Ke Langa Hake ʻAki ʻa e ʻOfá
“Te ke ʻofa ki he ʻEiki [“Sihova,” NW] ko ho ʻOtua ʻo fai ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho loto, mo e kotoa ʻo ho laumalie, mo e kotoa ʻo ho ʻatamai.”—MĀTIU 22:37.
1. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakatupulekina ʻe ha Kalisitiane? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga faka-Kalisitiane mahuʻinga tahá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
ʻOKU fakatupulekina ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi koeʻuhi ke ne hoko ko ha faifekau ola lelei. Ko e tohi ʻa Palovepí ʻoku fakamamafaʻi mai ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻiló, mahinó, mo e potó. (Palovepi 2:1-10) Naʻe lāulea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he fiemaʻu ʻa e tui fefeka mo e ʻamanaki mālohí. (Loma 1:16, 17; Kolose 1:5; Hepelu 10:39) Ko e kātakí mo e mapuleʻi-kitá ʻoku toe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga foki. (Ngāue 24:25; Hepelu 10:36) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻelemēniti ʻe taha, ʻa ia kapau ʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai, te ne toʻo ʻa e tokanga ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kehé pea aʻu ʻo lava ke ne ʻai kinautolu ke ʻikai hanau mahuʻinga. Ko e ʻelemēniti ko iá ko e ʻofá.—1 Kolinito 13:1-3, 13.
2. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻofá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake ʻi he meʻa ko ení?
2 Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻofá ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e meʻa kó é ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 13:35) Koeʻuhi ko e ʻofá ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo ha Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻeke ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi hangē ko ení, Ko e hā ʻa e ʻofa? Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ai ʻa e pehē ko ia ʻe Sīsū, ʻokú ne ʻai ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻa ʻene kau ākongá, ʻo māʻolunga ʻi he meʻa kehé kotoa? ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e ʻofá? Ko hai ʻoku totonu ke fakahanga ki ai ʻa ʻetau ʻofá? Tau lāulea angé ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko ení.
Ko e Hā ʻa e ʻOfa?
3. ʻE lava fēfē ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻofá, pea ko e hā ʻoku kau fakatouʻosi ai ki ai ʻa e ʻatamaí pea mo e lotó?
3 Ko e fakamatalaʻi ʻe taha ʻo e ʻofá ‘ko ha ongoʻi ʻo e fepikitaki māfana fakafoʻituitui pe ongoʻi ʻofa loloto, ko ha manako pe saiʻia loto-māfana ʻi ha tokotaha.’ Ko ha ʻulungaanga ia ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau ngāue maʻá e lelei ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻo ʻi ha feilaulau fakafoʻituitui lahi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. Ko e ʻofá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻoku kau fakatouʻosi ki ai ʻa e ʻatamaí pea mo e lotó. Ko e ʻatamaí, pe fakakaukaú, ʻokú ne fakahoko ha ngafa koeʻuhi ko ha tokotaha ʻoku ʻofa ʻokú ne fai eni ʻi he ʻilo, ʻo fakatokangaʻi ko ia pea mo e faʻahinga kehe ʻo e tangatá ʻokú ne ʻofa aí ʻoku nau maʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga pea pehē ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaʻofoʻofa. ʻOku toe kau lahi ki ai ʻa e fakakaukaú koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ha Kalisitiane—mahalo pē, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku fepaki ia mo ʻene ngaahi hehema fakanatulá—koeʻuhi ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi mei heʻene lau ʻa e Tohitapú ʻoku fiemaʻu ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ne fai pehē. (Mātiu 5:44; 1 Kolinito 16:14) Neongo ia, ʻoku haʻu tefito ʻa e ʻofá mei he lotó. Ko e ʻofa moʻoní hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Tohitapú ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakaefakakaukau ʻataʻatā pē. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e tuʻunga loto-moʻoni loloto pea mo e tukupā fakaeongo kakato.—1 Pita 1:22.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ʻofá ko ha haʻi mālohí?
