Ko e Anga ʻo Hoʻo Tuí—ʻAhiʻahiʻi he Taimí Ni
“Siʻoku kainga, mou lau ko e koto fakafiefia ʻo ka mou ka to ki he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe; ko hoʻomou ʻilo, ko e sivi ʻo hoʻomou tui ʻoku ne fakatupu ʻa e kataki.”—SEMISI 1:2, 3.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻamanekina ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻenau tuí?
KO E kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau holi ki he faingataʻaʻiá, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau tohoaki mai ha fiefia mei he mamahiʻiá pe fakahāeá. Ka, ʻoku nau tauhi ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi lea kuo hiki ʻi ʻolunga ʻe he tokoua faʻē taha ʻo Sīsū ko Sēmisí. Naʻe fakamaʻalaʻala ʻe Kalaisi ki heʻene kau ākongá ʻoku lava ke nau ʻamanekina ʻa e fakatanga mo e ngaahi faingataʻa kehe koeʻuhi ko ʻenau pīkitai ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 10:34; 24:9-13; Sione 16:33) Ka neongo ia, ʻoku lava ke hoko ʻa e fiefiá ko e ola ia ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi peheé. ʻO anga-fēfē?
2. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke iku ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻetau tuí ki he fiefiá? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke ʻai ʻe he kātakí ke kakato ʻa ʻene ngāué ʻi hotau tuʻungá?
2 Ko ha ʻuhinga tefito ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí pe sivi ʻo e tuí he ko e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku lava ke nau fakatupu ʻa e fua lelei. Hangē ko e lea ʻa Sēmisí, ko e loto-toʻa ʻi he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí pe faingataʻá “ʻoku ne fakatupu ʻa e kataki.” ʻOku lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei hono fakatupulekina ʻa e anga faka-Kalisitiane mahuʻinga ko iá. Naʻe tohi ʻe Sēmisi: “Tuku ke fai ʻe kataki ʻene ngaue ke haohaoa, koeʻuhi he mou haohaoa, mo tuʻu kakato, ʻo taʻemasiva ʻi ha meʻa.” (Semisi 1:4) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻa e kātakí ke fai, ko ha “ngaue.” Ko ʻene vāhenga-ngāué ko hono ʻai kitautolu ke tau kakato ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē, ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke palanisi mo matuʻotuʻa ʻi he tuʻunga ko e Kalisitiané. Mei hení, ʻi hono tuku ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ke nau fou ʻi honau ʻalungá ʻo ʻikai ha ngaahi feinga ke ngāueʻaki ha ngaahi founga taʻefakatohitapu ke fakangata vaveʻaki kinautolú, ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi mo siviʻi ai ʻa ʻetau tuí. Kapau kuo ʻikai haʻatau kātaki, manavaʻofa, anga-ʻofa, pe ʻofa ʻi he feangainga mo e ngaahi tuʻungá pe mo e kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku lava ʻa e kātakí ke ʻai kitautolu ke tau toe lelei ange. ʻIo, ko e fakahokohokó ʻeni: ʻOku fakatupu ʻe he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ʻa e kātakí; ʻoku fakatupulekina ʻe he kātakí ʻa e ngaahi anga faka-Kalisitiané; ko e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻeni ʻo e fiefiá.—1 Pita 4:14; 2 Pita 1:5-8.
3. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau holomui ʻi he manavahē ki he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi pe siviʻi ʻo e tuí?
3 Naʻe toe fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ai ke tau manavahē pe holomui mei he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo ʻetau tuí. Naʻá ne tohi: “ʻA ia ʻoku mou hakailangitau ai, neongo kuo fai nai ʻi he taimi ni, ʻo kapau naʻe ʻikai ala taʻofi, homou fakamamahi fuonounou, he moʻua ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe: koeʻuhiā ke ha hoʻomou tui, ʻene lava ke tuʻu ʻi he sivi—ʻa ia ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ange ʻi he koula, ʻa é neongo ko e meʻa ʻauha, ka ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e afi—ʻio, ke ha ia kuo ne lava ʻa e fakamālō mo e langilangiʻia mo e fakaʻapaʻapaʻia ʻi he fakapū mai ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.” (1 Pita 1:6, 7) ʻOku tautefito ʻi he taimí ni ʻa ʻene fakalototoʻa ʻa e ngaahi leá ni koeʻuhí ko e “mamahi lahi”—ʻa e taimi ʻo e fakahīkihiki, fakalāngilangi, fakaʻapaʻapaʻi, mo e haó—ʻoku ofi ʻaupito ange ia ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa e niʻihi pea ofi ʻaupito ange ia ʻi he taimi naʻa tau hoko ai ko e kau tuí.—Mātiu 24:21; Loma 13:11, 12.
