Loto-Toʻa Hangē ko Selemaiá
“Amanaki lelei kia Jihova: bea ke loto toʻa, bea te ne fakamalohi ho loto: oku ou behe, amanaki lelei kia Jihova.”—SĀME 27:14, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki fakakoloa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
ʻOKU nofo ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi ha palataisi fakalaumālie. (Aisea 11:6-9) ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e māmani mātuʻaki faingataʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku nau nofo fakataha ʻi ha ʻātakai fakalaumālie makehe mo e kaungā Kalisitiané, ʻa ia ʻoku nau melino mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea ʻiate kinautolu tonu. (Sāme 29:11; Aisea 54:13) Pea ko honau palataisi fakalaumālié ʻoku tupulaki. Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau ‘fai ae finagalo oe Otuá mei he lotó’ ʻoku nau kau ki hono fakalahi atu iá. (Efeso 6:6, PM) Anga-fēfē? ʻAki ʻa e moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú pea ʻi hono akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke fai ʻa e meʻa tatau, ʻo fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke nau kau ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki fakakoloa ʻo e palataisi ko iá.—Mātiu 28:19, 20; Sione 15:8.
2, 3. Ko e hā kuo pau ke kātekina ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní?
2 Kae kehe, ko ʻetau nofo ʻi ha palataisi fakalaumālié ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga iá heʻikai pau ke tau taʻekātekina ai ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi. ʻOku tau kei taʻehaohaoa mo faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ngaahi mamahi ʻo e mahamahakí, taʻumotuʻá, pea iku ai pē ki he maté. Kae kehe, ʻoku tau sio tonu ʻi he fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi kikite fekauʻaki mo e “kuonga fakamui.” (2 Timote 3:1) Ko e ngaahi taú, faihiá, mahamahakí, hongé, mo e ngaahi faingataʻa mamafa kehe ʻoku nau fakamamahiʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻoku ʻikai hao mei ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.—Maake 13:3-10; Luke 21:10, 11.
3 Tuku kehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ko iá, ʻoku tau lāuʻilo lelei ko e ʻi tuʻa mei he ʻātakai māfana ʻo hotau palataisi fakalaumālié, ʻoku haʻu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi matangi momoko ʻo e fakafepakí. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí: “Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai ʻo māmani ʻa kimoutolu kae, kehe, ko e fili kimoutolu ʻe au mei māmani, ko hono ʻuhingā ʻe ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻa māmani kiate kimoutolu. Manatu he lea naʻa ku fai kiate kimoutolu, ʻOku ʻikai ha tamaioʻeiki ʻe lahi ʻi heʻene ʻeiki. Kapau kuo nau fakatangaʻi au, te nau fakatangaʻi ʻa kimoutolu foki.” (Sione 15:18-21) ʻOku ʻikai toe kehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ʻoku teʻeki ai ke nau mahinoʻi pe mahuʻingaʻia ʻi heʻetau founga lotú. ʻOku fakaanga ʻa e niʻihi, manuki, pe aʻu—hangē ko ia naʻe fakatokanga ki ai ʻa Sīsuú—ʻo fehiʻanekinaʻi kitautolu. (Mātiu 10:22) ʻOku faʻa hoko, ko e tāketi kitautolu ʻo e fakamatalahalaʻi mo e fakamatala fakalotokovi fakafou ʻi he mītiá. (Sāme 109:1-3) ʻIo, ʻoku tau fehangahangai kotoa mo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa, pea ko e niʻihi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku kamata ke loto-siʻi. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau kātaki?
