ʻOku Mālohi Fēfē ʻa Hoʻo Falala ki he ʻOtuá?
“Ka mou fuofua kumi ae buleaga.”—MĀTIU 6:33, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e feʻunuʻaki fekauʻaki mo e ngāué naʻe fai ʻe ha talavou, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
NAʻE loto ha talavou ke ne hoko ʻo ʻaonga ange ʻi heʻene fakatahaʻangá. Ko e palopalemá he naʻe taʻofi ʻe heʻene ngāue fakamāmaní ʻa ʻene maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e fakatahá. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene fakaleleiʻi ʻa e tuʻungá? Naʻá ne fakafaingofuaʻi ʻa ʻene moʻuí, fakafisi mei heʻene ngāué pea ʻi he faai atu pē ʻa e taimí naʻá ne maʻu ha ngāue, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke taʻofi ai ʻene ngaahi ngāue faka-Kalisitiané. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e meʻa siʻisiʻi ʻaupito ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne maʻu ki muʻá, ka ʻokú ne kei tokangaʻi pē ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa hono fāmilí pea ʻokú ne malava lelei ange ke poupou ki he fakatahaʻangá.
2 ʻOkú ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fai ai ʻe he talavou ko iá ha feʻunuʻaki peheé? ʻOku lava ke ke sioloto atu kiate koe ki haʻo fai ha feʻunuʻaki meimei tatau kapau naʻá ke ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻunga hangē ko iá? ʻOku fakaongoongoleleiʻi atu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane tokolahi kuo nau fou ʻi he tuʻunga meimei tatau, pea ʻoku fakahāhā ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāué ʻa ʻenau falala ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū: “Ka mou fuofua kumi ae buleaga oe Otua, mo ene maonioni; bea e fakalahi aki ae gaahi mea ni kotoabe kiate kimoutolu.” (Mātiu 6:33, PM) ʻOku nau falala kia Sihova ki ha maluʻanga kae ʻikai ki he māmani taʻefakalotú.—Palovepi 3:23, 26.
3. Ko e hā ʻe fifili nai ai ʻa e niʻihi pe ʻoku fakapotopoto he ʻahó ni ke fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá?
3 ʻI he vakai atu ki he ngaahi taimi faingataʻa ʻoku tau moʻui aí, ʻe fifili nai ʻa e niʻihi pe naʻe fai ʻe he talavou ko iá ha fili fakapotopoto. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e konga ʻe taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he masiva ʻangoʻango tahá lolotonga ia ko e konga ʻe tahá ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga māʻolunga taha ʻo e moʻuí ʻi he hisitōliá. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻi he ngaahi fonua masivá te nau mātuʻaki puke ha faʻahinga faingamālie pē ke ʻai ai ʻa e moʻuí ke kiʻi faingofua ange. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi fonua tuʻumālie angé ʻoku nau ongoʻi ʻa e tenge ke tauhi maʻu ʻenau tuʻunga moʻuí ʻi he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻekonōmika taʻepaú, feliliuaki ʻa e ngaahi māketi ngāué, mo e kau pule ngāue ʻoku nau kounaʻi lahi ange ʻa honau taimí. ʻI he vakai ki he tenge ʻoku kau ki he ngāue ke maʻu ʻa e moʻuí, ʻe fifili nai ʻa e niʻihi, ‘ʻOku kei fakapotopoto ke fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá?’ Ke tokoni ki hono tali ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá, fakakaukau angé ki he kau fanongo naʻe lea ki ai ʻa Sīsuú.
“ʻOua Naʻa Mou Lotomoʻua”
4, 5. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻe Sīsū naʻe ʻuhinga lelei ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻoua te nau loto-moʻua tōtuʻa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻahó?