4. Naʻe ongoʻi fēfē ʻa e tokoua ʻe taha fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻa ia naʻá ne aʻusia mo e kau Kalisitiane pani kehe?
4 ʻI he kupu ki muʻá, naʻa tau vakai ai ki he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻa ia naʻe fehangahangai mo e toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻi he 1914 ʻo faai mai ai. Ko ha makatuʻunga ʻeni ki he fiefiá? Naʻe ʻomai ʻe A. H. Macmillan ʻa e fakakaukau ko ʻeni ki he kuohilí: “Kuó u sio ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kakaha lahi ʻi heʻene hoko ki he kautahá pea mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo e tui ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi aí. ʻI he tokoni ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻá ne hao mai ʻo hokohoko atu ki he lakalakaimonū. Kuó u sio ʻi he fakapotopoto ʻo e tatali anga-kātaki kia Sihova ke ne fakamaʻalaʻala ʻa ʻetau mahino fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa Fakatohitapú kae ʻikai ke loto-mamahi ʻi ha foʻi fakakaukau foʻou. . . . Ko e hā pē ha ngaahi fakatonutonu kuo pau ke tau fai ʻi he taimi ki he taimi, ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú, ʻe ʻikai ke liliu ʻe he meʻa ia ko iá ʻa e tokonaki mohu meesi ʻo e huhuʻí mo e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e moʻui taʻengatá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ha fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke tau tuku ʻetau tuí ke fakavaivaiʻi ʻe he ngaahi ʻamanaki taʻefakahokó pe ngaahi liliu ʻi he ngaahi fakakaukaú.”—The Watchtower, ʻAokosi 15, 1966, peesi 504.
5. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ko e ola ia ʻo e fou ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau mahuʻingaʻia he taimí ni ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻahiʻahí?
5 Ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻa ē naʻa nau hao ʻi he taimi ʻahiʻahi ʻo e 1914-1919 naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu mei he tākiekina fakaepule ʻa e māmaní pea mei he ngaahi tōʻongafai fakalotu faka-Pāpiloné. Naʻe laka ki muʻa ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní ko ha kakai maʻa kuo ʻosi sivi, ʻo ʻoatu loto-lelei ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻo e fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá mo fakapapauʻi ko kinautolú ko ha kakai naʻe fakahōifua kiate ia. (Aisea 52:11; 2 Kolinito 6:14-18) Naʻe kamata ʻa e fakamāú ʻi he fale ʻo e ʻOtuá, ka heʻikai ke kakato ia ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi tukupau pē ʻe taha. ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa hono ʻahiʻahiʻi mo hono sivi ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e faʻahinga ko ē ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ke hao ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ʻoku tuʻunuku maí ko ha konga ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku toe ʻahiʻahiʻi foki ʻa ʻenau tuí. (Fakahā 7:9, 14) ʻOku fai ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi founga meimei tatau mo e meʻa naʻe fehangahangai mo e toenga ʻo e kau paní pehē foki ʻi he ngaahi founga kehe.
ʻE Anga-Fēfē Nai Hano ʻAhiʻahiʻi Koe?
6. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻahiʻahi kakaha ʻe taha kuo hokosia ʻe he tokolahi?
6 Kuo fakakaukau ʻa e kau Kalisitiane tokolahi ʻo kau ki he pole ko hono fakafetaulakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ʻi he founga ʻo e fakahangatonu atu ki he ngaohikoviá. ʻOku nau manatuʻi ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻení: “[Ko e kau taki Siú naʻa] nau ui ange ʻa e kau Aposetolo ʻo haha, ʻo nau fekau ke ʻoua te nau toe malangaʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sisū, ʻo nau toki tuku ange. Pea ʻalu ai kinautolu mei he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e Sanetalimi, ʻoku nau fiefia koeʻuhi kuo lau kinautolu ʻoku nau tāu ke ngaohikoviʻi koeʻuhi ko e huafa.” (Ngāue 5:40, 41) Pea ko e hisitōlia ʻi onopooni ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, tautefito ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ongo tau ʻa e māmaní, ʻokú ne fakahā mahino ko e tokolahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová naʻa nau hokosia moʻoni ʻa e haha, pea toe kovi mamaʻo ange, ʻi he nima ʻo e kau fakatangá.