4. Ko fē ʻoku tau hanga ki ai ki ha tokoni ke kātakí?
4 ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova. ʻI hono fakamānavaʻí, naʻe tohi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Oku lahi ae gaahi mamahi oe maonioni: ka oku fakamoui ia mei ai kotoabe e Jihova.” (Sāme 34:19, PM; 1 Kolinito 10:13) Ko e tokolahi ʻo kitautolú ʻoku malava ke tau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi he taimi ko ia ʻoku tau falala kakato ai kia Sihová, ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e mālohi kiate kitautolu ke tau kātakiʻi ha faʻahinga faingataʻa pē. Ko ʻetau ʻofa kiate iá pea mo e fiefia ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolú ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau ikunaʻi ʻa e loto-siʻí mo e manavaheé. (Hepelu 12:2) Ko ia, ʻi he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi faingataʻá, ʻoku tau hokohoko atu ke tuʻu maʻu.
Fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa Selemaia
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoku tau maʻu fekauʻaki mo e kau lotu moʻoni ʻa ia naʻe malava ke nau kātakí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Selemaia ʻi hono ui ia ke ne hoko ko ha palōfitá?
5 ʻI he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá, kuo maʻu ai ʻe he kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa Sihová ʻa e fiefia neongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá. Naʻe moʻui ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi taimi ʻo e fakamāú ʻi hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene houhaú ki he taʻefaitōnungá. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e kau lotu faitōnunga peheé naʻe kau ai ʻa Selemaia mo e tokosiʻi ʻo hono ngaahi toʻumeʻá, pea pehē ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí. Ko e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakahisitōlia ko iá ʻoku lēkooti ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko hotau fakalototoʻa, pea ʻoku malava ke tau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa lahi mei hono ako kinautolú. (Loma 15:4) Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau ange kia Selemaiá.
6 ʻI heʻene kei siʻí, naʻe ui ai ʻa Selemaia ke ngāue ko ha palōfita ki Siuta. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha ngāue faingofua ʻeni. Naʻe lotu ʻa e tokolahi ki he ngaahi ʻotua loi. Neongo ko Siosaiá, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻi ʻi he taimi naʻe kamata ai ʻe Selemaia ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, naʻe faitōnunga, ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi naʻe hoko atu aí naʻa nau taʻefaitōnunga, pea ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ko iá naʻe fakafatongiaʻaki ke nau akoʻi ʻa e kakaí—ʻa e kau palōfitá mo e kau taulaʻeikí—naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e moʻoní. (Selemaia 1:1, 2; 6:13; 23:11) Ko ia ai, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Selemaiá ʻi hono ui ia ʻe Sihova ke hoko ko ha palōfitá? Manavahē! (Selemaia 1:8, 17) ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe Selemaia ʻene ʻuluaki talí: “Pea u tali, ʻOiaue, Atonai Sihova, meʻa mai ʻoku ʻikai te u poto ʻi he lea: he ko e tamasiʻi pe au.”—Selemaia 1:6.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e tali naʻe fetaulaki mo Selemaia ʻi hono feituʻu ngāué, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene tali ki aí?
7 Ko e feituʻu ngāue ʻo Selemaiá naʻe meimei lahi taha ai ʻa e taʻetalí, pea naʻá ne faʻa fetaulaki ai mo e fakafepaki fefeka. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe hanga ai ʻe Pasua, ko ha taulaʻeiki, ʻo taaʻi ia pea tuku ia ki he ʻakau kīʻí. Naʻe līpooti ʻe Selemaia ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene ongoʻí ʻi he taimi ko iá: “Kau ka pehe, ʻE ʻikai te u toe hueʻekina ia [ʻa Sihova], pea ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea ʻi hono huafa.” Mahalo pē kuó ke ʻosi ongoʻi pehē ʻi ha ngaahi taimi—ʻo ke loto ke ke fakafisi. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Selemaia ke ne kītakí. Naʻá ne pehē: “Toki hoko ia [ʻa e Folofola, pe pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá] ʻi hoku loto ʻo hange ko e afi vela kuo loki ʻi hoku hui, pea ʻoku ou fiu ʻi he fakamaʻumaʻu au, ʻo ʻikai te u malava.” (Selemaia 20:9) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ha ola tatau ʻiate koe?
Ngaahi Takanga ʻo Selemaiá
8, 9. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e vaivaiʻanga naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he palōfita ko ʻUlaiá, pea ko e hā hono olá? (e) Ko e hā naʻe loto-siʻi ai ʻa Palukí, pea naʻe anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi iá?
8 Naʻe ʻikai ke toko taha pē ʻa Selemaia ʻi heʻene ngāue fakapalōfitá. Naʻe ʻi ai hono ngaahi takanga, pea kuo pau naʻe hoko ia ko ha fakalototoʻa kiate ia. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ke ngāue fakapotopoto hono ngaahi takangá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha kaungā palōfita ko hono hingoá ko ʻUlaia naʻe femoʻuekina ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga ki Selusalema mo Siuta ʻo “tatau [mātē] mo e ngaahi lea ʻa Selemaia.” Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ai ʻa Tuʻi Sihoiakimi ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻUlaiá, naʻe manavahē ʻa e palōfitá ʻo ne hola ki ʻIsipite. Naʻe ʻikai te ne hao ai. Naʻe tulimui kiate ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻa e tuʻí, ʻo puke ia, pea fakafoki mai ia ki Selusalema, ʻo tāmateʻi ai ia. He meʻa fakaʻohovale moʻoni ē kia Selemaia!—Selemaia 26:20-23.
9 Ko e toe takanga ʻe taha ʻo Selemaia ko ʻene sekelitalí, ʻa Paluki. Ko ha tokoni lelei ʻa Paluki kia Selemaia, ka ʻi he taimi ʻe taha naʻe kau mo ia foki ʻi he mole ʻa e tokangataha fakalaumālié. Naʻá ne kamata ke lāunga, ʻo pehē: “ʻOiaue kita! he kuo hilifaki ʻe Sihova ha mamahi ki hoku loto kuo lavea: ʻoku ou ongosia ʻi heʻeku tautoʻe, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ha nonga.” Ko Paluki, ʻi heʻene loto-siʻí, naʻe kamata ke mole ʻa ʻene mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. Ka, naʻe kei ʻoange anga-ʻofa pē ʻe Sihova kia Paluki ʻa e akonaki fakapotopoto, pea naʻe fakatonutonu ai ia. Naʻá ne fakapapauʻi leva ai te ne hao ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalemá. (Selemaia 45:1-5) He loto-toʻa lahi ē kuo pau naʻe maʻu ʻe Selemaia ʻi he toe maʻu ʻe Paluki ʻene mafamafatatau fakalaumālié!
Tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻEne Palōfitá
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo talaʻofa ʻo e tokoní naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Selemaiá?
10 Ko e mahuʻinga tahá, naʻe ʻikai ke liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa Selemaia. Naʻá ne mahinoʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa ʻene palōfitá pea ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e mālohi mo e tokoni naʻá ne fiemaʻú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Selemaiá ʻi heʻene fakahaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi veiveiua fekauʻaki mo hono ngaahi tuʻunga poto tāú, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate ia: “ʻOua te ke manavahe ʻi honau ʻao: he ʻoku ou ʻiate koe ke fai ho fakahaofi—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.” Pea, ʻi he hili hono ʻoange ki he palōfitá ʻa e fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e ngāue naʻe vaheʻi kiate iá, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: “Te nau tau mo koe; ka ʻe ʻikai te nau lavaʻi koe: he ʻoku ou ʻiate koe ke fai ho fakahaofi—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.” (Selemaia 1:8, 19) He fakafiemālie lahi ē! Pea naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene folofolá!
11. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene talaʻofa ke tokoniʻi ʻa Selemaiá?
11 Ko ia, ʻi he hili hono tuku ia ki he ʻakau kīʻí pea tuku atu ke manukia ʻe he kakaí, naʻe lea loto-falala ʻa Selemaia: “ʻOku ʻiate au ʻa Sihova, hange ha helo fakangeingei: ko ia ʻe humu hoku kau fakatanga, ʻo ʻikai te nau lava ʻenau meʻa: ʻe matuʻaki fakamāʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha ma taʻengata.” (Selemaia 20:11) ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muí ʻi hono fai ʻa e ngaahi feinga ke tāmateʻi ʻa Selemaiá, naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻiate ia ʻa Sihová, pea hangē ko Palukí, naʻe hao ʻa Selemaia ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalemá ko ha tangata tauʻatāina, lolotonga iá ko hono kau fakatangá mo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau tukunoaʻi ʻene ngaahi fakatokangá naʻa nau ʻauha pe taki pōpula ki Pāpilone.
12. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ki he loto-siʻí, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻí?
12 ʻI he hangē ko Selemaiá, ʻoku kātekina ʻe he tokolahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová he ʻahó ni ʻa e ngaahi fakamamahi. Hangē ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá, ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku fakatupunga ia ʻe heʻetau ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa kitautolú, ko e niʻihi ko e fakatupunga ʻe he maveuveu ʻoku ʻi ai tonu ʻa e māmaní pea ko e niʻihi ko e fakatupunga ia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafepaki ki heʻetau ngāué. ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi fakamamahi peheé ʻo fakalotosiʻi. ʻI he hangē ko Selemaiá, ʻe kamata nai ke tau fifili pe ʻe lava ke tau hokohoko atu. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku malava ke tau ʻamanekina ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taimi te tau loto-siʻi ai. ʻOku hanga ʻe he loto-siʻí ʻo ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e loloto ʻo ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová. Ko ia, tau fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakaʻatā ʻa e loto-siʻí ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau holomui mei he ngāue ʻa Sihová ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻUlaiá. ʻI hono kehé, tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Selemaia pea falala ki he tokoni ʻa Sihová.
Founga ke Tauʻi Ai ʻa e Loto-Siʻí
13. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau muimui ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Selemaia mo Tēvitá?
13 Naʻe fetuʻutaki maʻu pē ʻa Selemaia mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne tala kiate ia ʻene ngaahi ongoʻi loloto tahá mo kole ki ha mālohi. Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ia ke muimui ai. Ko Tēvita ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻa ia naʻe hanga ki he Matavai tatau ʻo e mālohí, naʻá ne tohi: “Ke ke fofoga mai ki he eku gaahi lea, E Jihova, tokaga ki he eku fakalaulauloto. Ke ke fanogo ki he leʻo eku tagi, E hoku tuʻi, mo hoku Otua: he teu lotu be kiate koe.” (Sāme 5:1, 2, PM) Ko e fakamatala fakamānavaʻi ʻo e moʻui ʻa Tēvitá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻe toutou tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa Tēvita ki ha tokoní. (Sāme 18:1, 2; 21:1-5) ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ʻi he taimi ʻoku mafatukituki ai ʻa e ngaahi tengé pe hā ngali taʻealaikuʻi ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá, ʻoku mātuʻaki fakafiemālie ke hanga kia Sihova ʻi he lotu pea fakaava hotau lotó kiate ia. (Filipai 4:6, 7; 1 Tesalonaika 5:16-18) ʻOku ʻikai ke fakafisi ʻa Sihova ke fanongo mai kiate kitautolu. Ka, ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ‘ʻokú ne mamahiʻi kitautolu.’ (1 Pita 5:6, 7) Kae kehe, ʻe ʻikai ke fakapotopoto ke lotu kia Sihova pea hili iá pea ʻikai ke fanongo ki he meʻa ʻokú ne folofolaʻakí, ʻikai ko ia?
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻo e ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihová kia Selemaiá?
