Hanga Kehe Mei He Muná!
“Leʻei hoku mata ke ʻoua te na sio ki he muna, pea fakaakeake au ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e ʻAfiona.”—SĀME 119:37.
1. ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻo e sió?
HE MEʻA mahuʻinga moʻoni ko ʻetau sió! Fakafou ai, ʻoku lava ke tau mahinoʻi vave ʻa hotau ʻātakaí—ʻa hono lahí mo hono lanú. Ko ʻetau sió ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau malava ʻo sio ʻo ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻofeiná pe ko e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku ʻikai te tau loto ke hoko. Fakafou ai, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofá, mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻo e fakatupú, pea maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá mo hono lāngilangí. (Sāme 8:3, 4; 19:1, 2; 104:24; Loma 1:20) Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha fouʻanga mahuʻinga lahi ʻo e fetuʻutaki ki he ʻatamaí, ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he sió ha ngafa tefito ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihová pea langa hake ʻa e tui kiate iá.—Sios. 1:8; Sāme 1:2, 3.
2. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku tau sio ki aí, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he kole fakamātoato ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé?
2 Kae kehe, ko e meʻa ʻoku tau sio ki aí, ʻoku toe lava ke hoko ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki kia kitautolu. Ko e fehokotakinga ʻi heʻetau sió mo hotau ʻatamaí ʻoku fuʻu mālohi ia he ko e meʻa ʻoku tau sioʻaki hotau matá ʻoku lava ke ne kamataʻi pe fakalahi ʻa e taumuʻa pea mo e holi ʻi hotau lotó. Pea koeʻuhi ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi ha māmani ololalo mo fakatōliʻa-kita kuo puleʻi ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló, ʻoku nafuiʻaki kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ʻata mo e fakamatala fakangalilelei ʻa ia ʻoku lavangofua ke takiheeʻi ai kitautolu—neongo kapau ʻoku tau kiʻi hila fakavave pē ki ai. (1 Sione 5:19) ʻOku ʻikai leva ha ofo ʻi he kōlenga ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ki he ʻOtuá: “Leʻei hoku mata ke ʻoua te na sio ki he muna, pea fakaakeake au ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e ʻAfiona.”—Sāme 119:37.
Founga ʻOku Lava ke Takihalaʻi Ai Kitautolu ʻe Hotau Matá
3-5. Ko e hā ʻa e talanoa ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ai ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo hono fakaʻatā ke fakataueleʻi kitautolu ʻe hotau matá?
3 Fakakaukau angé ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ki he ʻuluaki fefiné, ʻa ʻIvi. Naʻe fakahuʻunga ange ʻe Sētane ko hono matá ʻe pau ke “ʻa” kapau te ne kai ʻa e fua ʻo e “ʻAkau ʻo e ʻIlo-ʻo-e-lelei-mo-e-kovi.” ʻOku pau pē naʻe fieʻilo ʻa ʻIvi ʻi he fakakaukau atu ʻe “ʻa” ʻa hono matá. Ko ʻene mahuʻingaʻia ʻi hono kai ʻa e fuaʻiʻakau naʻe tapuí naʻe toe ʻāsili ia ʻi heʻene “vakai . . . ko e ʻakau ia ʻoku lelei ki he kai, pea matamatalelei ki he mata, kaeʻumaʻa ko e ʻakau ke fai ki ai ha velevele ko ʻene fakapoto.” Ko e sio ʻo fakaʻamu ki he ʻakaú naʻe iku ai ki he talangataʻa ʻa ʻIvi ki he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko hono husepānití, ʻa ʻĀtama, naʻá ne toe talangataʻa foki mo ia, ʻo tupu ai ʻa e ngaahi ola fakatupu ʻauha ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá.—Sen. 2:17; 3:2-6; Loma 5:12; Sem. 1:14, 15.
4 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá, naʻe toe tākiekina ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻe niʻihi ʻe he meʻa naʻa nau sio ki aí. ʻI he fakamatala kia kinautolú, ʻoku pehē ʻi he Senesi 6:2: “Naʻe sio ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtua ki he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e Tangata ʻoku nau hoihoifua; pea nau hanga ʻo mali mo ha niʻihi, ʻa ia pe naʻa nau loto ki ai.” ʻI he sio ʻo holi kovi ki he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e tangatá naʻe langaʻi ai ʻi he kau ʻāngelo angatuʻú ha holi taʻefakanatula ki he fehokotaki fakasino mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ko e kau ʻāngelo ko iá naʻa nau hoko ko e tamai ʻa ha fānau anga-fakamālohi. Ko e kovi ʻa e tangatá ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻe iku ai ki hono fakaʻauha ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá, tuku kehe pē ʻa Noa mo hono fāmilí.—Sen. 6:4-7, 11, 12.
5 ʻI ha ngaahi senituli ki mui ai, naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻa e tokotaha ʻIsileli ko ʻĀkaní ʻe hono matá ke ne kaihaʻasi ha ngaahi meʻa mei he kolo naʻe hamu ko Sielikoó. Ne fekau ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he kolo ko iá tuku kehe pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa pau naʻe fiemaʻu ke ʻave ki he tukuʻanga koloa ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakatokanga ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Ke mou ʻatā kimoutolu mei he meʻa kuo tapui, naʻa hili hoʻomou tapui ia” pea mou holi ʻo toʻo ha meʻa mei he koló. ʻI he talangataʻa ʻa ʻĀkaní, naʻe faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ʻi hono ikunaʻi kinautolu ʻi he kolo ko ʻAí, pea naʻe mate ai ʻa honau tokolahi. Naʻe ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻĀkani ʻa ʻene kaihaʻá ka ʻi hono toki fakaeʻá. “Naʻa ku mamata” ki he ngaahi meʻá, ko e lea ia ʻa ʻĀkaní, “pea u manumanu ki ai, pea u toʻo.” Ko e holi ʻa hono matá naʻe iku ai ki hono fakaʻauha ia, fakataha “mo ia kotoa pe naʻe ʻiate ia.” (Sios. 6:18, 19; 7:1-26) Naʻe holi ʻa ʻĀkani ʻi hono lotó ki he meʻa naʻe tapui meiate iá.
Fiemaʻu ʻo e Mapuleʻi-Kita
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻa e “ngaahi faliunga” ʻa Sētane ʻoku faʻa ngāueʻaki ke fakataueleʻi ʻaki kitautolú, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ia ʻe he kau tuʻuaki fakakomēsialé?
6 ʻOku fakataueleʻi ʻa e tangatá he ʻahó ni ʻi ha founga ʻa ia ʻoku meimei tatau mo ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo ʻIví, ko e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻá pea mo ʻĀkani. ʻI he “ngaahi faliunga” kotoa naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sētane ke takihalaʻi ʻaki ʻa e tangatá, ko e meʻa fakamānako ki he “holi ʻo e mata” ʻoku mālohi tahá. (2 Kol. 2:11; 1 Sione 2:16) Ko e kau tuʻuaki fakakomēsiale ʻi onopōní ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa e mālohi maʻu pē ʻo e meʻa ʻoku fakamānako ki he matá. “Ko e sió ʻa e meʻa fakatauele taha ʻi he ongoʻangá kotoa,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa ha mataotao ʻIulope ʻi he pisinisí. “ʻOkú ne faʻa puleʻi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻanga kehé, peá ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke fakalotoʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú.”
7 ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi hono nafuiʻaki kitautolu ʻe he kau fai tuʻuakí ʻa e ngaahi ʻata kuo faʻufaʻu pōtoʻi ke ʻai ke maongo lahi taha ki he sió pea ueʻi ʻa e holi ki heʻenau koloá pe ngāué! Ko ha tokotaha fakatotolo ʻi ʻAmelika ʻa ia naʻe ako ki he anga hono tākiekina ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻe he tuʻuakí naʻá ne fakahaaʻi kuo “faʻufaʻu iá ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi pē ke fakahaaʻi ai ha fakamatala fakatupu-ʻilo, ka ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga angé, ke fakatupu ai ha ngaahi ongo mo e tōʻonga tefito.” Ko e ʻata fakaʻaiʻai ʻo e fehokotaki fakasinó ʻa e founga ʻe taha ʻoku faʻa ngāueʻakí. He mahuʻinga leva ē ko ia ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau sio ki aí mo e meʻa ʻoku tau fakaʻatā ke hū ki hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó!
8. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamamafaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e fiemaʻu ke maluʻi hotau matá?
8 Ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau hao mei he holi ʻo e matá mo e holi ʻo e kakanó. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku tau sio mo fakaʻamu ki aí. (1 Kol. 9:25, 27; lau ʻa e 1 Sione 2:15-17.) Ko e tangata anga-tonu ko Siopé ko e tokotaha ia naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e fehokotaki mālohi ʻi he sió mo e holí. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi: “Naʻa ma alea mo hoku mata, ʻo u fai tuʻutuʻuni ki ai; pea fefe ai haʻaku sio kovi ki ha taʻahine?” (Siope 31:1) Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he fakafisi ʻa Siope ke ala ki ha fefine ʻi ha founga taʻetāú ka naʻe aʻu ʻo ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ke tauhi ʻi hono ʻatamaí ha fakakaukau pehē. Naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e ʻatamaí kuo pau ke tauhi ke maʻa mei he ngaahi fakakaukau taʻetāú ʻi heʻene pehē: “ʻIlonga ʻa ia te ne fakasio ki ha fefine ke tafunaki ʻene holi ki ai, kuo ne tonoʻi ia ʻi hono loto.”—Mt. 5:28.
Muna ke Fakaʻehiʻehi mei Ai
9. (a) Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke tautefito ʻetau tokanga ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻInitanetí? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke hoko naʻa mo ha ʻi ha mamata nounou ʻi he ʻata fakalieliá?
9 ʻI he māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní, kuo anga-maheniʻaki fakautuutu ʻa e “fakasio” ki he ʻata fakalieliá, tautefito ʻi he ʻInitanetí. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau kumi ki he ngaahi Uepisaiti ko iá—ʻoku nau kumi kitautolu! ʻI he founga fē? ʻOku fakafokifā pē nai ʻa e ʻasi hake ha tuʻuaki fakataha mo ha ʻata fakatauele ʻi heʻetau komipiutá. Pe ko ha ʻīmeili hā lelei, ʻa ia ʻi hono fakaavá hake pē, ʻoku fakafokifā nai ʻene liliu ki ha ʻata fakalielia kuo faʻufaʻu ʻi ha faʻahinga founga koeʻuhi ke faingataʻa ʻa e mavahe mei aí. Naʻa mo haʻane maʻalifekina pē ki ha taha ki muʻa ke ne tāmateʻí, kuo ʻosi nofo maʻu ʻa e ʻatá ia ʻi hono ʻatamaí. Ko ha kiʻi mamata nounou pē ʻi he ʻata fakalieliá ʻoku lava ke ʻi ai hono nunuʻa fakamamahi. ʻE lava ke nofo ai ʻi ha taha ha konisēnisi halaia mo ha fāinga ke toʻo ʻa e meʻa taʻetāú mei hono ʻatamaí. Ko e toe kovi angé, ko ha taha ʻokú ne “fakasio” ʻosi fakakaukauʻí ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ʻai ke mate ʻene ngaahi holi taʻetotonú.—Lau ʻa e Efeso 5:1-3, 12; Kol. 3:5, 6.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku tautefito ai ki he fānaú ʻenau laveangofua ʻi he ʻata fakalieliá, pea ko e hā nai ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo ʻenau mamata aí?
10 ʻOku lava ke tohoakiʻi ʻa e fānaú ki he ʻata fakalieliá ʻi he fakanatula pē ʻenau fieʻiló. Kapau ʻe hoko ia, ʻe ʻi ai nai hono ola tuʻuloa ki he anga ʻo ʻenau vakai ki he fehokotaki fakasinó. Ko e ngaahi ola ko ení, ko e fakamatala ia ʻi ha līpooti, ʻe lava ke ʻalu ia mei ha ongoʻi mioʻi ʻo e tuʻunga totonu ʻo e fehokotaki fakasinó ki he “faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono tauhi maʻu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo ʻofa; ko ha vakai ʻikai totonu ki he kakai fefiné; ʻo malava ai ke maʻukovia ʻe ha ʻata fakalielia, ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne fakahohaʻasi ʻa e ngāue fakaakó, kaungāmeʻá mo e vahaʻangatae ʻi he fāmilí.” Ko e meʻa ʻoku toe fakatupu lōmekina angé ko e ngaahi ola ʻamui ʻi ha vā fakaenofo mali.
11. ʻOmai ha fakatātā ke fakatātaaʻi ʻaki ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e sio he ʻata fakalieliá.
11 “ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe maʻukovia ai au ki muʻa ke u hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoní, ko e ʻata fakalieliá naʻe faingataʻa taha ke u ʻatā mei aí,” ko e tohi ia ʻa ha tokoua Kalisitiane ʻi heʻene manatu ki hono kuohilí ki muʻa ke ne tali ʻa e moʻoní. ‘“Oku ou kei sio pē ki he ngaahi ʻata ko ení ʻi he ngaahi taimi taʻeʻamanekina tahá—ʻi hono fakatupunga ʻe ha nanamu ʻo ha meʻa, ko ha fasi, meʻa ʻoku ou sio ki ai, pe naʻa mo ha fakakaukau noaʻia. Ko ha faitau fakaʻaho mo hokohoko ia.” Ko ha toe tokoua ʻe taha, ʻi heʻene kei siʻí, naʻá ne sio ki he makasini fakalielia ʻa ʻene tamai anga-taʻefakalotú ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻikai ʻi ʻapi ai ʻa ʻene ongo mātuʻá. Naʻá ne tohi: “He ola fakalilifu moʻoni ē naʻe fai ʻe he ngaahi ʻata ko iá ki hoku kiʻi ʻatamaí! Naʻa mo e taimí ni, ko e taʻu ia ʻe 25 ki mui, ʻoku kei nofo maʻu pē ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ʻata ko iá ʻi hoku ʻatamaí. Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono mālohi ʻo ʻeku faitaú, ʻoku kei ʻi ai pē ia. ʻOku ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ke u ongoʻi halaia, neongo ʻoku ʻikai te u nōfoʻi fakakaukau ki ai.” He fakapotopoto ē ke kalofi hono maʻu ha ongoʻi lōmekina pehē ʻaki ʻa e ʻikai sio ki he muna ko iá! ʻE lava fēfē ke lavaʻi ia ʻe ha taha? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ne feinga mālohi ke “taki popula ʻa e feinga kotoa pe ʻa e loto ke Fakavaivai kia Kalaisi.”—2 Kol. 10:5.
12, 13. Ko e hā ʻa e muna kuo pau ke fakaʻehiʻehi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané mei he mamata aí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
12 Ko ha toe “meʻa fakalielia,” pe muna, ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí ko e fakafiefia ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ai ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié pe ko e faimaná pe ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali ai ʻa e fakamālohí, lingitotó pea mo e maté. (Lau ʻa e Sāme 101:3.) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻa e fatongia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ke filifili fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku nau fakaʻatā ke nau mamata ai ʻi honau ʻapí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ha Kalisitiane moʻoni ʻe kau ʻosi fakakaukauʻi ʻi he fakahaʻele faʻahikehé. Neongo ia, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke lāuʻilo ʻa e mātuʻá fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi filimi, faiva fakakongokonga he TV, keimi vitiō, pea naʻa mo e kōmiki mo e ʻū tohi ʻa e fānaú ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fakafaʻahikehe.—Pal. 22:5.
13 Pe ʻoku tau kei siʻi pe motuʻa, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ulo hotau matá ki he ngaahi keimi vitiō ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali ai ʻa e fakamālohí pea fakahaaʻi maeʻeeʻa ai ʻa e fetotoʻi ʻi he tāmaté. (Lau ʻa e Sāme 11:5.) Kuo pau ke tau fakafisi mei he fakahanga hotau ʻatamaí ki ha ngāue pē ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova. Manatuʻi, ʻoku tāketi mai ʻa Sētane ki heʻetau fakakaukaú. (2 Kol. 11:3) Naʻa mo hono fakamoleki ʻa e fuʻu taimi lahi ʻi he sio he fakafiefia ʻoku vakai nai ki ai ʻoku ala talí ʻoku lava ke toʻo ai ʻa e taimi ʻo e lotu fakafāmilí, lau Tohi Tapu fakaʻahó mo ʻetau teuteu ki he ngaahi fakatahá.—Fili. 1:9, 10.
Muimui he Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi fekauʻaki mo e ʻahiʻahiʻi hono tolu ʻe Sētane ʻa Kalaisí, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e malava ke ne matuʻuaki iá?
14 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, heʻikai lava ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he sio ki ha ngaahi muna ʻi he māmani fulikivanu ko ení. Naʻa mo Sīsū naʻe fakahaaʻi mālohi kiate ia ha ngaahi meʻa pehē. ʻI he feinga hono tolu ʻa Sētane ke tohoakiʻi mamaʻo ʻa Sīsū mei hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe “ʻave foki ia ʻe he Tevolo ki ha moʻunga naʻe maʻolunga ʻaupito, ʻo ne fakaʻaliʻali ki ai ʻa e ngāhi puleʻanga kotoa pe ʻo mamani mo honau nāunau.” (Mt. 4:8) Ko e hā naʻe fai pehē ai ʻa Sētané? ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua, naʻá ne loto ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e tākiekina mālohi ʻo e matá. Ko e sio ki he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e puleʻanga kotoa ʻo e māmaní ʻe fakaʻaiʻai nai ai ʻa Sīsū ke ne tō ʻi ha holi ki he tuʻu-ki-muʻa fakamāmaní. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Sīsuú?
15 Naʻe ʻikai tokangataha ʻa Sīsū ki he tuʻuaki fakatauele ko ení. Naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ke tauhi ʻi hono lotó ʻa e ngaahi holi fehālaakí. Pea naʻe ʻikai pau ke ne fakakaukauloto ki he tuʻuaki ʻa e Tēvoló koeʻuhi ke ne talitekeʻi ia. Naʻe tali ange leva ʻe Sīsū. “ʻAlu mamaʻo, Sētane!” ko ʻene fekauʻí ia “He kuo tohi, ‘Ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá kuo pau ke ke lotu ki aí, pea ko ia toko taha pē kuo pau ke ke fai ki ai ʻa e ngāue toputapú.’” (Mt. 4:10, NW) Naʻe tauhi maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻene tokangá ki hono vahaʻangatae mo Sihová pea tali ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻene taumuʻa ʻi he moʻuí—ʻa ia ko hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Hep. 10:7) Ko hono olá, naʻe fakafepakiʻi lavameʻa ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e faʻufaʻu kākā ʻa Sētane ke fakaleluʻi iá.
16. Ko e hā e ngaahi lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú ʻi hono talitekeʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahi ʻa Sētané?
16 ʻOku lava ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú. ʻUluakí, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe hao mei he ngaahi founga ʻa Sētané. (Mt. 24:24) Uá, ko e meʻa ʻoku fakahangataha ki ai hotau matá ʻoku lava ke ne ʻai ke mālohi ange ʻa e holi ʻa hotau lotó, ki he lelei pe ki he kovi. Tolú, ʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sētane ʻa e “holi ʻo e mata” ʻi he lahi taha ʻo ʻene malavá ʻi heʻene feinga ke takiheeʻi kitautolú. (1 Pita 5:8) Pea ko e faá, ko kitautolu foki ʻe lava ke tau fakafepakiʻi ʻa Sētane, tautefito kapau ʻoku tau ngāue ʻo ʻikai toe toloi.—Sem. 4:7; 1 Pita 2:21.
Tauhi Ho Matá ke “Huʻufataha”
17. Ko e hā ʻoku taʻefakapotopoto ai ke tatali ki muʻa ke tau fili ʻa e meʻa ke faí kae ʻoua ke tau fehangahangai mo ha muná?
17 Ko ʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová ʻoku kau ai ha palōmesi mafatukituki ke sītuʻa mei he muná. ʻI he fuakava ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau kau fakataha ai mo e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻi he pehē: “Kuo u taʻofi hoku vaʻe mei he hala kovi kotoa; koeʻuhi ke u tauhi hoʻo folofola.” (Sāme 119:101) ʻOku taʻefakapotopoto ke tatali kae ʻoua ke tau fehangahangai mo ha muna ki muʻa ke tau fili ʻa e meʻa te tau faí. Ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú kuo fakamāʻalaʻala mai ia kia kitautolu. ʻOku ʻikai puli ʻia kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi faʻufaʻu ʻa Sētané. Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ke ne liliu ʻa e maká ko e maá? Hili ʻene ʻaukai ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ʻe 40 peá ne “hālofia.” (Mt. 4:1-4) ʻOku malava ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Sētane ʻa e taimi ʻoku tau vaivai aí pea ngalingali lahi ange ai te tau tō ʻi he ʻahiʻahí. Ko ia ai, ko e taimi eni ke fai ai ha fakakaukau fakamātoato ki he ngaahi meʻá ni. ʻOua ʻe tautoloí! Kapau ʻoku tauhi maʻu ʻi hotau ʻatamaí ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho ʻa ʻetau fuakava fakatapui kia Sihová, te tau fakapapauʻi mālohi ai ke sītuʻa mei he muná.—Pal. 1:5; 19:20.
18, 19. (a) Fakafaikehekeheʻi ha mata “huʻufataha” mo e mata ko ia ʻoku “kovi.” (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke hanganaki fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá, pea ko e hā ʻa e faleʻi ʻoku ʻomai fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni ʻi he Filipai 4:8?
18 ʻI he ʻaho taki taha, ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo ha ngaahi fakalelu kehekehe ʻoku fakamānako ki he matá, pea ʻoku fakautuutu ai pē ʻa ʻene lahí. ʻOku lava leva ke tau toe mahinoʻi ai ʻa e ekinaki ʻa Sīsū ke tauhi hotau matá ke “huʻufataha.” (Mt. 6:22, 23) Ko ha mata “huʻufataha” ʻoku fakahangataha fakaʻaufuli ia ki he taumuʻa ʻe taha—ʻa ia ko hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono kehé, ko ha mata ʻoku “kovi” ʻoku kākā ia, mānumanu pea tohoakiʻi ki he muná.
19 Manatuʻi, ʻoku fafangaʻi ʻe hotau matá ʻa hotau ʻatamaí pea fafangaʻi ʻe hotau ʻatamaí ʻa hotau lotó. Ko ia ai, he meʻa mahuʻinga moʻoni ē ke tau hanganaki fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá. (Lau ʻa e Filipai 4:8.) Ko e moʻoni, ʻofa ke tau hokohoko atu ʻa e lotu ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Leʻei hoku mata ke ʻoua te na sio ki he muna.” Pea ʻi heʻetau feinga mālohi ke ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo e lotu ko iá, ʻe lava ai ke tau tuipau ʻe hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “fakaakeake [kitautolu] ʻi [hono] ʻalunga.”—Sāme 119:37; Hep. 10:36.
Ko e Hā ʻOku Totonu Ke Tau Manatuʻi Fekauʻaki mo e . . .
• fehokotaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hotau matá, ʻatamaí pea mo e lotó?
• fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e sio ʻi he ʻata fakalieliá?
• mahuʻinga ʻo e tauhi hotau matá ke “huʻufataha”?
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Ko e hā e muna kuo pau ke fakaʻehiʻehi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané mei he mamata aí?