4 Naʻe ʻi Kāleli ʻa Sīsū, ʻo lea ki ha fuʻu kakai tokolahi mei he ngaahi feituʻu kehekehe. (Mātiu 4:25) Ko e tokosiʻi pē ʻo kapau naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻi he kakai ko iá naʻe koloaʻia. Ngalingali, ko e tokolahi tahá naʻa nau masiva. Neongo ia, naʻe fakaʻaiʻai kinautolu ʻe Sīsū ke fakamuʻomuʻa, ʻo ʻikai ko hono maʻu ʻo e koloa fakamatelié ka ke faʻoaki ha meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo angé—ko e koloa fakalaumālié. (Mātiu 6:19-21, 24) Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOua naʻa mou lotomoʻua koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou moʻui, ha meʻa te mou kai pe ha meʻa te mou inu; ʻumaʻā homou sino, ki ha meʻa te mou ʻai ki ai. ʻIkai ʻoku lahi ʻa e moʻui ʻi he meʻakai, mo e sino ʻi hono kofu?”—Mātiu 6:25.
5 Ki he tokolahi ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe fanongó, naʻe ongo taʻefakapotopoto nai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú. Naʻa nau ʻiloʻi kapau naʻe ʻikai te nau ngāue mālohi, ʻe faingataʻaʻia honau fāmilí. Kae kehe, naʻe fakamanatu ange ʻe Sīsū kiate kinautolu ʻa e fanga manupuná. ʻOku pau ke kumi ʻe he fanga manupuná ʻa e meʻakai ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho, neongo ia ʻoku tokanga ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu. Naʻe toe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e founga ʻoku tokangaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e matalaʻiʻakau ʻo e vaó, ʻa ia ko hono fakaʻofoʻofá ʻoku mahulu atu ia ʻia Solomone ʻi he kotoa ʻo hono lāngilangí. Kapau ʻoku tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he fanga manupuná mo e matalaʻiʻakaú, ko e hā hono lahi ʻo ʻene tokanga mai kiate kitautolú? (Mātiu 6:26-30) Hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsuú, ko ʻetau moʻuí mo hotau sinó ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he meʻakai ʻoku tau fakatau mai ke fakatolongaʻaki ʻetau moʻuí pea mo e vala ʻoku tau maʻu ke fakavalaʻiʻaki hotau sinó. Kapau ʻoku tau līʻoa ʻetau ngaahi feingá kotoa ke fafangaʻaki pē mo fakavalaʻi kitautolu, ʻo halaʻatā ha meʻa moʻoni ʻe toe ki hono tauhi ʻo Sihová, ʻoku tau tō ai mei he taumuʻa tonu ʻo e moʻuí.—Koheleti 12:13.
Ko ha Vakai Mafamafatatau
6. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakafatongiaʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiané? (e) Ko fē ʻoku tuku ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻenau falala kakató?
6 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene kau fanongó ke tuku ʻenau ngāué pea tatali ki he ʻOtuá ke ne tokonaki maʻa honau ngaahi fāmilí ʻi ha founga. Naʻa mo e fanga manupuná kuo pau ke nau kumi ki ha meʻakai maʻanautolu mo honau fāngangá. Ko ia ai, ko e kau Kalisitiané naʻe pau ke nau ngāue kapau naʻa nau loto ke kai. Naʻe pau ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fatongia fakafāmilí. Ko e kau sevāniti Kalisitiané mo e kau pōpulá naʻe pau ke nau ngāue tōtōivi ki honau kau pulé. (2 Tesalonaika 3:10-12; 1 Timote 5:8; 1 Pita 2:18) Ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá naʻá ne faʻa ngāue ko ha tokotaha tuitui tēniti ke tokoniʻiʻaki ʻa ia tonu. (Ngāue 18:1-4; 1 Tesalonaika 2:9) Neongo ia, ko e kau Kalisitiane ko iá naʻe ʻikai te nau hanga ki he ngāue fakamāmaní ki ha maluʻanga. Naʻa nau falala kia Sihova. Ko hono olá, naʻa nau maʻu ai ha nonga naʻe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehé. Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ko kinautolu ʻoku falala kia Sihova ʻoku nau hange ko Moʻunga Saione ʻene taʻemauea, ka ʻoku nofo pe ʻo taʻengata.”—Sāme 125:1.
