Ko e Hā ʻe Lava Ke Ke Ako mei he Fānaú?
“ʻOKÚ KE hangē ha kiʻi leká!” Kapau naʻe fai mai ʻa e lea ko iá kia kitautolu, ngalingali te tau ʻita. Neongo ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e fanga kiʻi fānaú, ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku ʻikai ke nau maʻu ʻa e matuʻotuʻá, taukeí mo e poto ʻoku felāveʻi lahi mo e taʻumotuʻá.—Siope 12:12.
Ka neongo ia, ʻi he taimi ʻe taha naʻe tala ange ai ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá: “Ko au e, ʻoku ou tala atu, Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou liliu, ʻo hoko ʻo hange ko e tamaiki, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te mou hu ki he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani.” (Mātiu 18:3) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsuú? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻoku maʻu ʻe he fānau īkí ʻoku totonu ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻa e kakai lalahí?
Fakatupulekina ʻa e Anga-Fakatōkilalo Hangē ha Kiʻi Tamá
Fakakaukau atu ki he tuʻunga naʻe langaʻi ai ʻa e lea ʻa Sīsuú. ʻI heʻenau aʻu ki Kāpaneume ʻi he hili ha fononga lōloa, naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá: “Ko e ha ʻa e meʻa naʻa mou fakakikihi ki ai ʻi he hala?” Naʻe fakalongolongo pē ʻa e kau ākongá ʻi heʻenau maá, he naʻa nau fakakikihi ʻiate kinautolu pe ko hai naʻe lahí. Naʻe faifai pē ʻo nau loto-toʻa ke ʻeke kia Sīsū: “Ko hai nai ʻe lahi ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani?”—Maake 9:33, 34; Mātiu 18:1.
ʻE ngali fakaʻohovale nai ʻa e fakakikihi ʻa e kau ākongá fekauʻaki mo e tuʻungá hili ia ʻa e meimei taʻu ʻe tolu ʻo ʻenau feohi mo Sīsuú. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻohake kinautolu ʻi he lotu faka-Siú ʻa ia naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé. ʻOku hā mahino ko e ʻātakai fakalotu ko ení fakataha mo e taʻehaohaoa fakaetangatá naʻá ne tākiekina ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kau ākongá.
Naʻe nofo hifo ʻa Sīsū ʻo ui ʻa e kau ākongá peá ne pehē: “Ka ai ha taha ʻoku ne holi ke ʻuluaki ʻi ha kakai, ke ne nofo ko e kimui ʻaupito mo honau sevaniti.” (Maake 9:35) ʻOku ngalingali naʻa nau moʻutāfuʻua ʻi he lea ko ení. Ko e fakaʻuhinga ʻa Sīsuú naʻe kauhala kehekehe ʻaupito ia mo e ngaahi fakakaukau faka-Siu fekauʻaki mo e lahí! Naʻe ui ange leva ʻe Sīsū ha kiʻi tama ki hono tafaʻakí. ʻI he fāʻofua he kiʻi tamá, naʻá ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa ʻene poiní: “Ko au e, ʻoku ou tala atu, Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou liliu, ʻo hoko ʻo hange ko e tamaiki, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te mou hu ki he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani. Ko ia ʻilonga ʻa ia te ne fakavaivaiʻi ia ʻo hange ko e tamasiʻi ko eni, ko ia ia ʻoku lahi ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani.”—Mātiu 18:3, 4.
Ko ha lēsoni lahi moʻoni ē ʻi he anga-fakatōkilaló! Sioloto atu ki he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi aí. Ko ha kakai tangata lalahi anga-fakamātoato ʻoku nau nofo takai ʻi ha kiʻi tama ʻo nau siofi ia. He anga-mā mo loto-falala ē ko e kiʻi tamá! He ʻatā moʻoni mei he fakavahavahaʻá mo e loto-koví! He anga-vaivai moʻoni ē mo anga-fakanānā! ʻIo naʻe fakatātaaʻi lelei ʻe he kiʻi tamá ʻa e ʻulungāanga fakaʻotua ko e anga-fakatōkilaló.
ʻOku mahino ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsuú. Ko kitautolu kotoa kuo pau ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo hangē ha kiʻi tamá ke tau hoko ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sihova ki he fāmilí, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha feʻauʻauhi fepōlepolei pe hīkisia ai. (Kaletia 5:26) Ko hono moʻoní ko e ngaahi anga tofu pē eni naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló ke ne angatuʻu ai ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he muʻaki taimí. Tā neʻineʻi ke fehiʻa ai ʻa Sihova!—Palovepi 8:13.