4 Ko e kakai ʻoku nau loto siokitá ʻoku hāhāmolofia ʻa e malava ke hoko ai ha vahaʻangatae ʻofa moʻoni koeʻuhi ko ha tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻofá ʻoku mateuteu ia ke ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi haʻaná. (Filipai 2:2-4) Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū “ʻoku te monuʻia lahi ʻi he fai ha foaki atu, ʻi heʻete maʻu ha foaki mai,” ʻoku tautefito ʻa ʻene moʻoní ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e foakí ko ha ngāue ʻo e ʻofá. (Ngāue 20:35) Ko e ʻofá ko ha haʻi mālohi. (Kolose 3:14) ʻOku faʻa kau ki ai ʻa e kaumeʻa, ka ko e ngaahi haʻi ʻo e ʻofá ʻoku mālohi ange ia ʻi he haʻi ʻo e kaumeʻá. Ko e vahaʻangatae fakamānako ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha husepāniti mo hono uaifí ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e ʻofa; kae kehe, ko e ʻofa ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻe he Tohitapú ke tau fakatupulekiná ʻoku tolonga ange ia ʻi he fakaʻofoʻofa fakaesinó. ʻI he taimi ʻoku feʻofaʻaki moʻoni ai ha ongo meʻá, ʻokú na nofo fakataha neongo ai pē kapau ʻoku ʻikai kei malava ha vahaʻangatae fakaesino koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tuʻunga vaivai ʻo e taʻumotuʻá pe koeʻuhi ʻoku vaivai ha taha ʻiate kinaua.
ʻOfá—Ko ha ʻUlungaanga Mātuʻaki Fiemaʻu
5. Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ʻofá ko ha ʻulungaanga ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ha Kalisitiané?
5 Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ʻofá ko ha ʻulungaanga ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ha Kalisitiané? ʻUluakí, koeʻuhi he naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí ke nau feʻofaʻaki. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko hoku ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻakimoutolu ʻo kapau ʻoku mou fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni atu. Ko e ngaahi meʻa ko eni kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu, koeʻuhi ke mou feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 15:14, 17) Ko hono uá, koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻa e fakasino mai ʻo e ʻofá, pea ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene kau lotú ʻoku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia. (Efeso 5:1; 1 Sione 4:16) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú ko hono maʻu ʻa e ʻilo fekauʻaki mo Sihova pea mo Sīsuú ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko e moʻui taʻengata. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau pehē ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau feinga ke hangē ko iá? Naʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻofa, kuo ʻikai te ne momoʻi ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻOtua; he ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa.”—1 Sione 4:8.
6. ʻOku lava fēfē ke ʻai ʻe he ʻofá ke mafamafatatau ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo ʻetau moʻuí?
6 ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻa e ʻofá ʻi ha ʻuhinga hono tolu: ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻai ke mafamafatatau ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo ʻetau moʻuí pea tānaki mai ha fakaueʻiloto lelei ki he meʻa ʻoku tau faí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke maʻu hokohoko ʻa e ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ki ha Kalisitiane, ko e ʻilo peheé ʻoku hangē ia ko e meʻakaí. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi ia ke tupu ki he matuʻotuʻá pea ke ngāue ʻo feongoongoi mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Sāme 119:105; Mātiu 4:4; 2 Timote 3:15, 16) Kae kehe, naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻa Paula: “Ko e ʻilo ko e meʻa fakafuofuolahi ia, ka ko e ʻofa ko e meʻa langa hake.” (1 Kolinito 8:1) ʻIkai, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe hala ʻi he ʻilo totonú. Ko e palopalemá ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu ia—ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi hehema angahalaʻia. (Senesi 8:21) Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ʻa e tākiekina mafamafatatau ʻo e ʻofá, ʻe lava ʻe he ʻiló ke ne ʻai ha tokotaha ke fakafuofuolahi, ʻo fakakaukau ai kiate ia ʻokú ne lelei ange ʻi he niʻihi kehé. ʻE ʻikai ke hoko ia kapau ʻoku ueʻi tefito ia ʻe he ʻofá. “Ko ʻOfa . . . ʻoku ʻikai te ne fai pe ke ongoongoa, ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakafuofuolahi.” (1 Kolinito 13:4) Ko ha Kalisitiane ʻa ia ʻoku ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻoku ʻikai ke hoko ia ʻo pōlepole, neongo ai pē kapau ʻokú ne maʻu ha ʻilo loloto. ʻOku ʻai ia ʻe he ʻofá ke ne anga-fakatōkilalo pea taʻofi ia mei he loto ke ʻai ke ʻiloa hono hingoá.—Sāme 138:6; Semisi 4:6.
7, 8. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá ke hangataha ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga angé?
7 Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Filipaí: “Ko ʻeku lotu ʻeni; ke to e tupulekina ʻo lahi hake ʻaupito hoʻomou ʻofa, heʻene maʻu ʻa e ʻilo [totonu] mo e ongoʻi ʻo e [ʻiloʻilo kakato] ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe; koeʻuhi ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku [mahuʻinga angé].” (Filipai 1:9, 10) ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa faka-Kalisitiané ke muimui ʻi he fakalototoʻa ko ení ke sivi ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga angé. Ko ha fakatātā, fakakaukau angé ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paula kia Tīmoté: “Ka feinga ʻe ha taha ke maʻu ʻa e lakanga ʻo e faifekau pule [“ʻovasiá,” NW], ko ʻene holi [ia] ki ha ngaue lelei.” (1 Timote 3:1) Lolotonga ʻa e taʻu fakangāue 2000, ko e fika ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻi māmani lahí naʻe tupu ʻaki ia ʻa e 1,502, ʻo maʻu ai ha fika fakakātoa foʻou ko e 91,847. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu lahi ki ha kau mātuʻa tokolahi ange, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku kakapa atu ki he monū ko iá ʻoku totonu ke fakaongoongoleleiʻi.
8 Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku kakapa atu ki he ngaahi monū ʻo e tauhí te nau tauhi maʻu ha mafamafatatau lelei kapau te nau tauhi ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo e monū peheé. ʻOku ʻikai ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá ʻa hono maʻu pē ha mafai pe tuʻunga ʻiloá. Ko e kau mātuʻa ʻoku nau fakafiefiaʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku ueʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻofa kiate ia pea ki honau fanga tokouá. ʻOku ʻikai te nau kumi ki he tuʻunga tuʻu-kimuʻá pe tākiekiná. Ko e ʻapositolo ko Pitá, hili ʻene akonaki ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ke nau tauhi maʻu ha fakakaukau leleí, naʻá ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ke “fakakaukau fakatōkilaló.” Naʻá ne akonaki ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá: “Fakatōkilaloʻi kimoutolu . . . ʻi he malumalu ʻo e toʻukupu māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá.” (1 Pita 5:1-6, NW) Ko ha taha pē ʻa ia ʻoku kakapa atu ʻoku lelei ke ne fakakaukau ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e kau mātuʻa taʻefaʻalaua takatakai ʻi he māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku nau ngāue mālohi, anga-fakatōkilalo, pea nau hoko ai ko ha tāpuaki ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá.—Hepelu 13:7.