7. Ko e hā hono lahi kuo aʻu ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi onopooni ʻi hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻo e tuí?
7 Fekauʻaki mo e hoko ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻo fakataumuʻa ki ai ʻa e fakatangá, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamavahevaheʻi ʻe he māmaní ia ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní mo e fuʻu kakai lahi ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe.” (Sione 10:16) ʻI he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, kuo ʻahiʻahiʻi kakaha fakatouʻosi ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e ongo kulupú ʻaki ʻa e tuku pilīsone pea aʻu ki he mate fakamaʻata koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻenau tui kiate iá. Kuo fiemaʻu fakatouʻosi ʻe he ongo kulupú ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, neongo pe ko e hā ʻena ʻamanakí. (Fakafehoanaki mo e The Watchtower, Sune 15, 1996, peesi 31.) Lolotonga ʻa e 1930 tupú mo e 1940 tupú ʻi Siamane Nasi, ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, kau ai ʻa e fānau, naʻa nau fakahāhā ʻa e tui kehe ange, pea ko e tokolahi naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻi he tuʻunga lahi tahá. ʻI he taimi ki muí ni mai angé, kuo fehangahangai ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová mo e ʻahiʻahi ʻo e fakatangá ʻi he ngaahi fonua hangē ko ia ko Luanitā, Malauī, Mosemipīki, Pulunitī, Sāie, Singapoa, ʻElitilia, mo ʻItiopea. Pea ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi pehení.
8. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻi he fakamatala ʻa ha tokoua ʻAfilika ʻe taha ʻoku kau ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻetau tuí ʻi he kātakiʻi pē ʻo e ngaahi fakatanga ʻi he founga ʻo e hahá?
8 Kae kehe, hangē ko ia kuo ʻosi fakamatalaʻí, ʻoku toe ʻahiʻahiʻi foki ʻa ʻetau tuí ʻi he ngaahi founga olopoto lahi ange. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ʻoku ʻikai ke mātuʻaki hangatonu mo ʻilongofua. Fakakaukau ange pe ʻe anga-fēfē haʻo tali ki he meʻa ʻe niʻihi hoko haké. Ko ha tokoua ʻi ʻEngikola ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa ʻene fānau ʻe toko hongofulu naʻe ʻi ha fakatahaʻanga ʻa ia naʻe motuhia ʻi ha taimi mei he fetuʻutaki mo e fanga tokoua fua fatongiá. Ki mui mai, naʻe hoko ʻo faingofua ai ki he niʻihi kehé ke nau ʻaʻahi ki he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe ʻeke ange kiate ia pe naʻe lava fēfē ke ne fafanga ʻa hono fāmilí. Naʻe ʻikai ke faingofua kiate ia ke ne tali, pea ko e meʻa pē naʻá ne leaʻakí naʻe ʻi ha tuʻunga faingataʻa. Naʻá ne malava ke fafanga ʻa ʻene fānaú ʻi ha kiʻi houa kai ʻe taha ʻi he ʻaho? Naʻá ne tali: “Sai, naʻe meimei ʻikai ke lava. Naʻa mau ako ke fai ʻaki pē ʻa e meʻa naʻa mau maʻú.” Pea ʻi ha leʻo leva naʻe mātuʻaki tuipau, naʻá ne pehē: “Kae ʻikai koā ko e meʻa ʻeni ʻoku tau ʻamanekina ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni?” Ko e tui peheé ʻoku fakaofo ia ki he māmaní, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke tātātaha ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane mateaki, ʻa ē ʻoku nau tuipau kakato ʻe fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e Puleʻangá.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hotau ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e 1 Kolinito 11:3?
