Ko e Ngāue Fakaetauhisipi Fakataha mo Hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupu Maʻongoʻongá
“Ko hoku tauhi ʻa Sihova; ʻe ʻikai te u masiva. Ko hoku laumalie ʻoku ne fakafoki: ʻoku ne taki au ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo e maʻoniʻoni; ko hono ʻuhinga e ko hono huafa pe.”—SĀME 23:1, 3.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatupuivi foʻou anga-ʻofa ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihová?
KO E Sāme 23, “ko e Sāme ʻa Tevita,” kuó ne fakatupuivi foʻou ki he kakai helaʻia tokolahi. Kuó ne fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ke nau maʻu ʻa e tui pau ʻa ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Sam 23 veesi 6: “Ta ʻe toupili mai ʻa e lelei mo e ʻaloʻofa ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaho kotoa; pea ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻe fai pe ʻo lauikuonga.” Ko hoʻo holí ia, ke nofo ʻo taʻengata ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ki he lotú, ʻo fāʻūtaha mo ʻene kakaí ʻa ia ʻoku lolotonga fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu mei he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo e māmaní? Ko e “Tauhi mo Leʻohi ʻo homou laumalie,” ko hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupu Maʻongoʻongá, ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, te ne tokoniʻi koe ke aʻusia ʻa e taumuʻa ko ení.—1 Pita 2:25.
2, 3. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku ngāue fakatauhisipi anga-ʻofa ai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kakaí? (e) Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e tupulaki lahi ʻaupito ʻa e “takanga” ʻa Sihová?
2 Ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo e “ngaahi langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou” ʻokú ne toe hoko ko e Tokotaha Fokotuʻutuʻu Maau mo e ʻOvasia Fakaleveleva ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ko e “Fale ʻo e ʻOtua.” (2 Pita 3:13; 1 Tīmote 3:15) ʻOkú ne mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngāue fakaetauhisipi ki heʻene kakaí, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā mahino ʻi he ʻAisea 40:10, 11: “Vakai, ʻe haʻele mai ʻa Atonai Sihova ko e mafi, pea ʻe puke hono hau ʻe hono nima oʻona: ʻe haʻu mo ia ono totongi, pea ʻoku taimuʻa ʻa e fua o ʻene ngaue. Te ne fafanga ʻene takanga hange ha tauhisipi: te ne faluku ʻene fanga lami ʻi hono kona, ʻo fua ʻi hono fatafata, ko e toutama te ne takitakimalie.”
3 ʻI he ʻuhinga lahi angé, ʻoku kau ki he “takanga” ko ení ʻa e faʻahinga kuo fuoloa ʻenau ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané pea mo e “fanga lami” ʻa ia kuo fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ʻi he taimi ki muí ni ʻaupito—ʻo hangē ko e fuʻu tokolahi ʻoku papitaiso ʻi ʻAfilika mo ʻIulope Hahake. Ko e nima mālohi mo maluʻi ʻo Sihová ʻokú ne fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ki hono fatafatá. Neongo naʻa nau hangē ko e fanga sipi naʻe heé, kuo nau hoko he taimí ni ki ha vahaʻangatae fekoekoeʻi mo honau ʻOtua mo Tauhisipi ʻofeina.
Ko e Kaungātauhisipi ʻo Sihova
4, 5. (a) Ko hai ʻa e “Tauhi Lelei,” pea naʻe founga fēfē ʻa hono fakahanga ʻa e ngaahi kikité kiate iá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue vahevahe ʻoku tokangaʻi ʻe Sīsuú, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ola tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻoku hoko mei ai?