ʻOku feinga ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ke tauhi ki he niʻihi kehé, kae ʻikai ke pule. Neongo ʻa e taʻefakafiemālie ʻa e ngāué pe māʻulalo ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku tau ngāue ki aí, ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he anga-fakatōkilalo moʻoní ke tau ngāue ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e ngāue anga-fakatōkilalo peheé ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi pale lahi. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia ʻoku ne tali ha tamasiʻi pehē ʻe taha ʻi hoku hingoa, ʻoku ne tali au; pea ko ia ʻoku ne tali au, ʻoku ʻikai ko au pe ʻoku ne tali, ka ko ia ne ne fekau mai au.” (Maake 9:37) Ko hono fakatupulekina ha laumālie fietokoni mo anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo hangē ha kiʻi tamá ʻokú ne fakafāʻūtahaʻi ai kitautolu mo e Tokotaha māʻolunga taha ʻi he ʻunivēsí pea mo hono ʻAló. (Sione 17:20, 21; 1 Pita 5:5) Te tau utu ai ʻa e fiefia ʻoku hoko mai ʻi he foakí. (Ngāue 20:35) Pea ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e fiemālie ʻi heʻetau tokoni ki he melino mo e fāʻūtaha ʻoku hā ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Efeso 4:1-3.
Akoʻingofua mo Loto-Falala
ʻOku fakaeʻa leva ʻe Sīsū ha toe lēsoni ʻe taha ʻe lava ke ako ʻe he kakai lalahí mei he fānaú: “Ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne tali ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo hangē ko ha tamasiʻi, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito hu ia ki ai.” (Maake 10:15) Ko e fānaú ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻenau anga-fakatōkilaló; ʻoku akoʻingofua kinautolu. “ʻOku nau mimisi ʻa e fakamatalá hangē ha ulapá,” ko e lau ia ʻa ha faʻē ʻe taha.
Ko ia, ke hoko ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau tali mo talangofua ki he pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá. (1 Tesalonaika 2:13) ʻI he hangē ko e fanga kiʻi fānau toki fāʻeleʻí, kuo pau ke tau “holi ki he huʻakau fakaloto ʻoku taʻehuʻi, koeʻuhi ke [tau] tupu ai ke aʻusia ʻa e fakamoʻui.” (1 Pita 2:2) Fēfē leva kapau ʻoku hā ngali faingataʻa ke mahinoʻi ha akonaki Fakatohitapu? Ko e lau eni ʻa ha tokotaha ʻoku ngāue ki hono tokangaʻi ʻo e fānaú: “ʻOku toutou ʻeke maʻu pē ʻe he fānaú, ‘Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?’ kae ʻoua ke nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tali fakafiemālie ki heʻenau fehuʻí.” ʻOku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá. Ko ia hokohoko atu ʻa e akó. Talanoa ki he kau Kalisitiane taukeí. Kole kia Sihova ha poto. (Semisi 1:5) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko hoʻo kīvoi ʻi he lotú ʻe faai atu pē ʻo fakapaleʻi.—Mātiu 7:7-11.
Kae kehe, ʻe fifili nai ʻa e niʻihi, ‘ʻIkai ʻe faingofua ke takihalaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku akoʻingofuá?’ ʻE ʻikai ke pehē, ʻo kapau ʻoku nau maʻu ha tataki alafalalaʻanga. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e fānaú ʻoku nau hanga fakanatula pē ki heʻenau ongo mātuʻá ki ha tataki. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha tamai: “ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻoku malava ke fai ʻa e falala kiate kinautolu ʻaki ʻenau maluʻi mo tokonaki maʻa ʻenau fānaú ʻi ha tuʻunga fakaʻaho.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga meimei tatau ke tau falala ai ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvani ko Sihová. (Semisi 1:17; 1 Sione 4:9, 10) ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e tataki papau fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofola kuo hikí. Ko hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní mo ʻene kautahá ʻokú na fakafiemālieʻi mo poupouʻi kitautolu. (Mātiu 24:45-47; Sione 14:26) Ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi tokonaki ko ení te ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he maumau fakalaumālié.—Sāme 91:1-16.
Ko hono fakatupulekina ʻa e loto-falala hangē ha kiʻi tamá ki he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne toe ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e nonga. Ko e lau eni ʻa ha mataotao Tohi Tapu ʻe taha: “ʻI heʻetau kei siʻí ʻoku tau fai ha fononga ʻo ʻikai ha meʻa ke totongiʻaki ʻa e fonongá, pea ʻikai ha ʻilo pe ʻe fēfē haʻatau aʻu ki he feituʻu ʻoku tau fononga ki aí, ka neongo ia ʻoku ʻikai pē ke haʻu ki heʻetau fakakaukaú ha veiveiua ʻe fakaaʻu lelei kitautolu ki ai ʻe heʻetau ongo mātuʻá.” ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e falala pehē kia Sihova ʻi heʻetau fononga ʻi he moʻuí?—Aisea 41:10.
Ko e falala kakato ki he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakakaukau mo e tōʻonga ʻe malava ke fakatuʻutāmaki ki hotau tuʻunga fakalaumālié. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku tau falala kakato ki he pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāué pea ʻi heʻetau fuofua kumi ʻa e Puleʻangá mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, te ne tokangaʻi kitautolu. ʻE tokoni eni kiate kitautolu ke tau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakatauele ke tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié pea liʻaki ai ʻa hotau ngaahi fatongia fakalaumālié.—Mātiu 6:19-34.
“ʻI he Kovi Ke Mou Hange ha Kau Valevale”
Neongo ʻa hono fanauʻi taʻehaohaoa ʻo e fānau īkí ʻoku maʻa honau lotó mo honau ʻatamaí. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ení ʻoku enginaki ai ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki he kau Kalisitiané: “ʻI he kovi ke mou hange ha kau valevale.”—1 Kolinito 14:20.
Fakakaukau angé ki he kiʻi taʻu nima ko Monique ʻa ia naʻá ne tala ange fiefia ki heʻene faʻeé: “Ko hoku kaungāmeʻa foʻou ko Sarah ʻoku mingimingi hono ʻulú ʻo hangē pē ko aú!” Naʻe ʻikai fai ha lave ia ki he kehe ʻa e lanu ʻo e kilí mo e matakali ʻo Sarah. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha faʻē: “Ko e fānau īkí ʻoku ʻikai te nau laulanu. ʻOku ʻikai haʻanau ʻilo ʻe taha ki he matakalí pe filifilimānakó.” ʻI he tafaʻaki ko ení, ʻoku tapua lelei moʻoni ai ʻe he fānaú ʻa e vakai ʻa hotau ʻOtua taʻefilifilimānakó ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻofa ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē.—Ngāue 10:34, 35.
ʻOku toe maʻu foki ʻe he fānaú ʻa e malava fakaofo ke fakamolemole. Ko e lau eni ʻa ha tamai: “ʻI he taimi ʻoku kē ai ʻa kiʻi Jack mo Levi, ʻokú ma tala ange kia kinaua ke na fefakamolemoleʻaki pea ʻi he taimi nounou mei ai ʻokú na toe vaʻinga fiefia. ʻOku ʻikai te na fakaʻiteʻita pe toe ʻohake ʻa e meʻa kuo ʻosí pe kounaʻi ha meʻa pea toki fai e fakamolemolé. ʻOkú na vālelei pea hoko atu ʻena vaʻingá.” Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei moʻoni ia ki he kakai lalahí ke nau faʻifaʻitaki ki ai!—Kolose 3:13.
Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku tali ngofua ʻe he fānau īkí ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Hepelu 11:6) Ko ʻenau natula loto-tauʻatāiná ʻoku faʻa ueʻi ai kinautolu ke nau faifakamoʻoni loto-toʻa ki he niʻihi kehé. (2 Tuʻi 5:2, 3) Ko ʻenau ngaahi lotu faingofua mo loto-moʻoní ʻoku malava ke maongo ia ki he faʻahinga loto-maka tahá. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻi he malumalu ai ʻo e fakatauelé, ʻoku malava ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e mālohi fakaeʻulungāanga fakaofo ʻaupito. Ko ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga moʻoni ē ko e fānau īkí!—Sāme 127:3, 4.
Toe Maʻu ʻa Hono Fakaʻofoʻofá
Te ke fifili nai, ‘ʻOku malava nai ke toe maʻu ʻe he kakai lalahí ʻa e ngaahi anga fakaʻofoʻofa ʻoku maʻu ʻi he kei siʻí?’ Ko e tali faingofua mo paú ko e ʻio! Ko e moʻoni ko e fekau ʻa Sīsū ke “hoko ʻo hange ko e tamaiki” ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻoku malava.—Mātiu 18:3.
Ke fakatātaaʻi: ʻE ngāue nai ha foʻi timi, ʻa ia ko ʻenau ngāué ke fakafoki ha meʻa ki hono tuʻunga totonú, ke fakaleleiʻi ha foʻi ngāue laulōtaha. ʻI he ngāue ʻoku faí, ʻoku nau toʻo ai ha ʻuli kuo matolu pea toe fakafoki ʻa e ngāue fakalelei taʻetaukei naʻe fai ki ai ki muʻá. ʻI he hili ʻa e kātaki lahi ʻa e kau ngāue fakaleleí ni, ʻoku hā mai ʻa e ngaahi lanu lelei totonu mo e fakaʻofoʻofa fakanatula ʻo e foʻi ngāué ʻo sio ki ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa. ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, ʻi he feinga kīvoí, ko e tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová pea mo e poupou anga-ʻofa ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻe malava ke tau toe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi anga fakaʻofoʻofa naʻe tupu fakanatula ʻi he taimi naʻa tau kei siʻi aí.—Efeso 4:32e (Ef 5:1, PM).
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Ko e fānaú ʻoku nau natula fakatōkilalo
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Ko e fānau īkí ʻoku ʻikai ke nau filifilimānako pea ʻoku vave ke nau fakamolemole mo fakangaloʻi