9 ʻOku toe ʻahiʻahiʻi foki ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahí ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi founga fakateokalatí. Ko e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi māmani lahí ʻoku tataki ia ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaʻotuá mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakateokalatí. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻení ko hono ʻuluaki ʻiloʻi ʻa Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ko e Takimuʻa, ko e tokotaha kuo fakanofo ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. (1 Kolinito 11:3) Ko e anganofo loto-lelei kiate ia pea ki heʻene Tamaí ʻoku fakaeʻa ia fakafou ʻi heʻetau tui ki he ngaahi fakanofo mo e ngaahi fili fakateokalati kuo felāveʻi mo ʻetau fai fāʻūtaha ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi he fakatahaʻanga fakalotofonua taki taha, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kau tangata kuo fakanofo ke nau taki. Ko e kau tangata taʻehaohaoa kinautolu ʻa ia kuo tau ʻosi sio nai ʻi haʻanau ngaahi fehālaaki; ka ʻoku naʻinaʻi mai kiate kitautolu ke fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau ʻovasia peheé pea ke hoko ʻo anganofo. (Hepelu 13:7, 17) ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku faingataʻa ia ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi? Ko ha ʻahiʻahi moʻoni ia kiate koe? Kapau ko ia, ʻokú ke maʻu ha ʻaonga mei he ʻahiʻahiʻi ko ʻeni ʻo hoʻo tuí?
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngāue fakamalangá?
10 ʻOku toe ʻahiʻahiʻi foki kitautolu ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e monū pea mo e fiemaʻu ke kau maʻu pē ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. Ke tau lavaʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahi ko ʻení, kuo pau ke tau ʻiloʻi ko e kau kakato ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi he kiʻi taimi, pe siʻisiʻi, ʻa e lahi ʻo e malangá. Manatu ki he fakamatala lelei ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e uitou masiva ʻa ē naʻá ne foaki ʻa ʻene kotoá. (Maake 12:41-44) Te tau ʻeke hifo nai kiate kitautolu, ‘ʻOku ou foaki atu au tonu ʻi he tuʻunga meimei tatau ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻeku ngāue fakamalangá?’ Ko kitautolu hono kotoa kuo pau ke tau hoko ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he taimi kotoa pē, ʻo mateuteu ʻi he faingamālie kotoa pē ke tuku ke ulo atu ʻetau māmá.—Mātiu 5:16.
11. ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko ko ha ʻahiʻahi ʻa e ngaahi feliliuaki ʻi he mahino pe akonakiʻi ʻo e ʻulungāngá?
11 Ko e toe ʻahiʻahi ʻe taha te tau fehangahangai nai mo iá ʻoku felāveʻi ia mo e lahi ʻo ʻetau houngaʻia ki he maama fakautuutu kuo tuku ki he moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú pea ki he akonaki kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú. (Mātiu 24:45, PM) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻi he meʻá ni ha ngaahi fakatonutonu ʻi he ʻulungaanga fakafoʻituituí, ʻo hangē pē ko e taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻo mahino ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e tapaká kuo pau ke nau tuku ia kapau naʻa nau loto ke kei nofo ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.a (2 Kolinito 6:19 [7:1, PM]) Pe ko e ʻahiʻahí nai ʻe ʻi heʻetau tali ʻa e fiemaʻu ke fakangatangata pē ʻa ʻetau manako ʻi he ngaahi fasí pe ʻi he ngaahi founga pau kehe ʻo e fakafiefiá.b Te tau veiveiua ʻi he fakapotopoto ʻo e akonaki naʻe ʻomaí? Pe te tau tuku ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ke ne fakafuo ʻetau fakakaukaú mo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻai ʻa e ʻulungaanga faka-Kalisitiané?—Efeso 4:20-24; 5:3-5.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakaivimālohiʻiʻaki ʻa e tuí hili ʻa e papitaiso ʻa ha taha?
12 ʻI ha ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu, ko e fika ʻo kinautolu ko ia ʻi he fuʻu kakai lahí kuo tupulekina, pea ʻi he hili ʻa ʻenau papitaisó ʻoku nau hokohoko atu ʻa hono ʻai ke mālohi ʻa honau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono maʻu pē ha ʻasemipilī faka-Kalisitiane, ʻalu ki ha ngaahi fakataha ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, pe kau ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. Ke fakatātaá: ʻOku ʻi tuʻa fakaesino nai ha taha mei Pāpilone ko e Lahi, ʻa e ʻemipaea ʻo e lotu loi ʻi māmaní, ka kuó ne tuku moʻoni ia ki mui? ʻOkú ne kei pipiki pē ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tapua mai ai ʻa e laumālie ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí—ko ha laumālie ʻokú ne manukiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOkú ne tōʻongafaiʻaki ʻa hono fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ʻulungaanga tāú mo e anga-tonu ʻi he nofo malí? ʻOkú ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakafoʻituitui mo fakamatelié ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakalaumālié? ʻIo, kuó ne tuʻumaʻu ʻo taʻehaʻila mei he māmaní?—Semisi 1:27.
ʻAonga mei he Tui Kuo ʻAhiʻahiʻí
13, 14. Ko e hā kuo fai ʻe he niʻihi hili ʻenau kamata ʻi he founga ʻo e lotu moʻoní?
13 Kapau kuo tau hola moʻoni mei Pāpilone ko e Lahi pea kuo tau toe hū ki tuʻa foki mei he māmaní, ʻoua ʻe tuku ke tau sio ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi muí. ʻI he fehoanaki mo e tefitoʻi moʻoni naʻe maʻu ʻi he Luke 9:62, ki ha taha pē ʻo kitautolu ke sio ki mui ʻoku lava ke ʻuhinga ko e mole ia ʻo ʻene hoko ko ha tokotaha ʻe moʻui ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko ia ʻoku ala ke fakaʻuli ʻa e palau, mo kilokilo ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi mui, ʻoku ʻikai te ne tuha mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua.”
14 Ka ko e niʻihi ʻa ia naʻe hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he kuohilí kuo nau fakaʻatā talu mei he taimi ko iá ʻa kinautolu tonu ke fakaangatatau ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení. Kuo ʻikai te nau talitekeʻi ʻa e laumālie ʻo e māmaní. (2 Pita 2:20-22) Kuo toʻo atu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakalelu fakamāmaní ʻa ʻenau mahuʻingaʻiá mo e taimí, ʻo fakatuaiʻi ʻenau fakalakalaká. ʻI he ʻikai ke tauhi maʻu mālohi ʻa honau ʻatamaí mo e lotó ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá mo ʻene māʻoniʻoní, ʻo ʻai ke muʻomuʻa ʻi he moʻuí ʻa e meʻa ko iá, kuo nau afe ke tuli ki he ngaahi taumuʻa fakamatelié. Kae ʻoua kuo ueʻi kinautolu ke ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻenau tui vaivaí mo e tuʻunga māmāfaná pea ke liliu honau ʻalungá ʻaki ʻa e kumi ki he akonaki fakaʻotuá, ʻoku nau ʻi he fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e mole ʻa honau vahaʻangatae maʻongoʻonga mo Sihova pea mo ʻene kautahá.—Fakahā 3:15-19.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻú ke nofoʻaki fakahōifua ai ki he ʻOtuá?
15 Ko hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau fakahōifua pea ʻi he laine ki he hao atu ʻi he mamahi lahi ʻoku tuʻunuku vavé ni maí ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau tauhi ke maʻa, ʻo ʻai hotau ngaahi kofú ke ‘fō ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí.’ (Fakahā 7:9-14; 1 Kolinito 6:11) Kapau heʻikai te tau tauhi maʻu ha tuʻunga maʻa, mo māʻoniʻoni ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, heʻikai ke tali ʻa ʻetau ngāue toputapú. Kuo pau, ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻiloʻi ko e anga ʻo e tui kuo ʻahiʻahiʻí te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke kātaki pea ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakatupu loto-mamahi ki he ʻOtuá.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe ʻi ai nai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo ʻene hoko ko ha ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻetau tuí?
16 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi maʻuʻanga ongoongó mo e ngaahi mafai fakamāmaní ha ngaahi fakamatala loi ʻo kau ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo fakafofongahalaʻi ʻetau tui faka-Kalisitiané mo e founga moʻuí. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau ofo ʻi he meʻá ni, he ʻoku fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe Sīsū ko ‘māmāni te ne fehiʻa kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻo māmāni.’ (Sione 17:14) Te tau fakaʻatā ʻa e faʻahinga kuo fakakuihi ʻe Sētané ke nau fakailifiaʻi mo fakalotosiʻi kitautolu pea ʻai ke tau ongoʻi mā fekauʻaki mo e ongoongo leleí? Te tau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi loi fekauʻaki mo e moʻoní ke ne uesia ʻetau maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e fakatahá mo ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá? Pe te tau tuʻumaʻu ʻo loto-toʻa pea fakapapauʻi lahi ange ʻaupito ke hokohoko atu ʻa hono talaki ʻo e moʻoni fekauʻaki mo Sihova mo hono Puleʻangá?
17. Ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau ʻe lava ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke hokohoko atu hono fakahaaʻi ʻo e tuí?