4 ʻI he ngāue ʻa e “Tauhi Lelei,” ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo ʻene Tamaí ʻi hēvani, ʻokú ne toe fai ʻa e tokanga manavaʻofa ki he “fanga sipi.” Naʻá ne foaki ʻene moʻuí ke fuofua maʻu ʻaonga mei ai ʻe he “fanga sipi toko siʻi” ko e kau paní, pea ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e fuʻu kakai lahi ko ʻene “fanga sipi kehe.” (Luke 12:32; Sione 10:14, 16) Ko e Tauhisipi Lahí, ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne lea ki he fanga sipi kotoa ko ení, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko au ʻeni te u fakatonutonu ʻe au . . . ʻa e vahaʻa ʻo e sipi mo e sipi. Pea te u fokotuʻu ke pule kiate kinautolu ha tahaʻi tauhi, ʻa ia te ne fafanga kinautolu; ʻio, ʻa ʻeku sevaniti ko Tevita; ko e toko taha ko ia te ne fafanga kinautolu, ʻio, ʻe nofo ia ko honau tauhi. Pea ko au Sihova te u nofo atu ko honau ʻOtua, pea ko ʻeku sevaniti ko Tevita te ne ʻeiki ʻi honau lotolotonga: ko au Sihova kuo u tala ia.”—ʻIsikeli 34:20-24.
5 Ko e pehē ko ia “ʻa ʻeku sevaniti ko Tevita” ʻoku fakahanga fakaekikite ia kia Kalaisi Sīsū, ko e “hako” ʻokú ne maʻu tukufakaholo ʻa e taloni ʻo Tēvitá. (Sāme 89:35, 36) ʻI he taimi ko eni ʻo e fakamaau ki he ngaahi puleʻangá, ko e kaungā-Tauhisipi mo kaungā-Tuʻi ʻo Sihová, ko Kalaisi Sīsū, ko e ʻAlo ʻo Tēvitá, ʻokú ne hokohoko atu ʻa ʻene fakamavahevahe ʻa e “fanga sipi” ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he faʻahinga ʻoku nau pehē nai ko e “fanga sipi” kinautolu ka ko hono moʻoní ko e “fanga kosi.” (Mātiu 25:31-33) ʻOku toe fokotuʻu ʻa e “tahaʻi tauhi” ko ení ke ne fafangaʻi ʻa e fanga sipí. Ko ha fakahoko lāngilangiʻia ē ʻo e kikite ko ení ʻoku tau sio ki ai he ʻahó ni! Lolotonga ʻa e lea ʻa e kau politikalé ʻo kau ki hono fakafāʻūtahaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo fou mai ʻi ha fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ʻa e māmaní, ʻoku fakafāʻūtahaʻi moʻoni ʻe he tahaʻi Tauhisipí ia ʻa e fanga sipi mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo fakafou ʻi he feingatau ngāue fakamalanga ʻi he ngaahi lea lahi, ʻa ia ko e meʻa ia ʻe malava ke fai pē ʻe he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní.
6, 7. ʻI he founga fē kuo ʻai ai ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ke ala maʻu ʻa e “mea kai i hono taimi totonu” ki he fanga sipí?
6 ʻI he mafola ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo kau ki he Puleʻangá ki he ngaahi feituʻu foʻoú, ko e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” ko e kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻa ia kuo fakanofo ʻe he tahaʻi Tauhisipí, ʻoku nau fakapapauʻi ke fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ke ʻoatu ʻa e “mea kai i hono taimi totonu.” (Mātiu 24:45, PM) ʻOku fakalahiange ʻe he ngaahi ʻōfisi vaʻa faipulusi ʻe 33 ʻa e Watch Tower Society ʻi māmani lahi ʻa ʻenau pulusi tohi ke aʻusia ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻoku fakautuutu ai pē koeʻuhi ke ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tohi mo e ngaahi makasini faka-Tohitapu lahi ange mo lelei ange.