7. Ko e hā nai ʻa e vakai ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai ke mālohi ʻene falala kia Sihová?
7 Ko ha tokotaha pē ʻoku ʻikai ke mālohi ʻene falala kia Sihová ʻe fakakaukau kehe nai ia. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau vakai ki he koloa fakamatelié ko ha kī tefito ia ki he maluʻangá. Ko ia ai, kuo fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú ke nau līʻoa ʻa e konga lahi ʻo honau taimi talavoú ʻi he ako māʻolunga angé, ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻe teuʻi ai kinautolu ki ha ngaahi ngāue totongi lelei. Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, kuo faingataʻaʻia ʻa e ngaahi fāmili Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi hono tuku ʻa e taimi lahi ki aí, ʻi he mole mei heʻenau fānaú ʻa ʻenau tokangataha fakalaumālié pea nau tafoki ʻo tuli ki he ngaahi taumuʻa fakamatelié.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e mafamafatatau ʻoku tauhi maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané?
8 Ko ia ai, ko e kau Kalisitiane fakapotopotó ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ko e akonaki ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku ngāueʻaki lahi tatau ia ʻi he ʻahó ni mo ia naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea ʻoku nau feinga ke tauhi ha tuʻunga mafamafatatau. Naʻa mo e pau ke nau fakamoleki ʻa e ngaahi houa lōloa ʻi he ngāue fakamāmaní koeʻuhi ke tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fatongia Fakatohitapú, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te nau fakaʻatā ʻa e fiemaʻu ke maʻu ʻa e paʻangá ke ne fakakuihi kinautolu mei he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālie ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi angé.—Koheleti 7:12.
“Oua Naa Mou Tokaga”
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakafiemālieʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku falala kakato kia Sihová?
9 ʻI heʻene Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, naʻe ekinaki ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau fanongó: “Koia oua naa mou tokaga, o behe, Koeha te tau kai? be, Koeha te tau inu? be, Te tau kofu aki ae ha? (He oku [vēkeveke] kumi e he Jenitaile ki he gaahi mea ni kotoabe:) he oku ilo e hoo mou Tamai i he lagi oku mou majiva i he gaahi mea ni kotoabe.” (Mātiu 6:31, 32, PM) Ko ha ngaahi lea fakalototoʻa moʻoni ē! Kapau ʻoku tau falala kakato kia Sihova, te ne ʻi ai maʻu pē ke poupouʻi kitautolu. Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku toe fakatupu fakakaukau. ʻOku nau fakamanatu mai kapau ʻoku tau vēkeveke kumi ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié, ko ʻetau fakakaukaú ʻoku hangē ia ko e fakakaukau ʻa e “Jenitaile,” ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻikai ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní.
10. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakaofiofi ai ha talavou kia Sīsū ki ha akonakí, naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻofa taha ai ʻa e talavoú?
10 ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe ha talavou koloaʻia kia Sīsū ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ne fai ke maʻu ai ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá. Naʻe fakamanatu ange ʻe Sīsū kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e Laó, ʻa ia naʻe kei ngāue ʻi he taimi ko iá. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe he talavoú kia Sīsū: “Kuou fai kotoabe eni talu eku kei jii: koeha oku ou kei hala ai?” Ko e tali ʻa Sīsuú naʻe ongo taʻefakapotopoto nai ia ki he tokolahi. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kabau ko ho loto ke ke haohaoa, alu o fakatau aia oku aau, mo foaki ki he majiva, bea te ke maʻu ai ae koloa i he lagi: bea ke haʻu, o muimui iate au.” (Mātiu 19:16-21, PM) Naʻe ʻalu loto-mamahi ʻa e talavoú, ʻi he ʻikai lava ke ne fakakaukau atu ki ha mole ʻa ʻene koloá. Neongo ʻa e lahi ʻo ʻene ʻofa kia Sihová, naʻá ne ʻofa lahi ange ʻi heʻene koloá.
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lea fakatupu fakakaukau naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e koloá? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e koloá ko ha fakafaingataʻaʻia ia ki he tauhi kia Sihová?