Ko e Fakaueʻiloto Leleí ʻOkú Ne Tokoniʻi Kitautolu ke Kātaki
9. Ko e hā ʻoku tauhi maʻu ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe talaʻofa mai ʻe Sihová?
9 Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e hoko ʻo ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻoku hā ia ʻi ha toe founga ʻe taha. Ki he faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku nau tuli ʻi he ʻofa ki he anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá, ʻoku talaʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi he taimí ni pea mo e ngaahi tāpuaki fakaofo ʻikai ala fakaʻuta atu ki ai ʻi he kahaʻú. (1 Timote 4:8) Ko ha Kalisitiane ʻa ia ʻoku tui mālohi ki he ngaahi talaʻofá ni pea ʻoku tuipau ko Sihova “te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hakili kiate ia” ʻoku tokoniʻi ia ke ne tuʻu mālohi ʻi he tuí. (Hepelu 11:6) Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú ʻoku tau fakaʻamu ki hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakaongo atu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “ʻEmeni. ʻEiki Sisu, ke ke haʻele mai.” (Fakahā 22:20) ʻIo, ko e fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tuku tauhi mai ʻo kapau ʻoku tau loto-tōnungá ʻokú ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki, ʻo hangē pē ko hono hanga ʻe he manatuʻi “ʻa e fiefia naʻe tala humaki kiate ia” ʻo tokoniʻi ʻa Sīsū ke ne kātakí.—Hepelu 12:1, 2.
10, 11. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hanga ʻe hono ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke kātakí?
10 Ko ia ai, fēfē kapau ko ʻetau holi ke nofo ʻi he māmani foʻoú ʻa ʻetau fakaueʻiloto maʻataʻatā ki hono tauhi ʻa Sihová? ʻE lava leva ai ke faingofua ʻetau hoko ʻo taʻefaʻakātaki pe taʻefiemālie ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko ʻo faingataʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá pe ko e ʻikai ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻo tatau mo ʻetau ʻamanakí pe ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ai ki aí. ʻE lava ke tau ʻi ha fakatuʻutāmaki mafatukituki ʻo e ʻauhia mamaʻó. (Hepelu 2:1; 3:12) Naʻe lea ʻa Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha kaumeʻa ki muʻa ko hono hingoá ko Tīmasi, ʻa ia naʻá ne liʻaki ia. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi naʻe “ofa ia ki he mamani.” (2 Timote 4:10, PM) Ko ha faʻahinga pē ʻoku nau ngāue ki ha ngaahi ʻuhinga siokita ʻataʻatā ʻoku nau ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi hano fai ʻa e meʻa tatau. ʻE lava ke tohoakiʻi kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi faingamālie vave ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻi he māmaní pea nau hoko ai ʻo taʻeloto ke fai ha ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he taimí ni ʻi he ʻamanaki atu ki he ngaahi tāpuaki ka hoko maí.
11 Lolotonga ʻoku totonu mo fakaenatula ke ʻi ai ha holi ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he kahaʻú pea mo e ʻamanaki ki ha fakanonga mei he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ʻoku langa hake ʻe he ʻofá ʻetau houngaʻia ki he meʻa ʻoku totonu ke hoko ʻo māʻolunga taha ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. Ko e finangalo ʻo Sihová, ʻo ʻikai ko kitautolu, ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻoku mahuʻingá. (Luke 22:41, 42) ʻIo, ʻoku langa hake kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá. ʻOkú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau nonga ʻo tatali anga-kātaki ki hotau ʻOtuá, ʻo fiemālie ʻi ha ngaahi tāpuaki pē ʻokú ne ʻomai pea falala pau te tau maʻu ʻi heʻene taimi kuo kotofá ʻa e meʻa kotoa kuó ne talaʻofa maí—pea mo e meʻa lahi ange. (Sāme 145:16; 2 Kolinito 12:8, 9) Lolotonga iá, ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá ke hanganaki ngāue taʻesiokita koeʻuhi “ko ʻofa . . . ʻoku ʻikai te ne kumi ʻene lelei aʻana.”—1 Kolinito 13:4, 5.
Ko Hai ʻOku Totonu ke ʻOfa ki Ai ʻa e Kau Kalisitiané?
12. Fakatatau kia Sīsū, ko hai ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻofa ki aí?
12 Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsū ha tuʻutuʻuni fakalūkufua ki he faʻahinga ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻofa ki aí ʻi heʻene lave ki he ongo fakamatala ʻe ua mei he Lao ʻa Mōsesé. Naʻá ne pehē: “Te ke ʻofa [kia Sihova] ko ho ʻOtua, ʻo fai ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho loto, mo e kotoa ʻo ho laumalie, mo e kotoa ʻo ho ʻatamai,” pea “Te ke ʻofa ki ho kaungaʻapi ʻo hange ko hoʻo ʻofa kiate koe.”—Mātiu 22:37-39.
13. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau ako ke ʻofa kia Sihova, neongo ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau mamata kiate ia?
13 Mei he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú, ʻoku hā mahino ai ko e meʻa ʻuluaki mo muʻomuʻa tahá ko e totonu ko ia ke tau ʻofa kia Sihová. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke fanauʻi kitautolu fakataha mo ha ʻofa kakato kuo fakatupu kia Sihova. Ko e meʻa ia kuo pau ke tau fakatupulekina. ʻI he taimi naʻa tau ʻuluaki fanongo ai fekauʻaki mo iá, naʻe tohoakiʻi ai kitautolu kiate ia ʻe he meʻa naʻa tau fanongoá. ʻI ha tuʻunga māmālie, naʻa tau ako ai ki he founga ʻo ʻene teuteu ʻa e foʻi māmaní maʻá e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Senesi 2:5-23) Naʻa tau ako ki he founga ʻo ʻene feangainga mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻo ʻikai liʻaki kitautolu ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻuluaki hū ai ʻa e angahalá ki he fāmili fakaetangatá, kae fou ʻi ha ngaahi sitepu ke huhuʻi kitautolu. (Senesi 3:1-5, 15) Naʻá ne feangainga anga-ʻofa mo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe loto-tōnungá, pea faifai pē ʻo ne tokonaki mai ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ki hono fakamolemoleʻi ʻo ʻetau ngaahi angahalá. (Sione 3:16, 36) Ko e ʻilo fakautuutu ko ení naʻá ne ʻai ke tupulaki ʻa ʻetau houngaʻia kia Sihová. (Aisea 25:1) Naʻe pehē ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita naʻá ne ʻofa kia Sihová koeʻuhi ko ʻEne tokanga anga-ʻofá. (Sāme 116:1-9) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu, tataki kitautolu, fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu, pea fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu. Ko e lahi ange ʻo ʻetau ako ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá, ko e hoko ia ʻo toe loloto ange ʻa ʻetau ʻofá.—Sāme 31:23; Sefanaia 3:17; Loma 8:28.
ʻOku Lava Fēfē Ke Tau Fakahāhā ʻEtau ʻOfá?
14. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku lava ke tau fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku moʻoni ʻa ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá?
14 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokolahi takatakai ʻi he māmaní ʻoku nau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, ka ko e founga ʻo ʻenau tōʻongá ʻokú ne fakahalaʻi ʻa ʻenau taukaveʻí. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa moʻoni ʻia Sihova? ʻOku lava ke tau talanoa kiate ia ʻi he lotu ʻo fakahā kiate ia ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau ongoʻí. Pea ʻoku lava ke tau ngāue ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻa ʻetau ʻofá. Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “Ka ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku tauhi ʻa e folofola ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio [ʻOtuá], ta ko e toko taha ko ia ʻoku aʻu moʻoni ai ki he haohaoa ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtua. Ko ia ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku tau ʻi he ʻEne ʻAfio.” (1 Sione 2:5; 5:3) ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehé, ʻoku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke feohi fakataha mo nofo ʻi ha moʻui maʻa, mo ʻulungaanga taau. ʻOku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he mālualoí, leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní, pea tauhi ke maʻa ʻetau fakakaukaú. (2 Kolinito 7:1; Efeso 4:15; 1 Timote 1:5; Hepelu 10:23-25) ʻOku tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ʻaki hono fai ʻa e tokoni fakamatelie ki he faʻahinga ʻoku masivá. (1 Sione 3:17, 18) Pea ʻoku ʻikai te tau holomui mei he talanoa ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e kau ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 24:14; Loma 10:10) Ko e talangofua ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi meʻa peheé ko e fakamoʻoni ia ko ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová ʻoku moʻoni.