7 ʻOku fai ʻe he Kulupu Pule ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku malavá ke ʻai ke lelei ange ʻa e liliu lea ʻi he ngaahi lea kehekehe ʻe 200 pea ke kamata ʻa hono liliu lea ki he ngaahi lea lahi ange ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke aʻusia ʻa māmani lahi. Ko e meʻa eni ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngāue naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ʻi he Ngāue 1:8: “Ka te mou maʻu pe ha mālohi, ʻo ka hifo ʻa e Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni kiate kimoutolu: pea te mou hoko ko ʻeku kau fakamoʻoni, . . . ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.” ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, ʻa ia kuo ʻosi pulusi fakakonga pe fakakātoa ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻe 14, ʻoku lolotonga fai hono liliu lea ki he ngaahi lea kehe ʻe 16 ʻo ʻIulope, ʻAfilika mo ʻĒsia fakahahake.
Ko Hono Maʻu ʻa e “Nonga ʻa e ʻOtua”
8. ʻI he founga fē kuo tāpuakiʻi lahi ai ʻa e fanga sipí ʻaki ʻa e kovinanite melino ʻa ia naʻe fai ʻe Sihova mo kinautolú?
8 ʻOku fai ʻe Sihova ha “kovinanite melino” mo ʻEne fanga sipi kuo fafangaʻi leleí ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene tahaʻi Tauhisipi, ko Kalaisi Sīsū. (ʻAisea 54:10) ʻI hono ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ʻi he taʻataʻa kuo lilingi ʻo Sīsuú, ʻoku malava ai ʻa e fanga sipí ke nau fou ʻi he maamá. (1 Sione 1:7) ʻOku nau maʻu ‘ʻa e nonga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku mamaʻo ʻi he tatae ʻa e ʻatamai kotoa pe, te ne maluʻi honau lotó mo ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū.’ (Filipai 4:7) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatala ʻi he ʻIsikeli 34:25-28, ʻoku tataki fakaetauhisipi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene fanga sipí ki ha palataisi fakalaumālie, ko ha tuʻunga fakafiefia ʻo e malu, lakalakaimonū fakatupu ongoʻi foʻou, mo e fua lahi. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tauhisipi anga-ʻofa ko ʻení ʻo kau ki heʻene fanga sipí: “Pea te nau ʻilo ko Sihova au, ʻo kau ka fesiʻi ʻa e ʻakau ʻo honau ioke, mo fakahaofi kinautolu mei he nima ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe tamaioeikiʻaki kinautolu. ʻE ʻikai te nau toe nofo ko e meʻa ke vete ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga, . . . ka te nau nofo nonga pe, ʻo ʻikai ha taha te nau ilifia ki ai.”
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie kuo fakaava ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono ‘fesiʻi ʻa e ʻakau’?
9 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muí ni maí, kuo ʻosi hokosia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi ʻa hono fesiʻi “ʻa e ʻakau ʻo honau ioke.” ʻOku nau tauʻatāina ke malanga ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa atu. Pea ʻofa ke tau ngāueleleiʻaki ʻe kitautolu kotoa, ʻi he fonua kotoa pē, ʻa e maluʻanga ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihová ʻi heʻetau tutui atu ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngāué. Ko ha toki fakapapau lahi ē ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻetau fakaofiofi atu ki he taimi ʻo e mamahi lahi taha ʻe aʻusia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá!—Tāniela 12:1; Mātiu 24:21, 22.
10. Ko hai kuo tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ke tokoni ki he Tauhisipi Lelei, ko Kalaisi Sīsuú, pea ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he niʻihi ʻo e faʻahingá ni?
10 ʻI he teuteu ki he ʻaho ko eni ʻo e sauni ʻa Sihova ki he anga-fulikivanú, kuó ne tokonaki mai ʻa e kau tauhisipi tokoni ke tokoni ki he Tauhisipi Leleí, ko Kalaisi Sīsū, ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e takangá. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻi he Fakahā 1:16 ko e fika kakato ko e “fetuʻu ʻe fitu” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo Sīsuú. ʻI he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki ha kulupu naʻa nau fakafofongaʻi ʻa e kau tauhisipi tokoni ko ení, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko ia mou lamasi kimoutolu, mo e fanga sipi kotoa, ʻa ia kuo fakanofo kimoutolu ʻe he Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni ʻi honau lolotonga ko honau kau leʻo, koeʻuhi ke mou tauhi ʻa e Siasi ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa ia naʻa ne fakatau ʻaki hono taʻataʻa oʻona.” (Ngāue 20:28) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku laui mano ʻa e kau tauhisipi tokoni ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngāue tauhi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe 69,558 ʻi māmani lahi.