11 Ko e meʻa ko ia ne hokó naʻe taki atu ai ʻa Sīsū ke ne leaʻaki ha meʻa taʻeʻamanekina: “ʻE faingataʻa ʻa e hu ʻa ha koloaʻia ki he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani. . . . ʻOku faingofua ke hū ha kameli ʻi ha avaʻi hui tuitui, ʻi he hū ʻa ha koloaʻia ki he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani.” (Mātiu 19:23, 24) Naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsuú ʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe ha tokotaha koloaʻia ʻa e Puleʻangá? ʻIkai, he naʻá ne hoko atu ʻo pehē: “Ki he ʻOtua ʻoku malava ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe.” (Mātiu 19:25, 26) Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he tokoni ʻa Sihová naʻe hoko ai ha kakai koloaʻia ʻi he taimi ko iá ko e kau Kalisitiane pani. (1 Timote 6:17) Ka neongo ia, naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaʻohovale ko iá ʻi ha ʻuhinga lelei. Naʻá ne ʻoange ha fakatokanga.
12 Kapau ʻe hoko ha tokotaha ʻo pipiki ki heʻene koloá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he talavou koloaʻia ko iá, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻa e koloá ko ha fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga ki heʻene tauhi ʻaufuatō kia Sihová. ʻE lava ke hoko ia ʻo moʻoni fakatouʻosi ʻi he tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻosi koloaʻiá mo e tokotaha ʻa ia, “kuo pau [hono] loto ke koloaʻia.” (1 Timote 6:9, 10) Ko e falala tōtuʻa ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié ʻe lava ke ne taki atu ai ha taha ke hoko ʻo siʻi ‘ʻene ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻene fiemaʻu fakalaumālié.’ (Mātiu 5:3, NW) Ko hono olá, ʻe ʻikai nai ai te ne ongoʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu tatau ki he poupou ʻa Sihová. (Teutalonome 6:10-12) Te ne hoko nai ʻo ʻamanekina ha tōʻongafai makehe kiate ia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (Semisi 2:1-4) Pea ʻe lava ke ne fakamoleki ʻa e lahi taha ʻo hono taimí ʻi he fiefia ʻi heʻene koloá kae ʻikai ʻi he tauhi kia Sihová.
Fakatupulekina ʻa e Fakakaukau Totonú
13. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau hala naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Leotisiá?
13 Ko ha kulupu ʻe taha naʻa nau maʻu ha fakakaukau hala ki he ngaahi koloá ko e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Leotisia ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku ke pehē tokua, Tu ko e koloaʻia au, ʻio kuo u maʻu meʻa, pea ʻoku ʻikai haku masiva; ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ko koe ia ʻa e malaʻia taha, mo e tuʻutamaki taha, pea masiva mo kui mo telefua.” Naʻe ʻikai ko ʻenau koloá naʻá ne ʻave ʻa e kau Leotisiá ki ha tuʻunga fakalaumālie fakaʻofa peheé. Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo ʻenau falala ki he koloá kae ʻikai kia Sihová. Ko hono olá, naʻa nau māmāfana fakalaumālie, ʻo meimei “puʻaki” kinautolu ʻe Sīsū mei hono ngutú.—Fakahā 3:14-17.
14. Ko e hā naʻe taau ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú mo e fakaongoongolelei ʻa Paulá?
14 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú lolotonga ha taimi ki muʻa ʻo e fakatangá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻe ʻikai ngata pe ʻi hoʻomou kaungāmamahi mo kinautolu naʻe nofo pilisone; ka naʻa mou tali fiefia foki ʻa e faʻaoa ʻo hoʻomou ngaʻotoʻota, ko hoʻomou ʻilo, ʻoku ʻi ai haʻamou koloa ʻoku lelei hake pea tolonga.” (Hepelu 10:34) Ko e kau Kalisitiane ko iá naʻe ʻikai ke lōmekina kinautolu ʻe he mole ʻenau koloá. Naʻa nau tauhi maʻu ʻenau fiefiá koeʻuhi naʻa nau hanganaki puke maʻu ʻenau koloa mahuʻinga tahá, ʻa ʻenau “koloa ʻoku lelei hake pea tolonga.” ʻI he hangē ko e mēsianiti ʻi he pealapeli ʻa Sīsuú ʻa ia naʻá ne feilaulauʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ki ha mataʻitofe mahuʻinga ʻe tahá, naʻa nau fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua ʻe fakahomoki ʻa ʻenau puke ki he ʻamanaki ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e fakamolé. (Mātiu 13:45, 46) Ko ha fakakaukau lelei moʻoni ē!
15. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamuʻomuʻa ʻe ha fefine Kalisitiane ʻi Laipīlia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá?
15 Kuo fakatupulekina ʻe he tokolahi he ʻahó ni ha fakakaukau lelei meimei tatau. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi Laipīlia, naʻe ʻoange ai ki ha finemui Kalisitiane ʻa e faingamālie ke ne ako ʻi he ʻunivēsití. ʻI he fonua ko iá ko ha tuʻuaki pehē ʻoku vakai ki ai ko ha hala ia ki ha kahaʻu malu. Kae kehe, ko ha tāimuʻa ia, ko ha ʻevangeliō taimi-kakato, pea naʻá ne maʻu ha fakaafe ke ngāue ko ha tāimuʻa makehe fakataimi. Naʻá ne fili ke fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá pea nofo maʻu ʻi he ngāue taimi-kakató. Naʻá ne ʻalu ki hono vāhenga-ngāué peá ne kamata ha ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu ʻe 21 ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu. Ko e tuofefine finemui ko ení mo e laui afe hangē ko iá ʻoku nau fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá, naʻa mo ʻi hono tukuange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolunga fakamatelie naʻe lava ke maʻú. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻenau tauhi maʻu ha fakakaukau pehē ʻi he māmani tuli ko eni ki he meʻa fakamatelié? Kuo nau fakatupulekina ha ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei. Tau lāulea angé ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni.
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e anga-fakanānaá kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau falala kia Sihova? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e falala ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
16 Anga-fakanānā: ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Falala ki he ʻEiki ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho loto, ʻo ʻouae fāki ki ho poto oʻou: ke ke fakaongo kiate ia ʻi ho hala kotoa pe, pea ʻe fakatonutonu ʻe ia ho ngaahi ʻalunga. ʻOua te ke lau ʻe koe ʻoku ke poto.” (Palovepi 3:5-7) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻe hā ngali ʻaonga nai ha ʻalunga pau mei ha vakai fakaemāmani. (Selemaia 17:9) Neongo ia, ko ha Kalisitiane loto-moʻoni ʻoku hanga ia kia Sihova ki ha tataki. (Sāme 48:14) ‘ʻI hono hala kotoa pe’—ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaefakatahaʻangá, akó pe ʻi he ngāue fakamāmaní, mālōloó pe ko ha toe meʻa kehe—ʻokú ne kumi anga-fakanānā ki he faleʻi ʻa Sihová.—Sāme 73:24.
17 Falala ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihová: Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻunuʻunu ki he ʻOtua, kuo pau ʻoku ne tui ʻoku ʻi ai ia, pea te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia.” (Hepelu 11:6) Kapau ʻoku tau veiveiua pe ʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá, ʻe hā ngali totonu nai ke ‘ngaueʻaki ʻa mamani ke ʻosi.’ (1 Kolinito 7:31) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau ʻoku mālohi ʻetau tuí, te tau fakapapauʻi ke fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá. ʻE lava fēfē ke fakatupulekina ha tui mālohi? ʻI he ʻunuʻunu ofi kia Sihova, lotu fakamātoato hokohoko pea fakafou ʻi he ako fakafoʻituitui maʻu pē. (Sāme 1:1-3; Filipai 4:6, 7; Semisi 4:8) ʻI he hangē ko Tuʻi Tēvitá, ʻe lava ke tau lotu: “Ko au kuo u falala kiate koe, ʻe Sihova: ne u pehe, Ko hoku ʻOtua ʻa e ʻAfiona. Hono ʻikai lahi hoʻo koto lelei na.”—Sāme 31:14, 19.
