Longomoʻui Fakatalavou ʻo Taʻengata!
KO E tangata ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo Sīsuú naʻe ʻikai pau ke toe moʻui lōloa atu. “Sīsū,” ko ʻene kōlengá ia, “manatuʻi au ʻi hoʻo hoko ki ho puleʻangá.” Naʻe tali ange ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ou tala atu kiate koe ʻi he ʻahó ni, Te ke ʻi Palataisi mo au.” (Luke 23:42, 43, NW) Ko e moʻoni, ko e tangata ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻomai hono hingoá naʻe ʻikai ke tei mate ia mei ha mahaki ʻi he taʻumotuʻá; naʻe tautea mate ia ʻi ha ngāue faihia. Ka neongo ia, ko e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku hoholo ke motuʻá ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ʻa e fakalototoʻa lahi mei hono tuʻunga ʻikai ha ʻamanakí.
ʻOku ueʻi kitautolu ke tau mālieʻia ʻi he tuipau anga-kehe ʻa e tangata ko iá! Neongo naʻe tei mate ʻa Sīsū ʻi ha ʻakau fakamamahi ʻo hoko atu kiate ia, ko e tangatá ni naʻe ʻikai haʻane veiveiua ʻe pule moʻoni mai ʻa Sīsū ko e Tuʻi ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Pehē foki, naʻá ne fakaʻuhinga ʻo pehē ʻe lava ke manatuʻi ia ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe Sīsū ʻi ha tuʻunga lelei. Fakaʻuta atu pē—ko e tangata naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ko iá ʻe fakaʻaaki ia mei he maté ʻi ha palataisi lāngilangiʻia, fakataha mo Sīsū ko e Tuʻí!
Ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuʻunga meimei tatau mo e tuʻunga ʻo e tokotaha faihala tei maté. ʻO anga-fēfē? Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hotau taʻumotuʻá, ʻoku tau totongi kotoa ʻa e tautea ki he angahalá pea ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí. (Loma 5:12) ʻI he hangē ko e faihia ko iá ʻe lava ke tau hanga kia Kalaisi Sīsū ki ha ʻamanaki—naʻa mo e ʻamanaki ki ha fakanonga mei he ngaahi palopalema fakamamahi ʻa ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he taʻumotuʻá! Ke fakapapauʻí, kuo ʻomai ʻe Sīsū ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he sino mo e ʻatamai haohaoa ʻi ha māmani palataisi.—Sione 3:16, 36.
Foʻou ʻa e Meʻa Kotoa Pē ki he Taʻumotuʻa mo e Talavou
ʻI he malumalu ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo Kalaisí ko e kau nofo ʻi he māmaní “te nau fefiefiaʻi ʻi he melino lahi.” (Sāme 37:11) ʻE ʻikai ha taha ai te ne pehē: “ʻOku ou mahaki.” (Aisea 33:24) Ko ha taʻemalava pē ʻe pau nai ke tau kātekina ʻe liliu ia, he ʻe “hopo ʻa e heke hange ha tia, pea hiki mavava ʻa e ʻelelo ʻo e noa.” (Aisea 35:6) Ko e faʻahinga tāutaha taʻumotuʻá te nau toe maʻu ʻenau longomoʻui fakatalavoú; ko honau kakanó ʻe “foki ai ia ki he taimi talavou.”—Siope 33:25.
Kae kehe, ʻoku totonu ke tuku tauhi ha ʻamanaki pehē? Sai, fakakaukau atu fekauʻaki mo e Tokotaha ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻomai ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e Palataisí ki he tangata tei mate ko iá. ʻI he ngaahi taimi lahi naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe he fuʻu kakaí kia Sīsū ʻa e faʻahinga ʻa ia naʻa nau heke, mamatea, kui mo tuli. Naʻá ne vēkeveke fakamoʻui “ae mahaki kotoabe moe hagatamaki kotoabe.” (Mātiu 9:35, 36, PM; Mt 15:30, 31; Maake 1:40-42) Naʻá ne fakahāhā mahino ʻa e meʻa ʻe fakahoko ʻe hono Puleʻangá. Naʻe aʻu ʻo fakafoki ʻe Sīsū ki he moʻuí ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia naʻa nau mate. (Luke 7:11-17; Sione 11:38-44) ʻI hono fai iá, naʻá ne toe fakamālohiʻi ai ʻene talaʻofa ʻo pehē “ʻe fanongo ai ki hono leʻo ʻe he kakai kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi faʻitoka, pea te nau ʻalu atu mei ai.”—Sione 5:28, 29; Ngāue 24:15.