Ke Takimuʻa ʻa e Kau Tauhisipi Tokoní!
11. ʻI he founga fē kuo lavameʻa ai ʻa e kau tauhisipi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he takimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku toutou ngāueʻí?
11 ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu lahi kuo pau ke takimuʻa ʻa e kau tauhisipi ko ení ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kuo toutou ngāueʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. ʻOku malava fēfē ke nau tauhi ke loto-māfana ai pē ʻa e takangá? Kuo fai lelei ʻa e kau tauhisipí, pea ko e founga ʻe taha kuo nau lavameʻa aí ko hono fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e ngāue taaimuʻa fakataimi mo tuʻumaʻu. ʻOku tokolahi ʻa e kau tauhisipi kuo nau kau ki he ngāué ni, pea naʻa mo e kau malanga naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau kau ki aí kuo nau fakahāhā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e taaimuʻá, ʻo nau ngāue ʻi he fiefia ʻa ia ʻoku tokoni ke ikunaʻi ai ʻa e loto-hanganoa ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku nau ngāue aí. (Sāme 100:2; 104:33, 34; Filipai 4:4, 5) Ko ia ai, ʻi he lōmekina ʻe he anga-fulikivanú mo e maveuveu lahí ʻa e māmaní, ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e kakai hangē ha sipí ʻoku nau hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá.—Mātiu 12:18, 21; Loma 15:12.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e palopalema mafatukituki ʻoku hoko ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku vave ʻaupito ai ʻa e tupulaki ʻo e tokolahí, pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku lavaʻi eni ʻi he founga fē?
12 Ko e toe palopalema ʻe tahá, ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha kau tauhisipi feʻunga ʻoku poto taau ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e takangá. ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku vave ʻaupito ai ʻa e tupulaki ʻo e tokolahí, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi ʻIulope Hahaké, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga foʻou kae ʻikai ha kau mātuʻa kuo fakanofo. ʻOku fua ʻe he fanga sipi loto-fiengāué ʻa e kavengá, ka ʻoku siʻi ʻaupito ʻenau taukeí, pea ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e tokoni ke akoʻi ʻa e fanga sipi ʻoku ʻaukolo mai ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻo hangē ko Pelēsila, Mekisikou, mo Sāie, ʻa ia ʻoku fuʻu vave ʻaupito ai ʻa e tupu ʻo e tokolahí, kuo pau ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni kei foʻofoʻoú ki hono fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e ngāué pea ke akoʻi ʻa e faʻahinga foʻou kehé. ʻOku fai ʻe he kau taaimuʻá ha tokoni mātuʻaki lelei, pea ko e tafaʻaki eni ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke akoʻi ai ʻe he ngaahi tuofāfiné ʻa e ngaahi tuofāfine foʻoú. ʻOku tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi olá ʻo fakafou mai ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa e tupulakí.—ʻAisea 54:2, 3.
13. (a) Koeʻuhi ʻoku fuʻu lahi ʻa e ututaʻú, ko e ha ʻoku totonu ke lotu ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní kotoa ke hoko? (e) ʻI he founga fē naʻe tali ai ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ki muʻa pea mo e lolotonga ʻa e tau hono ua ʻa māmaní?
