻa e fakamaau totonú.” (Maika 6:8, NW) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ʻeni?
Kumi ki he Fakamaau Totonú, Tuli ki he Māʻoniʻoní
10. (a) Ko e hā ha founga ʻe taha ʻa ia ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e fakamaau totonú? (e) ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fuofua kumi ki he māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
10 Ko e ʻuluaki meʻá, kuo pau ke tau muimui ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu mo māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau moʻui ai ʻo fehoanaki mo kinautolú. Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova mei heʻene kakaí. “Ako ke fai lelei; mamahiʻi ʻa e fai fakamāu [“fakamaau totonú,” NW],” ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova ki he kau ʻIsilelí. (Aisea 1:17) Naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e akonaki meimei tatau ki heʻene kau fanongó ʻi he Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, ʻi heʻene akoʻi kinautolu ke ‘kumi muʻa ki he puleʻangá mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá.’ (Mātiu 6:33) Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa Tīmote ke “tuli ki he maonioni.” (1 Timote 6:11, PM) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau moʻui ai ʻo fehoanaki mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungāngá pea ʻai ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻoú, ʻoku tau tuli ai ki he fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoni moʻoní. (Efeso 4:23, 24) ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻoku tau kumi ki he fakamaau totonú ʻaki hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻi he founga ʻa e ʻOtuá.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku totonu ke tau tauʻi fakafepakiʻi ai ʻa e fakaehaua ʻa angahalá?
11 Hangē ko ia ʻoku tau ʻilo lelei ki aí, ʻoku ʻikai ke faingofua maʻu pē ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata taʻehaohaoá ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu mo tonú. (Loma 7:14-20) Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Lomá ke nau tauʻi fakafepakiʻi ʻa e fakaehaua ʻa angahalá, koeʻuhi ke nau lava ʻo ʻoatu honau ngaahi sino kuo fakatapuí ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “mahafu ʻo e fai lelei [“māʻoniʻoni,” NW],” ʻa ia ʻe mātuʻaki ʻaonga ki he ʻOtuá ʻi hono fakahoko ʻene taumuʻá. (Loma 6:12-14) Pehē foki, ʻi hono ako tuʻumaʻu mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e “fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamai ʻa Sihová” pea hoko ʻo ‘ngaohia ai ke maʻoniʻoni.’—Efeso 6:4, NW; 2 Timote 3:16, 17.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai ka tau fakafeangai ki he niʻihi kehé ʻi he founga ʻoku tau loto ke fakafeangai mai ai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú?
12 Ko hono uá, ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻi heʻetau fakafeangai ki he niʻihi kehé ʻi he founga ʻoku tau loto ke fakafeangai mai ʻaki ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú. ʻOku faingofua ke maʻu ha tuʻunga lōua—ko ha tuʻunga fakapēlepele kiate kitautolu ia kae ʻai ha tuʻunga fefeka ia ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku tau loto-lelei ke ʻai ha ngaahi kalofanga ki heʻetau ngaahi tōnounou ʻatautolú, ka ʻoku tau vave ke fakaangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻa ia ʻoku maʻamaʻa pē nai ia ʻi hono fakahoa mai ki haʻatautolú. ʻOku ʻeke fakahangatonu ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e ha ʻoku ke tokanga ai ki he malamalaʻi ʻakau ʻoku ʻi he mata ʻo ho kainga, ka ko e fuʻu lalango na ʻoku ʻi ho mata ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ki ai?” (Mātiu 7:1-3) ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻo kitautolu naʻe mei malava ke ne tuʻu kapau naʻe sivi fakalautelau ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi halá. (Sāme 130:3, 4) Kapau ʻoku hanga ʻe he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻo fakaʻatā ia ke ne fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi vaivai hotau ngaahi tokouá, ko hai ʻa kitautolu ke tau fakamāuʻi fakafili kinautolu?—Loma 14:4, 10.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe ha tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻokú ne moʻuaʻaki ke malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá?
13 Ko hono tolú, ʻoku tau fakahāhā ʻa e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá ʻi heʻetau kau tōtōivi ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. “ʻOua te ke taʻofi ha lelei meiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻonautolu ia, ʻosi ʻoku mafai ʻe ho nima ke fai,” ko e akonaki mai ia ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú. (Palovepi 3:27) ʻE ʻikai ke tonu ke tau tuku pē maʻatautolu ʻa e ʻilo foaki-moʻui ko ia kuo mātuʻaki nima-homo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo tuku mai kiate kitautolú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku talitekeʻi nai ʻe he kakai tokolahi ʻa ʻetau pōpoakí, ka ʻi hono kei hokohoko atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaaʻu atu kiate kinautolu ʻa e mēsí, ʻoku totonu ke tau loto-lelei ke hanganaki ʻoatu kiate kinautolu ʻa e faingamālie “ke aʻusia ʻa e fakatomala.” (2 Pita 3:9) Pea hangē ko Sīsuú, ʻoku tau ongoʻi fiefia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau malava ai ke tokoniʻi ha taha ke ne tafoki ki he fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoní. (Luke 15:7) Ko e taimi lelei ʻeni kiate kitautolu ke tau ‘to ke tupu ʻa e maʻoniʻoní.’—Hosea 10:12.
‘Houʻeiki ʻE Pule ʻo Tāu mo e Konisitutone [“Fakamaau Totonú,” NW]’
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻo e kau mātuʻá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau totonú?
14 Kātoa kitautolú kuo pau ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoní, ka ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻoku nau maʻu ha fatongia makehe ʻi he meʻá ni. Ko e pule fakapilinisi ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku ‘pouʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoní.’ Ko ia ai, ko e tuʻunga ki he kau mātuʻá ko e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá. (Aisea 9:7, NW [9:6, PM]) ʻOku nau manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakamatalaʻi fakaekikite ʻia Aisea 32:1: “Vakai ʻe pule maʻoniʻoni ha tuʻi; pea ko e meʻa ki he houʻeiki, te nau fai ʻenau pule ʻo tāu mo e konisitutone [“fakamaau totonú,” NW].” ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau ʻovasia fakanofo ʻe he laumālié, pe ‘kau setuata ʻa e ʻOtuá,’ ʻoku totonu ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻi he founga ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Taitusi 1:7.
15, 16. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he tauhi-sipi anga-tonu ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsuú? (e) ʻOku fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau mole fakalaumālie atú?
15 Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová naʻe manavaʻofa, meesi, mo faituʻunga. Kae hiliō aí, naʻá ne feinga ke tokoni ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi palopalemá pea “ke kumi mo fakamoʻui ʻa ia kuo mole.” (Luke 19:10) Hangē ko e tauhi-sipi ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsuú ʻa ē naʻá ne kumi taʻehela kae ʻoua kuó ne maʻu ʻa e sipi naʻe molé, ʻoku kumi ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he faʻahinga kuo nau hē fakalaumālie atú pea feinga ke tataki mai kinautolu ki he tākangá.—Mātiu 18:12, 13.
16 ʻI he ʻikai ke fakahalaiaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga kuo nau fai nai ha ngaahi angahala mamafa, ʻoku feinga ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke fakamoʻui mo tataki ki he fakatomalá kapau ʻe ala lava ia. ʻOku nau fiefia ʻi heʻenau malava ke tokoniʻi ha taha kuo ʻauhia atu. Kae kehe, ʻoku nau loto-mamahi ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatomala ai ha tokotaha faihala. ʻOku fiemaʻu leva ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá kinautolu ke nau tuʻusi ʻa e tokotaha taʻefakatomalá. Naʻa mo e meʻa ko iá, hangē pē ko e tamai ʻa e foha maumau-koloá, ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ʻe ʻi ai ha ʻaho ʻe ‘foki mai ai ʻa e loto’ ʻo e tokotaha faihalá. (Luke 15:17, 18) Ko ia, ʻoku fai leva ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e tomuʻa ʻaʻahi ki he kau tuʻusi ʻe niʻihi ke fakamanatu kiate kinautolu ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke nau foki mai ai ki he kautaha ʻa Sihová.a
17. Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau ngāue ai ki ha keisi faihala, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻe tokoni kiate kinautolu ke aʻusia ʻa e taumuʻa ko iá?
17 ʻOku tautautefito hono fiemaʻu ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau faʻifaʻitaki ki he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau ngāue ai ki ha ngaahi keisi faihala. Ko e kau angahalá “naʻe toutou feʻunui atu” kia Sīsū koeʻuhi naʻa nau ongoʻi te ne mahinoʻi mo tokoniʻi kinautolu. (Luke 15:1; Mātiu 9:12, 13) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sīsū ia ʻa e faihalá. ʻI ha houa kai ʻe taha mo Sīsū, naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa Sākeasi, ko ha tokotaha faikovi ʻiloa, ke ne fakatomala pea fai ʻa e ngaahi fakalelei ki he kotoa ʻo e faingataʻa naʻá ne tuku ki he niʻihi kehé. (Luke 19:8-10) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e taumuʻa tatau ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue fakaefakamāú—ke tataki ʻa e tokotaha faihalá ke fakatomala. Kapau ʻoku nau anga-faingofua ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe ʻia Sīsuú, ʻe ʻilo ʻe he kau faihala tokolahi ʻoku faingofua ange ke kumi ki heʻenau tokoní.
18. Ko e hā te ne fakaivia ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau hangē “ha fakaū mei he matangi”?
18 ʻE tokoni ʻa e loto ongongofuá ki he kau mātuʻá ki hono fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke fefeka pe taʻeongoʻi. Ko e meʻa ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻí, naʻe teuʻi ʻe ʻĒsela hono lotó, ʻikai ko hono ʻatamaí pē, kae lava ke akoʻi ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e fakamaau totonú. (Esela 7:10) ʻE hanga ʻe ha loto ʻoku mahinó ʻo fakaivia ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu feʻungamālié pea fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e tokotaha taki taha. ʻI hono fakamoʻui ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fefine ko ia naʻe ʻaú, naʻá ne fakahāhaaʻi ai ko e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻuhingá ke mahinoʻi ʻa e laumālié pea pehē ki he tohi ʻo e laó. (Luke 8:43-48) Ko e kau mātuʻa ko ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻaki ʻa e manavaʻofá ʻe fakatatau nai ki ha “fakaū mei he matangi” ki he faʻahinga ko ia kuo taaʻi ʻe heʻenau ngaahi vaivai pē ʻa kinautolú, pe taaʻi ʻe he fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻeni ʻoku tau moʻui aí.—Aisea 32:2.
19. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa ha tuofefine ʻe taha ki he ngāueʻaki ʻo e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá?
19 Ko e tuofefine ʻe taha naʻá ne fai ha angahala mamafa naʻe hoko ʻo houngaʻia ʻi he fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá fakahangatonu. “Ke lea totonu, ko aú naʻá ku ilifia ke ʻalu ki he kau mātuʻá,” ko ʻene lea moʻoní ia. “Ka naʻa nau fakafeangai kiate au ʻi he manavaʻofa mo e fakamolumaluʻi. Naʻe hangē ʻa e kau mātuʻá ha ngaahi tamaí kae ʻikai ko ha kau fakamaau anga-fefeka. Naʻa nau tokoniʻi au ke u mahinoʻi ʻe ʻikai ke siʻaki au ʻe Sihova kapau te u tukupā ke fakatonutonu ʻeku ngaahi foungá. Naʻá ku ʻilo fakahangatonu ai ʻa e founga ʻokú ne akonekina ai kitautolú ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha Tamai ʻofa. Naʻe lava ke u fakaava hoku lotó kia Sihova, ʻi he falala pau te ne fanongo mai ki heʻeku huú. ʻI he sio ki he kuohilí, ʻoku lava ke u lea moʻoni ko e fakataha mo e kau mātuʻá ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu kuo maliu atú ko ha tāpuaki ia meia Sihova. Talu mei ai, kuo hoko ʻo mālohi ange hoku vahaʻangatae mo iá.”
Hanganaki Fakamaau Totonu pea Fai ʻa e Meʻa ʻOku Māʻoniʻoní
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo hono mahinoʻi mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú mo e māʻoniʻoní?
20 Ke fakamālōʻia, ko e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono ʻoatu pē ki he tangata taki taha ʻa e meʻa ʻoku taau mo iá. Kuo hanga ʻe he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻo ueʻi ia ke ne ʻoange ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí. (Sāme 103:10; Loma 5:15, 18) ʻOku fakafeangai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻi he founga ko ʻení koeʻuhi ʻoku tokaʻi mai ʻe heʻene fakamaau totonú ʻa hotau ngaahi tuʻungá, pea ʻoku kumi ia ki he fai fakamoʻuí kae ʻikai ko e fakahalaia. Ko e moʻoni, ko ha mahino lelei ange ki he fakalūkufua ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku tohoaki ai kitautolu ke ofi ange kiate ia. Pea ʻi heʻetau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo hono ʻulungāngá, ʻe faitāpuekina lahi ai ʻetau moʻuí mo e moʻui ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻE ʻikai ke taʻefakatokangaʻi ʻe heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻa ʻetau tuli ki he fakamaau totonú. ʻOku palōmesi mai ʻa Sihova: “Tauhi ae fakamāu, bea fai maonioni: he oku ofi ae haʻu a eku fakamoui, bea moe fakaha o eku maonioni. Oku monuia ae tagata oku fai ae mea ni.”—Aisea 56:1, 2, PM.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Taua Leʻo, Sepitema 1, 1991, peesi 18-19.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he fakaʻauha ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e huhuʻí ko ha fakahāhā tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻo e fakamaau totonu mo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe tolu ʻoku lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e fakamaau totonú?
◻ ʻI he founga makehe fē ʻoku lava ke faʻifaʻitaki ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
ʻI heʻetau ngāue fakamalangá, ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻa e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá, ʻoku ʻilo ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi palopalemá ʻoku faingofua ange ai ke kumi ki heʻenau tokoní