18, 19. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ʻai ʻe he ngāue mālohí ke mālohi ʻetau falala kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki ha Kalisitiane ke loto-lelei ke fai ha ngaahi feilaulaú?
18 Tōtōivi ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová: Naʻe fakafehokotaki ʻe Paula ʻa e falala ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihová mo e ngāue mālohí ʻi heʻene tohi: “ʻOku mau fakaʻamu ke ha ʻiate kimoutolu taki taha ha feinga [pe ngāue mālohi] hange ko ia, ke fakamaʻumaʻuluta hoʻomou fakatuʻamelie, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga.” (Hepelu 6:11) Kapau ʻoku tau femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová, te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu. ʻI he taimi taki taha ʻoku tau hokosia ai ʻa e poupou ko iá, ko ʻetau falala kiate iá ʻoku hoko ia ʻo mālohi ange, ʻo tau hoko ai ʻo “tuʻu maʻu, taʻe ngaūe.” (1 Kolinito 15:58) ʻOku fakafoʻou ʻetau tuí, pea ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻetau ʻamanakí.—Efeso 3:16-19.
19 Loto-lelei ke fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau: Naʻe feilaulauʻi ʻe Paula ha ngāue ngali lavameʻa koeʻuhi ke muimui ʻia Sīsū. ʻOku hā mahino naʻá ne fai ʻa e fili totonú, neongo ko ʻene moʻuí mei he vakai fakamatelié naʻe faingataʻa he taimi ʻe niʻihi. (1 Kolinito 4:11-13) ʻOku ʻikai talaʻofa mai ʻe Sihova ha moʻui tuʻumālie, pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku kātekina ai ʻe heʻene kau sevānití ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa. Ko ʻetau loto-lelei ke fakafaingofuaʻi ʻetau sīpinga moʻuí pea fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa e mālohi ʻo ʻetau fakapapau ke tauhi kia Sihová.—1 Timote 6:6-8.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻa e kātakí ki ha taha ʻokú ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá?
20 Kātaki: Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí ki hono kaungā Kalisitiané: “Kainga, mou kataki pe ʻo aʻu ki he hoko mai ʻa e ʻEiki.” (Semisi 5:7) ʻI he māmani fakavavevave ko ení, ʻoku faingataʻa ke hoko ai ʻo kātaki. ʻOku tau loto ke hoko vave ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Ka ʻoku ekinaki mai ʻa Paula kiate kitautolu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku “lavaʻi i he tui moe faa kataki ae gaahi talaofa.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Hepelu 6:12, PM) Loto-lelei ke tatali kia Sihova. Ko e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisí—ko e moʻoni ʻoku tuha ia ke fai ki ai ha tatali!
21. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku tau fakahāhaá ʻi heʻetau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
21 ʻIo, ko e faleʻi ʻa Sīsū ke fuofua kumi ki he Puleʻangá ʻoku fakapotopoto. ʻI heʻetau fai peheé, ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau falala moʻoni kia Sihova pea fili ʻa e founga malu pē ʻe taha ke moʻui ai ha Kalisitiané. Kae kehe, naʻe toe faleʻi kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ke tau “fuofua kumi . . . ene maonioni” ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he kupu hoko maí, te tau sio ai ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku fiemaʻu tautefito ai ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e fakalototoʻá.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié, ko e hā ʻa e mafamafatatau naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Sīsū ke tau maʻú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsū ki he kāmelí mo e avaʻi hui tuituí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga faka-Kalisitiane ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fuofua kumi ai ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
Ko e tokolahi ne nau fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú naʻa nau masiva
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ko e mēsianiti ʻi he pealapeli ʻa Sīsuú naʻá ne feilaulauʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ki ha mataʻitofe mahuʻinga ʻe taha
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ko e talavou koloaʻiá naʻá ne ʻofa ʻi heʻene koloá ʻo laka ange ia ʻi heʻene ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 24]
Kapau ʻoku tau femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová, te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu