ʻOku Fēfē ʻa Hoʻo Lele ʻi he Lova ki he Moʻuí?
“ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko e kakai ʻoku lele ʻi he fakapuepue ʻoku nau lele kotoa pe, ka ko e toko taha pe ʻoku maʻu ʻa e koloa? Ke hange ko ia hoʻomou lele, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻumaʻu lelei.”—1 KOLINITO 9:24.
1. ʻOku fakatatau ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa hotau ʻalunga faka-Kalisitiané ki he hā?
ʻOKU fakatatau ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa ʻetau fekumi ki he moʻui taʻengatá ki ha lova. ʻI he fakaofi ke ngata ʻa e moʻui ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, naʻá ne pehē ʻo kau kiate ia tonu: “Kuo u tau ʻa e tau lelei, kuo u lavaʻi ʻa e fakapuepue, kuo u tauhi mai ʻa e tui totonu.” Naʻá ne naʻinaʻi ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiané ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko ia ke tau huʻihuʻi ʻa e fakamamafa kotoa pe, mo e angahala ʻoku tau moʻuangofua ki ai, pea tau kitaki atu ʻetau lele he fakapuepue kuo tala humaki mai kiate kitautolu.”—2 Tīmote 4:7; Hepelū 12:1.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e kamataʻanga fakalototoʻa ʻoku tau sio ki ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e lova ki he moʻuí?
2 ʻOku feʻungamālie ʻa hono fakafehoanakí koeʻuhi he ko e lová ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kamataʻanga, ko ha leleʻanga, pea mo e ngataʻanga, pe kolo. ʻOku pehē pē mo e founga ʻo ʻetau fakalakalaka fakalaumālie atu ki he moʻuí. Hangē ko ia kuo tau sio ki ai, ʻi he taʻu hono kotoa pē ʻoku laui kilu ʻa e kakai ʻoku fakaʻamanakilelei ʻenau kamata ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí. Hangē ko ení, ʻi he taʻu ʻe nima kuo maliu atú, ko e toko 1,336,429 naʻa nau kamata ke kau ʻi he lová ʻaki ʻa ʻenau fakatapui mo e papitaiso ʻi he vai. ʻOku fuʻu fakalototoʻa ha kamata longomoʻui pehē. Kaekehe, ko e meʻa mahuʻingá ke kau ai pē ki he lová kaeʻoua ke aʻu ki he ngataʻangá. ʻOku ke fai ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení?
Ko e Lova ki he Moʻuí
3, 4. (a) Naʻe fakahā fēfē mai ʻe Paula ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo hono tauhi maʻu pē ʻa e vave ʻi he lová? (e) ʻI he founga fē kuo ʻikai ke tokanga ai ʻa e niʻihi ki he faleʻi ʻa Paula?
3 ʻI he fakamamafaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e kau ki he lová, naʻe ekinaki mai ʻe Paula: “ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko e kakai ʻoku lele ʻi he fakapuepue ʻoku nau lele kotoa pe, ka ko e toko taha pe ʻoku maʻu ʻa e koloa? Ke hange ko ia hoʻomou lele, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻumaʻu lelei.”—1 Kolinitō 9:24.
4 Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he ngaahi vaʻinga ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ko e toko taha pē naʻe lava ke ne maʻu ʻa e palé. Kaekehe, ʻi he lova ia ki he moʻuí, ʻoku taau ke maʻu ʻa e palé ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē. Ko e fiemaʻú pē ke kau ki he lová ke aʻu ki hono ngataʻangá! ʻOku fakafiefiá, he ko e tokolahi kuo nau lele mateaki ʻi he leleʻangá ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻenau moʻuí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá. Pea ʻoku hokohoko atu ai pē ʻa e laui miliona ʻi he lelé. Ka, ko e niʻihi kuo ʻikai te nau kei taʻotaʻo atu ki muʻa pe fai ha laka ki muʻa ki he ngataʻangá. Ka, naʻa nau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kehe ke ne fakaleluʻi kinautolu ʻo ʻikai te nau kei kau ai ki he lelé pe kuo fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻenau lelé koeʻuhi ko ha faʻahinga founga. (Kalētia 5:7) ʻOku totonu ke ʻomai ʻe he meʻa ko ʻení kiate kitautolu hono kotoa ha ʻuhinga ke tau sivisiviʻi ai pe ʻoku fēfē ʻetau lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí.
5. Naʻe fakafehoanaki ʻe Paula ʻa e lova ki he moʻuí mo e sipoti feʻauʻauhí? Fakamatalaʻi.
5 Ko ha fehuʻi nai ke ʻeke: Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene pehē “ko e toko taha pe ʻoku maʻu ʻa e koloa”? Hangē pē ko ia naʻa tau fakatokangaʻi ki muʻa atú, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻene ʻuhinga ia ʻaʻana ko e toko taha pē mei he faʻahinga hono kotoa pē ʻe kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí te ne maʻu ʻa e pale ko e moʻui taʻengatá. ʻOku hā mahino ʻoku ʻikai ke pehē ia, he naʻá ne toutou ʻai ke mahino ko e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ke hao moʻui ʻa e kakai ʻo e faʻahinga kehekehe kotoa pē. (Loma 5:18; 1 Tīmote 2:3, 4; 4:10; Taitusi 2:11) Naʻe ʻikai ko ʻene pehē ko e lova ki he moʻuí ko ha feʻauhi ʻa ia ʻe feinga ai ʻa e kau feʻauhí ke ikunaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehe kotoa. Naʻe ʻilo lelei pē ʻe he kau Kolinitoó ʻa e faʻahinga laumālie ʻo e feʻauʻauhi naʻe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau feʻauhi ʻi heʻenau Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō, tokua naʻe ngeia lahi ange ia ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻOlimipikī. Ko ia, ko e hā naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Paulá?
6. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā ʻe he potutohí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakamatala ʻa Paula ki he tokotaha ʻoku kau ki he lová?
6 ʻI he lave ki he talanoa fakatātā ʻo kau ki he tokotaha ʻoku kau ki he lová, ʻoku fakamatala tefito ʻa Paula ia ki heʻene ʻamanaki ki hono fakamoʻuí. ʻI he ngaahi veesi ki muʻa aí, naʻá ne lāulea tefito ai ʻo kau ki heʻene ngāue mālohi mo ʻene feinga mālohi ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi. (1 Kolinitō 9:19-22) Pea ʻi he veesi 23 ʻokú ne pehē: “Pea ʻilonga ha meʻa ʻoku ou fai, ʻoku ou fai koeʻuhi ko e Kosipeli, koeʻuhi ke u ʻinasi ai fakataha mo e kakai kehe.” Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko hono fakamoʻuí naʻe ʻikai ke fakapapauʻi ia koeʻuhi pē he naʻe fili ia ko e ʻapositolo pe koeʻuhi ko ʻene fakamoleki ʻa e ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻi he malanga ki he niʻihi kehé. Ke ne kau ʻi he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e ongoongo leleí, naʻe pau ke ne hokohoko atu ʻa hono fai ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa pē ʻi heʻene malava lelei tahá koeʻuhi ko e ongoongo leleí. Naʻe pau ke ne lele mo e taumuʻa ke ikuna, ʻo feinga mālohi atu ia ʻo hangē ʻokú ne lele ʻi he leleʻanga ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō, ʻa ia ko e “toko taha pe ʻoku maʻu ʻa e koloa.”—1 Kolinitō 9:24a.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he pehē “ke hange ko ia hoʻomou lele, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻumaʻu lelei”?
7 ʻOku lahi ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he meʻa ko ʻení. Neongo ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku kau ki he lová ʻoku loto ke ikuna, ka ko kinautolu pē kuo nau mātuʻaki fakapapauʻi ke ikuná te nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki ke fai pehē. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua te tau ongoʻi fakataʻetaʻehohaʻa koeʻuhi pē kuo tau kau ki he lová. ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua te tau pehē ʻe lelei ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa pē koeʻuhi he ʻoku tau ‘ʻi he moʻoni.’ ʻOku tau ʻai nai ʻa e hingoa ko e Kalisitiané, ka ʻoku tau fakahā moʻoni ko e kau Kalisitiane kitautolu? Ko e fakatātā, ʻoku tau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané—kau ki he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, kau ki he ngāue fakamalangá, mo e hā fua. Kapau ʻoku pehē, ko e meʻa lelei ia, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻutumauku ʻi he angaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻaupito peheé. Ka, ʻoku malava nai ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga lahi ange mei he meʻa ʻoku tau faí? Ko e fakatātā, kuo tau teuteu maʻu pē ke kau ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá ʻaki haʻate ngaahi tali? ʻOku tau feinga ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau akó ʻi heʻetau moʻui fakafoʻituituí? ʻOku tau fai ha tokanga ke fakaleleiʻi ange ʻa ʻetau pōtoʻí koeʻuhi ke tau lava ʻo fai ha fakamoʻoni fakaʻāuliliki neongo ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá? ʻOku tau loto-lelei nai ke tali ʻa e pole ko e toe foki ki he faʻahinga mahuʻingaʻiá mo hono fai ha ngaahi ako Tohitapu? Naʻe ekinaki mai ʻa Paula: “Ke hange ko ia hoʻomou lele, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻumaʻu lelei.”—1 Kolinitō 9:24e.
Ngāueʻaki ʻa e Mapuleʻi-Kita ʻi he Meʻa Kotoa Pē
8. Ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi nai ʻa Paula ke naʻinaʻi ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiané ke ‘ngāueaki ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē’?
8 ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e moʻui ʻa Paulá, naʻá ne sio ai ʻi he tokolahi kuo nau fakamāmālie, kuo tēkina atu, pe tuku ʻa e lova ki he moʻuí. (1 Tīmote 1:19, 20; Hepelū 2:1) Ko hono ʻuhinga ia naʻá ne toutou fakamanatu ai ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiané ʻo pehē ʻoku nau kau ki ha feʻauhi ʻoku fakafitefitaʻa, pea mo hohoko atu ai pē. (ʻEfesō 6:12; 1 Tīmote 6:12) Naʻá ne tānaki atu ki he talanoa fakatātā ʻo kau ki he tokotaha lelé ʻo ne pehē: “Ka ʻilonga ha taha ʻoku kau ʻi he fakapuepue, ʻoku ne fakamaʻumaʻu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe.” (1 Kolinitō 9:25a) ʻI heʻene leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení, naʻe lave ʻa Paula ki ha meʻa ʻa ia naʻe alāanga ʻaupito mo e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó, ʻa ia ko e fakamālohisino fakamātoato naʻe fai ʻe he kau feʻauhi ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō.
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha ʻo kau ki he kau feʻauhi ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi tefito ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakamatalá?
9 Ko e fakamatala maeʻeeʻa ʻeni ʻo e fakamālohisino ʻa ha tokotaha feʻauhi:
“ʻOkú ne fiemālie mo ʻikai ke fai ha lāunga ʻi heʻene tukulolo ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni mo e ngaahi fakangatangata ʻi hono fakamālohisinoʻi ia ʻi he māhina ʻe hongofulu, ʻa ia kapau ʻe ʻikai kau ia ki ai ʻoku ngali lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe kau ia ʻi he feʻauhí. . . . Ko hono pōlepoleʻangá ko ʻene ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá, ongosiá, mo ʻene fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne fiemaʻú, pea ʻokú ne lau ia ko hono pōlepoleʻanga ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi fakaʻaufuli mei ha faʻahinga meʻa pē te ne fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa hono faingamālie ke lavameʻá neongo pe ko e hā. ʻOkú ne vakai atu ki he kau tangata kehé ʻoku nau ʻunua ki he fiekaiá, mo mālōlō lolotonga ʻokú ne tōngā ʻi he fakaongosiá, mo kaukau fiemālie, mo maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ʻi he ngaahi fakafiefiá; ka ʻoku tātātaha ke ʻi ai ha fakakaukau meheka ki ai, koeʻuhi he ʻoku mātuʻaki holi pē ia ke maʻu ʻa e palé, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ala tuku ʻa e fakamālohisino fakamātoató. ʻOkú ne ʻilo ʻe mole hono ngaahi faingamālié ʻo kapau te ne taʻetokanga naʻa mo ha momeniti pē ʻe taha ki he anga fakamaʻumaʻu fakamātoato ki aí.”—The Expositor’s Bible, Voliume V, peesi 674.
10 Ko e meʻa fakatupu tokanga tefitó ko e fakamatala ʻo pehē ko e tokotaha ʻoku lolotonga fakamālohisinó ʻokú ne “lau ia ko hono pōlepoleʻanga” ke muimui ki he founga fefeka pehē ʻo e moʻui līʻoá. Ko hono moʻoní, “ʻoku tātātaha ke ʻi ai ha fakakaukau meheka” ʻiate ia ki he fakafiemālie mo e nonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne sio ʻoku maʻu ʻe he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku lava ke tau ako ha meʻa mei ai? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻio.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai taʻetotonu kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai lolotonga ʻa e kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí?
11 Manatu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻo pehē “ʻoku fālahi ʻa e matapa, pea ʻatā ʻa e hala, ʻoku fakatau ki mala, pea toko lahi ʻa e kakai ʻoku hū atu ai: koeʻuhi ʻoku fāsiʻi ʻa e matapa, pea ʻefiʻefi ʻa e hala, ʻoku fakatau ki he moʻui; pea tokosiʻi ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻilo ia.” (Mātiu 7:13, 14) ʻI hoʻo feinga ke ke ʻalu ʻi he ‘hala ʻefiʻefi,’ ʻokú ke meheka ki he tauʻatāina mo e fiemālie ʻoku ngali maʻu ʻe kinautolu ʻi he hala ʻe tahá? ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku ʻikai te ke hokosia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke hā ngali kovi nai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ia ko iá? ʻOku faingofua kiate kitautolu ke tau fakakaukau pehē ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te tau manatuʻi maʻu pē ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku tau fai ai ʻa e lova ko ʻení. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Pea ko e fai ʻe kinautolu foki ke maʻu ha pale ʻe mae, ka ko kitaua ha pale ʻe ʻikai mae.”—1 Kolinitō 9:25e.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ko e lāngilangi mo e ongoongoa ʻa ia ʻoku tuli ki ai ʻa e kakaí ʻoku hangē pē ia ko e kalauni maumaungofua naʻe fakapaleʻaki ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō?
12 Ko e ikuna ʻi he Vaʻinga ʻi Kolinitō naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e kalauni ko e paini Kolinitō pe ko e ʻakau kehe pehē, ʻa ia naʻe mae nai ia ʻi he ʻosi atu ha ngaahi ʻaho pe ngaahi uike. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai feʻauhi ʻa e kau tangata sipotí ke maʻu ʻa e pale maumaungofuá ka ko e ngeia, lāngilangi, mo e ongoongoa naʻe ō fakataha mo iá. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha, ʻi he foki mai ʻa ha taha kuo ikuna, naʻe talitali ia ʻo hangē ko ha helo ikuna. Naʻe faʻa holoki ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo e koló koeʻuhi ke hū atu ai ʻa e fonongá, pea fokotuʻu mo e ngaahi maka fakamanatu ko hono fakalāngilangiʻi. Kaekehe, neongo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení hono kotoa, naʻe kei malava pē ke mole ʻa hono lāngilangí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e kakai tokosiʻi pē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau ʻilo pe ko hai ʻa e kau helo ikuna ko iá, pea ko hono moʻoní ko e tokolahi taha ʻoku ʻikai te nau fuʻu mahuʻingaʻia kinautolu ki ai. Ko kinautolu ʻa ia kuo nau fakamoleki atu honau taimí, iví, moʻui fakasinó, pea naʻa mo ʻenau fiefia fakafāmilí ke nau maʻu ʻa e mafai, ongoongoa, mo e koloa ʻi he māmaní, ka ʻoku ʻikai te nau koloaʻia fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá, te nau toki ʻilo ko honau “kalauni” ko e holi ki he meʻa fakamatelié, ʻo hangē pē ko ʻenau moʻuí, ʻoku mole atu pē ia.—Mātiu 6:19, 20; Luke 12:16-21.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻo e founga moʻui ʻa ha tokotaha ʻokú ne kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí mei he founga moʻui ʻa ha tokotaha sipoti?
13 ʻE loto-lelei nai ʻa e kau feʻauhi ʻi ha sipoti ke tali ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakamātoato ʻo e fakamālohisinó, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo fakamatala ki ai ʻi ʻolungá, ka ko e fakataimi pē. ʻI he ʻosi pē ʻa e sipotí, ʻoku nau foki ki he founga moʻui anga-mahení. Te nau kei fakamālohisino pē ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ke tauhi maʻu ʻa ʻenau pōtoʻí, ka ʻoku ʻikai te nau kei fai ki he founga fakamātoato ʻo e moʻui līʻoá, kaeʻoua kuo mahino mai ʻa e feʻauhi hono hoko maí. ʻOku ʻikai ke pehē ia ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí. Kuo pau ke hoko ʻa e fakamālohisinó mo e moʻui līʻoá ko e founga moʻui kiate kinautolu.—1 Tīmote 6:6-8.
14, 15. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ki ha tokotaha ʻoku kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí ke ne ngāueʻaki maʻu pē ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá?
14 Naʻe lea ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ki he fakatahataha ʻo ʻene kau ākongá mo e niʻihi kehe ʻo ne pehē: “Ko ia ia oku loto ke muimui iate au, ke ne jiaki eia ia, (pe, “kuo pau ke ne pehē hifo kiate ia ‘ʻIkai,’” Charles B. Williams) kae too ene kavega, o muimui iate au.” (Maʻake 8:34, PM) ʻI heʻetau tali ʻa e fakaafe ko ʻení, kuo pau ke tau loto kitautolu ke “toutou” fai pehē, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi ai hono lelei makehe ʻo e moʻui līʻoá, ka koeʻuhi ko ha meʻa taʻefakapotopoto ʻe fai nai ʻi ha momeniti ʻe taha pē, ko e kiʻi tō ʻi he fakakaukau leleí, te ne maumauʻi kotoa ʻa ia kuo ʻosi langaʻi haké, pea toe fakatuʻutāmaki foki ki heʻetau lelei taʻengatá. ʻOku faʻa haʻu māmālie mai ʻa e fakalakalaka fakalaumālié, ka ko ha meʻa vave moʻoni ʻene taʻeʻaongá ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau tokanga maʻu ai pē!
15 ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe ekinaki mai ʻa Paula kuo pau ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e mapuleʻi-kita “ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe,” ʻa ia kuo pau ke tau faitatau maʻu pē ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e moʻuí. Ko e fakakaukau lelei ʻeni koeʻuhi he kapau ʻe fuʻu tōtuʻa hano fai ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku lolotonga fakamālohisinó ha meʻa ʻokú ne manako ai, pe ʻoku fulikivanu ʻene founga moʻuí, ko e hā ʻa hano ʻaonga ʻo e mamahiʻia mo e ongosia fakaesino kotoa naʻá ne kātakiʻí? ʻOku pehē pē ʻa ʻetau lova ki he moʻuí. Kuo pau ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e mapuleʻi-kita ʻi he meʻa hono kotoa pē. ʻE mapuleʻi nai ʻe ha taha ha ngaahi meʻa ʻo hangē ko e konā mo e feʻauaki, ka heʻikai loko ʻaonga eni ʻo kapau ʻokú ne anga-hiki mo faʻa fakakikihi. Pe fēfē kapau ʻokú ne kātaki fuoloa mo anga-ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé, ka ʻokú ne tukulotoʻi ha angahala fufū ʻi heʻene moʻui fakafoʻituituí? Ke ʻaonga kakato ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá kuo pau ke ngāueʻaki ia, “ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.”—Fehoanaki mo Sēmisi 2:10, 11.
Lele “Kae Ikai i he Fai Noa”
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ke lele “kae ikai i he fai noa”?
16 ʻI he vakai atu ki he ngaahi feinga fakamātoato ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he lova ki he moʻuí, naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo ne pehē: “Koia oku behe be eku lele, kae ikai i he fai noa; oku behe be eku fuhu, kae ikai hage ha taha oku tuki ae matagi.” (1 Kolinitō 9:26, PM) Ko e kupuʻi lea “fai noa” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “ʻikai hā mahino” (Kingdom Interlinear), “taʻefakatokangaʻi, taʻefakaʻilongaʻi” (Lange’s Commentary). Ko ia, ke lele “kae ikai i he fai noa” ʻoku ʻuhingá ʻoku totonu ke hā mahino ʻaupito ki he tokotaha mamata kotoa pē pe ʻoku huʻu ki fē ʻa e tokotaha lelé. ʻOku fakalea ia ʻe he The Anchor Bible ko e “ʻikai ʻi ha leleʻanga fepikopikoaki.” Kapau te ke sio ki he ngaahi halanga ʻo ha vaʻe ʻoku ʻalu fepikopikoaki ʻi he matātahí, ʻo ʻalu takai pea toe foki, pea takai hake ē pea ʻalu fakaholomui ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻe ʻikai te ke fakakaukau atu naʻe lele ʻa e tokotaha ko iá, pea ko hono moʻoní naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko ʻene ʻalu ki fē. Ka ʻo kapau te ke sio ki he halanga ʻo e vaʻé ʻoku ʻilonga ʻi ha laine hangatonu mo lōloa, ʻoku vahavaha tatau ʻa ē mei hē, te ke fakaʻosiʻaki ko e halanga vaʻe ʻeni ʻo ha tokotaha ʻokú ne ʻilo fakapapau ʻa e feituʻu ʻokú ne ʻalu ki aí.
17. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻe Paula naʻá ne lele “kae ikai i he fai noa”? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Paula fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko ʻení?
17 ʻOku hā maʻalaʻala mei he moʻui ʻa Paulá naʻe ʻikai te ne lele “i he fai noa.” Naʻá ne maʻu ha fakamoʻoni lahi ke fakamoʻoniʻi ko e faifekau Kalisitiane ia mo ha ʻapositolo. Naʻe taha pē ʻa ʻene taumuʻá, pea naʻá ne feinga tōtōivi ki ai lolotonga ʻene moʻuí kotoa ke maʻu ia. Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke afeʻi ia ʻe he ongoongoa, mafai, koloa, pe fiemālie, neongo naʻe mei malava nai ke ne maʻu ha taha pē ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení. (Ngāue 20:24; 1 Kolinitō 9:2; 2 Kolinitō 3:2, 3; Filipai 3:8, 13, 14) ʻI hoʻo sio ki mui ki ho fonongaʻanga ʻi he moʻuí, ko e halanga fēfē ʻokú ke sio ki aí? Ko e laini hangatonu mo mahino ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku huʻu ki aí, pe ko e halanga ʻoku feʻalufanoʻaki taʻe ʻi ai ha taumuʻa? ʻOku ʻi ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻokú ke kau ki he lova ki he moʻuí? Manatuʻi, ʻoku tau kau ki he lova ko ʻení, ʻoku ʻikai ko e feinga pē ke fai ha meʻa ka ʻoku ʻikai loto-mafana ki ai, ka ke aʻu ki he ngataʻangá.
18. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku meimei tatau mo e “tuki matangi” ʻi he fekauʻaki mo kitautolú? (e) Ko e hā ko ha founga fakatuʻutāmaki ai ia ke fou ai?
18 ʻI hono fakahoatatau mo ha sipoti kehe, naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Paula ki ai ʻo ne pehē: “Ko e anga ʻeni o ʻeku fuhu, ʻoku ʻikai te u tuki matangi.” (1 Kolinitō 9:26e) ʻI heʻetau feʻauhi ki he moʻuí, ʻoku lahi ʻa hotau ngaahi filí, kau ai mo Sētane, ko e māmaní, pea mo ʻetau taʻehaohaoa ʻatautolu tonu. Ke hangē ko ha tokotaha fuhu ʻi he kuonga muʻá, kuo pau ke tau ikunaʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha ngaahi tuki mālohi. ʻOku fakafiefiá he ʻoku akoʻi mo tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he fuhú ni. ʻOkú ne tokonaki mai ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ʻi he ngaahi tohi kuo pulusi makatuʻunga mei he Tohitapú pea mo e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. Kaekehe, kapau ʻoku tau lau ʻa e Tohitapú mo e ngaahi tohí mo ʻalu ki he ngaahi fakatahá kae ʻikai te tau ngāueʻaki ʻa ia kuo tau akó, ʻikai ʻoku tau fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feingá, ʻo “tuki matangi”? ʻI he fai peheé ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ki ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki. ʻOku tau fakakaukau ʻoku tau fai ha tau pea ko ia ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha ongoʻi fiemālie hala, ka ʻoku ʻikai te tau ikunaʻi ai ʻa hotau ngaahi filí. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ekinaki mai ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sēmisí: “Ka mou hoko ko e kau fai ki he folofola, ʻo ʻikai ko e kau fanongo pe, ʻo mou kākāʻi kimoutolu.” ʻOku hangē pē ko e ʻikai ke lavaʻiʻaki hotau ngaahi filí ʻa e “tuki matangi” ʻe pehē pē mo ʻetau hoko ko e kau “fanongo pe,” ʻoku ʻikai ke fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻoku tau fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Sēmisi 1:22; 1 Sāmiuela 15:22; Mātiu 7:24, 25.
19. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua naʻa tau hoko ko e liʻekina?
19 Fakaʻosí, kuo fakahā mai ʻe Paula kiate kitautolu ʻa ʻene fakapulipuli ki he lavameʻá: “Kae kehe, ʻoku te tokeia hoto sino, mo takipopulaʻi: naʻa ʻiloange, hili ʻeku fai ʻa e angi ki he kakai kehe, pea u hoko au ko e liʻekina.” (1 Kolinitō 9:27) Hangē pē ko Paulá, ʻoku fiemaʻu foki mo kitautolu ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa hotau kakano taʻehaohaoá kaeʻoua ʻe tuku ia ke ne puleʻi kitautolu. ʻOku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke tau toʻo atu ʻa e ngaahi hehema, ngaahi fakaʻānaua, mo e ngaahi holi fakakakanó. (Loma 8:5-8; Sēmisi 1:14, 15) Ko e meʻa mamahi nai ke fai pehē, koeʻuhi he ko e foʻi lea kuo liliu ko e “tokeia” ko hono ʻuhinga fakatufungaleá ko e ‘taaʻi ʻi he foʻi matá’ (Kingdom Interlinear). Ka neongo ia, ʻikai ʻoku lelei ange ke takaʻuli fakaefakatātā hoto foʻi matá pea ke moʻui, ʻi he ʻunua ki he ngaahi holi ʻa e kakano angahalaʻiá pea mate ai?—Fehoanaki mo Mātiu 5:28, 29; 18:9; 1 Sione 2:15-17.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu fakavavevave ai tautefito ki he taimí ni ke sivisiviʻi pe ʻoku fēfē ʻa ʻetau lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí?
20 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e lová. ʻOku panaki mai ʻa e taimi ke foaki atu ai ʻa e ngaahi palé. Ko e “pale ʻo [hono] ui mei ʻolunga naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻia Kalaisi Sisu” ki he kau paní. (Filipai 3:14) Ko e moʻui taʻengata maʻatautolu ʻo e fuʻu kakai tokolahí ʻi ha māmani palataisi. ʻI he tuʻunga māfatukituki lahi pehē, ʻai ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻo hangē ko Paulá ke ʻoua te tau “hoko ko e liʻekina.” ʻOfa ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻiate kitautolu te ne tukulotoʻi ʻa e fekaú ni: “Ke hange ko ia hoʻomou lele, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻumaʻu lelei.”—1 Kolinitō 9:24, 27.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku feʻungamālie ai ke fakafehoanaki ʻa e moʻui ʻa e Kalisitiané ki ha lova?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku kehekehe ai ʻa e lova ki he moʻuí mei he lova moʻoní?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke tau ngāueʻaki maʻu ai pē ʻa e mapuleʻi-kita “ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē”?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke te lele “kae ikai i he fai noa”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai ke “tuki matangi” pē?
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