15, 16. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa kia Sihová ʻa e ngaahi moʻui lahi ʻi he taʻu kuo ʻosí?
15 Ko e ʻofa kia Sihová ʻoku tokoniʻi ai ʻa e kakaí ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili lelei. ʻI he taʻu kuo ʻosí, naʻe ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa peheé ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻe toko 288,907 ke nau fakatapui ʻenau moʻuí kiate ia pea fakahāhā ʻa e fili ko iá ʻaki ʻa e papitaiso ʻi he vaí. (Mātiu 28:19, 20) Ko ʻenau fakatapuí naʻe mohu ʻuhinga. Naʻá ne fakaʻilongaʻi ha liliu ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Ko e fakatātaá, ko Gazmend naʻá ne hoko ko e taha ʻo e kau sitā tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he pasiketipoló ʻi ʻAlipēnia. ʻI ha ngaahi taʻu, ko ia mo hono uaifí naʻá na ako ʻa e Tohitapú pea neongo ʻa e ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻangá naʻe faifai pē peá na taau ke hoko ko e ongo meʻa ʻokú na malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻI he taʻu kuo ʻosí, naʻe papitaiso ai ʻa Gazmend, ko e tokotaha ia ʻi he toko 366 naʻe papitaiso ʻi ʻAlipēnia ʻi he taʻu fakangāue 2000. Naʻe pulusi ʻi ha nusipepa ha kupu ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia pea naʻe pehē ai: “Ko ʻene moʻuí ʻoku ʻi ai hono taumuʻa, pea koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni, ko ia mo hono fāmilí ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fiefia lahi taha ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Kiate ia, ʻoku ʻikai ke kei mahuʻinga ke sio pe ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e meʻa ʻe lava ke ne maʻú, ka, ʻi hono kehé, ko e lahi ʻo e meʻa ʻe lava ke ne foaki ke tokoniʻi ʻaki ʻa e kakai kehé.”
16 ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko ha tuofefine naʻe toki papitaiso foʻou ʻa ia naʻe ngāue ʻi ha kautaha lolo ʻi Kuamu naʻá ne maʻu ha tuʻuaki fakatauele. Hili ʻa e ʻalu hake ʻi he tuʻunga fakangāué ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu, naʻe faifai pē pea tuʻuaki ange ki ai ʻa e faingamālie ke hoko ko e ʻuluaki tokoni palesiteni fefine ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e kautahá. Kae kehe, kuó ne fakatapui he taimi ko ení ʻa ʻene moʻuí kia Sihova. Ko ia ʻi he hili ʻa ʻene lāulea ki he ngaahi meʻá ni mo hono husepānití, naʻe fakafoki ʻe he tuofefine foʻoú ʻa e tuʻuakí pea ʻi hono kehé naʻá ne fokotuʻutuʻu ki ha ngāue konga taimi koeʻuhí ke lava ai ke ne fakalakalaka ke hoko ko ha faifekau taimi-kakato, ko ha tāimuʻa. Ko e ʻofa kia Sihová naʻá ne ueʻi ia ke ne loto ke tauhi kiate ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tāimuʻa kae ʻikai ke tuli ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaepaʻanga ʻo e māmani ko ení. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ʻofa peheé naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa e toko 805,205 ʻi māmani lahi ke kau ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo e ngāue fakafaifekau tāimuʻá lolotonga ʻa e taʻu fakangāue 2000. Ko ha fakahāhā moʻoni ē ʻo e ʻofa mo e tui naʻe fai ʻe he kau tāimuʻa ko iá!
Ueʻi ke ʻOfa kia Sīsū
17. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻo e ʻofá ʻoku tau sio ai ʻia Sīsū?