13 ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu lelei ai ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá, ʻi he ngaahi fonua kuo toki toʻo ki muí ni mai mei ai ʻa e ngaahi fakangatangatá, pea ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kuo toki ʻatā ke ngāue aí, ʻoku kei kaungatonu ki ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻi he Mātiu 9:37, 38: “Kuo lahi ʻa e taʻu kuo motuʻu, ka ʻoku kaungatamaki ʻa e kau ngaue; ko ia mou kole ki he ʻEiki ʻoku aʻana ʻa e taʻu, ke ne kouna atu mo ha kau ngaue ke utu ʻene taʻu.” ʻOku totonu foki ke tau lotu ke fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ha kau tauhisipi tokolahi ange. Kuó ne fakahā ʻoku malava ke ne fai eni. ʻI he ki muʻa pea mo e lolotonga ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní naʻe feinga ʻa e kau pule fakaaoao anga-fakamamahi hangē ko e kau ʻAsīliá ke nau fakaʻauha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ka naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻenau ngaahi lotú ʻo ne fakamaʻa ʻa e kautahá, ʻo ne ʻai ia ke fakateokalati moʻoni, peá ne tokonaki mai ʻa e “kau tauhisipi” naʻe fiemaʻú.a Naʻe fetāiaki eni mo e kikite: “Ka haʻu ʻa Asilia ki hotau fonua, pea ka moeʻi ʻe ia hotau ngaahi palasi, te tau toki fokotuʻu ke fai mo ia ha fituʻi tauhi, ʻio, ha valuʻi tangata ʻoku mau lakanga”—ʻio, ʻo lahi ange ʻi he kau mātuʻa fakatapui naʻe feʻungá ke nau takimuʻa.—Maika 5:5.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e fuʻu fiemaʻu lahi ʻoku ʻi he kautahá, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻoku fai ki he ngaahi tokouá?
14 ʻOku ʻi ai ha fuʻu fiemaʻu lahi ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni tangata kuo ʻosi papitaisó ke nau kakapa atu ki he ngaahi monū lahi ange. (1 Tīmote 3:1) ʻOku mātuʻaki fakavavevave ʻa e tuʻungá ni. ʻOku fakaofi vave mai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e tuʻu ko ení. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Hapakuke 2:3: “He ʻoku sio ʻa e visone ki ha taimi atu kuo tuʻutuʻuni, pea ʻoku holi ia ke aʻu, pea ʻe ʻikai loi: . . . kuo pau te ne haʻu: ʻe ʻikai tuai.” Ngaahi tokoua, te mou kakapa atu ke mou hoko ʻo taau ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi monū lahi ange ʻi he ngāue fakaetauhisipi ko ení—ki muʻa pea hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻangá?—Taitusi 1:6-9.
Ngāue Tauhisipi Fakateokalati
15. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo fakateokalatí?
15 ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he kakai ʻa Sihová ke nau fakateokalati ʻi he anga ʻo ʻenau fakakaukaú kae malava ke nau kau kakato ʻi he fakalahi ʻo ʻene kautahá. ʻOku malava fēfē ke nau hoko ʻo pehē? Sai, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea ko e “fakateokalati”? ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary ʻa e “teokalatí” ko e “puleʻi ʻa ha fonua ʻe he ʻOtuá.” ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ení ʻoku fakateokalati ʻa e “puleʻanga toputapu” ko e kakai ʻa Sihová. (1 Pita 2:9; ʻAisea 33:22) ʻI he hoko ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ko e kau mēmipa pe faʻahinga ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e puleʻanga fakateokalati ko iá, kuo pau ke nau moʻui mo ngāue ʻo talangofua ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo hono ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoní.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e founga tefito ʻoku malava ke tau fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau fakateokalati?