Fakaʻuta atu ki ha ʻā hake ʻi Palataisi mo ha sino foʻou, sio lelei, fonu ʻi he telingá ʻa e ngaahi ongo ʻo e fanga manupuná mo e ngaahi leʻo fiefia, nima mo e vaʻe ʻoku ʻatā mei he langá pea mo ha ʻatamai lelei haohaoa. ʻE mole atu ʻo taʻengata “ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho kovi” ʻo e taʻumotuʻá. (Koheleti 12:1-7; Aisea 35:5, 6) Naʻa mo e maté ʻe “fakaauha”—ʻe “folo hifo” ia ʻo taʻengata.—1 Kolinito 15:26, 54, PM.
Ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lolotonga hoko he māmaní ʻi hono fakahoa ki he kikite ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku tau ngaʻunu vave atu ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau ʻiloʻí ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e taʻumotuʻá. (Mātiu 24:7, 12, 14; Luke 21:11; 2 Timote 3:1-5) ʻOku ofi ʻa e taimi ʻa ia ʻe toe maʻu ai ʻe he kau taʻumotuʻa kuo nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá pea kuo nau tauhi kiate iá ʻa e longomoʻui fakatalavoú—ka ʻi he taimi ko ení ʻo taʻengata!
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Ngāueʻi Ho ʻUtó!
Hangē pē ko e fakamālohiʻi ʻe he fakamālohisinó ha uouá, ko e ako fakaʻatamaí ʻoku fakaleleiʻi ai ʻa e ʻutó. Ke ueʻi ʻa e ʻutó, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa foʻou. ʻOku hoko heni ʻa e ngaahi founga ke fokotuʻu mo fakamālohiʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻutaki ʻi he sela ʻo e ʻutó.
◼ Fakatupulekina ʻa e manako ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki foʻou, hangē ko e ʻātí, tā tongitongí, ngaahi vaʻinga ʻaki ʻa e leá, pe fanga kiʻi kongokonga pāsolo mo e pāsolo lea fekolosiʻakí; ako ha toe lea kehe.
◼ Fengāueʻaki mo ha kakai kehekehe; kau ki he meʻa fakasōsialé pea fetalanoaʻaki ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he nōfoʻi ʻi he meʻa tataú pea fakamāsilaʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí.
◼ Fakatupulekina ʻa e tuʻunga fakalaumālié. “Neongo pe ko e ha ʻa e meʻa, ʻoua te mou lotomoʻua ai; ka ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe tuku ke ha ki he ʻOtua hoʻomou ngaahi kole, ʻi he lotu mo e hufia, pea fai mo e fakafetaʻi. Pea ko e nonga ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku mamaʻo ʻi he tatae ʻa e ʻatamai kotoa pe, te ne maluʻi homou loto mo hoʻomou ngaahi fakakaukau ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.”—Filipai 4:6, 7.
◼ Lau ʻa e fakamatala taau; talanoa ki ha taha fekauʻaki mo e meʻa kuó ke laú.
◼ Fakamanatu pea talanoa ki he ngaahi ongoongo mei he letioó pe ongoongo he TV ke ngāueʻi ai hoʻo manatu taimi nounoú mo e manatu taimi lōloá.
◼ Ngāueʻaki ho nima valé (nima toʻohemá kapau ʻokú ke ngāue nima mataʻu, pe ko e tafaʻaki ʻe tahá) ke lomi ʻa e meʻa lomi ʻo e TV, ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e telefoní pe ke fufulu ho nifó.
◼ Ngāueʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho ngaahi ongoʻangá ʻi he lahi taha ʻe malavá ʻi he taimi ʻahó.
◼ Ako pea folau ki he ngaahi feituʻu manakoa ofí pe mamaʻo atú.
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ʻOku talaʻofa ʻe Sīsū ʻo pehē ko e langa ko ia ʻa e taʻumotuʻá ʻe vave ke mole atu, ʻo fetongi ia ʻe he longomoʻui fakatalavoú ʻo taʻengata