17 Ko Sīsuú ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakaofo ia ʻo e tokotaha naʻe ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá. ʻI heʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke hoko ko ha tangatá, naʻá ne ʻofa ʻi heʻene Tamaí pea naʻá ne ʻofa ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e fakasino mai ʻo e potó, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e taimi ko ia naʻa ku ʻi hono tafaʻaki [Sihova], ko e tufunga lahi, ʻo u hakailangitau he ʻaho kotoa pe; ʻo u fiefia ʻi hono ʻao he taimi kotoa pe; ʻo u lata ki he ngaahi potu ʻo hono mamani naʻe nofoʻanga kakai; ʻio, ko ʻeku neka naʻe ʻi he hako ʻo Atama.” (Palovepi 8:30, 31) Ko e ʻofa ʻa Sīsuú naʻá ne ueʻi ia ke ne tukuange ʻa hono nofoʻanga fakahēvaní pea hoko ʻo ʻaloʻi mai ko ha kiʻi valevale ʻikai te ne lava ha meʻa. Naʻá ne feangai anga-kātaki mo anga-ʻofa mo e faʻahinga anga-vaivaí mo anga-fakatōkilaló pea naʻá ne faingataʻaʻia ʻi he nima ʻo e ngaahi fili ʻo Sihová. Ko hono fakaʻosí, naʻá ne pekia maʻá e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá ʻi ha ʻakau fakamamahi. (Sione 3:35; 14:30, 31; 15:12, 13; Filipai 2:5-11) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei moʻoni ē ʻo e fakaueʻiloto totonú!
18. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakatupulekina ʻa e ʻofa kia Sīsuú? (e) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau ʻofa kia Sīsuú?
18 ʻI he taimi ʻoku lau ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ha tuʻunga totonu ʻo e lotó ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e moʻui ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he ngaahi Kōsipelí pea fakalaulauloto ki he anga ʻo hono ʻomai kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ʻe heʻene ʻalunga loto-tōnungá, ʻoku fakatupunga ai ʻe he meʻá ni ha ʻofa loloto kiate ia ke tupu ʻi loto ʻiate kinautolu. Ko kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku tau hangē ko e faʻahinga naʻe lea ki ai ʻa Pita ʻi heʻene pehē: “Neongo kuo teʻeki te mou mamata [ʻia Sīsū], ka ʻoku mou ʻofa ki ai.” (1 Pita 1:8) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻetau ʻofá ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ngāueʻi ai ʻa e tui kiate ia mo faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻene moʻui feilaulauʻi-kitá. (1 Kolinito 11:1; 1 Tesalonaika 1:6; 1 Pita 2:21-25) ʻI ʻEpeleli 19, 2000, ko e toko 14,872,086 naʻe fakamanatu kiate kinautolu ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ʻuhinga ki he ʻofa kia Sīsuú ʻi heʻenau maʻu ʻa e Fakamanatu fakataʻu ʻo ʻene pekiá. Ko ha fuʻu tokolahi moʻoni ē ko ia! Pea he fakaivimālohi moʻoni ē ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻi he fakamoʻui fakafou ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú! Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku langa hake kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa mai ʻa Sihova mo Sīsū kiate kitautolú pea mo ʻetau ʻofa kiate kinauá.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e ʻofá ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
19 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻofa kia Sihova ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo hotau lotó, moʻuí, ʻatamaí, mo e iví. Ka naʻá ne toe pehē ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻofa ki hotau kaungāʻapí ʻo hangē ko ʻetau ʻofa kiate kitautolú. (Maake 12:29-31) Ko hai ʻoku fakakau ki aí? Pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa ki he kaungāʻapí ke tauhi maʻu ha mafamafatatau lelei mo ha fakaueʻiloto totonú? ʻE lāulea ki he ongo fehuʻi ko ení ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ʻofá ko ha ʻulungaanga mātuʻaki mahuʻingá?
• ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau ako ke ʻofa kia Sihova?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi hotau ʻulungāngá ʻoku tau ʻofa kia Sihova?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahāhā ʻa ʻetau ʻofa kia Sīsuú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá ke tatali anga-kātaki ki he tokoní
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Ko e feilaulau lahi ʻa Sīsuú ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻofa kiate ia