14 ʻOku folofola fēfē mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú? Toe fakakaukau angé kia Selemaiá. Koeʻuhi ko Selemaiá ko ha palōfita, naʻe fetuʻutaki fakahangatonu mo ia ʻa Sihova. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe Selemaia ʻa e ola ʻo e ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono lotó: “Naʻe fetaulaki mo au hoʻo ngaahi folofola, pea u kai ia; pea naʻe hoko hoʻo ngaahi lea ko hoku nekenekaʻanga, mo e fiefiaʻanga ʻo hoku loto: he naʻe uiʻaki au ho huafa, ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua Mohu Hosite.” (Selemaia 15:16) ʻIo, naʻe fiefia ʻa Selemaia ʻi he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe uiʻaki ia, pea ko ʻEne ngaahi folofolá naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he palōfitá. Ko ia ai, ʻi he hangē ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, naʻe vēkeveke ʻa Selemaia ke talaki ʻa e pōpoaki naʻe tuku ange kiate iá.—Loma 1:15, 16.
15. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tō ʻi hotau lotó ʻa e ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau te ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fakapapauʻi ai ke ʻoua ʻe kei fakalongolongó?
15 ʻOku ʻikai ke fetuʻutaki fakahangatonu ʻa Sihova ia mo ha taha ʻi he ʻahó ni. Kae kehe, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi peesi ʻo e Tohi Tapú. Ko ia ai, kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ha fakakaukau fakamātoato ki heʻetau ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú pea fakalaulauloto loloto ki he meʻa ʻoku tau akó, ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e “nekenekaʻanga, mo e fiefiaʻanga” ʻo hotau lotó foki. Pea ʻoku malava ke tau fiefia ʻi heʻetau fataki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻalu atu ai ke vahevahe atu ʻa e ngaahi foʻi folofola ko iá ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻAi ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ʻikai mo ha toe kakai kehe ʻi he māmaní he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau talaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová. Ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní pē ʻoku nau fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo fokotuʻú pea akoʻi ʻa e kau anga-vaivaí ke hoko ko e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. (Mātiu 28:19, 20) He faitāpuekina ē ko kitautolu! ʻI he vakai atu ki he meʻa kuo anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻo tuku mai kiate kitautolú, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau kei fakalongolongo?
Tau Tokanga Fekauʻaki mo ʻEtau Ngaahi Feohí
16, 17. Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa Selemaia ki he ngaahi feohí, pea ʻe malava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia?
16 ʻOku līpooti mai ʻe Selemaia ʻa e toe meʻa kehe naʻá ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne loto-toʻá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻe ʻikai te u nofo ki he so ʻa e kau kata, pe te u tomeʻe: naʻa ku nofo toko taha pe, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻiate au ho nima; he naʻa ke fakafonu au ʻi he ʻita mamahi.” (Selemaia 15:17) Naʻe saiʻia ange ʻa Selemaia ke toko taha ʻi ha hoko ʻo fakameleʻi ʻe he ngaahi kaungāmeʻa koví. ʻOku tau vakai he ʻahó ni ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he founga tatau. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo pehē “ko e ngaahi feohi koví ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga leleí,” naʻa mo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei kuo tau maʻu ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi.—1 Kolinito 15:33, NW.
17 ʻOku malava ʻe he ngaahi feohi koví ʻo fakaʻatā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e māmaní ke ne fakaʻuliʻi ʻetau fakakaukaú. (1 Kolinito 2:12; Efeso 2:2; Semisi 4:4) Ko ia, tau akoʻi leva ʻetau ngaahi mafai fakaefakakaukaú ke ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi feohi fakatupu maumaú pea fakamamaʻo fakaʻaufuli mei ai. (Hepelu 5:14) Kapau naʻe kei moʻui ʻa Paula ʻi he māmaní he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ke fakakaukau atu ko e hā te ne leaʻaki ki ha Kalisitiane ʻokú ne mamata ʻi ha ngaahi faiva taʻetaau pe ngaahi sipoti fakamālohi? ʻE anga-fēfē ʻene akonakiʻi ha tokoua ʻokú ne tuli ki he feohi mo ha kau sola fakaʻaufuli ʻi he ʻInitanetí? Ko e hā haʻane fakakaukau ki ha Kalisitiane ʻokú ne fakamoleki ʻa e ngaahi houa lahi ʻi he vaʻinga ʻi he ngaahi keimi vitioó pe mamata televīsone kae ʻikai ke tōʻongaʻaki ha ako fakafoʻituitui leleí?—2 Kolinito 6:14e; Efeso 5:3-5, 15, 16.
Hokohoko Atu ʻi he Palataisi Fakalaumālié
18. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kei mālohi fakalaumālie ai peé?
18 ʻOku tau koloaʻaki hotau palataisi fakalaumālié. ʻOku halaʻatā ha meʻa ʻe teitei tatau mo ia ʻi he māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní. Naʻa mo e kau taʻetuí ʻoku nau fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻa e ʻofa, fakaʻatuʻi, mo e anga-ʻofa ʻoku fefaiʻaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiané. (Efeso 4:31, 32) Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai mo ha toe taimi ʻe hangē ko e taimi ní ʻa hono fiemaʻu ke tau tauʻi ʻa e loto-siʻí. Ko e feohi leleí, lotú, mo e tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e ako leleí ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kei mālohi fakalaumālie ai pē. Te nau fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ke tau fehangahangai ai mo ha faʻahinga ʻahiʻahi pē ʻaki ʻa e falala kakato kia Sihova.—2 Kolinito 4:7, 8.
19, 20. (a) Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kātakí? (e) Ko hai ʻoku fakahanga ki ai ʻa e kupu hoko maí, pea ʻoku toe mahuʻinga ia kia hai?
19 ʻOua ʻaupito te tau fakaʻatā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fehiʻa ʻi heʻetau pōpoaki mei he Tohi Tapú ke nau fakalotosiʻi kitautolu mo ʻai kitautolu ke fakangaloku ʻetau tuí. Hangē pē ko e ngaahi fili ko ia naʻa nau fakatangaʻi ʻa Selemaiá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau faitau mai kiate kitautolú ʻoku nau faitau ki he ʻOtuá. ʻE ʻikai te nau ikuna. Ko Sihova, ʻa ia ʻokú ne mātuʻaki mālohi ange ʻi hotau kau fakafepakí, ʻokú ne folofola mai kiate kitautolu: “Amanaki lelei kia Jihova: bea ke loto toʻa, bea te ne fakamalohi ho loto: oku ou behe, amanaki lelei kia Jihova.” (Sāme 27:14, PM) ʻI he faiaka loloto ʻa e ʻamanaki kia Sihová ʻi hotau lotó, ʻofa ke tau fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua naʻa tau foʻi ʻi hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí. ʻOfa ke tau loto-falala, hangē ko Selemaia mo Palukí, te tau utu ia kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau vaivai.—Kaletia 6:9.
20 Ko hono tauʻi ʻa e loto-siʻí ko ha fāinga tuʻumaʻu ia ki he kau Kalisitiane tokolahi. Neongo ia, ko e kau talavoú, ʻoku nau fehangahangai mo ha ngaahi pole makehe. Ka ʻoku nau toe maʻu ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie lahi. Ko e kupu hoko maí ʻoku fakahanga fakahangatonu ia ki he kau talavou ʻi hotau lotolotongá. ʻE mahuʻinga foki ki he ngaahi mātuʻá pea ki he kakai lalahi ʻosi fakatapui kotoa pē ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻa ia ʻi he lea, ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, pea ʻi he tokoni fakahangatonú ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuʻunga ai ke tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga taʻu siʻi ange ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.
ʻE Anga-Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke tau ʻamanekina ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakalotosiʻí, pea ko hai ʻoku totonu ke tau hanga ki ai ki ha tokoní?
• Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ikunaʻi ʻe Selemaia ʻa e loto-siʻí neongo hono maʻu ha ngāue faingataʻá?
• Ko e hā te ne ʻai hotau lotó ke ‘nēkeneka mo fiefia’ naʻa mo e ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi faingataʻá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Selemaia naʻá ne fuʻu kei siʻi mo taʻetaukei ke hoko ko ha palōfita
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Naʻa mo e taimi naʻe fakatangaʻi aí, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Selemaia naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa Sihova “hange ha helo fakangeingei”