17 Fakatatau ki he kikite ʻa e Tohitapú kuo fakahokó, ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he taimí ni ʻi he lotoʻi taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá. Ko ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanaki makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú ki ha māmani foʻou ʻo e māʻoniʻoní ʻoku pau ke hoko ia ko ha foʻi moʻoni fakafiefia. Kae ʻoua kuo hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ko iá, ʻofa ke tau ngāueʻi kotoa ʻa e tui taʻeueʻia ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻetau tuí ʻaki ʻa e ʻikai te tau māmālie ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi māmani lahi. Fakakaukau atu ki he kau ākonga foʻou ʻe laui afe ʻoku nau papitaiso ʻi he uike kotoa. ʻIkai ko e ʻuhinga feʻunga ia kiate kitautolu ke houngaʻia ʻi he anga-kātaki ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e fakahoko ʻo ʻene fakamāú ʻoku lava ke iku ia ki he fakamoʻui ʻo e kakai tokolahi ange? ʻIkai ʻoku tau fiefia ʻi hono fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngāue fakahaofi moʻui ko hono malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá ke hokohoko atú? Pea ʻikai ʻoku tau fiefia ʻi hono tali ʻe he laui miliona ʻa e moʻoní pea ʻoku nau fakahāhaaʻi ʻa ʻenau tuí?
18. Ko e hā ʻa hoʻo fakapapau fekauʻaki mo hono tauhi ʻo Sihová?
18 Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻo e hokohoko atu ʻo hono ʻahiʻahiʻi lolotonga ʻo ʻetau tuí ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau leaʻaki. Ka ko e meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku paú: ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻaho fakafuofua tukupau ʻo Sihova maʻá e langi mo e māmani fulikivanu lolotongá. Lolotonga iá, tau fakapapauʻi ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he anga māʻolunga taha ʻo e tui kuo ʻahiʻahiʻi naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe he Tokotaha-Fakahaohaoa ʻo ʻetau tuí, ko Sīsū. Pea tuku ke tau muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau pani taʻumotuʻá mo ia ʻi he niʻihi kehe ʻa ē ʻoku nau ngāue loto-toʻa ʻi hotau lotolotongá.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke ke fakapapauʻi te ne ikunaʻi ʻa e māmani ko ʻení?
19 ʻOku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke talaki taʻetuku ʻa e ongoongo lelei taʻengatá ki he puleʻanga kotoa pē, matakali, lea, mo e kakai ʻi he fāitaha mo e ʻāngelo ʻoku puna ʻi he loto langí. Tuku ke nau fanongo ki he talaki fakaeʻāngeló: “Mou manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia; he kuo hokosia ʻa e taimi oʻene fakamāu.” (Fakahā 14:6, 7) ʻI he taimi ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotua ko iá, ko e hā ʻe hoko ko e ola ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e anga ʻo ʻetau tui kuo ʻahiʻahiʻí? ʻIkai ʻe hoko ia ko ha ikuna lāngilangiʻia—ko e fakatauʻatāina mei he fokotuʻutuʻu lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ki he maama foʻou māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻI he kātekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo ʻetau tuí, ʻe lava ai ke tau pehē, ʻo hangē ko ia ko e ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e foʻi ikuna ne ne ikuna ʻa mamani, ʻa ʻetau tui.”—1 Sione 5:4.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he The Watchtower ʻo Sune 1, 1973, peesi 336-343, mo Siulai 1, 1973, peesi 409-411.
b Sio ki he The Watchtower ʻo Siulai 15, 1983, peesi 27-31.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko ʻo fakatupunga fiefia ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻetau tuí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻe niʻihi ʻo ʻetau tuí ʻe ʻikai nai ke ʻilongofua?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga tuʻuloa ʻi hono ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo ʻetau tuí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Ko A. H. Macmillan (toʻohema ʻi muʻá) ʻi he taimi nai ko ia mo e kau taki ngāue ʻa e Sōsaieti Taua Leʻó naʻe tuku pilīsoneʻi taʻetotonú
Ko ha tokotaha fakafofonga ia ki he fakataha-lahi ʻi Detroit, Michigan, 1928
ʻI hono ngaahi taʻu fakaʻosí, naʻe kei fakahāhā pē ʻe Tokoua Macmillan ʻa e tuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Hangē ko e fāmili ko ʻení, kuo fakahāhā ʻe he ngaahi fāmili lahi ʻi ʻAfilika ha anga ʻo e tui kuo ʻahiʻahiʻí