16 ʻOku fakamatala mahino ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke hoko ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻo fakateokalatí. ʻUluakí, ʻokú ne pehē ʻoku totonu ke nau “kofuʻaki ʻa e tangata foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua ʻi he angatonu mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻa Moʻoni.” Kuo pau ke fakafuo ʻa e angaʻitangata ʻa e Kalisitiané ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻi heʻene Folofolá. Kuo pau ke ne mateaki kia Sihova pea mo ʻEne ngaahi laó. ʻI he hili ʻa hono fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e founga ʻoku malava ke fai ai ení, ʻoku naʻinaʻi mai ʻe Paula: “Mou hoko muʻa ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ʻOtua, ʻo tāu mo e fanau kuo ʻofeina.” (ʻEfesō 4:24-32 [ʻEf 4:24–5:1, PM]) Hangē ko e fānau talangofuá, kuo pau ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e ngāue ia ʻo e tuʻunga fakateokalati moʻoní, ʻo fakahāhā ai ʻoku puleʻi moʻoni kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá!—Toe sio ki he Kolose 3:10, 12-14.
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane fakateokalatí? (e) ʻI he lea ʻa Sihova kia Mōsesé, naʻe fēfē ʻene fakamamafaʻi Hono ʻulungaanga tefitó, ka ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga naʻá ne tānaki atu ki aí?
17 Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga tefito ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki aí? ʻOku tali eni ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ʻi he 1 Sione 4:8 ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa.” ʻI he veesi ʻe valu ki mui mai aí, ʻi he veesi 16, ʻokú ne toe lave ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ko ení: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa: pea ko ia ʻoku nofo maʻu ʻi he ʻofa, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻi he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku nofo maʻu ʻa e ʻOtua ʻiate ia.” Ko e Tauhisipi Lahí, ko Sihova, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga haohaoa ia ʻo e ʻofá. ʻOku faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e kau tauhisipi fakateokalatí kiate ia ʻaki ʻenau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa loloto ki he fanga sipi ʻa Sihová.—Fehoanaki mo 1 Sione 3:16, 18; 4:7-11.
18 Naʻe fakahā ʻe he Tokotaha-Fakateokalati Lahí ni ʻa ia tonu pē kia Mōsese ʻo pehē “Ko Sihova, ʻa Sihova ʻOtua, ʻAloʻofa mo Anga lelei, Tuai ki he Houhau, pea Fonu ʻi he Kelesi mo e Moʻoni; ʻOku taʻofi mesi maʻa e ngaahi toko afe, ʻOku ne fakamolemole ʻa e kovi mo e talangataʻa mo e angahala, ka ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e halaia; ʻOku ne ʻeke ʻa e kovi ʻa e matuʻa ki he fanau, mo e makapuna, ʻo aʻu ki he tolu mo e fāʻi toʻutangata.” (ʻEkisoto 34:6, 7) Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo hono ʻulungaanga fakateokalati tuʻu-ki-muʻá, ʻa ia ko e ʻofá, pea ʻi he taimi tatau ʻokú ne fai fakatokanga mai te ne tauteaʻi ʻa e faihalá ʻo ka taau ke fai pehē.
19. ʻI hono kehe ʻaupito mei he kau Fālesí, ʻi he founga fē ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau tauhisipi faka-Kalisitiané ke nau ngāue ʻi ha founga fakateokalati?
19 Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ha lakanga ko e fatongia ʻi he kautahá ke nau fakateokalati? Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau sikalaipe mo e kau Fālesi ʻi hono taimí: “ʻOku nau haʻihaʻi ʻa e ngāhi kavenga mamafa, mo ʻai ki he uma ʻo e kakai; ka ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai te nau fie ʻai hanau foʻi tuhu ke hiki ia.” (Mātiu 23:4) Ko ha toki meʻa fakafeʻātungia mo taʻeʻofa lahi ē! Ko e tuʻunga fakateokalati moʻoní, pe pule-ʻe he-ʻOtuá ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa hono tauhi fakaetauhisipi ʻa e takangá ʻaki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni anga-ʻofa ʻa e Tohitapú, kae ʻikai ko hono fakamafasiaʻi ʻa e fanga sipí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni lahi kuo faʻu pē ʻe he tangatá. (Fehoanaki mo Mātiu 15:1-9.) ʻI he taimi tatau pē, kuo pau ke faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e kau tauhisipi fakateokalatí ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki hono tānaki atu ki heʻenau ʻofá ʻa e maʻumaʻuluta ʻo tauhi maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga maʻa ʻa e fakatahaʻangá.—Fehoanaki mo Loma 2:11; 1 Pita 1:17.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fakaekautaha ʻoku tali ʻe he kau tauhisipi fakateokalatí?
20 ʻOku tali mo tui ʻa e kau tauhisipi moʻoní, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ní kuo fakanofo ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki angatonu mo poto ke ne tokangaʻi ʻene meʻa kotoá pea kuo tataki ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ko ení ʻi hono fakanofo ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau ngāue fakaetauhisipi ki he fanga sipí. (Mātiu 24:3, 47; Ngāue 20:28) Ko ia ai, ʻoku kau ki he hoko ʻo fakateokalatí ʻa hono maʻu ʻa e ʻapasia loloto ki he tamaioʻeiki ko ení, ki he ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fakaekautaha kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he tamaioʻeikí, pea ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi loto ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.—Hepelū 13:7, 17.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ki he kau tauhisipi tokoní?
21 Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū tonu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei, ʻo ne hanga maʻu pē kia Sihova mo ʻEne Folofolá ki ha tataki. Naʻá ne pehē: “Talaʻehai ʻoku ou lava ke fai ha momoʻi meʻa iate au pe: ʻoku ou fakamāu ʻo hange ko ʻeku fanongo: pea ko e fakamāu aʻaku ʻoku totonu; koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te u tuli ki he loto oʻoku, ka ki he finangalo ʻo ia naʻa ne fekau mai au.” (Sione 5:30) ʻOku totonu ke ngāue ke maʻu ʻe he kau tauhisipi tokoni ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻa e faʻahinga anga ʻo e fakakaukau anga-fakatōkilalo peheé. Kapau ʻoku hanga maʻu pē ha taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha tataki, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú, te ne fakateokalati moʻoni.—Mātiu 4:1-11; Sione 6:38.
22. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku totonu ke feinga kotoa ai ke fakateokalati? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakaafe anga-ʻofa ʻoku fai ʻe Sīsū ki he fanga sipí?
22 Kau tangata ʻosi papitaiso, mou kakapa atu ke mou hoko ʻo taau ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi monū ʻo e ngāue ʻi he fakatahaʻangá! Ko kimoutolu ko e fanga sipi ʻofeina kotoa, mou fakataumuʻa ke hoko ʻo fakateokalati, ʻo faʻifaʻitaki ki he ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá! ʻOfa ke fiefia ʻa e kau tauhisipí mo e takangá fakatouʻosi koeʻuhi kuo nau tali ʻa e fakaafe ʻa Sīsū: “Haʻu kiate au, ʻa kimoutolu kotoa pe ʻoku fakaongosia mo māfasia, pea te u fakamālōlō kimoutolu. ʻAi ʻeku ioke kiate kimoutolu, pea mou ako ʻiate au: he ʻoku ou faʻa kataki mo angafākatuʻa, pea te mou ʻilo ha mālōlō ʻi homou laumalie. He ko e ioke aʻaku ʻoku molū, pea ko e kavenga aʻaku ʻoku maʻamaʻa.”—Mātiu 11:28-30.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he ngaahi kupu ʻo e Watchtower naʻe fakakaveinga ko e “Organization,” ʻi he ʻīsiu ʻo Sune 1 mo e 15, 1938.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e “takanga” ʻa Sihová, pea ko hai ʻoku kau ki aí?
◻ ʻI he founga fē naʻe ngāue ai ʻa Sīsū ko e “Tauhi Lelei” ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí pea ʻi he ʻahó ni foki?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa tefito ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he kau tauhisipi tokoní ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e takangá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga tefito ʻo e foʻi lea ko e “teokalati”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe ha Kalisitiane—pea tautautefito ki ha tauhisipi tokoni—kae hoko ʻo fakateokalati?